Great Tang princess

Chapter 115 Your Highness Has Grow Up

Li Yuechen didn't say much about the crown prince's affairs. In the letter with his elder brother, he only told him to pay attention to his body, take care of himself, and tell himself if the canned food is not enough...It fully shows a younger sister's concern for her elder brother .

As for how to educate him in terms of policy, that is the business of Li Zhi and his wife, and has nothing to do with him.

Considering that the children in the farm will start their classes soon, after Li Yuechen finished practicing in the morning, he took Princess Xuancheng to sit at the table in the afternoon to write math textbooks.

The table of multiplication formulas must be memorized, and then there are operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and so on.

Li Yuechen tried his best to recall a lot of elementary school knowledge, and he knew everything about it, but the memory was almost gone.

In desperation, I can only rewrite it based on books such as Nine Chapters on Arithmetic. To be honest, it is a bit troublesome.

But no matter how troublesome it is, you have to do it. As the saying goes, you have to walk the road you choose, right?

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the first lunar month, and Li Zhi asked his daughter to prepare for this year's spring plowing ceremony with him.

Li Yuechen didn't care about this decision, but many ministers still agreed.

After all, Li Yuechen invented the princess plow and increased grain production, so he still holds a very high status in the hearts of farmers.

Li Yuechen was a little helpless. To put it bluntly, he used to be a mascot, just to show his face, and he asked who to go.

However, the emperor's orders have all come down, as a good baby who makes parents considerate, it is impossible to refuse.

……

This year's spring plowing ceremony is the same as usual, nothing special.

The only difference is that when Li Zhi and his wife recited the parallel prose, she also stood beside them and was worshiped by the peasants.

Then Li Yuechen devoted himself to the compilation of mathematics textbooks again. After this period of time and Princess Xuancheng's efforts, he dared to end after the dragon raised his head.

The next day, Li Yuechen looked at the scroll in his hand and nodded in satisfaction. This was the first grade math textbook that took almost twenty days to compile.

The only pity is that there is no way to give students a copy, or they can only copy it on the wall.

In the afternoon, Li Yuechen came to the farm in a carriage.

The village head brought people out to greet him, but after saluting, Li Yuechen suddenly found that there was an extra woman beside Lu Zhaolin.

It seems that he is about 30 years old, not tall, with good features, standing beside him cautiously.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, he hurriedly saluted: "The daughter of the people, Mrs. Guo, I have seen Your Highness the Princess."

"Excuse me." Li Yuechen raised his hand with a smile, then turned to look at Lu Zhaolin, "What's the next plan?"

Lu Zhaolin thought for a while: "I'm planning to pick an auspicious day, and the Ming media is getting married."

"Let me know when the date is fixed, and I'll follow you!" Li Yuechen smiled.

"Thank you Your Highness!"

After a few more polite words, Li Yuechen knew that he had finished his Chinese class in the morning, so he came to the courtyard and clapped his hands to the children: "Okay, today's mathematics class will officially start."

The children agreed with anticipation, stood in front of Li Yuechen and formed a semicircle, and the class officially started.

Lu Zhaolin was also listening with his fiancée. He was also very curious about the princess' knowledge.

Not only him, but even Fulai listened carefully, and from time to time, he would use his fingers to draw back and forth on the palm of the other hand, following the calculations.

"Okay, after learning this, let's do a problem." Li Yuechen faced the children, "How many carriages does Emperor Wu of the Han have, and they are arranged in a square formation. Look at thirteen carriages horizontally and nine vertically. Ask, there are a total of carriages." Geometry? List all the formulas!"

The children immediately took the charcoal strips and began to list the calculations on the wall, calculating one by one.

In fact, there is a reason for deliberately choosing this kind of question. Li Yuechen currently does not have more energy to teach them history.

So I can only try to integrate these historical figures into the topic and let them accept some fragmentary historical knowledge little by little.

Occasionally, when they are interested, as an inter-class activity, they will also be given some stories such as "Liezi" and "Zhuangzi".

As for the prototype of the story, let Lu Zhaolin answer it in Chinese class.

Li Yuechen did not want to train these students into rigid Confucian scholars, but to truly learn to apply what they have learned and learn how to solve problems, instead of just reciting poems and making mistakes.

