The military is the cornerstone of a country's stability.

Datang currently implements the government military system, but with the continuous increase of population and the increasingly serious land annexation, one day, the government military system will come to an end.

Of course, Li Kuan is not in a hurry to reform the military system at present.

On the contrary, how to make the starry situation of Datang continue, so that Datang's army is completely in the hands of the royal family, this is the most important thing to consider.

Seeing that Li Jing and these generals are slowly moving towards the stage of history, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities to appear on the battlefield, how to keep their martial arts and talents from being brought under the loess is what Li Kuan is ready to do now.

"What Wei Guogong doesn't want to do, even if it's persecution, it's useless. Besides, the art of war is in people's hearts, and people don't want to teach it, so it's useless if you force it. ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen didn't say that he wanted to force it? Besides, if you lend me a hundred guts, I won't dare to force it. ”

If there is no desire, he is strong, with Li Jing's current status, no one will dare to force him at all.

It was useless for Li Kuan to get out of the horse.

Of course, as a traverser, there are many tricks to deal with Li Jing.

It's just that there is no need to deal with an old man who has made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty.

"Left is not right, neither is right, so what do you want?"

Li Shimin was a little unhappy.

"Datang Royal Military Academy!"

"Huh?" Li Shimin frowned, and did not react for a while.

"Your Majesty, Weichen suggested building a academy on the outskirts of Chang'an, a academy to teach the art of war and learn to march and fight, called the Tang Royal Military Academy."

The importance of military schools is undoubted, but in the entire Tang Dynasty, there is not even half a decent military academy.

There are many generals of the older generation of the Tang Dynasty, but there are not many young generals.

For example, Li Jing's sons Li Desai and Li Dexian, Qin Qiong's son Qin Huaidao, Cheng Yanjin's sons Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang and others, or Wei Chihuan and others, although the level cannot be said to be bad, it is far worse than his father's generation.

The most obvious is Li Jing's two sons, who are really a little unsupportable.

The most important thing is that Li Desai, as Li Jing's eldest son, is not interested in the art of war, but is very interested in the way of craftsmen.

I don't know if it's because Li Jing got a son and spoiled his two sons.

In short, even Li Jing himself has now let go of his expectations for his son, but hopes that his grandson can have some success.

"The Tang Royal Military Academy?"

Li Shimin frowned, thinking about the pros and cons of this matter in his mind.

Although Li Kuan hasn't said anything more, he knows what he does when he hears the name.

Coupled with what he just mentioned, he can basically guess what this military academy does.

"Your Majesty, in all dynasties, the tail of the general is frequent, many soldiers only know their own generals, do not know that there is a court, to the end of each dynasty, it is a division of one side, to completely change this situation, the construction of the Tang Royal Military Academy is imperative."

Li Kuan saw that Li Shimin didn't know what to hesitate about, so he simply added a handful of fierce material and asked him to quickly agree to his suggestion.

Li Tang himself created the rebellion of the Great Sui to win the world, and Li Yuan stayed behind as Taiyuan, which was also regarded as a prince, and followed others to raise troops together, and finally had the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin is not worried about which general would dare to rebel during his reign, but what about in the future?

Although children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, as an emperor, they don't think about things like this.

"Tell me specifically, what do you want to do with this Tang Royal Military Academy."

Li Shimin looked up at Li Kuan, his face was more complicated.

If Li Chengqian was half as good as Li Kuan, he wouldn't have to worry so much every day.

"Your Majesty, this Tang Royal Military Academy, the position of dean, Weichen suggested that Your Majesty personally hold it, and stipulate that this position can only be held by today's son or prince; However, in view of the need for the actual management of the Academy, a Governor could be established who would actually manage the affairs of the Military Academy. ”

Li Kuan's words first made Li Shimin let go of a worry.

The students who came out of this military academy will definitely be generals at all levels in the Tang Army, if these people are people from a certain force, then this fun will be great.

"I'm the dean myself? Isn't it a bit of a fuss? ”

Although Li Shimin approved Li Kuan's proposal in his heart, he still had to be modest, saying that he was not the kind of emperor who refused to delegate any power.

Li Kuan naturally would not be misled by this polite remark.

