Xie Feng, the prefect of Datong, and Xue Tong, the deputy chief soldier of Datong Town, both of them came to the spirit when they heard this, and both of them hugged their fists and said: "General Soldier Liu, please speak, I will listen to you." ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile; "The two of them borrowed money and grain on credit from my Yanzhou town, which was also used to rectify the armament and help the people. It's just that this credit is still a little inconsiderate, how will the two of you repay it in the future? This is going to put Datong Town and Datong Mansion on a huge debt! ”

After listening, Xie Feng and Xue Tong were stunned, and they thought that Liu Juntao didn't want to give this money and food, and they were very disappointed in their hearts.

Xue Tong was still unwilling, so he said: "Mr. Liu, I heard that the Yushan ticket number in Yanzhou Town can be borrowed, but it really can't be done, I and Master Xie will come forward and borrow from the Yushan ticket number?" ”

"Haha!"

Liu Juntao laughed when he heard this, and said: "The proposal that this town said is the Yushan ticket number!" ”

Xue Tong and Xie Feng's hearts lit up with a glimmer of hope, and both of them cheered up and asked.

Liu Juntao introduced the relevant situation of the Yushan ticket number loan to the two, and said: "Two adults, the corresponding mortgage is required to borrow in the Yushan ticket number, and the amount of money and grain needed by our Datong Town and Datong Mansion must be very huge, so the corresponding mortgage must also be equivalent." ”

Xie Feng exclaimed: "If we have the corresponding collateral, where do we need to borrow?" ”

Xue Tong also shook his head slightly, obviously thinking that this was Liu Juntao's excuse.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao explained: "There are many types of mortgages, such as minerals and livestock! Although these are very valuable, it is impossible to use them to help the people and develop armaments in a short period of time, so the two adults can use the mineral deposits and other resources in Datong as collateral to borrow money and grain from the Yushan ticket number! ”

Hearing this, Xie Feng and Xue Tong glanced at each other, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said in their hearts: "This matter is feasible!" ”

Then, Xie Feng said: "Mr. Liu's words are true! ”

"It's hard to chase a horse if you say it!"

"Good!"

Xue Tong hurriedly said, "Then how about we make a document today?" ”

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, local officials and ordinary people were not allowed to open mines without authorization, and they could only be mined by special official institutions set up by the imperial court.

However, there are policies and countermeasures, and at this time, there are so many officials and gentry who opened mines privately in the Ming Dynasty, and the court can only turn a blind eye to this, and it can't control it at all.

It is precisely for this reason that when Xue Tong and Xie Feng heard Liu Juntao propose to use the Datong mineral deposits as collateral, they would be so calm, and they couldn't wait to sign the document with Liu Juntao, for fear that Liu Juntao would regret it halfway.

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Okay! ”

"Someone! Get a pen and paper! ”

Then, Liu Juntao personally took up the pen, and together with Xie Feng, the prefect of Datong, and Xue Tong, the deputy chief soldier of Datong Town, the three of them jointly drafted a mortgage document, using the coal, iron ore and other mineral resources in Datong as collateral to borrow 1.3 million taels of silver and 400,000 stones of grain from the Yushan ticket number.

Moreover, these huge amounts of money and grain are only the first batch, and the next Yushan ticket number will send four batches of money and grain one after another, and the total amount will reach four million taels of silver and 1.7 million stone grain!

Of course, this huge amount of money and grain will be divided into two parts, Datong Mansion will get 40%, and Datong Town will get 60%.

The document stipulates that the money and grain borrowed by Datong Prefecture and Datong Town do not need to be repaid, and only the Ministry of Commerce of Yanzhou Town is allowed to open four coal mines, five iron mines, and 27 other workshops in Datong, and it is agreed that the Ministry of Commerce will open various businesses such as branch numbers of ticket numbers in Datong.

This instrument is valid for a period of five years.

For this document, Liu Juntao, Xie Feng and Xue Tong can be described as a win-win situation for all parties.

Liu Juntao can rely on this loan document to obtain coal and iron resources in Datong, you must know that Datong is very rich in mineral resources, and it is a coal and iron base in later generations!

