Chapter 544 Demand
It is actually not difficult for Xu Yuan to get money, but it is still difficult to get such a large sum of money in a short period of time, and it is very difficult.
Looking around at the antique halls around him, Xu Yuan rubbed his brows and said tentatively to Hua Hong:
“Mr. Hua, if you want to purchase it, can the payment of this money be deferred?”
"cannot."
Hua Hong chuckled and replied, and then asked, "Didn't you just say that you have a little money on hand?"
After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan smiled cheekily and said:
“It’s just because it’s a small amount of money that I want to discuss it with you.”
“Small business cannot be done on credit.”
Hua Hong finally figured it out. This guy probably didn’t even have enough money for this batch of ordnance: "I will take care of the matters in Huizhou County for you, but for this batch of ordnance, come back to me after you have collected enough money."
“As the president of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce, you should be able to help me with this, right?”
This is exactly what the Prime Minister is happy to see.
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“Mr. Hua, it’s not like I won’t give you this money. With my status and credit, I can’t even exchange it for two battalions of ordnance? Moreover, we have decided on the settlement of the underground palace survivors. Can they still run away?”
"A big deal? Hey, boy, do you really want me to tell you the truth?"
As he said that, Hua Hong took a deep look at Xu Yuan:
“You should be able to figure out the reason for this.”
Having said that, Hua Hong stood up directly.
Upon seeing this, Xu Yuan took two quick steps and grabbed the opponent's sleeve. He lowered his voice and said quickly:
“Mr. Hua, you should know that my plan is a big deal, why can’t you be accommodating?”
Once the royal family sends troops to Japan, its strength in Dayan will inevitably be weakened to a certain extent.
Hua Hong glanced at Xu Yuan who was standing in front of him, and his voice sounded like a smile but not a smile:
"The Prime Minister's Office has no intention of sending troops to intervene in Japan for the time being. Why should you decide for yourself why the Prime Minister's Office should pay the bill? If you have to ask the Prime Minister's Office to contribute, you can go to Xu Yinhe and speak to your father. I will immediately coordinate with the people below to mobilize the weapons for you. "
If he does nothing or only sends troops symbolically, this weak attitude will make many people in the country ready to take action. Therefore, in order to maintain the majesty of the royal family, he must send troops forcefully to teach him a lesson.
Di'an City almost burned down. Although it was caused by the Prime Minister's Mansion, it was the Tian family surnamed Li who was hit in the face.
Li Yaoxuan was held up.
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Hua Hong did not deny it and replied in a business-like manner:
Hua Hong looked Xu Yuan up and down, hummed softly, and uttered two words:
"no."
Although the royal family and the Prime Minister's Office are still on a united front, there are already hidden dangers in this cooperation. It is impossible for Li Yaoxuan to leave the behemoth of the Prime Minister's Office to his successor.
“It’s possible, but I’m not willing to help. Regarding the matter of Dongying Island, I hold the same attitude as your father. In terms of the interests of the prime minister’s office, there is no need to follow up on the royal family’s move.”
Xu Yuan was silent.
It was quiet for a while, Xu Yuan coughed lightly and continued talking:
Xu Yuan slapped his mouth and asked:
Waging a war means fighting for national strength, let alone an overseas expedition.
Patted Xu Yuan's shoulder lightly, Hua Hong glanced at Bai Muxi, who had been listening with his head down, and said softly:
“Changtian, I don’t want to control what you want to do with your private soldiers, and I can’t control it, but as long as the interests of the prime minister’s government are involved, I will follow your father’s orders.
"certainly,
“If you can follow the normal purchase process, I can also give you some support.”
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Xu Yuan lowered his eyes slightly and said softly:
"ok, I get it."
“In that case, just follow what I just suggested. The six battalions of ordnance will be delivered to you at the summer solstice next year.”
"Wait a minute, I didn't say I didn't have money to pay for the weapons." Hua Hong.
Xu Yuan smiled softly:
“Old Man Hua, hurry up and mobilize the weapons of these two battalions, and I will be able to pay off the money for you within half a year.”
It was not difficult for Xu Yuan to get money. It was rare to get such a large amount of money in a short period of time. But on the first day of the new year, his grandfather revealed to him the information about the Feng family's legacy, plus some other secrets along the way. The Tibetan armed forces have more than enough soldiers to support two battalions.
