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Chapter 46

In short, Liu Jing has been in office for six days. It may be that he acts too low-key on weekdays, so that many people do not know that he has come to work in the market.

However, as the story of Pisi spread, in just half a day, everyone knew that "Liu Jun of Virtue" Liu Zhongda had come to work in the city.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the past month, "Liu Zhongda" was definitely the most frequently mentioned name by Changsha scholars.

When people talk about the actions of "cultivating and raising customers" and "giving up books to save neighbors", they all praise Liu Jing, because they ask themselves if they can't do it, and they admire those who do it even more.

What happened in Pi Si today proves to the world that Liu Zhongda is indeed as the rumors say, an honest gentleman with a benevolent character who is willing to help the weak. .

The happiest of all is the honest and responsible merchants in the city. They are always bullied by officials, tyrants, rangers, and thieves. Before, they could only choose to hold back and dare not resist.Well now, since Liu Zhongda can even treat Jing Man equally, there is no reason not to help them.

Liu Jing didn't know that he was regarded as a "savior" by many people, but he soon found out. In the next few days, traders repeatedly came to the market to see Liu Jing, hoping to get his help.

In Liu Jing's view, it was nothing more than some trivial matters such as being forced to buy and sell. He didn't need to do it himself, and he could basically assign a small official to solve it.

But he didn't contempt, but took everything seriously. "Xunzi" said: "If you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't form a river." , There will be a day of harvest after all.

It is such a little thing that makes Liu Jing's reputation quickly turn into prestige...

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Ma Zhou is a native of Leiyang County, Guiyang County. Leiyang seems to be just an inconspicuous and remote county. In fact, in terms of wealth, the four counties in Jingnan are almost unmatched.

There are two major specialties in Leiyang County, one of which is papermaking. As the hometown of Cai Lun, Leiyang has been famous for its papermaking for more than [-] years.

The second is iron production. There are 48 counties in the four counties of Jingnan, and there are not a few iron producers. Only Leiyang officially has an iron official.In Jingnan, whether it is civilian agricultural tools or military weapons, they all rely on Leiyang.

In Leiyang, there are hundreds of ironsmiths, and the iron management industry is very developed. Ma Zhou was born in a family of blacksmiths, and his ancestors have made a living from it.

However, he was not interested in blacksmithing since he was a child. He likes to listen to people's stories of ancient times, especially the stories of grass-roots achievements and careers, and he fantasizes that he will be successful one day.

So after fifteen hairdos, he was just like Han Xin in the past, walking around the market with his sword all day long, taking revenge for others and resolving grievances, and he hated them.

As the saying goes, "When you walk by the river, you can't get your shoes wet."

After several years, Ma Zhou's ranger finally kicked the iron plate, and was surrounded and suppressed by a local powerful surname who borrowed the power of the official. Ma Zhou was unwilling to be captured. During the process of breaking through, he stabbed an official and died in Changsha, relying on the city gate for a living.

After taking a rest today, Ma Zhou took off the ox-heart robe and the uniform of the military official, put on a short jacket with bare robes, and hung the accompanying sword around his waist.

His family has been blacksmithing for generations, so the sword is naturally extraordinary, and it is an out-and-out sword that has been refined for hundreds of years.He has used this sword to kill pigs and dogs, and it never hurts, and it must be the same for killing people.

Ma Zhou guards the city gate on weekdays, and the sword can only be left idle in the house.

He came to the east gate of the city in stride, and greeted Dynasty, who was guarding the gate alone: ​​"Brother..."

Wang Chao saw him carrying the wine urn, and asked with a smile, "Ah Zhou, have you run out of wine again?"

Ma Zhou laughed loudly and said, "Those who know me are my eldest brother."

Dynasty smiled and shook his head, then asked, "Do you have enough money on your body?"

A look of embarrassment appeared on Ma Zhou's face. As a city guard, his monthly salary was only two shimi, or 240 yuan.

Now, all the money on him is only enough to buy a few liters of wine, and there is still nearly half a month before the next salary payment.

No way, only one day counts as one day.

Seeing his behavior like this, Chao Dynasty immediately understood that he took out the purse from his bosom, and handed it directly to him without checking the amount inside.

"Brother, I..." Ma Zhou said with an embarrassed expression.

Wang Chao forced the money pouch to him, and said, "Ah Zhou, you know my family's situation. Your sister-in-law is good at weaving. There is no need for me to take the money back to support the family. I don't like drinking, so it's useless to keep money on me. Since you If you are short of money, use it first.”

Holding the money pouch, Ma Zhou said with a moved face, "Brother is loyal and treats others with sincerity. It is my good fortune to meet him when he is on the run."

Hearing the word "Desperate", Chao Chao's heart skipped a beat, he hurriedly checked the left and right, saw that no one was paying attention, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said slightly: "Ah Zhou, didn't I tell you countless times, beware of misfortune?" Speak out, be careful with your words."

"Brother is good at everything, but he is too timid." Ma Zhou couldn't help muttering in his heart.Chao Chao is seven feet six inches tall, with a strong physique, and looks very mighty, but he has an extremely cautious temperament.Nodding his head, he said, "What the elder brother taught me is that the younger brother knew he was wrong."

Wang Chao secretly shook his head. Although Ma Zhou confessed his mistake, his brows were unruly and he looked careless. It didn't look like he recognized his mistake.After all, he is a ranger with a dissolute personality and indulge in righteousness.

Chao Dynasty suddenly remembered something, and said to remind: "A Zhou, Wang Yin has also entered the market, you should be careful."

Wang Yin was a disciple of Yuanbo in Quxiong District, and had conflicts with Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou said disapprovingly, "Whether he is in the market or not has nothing to do with me?"

Wang Chao couldn't help worrying and said: "I saw him walking crookedly just now, he must have drunk a lot of wine, and when he passed by here, he mentioned you to me." He never dared to tell Ma Zhou.

Hearing this, Ma Zhou became furious, raised his eyebrows, and scolded: "What? Is this little vertical still trying to make things happen?"

Chao Dynasty persuaded in a low voice: "A Zhou, if you encounter him in the city, avoid it as much as you can, and don't conflict with him."

Ma Zhou said with a displeased face: "Brother, do you know that I, Ma Zhou, always prefer not to return when I do things, let alone Wang Yin, even Uncle Qu Yuan, don't want me to back down."

Chao Chao's eyes twitched, and Ma Zhou started talking nonsense again. If this word reached Ou Xiong's ears, would he still have a foothold in Changsha?He said urgently, "Ah Zhou, if you still recognize me as a big brother, you must listen to me."

Ma Zhou is not a person who doesn't know what to do, the Dynasty treats him with sincerity, how can he go against the other party's will again and again?Sighing: "I just listen to the elder brother."

(End of this chapter)