In the past, trading arms with foreigners was all real money, or it was a more deadly privilege, so Gao Xiaoshan didn't think that he could use other things to pay for arms, but now when he suddenly heard about a variety of payment methods, he suddenly became interested.

"Mr. Zhang, can you tell me what this multiple payment method is?"

Zhang Tinglan smiled secretly in his heart, the fish was finally hooked, he still remained silent, and said slowly: "Mr. Gao, this is just my idea, the Fengtian government often borrows from the banking system, such as immigration loans, loans for the construction of water conservancy facilities, and loans for the development of industries, using future agricultural products and industrial products as collateral. In this way, it is equivalent to the government doing what it wants to do in advance, and the bank has also obtained stable interest income, which is also a good thing for the people, which is a win-win situation. ”

Gao Xiaoshan heard this proposal, and suddenly his calculating energy came up again, if he really followed Zhang Tinglan's method, the pigtail army could use a small amount of money to buy more weapons, this is definitely a good thing that cannot be sought, but what kind of mortgage is needed, it has become Gao Xiaoshan's heart disease, will it be the same as the great powers, asking for all kinds of privileges!

But after thinking about it, even if he gave Fengjun a little privilege, everyone is Chinese, and it is not a traitor, but he also knows that Fengjun is strong and ambitious, and cooperate with Fengjun, don't let Fengjun eat and wipe it out.

He asked tentatively: "Mr. Zhang, I agree with this proposal very much, but I don't know what Feng Jun accepts as collateral?" ”

"The collateral must be valuable, and the income must be stable, to put it mildly, there are not many such projects in the three places of Rehe. I think there are two things that are the most suitable, one is opium and the other is taxes. Let's make it clear, Rehe grows a large amount of opium every year, you can mortgage the opium to us, and how to sell it in the future is up to Fengtian to decide. The second point is the issue of taxation, the Fengjun sent special personnel to supervise the finance and taxation, and paid the arrears and interest of the Fengjun every year. ”

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking. Gao Xiaoshan immediately shook his head like a rattle, such a condition must not be agreed, opium is the biggest profiteering of the pigtail army, how many people point to opium to make a fortune, Zhang Xun does not dare to move this easily. And finance and taxation are even more fatal things, if they are also handed over to Fengjun. Isn't that no different from the deal of the Great Powers?

"Mr. Zhang. I'm afraid this is not appropriate, Mukden is a local government, and Rehe is on an equal footing, and it is not easy for you to supervise our business and taxation, and it is not easy to say! ”

Of course, Zhang Tinglan also knew that it was not easy to do, so he deliberately brought it up. It's just a sky-high asking price, he pretended to be very embarrassed, then thought about it and said, "Gao Xiaoshan, since you don't agree." I don't have too much to do, so let's just stop for the time being and talk about it next time. ”

"Don't!" Gao Xiaoshan heard that he finally had a solution, how could he let it go, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang, you are resourceful, you will definitely be able to come up with a solution, for the sake of the two families, it takes a lot of trouble." ”

Zhang Tinglan thought for a while, and then said: "I am the leader of the troops, and the economic affairs are not very clear, let's find an expert and let her consult." ”

Between the words, Zhang Tinglan asked someone to be invited, Gao Xiaoshan took a closer look, and saw that the other party was a girl of about twenty, with a first-class appearance and figure, and there was a shrewdness and ability all over her body, Gao Xiaoshan had doubts about this girl, and had a trace of expectation, whether she could solve the problem in front of her!

"Miss Qiao, I'm talking to Mr. Gao about a business, but it's a bit of a problem, please help me with the staff." Zhang Tinglan immediately introduced the arms transaction to Qiao Lanyun, Qiao Lanyun pretended to listen carefully, and frowned from time to time.

"I think Mr. Gao's concern is right, Fengtian wants to ensure that the arrears can be repaid, and the idea is not wrong, but it can't turn Rehe and other places into attachments, what is the difference between such a transaction and the means of the great powers to oppress others?"

Qiao Lanyun's words immediately aroused Gao Xiaoshan's approval, this girl is really too perceptive, and what she said is so good.

Zhang Tinglan looked embarrassed and said, "Then what does Miss Qiao think should be used as a guarantee, you must always ensure the safety of the money." ”

Qiao Lanyun also nodded, then took out a pen and paper, and calculated it little by little, her every movement was very serious, Gao Xiaoshan was watching honestly on the side, and after a while, Qiao Lanyun finally raised her head.

"My suggestion is to let the Fengtian Bank come forward and provide a loan to the Rehe side, first repay the cost of the arms, and then the Fengtian Bank and Rehe and other places will negotiate the repayment, so that it will become a completely commercial act and has nothing to do with the government. As for what kind of mortgage to use, I also thought about it, you can use the pasture in Suiyuan and other places in Rehe as a mortgage, the canned food industry in Fengtian is very prosperous, it needs a lot of meat, some merchants are already preparing to enclose land to breed cattle and sheep, the value of the pasture is very large, it can be used as collateral. ”

As soon as Gao Xiaoshan heard that the grassland was mortgaged, he had no objection, there was not much else in Rehe and other places, that is, the grassland was widely distributed, and compared with cultivated land, the output of grassland in the same area was really small and pitiful, if it could be used as collateral, it was also acceptable.

