Aside from the palace, an inconspicuous side door quietly opened. Qin Feng led He Rentu and Ma Hou into the door. Inside the door, Eunuch Le, who had been waiting there, bowed to welcome the three of them.

"General, Ma Xiangnan, Lord Changyang County, has come. He went to the palace with him to ask for a meeting with the envoy of Chu, Ma Xiangdong, the chief assistant of Chu." Eunuch Le whispered.

Ma Xiangdong and Ma Xiangnan are two brothers. When they heard the two of them entering the palace together, Qin Feng couldn't help but chuckled, "You go and arrange it. I will see Ma Xiangnan first. As for Ma Xiangdong, please let him go to see his wife! I will disappear."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements now!" Turning around, Eunuch Le bent over, but he left quickly.

In the side hall, Ma Xiangdong and Ma Xiangnan sat opposite each other. The two brothers looked similar, but their appearance was very different. Ma Xiangdong was white and fat, with delicate skin like a woman, while Ma Xiangnan was black and thin. The hands on the armrests on both sides of the chair were even more blue. Ma Xiangdong was his brother, but Ma Xiangnan looked much older.

"You have suffered in the past few years!" Ma Xiangdong looked at his younger brother with some distress. Four years ago, when Ma Xiangnan voluntarily applied to go to Yue to open up a second battlefield, he was extremely opposed because this was a very risky thing. The Ma family had already reached the peak of his career when he became the left prime minister of Chu. As long as he was there, he could ensure that the Ma family was prosperous in Chu. Ma Xiangnan only had to take over the troops and could enter the center of the capital step by step from a local official to the center of the capital. Even if it was his own reasons, he could not go to the key department, but it would be better to be the previous chief officer in a precious department to live a long life.

But this younger brother is a stubborn husband with a strong sense of self-esteem and unwilling to be taken care of under his wings. Instead, he is determined to start his own career. Or it is because of his success in Chu that stimulated this younger brother who has been unwilling to accept himself since childhood and has made up his mind to come to Yueguo.

In this regard, he was quite guilty.

My younger brother left his family and went to Yue first by himself.

In the past four years, Ma Xiangdong could guess the suffering his younger brother suffered, because when he set out from Chu, Ma Xiangnan looked similar to him. After four years, his younger brother had become much older.

But his achievements were huge. In Yue State, the court's evaluation of the development of the second battlefield had been initially successful. When Qin Feng took over the Chu army to form the Baoqing camp, Cheng Wuben and Jiang Tao both entered the Taiping Army system, especially when Ma Xiangnan actually controlled a county, it greatly encouraged the Chu court.

"Isn't a fish? How can I know the joy of fish?" Ma Xiangnan smiled slightly.

"You will be successful in the future. You will be bound to be the king and the princess will be granted the title of the emperor and the princess." Ma Xiangdong smiled and said, "Your Majesty is full of praise for you. Your achievements in the future will definitely surpass your elder brother."

After hearing what his brother said, Ma Xiangnan frowned slightly and did not speak.

Ma Xiangdong naturally thought that this was a sign of his younger brother being too excited and didn't care too much. This time, the two delegations of Chu and Qi were living in the State Guesthouse. The envoy of Qi, Cao Hui, was still waiting for the summons, but he was already sitting in the palace. More importantly, he brought Ma Xiangnan, who had just entered the capital, to come together.

This is a warning to the Qi people. He wanted to show the Qi people that the origins between the Chu and the Taiping Army were not available to the Qi people.

Eunuch Le appeared in the side hall with a smile and bowed to the two of them. The two brothers stood up and bowed to Eunuch Le. They were very clear to the eunuchs in the palace, whether they could afford to look down on them or not, they knew very well that they could never offend them. These people were not successful enough but failed.

"Two lords, General, he is too busy, so he can only meet Ma Xiangnan first, and Ma Zuo Prime Minister, just ask you to see your wife, and he will disappear first."

Ma Xiangdong was greatly disappointed. Of course, Qin Feng did not have time. If he could see Ma Xiangnan, he would naturally have time to see himself and not see himself. It was just a political statement, saying that there was no difference between himself and the envoy of Qi. If he insisted on saying something, he could barely be considered a relative.

But Ma Xiangdong, who is the left prime minister, knew in his heart how pale and powerless the word "relative" is between countries!

"Ma Zuoxiang, I have arranged someone to take you to see your wife. I have sent someone to report to your wife. Please!" Eunuch Le waved his hand sideways and gave in, and a young father-in-law appeared at the door of the side hall.

Ma Xiangdong took a breath, glanced at his younger brother, and gave a wink. He naturally wanted Ma Xiangnan to think of another way in front of Qin Feng.

