Although Li Shimin gave Xia Hongsheng a holiday, Xia Hongsheng was not idle.

The reconstruction work of the two cities in the east and west has to be seen, and there are also military schools, which I haven't been to for more than a month. Liu Shaokui, who was in the cloud before, asked the housekeeper to send someone to see what he did after he went back, and he should have asked. The first batch of out-of-season vegetables grown in the greenhouse has also begun to be picked, and they will be sent to Chang'an immediately after picking. These are all things!

The two cities of East and West, except for a few days when it snowed before, have not been broken in between. So the progress is not very slow, but no matter how fast it is, it will be spring. There is a sand table on the construction site, which fixes the general direction, and then adjusts or improves it according to the specific situation during construction. Yan Lide, who has been a professional supervisor for 30 years, usually goes around the east and west cities when he goes out of the city in the morning, then goes out of the city to the military academy, and when he comes back in the afternoon, he goes around the city. The dignified Ministry of Labor, both ends ran to supervise the work, this resentment was vented to Xia Hongsheng's body, three days and two ends of the people in the house to ask Xia Hongsheng for good tea, and did not pay for it, saying that it was to ask others if they were greedy for ink, but if they asked Xia Hongsheng to do that, there was no worry, it was only a filial piety to the elders behind his back, and he would definitely not leave half a face when he should be strictly investigated. What kind of person is this?!

Xia Hongsheng was also speechless, every time he came back to entertain him, he happened to come over early in the morning, Yan Lide also asked very unexpectedly: "Oh, I haven't seen Xiahou for many days, Your Majesty has allowed you to come out?" ”

"Uh, I said Yan Shangshu, what does it mean that Your Majesty allowed me to come out, I completed the things assigned by Your Majesty, so I came out by myself!" Xia Hongsheng rolled his eyes speechlessly. Corrected.

"I don't know." Yan Lide smiled and waved his hand: "Anyway, Your Majesty won't let people go to your house to disturb you." The courtiers replied that you had done something wrong. Offended His Majesty and was grounded by His Majesty. ”

"Didn't Yan Shangshu go to court today?" Xia Hongsheng pursed his lips and asked rhetorically.

Yan Lide stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "Xiahou is the heart of the world's craftsmen, and the old man admires it. The law established by Xiahou should make the Tang Dynasty add countless characters like the public loss class, which is a groundbreaking move! In the future, the name of Xiahou will spread throughout history after all. Today above the court. The ministers were boiling, Kong Yingda, Li Gang, Zhu Suiliang, Wei Zheng and others jumped out to oppose the implementation of this law, saying that it was profit-seeking and forgetfulness, if this law was implemented, then the people of the world would take profit-seeking as their life's desire, and there would be no morality at all. Du Xiang, Fang Xiang, Changsun and others tried their best to refute, asking whether the method of making salt was beneficial, whether the horseshoe saber was beneficial, whether movable type printing was beneficial, and the imperial physician also questioned whether the method of treating malaria was beneficial. In the end, His Majesty made an order in court. The "Datang Patent Act" was included in the "Wude Law" and passed on to the world. It was officially implemented on the first day of the third year of Zhenguan. ”

"What does the Ministry of Yan Gong think of this law?" Xia Hongsheng asked with a smile.

"As the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, the old man naturally fully supports this law." Yan Lide nodded and said.

Xia Hongsheng shook his head with a little regret and said, "It's a pity that I'm not in the court today, otherwise I would have been able to take a look at this situation." ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty has worked hard, Xiahou Mo is going to misinterpret it." Yan Lide stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Not letting Xiahou go to court today, it is also His Majesty's intention. If Xia Hongsheng is in the court today, then Kong Yingda and others will not only attack the patent bill itself, but will inevitably involve Xia Hou. His Majesty's move was to let Xiahou avoid his edge, not to oppose the courtiers, and to avoid Xiahou from establishing political enemies in the court. ”

After the two walked around the construction site together, they went out of the city together and arrived at the military academy. The construction of the military academy has begun to take shape, and now it is still going every day, Xia Hongsheng said goodbye to Yan Lide and went to the military academy by himself.

The cadets of the military academy are training physically, and the sound of bamboo whistles comes and goes. Xia Hongsheng went to the office building first for a turn, and Li Jing, Duan Zhixuan, and Niu Jinda went to court in the morning and had not yet returned. Xia Hongsheng went to Ma Zhou's office to find Ma Zhou, there was a coal stove in the office, so it was very warm.

"Brother Xia, I'm going to look for you." Ma Zhou opened the door and saw that it was Xia Hongsheng, so he invited Xia Hongsheng in and said.

"Oh? How? Xia Hongsheng went in and sat down and asked.

Ma Zhou sat down opposite Xia Hongsheng and said, "The New Year is coming up in less than a month, what should the cadets of our military academy do?" ”

Xia Hongsheng suddenly forgot about this stubble, scratched his head, and said to Ma Zhou: "Of course, it's the final exam, and then the winter vacation!" ”

Ma Zhou showed a wry smile helplessly, and shook his head, he was used to the unexplained words and phrases that came out of Xia Hongsheng's mouth.

"A year ago, a school-wide final exam was organized to assess the achievements of all students in this semester, and then the results were announced, and medals were issued according to the results." Xia Hongsheng explained to Ma Zhou: "After the final exam, all students will be given a long vacation for a month, those who are willing to go home for the New Year, and those who are willing to stay in school are also allowed to stay in school. ”

"A long month off?!" Ma Zhou looked at Xia Hongsheng in surprise: "This ...... Will it be too long? ”

"Cadets cadets, before the military they are first and foremost students." Xia Hongsheng waved his hand: "I don't care what the other students are, I have this rule here." From January to January, there is a one-month winter vacation, and from July to August, there are two months of summer vacation. Brother Binwang, students are on campus every day, and it is this small world all day long, and the content of life is only like this. What's more, our teachers also need to rest, every day in the classroom, office, dormitory, three points and one line, teachers also need to change their minds, rest and rest! Everything else is not a problem, but this winter and summer vacation, you have to let it go! ”

"Brother Xia......" Ma Zhou smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said: "That's good, but not all the people in the military academy are people near Chang'an, and many people can't go back and forth between home and Chang'an for a month. What about these people? ”

"Didn't I say it, anyway, it's a month of vacation, this month's time is a free vacation time, as long as they don't violate discipline, they can go wherever they want, if they are willing to stay in school for the New Year, then it will be organized by the teachers we stay in the school, let's spend the New Year together, and it's more lively!" Xia Hongsheng said to Ma Zhou: "You can also organize some activities to enrich the lives of the students." In addition to cultural classes every day, it is physical training, and no one is boring. There is a degree of relaxation, when it is time to relax, you still have to relax and relax, don't always be too tight, easy to break. Let's say organize a choir competition......"

As he spoke, he heard a bamboo whistle outside, followed by a shout: "Class!" ”

I didn't think anything of it, but I was talking about the chorus at this time, and suddenly I heard the harsh sound of the bamboo whistle, and I felt that it was too high-end and high-grade.

By the way, how did the troops in the later generations get out of class, blow the military trumpet! Let's go back and see if we can make a military horn, it's much better than this bamboo whistle.

"Choir competition?" Ma Zhou's eyes lit up.

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly came back to his senses: "Ah yes, it's a chorus competition!" Engaging in a group activity can not only enhance the unity in the class collective, but also enliven the atmosphere of the military school and enrich the school life of the cadets, which is very good! (To be continued.) )