The grain truck came out of Jinling and went straight to the disaster-stricken countryside.

Ma Xiang sat in the car, his eyes closed, humming a little song, his face full of pride, three years ago, he was just an ordinary businessman who actively expanded his industry, but three years later, he is no longer what it used to be.

For many businessmen, the past three years have been like a dream, and fragments of memories have flashed in front of Ma Xiang's eyes...... The first assistant rebelled, the first emperor died, and the champion Hou Fuzheng!

After Ye Hua took charge of the cabinet, his means could be called a thunderbolt.

He first cut Zhao Pu and Lu Duoxun in half!

Another scholar, Shen Yilun, hanged himself in prison in advance.

Li Chongjin shot a dark arrow that day, wanting to assassinate the first emperor, Zhao Kuangyin threw out a dragon stick in the city, smashed Li Chongjin's chest, vomited blood and died.

The forces of the Dou family, led by Dou Yi, were also cleaned up.

Li Chongjin and the Dou family's two major military factories, the imperial court injected huge funds, after the merger, it was required to select management talents from among the craftsmen, forming a trend of keeping pace with the champion fang.

Since the newly established factory was arranged in Xicheng and the Champion Fang was east of Kaifeng, the output of the two sides was called "made in the east" and "made in the west", representing the peak of the military industry of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, in the past three years, Ye Hua has not stopped liquidating.

Zhao Pu confessed that he had a list in his hand, and over the years, he had promoted countless private ...... Ye Hua attacked these people and gradually cleared them out of the court, or exiled, or demoted officials, and those who were involved in greed for ink were severely punished.

Ye Hua's purge is absolutely unprecedented, in the past three years, more than 20,000 officials have been dealt with alone, which is equivalent to changing all the positions above the seventh grade twice on average!

Just imagine, 20,000 officials, how many of their family members, how many protégés and former officials, plus minions and staff, this number is at least more than 300,000!

With a wave of his hand, so many people were abolished, and Ye Hua's ruthlessness was definitely several times more than Chai Rong and Guo Wei!

Iron-blooded Prime Minister, worthy of his name!

It's just that Ye Hua is good at disguise, and while cleaning up the officialdom, he uses more effort to promote newcomers.

Ye Hua arranged Li Yu in the Ministry of Officials, and at the same time arranged Pan Chengyou in the Yushitai.

Basically, Ye Hua killed a corrupt official, and Pan Chengyou pulled out a string, and at the same time, Li Yu promoted two newcomers to fill the vacancy.

Wei Xianmei, Fan Gao, Liu Kai, Zhao Yusheng, Li Ding...... A new generation of officials grew up rapidly, and the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty completed their metabolism.

At the same time, Ye Hua also prepared for the establishment of parliaments at all levels.

From top to bottom, select elites from all walks of life to enter the council.

The first speaker fell on the head of Wei Renpo, and the deputy speaker was Han Hee-jae!

The fact that two world-famous ministers are in charge of parliament at the same time shows how much attention is paid to them. Moreover, Guo Zongxun entered the parliament for three consecutive years and issued a proclamation of the Son of Heaven, which raised the parliament to an unprecedented level, as if parallel to the cabinet, becoming the most powerful yamen.

The reason why Ye Hua has not received too much verbal criticism is precisely because he shares power with others, and the Council's suggestions and suggestions every year will become the focus of governance.

So far, the cooperation between the two sides is quite tacit.

Ma Xiang is the parliamentary representative of Jiangnan East Road, although he failed to enter Kaifeng, his power is also not small, and he also has an uncle, who is under Wei Renpu, who is responsible for auditing the finances and taxes of the imperial court, and is considered a heavyweight representative.

With such a strong background, of course he is full of confidence!

"This time the southeast disaster relief, mainly the Jiangnan East and West Road self-raised food funds, with the wealth of Jiangnan, can not save hundreds of thousands of victims?"

Next to Ma Xiang, there was a young reporter who set off with him...... On the road, Ma Xiang talked eloquently.

"Actually, I have also worked water conservancy, and over the years, people have surrounded the river to create fields, squeezing out the flood discharge area, and the result is that the flood is getting bigger and bigger...... In the final analysis, the key to water control is to move the people out, and not let them continue to occupy the rivers and lakes. As a representative of Parliament, I strongly recommend that this be an opportunity to help the victims transition and detach themselves from the land......"

Along the way, Ma Xiang talked eloquently, foaming at the stars, and the reporter patiently recorded and nodded from time to time.

"Mr. is successful in business, in the way of water control, also has unique insights, two years later, I really hope that Mr. can enter the court, for the benefit of more people!" The reporter praised from the bottom of his heart.

Ma Xiang waved his hand, "Praise falsely, I just want to do something for my hometown fathers, don't brag about me!" ”

"Where is the praise, just record it truthfully!"

"What a truthful record!" Ma Xiang jumped out of the car, and a piece of paper floated out of his sleeve and landed right in the reporter's arms.

One thousand taels, put it away!

"How's it going?" Ma Xiang asked.

A very greasy middle-aged man threw his hand at him and said, "It's all ready...... The first 10 villages will come and get the food, and when they get the food, they will give us the land. With this group of people taking the lead, the rest will be easy to do! ”

"Hmm!"

