"The government soldiers use veterans to serve as soldiers?" Cen Rubai was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly persuaded that this was not only undignified, but also could not form a defense at all.

"They were indeed experienced elite soldiers back then, but they have all passed twenty years, and now they are all old and frail, I am afraid that they will ......."

Su Ziji had an idea in his heart and insisted: "They are old, but the veterans do not die, they just wither, the East Palace made them guards back then, and now I also make them guards." ”

"This is not to dishonor them. ”

"Think about it, if I just raised them in the mansion, not only would they be embarrassed, but even outsiders would say that I was famous?"

"This ......" Cen Rubai was originally very knowledgeable, needless to say, he has experienced ups and downs over the years, and he has faintly sensed the young master's thoughts.

“...... That's okay, now the Daihou Mansion is still too empty, and it can't be seen when you just move in, and after a long time, it will be difficult to operate. ”

"At this juncture to buy people in, it is easy to let others put spies in, these 22 households, all were born as family soldiers, invite them to the house, the old man is a soldier, the children and grandchildren are hereditary soldiers and servants, women are maids and mothers-in-law, this was the case in the past, and it is also like this now, and it also solves the problem of lack of people in the house. ”

Cen Rubai said, he already understood the intention in his heart, not only is there no problem in employing people, but the most important thing is that the soldiers are only old, weak, sick and disabled, who would worry?

Spread it out, pay attention to your subordinates, it is a good story, as for the safety of the house, does it really rely on these ten soldiers?

Moreover, although it is said that veterans are used as government soldiers, in fact, their sons are reserves, and after a year or two, they can naturally be replaced.

This not only gets the inside, but also gets face.

Secretly felt that the Lord was wise, and he was a little worried: "In this way, there is no problem with loyalty, but in this way, the cost will be greater." ”

Twenty-three households, each household has a minimum of five or six people, and a large number of ten people, that is, hundreds of people, food and accommodation plus salary, and a fixed expenditure of more than 500 taels a month, which is a lot of expenses for a newly knighted prince.

If it weren't for Su Ziji to let the Yedao people run business early, I am afraid that they would not have the confidence to say such a thing now.

But that's it, there are many places to use money, and it's a bit embarrassing to calculate.

Su Ziji pondered for a moment and said: "The issue of consumption, I will consider it, this matter is so decided, they have suffered a lot in the past ten years, and now that I am back, I can't let them continue to live a life of poverty." ”

"They have their duty, I have my duty, and we must not let them shed blood and tears. ”

Hearing this, Cen Rubai couldn't help but be moved, and bowed his hand deeply: "Yes!"

Palace

In the afternoon, the snow has fallen heavily, but the eunuchs and palace maids all sweep the snow together, and at night, when the night is hazy, the snow in the palace for a day is swept away, only the top of the palace is still white, looking at it from afar, and the light of the palace lamp reflects each other.

In the imperial study, the brazier was dyed, the heat was rising, and several little eunuchs were sweating so hot, but they didn't dare to wipe it, they only stood in the corner with their heads down, letting the sweat drip down their noses from time to time.

Zhao's father-in-law, who was standing in front of the bookcase, was much smarter, he had already changed into light clothes and stood quietly, like a wood carved clay statue, but as long as the person who was flipping through the booklet said a word, he could immediately "live" and become the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand.

The emperor sat there because of the small return of the pill, his face was ruddy, and he wore few clothes, looking down at the few booklets in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a moment, he started to open a few pamphlets again and read them again.

"So, after Su Zi became naturalized, he didn't go to make friends with the court officials, but instead recruited the old people of the East Palace in the past and recruited twenty-three households?"

"What a good boy who misses the old days. The Emperor sighed.

Zhao Gonggong's eyes on the side moved, and he didn't say anything.

He still has experience in when to speak and when not to speak.

It's like at this time, His Majesty seems to be emotional, but how do you know that there is no other meaning?

rashly acquiescing, this is looking for trouble.

When Your Majesty is in a good mood, there may be nothing, and if you are in a bad mood, let you serve for as long as you are afraid, I am afraid that you will be dragged out and punished.

Two days ago, there was a eunuch, relying on some face in front of His Majesty, when His Majesty sighed, he didn't want to curry favor, but the next moment His Majesty changed his face, and let people drag him down, and beat him with twenty boards.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard the emperor ask: "The old people in the East Palace back then, these are the only people?"

Gonggong Zhao hurriedly bowed: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the officials above the seventh rank in the East Palace back then were all handled on a special case, and Qi Hongxin was the last." ”

"You forget, he died not so long ago. ”

Zhao Gonggong suddenly had a trace of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox, such a big prince's mansion, in fact, Qi Hongxin was the only dead wood left, and as soon as Qi Hongxin died, it disappeared.

"As for the eight or ninth grades and government soldiers, they were demoted to their posts, or turned into a box army, and refused to take office, now they are almost that. ”

"The roster is all on it, and if there are omissions, it's only a very few. ”

There is a way that the tree is down, although the East Palace was not small back then, but the prince's family is finished, and the officials above the seventh grade are unlucky, and it is difficult for the remaining petty officials and family soldiers to protect themselves, these years, the dead are dead, the escaped, these people are still left, and they can be recruited back by Su Ziji immediately, to be honest, Zhao Gonggong was a little surprised.

In his opinion, there are too many people left today.

But obviously, the emperor really didn't expect this, after all, in his memory, until the moment before the death of the prince, it seemed that the government and the opposition had returned to their hearts

"The crown prince has been studying since childhood, and he is well aware of righteousness and acting cautiously. ”

"The poem contains Wen Ying, the ancestor Qinmin, and those who try to govern, the prince has no mistakes. ”

In addition to himself, the emperor, the prince is loved, otherwise he would not have been jealous of the prince back then.

Even if the prince is dead, it shouldn't be that there are only these people left!

"Really?"

Intellectually, the emperor looked at the list again, and all of them were available for checking, and he also understood that after 20 years, there was already a good person in this regard, but emotionally, he was a little at a loss, could it be that the princelings he was worried about had already been blown away?

The emperor's eyes fell on a few pamphlets for a long time, not knowing whether he was happy or sad, angry or hurt, and even had a trace of remorse, and fell into silence for a while, and only after a long time did he voice slightly dumb: "Continue to star, there are other actions, report to me." ”

"Yes, slave and maid obey. ”