There were some things that Mu Yan didn't want Huo Xi to worry about, so he didn't say anything to her.
"I heard that you had someone make a roster of the dependents of the troops stationed in Kunming City?"
Huo Xi nodded and asked someone to show it to Mu Yan.
Mu Yan looked carefully, his eyebrows were serious. Each name above was recorded in detail, including origin, family structure, source of income, character, strengths and weaknesses, social contacts...
Mu Yan read it carefully and looked up at Huo Xi. He knew that there were some things that her thoughts and actions were better than his.
"I'll have someone copy this roster."
Huo Xi nodded and asked him to take it to others for copying. Then he asked: "It seems that most of the troops stationed in Kunming City are Han Chinese?"
"Well. Most of the garrison in Kunming City were brought by my grandfather from the capital when Kunming City was built. Later, some were absorbed from various places. Most of them were Han people. They were loyal to the Mu government. Therefore, the military expenditures of the various garrison stations in Yunnan were insufficient.
The Mu Mansion has never defaulted on the military expenses for the garrison in Kunming City. But later he took over and the Jun family was in charge of the house... Coupled with what the outside guards said about the different treatment of the Mu Mansion, it gradually became different from the past."
"Mu's Mansion is located in Kunming City. The troops stationed outside the city are also responsible for guarding Mu's Mansion. It is reasonable to treat them differently."
"If you think like this, there won't be any problem with your family members blocking your door."
The couple was silent. Then Huo Xi asked him: "Do you think it was Aunt Jun who instigated the incident when I was blocked at the door?"
"Is it still useful? I don't think this is obvious, is it? Are you stupid?" He reached out and poked Huo Xi on the forehead.
Huo Xi turned her head to hide and glared at him: "You are stupid!"
Mu Yan smiled and said, "Yes, I am stupid because of my husband." He stretched out his arm and gently scratched Huo Xi's face. As always, it was soft and smooth, which made him love it so much that he missed it day and night.
"You don't need to pay attention to her at Jun's side. She and I have a life-or-death relationship. As long as I live, I will block the way of her son, and she will never be friendly to us. But she used to have a stern expression on her face.
Laughing, no one believes her when she says she often attacked me when I was younger. Don’t try to get in her way."
"She is the wife of a family leader. Why would she attack you personally? There are many servants who follow orders, and you didn't get her evidence. She smiled, and of course I smiled back. I'm not incapable of flattery."
Mu Yan looked at her slightly proud look, and the corner of his mouth curled up. Yes, you never let me worry, but I just can't help but miss you.
Mu Yan stared at her closely.
"Jun, if you have any undecided matters, just send Gan San to call for the manpower I have left in Kunming City. Although there are many soldiers in the mansion, they are not as good as my manpower. Even if you add the chieftain of Kunjiang Wushi Yamen
The soldiers in charge are not afraid either."
"It's getting to the point of fighting each other. However, isn't the Wushi in Kunjiang very powerful? I think the Wushi still have soldiers who came as dowries in the mansion, and there are also quite a few female soldiers."
"Those people are not enough for you, Zhu Feng, to kill them all by yourself."
"So weak?" Huo Xi expressed disbelief.
"Why don't you let Zhufeng test them at night?"
"I'm not stupid." Huo Xi glared at him.
"Don't worry, if my husband says they can't do it, then they can't do it." Huo Xi pinched Huo Xi's nose with a smile, "However, the Kunjiang Wushi are indeed the most powerful among the many chieftains in southwest Yunnan."
Then he told Huo Xi about the situation of chieftains in various states in Yunnan.
After the previous dynasty destroyed the Dali Kingdom, they still used a cooperative approach with the Duan clan of Dali and the leaders of the Yi tribes to conquer and stabilize the country.
After the Wei Dynasty destroyed Wu, they eradicated the influence of the Duan and Yi tribes on Yunnan, vigorously cultivated the culture of the Central Plains, and moved in a large number of Han people. Today, there are far more Han people than indigenous residents in Kunming.
