Confucian retorted again: "Childe's words are exaggerated! I have heard that in ancient times, emperors could use no more than 30,000 soldiers, and the whole world could be subjugated. Isn't this a good example of victory with a small number of troops? ”

Hearing this, the noble prince retorted again: "I think you not only don't understand the way of using soldiers and the current form, but you should also not understand history. The situation that the ancient emperors could subjugate the world with no more than 30,000 soldiers was created by the specific bad circumstances of ancient times. I have heard that in ancient times, the world was divided into many vassal states, and even large cities did not have more than 300 zhang of walls, and even if the population was large, there were no more than 3,000 families. If a well-trained army of 30,000 were to attack such a city, what would be the difficulty? Moreover, a large number of feudal vassal states and the poor living environment also caused the vassal states at that time to have few lands and few people, and it was already good to be able to make up an ordinary army of 30,000 people, how could such a weak force be able to resist the emperor's 30,000 male soldiers. ”

"Look at the world today. The scope of the land has expanded several times, people are no longer confined to Kyushu and the like, and at the same time, hundreds of ancient vassal states have been merged into several powerful states, which can easily gather hundreds of thousands of troops and easily fight a protracted war of attrition. The state of Qi used 200,000 troops to attack Chu, and it took five years to end the war; Zhao sent 200,000 troops to destroy Zhongshan, and it took five years to succeed. Wars involving hundreds of thousands of troops have become the characteristics of the times. ”

"I'll give you another example. Suppose that Qi and South Korea are now evenly matched and besiege each other, who would dare to boast to me that he can use 30,000 troops to rescue these two countries? If you want to use 30,000 troops to surround a thousand zhang of the city, I am afraid that you will not be able to encircle even a corner of the city, and as for field warfare, it is even more insufficient, what can you do with this little force? ”

The Confucian scholar choked on the words and stopped answering. Obviously, the debate ended in the victory of the people in fine clothes, and in an instant there were cheers everywhere.

"He's Ma Fuzi." Zhao Ying pointed to the person in the brocade clothes and said to Zhao Jie with a smile. Zhao Jie looked at Ma Fuzi, his eyes full of interest.

"Uncle Li, you have been on the frontier for a long time and have experienced many wars, what do you think of this horse suit!" Zhao Jie asked Li Mu casually.

"I don't know much about him, so it's hard to answer that question right now. However, from his current performance, it can be said at least that this person is a person who understands current affairs, is strong, and has strong self-confidence. Li Mu thought for a while, and then said.

"Zhao Gongzi, let's talk about it for me and other rural grass people!" A shout came from downstairs, quite clear in the noise.

No one would ignore this shout, and the Qiuxian Hall, which was still noisy just now, instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Ma Fuzi with a thirst for knowledge.

"Since you are warmly invited, then the kid will tell you about the strategy of "The Art of War"!" Ma Fuzi agreed without hesitation. No one noticed that Li Mu, who was standing behind Zhao Jiesheng, had a momentary strangeness in his eyes after hearing Ma Fuzi's words.

Zhao Kuo then talked eloquently: "Sun Tzu said: 'The law of the husband using soldiers, the whole country is the first, and the country is secondary......"

Zhao Kuo's argument lasted until the end of the unitary hour, and the people were fascinated by the listening and refused to leave for a long time. At the moment, Zhao Ying took Zhao Jie and others out of the secret passage and left the Seeking Talent Hall.

"Next time I come to the Seeking Pavilion, can I still use the secret passage?" Walking out of the stairs, Zhao Jie joked with Zhao Ying.

"Of course, you can come!." Zhao Ying continued briskly: "By the way, I still have important things to do, so I won't send you away, I will leave first." ”

"There will be a date later." Zhao Jie arched his hand. "There will be a date later." Zhao Ying returned the salute, and then boarded the carriage and drove into the distance.

Zhao Jie stared into the distance and stood quietly, not knowing what he was thinking. It wasn't until the carriage completely disappeared from view that Zhao Jie spoke again: "Uncle Li, it's already dusk, I'm sorry for delaying your debriefing." ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to blame yourself, it's not Your Highness's fault in the first place, it's because your humble curiosity is a little stronger." Li Mu comforted.

"Does the general have a mansion in Handan? If not, you can find a place to stay tonight. Zhao Jie asked.

"The last general is a border official, who has been guarding the frontier for several years, and has not purchased real estate in Handan. The last general arrived in Handan at noon today, and has not yet found a place to live. However, the last general has enough money and is ready to find an inn to live in now. Li Mu replied respectfully.

