The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Ning Yi had to recruit guards. The previous ones had all been disbanded, but the entire mansion was so big, how could he not have someone he trusted to protect him?

Do you rely on those people from the Yang family brought by Yang Ziqian?

Let Qin Haifeng select 20 strong, honest, reliable men who are 20 years old and have their own families from the disaster victims.

This way, not only will they be obedient and well-trained, but their families will not dare to betray them.

The monthly salary Ning Yi gave was generous enough, and his family had no worries about food and clothing, so naturally they were all excited.

He then looked at another team of twenty young men who looked haggard, hungry, and thin.

Each of them was only about fifteen or sixteen years old, but they were malnourished and looked like bean sprouts.

These people were bought from their parents at the refugee camp by Qin Haifeng according to Ning Yi's instructions.

Qin Haifeng was also confused and didn't know what Ning Yi wanted to do with these young men.

If you want to buy a servant, he is too young, pale and skinny and has little strength.

If you want to buy a maid, then buy a girl.

But Ning Yi looked at these young men, each of whom had curiosity and fear in their eyes.

He said calmly, "This prince bought you for only one purpose."

"I'll take you in as my servants."

"Huh?" Qin Haifeng was suddenly shocked and turned to look at Ning Yi.

He never imagined that Ning Yi recruited these young men to be his servants.

He immediately stopped her by bowing his hands: "Your Highness, you are a member of the royal family, you cannot accept servants without permission."

In this feudal ancient time, it was not easy to recognize the royal servants.

They are equivalent to Ning Yi's students. Among the four elements of heaven, earth, emperor, parents and teacher, teacher means teacher. If Ning Yi recruits these guys as his servants, wouldn't they also become royal disciples?

Ning Yi waved his hand: "It's okay."

He continued to speak to the ragged young men who were talking in a mess, "This prince will teach you to read and write, and make you truly superior people."

This caused an uproar in the audience. The men who were brought in to become guards, as well as their families, were all envious.

Nowadays, if you can read and write, you are naturally of noble status.

The young men also understood this truth, and some of them were so excited that they knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you very much, Your Highness. The prince is a good man."

They were shouting in a mess, some even shouted "Long live!"

He was immediately stopped by Qin Haifeng.

These people don't understand any of that nonsense. They will kneel down if anyone gives them a little benefit along the way.

Ning Yi continued, "Also, this prince buying you won't stop you from using your original surnames. If you behave well in my service, not only will you have meat for every meal, you can become high officials in the future, and I will personally arrange wives for you."

It's no use talking to these little boys about so many big principles.

It’s better to come for actual benefits.

Sure enough, these young men were so excited that their eyes were shining.

The dark-skinned man Qin Haifeng's mouth twitched. He really couldn't understand what the purpose was for His Highness to have these young men as servants.

If Your Highness wants a servant boy, there are many wealthy families willing to send their smart children to him. Is it necessary to go to the refugee camp to look for one, when none of them can read?

Ning Yi first ordered Qin Haifeng to take them all downstairs and arrange them into the rooms that had been prepared long ago.

They all took a good bath to wash off all the dirt on their bodies, and then took out the pile of clothes prepared in the mansion for them to use.

Qin Haifeng and a group of people from the mansion took this group of people away.

Ning Yi didn't need to worry about this matter anymore. Let them recuperate for a few days first.

This scene was seen by Yang Ziqin who was standing at the back gate.

Originally, Yang Ziqin saw that Ning Yi was willing to recruit these honest refugees and give them a chance to survive, and she also felt that this prince still had a conscience.

But what Ning Yi said later made her roll her eyes. It turned out that he recruited these people to prepare him for life and death.

As for those young men serving as servants, Yang Ziqin subconsciously thought that this was Ning Yi's plan to personally train his confidants and have them become his future guards.

Otherwise, as a prince, why would you need a servant who can't recognize a single character?

"You never change." Yang Ziqin complained to Ning Yi with dissatisfaction as he looked at his back.

They haven't seen each other much since he last came home from the silk shop.

Originally, Yang Ziqin thought that since this bastard prince wanted her, he would come to her room at night.

During the first two days, she was indeed frightened at night, fearing that this bastard would suddenly rush in and threaten and humiliate her again.

But I am also looking forward to it and want to try again the feeling of being unable to control myself from last time.

But after a few days, this bastard prince didn't take the initiative to look for her at all.

Yang Ziqin's initial dislike had turned into resentment, and she had long since regarded Ning Yi as a heartless and unfaithful man.

However, she unconsciously began to pay attention to what Ning Yi did every day.

Ning Yi is very busy now and has no time to care about what is going on in this woman's little head.

When he came back, he asked, “How’s the situation?”

The three of them smiled bitterly, and Tan Donglin bowed: "Your Highness, the situation is not optimistic."

"The Grain Reserves Bureau won't allocate grain, and the Ministry of Revenue won't give us silver. We're helpless."

Ning Yi frowned. "This is disaster relief. The dragon in Fanghai City has turned against us, and countless people have been killed and injured in the area within a hundred miles. According to reports, other places over there have recently experienced flooding and heavy rains. Under such circumstances, they still dare to neglect it?"

This is a major matter that even the emperor is keeping an eye on. If disaster relief is not provided in time, the local people will have no way to survive and will likely gather together to rebel.

By then, they will easily have tens of thousands of people, and with their support, they can sweep across several states.

The situation is so critical, are those court officials' brains full of shit?

Tan Donglin looked at the other two people.

Ministry of Revenue official Fang Wanhua smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, as soon as they told you that you were in charge of disaster relief, they all started to shirk responsibility, and some even asked for leave outright."

The Fourth Prince was once in charge of disaster relief, so they naturally did not dare to neglect it for the sake of the Prime Minister.

But now that the Sixth Prince is in charge, who would be willing to bother with him?

The Sixth Prince has no backing except his father-in-law, the Minister of War Yang Long.

It's a thankless task and will offend the Prime Minister and the Fourth Prince. No one wants to do this.

This made Ning Yi worried. He thought for a moment and said, "You guys continue to discuss first. I'll go out and get some fresh air."

I haven't left the house for several days, and I'm really depressed.

Ning Yi took Qin Haifeng out to sit in Zuixian Garden.

On the way, Qin Haifeng reported: "Your Highness, the families of the guards have been arranged."

Seeing Ning Yi just nod nonchalantly, Qin Haifeng couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, these guards are good. If they are trained well, they will all be good seedlings."

"But what use are those half-grown servants?"

Ning Yi glanced at the tall, dark-skinned man, his eyes full of question marks.

He laughed and said, "Haifeng, remember what I said today. They are the foundation for me to conquer the world in the future."

What the hell? Qin Haifeng's eyes widened in disbelief. Those twenty little brats were actually the foundation for His Highness to conquer the world?

Just them?

Beat them all by yourself.