The huge Ming Dynasty has always put great pressure on Li Xuan, unlike Liu Bagou, Fang Dongquan and others who have limited knowledge and do not understand how terrifying a central dynasty in the Central Plains is.
But Li Xuan has always understood it very well!
Once the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty pay attention to the Tang Dynasty and take it seriously, then the Tang Dynasty will face a super behemoth with a total population of hundreds of millions, thousands of miles from east to west, and thousands of miles from north to south.
There were more than a thousand county-level units like Zhengtai County in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, there were more than 400 guards and more than 300 soldiers with military and civilian characteristics.
Just taking any of these data is enough to make Li Xuan, the rebel son who was cheated by his father, feel numb and even lose hope for the future.
This is also the main reason why Li Xuan wanted to escape for more than half of the past year and did not play the rebellion game with Fang Dongquan and the others, because he could not see even a tiny bit of hope for the success of the rebellion.
Later, even though he was forced to continue to stay in the valley as the inexplicable emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan always followed one principle, that is, to be the emperor of the valley with his tail between his legs and try not to provoke the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty.
They did not attack Longhua Town and Zhengtai County, and they did not even dare to cause too many casualties to the Ming army in those two thousand households. All this was based on this concern.
For a long time in the future, Li Xuan believed that he still needed to continue to be emperor with his tail between his legs and avoid attracting the attention of the upper echelons of the Ming court as much as possible.
However, it is not feasible to hide in the ravine and develop in a low-key manner, because many times things do not operate according to his will, and there will always be things beyond his control, such as the previous heavy rain.
Also, the Ming army will definitely not let go of the Tang Dynasty. When the more than a thousand counties outside the mountain recover, they will definitely bring many county warriors and civilians into the mountain again.
In order to avoid this situation and regain the initiative, Li Xuan decided to go out to the mountains during the summer harvest to contain the Ming army while collecting grain.
But in the end no matter what, we will have to fight the Ming army, and we can expect that the scale of the Ming army we face will become larger and larger.
Because after he wins again and again, the Ming army is not stupid and will definitely increase its troops again and again until it defeats itself.
And if you are defeated during this process, you will be doomed and will die without a burial place.
How to continue to win wars in the future?
After much thought, Li Xuan could only rely on the advantage of weapons.
In terms of population and various resources, the Tang Dynasty was a scumbag, and the only thing it could rely on was the technological advantage brought by itself as a time traveler.
What is the advantage of weapons? Naturally, they are extremely sharp guns!
The work department workshop in front of him carries Li Xuan's hope for the future and the hope of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xuan cannot attach too much importance to it.
Therefore, at the end of the inspection, Li Xuan generously rewarded many craftsmen. All formal craftsmen were given independent brick houses and a fixed amount of rice and grain every month. This amount was equivalent to that of a captain in the army.
All mission materials needed by the workshop will be supplied first. If they are not available in the warehouse, people will be sent to collect them immediately. If they can't be found in the mountains, then go out to purchase them. If you can't buy them, just send an army to grab them.
For example, materials like iron enjoy this kind of treatment!
The treatment enjoyed by the workshops and craftsmen was undoubtedly extremely high in the Tang Dynasty, and this was only material enjoyment. The attention and support given by Li Xuan went far beyond that.
In order to turn these craftsmen into real technicians, Li Xuan planned to arrange for personnel to give classes to these craftsmen and teach them reading and literacy.
However, the specific operation of this matter is a bit troublesome.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that this matter at the Ministry of Industry School will not be easy to handle. I am really too busy to spare time to attend classes at the Ministry of Industry School. Moreover, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Industry School designated by Your Majesty, not only will this matter be
They only teach reading and literacy, and they also teach arithmetic and investigating objects. These ministers are really..." Liu Bagou showed a rare embarrassed look.
Li Xuan looked at Liu Bagou's expression and knew that this was not because Liu Bagou and the others were shirking, but because they really didn't have time to teach. At the same time, they themselves couldn't understand arithmetic and gewu, so how could they teach others.
It's just that if Liu Bagou and the others don't teach, it will be difficult to find such a teacher!
The reason is very simple. There were only four people in the Tang Dynasty who could really be regarded as scholars and had the ability to teach others how to read and write. They were Liu Bagou, Wang Wenhua, Qian Mengjiu and Li Xuan himself.
Liu Bagou and the other three had previously taught civil and military officials in literacy classes, which took them a lot of time. What's more, their essential job was not to be private school teachers, but to be officials of the Tang Dynasty.
As the only three literati in the Tang Dynasty who could read and write, they were responsible for almost all administrative affairs of the Tang Dynasty.
They have to handle everything from trivial matters to military and national affairs.
With the expansion of the Tang Dynasty, there were more and more trivial matters, which greatly consumed their time. It was difficult to spare time for normal teaching. If they were allowed to go to the School of the Ministry of Industry,
As for Professor Bian, they would be even more overwhelmed.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan felt a little regretful. If he had known that when he went to Longhua Town, he would have captured a few more literati and came back. Unfortunately, he only paid attention to ordnance and craftsmen at the time and did not think about this matter at all.
Seeing the embarrassment on Liu Bagou's face, Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "You have taught many people how to read and write since last year, right? Can these people use it now?"
There are few real literati in the Tang Dynasty, but there are still some semi-literate people who can barely read and write. These people are now working with Liu Bagou and others while learning.
Liu Bagou said: "It can be used, but it's okay to read and write rough official documents. If you teach others, I'm afraid you will mislead the students! There are a few boys among them who are a little more outstanding, but they are still learning a thousand words.
It’s just a text, it’s still a long time before I can read the Tongjing book!”
Hearing this, Li Xuan was a little speechless. Who asked you to teach them the Four Books and Five Classics? I made it very clear at the beginning. This is a literacy class, not an imperial examination class. I asked you to teach them literacy and arithmetic.
It is enough for these students to be able to handle basic official duties.
Li Xuan didn't let those students take the exam to be a scholar. Who cares if they talk nonsense? Do you know whether I am an old man or not?