Chapter 361 Usury

After receiving Liu Qi's order, Jia Xu was stunned at first, and then ordered people to find Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi. Although these two people were already well-known people in Jingzhou, Jia Xu had never seen them.

Jia Xu is also very clear about what Liu Qi handed over the Jingzhou treasury to the two to take care of. With his talent, he only needs to think a little about Liu Qi's intention. Therefore, he will pay attention to everything these two people do in the past few months, and he also knows something about them.

Neither of these two people are cheating and slippery. They are cautious but not lost/swd/swd. They know how to operate the treasury very well, so they are not too surprised that Liu Qi asked the three of them to raise enough food and fodder.

Although Liu Qi's order is only a few words, Jia Xu can feel that Liu Qi is a test for the two. The two have been operating the treasury for several months, and the financial, material and human resources are full. If they can't complete the tasks assigned to them by Liu Qi, the talents of the two need to be reconsidered.

"I've met an adult." Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi walked into the room under the leadership of two guards. They were a little surprised to hear that Jia Xu had recruited each other. Although Jia Xu was a surrendered minister, his status in Jingzhou was extremely high. Only Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and other Liu Qi personally promoted them could compare.

"Please get up." Jia Xu raised his hand slightly.

"The lord sent an order to order me and the three of us to collect the remaining half of the grain and fodder within ten days and deliver it to Wancheng." Jia Xu said directly.

"Ten days?" Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi looked at each other and saw the solemnness in each other's eyes. Ten days was too short.

"Yes, it's ten days. Liangzhou Ma Chao proposed to deliver all the promised grain and fodder within ten days before handing over Shangyong to Jingzhou. There is no prepayment for this. We and the other three must collect all the grain and fodder within ten days." Jia Xu nodded without hiding it, and explained the matter to the two.

Both Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi are slightly in their hearts. Although Jia Xu said it is easy, since this matter is an agreement between Lord Zhou Mu and Liangzhou, the success or failure of this matter is related to the face of the whole Jingzhou, which can't be careless. That is to say, this matter does not allow the slightest surprise, thinking that there is a little more solemnity in the hearts of both of them.

"I don't know what you can do in your heart?" Jia Xu looked at the two people and said.

"Your Excellency, this matter is of great importance. I have to think about it properly. Please wait a moment." Chen Xuan arched his hand.

"It doesn't matter. The area in the side hall is spacious. You two can go there to discuss it. I can only try my best to collect grain and fodder from all over Jingzhou. As for the others, I'm sorry to bother you." Jia Xu nodded slightly.

"Thank you for your care." Chen Xuan bowed and saluted and went out together.

After sending the two people away, Jia Xu got up and went to Yiji's house. Yiji knew much better about the situation in Jingzhou than him. He had to transport the surplus grain from Jingzhou to Wancheng in the shortest time.

In just half an hour, Jia Xu returned to the house with a solemn face. He thought that Jingzhou had no war over the years and could hoard a lot of grain and fodder, but he didn't expect that the remaining fodder was much less than he thought. Now he can only see if Chen Xuan and Zhao Qi can do anything about it.

If it doesn't work, you can only misappropriate part of the grain and fodder of the army to Liangzhou first, but in that case, the grain and fodder of the Jingzhou army will become extremely scarce.

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"A whole 100,000 loads of grain and fodder must be raised within ten days. I don't know what Mr. Zhao can do?" In the side hall, Chen Xuan frowned and looked at Zhao Qi.

"Time is too short. If there is a month, not to mention 100,000 dan, even 200,000 dan can be raised, which is nothing more than spending more money. Now it only takes ten days to transport grain and fodder to Wancheng, let alone collect so much food and fodder. Zhao Qi shook his head and sighed.

"If I can't guess, this time it should be the test for us. If it's really easy to complete, how can it be the existence that needs us?" Chen Xuan suddenly said.

From the time when Liu Qi handed over the Jingzhou treasury to him, he was waiting for the arrival of this day. It was impossible for Liu Qi to hand over the large Jingzhou treasury to them regardless.

"Hmm." Zhao Qi was stunned at first, and then nodded.

Both of them looked up at each other. As early as a month ago, when the two returned the property they took out of the treasury, they had completely separated the treasury.

"Let's cooperate!" The two of them said at the same time that the limited time matter was very important. The two did not dare to be careless at all.

The two of them got up and came to Jia Xu's study again.

"What method did you think of?" Jia Xu asked expectantly.

"Yes, I have some methods, and I still need to discuss it with the adults." Chen Xuan said first.

Nodding his head, Jia Xu motioned the two to sit down, but he was slightly surprised. He was surprised that he could think of a way in such a short time.

