Chapter 2781

"What can't be done?" Seeing Masato Masari's excitement, Bai Kesi deliberately pretended to be confused.

"You can't sell warships privately to the local daimyo of our country!" Masuyama Masato thought for a while and then added: "Neither can other weapons and equipment! All arms transactions between your country and our country should be completed through the shogunate!"

Bai Kesi slowly shook his head disapprovingly and said: "But in the treaty of friendship and trade signed between our country and your country, the condition mentioned by Master Zengshan was not included. Whoever we trade arms with is our country's freedom, and we should not and should not do so."

It will be restricted by your country."

Masato Masuyama saw that Bai Kesi's attitude was calm and did not deny his speculation about the target of his sale. This confirmed that Kaihan's transaction target was really the Satsuma clan, and he felt even more angry at the moment.

If the Satsuma clan is really allowed to take the lead, it will be a small matter that it cannot complete the task, but it will be a real big trouble if the domestic stability is shaken.

Thinking of this, Masuyama Masato decided to open the skylight and speak frankly: "Master Bai, is the other buyer of warships from your country the Satsuma Domain of our country?"

Bai Kesi said noncommittally: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"

Masuyama Masatoshi said: "If the buyer is really the Satsuma clan, or other local vassal states affiliated with this country, then I will cancel their qualifications to purchase arms on behalf of the shogunate."

Bai Kesi smiled and said: "Master Masuyama, you should say this to the Satsuma clan, not to me. It's useless for you to tell me this. I am in the arms business, and I only care about gold and silver. Don't you think so?

It’s okay to let us sell it, as long as we pay for the share that the Satsuma clan wants to buy, then it’s settled, isn’t it?”

"You...this..." After hearing Bai Kesi's reply, Masuyama Masato couldn't help but be so angry that he was speechless for a moment.

Although Masuyama Masato is not an experienced negotiator, he also knows that what Baikes said is a trap for himself. Even if the shogunate really spends money to package the share that Satsuma wants to buy, it is unlikely that this matter will end.

Han will definitely still build new warships and sell them to Satsuma Domain. At best, it will just delay the time for Satsuma Domain to receive the warships.

But can negotiating with the Satsuma Domain end this trouble? Masato Masuyama is not optimistic about this. If the Satsuma Domain can be so obedient, why should he be so anxious?

Masato Masuyama took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down his anger. There were not many options before him to organize the Satsuma clan's actions. Since it was no longer feasible to let Kaihan stop here, it seemed that he could only start from

Satsuma Domain has found a solution.

"Then can your country arrange for me to meet with the Satsuma Domain envoy?" Masuyama Masato tried hard to control his emotions so that his tone would not sound too angry.

Bai Kesi seemed to have expected that he would make such a request. He smiled and shook his head and said: "I think you may have some misunderstanding of our country's position. For our country, the shogunate and the Satsuma clan are just buyers. If we can help

What's the difference between trying to suppress another buyer with one buyer in mind and annihilating one's own money?"

Masuyama Masato suddenly realized that Bai Kesi looked at him as if he were a fool. Telling the profit-seeking Haihan people to voluntarily give up a lucrative arms deal was indeed the behavior of a fool who was not familiar with the world.

move.

When it comes to meeting with the Satsuma clan's envoys, we probably can't rely on Kaihan to bridge the gap.

Fortunately, Masuyama Masato roughly knew where the Satsuma feudal envoy was staying in Hangzhou. Since Haihan refused to help, he had no choice but to find him himself.

Before the matter of the Satsuma Domain was understood, Masuyama Masato had no intention of continuing to negotiate with Baikes. He ended the morning's negotiations hastily and rushed to the headquarters of the Satsuma Domain envoy with his entourage.

In fact, the residence of the Satsuma Domain envoy is not far from the residence of Masato Masuyama. It is said that this area is specially used to accommodate foreign envoys working in Hangzhou, which is equivalent to the official reception organization of Haihan. Because of this, Masuyama Masato

It was only then that Yamamasa Toshi learned of the Satsuma Domain's movements in time.

"Quick report, Lord Tokugawa Masuyama Masatoshi is here!" As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, his entourage loudly announced his identity.

However, this identity did not seem to have the expected deterrent effect. Soon, several samurai with Tsukiyo hair came out of the courtyard, indicating that the Satsuma Domain envoy refused to meet with Masato Masuyama.

The other party obviously understood the purpose of Masuyama Masato's visit. In order to avoid trouble, he did not even intend to talk. He directly shut Masuyama Masato out and obviously did not accept his orders.

Masato Masuyama actually has no experience in what to do when encountering such a difficult situation. He mainly relies on his official position to support his travels, but if someone ignores his identity, it will become a problem for him.

There was no solution. However, his entourage didn't think so much, and they started shouting and shoving with the Satsuma clan people.

Masuyama Masato wanted to order a forced invasion, but looking at this posture, the opponent's force seemed not inferior to his own, and he might not be able to take advantage if he took action. Moreover, this is the territory of the Haihan people, and here with

A fight in the Satsuma clan would probably anger the Haihan people and be detrimental to subsequent negotiations.

While Masuyama Masatoshi was still hesitating, a group of Haihan soldiers rushed to the scene to prevent a possible fight. Haihan officials attached great importance to the security of this area and specially deployed an armed force to guard the area.

We are on duty here and will be dispatched if there is any disturbance.

After the officer leading the group asked what was going on, he asked Masuyama Masato and his party to stop making trouble and leave immediately.

Although this is a bit of a loss of face, it also gives Masuyama Masato a step down. Otherwise, if the quarrel continues, regardless of whether we can see the Satsuma clan's envoy or not, it may be difficult to negotiate an acceptable result.

Masato Masuyama returned to his residence angrily and felt that the matter was increasingly difficult to deal with. If the Satsuma clan was allowed to buy weapons, equipment and warships from Kaihan, how would he explain himself when he returned to Edo?

If the prestige of his nephew Tokugawa Ietsuna is damaged, his own career may also be affected.

At present, the only people who can influence the direction of this matter are the Kaihan people. After thinking about it, Masuyama Masari felt that he still had to ask the Kaihan official for a feasible plan. It is probably impossible to prevent Kaihan from selling it at all, but maybe he can try to reduce the Satsuma Domain.

The impact of arms purchases on Japan. As for whether to limit the scale of purchases or the types of weapons, we still need to be patient and negotiate with Haihan officials slowly.

Masuyama Masato took advantage of his lunch time to think over and over again, drafting several negotiation plans in his mind, and went to see Bai Kesi in the afternoon.

But this time, Bai Kesi did not receive him immediately because he was meeting other guests. Masuyama Masato noticed that the Satsuma clan warriors who had clashed with him in the morning were all here. It was obvious who the guest Bai Kesi was receiving.

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Chapter completed!