Li Mu could probably guess what they were going to say, cleared his throat, and said, "Something...... Go ahead? ”

Grand Elder Kun Ling glanced at Wang Ou, and Li Mu frowned and said, "What, do you still want my wife to avoid it?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare," Grand Elder Kun Ling hurriedly said: "The status of the holy woman is honorable, how dare the lower officials, then, then the lower officials will speak bluntly." ”

Li Mu snorted, ignoring the answer. This group of fools actually has a snub heart for their wives, and they are really underwhelmed.

Grand Elder Kun Ling also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly turned his words back to the main matter, and said, "What Hou Ye said last time about the Tuguan, the lower official didn't understand it too much. Is there any standard for this hereditary local official? ”

"Heh," Li Mu sneered and said, "I think you want to ask, can you two become local officials?" ”

Grand Elder Kun Ling laughed dryly and nodded embarrassedly. In fact, he also thought about this matter for a long time before he had the courage to ask. According to Li Mu's words that day, he should be able to become a local official. But in private, he chatted with the two of Canchin, and when he talked about it, he was a little unsure.

The reason is that Kan Qin feels that Li Mu should mean that the 'village master' of Jiuxiang and Eighteen Docks can be hereditary local officials. And many of these elders, many of them are actually not the owners of the village. The status of many of them is tied to the Serpent Spirit Sect. For example, their current position as the Great Elder is actually the Great Elder of the Snake Spirit Sect. It was sealed by the Snake Spirit Sect Master, not by the imperial court.

It was only when the imperial court was sealing the officials that they valued them as 'highly respected' among the Miao people, so they were given a nominal official. Grand Elder Kun Ling's job is actually just a Miao doctor.

If the imperial court is restructured, the local officials will be feuded. He was afraid that he would not be valued by the imperial court because he had no 'use value' and would not be able to obtain an official position. That's why he was nervous, and he felt that he still had to ask about it.

In addition, not all of the owners of Jiuxiang and Eighteen Docks are the owners of each generation. There is also a situation where the owner of the village is not good and is overthrown. How to solve this part, they also do not know.

Li Mu had already thought of the charter in his heart, and when they asked, they didn't panic. "First of all, there are two criteria for the selection of local officials, one is to the court, and the other is to be able to convince the people. First, needless to say, people with selfish intentions and bad intentions will not be reused by the imperial court. Second, it's easy to understand. The reason why the imperial court chose local officials is because there are many differences between Han and Miao, terroir, human feelings, culture, etc., so if Han officials are used to govern Miao Xinjiang, it is inevitable that there will be misunderstandings and contradictions. In order to alleviate these problems, the appointment of local officials will be chosen. If this local official can't convince the public, the court might as well use Han officials to govern, such a superficial reason, you should be able to understand it, right? ”

"Yes, yes," Kun Ling and Kan Qin nodded repeatedly, which was the same as what they thought in their hearts.

"I know that some Miao village owners are not hereditary. It's chosen by the people, so it's a bit harder. But you remember one sentence, there is nothing difficult in the world, but you are afraid of those who have a heart. If you want to do something that is difficult, there is a way to do it. Li Mu glanced at the two of them and said: "The selection of local officials, in principle, is served by the 'patriarch' or 'village owner', if there is no fair patriarch or village owner, then all the people of Miao Village will vote for one." ”

"Vote?" Kun Ling and Kan Qin were puzzled, they hadn't heard of such a thing as voting.

"Yes, one person, one vote, the one with more votes is elected as the owner of the village, and the owner of the village comes to succeed the local official, and when he votes, he thinks about it himself, and he elects it, and he will take care of the good or the bad."

This is also fair, the two great elders have calculated in their hearts, with their prestige, how many votes they can get.

Li Mu continued: "Miaojiang is a place, I have taken a general look at the map, and we won't mention the previous territory. It's big and small, it's all in the past, as you said, I was bullied by the Han people, and it was also bullied by the Han people of the previous dynasty, and it has nothing to do with Datang, let's just count it according to the current one. ”

It's a bit unreasonable, but the two Great Elders also know that even if they don't agree, there is nothing they can do.

"The existing territory of Miaojiang is somewhat uneven. Taking the Min River as an example, there are those on the north bank of the river and those on the south bank of the river. There is no need to be regular, just according to the existing size of the site, clear boundaries. When the bridge across the river is repaired, I will advocate that there should be a number of markets in the south and north of the Yangtze River. Let Miao people and Han people exchange what they have and what they have, and promote the economy. ”

The two great elders glanced at each other, old fritters, can they not hear the sound outside the strings?

