When Huo Xi asked about the piece of imperial green, Mu Yan shook his head, "Not that fast."
The land of Yunnan is thousands of miles away from Peiping, and it is difficult to travel on the road in winter, so it cannot be delivered to the emperor so quickly.
Thinking that such a large piece of jade, with a single word from Mu Zhan, was regarded as a gift for the Emperor's Longevity Festival, Mu Yan was still worried.
Go to the study, call a group of subordinates, and ask them to move quickly to get the jade mine in Mu Zhan's hands. Only by cutting off the biggest source of wealth in Mu Zhan's hands can the anger in his heart be relieved.
The next day, the day when the Yamen opened the seal, the meeting hall of the Mu Mansion also reopened.
Mu Yan discovered that Mu Zhan had changed. He not only became smarter, but also became more capable.
If he was just dissatisfied that he had diluted his attention before, he actually had a somewhat casual attitude towards himself and did not take himself seriously. He felt that he would leave Dian at any time and all he would get was just a mirror.
It’s nothing more than a moon in the water. I don’t bother to fight excessively.
But today, Mu Zhan became more interested.
When he heard that the Duke of Guizhou asked Mu Yan to continue working in the army, he also volunteered, "Father, I went to visit my father-in-law's house in the middle of the year. I heard that various chieftains' houses had some opinions on the continued hoarding of land for the guards. To avoid turmoil, father took a look.
Do we need to send people to each chieftain’s mansion to appease them?”
Mu Yan glanced at him and remained calm. He only looked at the officials and ministers in the meeting hall.
Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this, and raised their eyes to look at the prince and the eldest son. Their eyes met with Mu Yan's, and they avoided them.
Duke Qian thought for a moment, looked at Mu Ang, and asked, "Then who do you think should be sent to appease him?"
"It's most appropriate for my second brother to go with this matter. It's just that my second brother has to go to the army..." Mu Zhan paused as he spoke and glanced at the hall, "Why don't you let your third uncle go?"
"It's not appropriate for me to go." Mu Ang declined.
Just after thinking about it in his mind, he heard his eldest son Mu Xikou quickly reply: "In previous years, the eldest brother was always the one to mediate the disputes between the chieftains. The eldest brother also has more experience and understanding on how to mediate the conflicts between the chieftains. Since the second brother smoked
If you don't want to get out of here, why don't you let me go with my eldest brother?"
The fourth brother had to accompany the second brother to join the army and move out of the third house together. Why was he so different from Mu Jun because of his status as a concubine? He was still the eldest son.
He looked at Duke Qian, expecting him to agree.
Duke Qian glanced at everyone again, "What do you think?"
The subordinate officials and ministers felt a little embarrassed. Originally, when the prince was in Yunnan, military affairs and coordinating the affairs of the chieftains should be handled by the prince himself or by arranging the prince's personnel. If others intervened, it would be somewhat coveted.
Of course, if the prince is not here, it will be another matter.
Seeing that no one spoke for a moment, Mu Zhan frowned and glanced at the subordinate officials and ministers below.
Then one of the subordinate officials said: "My lord, I have returned home. I feel that appeasing the chieftains will cause trouble. If the prince cannot be separated, the eldest son should lead someone to deal with it. Others do not have enough weight. If it causes dissatisfaction among the chieftains, we will
Not to mention aggravating the conflict, more time will be spent on mediation in the future. If there is another chieftain rebellion, the capital may issue an edict to reprimand the Mu government for its ineffective recruitment."
As soon as he finished speaking, some officials and ministers agreed.
"Then..." Duke Qian hesitated to speak. He was afraid of seeing his biological son's cold eyes again.
Mu Yan looked at the Duke of Guizhou, "As the current priority is to appease the chieftain, Brother Lao will go to the imperial court on behalf of the Mu family."
Duke Qian glanced at him in surprise.