However, in order to stabilize the southwest border, Taizu still retained the status of the leaders of the various Yi tribes, and still regarded their territories as the scope of their governance. Each chieftain's office was set up to govern the barbarians. Each chieftain, that is, each native official, was a hereditary system.
, pay tribute once every three years.
"Although the chieftains marry each other in order to consolidate their status, there are many conflicts between the big and small chieftains due to the imbalance of power. They often fight for land, vendettas and other reasons. The big chieftains often bully the little chieftains and annex their lands. Mu Zhan is often
He was sent to reconcile these contradictions."
Huo Xi looked at him, "Are you happy that you don't have to deal with this?"
Mu Yan raised his eyebrows. Is it obvious?
"Mu Zhan is eager to get the support of the chieftains, and will only fight in the middle. If it were your husband and me, we would not use such gentle methods. Mu Zhan is also quite powerful, and he often favors the big chieftains, even the younger ones.
The chieftains complained a lot and filed many complaints against him. This time, he told me that he wanted to plead with the emperor to allow me to stay in Yunnan and help him."
"You refused?"
"If I want to stay in Yunnan, I have to exchange Mu Zhan's family for going to Beijing as a hostage. I'm afraid he won't be able to part with it." Mu Yan sarcastically said.
No matter how biological he was, nothing could compare to the affection Mu Zhan had by his side since childhood.
Huo Xi stroked his arm and comforted her silently, "I'm afraid Xiao Yu'er will have to sit on the threshold every day and wait for dad again."
"That child." The corners of Mu Yan's lips curled up, and the gloom in his heart dissipated.
"Tell me what the situation is like among the various chieftains. I heard that the situation in the chieftain states with the official transfer system is better?"
Huo Xi will make a big move next and needs to know the sphere of influence of each state urgently. It would be bad if he bumps into it unknowingly.
Mu Yan also knew that she had an arrangement, so he explained it to her in detail.
"You are right to say that. Hundreds of barbarians live together in Yunnan, and development is very uneven. If there are prefectures and counties governed by both local officials and local officials, the economic situation will be better. Like the minjia (Bai people) in Dali, there are many dams and basins, and the local officials
With both local and rural governance, the people's living standards are high. The Luoluo (Yi people) living in isolated mountainous areas still practice primitive slash-and-burn farming, so how can the people's lives be good? Most local officials there are self-governing."
“The situation in prefectures and counties where chieftains are autonomous is not so good?”
"Not entirely. For example, the Naxi people in Lijiang are governed by the Mufu. Their leader, Musen, knows poetry and books, is good at etiquette and abides by justice. He actively learns Han culture and is loyal to the court. The people under his rule live and work in peace and contentment. In addition to giving him great gifts, Taizu
The family's surname is "Mu" and he was given the word 'Serve the country sincerely'. Last year, the emperor gave his family a painting of 'Serve the country sincerely'."
In such a Tusi Autonomous Prefecture that actively integrates into Han culture, the Mu government has to spend much less effort.
"What about Wu Shi?"
"Wushi..."
Mu Yan didn't want to mention it.
He felt that this Wushi was a bit of a loser, but he was afraid that Huo Xi would mess with Wushi's ways.
Then he said in detail: "The Wushi of Kunjiang is ranked high in power among the states. Originally, there were official posts, but because the Wushi married their daughter to the Mu Mansion, the official posts were abolished. In recent years, relying on the Mu Mansion
This in-law family often annexed the land of the little chieftains. Because of Mu Zhan's protection, the little chieftains had no way to surrender."
Mu Yan frowned.
"This Wushi is quite troublesome? Is it a branch of Baiyi (Dai people)?"
Mu Yan nodded, "The Baiyi people live in the plains between mountains, with a lot of arable land, and their lives are relatively prosperous. But Kunjiang, the leader of the Baiyi tribe, is Mu Zhan's father-in-law, so he can annex other chieftains' lands. I have no interest in his family.