Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Although Cen Wenben didn't know the reason for Li Yuanji's last arrangement, he still wrote it down.

"After I go down, I will ask all the governments to start taking action. It will basically be completed within two months."

Li Yuanji nodded, then looked at Cen Wenben seriously.

"Regarding the matters I just mentioned, whether it is about conveying the preparations for the war or the construction of the Heroes' Mausoleum, you should take care of the newspaper and publication bureau. After the manuscripts come out from the newspaper and publication bureau, you should review them first and then hand them over to me after the review is completed.

The newspaper and periodical bureau shoulders the heavy responsibility of propaganda, and must use it well to let the people participate in this preparation for war.”

The role of this newspaper and publication bureau will be fully demonstrated this time. What kind of emotions he wants to mobilize among the people depends on what the newspaper and publication bureau does this time.

As long as he did a good job, he believed that he would be able to mobilize the emotions of all the people. After all, under his rule, they had so many preferential treatments. If he failed, where would these preferential treatments come from?

Especially the five prefectures of Lingnan, the five prefectures of Lingnan as well as Yuezhou Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture, and Songzhou Prefecture, it can be said that they are all very loyal to him. This time he must take a good look at the reactions of these people.

Cen Wenben had no choice but to agree. He really didn't want to interfere in the Newspaper and Publication Bureau. The person in charge of the Bureau was his son, and the Bureau was very important and had always been directly under the management of Li Yuanji.

Fortunately, Li Yuanji only asked him to polish the articles for publication and did not participate in other matters, otherwise Cen Wenben would really refuse.

"Yes, my king, I will start preparing as soon as I get down."

After Cen Wenben went down, Li Yuanji pondered for a long time, thinking about what else he needed to pay attention to. After thinking for a long time, he really couldn't think of anything else, so he called Yang Jianhe.

"Your Majesty."

"Go down and arrange the staff. After the newspapers and periodicals from the Newspaper Bureau are distributed, you must pay attention to the mood of the people in various places. Any situation, whether good or bad, must be reported to us in a timely manner."

Li Yuanji held his forehead with one hand and rubbed his forehead. Now a lot of things were coming together and he was also having a huge headache.

He also has to pay attention to the people's emotions so that he can adjust his propaganda at any time. No one has paid attention to this in the past, but he must pay attention to it. No matter how the war situation changes, as long as the people are emotional, whatever he does later will be extremely convenient.

This war is no longer just his business, but is closely related to these people. Li Yuanji dares to predict that no one is willing to lose what they have now.

If he wanted to deprive them of their rights by force, it might cause resistance from some people, even if those people claimed to be loyal to him on a daily basis.

If it were the Tang Dynasty now, these people would definitely get angry, this was something he could foresee.

But the specific situation still needs to be observed, after all, it is just his imagination now.

Yang Jianhe's heart immediately sank.

"I will now ask the Jinyiwei of each prefecture to pay attention to this matter and report it every day!"

Li Yuanji nodded, and after Yang Jianhe left, he called Su Dingfang over.

After a while, Su Dingfang walked in with steady steps.

"See you, Your Majesty."

"waived."

Li Yuanji waved his hand to signal him to stand up, then walked to the map and called Su Dingfang.

“I called you here to tell you a very important strategy.

Next, I will personally lead an expedition against the Harsha Dynasty and the surrounding countries.

However, it is unknown how long this war will last. It is expected to end within two years, but whether it can be achieved is still unclear.

And now Li Er is making full preparations for war. This time, Li Er is preparing for a big battle with me.

The fact that the army was conducting a large-scale war against the Jie Ri Dynasty could not be concealed from Li Er, so it was very likely that Li Er would use military force against Lingnan.

You go down and make preparations, and lead 50,000 troops to Guangzhou Prefecture. After arriving in Guangzhou Prefecture, you will command the armies of Guangzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, and Liuzhou Prefecture.

There are now 20,000 troops in Guangzhou Prefecture, 5,000 each in Quanzhou Prefecture and Liuzhou Prefecture. I have already transferred 20,000 troops from Feng Ang back to Quanzhou Prefecture.

Including the army you brought, there will be a total of 100,000 troops in the three prefectures, and a fleet of 20,000 troops. In other words, you will directly command an army of 120,000 on land and sea.

Your mission is to guard against the possible attack from Li Er. No matter how many troops Li Er sends, even if it is a million, you have to hold on for me!

Even if Li Er does not send troops to attack, you cannot be careless.

Do you have the confidence to accomplish this task? "

Now that the plan for the Western Expedition has been finalized, all that remains is to guard against an attack from the Tang Dynasty. This is indeed such an opportunity that even if Li Er is not prepared, he probably won't be able to resist the temptation.

