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Chapter 502: Invulnerable

Seeing Madu Gong's face full of spring breeze, the gentry present all breathed a sigh of relief, but there were also people who knew that things would definitely not be so simple. I am afraid that there was something hidden behind Ma Daotai's face full of spring breeze.

Especially for the Ding family in Zhucheng and the Zhuzhou Zhuangjia, the family like the Zhuzhou Zhuangjia felt that Ma Daotai was not so easy to convince. The Zhuzhou Zhuangjia has only produced a juren so far. Although the Ding family in Zhucheng has produced a father and son Jinshi, especially Ding Weining, who had just passed away, was even the deputy envoy of Hubei Censor Xun Xiang, but that was already a glory of the past.

Now, a big man like Madugong is so kind that he doesn't talk about any details. Both the Ding family and the dealer think that it may be Chunxin fooling them. However, Zhong Yuzheng laughed loudly and came quickly: "Okay, okay, Ma Daotai said this, everyone will feel at ease!"

Ma Dugong said beautifully and did things well. He told all the gentry of Qingzhou Prefecture present: "I am the right way to patrol the sea, and the three east prefectures are my jurisdiction, so please rest assured, everyone is always fleshy, how could I sit and watch the lives of Qingzhou Prefecture be misleading? It's just that Liu Peng, County Magistrate Liu and some old friends misunderstand Ma, thinking that Ma was deliberately looking for trouble when he came to Zhaoyuan County. In fact, otherwise, Ma had already fought with Prince Heng before he came!"

Everyone loves to listen to this, and Madugong continued: "Prince Heng said that it has been a practice for more than a hundred years, and it is also a rule set by Emperor Xiaozong. How could he overcome it as a child of the Zhu family? But I told Prince Heng that it is now special circumstances and special care. Qingzhou Prefecture is so famine that it cannot be watched as people starved to death, right?"

Then Ma Dugong followed the previous tone and said: "After I repeatedly fought, Prince Heng felt relieved, saying that although this was the rule set by Emperor Xiaozong, there were always people to talk about, just like my old friends came to me to talk about the delivery of rice and corn to Qingzhou. We can't all be turned away! So Prince Heng told me at that time, and I dare not say it if I have too much. Two or three thousand stones can always be found!"

But before everyone could react, Ma Daotai said passionately: "I scolded Prince Heng on the spot, saying that Prince Heng is also a descendant of Taizu, and the blood of the Tian family, how can this awareness be so low? You have to think about how many prefectures and counties in Qingzhou, thirteen counties in one prefecture, and thirteen counties in the entire fourteen prefectures and counties, what can only be done in just two or three thousand stones?"

Speaking of this, Ma Daotai told everyone with a smile on his face: "After I said this, Prince Heng's Mansion understood how only two or three thousand stones of Qingzhou Prefecture are enough? This is just nonsense? Just like Qingzhou Prefecture provides relief to the prefectures and counties below, it only knows how to take care of the prefectures and counties below, but does not care about the life and death of the prefectures and counties below."

After Madu Gong said this, several gentry in Yidu County, including Zhong Yu, were invisibly isolated. This is one of the most serious problems in Qingzhou's relief this time.

Qingzhou Prefecture paid too much attention to taking care of the interests of the city, so that it placed most of the relief resources on Yidu County, a county supporting the Guoguo. The province pulled out ten stones of rice beans to rescue disasters. Yidu County could leave at least four or five stones, and the remaining five or six stones of rice beans will be evenly distributed by thirteen prefectures and counties. Some of the ten stones of rice beans were pulled out, and Yidu County even left at least eight stones.

The interests of the other prefectures and counties in Qingzhou Prefecture were greatly sacrificed. Even though the population loss in Yidu County in another time and space is serious, it is not enough to be damaged. At least half or even two-thirds of the population is lost in prefectures and counties like Juzhou.

So as soon as Madugong spoke, many gentry in Qingzhou Prefecture immediately separated from the superiors from Zhong Yuzheng and other prefectures. Madugong continued: "The entire Qingzhou Prefecture has fourteen prefectures and counties, and all fourteen prefectures and counties need to be evenly affected. Prince Heng nodded and said, thinking that I was very reasonable. Even if a fourteen prefecture is only five hundred stones, it will cost seven thousand stones!"

In fact, the key problem has not been solved from two or three thousand stones to seven thousand stones. At most, it has changed from "not even a drop in the cup of water" to "it can only be considered a drop in the cup of water". Therefore, Zhuang Qian said in a loud voice: "Master Daotai, a county with only five hundred stones of rice beans, what can we do? There are more than 100,000 people in Juzhou. If only five hundred stones of rice beans, a state person can't even get a pound of rice!"

"Yes!" Ma Dugong immediately took Zhuang Qian's words: "Seven thousand stones are not enough, seven thousand stones are definitely not enough. Although the Heng Palace only allows me to transport seven thousand stones of food to Qingzhou Prefecture, today I will promise you that at least ten thousand stones can be enough. Without ten thousand stones, I will not be this Taoist minister!"

