Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 117: Is This the Ministry of Industry? (Additional - 13)

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Is This the Ministry of Industry? (Additional Chapter 13)

Not only that, Lin Yi was also thinking, could it be that she saved her own two bowls of porridge for this girl to drink as well?

Upon reflection, it made sense. For a young woman with a child, competing for porridge was obviously a difficult task.

Especially when Lin Yi noticed a fierce-looking man constantly staring at them, he understood their situation even more clearly.

It must be that this brute usually snatched their porridge.

There was no helping it. Although regulation against theft was enforced on his side, it was impossible to manage everyone all at once.

And since it couldn’t be managed, there would inevitably be instances of survival of the fittest.

Just like some strong individuals would rob weaker ones of their food.

It was an unavoidable circumstance.

But now that he had witnessed it himself, he would absolutely not allow it to happen a second time.

Thus, he immediately had someone bring that muscular man over.

Without saying another word, he directly asked him, "Do you know your crime?"

As expected, scared by Lin Yi’s intimidation, the man instantly knelt down, pleading for mercy repeatedly and admitting his wrongdoing.

This indeed confirmed the man’s true nature, and Lin Yi simply waved his hand and had the soldiers take him away.

For such people, there were specific individuals appointed to deal with them.

As for how exactly they would be dealt with, that was not something Lin Yi needed to concern himself with or wanted to get involved in.

After all, this society wasn’t like the 21st century; certain actions were quite brutal.

There was no choice, it was a dog-eat-dog world, and if he stubbornly tried to change something, likely he himself would end up changed.

After all, everything had to be done step by step, steadily making one’s mark, not achieved overnight. Just like the basic tasks he was working on at present.

To ensure the girl’s safety, Lin Yi directly had people bring her back.

Not only her, but also the twelve or thirteen-year-old girl was brought back with her.

However, Lin Yi didn’t have time to attend further to them, instead, he continued surveying the crowd.

Then, he asked again, "Is there anyone who can read?"

With the earlier incident of the girl receiving food, a resonance was created among many, and hope was ignited.

The two daily bowls of porridge could sustain them, but were not enough to satisfy their hunger.

Thus, they were constantly hungry.

Now, the opportunity to have three bowls of thick porridge – who would not want it?

This stirred excitement among the people present.

Even those who were lying on the ground started getting up.

In just a moment, Lin Yi found almost a hundred people had approached him.

Among these people, Lin Yi knew well that there were some who were just pretending.

However, his approach was straightforward – he directly asked someone to read the scroll in his hand. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

It turned out the first person could indeed read and received three large bowls of porridge. He also stayed by Lin Yi’s side.

But when the third person came up, on seeing the scroll Lin Yi held, he started hesitating:

"Sir, it’s not that I can’t read, it’s just that what you presented is different from what I’m familiar with."

Lin Yi knew well what kind of person he was dealing with – another pretender.

Without courtesy, Lin Yi waved his hand, ordered him to be taken aside, had him beaten with a hefty stick, and then thrown out.

This caused about half of the hundred people who stood up to retreat dispiritedly.

This was exactly what Lin Yi wanted to see – a warning to others.

Otherwise, inspecting them one by one would waste much time.

Of course, not all of the remaining dozens of people could read.

Some only recognized a few simple characters.

For them, Lin Yi awarded each a bowl of thick porridge before sending them away.

In the end, only about twenty to thirty people remained by his side.

For these twenty or thirty people, Lin Yi was generous, giving each of them three large bowls of porridge and asking them to stay on his side to report, alongside the girl previously in charge of recording.

As for why Lin Yi went to great lengths to select competent individuals from these people, it was because these were people he could trust.

In the following time, Lin Yi allowed them to freely group themselves, starting to select how many among these refugees possessed skills.

They classified all the over 30,000 people, identifying woodcrafters, blacksmiths, stone workers, etc., and organized them into groups.

After grouping, they couldn’t just lie scattered outside the city walls; they needed to be divided into specific geographic zones.

The benefit for these people was that they could eat three bowls of thick porridge daily.

Seeing these people eating their porridge, the others couldn’t help but salivate, also cursing themselves for not being literate.

If this was not feasible, then which poor family’s child could have managed to learn to read?

Of course, after Lin Yi had clarified their tasks, he also specially arranged an extra meal for everyone present; although it wasn’t thick porridge, half a bowl of rice porridge and some rice soup still delighted them.

After getting these matters in order, Lin Yi didn’t stay long, but directly headed towards the Ministry of Industry.

As for the Ministry of Rites, that would have to be delayed; after all, academic matters couldn’t be promptly scheduled, it needed to be gradually addressed.

Currently, the most important were the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry.

Or rather, what Lin Yi truly needed were the tools and equipment used by the craftsmen.

And as for why Lin Yi sorted out the people outside the city, he had his reasons, aiming to reorganize the Ministry of Industry.

After all, everyone inside the Ministry of Industry was previously under the Fourth Prince.

Although it wasn’t likely to penetrate each craftsman, who could be sure?

Therefore, for safety’s sake, Lin Yi opted for replacement where possible, and where not, he would inspect.

In this way, Lin Yi, accompanied by a group of soldiers, arrived at the Ministry of Industry with great momentum.

However, when he reached the main gate of the Ministry and saw the somewhat dilapidated sign of the Government Office, he was momentarily dazed.

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