"Eh, Erlang, as the emperor, how can you be so tired, or your body is important, this kind of thing, let's do it." Li Yuan hurriedly said.

"Father, you are so old, Erchen still asked you to be the principal, it really shouldn't be, let Erchen do this kind of tiring work, Erchen is the emperor, this is a matter within the son's office, the father should enjoy his old age in peace, this kind of thing should not trouble his father." Li Erdao.

"Nope! As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I must take the lead, when I used to fight the world, I also rushed to the front line, although now I have retired from the throne, but I still have to set an example for you, I hope you can be like me in the future, to set an example for the prince, so, this principal is still up to me. Li Yuan said earnestly.

"Is my father serious? Is it truth or truth? Li Er asked.

"Of course it's true, and it's also my heartfelt words, I just want to be the principal of this academy." Li Yuan said.

"But Father, this headmaster is very tired, you are not facing those serious ministers, but some children who have not yet been enlightened, Father, don't you feel annoyed?"

"What's annoying, I like to stay with children, children are innocent, but those ministers, you have to carefully distinguish which is loyal and which is treacherous, too tired." Li Yuan said.

"But......" Before Li Er's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Li Yuan.

"There's nothing to do, Erlang, you should be the emperor well, this principal, I am decided." Li Yuan said firmly.

"Since you are so insistent on your father, then the position of the principal is still up to you." Li Erdao.

"Well, that's pretty much it." Li Yuan stroked his beard with satisfaction, although the road was tortuous, Li Yuan finally became the principal with satisfaction.

But unfortunately, Li Er and Zhang Nan also thought so.

"What are you two laughing at?" Li Yuan looked at the two with a wicked smile on their faces and asked puzzledly.

"It's nothing, it's okay if you agree, but this academy hasn't started to be established yet, and when it is established, you, the principal, can officially start taking office." Zhang Nan said with a smile.

"Why hasn't we started building yet?" Li Yuan seems to be impatient for the position of this principal, after all, Li Yuan has been in the palace for too long, and now he has finally found a thing that he can concentrate on, which is also understandable.

"This, because the Turkic captives have run out, and Erchen has nothing to do, Erchen doesn't want to use our people in the Tang Dynasty to establish this academy." Li Er said with some embarrassment.

After all, that's 100,000 captives.

"Running out? I remember that there were nearly 100,000 captives when I returned from the Turkic expedition? How do you run out of it? Li Yuan was puzzled.

"This, Emperor Taishang, after all, our Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, so it requires a lot of labor, and these 100,000 captives are really not much." Zhang Nan explained.

"Well, yes, my Datang territory is vast, 100,000 people is really not a thing, then Erlang, you go and continue to arrest, this captive is a good thing, it can exempt the people of our Datang from forced labor." Li Yuan urged.

"Erchen understands that Erchen has ordered Wuji to go to the envoy of the Wa Kingdom, and let the Wa State give 100,000 slaves to the Tang Dynasty, and the Erchen also asked them for a silver mine by the way, if they don't give it, Erchen will send troops to recruit them." Li Erdao.

"So why bother, a small Japanese country is not qualified to talk to our Datang about the conditions, can't you just catch it?" Li Yuan was obviously not very satisfied with Li Er's policy.

"Actually, if you don't use war, the minister has a good way to make this academy quickly established." Zhang Nan said.

"How?" Li Er and Li Yuan said in unison.

"Pay for the recruitment of workers, our people in Chang'an City will not plough the land for a day every day, if the land is not very large, we can soon end the farm work, we can recruit people from Chang'an City, give them a suitable salary every day, and then take care of the food by the way, so that they are here to serve as servants, they are the ones who get paid through serious labor, so that they can quickly establish the academy." Zhang Nan said.

To say that there is no surplus labor in Chang'an City, Zhang Nan absolutely does not believe it, after all, there is so much arable land available outside Chang'an City, and even if the landlords hire people, they will not want so much, so the rest of the people can come to build the academy completely.

And this is not for nothing, this is for money, Zhang Nan believes that even the people who are used to the Turkic captives will gladly go, after all, the power of money is great.

"This ...... Is it feasible? Li Er was a little puzzled. After all, this is working for the imperial court, Li Er has lived for so many years, and he has never seen any people who work for the imperial court take money, even if they give money, they don't dare to accept it, this is working for the imperial court.

"Why not? Don't those restaurants, shops, and establishments need people? The minister doesn't believe that those shopkeepers don't take money and someone will work for him in vain, the same reason, as long as the emperor gives the salary, the people must be willing to help the court establish this academy, after all, they got what they want and realized their own value. Zhang Nan said.

"Your Majesty, you are afraid that you will be criticized for requisitioning the people to establish the academy, although this matter seems to be a natural thing from ancient times to the present." Zhang Nan said.

Li Er nodded, Li Er cherished his feathers very much, and finally gave himself a good reputation of not requisitioning the people, how could Li Er ruin his reputation that had just been established?

"Your Majesty, your worries are unnecessary, as long as you pay your wages and take care of the food, the minister believes that those who are willing to do this work can line up from the palace gate to the outside of Chang'an City." Zhang Nan said with a certain face.

In the end, Li Er still decided to requisition the labor force of the people, of course, to pay. On the one hand, it is too slow to wait for the reply of the Wa State, after all, such a big matter is not something that a small envoy can call the shots, and even if Li Er wants to fight directly to the Wa State now, it is not very realistic, after all, this is a naval battle, Datang is a country with infantry and cavalry as the main force, the navy is still slightly weaker, and if you want to fight such a long-distance naval battle, you must wait until the formation of the steamboat.

The second is Li Yuan's repeated requests, the current Li Yuan is full of energy, if it weren't for the fact that the palace people in the palace couldn't do rough work, Li Yuan even wanted to drive those palace people in the palace to build an academy.

So in the end, Li Er still decided to send an emperor list that has never been seen before or since, to work for the imperial court, give money, manage food, and be treated preferentially.