Looking at Xu Yuan’s confident appearance, Hua Hong suppressed the impatience in his heart and said quickly:
"If you want to raise weapons and equipment, it is not enough to have a tattooed spirit blade. Demon horses, chariots, military birds, etc. are all indispensable. Furthermore, you also need to equip auxiliary weapons such as sun-shielding and sky-blazing weapons. .”
"I know all this. Ordnance is purchased according to the regulations of Fengtian Camp within the Heilin Army."
“Fengtian camp?”
Hua Hong narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure you can afford it?"
"I'm sure." Xu Yuan didn't hesitate.
Each battalion in the Heilin Army has a name, such as Fengzhen, Quefeng, and Xianjun. However, the word "Fengtian" is not a fixed number for a certain battalion of the Heilin Army, but a military system in which rationing is used. The proportion of heavy cavalry and military birds far exceeds that of ordinary battalions, and they are among the elite among the elite.
Hua Hong frowned and walked back and forth in the spacious hall twice before looking back and saying:
"According to the military system of the Fengtian camp, it needs to be equipped with three heavy cavalry troops, two crossbowmen, and one heavy weapon troops. Among them, there is one heavy cavalry person and two horses, which are three thousand demon horses and heavy beast armor. , a crossbowman, two crossbows per person, and a hundred spiritual arrows."
“Okay, I know all this.”
Xu Yuan interrupted Hua Hong’s words and spoke directly:
“Just make preparations, and the money will not be lost on you.”
Hua Hong sat down directly on the wooden chair in front of the tea table. He pressed his temples and said nothing, but his eyes still glanced at Xu Yuan and Bai Muxi from time to time.
For a moment, the huge waiting hall fell into silence.
Hua Hong is considering.
Consider the credibility of Xu Yuan's words.
According to the size of the Tianan Chamber of Commerce, the ordnance of the two Fengtian camps can be considered a large-scale business, and the categories involved include almost all types of ordnance.
Because of the war in the north, the ordnance workshop accumulated by the Tianan Chamber of Commerce for decades has initially released its production capacity. However, even so, the ordnance of the two Fengtian camps still needs to occupy one-third of the entire chamber of commerce's ordnance production capacity for up to half a year.
If Xu Yuan can really pay the money on time, everything will be fine. After all, the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce's current release of ordnance production capacity to support the war in the north still has a lot of slack.
The existing ordnance inventory can fill this gap without affecting the supply of soldiers on the northern frontline.
But if Xu Yuan fails to deliver, the capital chain of many small chambers of commerce under Tianan Chamber of Commerce will be directly broken, triggering a series of bad things that will spread all the way. Even if he can control it, his old bones can't help Xu Yuan's cover-up would have caused dissatisfaction with this kid from the top management.
Thought for a long time,
Hua Hong slowly raised his eyes and exhaled softly, his vicissitudes of voice without emotion:
"I can promise you this, but I need to explain something clearly to you first."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly:
"you say."
Hua Hong gently knocked on the back of the chair, his expression more serious than ever:
“Although Tianan Chamber of Commerce belongs to the Prime Minister’s Office, many small and medium-sized chambers of commerce under Tianan Chamber of Commerce belong to local families.
“Many aspects of ordnance production are inseparable from them. We need them to provide raw materials, their metallurgical workshops to quench gold and iron, and even their array masters to engrave array patterns for ordnance.
"So in the past few decades, even if we have a subordinate relationship with them, we will ensure that they can get a share of the pie. Only in this way will they serve us loyally."
Speaking of this, Hua Hong paused and said:
“Changtian, do you understand this?”
After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan suddenly chuckled and asked:
“Are you afraid that I will offend this group of people with nothing?”
Hua Hong stared at him for a few breaths and said in a very soft voice:
"I just want to tell you that in the past few decades, they have actually been trying to unite to form a force that can influence high-level decision-making. Now that the war has begun, you must not leave them any excuse. Before everything is over, we We can no longer carry out a large-scale cleansing of them.
“If you understand, I can arrange your purchase needs today.”
(End of this chapter)