"My dear friend, if you want your trip to achieve real results, then don't think about getting it and not giving it. Nor should the attitude of the Kingdom of Great Britain towards other countries be brought out of the past...... You have to be respectful! Respectful! Respectfully! Don't act great for the sake of so-called dignity, it won't help you in this trip. On the contrary, a respectful attitude can lead to many unexpected gains. ”

"Don't believe in harmful language, and don't think that the Far East is just a distant frontier...... Compared to this country with a long history and a huge territory, the Kingdom of Great Britain can only be regarded as a child who has just learned to walk. Its territory can only be compared to one province in China at most, and it can only be a smaller province. As for the past achievements of the Kingdom of Great Britain, please don't talk about it all the time, because in China there are at least hundreds of thousands of people who can be noticed in the wars. Alexander the Great defeated five times as many enemies as he did, and is still regarded as the greatest emperor in Europe. However, in China, it is not uncommon to defeat an enemy who is ten or even twenty or thirty times stronger than oneself. And in their history, the examples of winning more with less are simply inexhaustible. Did you know? The Chinese I know, those who know Alexander the Great, are saddened by him and saddened his early death. For, if Alexander had not died young, he would have been able to face the Chinese Great Qin Army, an undefeated army that had caused a bloody storm in Europe and had been slaughtered more than 700 miles by a single attack by this army. …… What? Royal Navy? Sorry, I'll wait until you can come from the Straits of Malacca. However, I must remind you that in the homeland of the emperor of this country, ultra-long-range artillery with a range of up to thirteen miles has been developed, and the main guns of battleships with a range of up to eight miles have also been successfully test-installed. These are secrets, and I wouldn't have known them if I hadn't served in the Navy. Moreover, I will tell you that the emperor of this country, if he wishes, he can organize a huge fleet of thousands of warships in a short time, and all this ...... All that was needed was an order from His Majesty the Emperor. ”

"Be careful! Your most formidable opponent is not the emperor and his ministers who are far away in the capital, he is near here. Jiangnan Governor Ma ...... Well, as we Westerners call him, he's called Madr Niucolu. This is a very difficult guy. He knows very well the thinking of us Westerners, and he is very clear about the history, the humanities and the present situation in Europe, he understands our glorious achievements, and he also understands our dark side. He is a genius in business. If he is in Europe, then the prime minister of any country can only be said to be condescending to him. This gentleman was in charge of three provinces, and it seemed to me that he was already regulating the affairs of six or eight provinces at the same time, through the officials of the other provinces, which was roughly equivalent to the whole of Western Europe combined. Moreover, he handled it quite well. Therefore, my friend, do not play any tricks in the presence of this Governor-General. Of course, I don't mind if you put your negotiation skills to the test. The two are not contradictory. ”

"Your gift? For me? Oh, thank you so much! …… Oh, my God! Madonna! How can you bring a nude painting? You're going to be beheaded for blasphemy! …… Artwork? Oh my God, there is no road for Western art in the East. Especially this kind of oil painting! Even if da Vinci went to the East, he would definitely starve to death! …… Forget it, it's not your fault! Is there anything else? If so, let me keep it for you for the time being. Nothing will happen! ”

"This wine...... Hmm, that's beautiful! It's been a long time since the bottles in my collection were snatched by that inhuman witch. …… Which witch? My friends, I hope you will begin by thanking God for his kindness. That witch is a terrifying monster ten times more savvy than Mr. Doge! God forbid, you didn't touch her. …… Don't be unconvinced, dear miss, what I'm saying is all the truth! I hope you will be able to pray to God again and pray that God will bless that woman from appearing out of nowhere...... I've heard that she has been going to the Doge's Palace a lot in the past two years! …… Oh, my young sir, don't think crookedly. They were not lovers, the Doge's wife was the sister of that terrible witch, and they had a good relationship, and of course, they were all equally terrible characters. ”

……

Because of the help of Drake, Richard and his entourage finally did not waste much time in other places, and it only took less than ten days to be sent to Jiangning by Li Fu, the prefect of Songjiang, to prepare to meet Ma De. Before that, Richard and the others tried their best to ask for as much news and precautions as possible from this "China expert" who knows China better than Wiggins. However, the results made them quite meaningful. According to Elizabeth's words, this Drake really insulted his name, and a pirate who should be fearless would be "scared" like this by a Chinese, which can only show that he is a coward himself, and "exaggeration" has become Frost's evaluation of Drake. However, Wiggins' advice to Richard was: just go to Jiangning by yourself, don't take two young people with you!

