The provincial government building, located on Ganjiang Street, covers an area of 1,000 acres, which is not large in the vast and sparsely populated Mars, as the administrative center of Tianfeng Province, but has gradually become the governor's private domain.

Behind the provincial government building is the governor's residence, which has been expanded several times and is only slightly smaller than the provincial government, but from the map, the provincial government building and the governor's residence are almost reattached. This is not in accordance with the regulations, but Mars is far away from the earth, and the retro trend is constantly mentioned, and the Ma family covers the sky in Tianfeng Province, and no one dares to mention this kind of trivial matter.

In Tien Phong Province, the Provincial Government Building is also known as the City Lord's Mansion.

Below the provincial governor, there are twelve vice governors, of which six are surnamed Ma, and the power of the Ma family in Tianfeng Province can be seen. This is not a conference room, but a governor's study. Spacious and quiet, the tall bookshelves almost occupy the entire wall more than three meters high and more than five meters long, and the bookshelves are filled with books, from the Four Books and the Five Classics, historical records and biographies, financial politics, science and astronomy...... It can't be said to be all-inclusive, but all the sons have dabbled in it, and there is no extra decoration in the study, a few chairs and a desk, and there is not even a computer.

On the only recliner lay an old man, tall, slightly obese, half a hundred hair showed that he was over seventy years old, with a wet hot towel on his forehead, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing was slight, he seemed to be asleep, he was the supreme leader of Tianfeng Province, the ruler of the city, Ma Xuewang, and the head of the Ma family's generation.

The Ma family is the first generation of people who migrated from the earth, the earliest was a businessman, however, the businessman has no status, the Ma family is unwilling to be a businessman without status for a lifetime, the reconstruction work after the war of the end times, the Ma family seized the opportunity, the identity of the businessman became a scholar, starting from a small clerk, step by step, after a hundred years of development, sat in the position of vice governor of Tianfeng Province, at this time, the Ma family is already a famous family in Tianfeng Province, however, it is only in Tianfeng Province, What really made the Ma family the first family was a coup d'état twenty years ago.

Ma Xuewang, who had just inherited his father's position, seized the opportunity in the chaos, suppressed other competitors with an iron fist, successfully won the governor's throne, and removed the word 'deputy' that had been worn on his father's head for more than 20 years.

Nominally, Tianfeng Province also has to obey the management of the capital of the earth, and in fact, everyone knows the situation, but this situation is not only Tianfeng Province, but also other remote provinces, and it is even more excessive, so no one accuses Ma Xuewang of not, however, this does not mean that Ma Xuewang does not want to develop Tianfeng Province well.

Mars is short of food, food has always been a sensitive issue, and the topic of food is cautious, so Ma Xuewang will hand over the problem of food to the most trusted person to be responsible.

Ma Xuewang's father married a total of four wives, with the formation of the hierarchy, it is already a very common thing for nobles to marry several wives, the law only advocates monogamy, polygamy or polyandry is not allowed in principle, but when everyone does this, the law is already in vain, but because of some moral problems and the law has not been amended.

If there are many wives, there will be many children, so Ma Xuewang has a total of seven brothers and four sisters, that is, there are eleven brothers and sisters, but only Ma Xuecheng is the same mother as him. Ma Xuewang's mother is his father's third wife, a concubine, and has no status, so Ma Xuewang's childhood was not good, especially after his mother was injured because she gave birth to Ma Xuecheng and died when Ma Xuecheng was one year old.

Ma Xuewang's father was already a vice governor at that time, but there were a lot of vice governors in a province, and his father was just an inconspicuous one, with a lot of political enemies and a lot of troubles, so he basically didn't have time to care about Ma Xuewang's two brothers.

Because he suffered too much in his childhood, when he grew up, Ma Xuewang tried his best to take care of this younger brother and handed over the most important grain in a province to him to manage.

However, what gives Ma Xuewang a headache is his younger brother, who has talent and learning, and he is not short of brains, but he is short-tempered, and sometimes he is too selfish and lacks a sense of the overall situation. In the case of this food crisis, he had a hunch that his younger brother must have played a dishonorable role in it, otherwise he would not be so angry.

“…… If I catch someone leaking secrets, I will definitely not be able to spare him, and the people who raise their heads to rob food and raise prices must also be found, these bastards, it is difficult to make a fortune-" Ma Xuecheng suddenly felt a heavy pressure coming, like Mount Tai pressing on the top, he couldn't help but breathe a little, and suddenly raised his head just to meet the eldest brother's bright eyes, two cold rays like knives, without a trace of emotion, staring at him in a daze.

Ma Xuecheng opened his mouth, inexplicably felt a chill, his mind was blank, and he forgot what he wanted to say. Since I was a child, I have been very afraid of this big brother, but this kind of cold eyes are still rarely seen, and generally speaking, it is only like this when the eldest brother is angry.

His roar came to an abrupt end, and the study suddenly went from the noisy summer to the dead winter.

"Asking you to come here is to solve the problem, not to find the cause, even if you find the cause at this time, is it useful? Is there that time? It doesn't matter how light it is. Ma Xuewang said coldly.

"But—" Ma Xuecheng said unconvinced.

