The struggle of the reborn prince

In the early morning of the next day, the mansion returned to its usual calm, but some people disappeared, and no one knew where they were, and the vacant positions were quickly filled by others. The mansion was dull, as if nothing had happened Same.

Zhao Tong got up as usual, came to the yard, and 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.

"My lord, these are all brought back from the capital by high-ranking officials, some are from the empress's palace, and some are selected from the newly arrived Xiaohuangmen. They are all from innocent families!" After these two days of experience, seeing happiness is like a dream As if, the ups and downs made him understand that although the prince is young, he is not easy to fool. When he heard the question, he hurried forward to answer it.

"You short-sighted ones, the lord came out and didn't come forward to greet you, do you want to be punished?" Jianxi shouted again to a group of busy little Huangmen in the yard.

"Morning, my lord!" Hearing Jianxi's shout, the people in the yard cheered and surrounded him, greeting Zhao Tong.The most people in the inner courtyard of the mansion are the servants, which is what we often call eunuchs now. This time, the small yellow door in the inner courtyard has been changed almost all over. Huang Jingchen is a detached existence in the mansion, and all affairs in the mansion are under his control. , but he seldom intervenes, all chores are left to Jian Xi, who dares to be negligent when he is in charge of greeting.

Zhao Tong waved them away, "Well, have all the people in the outer court changed?" Zhao Tong asked again.

"Yes, from the stewards to the handymen are all selected by the head of the country, and they are all arranged!" Jianxi replied.

After hearing this, Zhao Tong was relieved, even if someone wanted to infiltrate and re-arrange the eyeliner, it would not be possible for a while. I should be safe during this period of time, and at the same time I have a new understanding of Huang Jingchen. This old man is not like what he looks like. So simple, in just a few days, not only did the assassination incident be dealt with calmly, but also took the opportunity to thoroughly clean it from the inside to the outside, and rearranged the manpower.

After dinner, Zhao Tuo, accompanied by Huang Jingchen, came to the main hall to accept the greeting from the new manager. According to the current saying, the leader and the new employee should get to know each other, so as not to cause misunderstandings when the leader walks to the door.First, three chief stewards of the outer courtyard came in to speak. They were respectively in charge of Duzhi (in charge of accounting and expenditure), Jinbu (in charge of money and silk storage) and Cangbu (in charge of grain storage).Then there are several small managers such as the treasurer, the craftsman, the minister, and the chef under them. These people are regarded as managers with positions, and they all receive annual salaries.

The most people came in at the end, men and women, old and young, hundreds of people knelt down in the hall, all of them were horse feeders, flower growers, cart drivers, sedan chair bearers, cooks, shifters, carpenters, blacksmiths, etc. These chores.Among them, the kitchen is the key point. They have the most people, more than ten people, who work in the big kitchen and the small kitchen respectively. The big kitchen is a public and authentic kitchen, and the small kitchen is usually a dedicated kitchen.There are also four staff members in the tea room. Their task is to pour tea and water for the people who come to the mansion. Internally, they decoct medicine and make nourishing food for the patients in the mansion.

This time, the changing room is equipped with the most people, and it is also the most important thing. There are about [-] people, all of whom are young and strong. These people are divided into two groups, the east and the west. , Outer courtyard.Cleaning and sanitation in the mansion, tidying up the warehouse and other tasks that require physical labor can be done at any time by the people who change the house.These people belong to the contract system, and the minimum is more than five years. They usually have to take care of food and clothing, and they also need to be paid. They are the lowest level people in the mansion, and they are also the hardest and most tired people.

Seeing groups of people saluting respectfully in front of him, Zhao Tun looked at these people with a smile, feeling in his heart, this is the beauty of power, although he is just a big kid, but he is a prince, so Those who can control the fate of these people determine their fortunes. This is the beauty of the second generation of officials.

"My lord, what's the matter, is there something inappropriate?" Everyone retreated, and there were only a few people in charge left in the room. Huang Jingchen suddenly found that the lord, who was still happy just now, became sad, and asked quickly.

"Senior officer, so many people need us to take care of the food, why don't you make me poor!" Zhao Tang said with a sigh, and several people in the room were startled when they heard his words, and then couldn't help laughing.

"My lord, I'm really worried about this!" Huang Jingchen rubbed his nose vigorously, and then he returned to normal. He didn't expect that although the lord is young, he is a money fanatic, "Your lord, don't worry about it. It was issued by the palace, and the food and clothing expenses of these people in the outer court were allocated by the household department together with the prince's salary, so the prince does not need to spend a penny!"

"Really, I'm relieved, you are not allowed to spend my money indiscriminately, otherwise I will beat you!" Zhao Tang pointed to the three stewards of the outer courtyard and said seriously.

"Don't worry, my lord, we will spend money for your own purposes, and we will never spend it indiscriminately!" Although the chief steward felt funny when he heard the lord's childish words, he did not dare to be negligent, and said with a bow.

"Okay, I'm bored with these chores, you guys discuss it!" Zhao Tang jumped off the couch and said, "Jianxi, didn't you say that grandpa brought me something good, take me to see it!" After finishing speaking Jumping off the couch, she ran outside, pretending to be a child in front of a group of people is really not a pleasant thing, "My lord, slow down, don't fall!" Jian Xi shouted and hurriedly followed.

