Chapter 2781
Chapter 2781
Chapter 2781
"What can't be done?" Seeing that Masuri Masuyama was agitated, Bex deliberately pretended to be confused.
"You can't privately sell warships to local daimyos in our country!" Masuyama Masatoshi thought for a while and added: "Other weapons and equipment are also not allowed! All arms transactions between your country and our country should be completed through the shogunate!"
Beks shook his head disapprovingly and said: "But the Friendship and Trade Treaty signed between our country and your country does not include the condition mentioned by Mr. Zengshan. It is our country's freedom to trade arms with anyone, and we should not and will not It will be restricted by your country."
Seeing that Bai Kesi's attitude is calm, Masuyama Masatoshi did not deny his speculation about the target of his sale, which proved that Hai Han's transaction target was really the Satsuma domain, and he felt even more resentful at the moment.
If the Satsuma Clan were to take the lead, it would be a small matter if they could not complete the task, but the real big trouble would be to shake the stability of the country.
Thinking of this, Masuyama Masatoshi decided to open the skylight and speak bluntly: "Master Bai, is the other buyer who purchased warships from your country the Satsuma clan of our country?"
Beks said noncommittally, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
Masuyama Masatoshi said: "If the buyer is really Satsuma, or other local vassals belonging to the country, then I will disqualify them from buying arms on behalf of the shogunate."
Bai Kesi smiled and said: "Master Zengshan, you should tell the Satsuma clan, not me. It is useless for you to tell me this. I am in the arms business, and I am only serious about gold and silver. Don't you think so?" Let us sell it, as long as you pay for the part that Satsuma Fan wants to buy, then it's over?"
"You... this..." After hearing Beks' answer, Zengshan Masatoshi couldn't help being speechless for a moment.
Although Masuyama Masatoshi was not a veteran negotiator, he also knew that Beks' words were setting him up.Even if the shogunate really pays and packs the share that Satsuma wants to buy, it is unlikely to end the matter. Haihan will definitely build a new warship and sell it to Satsuma. At best, it will just let Satsuma The time to receive the warship was delayed a bit.
But can this trouble be ended by negotiating with the Satsuma clan?Masuyama Masatoshi is not optimistic about this.If Satsuma Fan can be so obedient, why should he be so anxious.
Masuyama Masatoshi took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down his anger.To organize Satsuma's actions, there are not many options before him. Since it is no longer feasible to stop Haihan here, it seems that he can only find a way from Satsuma's side.
"Then can your country arrange for me to meet with the envoy of the Satsuma Domain?" Masuyama Masori tried his best to restrain his emotions so that his tone would not appear too angry.
Beks seemed to have expected that he would make such a request, smiled and shook his head and said, "I think you may have misunderstood our country's position. To our country, the shogunate and the Satsuma domain are just buyers. If we help What's the difference between forcing one buyer to suppress another buyer and killing yourself?"
Masatoshi Masuyama suddenly realized that Bai Kesi looked at him as if he was looking at a fool.Telling the mercenary Haihan people to let them voluntarily give up a lucrative arms deal is indeed the move of an ignorant fool.
To meet with the envoy of the Satsuma domain, Hai Han probably cannot be expected to be a bridge.
Fortunately, Masuyama Masatoshi knew roughly where the Satsuma envoy was staying in Hangzhou. Since Haihan refused to help, he had no choice but to go to the door himself.
Before the matter of the Satsuma clan was clarified, Masuyama Masatoshi had no intention of continuing to negotiate with Beks, so he hastily ended the morning's negotiations and rushed to the residence of the Satsuma clan's envoy with his entourage.
In fact, the residence of the envoys of the Satsuma Domain is not far from the residence of Masuyama Masatoshi. It is said that this area is specially used to accommodate foreign envoys working in Hangzhou, which is equivalent to the official reception institution of Haihan.It is precisely because of this that Masuyama Masatoshi was informed of the Satsuma domain's movements in time.
"Quickly report that Mr. Tokugawa Masuyama Masatoshi is visiting!" As soon as they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the attendants announced their identities loudly.
But this identity did not seem to have the expected deterrent effect, and soon several samurai with Tsukidai heads came out of the yard, saying that the envoy of the Satsuma Domain refused to meet with Masuyama Masatoshi.
The other party clearly understood Masuyama Masatoshi's intentions for coming, and in order to avoid trouble, he didn't even plan to talk about it, and directly shut Masuyama Masatoshi out, obviously not accepting his orders.
