Chapter 1563 Diplomatic rhetoric

Su Keyi was worried that Ning Qi was just bluffing him with words, and then asked the Ma Dalan delegation to sneak into Chencang and quietly sign the military purchase contract. When the time comes, Batavia will hold him accountable and will not care how difficult his operation in Sanya was.

, the blame must be put on his head. Seeing that he couldn't get an accurate word from Ning Qi, Su Keyi had no choice but to try to find Tao Dong.

Of course, as the main person in charge of the Haihan Executive Committee, Tao Donglai is not always available to meet whenever he wants. If there is something unresolved outside, Tao Donglai will be approached, even if he has 48 people a day.

Hours are not enough. Especially for foreign-related meetings, you must first submit an application through the diplomatic department and make an appointment.

Ning Qi responded: "Mr. Su, it's okay if you want to see Chairman Tao, but you still have to follow the rules. If you need it, I can arrange for someone to register for you immediately, but I can't give you any time to see him.

You promised."

Ning Qi's words made Su Keyi calm down from his excitement. He immediately realized that he had indeed made some mistakes. Tao Donglai was almost the king of a country in Haihan. As a foreigner, how could he say that he had made a mistake?

You can see it. If you don't follow the diplomatic procedures, the other party will naturally have good reasons to exclude you. Let alone the arms business, I'm afraid it will offend the senior officials of Haihan.

Su Keyi took a deep breath to calm down his anger, and said to Ning Qi in as calm a tone as possible: "Minister Ning, I just lost my temper, I hope you don't mind. Actually, this matter concerns our East India Company.

Regarding the fate of the future, now that I have received the news, I must do my best. Minister Ning should also be very clear about the grievances between the Matalan Kingdom and us. Although their attack on Batavia City failed in the end,

His wolfish ambitions have never given up on finding opportunities to continue to wage war. If your country sells military weapons and equipment to it, it will be equivalent to helping the tyrants to provoke war. I know that Minister Ning has always advocated peace, so I cannot sit idly by and ignore this matter!"

Ning Qi thought to himself, I'm afraid you're a little too young to talk to me about these big principles. It's not that simple to start a quarrel. The pacifism advocated by Ning Qi has been constantly evolving in the past few years, and it is no longer the good-hearted person it used to be.

attitude. The so-called peace is only for Haihan himself. What he advocates is to try to avoid resorting to war to resolve territorial or trade disputes. However, this presupposes that one of the participants in the war is Haihan. If Haihan

If he doesn't have to participate in the war, then he doesn't care whether an ox gores a horse to death or a horse kicks an ox to death.

To put it bluntly, if the East India Company went to war with the Ma Dalan Country again, Haihan would definitely be happy to see it happen. After the strength of the two countries was weakened by the war, Haihan would naturally be able to use many methods.

Make them more dependent on themselves in the field of trade. Wars in this era tend to slow down the development of countries in the region. Even the victors will take a long time to digest the fruits of victory and heal their own injuries. No matter who the two countries are,

No matter who wins or loses, Haihan, an outsider, will definitely become a vested interest. Su Keyi's sincere persuasion has no effect on Ning Qi.

Of course, as a qualified diplomat, Ning Qi will still cooperate and act: "Mr. Su said exactly what I just wanted to express. From the perspective of our country, of course we can't bear to see the two of you break out again.

War, if such an incident can be avoided, our country will definitely handle it properly. So please believe us, Mr. Su, that things have not developed in the direction you expected, and everything will be resolved through communication and normal channels in time."

Su Keyi listened with suspicion, always feeling that these words were just the usual diplomatic rhetoric of Haihan. The Haihan people also said that they would treat Portugal and the Netherlands fairly and treat them equally, but what is the reality? Portuguese merchant ships have been allowed to enter the northern waters.

However, Dutch merchant ships are still prohibited from entering this sea area. Moreover, Su Keyi also knew that the Portuguese secretly bought a lot of artillery from Haihan and shipped them back to Europe, but the sale of these heavy weapons to the Netherlands was completely prohibited. Haihan

The distinction between the East India Company and the East India Company has not changed for a day or two. Su Keyi does not believe that they will change their position and side with the East India Company on the matter of the Matalan Kingdom.

