I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 23 Decision
"What's your name?" Zhu Houxuan continued to ask after the guards put the little boy down.

"My name is Tian Cheng, and my sister's name is Tian Xiyun." The little boy said while rubbing his pinched wrist.

"It's a good name." Zhu Houxuan nodded.

"You all heard it!" Zhu Houxun said to Yu Liu.

"I heard it. I will go and buy brother Tian's sister right away." Yu Liu said with a nod.

"Don't just buy that one, buy all the other girls as well," Zhu Houxuan emphasized.

"I understand. The mansion is also short of palace maids. In fact, girls are cheaper. Some girls in the countryside are drowned when they are born." Yu Liu nodded continuously.

Zhu Houxuan completely lost the desire to talk to Yu Liu and waved him away.

Yu Liuru retreated and left after being pardoned.

He stopped only after he was out of Zhu Houxuan's sight, then sat down on the ground for a long time before he recovered.

"Fortunately, your Sixth Brother was smart today. Not only did he save his life, but he also struck up a conversation with the young prince and took on his mission." Yu Liu said to the follower beside him, breathing heavily.

"It's not a matter that's serious enough to cost you your life, right? The late king and the queen dowager have always been lenient to you, so you'll probably just get a beating." The follower asked in confusion.

"You know shit!" Yu Liu scolded rudely, "Didn't you hear that the young prince and the concubine have been angry these days? The young prince is probably furious and is looking for something to do in the mansion to establish his authority. Right now, the young prince is like a hammer in his hand, and everyone looks like a nail. If I don't beg for mercy, the prince will use me to establish his authority, and I will be disabled if I don't die."

"Sixth brother is really awesome!" The follower gave him a thumbs up.

"No more rest!" Yu Liu got up from the ground. "I must complete the young prince's task! Maybe I will catch his eye, and I will be very successful in the future."

Zhu Houxuan asked the guards to take the eighteen little boys to Chengfengsi and instructed them to treat them well and give them a bath and change their clothes.

He watched the children leave, his heart filled with joy. Since there were not many capable people in the mansion, he might as well train a group of himself first!

These children are at the age when they have the strongest learning ability, and they have all suffered a lot, so they will cherish the opportunity he gives them even more. I believe that as long as they are patiently taught for a few years, they will be put to good use. This is the best investment.

He was a man who was determined to start the Industrial Revolution in Ming Dynasty. Although there were many technical key points in his memory, these key points were only to prevent him from taking detours when conducting exploration and research, and did not mean that he did not need to conduct research.

And if he came to this world only to use the memories in his brain to create technologies from the Industrial Revolution, then these technologies would most likely have stagnated after his death.

Therefore, what he should do most is to spread scientific ideas in the world, plant the seeds of science, and protect these seeds to grow healthily.

And these children are the initial seeds. He will write down all the modern teaching materials in his mind to cultivate this group of children.

He wants to use these children to rebuild the modern scientific system!

He has high hopes for these children.

"Your Highness," Hou Sen said hesitantly, "It's not a good idea to buy so many children at once. There will be so many eunuchs in the palace all of a sudden. It will be too conspicuous. Even Shi Changshi won't be able to pass the test."

"Buy them first, I'm determined to keep these children!" Zhu Houxuan said firmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a young eunuch came over breathlessly, "Your Highness, Shi Changshi sent me to look for you. Yu Zhong, the governor of Qizhou, came to your palace to ask to see you." The governor of Qizhou? This is a rare guest. Zhu Houxuan has never seen him since he inherited the title two months ago.

"Where are the people now?"

"Outside Chengyun Hall, Shi Changshi and Zhan Changshi are accompanying him."

The buildings in the Prince of Jing's Palace are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer court is the Chengyun Hall, where the Prince of Jing receives foreign guests and holds grand ceremonies.

Zhu Houxuan soon arrived at Chengyun Hall and sat on his throne. The princes of the Ming Dynasty had very high standards. For example, they could wear five-clawed dragon robes. Also, the standards of Chengyun Hall were not much different from those of the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City.

Following the eunuch's announcement, Yu Zhong, the governor of Qizhou, walked into the hall accompanied by two chief secretaries.

"Qizhou Governor Yu Zhong pays his respects to His Majesty! May Your Majesty be well." Yu Zhong bowed to Zhu Houxuan who was sitting on the throne.

He did not perform a grand ceremony to Zhu Houxun, the highest-ranking noble of the Ming Dynasty, but merely bowed his hands. This was also a manifestation of the marginalization of the vassal kings. You should know that Zhu Yuanzhang clearly stipulated in "Huang Ming Zuxun" that local officials should kowtow and greet the vassal kings on important holidays.

However, Yu Zhong also wanted to avoid suspicion in order to prevent any rumors from spreading that he had too close contacts with the vassal kings, which would ruin his official career.

Zhu Houxuan did not feel uncomfortable with Yu Zhong's performance. After all, he did not have a strong sense of feudal hierarchy. He waved his hand lightly and went straight to the point:

"I wonder why the prefect came to Jingfu today?"

"Your Highness, please allow me to report. Recently a group of refugees have drifted to the outskirts of Qizhou City. The Jing family has always been kind and charitable, so I came here to ask Your Highness to provide relief to the victims." Yu Zhong said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

It turns out he is here to take advantage of the situation!
Zhu Houxuan did not make a decision immediately, but looked at the two chief secretaries, "How did the government deal with the refugees before?"

Zhan Bin immediately stood up and said, "Your Highness, before this, the palace had set up a porridge stall outside the city to provide relief to the victims."

"Then let's do it as usual. Let Zhan Changshi be in charge of this matter!" Zhu Houxuan said lightly.

"I obey your command!" Zhan Bin said with a fist salute.

"On behalf of the people outside the city, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his disaster relief." Yu Zhong also clasped his fists and said.

"I am a vassal and I should do something for the people."

"Your Majesty, you are so righteous! I am not as worthy as you thought. Now that this matter is over, I will take my leave."

"Wait a minute, Governor Yu!" Zhu Houxun called out to Yu Zhong.

"What else does your Highness need? Please give me your instructions."

"In fact, I have heard about the refugees. This year, I have been blessed by God and have inherited the title of king. I have no way to repay my brother's kindness. I can only do more good deeds and pray for the emperor's blessing."

"Your Highness is right!" Yu Zhong twirled his beard with his hand and nodded continuously in agreement.

"So I felt sorry for the refugee children who had to wander around all day, sleep in the open air, and were very likely to die young, so I ordered people to take them all into my palace to save them from the suffering of hunger and cold."

Yu Zhongyi accidentally broke off a strand of his beard. Many thoughts flashed through his mind. He suddenly realized that he could not understand the young man on the throne.
The two chief officials in the palace looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't know about this! What was the young prince going to do?
(End of this chapter)