"Your Majesty, as the dean of the Tang Royal Military Academy, then all the students of the academy are your protégés. A teacher for one day, a father for life. Your Majesty is both a king and a teacher, and these students must obey Your Majesty's orders. Especially the kind of students who were born humblely, in addition to relying on His Majesty, in addition to fighting for His Majesty, what better choice is there? ”

Li Kuan didn't want Li Shimin to appoint a certain general as the president of the Military Academy at that time, and then when the general rebelled, then he would definitely not be able to escape the involvement.

Besides, such a sensitive unit as the Military Academy still makes Li Shimin look better on his own.

"You go on."

Li Kuan's words made Li Shimin's heart move.

To be honest, although Li Shimin's control over the Tang Dynasty is very strong now, at most he is familiar with the main generals of the Twelve Guards, and the generals who are a little further down do not know much about it.

Not to mention the more than 600 Zhechong mansions in Datang all over the world, Li Shimin didn't know a few Zhechong captains at all.

If in the future, the captains of Datang are all cadets of the Military Academy......

Li Shimin had already decided in his heart that the Tang Royal Military Academy must be built as soon as possible.

"In the military academy, we can divide the teaching into several areas. Needless to say, the traditional cavalry and infantry, His Majesty knows much more than Wechen, and Wechen will not get an axe here. However, there are still six sections, and I hope that Your Majesty can stop and explain them in detail. ”

Li Kuan already had the preliminary plan of the Tang Royal Military Academy in his heart, so he simply took this opportunity to explain it clearly to Li Shimin so that it could be carried out as soon as possible.

"Isn't the cavalry section and the infantry section about the same? How come there are still six subjects? ”

Li Shimin was a little curious, how did Li Kuan come up with six subjects.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the cavalry section and the infantry section, the first thing Weichen wants to say is the sailor section. In addition to Datang, there are also vast fields, and the area of the East China Sea fishery is now known overseas alone, which has far exceeded the territory of Datang, in order to make Datang more powerful in the new continent and new ocean, the sailor department is indispensable. ”

The Central Plains Dynasty generally did not attach so much importance to the construction of the naval army.

However, Li Kuan came from later generations and knew that if he wanted the Tang Dynasty to achieve the goal of colonizing the world, sailors were indispensable.

You can't always rely on recruiting fishermen to solve this problem, right?

"There is indeed a need for construction in the Sailors Section."

Li Shimin did not argue with Li Kuan, and after thinking about it, he approved the establishment of the Sailor Section.

In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty has brought back a lot of good things from the Wa Kingdom and Nanyang, and the changes in the internal affairs of the Daming Palace can best see this, and Li Shimin naturally knows it.

"In addition to this, Wechen believes that it is necessary to set up an engineering department."

"Engineer Section?"

Li Shimin heard this word for the first time, and although he could probably guess what it meant, he still didn't understand why Li Kuan set up such a separate subject.

"Yes, the engineering section, marching and fighting, building roads, erecting bridges, and opening ferries are the basis for the smooth advance of the army. The so-called art industry has specialization, and in the army, each branch of the army performs its own duties, so as to give full play to its combat effectiveness. Of course, the scale of the engineering section must not be comparable to the previous ones. ”

Li Kuan's establishment of the Engineer Section can be regarded as a little bit of private goods.

Although the status of craftsmen has been continuously improved in the various workshops of the Chu Palace, it is still obviously relatively low when looking at the entire Tang Dynasty.

In order to make Datang's science and technology have a great development, it is an indispensable measure to enhance the status of craftsmen.

To put it bluntly, the establishment of the Engineer Section means that personnel who are proficient in various crafts have a dignified position in the army.

"You go on!"

Li Shimin did not immediately agree to the establishment of the Engineer Section, but he did not refuse either.

Next, the section that Weichen said is more special, called the staff department, as the name suggests, is a place to cultivate talents who provide various staff advice. The victory or defeat of a war is of course closely related to the commander-in-chief's command level, but, in the final analysis, it is a great competition of comprehensive strength. The existence of the staff officer is to allow Datang's comprehensive strength to be brought into full play, and it will not be defeated casually because of the commander's mistakes. ”

"According to what you say, isn't it who led the army to the battle, and the results were almost the same?"

