Five days after the reorganization, all ministries moved out of the palace one after another. Only the Council Bureau, the Craftsmanship Bureau and the General Bureau were left in the front yard, and the security was taken over by the newly formed Guards.

?b?i q u?There are only redundant staff left in the east courtyard, most of whom are orphans who have been taken in, women who cannot engage in manual labor, and the elderly and infirm. The west courtyard is occupied by the clothing and armor workers of the Craftsmanship Bureau, because most of them are

It is very inconvenient for women to mix with men outside the house. In this way, the noisy courtyard becomes much cleaner.

"Wang De, have all the arrangements been made in the east courtyard?" There is a three-story warm pavilion in the backyard garden, which contains many books. It may have been a place where the original owner studied and relaxed. Zhao Bing moved here after he appeared. He is not

I like the quietness here, but because the attic is the only vantage point, I can not only see the situation in the house, but also the sea in the distance. He leaned against the window and looked around for a while and asked.

"Your Highness, everything has been arranged according to your request." Wang De replied, "There are currently 730 children under the age of fourteen in the mansion, including more than 500 children between the ages of ten and fourteen, and more than 500 children between the ages of six and ten.

There are more than 200 people over 200 years old, and the remaining women and the elderly and the weak are arranged to take care of their daily life."

"Why are there more?" Zhao Bing said with some surprise.

"Your Highness doesn't know that the news about the reorganization of the mansion has spread throughout the country. After learning that we have children here, some homeless children have come to seek refuge. Some even have parents who have sent their children to our mansion." Wang

De said with a wry smile.

"This is treating the palace as a welfare home. Only the children who have lost their relatives are not willing to abandon their own children if they have family members!" Zhao Bing was angry. His original intention was to take in orphans in the army, but they regarded him as a scapegoat.

"Your Highness, the current situation is turbulent and wars are ongoing. Those soldiers feel that they have no tomorrow. They think that instead of letting their children live on the streets after their own death, it is better to send them to the government. At least they will have enough food and clothing, and they can leave something for themselves.

Incense." Wang De explained.

"This can't be done. If something happens to the child in the house, wouldn't it be troublesome for them to come to us for help in the future!" In the previous life, there were too many things that caused chaos because the child was in kindergarten or something happened at school. Now, the war is in chaos.

It's even harder to ensure that nothing happens, and Zhao Bing doesn't want to get into trouble.

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"Don't worry, Your Highness, the child has already thought of this and signed a contract with them. If the child is sent to the mansion, he will be a member of the mansion. No matter life or death, he will have nothing to do with them, so he will not get into trouble." Wang

De said with a smile.

"Isn't this becoming the sale of children, which is unacceptable under the law!" Zhao Bing was even more shocked after hearing this. After signing the contract, the child became a member of the mansion. This is human trafficking, and as far as he knew, human trafficking was prohibited in the Song Dynasty.

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"Your Highness, that's not the case. Although our Song Dynasty strictly prohibits the sale of human beings, if you sign a deed with your family, the government will not pursue it. Besides, there are so many people voluntarily selling themselves into slaves in the chaos of war, and no one from the government will bother them.

Yes, it is a great kindness for our house to take them in and provide them with food and clothing." Wang De did not expect that the prince would have such a big reaction, so he quickly explained.

"Alas, in troubled times, people are worse than dogs!" Zhao Bing sighed and said, but he also knew that now the etiquette has collapsed, the laws and disciplines are in chaos, and he is unable to change it, so he can only be optimistic about his one-third acre of land.

"Your Highness is so kind that everyone in the palace does not praise him," Wang De said.

"Not necessarily. That boy Chen Dun doesn't know how to scold me?" Zhao Bing said with a smile. He understood that teenagers are in the rebellious stage and feel that they are omnipotent and lawless. If he doesn't scare him,

He didn't know what trouble he was causing.

"Haha, your highness is still smart. Chen Dun is usually very bold, but that day he was frightened. His pants were wet and he was embarrassed in front of everyone. Now he is hiding away from everyone. I'm afraid he needs to be more honest." Wang

De said with a smile.

"Hehe, no matter how hard he tries, he is still just a child. I can't cure him?" Zhao Bing also smiled and warned, "You should pay more attention to him in the future. I think he has some background, and he has hidden secrets in his heart."

What’s going on? ? ”

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will keep an eye on him. A child can't hide things. It won't take long for him to tell them." Wang De said, but in his heart, the prince was naturally excluded because he found that the secret in His Highness's heart was too big.

Much more, even though I have been hanging around in the palace for so many years, I still can't figure out what he is always thinking.

"What's going on with Master Yuanmiao?" Zhao Bing asked again. He meant that he wanted the monks who escaped from Shaolin Temple in Quanzhou to join his personal guard, but if he proposed it, he would be suspected of using his power to oppress others.

, he was worried about arousing Yuan Miao's resentment, so he asked Wang De to persuade him.

"Back to Your Highness, Master Yuanmiao understands the righteousness and promised to allow the monks to return to secular life, and promised that they could return to the temple to practice after the Tatars were driven away, but..."

