Peng!
Just as Wang Chong was feeling anxious, a powerful hand reached out from the crowd, grabbing a heavy money pouch. Peng, the hand smashed the pouch heavily on the ground before Wang Chong.
"Wang Chong, you said it yourself. 2% interest, calculated on a daily basis. Is your words still valid?"
A cold voice sounded from above.
"Su Bai?"
Wang Chong lifted his head in astonishment. Seeing the familiar arrogant face, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Of course it's valid. Su Bai, are you going to lend as well? "
"Hehe, Wang Chong, I have 1500 gold taels here. Give me the promissory note and you can take it all. Remember, return me 2400 gold taels a month later! "
Su Bai sneered coldly.
Hearing this figure, the crowd couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment. 1500 gold taels, this was an unimaginable sum of money. No one could have imagined that Su Bai would be able to gather so much money.
Based on a monthly calculation, Su Bai would be able to earn 900 gold taels in a month. There had never been a scion who could earn so much money in a single month.
With this sum of money, Su Bai would be able to live lavishly for a long period of time.
"Hehe, since you dare to lend it to me, why wouldn't I dare to accept it?"
Looking at the heavy money pouch before him, Wang Chong was overjoyed. It just so happened that he felt that he didn't have enough money, so Su Bai sent it over. With this thousand gold taels, he wouldn't be in such a tight spot anymore. He would be able to carry out his plans better.
Shua shua shua!
Without waiting for Su Bai's reaction, Wang Chong lifted his brush, dipped it in ink, and swiftly wrote down a letter. Flicking the ink, he passed it over to Su Bai.
"Take it! If you lose it, I won't be able to return it. "
"You don't have to worry about that!"
Su Bai smiled sinisterly. Stretching out his right hand, he snatched the promissory note from Wang Chong's hand.
"Wang Chong, I have something to say to you!"
Seeing Su Bai's gleeful smile, Wei Hao couldn't hold himself back anymore. He pulled Wang Chong forcefully and dragged him out of the room. Laughter could be heard from the pavilion.
Looking down from above, Su Bai watched Wei Hao and the others leave with a cold sneer in his eyes. In the Eight Gods Pavilion, just as everyone was about to disperse after watching the show, Su Bai suddenly turned around.
"Wait!"
Su Bai's face darkened as he suddenly called out to everyone. The Eight Gods Pavilion abruptly fell silent, and doubtful gazes turned to look at Su Bai.
While everyone was still perplexed, Su Bai suddenly reached into his robe and took out the pendant token.
"This is Yao Feng gongzi's token! Yao gongzi had ordered that no one was to speak of what had happened in the Eight Gods Pavilion today. If anyone leaks this information, that person will become the enemy of Duke Yao's Mansion, and at the same time, become the enemy of our Su Family! "
Su Bai glared viciously at the crowd, his expression incomparably cold.
Some of the dissatisfied disciples felt a chill in their hearts when they heard this. They couldn't help but shiver and quickly shut their mouths.
The Yao Clan's influence was monstrous and they were highly regarded by the King of Qi. Currently, they were at the peak of their power and no one in the capital dared to offend them. With the addition of the Su Clan, no one dared to offend them.
No one dared to disregard Su Bai's warning.
"Weird! … "
Among the crowd, only Gao Fei was surprised. He had just returned from Yao Feng gongzi's residence, but Yao Feng didn't say such words.
Lifting his head, Gao Fei was just about to say something when Su Bai glared at him viciously. He immediately understood what was going on and his heart shuddered. He hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to speak a word.
Yao Feng had many people in the Eight Gods Pavilion, and the people he came into contact with were all scions of prestigious clans. He didn't consider this possibility, but Su Bai did. There were too many people in the Eight Gods Pavilion, and if the matter of Wang Chong borrowing money were to be leaked to the Wang Clan, this show wouldn't be able to continue.
If Wang Chong were to borrow money today, the Wang Clan would return the money to them tomorrow. No one would be able to benefit from this, nor would they be able to use this to threaten the Wang Clan.
The promissory note that Wang Chong wrote was a powerful weapon against the Wang Clan. How could Su Bai allow anything to go wrong! With the reputation of the Yao Clan and Su Clan, he would like to see who would dare to leak this matter out!
…
"Wang Chong, what are you trying to do by borrowing so much money?"
Walking out of the Eight Gods Pavilion and onto the streets, Wei Hao couldn't help but ask:
"One thousand seven hundred gold taels, one thousand seven hundred gold taels! Do you know that it will be a huge problem if you don't return it in a month's time! "
On the streets, Wei Hao stared at Wang Chong in panic.
1700 gold taels might be a pie that fell from the heavens in the eyes of others, but in Wei Hao's eyes, it was a hot potato. Just thinking about it made Wei Hao's head spin and his limbs go numb.
Up till now, Wei Hao still couldn't understand why Wang Chong suddenly wanted to borrow such a huge sum of money.
