Chapter 736 Insufficient money
Before Huo Xi reached the front yard, Jun Shi and her eldest daughter-in-law Wu Shi walked up to meet her.
"I heard that you were surrounded by the common people in front of the mansion? It's really a persimmon picker. The thuggish people came to make trouble when the men were not in the mansion. They came out again and again, so that we weak women even went to the door. I dare not go out."
Come up to pull Huoxi, "It's hard for you. Usually, when encountering such things, the manager often goes out to deal with them. If there is too much, I can't bear it. I have to confess to close the door of the house and wait for the Duke to come back to deal with it. It’s not that we are ruthless, if they are reasonable, it’s because there are too many people and they are unreasonable, and we women don’t understand military affairs.”
Looked Huo Xi up and down: "Are you okay? What did the troublemaker do to you? If something happens to you, how can I explain this to the crown prince?"
After finishing speaking, he hastily greeted the servants, who wanted to serve Huo Xi water, tea and handkerchiefs, and asked Huo Xi to go back to the hospital to rest.
Huo Xi held her down: "I'm not busy. If it's convenient, I'd like to ask my aunt about the situation."
"Hey, I don't know much about it, I just know that those people came here not only once or twice."
While speaking, several people arrived at the main hall.
When it was settled, Wu Shi explained to Huo Xi, "My younger brother and sister just entered Yunnan, so I don't know the situation. Yunnan is no better than the prosperous city of Jinshi in the capital. It is located in the southwestern border, with high mountains and deep forests. Some places are inaccessible. In recent years, the military expenses allocated by the imperial court to Yunnan have often been in arrears. Before the end of each month, the accountant of the inner court in the mansion has to pay the money to the outer court. It’s been a long time since the women in this class wore jewelry.”
Mu Zhan's two concubines nodded in agreement.
Huo Xi glanced at them and remained silent.
After hearing this, Mrs. Jun sighed: "Originally, money was allocated to the account rooms of the inner court and the outer court respectively every month, but the money in the outer court is often insufficient, and it is often necessary to borrow from the inner court. Sometimes the inner court even distributes the accounts of various places. not come out."
"The mansion has reached this point? It's so difficult. I didn't know it. It's my fault." Huo Xi's face was full of pain.
Mrs. Jun shook her head: "Governor Guo didn't let us reveal any of these things to you. He only said that you are in the capital and you are no better off than us. All the expenses sent to the capital every month are also allocated in full. In the early years, due to insufficient support, all the income from various industries in the capital was collected and sent to Yunnan, and after the accounts were closed, they were sent to the capital according to the amount, but later..."
Originally, the various affairs of the capital, the big and small affairs of the clan, the contacts between people, and all the affairs on Jiangjun Mountain were all supported by Cheng's dowry.
Mu Yansui broke out violently, abolished all the managers, and took all the property in the capital into his hands. The Duke's Mansion in the capital did not continue to rely on Cheng's dowry to live.
Huo Xi already knew about these things when he married Mu Yan. Hearing another statement from Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I just don't know.
"Why is there still arrears of military expenses? Did the Duke not report to the court? It's not a problem to have family members blocking the door every day. I don't dare to go out now."
After only two days in Yunnan, people blocked the door. Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't go out before?
When she enters Yunnan, the matter will be found out?
Huo Xi remained calm.
"We women don't know anything about military affairs. I only heard from the Duke of the State that he had submitted a letter to the court and asked his subordinates to call the army, but there was no accurate reply, only procrastination. Are you here?" The capital must also know that in recent years, the central government may have no money in the treasury, and I heard from the Duke that the military support on the nine sides is insufficient."
After hearing this, Wushi sighed: "Eunuch is soft-hearted, he can't see the hardships of the families of the soldiers who fought with him, and often uses the money from various properties in the mansion to fill in the money. After this filling, everyone in the backyard has to reduce expenses. Outsiders watch It's bright, but inside it's full of food."
"It's not that far yet." Junshi interrupted Wushi with a smile, "I heard that Mrs. Shizi wants to open a small kitchen in the courtyard, and there are still some in the Yinqian Mansion."
Huo Xi was stunned.
smiled and said: "If money is tight in the government, the cost of building a small kitchen does not need to be allocated by the inner court. These years, Ke Guan and I have been in the capital, and we don't know the situation in Kunming City. We have never done anything, and we really feel ashamed."
She can pay for it herself, but the small kitchen still needs to be built.
Jun Shi and Huo Xi declined for a while, and agreed that she would pay for the renovation of the small kitchen herself.
(end of this chapter)