Zhang Ming is formulating a strategy here, since he can't get land, then he can ask for people.

Their strategy was very simple, Zhang Ming planned to cooperate with Zhang Yan in addition to recruiting homeless people in general.

Zhang Yan is the largest yellow scarf, and there are still hundreds of thousands of people under him at this time, but only a few hundred thousand of these hundreds of thousands of people can fight, and there are 20,000 elites among these hundreds of thousands.

Zhang Ming planned to send someone to contact him and buy the population from him.

That's right, it's a purchase.

He couldn't afford it, so Zhang Ming helped him raise it.

Moreover, there are many others, you can grab them.

In the past, food was grabbed, but now people are robbed, village by village, regardless of the old or weak.

And Zhang Ming's request is that the whole family is in one pot, and babies and the elderly are the same.

After formulating a strategy, Zhang Ming is to accumulate strength, wait until Yuan Shao starts a war again, and then get the territory.

Next time, Zhang Ming will no longer be a supporting role, but will dominate the direction of the battlefield.

In the next three-way war, at least one side must be eliminated.

Once you've developed your strategy, it's time to execute.

Zhang Ming asked Xi Zhicai to secretly arrange, contact Zhang Yan, and buy the population.

Next, Zhang Ming didn't need to deal with it personally.

Zhang Ming began to live a drunken life again.

It's just amazing.

Today, I was accompanied by Big Joe and Little Joe in the hot spring.

Tomorrow is drinking, and there are sable cicadas waiting.

The day after tomorrow, let Big Qiao and Little Qiao wear uniforms with Diao Chan.

As for Cai Yan and Zhang Ning, both of them are pregnant, and they are raising a baby at this time, and Zhang Ming tries to accompany them every day.

After a few days of drunken dreams and death, Zhang Ming received news that Xun Yu and Cao Ang were here.

The two of them came on a mission.

Zhang Ming has also inquired about the news.

He summoned Xi Zhicai and Tian Feng.

Every time Zhang Ming saw them, he asked them to run errands during the day, while Zhang Ming was consuming everywhere and making strategic fools.

"Zhicai, Tian Feng, and Cao Ang came to borrow, do we have any extra money to borrow?"

In fact, Tian Feng knows this best.

"Lord, there is a sum of money, and hundreds of thousands of dollars have been recovered from Qingzhou, but it can be used."

Zhang Ming nodded, Cao Cao couldn't be too weak.

"Then if the interest rate is suitable, I will lend it to them, I will not come forward to deal with this matter, and Tian Feng has full authority to deal with it."

"But I have a proposal, half of the money, half of the salt into money, loan to them, the interest is calculated on a monthly basis, 10 per month, the first month's interest is deducted first."

This is definitely usury, and it is not ordinary.

However, if they love to borrow or not, Zhang Ming did not ask them to borrow.

With table salt, Zhang Ming can expect that he will soon be able to open the market in Yanzhou.

When Cao Cao found out that salt was so profitable, how could he not use it when he was short of money?

After explaining to Tian Feng and Xi Zhicai, Zhang Ming let them leave.

I want to maintain the image of a "faint gentleman".

Zhang Ming now ostensibly ignores government affairs and only enjoys all day long, but in fact, the military and government are under his control and run according to his will.

Cao Ang and Xun Yu finally entered Youzhou with a team of more than 200 people.

Some of them are football teams, some are students, and some are spies.

They have to gather all kinds of intelligence.

"It is said that Zhang Ming was tyrannical, and he collected everything to build a city for him to enjoy, but now he has entered Youzhou, but it is a political and harmonious place."

Xun Yu entered Youzhou for the first time, but he didn't see any tyranny, but a different scene.

Cao Ang came, and he felt that Youzhou is now a lot more prosperous.

"Zhang Ming is indeed happy to enjoy and rarely deals with government affairs, but he definitely does not practice tyranny against Youzhou, but many of them are benevolent."

Xun Yu nodded, the matter has to be taken seriously.

"It seems that Zhang Ming has to be evaluated separately."

Xun Yu was not in a hurry along the way, although Cao Cao was about to be exposed, but he also had to get to know each other well, and he was not in a hurry to negotiate with Zhang Ming.

After Xun Yu entered Youzhou, he walked for six days before arriving in Jixian County.

At this time, he did not go to the new city not far away to have a look, but he felt that before the negotiation, he must go and see.

They rested in an inn, and Xun Yu sat opposite Cao Ang.

"Eldest prince, your idea may be right, this Zhang Ming is definitely rich."

"The people of Youzhou are too happy, every family has land, and although the tax is not low, at least they don't have to pay the landlord's land rent."

Xun Yu understands the situation of the most ordinary people.

These people have food to eat, and they are all doing well, so Zhang Ming collects the people's fat and ointment to enjoy it, it's all nonsense.

Before he came, he didn't dare to conclude that after checking it now, this Youzhou was not bad.

"Sir, how much do you think we're going to borrow?"

"At least 10 million dollars, otherwise it won't make much difference."

Emperor Ling of Han sold a Taishou for 20 million yuan, which is really not much to borrow 10 million.

Cao Ang nodded, and then said, "Then we'll go to Zhang Ming tomorrow." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, if you are too anxious to go, you will be passive."

Xun Yu planned to go to the new city to see what scale Zhang Ming had built.

The next day, they drove away together.

What you see is a busy scene.

Here, a large area is a construction site, and workers come and go.

A large number of people come and go.

All kinds of materials are being transported back and forth, and construction is taking place inside and outside the city.

The inner city, in addition to the imperial city, which has already been partially built, has also begun to plan out buildings with various functions.

The construction of the city wall was also very fast, mainly using stone, and Zhang Ming also used steel and concrete.

At the same time, a large library is under construction in the city, and the foundation of this library has just been laid, because it is necessary to build a multi-story building, and the migrant workers will first practice with other buildings, and only then will they start from laying the foundation.

Xun Yu and Cao Ang were also shocked when they saw this large-scale construction site.

They didn't finish reading it for hours, it's too complicated.

It may not be possible to see the face of this place without drawings.

The city still needs to be built for at least a year, but the palace in the middle, that is, for the queen mother and the prince to live, can already live in people.

Although he can live with people, Zhang Ming still rarely comes, except for soaking in hot springs.

Now, construction has also been going on on the periphery of the Imperial City.

Xun Yu went shopping with Cao Ang for two days, and after coming back, Cao Ang went to find Zhang Ming.

But he couldn't see Zhang Ming, and Zhang Ming didn't plan to meet him at all.

But Tian Feng was good to him.

The two began to negotiate.

Cao Ang was very direct, and the meeting explained his intentions.

"Ten million, it's not impossible."

Tian Feng gave an affirmative answer.

Tian Feng said: "This is different from ordinary loans, the interest rate is very high, after all, we also have to risk not being able to recoup." ”

Cao Ang said: "How much? ”

"10% monthly interest"

Cao Ang took a breath of cool air, and it was one million in interest a month.

"But what else is there?"

"Of course there is, cash can only be borrowed five million, and the other can be replaced by table salt, my lord accidentally produced a little more."

5 million in cash and 5 million worth of salt, with 10% interest.

Cao Ang couldn't agree immediately, so he could only go back and discuss with Xun Yu.

In fact, Xun Yu should come to this negotiation, but Xun Yu wanted Cao Ang to find out.

The first day of negotiations yielded little and was expected.