Chapter 2784
Chapter 2784
Chapter 2784
During the steady progress of arms sales negotiations, Tao Hongfang and others finally waited for the official transfer order issued by Fort Victory.
According to the transfer order, Tao Hongfang will serve as the deputy director of trade affairs in the Donghai Region Management Committee, and Ha Jianyi will serve as the senior staff member of the staff department of the [-]th Army Division.The two people's original official positions in the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Defense are still retained, and their positions in the East China Sea Region are equivalent to a temporary appointment with no deadline to facilitate their long-term stay here.
However, the content of this transfer order is only the appointment of the two of them, Bai Letong and Ning Zijing are not included.
Ning Zijing's work belongs to Qiong Lianfa Commercial Bank, not to the bureaucracy. Moreover, Qiong Lianfa's internal work transfer is very flexible and does not require the intervention of the executive committee.
And Bai Letong was recruited by his father immediately after Bai Kesi arrived in Hangzhou.Bai Letong's original work arrangements have all been cancelled, and now he is acting as a personal secretary with Bai Kesi, so there is no need for an appointment from Sanya.
Another point is that after completing the work in the East China Sea Region, Bai Kesi will continue to go north to inspect the North Region. At that time, Bai Letong will also leave with him. There is no need to appoint another temporary position in the East China Sea Region.
However, after the official transfer and appointment, Tao Hongfang and Ha Jianyi both got to report to their own departments and returned to normal working conditions, but they couldn't be as leisurely as they were some time ago.Ning Zijing was alone and didn't have any important tasks on his body, so he simply took his entourage and went to Suzhou to relax.
The arms purchase negotiations with the Japanese shogunate went much more smoothly after the appearance of the Satsuma clan. The focus of the Japanese side also shifted from details such as price, performance, specifications, and delivery dates to the exclusivity of the arms purchase project.
Masuyama Masatoshi made a clear request, hoping that Haihan would not sell weapons and equipment to Satsuma, especially those items that the shogunate had decided to purchase.
Of course, such a request was not approved by Beks. The only condition that Beks agreed was to give the shogunate the right to buy first when the supply was limited, just like Haihan handled the sale of exploration-class warships.
Of course, this is far from what Masuyama Masatoshi expected, but the problem is that he can't come up with more conditions in exchange for Haihan's concession, and he can't let the envoy of the Satsuma clan who is also in Hangzhou go home. It is impossible to completely stop the arms deal between Satsuma and Haihan.
After the previous conflict, Haihan stepped up his monitoring of the two missions, and no longer arranged any official activities that would allow the two to meet.Even if Masuyama Masatoshi wanted to quarrel with Shimadzu Hisatsutsu again, it is impossible to realize it now.
Finally, after half a month of negotiations, Masuyama Masatoshi reached a package of arms purchase agreement with Haihan on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate.According to what Beks said, the shogunate's agreement was reached before the Satsuma clan, and all the arms purchased by the shogunate would also be delivered before the Satsuma clan. This was probably the greatest comfort that Masuyama Masatoshi could get.
Shi Diwen and Beks attended the signing ceremony.The shogunate purchased twenty exploration-class warships from Haihan in one go, ten of which will be delivered within two months of old ships, and the other ten new ships will be delivered one year later. The entire delivery period may take as long as up to three years.
In addition, the purchase content also includes [-] flintlock guns, [-] artillery pieces, a total of [-] sets of armor of different specifications, and corresponding ammunition and accessories.
Compared with warships with a long construction period, the delivery period of army equipment is much shorter. It is expected that all procurement items can be delivered within one year, and Masuyama Masatoshi can even bring back part of the equipment when he returns.
In order for the shogunate to successfully master the use of these weapons and equipment, Haihan will provide relevant professional training to the shogunate at the Sasebo base.
Of course, according to Haihan’s consistent management method, only the basic use of weapons and equipment during the training process is free. If you want to learn advanced content related to techniques and tactics, you have to pay to get the learning qualification .
If the shogunate is willing to spend a lot of money, it can even apply for the appointment of officers to Haihan, temporarily join the Haihan army as a military observer, eat and live together, or study abroad at Haihan Military Academy as a student. Learn real military knowledge.