Li Shimin said noncommittally.

"Your Majesty, if Datang's army can reach this level one day, it will be absolutely invincible in the world, and there will be no rival."

Li Shimin: ......

This guy, don't you understand that I'm talking the other way?

Li Jing led the troops and Wei Zheng led the troops, can it be the same?

Can it be the same as a veteran general leading a soldier and a student who can only talk on paper leading a soldier?

"How can you make sure that the opinions of the staff officers are more appropriate than those of the commanders?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen would like to clarify one thing, first of all, this staff officer exists to assist the commander-in-chief in making decisions, and it is impossible to replace the commander-in-chief to command the battle in a short period of time."

"In a short time?"

Li Shimin keenly grasped the key words in Li Kuan's words.

"That's right, in a short period of time, the purpose of training the cadets of the staff section is to formulate combat plans for various commanders and improve various reference opinions. However, one day, if two different personnel can command the operation and the operation carried out, it should be of great benefit to the stability of the military.

Your Majesty, do you think that if the conduct of the various battles is subject to the opinions of the staff organs, and the generals are only responsible for carrying out the battle plan, then it will be even more difficult for the army to become someone's private army? ”

Li Kuan's words directly hit the deep concerns in Li Shimin's heart.

"Okay, this staff section can have it! There are already five subjects in this, and what are the other three? ”

"Then there's the logistics section. To fight a war, to a certain extent, it is logistics. The so-called soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, which is also the truth. However, all along, Wechen believes that the efficiency of logistics is very low. It is said that when Emperor Yang of Sui set out to conquer Goguryeo, he called in more than a million farmers to transport various supplies, which was too inefficient. ”

The importance of logistics is well known to future generations.

In this era, although the generals also have this awareness, it is far from enough.

The most important thing is that there is a great shortage of professional logistics personnel.

After all, in the past, it was a soldier who commanded a bunch of farmers to work there, where did the efficiency come from?

"Yes!"

Li Shimin stopped talking nonsense and motioned for Li Kuan to continue.

"Then Weichen wants to talk about the military medical department, as long as there is a battle, casualties are indispensable. If the soldiers knew that they would be well cared for after being injured and that they would not have to worry about the future, then they would inevitably be more courageous and would not be afraid to kill the enemy. Coupled with the losses of combat in the army, the most important thing was that they died after being wounded. The purpose of the military medical department is to train Langzhong who specializes in serving the Tang army. ”

The School of Medicine of Guanshishan Academy is now the undisputed leader of the medical community in Datang.

Lee was going to find them a competitor.

There is competition to make progress.

"You can really say that the dead are alive. Okay, the military medical department is also necessary and can also be established, what is another department? ”

"The last section, the reason why Wechen put it at the end is because it is the most special."

"The most special?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Li Kuan curiously.

In his opinion, if the Tang Royal Military Academy was established in accordance with Li Kuan's suggestion, it would already be very comprehensive.

"That's right, this department, Weichen gave it a name, it's called the Thought Department!"

"Ideology?"

Li Shimin couldn't figure out what this section was all about.

The cadets in the military academy do not have to participate in the imperial examination, is this ideological department the teaching of the Four Books and the Five Classics?

That's nothing special.

"That's right, it's the Thought Section. His Majesty is the most trusted by His Majesty, even if his ability is a little worse, as long as he is loyal enough, he can do it. ”

"Do you want this student of the Thought Department to become a prisoner?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Kuan with an unkind face, and felt that this was not a clever idea.

"No, on the contrary, the students of the ideological department go to the army to communicate with the soldiers, and guide the soldiers to be loyal to the court, to your majesty, and to the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as Li Kuan's words came out, Li Shimin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

A poisonous stratagem.

What a ruthless conspiracy.

After the completion of this military academy, if it really achieves the effect that Li Kuan said, then the difficulty of generals everywhere wanting to rebel will immediately be raised many times.

Next, Li Shimin asked some detailed questions.

At this time, as long as his brain did not enter the water, he would not oppose the establishment of the Tang Royal Military Academy.