Chapter 2700

Tao Hongfang just smiled when he heard this and did not immediately respond to Wen Zhihong. But Ning Zijing beside him could no longer hold back and asked with a cold face: "Master Wen, are you teaching us how to do things?"

Wen Zhihong heard his unkind tone and quickly denied it: "Master Ning, don't get excited, I have no such intention!"

Military threats are of course the easiest way to see results when necessary, but this is Haihan's most precious treasure, and its use is not without taboos. If it is used too frequently, the deterrent effect will definitely be reduced. What's more, using

The cost of military means is extremely high. If Haihan's vital interests were not involved, there would be no need to launch a war machine.

This huge fleet that came to Busan Port with the Haihan Mission was powerful enough to defeat the small Tsushima Domain, but once the fleet was put into combat, the daily cost would be calculated in units of 100,000 yuan. If the goal is

As we did in the attack on the Hirado Domain, we destroyed the opponent regardless of cost, so there was no need to worry about military expenditures. However, if the goal was only to frighten the opponent into submission, the cost would be too high.

What's more, whether Tsui Ma Fan surrenders or not will not really hinder Haihan's trade activities in this area, and the mission currently has no intention of taking further high-pressure measures to deal with Tsui Ma 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 three-party talks was proposed by you on behalf of your country, and we have also cooperated. Since we need to use the negotiation method

I think we should not give up halfway to resolve trade disputes, let alone start a war easily, affecting the operation and development of Busan Port."

When Wen Zhihong heard this, he understood where he had made a mistake. Haihan now has a large number of industries in Busan. If he starts fighting with Tsushima, it will inevitably interrupt the trade activities of Busan Port, and accordingly it will also affect

Haihan's interests. For Haihan, it is not difficult to weigh the pros and cons of whether it is necessary to use military means against Japan.

Only then did Wen Zhihong realize that he had misjudged the situation before. Haihan was not as enthusiastic about the talks as he had thought, because in the expected course of the talks, there seemed to be no one that was particularly beneficial to Haihan.

The result. 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, while Haihan

If there is no predictable profit, it is natural not to play all the cards at hand.

Wen Zhihong was not a fool. After he came to his senses, he immediately began to try to remedy the situation: "My lords, our two countries have always been in the same spirit and are as close as brothers. We should have the same voice and be consistent with the outside world. If I have any consideration, I will not

Zhou Zhizhi, I also hope that you adults will not hesitate to give your advice, but in short, we cannot let outsiders take advantage of me."

There was no need to say who the outsider was. Wen Zhihong took the initiative to lower his profile. Tao Hongfang did not want to say something too harsh. 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 refuses to give in at all, and even refuses to give your country face. What should we do?"

Tao Hongfang still had provocation in his words, but he did not reveal his intentions at the moment and continued: "Master Wen, do you know what is the key to Ma Fan? It is the monopoly position in the trade between Korea and Japan. You only need to

Think carefully about what kind of method can be used to bypass Tsushima to achieve free trade with Japan, and it is practical and feasible to force Muneota to make concessions."

Tao Hongfang stopped abruptly when he said this, and did not go on to explain in detail. If Wen Zhihong had enough understanding, he would naturally be able to understand what he meant. If he still couldn't help him up at this point, there was no need.

Let’s talk about cooperation.

Zhu Zian, who had been listening intently, almost blurted out, thinking that this is not easy. Ma Fan's trade monopoly only applies to North Korea and Japan, and Haihan will not be restricted by it, so he only needs to transfer all imports and exports of goods to Japan.

Wouldn't it be possible to easily bypass the Tsushima domain by giving it to the Haihan merchants, or simply name all North Korean ship sailors under the Haihan merchants' names?

But what is very simple for Zhu Zian may not be so for Wen Zhihong.

Didn't Wen Zhihong think of this method? Of course not. As the official in charge of Busan, he was naturally very aware of the shortcomings of Ma Fan's monopoly on trade between Japan and Japan. He had thought about how to break the old system more than a thousand times, both for himself and for everyone.

Busan, seeking freer trade rights.

It is of course a very direct and effective way to leave the trade with Japan to the Haihan people, and have Haihan transport various goods to break the monopoly of Ma Fan, but if you think about it carefully, it is not really effective.

Change Busan's situation in trade between Korea and Japan.

As a result, the relationship between Busan and Tsushima will inevitably become tense, and it may not save much money. Wen Zhihong has dealt with Haihan merchants for many years and knows that this group of people is extremely realistic and extremely

Smart, if they take the initiative to hand over the management rights to Japan, a new monopoly situation will be formed in less than two years. By then, the benefits of trade with Japan will just flow from the hands of Tsushima to the pockets of the Haihan people, probably only

A very small percentage will return to the Busan government.

There is still a way to sit down and discuss terms with Tsushima, but if the Haihan people monopolize the trade with Japan in Busan Port, will Wen Zhihong still have the confidence to bargain face to face?

And having said that, as the trade agent designated by the Japanese shogunate, Tsushima's status cannot be changed unilaterally by Korea and Haihan. Many goods produced in Japan still need to go through Tsushima before they can be exported to Korea. Even if the sea is

Even if Han had a foot in the trade between Korea and Japan, it would be impossible to completely replace the role of Tsui Ma. This was also the reason why Tsui Ma was unmoved by the "smuggling" behavior of Hai and Han merchants in the Korean Strait in the past few years.

Therefore, for Wen Zhihong, his hard work is to take the initiative in the trade between Japan and Japan. Although this alternative plan has certain feasibility, once it is implemented, the initiative will be handed over to the Haihan people, and the situation will change.

The trend is likely to get out of control, and it is completely unpredictable what the situation will be like.

Wen Zhihong was wary of this, but he was unwilling to give up. Tao Hongfang's words had already made it clear to him that if he rejected this plan, the Haihan people would probably not provide him with any more help in this meeting.

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Chapter completed!