But so far, the shogunate has not yet formulated such a personnel training plan, and Beks is not in a hurry to sell this plan to the Japanese, but only briefly introduced it to Masatoshi Masuyama.When the shogunate discovers its shortcomings in the field of professionals at some point in the future, it will naturally try to come to the door.
The content of this purchase is not all of the military purchase cooperation between the two parties. According to the information disclosed by Masuyama Masatoshi, the shogunate is very likely to purchase warship-based equipment from Haihan in the future.Of course, the majestic-class warships that are not on the export list are definitely hopeless, and the exploration-class warships that are one size larger than the exploration-class warships are a target that can be tried.
In addition to the military purchases with a total amount of 180 million taels of silver, Zengshan Masatoshi also purchased a large number of other commodities from Haihan during this trip, including porcelain, tea, textiles, food, handicrafts, metal products, etc., with a total amount of [-] More than [-] taels of silver, it can be said to be generous.
This transaction volume has even far exceeded Haihan's expectations. Even Shi Diwen couldn't help but sigh after receiving the news. Although Japan is poor in resources and has continuous internal and external wars in history, it has been peaceful in recent decades. During this period, he accumulated a lot of wealth.
However, compared to the products purchased from Haihan, the products that Masuyama Masatoshi brought for sale were too few.This guy doesn't seem to be very clear about the market demand in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Most of the products he brings are handicrafts. Although they have some characteristics of Dongying, they are not outstanding. They have been sold in Zhoushan and Ningbo for a period of time, and the sales volume is not ideal. .
From this, it is not difficult to infer that if Japan completely liberalizes the trade market, the trade deficit with Haihan may be astonishingly large, and this probably will not be a scene that the shogunate is happy to see.If it weren't for the precious metal resources such as Iwami Ginzan and Sado Jinshan in Japan, Japan's national treasury would be completely emptied by trade in a few years.
Masuyama Masatoshi didn't realize this, and he was more concerned about being able to complete the mission of this trip relatively satisfactorily, buying everything that should be bought and taking it back with him.In this way, after returning to Edo, he will be able to hand over to the shogunate smoothly.As for the Satsuma domain and some other unresolved diplomatic issues, Masuyama Masatoshi no longer wants to think about it, and leave it to the next special envoy visiting Haihan to have a headache.
(End of this chapter)
During the steady progress of arms sales negotiations, Tao Hongfang and others finally waited for the official transfer order issued by Fort Victory.
According to the transfer order, Tao Hongfang will serve as the deputy director of trade affairs in the Donghai Region Management Committee, and Ha Jianyi will serve as the senior staff member of the staff department of the [-]th Army Division.The two people's original official positions in the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Defense are still retained, and their positions in the East China Sea Region are equivalent to a temporary appointment with no deadline to facilitate their long-term stay here.
However, the content of this transfer order is only the appointment of the two of them, Bai Letong and Ning Zijing are not included.
Ning Zijing's work belongs to Qiong Lianfa Commercial Bank, not to the bureaucracy. Moreover, Qiong Lianfa's internal work transfer is very flexible and does not require the intervention of the executive committee.
And Bai Letong was recruited by his father immediately after Bai Kesi arrived in Hangzhou.Bai Letong's original work arrangements have all been cancelled, and now he is acting as a personal secretary with Bai Kesi, so there is no need for an appointment from Sanya.
Another point is that after completing the work in the East China Sea Region, Bai Kesi will continue to go north to inspect the North Region. At that time, Bai Letong will also leave with him. There is no need to appoint another temporary position in the East China Sea Region.
However, after the official transfer and appointment, Tao Hongfang and Ha Jianyi both got to report to their own departments and returned to normal working conditions, but they couldn't be as leisurely as they were some time ago.Ning Zijing was alone and didn't have any important tasks on his body, so he simply took his entourage and went to Suzhou to relax.
The arms purchase negotiations with the Japanese shogunate went much more smoothly after the appearance of the Satsuma clan. The focus of the Japanese side also shifted from details such as price, performance, specifications, and delivery dates to the exclusivity of the arms purchase project.
Masuyama Masatoshi made a clear request, hoping that Haihan would not sell weapons and equipment to Satsuma, especially those items that the shogunate had decided to purchase.
Of course, such a request was not approved by Beks. The only condition that Beks agreed was to give the shogunate the right to buy first when the supply was limited, just like Haihan handled the sale of exploration-class warships.
