Although Xia Hongsheng knew that Li Shimin was coming in advance, it was not enough to prepare at all. What Li Shimin saw and heard was just the ordinary daily life of the military academy, which had not been processed or embellished. What Li Shimin sees today is the usual appearance of a military academy.

Therefore, hearing Li Shimin's words to the ministers, Xia Hongsheng looked at the civil and military ministers who were deeply trusted by Li Shimin.

What Li Shimin brought here today is definitely a group of people he trusts the most.

"With the interests of His Majesty in front and the old minister's view in the back, the old minister feels that this military academy is not impossible." Gao Shilian spoke first and said to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Wuji, what do you think?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji got up and bowed to Li Shimin, and replied: "Your Majesty, the benefits and disadvantages of what Your Majesty said before are already very clear. Not to mention how many good generals the military academy can create for our Tang Dynasty, just gradually replacing the existing local lieutenant generals, captains, lieutenants and other military positions with military cadets is enough to make the ministers approve of the establishment of military schools. Throughout the ages, how many generals outside have supported their own troops, and their subordinates only know the generals, but they don't know the court or the emperor. If the existing middle and lower military positions can be replaced by military cadets, it will be like a meridian all over the body, connecting the military in various places. With the military academy as the trunk and the military cadets as the branches, the military forces everywhere are like leaves, and His Majesty is the root system. Therefore, the minister thought that it was a matter of the military school, but also! ”

"Your Majesty, this is still superficial." Xia Hongsheng added: "I think. In the long run. The military academy plays a more important role in addition to cultivating combat talents in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to cultivating absolutely loyal officers, one more point is equally important. That's the radiation effect of these cadets. The so-called radiation effect, the minister means that the cadet is an individual, and after he enters the local army, he comes into contact with the largest number of ordinary soldiers who are also the basis of the army. These ordinary soldiers themselves have no education and are the most susceptible to human influence. And these cadets. Just the right thing to do is make a difference. Military cadets can bring their military knowledge and loyalty to these ordinary soldiers, so that these ordinary soldiers can be exposed to their ears and eyes, and subtly become as loyal as these cadets who lead them. At that time, even if one or several local generals have ulterior motives, so what? The soldiers under him are loyal to His Majesty, what kind of climate can he achieve as a bare-bones general? Maybe he had a different heart, and before we could find out, his soldiers reported him first. So. The atmosphere in the army is formed, and once the atmosphere is formed. That's going to be pretty solid. ”

Xia Hongsheng's words were actually not finished, in Xia Hongsheng's heart, after these military cadets arrived in the army, there was another more important role, that is, enlightening the people.

Only by enlightening the people's wisdom can the people's rights be asserted, and the country will continue to emerge new things, and will continue to develop and advance, instead of becoming a pool of stagnant water that is indifferent and numb.

It is very difficult to achieve it. And these military cadets, they take their knowledge down to the local army, and then pass this knowledge on to those low-level soldiers, and pass it on to the hundreds, and the spark may not be able to start a prairie fire. Even if it can't burn the plains, at least it can burn a clearing.

"The matter of the military school, Lao Cheng seconded it." Cheng Yanjin didn't make a joke this time, but said seriously: "It's not that Lao Cheng hasn't seen how Yulinwei's soldiers are, when it comes to rushing and killing on the battlefield, they are not cowards, all of them are elites, but few of them can read." I just heard those soldiers talk about the Tao, and they can speak better than my old Cheng! And it can even make Lao Cheng listen convincingly! That sports war is really a good way. If everyone in the military academy has such a ability, then won't my Datang add countless good generals in the future? Therefore, I Lao Cheng seconded the proposal! ”

After Cheng Yanjin finished speaking, Duan Zhixuan also stroked his beard and said, "Yes, this soldier of the right feather forest guard is the most familiar." But when I saw it, it was like a different story. The military academy has this ability, and the minister also seconded it! ”

Subsequently, several generals who came with the military side seconded the proposal and agreed to the establishment of a military academy, while the civilian officials seconded only Gao Shilian, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Du. Li Shimin lowered his head slightly and pondered, but did not make a decision.

Looking at the time, Xia Hongsheng opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, it's already noon at this time, please move to the cafeteria and go to eat." Because His Majesty didn't want to be recognized, the minister could only ask His Majesty to move the canteen. After that, take a break and look at the afternoon schedule. ”

Li Shimin woke up from his contemplation, looked at Xia Hongsheng, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm full of curiosity about this place now, and I want to see it everywhere." And I was hungry in my belly. ”

Li Shimin stood up, Xia Hongsheng led the way in front and led everyone out. Class had ended outside, and the cadets were gathering in twos and threes to the cafeteria.

