Of course, it’s not that the county magistrate is not qualified to let the leader of Ma Dazhai receive him in person, but that the current Suishui County magistrate Tang Guangxiong is not qualified to let Ma Hanshan receive him in person. He dares to take the idea of Wagang Village as a corrupt official. Ma Hanshan feels that Qin Nanyue is not allowed to receive him in person.
Sending a few kilograms of tea leaves is already a great honor.
After all, he is a current official, so he still has to be given normal face, receive the highest standard of reception, and send special souvenirs. This is the way of hospitality, and no one can make irresponsible remarks.
"Captain, since it's okay to let Manager Yu receive you, I'll go with you to Fuyang." Qi Nanyue was worried that Ma Hanshan was in danger, so he had multiple protections with him, because he was a master who could hide his secrets.
"No, you receive them, I will just take Aniu and Huahua." The reason why Ma Hanshan asked Qi Nanyue to receive them was of course to better "monitor" Tang Guangxiong and the others.
To put it bluntly, Ma Hanshan believes in Qinnan Yue more.
"But I'm worried..." Qi Nanyue continued to ramble, but was interrupted by Ma Hanshan with a wave of his hand, saying, "No need to say more, let's just settle it."
"Then...is that appropriate? The county magistrate and county lieutenant are here." Ma Qinanyue said.
"Of course. Don't say that Tang Guangxiong only knows one county, so what if he knows one state? Who stipulates that the village owner must receive them? Remember, you must be neither humble nor arrogant to them, and watch their people like ducks.
They want to visit something and show them the winter wheat in the fields." After Mahanshan finished speaking, he even laughed. Is the big man here just to see how many acres of winter wheat he has?
"Yes..." Qi Nanyue suddenly felt that the task assigned to him by Ma Hanshan was very heavy, and he was worried that he would not be able to do it well.
It was right for Ma Hanshan to leave this matter to Qi Nanyue. After all, Qi Nanyue was a barbarian and grew up in the mountains of southern Xinjiang. For him, he was not familiar with the rules of a monarch, minister, father and son, and his parents were officials.
He is not as fearful as the Han people. Therefore, he will carry out Ma Hanshan's instructions 100%. It would be difficult to change someone else. How can he not be humble or arrogant if he is soft-footed when he meets an official?
For example, Yu Tianchuan, not to mention his inherent selfishness, coupled with the different understanding of officials in his heart, he will definitely not be able to fully implement Ma Hanshan's instructions.
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At noon, Ma Hanshan and Cai Qingtu met in an inconspicuous restaurant in Fuyang County.
Of course, Ma Hanshan had a purpose for meeting with Cai Qingtu, but Cai Qingtu didn't understand why he wanted to meet with the leader of Ma Village until he met Ma Hanshan. Anyway, he heard a report from his disciples that Xiang Wanghai was taking more than 200 people to "suppress bandits."
, when the news came that the whole army was destroyed, my mind has been dizzy.
After seeing Ma Hanshan, Cai Qingtu was awakened by Ma Hanshan's strange clothes and age.
Cai Yingtu was just surprised by Ma Hanshan's clothes and hairstyle, but he was really surprised by Ma Hanshan's age. Very surprised. Oh my god, this... this village leader is too young.
But...but...it was this big kid-like village leader who left Xiang Wanghai and the more than two hundred people he brought with him. Is this big kid really that powerful? He's too evil, right? No, it must not be him.
There must be someone else in charge here, he... maybe he is just a puppet, he is just a symbol, it must be.
Cai Qingtu believed that the big boy like Ma Hanshan was definitely not the one talking about things in the village.
"Master Cai, do you think that I am too young and there must be someone else in charge of the village?" Ma Hanshan smiled and directly said what Cai Qingtu was thinking.
"Ah... no... no... the young hero of the village master, why should he take charge of a mere village?" Cai Qingtu was shocked again. This child is really a monster. How did he know what he was thinking?
"Haha, it's not strange to think like this. After all, I'm just a fifteen-year-old kid." The smile on Ma Hanshan's face didn't look like a fifteen-year-old kid at all.
In fact, his body is not like that of a fifteen-year-old child. Compared with others, he is too thin and a bit short. However, since the soul of this body is not the original soul, Ma Hanshan has been exercising, so although
Although I have lost a little weight, I am actually still quite strong. If I grow a few years longer, I will definitely become a body that discerning women like.
Ignorant women always think that tall men are macho men, but in fact they are just looks. A truly useful man is a man who is thinner and has a waist like a spring board.
"Where...where..." Cai Qingtu is usually pretty eloquent, but when Ma Hanshan was chatting like this, he really didn't know how to answer it.
Fortunately, Ma Hanshan did not let him be too embarrassed. He waved his hand, changed the subject and said: "Master Cai, we people in Wagang Village have a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. We feel your kindness, sincerity and conscience. In order to thank Cai
For adults and peace-loving people in your county, our village has specially prepared some gifts."
"Haha, thank you, Master Mazhai, but...but I can't accept it," Cai Qingtu said.
"Master Cai, the gift is not for you, but for the peace-loving people of Fuyang." Haha, Cai Qingtu reported the news to Wagang Village. To Donghu, this was an act of betrayal and "treason".
This matter must be cleared up for Cai Qingtu.
Therefore, the gift must not be given to Mr. Cai.
Of course, as the parent official of Fuyang County, Mr. Cai must accept the gift on behalf of the "peace-loving Fuyang people".
Where the gift went in the end is Cai Qingtu's business.
Therefore, there must be a way to give gifts, and what should be given secretly must not be publicized, and what should be publicized must not be done quietly.
