In the past few days, Xie Jing'an has been busy preparing for the ceremony to be sent to the palace. He was so angry that he delayed the other things. Finally, the preparations were complete, and after careful consideration, he solemnly wrote a memorial and handed it over to the palace. Hid the leader close to his body, and watched them set off in a mighty way, and he was relieved.

The matter has developed to this point, he has done everything he can, and now he is waiting for the feedback from Chang'an. Although he has some confidence in his heart, Xie Jing'an still can't help feeling uneasy. After all, seeing the prince's previous attitude, he wanted to send Liu The family matter was firmly pressed, and now that he has submitted such a memorial, the prince will definitely not let it be sent in, and he does not know what twists and turns will arise along the way.

Xie Jingan was worried, but he was worried, but he was busy with his affairs, this idea didn't appear for a moment, he turned his head and told him to throw it to the back of his mind, and got busy with other things instead.

With spring plowing just around the corner, Xie Jingan first went to the river to inspect the progress of the construction of the waterwheel, and then expressed condolences and encouragement to the craftsmen, then went to build a new military camp outside the city for half a winter.

The new barracks was not far from the old barracks, and Kuai Ma arrived in half an hour. It was built on the spur of the moment when Xie Jingan asked Jiang Zheng to lead the guards to gather up the orphans in the city and temporarily put them in the old barracks because it felt too crowded.

This barracks used to be empty, so it was appropriate to accommodate these orphans, but since the recruits were recruited, it has become crowded, and there are some girls among the orphans, it is not a problem to always be crowded together with these grown men, Xie Jingan inspects After a trip, he decided to build a new barracks. The area does not need to be large, and there are such powerful tools as cement, so it is not troublesome. The most important thing is that Xie Jingan has always had the idea of ​​building a school. As far as strength is concerned, it can't be promoted yet, but a martial arts school full of orphans can be built, and those aristocratic families can't keep their eyes on it.

Now he can't be blatant, but sooner or later, he will create a nine-year compulsory education under the noses of the aristocratic family.

With such a cruel heart, Xie Jingan came down from the river bank and headed straight for the new army camp, waving the whip extremely fast along the way, fortunately it was not the twelfth month of winter, so he didn't have to worry about slipping, at most, the horseshoe galloped through the muddy water It splashed, and accidentally splashed a few mud spots on the clothes of the person behind.

But even so, the guards who guarded him along the way were a little frightened, and even Lin Yan could hardly bear to persuade him, but thinking that he was in a bad mood these days because of the imperial decree, he just Swallowing back the words that were about to come out, she only paid attention to his every move, and if there was any sign of danger, she would fly to rescue him.

Fortunately, there was no worrying danger along the way, and the group arrived at the new military camp safely.

Right now the barracks had just been built, and there were still some sundries that hadn't been cleaned up, so it looked a little messy, but the wide martial arts arena, and the rows of neat concrete houses, Xie Jingan felt a sense of intimacy when he saw it.

Others often accompanied Xie Jingan to inspect such construction sites, and they were used to seeing them, so they were not surprised, but it was inevitable that they would compare them with the buildings they were used to.

Jiang Zheng watched all the way, and couldn't help sighing: "The cement that His Highness ordered to be fired is really a sharp tool for building houses. If you want to build such a large military camp on weekdays, you won't be able to see the prototype without half a year's work." , but now it has only been two months, but it has already been built, which saves time and effort, and all the money is spent on such worthless things as earth bricks and broken stones."

Jiang Zheng clicked his tongue, and Xie Jingan also felt a sense of pride when he heard it. After all, this is the wisdom of the people, but the advantages are the advantages, but it is not perfect. Xie Jingan smiled and shook his head: "Where is it like you said? It's so strange. Although it took a short time to build a house, it's still a bit crude. It's not as elegant as a house built with good wood. Besides, it's not easy to dry in the weather, so people have to burn enough kang. , in order to barely live in people."

This is true, but it is really amazing that the military camp can be built in such a short time, and it can be used so conveniently.

The few people who followed were half heartfelt and half flattering, but after a few words of praise, a craftsman who followed stepped up and said cautiously: "Your Highness, don't worry, these cement houses have been repaired according to His Highness's instructions, and they sent ten people Watching it burn for two hours, I will definitely not let those little generals hurt their bones."

Having said that, Xie Jingan went around every room and saw that the kangs in each room were indeed warm and the barn was piled up with honeycomb briquettes almost to the top, so he nodded a little reassuringly, He ordered, "Let those children move here tomorrow."

The news of moving to the new barracks spread throughout the old barracks within half an afternoon, and even the orphans who had been in dire straits and training all day long knew about it.

At that time, they had just finished a round of training, and they were watching the people who were punished for poor training run around by the martial arts field, and they gathered together in twos and threes to gossip.

Most of the children were eleven or twelve years old, and they wore narrow-sleeved bunts stuffed with thick white folds. Because they ate well and slept well these days, their faces were rounded and their eyes were bright, and they laughed , really like an ignorant child.

Erhu was the first among these orphans to enter the military camp, and because he worked in the workshop for a while, he was a bit calmer than ordinary children. Although he was not tall, he was very prestigious among the group of orphans. There are also the most children.

"Brother Erhu," a round-faced little girl dressed as a boy squatted beside him and looked up at him expectantly, "I heard rumors from people in the military camp that we will move to a new place tomorrow. The barracks is over, is it true?"

Before Erhu said anything, a skinny little boy with bean sprouts called out: "Of course it's true, what His Highness said never counts. He promised Brother Erhu to let us enter the workshop, we don't Did you just go in? Although we didn’t work for many days, we are not much better now than we were then. Some people taught us literacy and martial arts, and we also had enough food and clothing every day. Not so good."

When those around the child heard this, they were silent for a moment, and then started chattering.

That’s right, after coming to this military camp, they are like a dream, they have a shelter from the wind and rain, they don’t have to sleep in dilapidated temples anymore, they have warm quilts and thick quilts, and they can sleep until dawn every night, They don’t have to worry about where to beg for food every day. Naturally, someone will prepare it for them. They also have a special teacher who teaches them how to read and practice martial arts. Everything is beautiful like a dream. A little scared, afraid that the present life is really just a dream for them, and when they wake up, they will still be in some ruined temple.

The more lively the discussion was, the louder the voice could not help, and more and more children were attracted. Just when everyone was chattering and the quarreling two tigers were getting louder, I don't know who suddenly He said, "Your Highness gave us food, clothes, and houses, and it's not for nothing. Didn't he treat us so well because he wanted us to work hard for him?"

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