How could He Lingchuan not be filled with sorrow for the death of such a figure that even He Chunhua admired?
"The national destiny of the Yuan Kingdom has really come to an end." More than half a year ago, he secured a large loan from Rongshan on behalf of the Yuan Kingdom and the Yuan Kingdom's army, which was waiting for food, and all the food and salary were distributed. It stands to reason that he has food in his belly.
With a steady hand, he would not lose so quickly and miserably!
"How did the final battle end?"
The Li brothers shook their heads: "We are not on the front line, so we don't know for sure, but I heard that the northern front actually fought a few victorious battles, and then we pursued the victory, but for some reason we were defeated by Da Sima, and many people died."
He Lingchuan was puzzled: "I have seen General Zhao Pan's attack and planning. He is quite steady. How could he easily fall into the enemy's trap?"
Zhao Pan has always been famous for his defense.
Not to mention an experienced veteran like Ke Jihai, who had fought so many times with Da Sima in the past year, why was he suddenly defeated?
The disciples of Songyang Mansion looked at each other and had no answer.
"and after?"
"Da Sima took advantage of the victory and went south, advancing all the way to Shi Huan and the capital city." Li Mingrong said, "Then we received the order and went to sea without knowing what happened next."
He Lingchuan hesitated before asking: "So, where is General He Chunhua from Changning in the south?"
"Ah..." The Li brothers thought for a long time, "I haven't heard anything about him."
"Yes, it seems that it has always been in the south and hasn't moved anywhere."
Speaking of this, the Li brothers suddenly remembered that the owner of He Island was also named "He". Could it be that he had some connection with General Changning?
Of course, He Lingchuan didn't say anything, and they didn't ask, they just muttered to themselves.
In fact, in the past few months, He Lingchuan occasionally thought of He Chunhua's family.
He Chunhua returned without success for the second time in the Panlong Desert. He should have been punished by Nai Luotian, but his life should not be in danger. After all, no god would kill a spokesman like him who had soldiers and power.
So what does it mean that He Chunhua has been standing still and watching the northern frontline be defeated?
Is it to accumulate strength? After all, the experiences of generals Ke and Zhao have proven that the northern front line is like a gluttonous mouth. No matter how much gold, silver, food, wages, or lives are thrown in, it cannot be filled.
The He Chunhua he knew would not use up the strength he had finally saved up.
Now that the gate of the northern kingdom has been breached, the Great Sima marched straight in with his sword pointed at the Kite City.
What does an ambitious person like He Chunhua plan to do?
He Lingchuan let out a long sigh. The drama that will happen in the Kite Kingdom in the future must be like a horror story.
Perhaps, it has already happened now.
After all, during the two and a half months that the disciples of Songyang Mansion were on the journey, the war in Yuan Kingdom did not stop.
He Lingchuan had a hunch that the next news he received from the Kite Kingdom would definitely shock him!
At this moment, He Lingchuan remembered with embarrassment that he had not asked about the current situation of Songyang Mansion.
"People in the entire Yuan Kingdom are in panic, and the casting business is deteriorating. It can't be done at all. The Marquis has no choice but to move the helm to the White Elephant Kingdom in Bejia." Li Mingrong said, "Actually, Songyang Mansion has been shrinking in the Yuan Kingdom in the past few years.
Regarding domestic affairs, the focus is slowly shifting to Bejia."
"The Marquis has long disliked the Kite Kingdom, right?" Even He Lingchuan felt that it was difficult to find a way out for this country. Why didn't a shrewd businessman like Li Qingge know how to prepare for a rainy day and transfer his industry?
The current situation in Yuan Kingdom can only show that her layout is correct and forward-looking.
Li Mingrong was silent, and then said: "In the past four years, the Marquis has donated materials to the Wang Ting several times, and the value has exceeded two million."
Unfortunately, this country is stuck in a quagmire, and it is impossible for an individual to pull it out.
Li Mingyang also said: "Fortunately, Songyang Mansion is also an official businessman of Bejia, and its funds and contacts are all abroad, otherwise it would have been taken over and confiscated by the Royal Court of Yuan."
He Lingchuan recalled that he had gone to Yuandu as the special envoy of Rongshan and had seen the eating behavior of officials at all levels in Yuan Ting. He had to admit that Li Mingyang's worries were not groundless. The hungry and red-eyed Yuan Ting was indeed capable of such a thing.
"Forget it, those are all old affairs and have nothing to do with us anymore!" He sighed in his heart and raised his glass to toast, "Come, I wish Songyang Mansion will spread its branches and develop in this new land!"
Everyone paid homage and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking, the disciples of Songyang Mansion each went back to their guest rooms to rest. They had come a long way and were tired from the boat trip. They just needed to wash away the dust and recuperate.
However, Li Mingrong came to He Lingchuan privately and said in a low voice: "The Palace Master has a few things and asked me to secretly transfer them to He Island Master."
"Secretly" means avoiding other people, even other members of the Songyang Mansion cannot know.
Then, he took off a ring on his left hand and solemnly presented it to He Lingchuan.
It was just a silver ring. The color was a little dull and the style was very simple. It was just a small silver ring without any chiseling. But He Lingchuan took it in his hand and looked into his spiritual thoughts, and his face was suddenly moved:
"This, this is too expensive!"
