Jun also didn't expect that Mu Yan kept silent and raised a large number of private soldiers in Yunnan under their noses.
Moreover, the father-in-law didn’t reveal anything about this matter to the mother and son!
"Mom, my father must have known about such a big thing, but he hid it from us!"
As the eldest son, Mu Zhan has learned to manage Yunnan affairs from Mu Sheng's side over the years. Who outside the world would not regard him as the next person in power in Yunnan?
Even if Mu Yan was granted the title of Crown Prince, he would remain in the capital as a hostage, and no matter how long his hands were, he would not be able to reach Yunnan.
As the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, Mu Zhan enjoyed all the benefits of the Duke's Mansion. However, he felt that even if Mu Yan was the crown prince, he would be shorter than him. However, he did not expect that he actually raised a private army in Yunnan, which was enough.
A private soldier of the guardhouse!
He went to various states and counties to mediate conflicts among chieftains, using government soldiers and asking his father to dispatch manpower.
But Mu Yan actually has so many men of his own! All he wants to do is follow his orders.
Mu Zhan admitted that he was sour.
"Mom, you are a private soldier of the guards! Where did Mu Yan get the money to support his army? Did his grandfather and uncle leave him so much money? Or was it allocated to him by his father?" Mu Zhan became more and more sad as he spoke.
He, the young master of the Duke's palace, had to spend more than a thousand taels of silver, and he had to go to the accountant to ask his father for instructions. But he, Mu Yan, actually had the money to support so many private soldiers!
You can spend it however you want! This is a clear difference!
Trample the face of him, the eldest young master of the Duke's mansion, under your feet!
Mrs. Jun felt that the Duke of Guo still cared about them and their son, and only them. After Mu Yan passed away, the Duke of Guo would only have two bloodlines, Zhan'er and Wang'er. In the future, his things would not be left to him.
son?
Will it be reserved for large houses with three and four bedrooms?
She stayed with the Duke of Guo all these years and worked hard without complaint, but who would have thought... she ended up paying the wrong amount.
A chill surged up from the bottom of my heart, and I felt a chill in my heart.
But in order to prevent his son from confronting Mu Yan and losing the heart of the Duke, he comforted him: "I'm afraid your father doesn't know about it. At least not completely. Over the years, my mother has helped to take charge of the central government, both inside and outside the courtyard.
I am well aware of the money transactions in the hospital. I have never seen your father allocate money to Mu Yan from the capital."
The ancestral property in the capital and some properties purchased by the old marquis in the early years are now in the hands of that boy Mu Yan.
Since the Dian people forgot to allocate money to Beijing in the early years, Mu Yan got angry and said that his biological mother stayed in Beijing to keep the ancestral property. Why did the family have to use his biological mother's dowry money to pay for the family's expenses?
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The Duke felt guilty, so he handed over all the property in Beijing to him.
The annual income will no longer be sent to Yunnan, and Yunnan will no longer allocate money to Beijing.
"My mother knows very well what kind of property there is in the capital. After deducting some expenses and entertainment, I'm afraid there won't be much left. As for how much property the old marquis and the late marquis of Dian have left to him..." After so many years, she still has nothing.
Find out.
That boy does everything without revealing anything.
The Duke of Guo had also revealed something to her earlier, but he only said that Mu Yan was young and could not win the hearts of the supervisors and suffered a lot of losses.
"The old marquis and the previous marquis should have left some manpower for him, but Yunnan's industrial prospects will probably be used to support these people." As for how he could afford to support a private soldier for the guard, Jun was also very concerned.
Surprised.
This is not easy to do. And others are not in Yunnan yet.
"This Mu Yan should not be underestimated. He can support so many people, and these people are still loyal to him, so you cannot take it lightly."
Mu Zhan couldn't calm down and couldn't listen. He only wanted his own men and had his own private army.
"Mother, ask your father to allocate some private property to me for my own management. When I have more money in my hands, I will also recruit some people myself and raise a private army with one guard and two guards. I am the young master of the Duke's palace.
You can’t rely on the government for everything.”
If you want money or money, you have to reach out to your father, and you are hindered in everything.
Mu Yan's private soldiers stimulated Mu Zhan. He also wanted to be as wanton as Mu Yan, with money and people in his hands. Even more than him.
"Mom, in addition, you ask father to allocate some people to me. From now on, I will only listen to my orders. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for me to do anything."
Mrs. Jun originally thought that as long as she took the money, she could use the money in the hands of the people in the house at will. But now she understands that the house belongs to the house, and what she and her son have in their hands is theirs.
Huo Xi and Mu Yan didn't know about Jun's and Mu Zhan's plans. Even if they knew, they wouldn't care.
"I haven't visited Mrs. Yu since I moved to Yunnan. She is also your mother in name. If you don't visit, it would be disrespectful." Huo Xi and Mu Yan discussed going to see Mrs. Yu.
Mrs. Yu was the step-wife of Mu Yan's father. Although Mu Yan was adopted under the name of the late Marquis Yuan's wife, Mrs. Yu, as the widow of the eldest family member, was also nominally Mu Yan's step-mother.
Mu Yan nodded, "Okay, tell your servants to make preparations, and we will go visit immediately."
While making arrangements, Huo Xi asked Mu Yan: "Your stepmother passed away back then, why didn't you adopt Mrs. Yu's name?"
Mu Yan looked nostalgically, "My grandfather was a far-sighted man. When he was ordered to guard Yunnan, there were many forces in Yunnan, and the Yu family helped him a lot. He was grateful, but he was afraid that after he passed away, my successor and I would
Due to the constraints of the Yu family, I was recorded in my mother's name. Since Yu was still young at the time, my grandfather must have hoped that she could give birth to an heir for my father."
"Your grandfather had good intentions. On the one hand, he helped you and your heir figure out the future. On the other hand, he was afraid that if Mrs. Yu gave birth to an heir, your status would be embarrassed."
"Well, my grandfather was very talented and had far-reaching ideas. It's a pity that he died early." He didn't have time to teach him more.
When he was young, he first lost his grandfather who loved him and then his stepfather who regarded him as his own son. His status was awkward. He stumbled and fumbled by himself, and almost never had the chance to grow up.
The couple talked for a while, and when the girls reported that everything was packed and the carriage was ready, they went out together to visit Mrs. Yu in the nunnery.
As soon as they left the side door, they met Xunwu who came into the house to report something.
"Madam, madam, the golden flowers have appeared! Most of them have golden flowers!"
"Really? Most of them have golden flowers?"
Huo Xi's face was full of disbelief. Didn't you say that it is not easy to get golden flowers at the right time and in the right place? Why did she encounter it for the first time, and most of the 20,000 kilograms of Chencha got golden flowers?
Mu Yan saw that Xunwu had no eyes for him anymore. When he saw them, he only called them "Madam" and said words that he couldn't understand.
Angry.
He pushed it away with his hands and asked, "What golden flower?" It's the same thing, so close.
"Ah, Your Majesty."
Tsk, I just saw him now! Stare at him.
"Hey, Your Majesty, the 20,000 kilograms of inferior tea that Madam bought at Yibang Tea Horse Company produced golden flowers. Madam has picked up a big leak again this time!"