Time passed slowly, and after walking around Jicheng for several days in succession, Diao Xie, Yu Liang, and Liu Kui finally had a general understanding of Liaodong's strength. However, the more you understand, the more you can feel the strength of Liaodong.

"Alas, I really didn't expect Liaodong Jing to be so strong, no wonder the two strong captives of Xianbei and Xiongnu had no power to fight back!"

Liaodong's unexpectedly strong made Diao Xie and Yu Liang full of vigilance against it, even Liu Kui, who had a good impression of Liaodong, was also worried.

It wasn't until the four envoys of Jiangzuo waited in the post house for seven days that they saw Shi Peiwei, the left chief of the Liaodong Pastoral Mansion. When Diao Xie and the others saw that Pei Wei was in charge of the negotiations, they breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time. Although Pei Wei is the confidant of General Zhenbei, he was born in the Pei family in Hedong, and he is a child of a family, and he is familiar with Liu Kui and Pei Dun respectively.

"I was busy with government affairs before, and I neglected you, which is really rude!" As soon as Pei Wei came up, he apologized again and again.

"Pei Changshi is serious, it is we who have disturbed Liaodong."

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Pei Wei took Diao Xie and the four of them to the negotiation site, and the two sides sat down separately.

As soon as he sat down, Pei Wei asked with a smile: "I don't know what a few adults have come all the way to my Liaodong?" ”

"Pei Changshi didn't know that in order to recover the Shu land occupied by the Di people, King Langya deliberately sent a large army into Shu, who knew that Li Xiong relied on the geographical advantage and defeated the Wang Division in a row, which made Jiang Zuo not only lose a large number of troops, but also had financial problems."

Liu Kui first introduced the difficulties of Jiangdong, and then changed the conversation and said: "King Langya is unwilling to stop here, and is determined to raise troops into Shu again, but the Prime Minister's Mansion cannot make ends meet, I don't know if Liaodong can support one or two?" ”

As soon as Liu Kui's voice fell, Diao Xie and Yu Liang both looked at Pei Wei nervously, for fear of being directly rejected by the other party. They don't think that Liaodong is unable to support Jiangzuo, you must know that in the currency turmoil the year before last, more than 30% of the wealth of Jiangzuo's family was looted away by Liaodong. This wealth alone is enough to make Liaodong rich.

"Since King Langya has spoken, I, Liaodong, naturally have no reason to refuse!"

Pei Wei first reassured everyone, and then frowned again: "It's just that Liaodong's financial revenue last year has already been allocated as planned, and this year's taxes and other taxes have not yet begun to be collected, and now I want to help I'm afraid that I am powerless!" ”

Diao Xie's face sank and he couldn't help but ask: "Pei Changshi, is he deceiving me with lies?" In recent years, Liaodong has made a lot of money just by issuing currency, how can it not be able to come up with money? ”

In the face of Jiang Zuoren's accusations, Pei Wei was not angry, and only explained to himself: "Diao Changshi doesn't know that the issuance of currency has indeed made Liaodong a lot of money, but there are many places to spend money in Liaodong." Haven't you noticed that since the first year of Jianxing, the Liaodong Army has stopped fighting? ”

"What is the war fought for? Isn't it money? In addition, General Zhenbei has always attached importance to the people's livelihood, and every year the pastoral government invests too much money in various places to count, and there is still any surplus. ”

"In other words, Liaodong is unwilling to help Jiang Zuo?" Liu Kui said with an embarrassed face.

"Oh, my Boss Liu, it's not that Liaodong is unwilling to support Jiangzuo, but that he has more than enough heart and not enough strength!"

"Ahem! That Pei Changshi, how many words does the old man have, I don't know if to talk about it or not? ”

Just when the people of Jiangdong were full of disappointment and planned to return in vain, Pei Dun, who had always been acting as a transparent person, actually spoke.

"Master Pei, if you have something to say, please speak directly, just listen to me."

"Since the treasury of Liaodong is not generous, I wonder if Liaodong Qianzhuang is willing to lend to Jiangdong?"

Looking at the serious Pei Dun, Pei Wei almost burst into his belly with laughter. Don't look at the serious negotiations between the two sides, in fact, Liaodong has already planned everything in advance. Pei Dun was nominally taken to the Wei Mansion by his daughter Pei Ying'er, but in fact, he secretly got Pei Wei's guidance and invited him to cooperate with Liaodong to perform a double reed play.

After discussion, Liaodong was unwilling to lend money to Jiang Zuo in the name of the pastoral government, and after thinking about it, Wei Shuo had no choice but to propose to lend money to Jiang Zuo in the name of Qianzhuang, so that he could openly ask Jiang Zuo for a mortgage to avoid being repaid by Jiang Zuo in the future.

