Chapter 1571 The capable come first
In the eyes of time travellers, most people in this era are short-sighted, have narrow vision, and do not have the strength to compete with themselves. In Su Keyi's eyes, the Matalan people are also such characters. They lack understanding of geopolitics. Their vision is only limited to the area near their own country, and they are not aware of Haihan's ambitions and ambitions at a higher level. means. How could it be that simple to reach a political deal with the Haihan people?
At this time, Haihan actually had not made any further requests to Luo Hong, because the incident happened so suddenly that even the Executive Committee had not made corresponding preparations. After sending Luo Hong away, the Executive Committee Only then began to study how to propose exchange conditions other than arms trade to the Matalan country.
But Su Keyi did not know these situations. He determined that the wily Haihan Executive Committee would never let go of such a great opportunity and would inevitably make certain non-public requests to the Matalan Kingdom, just like they made to the Matalan Country a few years ago. As the East India Company did. Nowadays, Haihan has become a climate in the Ming coastal control area in the north, and it is also suppressing the East India Company in the South China Sea. Even if the original agreement is canceled now, it will be difficult for Dutch merchant ships to continue in the area north of Batavia. A new colonial stronghold has been established. Holland and Haihan both know that the exchange conditions reached back then have no great practical significance under the current situation. The reason why they have kept this agreement is just to wait for a suitable time to cancel it. That’s all.
Now, this time seems to have arrived, but the way it arrived is a bit difficult for Su Keyi to accept. The East India Company was completely passive in this situation, and Su Keyi could not think of any way to change this situation for a while. Of course, he could have chosen to reject the bidding plan informed by Schneider just now, but no one could guarantee whether Haihan would directly wipe out the East India Company after rejecting it, so he could only agree to it first, at least to keep the front with the Malayan people. Opportunity for confrontation.
In addition to the two parties who have different feelings about this incident, there is also a very large group of people who have heard about the whole process. From the moment the Matalan people transported the gold bricks to the entrance of Fort Victory for display, the relationship between Haihan, the Netherlands, and Matalan became an important topic of conversation for the local people. As a well-informed Sanya citizen, there is so much information that can be gleaned from this incident.
First of all, the first wave of attention triggered by the news report of "Sanya Express". More than half of the Sanya citizens knew on that day how generous the Madalan people were. Soon someone revealed the past grudges between Matalan and the Netherlands, so the arms purchase proposed by the Matalan people to Haihan was taken as a matter of course by ordinary people as a slap in the face against the Dutch. However, the official non-committal attitude has triggered more speculation.
Then came the temporary supplement issued by "Sanya Express" the next day, which corrected and explained the previous day's report, and a new controversy arose in the public opinion trend. The Dutch colonies in the Far East and the country of Matalan are very far away from Hainan Island. The dispute between Hainan and the two countries has little direct impact on the mainland, so there is not much public discussion about this incident. There are no scruples to speak of. There are many people who support either the Netherlands or Malta. There are also those who sit on the fence and believe that the strategic balance between the two countries should be maintained and not support one of them.
Then new news came out that officials were preparing to let the two countries obtain arms purchase opportunities through bidding. Most of the melon-eating people shouted that the executive committee was wise, because only this kind of handling method is most in line with Haihan's style of building a country through business. And at least in the eyes of the public, this way of handling it is quite fair to the other two parties. The most important thing is that it doesn't matter to the people of Sanya who wins or loses between the two parties, but this bidding competition will probably become the topic of conversation among the citizens in the next round of tea and dinner, adding some interest to their peaceful life.
On September 20, six days after the Express incident, Bai Kesi returned to Sanya by boat after a long journey. On his way back south, he originally had to stay in Guangdong for a few days to meet with some senior officers of the Ming Army in Guangdong and Guangxi to discuss military cooperation between Haihan and the local garrison. To put it bluntly, it is actually very simple. Haihan provides these senior officers with a certain amount of individual equipment and assists them in training elite soldiers. These officers provide Haihan with many local conveniences, such as some relatively sensitive goods. Then it can be transported within Guangdong in the name of Ming Army munitions to avoid the trouble of checkpoints on the way.
