1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2700
Tao Hongfang just smiled when he heard the words, and didn't respond to Wen Zhihong immediately.But Ning Zijing beside him couldn't hold back any longer, and asked with a cold face, "Master Wen is teaching us how to do things?"

Wen Zhihong heard his bad tone, and quickly denied it: "Master Ning, please don't get excited, I have absolutely no intention of doing so!"

Military threats are of course the easiest means to see results when necessary, but this is Haihan's bottom-line treasure, and its use is not without taboos. If it is used too frequently, its deterrent effect will definitely decrease.What's more, the cost of using military means is extremely high. If Haihan's major interests are not involved, there is no need to launch a war machine.

The huge fleet that came to Busan Port together with the Haihan Mission is powerful enough to defeat the small Tsushima Domain, but once the fleet is put into battle, the daily cost will be calculated in units of 10 yuan.If the goal is to destroy the opponent regardless of the cost, as in the attack on the Hirado clan, then there is no need to worry about the military expenditure, but if the goal is only to deter the opponent into submission, the cost will be too high.

What's more, whether the Tsushima Fan surrenders or not will not really hinder Haihan's trade activities in this area, and the mission currently has no plans to take further high-pressure measures to deal with the Tsushima Fan.

Tao Hongfang raised his hand to stop Ning Zijing from continuing the debate, and said to Wen Zhihong: "Master Wen, the proposal to hold the tripartite talks was proposed by you on behalf of your country, and we have cooperated with you. I don’t think it should be done halfway, let alone start a war easily, which will affect the operation and development of Busan Port.”

As soon as Wen Zhihong heard it, he knew where he was wrong.Haihan now has a large number of industries in Busan. If he fights with the Tsushima Domain, it will inevitably interrupt the trade activities of Busan Port, which will also affect Haihan's interests.For Haihan, whether it is necessary to use military means against Japan is not difficult to weigh the pros and cons.

Only then did Wen Zhihong realize that he had misjudged the situation before, and that Haihan was not as enthusiastic about the talks as he thought, because in the process of the talks that could be expected, there seemed to be no one that was particularly beneficial to Haihan. the result of.In other words, Wen Zhihong made a mistake in the order of who should eat meat and who should drink soup in this matter. He only wanted to achieve his goal and pocket all the benefits, but Haihan had no predictable Naturally, he refused to play all the cards in his hand.

Wen Zhihong is not a fool. After he realized it, he immediately tried to remedy it: "My lords, our two countries have always been in the same spirit and are as close as brothers. We should speak with the same voice and be consistent with the outside world. If this official thinks otherwise At Zhou's place, I hope all the adults will not hesitate to give pointers, in short, we can't let outsiders take advantage of it."

Of course, there is no need to say who is an outsider. Wen Zhihong took the initiative to lower his posture, and Tao Hongfang couldn't speak too harshly. He thought about it before replying: "Master Wen, there are many uncontrollable risks in using military means. It may even go against our original intention of solving the problem, so it is better to use trade means to resolve trade disputes as much as possible.”

Wen Zhihong said: "But now the other party is not willing to give in at all, even your country's face is not given, what should we do?"

Tao Hongfang still had the intention of provoking what he said, so he didn't point out his intentions at the moment, and continued: "Master Wen, do you know what is the key to the Ma Fan? It is the monopoly position in the trade between Japan and Japan. You just need to Think about it carefully, what kind of method can be used to bypass the Tsushima domain to realize free trade with Japan, and it is practical and operable, so that it can force Zongxiong to make too much concessions."

Tao Hongfang stopped abruptly at this point, and did not continue to elaborate.If Wen Zhihong was savvy enough, he would naturally be able to understand what he meant.If you still can't support it to this extent, then there is no need to talk about cooperation.

Zhu Zian, who had been listening attentively, almost blurted out, thinking that this is not easy, the trade monopoly of the Tsushima domain is only for the two countries of Korea and Japan, and Haihan will not be restricted by it, so as long as all the import and export of goods to Japan are handed over to Give Haihan merchants, or simply name all North Korean ship sailors under the name of Haihan merchants, can you easily bypass Tsushima Fan?

But for Zhu Zi'an, things that are very simple may not be so for Wen Zhihong.

Did Wen Zhihong not think of this way?of course not.As the parent official in charge of Busan, he is naturally very aware of the disadvantages of the Tsushima Domain's monopoly on the Asahi-Japanese trade. He has thought about how to break the old system more than a thousand times, and seek freer trade rights for himself and for Busan.

It is of course a very direct and effective way to hand over the trade with Japan to Haihan people, and Haihan will transport all kinds of goods to break the monopoly of Ma Fan. Changed Pusan's position in Asahi trade.

As a result, the relationship between Busan and Tsushima Fan will inevitably become tense, and it may not be possible to save much money.Wen Zhihong has dealt with Haihan businessmen for many years, and he knows that this group of people is extremely realistic and shrewd. If they take the initiative to hand over the management rights to Japan, a new monopoly will form within two years.At that time, the proceeds from the trade with Japan will only flow from the hands of the Tsushima Fan to the pockets of the Haihan people, and probably only a small proportion will return to the Busan government.

There is still a way to sit down and negotiate terms with the Tsushima Fan, but if the Haihan people monopolize the trade with Japan in Busan Port, Wen Zhihong still has the confidence to bargain face to face?
And having said that, as the trade agent designated by the Japanese shogunate, the status of the Tsushima Domain cannot be changed unilaterally by North Korea and Haihan. Many products produced in Japan still have to pass through the Tsushima Domain before they can be exported to North Korea.Even if Haihan plays a role in the trade between North Korea and Japan, it is impossible to completely replace the role of the Tsushima Fan. This is also the confidence of the Tsushima Fan to remain unmoved by the "smuggling" behavior of Haihan merchants in the Korean Strait in the past few years. .

Therefore, for Wen Zhihong, his hard work is to grasp the initiative of the Japan-Japan trade. Although this alternative plan is feasible, once it is implemented, the initiative will be handed over to the Haihan people. The trend is likely to get out of control, and it is completely unpredictable what kind of situation it will become.

Wen Zhihong was afraid of this, but he was unwilling to give up.Tao Hongfang's words were already a clear statement to himself. If this plan was rejected, the Haihan people probably would not provide him with more assistance in this meeting.

(End of this chapter)