Chapter 1572 Bidding and Competition

Tao Donglai's ability to speak so cleanly and refinedly about the arms trade that drove the war with a sanctimonious expression shows that he has profound skills in rhetoric. Although the envoys from various countries present were somewhat disapproving of this in their hearts, no one would show it on their faces.

Everyone who came out responded to Tao Donglai's speech with warm applause. Even Su Keyi, who was quite unhappy about this, clapped his hands a few times symbolically.

People with quick minds have already begun to wonder about Haihan's intention. In fact, people with a discerning eye can already see that Haihan's attitude towards the Dutch has always been to be wary. Looking at the arms sales ban mentioned by Tao Donglai,

It seems that the country of Malta, which cannot buy goods with cash, is suffering from the loss, but this is not a disguised suppression of the Dutch.

At this time, they announced a temporary lifting of the embargo on the two countries, but they had to go through bidding to get the opportunity to purchase arms, which was not friendly to the Netherlands. Because everyone knew that the Matarans directly transported two trucks of gold bricks.

They came here to show off their wealth, but the Dutch could not come up with this amount even after selling all their assets in Sanya. Although Tao Donglai did not say that this bidding must require cash, it is obvious that the Madalan people have taken the lead in this confrontation.

took a more active position.

Li Nai turned his head and lowered his voice and asked Schneider: "Just a bid? No other conditions? This is not like the executive committee's style!"

Schneider smiled and said: "Of course there are additional conditions, but I definitely won't say them on this occasion, you know."

After hearing this, Li Nai nodded understandingly. Having dealt with Haihan for so many years, he naturally knew that Haihan was accustomed to adding some conditions that should not be made public in the trade process. For example, Fulifeng was not only responsible for distribution

In addition to Haihan's products, Haihan also undertakes tasks such as expanding Haihan's contacts in Guangzhou, recruiting immigrants, and buying people in the government. The benefits Haihan gives will not be given in vain, and the high returns brought by international trade must also be taken.

Only in exchange for some conditions that cannot be made public.

As for this kind of transaction between countries, Li Nai can actually guess what kind of conditions Haihan will put forward. Haihan's external expansion mainly adopts two methods, one is to use war means to seize, and the other is to

Asking a country to voluntarily set aside some coastal areas for Haihan to operate is actually the same as ceding territory. Similar to the situation of Matalan and the Netherlands, they are already Haihan's trading partners, and most of the conditions that can be proposed are

It’s related to land. And the two countries are located in the South China Sea and are not far apart. Haihan came up with such a bidding routine. I’m afraid what he wants is not just money, but also who can give better conditions.

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Although Li Nai's guess was not entirely correct, it was not far off. Whether it was Holland or Malan, the exchange conditions they could offer other than money were very limited, and for Haihan, what was really attractive was

, in fact, none more so than the areas under their control. Although Haihan will not be able to completely annex the areas controlled by these two countries in the foreseeable future, it will still strive to establish a new colonial port in the South China Sea to prepare for future expansion.

Be prepared.

Before Luo Hong and Su Keyi attended today's banquet, they had actually been notified by Haihan, who implicitly pointed out to them the transaction conditions of the arms purchase trade other than money.

Luo Hong did not respond much to Haihan's request to establish a colonial base in the Makassar Strait or the Banda Sea. In his view, the powerful Matalan country gave a piece of land near the sea to a friendly country that was willing to help it, and

It's not a big deal, not to mention that Haihan also said that he can pay a certain amount of rent to Matalan Kingdom at his discretion.

This is of course because Luo Hong did not know enough about the history of Haihan. He allocated land from other countries in the name of concession to build a colonial port, then controlled it through colonization and deployment of troops, and gradually included it into his own territory. This is Haihan

It has been a routine used in the past few years of external expansion. However, this is indeed unknown knowledge to the country of Matalan, which is located in a remote part of the South China Sea. And at this juncture, Luo Hong has no way to use it anymore.

Haihan's request to be sent back to the country for instructions could only be decided directly by him. As long as Haihan could agree to sell arms to his country, Luo Hong felt that there was no harm in agreeing to such conditions.

