Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2942 Play a scene

Fang Jun said happily: "Why not? I just want to ask His Highness to correct me."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Military training presided over by Duke Wei, I am afraid that all the generals of the empire want to come to observe and learn, not to mention that this king is not familiar with martial arts, even if he has read a few books on military affairs, how would he dare to fight against him?"

The Duke of Wei, Li Jing, retired from his post and lived in seclusion for many years. He did not ask about military matters, but wrote books and wrote books. Nowadays, the younger generation of lieutenant generals only hear about his legend, but have never seen his ability to deploy troops. Therefore, they heard that Li Jing presided over the academy During the military training, while assisting the prince in reorganizing the Six Commanders of the East Palace, they all became interested in seeing the ability of the "Military God". May point out one by one.

So if you can take advantage of the opportunity of the academy's military training to learn a few tricks, you may not be able to use them in your life.

The reorganization of the Six Rates of the East Palace is naturally invisible, and only the military training in the academy can feast your eyes...

Fang Jun got up and said: "Then let's go, this time I came to the academy to observe and observe, just in time for lunch, please Your Highness also taste the food of the academy."

Li Zhi also got up, and said longingly: "Nowadays, the canteen of the academy has long been famous in Guanzhong. It is said that you can find food in the canteen of the academy at night. Stay in the academy to help Jiaoyu do some work, just to be able to eat a few more meals."

Fang Jun stretched out his hand, asked Li Zhi to go ahead, and followed him out of the room. He shook his head and said, "It's just spreading rumors. Most of the people who stay in the academy during the holidays are poor students. A distant hometown needs a lot of money. Don't you?" Going back can save some money. Moreover, they know that their starting point is low, and they have various opportunities to get in touch with the operation of the yamen, so they take the initiative to stay. The teaching staff in the academy either have important positions themselves, Either they have a deep friendship with the officials of various yamen, and they will arrange students to go to various yamen to help deal with official documents, or do odd jobs. This can not only broaden their horizons, but also familiarize themselves with the process of yamen affairs early, and get in touch with the yamen The various rules here will be of great help to them when they enter official careers."

The two walked outside the door, and the warm sun shone on their bodies, making them very comfortable and warm.

While waiting for the carriage, Li Zhi asked again: "Although I saved the trouble of going home, as far as I know, the imperial court is not responsible for the food expenses of the academy cafeteria during the holidays, and the food expenses are probably not enough. Fei?"

Fang Jun looked at the carriage passing by, and replied: "All the meals for the students staying at the academy during the holidays have always been borne by the humble officials. The academy has money, but this kind of extra expenses for the students' personal interests, the academy Will not pay."

There must be rules in everything. It is a good thing that students can actively participate in the operation of various yamen during the holidays, broaden their horizons and accumulate experience.However, it would be unfair to those students who did not stay if it caused an increase in the academy's expenses.

Every penny of the academy must be spent on every student in accordance with the principle of "openness and fairness".

At this time, the carriage drove over, and the two got into the carriage one after the other. Their respective imperial guards surrounded the carriage and guarded the carriage tightly. They slowly left the imperial city and walked southward along Zhuque Street.

After exiting the Mingde Gate, head south along the official road, and then turn west after walking for a while, heading towards Kunming Lake.

This section of the road is not bad. Although the temperature has just thawed in spring, merchants gathered here during the renovation of the east and west cities, carrying more than half of Chang'an's cargo trade, so the road has been reinforced, and it's okay to walk.

After passing the abandoned bazaar and the area where the foundry was located, the road went southward.

Guanzhong is cold in winter, the sky is cold, and the rain and snow are frozen on the soil roads. In the spring, the temperature warms up and the ice melts, but at night the temperature drops sharply. ... After being rutted by people and horses, the road surface becomes muddy and rough.

The carriage swayed, and Li Zhi felt a little dizzy, complaining: "This road is too difficult, isn't it? You are the secretary of the academy, why don't you advise your father and allocate a sum of money for repairs? It’s better to use cement road, not afraid of rain and snow.”

