Chapter 3509
Chapter 3509
Chapter 3509
After hearing what Yan Chujie said, the same idiom immediately popped up in the minds of everyone present who knew Chinese - the dagger is revealed when the picture is fully drawn.
What about mediating disputes and upholding justice, what about saving people from disaster, all of these are just excuses to cover up the real purpose.
It was not until this point that those who had previously thought that Hai Han's raising of this topic was meaningless finally came to their senses. It turned out that Hai Han's purpose of paying attention to the Japanese civil war was actually to turn the area into a place to demonstrate the performance of weapons.
The objects of this special display are the dignitaries from various countries who are invited by Yan Chujie at this time.
Hai Han's arms exports have always been a big business, and there were many new and old customers present. However, in the past, when buyers wanted to see the performance of weapons and equipment, Hai Han would arrange for them to go to shooting ranges and other places to demonstrate them using live ammunition. If buyers were interested, they could also test fire themselves.
However, this approach still has a disturbing drawback. After all, the weapons used on the shooting range are likely to have been carefully selected in advance, and their performance is naturally impeccable. However, when buyers purchase them in bulk, they may not necessarily have the same quality.
But there can be no room for falsehood on the battlefield. If the guns and cannons purchased at great expense to equip the army fail to fire or shoot accurately, they may be less useful than cold weapons.
What Hai Han needs to do now is to provide everyone with such an opportunity to witness with their own eyes the combat effectiveness of these weapons and equipment on the battlefield. This is much more practical than going to the shooting range to watch shooting demonstrations.
After all, shooting pigs and sheep on a shooting range is to simulate the effect of shooting real people, but no matter how much it is simulated, it is impossible to achieve the same effect as a real battlefield.
Moreover, many buyers have not actually used the weapons and equipment on the battlefield after purchasing them, and have no idea how these equipment will perform in actual combat.
Simon and Thomas looked at each other and both gasped.
They have been dealing with Hai Han for many years and are well aware that Hai Han has used many unusual means to promote its arms sales, and creating conflicts and wars in other countries is not new.
But Hai Han had never used similar methods before, taking customers of all sizes to the real battlefield to test the combat effectiveness of weapons. Maybe it was because of safety issues, or because it was considered inhumane. In short, this unwritten rule seemed to come to an abrupt end today.
Yan Chujie then announced that all guests participating in the forum could sign up for this inspection trip, and all round-trip travel arrangements would be taken care of by Hai Han, without the participants having to bear any expenses.
As for the departure time, it is tentatively scheduled to be after all official activities of the Zhoushan Forum are over. The return time will depend on the development of the local situation, and will not exceed two months. At that time, the guests can decide whether to stay or go.
Ximang lowered his voice and said to Thomas, “It seems that Hai Han has absolute control over the civil war that is about to break out in Japan. I think they will even arrange in advance when and where the warring parties will start fighting.”
Thomas added: "If that's the case, then the lives of the Japanese are just props on the stage. There's no damn justice in this!"
Ximang did not say anything more, a chill ran through his heart. He certainly did not care about the lives of the Japanese, but Hai Han had managed to turn Japan into a chessboard at its mercy without anyone noticing. This kind of influence really made him shudder.
Could it be that Hai Han has now reached the point where it can conquer or destroy a country without having to do it itself?
The reaction of the guests was just as the Executive Committee had expected. When Yan Chujie said that he wanted to seek justice for both sides of the Japanese civil war, mediate the dispute, and avoid involving innocent civilians in the war, most countries did not show much interest in this.
Countries like Korea and Ryukyu, which have deep hatred for Japan, even hope that Hai Han will mind its business and let the Japanese fight to the death in their own home.
After this trial, Yan Chujie was sure that no one here would speak for Japan or care about the life and death of the Japanese. Then, he would launch the inspection activities without any resistance.
As expected, after Yan Chujie explained the true content of the inspection, the countries that had originally been indifferent to it suddenly showed a strong desire to participate.
Of course, due to their identities, they could not state the purpose of signing up too directly, and Yan Chujie's previous speech had already provided them with the most reasonable excuse.
As a result, representatives of various countries expressed their views that they could not sit idly by and watch the civil war in Japan cause great suffering to the people, and they must do their best to intervene. And upholding justice, promoting talks and preventing war are the common wishes and responsibilities of the international community.
The politicians from various countries who had been indifferent before immediately became sanctimonious, and some even said that if the situation required, they could donate some money, food and supplies to Japanese civilians. They were quite dedicated in their performance.
Of course, one cannot say such things too confidently. One has to take them back halfway through the words. He then said that one must first conduct on-site inspections to determine which side really needs help before considering subsequent assistance measures.
Yue Shizong has been watching from the sidelines. He is not sure whether participating in this matter is good or bad for the Ming Dynasty, but through this he has witnessed the various aspects of international relations.
Yue Shizong suddenly understood why Hai Han intentionally did not invite the Japanese to participate in this forum. If the conflicting parties were allowed to come here and have the opportunity to speak publicly, this drama would probably not be so easy to perform.
The influence of Hai Han was fully demonstrated at this moment. More than half of the countries made clear statements at the first opportunity that they would participate in the investigation operations organized by Hai Han.
Although the remaining countries were somewhat hesitant, they eventually decided to follow the crowd. After all, if they did not go while others did, all the information they could receive would be delayed, and their relationship with Hai Han might become alienated.
Anyway, we are not sending troops to participate in the war, we are just going to watch the battle, there should not be any loss. What's more, Hai Han will bear all the expenses during the inspection period, it seems that we will suffer a loss if we don't go.
There are indeed many countries that signed up with similar ideas, but not many of them started planning to buy arms at this time.
At present, personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have come forward to contact the diplomatic missions of various countries, count the registrations, and then arrange the itinerary.
To transport the participants of the Zhoushan Forum to another country thousands of miles away in almost intact form, and to arrange inspection and conference itineraries, is by no means a simple task, and its complexity is not much less than that of an expedition.
Fortunately, Shi Diwen started preparing for this matter last year, and all preparations have been in place, so there will basically be no last-minute cramming.
In the eyes of representatives from other countries, such an orderly arrangement naturally became a manifestation of Hai Han's confidence and composure. Those who were originally a little uneasy about this trip were relieved a lot of their nervousness when they saw that Hai Han had made perfect arrangements from the registration.