Thinking mode can determine a person's character. What Li Yuechen has to do is to let them learn scientific methodology, discover and solve problems.

In the future, no matter what industry you are in, you can at least understand the essence of things in your heart.

At the same time, he also told them to go to the farmland to see more of the crops when they were fine, and specially opened up a field of about [-] square meters for them to plant some seeds they liked.

Let them learn to observe the germination and growth process of these seeds, etc., maybe there are future agronomists hidden in it, who can develop different varieties of the current crops.

……

At the end of February, the craftsman supervisor sent someone to invite Li Yuechen to look at the large bearings they made.

This bearing was made by Li Zhi when he made the carriage for his birthday last year. After more than half a year of hard work by more than [-] craftsmen and the guidance of Wang Gangdan as a consultant, four large bearings that can be installed on the carriage were finally produced. number bearings.

After more than half a year of continuous improvement, Li Zhi's carriage is quite different from when it was just made.

The rear of the carriage is covered with a shell, and a roof is added to the top, and curtains are hung on the front and left and right, which can be rolled up or put down at will.

In addition, dragons and phoenixes have been carved on the shell, and many paintings have been added. In order to reduce the weight, the craftsmen used a wide range of hollowing techniques to make this carriage look very artistic.

Watching the craftsmen remove the wheel and carve out the grooves for the bearing, Li Yuechen also held the large bearing and observed it.

Maybe it's because Li Yuechen ignited the kindling of communication between different craftsmen, or maybe it's her technique so the craftsmen don't mind leaking it...

In short, no matter what the reason, these four large bearings were also boiled black.

I don't know what it's useful for, but at least it looks good, and the emperor's car naturally wants the best looking, so I did it like this.

The bearing was soaked in lard, and it started to rotate quickly with a light flick in the hand.

Li Yuechen grinned: "Unexpectedly, I didn't make a steam engine, but let this thing appear first."

To be honest, the steam engine was the thing she wanted to do the most, but that thing was not as simple as it said.

The principle of the steam engine is just three words - boil water!
But the problem is that the difficulty of actual production is quite high, and the quality of steel in this era is difficult to keep up with.

If you want to build a steam engine now, you need to spend a lot of money, and whether it can be built is another matter.

Some time ago, the blast furnace they designed independently has not yet been fully finalized, let alone a steam engine.

Li Yuechen's current plan is to wait for soap and glass to spread across the country, and then fill the treasury with the money he earns.

In this way, at least the country has money, and there is no need to be restrained in things like disaster relief.

Two days later, Li Yuechen got on the carriage again and left the city to see how the factories outside the city were doing.

It's not too far from the Royal Farm here, roughly estimated, it's about three or four kilometers away.

Less than 500 meters away is the place where the forbidden army is stationed, which can be said to be quite safe.

The houses here are all built with bamboo and then wrapped with yellow mud and hay. To be honest, there is no explanation.

But at least for now, it is a very good treatment for these slaves to have a place to sleep, to rest after working for four hours a day, and to feed them.

Of course, the large brick building next to it is also under construction and will be completed before the end of the year.

At that time, let these slaves be transferred to the brick house, and Li Yuechen specially asked the craftsmen to build a fireplace, so that it will not be cold to sleep at night in winter.

More than a dozen brand-new stirring rods were also shipped over. After a few days of debugging and the materials are ready, the production can officially start.

Li Yuechen walked in the factory that was not yet fully formed, looking around from time to time.

These bought slaves all knelt on the ground, lowered their heads not daring to look at her, and let her pass by.

"Okay, everyone get up."

Li Yuechen raised his hand: "Since you're here, work hard. If you behave well, if there are descendants in the future, I can let them get rid of their lowly status and become a part-timer!"

The slaves kowtowed one after another: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!"

Regarding this scene, Li Yuechen just shook his head and did not continue to say anything.

Slaves have no human rights, and the children born to slaves do not belong to themselves, but to their masters, so once they become lowly, they will almost never be able to stand up again.

The master can beat, scold, abuse, and rape the slaves at will... Although the law stipulates that if the slaves have not made mistakes, they cannot be killed at will.

But to be honest... this law is just for show, no one will avenge a slave if he dies.

