Chapter 1562 Military Purchase Competition

The task assigned by the East India Company Governor Van Diemen in the letter seems to be one thing, but it is actually two things. The first is to apply to Haihan to purchase weapons and equipment, and the second is to prevent the envoys of the Madalan Kingdom from attacking Haihan.

Arms procurement. But for Su Keyi, it is not easy to accomplish any of these things.

Judging from Van Diemen's letter, he probably wrote this letter after hearing about the departure of the Matalan people. In other words, when this letter arrived in Su Keyi's hands, the Matalan mission may have already

It had been a few days since he arrived in Sanya secretly. If the Ma Dallan people had already negotiated an arms purchase contract with Haihan at this time, then no matter how hard Su Keyi tried, it would be difficult to change the established facts.

Su Keyi's top priority was to quickly inquire about the movements of the Madalan Mission and try to get involved in time. However, he was feeling sleepy after sitting all night, so he didn't plan to go there in person for this kind of thing.

He left the matter to his subordinates. He had to seize the time to recharge his batteries, because after confirming the movements of the Madalan Mission, it would be his turn to come forward to negotiate with the other party.

Sanya, as the capital of Haihan State, is also the most prosperous port city in the South China Sea. The number of foreigners arriving and leaving the city every day remains at least hundreds or even thousands. And Sanya is very important to foreigners in the local area.

There is a relatively strict registration and management system for activities, especially in the Fort Victory area, which has many government departments and is the political center of the country. Many areas are closed to non-nationals, and most foreigners who stay briefly are only allowed to enter.

Activities within the port area are allowed.

Countries that have close contacts with Hainan, such as Portugal, Annan, and the Netherlands, have successively built embassies in Sanya in recent years. For small countries that are far away from Hainan Island and do not have the conditions to set up specialized diplomatic missions, Haihan has also established embassies in Sanya.

Their official staff have prepared a guest house to be responsible for the reception. If a delegation from the Matalan Kingdom really comes to Sanya, they must be staying in the official guest house. You only need to check it to find out. Even if the mission is staying incognito and quietly

, Su Keyi has stayed in Sanya for such a long time, so he naturally has a way to find out the real situation.

The men sent by Su Keyi went to the Guest House and found some familiar employees to give them some benefits. They easily found out that the Matalan Mission had checked into the Guest House four days ago and was led by a senior military attaché.

There are eight people in the team. The ship that the Madalan delegation came on has been docked at Pier 3 of Victory Port in the past few days. However, the news that can be obtained can only stop here. After all, Su Keyi

The employees found by his men were only people from the guesthouse and did not know the real purpose and activity arrangements of the Madalan delegation in Sanya. Only the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knew about those matters.

After Su Keyi got the news, he was no longer sleepy at the moment. Since the delegation from the Madalan Kingdom has really arrived in Sanya, it means that the news sent by Batavia is more reliable, and the other party is really coming to Haihan.

While buying equipment. The other party has been here for four days, and must have been in contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Haihan. Maybe the contract has already been negotiated. If we don't act quickly, the Ma Dalan people may be responsible for this matter.

Done.

Su Keyi washed and changed clothes, packed up, asked his servants to prepare the carriage and horses, and then left the embassy for Fort Victory. He knew that it was too late to do some winding peripheral investigations at this time, so he could only go straight to Fort Victory.

I asked several senior officials from the Haihan Executive Committee.

Ning Qi is currently in charge of the Haihan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Schneider and Tao Donglai will also come forward to assist in handling some diplomatic affairs when they have time. It can be regarded as a very important department in the Haihan government agency. However, Ning Qi did not expect that,

It had only been two days since the investigation of the previous intelligence leak case was completed, and Su Keyi from the East India Company actually came to the door. Could it be that there was something not done properly in the previous case, which gave Su Keyi a reason to make trouble? But previously

That case clearly had nothing to do with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Even if Su Keyi wanted to complain, he should have gone to Schneider.

However, Su Keyi didn't have the energy to go around slowly with Ning Qi. After sitting down, before Ning Qi's secretary could serve tea, he took the initiative to explain his purpose: "Minister Ning, I came here today to ask you something, Ma Dalan."