Masuyama Masatoshi had absolutely no experience in this area as to what to do when encountering this kind of stubble.He mainly relies on his official position to support his travels, but if someone ignores his identity, it will become unsolvable for him.But his entourage didn't think so much, and Dang even started to yell and push with the people from Satsuma.
Masuyama Masatoshi really wanted to give the order to force his way in, but judging by his posture, the opponent's force seemed to be no less than his own, and he might not be able to take advantage of it if he used his hands.Moreover, this is the territory of the Haihan people. A fight with the Satsuma clan here may anger the Haihan people, which is not conducive to subsequent negotiations.
While Masuyama Masatoshi was still hesitating, a group of Haihan soldiers rushed to the scene quickly to prevent possible fights.Haihan officials attach great importance to the security work in this area, and have specially deployed an armed force to be on duty here, and will be dispatched if there is any trouble.
After the officer leading the team asked what was going on, he asked Masuyama Masatoshi to stop making trouble and leave immediately.
Although this was a bit embarrassing, it also gave Masuyama Masatoshi a step down. Otherwise, if the quarrel continued, no matter whether he could see the envoy of the Satsuma Domain or not, it would be difficult to negotiate an acceptable result.
Masatoshi Masuyama returned to his residence full of anger, feeling more and more difficult to deal with this matter.If the Satsuma domain was allowed to buy weapons and warships from Haihan, how would he explain himself when he returned to Edo?At that time, not only will the prestige of his nephew Tokugawa Iezuna be damaged, but his own official career may also be affected by this.
At present, only Haihan people can control the direction of this matter. After thinking about it, Zengshan felt that he still had to ask Haihan officials for a feasible solution.It is probably impossible to prevent Haihan from selling at all, but perhaps we can try to reduce the impact of Satsuma's military purchases on Japan.As for whether to limit the purchase scale or the types of weapons, it is necessary to patiently negotiate with Haihan officials slowly.
Masuri Masuyama took advantage of the lunch time to think over and over again, drew up several negotiation plans in his mind, and then went to see Beks again in the afternoon.
But this time Beks didn't meet him immediately because he was meeting other guests.Masuyama Masatoshi noticed that the Satsuma samurai who had clashed with him in the morning were all here, so he knew who Beks was receiving guests without asking.
(End of this chapter)
"What can't be done?" Seeing that Masuri Masuyama was agitated, Bex deliberately pretended to be confused.
"You can't privately sell warships to local daimyos in our country!" Masuyama Masatoshi thought for a while and added: "Other weapons and equipment are also not allowed! All arms transactions between your country and our country should be completed through the shogunate!"
Beks shook his head disapprovingly and said: "But the Friendship and Trade Treaty signed between our country and your country does not include the condition mentioned by Mr. Zengshan. It is our country's freedom to trade arms with anyone, and we should not and will not It will be restricted by your country."
Seeing that Bai Kesi's attitude is calm, Masuyama Masatoshi did not deny his speculation about the target of his sale, which proved that Hai Han's transaction target was really the Satsuma domain, and he felt even more resentful at the moment.
If the Satsuma Clan were to take the lead, it would be a small matter if they could not complete the task, but the real big trouble would be to shake the stability of the country.
Thinking of this, Masuyama Masatoshi decided to open the skylight and speak bluntly: "Master Bai, is the other buyer who purchased warships from your country the Satsuma clan of our country?"
Beks said noncommittally, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
Masuyama Masatoshi said: "If the buyer is really Satsuma, or other local vassals belonging to the country, then I will disqualify them from buying arms on behalf of the shogunate."
Bai Kesi smiled and said: "Master Zengshan, you should tell the Satsuma clan, not me. It is useless for you to tell me this. I am in the arms business, and I am only serious about gold and silver. Don't you think so?" Let us sell it, as long as you pay for the part that Satsuma Fan wants to buy, then it's over?"
"You... this..." After hearing Beks' answer, Zengshan Masatoshi couldn't help being speechless for a moment.
Although Masuyama Masatoshi was not a veteran negotiator, he also knew that Beks' words were setting him up.Even if the shogunate really pays and packs the share that Satsuma wants to buy, it is unlikely to end the matter. Haihan will definitely build a new warship and sell it to Satsuma. At best, it will just let Satsuma The time to receive the warship was delayed a bit.
But can this trouble be ended by negotiating with the Satsuma clan?Masuyama Masatoshi is not optimistic about this.If Satsuma Fan can be so obedient, why should he be so anxious.
