Chapter 2699

Seeking common ground while reserving differences is easier said than done. The only thing that can be determined at the moment is that the three parties participating in the talks have different interests and aspirations, and they all hope to gain more benefits for themselves in trade relations.

As the main beneficiary of trade between Korea and Japan, Tsushima's profit-making methods mainly come from trade privileges inherited for generations. Changing the status quo is equivalent to shaking the foundation of the clan. As a vested interest, Mune Yuta cannot easily

The other two parties compromise. Especially the North Koreans, who have gradually straightened their backs in recent years. If they give in to the trade dispute, it may trigger a series of chain reactions that Zong Xiongtao does not want to see.

Busan has a natural harbor, but due to historical reasons, most of its trade with Japan must be handed over to Tsushima. This is equivalent to giving a large amount of profits to the Zong family. In the past, trade was underdeveloped.

That's fine, but now Busan Port has become one of the most important international ports in the region. The scale of trade continues to increase, and the wealth flowing into Tsushima every year is even more than that in Busan. The Koreans will naturally feel very unwilling to accept this situation.

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Wen Zhihong regarded the Haihan mission as a boost and protective umbrella, while Zong Xiongtai tried every means to cut off the relationship between Haihan and North Korea, trying to turn the three-party talks into a one-on-one situation to solve the problem separately. But this time

The Haihan Mission, which played a leading role in the talks at the time, was not as ambitious as the other two.

The impromptu tripartite talks held in Busan were not among the mission's scheduled tasks. They were only used by the local government as one of the conditions for Haihan to open a special zone in Busan. The mission only agreed to it in order to smoothly promote the implementation of the special zone plan. Of course.

Well, this matter is not harmful to Haihan. After studying the situation, the mission actually has the intention of chasing the rabbit. It would be best to get some benefits, but even if the outcome is not reached in the end, Haihan will not

The actual loss is, at most, just a few more days of delay in Busan.

Tao Hongfang knew very well the thoughts of the Busan government. He wanted to make up for the taxes lost from Haihan due to the establishment of the special zone from Tsushima in another way. But could Busan and Tsushima be able to negotiate a new deal?

The trade agreement will have minimal impact on Haihan's business interests. Even if the negotiations fail, it will not prevent the implementation of the zone plan.

As for the attitude towards Ma Fan, it is also unlikely to affect Haihan's trading activities in this area, and Tao Hongfang is sure that Zong Xiongtai, who is sitting opposite, is also aware of this.

When the Kaihan Army attacked the Hirado Domain, the Tsushima Domain was one of the closest bystanders to the battlefield. Even though the jurisdiction was only a few dozen miles away from Hirado Island, they did not dare to send troops to rescue the Tagawa clan in Hirado. Now they are stationed in Sasebo.

The Haihan fleet will conduct cruise training in the Korean Strait at least once or twice a year, and its route will also pass through the waters under the jurisdiction of Tsushima. This means that if there is anything wrong with Tsushima, then Haihan will

The fleet can appear outside Asu Bay in a very short time.

Therefore, in the face of the Haihan merchant ships traveling on both sides of the Korean Strait, Ma Fan has always been indifferent. Whether there is a so-called regional trade agreement will not affect the trading activities of Haihan merchants in this area at all.

But if this can be used to provoke a fight between North Korea and Japan, Tao Hongfang would be happy to see it happen.

The feud between North Korea and Japan has been going on for a long time, with a fight occurring every hundred or so years. The last large-scale war between the two countries was just over 60 years ago. However, Haihan has never wanted to bring down these two countries.

It is in Haihan's best interests to maintain a certain degree of opposition between North Korea and Japan and fight without breaking up if they plan to live in complete peace.

The interests of the three parties are different, and each has its own agenda. It is naturally difficult to reach a consensus under such circumstances. After talking for a long time, the three parties were still talking on the same page and were not on the same channel at all.

Among all the people present, only Zhu Zian could observe the talks between the three parties from a completely outside perspective.

Zhu Zian actually didn't quite understand why the mission had to waste time in this muddy water. In his opinion, Ma Fan was not of great use value, and there were no conditions that could be used to bargain with Haihan. Haihan

You can completely ignore its existence and let merchants engage in cross-border trade between North Korea and Japan. Haihan can take Tsushima's share, and the other party does not dare to make any mistakes, so why bother to negotiate an agreement with Tsushima?

Limit yourself.

However, after listening for a while, Zhu Zian slowly understood the intention of the mission. This was not to put pressure on Tsushima on behalf of the Koreans. It was clearly to set a fire in the middle and create a gap between the Busan government and Tsushima.

The conflict of interest was clearly exposed.

However, Tao Hongfang and others grasped the scale very well. They only said some indifferent words and left the main battlefield to the performance of North Korea and Japan.

One side is threatening to raise tariffs, and the other side is going to restrict the scale of trade. If you want to close businesses, I will stop cargo flights. Although both sides have some means of intimidating the other side, they obviously lack the determination to implement it. After all, once trade stops, then

The economic losses that will be caused are difficult to estimate, and the consequences are not something that the two of them can afford.

Moreover, Wen Zhihong and Zong Xiongtai are not stupid. They also know that once a trade war begins between the two countries and sanctions are imposed on each other, the only beneficiaries will be the Haihan people who are not restricted at all. So even though they are red-faced with the argument,

But neither of them wanted to push the situation to the point of breaking up.

It was almost noon, and the talks still made little progress. Zong Xiongtai took the initiative to propose a temporary adjournment of the meeting and continue the talks after lunch.

However, Zongxiong Tai had no intention of entertaining them as a landlord. He only provided basic lunch to the participants and had no intention of accompanying them.

But this was exactly what Wen Zhihong wanted. Seeing that he could not make progress, he could take advantage of the intermission to communicate with the Haihan delegation again and discuss countermeasures.

"My lords, this Zong Xiongtai is stubborn and stubborn. I believe that if we want to achieve results, we must give strong medicine to be effective!"

Wen Zhihong knew that he was unable to persuade Zong Xiongtai to compromise, so he had no choice but to turn to the Haihan mission again. He also saw that Haihan and other young officials did not give their full performance in the morning meeting and did not put enough pressure on Zong Xiongtai to achieve success.

, it’s not enough for Haihan people to just show up, they have to do their best.

Tao Hongfang pretended not to understand and asked: "What does Mr. Wen mean by giving strong medicine?"

Although Wen Zhihong knew that he should not talk nonsense, but the matter was at this point, how could he give up halfway, gritting his teeth and said: "You should inform Zong Xiongtai that if you insist on refusing to give in, your country will not rule out the use of military means to resolve trade disputes!"
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