Has the country’s mission already arrived in Sanya?”

When Ning Qi heard Su Keyi's questioning tone, he had already guessed his real purpose. The Dutch and the Malan people had deep quarrels, even if they were both members of the South China Sea Trade Alliance.

The member states are still unable to resolve past grievances. Ning Qi naturally knows the reason for the Madalan mission's visit to Sanya, and he is not surprised that the East India Company would be so direct after receiving the news.

reaction. If it weren't for Sanya, Su Keyi might not have come to Victory Fort at all, but directly summoned his men to fight against the Madalan Mission.

However, even if Ning Qi knew Su Keyi's intention, he could only respond to him in diplomatic terms at this time: "Mr. Su, from our country's standpoint, the Netherlands and Matalan are both partners with the same status. Matalan

The Blue Mission’s visit to our country is also a normal diplomatic exchange, so there is no need to report it to your country first, right?”

How could Su Keyi be in the mood to go around so slowly with Ning Qi? He immediately pointed out the topic directly and said: "I heard that the purpose of the Madalan mission's trip is to purchase combat equipment and ships from your country. According to our relationship with your country,

According to the diplomatic agreement signed by the country before this, your country is not allowed to sell any weapons and equipment that are not sold publicly to our hostile countries. I should remember it correctly, right?"

This agreement seems to be a mouthful to say. In fact, in simple terms, Haihan will not sell weapons and equipment to the Netherlands, nor to other countries that are enemies of the Netherlands, to show fairness. And the Matalan Kingdom and the East Indies

The company's grievances are well known to everyone. If Haihan sells weapons and equipment to it, it will be tantamount to violating the agreement with the East India Company. Of course, if Haihan is willing to lift the original embargo on the East India Company, then

You can safely sell arms to both parties at the same time.

Ning Qi guessed Su Keyi's purpose of coming, but he did not expect that the other party's attitude would be so aggressive. He brought out the diplomatic agreement without saying a few words. But regarding the matter of the Matalan country's purchase of arms, the executive committee

In fact, the meeting has not yet made up its mind. After all, this matter is not a simple arms trade. It is very likely to affect the balance of power in the surrounding areas of Matalan for a period of time in the future, and even the diplomatic relations between Haihan and the Netherlands.

The executive committee must be cautious.

However, the confidentiality work of the Matalan Kingdom was obviously not very satisfactory. The mission had only been in Sanya for four days, and the formal negotiations with the relevant departments of Haihan had not made any progress. The East India Company approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask for an explanation.

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This time the matter is different from the previous intelligence cases between Portugal and the Netherlands. The Matalan country wants to purchase warships and other weapons and equipment from Haihan. There has been no formal negotiation with Haihan before.

It was only after arriving in Sanya that I revealed my thoughts in this regard to Haihan. Therefore, there is no need to investigate the source of the Dutch intelligence this time. It must be the problem of the Matalan country itself.

Ning Qi considered his words before responding: "Mr. Su, don't be so excited. Regarding the purpose of the Madalan mission, I think there may be a misunderstanding. I believe you also know very well that our country has been working hard to maintain

To promote regional peace and stability, we hope to resolve conflicts and hatred between countries through commercial and cultural exchanges, and oppose the use of war to solve problems. It is precisely because our country has always adhered to this concept that it has set some conditions for arms trade to

Try to avoid the weapons produced by our country from becoming the cause of wars in other countries. So whether it is the East India Company or the Materan Country, what we would rather see is a situation of peaceful coexistence, rather than selling you weapons and then watching you.

Waging war and fighting each other. Mr. Su, I hope you can appreciate the goodwill of our country and not make one-sided wrong judgments based on personal likes and dislikes."

When it comes to official talk, Ning Qi is definitely one of the most powerful figures among Haihan's senior management. When Haihan encounters complex diplomatic issues that need to be resolved through negotiation, Ning Qi is often the one to take the initiative.

Solve it. So when faced with Su Keyi's questioning, Ning Qi naturally used the method he was best at, first making the other party faint with some big talk.

