Chapter 804

He Lingchuan added at the right moment: "The good news is that the first batch of military supplies has arrived at the border. If this gap is filled as soon as possible, I can discuss it with Assistant Manager Hu and sign the mortgage for the Taihe Mine first. In this way, the Yuan capital can immediately receive supplies worth 3.7 million taels, including cash!" What he meant by this was that the value of the collateral was assessed by Rongshan, not by him, He Lingchuan, alone. It was useless for the Yuan King to pressure him.

Following this was a sweet treat.

The Yuan King's face had originally been so gloomy it could drip water, but only upon hearing this did his expression slightly brighten: "The sincerity of the Rongshan Sect is evident. Very good, very good. I will convene the ministers again to discuss the matter of additional collateral."

3.7 million taels of military supplies could solve the urgent need of the moment.

He said a few more polite words, and He Lingchuan took his leave.

After he left, the Yuan King suddenly grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it to the ground, shattering it into pieces.

The attendants and officials on the side were so frightened they knelt down simultaneously, but the Yuan King did not even look at them, his cheeks flushed with anger: "Unreasonable!"

As soon as He Lingchuan left the palace, he said one sentence: "It's over."

The Soul-Seizing Mirror was startled: "What's over?"

There were palace attendants coming and going, so He Lingchuan did not answer, only saying in his heart: The Yuan Nation is over.

Although he was mentally prepared, after the conversation with the Yuan Monarch today, he still felt some emotion.

Willing but unable, ambitious but incapable.

If it were in peaceful times, the current Yuan Monarch might have been able to be a conservative ruler, preserving the country for generations; judging by the current situation of the Yuan Nation, it is feared that a mediocre monarch would find it very difficult to manage.

He inexplicably remembered what Du Shan had said: "To implicate the common people with one's own strength, why bother?"

These words were a bit arbitrary, but......

Before the thought was finished, He Lingchuan saw his father coming towards him, looking hurried.

When he looked up and discovered He Lingchuan, he was also somewhat surprised: "Chuan'er, did the Monarch summon you?"

"Yes, didn't I just finish seeing him?"

With many eyes and ears around, He Chunhua grabbed his arm and said: "I have to enter the palace in the afternoon, but there is still time now, come with me."

He led He Lingchuan to a teahouse more than a hundred zhang away, sat down in a quiet room on the second floor, and then said to He Lingchuan: "The Monarch summoning you means he is impatient."

Then he asked about the whole process of his eldest son meeting the Emperor.

The soundproofing of this quiet room was very good, and the movements outside could hardly be heard. He Lingchuan did not hide it from him either, eating melon seeds while telling the truth.

He Chunhua's brows relaxed and then furrowed, but he did not interrupt him, only saying at the end: "Your response can be considered barely passing. Before the next time you meet the Emperor, you must rehearse with me again."

He Lingchuan sipped his tea: "Is there anything inappropriate?"

"Once these 3.7 million in military supplies are delivered, the Monarch will be happy for a while, but when he remembers later that you asked him for additional collateral, he will surely harbor resentment again," He Chunhua shook his head and said, "He thinks you are a citizen of the Yuan Nation after all, how can you seek profit for an outside sect?"

He Lingchuan said "Hey": "The assessment power is not in my hands! The value judgments of those mines, grasslands, and wharves are all in the hands of the Rongshan people; what does it have to do with me?"

Seeking profit? If it weren't for him selling his face, the Rongshan Sect wouldn't even want to lend money to the Yuan Nation! "Do you think the Monarch doesn't understand these simple truths?" He Chunhua sighed, "I'm afraid he gets angry just looking at you. Especially since the destination of the funds still has to be approved by you, sigh, the Monarch said it was unreasonable as soon as he heard it, and he was unhappy for a long time."

However, this sum of money was brought in by He Lingchuan himself.

Crack, He Lingchuan cracked another melon seed: "Oh?"

The Yuan King was furious? He didn't show it just now. It can be seen that this monarch is not entirely as lacking in depth as outsiders say.

But the Yuan Nation still accepted this clause, much more readily than he had expected.

It can be seen that the monarch also knows the drawbacks of the Yuan court well, so he simply used the Rongshan Special Envoy's review power to push away many memorials that gave him a headache.

Otherwise, there would be plenty of people nagging at the court meeting about how to use the loan.

"Over the past year, my correspondence with the Yuan Palace Secretariat has been countless times more frequent than before; in the half month since arriving at the capital, I have entered the palace six times. By the side of the monarch, I have many emotions," he patted He Lingchuan on the shoulder, earnestly: "You are too young and do not know the variables of the human heart."

"Father is right." Variables of the human heart? Heh, hehe.

He Lingchuan grabbed a green plum-flavored soft candy to eat. The tea in this teahouse was ordinary, but the snacks were quite amazing.

Hmm, he wanted to take some back for the squirrel.

"Are you still planning to drag it out for a few more days before sending troops south?"

He Chunhua shook his head: "No need to drag it out, the government army was defeated, the rebel army won a great victory, I think the timing for going south is basically ripe."

He Lingchuan looked sideways, somewhat surprised.

Why did He Chunhua suddenly change his mind, from pushing it off to actively preparing to go south?

What happened in the middle?

Was it just because the situation on the southern battlefield changed and he saw an opportunity? He Chunhua continued to ask: "The Taihe Mine collateral is insufficient, as long as the Royal Court doesn't make up for it, Rongshan won't issue military supplies, right?"

"I think the Monarch is quite active." The Yuan Nation is so anxious to borrow money to fight that they are almost scratching the walls; how much collateral there is, in the final analysis, is nothing more than a matter of principal and interest. With so many mines and grasslands taken as collateral, do they still care about one more?

With 3.7 million taels dangling in front, he felt that the Yuan court should be able to make up its mind soon.

"After all, the collateral has to be assessed as soon as it is supplemented, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth," He Lingchuan said deliberately, "Unless the asset to be supplemented is nearby, we can rush there immediately, or it is already a recognized high-quality asset, then I can guarantee it to the Rongshan people."

"Already high-quality?" He Chunhua thought for a while, "The specialty of eastern Xiazhou is brown sugar, and sales have rebounded in the past two years, selling very well. What if we use the exclusive right to sugar as collateral?"

Once he changed his attitude, he immediately actively planned the collateral; this attitude was very He Chunhua.

Pragmatic, sometimes even at the cost of slapping his own face.

He Lingchuan laughed: "Things that grow in the ground depend on the weather, the season, and the quality, so it's not very stable. I'm afraid Old Hu would deny it the first time."

Unstable means it's hard to predict.

What is the assessment of assets valued for if not for expectations? The past is just a reference.

He said intentionally or unintentionally: "It's best if these Rongshan assistants can see it with their own eyes once they get to the local area, and the past accounts must be clear; it must never be like these few mines, a mess of accounts that is time-consuming and laborious to check."

This was the second tactful denial.

Does it have to be clear, simple, and seen with one's own eyes to allocate funds as soon as possible? He Chunhua pondered for a few breaths, his eyes suddenly lit up, there really was such a good place! "By the way, how about the Red Cliff trade route?"

"The Red Cliff trade route in the Panlong Desert?" He Lingchuan seemed startled, "Father, you mean using the trade route tax as a supplement?"

He waited and waited, and what he was waiting for was this sentence; He Chunhua finally said it himself!

(End of chapter)