Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 222 Little Genius

The people around Li Changfeng immediately shouted.

"His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince has arrived!"

A group of officers and soldiers turned pale with fright, and quickly knelt down on the ground to pay respects.

"Meet His Royal Highness Ninth Prince!"

The refugees were overjoyed, they knelt on the ground, moved their bodies, and kowtowed hastily.

"Meet His Royal Highness Ninth Prince!"

"His Highness has mercy on you, save us!"

"We can't survive anymore!"

"It's fine if I die, but my child is only six years old, he can't die!"

A group of refugees wept bitterly, as if grasping at straws, looking at Li Changfeng with pity and expectation in their eyes.

The virtuous names of the Nine Princes of Daqian spread all over the world, and they all hoped that Li Changfeng could help them.

Li Changfeng stepped forward quickly and said quickly: "Get up, get up, the ground is cold!"

The refugees got up.

Li Changfeng saw that the soldiers and horses of the five cities also got up, his face darkened immediately, and he said coldly: "Who told you to get up? Kneel down for the prince!"

The officers and soldiers were startled, and quickly knelt on the ground, lowering their heads and not daring to look at Li Changfeng, feeling terrified in their hearts.

They knew that what they just said was heard by Li Changfeng, which annoyed Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng didn't have time to pay attention to these officers and soldiers, and immediately ordered: "Take out the stove in the prince's carriage, find some firewood nearby, and start the fire, hurry up!"

The efficiency of the people around Li Changfeng was still very high, and soon several bonfires were ablaze, and the refugees gathered around to warm up.

"Where did you come from? How did you become a refugee?" Li Changfeng was a little puzzled.

Emperor Qianwu is a wise emperor who attaches great importance to people's livelihood. Over the years, he has also implemented the national policy of light corvee, light tax burden, and recuperation. This year, except for the flood in Shangzhou, the harvest has decreased, and the harvest in other places is not bad.

Ordinarily, there should not be so many refugees.

An old man with white hair and skinny bones gave a trembling salute to Li Changfeng, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, we are from Zhili Prefecture. The snow is too heavy this year. The house collapsed and the livestock were frozen to death, and the food stored was also destroyed." Most of it was destroyed, so I can only become a refugee and come to the capital to beg for food!"

"Snow disaster?" Li Changfeng frowned slightly, "All you know, are those places affected by the disaster?"

Next, the old man reported to Li Changfeng what he knew in detail.

As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year, which is indeed good for the harvest in the coming year.

However, most of the houses of ordinary people are adobe thatched houses. If the snow is too heavy and there is no time to clean them, they will easily collapse.

Many areas in the north were affected by the disaster, and many people became refugees.

Li Changfeng glanced at the refugees, including men, women and children, and said loudly in his heart: "This prince can provide you with a job in mining, to ensure that you are well fed, warm and comfortable, and have wages. Do you want to?"

Now that the sales of honeycomb coal have skyrocketed, the output of coal mines is somewhat stretched, and these people can just mine coal to create value.

Food for work, which is much better than directly providing them with food, can last for a long time.

Hearing this, all the refugees were overjoyed and kowtowed their heads in thanks.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, you are our savior!"

"The little ones are like cows and horses, and I have to repay Your Highness for your kindness!"

These refugees never expected that His Highness the Ninth Prince would not only give them food and shelter, but also pay them wages.

This is something they didn't even dare to think about before. You must know that their previous appeal was just to survive.

After being thankful for a while, a refugee pleaded cautiously: "Your Highness, I still have a three-year-old child in my family, please let the younger one take him with me too, the younger one doesn't need wages, as long as the child is fed. Rest assured, Your Highness, we have very little to eat!"

As soon as this remark came out, many refugees with their families also begged.

"Your Highness, my old mother doesn't eat much, please let the young one take her with her. The young one can also be free of wages, and the young one can't leave the mother alone!"

"Your Highness, my old father..."

Li Changfeng sighed secretly, and waved his big hand: "I want all the princes who take care of my family! Those who are too old to dig mines can go to do odd jobs or help in the kitchen. The children also take them with them. Let them eat freely. Your wages are indispensable! This prince promises that there will be at least one meal a day with meat!"

How much can the elderly and children eat?

To Li Changfeng, this little money is not even a drop in the bucket.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone rejoiced and praised Li Changfeng for being wise and kind.

Li Changfeng thought for a while, and then ordered to the people around him: "Send someone to search for it. All the real refugees, as many as the prince accepts, will be sent to the major coal mines to dig coal. Remember, who dares to be greedy for their money?" For wages, this prince will cut them off!"

With the popularization of briquettes to the surrounding area and the invention of the steam engine, the amount of coal consumption will definitely explode.

Even if so much coal is not used now, it will be used in the future, and there is no harm in storing more.

After making all these arrangements, Li Changfeng was about to leave when a skinny boy about seven or eight years old timidly came to Li Changfeng, knelt on the ground and said cautiously: "Your Highness, my parents are frozen to death, you Can you let me also mine? If it is not possible, I can help in the kitchen, Your Highness can rest assured that I am very capable, and I don't need wages."

Li Changfeng felt sore, sighed secretly, with a gentle smile on his face, and patted the little boy's head.

"Okay, then you can follow along and help the cook."

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!"

The little boy was overjoyed, kowtowing and banging non-stop.

At this moment, Li Changfeng noticed what the little boy was holding in his hand, and immediately became interested.

"Can you show me the toy in your hand?"

"sure."

The little boy held out his hand, puzzled.

He didn't understand how His Royal Highness would be interested in a child's toy.

This is a wheel-like thing made of wood, with a groove in the middle, and a long rope tied to it, very similar to the yo-yo that Li Changfeng played in his previous life.

Li Changfeng skillfully wound the thin rope around the groove in the middle, raised his hand and flicked it lightly, and the wooden wheel turned quickly.

The little boy was quite surprised: "Your Highness, you can also play!"

Li Changfeng smiled.

More than just playing?
He was a master back then, and he knew many tricks.

Li Changfeng didn't say much, handed the toy over, and said casually, "Did your father make it for you?"

However, the little boy shook his head.

"No, I did it myself."

"Oh? You made it?" Li Changfeng suddenly became interested, "How did you think of making such a thing?"

"Observe! I observed my father's rope drilling tool, and I made myself such a toy."

Li Changfeng's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)