Su Keyi was really overwhelmed by these words. He obviously came to the door to make demands on his own initiative. Why did Ning Qi say it in a few words? It seemed that the arms sales restrictions that Haihan had set on the East India Company and the Matalan Country were actually

It became a kind act, and I should be grateful for it. But the problem is that Haihan did not sell arms to this side in the past, and the war between the East India Company and the Matalan Kingdom still broke out?

Su Keyi knew that he could not be led astray by Ning Qi, so he quickly calmed down his confused thoughts and said to Ning Qi: "Minister Ning, our request is very clear. If your country plans to relax the arms sales ban, it should

We should treat everyone equally and accept our arms purchase requirements."

When Ning Qi heard this, he understood Su Keyi's real purpose. Stopping the Matalan country's arms purchase plan was just one of them. What was more important was that the Dutch planned to take this opportunity to ask Haihan to lift the ban and sell weapons to them.

equipment.

But this matter is not something that Ning Qi can decide. The model, quantity, delivery date, etc. of equipment sold by Haihan to foreign military have always been controlled by the military and Haihan Ordnance Industry. Which weapons can be sold and which weapons can be sold?

How much and to whom it will be sold are all subject to the verification of relevant departments, so that the weapons and equipment sold abroad can play their due role as much as possible instead of becoming a hidden danger that threatens Haihan's security. Therefore, in the past few years,

, Haihan's main arms sales targets are almost all die-hard allies such as Annam, Champa, and the Fujian Ming Army. Western colonial countries such as Portugal and the Netherlands can buy extremely limited arms from Haihan.

Therefore, countries like Annan already had Haihan provide technical guidance two years ago and built their own "Exploration-class" warships into service. However, the East India Company has not yet been able to order this level of warships from Haihan.

Warships. Even if the price the East India Company was willing to pay for this far exceeded that of Annan and the Fujian Ming Army, Haihan still could not get the weapons and equipment they wanted to purchase from the arms sales ban list. And this time Su Keyi's

The visit was obviously to bring up the old matter in the name of the Madalan Mission and to apply for arms purchase to Haihan again.

Ning Qi quickly figured out the secret and said to Su Keyi: "This is not the first day Mr. Su has dealt with us. You should talk to Haihan Military Industry about buying weapons and equipment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also

I don’t care about this.”

Su Keyi said: "I heard that Chief Bai, who is in charge of Haihan's military industry, will stay in the north for a while. If the Madalan delegation is willing to wait for him to come back before talking, then I can wait."

In order to negotiate the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, Bai Kesi traveled all the way to Liaodong and presided over several extremely important negotiations. However, after completing his task, he had already left Liaodong and set off south. This time may have passed.

Penghu, and could return to Hainan Island in a few days. But from what Su Keyi said, it was obvious that he did not intend to wait for Bai Kesi to come back before talking, but wanted to keep in line with the progress of the Madalan Mission.

Seeing Su Keyi's stubborn attitude, Ning Qi was also a little bit dumbfounded. From his point of view, it was inevitable that Su Keyi was a little too nervous. Negotiations on arms trade often lasted for a long time.

The delivery time is also carried out in batches, and may take as long as several years. Even if the Matalan country can purchase the weapons and equipment they want from Haihan, it is not possible to convert them into real combat effectiveness.

A goal that can be achieved in a short period of time. Although the performance of Haihan's weapons and equipment is good, it will not have immediate effects once it is obtained.

Annan's army has received military training provided by Haihan since 1628, and it took several years to gradually cultivate a new army that followed Haihan's tactics and weapons and equipment. If the country of Matalan wanted to imitate Annan to improve its country

The combat effectiveness of the army must be purchased together with supporting training services, and the time required for training must not be short. Ning Qi believes that the Dutch are so nervous, which is probably the psychological shadow of being beaten by the blue army when the horses came to the city.

It's causing trouble.

Ning Qi said: "If the Matalan Kingdom wants to purchase a large amount of arms from our country, it will definitely have to wait for the right owner to come back before we can talk. So I suggest you not to be so impatient and go back first to wait for the news. You have been waiting for several years.

, there’s no rush at this moment, right?”

Seeing that Ning Qi wanted to dismiss him so easily, Su Keyi quickly responded: "Since Minister Ning is not sure, I have no choice but to pay a visit to Chairman Tao!"
Chapter completed!