Of course, this idea cannot be expressed directly, so Su Keyi took a roundabout way and said: "Of course I can trust your country's reputation, but I certainly can't trust the Matalan people. If they buy arms from your country,

The first thing I do after I return is to start a war. I hope your country can use a public way to confirm that your country will not sell weapons to the Matalan people."

"In a public way?" Ning Qi raised his eyebrows. It was obvious that Su Keyi still refused to give up. He just settled for the second best and asked Haihan to reject the Madalan people's purchase of weapons and equipment. But if Haihan uses official channels

Issuing an announcement rejecting Ma's plan to attack the blue men may affect Haihan's future arms business.

"I think Mr. Su should go back and wait for news first. If the Matalan people really apply to our country for arms procurement, then we will definitely carefully consider the impact this will have on the East India Company." Ning Qi was unwilling.

If he continues to quarrel with Su Keyi and engage in such time-wasting verbal disputes, he might as well serve tea to see the guests off.

Although Su Keyi's words were dry, it had almost no effect on Ning Qi. At the moment, he couldn't think of any other way. He could only treat a dead horse as a living doctor and expressed that he would ask to see Tao Donglai through diplomatic channels. It took a detour.

Looking back, this is still the only way to see a glimmer of hope.

Ning Qi nodded in agreement and sent Su Keyi out of the office. Then he called Tao Donglai and explained to him what he had just discussed with Su Keyi. Finally, he asked Tao Donglai for instructions: "Can you give me an idea on this matter?

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Tao Donglai said: "The Dutch cannot afford to lose. If the Malan people launch a large army to attack the city again, they may not be as lucky as last time. The situation of the Malan country is slightly better, at least for the Dutch.

Now it has no ability to pose a fundamental threat to this country. Once the war breaks out, the East India Company will have no choice but to take a defensive stance. If the Malta Blue Army can obtain military aid from our country, the chance of breaking Batavia City will be greater than

It was much bigger last time.”

Ning Qi was a little confused when he heard this: "Old Tao, what do you mean, we simply support the Ma Dalan country and let them send troops to attack Batavia and destroy the East India Company?"

"It's not about destroying them, it's about weakening them." Tao Donglai explained on the phone: "If there are no Dutch, then our only connection with the Western world will be the Portuguese. This is like putting eggs in the same basket.

It's just as dangerous here. So the presence of the Dutch in the Far East is still useful to us, as long as they bleed every two or three years."

When Ning Qi heard this, he already understood Tao Donglai's plan: "That is to cancel the arms sales ban and sell both sides?"

"You have to be more skillful in selling this. If you do it well, these two companies will help you count the money after the sale and say thank you. I have discussed a general framework with Lao Bai before, but Lao Bai still has a few days to go."

Come back, how about you step into his position and organize related matters first?" Tao Donglai gave Ning Qi a suggestion on the phone, but it sounded a bit unreliable to Ning Qi.

"Why do I feel that you have already planned it and are just waiting for these two families to come to your door?" Ning Qi vaguely smelled the conspiracy. If he hadn't heard the Ma Dalan people put forward the arms purchase request in person, he would have almost

I thought this was because Haihan Ordnance had already negotiated the deal with the Madalan people in advance.

Tao Donglai responded: "This can't be said to be premeditated. The Haihan arms industry that Bai Kesi is in charge of is engaged in arms export. Of course he has to figure out how to sell weapons to those customers who are in urgent need without threatening Haihan customers. You

Don’t forget, the Matalan Kingdom also bought weapons from us before, but later the Dutch made a big fuss and suspended this business. So how to sell arms to these two companies is not actually new.

Bai Kesi has been thinking about this topic for a long time, he is just waiting for the right time."

