For a long time, the huge Ming Dynasty has brought great pressure to Li Xuan, and Liu Bagou and Fang Dongquan have limited knowledge, and they don't understand how terrifying a Central Plains Dynasty is.

Li Xuan has always known very well!

Once the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty pay attention to the Tang Dynasty and pay attention to it, 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 1,000 county-level units like Zhengtai County in the Ming Dynasty, and more than 400 guards and more than 300 with military and civilian characteristics.

Any one of these data is enough to make Li Xuan, the anti-thief son who was cheated by his father, have a numb scalp, and even completely lose hope for the future.

This is also the main reason why Li Xuan has wanted to run away for most of the past year and not play the rebellion game with Fang Dongquan and them, because he can't see any hope of the success of the rebellion, even the slightest hope.

Later, even if he was forced to continue to stay in the ravine to be the inexplicable emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan always followed a principle, that is, to be the emperor of the ravine with his tail between his legs, and try not to provoke the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty.

If you don't attack Longhua Town and Zhengtai County, you don't even dare to cause too many casualties to the Ming army of the two thousand households, all of which is based on this concern.

And for a long time in the future, Li Xuan thought that he still needed to continue to be the emperor with his tail between his legs, so as to 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 all the time, because many times things do not work according to his will, and there will always be things that he cannot control, such as the previous rainstorm.

Also, the Ming army will definitely not let go of the Tang Dynasty, and when the more than 1,000 counties outside the mountain are relieved, they will definitely pull many county warriors and people into the mountain again.

In order to avoid this situation and regain the initiative, Li Xuan decided to go out of the mountain during the summer harvest and contain the Ming army after collecting grain.

But in the end, no matter what, he will always have to fight with the Ming army, and it can be expected that the scale of the Ming army he is facing will become larger and larger.

Because after winning again and again, the Ming army is not stupid, and it will definitely increase its strength again and again until it defeats itself.

And if you are defeated in this process, it will be a catastrophe, and there will be no place to bury.

How to consistently win wars in future wars?

Li Xuan thought about it, but he could only rely on the advantage of weapons.

With population and various resources, the Tang Dynasty is a scumbag, and the only thing that can be relied on is the technological advantage brought by itself as a traverser.

And what is the advantage of weapons, it is naturally extremely sharp guns!

The workshop in front of him carries Li Xuan's hope for the future and the hope of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Xuan can't pay too much attention to it.

Therefore, at the end of the inspection, Li Xuan rewarded many craftsmen, and all formal craftsmen were given independent brick houses, and a fixed amount of rice grain would be given every month, which was equivalent to the commander in the army.

If there is no in the warehouse, immediately send someone to collect, if you can't find it in the mountains, then go out of the mountain to purchase, and if you can't buy it, you can directly send an army to grab it.

For example, iron is a material that enjoys this kind of treatment!

The treatment enjoyed by the workshops and craftsmen is undoubtedly extremely high in the Tang Dynasty, and this is only the enjoyment of materials, and Li Xuan's attention and support are far more than that.

In order to turn these craftsmen into real technicians, Li Xuan is going to arrange personnel to teach these craftsmen lessons and teach them to read and write.

However, this is a bit tricky to operate.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this Ministry of Industry School is not very easy to do, the ministers are really lacking in skills, it is difficult to find time to attend classes in the Ministry of Industry School, and according to the regulations of the Ministry of Industry School designated by Your Majesty, this Ministry of Industry School not only teaches reading and literacy, but also teaches arithmetic and gewu, these ministers are really ......" Liu Bagou showed a rare look of embarrassment.

Li Xuan looked at Liu Bagou's expression, and also knew that it was not Liu Bagou who shirked it, but that they really didn't have time to teach anymore, and at the same time, they themselves couldn't understand arithmetic and gewu, how could this teach others.

It's just that if Liu Bagou doesn't teach them, this teacher will be difficult to find!

The reason is very simple, there are only four people in the Tang Dynasty who can really be regarded as scholars and have the ability to teach others to read and write, namely Liu Bagou, Wang Wenhua, Qian Mengjiu and Li Xuan himself.

Before that, Liu Bagou and the three of them were already teaching civil and military officials in the literacy class, which had already taken them a lot of time, not to mention that their essential job was not to be a school teacher, but to be an official of the Tang Dynasty, as the only three literati in the Tang Dynasty who could read and write, they undertook almost all the administrative affairs of the Tang Dynasty.

From trivial matters to major military affairs, they have to deal with them.

With the expansion of the scale of the Tang Dynasty, there are more and more trivial things, which greatly consume their time, and it is difficult to find time for normal teaching.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan regretted it a little, he knew that when he went out of the mountain to Longhua Town, it would be good to catch a few more literati and come back, but it was a pity that he only paid attention to ordnance and craftsmen at the beginning, and he didn't think of this matter at all.

Looking at the embarrassed look on Liu Bagou's face, Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "Since last year, you have taught many people to read and write, 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, and these people are now following Liu Bagou and them while learning.

Liu Bagou said: "It can be used, but it's okay to look at the superficial official documents, if it is to teach others, I am afraid that it will be misleading!" There are a few boys in it who are a little more outstanding, but they are still learning a thousand words, and they are still a long way from reading through the scriptures! ”

Hearing this, Li Xuan was a little speechless, who asked you to teach them the Four Books and Five Classics, Lao Tzu said very clearly, this is a literacy class, not a imperial examination class, let you teach them literacy and arithmetic, so that these students can handle basic official duties is enough.

Li Xuan didn't let those students take the Xiucai exam, who cares if they will talk with a mouthful of words, do you know if Lao Tzu is Lao Tzu or Lao Tzu!