Seeing that Yuan Heshan had added another 100,000 taels of silver notes, Mai Hai, not wanting to be outdone, also took out a stack of silver notes.
"I'll buy another two thousand boxed meals!"
Mai Hai shouted loudly, his head held high.
Yuan Heshan was displeased and pointed at Mai Hai: "Gang Leader Mai! The Hai Sha Sect has no grudge against you, so why are you opposing me?"
Mai Hai laughed and said, "How is buying boxed lunches considered going against us? If Chief Yuan has the money, then buy them; if not, then obediently step back and stop making a fool of yourself here!"
"You...you..." Yuan Heshan was so angry that his nose was crooked.
He reached into his pocket but couldn't pull out the banknotes, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
"Master Li, may I buy on credit?" Yuan Heshan asked with a beaming smile. "I didn't bring enough silver with me today!"
Li Huan shook his head and refused: "I sell boxed lunches at my stall, and I never give credit!"
Yuan Heshan hurriedly said, "As long as Master Li is willing to pay on credit, I am willing to repay double!"
Li Huan remained unmoved: "Stop talking nonsense! I only accept banknotes and cash!"
Yuan Heshan sighed and turned to look at the Divine Fist Sect.
"Sect Leader Guo, please lend me 300,000 taels of silver!"
The head of the Divine Fist Sect, Guo, was nearly forty years old, with a sturdy build and shrewdness in his triangular eyes.
As he stroked his beard, he said with a smile, "Chief Yuan, I'm saving my silver notes to buy boxed lunches, so I can't lend them to you!"
Li Huan knew that twenty years ago, Guo Sanquan, the leader of the Divine Fist Sect, had also participated in the "Raising the Sword and Establishing Authority Conference" and frantically tried to seize the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
As a result, Guo Sanquan's crimes were exposed by Xie Xun in public, and he died tragically under Xie Xun's fists.
The current sect leader, Guo, is clearly the son of Guo Sanquan.
Yuan Heshan said, "Sect Leader Guo, last spring, the Divine Fist Sect stole a large quantity of sea salt from our sect, worth 300,000 taels of silver. I didn't ask you for it back!"
The sect leader's smile vanished: "Your father owed my father 300,000 taels of silver before he died. That batch of sea salt was just used to settle the debt. What right do you have to demand it?"
Yuan Heshan retorted angrily, "Nonsense! When did my father owe your father any money? Is there any written agreement?"
The sect leader said, "Of course there's a written agreement, but my father died at Xie Xun's hands before he could tell me where it was!"
After saying that, Sect Leader Guo glared fiercely at Xie Xun.
Yuan Heshan said, "Ridiculous, ridiculous! Without a written agreement, it's just empty talk! Do you think I'm a fool?"
The sect leader said, "I have witnesses who can prove..."
"Shut up!" Yuan Heshan interrupted the sect leader. "What kind of bullshit witnesses are you talking about? Stop trying to fool me! Are you going to lend me 300,000 taels of silver or not?"
The sect leader's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "I can lend it... but you must sign a written agreement and repay it double!"
Yuan Heshan agreed without hesitation.
The sect leader then said, "If you borrow 300,000, you must repay 800,000!"
Yuan Heshan flew into a rage: "You son of a bitch, trying to extort me?!"
The sect leader said, "One is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit! I didn't force you to lend me any money!"
Yuan Heshan glanced at Xie Xun, gritted his teeth, and said, "Fine! Here's your 800,000 taels back!"
"Great!" Master Guo instructed his disciples to bring paper and pen, and they quickly drew up a written agreement for Yuan Heshan to sign and affix his seal.
Immediately afterwards, Master Guo took out a stack of silver notes, counted out 300,000 taels of silver, and handed it to Yuan Heshan.
The sect leader accepted the written agreement and was overjoyed.
"Haha, I brought over 300,000 taels of silver notes. If I were to buy boxed lunches, I couldn't possibly compete with you guys! Now, by lending this 300,000 taels to Chief Yuan, I'll actually make a net profit of 500,000 taels. What a bargain! What a bargain! Hahaha..."
Yuan Heshan looked displeased and then held up the silver coins.
"Master Li! I'll buy another three thousand boxed meals!"
At this point, Yuan Heshan had purchased a total of 9,000 boxed meals, exceeding Mai Hai's 8,000.
Mai Hai's thick eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light.
Yuan Heshan said smugly, "Chief Mai, do you admit defeat?"
Mai Hai suddenly shouted, "Bring me the silver notes!"
A fat man stepped out from the Giant Whale Gang's camp, took out a stack of silver notes, and handed them to Mai Hai.
"I'll buy another two thousand boxed meals! That'll make a total of ten thousand!"
Mai Hai waved the silver note in his hand and handed it to Li Huan.
"Hey, Yuan, are you going to admit defeat or not?"
Mai Hai glanced at Yuan Heshan with a sarcastic tone.
Yuan Heshan was dumbfounded, never expecting that Mai Hai's disciple was carrying a huge amount of silver notes.
Li Huan laughed and said, "Yuan Heshan, are you going to keep buying boxed lunches?"
Yuan Heshan pursed his lips, looked around, and clasped his hands in a pleading manner: "Which sect leader is kind enough to lend me two hundred thousand taels of silver? I am willing to repay double!"
Mai Hai said, "Yuan Heshan, you owe so much money, can you ever pay it back?"
Yuan Heshan proudly raised his head: "Let alone several million taels of silver, even if it were ten million taels of silver, I could still pay it back!"
The crowd whispered among themselves.
Yuan Heshan's words were true. The Hai Sha faction had been selling smuggled salt for many years and was extremely wealthy. They could easily come up with ten million taels of silver.
Suddenly, He Taichong pulled out a stack of silver notes from his pocket.
"The Kunlun Sect is financially weak and cannot compare with the Hai Sha Sect and the Giant Whale Gang, so they will not participate in buying boxed lunches!"
"I am willing to lend two hundred thousand taels of silver to Chief Yuan. Please have Chief Yuan sign a written agreement and repay six hundred thousand taels of silver in double!"
Good heavens, He Taichong is really shrewd, taking advantage of the situation to make a fortune through lending.
Upon seeing the silver notes, Yuan Heshan's eyes lit up, and he agreed without hesitation.
"Very well! I'm willing to return the six hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Heshan ordered someone to write a document, sign and affix their fingerprint, and take the silver notes from He Taichong.
"Master Li, I'd like to buy another two thousand boxed meals!"
A total of 11,000 copies, exceeding the 10,000 copies of the Giant Whale Gang.
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