On the second day, the merchant government held a banquet, and the debtors who came to the banquet entered one after another, and Jiu Ge sat quietly aside, and Qian Gui greeted him in the courtyard. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xu You stood behind Jiu Ge with the account book in his hand, and when it was about full, Jiu Ge motioned for Qian Gui to open the table.

Xu You was puzzled and said: "Xia joined the army without mentioning the matter of debt collection, so these debtors were allowed to eat? What if one of them is full and walking?"

Jiu Ge glanced at Xu You amusedly: "How is General Ji's reputation and prestige in the commercial land?"

"That's good, of course. Xu You didn't think about it.

"In this case, these debtors have received General Ji's silver, even if they can't pay it for a while, they won't run away when they are full. ”

Xu You smiled when he heard this: "What Xia Senjun said is that his subordinates are too worried. ”

Jiu Ge said lightly: "Even if you really run away, didn't you say it before, just catch it and send it back to the official." ”

"But didn't Xia join the army say that it was not okay to send officials?"

"At this time, at that time, for this kind of scoundrel, naturally they are not expected to keep their promises, and sending them to the official is the best way. ”

Xu You nodded suddenly: "What Xia joined the army said is that special events are treated specially. ”

Jiu Ge smiled unconsciously: "The comprehension is good." ”

Looking at the bustling and staggered debtors at the banquet, Jiu Ge unconsciously looked at them carefully, some were well-dressed and well-behaved, some had bold personalities and hearty voices, and some had embarrassed faces and forced smiles...... In this way, Jiu Ge quietly observed the words and colors on the side, and learned about the wealth and poverty of the people from their clothes, complexions, demeanor, and speech.

After everyone finished eating, Jiu Ge nodded slightly at Xu You, Xu You understood, so he stepped forward to signal everyone to be quiet:

"Folks, this time my lord invited you to come, I want you to know what the reason is, now the account period has arrived, and I hope that you will pay the principal and interest on time in accordance with the previous agreement. ”

As soon as Xu Youyan spoke, he became restless when he lowered his head, some were calm and indifferent, some were embarrassed, and some were silent.

Jiu Ge looked around, so he said lightly: "Previously, the Jiangcheng garrison gathered their respective money in the name of General Ji to lend money to you, firstly, to solve your urgent needs and hope that the people would live and work in peace and contentment, and secondly, to increase military supplies for the Jiangcheng garrison in case of foreign enemy intrusion. Now General Ji is married into the Wei Kingdom, but the heart of the Jiangcheng garrison is still the same, the so-called army and the people are united, the army thinks for the people, and the people worry about the army. ”

The people in the courtyard began to quiet down, and their eyes fell on Jiu Ge in the corner, and if it wasn't for her opening, almost no one would have noticed her.

"Today, at the invitation of all the soldiers, I will check the debt letters signed by you in the past, and I hope that you will actively cooperate. Jiu Ge said and glanced at Xu You: "Let's start." ”

Xu You nodded, and then looked at everyone: "Next, I will come according to the ranking, and the ones that are clicked will come up to reconcile, and please take a break if you don't click." After speaking, Xu You took out the account books and debt books and began to roll call.

"Yang Zaifai. ”

"In. With a loud sound, I saw a middle-aged man with a big belly walking forward with a smile on his face, Jiu Ge saw that he was rich and noble, and the jade pendant on his waist alone was worth a lot of money, so he smiled faintly and handed him the debt book in his hand.

Yang Zaifa took the debt book, then took out a bag of silver from his waist and put it on the table, Xu You took it, and after counting it:

"Yang sent it again, and the account was cleared. ”

Yang Zaifa stuffed the debt book into his arms, saluted Jiu Ge slightly, and swaggered back to his seat.

There was a commotion again, Xu You cleared his throat and continued:

"Second place, Wang Qing. ”

"In. ”

It was a young man who looked like a scholar, Jiu Ge looked at him, dressed in coarse cloth clothes, his face was slightly pale, his steps were heavy, when he walked in front of Jiu Ge, Wang Qing suddenly bowed down and bowed respectfully to Jiu Ge, Jiu Ge handed him the debt book, Wang Qing paused, and then slowly stretched out his hand to take it.

"Is Childe having trouble at hand?" Jiu Ge said suddenly.

Wang Qing seemed to be stunned, turned red, and responded with embarrassment: "Wang originally prepared silver a few days ago, but his mother suddenly fell seriously ill, so Wang used the silver to repay the debt to treat his mother, so he ...... now" Speaking of this, Wang Qing shook his head and sighed.

"It doesn't matter. Jiu Ge smiled slightly: "The purpose of our army's money lending is to solve the people's urgent needs, let me ask you, if I give you another time, will you be able to pay it back?"

Wang Qing was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "If my lord delays me for more than a month, Wang will definitely repay the full amount." ”

Jiu Ge nodded slightly: "In this case, then Lao Gongzi will write the date of return on the debt book to facilitate our army to collect the debt in the future." ”

"That's nature, that's nature. Wang Qing said and happily picked up the pen and marked the date on the debt book, and then respectfully handed it to Jiu Ge: "Please take a look." ”

Jiu Ge took it, and then handed it to Xu You, Xu You took it in a daze, it was the first time he had seen someone collect accounts like this, so he straightened his tone and said, "Next, Lin An." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a ragged man walking forward with his head lowered, Jiu Ge couldn't see his face, only to see his hands slightly clenched into fists due to nervousness,

"Your name is Lin An?" Jiu Ge said slowly.

"Exactly. Lin An always lowered his head and didn't dare to raise his head.

"Do you have what it takes to pay off your debts right now?" Jiu Ge paused, "If not, then when?"

"Small, small......" Lin An suddenly knelt down towards Jiu Ge with a few voices: "My lord, the small one made a mistake in business, and the one who lost was bankrupt, and now I really don't know when the debt will be repaid, and I hope that the adult will forgive me." ”

Jiu Ge glanced at him, and then handed the debt book to Xu You: "Tear it up." ”

"Oh. Xu Yu answered, and immediately widened his eyes: "What?"

"Torn. Jiu Ge repeated again.

"But, this—"

"No, but. Jiu Ge interrupted Xu You, then turned to the stunned people in the courtyard and said solemnly:

"The reason why our army lends money to everyone in the form of money lending is because we are worried about everyone's life, not to seek that little profit, and now that the war is constantly going on in various countries, the reserves in the army are far from enough, in order not to add to the burden on the imperial court, our army will solve it by itself in the form of interest, and there is only one purpose, that is, when the foreign enemy invades, our army can protect the people and relatives from killing with the greatest ability. Jiu Ge said and picked up the account book on the table:

"All the records here, today I will check with you one by one, everything that can be repaid now, our army will immediately return the debt, if it needs to be extended, our army is also willing to wait again, if it is really unable to repay, I, Xia Jiu on behalf of my Jiangcheng garrison, here in public to destroy. ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, Xu You looked at Jiu Ge with a shocked face, and even Qian Gui, who was standing quietly beside him, was confused and puzzled in his eyes.