"Wei Hao, don't panic. I know what I'm doing. "
Wang Chong smiled calmly. His expression was exceptionally calm, and that unique calmness caused Wei Hao to calm down. Even though he didn't know what Wang Chong was up to, Wei Hao suddenly believed that there was a reason for Wang Chong's actions.
He wasn't acting recklessly!
"I won't hide it from you. I have a huge use for this sum of money. If I were to succeed, not only would it be beneficial to me, it would also be beneficial to our Tang dynasty! "
They had grown up together, so Wang Chong revealed the matter regarding Hyderabad to Wei Hao without hiding anything. Initially, Wei Hao was listening attentively, but at the end, he couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"What?! 90000 gold taels! "
Wei Hao stared at Wang Chong with widened eyes and shouted:
"Wang Chong, are you insane? How can you agree to such a deal? This is impossible. — — What kind of ore is worth 90000 gold taels? "
Wei Hao's vision darkened, and he felt that he couldn't even stand straight anymore.
He thought that 1700 gold taels was more than enough, but he didn't expect an even greater calamity to follow. — — Wang Chong actually owed 90000 gold taels to someone!
Wei Hao felt as though his head was about to explode!
"Wei Hao, don't panic. I know what I'm doing, nothing will go wrong. "
Wang Chong said calmly, his voice as calm as usual. Wei Hao's reaction wasn't out of his expectations. For fourteen to fifteen-year-old youths like them, anyone would have the same reaction when they heard of 90000 gold taels.
However, Wang Chong wasn't acting impulsively. If he wasn't certain that he could reap greater benefits from the Hyderabad ore, he wouldn't have done such a thing.
"Wei Hao, compared to what you're worried about, I need your help more now!"
Wang Chong said calmly.
"What is it?"
Wei Hao took a deep breath and calmed himself down:
"Tell me, what do you need me to do? As long as I can help you, I'll do my best to help you. I'll try my best to help you through this. "
"Good brother!"
Wang Chong smiled faintly. As expected of his good brother who had grown up with him, he was indeed reliable at crucial moments.
"There are too many people here, let's go! Let's talk in the carriage. "
With Wang Chong in front and Wei Hao behind, the two of them entered the carriage by the side of the road.
Wei Hao's eyebrows were tightly knitted together. He seemed to be considering how he should deal with the aftermath for Wang Chong.
90000 gold taels wasn't a small sum, and it was an impossible task. Wei Hao didn't think that Wang Chong would be able to accomplish it.
Thus, Wei Hao tried to persuade Wang Chong once more:
"Wang Chong, can't you think of a way to cancel this deal?"
"No!"
Wang Chong shook his head. "It's impossible to cancel a deal recorded in the Court of Judicial Review, and he doesn't wish to do so either."
"Then what do you want me to do?"
Wei Hao asked.
"I need at least twelve skilled blacksmiths to help me refine ores and forge weapons. Your Wei Clan has many connections, help me think of a way. "
Wang Chong said.
The Wang Clan didn't specialize in business, and in this aspect, the Duke of Wei Residence was much better than the Wang Clan.
"No problem, I'll do my best to help you."
Wei Hao agreed without any hesitation.
Even though he hadn't taken over the clan's business yet, finding a dozen skilled blacksmiths was a piece of cake for him.
"Hehe, good brother, I won't say too many words of gratitude."
Wang Chong chuckled, and he felt much more at ease.
90000 gold taels wasn't a small sum. Finding a few blacksmiths to refine the ores and forge the Hyderabad ores into Wootz steel weapons was the best solution.
Since the price of the Hyderabad ores wasn't high, as long as he forged a few Wootz steel weapons, he would be able to earn 90000 gold taels for the two Buddhist blacksmiths.
With Wei Hao's help, Wang Chong felt much more at ease.
Seeing Wang Chong's expression, Wei Hao hesitated for a moment, and his heart was filled with worry. He knew what Wang Chong was thinking, but judging from Wang Chong's expression, it didn't seem like he would give up.
Right now, he could only try his best to help Wang Chong overcome this hurdle.
"Also, there's something I need to trouble you with."
Wang Chong suddenly said.
"Oh, what is it?"
Wei Hao was surprised. Other than this, he didn't know what else Wang Chong needed his help with.
"I need you to help me look into a person named Zhang Munian."
Wang Chong said.
"Zhang Munian?"
Wei Hao frowned. He hadn't heard of this name before, and it didn't seem to be very famous.
"Un. He's an official of the royal court, so his rank shouldn't be too high. As long as you look through the list of officials in the royal court, you should be able to find his name. If you find him, inform me immediately. "
Wang Chong said.
"What do you need him for?"
Wei Hao asked curiously. Could it be that Wang Chong got acquainted with someone that he didn't know of?
"There's a matter that I need to trouble him with. This matter is extremely important, so you must keep it in mind."
Wang Chong said solemnly.
This matter was of great importance, so Wang Chong didn't want Wei Hao to know of it for the time being.
