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Seeing that the enemy was about to break through the city gate, the military strategist came up with a stratagem: he sent someone disguised as a merchant to sneak into the enemy camp and set fires. The enemy fell into chaos and had to retreat.

The company was short on funds, so the manager devised a stratagem: first secure advance payment from a major client, then use that money to develop a new product, and after the product launches, pay off the debt.

To get her child to study voluntarily, the mother came up with a stratagem: she turned the study into a small library and placed interesting popular science books on the shelves. The child was indeed drawn in and looked through them every day.

When the negotiation reached a deadlock, he proposed a stratagem: he suggested the two sides first discuss minor issues that were easy to agree on, and after the atmosphere eased, talk about the key terms. In the end, they signed the contract smoothly.