1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2701
After a short lunch break, the atmosphere of the negotiations in the afternoon changed. Wen Zhihong no longer entangled in the details of the trade dispute, but changed his course and pushed Haihan to the front again as a weapon to suppress his opponents.

"If the trade dispute with your country cannot be properly resolved, the country can only be forced to transfer the trade part of its exports to Japan to Haihan merchants. I hope the owner of the museum will consider the pros and cons clearly, and stop being stubborn and making wrong judgments !"

Wen Zhihong finally chose to accept the proposal of the Haihan Mission. Although this plan has certain risks, it seems that there is no other more effective way to force the other party to submit.Moreover, the Haihan Mission is about to leave Busan in the near future. If they don’t hurry up to negotiate a result with Tsushima Fan, once the Haihan people leave, Tsushima Fan will probably change his face and interrupt the negotiation again.

Sure enough, after he threw out this plan, Zong Xiongtai's expression immediately became serious: "Master Wen, do you know what kind of serious consequences this will cause?"

Wen Zhihong said: "Since I have said this here, I have certainly considered the consequences. If your country refuses to change the current trade rules, then I can only put my country's interests first and seek the most beneficial solution for my country. There is a plan!"

Wen Zhihong knew that if his attitude was not firm enough at this time, not only would he be looked down upon by the Haihan people, but his previous efforts would probably go to waste, so naturally he had to grit his teeth and not let go.

Seeing that he was so resolute, Zong Xiongtai's face became more and more gloomy.He believes that the plan proposed by Wen Zhihong will not bring much practical benefit to North Korea, but will cause both Korea and Japan to lose out. The only beneficiaries are the Haihan people who are watching from the sidelines.

But Zong Xiongtai didn't think that Wen Zhihong didn't realize this. He had dealt with the opponent for many years, and he knew that this old opponent was not an idiot.Since Wen Zhihong insisted on doing so since he could foresee the direction of the situation, it only shows that the other party's attitude is that he would rather give this part of the benefits to Haihan than let Tsushima Fan monopolize it.

The part of the profit that Tsushima Fan will lose is secondary, and Zongxiong is too worried that there will be more troubles in the future.Since the North Koreans are determined to give up part of the benefits of export trade to Japan in exchange for Haihan's support, it is entirely possible to induce Haihan to take away all other trade shares from the Tsushima domain.

Although at present, the possibility of a war seems unlikely, but judging from Haihan's previous behavior, Zong Xiongtai did not dare to be careless.After all, the fall of the Hirado clan back then, in the eyes of the outside world, was only due to the conflict between Haihan and the Ming armed maritime merchants implicating the Hirado clan.

Of course, not many people would really sympathize with what happened to the Hirado clan. The so-called fall of Hirado made the feudal clans full. Areas engaged in maritime trade, such as Nagasaki Port and Tsushima Fan, all started from the collapse of the Hirado clan. I got a lot of bonuses.But at the same time, everyone has since remembered the hard truth that "Haihan should not be provoked".

Zong Xiongtai saw that the members of the Haihan Mission were all smiling and silent at this moment, as if they were sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, this attitude made him feel even more uneasy.He couldn't judge Haihan's true intentions, and for the sake of completeness, he could only predict the worst outcome.

If Haihan had already decided to use force if he could not achieve his goal, then with the military strength of the Tsushima Domain, the outcome would probably not be any better than that of the Hirado Domain back then.What is even more frightening is that Haihan originally planned to attack the Tsushima domain in order to snatch the trade share between North Korea and Japan. The so-called three-party talks were just an excuse to start a war.

It was far beyond Zongxiongtai's expectations that things would come to this point.He originally thought that this meeting would not be much different from the previous trade negotiations. Even with the participation of Hai Han, an unexpected guest, there would be a way to continue to maintain Tsushima Fan's trade status.

But the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse and was brought into a rhythm controlled by the opponent.Compared with the losses that would be caused by the impact on trade shares, Tsushima Fan is more unbearable to bear the risk of war.Zong Xiongtai is almost sure that once Haihan uses force, it will be difficult for the Tsushima Fan to get military assistance from Japan. It was the same when Haihan attacked.

After quickly weighing the pros and cons, Zong Xiongtai could only relax first in exchange for a little buffer time: "Master Wen, I believe you are also very clear, I just want to revise the two regulations for the person in charge of the Ma Fan stationed in Busan Port. If there is a trade treaty between countries, at least the feudal lord must be notified of the matter first. Only after obtaining the feudal lord's consent can the next step be possible."

How could Wen Zhihong fail to see through his strategy of slowing down the army, and immediately responded: "Clan master, what is the opinion of the feudal lord? That is a matter for the future. What we need to confirm now is your opinion on this matter!"

Wen Zhihong knew that Zong Xiongtai had a lot of influence on the top management of the Ma Fan, and his opinion would probably influence the final attitude towards the Ma Fan, forcing him to express his position immediately, and he also did not want to let the Ma Fan be involved in this matter. There is still room for mediation.

Tao Hongfang saw that the heat had come at this time, and finally spoke: "Master, the specific measures can be negotiated slowly, but we need you to express your attitude and be willing to support the revision of the trade treaty between the two countries. We are about to set off On our way to visit Japan, we will also pass by Tsushima Island, if it is convenient, I think we can go to Tsushima Island to visit your lord."

Tao Hongfang's words were not at all fussy, but Zong Xiongtai could vaguely hear a hint of threat from them - if the agreement is reached, then the next step will be a friendly visit, if the agreement fails, it may turn into force The door was smashed.

Under pressure, Zong Xiongtai finally gave in half a step, saying that he could discuss and revise the outdated parts of the previously formulated trade treaty, but still insisted that the specific matters should wait for the feudal lord Zong Yizhen to make a final decision.

Speaking of this, putting pressure on Zongxiongta will not have more effect, so under the auspices of Tao Hongfang, the three parties signed a memorandum on the revision of the trade agreement in Yeongdo Wakan.

Although this thing does not have binding force in the true sense, but there is something in writing, whether it is going to quarrel or start a fight in the future, it is finally a proof.

As far as Wen Zhihong is concerned, the result is not quite satisfactory, but it has basically achieved the goal he expected. Naturally, he is very grateful to the Haihan Mission, and his gratitude is beyond words.

(End of this chapter)