After several months of overt and covert contact, Li Dangchen also knew that Ma Hanshan was "unfathomable and mysterious". Therefore, Li Dangchen did not ask him how to make Hu Ju and the others dog bite dog. He just cooperated as Ma Hanshan said.
The unloading ship had finished unloading its cargo and Li Dangchen had left. Ma Hanshan was waiting for the arrival of someone else.
Who are you waiting for? Of course, you are waiting for Hu Ju.
Two days later, Hu Ju finally arrived in Huzhou to take office.
When a new official takes office, in addition to handing over to his predecessor, he will naturally have to have some social interactions. In addition to officials from various ministries in this government, there are several counties under Qingyuan Prefecture. Officials from various ministries and adults from each county will of course come to congratulate Mr. Hu.
, after this routine entertainment, each ministry and county had to "report" work to the Hu people alone. After a few days of tossing back and forth, they began to torment the local powerful gentry.
These gentry have to work hard, because they have to rely on the new adults to take care of them. The new adults also have to work hard with them, because a lot of his work is completed by these gentry. If the gentry doesn't care about him, then he has many
The work simply could not be completed. In an era when imperial power did not extend to counties, although local officials held great power, they did not dare to offend these local overlords.
Wu Guangjie from Wujiazhuang naturally went to see Mr. Hu. After giving him several priceless items and an exotic beauty who could make a man lose his soul with just one look, Mr. Hu talked with him.
Very happy. Finally, Wu Guangjie casually mentioned Fan's shipyard's breach of contract. Mr. Hu looked upright and said that the contract was protected by national law and no one could trample on it at will. He would definitely send someone to investigate the matter.
Give Wujiazhuang an explanation, and also give an explanation to businessmen who abide by the law. No one will be allowed to act arbitrarily...
Wu Guangjie was overjoyed when he heard this. He called Master Qingtian and then said goodbye happily and went home.
Huh, Ma, I have already opened up the line between heaven and earth. Let me see what other tricks you can come up with.
Of course Wu Guangjie was not just looking for Hu Ju, he had already sent it to Lin'an... No, to be more precise, those Qingtian lords in the county, the government, and the capital had already broken the contract with Fan's shipyard and made it difficult to refuse.
The evil deeds of non-compensation were reported to the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Husbandry, Dali Temple and other places.
Of course, this is not a formal complaint. It is those who have received Wu Guangjie's benefits and reported the matter to the higher authorities. This means that the higher authorities should formally write down and give him a "Sword of Shang Fang" so that they can "seriously
"Seriously" investigate this case thoroughly.
Hu Ju is the prefect, so he can take charge of this matter, or he can refer it to the officials. However, he is a shrewd man, and he has to find out the ins and outs of this matter first. If it is beneficial, he will of course be willing to
It is regarded as the first thing to be fired when a new official takes office. It is also very important to clean up business affairs, which is related to people's livelihood.
If there is no benefit to this matter, or it is too difficult to handle, he will definitely not get involved and just hand it over to the deputy and sixth department in charge of this area.
After socializing for a few days, he finally officially went to work. After working all day, he finally got off duty. Hu Ju dragged his tired body back to the mansion in the backyard of the government office, only to find an unknown person sitting on the door of the mansion.
Drinking tea alone in the living room. He knew that he would not stay here for long, so he did not plan to buy a house. Living in the house for two years just showed that he was diligent.
"You... who are you... someone... someone..." Hu Ju was confused, why no one noticed when a stranger came in, and then he became angry. With so many government servants and nursing homes, what do they do for food?
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"Master Hu, don't call. There is no need to call. The people in the backyard are all in the woodshed. The other government servants have already gone to work. Who do you call?" The stranger in the hall said with a gentle smile, "I am not a thief, nor am I a thief."
You evil man, I am here to renew Mr. Hu’s life.”
"You...who are you..." Hu Ju's attention finally fell on this man's strange clothes, and he stammered, "You...your surname is Ma?"
"Haha, I can't believe that Mr. Hu actually knows Mr. Ma." The stranger in the hall laughed.
Yes, the person in the hall is Ma Hanshan. He feels that it is safe to come here to meet Hu Ju at this time. No one would have thought that someone would come to see Mr. Hu like this. Because of Hu Ju's statement, Wu Guangjie said to
Ma Hanshan's guard was also relaxed. He must not have expected that Ma Hanshan would be so bold and dare to meet Hu Ju in this way.
Hu Ju is different from others when he is an official. Many people, when they are officials of the seventh or eighth grade, are completely divorced from society and only wander around in their own small circles. They have no idea what is happening in the society. But
Hu Ju is different. He pays great attention to social affairs. In modern terms, he is down-to-earth. In his free time, this old guy usually listens to his subordinates and servants at home talking about things on the street. No matter what the news, he understands it.
One turn.
Therefore, he can be said to be the person who knows Mahanshan best among the people in Lin'an who don't know him. Before Mahanshan arrived in Lin'an, he had already started. After Mahanshan arrived in Lin'an, he paid more attention to it every day. He also improved with his son because of this.
He has a lot of connections, because every day, his son hears the most news about Ma Hanshan.
