Chapter 2840
Chapter 2840
Chapter 2840
After careful questioning, Beks found out that although this Baktan was not impressive in appearance, it already had a multinational caravan, traveling between Haihan and the Qing Dynasty all the year round, and had shops in several cities under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Bhaktan trafficked various daily necessities from Haihan to the Qing Dynasty, and sold them through its own shops. At the same time, it also used these shops to purchase local specialties such as furs and medicinal materials, and trafficked them to Haihan for sale.Although the business model is simple, the scale is not small. It is said that its trade volume last year exceeded one million yuan, and it is expected to increase significantly this year.
To achieve such business results, in addition to Baktan's own business talent, it is also inseparable from Haihan's support measures.Otherwise, how could he, a businessman at the level of a tribal peddler, have the strength to establish transnational trade channels and become a comprador who controls a large amount of commercial resources.
In addition to his identity as a businessman, Baktan is also secretly acting as an intelligence collector and messenger.Since he opened shops in many places in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, it was not difficult to collect information on the local economy and government affairs.Haihan also doesn't need him to do analysis work, as long as he regularly submits the information requested by Haihan, the intelligence department here will sort it out and extract valuable information from it.
In addition, Haihan will also use Baktan's contacts in Manchuria to pass on news to the opponent's high-level figures to solve some time-sensitive problems.
"If you want to communicate with Manqing through official diplomatic channels, you have to wait for the other party to report it layer by layer, and then slowly discuss the solution. Sometimes you have to go back and forth for a long time, and wait for the two sides to discuss and resolve it properly. The plan, the day lily is cold. So we sometimes ask Baktan to send a message to the person in charge on the opposite side, and solve the problem in a relatively simple and direct way." Chen Yixin specifically explained this.
Bai Letong immediately understood: "Isn't this what Tao Hongfang is doing in Hangzhou now?"
Tao Hongfang is currently working in the Special Liaison Office of the East China Sea Region, whose function is to deal with various issues between Haihan and Daming, and there are many middlemen like Baktan who act as businessmen under him.When encountering events that are not suitable for open negotiations, or that cannot be delayed due to timeliness, these intermediaries are often used to communicate with the other party.
Of course, Tao Hongfang's yamen is only responsible for planning and commanding, which is equivalent to the boss of people like Baktan, and the level is still different.
The other people present also did similar things to Baktan. Almost all of them were intermediaries engaged in cross-border trade, but their regions and business scopes were different.
After Bex received them one by one, he heard the words and encouraged them, saying that Haihan would continue to support them in terms of trading resources and ensure that they would have considerable economic benefits.
After dismissing these people, Bai Kesi put away his smile and said to Chen Yixin: "Although these people are available, they should not be relied on too much. After all, they are not of my race. They do things for us only for the sake of money. If they can work for us, they can also work for us." Work for the Qing court."
Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Old Bai, we have also thought about your concerns. Businessmen, they talk to others, talk to the devil, and show their loyalty in front of us. Maybe they will change when they return to Manchuria. If we put on another face, we will speak ill of us to Tartar officials.”
Bai Kesi said: "Also, among the trade materials provided by the Manchu Qing, we must strictly control some materials related to military manufacturing, such as steel and saltpeter."
Bai Kesi said this very bluntly, just to remind Chen Yixin not to rely too much on trade means to restrict the Manqing, otherwise after the formation of the trend of profit first, it is inevitable that some people will take risks and sell military materials to the Manqing.
Chen Yixin responded: "The northern region has always strictly controlled the export of materials. It is not an exaggeration to say that every iron pot and every hoe sold from my country to the Qing Dynasty has been recorded. If the Qing Dynasty suddenly Increase the purchase of certain military supplies, and we will find out soon."
Bai Kesi continued to add: "There is also mining technology, which must be controlled. If I remember correctly, the Manchu Qing territory also has coal and iron. If they master advanced mining and smelting technology, it will be a big deal. hidden danger."
Nurhachi started with thirteen sets of armor, which shows the weakness of Jurchen in terms of armaments at that time.But later, the fighting became stronger and stronger, and the barbaric and backward tribal armed forces slowly evolved into the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, so that the Ming army with better equipment was no longer its opponent.During this period, the Manchu ordnance industry also developed from scratch.
