(Today is a good day, the helmsman of this book finally appeared, thanks to the peerless cauldron, the author Jun has burst into tears, and his heart is full of emotion.) There is no other way to repay, two more today. Thank you book friends, I see that the recommendation is rising every day, and I am happy, the author will continue to work hard, and the code word went)

Zhu Houwei woke up early the next morning, after all, Zhu Houwei's heart is not so big, and he can sleep deeply in this situation. After getting up, it's okay to wash your face with cold water, anyway, it's summer, and it's more comfortable to wash with cold water.

When I turned to the lobby, I found that the Ma brothers and sisters had already gotten up. The two brothers are still dressed yesterday, but Ma Yun has changed into a Confucian robe, and a square scarf is wrapped around her head, and she is still dressed as a man. The three of them stood, and on the main seat sat a middle-aged man, looking in his forties, with a beard on his face, but with long eyebrows and sword eyes, a high nose and a big mouth, he looked like a tough guy. Although he was smiling, he was still a little majestic, except for Ma Yun's normal complexion, the two brothers were a little serious.

Seeing that Zhu Houwei took Zhu Yuan and the two to the gate, the middle-aged man also hurriedly got up and said, "I've seen General Zhu." "There are many people, but this bandit leader has not revealed Zhu Houwei's true identity.

Zhu Houwei had to sigh that the Ma brothers and sisters can be so tall, that is because of excellent genes. This big boss is also in his early 1.9 meters, and when he bows to Zhu Houwei, he is still a cut taller than him. Zhu Houwei smiled and said, "Please get up, I don't know what to call it?" ”

Ma Dali immediately said, "This is my father, Ma Xiong." Zhu Houwei thought to himself, "This name is of the same genre as the name of the Ma brothers, and it won't be good when you hear it." With a smile on his face, he said, "I'm Zhu Houwei, polite." ”

Ma Xiong bent down slightly and said, "There is a quiet room behind the lobby, and General Zhu is invited to move." Zhu Houwei said, "Please lead the way." The bear was a little slumped and led the way. The Ma brothers and sisters followed behind Zhu Yuan and walked slowly. Zhu Houwei found that Ma Xiong still respects the court very much, or respects the royal family, and the name Daming is still very influential.

After a while, they came to a room, which looked like it should be a study, but there were bookshelves but no books, and the desk was changed to a table of eight immortals, which was placed against the wall. There are two rows of chairs next to it, stretching from south to north near the door.

The Ma brothers and sisters closed the door when they entered, and Zhu Yuan and the soldiers were a little alert, and slowly put their hands on the handle of the knife on their waists. Zhu Houwei shook his hand at him, meaning not to act rashly. Although Zhu Yuan and the others didn't make any moves, they still looked at the four of them nervously.

Ma Xiong led Zhu Houwei to the main seat, and Zhu Houwei didn't mind, so he sat down. Ma Xiong took two steps back, suddenly knelt down and said, "Sinner Ma Xiong, knock on the prince." Saying that, he kowtowed, and the three Ma brothers and sisters behind him also knelt down and kowtowed with their father.

Zhu Houwei hurriedly stood up, and said with both hands, "Get up, get up." Zhu Houwei can see from their expressions and eyes that Ma Xiong really has a lot of feelings for Daming, but this is not the case with the Ma brothers and sisters, it is no wonder that the three of them have grown up in Baidong Mountain since they were children, and they did not feel the brilliance of Daming, but they were mixed in the dark world, and when they saw the dirtiness of Daming, their impression of Daming was not very good.

Ma Xiong arched his hand and said, "Sinner", and was interrupted by Zhu Houwei before he finished speaking, "Don't call it that, they all told me yesterday Sanniang, to be honest, although Daming's image is not very good, but I believe Sanniang's words more." You didn't feel sorry for Da Ming, but Da Ming was sorry for you. ”

As soon as the words fell, Ma Xiong, a tough guy, had red eyes and a somewhat stumbling voice. The Ma brothers and sisters were stunned at first, and their favorability towards Zhu Houwei skyrocketed. Ma Xiong's voice trembled a little, "Lord Wang, Weichen, Weichen." Zhu Houwei said with a smile: "It's not exciting. My father and eldest brother also know a thing or two about the things in the guard, but they are also powerless for things like you. Sanniang spoke, "As soon as Your Majesty speaks today, what else can't be solved?" ”