With these coal and iron ore resources, Liu Juntao is sure that the output of the Yushan Military Bureau, the Xuzhou Military Bureau, and the Dongpingzhou Ordnance Institute will be increased a lot, at least doubled!

Moreover, the shogunate's Ministry of Commerce could also take advantage of the trend to expand its business to Datong, and in turn expand to Shanxi, Xuanfu and other places in the center, greatly enhancing the strength of the Ministry of Commerce in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

The Shogunate Investigation Department and the Zanhua Department can also take this opportunity to vigorously develop their forces in Datong, and when the time comes, they can provide more and more accurate information and support to Yanzhou Town.

For Xue Tong, he can use these money and food to restore the cities and fortresses in Datong Town in a short period of time, and he can immediately recruit soldiers to expand and fill up the soldiers and horses under his command.

And in this document, Liu Juntao also agreed to add a "arms" deal, agreeing to sell 3,000 fine bird guns, including 50,000 rounds of medicine, to Datong Town in four batches within two years; 1,000 collars of armor and cotton armor, and a total of 500 vehicles such as Wuhan Iron and Steel Chariots.

Of course, these armaments are counted in the borrowed money and grain, and these money and grain are used as a price deduction.

However, with these weapons sold in Yanzhou Town, Xue Tong is confident that it will take one or two years to rebuild the soldiers and horses of Datong Town, and make the combat power of the army far better than before.

The sophistication and toughness of Yanzhou Town's military equipment were vividly displayed in this battle, which made Xue Tong very greedy.

In addition, Xie Feng, the prefect of Datong, was also satisfied, with this large amount of money and food, plus the relief money and grain allocated by the imperial court, Datong Mansion could settle more than 100,000 displaced people within a year.

These more than 100,000 people have no worries about food and clothing, access to medicine, and rebuild their homes.

Moreover, Datong Province can also recruit people to clean up the traces of the great war in various places to avoid the outbreak of plague after the great war.

In this way, the imperial court will definitely appreciate Datong Mansion, and Xie Feng, as the prefect, will also be valued by the imperial court, which is a great political achievement!

At this time, Xie Feng had even seen the scene of the people of Datong sending the Wanmin umbrella for themselves.

After the document was drafted, Liu Juntao, Xue Tong, and Xie Feng signed the document one by one.

To Liu Juntao's surprise, Xue Tong and Xie Feng actually carried their respective big seals with them, obviously they came prepared today.

After that, Xue Tong and Xie Feng hurriedly said goodbye, and both of them were summoned back to reorganize their manpower and prepare to receive money and grain from Yanzhou Town.

According to the agreement, the first batch of money and grain will arrive in Datong within 40 days.

Along with the Ministry of Commerce, Datong Town and Datong Prefecture must fully assist the Ministry of Commerce of Yanzhou Town in all matters related to mining and business.

After Xue Tong and Xie Feng left in a hurry, Liu Juntao called Liu Zi'an over, explained the matter, and then said: "Immediately notify Tang Yu of the Ministry of Commerce and order him to mobilize money and food according to the documents, and do not delay time." At the same time, he ordered Tang Yu to immediately mobilize reliable manpower, and it was best to personally lead people north to Datong! ”

Liu Zi'an worked hard to record Liu Juntao's orders on the side, and then asked, "Does the town have any other orders?" ”

Liu Juntao thought for a moment and said: "Order Hu Dexing of the military department to mobilize another 1,000 recruits, and go north with the money, food, and manpower mobilized by the Ministry of Commerce, escorting the whole process, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

Soon, Liu Zi'an prepared two orders, handed them over to Liu Juntao to check that they were correct, and Liu Juntao personally stamped the seal of the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, and on the same day, he was sent all the way south by the exploration department's exploration horse to Yanzhou Town.

Within a few days, the entire Datong City was in motion, and Datong Mansion and Datong Town began to work in full swing.

The people who rushed to the vicinity of Datong City were settled and well cared for.

The damaged cities and fortresses in Datong Town have also begun to be rebuilt and rested.

Of course, the money and grain consumed by these affairs were all allocated by the imperial court, although the amount was limited, but it was still possible to insist on transporting the money and grain borrowed from Yanzhou Town.

At this time, Liu Juntao also began to think that now that the war is over, it is time for him to lead his troops south and go home!