"My dear friend, if you want your itinerary to achieve real results, then don't think about making only gains and not giving. Don't show your attitude towards other countries in the past... You must be respectful! Respect! No more respect! Don't show any greatness for the so-called dignity, which will not help your itinerary. On the contrary, a respectful attitude can give you many unexpected gains."

"Don't believe those harmful languages, and don't think that the Far East is just a remote frontier... Compared with this country with a long history and 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 with a province in China, but also a smaller province. As for the past achievements of the Kingdom of Great Britain, please don't always talk about it. In China, at least hundreds of thousands of people participated in the war that can be noticed by people. Alexander the Great once defeated five times his strong enemy, and is still praised as the greatest emperor by Europeans. However, in China, it is not uncommon to defeat ten times or even twenty or thirty times his strong enemy. In their history, the example of winning the more with less is even endless. Do you know? The Chinese people I know, those who know Alexander the Great, are sad for him, and sad.

His early death. Because, if Alexander died not long ago, he would have likely faced the Qin army in China. It was an ever-winning army. The Huns who had caused bloody storms in Europe were killed and retreated more than 700 miles under one attack by this army. What? Royal Navy? Sorry, I'd better wait until you can come from the Strait of Malacca. However, I must remind you that in the hometown of the emperor of this country, ultra-long-range artillery with a range of thirteen miles has been developed, and the main gun of the warship with a range of eight miles has been successfully tested. These are still secrets, and it would have been impossible to know if I had not served in the navy. Moreover, I would also tell you that if the emperor of this country was willing, he could have organized a huge fleet of thousands of warships in a short period of time, and all this... only requires an order from His Majesty the Emperor."

"Be careful! Your most terrifying opponent is not the emperors and ministers far away in the capital, he is nearby. Governor Ma, Jiangnan... Well, according to our Westerners, he is called Mad Niuhulu. This is a very difficult guy. He knows the thinking of us Westerners, and is very clear about the history, humanities and current situations of Europe. He understands our glorious achievements, and he also understands our dark side. He is a business genius. If he is in Europe, then,

No matter which country the Prime Minister is, he can only be said to be a sacrificial talent. This gentleman manages three provinces, and in my opinion, he is actually adjusting the affairs of six to eight provinces at the same time through officials from other provinces, which is almost the same as the sum of the entire Western European countries. Moreover, he handles it quite well. So, my friend, don't be smart in front of this Governor. Of course, I don't mind you going to compete with him for negotiation skills. These two are not contradictory."

"Your gift? I'm going to me? Oh, thank you very much!... Oh my God! Virgin Mary! How can you bring a nude painting? You will be beheaded on the charge of offending!... Artwork? My God, Western artworks have no roads in the East. Especially this kind of oil painting! Even if Leonardo da Vinci arrives in the East, he will definitely starve to death!... Forget it, it's not your fault! Is there any? If so, let me keep this painting for you for a while, so as not to happen!"

"This wine... well, it's so beautiful! I haven't tasted this feeling for too long since the bottles I collected were snatched away by the inhumane witch.... Which witch? My friends, I hope you can thank the kind God first. That witch is a terrible monster who is ten times smarter than Mr. Governor! God bless you didn't meet her... Don't be dissatisfied, respected lady, all I said is true! I hope you can pray to God again, pray that God bless that woman will not suddenly appear... I heard that she has always been to the Governor's Mansion in the past two years!... Oh, my young gentleman, don't think wrongly. They are not lovers, the Governor's Lady is the sister of the terrible witch. They have a good relationship, and of course, they are all equally terrible characters."

...

Because of the help of Drake, his fellow villager, Richard and his party did not spend more time in other places. In less than ten days, they were sent to Jiangning by the prefect of Songjiang Li Fu to meet Mad. Before that, Richard tried his best to inquire as much information and precautions as possible from this "China Communications" that knows China more than Wiggins. However, the result made them quite meaningful. According to Elizabeth's words, Drake really insulted his name. A pirate who should have fearlessness would be "scared" by a Chinese, which only means that he is a coward, and "exaggeration" has become Frost's evaluation of Drake. However, Wiggins' advice to Richard was: Just go to Jiangning by yourself, don't bring two young people with you!

