The military exercise of the Xuanjia Guards was declared over before noon.

Because there are many injured soldiers who need to recuperate, and staying in such weather for a long time is not good for the body, especially for the old man.

Originally, there was an award ceremony for Zhu Ying, but it was eventually cancelled.

The end of the military exercise does not mean that everyone can go back.

Everyone gathered together in the military camp, with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying at the top.

The brazier was lit, sending out waves of warmth and a distant aroma. It was the Xuanjiawei's cooks preparing lunch.

After some formalities, everyone took their seats.

"Grandson, this military exercise of the Black Armor Guards was very exciting. If the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could be half as good as the Black Armor Guards, who would dare to attack the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke first.

Zhu Ying immediately understood that the old man was speaking in a compliment to him.

Then he said, "Grandpa, I have run a military school before, but today, I feel that the military school does not seem to have played a big role."

"Today, I suddenly had an idea. Why not make the military academy like the Imperial Academy? The military science should also be passed down in an orderly manner. Therefore, every soldier of the Ming Dynasty can become a general. In this way, our Ming Dynasty will be able to prosper and be strong for a long time."

Those who can become generals, especially those who enter the Five Military Commandery, or the Huaixi nobles, may not be smart, but there are few fools.

Otherwise, he would have died on the battlefield.

As soon as I heard this, I knew the highlight was about to begin.

Fu Youde said directly: "Your Highness, the young men in my army are nothing compared to the Black Armor Guards. They are only brave and aggressive. I wonder if Your Highness can arrange some Black Armor Guards to go over and teach them a lesson."

As the veteran who has always followed His Majesty, Fu Youde's presence is significant enough.

Zhu Ying was still thinking about how to lure these generals into a trap, but he didn't expect that the ladder would be delivered to him.

So he said naturally: "Duke Ying, it is imperative to improve the overall military strength of our Ming Dynasty. However, I am thinking that the total number of Xuanjia Guards is only more than 5,000 people. Even if all of them are distributed, it is still a drop in the bucket for our Ming Dynasty's million-strong army."

"As I just said, if we want to truly improve the overall quality, we must focus on inheritance. The Military Academy is the key to this."

Upon hearing this, Fu Youde did not hesitate and said directly: "Your Highness just said that this military academy should be like the Imperial Academy. Do you want to let the soldiers study there?"

When the word "reading" was uttered, although no one laughed out loud, everyone was secretly shaking their heads in their hearts.

In everyone's perception, warriors and literati are two completely different things.

Especially the brothers under his command, who could not read and had no patience to study.

"Your Highness, our brothers are all rough and unsophisticated. It may be a bit difficult to ask them to go to school." Fu Youde said directly.

Fu Youde didn't have much contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and since he was also the emperor's fellow villager, he was a bit casual when speaking to him.

He didn't notice that people like Lan Yu and Feng Sheng had basically remained silent.

They had long been accustomed to the arrangements made by the Crown Prince, and there must be a sequel.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying had no intention of confronting Fu Youde, and began to explain directly: "You are right, you do need to study in the Military Academy."

"But the books they read are not the Four Books and Five Classics, and the exams are not about the meaning of the classics, but about military strategy and various tactics."

"It's not just about studying, it also requires practice and training in all aspects, and there will be a variety of comprehensive tests."

At this point, Zhu Ying paused for a moment before continuing, "Including the latest sand table simulation produced by Xuanjiawei, it will be a mainstream assessment in the future military academy."

After saying that, Zhu Ying looked towards Dong Quan in the eastern corner and said, "Move the things over here."

"Yes, sir."

Dong Quan saluted with his fists, then turned and left.

This made everyone a little confused, and they didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was trying to be mysterious about.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little confused, but he didn't ask directly.

Soon, there was a noise outside.

Looking up, I saw more than a dozen people carrying a huge table coming in from the main entrance.

It was a huge square wooden table about three feet long and a little over ten feet wide.

From a vague glance, there seemed to be many tiny carvings on the wooden table.

