At the end of the song and dance, Chen Kan smiled and praised: "Yes, it has a different flavor than the dance music in the Central Plains. It really lives up to the name of peacock dance."
A dinner was enjoyed by both the guests and the host. By the time everyone recovered from the beautiful dance, it was already dark.
Chen Kan and Mu Sheng walked out of the auditorium with arms crossed, and couldn't help but sigh: "The sky in Yunnan gets dark much later than in the capital."
Mu Sheng raised his head and looked at the sky, and suddenly chuckled: "When my father was still alive, he once told me that when the Central Plains fell into the night sky, the sun was still shining in the Western Regions. It's a pity that I couldn't see such a strange scene. Seeing it with my own eyes is truly a great regret in life.”
Chen Kan nodded slightly and did not answer. He had never seen such a scene with his own eyes.
"It's getting late today. Lord Chen and his angels might as well take a rest early. I will personally take Lord Chen to visit the scenic spots in Yunnan tomorrow."
After finishing the feast, Chen Kan was indeed a little tired, so he raised his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
Mu Xin was still responsible for arranging the residence for Chen Kan and others and other trivial matters. In fact, Mu Sheng stayed at the military camp all year round. Most of the time, Mu Xin made the final decision on matters in the Xiping Marquis Mansion.
After settling down in the Hou Mansion, Chen Kan's tense spirit gradually relaxed, and he fell asleep soon.
Along the way, almost everyone in the imperial team has reached their limit, and Chen Kan is no exception.
The next day, when Chen Kan woke up from his sleep, it was already three o'clock in the morning.
Chen Kan stretched and let out a comfortable groan.
Unexpectedly, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"who?"
Chen Kan grabbed the quilt and covered himself with it, staring at the door warily.
Two women walked into the room holding wooden basins and towels. Chen Kan looked closely and saw that they were the two who performed the peacock dance yesterday.
"Sir, my servant will dress and wash you."
One of the women spoke in authentic Ming Dynasty official dialect, and the two stopped in front of Chen Kan's bed.
Seeing two exotic girls with graceful figures and cool clothes standing in front of him, Chen Kan was stunned for a moment, and then he became a little suspicious.
Honey trap?
Ever since meeting Mu Sheng yesterday, Chen Kan felt that something was wrong. Mu Sheng was too enthusiastic towards him. Even if he was now favored by the emperor, he wouldn't let the majestic King of Yunnan lower his posture like this, right?
Now even the beauty trap is being used. Is Mu Sheng hiding something?
Seeing that Chen Kan was unmoved, the two women actually took Chen Kan's cloak hanging on the hanger and planned to provide Chen Kan with personal service.
Chen Kan quickly stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "I can do things like getting dressed myself."
The two women's eyes were stunned, and a trace of panic flashed on their faces.
"The servants and others will help you wash your face."
Chen Kan was also very depressed when he saw the two women acting cautiously, as if he were some kind of ferocious beast.
If you want to set up a honey trap, at least find two people who can hold the scene. How can these two women achieve great things if they are so frightened?
However, Chen Kan soon discovered that he seemed to be judging a gentleman with a villain's heart, because the two women seemed to really just come to take care of his daily needs.
From wiping his face to cleaning his teeth, there was nothing out of the ordinary in the whole process.
For a moment, Chen Kan felt happy and regretful at the same time.
After eating a sour and sweet Baiyi special breakfast, Chen Kan and Mu Sheng took a car together and drove towards the Beijiao Field outside the door.
Now that he is in Yunnan, Chen Kan has one more thing to do, which is to reward the three armies on behalf of Zhu Di.
There are two systems implemented in Yunnan during the Ming Dynasty. One is the chieftain system, which emphasizes "ruling barbarians with barbarians."
This system is targeted at the local indigenous people in Yunnan.
Another system is the guard system for Han people.
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, when Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Mu Yingyong to take control of Yunnan, the total population of Yunnan did not exceed two million even if he included the 300,000 troops brought by Mu Ying. Therefore, the land of Yunnan can definitely be called The land is vast and the people are sparse.
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that "taking grain to pay the army" during wartime was not a long-term solution, so he decided to completely implement the guard system in Yunnan.
Because the army stayed in Yunnan, it was too far to transport food from Jiangnan to Yunnan.
Therefore, Yunnan began to garrison troops and farmland, and its main purpose was to solve Yunnan's food problem.
Of course, Muying could not ask all the soldiers to cultivate the fields. Instead, he would mobilize 70% of the soldiers to cultivate the fields and leave 30% of the soldiers to perform daily military duties. In this way, both It can meet the needs of raising troops and can be subject to the needs of war at any time.
The officers and soldiers Chen Kan wanted to visit on behalf of Zhu Di were responsible for the daily counterinsurgency in Yunnan.
In addition to the 50,000 troops stationed in stable places in various prefectures in Yunnan, there are still 50,000 troops stationed on the teaching ground outside Jianshui City.
Seriously speaking, it is indeed very difficult for Yunnan to raise so many soldiers. It can be regarded as almost all the people are soldiers.
Yunnan itself has very little arable land, which is only slightly better than that of Guizhou next door.
Not to mention that in a territory as large as Yunnan, the really powerful groups now are still those toasts with low productivity.
Approaching the training ground, before Chen Kan got out of the car, he heard the loud drill sound coming from the training ground.
Chen Kan had already experienced the diligent training of Yunnan soldiers once when he was at Shengjing Pass, so he was not surprised at this time.
At the entrance of the teaching camp, the honor guard of the three armies that Mu Sheng had arranged long ago knew that the legendary imperial envoy had arrived when they saw Mu Sheng's car approaching.
Chen Kan opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage, helping Mu Sheng to the shaft. From the corner of his eye, he saw all the soldiers kneeling on one knee and shouting in unison: "See you, General."
Chen Kan's hand froze in mid-air for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Mu Sheng seemed not to notice Chen Kan's mood, and waved with a smile: "No need to be polite, I am here today to accompany the imperial envoy on his inspection of the camp."
The soldiers' armor leaves rustled and they stood up at the same time, but they did not take a second look at the imperial envoy whom Mu Sheng said.
An indifferent smile soon appeared on Chen Kan's face.
Whether this was to show him power or to show Mu Sheng's ability to manage the army, Chen Kan had already made up his mind to come here today with only one pair of eyes.
Looking at Chen Kan whose expression remained unchanged, a trace of amusement flashed across Mu Sheng's face, and he asked with a smile: "Master Imperial Envoy, do you think our Yunnan frontier army is majestic?"
Chen Kan nodded lightly: "It is indeed the most powerful army in the world."
Chen Kan now feels what it means to use both soft and hard tactics.
It was obvious that Mu Sheng had been very enthusiastic towards him since he entered Jianshui. He never said a harsh word or expressed any threat.
But at this moment, Chen Kan felt a chill down his spine, not because of fear, but because Mu Sheng was really good at running the army.