For example, on the south bank of the Yangtze River is Miaojiang, where the imperial court will set up a bazaar, and there will definitely be a permanent Zhichong Mansion. This is equivalent to a garrison, if there is a rebellion in Miaojiang, even if they can't put down the rebellion, the reminder is more than enough.

And on the north bank of the river, that is the place of the imperial court, even if there are Miao soldiers, how many can there be?

Hou Ye's mind is really delicate and unfathomable. It seems that the news he heard is true, frivolity is his appearance, in fact, this is a master who eats people and does not spit out bones.

"The existing area of Miaojiang is about the land of one state. Therefore, the official position of the governor of Miao Jiang is also analogous to the history of a state. It is a four-grade official position, because it is a local official, and it plays the role of proclaiming the place for the imperial court, so it is not called the history of the assassination, but is called the Xuanfu envoy. ”

"There's only one Xuanfu envoy—"

Before Li Mu finished speaking, Kun Ling and Kan Qin couldn't help but interject: "Master Hou, but the Miao family has Baibu and Wubu-"

Li Mu frowned and said: "What's wrong with you two, Ben Hou didn't finish speaking, you two still grabbed it, or you two arranged, Ben Hou won't say it?" ”

The two of them immediately coaxed and apologized again and again. If this offends Li Mu and directly declares that the other party will be the envoy, it will be a big loss.

"There is only one Xuanfu envoy, so how to choose? It's still the old rule, vote. The Miao people of Jiuxiang and Eighteen Docks, first choose the owner of the village, and then the owner of the village chooses the Xuanfu envoy, what's the matter, fair? As soon as these words came out, Grand Elder Kanqin smiled, but Grand Elder Kunling felt as if he had eaten a fly, and his old face twitched.

"Master Hou," Grand Elder Kun Ling couldn't help it, and said, "Master Hou may not know, the number of Wu Miao has always been more than Bai Miao, if such a choice, Bai Miao will really suffer." ”

"You deserve it." Li Mu directly scolded him back and said, "I made you have fewer Bai Miao people?" Who can you rely on if there are few people? The imperial court looks at the people of Miaojiang, and the people of Miaojiang are a whole, as long as it is beneficial to the majority of people, the court will do it without hesitation. Besides, how can there be absolutely fairness? Some people are born with endless glory and wealth, and some people suffer all their lives and suffer from sin without clothing, who will give them justice? ”

Grand Elder Kun Ling was about to speak, but Li Muyi waved his hand and didn't let him say, "Now I have to do something, I don't have time to think about how to be absolutely fair?" Let's not talk about whether there is so-called fairness, even if there is, everything is decided, and a year or two has passed. Can the people wait? Can the imperial court wait? Is the bridge still repaired? If that's what you think, it's better to do nothing and keep it as it is. ”

Grand Elder Kun Ling snorted for a moment, and held back his words full of words. Canchin's heart was full of joy, and the words of New Year's greetings came out without money.

Li Mu glared at him and said, "Are you happy?" Is Ben Hou's words finished? ”

"Master Hou, what do you say?" Grand Elder Kanqin is not annoyed at all, according to such a voting method, the position of Miao Jiang's Xuanfu envoy will always be Wu Miao's, and he has already taken a big advantage, and he will not lose a piece of meat if he is scolded for a few words.

"Although there is only one Xuanfu envoy, it takes into account the specific situation of Miao Jiang. The Xuanfu envoy is not hereditary, but rotates every five years. ”

Great Elder Kunling's eyes lit up instantly, the rotation is good, there is no need to choose the rotation, just wait! Definitely can be.

This time it was Kanchin's turn to speak, but Li Mu still didn't let him speak, and continued: "If Wu Miao is elected as the Xuanfu envoy first, then after five years, Bai Miao will be the new Xuanfu envoy. If you don't choose the Xuanfu envoy, you don't have to be too lonely, you can't be the Xuanfu envoy of the four products, and you also know the Xuanfu under the four products. In short, it is a sentence, when you are a Xuanfu envoy, you can't be a Xuanfu Tongzhi, and when you are a Tongzhi, you can't be a Xuanfu Envoy. Two officials, can't be out of the same family. ”

Now the two elders have understood, Li Mu's set of rules is just two words, checks and balances, checks and balances, checks and balances everywhere!

