Chapter 796

You have to know that the war in Yuan is tight now; let alone two percent simple interest, even if the Rongshan Sect proposed three or four percent compound interest, they would have to pinch their noses and take the loan. "The Rongshan Sect sent me here to review the business status of these mines, grasslands, and ports." To put it bluntly, He Lingchuan and Hu Qin were responsible for checking and confirming whether they were worth it. "Besides these seven million taels, the collateral for previous loans must also be reviewed."

"Ah..." Lord Wang steadied himself, "Good, good, as it should be."

"Also, the flow of these seven million taels must be approved item by item by the Rongshan Sect!" He Lingchuan said solemnly, "Items that don't pass cannot be issued."

Lord Wang was stunned: "Ah, this, isn't this the original clause of the agreement?"

"The agreement listed by Yuan was basically not changed by the Rongshan Sect, only this clause was added. Sect Master Xue said that if Yuan doesn't agree, the agreement will be canceled immediately, and Yuan is requested to repay all past debts together!"

Sweat immediately oozed from Lord Wang's forehead.

Who could handle this sudden stroke of genius? There was no precedent.

He immediately said: "Please allow me to report, please allow me to report. Let's review the collateral first, and I will report your request immediately."

"It's not my request." He Lingchuan corrected, "It's the special statement of Sect Master Xue of the Rongshan Sect!"

"Good, good, let's look at this period first."

With an instruction from Lord Wang, the clerks moved the account books and records over.

He Lingchuan waited for a while and didn't see more account books coming; only a dozen or so volumes were piled on the table. He frowned: "Just these?"

"Yes, just these."

"Mr. Hu, please." He Lingchuan signaled to Hu Qin, who immediately brought the two Rongshan disciples to flip through the books.

"This is the Assistant Envoy Hu Qin, specifically assisting me in handling these review tasks." He Lingchuan introduced Hu Qin while expressing dissatisfaction, "Too few. Five pieces of collateral, and only this much data?"

"These are all high-quality assets, with orderly operations every year and very stable harvests."

Hu Qin flipped through a volume and looked at it for two glances: "Take this Yongshan Mine; although it can produce Shaoling ore, it has been mined for more than forty years. Can the remaining ore reserves continue to be mined for another thirty years?"

"There should be no problem; the mining volume of the Yongshan Mine has been steadily increasing these years, and the quality is good. From the geological observation, the reserves should still be very rich; you can see it in the book."

Hu Qin smiled slightly: "But the special envoy and I have been to the Yongshan Mine. The local old miners said that the easy-to-mine ore in the Yongshan Mine has been mined out, and the rest must be mined by inclined shafts, and the quality of the ore produced is average, requiring a lot of refining later. This requires more miners and more smelting fields."

"How could that be?" Lord Wang was surprised, "The oral testimony of one or two people is not enough to be evidence."

At this time, the Rongshan disciple on the side handed a volume to He Lingchuan: "Special Envoy, this is the income from last year, missing the data for the last two months."

Lord Wang replied: "The data hasn't been delivered yet; it will be supplemented in two days."

"And Wusong Port." Hu Qin flipped through another volume, "The Baling Kingdom recently built a new canal dam, forcing the river to change course. If it goes through the new river channel, the distance of this section of the Xunyang River can be shortened by two days. The passenger flow and cargo volume of Wusong Port will be greatly reduced..."

This special envoy assistant was well-prepared. Lord Wang was not familiar with this aspect and looked at the officials on the side, who immediately said: "The Baling Kingdom is indeed going to build a new canal dam, but it hasn't started yet. The hydrological conditions there are complex, and it's unknown if it can be built well, and the siltation is serious; it's unknown if it can be navigated all year round. Comparing the two, it's still safest and most stable to ship from Wusong Port..."

The two sides went back and forth, all calculating item by item.

Unknowingly, three hours passed, and Lord Wang also slipped away.

Hu Qin was still energetic; He Lingchuan stood up and stretched, calling for Lord Wang: "Lord Wang, let's stop here for today; let's continue tomorrow, okay?"

He had to save some energy to welcome the main event at home.

He Lingchuan returned to the He mansion; the sky was darkening, and He Chunhua hadn't arrived home yet.

Just as he entered his courtyard, someone followed him and called out at the same time: "Big Brother!"

The voice sounded very familiar; He Lingchuan turned his head and saw Shan Youjun, and couldn't help but smile: "You're here."

He had once collected two people from the Li family in Dunyu, one of whom was Shan Youjun. Later, He Lingchuan used him and Jiao Tai as the foundation to build his own personal guard, whose combat power was much higher than He Chunhua's support army.

It was just a pity that He Lingchuan fell into the Hanhe River and couldn't take this team with him.

Shan Youjun was also full of joy: "Uncle said you were back, so I hurried over."

Ding Zuodong and Shan Youjun were uncle and nephew, both originally working for He Lingchuan. After the eldest young master fell into the water, they were both absorbed by He Chunhua.

Qiu Hu stood behind He Lingchuan, his expression cold.

Shan Youjun subconsciously looked at him a few more times. The person who stood behind the Big Brother in the past was him.

He Lingchuan said "good" several times before asking him: "I heard you got married?"

"Ah, yes." Shan Youjun was embarrassed, "I met a girl in Dunyu and married four months ago."

While they were talking, a servant came to invite He Lingchuan.

He Chunhua was back.

There was still a little time before dinner, and he called He Lingchuan into the study.

Qiu Hu stopped and stood guard outside the study.

He Chunhua closed the study door, and the first sentence he asked was: "How is the agreement review going?"

"The data is not complete enough; it looks fine on the surface, but there are many omissions. Later, they must be picked out one by one and carefully discussed. By the way, when will the people you found for me arrive?"

"At the latest the day after tomorrow." He Chunhua was also reliable in handling things. He paced twice and said bluntly: "Why did you stop me from going in today? You are a young student; how can you handle these professional matters?"

This was a major matter of the country; the Rongshan Sect actually assigned it to a disciple who had been in the sect for less than half a year; it was truly not taking huge sums of money seriously—a mysterious operation! Thinking of this, He Chunhua felt a slight tremor in his heart.

Sect Master Xue of the Rongshan Sect wasn't senile yet; was this arrangement meant to have deeper meaning or was there another story?

Why did his eldest son deserve to be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility?

He Lingchuan smiled: "You don't have the status of a special envoy; if you went in and argued with the officials of our country, I'm afraid the Monarch would be even more annoyed. I was thinking of you."

He went to pick thorns in the agreement today; could his father do this openly?

He Chunhua just mentioned it casually, but how could he not know the pros and cons? But he didn't like being kept in the dark, and he didn't like things being out of his control; this would make him panic and unable to sleep or eat.

He put aside this topic and sat down: "Not long after you entered the Chief of Protocol's office, the Monarch summoned me."

He Lingchuan also pulled a chair and sat down himself: "Was the Monarch amiable to you?"

I have to accompany a surgery today, so I got up at 4 AM to prepare. The update at noon was set a bit urgently, and I didn't look at it carefully; if there are any errors, I'll come back to correct them later.

(End of chapter)