He pressed that doubt and went out to greet the guest.

The pawn ordered Lord Wang to come to He Lingchuan to convey the holy will.

The court proposed to increase the tax on the Red Cliff Trade Road for 30 years as a supplement to the loan collateral. In other words, if the Kite Court can't afford to pay back, the tariff revenue of the Red Cliff Trade Road for the next 30 years will be owned by Rongshan.

And in order to ensure their own rights and interests, Rongshan can also send people to the local area, and now manage the collection.

According to He Lingchuan's understanding, this is to allow the garrison. In order for people to be willing to pay you, you have to have a whole set of violent institutions in your local area.

Generally speaking, no sovereign country will tolerate other forces stationing troops on its own land, but Hongya Road has two special features:

First of all, it is on the western border of the Kite Country, not the hinterland of the Kite Country, and cannot threaten the central and southern regions of the Kite Country. It is also far away from Rongshan itself, and cannot be supported and supplemented from the Rongshan sect in real time.

Secondly, it is the careful thinking of Kite Jun, if it weren't for He Lingchuan's special understanding of Hongya Road, I'm afraid he wouldn't have found it:

The Panlong Desert is not only one of the culprits that leads to the poverty of Yuanxi, but also its protective umbrella. With the disappearance of the wild sand season and the normalization of the Panlong Desert, the biggest threat to foreigners entering and leaving Yuanxi has also disappeared.

If foreign forces are ready to move—Blackwater City was originally taken back by He Chunhua from outside forces—the Kite Kingdom, which is tired of civil war, may not be able to resist foreign aggression, and once the Rongshan Sect controls the Red Cliff Trade Route, it will naturally have to provide protection.

In other words, the Rongshan Sect instead guarded the west gate for the Kite Kingdom.

This is the same as He Chunhua's previous duties as the warden of Qiansong.

It seems that after He Chunhua left Blackwater City, his successor did not do a good job.

But in any case, the fact that King Kite was able to agree to He Chunhua's plan also shows that He Chunhua's influence on King Kite is getting bigger and bigger.

This is what the father and son of the He family have discussed, He Lingchuan has no objection, and only nodded to the pawn order:

"I still have to ask the Rongshan people to estimate, but in my opinion, this method should be feasible."

He sighed slightly in his heart, even if the kite country still had a little way, he would not take out such high-quality assets as collateral.

The kite didn't know its actual value, but He Lingchuan knew. What he can do is to get a fair price for the Red Cliff Trade Road.

……

The next day, with everyone's well-known operation, the evaluation of the Red Cliff Commercial Road was successfully passed.

The father and son of the He family, Dasi Nong, all went to Fenglong Qianzhuang, He Lingchuan showed the information, envoy token and documents, and signed the first payment of the Rongshan Sect's aid kite from here.

Dasi Nong directly received 1.9 million taels of real silver, and the remaining 1.8 million taels were military supplies. He Lingchuan had secretly sent flying books before, so some of them had been entrusted to the government and businessmen to transport them into the country, and the Kite Association received these important materials in advance.

When Kite Jun learned about it, he announced that Lingchuan had entered the palace, praised him fiercely, and gave some rewards.

Military reinforcements were coming, and the entire capital breathed a sigh of relief.

All kinds of greetings and invitations flew to He Mansion like snowflakes, either for He Chunhua or for He Lingchuan.

Yes, the "Rongshan Special Envoy" has officially entered the field of vision of officials of all sizes in the capital, and not only has the power to sign and settle the money, but also supervises the use of loans.

In the Kite Kingdom, at this delicate moment, even the Kite King Court had to look at He Lingchuan's eyes and wait for him to nod and give money.

How can officials not pay a warm visit to such a person?

He Chunhua simply pulled He Lingchuan along, either to hold a banquet in the restaurant, or to invite officials and friends to come to the mansion to listen to the drama and enjoy the garden, as if he was lazy with the sound of dogs and horses, and the lights were bright.

He even ignored military and political affairs, and once when he participated in a military meeting, he was so drunk that he was drunk.

He Chunhua's abnormality also made the whole kite talk a lot.

These things can make Mrs. Ying very busy, and at dinner, in front of her two sons, she complained that the family has been spending money so much recently.

He Lingchuan is at home today. While stilting Erlang's legs, he grabbed the big red strawberry and showed it off in his mouth: "The money for the favor, no matter how much you spend, you can come back later, and you can add more money to you as interest." Mother, you're not transparent. ”

Mrs. Ying glared at him fiercely: "Who do you say is not transparent?" Put your legs down and sit down, what kind of body are you! ”

He Yue also took a strawberry: "The military quartermaster from the east is almost here, and my father is hurrying up." ”

The people of Rongshan began to evaluate other mortgages, and He Lingchuan rarely had two days to spare: "How about the two days in the court?" ”

The dignitaries and nobles of the kite capital were extremely enthusiastic about him, and those beautiful girls in the prime of their cardamom years either stumbled beside him or fell into the water in front of him.

There are also many noblewomen and ladies who show favor to Zhu Xiuer and want to find out about him.

Even He Yue, who is already engaged, can meet a girl and secretly send Qiubo.

Everyone can see that the old He family is ready to ride the wind.

He Lingchuan was so annoyed that he hid home after eating two banquets. When Mrs. Ying asked why, he only said that it was much easier to kill someone with a knife than to deal with a woman.

"The court is arguing about the use of munitions." He Yue's news is already very well-informed, "Your Excellency wants to distribute most of the materials to the Northwest Front, after all, the Northwest Front has been short of food and clothing for a long time; However, there was a faction of old ministers who insisted that the southern rebellion should be thunderous, and the battle should be completed earlier before the whole country could be mobilized to deal with Dong Haoming, so the logistics supply of the southern front must be sufficient; The war on the Northwest Front could not be fought in a day or two, and besides, the more than 3 million taels were only the first payment, and there were more than 3 million in the back, and there was no shortage of General Ke. ”

He Lingchuan was a little surprised: "This faction of old ministers is all on our father's side?" ”

How long has He Chunhua been transferred to the capital, how can he have supporters?

I'm afraid that when I was in Xiazhou, I began to plan for business. His father has a long-term vision and extraordinary ambitions.

There have been goals for a long time.

"Not exactly. But Yan Guoshi supported his father. ”

He Lingchuan let out a long sigh. Yes, the relationship between Dad and National Teacher Yan Lixin is extraordinary, and this should be the result of mutual support.

No one can fight alone in officialdom.

"There are many ministers who support General Ke and ask for the first supply to the Northwest Front." He Yue shook his head, "There are also those who say that the state's main warehouses have dried up for a long time, and the government offices at all levels have not been able to pay salaries. Officials also need to eat, and it is better to distribute a little first. ”

The main warehouse is mainly used to supply officials, that is, to pay salaries to officials at all levels. This includes, but is not limited to, silver coins, cloth, silk and charcoal.

Hearing this, He Lingchuan looked at the bright red strawberries on the table.

Even in Kite, this thing is not something that petty official families can afford.

In fact, after coming to the capital as a special envoy of Rongshan, and dealing with officials at all levels, He Lingchuan really felt how embarrassed the country was.

At this time, the kite country is like a dry sponge, and it can't pinch out of water.

(End of chapter)