The army marches thirty miles a day, and it takes about 150 days, or four to five months, to travel more than four thousand miles from Chang'an to Gaochang.

(In ancient times, the standard for long-distance marches was thirty miles per day. Exceeding this standard would cause soldiers to become exhausted and lose their combat effectiveness.)

How much food does each soldier need to consume every day, how much food does each civilian need to consume...

The civilians do not need to follow the troops all the time, most of them will return the same way.

The reason is very simple. Both the army and the civilians need to eat along the way, and the food in the hands of some civilians is quickly eaten up.

At this time, letting him continue to follow him to the Western Regions would be a waste of manpower and material resources. The most reasonable way is to let these people return the same way.

That is to say, every once in a while, a group of civilians will return, the total amount of food is getting smaller, the number of civilians transporting food is also getting smaller, and the daily consumption is also getting smaller.

This is a decreasing process until the destination is reached.

Of course, the prefectures and counties along the way were also responsible for part of the military rations. If all the grain and grass were collected and transported from the Central Plains, the consumption would be too great and no one could afford it.

After adding up all the numbers, after a series of complicated considerations and calculations, we finally came up with a number that was pretty much the same.

Because there are errors in the calculation standards and the information at hand, the calculated numbers cannot be exactly the same. It is normal to have errors.

As long as it's not too outrageous, it means the calculation is correct.

What's more, they also explained the calculation process in detail, and there is no way it can be faked at all.

Changsun Wuji did not believe in evil, so he also asked someone to ask. To prevent cheating, he changed the 40,000 people to 60,000, and the 250,000 civilians to 300,000.

This person was not polite. He wrote and drew on the ground and came up with a set of numbers.

Hearing this result, everyone was surprised again.

Because after Changsun Wuji said this change, they were also calculating silently. They were only about halfway through the calculation, and the answer was already given by the other side, which was too fast.

Some people did not believe in evil, and then calculated and finally arrived at the answer, which was exactly the same as the soldier's answer.

Now no one had any doubts.

Li Shimin praised: "Jing Ke is truly worthy of being a disciple of Zhenren Sun, and his level of teaching and educating people is unmatched by ordinary people."

Chen Jingke said modestly: "It's all because of the hard work of the soldiers, I don't dare to take credit."

Li Shimin said: "Gong is merit, don't be humble. It is a great achievement to teach Baiqi Si so well. I want to reward you well and tell me if there is anything you want."

Chen Jingke's heart moved and he said: "I want to join Baiqisi alone, and I hope your majesty will allow it."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Oh, I don't know who it is that makes you pay so much attention to me."

Chen Jingke said: "So the eighth son of King Huai'an is Li Xiaoyi, Duke of Liang."

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a moment before he remembered that there was such a person, and said in surprise: "Li Xiaoyi? I heard that he is quite smart. What do you want him to do?"

Chen Jingke said honestly: "Just because he is smart, I think he is a talent, so I want to get him to Baiqisi for training."

Li Shimin didn't completely believe this, but Huai'an King Li Shentong was his loyal supporter, and they were all people he trusted.

He believed that no matter what Chen Jingke wanted to do, Li Xiaoyi would definitely be on his side.

Therefore, bringing Li Xiaoyi into Baiqisi will allow him to better monitor Chen Jingke.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "It's against the rules to do this. But I have already said that you can make requests. Jun Wuxi, this matter is up to you."

Another talent was obtained, Chen Jingke said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Next, everyone inspected the knowledge of the soldiers. There was nothing to say about literature, only some fragments of the Four Books and Five Classics.

But he understands all major principles, especially the principles of loyalty to the emperor, love for the people, and protection of the country.

Li Shimin was very satisfied, and no one else had anything bad to say.

After the assessment, everyone was very surprised at the performance of the Baiqisi officers. They were trained according to the standards of officers.

At the same time, there is no longer any doubt about Chen Jingke's ability to teach and educate people. Some people are even considering whether to send their children to Zixiaoguan Academy to study.

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Everyone visited again and finally concluded the inspection work. Then came today's theme: the football match.
Chapter completed!