Ning Qi then remembered that between the end of the Batavia War in 1632 and the establishment of the South China Sea Trade Alliance at the end of 1633, Haihan had indeed sold hundreds of millions of dollars to the Matalan Kingdom through some informal private channels.

cannons and ammunition. Although these artillery pieces are only the oldest cast-iron cannons, for the Matalan people whose weapons and equipment are relatively backward and have almost no heavy long-range weapons, these artillery pieces are nothing short of magical weapons. And except for Haihan

Apart from China, no other country is willing to sell such weapons to them. Therefore, although the selling price of these artillery pieces is extremely high, the Matalan people still believe that they have made a profit in the transaction.

However, after the establishment of the South China Sea Trade Alliance, the East India Company requested Haihan not to sell arms to the Matalan country, and also signed the supplementary agreement that Su Keyi had mentioned before to ensure that the East India Company's force could be used in areas near Java.

Maintain a dominant position for a long time.

Of course, the so-called advantageous position of the East India Company is only at sea. The combat effectiveness of the Dutch armed merchant ships is comparable to that of the best warships in the Materan country. But if we compare it with the armed forces on land, the Materan

The Blue Country only needed to rely on its superiority in military strength to make the East India Company complain endlessly.

So this time the Madalan delegation came to Sanya, the main purchase target was Haihan's warship. The Sultan of Madalan believed that as long as the country's maritime armed forces could be made strong enough, then Batavia City would not be able to

There is a second chance to get lucky. The relatively small tonnage "exploration class" and "exploration class" warships became the equipment that the Matalan people tried to buy this time.

Although the combat ships of the Haihan Navy have always been built at the Shengli Port Shipyard, the shipyards that can manufacture "Exploration-class" sailing ships are no longer just Sanya. There are shipyards in Danzhou, Zhoushan, and even Annan Black Earth Port.

This kind of warship can be built. Therefore, the Matalan people believed that this kind of warship was no longer a scarce commodity, so they applied to Haihan to purchase it.

Because the Matalan Kingdom is relatively far away from Hainan Island, it does not know much about Haihan's arms sales methods, but their purpose of purchasing weapons and equipment is unabashed, just to compete with the Dutch. In this case

For Haihan, it was equivalent to having someone take advantage of him, and he even took the initiative to hand the stick to his hand. It was difficult not to hit him with the stick.

Tao Donglai was originally thinking about how to maximize Haihan's benefits from this matter. Su Keyi's proactive appearance undoubtedly provided him with a solution to the problem. Since the Dutch are also very concerned about this, let the two

Let's have some head-to-head competition.

Ning Qi finally couldn't resist his curiosity and went to Tao Donglai's office to listen to his description of how to sell arms to both countries at the same time without causing resentment. After listening to the story, Ning Qi couldn't help but admire him.

Bai Kesi's imagination is so big that he can come up with such an incredible way to deal with it.

Bai Kesi's handling method is not complicated at all, it is the simplest auction. Since these two companies have a strong desire to buy weapons, Haihan will arrange a 1v1 special auction for them. If you want to buy a warship shop, then

A base price is announced based on the existing market price, and then each of the two companies bids. Whoever can afford more money will take the boat away.

What will appear at the auction is not just an order for a certain ship. If the purchase desire of the two countries is strong enough, it is very likely that the final transaction price will be raised to a record high.

In the same way, warships are not the only things that can make these two countries take action. If you just look through the arms sales list of Haihan Ordnance Industry, there are a lot of weapons that can make these two countries fight. I just don’t know about horse fighting.

How much money the Blue Mission brought this time will be enough for them to dominate the auction and suppress the East India Company, which is also wealthy.

"Then this turn is too sharp, isn't it? When I sent Su Keyi away just now, I swore to him that Haihan would never easily sell weapons to other countries. This is about to slap you in the face!" Ning Qi!

complained.

"It's okay if you want to turn it slowly, but you have to do it yourself. If you can convince them to accept this method, then the follow-up things will be relatively easy." Tao Donglai continued to encourage Ning Qi to join this

Come as planned.

Ning Qi sighed and said: "Give me some time and let me think about it carefully. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also gets involved in this matter, it will be difficult to do the future work."

Ning Qi had previously told Su Keyi how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintained peace between countries and refused to provoke any war manually. However, if he participated in this auction, the reputation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would definitely be harmed.
Chapter completed!