Chen Zhengtai said: "Yes, Chen comes from Mengjin."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Mengjin Chen is a small clan. He is the descendant of Emperor Shun. Mengjin is also in Han territory. Why not be ordered to be the Duke of Han?"

All titles have their own origins.

For example, the Chen family of Mengjin was originally a land of South Korea during the Warring States Period, so it is very reasonable to be the Duke of Korea in terms of place names.

Basically, since the Han Dynasty, most of the titles have continued this habit!

Of course, in the name of South Korea, to some extent, it has increased the weight of Chen Zhengtai's title.

For example, among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in history, almost all of them were named Dukes. However, the weight of Dukes was different. In Li Shimin's eyes, Changsun Wuji made great contributions. He was also a close friend of his youth and a brother of Empress Changsun. Therefore, he was named Duke of Zhao, who used Zhao as his title, which is a very high honor.

On the other hand, although Cheng Yaojin made great contributions, his achievements were only ranked 19th. After all, he was not a true royal relative, so he was awarded the title of Duke Lu. "Lu" was just a state name, and compared with Duke Zhao, the value of the value is far less than that of Duke Zhao.

For example, Li Jing, because his contribution was too great, he ordered Duke Wei to be the Duke of Wei. The status of Duke Wei was actually a little worse than Duke Zhao, but his status was much higher than Duke Lu.

In fact, at Chen Zhengtai's age, even if Li Shimin was named Mengjin, he could be granted the title of Duke of Tu, because Mengjin was originally a fief of Tu in the Spring and Autumn Period. After all, Chen Zhengtai had already become Duke of the National People's Republic of China, and the name of Duke of Tu is not considered a humiliation.

But Li Shimin was obviously determined to give his son-in-law and disciple a big shot, all of whom were Dukes, and all the ministers had acquiesced. So what's wrong with me calling him Duke Han?

After hearing this, Chen Zhengtai hurriedly said, "I thank you for your kindness."

But the officials looked at Chen Zhengtai with a strange look? How did they discuss the good naval battle? It seems that the discussion was wrong?

But no one objected? More people just sighed, what was the Chen family at the time? Now they are rich and have won the Duke of South Korea, which is really prosperous!

Is this Chen family really a big profit? It’s a wonderful person like Chen Zhengtai.

Li Shimin still smiled and said, "You have made great contributions? I should reward you, so that I can inspire those who come later! There is no need to thank you. Where are the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel? We should also record the soldiers of the Yangzhou Navy, draw a charter, and send it to me. I will have rewards. By the way, I will also report how many fiefs of this Korean government have been granted. "

Then? Li Shimin sighed: "The Lou Qing family also worked hard and made great contributions? The court should not let him down."

Changsun Wuji immediately understood what Li Shimin meant? He hurriedly said: "I obey the order."

Li Shimin seemed extremely happy and ordered the Baekje King to temporarily put down house arrest and deal with it separately. Then he ordered Lou Shide to stay in Chang'an temporarily!

Obviously... Li Shimin had already felt the wonderful use of this new sea ship, and Lou Shide is now a rare naval general in the Tang Dynasty. Once there is a navy, then in the future, the conquest of Goguryeo will be twice the result, and Lou Shide will naturally be of great use.

As for other naval soldiers, these soldiers naturally need to be used. After all, the navy will be expanded in the future, and there will be a group of backbone who have experienced naval warfare in the future.

After saying what should be said, Li Shimin stopped the court, but kept Chen Zhengtai.

There were only two father-in-law and son-in-law in the hall. Li Shimin took a sip of tea and looked relieved: "If it weren't for your words, I might have misunderstood the Lou Qing family at first. Then Cui Yanshi is unforgivable, and I must not forgive him easily."

Chen Zhengtai said: "This is not because of the son-in-law's contribution."

"You are too modest." Li Shimin smiled and said, "When you come to me, you don't have to do this. You and I are teachers and students, and you are also father-in-law and son-in-law. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are like father and son, so why should you do this?"