Everyone came to the cafeteria, and after entering, they saw Xia Hongsheng take out a few plates from the bamboo baskets next to them and hand them to the emperor.

"This ......" Li Shimin looked at the things in his hand, and he didn't know how to use them.

"This is a dinner plate, with different dishes in each alcove, and this big one next to it is a big one." Xia Hongsheng explained, and pointed to another separate bowl: "This bowl contains soup." That's where the rice is served, you go over and have a look, and when you want to eat it, go over and the cook will scoop it for you. ”

Because it is a military school, these people have to undergo a lot of military skills training every day in addition to classes, and their physical consumption is very large. Therefore, these dinner plates are all large, and one serving is enough, and I am not afraid that these people will not be full.

Xia Hongsheng also took a set of things himself, and walked over, where there was a row of stone platforms, and behind it was a cooking place, and there were large cauldrons with flat bottoms and deep mouths on the table, and each pot was filled with different dishes. Xia Hongsheng walked over from the front, pointed to a few of them, and saw the cook behind him scoop up a big spoon and put it on the plate, and then went to the back to take two steamed buns. In addition, there were other instructors who were also cooking, and as soon as those students saw the instructor coming, they immediately took the initiative to let the instructor play first, and the instructor was not arrogant, smiled and nodded to express his gratitude, and after finishing the meal, he walked to a table in the cafeteria and sat together, and there was no separation between the students.

The attitude of these students to respect the instructor made the group of scholars nod frequently.

It can be seen that Li Shimin is still eating like this for the first time, so he seems very excited, holding the dinner plate and constantly looking back and forth, and it is difficult to decide back and forth between the places where he eats, and it is easy to choose a few of them. Xia Hongsheng also led everyone to beat their favorite dishes, and then sat down in the cafeteria.

A group of instructors chatted while eating, and although there was no etiquette of eating or speaking, they ate happily and harmoniously.

"Wechen is ashamed, these are ordinary daily meals in the military academy, Wechen is not well prepared, and he has not been able to entertain His Majesty and the adults well." After Xia Hongsheng sat down, he said to everyone.

However, Li Shimin was very happy with this novel form of eating, smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Hehe, it's okay." On the contrary, I felt that such a meal was very tasty, lively, and extremely flexible, and the dishes were rich, and these cadets were much more blessed than the other soldiers. ”

"It's just that these people's meals are so rich, and the old man seems to have meat and vegetarian food, and I'm afraid that it will cost a lot of resources. Now it is only 300 people, so it is not obvious, if the number of people is more in the future, the cost of this is not too huge? Yu Shinan put forward his own opinion.

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "Don't hide it from Young Eunuch Yu, this is indeed a problem. There are uncles and uncles here, and there are no others, so the little nephew doesn't hide anything, and I think all the uncles and uncles also know that the little nephew's new tea, wine shop, charcoal, etc. all earn a lot of money, and most of them are invested here. The little nephew thinks so, the soldier is a person who fights, like a blade in the hand of His Majesty. If the blade is not sharp enough, not hard enough, how can it kill the enemy? These soldiers are the ones who make up the blade, and they are the key part of it, and they must be strong and strong to be strong and strong, in order to become a hard and sharp blade. That's why this meal is so important. Why are the soldiers of the Sixteenth Guard generally stronger than the local soldiers? To a large extent, it is actually because the food and salary of the sixteen guards are more sufficient than those of the local army, and they can eat enough. If you can eat enough, people will not be weak and powerless, this is the foundation of the army! ”

"That's true." Li Shimin nodded and said: "It's just that the food in my court is not enough after all, and the people can't eat yet, how can I bear to take food from the mouths of the people for the army, alas! ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Xia Hongsheng knew where the high-yield grain crops were, but the key was that he couldn't go now. Most of the main food crops in later generations were imported from South America, such as potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, and so on, and no ship can now discover the New World.

The most likely thing to find is the later Champa rice. But now the footprints of the spies have not reached the Indochina Peninsula, and there is no way to recover the rice seeds of the city.

If the Zhancheng rice can be recovered, and then Lingnan can be developed on a large scale, and the imperial court will lead the forced promotion, it may greatly alleviate the dilemma of food shortage in the Tang Dynasty.

While eating, everyone discussed matters about the military academy, and after lunch, they returned to the office, and the students and instructors took a lunch break as usual, and the whole military academy was silent.

Li Shimin was new to everything about the military academy, and he didn't even have to go to see it during his lunch break, and he led everyone around outside before he still returned to the office to rest with great interest. (To be continued......)