Chapter 2722
For Yuta Ozaki, the tricks played by the Haihan people in Busan Port are nothing new. In fact, there is a precedent in Nagasaki Port of demarcating special areas for foreign businessmen. Before the Haihan merchants came to Nagasaki, the local government had taken such measures against Portuguese and Dutch merchants and designated their local settlements on a small island called "Dejima" in Nagasaki Port. On the island, all life and trade activities can only be carried out within the scope of this small island.
However, this kind of special zone designated by the Nagasaki authorities is obviously not the same thing as the exclusive economic zone designated by the Haihan people in Busan Port. The purpose of the Nagasaki authorities was to gather foreign businessmen in one place for easier management and to prevent these people from doing anything under their noses. The special area that the Haihan people want to create is a lawless place that is completely outside the control of the local government.
Perhaps the North Koreans could tolerate Haihan's request, but Yuta Kozaki was not willing to see such a situation occur in Nagasaki. The seclusion policy pursued by the shogunate was very sensitive to the activities of foreigners in Japan. If Kaihan had not obtained a special trade status in Japan through force and coercion in the early years, these Kaihan people in Nagasaki Port would have been treated like Western merchants. You are not allowed to go out at will within the officially designated areas.
Yuta Ozaki didn't want to open this hole to the Haihan people. He was actually worried that once the standards were loosened, it would be difficult to tighten them again. Therefore, after listening to Shi Chengwu's story, he remained silent and was not in a hurry to express his position on this.
Seeing this, Shi Chengwu was a little bit unable to figure out his opponent's thoughts. The negotiation process was originally about trying to find out what was going on, but if the other party made no indication, it would be difficult to judge the opponent's weaknesses. Of course, deliberately not reacting may also mean that the other party wants to take advantage of you and take the initiative. Although Shi Chengwu was young, he was quite calm under the guidance of his father. When he saw this, he did not rush to urge the other party, but just sat quietly and waited for the answer.
After a long time, Yuta Kozaki said: "Our country welcomes Haihan merchants to continue to expand their local trade scale. However, regarding the operation of scheduled ships, the business projects of Haihan Bank, and the construction of Haihan dedicated Terminal, these matters need to be discussed carefully.”
As soon as Shi Chengwu heard this, he knew that his opponent was indeed not simple. He only wanted to sugar-coat things without bombshells, and wanted to shut out all cooperation projects with hidden dangers.
But this is of course impossible to achieve. The sweeteners given by Shi Chengwu are all tied to these cooperation projects. If they cannot be realized, there will naturally be no basis for cooperation.
Shi Chengwu still showed great patience and did not rush to argue. Instead, he asked Tao Hongfang to come forward and explain to the other party the necessity of these projects.
Tao Hongfang said: "Mr. Ozaki, the projects in the package plan we have proposed are not isolated, but are interrelated and indispensable."
If Haihan wants to further expand the scale of trade in Nagasaki Port, the two elements that will inevitably be involved are transportation plans and settlement methods. Only if these two elements can provide more convenience for Haihan merchants and effectively reduce the operating costs of trading activities here, will it be possible to attract more Haihan merchants and resources to enter the Nagasaki market. The operation of regular ships can undoubtedly greatly reduce the transportation costs between Nagasaki Port and various Haihan trading ports, and Haihan's advanced operation methods can not only ensure the efficient operation of ships, but also provide the first time access to Trade demand information from various places is used to organize the purchase of goods to ensure that cargo owners can obtain the most profits through these regular shipping services.
But to achieve such an effect, we must first have port facilities built to Haihan standards, so that whether it is dry bulk cargo or cargo shipped in standard containers, loading and unloading can be completed as quickly as possible, thus saving a lot of time. . This may seem inconspicuous, but if each ship can save one day of cargo loading and unloading at Nagasaki Port, then the benefits generated by the saved time over the course of a year will be considerable.
If Zhoushan Dinghai Port is the destination, the time saved will be enough to make two more round trips between the two places every year. Moreover, the cost of building a special dock was borne by Haihan. To the Nagasaki authorities, this was actually meat that had been fed to its mouth. As long as it opened its mouth, Haihan would take the initiative to stuff this piece of fat meat into its mouth.
In addition, in order to allow Haihan merchants to complete payment settlement at Nagasaki Port in a faster and safer way, it is also imperative to open up the operating restrictions of Haihan Bank. This will not only benefit Haihan merchants who have been doing business for a long time, but will also bring a lot of convenience to Japanese merchants.
At present, all foreign merchants in Nagasaki have implemented settlement with Haihan banknotes, but only Japanese merchants are still restricted from this financial system. Although many people among the private sector are already secretly using Haihan banknotes, due to government restrictions, Haihan banknotes still cannot be used publicly in most commercial activities, so they cannot yet replace the metal currency minted in Japan.
"As long as we can negotiate these three projects, the subsequent cooperation will be smooth." Shi Chengwu paused and raised his voice: "The trade volume of Haihan merchants in Nagasaki Port will increase in cost. No matter what happens in the future, Whether it is Osaka or Edo, the scale of trade can hardly be compared with Nagasaki Port.”
Osaka and Edo are also trading ports that Haihan has been granted permission to enter. However, due to the long voyage, there are far fewer Haihan merchants going there than Nagasaki. However, the two ports also have their own advantages and both have strong capabilities. development potential. Taking these two places for comparison, Shi Chengwu is actually reminding Yuta Kozaki that if Nagasaki Port is unwilling to cooperate, then Haihan also has other alternative targets, and once Haihan reaches an agreement on cooperation and invests resources, then other It is not impossible for the port to come from behind.
For local officials like Yuta Ozaki, trade volume equals political performance. It is not enough to make no mistakes. If the answers you submit are not good enough, you may be stabbed in the back. You must know that the Nagasaki government is recognized as a fat job. Secretly, there are countless people staring at Yuta Kozaki's position with red eyes. If the trade volume here drops, or the fiscal taxes paid to the shogunate are reduced, then someone will definitely jump in immediately. Come out and attack him, try to take his place.
Yutai Ozaki coveted the trade development vision described by Shi Chengwu, but he was also worried that after Haihan's local influence further strengthened, it would be difficult for the government to restrain him. By then, if Haihan causes any trouble in Nagasaki Port and the news reaches the shogunate, he will be the one who will be punished and held accountable.
(End of chapter)