Chen Zhengtai said solemnly: "What the son is talking about is heartfelt, not humility. Your Majesty believes in his son, so he has not been mistaken by the treacherous ministers. This shows that your Majesty is surrounded by virtue, because there are gentlemen around him, and naturally, he will not be deceived by the treacherous ministers. But... who is a gentleman and who is a villain? Isn't this because Your Majesty is wise and wise, can you distinguish loyalty and treacherous? My Majesty heard that wise monarchs are often good at knowing people, so talented and virtuous people will fill the court and be trusted by the wise emperor. In this world, there are talent and

People with virtue are like crucian carp who cross the river. Throughout history, how many sages have there been, but how many people have talented but not met, and how many people cannot know that they meet a wise lord? So in the final analysis, the talent of the son minister is not as good as theirs. However, the fate of the son minister is far superior to the ancient sages because of his saints like His Majesty, so he has a place to use his skills and can do things that benefit the court and the common people. Of course, the son minister has made contributions, but if you don’t know that you meet, even if you Duke Zhou and Yi Yin are born again, you will never have the credit today. Therefore, the one who makes great contributions is Your Majesty, not the son minister.”

Li Shimin listened and thought deeply for a moment. He felt a little dizzy, but when he chewed it carefully, um? It makes some sense.

He suddenly felt a little more joy in his heart, so he smiled and said, "I should regard this as a heartfelt word, but these words should not be said to the outside world. Otherwise, others would like to hear these praises."

Chen Zhengtai said with a sarcasm: "How dare my sons talk about it everywhere? Fools cannot understand Your Majesty's kindness. They only know how a villain judges a gentleman's heart."

Chen Zhengtai thought to himself, this is not because I, Chen Zhengtai, has strong combat power today. It is because I heard the words called Fuyu Weigang today, and suddenly stimulated my potential.

Li Shimin nodded and asked about the new ship.

Chen Zhengtai patiently explained the principles of the watertight compartment and keel of the new ship.

Li Shimin was surprised: "It's that simple?"

"Yes." Chen Zhengtai said: "It's that simple. But... I'm still a little worried."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows gently and said, "Come and listen."

Chen Zhengtai said: "It is precisely because the principle is simple, with this simple principle, my Tang Dynasty navy can travel all over the world. However, the advantages of these technologies will sooner or later be exposed. Ten or twenty years later, this latest ship may barely maintain some advantages, but how long will it take?"

Li Shimin probably understood Chen Zhengtai’s worries.

Just like the Han Dynasty invented the stirrup, this was almost a magic weapon for the Han Dynasty at that time. They used this to sweep the desert, but this actually laid a huge hidden danger for the future.

Although the Huns were destroyed, the rise of new tribes and they began to gradually learn this new technology. In any case, the Hu people had many war horses after all. These new technological advantages gradually became smeared with the Central Plains, which instead strengthened the strength of the Hu people and horse war, and eventually became a major concern of the Central Plains dynasty.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "What you mean is that no matter what, you must keep the secrets of these shipbuilding secrets. All the craftsmen who build new ships must be guarded?"

Chen Zhengtai shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, in the future, the Tang Dynasty needs to build ships on a large scale. Will everyone have to guard it? I'm afraid it's hard to guard against it. Of course, it's natural to take some necessary measures to prevent rapid leaks. But... I think that this alone will not allow my Tang Dynasty to always come from its advantages. The only way is to constantly develop new shipbuilding techniques, just like a special research team in the university, which is to improve different things. As long as my Tang Dynasty continues to improve and improve new skills, with these advantages, we can build new ships every ten or twenty years, and we can maintain our advantages all the time."

Li Shimin suddenly realized and couldn't help but nodded, "So that's it, this... should not be underestimated! You are right. Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you! Just set up a place to study sea boats in the university hall, recruit some skilled craftsmen, and keep in touch with the shipbuilding docks and navy masters. Remember not to build cars behind closed doors."

After all, Li Shimin was not an ordinary person. He quickly understood what Chen Zhengtai meant and quickly formulated a method.

