Ma Shaoguang left the Zhu Mansion and returned to his home to find Ma Jiyuan. Ma Jiyuan was preparing to go to Leizhou Mansion at home. Ma Jiyuan has been in charge of finance for a long time, so he naturally knows the importance of money, and the most important task given by Zhu Hongsan this time is to get money.

Zhu Hong's three prefects all played an important role, and Feng Ziyong was mainly commercial in Guangzhou, which has been the economic center of South China for hundreds of years, and this place has a large population and developed commerce. It is also where Zhu Hongsan's future administrative center is located.

Tong Yangjia's Qiongzhou Mansion is the raw material base, doesn't it mean that the bloodline of industry is steel? Therefore, the iron ore piece was handed over to Tong Yangjia, who was familiar with industry.

The second raw material base is in Yong'an Prefecture, which is very close to the Hongji Coal Mine in Halong Bay, a straight-line distance of only more than 200 miles, and a sea ship can run back and forth in three days.

If it weren't for Zhu Hongsan's current lack of naval expertise, he would have planned to build the base directly to Ha Long Bay. But now there are no people at all in that place, and there is nothing in the infrastructure, so there is no way to choose Yong'an Prefecture, which is here in Fangchenggang, Guangxi.

As for Leizhou Mansion, this place is rich in sugarcane, and in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there were locals who boiled local sugar. In addition, Xuwen County in Leizhou Prefecture is one of the four major salt farms in China, so Zhu Hongsan handed over his sugar manufacturing method to Ma Jiyuan and asked him to go to Leizhou to get money.

Zhaoqing has always been the grain producing area of Guangdong. The Xijiang River makes a big bend from Zhaoqing, forming a vast river valley plain. Zhu Hongsan is going to build mulberry fish ponds in this place, and now due to the increasing export of raw silk in Guangdong, some peasant households have begun to spontaneously build some mulberry fish ponds. Zhu Hongsan* went to see it, and they were not quite the same as the mulberry fish pond that had been developed for hundreds of years in later generations, and they were still in the exploration stage.

Therefore, Zhu Hongsan's task for Xu Dali was to resettle more displaced people, let them make large-scale mature mulberry fish ponds on the valley plains washed out by the Xijiang River, and at the same time let Xu Dali see if he could make a big artifact of hybrid rice.

So these days, several prefects are preparing plans, itineraries, and personnel at home. Ma Jiyuan saw his son coming to him in a hurry, frowned and said, "Shaoguang, you are Chinese New Year's Eve today, you have passed the year of establishment, why are you still so unstable." His Royal Highness the King of Chu will promote you to be an official, and you must have the appearance of being an official. ”

Ma Shaoguang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Father taught me a lesson, but my son really has something urgent to inform my father today." ”

Ma Jiyuan said: "Say, I'll see what makes you so anxious." ”

Ma Shaoguang said: "Father, I saw Fu Wenlong Fu Prefect appear in the palace, I want to ask Fu Prefect, why don't you go to Nanzhili and run to the King of Chu." But Governor Fu gave me a scolding without waiting for me to speak, and said that he would cut off his robe with your father. ”

Ma Jiyuan frowned, he and Fu Wenlong were in the same year, but the relationship was average. This Fu Wenlong and Huang Daozhou belong to the Qing school and look down on themselves very much. But something must have happened to make Fu Wenlong say the sentence of cutting off the robe and breaking the righteousness.

Ma Jiyuan said: "Take me to have a look." ”

Ma Jiyuan and his son hurried to Zhu's mansion to see Fu Wenlong.

Now Fu Wenlong is being held alone in Zhu's Mansion and is not with his family, because Zhu Hongsan lives by himself, and he is afraid that Fu Wenlong will run away.

Ma Jiyuan entered the house and saw Fu Wenlong lying on the bed, looking at the beam of the room with blank eyes, and asked, "Yucai, why did you get to the King of Chu?" Didn't you go to Nanzhili? ”

Fu Wenlong saw Ma Jiyuan enter the door, and this time he could be regarded as finding the object of anger. jumped up on the bed and shouted: "Okay, you Ma Jiyuan, did you make this immoral idea bad for your King Chu?" ”

Ma Ji was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's the idea?" ”

Fu Wenlong recounted the damage trick used by Zhu Hongsan in the afternoon to Ma Jiyuan here.

Ma Jiyuan understood as soon as he heard it, this kind of immoral idea must be the handiwork of Zhu Hongsan. hurriedly dealt with Wenlong and said: "Yucai, you don't have a deep friendship with me Ma Jiyuan, but don't you know how my Ma Jiyuan is a person?" ”

Fu Wenlong thought about it, this is also the truth, this Ma Jiyuan is absolutely no problem in terms of morality, it seems that the king of Chu is not a thing.