Ma Xiong was about to scold, but was interrupted by Zhu Houwei, "Sanniang, you think things are simple." Yes, this big tomorrow is the world of my Zhu family, but think about it again, who is in charge of this world? Even if my father wants to issue an edict, and the elders don't agree, they can dismiss it. Okay, sit down first, don't stand all the way. ”

Several people sat down, and Sanniang said with some doubts, "Isn't Your Majesty in charge of this world?" The minister will play and hand it over to His Majesty for ruling. ”

Zhu Houwei said with a wry smile: "The minister can't do everything. Take Shandong as an example, there are several prefectures alone, Dengzhou, Laizhou, Dongchang, Jinan, Qingzhou, and Gunzhou. There are so many counties under the prefecture. What about the guard, that is, the guard, the battalion, if all these things are played to my father, it is an iron man, how many things can be decided by constantly criticizing and playing? The civil servants have to go through the cabinet first, pick out the more important things, and then hand them over to my father. And the affairs of the guard house must be reported to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and then handed over to my father after selection. So strictly speaking, it is the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty who manage the Ming Dynasty. It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and a solid web has been formed between officials and officials, forming unwritten rules. And if my dad wants to move, it will be to move the whole body, and the consequences are hard to imagine. So my father didn't know about your father at all. Of course, my father knew about it and could order the punishment of the hundred households, but this constantly stopped the same thing in other health centers. The big officials in the guard house encroached on the fields of the small officials, and even those who did not have officials. They took some of the money and grain produced in these fields and gave it to the officials, so that they could sit back and relax. "Zhu Houwei has also been holding back for a long time, the more he does some practical things, the greater the resistance he encounters, and he has been on fire for a long time, so he simply said it at once this time."

The four of the Ma family only knew how the imperial court worked, and after Zhu Houwei's explanation, their doubts were solved. Ma Xiong's face showed regret, and Zhu Houwei said with a straight face, "My father and my eldest brother are trying to change this status quo, but the matter is big, and we can only take it step by step, so we can't rush it." One mistake could push Daming into the abyss. “

Ma Xiong immediately calmed down when he heard this, nodded slowly, and the three brothers and sisters also nodded, showing understanding. Zhu Houwei asked, "Leader Ma, I don't know what is abnormal in the Shandong territory recently?" ”

Ma Xiong said with some concern: "I'm afraid this time the matter is not simple. I thought that only Dengzhou was like this, but I heard some news, not only Dengzhou, but also Shandong, and what is even more terrifying is that some northern state capitals in Nanzhili are also the same. First of all, the number of Kuding guarding the warehouses in various states and counties has increased, and the investigation of entering the city has become stricter. Some of my men saw more than 1,000 people, old and young, near Xuzhou, on their way to Jining. "Xuzhou belongs to Nanzhili at this time, and from Nanzhili to Shandong, what is this for?

This matter is so strange, Zhu Houwei and the Ma brothers and sisters also frowned, thinking secretly. Zhu Houwei said, "Leader Ma, do you have a map here?" Ma Xiong replied, "Lord Wang, there are maps, but they are all from Dengzhou." I'm afraid it won't come in handy. Zhu Houwei continued to ask, "I'm not too familiar with Jining, can you talk about the horse leader?" ”

Ma Xiong thought for a while and said, "This Jining County has convenient transportation, and boats have to pass through. In addition, the surrounding fields are fertile, and a lot of grain is produced every year. However, in the past two years, there has been less grain transported to the north, and there are not so many boats on the canal, so Jining has been a little worse than before in the past two years. ”

Zhu Houwei stood up and muttered, "Jining? Canal? Then he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Leader Ma, there should be a lot of workers in Jining, and the number of people who need to load and unload materials should not be small, right?" How are they doing today? ”

Ma Xiong frowned and said, "There used to be a lot of people working at the wharf in Jining, not to mention 2,000 people, but in the past two years, there have been fewer people, and it is estimated that there are only 7 or 800 people still working there." I used to be a hard worker selling coolies, and I couldn't save a few dollars, but now if I haven't been called to build roads, I'm afraid that life will be even more difficult. ”

Zhu Houwei's face turned pale after hearing this, and he said hatefully, "Someone is too restless." ”