"I think this is a good idea, but a lot of the pasture is in the hands of the original Mongolian princes, and we can't grab it!"

"Mr. Gao misunderstood." Qiao Lanyun said with a smile: "The mortgage I am talking about is not to grab the grassland, but to carry out commercial development, we will buy it from the Mongolians, in short, it will not cause any disputes!" ”

"Then I'll rest assured, let's deal with it according to this method."

"Since Mr. Gao has agreed, there are still two ancillary conditions to be agreed, the first development of the grassland must be a large number of Fengtian businessmen to Rehe, investment must be facilitated, and commercial development, it is necessary to carry out financing, and Fengtian Bank must have a branch in Chengde."

Gao Xiaoshan thought about it, this is also a reasonable suggestion, so he also nodded in agreement, and the general direction of the two parties was discussed, and then Gao Xiaoshan happily went to finalize the specific contract.

Zhang Tinglan and Qiao Lanyun looked at Gao Xiaoshan's distant back, and suddenly hahadaxiao.

"Miss Qiao, let's sing this double reed is not bad, the land has been obtained, and the financial shili has been deeply penetrated, the economic offensive will always be in front of the military offensive, and Rehe and other places will slowly become ripe."

Qiao Lanyun also nodded slightly, she seemed to want to say something, but swallowed it back, Zhang Tinglan was very proud, and did not notice her emotional changes, but said: "Miss Qiao, after this matter is done, I have to ask you to help me, there are a large number of Russian land industries along the Middle East Road, these must be cleaned up, and then auctioned, those lots are very suitable for commercial development, I think businessmen will definitely flock to it!" ”

"Hmmm! I'm going to get ready. Qiao Lanyun agreed, and then left.

Soon the negotiations between Fengjun and Gao Xiaoshan were over, and Gao Xiaoshan purchased a total of 10,000 rifles, 5 million rounds of ammunition, 40 mortars, 150,000 grenades, 20 Type 41 mountain guns, 10 Krupp mountain guns, 20 heavy machine guns, 20 light machine guns, and a batch of military supplies.

The total price exceeded 6 million, more than double the original price, and the Fengtian Bank provided Gao Xiaoshan with a loan of 3.5 million yuan as collateral, and set aside a total of 10 million mu of grassland in Rehe, Chahar and Suiyuan, and handed it over to the Fengtian Bank for management.

Within the boundaries of the demarcation, merchants in the three eastern provinces can plant and breed, and if mineral resources are discovered, they can also give priority to development, and there is an additional condition that Mukden merchants can recruit their own security guards to protect the safety of the pastures.

After this agreement was finalized, it immediately alarmed many merchants in Fengtian, Fengtian has a great need for meat, and urgently needs to establish a stable supply of goods, so many people are very interested in pastures, but there are also many people who are skeptical, in the past, the Mongols grazing, the Han people farmed, and now the Han people rashly let the Han people operate the pasture, which is not small, conservative people do not dare to make up their minds.

However, there are also people who dare to be the first to eat crabs, Chu Mingyuan happened to be in Fengtian, and after hearing the news, he hurriedly came to visit Zhang Tinglan.

Zhang Tinglan had a very good impression of him, and was ready to promote him, so he invited him to the mansion and asked with a smile: "What achievements have you made during this time, please introduce them as well." ”

"All rely on the guidance of Mr., this year the production of farm tools is getting bigger and bigger, and our pressure is also greater, but everyone's demand for cattle is getting bigger and bigger, and the gap is very amazing, we ran to Rehe and other places, and trafficked cattle and horses several times in a row, the profit is quite amazing, you can buy a cow in a few oceans in Rehe, and even use tea silk, as well as gadgets produced in Fengtian, you can also exchange for cattle and horses, and then transport it back, a cow can buy at least twenty or thirty oceans, deducting the cost, there are four or five times the profit."

"This business is good, you came to me, do you have a new idea?"

"That's right, Mr. said that he wanted to be ahead of others, many people saw the profits from selling cattle and sheep, and they would definitely start, and if they wanted to make so much money, it would be impossible. This time, I heard that we have obtained a large amount of pasture in Fengtian, and I am going to contract a piece for breeding, so that the supply is in my own hands. ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled and nodded: "The idea is very good, but how are you going to run the grassland?" ”

"Learn from the Mongols, what they do, let's do too, in short, suffer more!"

Zhang Tinglan smiled and shook his head: "The Mongolians chase the migration of water and grass, and the grassland of one acre of land can not raise a sheep, how can this be efficient, if you want to do it, I suggest to stop the pace of grazing, the grassland should be used and protected, an acre of land can raise at least dozens of sheep, and the profit will increase more than ten times at once, which is the most haode choice." (To be continued......)