Richard accepted this suggestion. Indeed, these two young people were too impetuous. Although Drake's words made people feel uncomfortable, from his observations in Shanghai these days, the governor was indeed a very capable person. At least, the railway tracks and iron cranes with pulleys on the port are difficult to see in Europe. These things can greatly improve the efficiency of goods entering and leaving the port. Of course, this is just a small aspect. In addition, he also learned in-depth about the operation of the Shanghai "city government" through European merchants in Shanghai. He found

Now, although many departments on the surface have the same sign, these departments are dealing with different things, and the division of labor among these departments is even more detailed than that of European municipal governments. However, too many departments do not feel delayed, and they are handling various matters more efficiently. Richard also found that the reason for the cooperation and efficiency of these departments is not the order of high-level officials, but the supervision and promotion of each other by themselves. In other words, the municipal government has extremely reasonable departmental configuration.

Moreover, not only that. Richard also found that Chinese people have begun to identify and grade their own products. For example, tea, Chinese people divide them into special grades and first, second and third grades, and the prices of tea between each level are also very different. The one who conducts this level is a business, called the "Chinese Standard" appraisal company! This appraisal company does not only identify tea, they also identify many kinds of goods such as raw silk, porcelain, silk, and handicrafts. The appraisers in this business are said to be very authoritative and famous experts, so there are many people asking this business to do the appraisal, and the appraisers in it are also very popular. There is a popular saying in this business, which is called "third-rate selling items; second-rate selling skills; first-rate selling standards", and their slogan

It is to "make the whole world 'submission' under the standards they set." Although Richard didn't quite understand what this meant, he knew deeply that determining the standards and classifying goods would reduce the losses for China and what kind of profits it would bring to China! As far as he knew, the scope of standards setting for appraisal banks has been gradually expanding, that is, in the next few years or decades, these people may include all the possible standards setting in their own standard system. Although this appraisal bank is not managed by the government, it is said that it is also from the suggestion of the governor. Then, this incident proves that the Governor Drake said that the Governor was a business genius is still very credible.

"No matter whether you are a genius or not, it should be impossible to treat this governor as a prime minister!"

Unconsciously, Richard accepted Drake's advice and changed his scheduled negotiation strategy.

...

"Was that British man here?"

During this period, Ma De was only a little happier when he teased his son with Luo Xin. He always had a rigid face for the rest of the time. When he was unhappy, even if he claimed to be extraordinary and had a strong character and had fought with his uncle Ge Li, the prefect of Jiangning, could not help but be careful when he came to report the matter. He heard that the Governor did not like Westerners very much, so he should not suffer from the disaster! Looking at Ma De's face that seemed to have a murderous aura, Chen Pengnian thought to himself secretly.

Officials in Jiangsu all knew why Ma De was angry. Because, if a system reform implemented by the Governor could be called a reform... it failed! At least, it is a failure at present.

It was the reform that intended to change lawyers into lawyers.

In fact, since the beginning, no official believed that this governor could succeed. How could he change what he had been used to after many years? Moreover, this reform could not be implemented by coercive means like other things. This reform is changing "people". Can people be changed at will? Haven't you heard of the saying "Cultivating people for a hundred years"?

However, seeing that the Governor was kind-hearted, and when the persuasion was ineffective, the new censor Zhang Boxing had to surrender to his stubbornness. The censors responsible for public security in one province were all released, so the other officials naturally had no way to say anything. So the reform began.

According to common practice, before doing things, Mr. Ma always chooses a pilot project. Jiangning Mansion, under the charge of Chen Pengnian, became the first pilot area for the reform of the litigator system. Fortunately, after more than half a year of trial, this reform was quite successful in Jiangning... However, Chen Pengnian himself knew the reason for his success. This was definitely not the rules formulated by the Governor. Chen Pengnian was a famous honest official. Moreover, if he was familiar with the laws of the Qing Dynasty, those litigants would not succeed even if they wanted to do things randomly. Of course, they could only act according to the rules. As long as Chen was careful not to do anything wrong, everything was in accordance with the law, and not to too subjectively determine the case. However, this method may not work in other places.

As expected, in the following year, most of the prefectures in Jiangsu remained the same. The reform of the lawyers did not change even the official atmosphere or the people's consciousness. Although the Governor did not admit it at the beginning, in the end, it would not be possible to admit it or not.

Of course, this matter is still effective. Through reverse inference, the result of this reform is conducive to the governor Song Hun's assessment of the pros and cons of political achievements of officials in various prefectures and counties, and to the inspector Zhang Boxing finds excuses to rectify the administration of officials, and to the censors who draw cold sons and arrest people for several books, and to the more conducive to many officials who don't like the governor laughing after dinner.

