The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 10 Naughty boys love to be armed ()

Early the next morning, the mansion returned to its usual calm. However, some people disappeared. No one knew their whereabouts. The vacant positions were quickly filled by others. Apart from being a little dull, it seemed like nothing had ever happened.

Same.

Zhao Tong got up as usual and came to the yard. He found that the yard was full of new faces. "Jianxi, where did these people come from? Where are the original people?" he asked Jianxi beside him.

"Your Majesty, these are all brought back by the high officials from Beijing. Some are from the empress's palace, and some are selected from the newly arrived Xiaohuangmen. They are all from innocent families!" The experience of these two days is like a dream.

It seemed that the ups and downs made him understand that although the prince was young, he was not easy to fool. When he heard the question, he quickly stepped forward to reply.

"You guys who are short-sighted, the prince has come out and you haven't come forward to say hello. Do you want to get slapped?" Seeing the joy, he shouted to a group of busy little yellow gatekeepers in the yard.

"Good morning, Your Majesty!" Hearing the happy shouts, people in the courtyard gathered around to greet Zhao Tao. The most numerous people in the inner courtyard of the mansion were the eunuchs, who we often call eunuchs now.

The small yellow door in the inner courtyard has almost been changed. Huang Jingchen is a detached existence in the mansion. All affairs in the mansion are under his control, but he rarely interferes. All the chores fall to Jian Xi, who is in charge of greetings.

Who dares to neglect.

Zhao Tong waved his hand to let them go, "Well, have all the people in the outer courtyard been changed?" Zhao Tong asked again.

"Yes, from the stewards to the handymen, they are all handpicked by the head of the state personally, and everything has been arranged!" Jianxi replied.

After hearing this, Zhao Tong felt relieved. Even if someone wanted to infiltrate and rearrange his informants, it couldn't be done in a short while. He should be safe during this period. At the same time, he also gained a new understanding of Huang Jingchen. This old man is not what he seems.

It was so simple. In just a few days, the assassination incident was not only handled calmly, but also took the opportunity to conduct a thorough cleaning from the inside out and rearrange the manpower.

After dinner, Zhao Tong, accompanied by Huang Jingchen, went to the main hall to accept the greetings from the new manager. According to the current saying, the leader and the new employee should get to know each other, so as to prevent the leader from walking to the door and not being allowed to enter the room to cause misunderstandings. First, three people

A chief steward from the outer courtyard came in to talk. They were responsible for Duzhi (responsible for accounting expenditures), Jinbu (responsible for the storage of money and silk), and Cangbu (responsible for the storage of grain). Then came the Treasurer, Secretary, Secretary Mu, and Secretary under them.

The kitchen and a few other minor stewards are considered managers with positions and receive annual salaries.

The largest number of people came in at the end. Hundreds of men, women, old and young, knelt down in the darkness of the hall. They were all horse feeders, flower growers, cart drivers, sedan bearers, cooks, watchers, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc.

Among these handymen, the kitchen is the focus. There are the largest number of them, more than ten people, working in the large kitchen and the small kitchen respectively. The large kitchen is a public authentic kitchen, and the small kitchen is usually a dedicated kitchen. The tea room also has four staff.

Their task is to pour tea and water for people who come to the house, and to prepare medicine and specialize in nourishing food for the patients in the house.

The watch room has the largest number of people this time, and it is also the top priority. There are about 20 people, all of whom are young and strong. These people are divided into two groups, east and west. They take turns on duty every other day, doing patrols and cleaning the house in the early morning.

, outside the courtyard. For cleaning, tidying up warehouses and other tasks that require physical labor in the house, you can ask the housekeepers to do it at any time. These people are all under contract, with a minimum of five years or more. They usually have to take care of food and clothing.

They also need to be paid some wages. They are the lowest level people in the government, and they are also the most miserable and tired people.

Seeing the groups of people bowing respectfully in front of him, Zhao Tong looked at these people with a smile and sighed in his heart, this is the beauty of power. Although he is just a big kid, but he is a prince, so

Being able to control the fate of these people and determine their misfortunes and blessings is the beauty of the second generation of officials.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter? Is there anything inappropriate?" Everyone left, and there were only a few stewards left in the room. Huang Jingchen suddenly noticed that the prince who was happy just now had turned into a frown, and asked quickly.

"O high official, so many people need us to take care of the food, why don't I have to live in poverty!" Zhao Tong sighed and said. Several people in the room were startled after hearing his words, and then couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Majesty, it turns out you are worried about this!" Huang Jingchen rubbed his nose vigorously before returning to normal. He did not expect that although the Prince is young, he is a money addict. "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this. Our monthly salary in the inner courtyard is all

It's from the palace, and the food and clothing expenses for these people in the outer courtyard are also allocated by the Ministry of Revenue and the prince's salary, so the prince doesn't need to spend a penny!"

"Really? I can rest assured now. You are not allowed to spend my money indiscriminately, otherwise I will slap you!" Zhao Tong pointed at the three stewards in the outer courtyard and said seriously.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will spend money for His Majesty's sake and we will never spend it indiscriminately!" Although the chief steward was amused by His Majesty's childish words, he did not dare to neglect and bowed.

"Okay, these chores are boring to death. Let's discuss it!" Zhao Tong jumped down from the couch and said, "Jianxi, didn't you say that grandpa brought me something good? Take me to see it!"

After that, he jumped off the couch and ran out. It was really not a pleasant thing to pretend to be a child in front of a group of people. "My lord, slow down, don't fall!" Jian Xi shouted and hurriedly followed.

