Zhu Di took the order, for him, it was a great honor to be able to get such a task, and he was naturally very happy.

Zhu Yuanzhang called Lu Ning to the palace again, he has actually been thinking about a problem for the past few days.

Even though the Northern Expedition was a great achievement, it also suffered heavy casualties.

In other words, it didn't actually get the results he could have expected.

Killing 1,000 people and losing 500 self-losses, the losses suffered by the Ming army are actually not a lot, how to eradicate this problem from the root, this is what Zhu Yuanzhang has been considering.

Facing Lu Ning, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his heart and complained about the things in the Northern Expedition.

"Zi'an, what do you think should be done about this? You just have to say it, as long as you are right, we will do it according to the rules! ”

Lu Ning thought about it carefully, so he made a suggestion to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, I think we should open our exclusive military academy to cultivate the command ability of middle and lower-level officers, as long as every centurion and above can have this kind of military school learning experience, their command level will naturally increase!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, he instantly understood Lu Ning's good intentions, which was indeed a very effective method.

"What you said makes sense, in fact, we are not born to fight, we are all tempered in battle, I am the only Zhu Yuanzhang in the world, but those grassroots officers don't really have too many battlefield opportunities to temper them."

Lu Ning nodded, he understood that the more an iron-fisted emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, the more he could truly understand the necessity of military school education, so he said immediately.

"Father, since you are also very recognized, I will suggest to you that a martial arts lecture hall be opened in the Purple Mountain, and talents who have studied military affairs and various aspects will be selected as instructors, and officers from more than 100 households will be enrolled in batches."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately happily played the quasi-play, and then he told Lu Ning.

"Zi'an is really talented, and he can come up with a way to solve the problem, and we also appreciate it very much, since this is the case, let you be the principal of this martial arts hall!"

Lu Ning thought about it carefully, this matter is actually a very good thing, after all, more than 100 officers have to take turns to enroll.

In other words, being able to be the principal here is actually equivalent to being an officer in control of the entire Ming army.

Because in any case, these officers will become a grassroots force after graduating from the martial arts hall.

And they will slowly be promoted to thousands of households, guerrillas and above, and even adjutant generals, which is a force that should not be underestimated.

Later, Principal Jiang actually relied on the identity of the principal to create a private army and maintain his own rule for decades.

However, Lu Ning didn't have that kind of ambition, and besides, he knew that this principal's identity was actually similar to the relationship between the examiner and the protégé.

If he is allowed to be the principal, although Zhu Yuanzhang will not be suspicious, the imperial historian of the court will definitely not let him go, and he will inevitably be impeached.

When the time came, he caught himself off guard, so Lu Ning had a plan to solve this problem perfectly.

He decided not to be the principal, but to let Zhu Yuanzhang and the crown prince Zhu Biao serve as the principal and vice principal, while he served as the executive director of education.

At this time, the affairs of the Purple Mountain Martial Arts Hall were raised by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, and preparations were already in full swing.

The Ministry of War was responsible for selecting the site and sending officials there to carry out on-site maintenance, while the Ministry of Household only had to pay for it.

Moreover, the Armed Forces Selection Department of the Ministry of War personally drew up the list of the first batch of enrolled students.

Some people are 100 households, some people are 1,000 households, and there are also some advanced classes that can only be enrolled if they are guerrilla generals or above.

Just when this matter was in full swing, Zhu Yuanzhang got a Jinyi Wei report from Shaanxi.

Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, was sealed in Xi'an, and since he entered the fiefdom, he has always been lawless, and has colluded with the local garrison.

He actually carried out the policy of staking land, and colluded with the local political envoys to sell his official beard.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry, and in desperation, he called Lu Ning over again.

Compared with those cabinet scholars, Lu Ning, who is now an adopted son, is the real family member.

After telling the matter of Zhu Zhang, the king of Qin, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Lu Ning.

"Zi'an, you also know that Zhu Fan is our second son, that is, your second brother, so even if he does some things too much, we can't really punish him too seriously."

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say this, Lu Ning naturally knew very well in his heart, he could understand the thoughts of this old father.

"Father, in fact, although the second brother did a bit too much in Xi'an, after all, he is also the most honorable prince in the imperial court, and you really can't punish him immediately."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he knew that what Lu Ning said was from his heart, but King Qin was doing this outside, so he couldn't just turn a blind eye.

"So what are we going to do? This son is really angry, and it makes us angry every day, if our sons are like you, it would be really good. ”

This kind of words, Lu Ning is still inconvenient to accept, although he is an adopted son, but it is indeed different from his biological son.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Ning gave Zhu Yuanzhang an idea, which was a brilliant way.

"Father, there is a way for the son-in-law, I don't know if it can be done or not, since the second brother has colluded with the garrison in Xi'an, you might as well transfer all the officers above the general over there back, let them go to the martial arts hall to study, and appoint another official."