Chapter 2723

Seeing that Yuta Kozaki was still a little hesitant, Shi Chengwu could only continue to put pressure on him: "This mission of our mission to your country will also visit several other seaport cities, and will also discuss with the local officials. Regarding trade cooperation projects, if we cannot achieve the results we expected in Nagasaki, then we can only put the resources we committed to the next few stations to try. After all, compared with Nagasaki, the basic conditions in those places should be better. If we are better, we will have excellent development prospects in the long run.”

In terms of the geographical situation of the Japanese archipelago, the Kyushu region is actually far away from the political and economic center of the country and can be regarded as a border of the country, and the location of Nagasaki is a border among borders. But because of this, Nagasaki, located at the western end of Japan, Qi became the first stop for foreign merchants entering the country and was officially designated as a port specializing in international trade.

But the prosperity of Nagasaki is based on commercial activities. It is not a big city like Osaka, Kyoto, and Edo in the traditional sense. It does not have any special products. Its function is just a trading port. Even in Kyushu Regions and cities larger than Nagasaki include Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto and other places.

If Haihan is willing to invest resources and can get the cooperation of local governments, it is not impossible to support one or two trading ports in Japan with functions similar to Nagasaki Port. After all, those famous trading ports under Haihan's rule , it has only been in operation for more than ten or twenty years. Regarding how to build a trading port, Haihan ranks second, and probably no one in the world dares to claim first.

Shi Chengwu's intention is to let Yuta Kozaki understand that the trade status of Nagasaki Port is not completely irreplaceable. If he is unwilling to cooperate with Haihan, he may have to face the country's newly emerging competitors in the future.

Considering the market share of Haihan-related trade in Nagasaki Port, Yuta Kozaki had to admit that the intensity of pressure exerted by Shi Chengwu was actually no less than a military threat. Not to mention that the trade status was replaced, even if it was replaced by By taking away part of the business, Nagasaki's influence will be greatly reduced, and the consequences will directly affect Yuta Kosaki.

But despite this, Yuta Kozaki did not immediately let go. Instead, he changed the subject and began to talk about the various preferential treatment and care given by the local government to Haihan merchants, trying to prove to the Haihan mission that the Nagasaki authorities had always cooperated with Haihan. The merchants maintain a good cooperative relationship.

The morning talks did not produce any substantive results, but Yuta Kozaki did not reject the conditions proposed by the mission, so there is still room for maneuver.

At noon, everyone left the Nagasaki Office and returned to the Haihan Chamber of Commerce for lunch. During the meal, He Li took the initiative to invite Shi Chengwu to participate in the subsequent talks.

He Li was not a member of the mission and had no official status, so he only participated in the morning meeting as a civilian. However, in terms of familiarity with the local situation, no one in the mission could compare with him. , Shi Chengwu thought about it for a moment and agreed to the request, but he asked He Li to first explain his thoughts and the means he was going to use to convince the other party.

He Lidao: "Judging from the meeting in the morning, it is obvious that Yuta Kozaki still has doubts about the proposal of the Major General. However, I believe there are three reasons for his ambiguous attitude. One is coveting the vision of trade development we promised, and the other is fear of rejection." They will suffer retaliation later. Thirdly, it is not yet possible to confirm whether the attitude of the Haihan merchants will be consistent with the mission. I still have some luck with this. What I can do is to clearly tell Yuta Kozaki that the Haihan Chamber of Commerce We will not hesitate to support the official opinions of our country, and even giving up Nagasaki is an option. Only by stopping his thoughts can we force him to make a decision."

Tao Hongfang asked: "Will this make him jump over the wall and do something detrimental to us?"

He Li responded: "Osaki Yuta is a very practical person. He will not risk his life and property. Besides, even if the mission leaves, the Sasebo base is still there, which is enough to deter the local government."

Bai Letong asked: "But since Japan is implementing a lock-down policy, if we threaten to withdraw from this market, will it not have the desired effect at all?"

He Li smiled and said: "The so-called "locking the country" is not actually because we are worried about us coming to do business, but because we are afraid that Westerners will come to preach and lead the people away. As far as I know, the shogunate's annual income from international trade activities has accounted for About 30% of its annual income, and the number is still increasing year by year. If we withdraw, it will not just be as simple as leaving a few businessmen, but will directly bring this country's cross-border trade to a standstill. Even if Yuta Ozaki is not afraid, the shogunate will not Allow this to happen."

If the Haihan Chamber of Commerce organizes merchants to withdraw collectively, it will inevitably cause chaos in the Nagasaki market. A large number of local people who rely on trading activities will collectively fall into a state of unemployment, and various rumors will take the opportunity to breed, and may even involve the West. Businessmen also left here to avoid the limelight. It will undoubtedly be a very serious blow to the commercial reputation and trade environment that Nagasaki has built with great difficulty.

After some discussion, everyone felt that what He Li said was reasonable. To put pressure on the Nagasaki authorities without using military means, the only means currently available are trade sanctions, and the statement of the Haihan Chamber of Commerce is of course very important. weights.

During the afternoon meeting, Shi Chengwu indeed pushed He Li to the front of the stage and asked him to negotiate with Yuta Kozaki. He Li did not disappoint him. He bluntly stated from the beginning that if the Nagasaki authorities were unwilling to accept Haihan's proposal, If there is a cooperation plan, the Haihan Chamber of Commerce will consider collectively withdrawing from the Nagasaki market at some point in the future and move to other places to engage in trading activities.

After hearing what He Li said, Yuta Kozaki's calm expression finally became a little unbearable. Of course, he knew very well what He Li meant by the situation. Although the other party did not put forward a clear time, as long as such rumors If it spreads, it will immediately have a negative impact on local public sentiment. The Haihan Chamber of Commerce does not even need to take actual evacuation action, as long as the rumors are spread, it is enough for the shogunate to hold local officials accountable.

Yuta Ozaki even considered the possibility of Haihan using military means to force him to submit, but he never expected that this method would be available.

He frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a solution. He didn't believe that the Haihan merchants really wanted to withdraw from Nagasaki, but he couldn't let others think so. Once the news got out, even if only ten One-third of the people believe that if Haihan abandons Nagasaki, it will cause consequences that he cannot bear.
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