"Loans? What's that? For Pei Dun's whimsical ideas, Diao Xie, Yu Liang, and Liu Kui were dumbfounded.

"As the name suggests, a loan is a loan from a bank! You have lived in Jiangzuo for a long time and do not know much about the affairs of Liaodong Qianzhuang, and lending money to Qianzhuang has always been the most important financing method for the people of Liaodong. When many businessmen encounter financial difficulties, they will choose to borrow money from Qianzhuang as soon as possible, and sometimes even Liaodong Mufu will borrow from Qianzhuang to relieve the financial pressure of the government. However, the loan needs to be secured by goods, and the larger the loan amount, the more valuable the collateral will be. ”

"Master Pei, this ...... Will this work? How much money can Qianzhuang lend to Jiangdong? ”

Pei Dun smiled slightly, and said very confidently: "Everyone, please relax, Liaodong Qianzhuang is strong, as long as the collateral provided by Jiang Zuo is fine, I think that at least 300,000 yuan can be loaned, even if it is not impossible to borrow 500,000 yuan." ”

"500,000?" Diao Xie, Yu Liang, and Liu Kui were completely frightened by the strength of Qian Zhuang!

The financial income of the entire Jiangzuo in a year is only 1.5 million yuan, and as a result, the Liaodong Qianzhuang can easily borrow money equivalent to one-third of Jiangzuo's financial income, how can the three of them not be shocked.

"And the daily operation of the money village is not managed by the government, as long as we take out the mortgage, we can take a loan from it, and we don't even need to ask Liaodong for help!"

"Really? Fake? ”

Seeing that the discussion between the four people in Jiangdong was very enthusiastic, Pei Wei held back the joy in his heart, and reminded: "Everyone, there are a few good words to remind a few of you, although the Liaodong government has never interfered in the operation of Qianzhuang, the amount of loans such as Keer is huge, and I am afraid that Qianzhuang will not dare to lend to Jiangzuo easily." ”

"Pei Changshi, didn't you say that as long as there is a mortgage, the bank will take out a loan?"

"Diao Changshi is right, that's true, it's just that Jiang Zuo has no intersection with me in Liaodong, and there are no assets to mortgage in Liaodong, how can those money bank owners lend to you?"

"Huh?" Diao Xie, Yu Liang, and Liu Kui thought that they could bypass the Liaodong official and take a loan directly from Qianzhuang, but they didn't expect it to be just an empty joy, and they couldn't help but be a little frustrated.

"Ahem, don't worry, in the old man's opinion, although Jiang Zuo has no mortgage in Liaodong, if Liaodong replaces Jiang Zuo to borrow money from Qianzhuang, won't everything be solved?" Unexpectedly, just when others were helpless, it was Pei Dun who proposed a solution.

At this time, Pei Wei also interjected in a timely manner: "Before coming, General Zhenbei specially told me that as long as Jiang Zuo is willing to fully open the market to Liaodong, Liaodong can borrow 300,000 yuan from Qianzhuang instead of Jiang Zuo. ”

After listening to Pei Wei's words, Diao Xie, Yu Liang, and Liu Kui suddenly fell silent, weighing the pros and cons in their hearts. The three of them know that the expansion of Liaodong commerce in Jiangzuo has been fully resisted by the family, and it is urgent to open the blockade and expand the scale.

But don't say that the three of them don't have the courage to open it, even King Langya doesn't dare. Once Liaodong is agreed to this condition, it is equivalent to opposing the entire Jiangzuo family. Although Diao Xie doesn't like the family very much, he doesn't dare to offend all the Jiangzuo families easily. Just when the three of them were in a dilemma, Diao Xie suddenly remembered some information he heard in the restaurant that day.

"Pei Changshi, I heard that Liaodong intends to lease Zhuya Island?"

Pei Wei's face changed, and he pretended to be calm: "Lease Zhuya Island? Yes, there is indeed such a thing, but this matter has already been negotiated with Lord Guangzhou Thorn Shitao! ”

Looking at Pei Wei, whose face had changed drastically, Diao Xie became more and more sure of his judgment, only to see him sneer and say: "Pei Changshi may have forgotten that Tao Kan is just a subordinate of King Langya, as long as the king gives an order, he will be dismissed from office immediately, and even tear up the agreement signed with Liaodong." ”

"What? Is Diao Changshi threatening me Liaodong? ”

"Hehehe, Pei Changshi laughed, how is this threatening Liaodong? I'm just stating a fact! ”

"Two, two don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, please listen to the next word!"

Seeing that the smell of gunpowder between Pei Wei and Diao Xie was getting stronger and stronger, Pei Dun hurriedly stood up and said: "In the old man's opinion, why don't both sides take a step back, and Jiang Zuo agrees to Liaodong's lease of Zhuya Island in exchange for Liaodong's loan to Qianzhuang for Jiang Zuo?" (To be continued.) )