865: Chapter 542 Spending_3 865: Chapter 542 Spending_3 “Changtian, I’m not joking with you.”
“I’m not joking either.”
Xu Yuan replied directly, putting down his crossed legs, and sitting on the couch.
He rested his elbows on his knees, his voice carrying a hint of seriousness,
“You, old man, have no children or relatives, so where would you get a private stash of money?
In the end, it would just be cooking the books, and such a large one-ti expenditure is easily traceable.
If the Black Scale Army finds out, they might have even bigger objections.
“And you know my capabilities in handling supplies.
Previously, Lou Ji, that old woman, snatched a batch of Suru Rings from .
You must have gotten a share of the goods inside, right?”
“…..”
After a mont of silence, Hua Hong furrowed his brows and asked:
“What goods?”
“Co off it, don’t play dumb with .”
Xu Yuan’s eyes held a trace of disdain, “The Suru Rings I ntioned were full of military supplies.
Lou Ji doesn’t have an army to use them, so where could she possibly fence such a large batch of goods, through the Imperial Family’s comrce or the Sects?”
“…..” Hua Hong’s face turned red.
With a snort, Xu Yuan didn’t pursue the topic further.
Because even if he did, this old man wouldn’t likely spit out the money.
Waving his hand, Xu Yuan continued softly,
“The settlent of the Earth Palace Remnants has been resolved, but besides that, I also want to purchase a batch of weaponry from you.”
Hua Hong did not show much surprise in his eyes; after all, the establishnt of Huizhou County was ant for storing troops.
He quietly said,
“That’s natural.
I will coordinate with the various comrce assemblies to start production soon.
Initially, we’ll prepare for six battalions, expected to be delivered around early sumr next year.
In the anti, you can gather the military funds.
No deposit needed, but the full paynt must be settled in one go upon delivery.”
This was a special courtesy from Hua Hong to Xu Yuan.
However, Xu Yuan was sowhat dissatisfied and directly asked,
“Aren’t there any ready stocks?”
At this, Hua Hong instantly beca vigilant and frowned,
“What do you need ready stocks for?”
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes and said softly,
“Old Man Hua, we are in business here, and I am a guest.
It’s not usual for a seller to interrogate a buyer like this.”
Hua Hong stared at Xu Yuan for a few monts and then sighed lightly,
“Alright, just be clear about what you’re getting into.
We do have so stocks, but it depends on how much you need.”
Xu Yuan stroked his chin, recalling his previous secret discussion with Li Junqing slightly, and spoke softly,
“Two battalions, do you have them?”
Ten thousand n…
Hua Hong pondered for a mont, subconsciously wanting to ask why again.
Although he was willing to trust Xu Yuan, as an elder and considering such a large quantity of weaponry during such a critical ti, he was genuinely worried it might disrupt Xu Yinhe’s century-long plans.
And Xu Yuan understood Hua Hong’s concerns and imdiately said,
“Don’t worry, I have given this thorough thought, and it won’t affect any situations within Dayan Territory.”
“Not affecting Dayan….”
Receiving this hint, Hua Hong imdiately understood, relaxed, and nodded with a smile,
“We do have stock for two battalions’ worth of weapons at Tian’an Comrce Assembly, but do you have the money?”
Xu Yuan chuckled,
“Give a quote first; I still have a bit of money on hand.”
“Spiritual Pattern Armor and its paired helts cost two thousand taels each, standard spiritual swords two hundred taels each.”
“…..”
Hearing this price, Xu Yuan’s vision went dark.
Armory stockpiles needed to be redundant.
To arm ten thousand soldiers, excluding those bed crossbows and other large weaponry, just the cost of armors and swords would be upwards of twenty-five million taels.
The three million taels Xu Yuan had scraped together from Xu Xinyao were, in this context, hardly even a fraction…
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