"Guard Zheng, the prince is young and likes to run around, you arrange two skilled people to follow, don't let anything happen again!" Huang Jingchen watched Zhao Tun out of the main hall and said to the chief steward Zheng Xu.

"Don't worry, the manager. This time, the master specially sent two masters. They have both fought in the rivers and lakes, and their skills are very hard!" Zheng Guanshi replied.

"Good kung fu is one aspect, and the main thing is to be reliable!"

"The two of them provoked the local big salt lord a few years ago, and were chased and killed. The master took them in, and kept following them incognito. They are loyal and know how to repay their kindness, so you can rest assured!"

"Well, the mansion is not peaceful these days, and the weather is about to turn cold. You send someone to clean up the summer courtyard. You can change the prince's residence according to his wishes, or he will lose his temper!" Huang Jingchen nodded and said.

"Yes, I'll arrange someone to do it right away!" Zheng Guanshi said.

"The autumn grain harvest is over, and the tenants will have to pay the rent immediately. The warehouse and manpower must be arranged properly, so that there will be no trouble!" Huang Jingchen urged again.

"Director, don't worry, the second steward has been managing Zhuangzi in the past, and he is familiar with it!" Zheng steward pointed to the second steward Zheng Yang.

"Okay, the abbot is thoughtful, so I won't bother you too much. You can discuss the affairs in the house!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile, he is still very satisfied with the people selected by the abbot Zheng Shen.

Huang Jingchen returned to his room in the inner courtyard after explaining the matter, a small yellow door quickly poured him tea, bowed and stepped aside, "Shunzi, send a letter to the people in Beijing and ask them to check the Saiguan The details of Suo Mengtao and Cloud Piercer Yang Feng need to be quick, the prince can't make any mistakes!" He took a sip of tea and said slowly.

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Zhao Tang was very much looking forward to what good things his grandfather would bring him, He Jianxi urged a small steward to send the things to the Winter Garden, and when the things were brought down one by one, he almost fainted from exhaustion!A lot of things were delivered, everything to eat and play, really echoing a common saying: the silly grandma loves her nephew.

Not to mention the things to eat, the things to play with are the most popular bamboo horses, swings, paper kites, cuju, clay dolls, all kinds of toys that children like, of course, there are two puppies, two kittens , a parrot, a tank of goldfish, two little turtles covered with green hair... There are even a few cans of crickets, Zhao Tun frowned while watching, for a long time he didn't see a pen, a piece of paper, grandpa The gifts are all food, drink, and entertainment. It’s really a rich family with a lot of losers. With this training method, it’s hard not to become a playboy, otherwise there would be no emperor father like him who knows nothing about governing the country and is proficient in everything.

"Master Sun, our master also bought you two eagles. They haven't been trained well yet, and I'll bring them to you later!" The steward of Zheng's mansion, who followed the deliveries, looked at Zhao Tian as if he was not interested in these things. Que, hurry over and laugh with me.

"Oh, let grandpa and his old man bother you!" Zhao Tang said with some confusion, but he can't blame him, is he a child now?

"To find these things, the master really took a lot of trouble. Look at these two kittens, they are the famous lion cats. They were exchanged by the master for an authentic work of Prime Minister Cai. The two green turtles are flowered. I only bought it for [-] guan, and that parrot also cost a lot..." The steward of Zheng's mansion hastened to do his best for the master.

"What, these two tortoises are worth 300 guan?" Zhao Tun's eyeballs did not fall out of shock, he kicked the tank containing the tortoise and said.Two green fur turtles can be worth five hundred guan, and synthetic gold is ten taels. No matter how you look at these two little guys, they are not worth ten taels. In the pet market in the previous life, they only cost two or three hundred yuan each, and the alloy is only one gram. .

"My lord, show mercy, that glazed vat was bought from a Persian merchant, and it costs two hundred guan!" The steward hurriedly picked up the vat and said.

Zhao Tang was really speechless this time, that washbasin-sized, translucent and opaque broken 'glass fish tank' was worth two hundred guan, and the ten dollars he sold for the tank in his previous life made him so happy, "Jian Xi , find someone safe and show me this... this glazed vat, if something goes wrong, he will be starved for two meals!"

"Okay, second master, don't worry, I will take care of these two babies for you personally, if they are short of a hair, you will starve me!" Jian Xi smiled and took the glazed jar from the manager's hand and hugged it in his arms. .

"This is a good thing!" Zhao Tang suddenly found a dagger in a pile of objects, picked it up happily and said, and fiddled with it in his hand. A ruby ​​the size of a little finger was inlaid on the holder, and the scabbard with rhinoceros leather looked very exquisite. He pressed the spring and pulled out the knife. It shone coldly under the sun, and the cloud-like patterns on the knife were faintly visible. It's hard to put it down.

"Master Sun, be careful, don't hurt your hands. This is made of iron used by the sword master of the Xixia Kingdom. It can cut iron like mud, and it can cut gold and jade!" Hanging on his waist, he said.

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

"Definitely, definitely!" Zheng's steward said hurriedly, pouted secretly, it's not easy for Master Sun to say thank you, so many things are much better than this dagger, and I didn't listen He said thank you. It seems that Young Master Sun is a master who likes to dance with guns and sticks. If he knew it, he would have given him some swords, guns and sticks.