On Xia Hongsheng's Zhuangzi, the trio of the Li family outside the cave looked at the mountains of sifted out river sand in front of them, and shook their heads with sighs: "Alas, it's really ...... Who would have known that the priceless glass treasures, but the raw materials turned out to be so ordinary, and the river sand can be seen everywhere? ”

"Those Hu people are really hateful, they actually used this thing made of river sand to defraud my Datang money!" Li Ke looked at the sand in front of him and said with some hatred.

"This is called technology is the primary productive force." Xia Hongsheng said to the trio of the Li family: "The so-called technology, in fact, is also skills, which refers to the knowledge, experience, skills and means accumulated in the process of long-term use and transformation of nature, which is the sum of the methods, skills and means of human beings using nature to transform nature. Whoever owns the technology owns everything. Let's use an analogy, it's like the two medical centers in West City. One is in the market, and the other is rarely noticed. It is because one family's medical skills are good, and the other's medical skills are not good, so one business is good and the other is closed. This is true for people, and it is also true for nations. Why did His Majesty sell weapons to the Turks strictly? It's because we have the technology of 100 steel-making, and we can make hard weapons. If we have this kind of technology, we can make good weapons, but the Turks don't have them, so they have to spend a lot of effort to buy them from our Datang, and if they get an iron weapon, they will take care of it, His Majesty forbids them to sell weapons, they will have no good weapons to use, and when they fight, they will be defeated because the weapons are not as good as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. That's why technology is important. For a country, technology is especially important, with leading technology. This ensures that the country can have a leading position. ”

Xia Hongsheng said to the trio of the Li family. I hope that this will help them realize the importance of technology in advance. Plant seeds in their hearts, subtly make them pay attention to technology, and when they grow up, they can play a great role in the development of Datang technology.

"Yes, craftsmanship is really important. It is precisely because we have the technology to distill liquor that only we can make liquor. It is precisely because Mingxiangju has the technology to make new tea that only they can make new tea. Well, now Jingshi has the technology to fire glass. I'm afraid that only our kiln can burn glass in the entire Datang. Just as Jingshi just said! Li Chengqian sighed thoughtfully.

Yes, Xia Hongsheng nodded, remember to tell your father when you go back, hurry up to improve the treatment of craftsmen, enhance the status of craftsmen, and attach importance to technology research and development and confidentiality! Xia Hongsheng thought in his heart.

The first batch of things that came out of the glass kiln, although it was not perfect, still made Xia Hongsheng feel very satisfied. Because it was burned out anyway, and it was a very fortunate thing to be able to burn something for the first time. After all, Xia Hongsheng is half-aware of these things. I've heard about it, but I don't know exactly how to do it.

Xia Hongsheng felt that it was really a big disaster, and if he didn't die, he would have a blessing. Since returning to Chang'an, why has this been so smooth? Burning glass, one time success, want to repair the military school, the kiln accidentally made out of cement, isn't it smooth?

Seeing that it was getting late, everyone spent the night on Xia Hongsheng's Zhuangzi, and got up early the next morning to return to Chang'an.

Outside Chang'an City, Li Chengqian and the others went back to the city, and Xia Hongsheng went to the military academy camp by himself. The area there is very large, and even the surrounding area can be further expanded by logging, and a military academy can be established, and the space is sufficient. The course and training of the 300 sergeants continued every day, and these 300 men had been on the battlefield, had really experienced battles, and had combat experience. In the future, those who want to find their way through the army will inevitably become the main source of students who apply for military schools, and they have not experienced the battle formation. Therefore, the war experience of these 300 people is particularly important. Xia Hongsheng arranged a lot of courses for them, because these 300 people Xia Hongsheng did not train them as students, because of the preciousness of his war experience, in Xia Hongsheng's plan, when the construction of the military academy is completed, these 300 people will receive a comprehensive assessment, from which a small number of people will be selected to stay in the military academy to teach. The rest of the people will be arranged to be in the local military ranks and become middle- and lower-level officers according to the previous discussions with Li Shimin.

Xia Hongsheng did not go into the camp, but rode around the camp on horseback, secretly planning in his heart how to build a military academy that could reflect the advancement.

First of all, the concrete floor is a must, and secondly, the barracks should also be cement masonry barracks. The house is built according to the barracks in the later generations, reinforced concrete, with cement is not a difficult thing, Datang originally advanced steelmaking technology, only need to do some repairs, and improve the decarburization method, it can greatly improve the hardness, toughness and output of steel, the big deal is not too high. Then there is the playground, as well as various training grounds and equipment, and greenery...... And so on, as long as you can find the right person to do it, plus your own advice, it's not a difficult thing.