The laws of this era are difficult to fully implement, and the law also stipulates that the burial of the living is not allowed, but in fact, in places far away from the imperial city, it is still common for landlords and gentry to be buried with slaves after death.

And these slaves who work for themselves don't have to worry about encountering this kind of thing. As long as they work hard, Li Yuechen can provide for them.

After looking around, Li Yuechen nodded to express his satisfaction, so he got on the carriage and went back to the palace.

On the carriage, Fulai was still reporting: "Now all the utensils except the materials are ready, and the production can start in ten days. In addition, the soap His Highness mentioned is almost finished, as long as you add some essence to it , it can cover up the smell, but the cost is still a bit high, and ordinary people may not be able to afford it..."

"Then find a way to reduce the cost, from the perspective of materials or production methods." Li Yuechen thought for a while, "If it doesn't work, set the price lower, and follow the path of small profits but quick turnover."

"Here!"

……

The time came to March, and just after the Shangsi Festival, a large number of businessmen who came to the capital from other places entered Jixianfang.

In the living room, businessmen from all over the world saluted each other, introduced themselves, and made friends with each other, thinking that they might have business contacts in the future.

After a while, a person came in from the living room. With a smug smile on his face, he tidied up his brand new round neck robe, and bowed his hands to the businessmen who came here.

"Thank you for coming today, I'm here to fuck. I'm in charge of discussing this agent with you."

Lai Cao's eyebrows and eye corners were upturned, with a proud expression on his face: "I think everyone understands the efficacy of this soap. As for the agent's intention, let me explain..."

……

The gathering in Jixianfang lasted from morning to noon, and after another meal together, businessmen from all over the country walked out of the market with satisfied smiles.

When the application time was approaching, Fulai entered Jixianfang and came to the temporarily remodeled office.

Come to salute, let Fulai sit down, and then offer a cup of yogurt.

Then he took out a wooden box less than five centimeters in length and width and respectfully placed it on the table next to Fulai, with a flattering smile on his face: "Eunuch Fu, today's small things are done. A little meaning is not a respect. I hope my father-in-law will accept it with a smile."

Fulai squinted his eyes, opened the lid with two fingers and took a look, and then put a smile on his face: "You know the rules... I came here today to remind you. You also know who we are working for. These little things don't matter, but if things don't go well, or if something goes wrong on the books, we can't protect you!"

"Eunuch, don't worry, I understand!" Laicao hurriedly bowed and saluted.

After chatting for a few words, Fu Lai took the box and got up to leave. Lai Cao was sent to the carriage outside the door until the carriage left before turning back to the office.

……

Fulai returned to Anfu Hall, and put the small box in front of Li Yuechen: "Your Highness, this is for filial piety today."

Li Yuechen opened it and took a look. There were about a dozen golden peas in the box, and the color was not very good, so there were probably a lot of impurities in it.

"How much did he take?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

"This person has just been working for His Highness, so I don't dare to take too much. Most of them should be here." Fulai replied, "The slaves have also arranged people to monitor them. These are extra goods sent by foreign merchants to make more batches of."

Li Yuechen nodded: "These are trivial matters, but I don't want him to ruin his relationship because of this matter, let alone cause problems on the account."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, if he stretches out his hand, the servant will chop it off for him!" Fulai replied.

"Heh..." Li Yuechen smiled, and threw the wooden box in his hand, "You are in the palace, and you also need human relations, so take a few for yourself."

As soon as Fulai caught it, he immediately smiled: "My servant, thank Your Highness for the reward!"

Li Yuechen's expression suddenly became serious: "Fulai, you have been taking care of me since I was a child. Whether it is you or Xiaohe, I have deep feelings. So, if you are unfaithful to me because of these external things in the future, I will be very sorry. sad!"

Hearing this, Fu Lai was startled, and immediately knelt down to salute: "Your Highness, please rest assured, this servant will never have a second heart towards His Highness! If you dare to betray His Highness, I will die a terrible death, and I will never be reborn forever!"

The oath of this era is more or less credible, Li Yuechen smiled: "Okay, I'm just saying, let's go!"

"Here!"

Fulai breathed a sigh of relief when he walked out of the hall, and couldn't help but secretly said, His Highness has grown up after all...

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