Ma Jiyuan continued: "Yu Cai waits, I'll go to the King of Chu and let him let you go." ”

Fu Wenlong shook his head and said, "It's too late, the King of Chu has already killed two hundred escort officers and soldiers, and if I release it now, I will leak the news." With the character of the king of Chu, after letting me go, he will also send someone to kill my whole family in the back. ”

Ma Jiyuan didn't expect that this Fu Wenlong knew Zhu Hongsan quite well, and since he didn't leave, he would have to be appeased.

Ma Jiyuan said: "Yucai, although His Royal Highness the King of Chu has bad methods, it is still good to us who are our own people. ”

Fu Wenlong glanced at Ma Jiyuan and said, "Of course it's good for you." Do you know what he asked me to stay for? Give your precious son as a master, for fear that he will be bullied if he goes to the place and does not understand business. ”

Unexpectedly, the King of Chu was not bad to him, Ma Jiyuan's heart warmed after hearing this, and said: "Yucai, you want to go back to Nanzhili, didn't you find that Nanzhili is in dire straits now?" ”

Fu Wenlong thought in his heart: "Of course I know that Youping (the character of Huang Daozhou) is to let me go back and strengthen the power of the clear stream in the DPRK. But this can't be said to Ma Jiyuan, who has an average relationship.

Ma Jiyuan continued: "Now that the country is only half of the country, and the people in the imperial court are still so disunited, I think Yucai should not wade into this troubled water." Wouldn't it be nice to benefit the people in Guangdong? ”

Fu Wenlong thought of Huang Daozhou's heart and said that the eunuch party in Beijing had set off a storm of smooth cases, and a large number of officials of the Donglin family were imprisoned, and he was afraid that there would be no good results when he went back.

Thinking of this, Fu Wenlong sighed and said, "Now that the eunuchs in Beijing have begun to counterattack, the place will not be peaceful for long." ”

Ma Jiyuan said on the side: "Yucai don't be so pessimistic, Guangdong now has the king of Chu, and the king of Chu has a good relationship with His Majesty today." Can he watch his own people being framed? Therefore, Brother Yucai waited and watched for three years with the king of Chu, and then talked about the future. ”

Fu Wenlong thought for a long time, and he also admitted that what Ma Jiyuan said was the best result, anyway, he was forced to promise to help the King of Chu for three years, and he also had an explanation for the zodiac Zhou of Nanzhili. In fact, Fu Wenlong doesn't like to go to Nanzhili to wade into troubled waters, but his best friends can't help it.

Fu Wenlong sighed and said, "Okay, then I'll go and be your son's master for three years." Boyu, bring me pen and paper, and I'll write a letter to Huang Youping. ”

Ma Ji was overjoyed and hurriedly arranged for Ma Shaoguang to wait for Fu Wenlong to write a letter. Ma Shaoguang, who is the master, wants to serve the master to write a letter, which is also a miracle.

Ma Jiyuan watched Fu Wenlong finish writing the letter, and happily took it to Zhu Hongsan.

Zhu Hongsan looked at it for a long time and asked, "Sir, what did Fu Wenlong write?" ”

Ma Jiyuan forgot that Zhu Hongsan couldn't read, and hurriedly explained: "Lord, Yucai said to Huang Youping that I entrusted my son to his care, and he was kind and difficult, and promised me to help Boyu for three years, and three years later in Nanzhili. ”

Zhu Hongsan asked, "It didn't say anything about this king coercing him, did it?" ”

Ma Ji was half angry and said: "Yu is a trustworthy person, saying that staying to help is helping, and he will never reveal anything else." ”

Zhu Hongsan pursed his lips, and he was very disapproving, did you guys do less than these stinky old nine bullshit?

Ma Jiyuan said on the side: "Lord, since Fu Yu has only agreed to stay, should he just let him go from Yong'an Prefecture, Boyu has no experience after all." ”

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and said: "This Fu Wenlong was originally a fourth-grade prefect, and he couldn't be happy to let him go to the fifth-grade prefect. On the surface, Boyu is the mainstay, and it is good to secretly let Fu Wenlong take the idea. ”

Ma Jiyuan thought about it, this is not bad, it not only protects Fu Wenlong's face, but also ensures his son's official position, which is very good.

Zhu Hongsan said: "Tomorrow the Governor will go to Zhaoqing to take office, and he and I have set a date for our people to meet tomorrow morning, and we can go to take office after we are done." You don't have to go to Zhaoqing with him, you can't come back for half a month. ”

When Ma Jiyuan heard this, he said: "Then I will go back and prepare, and I will prepare to leave tomorrow." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "Fu Wenlong will be notified by the eldest brother, and the family will not take it, just go by himself." ”

It seems that the king of Chu is still not worried about Fu Wenlong. Ma Jiyuan sighed secretly in his heart, and went down to inform him not to mention it.