Anhui's affairs are troublesome. In order to smoothly resolve these affairs, the most important thing is to make the officials in Anhui honest and obedient. However, since ancient times, there have been many things in the officialdom that "deceive the upper and lower but do not hide it".

Therefore, "how to make Anhui officials obedient" has become the most important thing that Ma De needs to consider before entering Anhui.

Thankfully, his brain was not bad, and the solution had already taken shape before he arrived in Anqing.

From ancient times to the present, most officials have been thinking about how to get promoted and make a fortune, rather than doing some practical things; Those who read books are the same, they study desperately, "their ears don't hear the sound outside the window", just to win a fame! And this fame is just a stepping stone for these scholars to enter the officialdom.

That's what Mader came up with.

Since everyone wants to be an official, okay!

If you want to be promoted, you must first show your political achievements, otherwise, you will step down sooner or later; Scholars, monitoring the performance of those officials is a stepping stone to fame.

As for businessmen, it is a fast and convenient information carrier. They can quickly provide Ma De with the situation in various places, even if these businessmen dare not say it openly for fear of offending the officials, just reporting the food prices and other things related to the national economy and people's livelihood in various places is enough to let Ma De know a lot.

However, Ma De also knew that none of his methods had been used. There will inevitably be loopholes. What if these vulnerabilities are attacked?

In this regard, Ma De felt ...... Easy to do!

In this era, the characters represented by the words "Confucianism" and "celebrities" can guide public opinion in many cases. Because in the eyes of many people, these people are representatives of morality and justice. And Anhui is not short of such people. Tongcheng is simply the origin of this kind of character. Therefore, Ma De believes that as long as the leading figures here can identify with him, what he did in Anhui can basically be regarded as a moral guarantee after his own power is guaranteed.

So, he's going to Tongcheng!

Especially if he wants to "talk" with Zhang Tingyu's younger brother Haosheng, if nothing else, because Zhang Tinglu is very talented in his own right, he also has an older brother who is the prime minister.

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Mukden!

When Luo Xin set foot here again after a few months, he already felt a little unrecognizable.

Boulevard!

Exactly the same as Ningguta.

The foundation is dug up, then the gravel and sand are used to cover the base, and then the sand is mixed with crude cement made from a tile kiln and spread on it. The middle is slightly higher for drainage, and the sides are blocked by masonry and have special drainage outlets.

Roadside! Patches of fields, the fields are already a little yellowed rice. The last time Luo Xin came, it was still winter, and the snow was so old and thick that he couldn't see anything at all.

And trees!

Not only on both sides of the road, but also in the fields, every acre of land is also separated by trees, although these trees are still small, they still look very neat!

……

"Master, are we going back to Ningguta?" Seeing the scene in front of him, Amur rode a horse and followed Luo Xin and couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe, this is my 'uncle's plan! Alas, the last time I came was winter, and I didn't look closely, and I think I haven't looked at this place carefully for a year or two. Now it looks like it's not bad! It's a little worse than our Ningguta! Luo Xin smiled.

"That's it! The old master's ability, that is also extraordinary! Amr replied.

"Master, the old master doesn't seem to be in Fengtian, I heard that he has been staying in Liaodong these days!" Sunrise continued Amur's words.

"It's okay! Let's take a detour to see his old man's house! Luo Xin replied.

……

There are quite a few people in Luo Xin's team, one or two hundred! In addition to her and Ma De's cloth slaves and personal soldiers, there are some Ningguta natives who want to follow them, such as Orge! Everyone in the ranks rode one or two horses, and a dozen wagons pulled some salutes.

Such teams are not common in Mukden. Therefore, when she meets someone, she can always see the glances of those people.

However, in addition to envy and doubt, there seemed to be a trace of contempt and hostility in these eyes.

Especially when Luo Xin saw a young man working in the field actually spit into the field with great disdain after seeing her team, so he was even more sure of this.

"What's going on?"

She was puzzled. With Old Man Fei's popularity and popularity in Fengtian, the little fame left by her Luoxin County Lord in Fengtian shouldn't be so unpopular!