The conditions proposed by Haihan to the East India Company made Su Keyi find it difficult to accept. When the East India Company chose a site at the western end of Java Island to build the city of Batavia, one of the main reasons was that it could hold on to Java.

The Sunda Strait between the island and Sumatra is the throat channel into the South China Sea. And the Dutch later did rely on Batavia's geographical advantages to keep colonists from Britain, France and other countries from Europe out of the South China Sea for a long time.

But now the Haihan people's request is to establish a colonial port near the Sunda Strait.

Su Keyi knew that the Haihan people knew very well that the Sunda Strait had been the traditional sphere of influence of the East India Company since the founding of Batavia. Making such a request was no longer an unreasonable request, but an ambition that could not be concealed.

Bobo. There are only two main waterways entering the South China Sea from the Indian Ocean, one is the Strait of Malacca and the other is the Sunda Strait. Now Haihan has established a colonial port on Xingdao at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca and has begun to control the Strait waterways.

If they are allowed to bring the Sunda Strait under their control, any ship from a Western country that wants to enter the South China Sea will have to do so under Haihan's nose.

The East India Company is currently using this tactic to keep its Western counterparts out of the South China Sea, but if Haihan also directly intervenes in the Sunda Strait, it will inevitably compete with the Netherlands for control of the strait waterway in the future, and may even give Dutch sailing ships

Trading activities create trouble. From the standpoint of the East India Company, Su Keyi must try to prevent Haihan's ambition.

But the problem is that Haihan proposed this as an additional condition for the arms trade. If you refuse directly, you may lose the opportunity to purchase Haihan's arms. This is also a result that the East India Company is unwilling to accept, because the East India Company

The "loss" will most likely turn into the "gain" of the rival Matalan Country. The trade-off will only make the Batavia region fall into crisis faster.

Su Keyi didn't want to attract a wolf into the house, but he also didn't want to lose the opportunity to participate in the arms purchase. It was the lesser of two evils. He believed that it was more important to obtain the opportunity to purchase the arms, because this would be equivalent to depriving his competitor Ma of the opportunity to fight against the blue country.

Indian companies can still form a strategic advantage over Mataram at least in the past year or two. But if they do not agree to the conditions of the Haihan people, then even if they retain control of the Sunda Strait, they will inevitably have to face difficulties in the next period of time.

The war launched again by the Matalan Kingdom will not only be an issue of control of the strait waterway, but will also directly threaten the safety of the city of Batavia.

The party involved and the crowd ended this reception banquet with mixed emotions, and the atmosphere could not be said to be cheerful, but slightly strange and dull. Of course, for these big guys in the executive committee, they would not go to the Dutch people.

Or maybe the Matalan people put themselves in their shoes. In fact, they could see the frustrated expression on Dutch Minister Su Keyi's face. The executive committee members were happy to see it. In their view, Han Chinese like Su Keyi chose to colonize the Netherlands.

I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart, and if I can find an opportunity to teach this guy a lesson, they won't be merciful.

A few days later, the arms bidding meeting co-hosted by Haihan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Haihan Ordnance Industry was finally held. Because there were not many people attending the meeting, the venue was located in the conference room usually used by the Executive Committee in Victory Fort as Haihan

Tao Donglai, a symbol of national power, personally presided over this meeting to demonstrate the importance that the Executive Committee attached to this.

Except for representatives from the East India Company and the Materan Kingdom, Haihan officials did not invite anyone else to attend the game to keep the meeting confidential to the greatest extent. There was even a special warning outside the meeting room.

Dozens of heavily armed soldiers were deployed to stand guard along the border to reassure representatives of the two countries.

"Before we begin, I would like to reiterate my previous statement. Our country's attitude is to advocate peace and oppose war. Therefore, no matter what the final result is, our country hopes that the weapons and equipment sold can be used to defend peace and tranquility rather than launch war.

." Tao Donglai still had a compassionate tone, as if what he was going to sell to these two families was not a murder weapon, but a token of peace and friendship.

After Tao Donglai made a brief opening statement, he asked Bai Kesi to carry out the following steps. Bai Kesi said loudly: "As for the content of the weapons and equipment that will be open to you both for sale this time, I believe you have already seen what we are sending you.

