The appearance of Shaoyan Mingguang directly disrupted Xiao Chen's plan. He had already thought about how to deal with the Japanese envoy, but he did not expect to directly face this person who could make decisions.
It seemed that Shaoyan Mingguang also knew the urgency of the matter, so he came to meet Xiao Chen in person, which could save a lot of time.
"Who will be the coach of your Monday team?" Shaoyan Mingguang went straight to the point without saying any nonsense.
"It's Jiangdong King Li Shi." Xiao Chen answered happily.
"Prince Li Shi, you don't understand water warfare, right?" Shaoyan Mingguang frowned, obviously having guessed Xiao Chen's intention.
Sending someone with a higher status than yourself means that you want to be the commander-in-chief.
"Mr. Shaoyan, please believe us. This is a very important matter. We take it very seriously and will never make fun of it. Prince Li Shi is the commander-in-chief and is responsible for the overall command. There are also some generals who are proficient in water warfare to give him operational advice. And our Prince Li Shi is a very responsible person." Xiao Chen said.
"It would be great if this is the case. I will be responsible for leading our fleet...Xiao Chenjun, will you also participate in the war?" Shaoyan Mingguang said.
"I haven't thought about it yet. After all, this place is also very important." Xiao Chen said.
"That's right." Shaoyan Mingguang nodded.
"Mr. Shaoyan, I'm worried about something..." Xiao Chen said.
"Xiao Chenjun is worried that the Russians will send a fleet to support, right? I have made arrangements. Now the third fleet of our Japanese navy is conducting actual combat exercises in the northern high seas. It is currently in a state of blockade..." Shaoyan Mingguang said.
"Oh, Mr. Shaoyan is really a brilliant military strategist." Xiao Chen was overjoyed.
"Xiao Chenjun, I think you are the most brilliant." Shaoyan Mingguang showed a melancholy smile on his lips.
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm just a young boy who dares to think and act... Mr. Shaoyan, I won't be involved in the specific battle plan. I think I might need to trouble you to go to Fengyang City and see our emperor. You must be very happy. Can you talk to our Prince Li Shi in detail?" Xiao Chen never tries to be smart.
"Okay, this is also my plan. My main purpose here is just to meet Xiao Chenjun. I think we may have a lot of cooperation in the future, right?" Shaoyan Mingguang said.
"Of course, in fact, I think the cooperation between you and me will be very pleasant." Xiao Chen smiled.
"Yes, I think so too." Shaoyan Mingguang nodded but shook his head, "But there are many people here who don't think so, and I don't need to tell you Xiao Chenjun about those stupid ideas. It's just that Please understand my situation, because I think our situation is very similar."
Xiao Chen didn't understand Shaoyan Mingguang's situation, but he still understood his own situation quite well. It was definitely completely different from him, but he just smiled.
"The Russian cavalry are also very powerful. Xiao Chenjun, are you sure you can defeat them?" Shaoyan Mingguang hesitated slightly.
"It's a last-ditch fight, regardless of victory or defeat!" Xiao Chen said.
"If Xiao Chenjun, you need help..." Shaoyan Mingguang paused deliberately here.
"No need, please trust me, Mr. Shaoyan." Xiao Chen refused without waiting for him to say anything.
What Shaoyan Mingguang meant was to send some army troops over. This was absolutely unacceptable to Xiao Chen, which was what Chen Jisheng said was a matter of principle!
"Then if we want to fight on land, everything is up to us." Shaoyan Mingguang nodded, "I'm going to Fengyang City right now, and I have to ask Xiao Chenjun to see me off. If my expectations are correct, Shunfeng Port is already here Is it under martial law?"
"Why are you so anxious?" Xiao Chen said, "I have to treat Mr. Shaoyan well and show my loyalty as a landlord."
"After we capture Shunfeng Port, I will definitely get drunk with you, Xiao Chenjun," Shaoyan Mingguang said.
It seems that Shaoyan Mingguang only cares about this battle, and any other additional conditions are negotiated by those people. In this case, Xiao Chen did not insist on staying, and immediately sent Ye Baiqing to send him away in person. This was definitely not possible for sending troops to escort him, he could only let him go. He left quietly without making any noise.
However, none of the three Kudo Nako left. Miyamoto Gozo and Kinoshita Yoshiro even said that they would fight with Xiao Chen...
That's actually not necessary. We have plenty of people, but you two are not missing.
Let’s get down to business.
This was the formal negotiation. Xiao Chen, Ye Baiqing, and Liu Congshu were all present. Because Kudo Nako was a woman, Xiao Chen also invited Liu Xiangqin.
Chen Jisheng did not come forward, because this was just the first negotiation and there would be no results. When the two sides were almost done talking, he would have time to come out and make the final decision.
On the Japanese side, it was mainly Kinoshita Yoshiro who came to talk. His identity was the chief envoy of the Japanese Foreign Minister. Miyamoto Gozo never revealed his identity from beginning to end. It felt like he was just a bodyguard, but Kudo Nako and Kinoshita Yoshiro both regarded him. Very respectful...
None of this is important. The important thing is the 'cooperation' matter proposed by Yoshiro Kinoshita.
The main thing is business cooperation. The Japanese side first hopes that Shunfeng Port can be fully opened to them and allow Japanese cargo ships, passenger ships, fishing boats, and even warships to berth at the port.
The other thing is that they now need a lot of coal and a lot of war horses, the more the better.
But because their current domestic economic situation is not very good, they 'asked' Xiao Chen to consider giving them credit.
They can sign a repayment agreement and pay it off in installments over three to five years. Of course, it would be better if Xiao Chen could exempt them from interest.
In addition, the more food and various agricultural products, the better. Of course, we also know the situation in your country, especially Yanyun County. At present, there may not be much food.
But we can sign a long-term treaty. If your Yanyun County produces food in the future and the output is large, it will be given priority to sell to us.
Other supplies such as cotton, cotton cloth, silk, porcelain, cattle and sheep, leather, tea, wood, medicinal materials, various tools, etc. are all in urgent need of them.
For these, it is best to pay part of it on credit and part in cash, or we can exchange it with a large amount of sea fish and other our specialties.
By the way, they have a fart specialty?
But their fishing industry is indeed very developed...
Kinoshita Yoshiro also proposed to cooperate with Xiao Chen to jointly open some factories in Yanyun County, including but not limited to coal plants, mining plants, steel plants, and woodwork factories.
They say they are jointly opening a factory, but they actually want to participate in the development of coal, iron ore and logging in Yanyun County!
The demands began to become more and more excessive.
This guy is really a good negotiator, he knows how to watch people's words and take things step by step.
Seeing Xiao Chen and others listening attentively with calm expressions, they thought that these were acceptable to them, so they started to push further...