Of course, this is far from what Masuyama Masatoshi expected, but the problem is that he can't come up with more conditions in exchange for Haihan's concession, and he can't let the envoy of the Satsuma clan who is also in Hangzhou go home. It is impossible to completely stop the arms deal between Satsuma and Haihan.
After the previous conflict, Haihan stepped up his monitoring of the two missions, and no longer arranged any official activities that would allow the two to meet.Even if Masuyama Masatoshi wanted to quarrel with Shimadzu Hisatsutsu again, it is impossible to realize it now.
Finally, after half a month of negotiations, Masuyama Masatoshi reached a package of arms purchase agreement with Haihan on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate.According to what Beks said, the shogunate's agreement was reached before the Satsuma clan, and all the arms purchased by the shogunate would also be delivered before the Satsuma clan. This was probably the greatest comfort that Masuyama Masatoshi could get.
Shi Diwen and Beks attended the signing ceremony.The shogunate purchased twenty exploration-class warships from Haihan in one go, ten of which will be delivered within two months of old ships, and the other ten new ships will be delivered one year later. The entire delivery period may take as long as up to three years.
In addition, the purchase content also includes [-] flintlock guns, [-] artillery pieces, a total of [-] sets of armor of different specifications, and corresponding ammunition and accessories.
Compared with warships with a long construction period, the delivery period of army equipment is much shorter. It is expected that all procurement items can be delivered within one year, and Masuyama Masatoshi can even bring back part of the equipment when he returns.
In order for the shogunate to successfully master the use of these weapons and equipment, Haihan will provide relevant professional training to the shogunate at the Sasebo base.
Of course, according to Haihan’s consistent management method, only the basic use of weapons and equipment during the training process is free. If you want to learn advanced content related to techniques and tactics, you have to pay to get the learning qualification .
If the shogunate is willing to spend a lot of money, it can even apply for the appointment of officers to Haihan, temporarily join the Haihan army as a military observer, eat and live together, or study abroad at Haihan Military Academy as a student. Learn real military knowledge.
But so far, the shogunate has not yet formulated such a personnel training plan, and Beks is not in a hurry to sell this plan to the Japanese, but only briefly introduced it to Masatoshi Masuyama.When the shogunate discovers its shortcomings in the field of professionals at some point in the future, it will naturally try to come to the door.
The content of this purchase is not all of the military purchase cooperation between the two parties. According to the information disclosed by Masuyama Masatoshi, the shogunate is very likely to purchase warship-based equipment from Haihan in the future.Of course, the majestic-class warships that are not on the export list are definitely hopeless, and the exploration-class warships that are one size larger than the exploration-class warships are a target that can be tried.
In addition to the military purchases with a total amount of 180 million taels of silver, Zengshan Masatoshi also purchased a large number of other commodities from Haihan during this trip, including porcelain, tea, textiles, food, handicrafts, metal products, etc., with a total amount of [-] More than [-] taels of silver, it can be said to be generous.
This transaction volume has even far exceeded Haihan's expectations. Even Shi Diwen couldn't help but sigh after receiving the news. Although Japan is poor in resources and has continuous internal and external wars in history, it has been peaceful in recent decades. During this period, he accumulated a lot of wealth.
However, compared to the products purchased from Haihan, the products that Masuyama Masatoshi brought for sale were too few.This guy doesn't seem to be very clear about the market demand in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Most of the products he brings are handicrafts. Although they have some characteristics of Dongying, they are not outstanding. They have been sold in Zhoushan and Ningbo for a period of time, and the sales volume is not ideal. .
From this, it is not difficult to infer that if Japan completely liberalizes the trade market, the trade deficit with Haihan may be astonishingly large, and this probably will not be a scene that the shogunate is happy to see.If it weren't for the precious metal resources such as Iwami Ginzan and Sado Jinshan in Japan, Japan's national treasury would be completely emptied by trade in a few years.
Masuyama Masatoshi didn't realize this, and he was more concerned about being able to complete the mission of this trip relatively satisfactorily, buying everything that should be bought and taking it back with him.In this way, after returning to Edo, he will be able to hand over to the shogunate smoothly.As for the Satsuma domain and some other unresolved diplomatic issues, Masuyama Masatoshi no longer wants to think about it, and leave it to the next special envoy visiting Haihan to have a headache.
(End of this chapter)