Great Tang princess

Chapter 176
Hearing Li Yuechen's answer, everyone fell into silence for a while.

But Li Yuechen turned around and looked at the Huoshaoyun in the sky, and said sorry in his heart.

I don't want to deceive you, but I can't answer that my mother's ultimate goal is to reform the existing system, right?
If I really want to say this... Even if she is very favored, she will probably be severely beaten by her mother.

But she also knew that they were all concerned about themselves.

"Okay, why are you holding your face? Naturally, I'm sure when I go to the battlefield, and I'm not going to die..." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly said: "Aside from going to the battlefield, is there no other way for His Highness to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Yuechen pouted: "It's too troublesome to explain this matter, well, it's still early anyway, so don't worry so much!"

The people in front of them looked at Li Yuechen in front of them.

Her smiling face was no different than usual, but the Huoshaoyun behind her and half of her face dyed orange by the sunlight made her look extremely tall.

This is an inexplicable feeling, as if her figure is gradually rising, and even creates a sense of oppression.

"Okay, since you have made your decision, Chen'er, sister will support you." Princess Yiyang smiled.

Princess Xuancheng and Pei Qingwan also nodded. Anyway, as princesses, even if they join the army, there must be many guards around them. The security is actually quite high.

Only Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly and watched her without speaking, but almost bit her lower lip to bleed.

Li Yuechen walked over and touched her head: "Okay, it's almost time for dinner, let's all rest."

After speaking, he turned and entered the hall.

Seeing her back entering the hall, Shangguan Wan'er seemed to have something to say, but in the end she didn't say anything.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen finished his practice in the morning and was about to continue drawing design drawings in the afternoon when Fulai walked in suddenly.

"Your Highness, Liu Zihe is back."

"Huh?" Li Yuechen was taken aback. Wasn't he sent to Lingnan to conduct grain experiments?Why did you come back?

Li Yuechen got up and followed Fu to the household department, planning to ask what was going on.

As soon as he came to his office, Liu Zihe had already come uninvited: "The next official meets Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Exemption. Why did you come back?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Returning to Your Highness, this time I went to find that Lingnan is fine, but there are still many uncivilized savages in that place, and the locals call them headhunters. As the name suggests..."

"Okay, no need to explain." Li Yuechen waved his hand, so it was because of this reason.

Li Yuechen actually thought about it during this period, so he asked, "How about sending you an extra army?"

Liu Zihe nodded: "That's naturally the best, when the time comes, the next official will take them all..."

"No, no, no..." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "The army is for you to protect yourself. If they are more peaceful, you don't have to provoke them."

"Why?" Liu Zihe was a little puzzled.

"In order to make my Tang soldiers bleed as little as possible." Li Yuechen replied, and then curled his lips, "Besides, even if you don't take the initiative to provoke them, they will definitely lose a lot of people..."

Liu Zihe didn't understand what she meant. Could it be that he wanted to cast a spell on himself to destroy them from a distance?
Seeing his puzzled expression, Li Yuechen roughly explained: "They are different from us. They have lived in one place for a long time and have no conditions to communicate with outsiders. They cannot resist the erosion of foreign bacteria..."

"This... may I ask Your Highness, what are 'germs'?" Liu Zihe asked with a bewildered expression and bowed respectfully.

Li Yuechen waved his hand: "It probably means that after you pass by, there is a possibility of causing a plague in the local area..."

"Plague?" Liu Zihe was stunned for a moment, then seemed to suddenly think of something, raised his head and asked, "Poisoning?"

Let me go, your brain circuit is not normal... Li Yuechen complained secretly: "Forget it, pretend I didn't say it. Anyway, I will go tell the saint to send you an extra army."

"Yes!" Liu Zihe agreed.

……

This matter actually made Li Yuechen a little helpless, she didn't want to destroy those aborigines.

But even if she doesn't take the initiative to do it, she can still think of the plague that will break out among the aborigines in the future.

But she had no other choice but to let things develop naturally.The next day, he reported the matter to his father.

