Song Hongye's living environment determines his way of thinking.

The prince wanted to expand the guards, which was no different from the buyer Ding Guardian.

Since Renya can help buyers, why can't we choose a guard? If we see countless people, who in the capital can have more experience than these Renya?

Song Hongye called Wu Changchun and asked him to take people to Tianjin, Jinan and Shandong to select people. He also took people to Henan and Hebei to select people. In order to facilitate their actions, Zhu Cixuan sent Generals of the Jinyiwei and the Little Eunuch as backgrounds. In addition, the Eastern Palace Order and the Emperor's Order, all local officials were welcomed to entertain and sent people to help them select people.

In just ten days, Song Hongye had completed most of the front-strike selection work and brought back a total of two thousand people.

...

During these ten days, Song Hongye and Wu Changchun were traveling outside, and the prince was not idle either.

He wanted to convert the side house behind the outer residence into a barracks and find a carpenter to make high and low beds, otherwise he would not be able to accommodate nearly two thousand more people.

At the same time, he also changed the small garden into a public bathroom. Although it is the most exquisite of the three gardens, it can only be demolished for the hygiene of the soldiers. Because the pond in this garden has a culvert to the Jinshui River, the wastewater after bathing can be discharged from the mansion.

These projects cost a lot, but fortunately, there was a plan to repair the outer residence of the East Palace, so the Ministry of Works was not caught off guard. Zhu Cixuan used the excuse of repairing the water tower and diversion truck, so he also asked the left guard of Wugong to go over and sent Admiral Tian Cunshan.

The three guards in the left and right martial arts sound like military guards, but in fact they are all military craftsmen, so they are assigned to the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works holds the three guards in hand, and wants to solve the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these craftsmen, but they cannot allow the craftsmen to generate income. This is a huge burden. Now that the prince needs it, he naturally handed it out in great pleasure.

In the Ming Dynasty, the number of people in a single guard was as small as three to five thousand, and the number was as large as more than ten thousand. Although Wugong Wei was a military craftsman, it was born in two hundred years, and there were nearly 10,000 people in a single guard, and the monthly salary and rice cost was very small. After Zhu Cixuan took over this stall, the first thing he faced was money and food. Although military craftsman worked as his job and did not need wages, the emperor did not need hungry soldiers, and the prince had to let them eat enough to work.

It is hopeless to expect the Ministry of Works to pay. It is difficult to ask His Majesty for money and money. However, there is a huge risk. If it is not done well, if the emperor just gives the order, then all his previous efforts will be wasted.

"Liu Ban, how can I dig out some money?" Zhu Cixuan privately gave Liu Ruoyu an identity to read. Although he was not in Zhongjuan's roster, the people below did not dare to despise him.

Liu Ruoyu had been considering this issue for a long time, just waiting for the prince to tell it himself. This time, the prince only brought out 3,000 taels of silver from the palace, which could only meet the food expenses of one month at most. Fortunately, the focus of the officials in all dynasties was to manage the family's financial management for the emperor, and they had already become familiar with the skills they should have.

"Your Highness," Liu Ruoyu said slowly, "epidemic prevention is a state matter, and it should not be entirely spent by the emperor's treasury. The Ministry of Revenue should also allocate some silver."

"Ministry of Revenue..." Zhu Cilang shook his head, "My teacher's calligraphy and painting are awesome, and I will definitely not count on money."

Ni Yuanlu, who was the Minister of Revenue at the time, also served as a Japanese lecturer, so it was appropriate for the Eastern Palace to call him a teacher. Speaking of which, there was an allusion that the Ming Dynasty did not allow southerners to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Ni Yuanlu was from Shangyu, Zhejiang, and was appointed as the Minister of Revenue because she was valued by Chongzhen and thought she was a capable minister.

Zhu Cixuan was not interested in this literati who could only make suggestions but could not solve the problem effectively. Even though he knew that Ni Yuanlu had committed suicide after the fall of Beijing, he had no special feelings. He just kept a group of Ni Yuanlu's fine calligraphy and paintings from the perspective of art investment.

"Can the wealthy and powerful people in the city donate some?" Zhu Cixuan asked.

Liu Ruoyu shook his head slightly: "It's hard. Your Highness doesn't know anything. Recently, the old ministers have investigated many times, but they have not found that among the powerful people, there are plagues. If only some refugees die, they will definitely not sincerely support epidemic prevention."

Zhu Cilang was speechless.

This is his own analysis. Because the plague bacteria are not resistant to the natural environment, as long as they kill rats, wash their hands, and do not contact with patients, they can be far away from this fierce infectious disease to a large extent. In the upper class of the Ming Dynasty, the hygiene habits were better than in the next five hundred years. When wealthy families go out to visit, they have to bring boxes of replacement clothes, not to mention the primary requirement of washing hands before and after meals.

Moreover, the concept of isolation from patients was also found in China as early as the Han Dynasty, and by the Song and Yuan dynasties, it was very popular. Who would foolishly contact patients with plague?

"I still have to meet you." Zhu Cilang said with a gloomy face: "Appoint it as soon as possible and invite the powerful, wealthy households and big men in the city in the big garden. In short, one thing is: As long as you are rich, please invite me. In addition, I also want to meet Zhang Yingjing. He had done rituals in the palace a few days ago and went to find him."

Liu Ruoyu didn't know what the prince was trying to see Zhang Tianshi, and he didn't think the prince had a heart before. However, of course he couldn't ask about such a thing, but he just remembered it and looked at the candidates sent to work in his mind.

"In addition, the female official is going to the outer residence today, and these people will be left to you." Zhu Cixuan said.

"I dare not do my best!" Liu Ruoyu's heart was infuriated.

It’s not because he can control the female officials who are as beautiful as a flower, but because this appointment has already told everyone that in the future, Liu Ruoyu will be the prince’s housekeeper. Those guys who are looking around should be able to see the direction of the wind clearly at this moment. If Tian Cunshan is smarter, he should come to apologize for guilt and courteousness and start honestly.

Zhu Cixuan continued: "I can't afford to be arrogant from the outside. You can choose some good writing skills from among the girls and do things diligently. If it is not enough, go outside to find it and make a list. I will pay for all the expenses and salary. You are not allowed to maintain private office work."

Liu Ruoyu's current wealth cannot afford to support any private individuals, even claiming to be.

Zhu Cixuan calculated the date of Song Hongye's return, walked to the open space and turned his waist, kicked his legs, and said, "I'll go run two laps, and you can report it to me any time if you have anything to do."

"Yes." Liu Ruoyu responded, and had already arranged the several things to do in his mind. The corresponding candidates had already appeared.
Chapter completed!