"How do you find the reason, do you find it yourself?" Ma Xuewang's voice raised a few points, with a hint of anger faintly.

"No-" Ma Xuecheng only said one word and immediately closed his mouth, only to feel a chill from his heel directly to the back of his head, almost breaking out in a cold sweat, and said in a low voice: "The lesson of the eldest brother is that I know it's time to do this." ”

He originally wanted to say that it was the people of the Public Security Bureau, but he immediately woke up to how he a vice governor in charge of food has the right to command the police department, which is a taboo in officialdom, although he knows that the eldest brother is very good to him, but when it comes to the struggle for power, there is no brotherhood to talk about, if he is not this brake, he will definitely not have a good life in the future.

Ma Xuewang's cold gaze moved away from Ma Xuecheng, and his slightly raised head fell again, Ma Xuecheng suddenly felt the tidal pressure reced, his body was light, and he knew that the eldest brother finally let him go, and heard the calm voice of the eldest brother in his ears: "How is the situation outside?" ”

In addition to Ma Xuecheng, there are two other people in the study, one is Cheng Zhizhang, the vice governor in charge of publicity, and the other is Ma Xuecheng's secretary.

Although Cheng Zhizhang is not surnamed Ma, he is a die-hard supporter of Ma Xuewang and Ma Xuewang's most trusted confidant, otherwise, he would not have handed over such an important department of propaganda to him.

"As long as the public is told the truth, I believe that the market will soon return to calm." Cheng Zhizhang bowed and said.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Ma Xuewang said quietly, and his tone carried a formidable murderous aura.

"Is it the Xiang family and the Xue family?" Ma Xuecheng's heart moved.

The Xiang family and the Xue family are second only to the Ma family, although they lost in the competition with Ma Xuewang for the position of governor and were suppressed a lot, but the two families are deep-rooted, and they each occupy a position in the vice governor, which is not so easy to deal with, especially in order to fight against the increasingly powerful Ma family, the two families formed an alliance, and I heard that they also married.

No need to ask, there must be their presence in this food crisis.

"It's not just these two." Cheng Zhizhang glanced at Ma Xuewang, and his tone was a little dignified, "There are also the Wang family and the Su family." ”

Ma Xuecheng's face changed and became very ugly, the four major families stood together, which was enough to compete with the Ma family.

"As long as there is food, everything is not afraid." Ma Xuecheng's face changed a few times, and finally said coldly, he knew that in order to deal with some crises over the years, tens of millions of tons of rice and flour were hidden in the underground warehouse, even if Tianfeng Province did not harvest grain grains for two years, there was no need to worry about food problems. As long as a part of the grain is taken out to calm food prices, the rumors of a food crisis will be dispelled.

However, after he said it, he found that Cheng Zhizhang's expression was very strange. It was an expression that could not be described in words, and it made him wonder if he had said something wrong. His doubts didn't last long, and the voice of his eldest brother Ma Xuewang with a thick nasal voice sounded.

"There is no more food in the warehouse."

Ma Xuewang was busy with the monster invasion during this time, and his work and rest were irregular, and he suffered from some wind chills two days ago, and he caught a cold today. Technology to this day, the level of medicine has also been greatly enhanced, a cold is no longer a disease, at least in the past hundred years have not heard of a death due to a cold, but discomfort is indispensable.

"What?" Ma Xuecheng almost jumped up, "How can there be no food, why don't I know?" It was impossible for him not to be shocked, as the vice governor in charge of grain, the grain that was often closed was his most important political resource, but now the eldest brother said that it was gone.

It was a more absurd feeling than when he woke up in the morning and found it still dark outside.

Ma Xuewang's cold gaze told Ma Xuecheng that all this was not a joke, but real. Under Ma Xuewang's cold gaze, Ma Xuecheng quickly calmed down, regained his thinking senses, and asked cautiously, "So much food...... Where did it go? ”

The only one who can bypass himself and get the grain away silently is his eldest brother in Tianfeng Province, but he really can't figure out where to use so much food, and it is impossible to feed the pigs so quickly.

Ma Xuewang looked at Cheng Zhizhang, and his calm voice carried a hint of tiredness: "What to do, you know in your heart, I believe you can do it well, and tell Lu Mingxiao that society must be stable, and those who make waves cannot stay." Go ahead. ”

Lu Mingxiao is the director of the Public Security Department and the director of the Xinfeng City Public Security Bureau.

"The subordinates retired." Cheng Zhizhang bowed and exited the study.

"There are some things that are not yet time to be said." Ma Xuewang stared at Ma Xuecheng with a solemn look in his eyes: "This matter is related to the life and death of the Ma family, so I haven't told you that the grain has been sold, and now there are hundreds of thousands of tons left, all of which are military rations." ”

Ma Xuecheng was inexplicably a little nervous, but he knew the habit of his eldest brother, and he didn't like others to interrupt when he spoke, although he had many questions in his heart, he still remained silent.

"All the food was exchanged for weapons." Ma Xuewang's fluttering words fell on Ma Xuecheng's ears, but it was like thunder, and the whole person was almost unstable on his feet.

Weapons? A frontier official, what do you want a weapon for? If you want to clear the traitor or something, you can apply directly to the above, and change weapons in private, which is a crime, and the answer is already coming out.

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