I thought he was going to assign his trusted officials or subordinates to handle it. Unexpectedly, he simply pushed the matter to Mu Zhan with just one word. Compared to Mu Zhan who was eager to keep power in his hands, this adopted son seemed more generous?
Or is he more confident? He has everything under control?
Duke Qian couldn't see through his son for a while.
"Then let Mu Zhan take a trip."
"Second uncle, I'll ask for permission to follow my eldest brother." Mu Xi said hurriedly.
Going to the chieftain's houses in various places to comfort him is what he likes to do most. Although it is a bumpy journey, when he arrives at the chieftain's houses in various places, he is carefully arranged and he does not have to worry about everything.
I can even write down a note about him on the book.
Isn’t it pleasant?
After the morning meeting, Mu Yan returned to his study. All his subordinates and Mu Liao gathered together.
"Your Majesty, this matter should not be left to the eldest son."
"Yes." All the admirers nodded in agreement.
Even if the crown prince cannot go in person, it is better to assign a close associate to handle the matter than to leave the errand to the eldest son. Although the labor force is more important, maintaining the chieftain's house is even more unshirkable and equally important.
Mu Yan shook his head, "In today's morning meeting, you saw that Mu Zhan is bound to win. Instead of fighting with him for this, we should plan slowly."
The Tusi Mansion and the Tusi system have existed for nearly a thousand years, and there are many conflicts with local yamen, chieftains, and their own tribesmen, which cannot be resolved overnight.
In order to unify the country and stabilize the people's livelihood, the Wei Dynasty still followed the hereditary system of chieftains in the past, allowing chieftains in various regions to have their own territories and manage their own people. The court still focused on appeasement and used barbarians to control barbarians.
Moreover, the imperial court treated the chieftains of Yunnan very favorably, not only paying tribute once every three years, but also giving generous rewards to the chieftains.
I heard that some chieftains frequently went to Beijing to receive generous rewards from the imperial court.
Due to the court's favor to the chieftains, some chieftains ignored local management, and land annexation became more and more intense. Big and small chieftains continued to fight for land due to feuds, and the same was true within their own clansmen.
The land was occupied by the chieftains, and the natives had a difficult life. They had to either seize the land from other barbarians or Han people, or collude with each other to cause rebellion.
There were constant disputes between the chieftains, and constant disputes within the chieftains. There were many conflicts between the natives and the natives, and there were also many conflicts between the natives and the Han people.
If the native people fled due to difficulty in survival, and the chieftains failed to manage effectively, the taxes would be affected, and the imperial court would issue an edict to reprimand them, and the Mu government would inevitably be blamed for their ineffective recruitment.
"The conflicts between chieftains in various places cannot be resolved these years, which shows that Mu Zhan's tactics are useless." Mu Yan said leisurely.
In order to win over the chieftains, Mu Zhan would only create conflicts among the chieftains. He also favored the big chieftain, which would only aggravate the conflicts.
"We don't need to argue with Mu Zhan about this matter, let him do it. This time the guard station's land hoarding is a military system established by the old marquis, and it was approved by the imperial court. And I have warned all the guards not to invade the people.
They dare not violate the land. If the chieftain is dissatisfied, it is just to feed his appetite."
Treat the people's land as their own, and take the court's favor as a matter of course.
"Let him alone."
"yes."
Mu Yan left again. He was busy working with the army and inspecting military affairs. Although he didn't say anything and looked like nothing was wrong, Huo Xi knew that he was resentful about Mu Zhan cheating him, and secretly wanted to take revenge.
.Everything he encountered while working in the army a few years ago must be avenged by him.
Husband and wife are one, the husband is valued and the wife is honored, so Huo Xi wants to help him.
"The caravan that went to Xifan in the Year of the Message, let's see how the situation is with them there?"
"Send someone to inquire about the operations of the shops under Jun's name."
A few days later, the shopkeeper of Jun's cloth shop discovered that after the first month of previous years, the cloth shop's inventory was almost sold out, and the newly purchased goods were already on the way. But now, looking at it, things were completely different from before.