Richard accepted the suggestion. Indeed, these two young men were too impetuous. Although Drake's words were a little uncomfortable to listen to, from his observations in Shanghai these days, the governor was indeed a very capable man. At least, the railroad tracks and iron-framed cranes with pulleys that can be seen everywhere in the harbor are rare in Europe. And these things can improve the efficiency of goods in and out of the port. Of course, this is only a small aspect, but in addition to this, he also has an in-depth understanding of the functioning of the Shanghai "municipal government" through European businessmen in Shanghai. He found that while many departments were ostensibly wearing the same signs, they were dealing with different things, and that the division of labor between these departments was more detailed than that of European municipalities. However, there are too many departments that don't feel like they're dragging their feet, and they're dealing with things more efficiently. At the same time, Richard found that the reason for the cooperation and efficiency of these departments was not the orders of high-ranking officials, but the supervision and promotion of each other. In other words, the city government has an extremely reasonable allocation of departments.

And, not only that. Richard also found that Chinese have begun to grade their own goods. For example, tea, the Chinese divide it into special grade and first, second and third grades, and the price of tea between each grade is also very different. And the one who conducts this grade appraisal is a firm, what is it called "Chinese Standard" appraisal firm! This appraisal agency not only examines tea, but also many kinds of goods such as raw silk, porcelain, silk and handicrafts. The appraisers in this firm are said to be very authoritative and prestigious experts, so there are many people who ask this firm to do appraisals, and the appraisers in it are also very popular. And there is a popular saying in this firm, what is it called "third-rate selling goods; second-rate selling skills; first-class selling standards", and their slogan is "to make the whole world 'surrender' to the standards they have set". Although Richard still doesn't quite understand the meaning of this, he knows deeply how much loss will be reduced for China by determining the standard and classifying the goods, and what kind of profit will it bring to China! As far as he knows, the scope of standards has been gradually expanding, which means that in the next few years or decades, these people may be able to include everything that can be set into their own standards system. And this appraisal firm, although not under the control of the government, is said to have been suggested by the Governor. Well, this incident proves that Drake's statement that the Governor is a business genius is still very credible.

"Whether it's a genius or not, it shouldn't be wrong to treat this governor as a prime minister-level figure!"

Unknowingly, Richard accepted Drake's suggestion, and he changed his predetermined negotiation strategy.

……

"The Englishman is coming?"

Ma De is only a little happy when he teases his son with Luo Xin these days, and the rest of the time he has always had a rigid face. And when he was unhappy, even Chen Pengnian, the prefect of Jiangning, who boasted of being outstanding and had a fight with his uncle Ge Li, couldn't help but be a little cautious when he came to report the matter. I heard that the Governor doesn't like Westerners very much, so don't suffer from the pond fish! Looking at Ma De's seemingly murderous face, Chen Pengnian thought secretly.

Officials throughout Jiangsu know why Mader is angry. For a system reform promoted by the Governor is a reform, if it can be called a reform...... Failed! At least, for now, it's a failure.

It was the reform that was intended to change the lawyer into a lawyer.

In fact, from the very beginning of the fight, no official thought that the Governor would succeed. How many years have you been used to it, how can you say that you can change it? Moreover, this kind of reform is not something that can be carried out by coercive means like other things, but this reform is changing "people". Can people change it casually? Don't you hear the words "100 years of tree people"?

However, seeing that the governor was kind-hearted, when the persuasion was ineffective, the new inspector Zhang Boxing had to succumb to his stubbornness, and the inspector in charge of the security of a province was allowed to go, and the other officials naturally had nothing to say. Thus, the reform began.

As a rule, Ma people always choose a pilot before doing something. The Jiangning Mansion, which Chen Pengnian is in charge of, has become the first pilot area for the reform of the lawyer system. Fortunately, after more than half a year of trial implementation, this reform has been successful in Jiangning. …… However, Chen Pengnian himself is very clear about the reasons for his success. These are by no means the rules laid down by the Governor-General. He Chen Pengnian is a well-known Qing official, and he is familiar with the laws of the Qing Dynasty, and those litigators can't do it even if they want to, of course, they can only do things according to the rules, as long as he Chen is careful not to make mistakes, everything is in accordance with the law, and don't be too subjective to determine the facts of the case. However, this approach may not work elsewhere.

Sure enough. In the year that followed, the vast majority of Jiangsu's provinces remained the same. The reform of the lawyer has not changed even the slightest officialdom or the consciousness of the people. Although the Governor did not admit it at first, in the end, he couldn't admit it even if he wanted to.