"If he has any other requests, we can agree to them." Zhao Bing was overjoyed and rushed to speak before Wang De finished speaking.

"Your Highness, what Master Yuanmiao means is that all monks return to secular life voluntarily. He does not force him or make any unreasonable demands, but..."

"It's just what, tell me quickly? Are they unwilling?" Zhao Bing heard anxiously and asked.

"It's just that Master Yuanmiao insisted on refusing to return to secular life. He also said that he would only stay in the mansion for three years before returning to Quanzhou to rebuild the temple." Wang De finished in one breath.

"Oh, just three years!" Zhao Bing sighed. Calculating the time, it has only been three years since the battle of Liyashan. If he can get over this hurdle, he may be safe. "What do other people say?"

He asked again.

"Thirty people including Zhike Fakong, Wunong Faben, Wuqiao Fahua, and Enhuafazheng are willing to return to secular life and join the army, determined to avenge the monks massacred by the Tatars. There are also twelve people who still want to follow Master Yuanmiao in practice.

"Wang De didn't wait for the prince to urge him again, and quickly said the result.

"Promise them and organize them into the guard camp. Three years later, I will rebuild the temple and build the golden body of Buddha." Zhao Bing said that the situation was much better than he expected. He initially estimated that there would be ten or eight people.

That’s pretty good.

"Yes, I'll go and answer." His Highness did not blame him, and Wang De also breathed a sigh of relief. However, after thinking about something, he still had to remind His Highness, "Your Highness, there is something else that I don't know whether to say or not?"

"If you have something to say, just say it, don't hesitate." After receiving the help from the monks, Zhao Bing was in a good mood and said angrily.

"Your Highness, the food reserves in the mansion are about to be exhausted, but Chief Zheng's grain ship has not returned yet. Your Highness, should you make some preparations earlier?" Wang De reported carefully.

"How many days have you been out at sea, Lord Zhuang?" Zhao Bing's mind was buzzing after hearing this. He was still happily recruiting soldiers and horses. How could he forget such a big thing? He knew that the structure he had established in the mansion was like

It's papery. If we run out of food, I'm afraid it will disappear immediately and lie down.

"Your Highness, today is already the eighth day, but there is still no news from the owner of the village. Could it be..." Wang De calculated and replied.

"The Yuan Dynasty navy is still in the sea off Fujian and has not moved south on a large scale. The possibility of encountering it is too small. Moreover, the weather has not changed much recently and there will be no big storms and waves. The ten-day period has not yet arrived, so he should

We are already on our way home, everything will be fine in two days." Zhao Bing thought for a while and said.

"Your Highness, are you saying that he will run away with the money?" Wang De said with a mysterious face.

"run?!"

"Yes, Your Highness, you have a dark heart when it comes to profiting from merchants, and your ship full of goods was requisitioned by the imperial court. You must be dissatisfied. Now that you have the opportunity, you won't run away!" Wang De said, "If you have his family again,

It belongs to Quanzhou, but it was occupied by the Tatars. He took the boat for a turn on the sea and then turned back to Quanzhou without anyone noticing. When we found out and couldn't chase after him, he took back his own

He also kidnapped His Highness’s money and continued to be a rich man.”

"No, although the owner of the village loves money, I don't think he is someone who seeks glory behind his back. He will definitely come back." Zhao Bing shook his head and said.

"Your Highness, you must be on guard against others, especially those who have just taken refuge. Even though they are busy expressing their loyalty now, they have nowhere to go, and they may climb high branches one day...

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"Okay, I'm going to study. Are you going to see if the east courtyard is tidied up?" Wang De kept chattering for a long time. He was just trying to promote himself, hit others, and show loyalty to him. Zhao Bing got tired of listening.

He waved his hands and said.

"Your Highness... Okay, I'll go right now!" I finally caught the opportunity, and just as I was about to speak, I was suddenly interrupted by Your Highness and realized that the prince's face was not very good, so I stopped talking and quietly retreated...

Zhao Bing sat in the attic for a whole day. Although he expressed his absolute trust in Zhuang Shilin in front of Wang De, he became uneasy thinking about the consequences of food shortage. His mind was full of food, but he did not think of it.

Any good solution can only be pinned on Zhuang Shilin, hoping that he can live up to his trust and come back.

"Oh, now it's all dark!" Zhao Bing stood up and sighed. Now we can't bring this matter to the table, otherwise the people who just stabilized will be confused again, so we can only handle the matter by ourselves. Anxiety

Yu also made him discover that he actually lived in a closed space and was completely unaware of changes in the outside world. He only relied on his little understanding of history to guess the situation. What is the current view of what he has done in the court? The Queen Mother and

I don't know what the emperor's attitude is towards him, or even the internal reaction to his actions.

"We must establish an intelligence team." Zhao Bing turned around twice and muttered. If he had eyes and ears, he would at least know what happened to Zhuang Shilin who bought the grain. There would be no need to guess people's hearts and gamble on his own character.

, and also gave myself an early warning time adjustment plan.
Chapter completed!