"Mr. Ma, I will take you to see the general." Eunuch Le said with a smile.

Ma Xiangchong nodded at his brother, turned around and strode away with Eunuch Le.

Ma Hou was guarding the door of the study room. When he saw Ma Xiangnan walking towards him, he pushed open the door of the study room for him: "Mr. Ma, the general is waiting for you."

"Thank you for your hard work, Ma Xiangnan bowed to Ma Hou and stepped into the study, and the door gently closed behind him.

Qin Feng stood in the middle of the room, tilted his head and looked at Ma Xiangnan, and smiled and said, "It's much darker and much thinner than half a year ago. Thank you for your hard work!"

Ma Xiangdong also said thank you for your hard work, and Qin Feng also said thank you for your hard work, but the meaning of the hard work they said was very different. However, in Ma Xiangnan's ears, Qin Feng's hard work had a greater affirmation.

"I was entrusted by someone to be loyal to others. General Qin and Ma were lucky enough to be unfair. This time I was summoned to Yuejing and report my duties to General!" Ma Xiangnan bowed to the ground with his fists.

Listening to Ma Xiangnan's words, Qin Feng laughed. Until now, Ma Xiangnan still refused to consider himself a subordinate, but only considered himself a partner.

"Mr. Ma, let me tell you, what you felt like in Changyang County over the past six months, in one sentence, summarize it?" Qin Feng made a gesture of asking for a seat, and he also sat back after the case.

In one sentence! This made Ma Xiangnan a little difficult. In his opinion, he had experienced all the hardships in Changyang County in the past six months. Even if it was three days and three nights, it would be difficult to finish.

After a while, he said, "General, if you say it in one sentence, it should be painful and happy!"

"What a painful and happy sentence!" Qin Feng praised the court, "Mr. Ma is indeed beautiful in his heart. Such golden sentences are like me, and I can't say anything."

Ma Xiangnan smiled and thought to himself that if you were just a warrior, how could you have the chance to sit here?

"What is the situation in Changyang County now?" Qin Feng said relaxedly. Since Ma Xiangnan appeared here, the situation in Changyang County is naturally good.

"It should be said that we have overcome the difficulties in advance!" Ma Xiangnan said: "With the help of Shayang County, we have survived the most difficult spring famine. The seeds sown in spring are about to be harvested. God is also very powerful. In the past six months, the weather will be good, and this autumn will definitely be a bumper harvest."

"That's great. Ma County Ma, can Changyang County be self-sufficient after this year?" Qin Feng asked with concern. Changyang County is still a big burden for the entire Taiping Army. A large amount of money and grain investment has had a significant impact on the operation of the entire Taiping Army.

"Although it is a little difficult, the difference is not very big." Ma Xiangnan said affirmatively. "The most shortage of Changyang County is labor. In the past two years, Changyang County has consumed too much youth and strong. And now it is still flowing out. General, this must be curbed. Otherwise, the situation in Changyang County will not be transformed in a good direction. To be honest, when I set off to visit the capital, I had already ordered the blockade of the roads outward in Changyang. No road signing by the county magistrate's office will be allowed to leave the country."

"Why is this?"

"It's not because of Taiping Iron Mine." Speaking of this, Ma Xiangnan suddenly felt angry. "You named Taiping Iron Mine City. This iron ore is mainly composed of the young and strong Changyang County. These young and strong families left Changyang to reunite with their families. I also recognized them. You can't separate people from the two places, right? But Jin Jingnan is too different. When the people he sent back, they dressed like rich people. They took a lot of money to promote Daye everywhere.

The various benefits of this made the people of Changyang County in my Changyang County feel ready to move, and they all have to try their best to walk out. He lacks people, so he can go to other places to recruit. How can he make his mind on our Changyang County? We are even more miserable than them! Later, I asked carefully and found out that the silver used by those who came back were specially distributed by Jin Jingnan, with the purpose of coming back to seduce people. General, you don’t know, the people from each village are running out! You said he is not moral or moral."

Qin Feng couldn't help laughing, "It's indeed unethical. Daye City Construction is our overall plan, and we need such a stable steel base."

"But you can't use this method." Ma Xiangnan was angry.

"Mr. Ma, this shows a reality. We are short of people now! The Yue Kingdom has been warring for years and there have been too many people. Your method will certainly be effective for a while, but it is not a long-term solution. If Changyang County has not improved and is still struggling on the poverty line, more and more people will run out. After all, relatively speaking, it is easier to make money in Daye!"

"I also know, but this is a vicious cycle. If Changyang County wants to develop, it requires a lot of manpower." Ma Xiangnan said affirmatively.
Chapter completed!