allonlinenovel Chapter 183 Mr. He values Yan Baoguo's promise
Chapter 183 Mr. He values Yan Baoguo's promise
In the study, Mr. He personally poured tea for the two of them, looked at Su Zhengyang with a half-smile and said, "I heard that you promised Governor Yan a favor, but you didn't fulfill it. This habit is not good. For a man to stand in the world, the most important thing is trust."
Su Zhengyang was suddenly embarrassed and didn't know how to respond. At that time, the Yan faction agreed to cooperate with the Northwest Revolutionary Army to rob the first batch of supplies provided by Fuso to the Guo faction. However, Yan Baoguo really seemed to be waiting for a high price and asking for too much. In addition, he didn't know whether he would be an enemy or a friend of the Yan faction in the future. So Su Zhengyang simply played the rogue and didn't deliver a single cent of the arms and supplies he promised to give to the Yan faction.
"You are right, but there were reasons for it. I think it is the duty of every citizen to stop Fusang's conspiracy. Governor Yan should not have asked me for a huge sum of money in return for a favor. It is really inappropriate."
Yan Baoguo looked at Su Zhengyang with a half-smile and said, "Member Su, you mean that I am wrong in this matter? Well, considering your recent contributions to Northern Frontier and for Chairman He's sake, I will let this matter go. Although I, Yan Baoguo, am a stingy person, I can still distinguish between the important and the unimportant in such a matter."
He Zhengnan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Zhengyang, Governor Yan and I have been friends for 20 to 30 years. Although it is said that Governor Yan is a miser who only takes in money but never spends it, in fact, Governor Yan is a person who truly cares about the interests of his country and his family."
"President He, thank you for your compliment."
He Zhengnan stared at Su Zhengyang with burning eyes and said, "Regarding the conditions you proposed to your father-in-law, he and Premier Duan also mentioned them to me before. Today I invited Governor Yan to come here to win his support for you. What do you think?"
Su Zhengyang was shocked. There were dozens of military commanders-in-chief in various provinces of the Northern Frontier government. Among them, Yan Baoguo belonged to the neutral faction like Feng Changan. The strength of the Yan faction was not that outstanding, but if he could get the support of a powerful provincial governor, he could save a lot of effort in the future.
However, Yan Baoguo is a meticulous and deep-minded person. Even Yang Jiakai cannot see through his inner thoughts. This is an uncertain factor for Su Zhengyang's future succession to the presidency.
He Zhengnan turned around and told Yan Baoguo in a concise and clear manner that Su Zhengyang wanted to run for the presidency in the future. Yan Baoguo showed a hint of shock in his eyes as he swept his gaze across Su Zhengyang's face. He didn't expect that this kid had such great ambitions. No wonder Yang Jiakai had been so hasty to marry his daughter to Su Zhengyang. In this way, no matter how high Su Zhengyang develops in the future, the Yang family is tightly tied to the Su family, and they will prosper and suffer together.
Yan Baoguo pondered for a moment, then said solemnly, "I have seen Councillor Su's development from the head of a county security group to where he is now. Although I, Yan Baoguo, am not a passionate patriot, I also cannot stand these foreigners. The barbarians are stirring up trouble on our Chinese land and wantonly bullying our local people. Councillor Su's actions are very much in line with my temper. Since Chairman He has already told me your future plans and demonstrated his absolute trust in me, I am willing to make a promise that in three years, I will support Councillor Su in running for the presidency and become the new President of Northern Frontier!"
He Zhengnan nodded with a smile on his face, and said to Su Zhengyang: "Governor Yan never makes promises easily in his life, but once he makes a promise, he will keep it! With the support of Governor Yan, your chances of becoming president in the future will be much greater."
Su Zhengyang also bowed to Yan Baoguo with a serious face and said: "Thank you Governor Yan for your support and trust. I, Su Zhengyang, also swear here today that my lifelong wish is to drive these powers out of our Chinese land and make those who covet our Chinese land and have wolfish ambitions pay a painful price!"
"Good! Good! Today we will finally have another day of enlightenment."
Yan Baoguo also made a rare joke: "President He, we just drank a lot of wine at the dinner table, let's celebrate in advance."
Su Zhengyang and Yan Baoguo resolved the misunderstandings and grudges, and Yan Baoguo also gave his promise directly. The three then began to discuss the current situation in China, from the pro-power faction of the Northern Frontier government to when the Civil War would break out. They had a very pleasant conversation. Su Zhengyang discovered that Yan Baoguo, who seemed to be indifferent to the world and stick to his own little piece of land, actually knew the details of the major forces in China like the back of his hand, which was really surprising.
An hour later, Yan Baoguo said goodbye to his son. Su Zhengyang was also preparing to find an excuse to leave, but Mr. He stopped him.
In the study, Mr. He took down a scroll on the wall. Behind the scroll was a black safe embedded in the wall.
He Zhengnan opened the safe with extremely swift movements, took out two bank drafts sandwiched between books, and placed them in front of Su Zhengyang.
Su Zhengyang took a quick glance and found that one of them was a bank draft of 800 million pounds from HSBC Bank, and the other was a large-denomination certificate of deposit from Guangyuan Bank, a pillar industry of the Northern Xinjiang government, with an amount of 5000 million oceans written on it.
According to today's exchange rate, one pound is approximately equal to ten dollars. The two tickets the old man took out are worth approximately 1.3 million dollars in cash.
"President He, what are you doing?"
He Zhengnan smiled as he handed two promissory notes to Su Zhengyang and said, "Your Northwest Revolutionary Army is now in a period of rapid development. I heard from Jia Kai that you are also developing a large-scale military industry in Linzhou. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. The funding gap must be quite large. I am old and have no other abilities, but I have been doing business all my life and I still have a lot of family wealth. This money can be regarded as the development fund donated by my Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the Northwest Revolutionary Army."
Su Zhengyang hurriedly shook his head and said, "Old man, this is not allowed."
More than 100 million in cash is a considerable astronomical figure for anyone. Even for the wealthy Chinese Chamber of Commerce, it would be difficult to pay out such a large amount of cash. This favor was too great, and Su Zhengyang subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"Take it! I have nothing else in my life but a stubborn temper. If you don't take it, I will burn it right away."
The old man looked at Su Zhengyang stubbornly, and Su Zhengyang had no choice but to shake his head helplessly and collect the two promissory notes first.
"Zhengyang, you are the young man I most hope for in my future. As long as my old bones can still move, no matter what difficulties you encounter, I will do my best to help you solve them. I have only one wish in this life, and that is to revitalize China and wash away the national humiliation!"
Looking at Mr. He Zhengnan, whose eyes were gleaming with hope, Su Zhengyang stood up solemnly and said in a resounding voice: "As long as I, Su Zhengyang, and the Northwest Revolutionary Army exist, we will definitely drive out the Tartars and wash away all the humiliation that China has suffered in the past few decades, and return it a thousandfold!"