Yuan Rui glanced at Fang Rong and understood, it is estimated that Luojia Village also has a contract with foreign businessmen, if they can't hand over this year's tea, it is estimated that there will be a lot of gold and silver property in compensation, and they themselves can't bear it.

"Brother Fang, the matter is already very clear, what should I do now," Yuan Rui watched his uncle go out and asked.

"Childe, this is talking about the beginning, it is the thing that caused the conflict, now it is not a simple solution to the food that can resolve the conflict, don't you hear it, and the quality of the exchanged goods, and even the problem of water sources, it is not so simple."

"Brother Fang, otherwise, let's go to Miao Village to have a look." Yuan Rui suddenly had an idea.

"No, then how can it be done, Childe, you go to Miao Village now, what if you are treated as a spy of the Han people?"

"Childe, no, it's too dangerous, you can't go!" Ah Niu was also startled when he heard it on the side.

"Oh, why don't you understand, how can Miao Zhai know why we are going, we still hide our identity, when passers-by who don't know what to do, just go around, what's the danger!"

"Let's not go to Chapo Mountain, okay, it's okay to find a Miao village at random, they won't shout and kill as soon as they meet!"

"We always have to ask clearly what the Miao people really want, so that we can talk to them, so that they do not have such a big grudge against the Han people, and only then can we ensure the peaceful coexistence of the Han and Miao ethnic groups."

"Childe, we should be able to think of it, besides, we can also ask those elders of Miao Village, I believe that what they say is what the Miao people want most, there is no need to go to Miao Village."

"Brother Fang, it's not that I have to go to Miao Village, what you said is right, but for me, a county parent official, Miao Village will have to go sooner or later, if I don't come forward at a critical time, I hide, the longer the conflict will drag on."

After a while, the old man brought out a few bowls of rice and vegetables from the hut, a small dish looked very fresh, it should have just been picked from the ground, a bamboo shoot bacon, and a pickled wild vegetables, the taste was very good.

Yuan Rui ate these small dishes, as if he had returned to the Hunan snack bar downstairs, if there was a little more chopped chili, it would be more like.

The three of them simply ate a little something, Yuan Rui signaled Ah Niu to leave dozens of food money, and specially thanked the old man, and then said goodbye and continued to hurry, the three of them were still the same as before, leisurely, like nerds who don't know mundane affairs.

Less than ten miles west of Luojia Village is a Miao village, Huangwu Village, this village is not big, only less than 200 people, dry land and paddy fields are almost two to one, compared with Chapo Mountain is still much better.

Although there is also a shortage of food, but with some prey, wild vegetables, and bamboo shoots in the mountains, it can also be exchanged for tea, and there are not many times when you are hungry, so the contradiction with the Han people is not so big.

Near evening, the three of them took advantage of the bright light to walk into the Yellow House.

Huangwu Village is completely different from Luojia Village, although it is close to Han villages, it can be completely different, and the Miao people wooden village is the same.

Most of the wooden buildings are also three-storey, the second floor is used for resting, and the third floor is used for storing grain and daily necessities.

was really said by Yuan Rui, the people in Huangwuzhai really didn't have much malice when they saw these three people, and they also had their own rules for doing things.

As soon as the three of them entered the village, some people who often dealt with the Han people came forward to inquire, and learned that the two were scholars who went out to study and visit friends, and immediately became polite.

The Miao people have a very good habit, that is, they have great respect for literate scholars, and they think that being able to read and write is a blessing from God, and it is high up and needs to be worshipped.

Qi Feng was angry, although several of the personal guards were from the Wei State Mansion, but he didn't let them go easily because of their identity, and directly scolded people.

Are these guards stupid in the capital, don't they know the danger below! dared to let Yuan Rui go to the most dangerous Miao Village alone, if something went wrong, it would be strange if the county lord didn't cut off their heads.

It was only at this time that several guards realized that they were really wrong, and they should definitely not listen to Yuan Rui's words, what nonsense about going around, and going to Luojiazhuang to understand the situation by the way, it was really careless.

It's no wonder that Qi Feng was angry, and when he heard that Yuan Rui had gone out with Ah Niu and a little scholar, he immediately sent someone to follow him, and soon found Luojia Village, and it was easy to know the whereabouts of Yuan Rui and the others from the old farmer.

But his people can't follow anymore, Yuan Rui and a few people can enter Miao Village, but Qi Feng's people don't dare to enter, once they are misunderstood by Miao people, they will be in trouble.

Qi Feng was still a little anxious, and immediately found a country official who was very familiar with Miao Village, and asked him to take a guard to Miao Village to understand the situation, see how Yuan Rui and the others were, and then think of countermeasures.

There is still a point that Qi Feng can't deal with, and the government has sent someone to learn about the details of this Hanmiao battle, and also requires the Qiyang County Ya to calm down within a limited period of time, and not let the situation expand.

The county can't call the shots, the official document has been sent to Huang Yangsi, and Qi Feng is asked to find Yuan Zhixian quickly and do a good job of the official affairs arranged by the government.