The only problem is that it is overdone!

After knowing that cement appeared in the kiln on the Zhuangzi, Xia Hongsheng began to think about how to build a military academy similar to that in later generations, and the drawings Xia Hongsheng had already drawn almost, but if those Yanguan and imperial history were on it, Li Shimin would overstep the system again, and it would not become a reality, and he would be punished for it.

But Xia Hongsheng wants to improve the treatment of soldiers, wants to enhance the whole society's sense of identity with the army, and builds the military academy well, which will attract more people to apply for the military academy to a large extent, so that the society's understanding of the army will go up, and it will also arouse the society's attention to the military school, and then transfer this attention to the attention of the soldiers. Military schools are significant, not only in practical sense, but also in symbolic sense. It not only incorporates the fresh blood of the Tang Dynasty army that has undergone systematic military theory education and has a firm and loyal heart, but also symbolizes the importance that the royal and imperial courts attach to soldiers. The importance of military academies to soldiers is to students just as the country's prisons are to students.

"Brother Jingshi? ......" A voice came from the side, Xia Hongsheng woke up, turned his head to look, it was Ma Zhou, saw him coming, and smiled again: "Oh, Zhou, meet Xiahou!" ”

Xia Hongsheng rolled his eyes and got off the horse: "Brother Bin came at the right time, and there is just one thing to ask Brother Bin for advice. ”

Ma Zhou smiled and asked, "Oh? Brother Jingshi, please tell me, Zhou Dingran knows everything. ”

"There is one thing, I want to ask Brother Bin Wang to give me an idea." Xia Hongsheng said to Ma Zhou: "You also saw it before, the drawings I drew on the paper, I originally wanted to build a military academy according to the appearance on those drawings, but the problem is that these buildings are completely different from the buildings of the Tang Dynasty today, and they will definitely be impeached by the Yanguan and the imperial history." So I want to ask Brother Binwang, what should I do? ”

Ma Zhou's eyes rolled: "Brother Jingshi means that he wants to build according to the pattern, but he also doesn't want to be impeached and overstepped?" ”

"I mean how am I going to convince Your Majesty!" Xia Hongsheng shook his head: "It's just impeachment, just a little worm screaming, the key is how to get Your Majesty to agree, and ask Brother Bin Wang to help me think about it, otherwise, I can only follow the system and give up those construction plans." ”

"This ......" Ma Zhou frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said: "Zhou also doesn't have a good way, the left and right are whether His Majesty can agree, why don't Brother Jingshi simply face His Majesty and explain to His Majesty the benefits of building according to those patterns." If the benefits are enough, His Majesty will be pleased, and he will definitely be relieved to agree. There is really no better way to do it than others. ”

Xia Hongsheng sighed: "It's okay, it's the only way." If Your Majesty doesn't allow it, we can only follow the system. ”

As they spoke, the two of them had already entered the camp and saw that the three hundred sergeants were conducting military training according to different classes. The militarized management of the past six months has greatly changed the appearance of these people, and with the addition of a lot of theoretical knowledge, they have gained more composure on top of their original toughness.

The field was dusty, and the ashes from the training of the three hundred sergeants fell all over their clothes. Xia Hongsheng slowly glanced around, and then said to Ma Zhou beside him in a deep voice: "Brother Binwang, one day, I want to make the military academy a place that everyone in the world is known for, so that countless people want to enter the military academy for military study." I want to make this a holy place in the hearts of Datang soldiers, and everyone who walks out of here will become the loyal and firm backbone of Datang! ”

Ma Zhou didn't speak, just looked at the soldiers who were sweating all over the place, but they didn't wipe it, maybe, there really will be a day?

Without waiting for Ma Zhou to sigh anything, Xia Hongsheng suddenly laughed again, turned his head and winked at Ma Zhou, and said, "Brother Binwang, these three hundred soldiers have been studying in the military academy for half a year, shouldn't we also make some achievements for people to see?" Otherwise, everyone would have forgotten that there are still these 300 people! Only by making some achievements and showing strength can we attract the attention of Your Majesty, and only then can Your Majesty see the benefits of doing so, and only then can we build a military academy and get Your Majesty's support! ”

"Oh? So what is Brother Jingshi going to do? Ma Zhou looked at the sergeants, then at Xia Hongsheng, and asked curiously.

Xia Hongsheng laughed: "Military parade!" Military parade plus drills! Highlight the strength and demeanor of our military cadets! (To be continued......)