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

Chapter 24 Get out!
"There are no less than two thousand refugees outside the city, including over a hundred children. Your Highness, do you want to take them all into your mansion?" Yu Zhong asked after he recovered.

"As long as their parents feel they cannot support them, the palace can pay to take them in." Zhu Houxuan said easily.

The reason why he took the initiative to make this matter clear was because the palace was a sieve and this matter could not be concealed at all.

Yu Zhong looked at Shi Changshi and Zhan Changshi, but saw only confusion on their faces.

"Is the palace short of eunuchs? If there is a shortage of eunuchs, you can write to the court to request the allocation of eunuchs." Yu Zhong asked tactfully. He obviously did not quite believe Zhu Houxuan's words of praying for blessings.

"There is no vacancy for eunuchs in the palace." Shi Changshi said with a straight face.

"Then what is Your Majesty doing?" Yu Zhong looked at Zhu Houxuan.

"Didn't I say it before? I want to do more good deeds and pray for my royal brother!" Zhu Houxun emphasized.

This reason was really impeccable, and Yu Zhong couldn't think of any reason to refute it.

"I hope Your Highness will think twice. With so many boys entering the palace and not having them castrated, there may be chaos in the palace in a few years." Shi Changshi began to chime in.

"I have also considered this matter. Not only will I help these children, I am also prepared to spend a year teaching them some skills to make a living so that they can support themselves and then let them go out of the mansion." Zhu Houxuan glanced at Shi Changshi coldly.

He had to keep these children in the mansion for a period of time so that he could exert influence on them and ensure their loyalty to him.

"This" Zhu Houxuan's idea was beyond Shi Changshi's expectations, and he could not think of any reason to refute it.

"Your Highness, there is no precedent for this matter!" Yu Zhong said. He was still very conservative about matters concerning the royal family and vassal states.

"But the imperial court hasn't banned it, right? Anything is allowed unless prohibited by law." Zhu Houxuan refused to give in.

Yu Zhong and Shi Changshi looked at each other. They couldn't find any reason to refute.

The imperial court did not prohibit this, because no royal palace had ever done anything similar before, but this was what made it seem a little wrong, but the two of them could not figure out what was wrong.

Chengyun Hall fell into silence, and Zhan Changshi continued to be a transparent man with his eyes and nose watching his heart.

"Since you two have no objection, then the matter is settled! It is important to pray for my royal brother." Zhu Houxuan continued to exert pressure.

"Yes!" Yu Zhong said helplessly.

Shi Changshi could only acquiesce to this matter for the time being.

After coming out of Chengyun Hall, Zhu Houxuan went to Changchun Palace to report the matter to Concubine Liu.

Doing such a good deed naturally received the support of Concubine Liu.

Today's events also made Zhu Houxuan reflect. He realized that the cultivation of talents is not something that can be achieved overnight. He always wanted to find people who could be used immediately as the basis of his team, but in the end there were not many who caught his eye.

But today he realized that the most important thing at present is to educate talents that meet his requirements. Not only should he educate those children, but also his craftsmen and followers. He should let them learn throughout their lives so that they can keep up with his pace.

After returning to Cunxin Hall, Zhu Houxuan immediately summoned the literate eunuchs around him, recounted the primary and secondary school textbooks from his previous life in his mind, and then asked the eunuchs to write it down.

The focus was on mathematics and physics and chemistry. As for the Chinese pinyin used for quick literacy, he wrote it himself.

Yu Liu's actions were also very fast. Within three days, 22 children were sent in one after another, of which only were girls. This number made Zhu Houxuan very satisfied. He ordered people to clean up the empty houses in the Dianyi Office and the Dianbao Office to accommodate these children and let them recuperate first.

Yu Liu's work was recognized by Zhu Houxuan, who made an exception and allowed him to stay by his side, specifically to manage the new children who came into the mansion.

This made Yu Liu straighten his back and became very popular in the palace. Everyone in the palace thought that he was a favorite of the prince.

Yu Liu, who was flattered by everyone in the mansion, felt that his name was not very good, so he changed his name to Yu Chengze. Even a blind person could see that he was trying to flatter them.

On this day, after Yu Liu's routine inspection of the children in the palace, he returned to Cunxin Palace and saw the young prince escorting his two uncles out of the palace gate, so he quickly stepped aside.

The two uncles came for the business that Zhu Houxuan mentioned a few days ago, and Zhu Houxuan taught the method of making soap to the two uncles.

After the two uncles left, Yu Liu hurriedly nodded and bowed to Zhu Houxuan.

"Yu Liu, what's the matter?" Zhu Houxuan was flipping through a newly bound textbook.

"Your Highness, I do have something to do," Yu Liu said with a flattering smile.

"Then say it!"

"The new children are only seven or eight years old, and the oldest are twelve or thirteen years old. Many of them come from poor families, and many of them don't even know their surnames. They don't have full names, only nicknames, and there are many duplicate nicknames. So I would like to ask the prince to give these children names."

"This is indeed a problem. It is really difficult to distinguish so many children without real names. Yu Liu, you are indeed meticulous. I was right about you," Zhu Houxuan put down the book and exclaimed.

"Your Highness, thank you for your praise. It's all because of your good teaching!" Yu Liu felt as if his bones had become lighter.

Zhu Houxun began to think about what surname to give these children. First of all, he definitely could not give them the surname Zhu. Then he thought of the TV series "Game of Thrones" he had watched in his previous life. There was a very interesting setting in it that the surnames of the illegitimate children in the seven countries were different, all of which were the most common things in their countries. For example, the protagonist Jon Snow's surname means snow, and he had an idea in his mind.

"Qizhou is located on the bank of the Yangtze River. It is this great river that nurtured the people of Qizhou, so I will give them the surname 'Jiang'."

"Your Highness is indeed a scholar. This surname is very appropriate. The Yangtze River nurtured the people of Qizhou, and Your Highness nurtured these children. These children who use the surname bestowed by Your Highness will surely always remember Your Highness's grace in raising them! It's really wonderful!" Yu Liu was stunned for a moment, and immediately offered another piece of flattery. His corny attitude attracted the attention of other people in the hall.

Zhu Houxuan thought about it carefully and found that it was true, but he was still very immune to flattery. "If a child does not want to use his own surname, he can use this surname. If a child does not want to use the surname, you cannot force him." He continued to remind them.

"I understand. These children are blessed to meet the prince."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houxuan simply waved his hand gently and continued to read the textbook.

This meant that Yu Liu should step down, but Yu Liu was too much of a flatterer and did not step down, but continued to say:

"I have an idea. After these children have used the surname bestowed by the prince, why not let them add the word 'Ze' to their names, so that they can always remember the prince's kindness."

Yu Liu couldn't continue talking because he found that the usually amiable little prince's face became colder and colder, and for some reason he was glaring at him.
Yu Liu didn't know what went wrong. He was clearly saying nice things, so why did the young prince suddenly become so angry?

"Your Highness." Yu Liu said weakly.

"roll!!!!"

(End of this chapter)