Ma Hanshan came this time empty-handed and brought nothing. The so-called gift was of course banknotes.
Of course I keep the banknotes close to my body. Anyway, when Mahanshan left the village, he took nothing with him just like he usually did when going to Wanheji.
As Ma Hanshan said this, he thrust a wad of silver notes into Cai Qingtu's hand.
What is human nature like? For thousands of years, how many people have studied it and how many people have described it.
But no one can thoroughly study human nature, because even if it is the same person, the human nature he displays changes at any time.
Before seeing this stack of banknotes, Cai Qingtu tried his best to draw a clear line between himself and Ma Hanshan. After all, one was an official of Donghu and the other was a citizen of Dasong.
But when he held the stack of banknotes in his hand, Cai Qingtu suddenly felt that Ma Hanshan was a cute "child". He felt that he was a person who respected the old and loved the young, and should get closer to such a good boy...
Is Cai Qingtu a good guy or a bad guy? That depends on which angle you look at it.
However, as far as Ma Hanshan is concerned, since he has sympathy for the hundreds of people in Wagang Village, he must be a good person.
Are good people who are officials necessarily not corrupt? Are corrupt officials necessarily not good people? Without specific details, it is difficult to define. Anyway, Cai Qingtu stuffed the banknotes that Ma Hanshan stuffed into his sleeves, and Ma Hanshan still thought that he was a good official.
"Master Mazhai, on behalf of the peace-loving people of Fuyang, thank you." Cai Qingtu said seriously, as if he really accepted Ma Hanshan's gift on behalf of others.
"You're welcome, you're welcome. We are neighbors separated by mountains. We should take care of each other and love each other. I hope the good people in Fuyang will come out with us more." Ma Hanshan said with a smile.
"Very true, very true." Cai Qingtu nodded in agreement, then paused and said, "Mazhai Master, since we are friendly and helpful neighbors, I won't be polite. I just have something to ask the village master for help."
"Master Cai, please speak." Of course Ma Hanshan knew what he wanted to "help". He thought Cai Qingtu was asking for someone from him.
"You're welcome, you're welcome. Mr. Cai, just say whatever you want. I'll do whatever I can, and I'll find a way to do it if I can't." Ma Hanshan could be said to have given Cai Qingtu plenty of face.
Ma Hanshan was so straightforward that Cai Qingtu didn't know how to answer the question. After thinking for a while, he just said it directly. Everyone understood it anyway.
"Zhai leader, how is that man...? What happened?" Cai Qingtu thought for a moment and whispered.
"The man is still here, but he can't come back." Ma Hanshan paused and said, "Master Cai, this is your opportunity, why are you asking me what's wrong?"
Cai Qingtu was stunned and asked: "How can you say this?"
"Where are Mr. Cai's connections? In the state? In the government? Or in the DPRK? I don't believe that someone without connections can be an official. Even if there is no hard connection, there must be a mentor or something." Ma Hanshan started to talk in leaps and bounds again.
, this is his characteristic, others will always follow his lead.
No matter when you become an official, you always pay attention to relationships, doesn't it matter? It doesn't necessarily mean that you can't become an official, but what is certain is that you can't become a high official, and no matter what official you become, you will definitely not be able to display your talents and academic ambitions.
Especially in ancient times, if Han Chuang succeeded once in ten years, you would develop a relationship without any other relationship. The invigilator and the official who presided over the examination became his mentor. If he was named on the gold list, he would visit the invigilator as soon as possible to give him a "teacher-thank you gift."
Something like that. This kind of open bribery is legal because it is advocated by "sages" and is a sign of repaying kindness and is a "virtue".
It's really bullshit, it's just a cover-up.
"This...that...Mazhai Master, what do you want to do?" Cai Qingtu asked, his face flushed.
Cai Qingtu was originally a Jinshi in Dasong and became an official in Dasong. Naturally, his mentors and friends were in Dasong. Donghu still let him continue to be an official because Donghu suddenly got such a large number of national scholars and was in urgent need of experienced officials to manage it.
Cai Qingtu was very clean when he was an official in Dasong, and his rule was good and the economy was prosperous. Therefore, he, the county magistrate of Dasong, inexplicably became the county magistrate of Donghu.
Later, Cai Qingtu found out that it was Wanyan Chenghui, the prime minister of the Eastern Hu Dynasty, who asked him to continue to serve as an official and hold a regular position.
He didn't know why Wanyan Chenghui wanted to protect him, but he had never accepted Wanyan Chenghui's love. He was not a flatterer.
Can such a relationship be used? I have never walked such a path, and now suddenly... So Cai Qingtu can only say this and that.
"Don't you know how to take advantage of Xiang Wanghai's behavior? If you don't want to be promoted, you can still get some rewards." Ma Hanshan asked strangely.
He really couldn't understand that there could be such a stupid official.
"It's not... that... this... the magistrate and I are just acquaintances, and it's really not a relationship." Cai Qingtu said with a grimace.
"Then it's even more strange. As a great poet, you didn't treason or surrender to Donghu, so you can be the county magistrate anyway?" Although Ma Hanshan still doesn't understand the official affairs of various countries in this world. But in the past
From his previous life experience, he knew very well that it didn't matter, people from the occupied country would never be officials in the occupied country.
Cai Qingtu blushed again and said: "I heard... I heard that Prime Minister Dong Hu admired my talent, so... so..."
Snapped!
Ma Hanshan habitually slapped the table and laughed and said: "Haha, okay, okay, Mr. Cai actually has such a strong backing, that's great. Sir, this matter should be reported directly to Prime Minister Hu Gou..."