Borrowing grain from local clans will inevitably be risky, and it will take a little bit of skill to reduce the risk and borrow grain successfully. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info raising interest rates is one of Cao Pi's skills, and mortgage is the second of Cao Pi's skills.

The local squires were greedy for interest and naturally moved, and Cao Pi put himself on an equal footing with them by providing collateral, which would make these merchants feel at ease, and they would be more comfortable lending things to themselves when they took out the collateral.

Seeing that everyone in the hall focused their eyes on themselves, obviously wanting to know what the mortgage was, Cao Pi smiled and said: "There are 4,000 cavalry and 20,000 sergeants under the command of General Jianzhong, Captain Hu Wuhuan, and General Yuan Xi, and I keep this cavalry, and these 20,000 sergeants are distributed to various regions to build military cantonments and grow food." If you can't pay your debts after two years, the 20,000 soldiers will be the ones you can pay for, and you can take them. ”

As soon as this remark came out, the squire immediately discussed, you must know that those sergeants are all middle-aged men, which is very beneficial to the expansion of their manor, if Cao Pi really can't repay his debts, it is not a good thing to be able to get these middle-aged men to pay off their debts.

Immediately someone asked, "Shall we sell these soldiers with grain and grass?" There is no need to borrow it. ”

Xian Yuyin drank: "The sergeant is a national weapon, how can he sell it privately!" Half of this was addressed to the squire who questioned him, and half was addressed to Cao Pi. Obviously, from Xian Yuyin's point of view, he didn't want his sergeants to be used as collateral, that was the capital of their brother's official title, how could they give it easily.

Cao Pi said with a straight face: "Exactly, sergeant, national weapon!" I am not borrowing food for myself now, but also to raise the national weapons, if the national weapons are not able to support them, will they be allowed to starve to death? Xian Yu General, now the world is in chaos, everyone is thrifty, and there is really no extra food! Now there are military tuns everywhere in the Central Plains, and the national weapons have to support themselves! Besides, this is because I can't pay off the food before I use the sergeant to pay off the debt, if I can pay it back, they are still a national weapon...", and then the conversation changed and asked: "Could it be that General Xianyu thinks that I can't pay it back?" Do you want to take 20,000 soldiers to pay off your debts? ”

Xian Yuyin hurriedly got up and said, "The last general doesn't dare." ”

"Does that mean that I don't plan to repay my debts, but I just want to sell the country's weapons to enrich myself?"

Xian Yuyin trembled, knelt down from the table and said: "The last general will die, speculation is wanton, Zhijin Wu forgives his sins, my brother is willing to mortgage all the soldiers under his command, and he is more willing to lend all the grain and grass at home to Zhijinwu!" ”

Cao Pi said with a smile: "This is right! Xian Yu General, since I entered Youzhou, those sons and daughters under your command are the sergeants of the imperial court, not the sergeants of your brother General Jianzhong. This requires them to pay off their debts for the imperial court, which is also a matter for the imperial court, how can there be any talk of selling them privately? However, General Jianzhong can borrow more grain and grass, if I can't pay it back to Youzhou Mu, and some of the sergeants will use it to pay off the debt to Ru Xianyu's family, then they are still surnamed Xianyu, right? ”

Xian Yuyin just knelt on the ground and didn't dare to talk, Cao Pi laughed: "Get up!" The price of this strong servant is the same as that of a beautiful maid, twenty or thirty thousand dollars is indispensable, even if I have 20,000 yuan, a stone of wheat and corn is only two or three hundred dollars, even if I have three hundred dollars, how much grain you lend me, I will mortgage it with the equivalent sergeant, and the contract of this mortgage.... Xian Yu general, let's start with your 8,000 sergeants, right? ”

"No!" Xian Yuyin agreed.

Cao Pi nodded with satisfaction, and said to Sima Lang: "There is Lao Boda, sort out the contract of this mortgage, and whoever wants to borrow grain from me will take the contract from you." ”

After Sima Lang agreed, Cao Pi smiled and said: "I only borrow this grain from the people of Youzhou!" People outside Youzhou don't want to borrow from me. But you have also seen that one of my mortgages is worth 20,000 yuan, so if you do not have seventy or eighty stones, do not take it out, because it is impossible for me to cut a piece of meat for you when you pay off the debt. ”

The crowd in the hall burst into laughter. Cao Pi immediately persuaded everyone to drink, and after three rounds, he continued: "This debt is borrowed and repaid, and the fate of my state pastor and you will be concluded, even if the debt is exchanged in the future, the state pastor will also allow you to go out to brag, saying that Lao Tzu was once the creditor of Youzhou Mu!" After saying that, there was another burst of laughter in the hall.

