Chapter 2275

Haihan's arms business can probably be regarded as one of the most profitable businesses in this era. Even though the prices of these weapons and equipment remain high, the delivery cycle is extremely long, and the purchase quantity is often restricted, it still cannot resist the purchase of customers.

Enthusiasm, all types of weapons and equipment on the export list are in short supply all year round, and sometimes cruel bidding has to be used to determine who can qualify for purchase.

Although it seemed like a joke when the Matalan people pushed a cart of gold bars outside Victory Castle to buy weapons, in fact, this kind of situation of coming to the door with money to buy weapons has actually happened many times, but other forces did not have Mada.

Blue Man did it so openly.

Sales have never been a problem for Haihan's arms trade. How to control the scale of military equipment imported by various countries from Haihan and form a dynamic balance of power between each other and with Haihan is the key to Haihan's arms trade.

The issue that Han related departments are most worried about.

Haihan deliberately arranged to display the most advanced weapons and equipment to guests from various countries. On the one hand, it was to frighten all parties and continue Haihan's authoritative position in arms development. On the other hand, it was also to convince all parties that Haihan used advanced weapons and equipment.

The arms created by technology will still be their best choice for updating their armaments in the future.

Moreover, the particularity of this product is that it does not leave customers with too much room for choice. Almost no one can sit back and watch with the thought of "too expensive not to buy" after understanding the performance of these weapons.

Other companies have made large-scale purchases. For the sake of their own security and international status, they have to join this international arms race in the end.

The most obvious examples in this regard are the Materan Kingdom and the Dutch East India Company. Both sides know that the other party will inevitably send troops to attack them after they grow in strength, and the best shortcut to quickly increase their military strength is to purchase Haihan arms.

Arm themselves, so both parties can only make every effort to purchase according to the upper limit of Haihan's supply. Whoever stops first may fall into passivity and become the party being bullied.

Even if there are no such evil neighbors, after witnessing how Haihan used force to expand his territory step by step over the years, there are still many people who want to copy Haihan's model of making a fortune and use powerful force to consolidate his rule and expand his sphere of influence.

——At the very least, ensure that you will not become the target of others to expand their sphere of influence in the future.

In addition, as a military ally or trading partner of Haihan, they must also prove their sincerity in cooperation with arms orders. Of course, it is not an exaggeration to understand this as a disguised protection fee. After all, only in the military system

Only by taking the initiative to follow Haihan's example can they win Haihan's trust and be protected by the military alliance headed by Haihan.

North Korea is a vivid example in this regard. Although this country has not been in the Haihan camp for a long time, and even before it had time to purchase arms from Haihan to show its loyalty, it encountered a large-scale invasion by the Qing Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty responded to North Korea's request for help in a timely manner and organized allied forces to go to North Korea to assist it in fighting the Qing army.

What kind of compensation North Korea will pay to Haehan and other allies for this is another matter, but at least Haehan has set an excellent example in handling this matter, making all countries realize that they can turn to Haehan for help in times of crisis.

He had compromised with Haihan in other aspects, or taken the initiative to transfer some benefits to Haihan. These originally somewhat unequal terms of exchange were worthwhile in a certain period of time.

According to official information, the types of weapons and equipment that Haihan will sell to the outside world in the next year will not change significantly compared to previous years. It will only be a routine upgrade with minor repairs on some models.

"We will use new processing technologies and better materials for the muskets manufactured in the next year to improve their shooting accuracy and effective range. At the same time, we will also upgrade some parts that are more easily damaged.

, to reduce the failure rate of the musket during use."

As the head of the Haihan arms industry, Bai Kesi was surrounded by a group of major customers. He had to seize this opportunity to sell next year's arms to his customers.

Someone asked: "Mr. Bai, your country upgrades its weapons every year in a small way. When will it be possible to sell the continuous rifle in one step? Even if the price is more expensive!"

Bai Kesi said: "As for the sales arrangements of weapons and equipment, our country needs to consider many issues. The first is to meet the armed needs of the Haihan Army. Only when there is surplus production capacity can there be spare capacity for foreign procurement. Like the continuous gun

Because the manufacturing process of such advanced weapons is extremely complex, our output is far from meeting the needs of the army, and of course there is no way to sell it. The structure of the old-style muskets is simpler and the manufacturing process is relatively mature, so it can still be produced every year.