The words were spoken so beautifully, but the gentry present thought that Ma Daotai was speaking so beautifully that seven thousand stones could not solve the problem. Can ten thousand stones of grain solve the problem?

But the next moment, Ma Daotai continued: "Which prefecture and county gentry came today? Most of the fourteen prefectures and counties in Qingzhou Prefecture should have arrived? Yidu County is here, Juzhou is here, Rizhao County is here, where else is there?"

Qingzhou has a total of fourteen prefectures and counties. Today, when I heard the rumor of the wind, there were eight prefectures and counties crying to Ma Dugong. Therefore, Ma Dugong immediately said: "Since other prefectures and counties have not come, the share of this 10,000 stone will be given to you eight prefectures and counties first. How to allocate it, you eight prefectures and counties will discuss the constitution by yourself. Although 10,000 stones are not much, it should be of great use to help the tribesmen and help the township party!"

After Ma Dugong said this, the more than 20 gentry in Qingzhou Prefecture formed a different position at once. They were divided into two factions of Yidu and Feiyidu. Some gentry didn't have much hope. They heard that they could get thousands of stones of rice beans to help the tribe and the village party. They were really happy. Some gentry felt that 10,000 stones were divided by eight prefectures and counties, and only one prefecture and county was divided into 1,250 stones, which seemed to be too little: "One,200 stones are not enough, our Zhucheng Ding family needs at least two thousand stones!"

Some gentry were very dissatisfied with Madugong's plan, and felt that this plan was at least fairer than the one in the mansion. So far, the total relief rice beans that the mansion pulled out was only 180 stones: "Ma Daotai, since this matter is fully authorized to you by Prince Heng's Mansion, can you add more rice beans? Ten thousand stones are too small for our Qingzhou Prefecture. There are more than 200,000 households in Qingzhou Prefecture, and 150,600,000 people, at least 200,000 to 30,000, right?"

Some gentry, including Zhuang Qian, have different opinions: "Ma Daotai, you can't stand it and refuse to save me. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Juzhou. What can one or two thousand stones of grain be used to? This is to starve half of us Juzhou people to death!"

But Madu Gong did a very beautiful job and said very beautifully. Now he said with a straight face: "Everyone should figure it out. The Heng Palace only agreed to transport 7,000 stones of rice beans to Qingzhou. I took the initiative to take the initiative for the Heng Palace and added a full three thousand stones of rice beans. As for how to distribute these ten thousand stones, you can have a good talk. If the disaster is less, the disaster is less and the disaster is more. Let's adjust each other!"

Of course, this cannot be adjusted. You must know that the entire Qingzhou Prefecture is short of food everywhere, and it is not a small amount. Even if you use this 10,000 stones of rice beans to provide relief to a county, it is not enough. After all, 10,000 stones is only 1.2 million kilograms. No matter which county in Qingzhou Prefecture has at least a small population of 100,000. Now there are more than five months before winter wheat is listed. In fact, 10,000 stones cannot even solve the problem of food in a county!

However, mobilizing the masses to fight against the masses is a great tool to ease the conflict. After Madugong said this, someone immediately said: "The relief in the palace is enough, so Yidu County should try to pay as little as possible!"

"The disaster in Zhucheng is the least, so we should be less!"

"Our county has the most resident students and the most experiencing food, so it should be distributed according to the resident students!"

Anyway, the scene was full of trouble. Of course, some deadly tough guys including Zhuang Qian continued to argue with Ma Daotai: "Ma Daotai, if there are ten thousand stones, Qingzhou Prefecture may starve hundreds of thousands of people to death. How can you bear it? If you really want to provide relief to Qingzhou Prefecture, you will need at least 100,000 stones, preferably 200,000 stones!"

But Madugong knew how to divert the conflict: "Now the Heng Palace is unwilling to speak. If you want to get more rice beans, you should contact the Liu County Magistrate. Let him come forward and have a good talk with me. Then I will help the Liu County Magistrate fight for the Heng Palace. This matter is more effective than you!"

Anyway, Ma Daotai refused to let go of this issue. He said that his authority was at most ten thousand stones. If he wanted to add one more stone of food, he had to go to Liu Peng. Then Liu Peng came to Ma Daotai again, and Ma Daotai transferred the pressure to Prince Heng's Mansion. He could still discuss it at that time.

Liu Peng originally thought that these gentry from Qingzhou Prefecture would add a lot of pressure to Ma Dugong, but he never expected that he would burn his body in the end, and the fire finally burned his body. When these gentry from Qingzhou Prefecture saw that they could not open the gap on Ma Dugong, they turned around and ran over to make trouble with Liu Peng. Liu Peng was entangled by them all afternoon and could not get rid of his body.

Ma Dugong is the deputy inspector of the inspector, so everyone dare not offend him too ruthlessly. He has the strength to say only three points at most, but everyone has the confidence to speak like Liu Peng, a county magistrate of Zhaoyuan. The offer starts at least 3,000 shi of rice beans. Some brave gentry even opened their mouths for 5,000 shi or 7,000 shi. Anyway, he tried every means to put pressure on Liu Peng, forcing Liu Peng to compromise with Ma Dugong.
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