This game is worthless, but it is of great significance to Baiqisi, so Chen Jingke made an appointment with Li Shimin early in the morning.
He even made appointments with Changsun Wugu, Li Chengqian, Li Tai and others.
Originally, I wanted to invite all the civil and military officials, but now is a troubled time, so I better not be so showy.
I only sent invitations to people I was close to, and everyone basically said they would definitely arrive that day.
The time soon came, the better. Chen Jingke entered the palace early in the morning. When he arrived at the Lizheng Hall, he found Princess Changle, Princess Gaoyang, Princess Chengyang, Li Zhi and others there.
He said in surprise: "Aunt, are they all going too?"
Before Changsun Wugou opened his mouth, Gao Yang said quickly: "Why not?"
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "Okay, sister Shu'er is willing to be honored as an elder brother and will only welcome her. I'm just curious why Fang Erlang didn't come?"
Princess Gaoyang's pretty face immediately turned red. She glanced at her eldest grandson cautiously and felt relieved when she saw that she was smiling and not unhappy.
Then he countered: "I'm not like someone who can't sleep well without seeing my good brother for a whole day."
Little Sizi, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines, did not expect that the flames of war would burn him. His face was redder than red cloth from embarrassment, and his head was buried in Changsun Wuguo's arms and he did not dare to raise it.
The eldest grandson Wugou smiled and said, "Don't involve innocent people in your quarrel."
Li Lizhi covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Oh, little Sizi is the most pitiful. He was bullied for nothing."
Everyone also laughed.
Chen Jingke didn't expect that she would drag Xiao Sizi into the water, but this trick was really effective, and he really didn't dare to tease the two of them any more.
Xiao Sizi was very naughty when she was young. As she got older, she became quieter and more sensible. It could be said that she was precocious and worried. Chen Jingke was really afraid of how she would be affected.
So he glared at Gao Yang and said in a serious tone: "Thank you for sending an invitation to Fang Erlang, but you are so ignorant. I won't call him if something happens next time."
"Who cares?" Princess Gaoyang also lacked confidence and dared not speak after saying something arrogant.
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After Li Shimin finished his government affairs, everyone set off to the Baiqisi camp together.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Ma Zhou and more than ten ministers followed, and even Wei Zheng went with the team.
Just from his haggard face, it can be seen that the recent days must have been very painful.
It was not because Li Shimin was targeting him, but because he suddenly found himself squeezed into a corner.
He supports the gentry for the reason that Chen Jingke has already written in his first article. They do have merit.
Although they have shortcomings of one kind or another, they can help the imperial court govern the world and preserve cultural heritage. These two advantages can cover up their shortcomings.
Another reason is, will eliminating the gentry really make the country a better place? No one knows.
But he had to admit that whether it was a census of the population or the academic and political system, it was a good thing that benefited the country and the people.
But these two policies directly affected the power of the gentry, especially the academic and political system, which was simply killing the gentry.
He could oppose the imperial court's targeting of the gentry, but he could not oppose the census of the population and the academic and political system. A contradiction arose.
Persuading the nobles to compromise? This is impossible. The nobles will not give up the benefits they have obtained.
Opposing the imperial policy? It was obviously a good policy to benefit the country and the people, but he could not ignore this conscience.
Then he was confused, what should he do? So he has been silent a lot recently, and rarely speaks in court.
These people were not invited by Chen Jingke, but by Li Shimin himself. He probably thought it was boring because there were so few people, so he called a few more people over.
Baiqisi's camp was located near the Xuanwu Gate and the Forbidden Garden, not far from Ouchi. It didn't take long for everyone to reach their destination.
The soldiers had already cleaned everything inside and outside, and then lined up to wait.
In addition, guests invited by Chen Jingke, including Li Chunfeng, Lu Cai, Du He, Fang Yiai, Qin Huaidao, Cheng Huailiang and others, were also greeted outside the gate.
After a simple greeting, Li Shimin and eldest grandson Wugou entered the camp first, followed closely by the ministers, and a group of juniors followed at the end.
Du He sneakily found Princess Chengyang and gave her a cricket woven from thatch.
The children in the palace did not lack toys, but they really lacked such down-to-earth toys. Princess Chengyang was very happy.
Princess Gaoyang was very greedy, but Fang Yiai came over immediately and gave her a wooden hairpin with a naive smile.
However, the workmanship of this wooden hairpin was obviously not high and its appearance was not exquisite. Princess Gaoyang was very dissatisfied.
Fang Yiai looked at her expectantly and said, "Hey, I...it took me and the carpenter half a month to carve it. Do you like it?"
Princess Gao Yang paused and asked, "Did you carve this yourself?"
Fang Yiai said sheepishly: "I wanted to give you a special gift, but the palace is short of everything and I didn't know what to give. In the end, I just thought about making one for you."
