Ma Yigong sat on a ring chair with his eyes half closed, and his fingers were tapping rhythmically on the armrest of the chair. At his lower head, an old man who looked like an account holds a book of accounts in his hand, and is looking at him. He reported on his income and expenditure this month.

The blue robe is not silk and satin, but just cotton cloth that the most ordinary people can afford. The hair is casually tied with a bun, and the thin face looks particularly wise because of a pair of deep eyes. His room The local tyrants in the same place are filled with antiques, jade, gold, silver and treasures that symbolize wealth. The decoration of the whole room looks extremely elegant, and it reveals a low-key luxury in it, in addition to these antique furniture. The most common one in the room is books. The most conspicuous one is a central hall hanging in the middle of the wall. "As soon as you encounter wind and rain, you will turn into a dragon!" The big characters of dragon flying and phoenix dance are vigorous and powerful, and they penetrate the back of the paper.

At first glance, Ma Yigong did not look like a local tyrant, but rather like a very knowledgeable gentleman and a hermit with a dragon hidden in the wild.

"The income this month has dropped by 30%!" The fingers that hit the handrail suddenly stopped, and Ma Yigong sighed, "If this continues, Majiazhuang will not support so many people."

The old man below said: "The owner of the manor, Yizhou is involved in the war, Wang Haogu rebelled, and the Mongolian army invaded Yizhou. Our business was inevitably affected. The roads entering and leaving Yizhou have been cut off. Yulin tea cannot be sold, which is the main reason for the decrease in revenue. It is impossible to sell well in Yizhou local area! It’s a pity that these excellent Yulin teas are worth a lot of money in previous years.”

“How are the crops growing in the fields this year?”

"For the blessing of the owner of the house, our fields are growing very well today, and it is almost a good harvest." The old man finally showed a smile on his frowning face. "The tea business has been hit, but the food is It's enough to eat, at least not hungry. When the war is over, everything will be fine."

Ma Yigong stood up, walked to the central hall, stared at the central hall for a while, and said quietly: "I am afraid that this war will not end in a while, maybe it will take ten or eight years to fight."

The old man was shocked, "Master, our Yizhou has strong troops. Although the Mongolian army is strong, it is difficult to defeat the local snake. Although there is Wang Haogu's rebellion, it is briefly described that the army owned by General and Magistrate Pan is enough to defeat the Mongolian army. Why is the owner so pessimistic?”

Ma Yigong laughed and looked at the old man, "Old Lu, that's what you think?"

"Everyone below thinks so." Manager Lu said respectfully.

"A man is afraid of not being greedy!" Ma Yigong shook his head and sighed, "Master Pan is of talent, but he is too arrogant. He thought that once the opportunity is ripe, he will have the opportunity to sweep the world. Therefore, he knew that Wang was good at ancient times. There is a rebellion. But he is proud to be able to control him, which will eventually lead to disaster. Now the King of Yizhou Army, Haogu, rebelled, and most of Pan Yue's troops were wiped out. The Yizhou Army was severely damaged. It is a general in brief. But I predict that Wang Haogu, the Jingjing Army, was a king of good fortune. After this incident, Lord Pan will inevitably be suspicious of him who has heavy power. There are great enemies outside and hidden dangers inside, and Yizhou will be in chaos."

The road manager was shocked, "The owner of the manor?"

Ma Yigong turned around and sat down again, "If Lord Pan was willing to be the king of Yizhou, after the Mongolian army broke through Tanzhou, he would decisively order the Yizhou army to leave Yizhou, respond to Taizhou left and right sides, and attack the Mongolian army, and then he would not There will be so many things, but the idea of ​​sitting in the mountains and watching tiger fights, trying to profit from it, and becoming a fisherman, eventually letting this wildfire burn itself. Old path, I dare to assert that the Pan family's rule in Yizhou is only I'm afraid it's over."

"No way?" said Lu Manager Naini: "The Pan family has been in Yizhou for ten years and is deeply rooted, so how can it be easily knocked down."

Ma Yigong smiled slightly, "The strong wind has arrived, and his big shoes are about to fall. It is not just a mere Yizhou, but I am afraid that the entire Dayue will be in turmoil."

"Because of the foggy man?"

"No, because Da Yue himself, the kings of the Mongol generation are indeed far-sighted, but the Mongol people alone cannot shake the rule of Da Yue. It is already the best to be able to divide the north and the south. It is terrible that the central officials are full of letters within Da Yue.

, The royal family fought for the crown prince, and local rebellions were repeatedly. The Meng people saw this and then started a fierce attack. You only see that the Meng people hit him slowly and in an orderly manner, which was completely different from the previous Meng people.

The strategy of coming and going like the wind,

It can be seen that the Mongolians are also waiting for the chaos inside Dayue to launch a large-scale invasion. Otherwise, with the power of the Mongolian army, why should they slowly fight in Taizhou until the fourth prince led reinforcements arrived?

This is destroying the conflicts within Dayue that broke out early! This generation of Mongols is really amazing. They have put in a lot of effort. They know the situation within Dayue and plan their own strategy. Maybe they are the real fishermen!"

