Huo Xi turned around and entered the house, where she met Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who came specially to welcome them.
"Ying'er is in some bad health. Your sister-in-law is young and ignorant. I'm so busy that I didn't realize that you were blocked in front of the house again. Can it be solved?" Mrs. Jun looked concerned.
"Ah, Ying'er is not in good health? Can you ask the doctor to take a look at her? I brought some medicinal materials from the capital, and they will pick them up and send them over later."
Wu Shi paused, and Jun Shi said happily: "That's good. There are many famous doctors in the capital, and the medicinal materials are better than those in our small place. Then I will thank you, the second aunt, on behalf of Ying'er."
Knowing that Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had already known what was going on outside the house, and that they were the spies inside the house, Huo Xi still told them what was going on outside the house just now.
"As long as the matter is settled. Let's wait for a few days and wait for the Duke to get a letter back and see what instructions he gives. Such things should not be worried about by the women in our backyard. They should be worried about by their men. You can do it now
Come on, it's my fault that something like this happens to you. If the Duke of Guo knows, he will blame me."
"My aunt is too humble. My aunt has worked hard to make arrangements for me and my group these days. I don't have to worry about anything. I am very grateful to my aunt. If my aunt can use me, just ask."
"Okay, you'd better be sensible."
Both parties exchanged a few polite words and then dispersed.
Mrs. Jun stood there and watched Huo Xi's leaving figure. Her eyes flickered and she whispered a few instructions: "Have people keep an eye on the Imperial Palace. If there is any movement, report it in time."
"yes."
When Huo Xi returned to the courtyard, she also called Kun Si and others in the dark and asked them if there was any movement in the courtyard and outside. "Don't relax and surround the courtyard tightly. If there are any inquiries, just pretend that you don't know."
"Yes." Kun Si responded with cupped fists.
Huo Xi sat down and flipped through the registration list.
Aunt Ma reminded with some worry: "Girl, there are regulations in this dynasty. Military households are not allowed to engage in business and other profit-seeking methods. If I let them do the work, will it violate the regulations?"
Huo Xi paused while looking through the roster.
She comes from a military family and is married to Mu Yan, so she knows some things about the military.
Some of the military households in this dynasty were inherited from the previous dynasty, and most of them came from conscription, surrender, banishment (for criminals), Duoji (forcible expropriation of civilian households), and uprooting of civilian households. They are hereditary military households.
It is also stipulated in the military household that one person from each household goes to the garrison to serve as a soldier, which is the flag army. The flag army may be a guard or a garrison; one more person from each household will accompany the main army to the camp to assist the main army and provide military uniforms;
If there are no young men, the young children must be used as "young men" so that they can make up for the errands when they grow up.
If all members of a certain sergeant's family are dead, he will go to his place of origin to recruit other members of his clan to fill the gap.
The status of a military household was hereditary, and all descendants were required to serve in the military. Imperial examinations, business, and other profit-making methods were not allowed. The imperial court allocated land to military households and required them to cultivate it and pay taxes.
However, on the one hand, their behavior was restricted, and on the other hand, military arrears and excessive taxes resulted in military households living in poverty.
Like Grandma Zhi, her man and two sons were killed in the war, leaving behind a six-year-old grandson who still has to act as a cub. She has to take care of two young children with one and a half labor, and she also has to farm the land for her family.
I'm afraid it will be hard to save the land.
If the pension of her husband and two sons could fall into their hands, they would be able to survive.
Moreover, not all of the people who came today are military households. Some of them are descendants of another branch of the family who were separated from the family in order to prevent them from becoming military households. They came here as military dependents to ask for explanations.
These family members originally came with the army, but now they have no livelihood and cannot return to their hometown, making life difficult.
"Now that the army is in arrears and the family members have to do some extra work, the guards will probably turn a blind eye. As long as they pay enough taxes, it will be fine. In addition to soldiers, women, children and other family members, if they have spare time, they can all
You can come out and earn a living."
Moreover, if the army is in arrears, the morale of the army will be unstable. She is also helping to stabilize the morale of the border troops, and she does not use soldiers, so there is nothing against the rules.
"That's right, we don't need soldiers, just young and strong men. And unless the matter is solved, won't our wife be surrounded by people every day when she goes out?"
Her whole heart and eyes were full of the wife of her family. Whatever Huo Xi said or did, she felt it was right and firmly supported it.
Mother Ma glared at her and said to Huo Xi: "Girl, you still need to inform the prince about this. This place is complicated, and we have no support and are tied up. It's not as convenient as in the capital."
Huo Xi nodded, "Yeah. I'll write a handwritten letter in a moment and order someone to give it to him immediately."
He turned around and ordered someone to complete the roster information, including the situation of each family, population structure, temperament, personnel exchanges, etc.
He also ordered people to summon all the shopkeepers and managers of Yunnan's industry to come and talk to him. He also ordered Gan San to mobilize Mu Yan's manpower left in Yunnan.
After several days of careful planning with everyone, we finally had some detailed arrangements.
In the past few days, everyone in the Duke of Guizhou's mansion was paying attention to Huo Xi's every move.
All we know is that she goes in and out of the house frequently, and people in the hospital come and go. No one knows who they are or what she wants to do.
Duan's mother-in-law from the third bedroom smiled when she talked about Huo Xi, "Jun's mother-in-law is afraid that she will hit a hard nail."
"Mom, what about us?" Mrs. Che asked.
"If the big house and the second house are fighting, what does it have to do with us?"
"The eldest family has to be crowned the heir apparent. We really don't need help?" In the future, won't her children and grandchildren still have to watch the eldest family live their lives?
Duan paused and sighed: "It's good to be crowned the crown prince, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to stay here for long before returning to the capital. The Duke of Guo is in his prime, and I'm afraid that the crown prince doesn't know when he will return to Yunnan to guard."
Before the death of the Duke of Guo, I was afraid that the land of Dian and the Duke's Mansion would fall into the hands of the second brother. Unless their third brother also went to live in the capital, why would they do such a thankless job?
"Then let's do nothing?"
"How can you do nothing?" Mrs. Duan said, but she didn't clarify. Mrs. Che was a little confused.
The other two concubines, Jin and Bai, just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. They have no sons, they both have one daughter, and they are married to good families. Although they have no sons, no one in the house dares to give them a look.
look.
Mu Jing, born to the Jin family, became the step-concubine of King Zhao and the royal daughter-in-law. Now even the Jun family wants to give her a bit of love. As for the Bai family, her daughter married into the Marquis Guo Mansion of Wuding in the capital, and her son-in-law is expected to succeed the marquis. The Bai family is in the palace.
His status has also improved a lot.
Although the two of them no longer need to look at Jun's face, they still have to continue living in Yunnan and there is no need to get into Jun's bad luck.
So much so that when Huo Xi entered the mansion, she became a loner.
That night, Huo Xi did everything smoothly and had a good sleep. He was sleeping peacefully on the bed when he suddenly felt someone approaching from behind. He immediately turned over and sat up: "Who!"