When Ye Jingchen came to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion this time, he also brought a resettlement plan for retired soldiers written by Ye Jingyu.
In his proposal, Ye Jingyu suggested that all soldiers in the northern border region who reached the age of forty could retire and return home. In addition to receiving retirement and resettlement allowances as stipulated, they would also be given land upon returning home.
In addition, the various prefectures and counties of Dae Yeon would carry out infrastructure construction such as paving roads and bridges, building dikes and digging canals, and reclaiming wasteland. The local government would be responsible for supervision, and veterans would be given priority in recruitment, with their wages being at least 30% higher than the average wage for similar jobs in the area.
The plan also mentions the resettlement of wounded soldiers and elderly veterans without children, with the government establishing shelters and hiring people to take care of their daily lives.
"Although this plan has not yet been implemented, it has already received my father's approval, and its implementation is only a matter of time."
After showing the plan to the Duke of Zhenguo, Ye Jingchen said...
"On behalf of the veterans of the Divine Might Army, this old minister thanks Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Third Prince!" The Duke of Zhenguo said excitedly after carefully reading the plan.
"The soldiers in the northern frontier have sacrificed a great deal to protect their homeland, and this is what the imperial court should do for them!" Ye Jingchen replied.
"I heard from Chang'an that a new baby has been born into the family. He's very cute. I brought them some gifts too. I wonder if they'll like them?" After finishing his business, Ye Jingchen couldn't wait to ask Xie Chang'an's two aunts.
The people of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion all had a very good impression of this Crown Prince. Hearing him say this, they happily led Ye Jingchen to see the little cub.
The two cubs were raised together because they were about the same age. Ye Jingchen followed Xu Jingjing and the others to the yard where the cubs lived. Before they even got close, they could hear the soft, cute babbling of children, which sounded very energetic.
As you enter the courtyard, you see two little ones wearing tiger-head hats and wrapped up like round balls, rolling around on the ground.
As they rolled around, they struggled to get up from the ground and tried to walk like adults. However, because they were wearing many layers of clothing and were too young, their sense of balance was too poor. They would fall down again after only a few steps and roll around on the ground.
Both little ones have good tempers. Even when they fall down, they don't cry. Instead, they clap their hands and laugh and shout "Squeak!" and "Waaah!" after seeing the other fall down. They even clap their hands happily.
Ye Jingchen found them incredibly cute, whether they were staggering along or rolling around on the ground, so cute that he couldn't move.
"What are their names?" Ye Jingchen asked Xie Chang'an.
"My sister's name is Xie Changzhao, and my brother's name is Xie Changze," Xie Chang'an said.
"Are they shy around strangers? Can I play with them?" Ye Jingchen asked again.
Xie Chang'an still felt lingering fear when he thought about his experiences over those three days.
"He's shy around strangers; he cries as soon as they get close," he said.
"I see." Ye Jingchen wasn't disappointed. Most children are shy around strangers, but based on his past experience playing with children, the more shy a child is, the more clingy they become once they get to know you.
“Changzhao and Changze aren’t shy around strangers, they just don’t really like their older brother Chang’an. Someone with a good temper like His Highness the Crown Prince is sure to be popular with children. Why don’t you try getting closer to them?” Xu Jingjing said.
Xie Chang'an glanced at his mother and immediately saw through her intention.
The mother wanted these two little ones to spark Ye Jingchen's fondness for children, thus inspiring him to consider marriage and having children.
She's his own mother, always trying to make things difficult for him in his pursuit of her!
Even if Xu Jingjing hadn't said anything, Ye Jingchen would have still gone closer to try it out.
He has always loved little kids, and he can't resist cute little ones.
If it were a little kid I didn't know, I wouldn't mind, but since it's someone I know, I have to tease him a bit.
Ye Jingchen beckoned to the eunuch following behind him. The eunuch stepped forward, and Ye Jingchen opened the wooden box the eunuch was carrying and took out a rattle drum.
This rattle drum has been in Ye Jingchen's private treasury since the moment he entered the book. It looks very exquisite, with two chubby babies wearing bibs painted on the drumhead. They are white, plump, and especially cute.
The drumhead is made of an unknown material, neither gold nor jade, but it produces a very pleasant sound when struck.
When Ye Jinghe was little, Ye Jingchen used to tease him with this rattle drum, but at that time he was busy fighting with Ye Jingyu and wasn't interested in this kind of toy, so Ye Jingchen had Fangfei put it back in her private stash.
Ye Jingchen shook the rattle drum, and the 'ding-dong' sound quickly attracted the two little cubs, who both looked curiously at the rattle drum in Ye Jingchen's hand.
Ye Jingchen slowly approached them, shaking a rattle drum. Even after he reached them, the two little ones stared blankly at the drum making a sound in Ye Jingchen's hand, showing no sign of crying.
Ye Jingchen squatted down, getting closer to them, but the rattle drum was so attractive to them that they were not only not afraid or resistant, but also somewhat excited.
Xie Changzhao and Xie Changze simultaneously stretched out their chubby little hands, trying to grab the rattle drum.
"Changzhao, Changze, do you want this toy?" Ye Jingchen asked softly.
"Yes!" Chang Zhao said somewhat vaguely.
Nagasawa, on the other hand, kept grabbing at the rattle drum with his chubby little hands.
However, the height at which Ye Jingchen held the rattle drum was just out of reach for him, yet only a little short; it was a height that gave the impression that he could reach it with a little effort.
Changze was originally lying on the ground, but in order to grab the rattle drum, he slowly stood up. However, as he moved, Ye Jingchen's hand also slowly rose up, always maintaining a slight distance.
Changze was a little anxious, making "ee-yah-yah" noises and raising his hands again and again. In the end, he even learned to tiptoe without being taught. However, as soon as he made this move, he lost his balance and fell directly onto Ye Jingchen.
Ye Jingchen quickly caught him with both hands, and the rattle drum appeared right in front of Xie Changzhao because of this action.
With her chubby little hands, she deftly grabbed one of the drum handles of the rattle drum.
Ye Jingchen had already picked up one of the little babies, so he casually handed the rattle to the other one.
Xie Changze was still a little dazed while being held by Ye Jingchen. The unfamiliar scent made him instinctively want to howl, but he couldn't.
Having not held a baby for over ten years, Ye Jingchen felt a little rusty, but the little bundle of joy was so sweet and soft that he instinctively moved very gently.
He gently turned Xie Changze around so that he was facing Xie Changzhao.
Before Xie Changze could decide whether to howl, he saw the rattle drum in Xie Changzhao's hand and immediately panicked, reaching out to grab it.
“Yes!” he said to Xie Changzhao.
Xie Changzhao gripped the rattle drum tightly with her chubby little hands and shook it haphazardly without any method. Because she was too weak and her method was wrong, only sporadic sounds could be heard.
"Changzhao, how about I teach you and your brother to play together?" Ye Jingchen asked Xie Changzhao with a smile.
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