Later, when the Manchu Qing invaded North Korea, the Qing army was able to pull out an armed force of 10 people to carry out transnational military operations. Even if most of them were equipped with only the most basic cold weapons, it can also be inferred from this The Qing Dynasty already had a certain scale of military industry.
Although its technical level is still far behind that of Haihan, at this time, gun manufacturing technology from Spain has already flowed into the Qing Dynasty through secret channels, and has rapidly improved the combat effectiveness of the Qing army.
If it weren't for the limited production capacity of steel and gunpowder in the Manchu-controlled area, the Qing army would definitely create even greater troubles for Haihan in the direction of Liaodong.Even so, it took Haihan more than ten years to initially calm down the situation in Liaodong and expel the Manchus to the area north of Shenyang.
Although the two countries had signed an armistice agreement two years ago and the Manchus had admitted defeat, this did not mean that the war was over forever.The Manchu Qing still possessed a vast territory and a considerable population, and Haihan could only prevent it from going south, but could not completely wipe it out. The possibility of another war still exists.
If Haihan wanted to win without fighting, in addition to exerting influence on the Manchu Qing through economic and cultural means, the most important thing was to maintain an overwhelming advantage in military strength and prevent the opponent from giving birth to injustice. thought.The issue of armaments is the top priority in achieving this goal.
As long as the Qing Dynasty could not mass-produce guns and form a large number of firearms troops, there would be no possibility of challenging Haihan.However, if the Manchu Qing broke through the technical barrier and achieved mass production capacity in ordnance manufacturing, then the direction of the development of the situation would be hard to say.Therefore, Bai Kesi repeatedly emphasized that the Manchu ordnance industry should be controlled from multiple aspects, and it should not be allowed to develop freely.
The object of Beks' worry is obviously not the official organizations of the northern region, but these foreign businessmen traveling between the two countries.They can do things for Hai Han for money, and of course they can also work for Man Qing for money.
(End of this chapter)
After careful questioning, Beks found out that although this Baktan was not impressive in appearance, it already had a multinational caravan, traveling between Haihan and the Qing Dynasty all the year round, and had shops in several cities under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Bhaktan trafficked various daily necessities from Haihan to the Qing Dynasty, and sold them through its own shops. At the same time, it also used these shops to purchase local specialties such as furs and medicinal materials, and trafficked them to Haihan for sale.Although the business model is simple, the scale is not small. It is said that its trade volume last year exceeded one million yuan, and it is expected to increase significantly this year.
To achieve such business results, in addition to Baktan's own business talent, it is also inseparable from Haihan's support measures.Otherwise, how could he, a businessman at the level of a tribal peddler, have the strength to establish transnational trade channels and become a comprador who controls a large amount of commercial resources.
In addition to his identity as a businessman, Baktan is also secretly acting as an intelligence collector and messenger.Since he opened shops in many places in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, it was not difficult to collect information on the local economy and government affairs.Haihan also doesn't need him to do analysis work, as long as he regularly submits the information requested by Haihan, the intelligence department here will sort it out and extract valuable information from it.
In addition, Haihan will also use Baktan's contacts in Manchuria to pass on news to the opponent's high-level figures to solve some time-sensitive problems.
"If you want to communicate with Manqing through official diplomatic channels, you have to wait for the other party to report it layer by layer, and then slowly discuss the solution. Sometimes you have to go back and forth for a long time, and wait for the two sides to discuss and resolve it properly. The plan, the day lily is cold. So we sometimes ask Baktan to send a message to the person in charge on the opposite side, and solve the problem in a relatively simple and direct way." Chen Yixin specifically explained this.
Bai Letong immediately understood: "Isn't this what Tao Hongfang is doing in Hangzhou now?"
Tao Hongfang is currently working in the Special Liaison Office of the East China Sea Region, whose function is to deal with various issues between Haihan and Daming, and there are many middlemen like Baktan who act as businessmen under him.When encountering events that are not suitable for open negotiations, or that cannot be delayed due to timeliness, these intermediaries are often used to communicate with the other party.