"Master, there is something wrong with the eyes of these people!" Rising Sun was also found.

"Know! Find someone to come and ask! Really, what the hell is going on? Luo Xin was very displeased.

……

Luo Xin's order was quickly carried out, and the Rising Sun sent someone to the field to summon an old man over.

"The old man has seen a nobleman, you are auspicious!" The old man has a strong body, and he has a mouthful of Shandong flavor! As soon as he came over, he hugged his fist at Luo Xin.

"This uncle, what is your surname?" Luo Xin dismounted and asked.

"The noble man has promoted the old man, and the bad old man is one, where is the noble surname? The surname is Zhang, you can call me Old Man Zhang! The old man replied.

"It turned out to be Uncle Zhang! How expensive are you this year? Luo Xin hugged his fist at the old man and asked. The questioning should be gradual, and she still knows a little about this kind of questioning technique.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be! The old man can't stand the title of nobleman! …… The old man is fifty-eight this year! Old man Zhang replied with his fists clenched again.

"Oh! That's almost the year of the sixtieth year! Listening to Uncle Zhang's accent, he looks like a native of Shandong, why did he come all the way to Fengtian? Someone put out a stool, Luo Xin sat on one by himself, and insisted on asking Old Man Zhang to sit down. Old man Zhang took out a dry cigarette and smoked it.

"Alas! The family is poor and can't get by. Hearing that the emperor was going to open up the wasteland in Mukden, the old man couldn't help the child, so he brought his family over. It's not bad, although he came late, but Lord Yang here is a good person, not only for seeds and food, but also for farm tools and livestock. The grain planted earlier this year is growing well, and it looks like it is about to be harvested! With a cigarette pouch in his mouth, Old Man Zhang replied.

"Lord Yang? Oh, Yang Zhongne, isn't it? Luo Xin asked.

"That's right, it's Lord Yang. Nobleman, do you know him? Old man Zhang asked again.

"I've met a few times!" Luo Xin replied casually, in fact, she had not seen the ruler of Fengtianfu.

"That's a good feeling. Lord Yang is a good person! Whoever sees him, the old man, is blessed! Old man Zhang sighed.

"Hehe, uncle, you are talking so interestingly!" Luo Xin looked at the old man and asked again: "Uncle, I see that your people here seem to be a little uncomfortable with us people coming over, can you tell me what's going on?" ”

"I knew that you, a noble man, must want to ask something after talking to the old man and me for so long!" Old man Zhang said with a smile.

"Oh? Could it be that you saw it as soon as you came up, uncle? Luo Xin asked with a smile.

"That's it! The old man didn't have much knowledge. But I've lived almost a lifetime! What haven't you seen? ......" The corner of the old man's eyes raised, and he shook the cigarette pouch proudly.

"Hehe, Uncle Zhang, you expected it to be good. Now that you know my purpose, can you tell me, uncle? Luo Xin asked with a smile again.

"You are a good man, noble! The old man could see it. Otherwise, you wouldn't have the patience to gossip so much with the old man. And the subordinate you just sent to call my old man over is also very polite, this has seen you since childhood, and you know that you are a good person, at least, not the kind of person who bullies others. I also called the old man my 'uncle', hehe, with this voice, the old man just didn't want to say it, and he was embarrassed not to say it! Old man Zhang also smiled.

"Then please ask the uncle for more advice!" Luo Xin smiled and hugged his fist at Old Man Zhang.

"You're welcome! …… You don't know, noble. The people of our area all came out of a township. In fact, they don't look at you unpleasantly, but who called you a flag man? The big guys can't stand the anger of those flag people! Old man Zhang sighed and put on his dry tobacco pouch again.

"Uncle, what the hell is going on? Are the flag men here bullying you? Luo Xin asked.

"The flag man of 'here' didn't bully us! It was we who bullied the flag man from Guannai! It's those Beijing flags! Old man Zhang took out a few puffs of cigarette and said.

"You bullied the flag man?" Luo Xinqi said.