Fang Jun said: "This road is on the bank of Kunming Pool. There is constant water seepage and abundant underground water. The roadbed is very difficult to compact. If the cement road is laid without a solid roadbed, it will not last for a few days. When the road is completely thawed in a few days, The minister will order people to shovel out the entire roadbed, pave it with gravel and coarse sand, and then pour cement on it. However, the project is too large and wasteful, and the Zhengshitang is currently short of money and food, and the prime ministers are unwilling to allocate funds. "

Everyone knows the road of "If you want to get rich, build roads first", but in any age, building roads is an extremely difficult truth.

The compaction of the roadbed and the laying of the road require a lot of manpower and material resources, especially in the low-lying area around Kunming Lake, where there is plenty of water in the ground, so earthwork can only be moved from other places to build the roadbed, and this huge project requires the use of civilian labor, which involves troubles Everywhere.

You can't recruit civilians like building the Great Wall, can you?

After the repair is completed, it cannot be ignored, and follow-up maintenance must be undertaken, otherwise it will be abolished within a few years.The only advantage is that there are few vehicles in this era, and the roadbed will be crushed by overloaded vehicles, making minor repairs twice a year and major repairs every two years...

Li Zhi then laughed: "The Zaifu lived their lives carefully and carefully, and caught up with the Eastern Expedition. No amount of money is enough for food, so naturally they have to cry poorly all the time."

Speaking of which, Datang's Zaifu is also very strange.The previous ministers were all from aristocratic families, honored ministers and noble relatives, and each family was rich and wealthy. As a result, after serving as ministers, one was more stingy than the other. No matter what the emperor or the court wanted to do, most of them There are always only two words in the reply: no money...

Of course, those who have come through the difficult years of the early Tang Dynasty know how difficult it is when the treasury is empty, so they have always maintained this spirit of hardship and simplicity, breaking a copper coin into two petals, Only after accumulating a huge family fortune, he can easily launch a national war.

When the future "Tang Minghuang" came to the throne, although he was quite capable in governing the country and employing people, he was lavish and reckless, and lost in foreign wars year after year, which led to the rapid consumption of the wealth accumulated by the three dynasties of Taizong, Gaozong, and Empress Wu. empty.

The imperial court had no money, so it could only rely on local forces to maintain the stability of the country, which accelerated the growth of local power and power, and planted the hidden danger of "Anshi Rebellion".

Throughout the dynasties, the weakness or even the demise of a country started when the treasury was empty and the court had no money, and the state treasury was determined by whether the king and ministers could increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Money and food are the foundation of a country.

Except of course the Song Dynasty, which is a wonderful thing...

The two were chatting in the swaying carriage, and after a short while, they heard a burst of shouting from outside the carriage, which seemed to be shouted by hundreds of people in unison, very imposing.

Fang Jun knocked on the carriage, and asked the driver outside loudly: "What's the matter?"

The coachman replied, "It's a student from Duke Wei's training academy."

"parking."

"Here."

The carriage stopped slowly by the side of the road, and the soldiers of the guards gathered around, observing the surroundings vigilantly, especially Fang Jun's personal troops, and did not dare to slack off for a moment.

Those who want to put Fang Jun to death in the court are some big figures with huge power, who can often deploy unexpected killings and kill people in impossible places. Make everyone terrified...

Fang Jun and Li Zhi got out of the carriage and looked up, beside the Kunming Pool not far from the road, a large group of soldiers in military uniforms were running on the beach by the pool.Everyone carried a big burden on their backs, and the sand under their feet sank to their ankles when they stepped on it. The numbers gradually became uneven, and from time to time someone collapsed on the beach from exhaustion, lying on their backs like a dead dog and falling behind.

Li Zhi looked at it for a while, then asked: "Is this the cross-country with heavy loads? It is said that the Duke of Yue used this kind of training method in the Shenji Camp back then. The charge of the Turkic wolf cavalry is also happy and fearless."

Fang Jun was a little surprised and glanced at Li Zhi.

(End of this chapter)