Mu Yan stayed with Yang Fu for two days and talked with him many times before sending him away.
Yang Fu left with several boats full of jade materials, various goods, and Huo Xi's generous gifts for his relatives. He stood at the bow of the boat feeling a little sad, not knowing when he would see him again.
When they were children, the uncle and nephew spent most of their time together. When they were sleeping, they could hear Xi'er's gentle breathing in the cabin next door.
When we grew up, we both lived in the capital. Even though we didn't live in the same place, we could see each other often and didn't feel the pain of separation. Now that we each have our own homes, it's hard to see each other again.
I don’t know whether the child in Xi’er’s belly is a boy or a girl, and how long it will take to see her. I sighed deeply and drifted away as the boat sailed away.
Huo Xi had never seen her relatives at home before, and although she missed them, she didn't have many emotional ups and downs. The joy of seeing them at first, and then seeing them again made her feel extremely sad.
She cried all night. Mu Yan also coaxed her all night, touching her belly and whispering in her ear: "This must be a girl, so sentimental."
Huo Xi wiped her tears and said, "How did you know it was a girl? My son can't cry because he is thinking about his relatives?"
Mu Yan argued: "When you were pregnant with Qier, it was not like this."
"When I was pregnant with Yu'er, I didn't leave my hometown or my relatives."
"That's true. But I feel differently. This child has not had any fetal movement yet and is very well-behaved. She must be a considerate girl for her mother."
At that time, Qi'er's fetus was moving frequently, and Xi'er was kicked and punched in the belly. The little fists that were visible to the naked eye revealed that the boy came out.
The two talked about girls and boys all night, and argued over names, but they comforted Huo Xi.
The next day, Mu Yan walked to the meeting hall.
All the officials and staff had already sat down, including the Duke of Guizhou and the third master Mu Ang. But he was scolded for being late? No, he arrived on time.
Mu Yan pretended not to notice the eyes on him, lifted up his robe and sat down on the other side of the first seat of the Duke of Guizhou. He glanced around the hall lightly, cold and cold, and with a bit of majesty, which made people feel
Don't dare to look directly.
Mu Zhan glanced at Mu Yan's seat and looked away.
One of the couple can win military hearts, the other can win money, they are both very powerful. His mother is right, they should not be underestimated.
As Mu Yan sat down, the discussion began. He had been in the army at the border before and had not participated in the discussion for a long time. He only listened and spoke little today.
After discussing the political affairs, the subordinate officials and staff who took the hint began to ask Mu Yan, is there any solution to the sluggish business in the city? If a lot of merchants leave Yunnan due to business losses, and the population emigrates, is it necessary?
Unfilial and unjust?
"What is unfilial piety and unrighteousness?" Mu Yan looked at the official who spoke indifferently.
"The late Marquis was ordered to guard Yunnan and determined the management of Yunnan. In less than ten years, everything was done and he worked hard to get Yunnan out of the frontier barbarism. If the efforts of the predecessors were destroyed in one day due to the struggle for small profits,
, How can I deal with the old Marquis and the late Marquis? Isn’t that considered unfilial?”
"Unfilial?" Mu Yan raised his eyebrows, and then a big hat hit him on the head.
"The matters discussed today are very broad," he said sarcastically. This brought the woman's business to the table for discussion.
"The Crown Prince's wife shares weal and woe with the Crown Prince. Her every move outside is naturally related to the Crown Prince's face and represents the Crown Prince. Now, because the Crown Prince's wife has opened the North-South Merchandise Store, all the merchants have lost their business, and the stewards have also lost their business.
The old marquis spent a lot of effort to move the merchants from Jiangnan and the Central Plains here. Now, if the prince’s wife wants to make a few coins, the merchants will lose business and lead to emigration. It doesn’t matter.
righteous?"
Unfilial and unjust, the words were a bit too strong. Duke Qian frowned.
