第二十章 剜肉补疮
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“程二先生过谦了！”柳如是肃容道：“若无先生大才，扬州数十万百姓，不，江南数百万生灵都要受流贼荼毒。如是以茶代酒，先敬先生一杯！”说罢，她便将杯中茶一饮而尽。
“不敢！”程二赶忙也将杯中残茶喝完，虽然入口的不过是半杯凉茶，胸中却是畅快之极，几乎要跳起来大叫几声。一旁的陈子龙对兵谷之学颇为留心，便沉声问道：“程二先生，在下斗胆猜一句，想必先生也不是用自家的财产来发饷的吧？”
“哈哈哈！”程二听了陈子龙的问话，大笑起来：“陈公子说笑了，且不说陈某拿不拿得出这么多现银，就算我拿得出这么多银子来，也不敢给王师发饷呀？这不是自寻死路吗？”
陈子龙点了点头，程二这句话说得倒是大实话，俗话说吃粮当兵，自古以来吃粮与当兵是连在一起的，吃谁的粮自然听谁的号令，你一个商贾拿出大把银子来给天子的兵发饷，你莫不是要造反吗？不过陈子龙倒是没想到程二还真有发饷的能力，攻克大员之后，杜固便与席尔瓦以暗中与外敌勾结为理由，将大员港内那些福建田主尽数拿下，杀的杀，关的关，处理的一干二净，他们的田庄房屋财产奴仆自然都成了股东们的囊中之物，光是程二一人就分到了田地五千余亩，房屋近百间，佃户家奴四百余人。除此之外，这些股东们每人都得到了两万亩到十万亩不等的权力状，凭借这份权力状他们有权利在台湾岛上开垦并占有上面数字的田地为自己所有。此外，硫磺、沙金、鹿皮、木材等有利可图的生意都为股东们瓜分，即使不考虑以这里为基地可以插手的日本和东南亚贸易和利润丰厚的蔗糖种植生意，当初在西湖游船上投资这一冒险事业的十余人无不是大赚特赚，其中个人投资最多的程二更是已经无声无息的跻身于江南顶级财主之列了。
“那敢问一句，先生是如何筹措军饷的呢？”与绝大部分胸怀大志的明末士大夫一样，陈子龙对于兵谷之学还是很有兴趣的，赶忙开口求教。可程二却打了个哈哈，目光转到一旁，显然是不想说了。一旁的柳如是微微一笑，从丫鬟手中接过茶壶，上前给程二的茶杯倒满了，笑道：“程二先生，如是倒也对这些颇有兴趣，不知先生可否讲解一二！”
“那有何难？”程二笑道：“这法子说穿了也就一钱不值，其实也就两个字——米、丝！”
“米，丝！”柳如是皱了皱眉头，问道：“还请先生不吝赐教！”
“这么说吧，朝廷给的饷大概只够三分之一，其余的缺口本来应该由扬州当地的士绅百姓补上。毕竟这是他们的田舍陵墓所在，抵抗流贼的军饷不由他们给谁给？不过这帮老财总是善财难舍，徐大人带着兵刚刚到扬州的时候，个个都说囊中无钱，那个知府更是说藩库里一贫如洗，要等到收了秋粮以后才有银钱补上。可还没等他把秋粮收上来，流贼就杀过来了，这下可把那知府和缙绅都吓坏了，个个跑到徐大人那儿，只要徐大人能够讨灭流贼，一定把饷银补上！”
“原来是这么回事！”陈子龙点了点头，心中却略有不快，暗想这程二的言辞做派倒颇有些挟贼自重的感觉，莫非缙绅们不给钱，徐鹤城就眼睁睁的看着流贼荼毒百姓不成？柳如是却比陈子龙要机敏的多，从程二的话语中听出了不少言外之意，笑道：“想必这次他们还是没拿银子出来？”
“照呀！”程二拍了一下大腿：“与如是姑娘说话就是省力气，当时那知府和扬州缙绅们还是没有拿现银子出来，倒是画出来大饼一张又一张，就是没见一点银星子，那知府也说了，藩库里只有些陈米旧布，只有等秋粮收上来才有现银。”
“那先生是怎么解决问题的呢？”
“我先拿自家银子填上，月息一分半，然后约定到了明年丝下来的时候用官价收丝。还有，扬州明天春天不许从湖广进米来，都必须用我家的米，不过我保证明年春荒时米价最高不能超过一石一两七钱银子。”
陈子龙在一旁听了，眉头不由得紧皱了起来，他并非那等只知科举的腐儒，少年便在科场得志，后来却因为参加复社的缘故，在考进士上吃了一次暗亏，这反倒让他把多余的时间和精力用于了解关乎国计民生的世务。程二方才说的那个一分半的利息依照当时的行情倒也不是太过分，可通常来说都是用来短期周转的，而明年生丝下来至少要在三四月份，而他是在今年秋天便开始算了，至少要有六个月时间，仅仅利息这一项就翻一番了。而且生丝是极为赚钱的买卖，也是南直隶农民为数不多的获得现金收入、能够维持现状的生计了，他说的以官价收丝肯定是要比正常的市场价低，才能补偿他的欠款；至于最后一项，这次流贼的侵袭，今年秋天扬州的收成本来就不好，而苏南一带由于大量的土地都用于种植经济效益更好的经济作物——如茶叶、桑树等等，本身的粮食都需要从两湖、江西等地收入，哪里还有多余的粮食卖给江北的扬州呢？若是不许从湖广进米，粮价还不涨到天上去了？这个程二先生说能能把粮价控制在一石一两七钱以下，且不说这一石一两七钱的米价本就是上天了的，他那时候哪来的这么多米填补湖广米的空缺？扬州的缙绅与知府为了一点眼前的利益，却应允了这贻害无穷的条件，实在是愚蠢之极。
“程二先生，我看扬州知府和当地的缙绅明年未必会让你放手去做吧？”陈子龙冷笑道：“丝、米都是小民的身上肉，你这可是要从小民身上剜肉补疮呀！”
“呵呵！”程二冷笑了一声：“这么说来在下为徐大人筹集饷银，护卫扬州乡里，倒是我的不是了？”
“筹集饷银，护卫扬州乡里自然是不错的，可是不等于乘机从中牟利！”陈子龙本就是个极其倔强的性子，被程二一刺激，索性把话说开了：“商人汲汲于利，也不能忘记了国家大义所在！”
“国家大义所在？陈公子说得好！”程二轻拍了两下手掌：“在下年少时家道中落，也没读什么圣贤书，自然不明白什么国家大义。不过扬州乃是江左名都，淮扬精华所在，国家两百年太平，又有盐政。名园之中，瘦西湖上，一掷千金者大有人在，可为何区区两千兵的饷，一年不到十万两银子都拿不出来？还轮到我一个外地商贾来出头？我程二一没吃朝廷的俸禄，二没有国家的功名，三我家乡在休宁，距离长江还有数百里路，扬州遭遇流贼与我何干？陈公子你说我挖小民身上的肉补疮，可当真是怪的巧了！”(未完待续。)
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