Before Huo Xi could reach the front yard, Mrs. Jun and her eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wu, came quickly to greet her.
"I heard that you were surrounded by the common people in front of the mansion? You really picked the weakest persimmons. The unscrupulous people came to the mansion to cause trouble when the men were not in the mansion. They came out again and again, so that we weak women even came to the door.
They don’t even dare to go out.”
He came up and pulled Huo Xi, "I'm sorry for you. Usually when things like this happen, the person in charge often goes out to deal with them. If it happens more often, he gets impatient. I have no choice but to close the door and wait for the Duke to come back to deal with it."
It’s not because we are ruthless, but if they are reasonable, it’s mainly because there are too many people and they are unreasonable, and we women don’t know much about military affairs.”
He looked Huo Xi up and down: "Are you okay? What did the unruly man do to you? If something happens to you, how will I explain it to the prince?"
After saying this, he hurriedly greeted the servants, wanted to bring water, tea and handkerchief to Huo Xi, and asked Huo Xi to go back to the hospital to rest.
Huo Xi held her down and said, "I'm not busy. If it's convenient, I'd like to ask my aunt about the situation."
"Hey, I don't know much about it. I just know that those people have only been here once or twice."
While they were talking, several people arrived in the main hall.
After settling down, Wu Shi explained to Huo Xi, "My brothers and sisters have just entered Yunnan and don't understand the situation. Yunnan is no better than Jinmao City, a prosperous place in the capital. It is located in the southwest border, with high mountains and deep forests. Some places are inaccessible. The people's life is no better than that of Jiangnan."
.In recent years, the military expenditures allocated by the imperial court to Yunnan have often been in arrears. Before the end of each month, the accountant of the inner courtyard of the mansion has to pay late money to the outer courtyard. The mansion has always been cushioned by the military and pension funds from outside, and even our inner courtyard has
Many women haven’t worn jewelry for a long time.”
Mu Zhan's two concubines nodded in agreement.
Huo Xi glanced at them and remained silent.
Mrs. Jun sighed after hearing this: "Originally, money was allocated to the accounting offices of the Inner Court and the Outer Court every month. However, the Outer Court often had insufficient money and often had to borrow money from the Inner Court. Sometimes the Inner Court even issued quotas to various places.
Not coming out."
"The house has reached such a state? It's so difficult. I didn't know at all. It's really my fault for not investigating." Huo Xi looked sad.
Mr. Jun shook his head: "The Duke of the State will not let us reveal any of these things to you. He only said that if you stay in the capital, your situation will be no better than ours. All the monthly expenses sent to the capital will be paid in full.
In the early years, due to insufficient support, the income from various industries in the capital was collected and sent to Yunnan. After the accounts were settled, the income was sent to the capital according to the amount, but later..."
Later, Mu Yan had a fit.
Originally, all affairs in the capital, clan affairs, human relations, and everything on Jiangjun Mountain were all supported by the Cheng family's dowry. Mu's mansion had many properties, but not a penny went to the Mu's mansion in the capital.
Mu Yan then had a violent attack, laid off all the people in charge, and took control of all the properties in the capital. Only then did the Duke's Mansion in the capital stop relying on the Cheng family's dowry.
Huo Xi already knew about this when she married Mu Yan. After hearing the other words of Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she just didn't know.
"Why is it that the army is still in arrears? Didn't the Duke make a statement to the court? It's not a big deal to have the family members block the door every day. I don't dare to go out now."
Only two days after entering Yunnan, someone blocked the door. Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't even go out before?
When she enters Yunnan, things will start to happen?
Huo Xi's eyebrows remained calm.
"We women don't know anything about military matters. I only heard the Duke say that he had submitted a memorial to the court, asking his military subordinates to call the army, but he never got an accurate reply and just delayed it. Are you there?
The capital must also know that in recent years, the imperial treasury has been short of silver, and I heard from the Duke that the military forces on all nine sides have not been able to support themselves."
Wu Shi sighed after hearing this: "My father-in-law is a soft-hearted person. He doesn't want to see the hardships suffered by the soldiers who fought bloody battles with him. He often uses money from various properties in the house to fill the gap. This fills up the expenses in the backyard. Outsiders look at it.
It’s bright and fresh, but inside it’s full of food.”
"It's not that bad," Mrs. Jun interrupted Wu Shi with a smile, "I heard that Mrs. Shizi wants to open a small kitchen in the courtyard. There is still one in the Yinqian Mansion."
Huo Xi was stunned.
He smiled and said: "If the money in the government is tight, the cost of building a small kitchen does not need to be allocated by the inner court. These years, Kuan Ke and I have been in the capital and have no idea about the situation in Kunming City. We have never done anything, so I feel really guilty."
She can pay for it herself, but she still needs to build a small kitchen.
Jun and Huo Xi declined, and agreed that she would pay for the cost of renovating the small kitchen.