Of course, Tao Hongfang's yamen is only responsible for planning and commanding, which is equivalent to the boss of people like Baktan, and the level is still different.
The other people present also did similar things to Baktan. Almost all of them were intermediaries engaged in cross-border trade, but their regions and business scopes were different.
After Bex received them one by one, he heard the words and encouraged them, saying that Haihan would continue to support them in terms of trading resources and ensure that they would have considerable economic benefits.
After dismissing these people, Bai Kesi put away his smile and said to Chen Yixin: "Although these people are available, they should not be relied on too much. After all, they are not of my race. They do things for us only for the sake of money. If they can work for us, they can also work for us." Work for the Qing court."
Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Old Bai, we have also thought about your concerns. Businessmen, they talk to others, talk to the devil, and show their loyalty in front of us. Maybe they will change when they return to Manchuria. If we put on another face, we will speak ill of us to Tartar officials.”
Bai Kesi said: "Also, among the trade materials provided by the Manchu Qing, we must strictly control some materials related to military manufacturing, such as steel and saltpeter."
Bai Kesi said this very bluntly, just to remind Chen Yixin not to rely too much on trade means to restrict the Manqing, otherwise after the formation of the trend of profit first, it is inevitable that some people will take risks and sell military materials to the Manqing.
Chen Yixin responded: "The northern region has always strictly controlled the export of materials. It is not an exaggeration to say that every iron pot and every hoe sold from my country to the Qing Dynasty has been recorded. If the Qing Dynasty suddenly Increase the purchase of certain military supplies, and we will find out soon."
Bai Kesi continued to add: "There is also mining technology, which must be controlled. If I remember correctly, the Manchu Qing territory also has coal and iron. If they master advanced mining and smelting technology, it will be a big deal. hidden danger."
Nurhachi started with thirteen sets of armor, which shows the weakness of Jurchen in terms of armaments at that time.But later, the fighting became stronger and stronger, and the barbaric and backward tribal armed forces slowly evolved into the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, so that the Ming army with better equipment was no longer its opponent.During this period, the Manchu ordnance industry also developed from scratch.
Later, when the Manchu Qing invaded North Korea, the Qing army was able to pull out an armed force of 10 people to carry out transnational military operations. Even if most of them were equipped with only the most basic cold weapons, it can also be inferred from this The Qing Dynasty already had a certain scale of military industry.
Although its technical level is still far behind that of Haihan, at this time, gun manufacturing technology from Spain has already flowed into the Qing Dynasty through secret channels, and has rapidly improved the combat effectiveness of the Qing army.
If it weren't for the limited production capacity of steel and gunpowder in the Manchu-controlled area, the Qing army would definitely create even greater troubles for Haihan in the direction of Liaodong.Even so, it took Haihan more than ten years to initially calm down the situation in Liaodong and expel the Manchus to the area north of Shenyang.
Although the two countries had signed an armistice agreement two years ago and the Manchus had admitted defeat, this did not mean that the war was over forever.The Manchu Qing still possessed a vast territory and a considerable population, and Haihan could only prevent it from going south, but could not completely wipe it out. The possibility of another war still exists.
If Haihan wanted to win without fighting, in addition to exerting influence on the Manchu Qing through economic and cultural means, the most important thing was to maintain an overwhelming advantage in military strength and prevent the opponent from giving birth to injustice. thought.The issue of armaments is the top priority in achieving this goal.
As long as the Qing Dynasty could not mass-produce guns and form a large number of firearms troops, there would be no possibility of challenging Haihan.However, if the Manchu Qing broke through the technical barrier and achieved mass production capacity in ordnance manufacturing, then the direction of the development of the situation would be hard to say.Therefore, Bai Kesi repeatedly emphasized that the Manchu ordnance industry should be controlled from multiple aspects, and it should not be allowed to develop freely.
The object of Beks' worry is obviously not the official organizations of the northern region, but these foreign businessmen traveling between the two countries.They can do things for Hai Han for money, and of course they can also work for Man Qing for money.
(End of this chapter)