Li Zhi was also highly supportive of this matter, and he agreed immediately, and wrote an imperial edict for the full cooperation of the government soldiers in Lingnan.

After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Zihe rested for two days before setting off again, heading south by boat.

However, Li Yuechen didn't feel emotional about this matter for too long, and came to the newspaper office the next day after helping Liu Zihe get the edict, to educate the group of people sent by his father.

Li Yuechen didn't know how much they could listen to, but now he could only do his best to maintain it.

Anyway, the current newspaper office has no power at all, and the benefits are mediocre.

But Li Yuechen can promise to let their children go to school in the future, which is already a great temptation.

Because in their eyes, as long as they can read and write, they have the opportunity to be a high-ranking official, and they can see the counterattack of life.

In the courtyard outside the newspaper office, Li Yuechen stood on the steps, giving lectures to a hundred or so people who were less than [-] people in front of him.

"Of course, I will also make it clear to you! If some of you betray the saint in the future, then future generations will not have the opportunity to take the imperial examination!" Li Yuechen stood in front of them and explained the consequences with a serious face.

"What you are doing now is a noble job to defend the Tang Dynasty! The emperor wants to thank you for your dedication to the Tang Dynasty, so that your children and grandchildren can read and write, and take part in the imperial examination... If you can repay the emperor, you will There is only one thing, loyalty!"

"Don't underestimate your work, it's all necessary to make the Tang Dynasty more prosperous in the future! Compared with those who can leave their names in history, maybe your names are unknown, but I promise, Your contribution to Datang will last forever!"

After seven days of ideological education, Li Yuechen also felt that he had nothing to say, and the rest could only be left to time.

Fortunately, after the speeches in the past few days, there is obviously more admiration in the eyes of these people.

At least for now, it seems that it should be more or less effective.

……

Two days later, when he went to practice at Master Liu Rengui's home, Li Yuechen told him his plan.

In the pavilion in the courtyard, Liu Rengui stroked his beard and nodded after listening: "Well, that's fine. Although His Highness is very talented, you can only be regarded as a real master after you have actually been on the battlefield and seen blood!"

Although at the beginning I just wanted to practice martial arts and exercise... Li Yuechen complained in his heart.

"Then master, how does my halberd compare to a horse?" Li Yuechen asked.

Liu Rengui laughed and said, "Actually, this weapon is more practical and convenient. But His Highness is full of divine power. When it comes to weapons, it doesn't matter if you choose what you like or are good at..."

Then the master and apprentice talked about where Li Yuechen should start when he entered the army.

"In my opinion as a teacher, it's best for Your Highness to start as a vanguard officer. As long as you are familiar with all the deployments of the army, you will be less likely to make mistakes in commanding operations in the future..." Liu Rengui passed on his experience.

Master is already a veteran in the battlefield, his experience must be very worth learning, Li Yuechen listened very seriously.

In this era, most of the military generals trained by noble families would not personally rush to the front to kill the enemy, and the main learning content is to command battles.

But then again, when it comes to the real danger, those generals from poor families are more powerful.

After all, these people have been fought step by step from the top soldiers. They themselves have extremely rich actual combat experience and have a sufficient understanding of the entire army system. Naturally, it is easier to exert the combat effectiveness of the entire army.

Li Yuechen's goal is to become a military leader in the future, not only relying on his status as a princess to command his subordinates, but also having a group of people who are loyal to him from the bottom of his heart. This requires not only status, but also prestige.

If you start as a vanguard officer, it is indeed easier to accumulate a huge reputation.

The most important thing is that before the mother takes over the position, the female body does not have to worry about the problem of the master of high merit.

As for after she took over... Let's talk about it later, Li Yuechen is not willing to think about this issue now.

Liu Rengui had a lot of chats with his apprentice today, sharing all his experiences.

After all, anything can happen on the battlefield, and safety is still the top priority.

Then Li Yuechen raised various questions that might arise on the battlefield, and Liu Rengui answered them one by one.

……

On the ninth day of April, the first anniversary of the death of the eldest brother Li Hong.