"That's right!" Old man Zhang gestured with a dry tobacco pouch, "Those guys, they don't know how to open the land, so they want to come and rob us." In the beginning, let's let them! But they're getting even tougher. Obviously, the land given to them can't be planted, and they still come to rob us, isn't this a clear bully? This time you can let it twice, and if you let it again the third time, isn't it just a bad seed? ”

"Didn't Jingqi all go to Liaodong to open a salt field? As far as I know, those who stay in Mukden should be old and weak, women and children! Luo Xin asked again.

"Noble, what you said is the first batch of Beijing flags to return to Tun! Those people, I heard that they were honest and honest who were rectified by our Fengtianfu Yin Fei, and none of them dared to make trouble! But these are different now, they are the second and third batches, and no one has taught them a lesson! Lord Yang is a Han Chinese, and he can't clean them up. Therefore, they are all very arrogant! Old man Zhang smacked his cigarette holder and sighed.

"I see! Didn't Lord Yang Zhongne Yang go and tell the old lord Yin Fei of Fengtian Mansion about this? Luo Xin asked again.

"What if you tell it? Everyone is a flag person, and in the end, it's not that we suffer ourselves? Although this Fengtian banner man doesn't mess with us much, they won't help us, right? So, it's a day to mix it up! Big deal, further north, old man, I will take the whole family to Ningguta! Old man Zhang shouted.

"Ninguta?"

"That's right! I've heard that Ningguta is also a good place. Although it is a little far away, since this is out of the house, where is it not the same? Zhang Laohan replied.

"Hehe, uncle, you can think about it. By the way, what did you just say? Are you the ones who bullied Jingqi? What's going on here? Luo Xin continued.

"Humph! Lord Yang said that we are planting land in Manchuria, so according to the established rules, for every five acres of land, one acre must be handed over and planted for those banner people! ......" Old man Zhang lit the cigarette pouch again, and then said: "This is nothing! Seriously, noble person, I'm afraid you don't know, this Fengtianfu collects little tax! Not even a fire consumption, let alone anything else. What is it to divide the land in half? When I first arrived, the government gave me grain, seeds, and other things, which were not adulterated at all! The plough drawn by the horse, ploughing up the ground, is called a fast, with three or four oxen on its feet. Such a good thing, can we do it with all our strength? But that gang of Beijing flags...... Lazy! We took out the land and gave it to them in two, but they didn't plant it there! …… If you don't plant it, you won't plant it, we think it's the business of those people themselves, so we don't care. But who would have thought that the crops had been planted, and now they were about to be harvested, but they rushed over, saying that they didn't like the land that was allocated to them before, and now, they have taken a fancy to the land we are planting now, and they want us to give them 20%! …… Isn't this a ready-made bully, you say? ”

"Damn! Where is this bullying? It's just a blazing robbery! Luo Xin clenched his fists and said.

"Your Excellency, you are right! This is Ming Robbery! But who told us not to be flag people? So, I gave them a share of the harvest and gave them a harvest! Old man Zhang took the cigarette pouch and knocked it on the stone next to him and said.

"Let? Uncle, there are some things that cannot be allowed, and this concession is tantamount to fueling the arrogance of those people. Luo Xin said.

"Alas, you are right, noble. But the people are flag people, the masters of this land! So, when they came again, we let one percent more! Old man Zhang sighed again.

"Did they come here for the third time?" Luo Xin then asked.

"You're right, nobleman," pinning the cigarette pouch to his belt, Old Man Zhang nodded, "If they come back this time, there should be no reason, so we won't let it." As a result, a fight broke out. ”

"Hit?" Luo Xin asked.

"yes, hit! When those flag men saw that we didn't give in, they wanted to do it. But they all have small arms and legs, where are our opponents? So, a group of people were beaten back by a group of boys from our side. Old man Zhang sighed.

"I'm afraid they're not going to give up like that, are they?" Luo Xin asked.

"Of course! The government has Lord Yang, so he didn't speak to them, but just brought someone over and asked. As a result, those people went back with their faces open, and they actually came to burn our house again at night! ......," Old Man Zhang said resentfully.