In just one day, Yuan Ruiren did not come back, but the method of dealing with it was brought back, which was very simple.

Qi Feng wants to make it clear to the Miao people that this year, the Miao people's grain county government will come out first, and it will soon be the busy season for farming, the tea gardens must be managed, the paddy fields must also be managed, and the planting of rice cannot be delayed, whether it is the Han people or the Miao people, they cannot delay the farm work like this.

Of course, if any family does not listen, not only will the emergency food run out on the county government's side, but the relevant taxes will still be collected.

Yuan Rui asked Qi Feng to announce the announcement of the county government, within half a month, the county government will definitely give a proper way to deal with this Han-Miao battle, if it can not satisfy the Miao people, the county will make the decision to exempt the Miao people from paying taxes for one year.

When Qi Feng saw the letter that Yuan Rui brought back, everyone was stunned, and they couldn't believe it, could he do this?

He didn't know that this was a countermeasure that Yuan Rui and Fang Rong had discussed for a long time before deciding on it.

Yuan Rui only remembers one thing that when he used to attend the meeting, he often encountered some things that he couldn't decide how to deal with, so he just said one sentence on the top, put it aside for the time being, and discuss it when the conditions are ripe.

Now, it is obviously unrealistic to think that this time to solve the problem, and it is impossible to satisfy the people of Han Miao, what should I do!

That is, not to make a decision first, first to solve the contradictions and conflicts, let both sides calm down first, and then find the right time to resolve them.

Fang Rong's idea is also very simple, he has been in Yuezhou for a long time, he has been exposed to it for so long, he still knows a little about the Miao people, living is the most direct wish of all the people now, they will not think of fighting or even rebelling if they have a little way to live.

As soon as the two discussed, they felt that the best way at present was to eliminate the resentment of the Miao people a little first, let them come out of their impulses, not make a decision between starvation and desperate death, and give them a way to live.

Qi Feng didn't know how comfortable it was for the two of them to stroll around Miao Village leisurely now!

The two scholars are so popular in Miao Village, which Yuan Rui didn't expect!

On the first day in the village, they found a random family to live in, and the family was very welcoming, not only took out the most precious bacon and rice wine, but also freed up the best rooms for the two of them to rest.

The next day, the elders in the village knew that there were two famous scholars in the village, and immediately asked people to invite them.

In the next few days, Yuan Rui was warmly received by the Miao people, and at the same time, he also had a detailed understanding of the current situation of the Miao people.

As Fang Rong expected, the Miao people really had a lot of resentment against the county government.

The main contradiction is that the gap between Han and Miao is too obvious, and I don't know if the elder looked at Yuan Rui and Fang Rong and talked a lot with the two.

The elder even said that he compared the painting, and added an example, Yuan Rui and the two immediately understood that the government was a lot harsh on the Miao people when it came to paying taxes, and the government did not accept grain, of course, there were not many Miao people, as long as the fur, tea, and dyes were still required.

In addition, the government does not count according to the acres of land like the Han people, they have fixed material requirements for the Miao people, that is, no matter how many people, how many paddy fields, and how many tea fields are in the village, all the quantities are determined in advance, and there is no room for negotiation.

Yuan Rui was silent for a long time after hearing this, and the biggest difference between him and other officials is his thinking.

For all the people living in the Central Plains, whether Han Chinese or other ethnic groups, there is not much difference for him.

Even if it is a thorn, in fact, for Yuan Rui, it is just an internal contradiction among the people, of course, if someone else calls, he must be driven out, otherwise it is the people who will suffer.

Therefore, for the conflict between Han and Miao, Yuan Rui's greatest hope is to resolve it, and it is best to live in harmony, after all, everyone will still live together in this place for hundreds of years, and we must achieve real common development and common progress.

Yuan Rui felt that he could do something, at least to make sure that the people here would not go hungry first, which was the most basic at present!

More than ten miles northeast of Luojia Village, there is a village called Lutang, which is separated from Luojia Village by a Bajiaoling, which is also a village dominated by Han people.

In the past ten years, with the closer and closer connection between the mountains and the mountains, several Miao people scattered on the ridge moved to the foot of the mountain, and gradually opened some tea fields on the slopes, plus a few acres of paddy fields under the mountain, these families are living well, at least the problem of food and clothing has been solved.

During this time, it was a little embarrassing, and the villagers in several nearby villages had reduced their direct meetings because of the conflict between Han and Miao, and the same was true for these Miao families, most of whom stayed in their own homes every day except when they went to the fields.

However, the conflict happened inadvertently!

There were a few children playing there by the stream, but there should have been a dispute in the process of catching fish, and a small child was alone in front of two older children, wronged, and scolded directly.

"You Han people are the most treacherous, you will bully us, one day, I will kill you!"

"You Miao are traitors, not only traitors, but also savages, barbarians, kill you barbarians!"

A few children's fights were a common occurrence in the countryside, and they did not attract the attention of adults.