Everyone thought, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants us, the rough folks, to appreciate something new?

Just as this thought came to his mind, the huge wooden table was lifted to the center and lowered down. When everyone looked carefully, they all gasped.

hiss!!!

On this wooden table, there are mountains, rivers, hills, trees, everything. It is as if the whole world is carved on it, so exquisitely crafted.

Not to mention the generals, who could not help but stand up and watch closely, even Zhu Yuanzhang stood up on his own and walked directly to the side of the desk.

Even feel it with your hands.

This kind of realistic map sand table has never appeared in this era.

Even the detailed maps treasured in the Ming imperial treasury were relatively rough compared to those of later generations.

Not only the proportions, but also some of the terrain is very blurry.

The sand table in front of you can be described as a dimensionality reduction attack on the map.

Everyone present was a military commander, and they could see at a glance the effect of this map and its impact on future wars.

"Grandson, when we look at this map, why does it feel familiar, yet not so familiar?"

After looking for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang asked with some confusion.

It cannot be said that he had been to every place in the Ming Dynasty, but he was very familiar with most of them. Those were the territories that he and his brothers had conquered with swords and guns.

This sand table map is not small, covering such a large area. However, no matter how hard Zhu Yuanzhang tried to recall, he could not remember where his grandson made the map.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang paused and said, "Grandson, don't rush to tell me where this is. Brothers, follow me to conquer the world, establish the capital in the Central Plains, and establish the Ming Dynasty. Why don't you guess together where our grandson made this map?"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall began to ponder.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang himself to travel to all places in the Ming Dynasty, but who are the dozens of people in the lobby now?

It’s all the military generals in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Each of them has been fighting for at least a dozen years, and they can be seen in every corner of the Ming Dynasty.

Every one of them has traveled far and wide and fought for many years to establish the Ming Dynasty of today.

Theoretically speaking, every inch of Ming Dynasty’s territory now is due to their contribution.

It can be said that the people present were the basis for Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not say anything like "my dear minister" or "the emperor and his subjects".

Just call him old brother.

Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige among military generals and nobles naturally showed that his personal charm was extremely high. Needless to say, his ability to win people's hearts had already reached its peak.

Hearing the name "old brother".

A warm feeling flowed through the hearts of many generals.

Your Majesty, he still has us in his heart.

Then, he began to think seriously about which place in the Ming Dynasty the carved map in front of him was.

Logically speaking, with so many people, they should be able to point out the location of the map instantly.

However, after a while, the entire hall was silent.

"Lan Yu, tell us where this is." Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang directly called out his name.

There's no need to call him Duke of Liang, just call him by his name.

Just this title made everyone in the venue, especially Cao Zhen and other Huaixi nobles and generals, feel moved and look happy on their faces.

Lan Yu's eyes flickered, but facing His Majesty's question, he could only clasp his fists and bow and say, "Your Majesty, I don't know."

Your Majesty can do whatever you want, but he must of course observe the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows.

Lan Yu doesn’t even know?

Then he said, "Duke Song, you have been to many places, tell me about it."

Feng Sheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Duke Ying, you say."

Fu Youde replied: "Your Majesty, I don't know."

"Marquis Jingchuan."

"Your Majesty, I do not know."

"Crane Shouhou"

"Your Majesty, I don't know."...

I asked six or seven people in a row, but no one could answer it.

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy.

Is it because the good days have lasted for so long that we have forgotten the hard times we once had?

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "Is there no one who knows where this map is? I have been leading you brothers to fight all these years. Is there any place in the Ming Dynasty that we have not been to? Or have you forgotten the days of bloodshed and fighting, and have been drained by wine, sex and beauties?"

"Is there no one who can tell me where this place is!!!"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang's tone became very serious.

And everyone was a little frightened.

But even so, no one stood up and spoke.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, and then said to Zhu Ying: "Grandson, please tell me where the place engraved on this map is in our Ming Dynasty."

"Let our old brothers also recall the glorious days of the past and not just focus on corruption and enjoyment."