Su Rong sneezed violently.
He is now guarding Yongchang Prefecture. All the generals and officials in Yongchang Prefecture who were previously controlled by the Miao people have been imprisoned if they are found guilty. Everyone from top to bottom is waiting for manpower, and there are simply too many people to handle it, so he simply does the work of several people alone.
In addition to guarding Yongchang Prefecture, he also helped to deal with some matters such as clearing land and returning homesteads to the people.
While he was busy checking the documents, he heard He Chaoyan's laughter from outside: "Hey, what's wrong with you, Master? You must have won a victory. Someone in the capital is worried about you, right? Otherwise, why are you sneezing non-stop?"
Because the two had previously gone to Beizhen together, and later guarded Yongchang Prefecture together, their relationship was already very good. Hearing He Chaoyan's joke, Su Rong was not angry, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong with that? Are you a bachelor, and you are jealous that I have a lovely wife at home?"
After getting to know each other, they knew each other's temper. In addition, the military had never been so taboo in speaking, and being literary was out of place. Sure enough, when He Chaoyan heard this, she cursed: "Go to hell, you are talking about something irrelevant. You know I'm a bachelor, but you still want to tease me!"
After the two of them had some fun, He Chaoyan got down to business: "How is it going? Are there many people coming to claim their ancestral property?"
Yongchang Prefecture was previously controlled by Lijiang Village. In fact, the fields, houses and other things did not belong to the common people, but to the Miao people.
It is very difficult to return these things to the people now, because it happened so long ago and many people cannot produce proof to prove that the fields and other things belong to them.
At this time, the government needs to archive it.
However, the government had always been controlled by the Miao people, and the government's archives actually had huge loopholes.
Su Rong's job was very exhausting. When he heard He Chaoyan's question, he couldn't help but sigh and shook his head: "When you mention this, I really don't know how to answer you. I can only say that it's too confusing. It's been so long, but I'm afraid that less than one thousandth of it has been verified. If it continues like this, I don't know when it will end."
He Chaoyan didn't think there was anything strange about it, after all, he had been through the whole process.
He frowned, "This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. After all, to put it bluntly, many things are unprovoked and there is no way to figure it out. They are all messed up. However, if this matter is not handled properly, it will also be troublesome. Those people have been oppressed too much in recent years. Why are they now on the side of the court? It is because the court said that they would lead a good life and give them a way to survive. If we don't give them land, they will definitely think that we are as untrustworthy as those Miao people."
Su Rong put down the documents in his hand, leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath: "Yes, speaking of which, I still want to discuss this matter with His Highness."
He Chaoyan also agreed: "When His Highness comes back, we should discuss it with him and come up with a plan. He will be back soon."
Xiao Heng went to Heihua Miao Village.
There are now circles of people surrounding the Heihua Miao Village.
It’s not the imperial court or their own people who come here, but people from other Miao villages.
Before, these Miao villages all followed Lijiang Village, but now Lijiang Village is finished. Their old monsters that used to scare and suppress the other Miao villages are also dead. Of course, the remaining Miao villages have to find a way out for themselves.
Now the Heihua Miao Village seems to have become dependent on the imperial court, and everyone wants to come to the Heihua Miao Village to investigate the situation.
Looking at so many people below, Allen was a little surprised and discussed with Grandma Heihua: "How should we get rid of them?"
Black Granny was seriously injured after her visit to Lijiang Village. She has been recuperating in bed ever since. She was able to walk again in the past few days. After hearing what Alan said, she stood on the stilt house on the top of the mountain and looked at the people below. She said calmly: "Why send them away? Let them all come in. They used to follow Lijiang Village and did a lot of harm to people. This cannot be done anymore in the future. They should also know the new rules."
Allen looked at the black woman hesitantly: "What do you mean?"
Black Granny remained calm: "That's what I mean. These Miao villages will all be under our control from now on. They should know this news."
This was also the condition that Su invited Bai Xue and her to change their minds.
As Su Yao said, what's the point of being a concubine in name only? The emperor is far away, so even if you want to take care of the Miao village, how can you take care of it in the future? But if you change the way, it will be different. As long as you take down Lijiang Village, the court will agree to recognize the status of Heihua Miao Village in the future and give Heihua Miao Village a city alone. Of course, they still have to pay tribute, and it is also the territory of Da Zhou, and Da Zhou will send officials to govern it. But the difference is that the status of Miao Village is equivalent to that of a vassal king of Da Zhou, and it also has the power of a fiefdom over this city.
This is a very complex condition, and there are many detailed rules and regulations involved.
But it did convince the black mother-in-law.
After all, this is a precedent that has never been seen before, and it sounds really tempting.
Allen's eyes were shining with joy. He had vaguely known the conditions that the Miao village had negotiated with the imperial court, but he had not expected them to be such conditions.
In the future, as long as the Heihua Miao Village does not commit suicide like the Lijiang Village, then their descendants will have a future. Not only that, their own heritage will also be preserved.
He looked at the crowd below, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, and said with a smile: "Yes, in that case, then I will go and tell them first!"
The black woman coughed, and it took a while for her to stop coughing: "Go."
She watched Allen go down the mountain, her expression unchanged until he put on a cloak, then she turned around and asked, "You're back?"
Bai Xue responded softly and asked her, "Mother-in-law, are you feeling better?"
Granny Hei said calmly, "Don't worry, I will definitely live longer. I will not die until I see that you can stand on your own."
Bai Xue immediately clenched her hand, a little sad: "Mother-in-law!"
Black Granny looked at her and couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong? How can a person live without getting sick or dying? Even that old man, relying on the people in the mansion, killed so many people, but he only lived to be 190 years old? I have already lived 81 years on my own, which is considered a long life. What's there to be unhappy about? Besides, I still have to live another 10 years!"