Also arriving in Sanya on the same boat as Bai Kesi was Express backstage boss Li Nai, who rushed to deal with the aftermath after getting the news in Guangzhou. Of course, Li Nai also knew very well that Haihan's senior management would not charge this account to his head, but since it was his subordinates who caused the trouble, it was reasonable for him to come out as the boss to wipe his ass.
"Brother Bai, when I see Brother Tao later, he won't give me a bad look on the spot, right?" Seeing the pier getting closer and closer, Li Nai asked a question out of the blue.
Bai Kesi smiled and said: "What are you thinking about! When did you come to Sanya without the Executive Committee taking care of you? Even when Lao Tao was not free, at least there were other members of the Executive Committee to accompany you, right?"
Li Nai pretended to be worried and said: "Didn't this just cause trouble? Li is really ashamed of the care he has given me in the past to brothers on the executive committee!"
Bai Kesi waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't play so much. The cause and effect are clearly stated in the telegram received in Guangzhou? No one blames you for this matter, why are you rushing to take the blame? I think you are just here I can’t stay in Guangzhou anymore, and I want to come to Sanya to live for a while, but this happened again, so it’s natural to apply to come to Sanya with your old man!”
"The one who knows me is Brother Bai!" Li Nai responded with a smile.
Li Nai rushed to Sanya so eagerly to apologize to the executive committee as an excuse. He just wanted to leave Guangzhou and relax. Of course, it would be nice to take a look at this big show in Sanya. As a loyal supporter of Haihan, he is no stranger to the situation in the South China Sea, so he can naturally understand why Haihan arranged such a bidding. Regardless of whether he is a businessman or a pure melon-eater, Li Nai feels that this scene is worth a special trip from Guangzhou to see it.
After docking and disembarking, Li Nai was startled by the reception specifications at the pier. There were Haihan troops armed with live ammunition outside the pier in charge of martial law, and almost all the important figures from the executive committee who could come were present. Li Nai has been to Sanya so many times, and rarely has the opportunity to see such a scene. His pace slowed down for a while, wondering how to deal with it.
"Don't think too much, I'm not here to pick you up!" Bai Kesi patted Li Nai on the shoulder, then quickly stepped forward and shook hands with the colleagues present.
There is such a scene today, naturally because of Bai Kesi's hard work and hard work on this trip. Everyone uses this way to express their condolences and thanks to him. Bai Kesi's trip north not only straightened out the management of many Haihan-controlled areas from Guangdong and Guangxi through the Fujian Strait and Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas to the Shandong Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula, but more importantly, he completed negotiations and consultations with Ming Dynasty and North Korea in Liaodong. It also facilitated the establishment of diplomatic relations with these two countries, which can be said to be of epoch-making significance to Haihan.
The establishment of diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty means that the Haihan regime has finally been recognized by the Ming Dynasty. This is not only an objective affirmation of the efforts of the travelers over the past few years, but also provides a good foundation for the future international development of the emerging country of Haihan in the Far East. Status sets the tone. Although the Ming Dynasty still refused to admit it secretly, the fact is that the diplomatic relations between Haihan and the Ming Dynasty are equal, rather than the subordinate relationship between North Korea, Annan and other countries and the Ming Dynasty. In order for Ming Dynasty to make a concession, in addition to Haihan's own strength, Bai Kesi's efforts in the north were also indispensable. It was he who came forward to deal with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea for several rounds, and finally achieved such an ideal result. It is no exaggeration to say that this deed of Bai Kesi will definitely be written into Haihan history textbooks and be praised by future generations. The executive committee did not arrange for thousands of people to line up to welcome him, so it was already very low-key. Of course, this was also Bai Kesi's own request. He had already communicated with Sanya when he stayed in Guangdong.
Li Nai also benefited from it, but the big guys in the executive committee were all acquaintances to him, so he didn't appear to be particularly flattered. After greeting everyone, he took a chance and pulled Ning Qi aside and asked the Propaganda Department how they planned to handle the express incident.
"We are all our own people, how can we deal with it?" Ning Qi also couldn't laugh or cry at Li Nai. We all have known each other for many years, and this matter was not caused by Li Nai. We can't just block the newspaper office and end the matter simply and rudely. It’s not just about big things turning into small things, and small things turning into nothing, and everyone just letting it go as if nothing happened.