There are a dozen banknotes in the storage ring, neatly stacked, and the face value of the top one is one hundred thousand taels!
In addition, there were more than ten magic weapons in the storage ring. He Lingchuan caught a glimpse of another small pile of ore before he took it out for a closer look.
He didn't recognize most of the ores, except gold.
When the great craftsman Li Fubo repaired Fu Sheng, one of the necessary materials was tungsten metal.
Just one piece, cost price is 120,000 taels!
Now there is also a large piece of tungsten gold lying in this storage ring.
Li Mingrong whispered: "There are one million taels of silver notes here. Songyang Mansion has collected twelve self-made high-grade magical instruments over the years. Each of them can be sold for at least one hundred thousand taels. There are also various rare items.
The rough estimate of the total price of ore and materials exceeds three million taels."
"Master, what do you mean by this?" Li Qingge was also very arrogant. If the Li Mingrong brothers capsized at sea, all the treasures in the ring would be lost.
"The master of the palace said that money is needed to settle down and make a living. Everything is difficult at the beginning. She hopes that this money will be helpful to you."
"This is a timely help!" He Lingchuan sighed, "How can I accept this for nothing?"
He was short of money, so much so that his pockets were ringing. The Yangshan Islands were not yet self-sufficient, and only half of Yu Zecheng's ransom had been paid. He basically had to bear all the expenses from his own pocket.
At this moment, what Li Qingge brings is timely rain!
Three million is a huge fortune even for Songyang Mansion.
What Li Qingge sent was not all banknotes, which meant that the money was scraped together in a hurry.
"This money is not given to you for free." Li Mingrong chuckled, "To be counted as Songyang Mansion's investment in the Yangshan Islands, it must be included in the shares. This is a debt-for-equity swap, and you must pay dividends on time!"
"It should be so." He Lingchuan planned to do this even if Li Qingge didn't mention it.
"In addition, Songyang Mansion will have priority and discount rights when mining in your territory and purchasing real estate shops in the future." After all, Songyang Mansion came to a foreign land to set up a branch in order to expand its influence and make money.
It's not just charity.
"It's a small matter." He Lingchuan agreed and made the cake big and round first.
The Lord of Songyang Palace is really a wonderful person. Other women repay their kindness with their bodies, but she likes to invest heavily in her savior.
What an angel investor.
He Lingchuan's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he knew that this was the good cause he had planted in Lingxu City, and now it has finally produced good results.
If he had refused to help Li Qingge because he was in trouble, how could anyone help Li Qingge today?
Passing by the sparsely populated beach, he couldn't help but laugh loudly at the sea, startling a group of gulls and herons.
I am rich, I am finally rich!
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The next day, He Lingchuan summoned Ding Zuodong and other subordinates and announced directly: "The entire development of the Yangshan Islands will start from now on!"
Due to limited funds and manpower, the Yangshan Islands only developed fourteen islands in the early stage, of which only one-fifth of Longji Island was developed. "Huh?" Everyone was stunned until He Lingchuan slapped the banknote on the table.
A silver note worth a million taels in vain!
"Ah——! Yes!" Everyone's eyes lit up.
Once the money is in place, everything is easy to talk about. Ding Zuodong and Guan Ke were both secretly surprised. They didn't know where the island owner got the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars from, except for extorting Bejia's Yu Zecheng.
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Although Yu Zecheng has rented a villa on Sodin Island for a long time, it takes time to raise money. So far, he has only raised less than 300,000 yuan.
Obviously, my boss was still looking sad a while ago and was still struggling.
Whether you steal, rob, or borrow, money is money, and throwing money can produce results.
"How much effort did it take to recruit so many laborers in the past? The palm harvesting season is over, and it would be a pity to let them go." Ding Zuodong didn't want to smile, but he couldn't help it, "Since we have abundant funds now, we can just let them go to the islands.
full-area development.”
During the palm harvesting season, the Yangshan Islands had a peak labor force of nearly 13,000 people. As bulk commodity purchase ships left Blade Port and the Yangshan Islands, the number of people on the islands dropped.
Most of the laborers are day laborers. After the work is done, the boss will not pay them, so they will naturally leave. If a new project is launched in Yangshan Islands, they will stay if they have money and food to eat, and the progress of the island project will also be improved.
Greatly sped up.
Winter is a slack period for farming, so wages are inherently more economical than in spring and summer.
Qiu Hu activated the formation and called up the sand table on each island.
"The overall design of Sodin Island has been released, and the next step will be construction according to the drawings." Fang Canran had made a plan for Sodin Island before leaving. How to implement it is He Lingchuan's business, "Shops, inns in the central part, and private houses on the seaside.
, the monastery must be built and ready to attract investment; the landscape around Ding Lake is too cold and it is simply unsightly, so we have to redo it all!"
"The planned residential area on Black Leaf Island is too small and needs to be expanded at least twice, leaving enough space for the market. Now the spontaneous market on Black Leaf Island has begun to take shape. On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, residents of surrounding islands
They all go to the market, so the piers need to be rebuilt and the roads widened and leveled."
"Roads must be built on every island that is accessible to people, especially on farming islands, which must be wide and straight to facilitate transportation."