Ma Xiang nodded, "You did a good job...... It's just that ten villages are too few, and even more! ”

The middle-aged man grinned, "This is not easy to do!" ”

"What? They dare to object? ”

The middle-aged man hurriedly explained: "That's the case, those poor sticks are very powerful!" Some people are stunned and don't give up their lives! Say what the court will not ignore the victims! ”

"Phew! What is Imperial Court? Lao Tzu is! ”

Ma Xiang sneered, "How busy it is, how do you know!" The disaster in a few counties, can it still alarm the Hou Ye? You do it! Whoever refuses to spit out the field, give them a crime! ”

"What charges?"

"Occupy the land in the flood discharge area of rivers and lakes and embezzle the royal estate!"

The middle-aged man gasped, this crime is not small...... Because according to the regulations of the imperial court, in addition to farmland, mountains, forests, lakes, mines, swamps, deserts, and grasslands all belong to the royal family.

Without approval, they will encroach on the royal land and pursue it, but they will be arrested.

"How much ability can those poor sticks have, send them to prison, and lock them up for ten days and half a month, and they are all honest." Ma Xiang said confidently.

He is ready, the public opinion has been bribed, and the court has been pacified, as long as the people don't make trouble, he will come.

If this merger can be successful, even if the Ma family's foundation in Jiangnan is there, two years later, he will have the hope of rushing into the parliament of Kaifeng, and when his uncle retires, that position will be his!

Thinking of this, Ma Xiang trembled with excitement.

After a while, he didn't see the people coming for a long time, and he was a little puzzled, and said to the middle-aged man: "What's the matter?" All those poor sticks are starving to death? Don't have the strength to get food? ”

The middle-aged man was also puzzled, and hurriedly said, "Let's take a look, little one!" ”

After about half an hour, some people finally arrived one after another.

There were only about five old farmers from the village, and they lined up to greet Ma Xiang.

"Hmm!" Ma Xiang just snorted through his nose.

"You all know! I don't talk nonsense with you, I want to eat my stomach, so I listen to me, get the food, and go home immediately, the mother-in-law and doll are still waiting! Ma Xiang said impatiently.

"Wait!" An old farmer stopped him.

Ma Xiang became more and more unhappy, these countrymen are troublesome to do things!

"What are you waiting for? Do you have the ability to skip food? ”

The old farmer said: "Mr. Ma, you have a lot of money, and the villagers know it." You see, this is not possible, we only borrow food...... Wait until next year, plus 30% will be returned to you! ”

"What?" Ma Xiang sneered, "You're not crazy, are you?" Do I lack that food? In a word, hand over the field and receive the grain...... I will arrange work for you, so that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. Just outside Jinling City, where you live is ready! ”

The old peasants looked at each other, did not speak again, but turned their heads and left.

The middle-aged man was so angry that he hurriedly stopped, "What, are you hungry and faint?" Such a good thing, and still refuse? ”

The old farmer who was the leader stopped and sneered, "Mr. Ma's kindness, we can't afford it!" ”

So saying, they walked away without stopping for a moment.

The middle-aged man was dumbfounded, and Ma Xiang was even more angry that his face was distorted!

"Look at you, what you're doing!"

The middle-aged man was scolded for a bloody sprinkler, what else could he say, he could only pinch his nose to inquire about the situation...... After half a day, he came back out of breath.

"It's clear, it's all clear!"

The middle-aged man poured a glass of water into his mouth and reported to Ma Xiang.

"Master Ma, guess what? Someone has robbed us of our business! ”

"Who?"

"A person that Ma Ye can't think of!"

"Phew!" Ma Xiang kicked him hard, "When is it, still tease me with me!" Say it! ”

The middle-aged man patted the ground on his body, without the slightest resentment, but even more flattering: "Yes, it's Fang Dafa!" ”

"What?"

Ma Xiang almost thought that his ears were broken, "Fang Dafa? The same noodle seller three years ago? ”

"That's right, it's him!" The middle-aged man said: "Now he doesn't sell noodles, I heard that he went to Liaodong, handed over good luck, and brought back food like a mountain...... He's also handing out food to the victims! ”

"Giving out food? What does he want to do? ”

Fang Dafa said that as long as he is willing to follow him to Liaodong, the family will send three stones of grain for free to survive the disaster year. If he doesn't want to go, he is willing to borrow grain, and when he is this time next year, he will borrow three stones to repay four stones! ”

"He dares!"

Ma Xiang stood up suddenly, he finally understood the reason why the old farmer proposed to add three percent to borrow grain, and dared to feel that Fang Dafa was adding chaos to himself!

You are a noodle seller, you dare to do it against me, you don't have the courage to do this!

"Someone, go and tell the yamen, send troops, surround Fang Dafa's fleet for me, and confiscate all the food!"

The middle-aged man seemed to have eaten bitter melon, "That, what name is that going to use?" They didn't do anything wrong......"

"In what name?" Ma Xiang glared at the beads of his eyes and roared angrily: "He died overseas, and when he came back suddenly, he took the grain and encircled the people...... This is a thief! It's a bad plot! Throw me the noodle seller in prison! ”