Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 241 Datang Imperial Military Academy
In my mind, there was once a dream.

Use the iron horse to make yourself forget all the pain.

Brilliant starry sky, who is the real enemy.

The Turkic Hu people hurt me the most.

Li Shimin stared at the sand table in the sales office, speechless for a long time.

In this way, Li Junxian followed the silent Li Shimin back to Datang Palace.

Fortunately, Qin Xiedao followed closely behind.

"Xiedao, do you think it is possible for us to make all the scenes of the northern grasslands into a large sand table and display it in the Hanyuan Hall in the Datang Palace.

Let all the ministers in the court know the situation in our north, so that everyone will not forget the humiliation that Datang has suffered? "

Although it has been almost two years, Li Shimin still thinks that Jieli Khan led an army of hundreds of thousands outside the city of Chang'an, which is the greatest humiliation in his life.

If this humiliation is not resolved, Li Shimin feels that he will never feel at ease in this life.

Moreover, this matter cannot be dragged on forever, it is best to resolve it as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, this matter is theoretically feasible, but it is not so easy to actually make it.

To make a sand table, he has a prerequisite, that is, we know what to make and what the terrain of the place looks like.

Otherwise, it is meaningless to make blindly with your eyes closed. "

Datang North.

Behind the simple four words, there is actually a very vast land.

If it is bigger, all the land north of the Yellow River in later generations is basically included.

Even if you put the sand table directly to the range of the Arctic Circle, there is no problem.

However, not to mention the Arctic Circle, it is very difficult even near the royal court of East Turkistan.

It cannot be said that Datang didn't know everything about Turks, but it would be a bit false to say how deep the understanding was.

The grassland is too big, and it is not so easy to figure out the terrain of various places.

Of course, this sand table does not necessarily have to be very clear.

Even if there is a rough outline, it is much clearer than the current completely flat and simple map.

"Then how can we figure out the terrain of these places, and how long will it take?"

Since there was a problem, Li Shimin's first thought was to solve it.

Of course, the time cannot be particularly long.

"The task of confirming the terrain and drawing the map is not something that just anyone can do.

If you want to make a more delicate sand table, it is very difficult in a short time.

However, it would take a year or two to describe the general landscape of mountains and rivers, but it is possible. "

Qin Xiedao thought about it and gave an answer.

"Then give a preliminary reflection of the northern mountains and rivers and landforms in the sand table within one year, and make a detailed sand table map within the next three years.

If you need any resources, just ask me.

For the Turkic people, Jieli and Turi are now in a quarrel, and the opportunity of our Tang Dynasty may come at any time, and I don't want to miss it. "

There is no need to guess Li Shimin's mind, everyone knows that the East Turkic Khanate is definitely what he wants to destroy most now.

Moreover, judging from the current situation collected by all parties, it is not impossible for this wish to be realized.

Although the Turks were very powerful a few years ago, since Jieli Khan became important to Zhao Deyan, he implemented various reforms within the Khanate, which caused great controversy.

If the reform is carried out when the weather is good, there may be controversy and there will be controversy, and everyone's opinions will not be so big.

However, in the past two years, the grassland has encountered either snow disasters or droughts. It is basically correct to describe the people's livelihood as desolate.

At this time, everyone's first reaction was that Jieli Khan was tossing around, making it impossible for everyone to survive.

Especially after some people spread this view behind the scenes, it became more and more popular.

Li Shimin has naturally received some of these news.

So he had a premonition that his chance would come soon.

"Your Majesty, map drawing is actually a very professional job, and you need to have a certain military quality to complete the task better.

And to go to the northern grasslands to map the terrain, ordinary people may not be competent.

This kind of work will definitely need to be continuously carried out in other places in the future, so Weichen has an idea, and I don't know if it is suitable. "

Qin Xiedao thinks that the Tang Dynasty is now full of generals, but after 30 years, after the death of the older generation of generals, the entire Tang Dynasty has become a bit useless.

This is really a bit embarrassing.

Taking this opportunity, if military education is implemented, it will be of great significance.

"If you have any ideas, just say, what does a mother-in-law look like?"

"Whether it is drawing maps, making specific combat plans, or logistical preparations for the army, these actually require professional knowledge to be better completed.

Our Datang now has a lot of such professional talents, but whether the number can meet the needs of the army is actually open to question.

And looking around our Great Tang, there are actually quite a few enemies, and there will definitely be many wars in the future.

Therefore, Weichen suggested that by taking this opportunity, the imperial court would build an academy outside Chang'an City that would specialize in cultivating mid-level and low-level commanders in the army.

Whether it is various combat personnel, logistics personnel, or professional technical personnel, they are actually very important to the long-term development of the army. "

The whole city of Chang'an can be bought by only one Imperial Academy.

However, this Guozijian still focuses on studying the Four Books and Five Classics. Qin Xiedao has long been displeased with such a situation.

Otherwise, there would be no Red Star Academy.

Now that Li Shimin is interested in drawing maps and making sand tables, it happened to be the right time to take this opportunity to raise the issue of the Military Academy with him.

"Build an academy for training military personnel?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he looked at Qin Xiedao expectantly.

"That's right! I even thought of the name, it's called Datang Royal Military Academy, and His Majesty personally serves as the dean.

The instruction of various disciplines in the military academy can be directly hired by the generals in the court.

If the abilities of these generals are not passed on properly, it will be a huge loss to me, Datang. "

After Qin Xiedao finished speaking, although Li Shimin was looking forward to it, there was a trace of worry on his face.

"Xiedao, everyone has their own exclusive secrets. If I order everyone to teach their unique skills in the academy, many people will have opinions, right?"

Obviously, although Li Shimin was optimistic about the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty, he was a little worried about whether the generals in the court were really willing to pass on their skills to the students there.

If this question is left to future generations, then it is not a question at all.

But in this day and age, it cannot be ignored.

(End of this chapter)