Zhan Zhumen

The sun is setting, and there is a yellow halo on the sky, which makes me feel warm and comfortable in this winter.

"Let's go tomorrow. There are many shops in Yushi Street and it's very popular. I'm afraid you won't be able to do enough shopping just for a while." Mu Yan looked at the sky outside.

"Alright." Huo Xi put down the car curtain.Feeling wrong again, "Aren't we going to visit Yu's house tomorrow?" All the posts were handed out.

Mu Yan paused, "Then we will go later." He forgot about it.

The husband and wife turned back to the house.

As soon as he returned to Cuihuang Courtyard, Mu Zhan got the news.The family of three had dinner in Aunt Jun's courtyard, and Mu Zhan stayed to discuss matters with Aunt Jun.

"Mother, did father say how many soldiers he can send to me?"

Seeing that Mu Yan had a private soldier comparable to the strength of the guards, Mu Zhanchi was really sour.Scratching his heart and soul, he also wants to have his own private soldiers, the number of which cannot be less than Mu Yan's, and the private soldiers who only listen to his orders.

Originally, Mu Yan was in the capital, and no one in Yunnan competed with him. He used the manpower in the mansion as he wanted, and he didn't think there was anything wrong.After Mu Yan revealed his private soldiers, Mu Zhan realized that what is in the mansion belongs to the mansion, and what he owns is his own.

When Aunt Jun heard this, her face was worried.

"I talked to your father. He only said that if you want to employ people, you can call them in the mansion. He said that the manpower in the mansion is enough for you."

"What's the difference!" Mu Zhan raised his voice.

"I want to call the guards in the mansion. The chief guard in the mansion doesn't listen to me, but to my father. I have to ask my father for instructions and get his approval."

I didn't feel that way before, but now I feel inconvenient everywhere.

"I also want to raise a private soldier of my own! It only belongs to my son. Does my father disagree?"

Aunt Jun felt a little embarrassed, "Your father didn't expressly disagree."

"Then father agreed!" Mu Zhan's eyes lit up.

Aunt Jun couldn't bear to hit him, so she just tried to comfort him: "Zhan'er, your father told me that it is not easy to raise a private soldier. Look, they need to eat and drink, and they have to give them a noon every month, right?" ?There are other throwing costs, which will cost a lot in a year. In addition, to equip them with armor and weapons... If your father asks, these are not a problem, and you can buy them clearly, but it requires a lot of money. And do you want to equip them with horses? The price of a horse is not low!"

A thousand words are nothing but money.There is a huge monthly throwing fee here.

Aunt Jun also thought that her son should have a private army, not inferior to Mu Yan's.But when he calmed down, he also felt that the Duke's analysis was right, and the harm outweighed the benefit.

One is that it costs a lot of money to throw away, and the other is that if Zhan'er assists in local affairs, the Duke will send people to follow him, and Zhan'er doesn't have to worry about money and manpower.

Besides, with Zhan'er's status...it would be against the rules for him to raise a private soldier.It would be troublesome if someone reported this.

"Otherwise, listen to your father, we don't need to compare this with Mu Yan." Aunt Jun comforted in a soft voice.

But Mu Zhan couldn't listen.

"Mother! I asked you to ask your father for instructions. Not only did you not get the silver, you also couldn't get your father's consent, and you were persuaded by your father instead! Is it because I am a bastard and I am not worthy of having private soldiers? Or is it because I am a bastard, You can’t have any private property, and if you want money or people, you have to reach out to the mansion? Always depends on people’s faces?”

Originally, Mu Zhan had no one to compete with him. He lived a comfortable life and gave people a humble and capable image outside, but when Mu Yan came, he became more and more impatient and lost his temper.

Looking at such a son, Aunt Jun felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Her son is the eldest son, and because of her status as a concubine, her son can only be a concubine, and must be humbled in every way.

"Your uncle's property, your grandfather allocated several places to your mother. After a while, your mother will have more money for you to use. If you really want to recruit people, we will quietly raise them as servants in Zhuangzi. Not to mention private soldiers. It's just that we need to find people who can act as soldiers..."

I'm afraid it's hard to find.

Swords and arrows have no eyes, even those who have nothing to live for still cherish their lives.Unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not serve as a soldier for others.And you have to be sneaky, and you can't have an obvious identity.

If it is not able to afford a large price, I am afraid that it will not be able to recruit suitable personnel.

Glancing at Mu Zhan, "Zhan'er, don't worry, let's plan this matter slowly." Moreover, Mu Yan still wants to return to Beijing as a hostage, and everything in Yunnan belongs to her son.

Don't be too eager.

Mu Zhan was not comforted, and flung his sleeves back to his study.

Bring in your confidants and let him check how much money is left in the account and how many people can be recruited.

After doing some calculations, I realized that there was very little silver in my hand.Not to mention recruiting according to Mu Yan's standards, but only ordinary servants, I'm afraid they won't be able to support many people.

"Is this all the money in the account?" Mu Zhan was very dissatisfied.

He felt that the managers under him were a bunch of trash, and others were earning a lot of money, so why was his money getting less and less?
"All the money was used to buy the jade mine on the border between Leng Guo and me."

"There is no money in the account this year?" Such a big jade mine.

"A lot of ore has been dug out, but not many good jade..."

I don't know if it's because the people of Lengguo lied to the young master, that jade mine didn't produce much good jade seriously.

Mu Zhan frowned tightly, "Didn't you say that you transported several carts of rough stones to the shop on Yushi Street?"

"Most of those rough stones are still piled up in the warehouse. The shopkeeper wants people to see if there is any good jade in it first, so that they can be opened in the shop for future use." If you sell good jade, you can make more money than selling rough stones.

Mu Zhan now needs silver, a lot of silver.He can't wait.

Even if there is good jade in the original stone, it will not be short time to ask a jade craftsman to carve it out, then put it in a shop and wait for buyers to buy it, and then pay back.

And what if there is no good jade?
"The person in the stable said today that Mu Yan and his wife are going to go shopping in Yushi Street in the next two days. You are like this..." The recruiter approached and gave some instructions in a low voice.

The steward listened and nodded, and went out to make arrangements.

Mu Yan and Huo Xi didn't know this.

Their eldest house is assigned to the east road of the mansion, and the eldest house has no elders in the mansion, so the husband and wife don't have to make up their minds to anyone, and they don't have to eat with the second and third families, each family eats their own food.The Duke of the State did not call Mu Yan to discuss matters these days, the husband and wife are at ease.

After dinner, I watched the scenery and digested food in the huge mansion.

The Hou's mansion has been transformed into a public mansion, and the mansion has been expanded several times, covering a very large area, with pavilions, terraces and buildings, water, stones and Qinghua, and all kinds of scenery along the way.Just strolling around after dinner is only one out of ten.

Although it was night, there were hundreds of servants in the mansion, and candles were already lit in the courtyards, gardens and porch, the scenery at night was different from that during the day.

The husband and wife didn't go back to the yard to rest until they were tired from shopping.

The next day, when the servants were ready, the couple went to visit Yu's house by car.