"Governor Ma, your daughter is really good. She is a lady from a noble family at first glance."

Gao Huan watched Miss Ma walk away and sincerely praised her.

This was the first time he saw such a pretty and delicate lady from the official family, and it was indeed different from the tigress at home.

Ma Shiying was alert and led Gao Huan to the guest room, squeezed out a crying smile, "My uncle rest first, I will arrange breakfast tomorrow morning."

"Governor Ma is not in a hurry! Let's talk for a while."

Gao Huan called out Ma Shiying, who was about to leave, and smiled thornyly on his face.

Ma Shiying was panicked, afraid that Gao Huan would say something that was unacceptable to him.

Gao Huan said, "Does Governor Ma think I am domineering and very disgusted in my heart, but he has no choice but to compromise and flatter me?"

Ma Shiying was stunned for a moment, shook her head and denied, "I don't have it, I can't, how could it be?"

Gao Huan saw that he denied the Third Company and was full of desire to survive, which could only explain his intention, "Haha~ Governor Ma doesn't have to be like this! In fact, this governor is not a domineering and unreasonable person. The reason why this is like this today is just to discuss a question with Governor Ma? That is why this governor can be so domineering, and why does Governor Ma have no choice but to do anything to this governor?"

"Of course it's because you have soldiers!"

Ma Shiying blurted out and couldn't help feeling embarrassed after saying that.

"Haha~" Gao Huan laughed a few times, "That's right! Why should Governor Ma be controlled by Yangzhou?"

Ma Shiying was stunned. His eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Gao Huan in surprise.

Gao Huan just laughed but said nothing. He believed that with Ma Shiying's wisdom, he could quickly understand his meaning. In fact, Ma Shiying did this in the end. With the support of the four towns, he finally reached the peak of power in the Southern Ming court.

Ma Shiying understood what Gao Huan wanted to convey to him, which was to tell him a truth. After the current situation changed, the original rules were already difficult to maintain? Now that there are soldiers, you can do whatever you want.

Ma Shiying is the governor? But he is rude to Gao Huan and endured in every way because Gao Huan has soldiers?

Now Gao Huan has soldiers? How dare he speak out? He extorted five million taels. As the Governor of Fengyang, he also has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hand. Why do he look at Yangzhou's eyes?

Gao Huan saw Ma Shiying's expression change? He smiled and said, "Is Governor Ma interested? Are you talking to me at night with candles?"

Gao Huan's words opened a new door to Ma Shiying, which made him feel a little moved.

Ma Shiying is from Guizhou, not from a Southeastern gentry? He cannot integrate into the Donglin circle? He is often excluded in the Southeastern side and suppressed by the Donglin Party members who formed gangs.

He was a dignified governor who acted in the local area, but was stuck everywhere and needed to obey the instructions of some gentry and merchants without officials. Ma Shiying was naturally unhappy.

Ma Shiying nodded, and then ordered the servants, "Go and cook a few dishes? I'll send you a few pots of wine."

The two entered the room and went directly to the kang. There was a table in the middle. Gao Huan changed his previous attitude. He picked up the wine pot first and poured it over to Ma Shiying.

"Now the court is in a difficult situation? There are Jiannu outside and bandits inside. Our military towns are going to fight against these two enemies, and they consume countless money and grain. Now the court cannot collect taxes, and the army has no supplies. How can we control Jiannu outside and stop bandits inside? Now it is a critical moment of survival and demise. Our town is in Henan and shoulders the important task of eliminating bandits, but the court has not allocated a penny, so we can only find a way for it. The salt industry was originally the benefit of the court and should have paid a large amount of taxes for the court, but now it has mastered the hands of evil gentry and mercenary merchants. They formed a party to fight against taxes, so our governor had to ask for it for the court and the soldiers."

