If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

"Hehe! Grandpa Flotte! Are you sure you want to know the answer to this question?" Zong Ze replied with a smile upon hearing old Flotte's question!

"What? Is there any need to hide this problem? Or have you never solved it at all?" Fox, who was extremely distressed because of the jade pendant, jumped out!

In truth, Fox, who served as the Empire's Minister of Finance, was not a fool. Otherwise, he would not have become Lan Qizhan's confidant, nor would he have dared to openly stand up against the Zong family!

However, ever since Zongneng defeated his son, Little Fox, in the dueling arena, a series of events have occurred, including His Majesty the Emperor's scolding of him during the Blue Chess Battle. This has made Fox a little confused, which is why he has made a series of low-level mistakes!

As before, Fox asked another stupid question, which Zong Ze seized upon: "Lord Fox, last time I said you were a spy, and His Majesty spoke up for you. Are you really a spy?"

"you……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Zong Ze interrupted Fox without any politeness: "Everyone just saw the manufacturing process of hot air balloons. It's actually very simple. I believe that any other country could immediately copy a whole bunch of them if they got their hands on one! But the question that Grandpa Flot raised is the most confidential matter of the Divine Machine Battalion!"

"How to control the trajectory of hot air balloons at high altitudes, and how to safely allow them to take off and land at will—these are the secrets we need to master. As long as we master these key issues, no matter how many hot air balloons other countries produce, it will be in vain!"

"But Lord Fox, you insist on forcing me to reveal this secret in front of everyone! I really suspect you, my Lord Fox, that you are either a spy from another country, or that your intelligence is truly questionable!"

When Zong Ze said this, apart from Fox turning pale, everyone else, including Lan Qizhan, nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with contempt and pity as they looked at Fox!

The farce that turned into a science lesson came to an end just like that. Zong Ze returned to the selection site with Lan Qizhan's praise and reward, as well as the imperial edict that was emphasized again. At the same time, Lan Qizhan received a telepathic message from the man in black robes: "This kid can't be allowed to live. Once Zong Xiaozhang leaves, deal with him first!"

Meanwhile, our protagonist, Zong Laomo, threw himself into the grand selection process. However, thanks to this popular science lesson, and the fact that the generals Zong Xiaozhang brought into the hall were mostly generals from various military units, they also benefited greatly from Zong Ze's popular science lesson!

Upon returning to their units, the first thing these generals did was to conduct a selection process within their own corps, following Zong Ze's selection method. This was partly to prevent the entire corps from becoming chaotic and overwhelmed during Zong Ze's selection process, and partly to express their gratitude to Zong Ze.

After all, Zong was building a new type of army for the empire, and the learning in the main hall really brought a lot of benefits to these high-ranking generals!

When Zong Ze learned of this, in addition to thanking the generals, he was also filled with emotion: "Human development only needs a little bit of power to run automatically. I just gave a popular science lecture, and it actually sparked a nationwide talent search on this continent!"

With the help of these generals, Zong Ze's first batch of officers was quickly selected, totaling more than 300 people. These people will then face brutal training and a series of political educations!

As the son of the former Prince of Pingnan, Zong Ze has always been most concerned about the development of the army. So, even in modern times, Zong Ze has conducted detailed research and study on the army development of each dynasty. In the end, Zong Ze discovered that what the great man of contemporary China left behind is the most suitable for the development and construction of the army!

Therefore, the Shenji Camp, which was designated by Zong Laomo after riding around on horseback, was filled with people every day!

These figures were initially there to gather information about the Shenji Camp for the nobles. They were extremely interested in Zongze's ideas, such as the Shenji Camp's campsite!

Originally, Lan Qizhan wanted the Imperial Guard to designate an area as the camp for the Divine Machine Battalion. However, Zong Ze suggested that to maintain secrecy, it would be best to find another location!

As a result, Lan Qizhan was so happy that he readily agreed to a new concept proposed by Zong Ze—land grabbing! Moreover, after Zong Ze completed the land grabbing, Lan Qizhan generously granted this area near the capital to Zong Ze, making it the private territory of Marquis Zong Ze!

Normally, outsiders are not allowed to enter a nobleman's private territory unless the nobleman requests it. If anyone enters the territory without the nobleman's consent, the nobleman's private army has the right to kill them!

At first, Zong Xiaozhang proposed to send the Zong family army to serve as Zong Ze's private army, but Zong Ze refused! After building some barracks, before even the camp walls were finished, Zong Ze led three hundred Shenji Battalion soldiers to move into the camp.

This resulted in a constant stream of people around the camp, some curious, others specifically there to gather intelligence. Everyone wanted to see how this incredibly young general was building an air force!

However, a few days later, everyone was disappointed! They found that the three hundred soldiers were either studying with Zong Ze in the barracks or muttering to themselves as if reciting something in the camp area with a small notebook in their hands!

Some of the bolder ones had secretly listened to Zongze's lectures by peering through the window, only to be greatly disappointed, because they discovered that Zongze was actually teaching the soldiers to read!

Some people even overheard the soldiers reciting what they heard, and were speechless: "Don't say what you shouldn't say, don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to, don't look at what you shouldn't look at, don't ask what you shouldn't ask..."

Zongze's actions, which he called ideological and political education, were seen as utter nonsense by the nobles. If it weren't for the precedent, these nobles would probably have taken the matter to court again!

The vigorous political education campaign lasted for more than half a year. One day, Zong Kuang couldn't hold back any longer and asked Zong Ze when this so-called political education would stop. Zong Ze's words defeated his father and moved his grandfather. From then on, the army's political education began to spread throughout the entire Holy Word Continent!

Zong Ze said at the time: "The ideological and political education of the army can never stop. We must strive to improve the ideological and political awareness of the officers and soldiers and give full play to their spirit of dedication, willingness to contribute, and courage to sacrifice. Only in this way can we maintain the high degree of stability and unity of the troops and meet the call of the battlefield!"

Years later, this sentence was carved into the base of a statue at the Imperial Military Academy, and that statue was none other than Zong Ze!