"Steward Zheng, the prince is young and likes to run around. Please arrange for two skilled people to follow him so that nothing more happens!" Huang Jingchen said to the chief steward Zheng Xu as he watched Zhao Tao leave the main hall.

"Don't worry, manager, I have specially sent two masters this time. They have all been in the world and are very skilled in martial arts!" Manager Zheng replied.

"Good kung fu is one thing, but the main thing is being reliable!"

"The two of them offended the local salt lord a few years ago and were hunted down. The master took them in and stayed with him anonymously. They are loyal people and know how to repay kindness, so you can rest assured!"

"Well, things are not peaceful in the mansion these days, and the weather is getting cold soon. Send someone to clean up the summer courtyard. Change the prince's residence according to his wishes, otherwise he will lose his temper!" Huang Jingchen nodded and said.

"Yes, I will arrange for someone to do it immediately!" Manager Zheng said.

"After harvesting the autumn grain, the tenants will have to pay their rent soon. The warehouse and manpower must be arranged to avoid any trouble!" Huang Jingchen warned again.

"Don't worry, manager, the second manager has been managing Zhuangzi in the past and is very experienced at it!" Manager Zheng pointed to the second manager Zheng Yang and said.

"Okay, the abbot is thoughtful, so I won't bother too much. You can discuss matters in the mansion!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile. He was very satisfied with the people selected by the abbot Zheng Shen.

After Huang Jingchen finished explaining the matter, he returned to his room in the inner courtyard. A little Huangmen quickly poured him tea, bowed and stepped aside, "Shunzi, send a message to the people in Beijing and ask them to check Saiguan."

Regarding the details of Suo Mengtao and Cloud Piercer Yang Feng, please hurry up, the prince can’t make any more mistakes!" He took a sip of tea and said slowly.

Zhao Tong was very looking forward to what good things his grandpa would bring him. He Jianxi urged a steward to deliver the things to the winter garden. When the things were moved down one by one, he almost fainted from exhaustion! The things that were delivered were really disappointing.

There are only a few, and everything to eat, play, and play is just like the saying: A silly grandma loves her nephew.

Not to mention food, the things to play include the most popular bamboo horses, swings, paper kites, Cuju, clay dolls, all kinds of toys that children like, and of course, two puppies and two kittens.

, a parrot, a tank of goldfish, two small turtles covered with green fur, and even several jars of crickets. Zhao Tong frowned while looking at them. He looked for a long time without seeing a pen or a piece of paper. They were all given by his grandfather.

It's about eating, drinking and having fun. It's true that rich families often lose their children. With this training method, it would be difficult not to become a dandy. Otherwise, there would be no emperor father like him who knows nothing about running a country and is proficient in all kinds of sex.

"Master Sun, our master also bought you two eagles. They haven't trained them yet. I'll bring them to you in a while!" The steward of the Zheng Mansion who was following the delivery saw that Zhao Tong seemed to have no interest in these things.

No, come over quickly and laugh with me.

"Oh, let grandpa worry about it!" Zhao Tong said with a bit of laughter, but he couldn't blame him, he was just a child now.

"In order to find these things, the master really put a lot of effort into it. Look at these two kittens. They are famous lion cats. They were exchanged by the master for an authentic painting of Prime Minister Cai. The two green turtles were spent.

I only bought it for five hundred guan, and that parrot also cost a lot." The steward of the Zheng Mansion hurriedly thanked his master.

"What, these two turtles are worth 500 guan?" Zhao Tong's shocked eyes did not fall down. He kicked the tank containing the turtle and said. Two green turtles are worth 500 guan, and when combined into gold, they are ten

Liang, these two little guys don't have more than ten liang. In the pet market in the past life, they only cost two to three hundred yuan each, and the alloy only cost one gram.

"Sir, please be merciful, that glass jar was bought from a Persian businessman, it costs two hundred guan!" the steward quickly picked up the jar and said.

Zhao Tong was really speechless this time. That basin-sized, transparent and opaque broken glass fish tank was worth two hundred yuan. The ten yuan he paid to sell the tank in his previous life would have made him happy, "I'm so happy."

, find someone safe to look after this glass jar for me, if something goes wrong, I will starve him for two meals!"

"Okay, Second Master, don't worry, I will take care of these two treasures for you personally. If they lose a hair, you will starve me!" Jian Xi said with a smile, taking the glass jar from the steward's hand and holding it in his arms.

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"This is a good thing!" Zhao Tong suddenly found a dagger among a pile of objects. He picked it up and said happily, fiddling with it in his hand. The dagger was half a foot long with the scabbard, and the white jade handle was wrapped with gold wire.

There was a ruby ​​the size of a little finger inlaid on the holder, and the scabbard of rhinoceros leather looked extremely exquisite. He pressed the spring and pulled out the knife. Under the sunlight, the cold light shone, and the cloud-like patterns on the blade were vaguely visible.

It's hard to put it down.

"Master Sun, be careful not to hurt your hand. This is made of iron used by the Xixia sword-making master. It can cut iron like mud and can cut gold and jade!" The steward of the Zheng Mansion quickly grabbed the dagger and put it away, giving it to Zhao.

He hung it on his waist and said.

"Thank you grandpa for me, and just say that I like this dagger very much!" Zhao Tong touched the dagger in his waist and said with a smile.

"Definitely, definitely!" the steward of the Zheng Mansion said hurriedly, and secretly curled his lips. It was not easy for Master Sun to say thank you. There are so many things that are much better than this dagger, but he didn't listen.

He said thank you. It seems that Master Sun likes to dance with guns and sticks. I wish I had known better and gave him some swords, guns and sticks.