Liu Taiyuan and Zhang Huainan looked at each other, neither of them clear about the situation.

Is there such a sensible rebel?

Liu Taiyuan couldn't help but ask: "Is this true?"

"It's true," Zuo Xiaoliang said, "It's just that my lord is short of food. In order to appease the refugees, I asked the county magistrate to borrow 200,000 dan of food."

"How can I lend you two hundred thousand stones?" Liu Taiyuan looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Zuo Xiaoliang smiled and said: "When it comes to business, ask the sky to ask for the price, and pay back when you land."

Not only Liu Taiyuan was angry, but even Zhang Huainan found it incredible.

Zhang Huainan was born as a scholar, and worked as a master for many years. He relied on his benefactor's relationship to buy an official at a discount, and finally got a county magistrate position. He had traveled extensively and experienced a lot, but this was the first time he encountered such a rare thing.

The thief came to the county magistrate to borrow food when he was short of food, and he could even negotiate for how much he wanted to borrow.

But it seems that this deal can be done!

Zhang Huainan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there are many people in this place, please go to the county government office and talk about it slowly."

"That's fine." Liu Taiyuan was still confused.

Therefore, the rebel Zuo Xiaoliang became a guest of the magistrate.

The two parties bargained for a while, and Liu Taiyuan was only willing to lend 30,000 shi of grain, and he would only pay after Zuo Xiaoliang took away the bandits.

In the end, 60,000 stone was sold, with an advance payment of 5,000 stone!

Of course it was impossible for the county magistrate to provide food, everything had to be provided by the gentry and landlords.

First, send people to spread the news that the bandits in the county are short of food and may rob other wealthy families at any time.

Immediately afterwards, Fei Ruhe traveled day and night, leading five hundred soldiers to kill the landlords and steal grain. This goal was provided by the county magistrate, and he belonged to the kind of wealthy landlords who would have no trouble if they killed them.

He robbed two landowners in a row, and the other landowners were scared to death.

Liu Taiyuan immediately called a meeting of the gentry and said that he could use food to persuade the bandits to return. As long as the gentry collected five thousand dan, they could send the bandits to the border of Taihe County. By then, they could gather another 60,000 dan to send the bandits back.

They returned to their hometowns to farm.

These squires can only give it a try. Five thousand dan is not much anyway, so it is easy for each family to scrape together a little.

Fei Ruhe took the advance payment and immediately went to the bandit's territory to recruit people.

When they heard that "Mr. Zhao" was going to preside over the division of land, ordinary bandits broke out of camp and ran away, and even the bandit leaders couldn't stop them.

In just a few days, Fei Ruhe recruited more than 8,000 people, leaving more than 300 stubborn bandits.

Fei Ruhe immediately launched an attack, killed the disobedient guys, and robbed 20,000 shi of grain. More than 8,000 refugees helped transport the grain, and slowly headed north, stopping at the junction of Taihe County and Luling County, waiting for the magistrate.

Send me the balance.

While waiting, more than 2,000 people came to seek refuge with their families and families.

Moreover, they are all local tenants in Taihe County. When they heard that "Mr. Zhao" next door was going to divide their fields, they gathered their friends and gathered their belongings and came here.

I continued to wait for several days, but still no payment.

Fei Ruhe was furious and killed two more landowners to grab grain, and threatened to kill all the landowners in Taihe County if they didn't give them grain. Then he led his troops for a walk outside the county seat and circled the county seat several times.

The magistrate was frightened and angry, and the gentry was frightened.

Another half month later, the final payment arrived and the transaction was completed.

Although the gentry only scraped together 60,000 shi of food for this trip, Fei Ruhe brought back a full 140,000 shi, and the rest came from robbing landowners and bandits.

By the way, they also brought back more than 11,000 people.

The food problem is actually easy to solve.
Chapter completed!