Ma Hon Quay and the Other Three Big Mas

Despite its autocratic nature, the ningsha government in some respects qualifies as a kind of benevolent despotism. There have not been any communists to stir up trouble within the province and no alien ideas. The streets inside ning sha city are being widened and new buildings constructed,. taxes are apparently no higher than in any other province. And c, the strength of ma's own army. Ma hon quay and the other three big mas, or big horses, were the scourge of the inese communists. They inflicted no small amount of pain and suffering on communist troops passing through their lands during the long march.