Li Mu didn't care what they thought, the things he had already decided had never changed: "Xuanfu envoy, in charge of Miaojiang, but not in charge of the army." Tongzhi assists the Xuanfu envoy, not in charge, but can be in charge of the army. The number of soldiers, this is up to the imperial court to decide, you can specify how many people are needed to maintain law and order, and hand it over to the military department for decision. ”

Hearing this, both Kun Ling and Kan Qin's hearts were churning.

If this is the case, then it is not necessarily better to proclaim the envoy or the same knowledge. One is a civil servant, and the other is a military general. Although Wenchen is in charge, you must know that at the critical moment, there must still be soldiers and horses. For example, one day if you really want to pull the flag and rebel, wouldn't you fart if you don't have soldiers?

The two Great Elders, one representing Bai Miao and the other representing Wu Miao, would not believe them if they could really have the same heart as the imperial court. Everyone has their own little abacus in their hearts, and according to today's conditions, it seems that it is more in line with their own interests to know this position. It seems that when it is time to elect the Xuanfu envoy, you have to find a way to help the other party.

"The purpose of the imperial court to set up a Xuanfu envoy this time is to let the Miao people govern the Miao as much as possible." Li Mu said solemnly: "I might as well tell you what I said, now I guarantee the conditions for Miao Jiang, as long as Miao Jiang does not rebel and pays taxes on time, what do you do, the court will not care about you." If this is the case, you are still ungrateful, resentful, and engage in some sneaky things, and when the court sends troops to suppress it, it is useless to surrender and ask for mercy. Ben Hou will also feel very faceless, and when the time comes, he will turn his face, and Hugh blames Ben Hou for being ruthless. ”

"Lord Hou is very kind, the people of Miao Jiang are unforgettable, and they will never dare to live up to Lord Hou."

"This kind of thing, you say, Ben Hou listen, just listen to it, it's still a matter of things." Li Mu sighed and said: "For the sake of Benhou's wife and children, after returning to the imperial court, Benhou will play His Majesty, reduce the taxes of Miaojiang for three years, and exempt all the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes set by Cui Yushi and others. In the past three years, you have to seize the opportunity, understand? ”

The two Great Elders were overjoyed, and they knelt down and were about to kowtow. Throughout the ages, all the dynasties of the Central Plains have treated Miao Jiang harshly, and they can't even think of such a thing as exempting them from taxes. At this moment, the two of them really have a feeling of dying as a confidant, so affectionate and friendly, if they rebel again, they really don't like people.

Of course, this is only a temporary feeling, and after the emotions have passed, it may not be what happened.

Li Mu helped the two of them up and said, "I didn't do these things for you. For the people of Miaojiang, I have come all the way, and it is too bitter to see the people. Also, a reminder to you. And through your mouths, it will be conveyed to the owners of the villages. Don't think that if you are elected as a local official, you will sit back and relax, and the hereditary will be replaced. Although the imperial court did not intervene in the autonomy of Miaojiang in principle, it did not let it go. The place of Miaojiang is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Governor's Office of Shuzhou. Every year, the Metropolitan Governor's Office will send people to inspect, if it is found that the owner of the village is bullying, or can not do the role of the court to 'proclaim' the place, you will be the owner of the village. ”

The two Great Elders were solemn and said in unison, "It should be so, it should be so." ”

"If there is a problem with Xuanfu, the court will also punish the crime. There is no need to wait for the five-year term to expire, and it will be directly replaced by Tongzhi. The criminal officer will be taken to Chang'an, and the criminal department will judge the crime. ”

The two did not have any objections.

After saying all the business that should be said, Li Mu remembered one more thing and said, "There is also the matter of the Snake Spirit Sect, your sect leader is dead." You have also seen his appearance, and you don't need to say it, you also know that he has cultivated a very cruel forbidden technique, and there is a way to take death. There is nothing to regret, the so-called snake spirit inherited by the Snake Spirit Sect has also disappeared. There is no need for the Snake Spirit Sect to be passed on, so I discussed with my wife, the Snake Spirit Sect will be changed to the Hundred Flowers Palace from now on, and only female disciples will be accepted in the future. ”

"This ......" Grand Elder Kun Ling said worriedly: "Master Hou, say, you also know that he has cultivated a very cruel forbidden technique, and there is a way to take death. There is nothing to regret, the so-called snake spirit inherited by the Snake Spirit Sect has also disappeared. There is no need for the Snake Spirit Sect to be passed on, so I discussed with my wife, the Snake Spirit Sect will be changed to the Hundred Flowers Palace from now on, and only female disciples will be accepted in the future. ”

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