1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2783

Over the years, Haihan has given priority to selling and transferring old warships in its plans to deal with them.In addition to some severely damaged warships that are difficult to repair, they can only be decommissioned and destroyed directly. The military will also refurbish some of the ships in better condition, and then sell them to allies or convert them to civilian use.Annan, Xu Xinsu in Fujian, and North Korea after Li Yan ascended the throne were all big buyers of such second-hand warships.

However, Annan and North Korea have now mastered the ability to build exploration-class warships with the help of Haihan, and the Fujian Navy has already been incorporated into the Haihan Navy, so there have been few large-scale sales in recent years. Second-hand warships are sold.

But even if this business declines, the Haihan Navy will not stop updating its warships. After decommissioning, warships that are temporarily unaccepted will be sealed up and then slowly looking for buyers.

In the Zhoushan Islands alone, there are currently about ten old-style exploration-class warships decommissioned and sealed.It is of little significance to Haihan to keep these old ships, and of course it is the most cost-effective to sell them at a discount.

Now that there are finally new buyers, Beks will naturally try to sell these boats.He has basically negotiated with the Satsuma clan. If the shogunate insists not to buy these old ships, then the Satsuma clan will take over all of them, and the price is only about half of the new ships.

But now Masatoshi Masuyama, who represents the shogunate, is scrambling to buy these old ships, turning the originally dispensable business into a rigid need, so Bex will definitely follow suit and "properly" raise the price of these old ships .

As for the order from the Satsuma Domain, it is also very easy to handle. The North Sea Fleet and the South Sea Fleet also have retired warships that have been sealed up. At that time, a batch of old ships can be called for delivery, but the delivery time may be delayed by a few months.But the intervention of the shogunate will inevitably bring a sense of crisis to Satsuma, so Bex is not worried that they will give up their plan to purchase warships.

In short, no matter whether the two are fighting openly or secretly, they should be able to sell more than ten or twenty old warships this time, which is already considered a big deal in foreign military sales in recent years.

And after selling these old boats, will it prevent Haihan from selling new boats to them in the future?The answer is no.

According to Haihan's past arms sales experience, customers who have purchased old ships will often continue to place orders with Haihan, and the purchase quantity will be more than that of old ships.This is because most of the old ships have been built and served for more than 20 or [-] years. Even with partial refurbishment, the service life is still limited.

At this time, the armed forces using these old ships have of course adapted to the Haihan warships. To maintain their existing combat power, the Haihan warships are the best choice for them.What's more, apart from Haihan, there is no competitor with comparable comprehensive strength on the market, so buyers often choose to continue to order warships from Haihan, and most of them will put forward customized requirements based on their own experience.

The subordinates of Masuyama Masatoshi were sloppy with their work, but they rushed back in a short time, bringing a box of gold.

The shining gold was placed on the table, and Masori Masuyama spoke with more confidence: "Master Bai, according to your country's first-come, first-served principle, I should have the right to choose to buy all the weapons and equipment that your country allows for sale."

Beks nodded and said, "Indeed."

Masuyama Masatoshi said: "Then I ask, to buy the second-hand exploration-class warship that your country plans to sell. I mean all the ships that are currently in good condition and can be used normally."

Bai Kesi said: "The East Sea Fleet currently has ten explorer-class warships that have been decommissioned and sealed. They were originally intended to be sold to the Satsuma clan, but if the shogunate decides to buy them, they can be given priority."

The conversation between Bai Kesi and Masuyama Masatoshi did not avoid Shimadzu Hisatsutsu, which naturally made him unacceptable, and he immediately protested to Bai Kesi: "Master Bai, this deal was first negotiated by my Satsuma clan, why don't you Can you change your mind temporarily?"

Bai Kesi tapped the table lightly and said: "I just said that I am only serious about gold and silver, and whoever pays first will sell them. The sincerity of the shogunate has already been placed here, but your Satsuma clan is obviously not active enough."

In fact, Shimadzu Jiutong has already sent people back to collect gold and silver property, but it is far less efficient than the people of the shogunate, and they have not rushed back at this time.Even though Shimadzu's teeth itch with hatred, he really couldn't refute Beks.

Masuyama Masatoshi was not overwhelmed by the advantage he had gained in front of him. He asked cautiously: "Master Bai, as far as I know, the price of the old ship should be much cheaper than the new one, right?"

Beks nodded and said, "Eighty percent of the new ship's price will be delivered within two months."

Masatoshi Masuyama complained: "The price is too expensive, Mr. Bai, I want to buy not only these ten old ships, but also new ones. Isn't it worth giving some discounts?"

Bai Kesi said: "The price I mentioned includes the [-]-day renovation project. In addition, all the sails and anchor chains used on the ship will be replaced with new ones. You can calculate it carefully. This price will not Let you suffer."

Hisazu Shimadzu didn't say anything when he heard this. He talked with Haihan to take over the old ships at a price of [-]% of the new ships, but he didn't talk about the refurbishment part.If he wanted to spend [-]% of the price of new ships to buy a batch of old ships, then he would rather pay more and order new ships.

Moreover, Hisamichi Shimadzu's understanding of navigation is far better than that of a layman like Masuyama Masatoshi. According to his inspection results of the Exploration-class warship, the cost of refurbishing an old ship is far from that much.Therefore, his strategy is to buy the old ship directly, and after returning to the Satsuma domain, he organizes the manpower to complete the renovation work, which should save a lot of money.

And Bai Kesi's statement is obviously a bit of bullying Masakiyama Masatoshi does not understand the market.However, Shimadzu Jiutong will definitely not take the initiative to talk about breaking the twists and turns in the middle. If the shogunate is willing to spend money to be fooled, then he must be happy to see it succeed.

The most important thing is that Satsuma's urgency to buy warships is far less strong than that of the shogunate. Even if this batch is not bought, there will definitely be opportunities to buy it in the future.

Masuyama Masatoshi looked sideways at Shimadzu Hisatsutsu, and thought that it would not be a problem to bargain in front of people from the Satsuma clan, even if he asked Bex to screen out irrelevant people.

Bai Kesi also cooperated, and even asked Bai Letong who was standing behind him to send off the Satsuma delegation.

Shimadzu Hisaichi gave Masuyama Masatoshi a hard look, and left the conference room angrily.

Masuyama Masatoshi was complacent, thinking that fortunately he acted decisively, and finally pushed the Satsuma clan out of the game.

(End of this chapter)