"The general has not been in Handan for a long time, I am afraid that I don't know that the inns in Handan City need to be booked at least three days in advance! Now the only place in Handan City where you can spend money to spend the night may be the Qinglou. Zhao Jie said to Li Mu: "Why don't the general go to my prince's mansion for one night, and then I will make amends to the general." ”

Li Mu is not a hypocritical person, he grabbed someone casually and asked, and when he got an answer similar to Zhao Jie, he readily agreed.

"Yanjing, arrange a guest room for General Li when you go back." Zhao Jie instructed the personal maid beside him.

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At the behest of the decree, the mother moved to the palace, took her sister with her, and took away most of the maids, servants, and guards. As soon as the decree was made, Zhao Jie had to stay in the prince's mansion and lead the remaining people in the mansion to continue to live.

Before leaving, his mother left Zhao Jie with a piece of advice: "Child, you have to remember that managing a complex family requires both kindness and coldness, kindness can make people grateful, and coldness can make people afraid. "Although I understand what my mother meant, the degree of kindness and coldness is not easy to grasp. Facing the difficulties and retreating, Zhao Jie didn't want to do this, but he was also a second person, so he couldn't handle these ancients.

Zhao Jie first followed his own ideas, Zhao Jie formulated new rules for the prince's mansion and abolished some of the etiquette he thought was cumbersome. Subsequently, Zhao Jie'en and his power carried out military training for the people in the palace to strengthen unity. With Zhao Jie's efforts and the support of his cronies, although it has only been ten days since he took over the Prince's Mansion, the Prince's Mansion has begun to become a different world, and everything has become orderly.

At the end of the day, it was time for dinner in the Prince's Mansion. According to the new rules, everyone in the Prince's Mansion needs to eat together. So Li Mu saw an unbelievable scene: there were more than a dozen square tables in the garden, all the tables were full of food, and nearly 100 people were all sitting quietly at the tables, waiting for the arrival of the crown prince Zhao Jie.

"Has everyone arrived?" Zhao Jie asked as he walked to the small pavilion in the garden, his voice tepid.

"It's all here!" All of them stood up and replied in unison, their voices sounding as if one was speaking.

"Today I will introduce you to a distinguished guest, you must take good care of him in the future" Zhao Jie pointed to Li Mu and introduced: "He is General Li Mu, you all know each other." Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Mu and looked at him carefully.

"In Xia Li Mu, I was invited to stay in the prince's mansion for one night, please take care of it." Li Mu, who always became the focus of attention on the battlefield, was already accustomed to being glanced at, and he greeted everyone.

"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Everyone replied in unison, with a different momentum. At this time, Zhao Jie had already walked into the small pavilion.

"Sit down, let's eat!" Zhao Jie walked to his dining table, sat down first, and then said.

When they heard this, they sat down neatly and began to eat and drink. Li Mu glanced at the food on the nearby table and found that the farther away from the pavilion, the worse the food, and the worst was much better than the food of ordinary people. As a nobleman, Li Mu understood that this was the difference in rank.

"Uncle Li, eat quickly!" Zhao Jie saw that Li Mu was delayed in eating, so he urged: "The meal time is only two quarters according to the regulations. ”

At the second moment, Li Mu found that most of the people left the garden in an orderly manner, and a small number of people stayed in the garden to clean up the sundries, and everything was quite orderly. Li Mu couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, the style of the maids and servants in your mansion seems to imply the style of the army?" ”

"I trained them in the military method when they were alone, and now they can do the order and prohibition, and it seems that the effect of these ten days is not bad." Zhao Jie replied casually.

"Ten days? How did you manage to get people of all the quality levels together in 10 days? Li Mu asked in surprise. Li Mu felt that he was about to discover a quick way to train his troops.

"When I first started training them, they didn't obey, so I drove them away, and then I announced that their performance was linked to their pay, so they spontaneously started to train all day long. I didn't do much to show them today. Zhao Jie replied casually. In fact, Zhao Jie didn't know that most of the reason why these people in his house were so neat and uniform was due to the training method, that is, the scientific organization and training method of later generations.

Li Mu was a little disappointed when he heard Zhao Jie's words, but a seed of doubt had been planted in his heart, and one day the seed would sprout and grow into a big tree. Since then, Li Mu has paid attention to Zhao Jie, and asked him from time to time if he has practiced military secrets. Opportunities always favor those who are prepared, and a year later, through clues, Li Mu still discovered Zhao Jie's training method and carried it forward.