When making a list, you should also consider your opinions on procurement. Let me explain again, this time the arms purchase is divided into two major items: the navy and the army. The army is divided into three small items: firearms, artillery, and other equipment. The navy is divided into combat items.

There are three items: ships, non-combat ships, weapons and equipment. Each item is bid separately, and the one with the highest bid gets the right to purchase the content. In addition, I must remind both parties that within one year after the end of this bidding,

We will not offer you a second purchase opportunity. Do you have any questions?"

Su Keyi raised his hand and said: "The final transaction price of this transaction must not be a small amount. The price I shouted here may not be able to pay a sufficient amount of cash immediately. Does your country have any restrictions on this? Those who cannot pay with one hand

How to settle the payment for the equipment delivered first hand?”

Bai Kesi responded: "Payment can be made within ten days after the meeting. However, for equipment with a relatively long manufacturing cycle, such as warships, you can settle in installments. Pay a 30% deposit first, and then pay 30% after the keel is built and outfit it.

An additional 30% will be paid at this stage, and the remainder will be paid after receiving the ship.”

"Ten days? There is no way Batavia can send money in time at this time." Su Keyi shook his head, indicating that this was an unscientific request.

"It doesn't matter. You can apply for a low-interest loan from Haihan Bank with the military purchase contract." Bai Kesi had already prepared for this and immediately explained the relevant measures: "Our professionals have prepared the relevant documents. We will hold a meeting later.

After finishing, you can complete the formalities on site.”

Schneider, who was sitting next to Bai Kesi, nodded to Su Keyi, indicating that there was no problem with what Bai Kesi said. Schneider was attending the meeting on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, but because he was also in charge of economic work in the executive committee, the matter of military purchase loans

He also has the final say. This method of operation is actually not new. Haihan used it when he sold weapons to Annan. Anyway, this loan is a matter of transferring the left hand to the right hand. There is actually no risk to Haihan.

You can also earn a little extra interest. As for the country that dares to default on the debt owed to Haihan, it has not happened so far. No one wants to offend such a creditor with super strong force, let alone leave Haihan with a debt.

An excuse to do whatever you want.

This measure seems considerate and considerate. Using the money lent by Haihan to buy Haihan's weapons and equipment, where in the world can you find such a good thing? But if you think about it carefully, this actually does not leave the buyer the opportunity to regret it.

, as soon as the transaction is completed, the payment must be made immediately.

Luo Hong originally thought that the gold bricks shipped this time were completely sufficient, but in the past two days, he studied the equipment list sent by Haihan at the Guest House, and was also arranged by Haihan's Ministry of National Defense to watch two drills displaying equipment.

He found that in addition to the warships he originally planned to purchase, there seemed to be a need to purchase other equipment in large quantities.

Let’s not talk about anything else. The Haihan warship and the weapons equipped on it are sold separately. If you just buy the ship, you can buy half of the combat power at most, which is definitely not enough. In addition, the army is equipped with firearms and artillery, which is also

The horses, who suffered heavy losses in the siege of Batavia last time, need the weapons to attack the blue army. They will attack Batavia again in the future. Having these long-range attack weapons will definitely make the siege easier.

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But if a comprehensive purchase is to be made, Luo Hong is also a little worried that the money he brings is not enough to pay for the military purchase. After all, there is a competitor on the other side who will continue to raise prices with him. However, since Haihan has provided loan services, Luo Hong at least

You don’t have to worry about your lack of “confidence”.

"If you two have no objections to all the requests we have made before, then the next step will begin." Tao Donglai looked at the representatives of both parties and said. As for the specific content of the previous requests, the parties involved naturally felt that

If you know it, there is no need to say it on this occasion.

"There is no objection to the horse beating the blue country." Luo Hong was already gearing up and ready to perform well.

"The East India Company... has no objection." Su Keyi's tone was somewhat reluctant, but the Haihan people did not leave him any choice. If he wanted to express his objection, I am afraid Tao Donglai would ask him out immediately.

Let the Ma Dalan people have exclusive access to this arms purchase opportunity.
Chapter completed!