Yang Cong carefully studied the map, and then inspected Yong'an Prefecture City, and had a conclusion in his heart.

He found that Yong'an Prefecture City is indeed a good place to garrison soldiers, not only the geographical location is excellent, but also there is a ready-made city, if you garrison troops here, you don't have to worry about food security at all, let alone be attacked.

Most importantly, there is also a ready-made port, which is quite convenient for transporting grain from Fujian, Zhejiang and other places.

If according to the past practice, to march into Annam, either the capital of Guangxi Chengxuan political envoy Nanning, or the capital of Yunnan Chengxuan political envoy capital Kunmingfu, as for the reason, probably because these two provinces are relatively developed, if the imperial court grain and grass can not be transported, you can also find some local ways to raise some grain and grass for emergency.

Of course, Yang Cong doesn't have to worry about food and grass at all, as long as it is a place that the fleet can reach, even if it is a poor country.

He worked in the open space south of Yong'an City for most of the day, until nightfall, he walked into the tent that had been set up temporarily, ready to eat something casually, and then lay down to rest.

At this time, he realized that Ma Jiude, the governor of Yong'an, seemed to be by his side all afternoon, and this guy organized laborers to help him build a place to store grain, and called on the people to boil water and cook for the 10,000 foot soldiers who arrived in advance, and he was very busy, until this time, people have been following him.

He beckoned Ma Jiude to sit down in the guest seat, and ordered someone to serve fragrant tea, and then he was curious: "Master Ma, don't you have to deal with the affairs of the state capital?" You have to deal with things yourself, and you don't have to accompany the official all the time. ”

When Ma Jiude heard this, he couldn't help but say embarrassedly: "My lord, there are few villains in Yong'an Prefecture, and the people are simple, so there are not many things to deal with. ”

Well, this is true, a small state capital with more than 10,000 people in a state city is estimated to have more things than a big county like Hui'an, and the original Hui'an Zhi County Liu Shouliang Yang Cong is more familiar, and that guy doesn't seem to have anything to do for a day.

He nodded slightly, and then said lightly: "It's not too early at this time, why don't Master Ma stay and have a light meal with this official?" ”

The focus of this sentence is the previous sentence "It's not too early", he means euphemistically chasing away customers, as for what to eat a light meal or something, that is polite words, what delicious food can be made from the barracks earthen stove, and he will not invite people to eat in this place.

Readers generally speak like this, even if they want people to get out of the way, they won't say it directly, but express it through various euphemistic methods.

It's not that he is disgusted with this Ma Jiude, the main thing is that he first drifted on the sea for half a day this day, and then worked in this Yong'an Prefecture City for half a day, he was already tired, and he really didn't have the energy to entertain a small Zhizhou at this time, he just wanted to eat something quickly and then sleep.

Unexpectedly, Ma Jiude nodded again and again: "Okay, good, then the subordinate is better than obeying his fate." ”

Damn, you guy, why don't you have any eyes?

Yang Cong couldn't help but look at Ma Jiude with a puzzled face, this guy, there won't be anything else, right?

Sure enough, when Ma Jiude saw him like this, he immediately licked his face and smiled: "Hehe, hehe, does Zhuangyuanlang not remember his little brother?" ”

Younger brother?

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but have black lines on his face.

Although this guy is not very old, he is at least in his thirties, what does it mean to call himself a little brother?

Ma Jiude didn't call him Lord Governor, but called him Zhuangyuanlang, this is the meaning of personal friendship, he understands this, the problem is that he has no impression of this guy at all.

What do you mean by not remembering?

I haven't dealt with you at all, have I?

He pondered carefully for a while, and then asked, "Master Ma, have we met before?" ”

Ma Jiude's embarrassment, obviously, Yang Cong has no impression of him at all, if ordinary people are angry with him, even if he doesn't turn his face, he probably has to get up and leave, the problem is that this champion is not an ordinary person.