Li Nai laughed twice and said: "I'll go to the newspaper office later and have a look and beat them."
Ning Qi said: "When did you acquire the newspaper? Why haven't I heard you talk about it before?"
Li Nai said: "It's not that something happened this time. I almost forgot that I still had such a business. In the first two years, the original boss of the newspaper wanted to go to Nanyang to set up plantations, and it happened that he owed us blessings at that time. Ruifeng gave me a sum of money, and after some discussion, he mortgaged the newspaper to me at a discounted price. But I took over the newspaper and didn't take care of it. The people below were taking care of it, and I couldn't remember it as time went by. ”
"It's so comfortable to be a boss like you!" Ning Qi shook his head helplessly, and could only express his admiration for Li Nai's rich and willful style.
It is true that Furifeng has numerous investment projects in Haihan. Projects like Kuaibao, which were only handled by Li Nai without personal follow-up afterwards, will naturally be forgotten over time. Li Nai doesn't have the energy to personally take care of every business under his name. It's good to spend two or three days every month looking at the accounts compiled from various places. Private media like Kuaibao, which has a small circulation, has relatively limited profitability. One month's profit is not even comparable to that of a four-hundred-year-old fortune ship traveling back and forth between Sanya and Guangzhou. How can Li Nai have any leisure time? Pay attention to this small business.
In order to welcome Bai Kesi's return, the Executive Committee held a reception banquet in the banquet hall of Victory Castle to celebrate his triumphant return. Of course, by the way, even Li Nai greeted him. Li Nai noticed that this reception banquet was a bit special, because the participants were not only the high-ranking officials from Haihan whom he was familiar with, but also some foreign envoys were invited to attend.
"The Executive Committee is taking this opportunity to officially announce to all countries the news of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Haihan and Ming Dynasty." Schneider explained the purpose of this arrangement to Li Nai: "Although it has been published in the newspaper, today's occasion is more formal. . In addition, we need to take advantage of today's occasion to make a statement about the Dutchman's fight against the Blues."
Li Nai glanced around the banquet hall, and then said to Schneider: "I do recognize Su Keyi from the East India Company. Where is the envoy from the other side?"
"The man at the table to the left of Su Keyi, who is dark and strong, with a big gold chain hanging around his neck, is the envoy of the Matalan Kingdom. His name is Luo Hong Langsang, and he is the nephew of the Sultan of Matalan, Rateng Langsang. This time He is the instigator of such a big incident," Schneider patiently introduced the situation to Li Nai.
"This guy seems to have a bit of a nouveau riche temperament! No wonder he can do things like display gold bricks at the entrance of Victory Fort. It's simple and crude, but the effect seems to be good!" Li Nai commented in a low voice.
While talking, Tao Donglai left the banquet and walked to the podium at the north end of the banquet hall. A microphone was specially set up here to facilitate important figures to speak during the banquet. After Tao Donglai's voice sounded, the venue suddenly became quiet.
"Commissioner Bai has just explained to you the establishment of diplomatic relations between Haihan and Ming Dynasty. I would like to add that our country's diplomacy has always been based on the principle of peace first and kindness to others, whether it is with Ming Dynasty or with other countries. . But as we all know, there has been some unhappiness between my country's two trading partners recently due to the arms trade. After many mediations to no avail, the Executive Committee decided to give both parties a chance to compete fairly."
Tao Donglai's voice echoed in the banquet hall, and many people turned their attention to the person involved while listening. Su Keyi's face was expressionless, his eyes just staring at the wine glass in front of him, as if what Tao Donglai said had nothing to do with him. Luo Hong, on the other hand, was much more excited. He even clasped his fists and gestured to the people looking around him, with a clear expression of victory.
"...Our country will provide a batch of weapons and equipment that were previously banned from sale to both parties, and the two parties will bid to determine their ownership. But in the end, no matter which party these weapons and equipment belong to, I hope that both parties can live in peace and put these weapons and equipment to good use. To protect ourselves, not to attack other countries.”
(End of chapter)