"Master, what should we do if this is the case? When the man comes, it will be burned with jade and stone!" The road manager was frightened.

Ma Yigong laughed, "Don't worry, this time, Mongolian people are different from the past, even if we fight, it's okay to fight us. The founding of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, establishing a centralized branch system, recruiting talents, regardless of

Meng Yue has a big appetite and a broad mind."

"Master, you are not going to surrender to the Mangren, are you?" asked the Lu Manager.

"If they could give me a stage, what's the point of seeking over to them?" Ma Yigong sneered. "The Dayue has become so bad that it's a big deal. If you change to an emperor, it may be better for the people."

"If it is not my race, their hearts will be different. The owner of the manor will not be trusted by the people." Lu Manager opposed.

Ma Yigong laughed, "Old Lu, don't worry, I am a small commoner, the emperor of the Mongolian Yuan will be able to like me. He is aimed at famous figures of those big names. I want to surrender, but I still touch them.

There is no door!"

"The owner of the manor, outsiders don't know. I know the owner's talents. I'm much more intelligent than those higher-ranking officials. If the owner of the manor, you would have been in a high position long ago."

"It's so easy. Now Dayue is not something that can be promoted by talent." Ma Yigong shook his head and said, "Besides, Dayue is now in the wind and rain. I step in, but I can't get the benefits and the ambitions cannot be displayed.

Instead, it will make you mess up. It’s better to be my local rich man in the village. By the way, old ways, you go to various villages these days and check the food storage. Troubled times are coming, and you can only survive if you have food!"

"Don't worry, in each farm, we have hidden a large amount of grain in secret. In the secret farms deep in Langshan, there is also enough grain to support hundreds of people in their lives for several years. In recent years, we have followed the instructions of the master.

, We have never dared to neglect it." said Lu Manager.

"I have been stocking up food over the years to prevent Pan Haoran from dying and rebelling, and defeating the people of Yizhou in a miserable life. Now he has not rebelled yet, and the Mongolian people are about to come. But they are in a misfortune. There are more people in the secret village.

Once the food is in harmony, we will immediately retreat to the Secret Village."

"Yes, the owner of the manor!"

Ma Yigong smiled and said, "The Lin family has hidden a lot of gold and silver in the cellar over the years. I want to see how the gold and silver will become something that can be eaten and drunk when the war begins!"

There was a knock on the door outside, and Ma Yigong's voice followed Ma Han's voice sounded outside, "Master, Ma You and Ma School Captain came to Zhuangzi, please see Master."

"You Ma, is he back from Phoenix Mountain? Let him come in!" Ma Yigong frowned slightly, and then stretched out again.

"The owner of the mansion, this Ma You is just a soldier and a blood-sucking worm. When you come to the mansion, you have nothing to do except ask for money. Why spend so much money on him?" Manager Lu shook his head and said:

"This is a bottomless pit."

Ma Yigong smiled and said, "Old Lu, you are wrong. Ma You's hand has more than a hundred knives, so he's worth the price. But what's rare is that he is still the branch of my Ma family, and it's hard to write two pieces in one stroke.

The word "Ma" is that we have money and food, but we don't have a knife. In the troubled times, if we have a knife, we are the king of grass heads! If we really want to hide in the secret village, his more than a hundred swords would be

A good protective force, although their combat effectiveness is limited, it is always much better than the militia we train ourselves."

"What is money worth? Money is earned for spending. As long as it is spent on the right person and the right thing, no matter how much it is worth. If the wrong person and the wrong thing are less, it will be a waste. Besides, according to me,

I understand that this horse friend didn’t greedy for much money, and most of them used it to get good soldiers. Only Ma friend now has the following of these more than 100 knives, which means that my money is worth it.”

"But he is a serious officer. Will he follow us then?" asked the road manager worriedly.

"You wait and see. When that day comes, I greet you and he will definitely pull his No. 10 brothers to run away with us." Ma Yigong was confident.

While talking, Ma You had already walked in, and another person was following him.

Ma Yigong frowned slightly, and his eyes were not looking at Ma You, but stared at the person behind Ma You.

"Master, I'm back!" Ma You bowed respectfully to Ma Yigong.

Ma Yigong stood up and looked at the person behind Ma You, "I don't know where this friend came from? Did you come to me specifically to help you with Ma Yigong?"

The young man behind Ma You laughed, took a step, and stood beside Ma You, "Ma's Manor has good eyesight. I want to ask Captain Ma to introduce me, but I didn't expect that Ma's Manor could see me at first sight.

Not the personal soldier of Captain Ma, he is amazing!"

"Nothing is amazing. Your temperament is obviously not ordinary people. There is a murderous aura on his body. This is not something his personal soldiers can do."

"Thank you, the owner of Ma, for the praise. My name is Guo Feng, from Anqing Border Army!"

"Anqing Border Army?" Even though Ma Yigong thought he was extremely talented, he was still stunned when he heard the four words "Anqing Border Army".

"That's right, Guo Feng, the captain of Zhenwu under General Yun Zhaoyun, the Anqing Border Army, has met the owner of Ma Zhuang!" Guo Feng calmly held his fist and bowed to Ma Yigong. (To be continued...)
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