When Mu Ang saw it, he said: "It's unfilial and unjust, it's too much. The Crown Prince's wife's shop has just opened for business, and nothing has been done yet. We still need to wait and see for a while. It's better to set the tone in a hurry to avoid getting impatient."
Some. And we can’t complain about cracking down on good business just because merchants have lost business.”
He also likes his niece-in-law's North-South goods store.
Usually he doesn't like to go shopping, and only likes to go to restaurants with friends to drink and watch movies. But when the North and South Goods Store opened, he went there several times and stayed for several hours each time.
And it’s your own family’s business. If the business is doing well, isn’t it better than watching other people make money?
"Back to the third master, the prince's wife is of high status and should not be engaged in business. I have never seen any lady from a prince's house doing business in public..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the prince shooting a cold light at him.
The subordinate officer who spoke shivered all over.
But he still had to bite the bullet and continued: "It is their duty for businessmen to use their own methods to make profits, but they do not rely on their status to do all the business and squeeze others out of their way to survive."
Among all the officials and staff, which one has no property? Those whose business was affected naturally felt that the Crown Prince’s wife was overbearing in business and cut off their own financial path.
So they all agreed.
The chatter turns a good meeting hall into a market place.
The corners of Mu Zhan's lips raised slightly. We can't let that couple take advantage of everything. Everyone is the same, but you quietly became rich and suddenly became soaring to the sky. Who feels comfortable?
Seeing the quarrel, the Duke of Guizhou frowned and was about to speak, but Mu Yan suddenly spoke: "Others have no business, so I can only say that their methods are not good enough. Why, you can't stand seeing the business booming, and you want to force my wife to close down?"
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"Your Majesty, you need to know that rain and dew are all affected. If a group of merchants are forced to have no way of survival, it is difficult to predict what will happen."
"Are you threatening me?"
"My subordinate didn't mean that..."
"Then what does this gentleman mean? That businessmen will unite and move their families back to the Central Plains? Will they resist, disturb the people's hearts, and start a rebellion?"
Subordinate officer:……
Prince, are you taking it too seriously? He didn't mean it that way.
But Mu Yan didn't give him a chance to argue. He added: "If someone calls my wife here and asks her if she has any solutions, how many do you think she can say?"
The corner of his mouth raised a slight arc, "If my wife comes up with a suggestion, but all the merchants can't think of it, do you think my wife is smart or they are too stupid?"
The official was forced to question and was speechless.
If you call the Crown Prince’s wife here, you can really tell me one, two, three ways to deal with it. Then how do you calculate it? He is as stupid as all the businessmen? So what he said about being unfilial and unjust is not a joke?
The subordinate pursed his lips.
Mu Zhan frowned. He didn't expect that this subordinate officer, who was usually very smart, would be like a gourd when Mu Yan retorted. As soon as he opened his mouth, Mu Yan suddenly looked towards him and said, "Brother,
What do you want to say?"
Uh... what Mu Zhan wanted to say was suddenly choked back in his throat.
Seeing that Mu Zhan was blocked and speechless, Mu Xi helped him: "Second brother, what do you and your wife think when you do this? They think that our Mu family is short of money and wants to monopolize the business, so they will drive out all the merchants. By then,
Businessmen have moved away, leaving so many shops and houses behind. Do you want to buy them?"
"I'll buy it."
Mu Xi choked, "There will be an exodus of people. When the time comes, the emperor will reprimand me. I'm afraid my second brother won't be able to bear it."
"Why did the emperor reprimand him?" Mu Yan glanced sideways at him.
"Does the North-South Merchant Company pay less taxes? Does it do illegal things? Does it embarrass the people? The North-South Merchant Company conducts business in a disciplined manner and promises to use 10% of its profits every year for the people of Yunnan. Do you think the emperor will reprimand him or not?
Huge reward?”
Donate 10% of the profits? Everyone in the hall looked at Mu Yan in disbelief.