"Alright then. My father would often bring some name lists from the Bureau of Personnel back home. As long as he's on it, I'll be able to find him. I'll inform you when the time comes. "
Wei Hao said helplessly.
"Hehe, good brother! I knew that you would agree to it. "
Wang Chong chuckled as he hammered Wei Hao's shoulder.
"What can I do? We're brothers after all."
Wei Hao replied with a punch. However, when this punch landed on Wang Chong, Wang Chong staggered. Seeing that Wang Chong nearly fell off his seat, Wei Hao was taken aback and hurriedly retracted his fist.
"Wang Chong, why is your strength so weak?"
Wei Hao was taken aback. He hurriedly supported Wang Chong.
"What do you mean weak? I've always been like this, you should know that."
Wang Chong said.
"It's been a long time since we last met. Back then, when you guided me to deal with Gao Fei, I thought that your strength had soared. "
Wei Hao opened his eyes wide.
Wang Chong was speechless. Although Wei Hao's talent wasn't high, he was very hardworking. In this aspect, Wang Chong couldn't compare to him.
"Wang Chong, you really should work harder. — — forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Leave the matter you asked me to do to you, I'll be leaving first! "
The carriage arrived. Wei Hao jumped down from the carriage.
After Wei Hao left, Wang Chong didn't stay any longer. He took the one thousand taels of gold and headed back home.
… …
Just as Wang Chong was returning home, two guests came to the White Agate Jewelry Shop.
"Is this the place?"
On the bustling street, a figure in blue stared blankly at the white signboard above his head.
"That's right, the White Agate Jewelry Shop, this is the place!"
The other person said with certainty.
These two people had long beards that fluttered in the wind. They exuded a powerful aura with every movement they made. It was obvious that they came from an extraordinary background.
"These two Buddhist monks look ordinary. I didn't expect the iron ores on them to be so powerful. If it wasn't for the Clan Head unintentionally discovering the secrets of these samples, I'm afraid we would still be in the dark. "
"That's right. Those two monks look ordinary, and they don't even know how to speak Central Plains Chinese. I didn't expect them to have such sharp ores on them! If our Zhang Clan can obtain these ores, we will definitely be able to advance further. "
As the two of them spoke, they raised their palms and one of them revealed a piece of Hyderabad ore that looked exactly the same as the other one. This was just a sample. A month ago, a steward of the Zhang Clan met these monks who were selling iron ores. Just like before, this steward asked for a few samples of iron ores and brought them back.
These samples had been kept in the Zhang Clan's warehouse for a long time, but no one had shown interest in them. It wasn't until the steward accidentally discovered a problem in the refining process and reported it to the Clan Head that they started to pay attention to it.
No one expected that the steward of the Zhang Clan would accidentally bring back such a valuable iron ore sample. The Zhang Clan held a meeting that very night.
The Clan Head even made an exception and directly sent these two elders to carry out this matter. Moreover, he made it clear that this matter must be done properly.
"Our Zhang Clan isn't the only one who refines weapons and armors in the capital. The competition is very fierce. This Hyderabad ore is very special, and it might be able to change the current situation of our Zhang Clan. The Clan Head has instructed us not to let the other clans know about this matter no matter what, and we must find a way to do it properly. "
The lanky middle-aged man in green said in a deep voice.
"Yes."
The other person echoed and also nodded seriously.
The Zhang Clan's current situation was very bad, and they urgently needed an opportunity to get out of the current situation. This was also the reason why they personally came out.
Turning around, the two snapped their fingers and waved to the people behind them. Kacha. On the street, about ten meters away from the two, the door of a carriage opened. From the carriage, a bald monk in his thirties or forties with a pair of wide sleeves and a pair of wise eyes walked out.
"Amitabha!"
The bald monk looked around, loudly chanted the name of Buddha, and immediately walked toward the two middle-aged men in green.
If anyone else were here at this moment, they would definitely be shocked. This person was none other than Monk Hui Ming from the Jiantong Monastery in the outskirts of the city.
There were very few people in the capital who knew Sanskrit, definitely not more than five. And Monk Hui Ming was one of them.
The two Sindhi Buddhist only knew Sanskrit, and they didn't know the Han language of the Central Plains. This was the reason why the Zhang Clan invited Monk Hui Ming over, so as to facilitate communication and reach a deal.
"Master, this way!"
The two green-robed middle-aged men bowed respectfully. As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them entered the White Agate Jewelry Shop.
Even though they had made ample preparations, when the three of them entered the White Agate Jewelry Shop and saw the two Buddhist men, the development of the situation far exceeded their expectations.
"What? The Hyderabad ore has already been bought? "
The two green-robed middle-aged men stared at the two Sindhi monks before them in shock. They couldn't believe their ears.
"How is this possible?"
The eyes of the second middle-aged man were filled with shock.
The reason why they had made a low-profile trip this time was to reach a deal. The clan viewed this deal with great importance, and they were given great authority.
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