"It's just that I'm clumsy. I haven't been able to do it well after half a month of learning... If you don't like it, I won't give it to you next time."
Princess Gaoyang suddenly felt that this hairpin was so pleasing to the eye, even more beautiful than the gold hairpin she wore on her head made by a skilled craftsman.
But her reserve prevented her from showing her inner emotions, but she said lightly: "Not bad, you are serious, I quite like it."
Fang Yiai's face flushed with excitement and said: "Hey, it's fine if you like it, it's fine if you like it."
Li Lizhi held Princess Xincheng with her left hand, followed by Xiao Sizi on the left, and walked slowly forward at the end of the team. Seeing this scene, she felt very funny.
Fang Yiai, a seemingly honest and honest guy, actually had such a delicate side. What she didn't expect the most was that a serious person like Du He could please girls.
It seems that there is no need to worry about the disharmony between the two sisters after they get married.
And the person next to her... She glanced at Xiao Sizi and said without hesitation that she was a little envious of this younger sister.
Not to mention Chen Jingke's talent, he is so kind to little Sizi, so good that even his sisters can't help but feel envious.
Xiao Sizi followed her sister silently, not envious at all when she saw the other two sisters showing off their affection. Because she had all these things, and she had a lot of them.
His eyes looked through the crowd and accurately found the brother who was following Ye Ye. Those things were all given by him, and they were more and better than those given by his sisters.
Chen Jingke didn't know what happened next. After all, he was the manager of Baiqisi and the host of this game, so he had to stay with Li Shimin.
He talked non-stop along the way, introducing everyone to the changes in Baiqi: "After half a year of study, everyone in Baiqi has mastered writing and reading..."
"The most gratifying thing is that I have mastered simple arithmetic calculation skills, and I have no problem with simple calculations of military supplies and rations."
Changsun Wuji seemed to be suspicious, and as if he was deliberately setting up a stage for him, he asked: "Do you think they can calculate military supplies and wages?"
Chen Jingke said affirmatively: "Yes, if Mr. Changsun doesn't believe it, you can just find someone to come over and question him."
Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin and said: "Sage..."
Li Shimin immediately understood what his uncle meant. He also wanted to know the true level of Baiqisi now, so he followed the flow and said:
"Then let's find a few people to come over and evaluate him. This can be regarded as clearing Jing Ke's name, and you all can also be witnesses."
Others also agreed one after another. In fact, they were also skeptical of Chen Jingke's words.
They believe that people can learn to read and write in just half a year, but learning this requires not only a lot of time to practice, but also talent, which cannot be learned so easily.
Now that the emperor and Changsun Wuji have taken the lead in requesting an assessment, they naturally have no reason to disagree.
Chen Jingke was not afraid and even took the initiative to invite everyone to pick two people and then bring them together for assessment.
Everyone was not polite and came to the queue to select people, and they specifically selected people who looked honest or rough.
Forty soldiers were soon selected, and those who were not selected all looked regretful that such a good opportunity to show their faces was missed.
These people who were selected were a little nervous, but they were more excited and eager to try, as if no problem could stop them.
This kind of performance made Li Shimin and others even more curious. Is it because the ignorant are fearless or do they really have that ability and confidence?
The first person to pose the question was naturally Li Shimin. He directly used a real-life case, that is, Hou Junji’s conquest of Gaochang:
The Tang Dynasty sent an army of 40,000 to conquer the Western Regions and requisitioned 250,000 civilians to transport military supplies. How much food did it need to raise in total to support the army to reach the Western Regions?
This issue is so complicated that even most of the ministers present do not know how to calculate it.
After hearing this question, everyone found that none of the forty soldiers who were being assessed actually wrote, but looked at Chen Jingke with embarrassed expressions.
Everyone mistakenly thought that they didn't know how to calculate. Although they didn't ridicule him directly, they couldn't help but underestimate Chen Jingke.
The cowhide was blown so loudly just now, this problem has been exposed.
Chen Jingke saw their thoughts from their eyes, shook his head helplessly and said:
"Your Majesty, this question is often used as an example by us. Everyone in Baiqisi knows the ready-made answer. How about you try another one?"
Li Shimin said in surprise: "You actually calculated it?"
Chen Jingke said: "Teaching, of course, it has to be close to reality to be more effective."
Li Shimin ignored him and directly pointed to someone: "How much food and grass do you need?"
The soldier was very excited and stammered out a set of numbers.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this set of figures, because it was very similar to the figures calculated by the Ministry of War.
At first they thought Chen Jingke was a tough talker, but now they realized that it was actually true.
Li Shimin clicked on a few more people one after another, and they all got the same answer.
Unwilling to give up, he clicked on another person and said, "You... tell me how you calculated this set of numbers."
The person who was named was none other than Yi Liang. He took a deep breath and spoke out the calculation process skillfully:
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.