The army was withdrawn to the west, and could only temporarily defend against the Tang Dynasty. Only when he returned could they launch a counterattack against Li Er.

Su Dingfang's expression became more solemn when he heard this. He knew very well that this task was a heavy one. Once Li Er attacked, it would definitely not be a small fight.

Although he had an army of 120,000 soldiers and sailors, he would probably have to face an attack from Li Er with at least 100,000 soldiers, and the defense line was long, so it would not be easy to defend.

Although Su Dingfang didn't know why the strategic focus was now placed on the Western Expedition, he didn't ask, but looked at Li Yuanji firmly.

"I will die for the king. If I am still here, the three prefectures will never be lost!"

This was the only thing Su Dingfang could do. Even if he died in battle, as long as he had one soldier left, no matter how many troops Li Er sent, he would never let Li Er's army invade Lingnan.

Looking at Su Dingfang, Li Yuanji felt satisfied. Su Dingfang was the best in all aspects, so he could only hand it over to Su Dingfang.

"Okay! I'll leave Guangzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, and Liuzhou Prefecture to you!"

He patted Su Dingfang on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement.

Su Dingfang nodded firmly, then went downstairs to prepare for the trip to Guangzhou Prefecture.

Li Yuanji calmed down for a while, then called Wei Ting over.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji looked at Wei Ting and motioned for him to stand up. He then took him to the map and told him the strategy and that Li Er might attack.

“Zhengping, although you are a civil servant, Liuzhou Prefecture and Jiaozhou Prefecture must have capable people to go there. After much thought, I can only think of you.

Are you still as skilled as you were when you went to the battlefield?

Now I ask you to control the military of the two governments and guard against Li Er's possible attack. Do you have the confidence?"

Liuzhou Prefecture and Jiaozhou Prefecture are connected to the Jiannan Road of the Tang Dynasty, especially Jiaozhou Prefecture, which is also connected to Shuzhong. The defense of these two prefectures is not enough to rely solely on Li Xiang. Li Yuanji is also worried about Wei Siyan and Ning Changrong.

A capable person must be sent, and after much selection, only Wei Ting is suitable. Wei Ting's military strategy is good enough, and he was originally a general. Together with Li Xiang, Wei Siyan and Ning Changrong are in charge of logistics. In Li Yuanji's opinion, this configuration is more than enough.

Wei Ting was also extremely surprised when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, nor did he hesitate at all.

"Your Majesty has entrusted me with this important task, how can I let you down?

Please rest assured, my king. If the Tang army comes, I will not let them enter Lingnan!"

Wei Ting's eyes were firm and his face was resolute, and it was obvious that he had made up his mind.

Wei Ting was also very clear that according to Li Yuanji's strategy, as long as the army started to move and the news reached Li Er, Li Er would most likely send troops to attack. After all, he didn't believe that Li Er would not seize such a good opportunity.

Unless Li Er watched Li Yuanji's western expedition to other countries and ethnic minorities and did not attack for the sake of justice, but considering the hatred between Li Yuanji and Li Er, and Li Er's position, is it really possible?

No one dared to gamble, not even Li Yuanji, which was why he had to make preparations.

Leaving your life and death to be decided by others is not a good idea.

After arranging for Wei Ting, Li Yuanji felt relieved. Now he had Xi Junmai in Tubo, Wei Ting in Liuzhou and Jiaozhou, Su Dingfang in Guangzhou and Quanzhou, Feng Ang and Yu Minghe in Andong and Dongyi, with a total of nearly 300,000 troops. They should be able to resist, right?

This is also the disadvantage of having a large territory. The defense line is too long, spanning the east and west sides, completely surrounding both sides of the Tang Dynasty, making it a bit difficult to defend the Tang Dynasty.

After arranging things for Wei Ting, Li Yuanji stayed for a while and was about to leave when Kong Yingda came hurriedly.

"See you, Your Majesty."

"Chongyuan, get up quickly and sit down."

Looking at Kong Yingda's serious expression, Li Yuanji felt a headache. Even though Kong Yingda hadn't said anything yet, he knew why this man came to see him.

"Chongyuan, how are things at the academy? Are there any good talents among the students from various colleges?"

Seeing Li Yuanji openly asking about other things, Kong Yingda sneered in his heart. He didn't believe that Cen Wenben had not told Li Yuanji, and that Li Yuanji was still pretending to be confused with him.

"Your Majesty, this is why I came here.