"Your Excellency, the family in Jingzhou has the largest grain storage in Jingzhou now. Almost all families have the habit of storing grain regularly. Over the years, almost every family will have a grain depot dedicated to storing grain and fodder." Chen Xuan said.

"Do you want to start from these families?" Jia Xu said in surprise.

"Yes, I want to buy grain and fodder from these families, so that these families can voluntarily sell the grain and fodder in their hands, and I will buy these grains and fodder later, which can not only save time but also complete the tasks assigned by the master." Zhao Qi nodded.

"Let the family automatically sell the grain and fodder in its hands?" Jia Xu said unexpectedly that you should know that every family has the habit of storing grain. On the one hand, it is for the needs of the family, and on the other hand, it is to prepare for natural and man-made disasters. No one will sell the stored grain and fodder unless you have to. How can Chen Xuan let these families sell the grain and fodder in their hands?

"Exactly, but this requires the cooperation of adults. Adults should know about the last time the master raised books to establish a college, right?" Chen Xuan smiled.

"Hmm." Jia Xu nodded and said, the last time Liu Qi hit a stick first, and then gave a benefit to obey the family governance in Jingzhou. Do these two still want to repeat the old skills?

"Adults can spread some news in private, saying that the master wants to build more than a dozen large granaries. After storing a load of grain and fodder, he can buy two loads of grain and fodder after ten years, and he can also borrow from the granary. Every time he borrows a load of grain and fodder, he must repay two loads of grain and fodder within three years. In this way, Jingzhou The family will definitely store the stock in their hands in the granary, and even the people in various places will store the granaries in their hands in the granary, and they will definitely be able to raise 100,000 loads of grain and fodder within ten days.

Chen Xuan said with a solemn face that he heard this idea from Lord Zhou Mu. Although he thought it was feasible, he had never tried it.

"Hmm?" Jia Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he figured out the key to it in just a moment. If you lend one burden, you need to pay back two burdens in three years, four burdens in six years, and eight burdens in ten years. And it is also stored, and there are only two burdens in ten years, and the price difference is really too big.

"Ten days is too short. If it is long, not to mention 100,000 dans, even 200,000 dans, 300,000 dans can also be collected." Zhao Qi smiled.

"In this case, it will be done by the two of you. I will secretly contact some families to hoard grain and grass first." Jia Xu nodded and said.

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That night, the whole Xiangyang family began to rumor that Lord Zhou Mu was going to build a granary in Wancheng. For a while, all the families paid attention to this matter. At the beginning, Liu Qi established academies, which benefited those who participated in the colleges first. This time, they had to build granaries, and each family sent people to inquire about it. The situation.

"Is the news true? Lord Zhou Mu really said so. Save one up one, borrow one and pay back seven?"

"It's true. It can double the stored grain and fodder in ten years, and it can also increase the borrowed grain and fodder by seven times."

"What a big profit! But some family began to show the stock?"

"Now the Pang, Huang, Sima and other clans have begun to take out the surplus grain in their hands and store it in the granary."

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As Pang, Huang, Sima and other big families stored the surplus grain in the family in the granary, more and more families took out the surplus grain and stored it in the granary that Liu Qi was going to build.

In the face of such a big interest, no family will be indifferent, and according to Jia Wenhe, the state herdsman will make a series of actions in the future. This news makes the family in Jingzhou even more active and inquire about what else is going on.

In just five days, 100,000 strands of grain and grass were stored in the granary throughout Jingzhou. Jingzhou's water army transported these grain and grass from all over the world to Wancheng day and night. In just eight days, 100,000 strands of grain and grass have been raised and transported to Wancheng.

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"How can Liu Qi really raise so much food and fodder?" In Shangyong City, Ma Chao, who received the news, was stunned.

"Yes, our people came to the news that Liu Qi had raised all the surplus grain in the hands of the whole Jingzhou family, and now it has far exceeded 100,000 yuan." Pound also said with a shocked face.

In ten days, 100,000 loads of grain and fodder had to be shocking. Although the grain storage in the hands of the Jingzhou family is shocking, Liu Qi's method is also surprising.

"General, do we want to withdraw from Shangyong?" Pang De thought for a moment and asked, now that Jingzhou has raised 100,000 loads of grain and fodder within ten days. According to the previous agreement, they will withdraw from Shangyong and hand over Shangyong to Jingzhou.

"General Qi, 20,000 Jingzhou soldiers and horses were found outside the city."

Just as Ma Chao was meditating, a young general ran in quickly.

"What?" Pound immediately exclaimed.