The official Ma Da was named Ma Meng. His family was originally a wealthy family in Yongcheng. He had a good time playing boxing and sticking since he was a child, and he mixed with some people from all walks of life. When he grew up, his parents passed away and took advantage of the Bian River to become a slut. This man was agile and made a lot of money. Later, he built this farm and recruited many people. He was a few extravagant figures in Yongcheng County.

On that day, Ma Meng took a boat and slowly shook it back to the village from the other side. Looking at the village in front, he said to the people on the boat: "A few days ago, a Sigong of Song said that he had committed a crime in the capital and came to join me. This man is a good method. I have heard of the name, so I took him in at home."

A big man sitting next to Ma Meng said, "What method! This Sigong of Song is the best at stealing. I heard that he stole several wealthy families in the capital. He lost his wind and was chased by the government, so he fled everywhere. When he came to join the official, he must have seen the prosperity of our place, and there were many strangers, so he hid here. I didn't say that such people who committed crimes were the most likely to have any trouble. He drove him away as soon as possible, and don't be burdened by false reputation."

Another person said: "It is not difficult to hide such a person, but this kind of person will definitely not be at peace. Sooner or later, it will be difficult to take in."

Ma Meng smiled and said, "What do you know! The Sigong of Song stole several wealthy families, and there was no idea how much gold and silver they were on. Since it was in my hands, how could he let him fly away? I was not close to him or her, so I would have the intention to keep him in the village."

After hearing this, the rest of the people clapped their hands together and realized that Ma Daren had already made arrangements.

Chai Jiejie and Ma Meng are close friends. They have done a lot of business together. When Duke Song Si found him, he became interested. It was only because these people were eating this bowl of rice and took into account their reputation in the Tao that they introduced Ma Meng to the place. Ma Meng had already made almost the arrangement in the past few days, so he brought a few brothers back and was about to attack Duke Song Si. The village belonged to Ma Meng, and everyone in the village was his eyeliner. Doing things there without anyone noticing.

When he arrived at the shore, he tied a boat under the big willow tree, and several people jumped ashore. Ma Meng entered his house all the way, and a farmer had already arranged a banquet in the backyard, and several people sat in turn.

Just as he was about to call Song Sigong, the head of the village came up and said to Ma Meng: "Official, yesterday the yamen announced the list in front of the village, saying that the surrounding water was a land without a home and people were recruited to farm. The official and the yamen were both in the yamen and wanted to go to the yamen."

Ma Meng was surprised: "This area is between the Bian River and the Wo Water, and there are river ponds everywhere. When it rains, it is vast. How can it be reclaimed into grain fields? Which official is so unknown and does such nonsense!"

The supervisor: "I heard that a new man from the state is engaged in the business of living in this area to supervise the transportation of the grain. He came up with such an idea. The official waited in the inspection village and asked the Lizhengshu of this area to come to the village to see him and discuss the matter. There is only one farm in this area. Apart from the officials, who will he discuss with? If we don't farm in our village, why bother him?"

Ma Meng said: "That's not what it means. In this area, if we can cultivate the fields, we can't tell you whether we can grow grain. Many things we have to do when we come and go. This official is also a secret person, so how could he come up with such an idea?"

After saying that, Ma Meng waved his hand and asked the supervisor to leave, and he figured out a solution by himself. In Ma Meng's opinion, this area is unplanned. Not only is it low-lying and cannot be drained, but due to years of flooding, the exposed land is also full of saline and alkali, so what crops can grow? It was because of this advantage that he built the village here, and there was no one around and many things were easy to do. Once the land reclamation began, many things would be exposed.

With this incident, Ma Meng had to put aside the matter of Song Sigong for the time being, thinking about how to go to the yamen to let the government give up on this matter.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao decided to live in the inspection village. Although it was not as prosperous as the county town opposite, it was better because the personnel relationship was simple and there was not much connection with the place. No matter what it was done, it was much simpler.

Half of the village master's hall was used as his own place to do his own business. On the second day, Du Zhongxiao wrote a letter to recruit people around him. According to his previous experience, he also listed in detail the methods for controlling waterlogging and sent it to the state.

The officials in the state were very strange. They all knew that this area was flooded severely and that good land was often flooded, not to mention the land between the two rivers that Du Zhongxiao wanted to reclaim. The officials were also unclear about the method proposed by Du Zhongxiao. In the end, Han Yi was reluctant to say that Du Zhongxiao was his son's friend and agreed to the proposal, but there was no funding to allocate it. He was only allowed to use the annual tax of Yongcheng County and the state would be covered by the state.

After handling some official duties, Du Zhongxiao summoned Jin Shu on the side: "Bangwen has been out for a few days, so the neighborhood is coming to discuss the recruitment of people and reclaiming the land. Why haven't the people arrived yet? It's about to fall, I'm just waiting for the land to be opened in time, so how can I let them drag it down!"

Jin Shuzhao bowed: "Officials, there is only one farm in addition to the dock, and it is Yaren Village, the man named Ma. This man is also the Lizheng here. I sent someone to urge him, and they all said that he went to the city to do something, but he was not in the village these days."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and waved his hand and said, "Send someone to urge him again, and you can't let him drag it down."

Jin Shu summoned him to appoint a man to go to Mameng Village and ask him to go to the inspection village as soon as possible.

After arranging someone, Jin Shu recalled him to the Du Zhongxiao case and said tactfully: "Officials, although this area is not small and there is no one else's home. If the fields can be reclaimed, it will definitely benefit the place. But this is located between the two rivers, with rivers and many ponds, so I'm afraid it's not easy to open the fields."

Du Zhongxiao said, "Don't worry, I have already planned this matter in my heart. It is between the two rivers that the ponds can divert water. I checked the terrain two days ago. Although there is silt in the Bian River, this area is still far higher than the river surface. With this one, you can reclaim the fields."

Du Zhongxiao grew up in the countryside in his previous life. He had some impression of the land management in the village and knew how to manage such low-lying land. In summary, it was mainly drainage and built more fields and terraces. As long as you are willing to work hard, it is not difficult to transform this kind of land. What is difficult now is that there is insufficient capital and insufficient manpower. He is thinking of a solution these days.

Jin Shuzhao was still a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, he said carefully: "Officials, don't be too polite. If you can reclaim the land, it will naturally be the achievements of the officials. But this is not easy to do, and it is really difficult to use people and money. Officials come here to supervise the transportation of the canal. Why do you have to work hard on it? As long as you make sure that there is nothing wrong with the Bian River, everything will be fine."

Du Zhongxiao was silent for a while and sighed: "That's what he said, but these days, I can't forget Tao Shiqi's murder in front of me. He is a mortal and no one can save him. Since I have arrived here, I have to try my best to find out the unjust cases in his family and let him leave with peace of mind. This is how it is to be a human being. In order to have peace of mind, many things have to be done."

"What is the connection between this matter and the officials wanting to reclaim the land?"
Chapter completed!