Immediately, Cao Pi no longer mentioned the matter, but only persuaded him to drink, and it was not until night fell that the banquet ended happily. After the banquet dispersed, Xian Yuyin stepped forward and said, "This house has been equipped with maids and slaves, and the ruling Jinwu can rest here, and the master here will go to another house." ”

Cao Pi said with a smile: "There is General Lao, don't forget the contract and the matter of borrowing grain!" After speaking, he patted him on the shoulder, not letting him enter the inner courtyard with him, but chose to let a little maid take him to the courtyard where the Zhen family stayed.

The heroic and tall Cao Zhang and Sima Lang walked from another gate in the courtyard to another courtyard, and Cao Zhang suddenly said, "Sir, there is something I don't know whether to ask or not. ”

Sima Lang turned sideways and arched his hand: "Childe, please ask." ”

After all, Cao Zhang was a well-educated person, so he stopped and waved at Sima Lang, and the maid who led the way also listened to this and waited in front. I only heard Cao Zhang say: "Brother, I don't understand this method, we have 4,000 cavalry, 1,000 tiger and leopard cavalry, 20,000 soldiers, 5,000 elite soldiers, and there are Wuhuan, Goguryeo, Wofu, and Donghao after the right Beiping." Xianbei and other foreign clans, as well as the Liaodong Gongsun clan who are not subservient, they have food and people, and we have such strong soldiers, why don't we just eat the enemy? Instead, he wants to use his own sergeant as collateral to borrow food from the local clan? ”

Sima Lang smiled and said: "Just eat the enemy, but the countermeasures that Gongzi came up with?" ”

Cao Zhang nodded and said: "Exactly, I also found out that there was a shortage of food and grass, and I was planning to ask my brother for advice, but I didn't want my brother to use such a method today." ”

Sima Lang nodded and said, "The son is so courageous, and the subordinate is not as far-sighted as Zhi Jinwu, but he also sees that this plan to mortgage the sergeant to borrow food is quite beneficial." ”

Cao Zhangqi said: "What's the benefit? Is it better than eating the enemy? ”

Sima Lang said with a smile: "Xiaguan's talent is limited, and he can only see that there are three benefits, one of which is that if he borrows grain, he will not need to leave Youzhou, and he will be able to pass through the existing Youzhou counties with peace of mind." ”

Cao Zhangda shook his head: "Even if this item is eaten by the enemy, it can be done, my brother does not need to leave Youzhou, as long as I bring 3,000 cavalry, I can sweep the east of the right Beiping, destroy the Yuan clan, the Ping clan, and then let the Gongsun clan surrender, and let them send all the grain and grass." ”

Sima Lang sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that how could Zhijin Wu let you make such a miraculous feat? But he said: "Childe is brave, or so." But Zhijin Wu loves his brother very much, how could he let his son go out alone? Without waiting for Cao Zhang to speak, he continued: "The second is to stabilize the heart of the Youzhou clan, Zhijinwu owes all the debts of the Youzhou clan, and if these Youzhou clans have collusion, two years, between a loan and a repayment, if the Zhijinwu can really keep his promise, the Youzhou clan naturally believes that the Zhijinwu is a person who will practice his word, and in the future, Zhijinwu will follow the law, which has the effect of Shang Ying's migration of Mu Lixin." ”

Cao Zhang nodded and said: ""Historical Records, Volume 68, Biography of Shang Jun": Filial piety is used by Wei Ying, and the martingale wants to change the law, and he is afraid that the world will discuss himself. The order has not been issued, and the fear of the people's unbelief has been erected at the south gate of the national capital, and the people who can relocate to the north gate will be given ten gold. The people are strange, don't dare to migrate. He replied: "Those who can migrate will be given fifty gold." "There was a man who migrated and gave fifty gold, so that he would not be deceived. The pawn ordered. The elder brother can indeed learn from a hundred schools, and he can actually trust the migration wood here. ”

Sima Lang continued: "The third is that whether it is General Jianzhong, Captain Hu Wuhuan or the sergeants under the command of General Yuan Xi, they are all soldiers, there are so many people, and the stability of the people's hearts is a major matter. ”

Cao Zhang nodded and said, "After staying away from killing, there will indeed be less violence, but after two years, most of the sergeants will become farmers." ”

Sima Lang smiled: "Those who are still sergeants must be elite soldiers, because their killing spirit has not diminished after two years, and the farmers who have changed are just ploughing in the military camp, training the people, as the foundation of the Jingluan, and making the best use of each other, why not?" ”

Cao Zhang sighed: "I'm convinced!" My brother is becoming more and more like my father. (To be continued.) )