He could only continue to lick his face and smile: "It's normal for Zhuangyuanlang not to remember the younger brother, after all, the junior brother is only ranked in the top three, and he is far from Zhuangyuanlang." ”

Ranked in the top three?

Yang Cong suddenly said: "You are also from Yiwei Kejinshi?" ”

Ma Jiude hurriedly took advantage of the situation and said: "The younger brother is not talented, it is the thirty-eighth place in the top three of the Yiwei Branch, and I also ask the champion Lang to take care of it." ”

After saying this, his face turned red.

He is not the kind of person who slaps horses, and if he wants to change to a junior high school, he will never be able to say this kind of thing.

However, after more than ten years of officialdom, he understood a truth, these days, being an official still has to rely on relationships, it doesn't matter, no matter how talented you are, no matter how hard you work, it's all fake.

He is not the kind of person who eats and waits for death, he also has ideals and ambitions, and he also wants to make a difference in officialdom, so he chooses to pull down his face and slap Yang Cong.

Of course, if Yang Cong's official reputation is not good, he is a big corrupt official like Yan Song, and he will not stammer behind his conscience.

Ma Jiude's boss and the relationship must be selected, Yang Cong will naturally choose the object when he accepts the younger brother, if no one calls himself the younger brother in front of him, he will really treat the person as the younger brother, you must know that in the officialdom, it is not only on the wrong team, but also bad luck with the wrong person, and it will also be unlucky to accept the wrong little brother.

In fact, Yang Cong also secretly observed when he was in the city of Yong'an Prefecture, judging from the performance of the common people, this Ma Jiude should be relatively upright as an official, because the common people saw that he did not hide like a plague god, nor did he have any fear, but only admiration or trust from the heart.

In recent years, there are indeed not many such clean officials.

However, it is useless just to be honest and upright, the brain must be flexible, and you must know how to be flexible, and it is not a good thing to be like Zhu Kun, who has a tendon in his head.

Yang Cong thought for a while, and then asked: "Master Ma, when I led the fleet into the port, I found that there were many fishing boats near the port, isn't the imperial court forbidden to the sea, and you connived at the people under your rule to go out to sea to fish, aren't you afraid that the imperial court will pursue it?" ”

This!

When Ma Jiude heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't know that Yang Cong was privately developing maritime trade at this time, he would definitely cry and laugh if he wanted to know that Yang Cong himself was doing business in violation of the sea ban and told him this.

It's because he doesn't know that he will be stunned, what does the Governor mean by this?

He was stunned for a long time, and then sighed: "My lord, there is no way to go down to the official, ninety percent of Yong'an Prefecture is mountainous, and there is too little arable land, and the common people will not be able to eat enough if they rely solely on farming." ”

Well, there is little land, and knowing how to go to the sea to plan, it is basically a relatively lively brain.

Yang Cong then asked, "What should you do if the court really investigates it?" ”

Ma Jiude said calmly: "In recent years, it is not only our Yongan family that has privately connived at the common people to go to the sea to fish, and everyone knows in their hearts that as long as they do not build sailboats, it is not too forbidden to condone the common people to deal with the Japanese invaders." Besides, if the imperial court really wants to investigate it, the lower officials can also say that these ordinary people are fishing in the nearby rivers, and when the time comes, the supervision of the imperial history comes, and the lower officials will let the people open all the fishing boats in the river. ”

Well, I also know how to weigh the pros and cons and deal with the imperial court inspection, this guy is really good.

Yang Cong suddenly asked, "Master Ma, I've been chatting for so long, and I haven't asked you for your name." ”

When Ma Jiude heard this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Don't dare, don't dare, the lower officials are cheap." ”

The meaning of this question number should be that he intends to accept him, and he has finally found a backer!

Sure enough, Yang Cong then laughed and said, "Okay, Mingli, if you don't think the food in the army is poor, stay and have a light meal with me, I just have something to ask you." ”

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