Some are supplied to various countries. And we have been continuously upgrading these old weapons based on feedback from various countries. I think this should be a beneficial approach for all parties."

Baikes used insufficient production capacity as an excuse. Of course, it is impossible to fool everyone. The performance of Haihan's export weapons and equipment is far inferior to the same equipment installed by Haihan's army. This is no secret. A considerable number of export weapon models have even been

Gradually eliminated in the Haihan Army, this approach clearly aims to maintain military advantages over buyers while exporting weapons.

However, everyone has a tacit understanding of Haihan's approach and will not take the initiative to expose it, because once this layer of window paper is pierced, it may not be a good thing for buyers. After all, the production capacity of high-end weapons is limited.

, and the price must be ridiculously expensive, maybe not everyone can afford it now. Then there may be only one or two powerful customers buying in large quantities, wouldn't it instantly widen the gap with other companies?

Strength gap?

Therefore, most people's choice is to accept Haihan's arrangement for arms sales. In this way, at least the weapons equipped by each company will remain of the same generation, and the gap in combat effectiveness will not be too outrageous. Wait until the Haihan people open up the purchase of these high-end weapons in a few years.

, by then the price should have dropped to an acceptable level, so that all parties can continue to maintain a strategic balance in a tacit understanding.

However, the weapons sold by Haihan every year will have small performance upgrades, which means that each company cannot just ignore it, otherwise in a few years, the gap will also be widened by other companies. At that time, we will consider large-scale replacement.

For equipment, firstly, the one-time military expenditure is huge, and secondly, it is very likely that you will not be able to purchase the weapons and equipment you want in the short term. Therefore, every year, we purchase and upgrade in batches within our capabilities, which is beneficial to the vast majority of customers.

Generally speaking, it is a relatively reasonable plan. However, people who want to take a wait-and-see attitude can only grit their teeth and follow suit when they see other companies spending money to purchase.

In this way, the arms orders Haihan receives every year will basically remain above a stable level. Haihan will make money, and all parties can maintain strategic balance while upgrading their military force. This is for most people

All are considered acceptable situations.

Of course, not everyone is satisfied with this arms trade system, such as the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty. Their purchases of arms from Haihan have always been subject to more restrictions than others, not only in terms of purchase quantity, but also in terms of

Will limit the types of weapons and equipment they can purchase.

Similar to cold weapons and armor, Haihan has an unlimited supply in principle. You can buy as much as you want, and the quality and quantity are guaranteed. But for long-range anti-personnel weapons such as muskets and artillery, the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty cannot buy whatever they want.

If you want to buy these weapons from Haihan, it is not just a matter of price, but you must also agree to more exchange conditions in order to obtain the required arms from Haihan.

For the East India Company, which has certain weapons manufacturing capabilities, this is not too fatal for a while. Batavia is already vigorously building armed sailing ships to expand its maritime combat capabilities. As long as it survives this period, it can find a new weapon in the South China Sea.

If the iron ore is suitable for mining, the East India Company will soon be able to restore the ability to make its own weapons and eliminate the power gap caused by the purchase of weapons by Matalan from Haihan.

So Su Keyi can pretend to be stubborn and not participate in these activities. When the arms sales period opens, buy it if you can, but forget it if you can't. You can't compromise with Haihan again and again and give them the control of the Sunda Strait they want.

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Fei Cexian's situation was much more passive than that of Su Keyi. Although the Dutch had been beaten several times by Haihan and were even deprived of important maritime places like Ambrosia, these places were ultimately under their jurisdiction.

The overseas colonies are not to the extent of breaking the bones. However, many key locations along the Ming Dynasty coastline are under the control of Haihan. It is possible that Haihan will occupy a piece of land in the coastal area at any time like Jinzhou, and

In this way, the territory of Ming Dynasty was gradually encroached.

