Chapter 2782
As soon as he saw the people of Satsuma Domain, Masuyama Masato immediately understood the current situation. He had originally guessed that while the Haihan people were negotiating with him, they were also in contact with the people of the Satsuma Domain, and they might even have negotiated some cooperation conditions. Now it seems that these speculations must have been successful.
Masuyama Masato didn't know to what extent the two parties had negotiated, and he no longer dared to hope to restore the situation. The only solution for now was to prevent them from implementing the results of the negotiations as much as possible.
Without further ado, Zengshan Zhengli couldn't wait for the announcement, so he wanted to lead his men and force their way in. Upon seeing this, the guards on duty quickly blew the warning whistle, and immediately rushed out from the inner courtyard with a dozen Haihan soldiers armed with short muskets, and stopped Masuyama Masato and others. Not long after, a group of Haihan soldiers with guns and live ammunition also came outside and surrounded Masuyama Masari and his party.
Seeing that the situation was tense, Masuyama Masato calmed down. With such a big fight, he didn't believe that Bai Kesi didn't hear what was going on outside. As long as the negotiations between Haihan and the Satsuma clan can be suspended, the risk will be worth it.
As for what to do next, Masuyama Masato hasn't thought about it that much for the time being. He can only look at the present first and then take a look at the next step.
Sure enough, Bai Kesi appeared a moment later. He seemed to understand Masuyama Masato's intention to cause trouble, so he asked the guards to take others to wait outside, and then asked Masuyama Masato to bring an interpreter inside for talks.
Masuyama Masato followed Bai Kesi to the conference room. As expected, there were several other unfamiliar Japanese present. Masuyama Masato didn't look at them much at this time. After sitting down, he quietly waited for Bai Kesi to speak.
"Master Masuyama, you want to see the people of the Satsuma clan so much, and now you have met them. If you have anything to say, just say it in person!" Bai Kesi obviously didn't have a good opinion of Masuyama Masato's troublesome behavior, and did not restrain his sullen expression. There is no intention of introducing each other to each other.
Masato Masato now had to concentrate on dealing with the Satsuma clan. He did not bother to apologize to Bai Kesi, so he immediately announced his identity and said: "I am Masato Masato of the Tokugawa family. Who are you?"
After a moment of silence, someone over there responded: "The elder of the Satsuma clan, Shimazu Hisumichi."
Masuyama Masato solemnly said: "In the name of the shogunate, I order you to stop arms transactions with Haihan!"
When Shimazu Hisumi heard this request, he sneered and said: "Master Masuyama, what qualifications do you have to order the Satsuma Domain to act?"
Masuyama Masatoshi said: "I am a special envoy appointed by General Tokugawa. I can fully represent the shogunate during my visit to Haihan. Why can't I order you to act like a vassal?"
Shimazu Hisamichi shook his head slightly and said: "That's just your idea. Our Satsuma clan has normal exchanges with Haihan. Why do you prohibit it? Besides, even if we buy arms from Haihan, so what?"
Masuyama Masatoshi said: "I suspect that the Satsuma clan is trying to use this to strengthen its armed forces and has evil intentions!"
Shimazu Hisashi: "There is nothing wrong with the crime of imposition. I don't want to argue with you. Haihan Kingdom opens its doors for business, and we, the Satsuma Domain, use real money and silver to trade. Everything is above board. What's wrong with it?"< br>
Masato Masuyama was even more angry when he saw that the other party was not interested in him and was not afraid of his own identity. The Haihan people treat me with courtesy, but you, a retainer of a local famous person, dare to show off in front of me? Masuyama Masato was about to get angry, but Bai Kesi, who had been watching with cold eyes, spoke up at this moment: "I'm not interested in listening to the quarrel between the two of you. I'll make it clear in front of you here. Whoever gets the money first will get the equipment." Who to sell to? I can’t care about other issues, and I don’t want to care about that much. I only care about money, not people!”
This ruthless statement made Masato Masuyama calm down a little. He could not change the position of the Kaihan people, and he could not make the Satsuma clan make concessions. So it seemed that he wanted to prevent or delay the arms transaction between the Kaihan people and the Satsuma clan. There is only one way left to go.
Since Bai Kesi recognizes money but not people, he probably can only use money to solve the problem.
"Sir Bai, the shogunate has started negotiating with your country about arms purchases as early as a month ago. If the Satsuma Domain and the shogunate purchase the same equipment, then the part purchased by the shogunate should be delivered to the shogunate first!"
After realizing his situation, Masato Masuyama immediately adjusted his strategy and planned to focus on the delivery period. At least let the shogunate get the Kaihan arms before the Satsuma clan, so that it will be easier for him to do business after returning to his country.
Baikes said: "Then the matter is simple. Our country has enough production capacity to provide you with army equipment at the same time. As for naval equipment, I think there is no conflict in the delivery period. Because Satsuma Domain is willing to receive second-hand warships in stock, and Lord Masuyama has already I have made it clear that I am only willing to accept new ships. If you want to buy different things, there will be no conflict.”
"Master Bai, you remembered wrongly. I just said that it would be best to receive new ships, but if the delivery period is too long, then second-hand warships in stock are also acceptable."
After listening to Bai Kesi's response, Masuyama Masato didn't dare to miss this opportunity again. He quickly changed his mind and wanted to intercept the warship that Kaihan planned to sell to Satsuma Domain first.
This statement made Shimazu Hisumi's face change. He quickly appealed to Bai Kesi: "Master Bai, the shogunate and your country are negotiating a new ship deal. We, the Satsuma Domain, are the buyers of second-hand warships. We cannot do it because of him." Overturn the results of our negotiations with just one sentence!”
Bai Kesi responded calmly: "I reiterate our country's attitude. All oral negotiation results are not truly binding. Whoever pays the money first to sign the sales contract will be the real buyer. Otherwise, some cats and dogs will come. Say you want to buy this or that, so our country doesn’t have to do business with others?”
Although Bai Kesi's words were thorny, at this juncture, Masuyama Masato no longer cared about those trivial matters, and quickly expressed his position: "I want all the ships that the Satsuma clan wants to buy, so I will pay the deposit and sign the contract! ”
After Masuyama Masato said this, he quickly asked the translator to go out and make arrangements to fetch the gold bricks stored at the station. Although his trip was in the name of an inspection, the shogunate was already prepared to sign a contract and pay money, so the mission also brought a large amount of money with them, waiting to pay the advance payment after the negotiation was completed.
But now the situation is urgent. If Masuyama Masatoshi continues to wait, the Satsuma Domain will be one step ahead of the shogunate. By then, the second-hand warships purchased by the Satsuma Domain will be installed and equipped to form combat effectiveness. The shogunate is probably still waiting for a long delivery period. This is not a result that the shogunate can accept.
Masato Masuyama didn't even have time to ask how many ships the Satsuma Domain had ordered from Haihan, and what the price and other specific transaction conditions were, and he immediately expressed his intention to buy these second-hand warships. But in his desperation, he didn't seem to notice the smile on Bai Kesi's lips.
(End of chapter)