He knew everything about Ma Hanshan's actions in Lin'an. Ma Hanshan suddenly left Lin'an, and he soon knew that this guy went to Mingzhou. In fact, he also knew about Fan's Shipyard, but why did he do that just now?
Why did he readily agree to Wu Guangjie? It's not that he doesn't understand Mahanshan, or that he's not afraid of Mahanshan. It's simply because when he set out from Lin'an, someone had crossed paths with him and had the opportunity to help Wu Guangjie.
The gift Wu Guangjie sent was not light, and his colleagues had also taken care of him. No matter whether he wanted to go astray or not, no matter whether it was successful or not, he had an attitude. Otherwise, no matter what aspect, he would lose face.
"Mazhai Master, is it too rude to visit Hu in this way?" Hu Ju quickly calmed down.
Ma Hanshan is a well-known and wealthy person. He does not believe that Ma Hanshan will do anything extreme. According to his understanding, although this guy is arrogant, he generally does not use force to solve problems. Therefore, his own safety is not a problem. Since
Now that safety is no problem, what else is there to be afraid of?
"Master Hu, you think I'm here to visit? Don't you think I'm more like here to rob?" Ma Hanshan said with a smile.
"Haha, Master Mazhai is joking. Who doesn't know that Master Mazhai is a giant businessman with wealth that rivals the country's? How could he rob a humble official like me?" Hu Ju said with a smile and sat down on the chair opposite Mahan Mountain.
"Mazhai Master, please tell me your intention."
"Haha, Master Hu may have said something wrong this time. Maybe I really came to rob." With a bang, Ma Hanshan made a sound, and Su Ying, disguised as a man, came out of the room holding a box.
Hu Ju glanced at him and his expression suddenly changed. This box... is a "congratulatory gift" received in the past two days. It doesn't matter what other people have given me. Here is something from Wujiazhuang...
If others knew that he had received such an expensive gift from Wujiazhuang, it would be difficult to handle the Fan Shipyard case later, so Hu Ju's face became a little ugly.
Originally, he was supposed to have someone take him back to his old house in Lin'an in the morning, but unfortunately his most skilled confidant happened to be sick... Who would have thought that Ma Hanshan would come by such a coincidence.
"Mazhai Master, what do you want?" Hu Ju knew very well that although Ma Hanshan was called the village master, he was not the village master of the bandit village. He knew that Ma Hanshan was definitely not here to "rob gifts."
"There is a saying among the people that three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. Haha, Mr. Hu, you have made one hundred thousand just after you took office... Well, there are many treasures worth ten thousand gold in this box. It is estimated that after conversion
, more than one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver." Ma Hanshan said with a smile.
Well, who said this? It was so insightful. Hu Ju actually secretly praised Ma Hanshan's insightful words in his heart. He knew very well that no official was neither corrupt nor dishonest.
Greedy ink will definitely exist as long as there is human society. Hu Ju knows this very well. Therefore, he feels that Ma Hanshan's words summarize it brilliantly.
"This is a favor." Hu Ju smiled and said, "Mazhai Master should just tell you your intention."
"Most of the boxes in this box are from Wujiazhuang. When will Mr. Hu plan to seize the modern shipyard?" Ma Hanshan didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
"Mazhai Master, don't talk nonsense without evidence. In addition, you don't need to ask about how I manage the territory." Hu Ju said with a dark face. He knew that Ma Hanshan was here for this matter. To be honest, Ma Hanshan came here for this matter.
He said that if there was no pressure on him from above, he might just muddle along, but if the pressure from above was strong, he would have to run the shipyard. Although Ma Hanshan also had connections in Lin'an, he just came here, so the connections should not go far.
"Really? So Mr. Hu is planning to set up my shipyard?" Ma Hanshan glanced at Hu Ju with a smile and said, "Mr. Hu, think twice. There are some things you can't look back on."
Hu Ju originally wanted to fight back, but he suddenly felt that there was a lot hidden in Ma Hanshan's smile, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He secretly thought, this guy doesn't give gifts or plead for mercy, but his purpose is very obvious, which is to prevent me from handling the shipyard case.
.But why is he so sure? Why does he say such a thing?
He must be relying on something, what is it?
The reason why Hu Ju became the second official to be promoted the fastest and most frequently since the founding of Dasong was because he was not like other officials who were always self-righteous. If it were anyone else, Ma Hanshan would be like this with a second-grade official.
When the officer spoke, I was afraid that he would be so angry that he would burst into smoke.
Hu Ju was different. Ma Hanshan asked him to think twice, and he really thought twice.
"Fan's Shipyard breached the contract and did not deliver the goods. This is a breach of contract." Hu Ju only said the reason, not what he would do.
"Really? Sir, have you read the contract? Ma advised the Hu people to do some research before making a decision, and never make a decision." Seeing Hu Ju's reaction, Ma Hanshan knew that it was almost done, stood up and smiled.
Said, "Actually, Mr. Ma is here to give Mr. Hu a gift today, and I guarantee that the gift I give to Mr. Hu is better than theirs."
Ma Hanshan took out an oil paper bag from his arms and handed it to Hu Ju and said: "Sir Hu, I think local bullies and traitors like Wujiazhuang should be banned by the government in a timely manner and severely punished. Otherwise, we should praise them."
The people have no peace, and the laws of the country are not upheld."