Chen Zhengtai felt that communicating with smart people was very comfortable, and said happily: "This is exactly what my son is. Since Your Majesty is right, then... I followed this method. But in addition to sea boats, there are also carriages, horses, gunpowder, steel and other things, all of which are related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Why not set up an institution under this research group that specializes in cultivating talents in various disciplines for research? "

Li Shimin nodded without hesitation and said, "Well, this is good. You go back and write a good charter and report to me. This is a big deal, and I should follow it."

"My son has another unhappy request." Chen Zhengtai looked at Li Shimin and said again.

Li Shimin said, "You said that."

Chen Zhengtai said: "Since you need to study, you must not be required to find many top talents in the world. But many talents are very smart, but most of them still intend to be in the career path. In the long run, these skilled craftsmen are all illiterate or not very smart people. How can I make my Tang Dynasty skill stand out by relying on these people to study? Therefore, my son believes that the way to study is to retain talents, at least some people who are very interested in these and are smart, so that they can do things they are interested in. However... many people are still full of family expectations, and even if they are interested, they will eventually go to the officialdom. Therefore, if Your Majesty is willing to give the people who have made meritorious research and give certain titles and rewards based on the military merit system and use this as an incentive, then the morale of the University will be greatly boosted."

People are realistic.

And in this era, people do not exist in isolation.

They are all smart people. Some of them become officials, high above and famous in history. But you can only hide in the corner to do research, and it is dark. Even if the university has provided a generous salary, even if you have a status in academics, you cannot compare with those of your peers. If you were anyone, you would not be able to persist day after day.

This is also what Chen Zhengtai is worried about. If there is no mechanism to guarantee benefits and talents cannot be retained, the research team in the university may be just a flash in the pan.

After hearing this, Li Shimin said, "The improvement of a sea ship can help me pacify Baekje. If there are any outstanding contributions and I will reward the title, what's wrong? What you said is that it is just how to determine the credit for research and how to order the credit. I am afraid that no one in the court is good at it. I will leave this matter to you. You draw up a realistic charter, and I will review it and discuss it with the ministers. As long as it is reasonable, I will agree."

Chen Zhengtai looked surprised. He never expected that Li Shimin would answer so readily.

Li Shimin glanced at Chen Zhengtai with a meaningful look, and then said, "You must be very surprised. This is unprecedented. In fact... I am more anxious than you. What you said makes sense and is also the way to enrich the country and strengthen the people. It is beneficial to the country. How could I oppose it? Since it is useful to the court, it should be allowed. But what I am worried about is that if these things are delayed and I want to implement them, it will be very difficult. Any new law is easier for me, like the founding lord, to implement them. After all, I have prestige, and there are a group of soldiers who fought with me. Therefore... I think it is useful, so I can implement them. Even if someone opposes them, I can suppress them with my prestige."

Li Shimin paused and then said, "But if it comes to my children and grandchildren, it will be different. They are the kings who are successful. If any new law is implemented, there will be many obstacles. They neither have enough prestige to continue to implement it nor can they face those who oppose the new law. Therefore... the rise and fall of all dynasties, the founding monarchs can often make drastic moves, and even if it is a very small thing, it may cause huge controversy and ultimately fail. While I am still in my prime, your new law, as long as it is good, should be implemented immediately. When the road is finished, it will become the ancestor's law in the eyes of the children and grandchildren, and no one can shake it."

Chen Zhengtai immediately understood what Li Shimin meant. It turned out that His Majesty was thinking so. No wonder Li Shimin wanted to make drastic reforms to the imperial examinations, and seemed even more anxious about his own technical discussions.

Li Shimin can only be considered half of the founding monarch, but his prestige and ability to control the world will never be inferior to the founding monarchs of all dynasties!

The founding king himself was the founder of a new dynasty system, because these things could not be left to his descendants. After all, after a hundred years, the power of the beneficiaries of the system will become stronger and stronger, and they will consciously become conservative and unwilling to accommodate any change.

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Chapter completed!