Mu Yunfei looked at her and had a little more appreciation in her eyes, if Yan'er had been sensible a few years earlier, she wouldn't have to marry someone to get back the Fenghuo Order now......

A moment later, a woman in a jujube-colored straight dress walked in, her hair pulled up, and only a mutton fat white hosta was inserted, and the fat powder was not applied, simple and casual. She looked to be about thirty years old, with healthy wheat-colored skin, and although she had been weathered on the battlefield, she also had a unique appearance.

Next to her was a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar, with a long beard, wearing an indigo robe, a square scarf, and a pair of slender eyes full of calculation.

Both of them dressed casually, and they didn't have the slightest seriousness to meet the new manager.

Fan Lingshu quietly hooked the corners of his lips, this is to give Ma Wei a hand.

"See Miss."

Shi Ying and Cai He stepped forward together and saluted.

Calling her the eldest lady, but she is not a young master, it is understandable to have the blood of the Mu family on her body, but if she wants to truly inherit the Mu Lan army, she has a long way to go.

"No need to be polite." Fan Lingshu said lightly, he didn't let anyone give them a seat, nor did he serve tea, just stood like this.

Shi Ying's heart is arrogant, and there is inevitably a little anger in her heart, even if she comes to see Mu Lan today, she will not be so neglected, this eldest lady is still too tender!

Mu Yunfei saw that her face was angry, afraid that her sister would not be thoughtful, and was about to open her mouth to ask the maid to move the chair, but Fan Lingshu had already opened her mouth unhurriedly.

"Mr. Cai, I heard that you are not only responsible for making suggestions in the Mu Lan army, but also in charge of the army's food and salary?"

"Yes, this is the trust of the King of Bac Ninh." Cai He was also arrogant, raised his head, and did not look at Fan Lingshu.

"Mother's vision naturally can't be wrong." Fan Lingshu looked at the bright red nails on his hands, "Three years ago, it was very cold in the north, and the harvest was very small, under Mr. Cai's initiative, a batch of grain stored in the Mu Lan army was lent to border merchants, and they took the opportunity to raise the price of grain, and the cold passed in the second year, but the people didn't even have the money to buy seeds, and this year, it was a famine, violence, and chaos, I don't know how Mr. Cai will solve this matter?" ”

Cai Yiyi was stunned, and quickly glanced at Shi Ying.

Mu Lan army has as many as 400,000, the annual food and salary is a huge expenditure, Mu Lan formulated a policy ten years ago, wartime to kill the enemy, idle time to unload armor and plough the field, a large area of wasteland in the north was reclaimed, while fertilizing the soil, while cultivating, by the third year the grain output has been very considerable, but at least half of the harvest is hidden from the imperial court.

The imperial court will still issue food and salary, even if it is deducted, the impact on Mu Lanjun is very small.

When there is more food, Mu Lan and some merchants on the border will also cooperate secretly and sell the grain they harvest to them in exchange for money to change armor and weapons for the soldiers.

The emperor also knows about this matter, but the 400,000 Mu Lan army, all with the national treasury, is fine in wartime, who can afford to raise it in leisure time? So it's also a default case.

But three years ago, it was cold in the north, but it was unexpected, Cai He had no experience, and still sold grain to merchants, which led to the current turmoil and chaos among the people.

This matter has been suppressed by Mu Xiao, but the people are getting bigger and bigger, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold it down for long.

Cai He was surprised that he only wrote a simple report every month on the big and small affairs in Mu Lan's army and sent it back, and the eldest lady never replied, he thought she didn't read it.

Even if she sees it, selling food is the norm, how can she know so much?