Through this failure, Ma De finally realized that to change people's concepts, the first thing to change is not a litigator... The litigators themselves are not wrong, what is there to change? What can they be used to change? Now, the degree of corruption in the officialdom is very serious, and nine out of ten officials are probably bribed. In this case, if the litigants want to win the lawsuit, they naturally have to try their best to bribe officials. Then, isn't the lawsuit King Song Shijie thanks to Prince Gong Yixin, who is guarding him? Otherwise, he can be a nonsense king. Therefore, most successful and famous litigants can only go through some crooked and dirty ways. The people dare not scold corrupt officials, who is the father.

The mother official came? So, naturally, he had to scold those lawyers. Moreover, the officials who entered the officialdom through the imperial examinations were talking about the Four Books, Five Classics, and Eight-Legend Articles, but isn’t it difficult for you to ask them to judge cases using the Qing Dynasty law? How many things do they know? But the power of parents and officials in the local area is very huge... Some people who do not understand the law hold the power of judicial judgments. In the face of these people, what can those lawyers who understand the law do? Use the law to explain to the parents and officials? Wouldn’t that make it clear that those parents and officials who have been studying hard for many years do not understand the law? Isn’t this a question about looking for a beating? (This paragraph is thanks to the book review of the "Analysis King" by readers, thank you very much)

So, what needs to be changed... is the officials themselves!

But if you want to change this, there will be a big trouble! Can these people still be allowed to read the Four Books and Laws without reading this? If you really say this, if the Governor Ma Ma can have a stubborn appearance and leave it behind, it will be considered that the eight generations of ancestors have accumulated great virtues together.

But if you don't change it, would you just admit failure? Ma De has been upset about this. It is precisely because of this that he now dislikes many officials. When he sees these people, he feels like he is deliberately doing it right... Chen Pengnian was also punished by him to read the "Great Qing Law" twice. Although the laws are very rough now, a set of "Great Qing Law" cannot be read in a short while, especially this thing is different from the Four Books and Five Classics. Chen Pengnian is quite good because he used merit in the "Great Qing Law" before and could hold on. You know, many officials now dare not even enter the Governor's Office. If they have to enter, they usually ask for good news first, and the result of their doing so will naturally make the servants of the Governor's Office rich.

"Sir, now that Richard and others have been arranged by the officials to the inn. When will you meet him?" Chen Pengnian looked up and asked Ma De. During Kangxi's second southern tour, he was the prefect of Jiangning. He had a quarrel with the then Governor Ge Li of Jiangnan because he refused to collect donations from the people. He fought with the then Governor Ge Li of Jiangnan for his fourth-rank official rank. Naturally, there was no good result. No one from above was willing to offend the popular Ge Li for him. As a result, he was turned against him.

Kangxi, who was obsessed with the belief, was demoted to the county magistrate. Later, he finally got promoted again and met Kangxi's southern tour. As a result, he still did not reach out to the people. He thought he might offend his superiors again this time, but unexpectedly, he was valued by Ma De this time, and his political achievements over the past three years have been "excellent", and promotion is just around the corner. Of course, what he asked for is not something to be promoted or made a fortune, but if the official wants to be a little older, he can protect more people, right?

"Meet? Humph! There are not many good things about this British guy. Don't look at their appearance, they are covered in blood! The nature of a robber..." Made sneered.

"What sir, is that I want me to blow him away?" Chen Pengnian asked again.

"Boom away? No, no... Great Britain! Newton seems to be alive now, and there are many other amazing people. Today, they come to see me for face. How can I be rude? Lord Chen, do you think so? No matter what, we are also a 'country of etiquette'. You can't lose this calmness!" Ma De said again.

"Sir, are you meeting or not?" Chen Pengnian asked again.

"See you, let him see you for ten days and half a month first!" Ma De replied.

"Sir, wouldn't it be a bit rude if you do this?" Chen Pengnian suddenly asked with a smile.

"Tsk! If you are rude, you are rude! If you are talking to others, you will talk to ghosts. Can you still use vernacular words when you see robbers? When you see these people, we have to use... silly words!" Ma De snorted and said.

"Bad words?" The Governor seemed a little abnormal! Chen Pengnian looked at Ma De and four words appeared in his mind... "The wind is tight! Huh!"
Chapter completed!