Of course, there is still some effect on this matter. Through reverse inference, the results of this reform are conducive to the governor Song Rou's evaluation of the merits of the officials of various prefectures and counties, to the inspection of Zhang Boxing to find excuses to rectify the rule of officials, to the imperial history to draw cold and arrest a few ginseng books, and even more conducive to many officials who see the governor as unpleasant to laugh after dinner.

And through this defeat, Ma De finally realized that in order to change people's perceptions, the first thing to change is not the lawyer...... There is nothing wrong with the lawyers themselves, so what is there to change? What's the use of changing it? Nowadays, the degree of corruption in officialdom has become very serious, and I am afraid that the ten officials and nine corrupt officials are all described as light. In this case, if the lawyers want to win the lawsuit, they naturally have to desperately bribe the officials. What kind of state is it, isn't Song Shijie also thanks to the fact that there is a Prince Gong Yixin on it? Otherwise, he can be a fart king. As a result, most of those successful and famous lawyers can only follow some crooked and dirty path. The common people don't dare to scold corrupt officials, who calls people parents officials? Therefore, naturally there is no choice but to scold those lawyers. Moreover, the officials who have passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom have opened their mouths to the Four Books and Five Classics and the Eight Shares of Articles, but if you want them to use the laws of the Qing Dynasty to judge cases, isn't it embarrassing? How many do they know? But the power of parents and officials in the local area is very huge...... In the face of those who do not understand the law, what can you ask those lawyers who know the law to do? Take the law and explain it to your parents and officials? Doesn't that make it clear that those parents and officials who have been studying hard for many years don't understand the law? Looking down on people, isn't this looking for a beating? (Thanks to the book review of the reader "Analysis King", thank you very much)

So, what needs to be changed...... It's the officials themselves!

But if you want to change this, then you will be in big trouble! Is it possible for these people not to read the four books and read the law? If these words are really spoken, if the governor of Tama can have a skeleton left by then, it can be regarded as the eight generations of ancestors who have accumulated great virtues together.

However, if you don't change, will you just admit defeat? Ma De has been worried about this, and it is precisely because of this that he now looks at many officials unpleasantly, and when he sees these people, he feels as if he is deliberately against him...... Chen Pengnian was also punished by him to go back and read the "Great Qing Law" twice. Although the current laws are very sloppy, a set of "Great Qing Laws" is not something that can be read in a while, especially this thing is not the same as the Four Books and Five Classics, Chen Pengnian is not bad, because he has worked "Great Qing Laws" before, and he can still hold it. You must know that many officials do not even dare to enter the Governor's Palace, and if they have to enter, they usually inquire about the good news first, and the result of their doing so is naturally to fatten the people of the Governor's Palace.

"My lord, now that Richard or something has been arranged by the lower officials to the inn, when do you think you will meet him?" Chen Pengnian glanced up slightly and asked Ma De. When Kangxi made his second southern tour, he was the prefect of Jiangning, and because he refused to collect donations from the people, he had a verbal battle with Ge Li, the governor of Jiangnan at that time. Later, he finally rose up again, and met Kangxi's southern tour. As a result, he still did not reach out to the people. I thought that I might offend my boss again this time, but unexpectedly, this time I was valued by Ma De, and my political achievements in the past three years were even more "outstanding", and promotion was just around the corner. Of course, what he Chen Pengnian is asking for is not to be promoted to become rich, but if the official wants to be bigger, he will be able to support more people, right?

"Meet? Hum! These Brits don't have a lot of good things, don't look at their appearance they are well-dressed, but they are all covered in blood! Robber nature......" Mader sneered.

"Then you mean to let me blow him away?" Chen Pengnian asked again.

"Boom away? No, no, no...... Great Britain! Newton seems to be alive now, and there are many other amazing people, how can I be rude when people come to see me today? Master Chen, you said yes, right? In any case, we are also a 'state of etiquette'. You can't lose anything, you can't lose this calmness! Mader added.

"Do you see or don't you see it, my lord?" Chen Pengnian blew his beard and asked again.

"See, let's hang him for ten days and half a month first!" Mader replied.

"My lord, isn't it a bit rude for you to do this?" Chen Pengnian suddenly asked with a smile.

"Cut! A faux pas is a faux pas! When you see people talk about people, you talk nonsense when you see ghosts, and when you see robbers, can you still use the vernacular? When we see these people, we have to use ...... Cant! Mader snorted and said.

"Dirty?" The Governor seems to be a little out of order! Chen Pengnian looked at Ma De, and four words appeared in his mind...... "The wind is tight!" ! ”