Gao Huan picked up the wine glass and signaled his own fallacies, and then said in a deep voice: "Nine Borders are abolished, Jiannu will invade again at any time. Hebei and Shandong are in ruins, and Fengyang is the first to bear the brunt of money and grain. Governor Ma doesn't want money and grain to be controlled by Yangzhou! This time, you and I might as well join forces to ask Yangzhou for some money and grain to increase military funds, and then establish a customization to let them give us money and grain regularly."

Ma Shiyingzi slipped and drank a glass of wine. He knew the strength of the Yangzhou power group, and Gao Huan was sowing discord.

These people, the officials and gentry groups in Jiangnan and the maritime smuggling groups in Fujian, cannot be messed with.

The salt industry is profitable. If salt merchants in Yangzhou want to make money, they must feed officials and gentry from Lianghuai and Jiangnan. In order to prevent anyone from being jealous, they gave shares to the honorary relatives in the south and tied them to the ship of interests.

These people intertwined into a huge network of interests, and even the emperor dared not move. Although Gao Huan had soldiers, it would be difficult to shake them unless the dynasty was changed and completely destroyed.

Ma Shiying knew the energy of these people well, and offending them was almost equivalent to offending the entire Lianghuai and Jiangnan, which made Ma Shiying hesitant.

"What Mr. Bo said makes sense!"

Ma Shiying put down his wine glass. He didn't dare to offend Yangzhou salt merchants, but he was willing to see Gao Huan touch him.

If Gao Huan can suppress the salt merchant, he will get a share of the pie. If it doesn't work, then after Gao Huan's trouble, Yangzhou salt merchants will also give him more resources to resist Gao Huan.

Thinking of this, Ma Shiying showed the cunning of the old bureaucrat and talked with Gao Huan, but he only said that he had to consider Gao Huan's invitation.

Gao Huan understood Ma Shiying's intentions, but it was no longer easy.

The vested interest groups in Yangzhou are indeed strong, and almost all local officials have received benefits. In the army in various parts of the south, there are also honorary relatives who have taken their shares.

To break this big net of interests, we can only completely destroy them. With Gao Huan's current strength, it is not easy to suppress this big net.

It is reasonable for Ma Shiying to not place bets now, but as long as he waits for Gao Huan to perform, let him see the weakness of the group of people, Ma Shiying will definitely turn to him by then.

The two of them were drinking and talking in the room. Gao Huan's views on the world situation and people's livelihood economy greatly changed Ma Shiying's impression of Gao Huan, and he felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

Gao Huan had a great conversation with Ma Shiying. Both of them were drunk. Finally, they broke up and slept on the kang in their arms.

The next morning, everyone in the Ma Mansion was still asleep, but Gao Huan's door suddenly opened, and Ma Shiying escaped from the room in panic.

Seeing that there was no one outside the house, he ran away and quietly returned to the backyard.

This scene happened to be seen by the early-washed lady of the Ma family, and she couldn't help but wonder, "What's her father?" How did she sleep with the guest all night?"

When talking about that guest, Miss Ma was also a little curious. She already knew that the man was Gao Huan, who had defeated several thieves and defeated Jiannu.

Earlier, after Gao Huan defeated the bandits, a booklet using Romance to record Gao Huan's deeds appeared in the world. There was also a half-body portrait of Gao Huan wearing armor, young and handsome, majestic, which made many ladies buy and collect it.

The ladies of wealthy families have strict tutoring and are difficult to get in touch with outsiders. Gao Huan's portrait has become their sustenance and fantasy, and they have become the earliest girls in the fan circle.

There were several albums of Gao Huan hidden in the boudoir of Miss Ma's family. Yesterday, I heard that Gao Huan was going to live in the mansion temporarily, so I ran to the hall to wait for Gao Huan.

She got up early this morning and ran to the guest room again, thinking about whether she could meet by chance, but she didn't want to watch Ma Shiying come out of Gao Huan's room.

This made Miss Ma a little angry. At this moment, the door of the guest room opened again and saw Gao Huan coming out of the room with bare shirt. Miss Ma was immediately shocked to hide behind the pillar.

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