Masuyama Masatoshi took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down his anger.To organize Satsuma's actions, there are not many options before him. Since it is no longer feasible to stop Haihan here, it seems that he can only find a way from Satsuma's side.
"Then can your country arrange for me to meet with the envoy of the Satsuma Domain?" Masuyama Masori tried his best to restrain his emotions so that his tone would not appear too angry.
Beks seemed to have expected that he would make such a request, smiled and shook his head and said, "I think you may have misunderstood our country's position. To our country, the shogunate and the Satsuma domain are just buyers. If we help What's the difference between forcing one buyer to suppress another buyer and killing yourself?"
Masatoshi Masuyama suddenly realized that Bai Kesi looked at him as if he was looking at a fool.Telling the mercenary Haihan people to let them voluntarily give up a lucrative arms deal is indeed the move of an ignorant fool.
To meet with the envoy of the Satsuma domain, Hai Han probably cannot be expected to be a bridge.
Fortunately, Masuyama Masatoshi knew roughly where the Satsuma envoy was staying in Hangzhou. Since Haihan refused to help, he had no choice but to go to the door himself.
Before the matter of the Satsuma clan was clarified, Masuyama Masatoshi had no intention of continuing to negotiate with Beks, so he hastily ended the morning's negotiations and rushed to the residence of the Satsuma clan's envoy with his entourage.
In fact, the residence of the envoys of the Satsuma Domain is not far from the residence of Masuyama Masatoshi. It is said that this area is specially used to accommodate foreign envoys working in Hangzhou, which is equivalent to the official reception institution of Haihan.It is precisely because of this that Masuyama Masatoshi was informed of the Satsuma domain's movements in time.
"Quickly report that Mr. Tokugawa Masuyama Masatoshi is visiting!" As soon as they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the attendants announced their identities loudly.
But this identity did not seem to have the expected deterrent effect, and soon several samurai with Tsukidai heads came out of the yard, saying that the envoy of the Satsuma Domain refused to meet with Masuyama Masatoshi.
The other party clearly understood Masuyama Masatoshi's intentions for coming, and in order to avoid trouble, he didn't even plan to talk about it, and directly shut Masuyama Masatoshi out, obviously not accepting his orders.
Masuyama Masatoshi had absolutely no experience in this area as to what to do when encountering this kind of stubble.He mainly relies on his official position to support his travels, but if someone ignores his identity, it will become unsolvable for him.But his entourage didn't think so much, and Dang even started to yell and push with the people from Satsuma.
Masuyama Masatoshi really wanted to give the order to force his way in, but judging by his posture, the opponent's force seemed to be no less than his own, and he might not be able to take advantage of it if he used his hands.Moreover, this is the territory of the Haihan people. A fight with the Satsuma clan here may anger the Haihan people, which is not conducive to subsequent negotiations.
While Masuyama Masatoshi was still hesitating, a group of Haihan soldiers rushed to the scene quickly to prevent possible fights.Haihan officials attach great importance to the security work in this area, and have specially deployed an armed force to be on duty here, and will be dispatched if there is any trouble.
After the officer leading the team asked what was going on, he asked Masuyama Masatoshi to stop making trouble and leave immediately.
Although this was a bit embarrassing, it also gave Masuyama Masatoshi a step down. Otherwise, if the quarrel continued, no matter whether he could see the envoy of the Satsuma Domain or not, it would be difficult to negotiate an acceptable result.
Masatoshi Masuyama returned to his residence full of anger, feeling more and more difficult to deal with this matter.If the Satsuma domain was allowed to buy weapons and warships from Haihan, how would he explain himself when he returned to Edo?At that time, not only will the prestige of his nephew Tokugawa Iezuna be damaged, but his own official career may also be affected by this.
At present, only Haihan people can control the direction of this matter. After thinking about it, Zengshan felt that he still had to ask Haihan officials for a feasible solution.It is probably impossible to prevent Haihan from selling at all, but perhaps we can try to reduce the impact of Satsuma's military purchases on Japan.As for whether to limit the purchase scale or the types of weapons, it is necessary to patiently negotiate with Haihan officials slowly.
Masuri Masuyama took advantage of the lunch time to think over and over again, drew up several negotiation plans in his mind, and then went to see Beks again in the afternoon.
But this time Beks didn't meet him immediately because he was meeting other guests.Masuyama Masatoshi noticed that the Satsuma samurai who had clashed with him in the morning were all here, so he knew who Beks was receiving guests without asking.
(End of this chapter)