But at the same time, the Ming Dynasty had to rely on Haihan to hold back the Qing army's march southward in Liaodong, so it could only pretend to be deaf and dumb to Haihan's small actions. At the same time, in order to relieve the pressure on the northern border and suppress the situation in the Central Plains

Due to the civil strife in the region, the Ming Dynasty also needed to purchase a large number of advanced weapons to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

But Ming's unilateral will alone cannot reach a deal. Haihan has stated his position very early that he can sell arms to Ming, but Ming needs to give a clear attitude on the land dispute between the two countries. To put it bluntly, Ming must recognize Haihan.

As for the specific definition of Han's right to rule the actual control area, it is debatable. For example, they could follow Annan's example and hand over designated coastal port areas to Haihan for operation in the name of leasing.

However, the Ming Dynasty regarded itself as a heavenly kingdom. Since the founding of the country, it has claimed that it will not make peace with each other, pay indemnities, cede territory, or pay tribute. Even at a time when internal and external troubles were mounting, Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to violate his ancestral precepts and openly promised Haihan to treat these Ming Dynasties.

Claims for territory. In the view of the Ming court, it was enough to take back the territory occupied by Haihan. The two sides could maintain a superficial tacit understanding. How could they blatantly cede these lands to Haihan.

When Ming refused to let go, Haihan set restrictions in all aspects to make life difficult for Ming. According to the agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Haihan was required to provide assistance, including ordnance, to Ming, but the agreement did not specify the specific amount.

, so the number of muskets and artillery sold by Haihan to Ming Dynasty every year is far lower than Ming Dynasty's real demand.

Although Fei Cexian would argue every time, hoping to get more arms purchase quota for Ming Dynasty, it would basically not achieve the desired effect. Haihan would use various excuses to limit Ming Dynasty's purchase amount.

At an extremely low level, it is even far less than the procurement scale of Fujian Xu Jiajun.

Of course, Fei Cexian also understood the trick. After several times, he did not want to negotiate the matter with Haihan's senior management to avoid humiliating himself. Buy as much as you can. You can't follow Xu Xinsu's example and take advantage of Ming Dynasty.

He exchanged his face for Haihan's help.

But this martial arts competition also made Fei Cexian realize that more and more local forces in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty have taken refuge in Haihan, including not only local officials like Xu Xinsu, but also people with profound backgrounds like Fu Ruifeng.

Commercial predators. If the Ming court cannot effectively supervise and restrict, then perhaps in a few years, the coastal states of the Ming Dynasty will become the territories of Haihan.

Therefore, while envoys from various countries were trying their best to obtain more arms purchase quotas from Haihan officials for the next year, Fei Cexian had returned to the embassy to write a letter, detailing in the memorial the many teams from the Ming Dynasty participating in the tournament.

The armed forces reminded the court that they must strengthen supervision measures in these places and try to resist Haihan's continuous infiltration in the local area.

"There are thieves in every coastal state capital who collude with Haihan inside and outside, and build their own private armies to fight against the imperial court. There are too many rebellious behaviors like this. If we continue to sit idly by, Haihan will definitely make further progress and step up efforts to encroach on our territory of the Ming Dynasty.

!Weichen boldly suggested that the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of War and the Arms Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs should step up their efforts to imitate Haihan standard weapons in order to get rid of dependence as soon as possible and launch a counterattack against Haihan..."

Fei Cexian had a lot of insights in the past two days. He started writing eloquently until late at night. When he stopped writing to review the manuscript, he found that his wrist was so sore that he could only slowly rub it to relieve it.

Fei Cexian sighed, thinking that after all his hard work, he didn't know if he could make the Holy Emperor and senior officials of the imperial court feel the same way and take action.

In fact, how could the experts in the imperial court fail to consider the questions Fei Cexian raised and the ideas he came up with? However, it is not as easy as him to use a pen to solve them. There are local conflicts of interest and military and industrial technology.

Huge gaps are not problems that can be solved immediately by decree of the imperial court.

What's more, the military pressure faced by the northern defense line is getting bigger year by year. If there were no Haihan to hold back the Qing army in Liaodong, the situation is likely to deteriorate sharply. Compared with the important areas of Gyeonggi that need to face the invasion of the Qing army, several

The short-term ownership of Linhai Prefecture and County is obviously not that important.
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