Your Majesty, the prefectural and state schools are the foundation for the development of talents. Now the state schools have not been fully opened, and the county schools are still in the preparation stage. I don’t know when the preparation will be completed.

Today, educators have recruited a large number of teachers, which can fully support the remaining state schools and some county schools.

But when I went to ask Cen Wenben for money, he told me that he had no money, and instead built two extremely large-scale engineering colleges.

I went to see the so-called College of Engineering on purpose, and found it to be a complete unorthodox institution, and there is no need for it to be a college.

Just let people from the Research Institute, Firearms Bureau, Iron Bureau, Navigation Bureau and other departments bring some people around, and teaching can be achieved naturally.

However, building a college now is a complete waste of money. If the money from these two engineering colleges is used to build county schools, it will be enough to build twenty county schools.

Your Majesty, you have always asked me to train talents as quickly as possible, and now you are asking me if the academy has good seedlings, but Your Majesty does not give the Ministry of Education more financial support. This makes it difficult for me and the Ministry of Education. "

Li Yuanji watched Kong Yingda complain constantly and directly defined the School of Engineering as a heresy, and he felt helpless.

Should Kong Yingda be blamed for this?
In fact, Li Yuanji knew very well that not only Kong Yingda, but most people actually had some resistance to the School of Engineering, especially Confucian scholars.

Confucianism was the only dominant school of thought, and this engineering college seemed to be supporting other schools, especially the Mohist mechanical engineering.

Even gunpowder is considered the same as mechanical engineering in the eyes of these people.

They are not against the cultivation of these talents. Just as Kong Yingda said, they all agree with the teaching method of master-apprentice relationship.

But the meaning of opening a college now is completely different. Even though there are only two colleges now and they cannot be compared with normal institutions of higher learning, people like Kong Yingda still care about them.

Because they were afraid that these people would challenge the status of Confucianism, which they could not tolerate.

Now that Kong Yingda has come to him, Li Yuanji is also clear that money and other things are secondary. The academy has been established now, and everyone knows that it will be extremely difficult to cancel it.

And Kong Yingda came almost entirely on behalf of the Confucian scholars, that is, Confucianism, to ask him for an explanation.

"Chongyuan, you should know the importance of the School of Engineering. You can see the various developments here, especially the importance of the Research Institute, the Firearms Bureau, the Iron Bureau, and the Navigation Bureau.

The establishment of an engineering college is an inevitable trend, and the subsequent reserve of talents in this area is very important.

If we were backward, how could we have such a stable learning environment in the prefectural, state, and county schools today?
I can tell you clearly that to govern a place, your Ministry of Education needs to organize various colleges to cultivate talents. These people are indispensable at all times, and more and more talents will be needed.

You can rest assured about this; the status of Confucianism will not be shaken.

But the development of other technologies and science also cannot be separated from those people, so you should not have any prejudice.

There are a lot of things that need to be prepared now, and money is being spent everywhere. We will have to wait a while for the popularization of state schools and the establishment of county schools.

This king can promise you that no matter whether it is the prefectural school, the state school, or the county school, they will all be opened in the future, and no one can cancel this!"

This is indeed Li Yuanji's idea. Although the School of Engineering is important, it does not mean that the college of teaching and educating people has a lower status. It is still the most important.

County schools must also be fully opened, but they are now being held up by other things and the financial resources are not sufficient to support them in their entirety.

Kong Yingda felt relieved after listening to Li Yuanji's words. As long as Li Yuanji agreed, he could wait with this promise. If Li Yuanji did not build it in the future, it would depend on whether Kong Yingda dared to die in protest.

Now, we have finally waited for the heyday of Confucianism, with the emergence of the Ministry of Education and the college system. Everything indicates that Confucianism will flourish again. It is only right that he sheds blood for the resurgence of Confucianism.

Not only him, but all Confucian scholars in the world have this responsibility.

Kong Yingda's expression immediately changed, with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, you said this yourself, and I have taken note of it."

"There are indeed several good talents in the academy below. They have strong learning ability and good understanding. I will focus on training them later. I and the Ministry of Education will definitely try our best to cultivate talents for Your Majesty to command."

Li Yuanji also laughed. These people, after achieving their goals, changed their attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.

In order to achieve his goal, he used all kinds of means. Li Yuanji dared to say that if he didn't say these things this time, Kong Yingda would give him a death warning.

Not only Kong Yingda, but also the Confucian scholars under his rule would write to him.

After a brief understanding, Li Yuanji drove Kong Yingda away and immediately prepared to go to the Firearms Bureau.

There will be almost constant fighting from now on, and he will have to see it with his own eyes before he can feel at ease. (End of this chapter)