The whole family gathered in the dojo of the imperial palace, listening to Li Yuechen chanting scriptures and praying for him.

The next day, Li Yuechen took off the Qi Shuan that he had been wearing for a whole year, and changed back into his own bright red round neck robe.

Because the weather was getting hotter, the collar of the round neck robe was not completely fastened, but turned upside down like a suit.

I took a picture in front of the mirror, not to mention, it looks good in this way.

After lunch, I went to say hello to my parents. After I came out, I was about to go back and draw my own design, when Fulai came over suddenly.

"Your Highness, Mangshan said that the cement seems to have been made."

"Go, go and see!"

When Li Yuechen heard this, he immediately asked Fulai to bring his horse over, and then went straight to Mangshan with twenty bodyguards.

After coming over, the craftsmen couldn't wait to hold a porcelain bowl and offer it with both hands: "Please take a look, Your Highness!"

Fulai took it and brought it in front of Li Yuechen.

There was dusty powder in this bowl, Li Yuechen squinted his eyes to take a closer look, and then stretched out two white fingers to pinch some and rub it lightly twice.

It is somewhat similar to the cement in memory, but there are some differences.

It's normal to think about it, after all, it's impossible for hardcore fans to produce in large quantities in this era, so Li Yuechen told them not to add it at all or try to use other things instead.

"Have you tried what I said?" Li Yuechen asked.

"I've tried it, and the effect is excellent. Your Highness, please come here!" The craftsmen replied, and then brought Li Yuechen to the platform above the blast furnace.

As soon as I came up, I saw a half-meter-high low wall made of stone bricks.

The cement between the bricks has been thoroughly hardened, firmly bonding all the stone bricks together.

Li Yuechen suddenly raised his leg and kicked on the wall.

There was a muffled "bang", and the wall stood still.

After kicking a few times in a row, the low wall still didn't respond, and then Li Yuechen asked the craftsmen to hit it with a hammer a few times to see.

She herself is too powerful to be considered by normal standards.

Several craftsmen knocked a few times with their hammers, and a crack appeared on the wall, but it still did not collapse.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuechen grinned: "Okay, not bad! Record the recipe, this thing will need to be mass-produced in the future!"

The craftsmen quickly agreed.

On the way back to the palace, Li Yuechen was obviously in a good mood, with a smile on his face all the time.

Now that the cement has been made, many projects can be carried out in the future.

Not only can it be used to build roads, but if there is a chance in the future, it can even be used to build sun-dried salt fields by the sea.

In this day and age, the production of salt is very low, so the price is relatively expensive.If we can create a sun-dried salt farm, we will be able to sell salt at the price of cabbage in the future, so that everyone can afford salt.

Back in the palace, Li Yuechen got off his horse and ran directly to the Hall of Renshou.

Seeing his daughter's excited look, Li Zhi asked: "Chen'er, look at you, but you have researched a new artifact?"

"Forget it, hehe..." Li Yuechen smiled, "Grandpa, there is a war on the frontier right now, can you give me the prisoners you caught then?"

Compared with buying slaves, it is actually better to use captives to build roads. You don’t need to pay them wages, just let them eat and work hard, 996!

In the past, the imperial court dealt with captives in a relatively simple and rude way. They usually killed a group of captives at the ceremony of presenting the captives, and the rest of the imperial court did not want to pay for them, so they usually released them.

And some of these released captives will be captured by slave traders, and some will become beggars... For society, it is actually a factor of instability.

It would be better to gather them together as the bottom-level labor force to be responsible for infrastructure construction and create benefits for Datang.

The couple looked at each other and guessed Li Yuechen's intentions, so they nodded: "Okay, I will write an imperial edict and send it over later!"

Li Zhi picked up his teacup and took a sip: "However, Chen'er, you should go to the prison guard and pick some people."

"Pick someone?" Li Yuechen was a little confused, and asked while adding water to his father, "What is it for?"

"If you want to join the army in the future, you will always have some guards around you. Besides, your weapons are heavy, so you can't hold them all by yourself, right?" Li Zhi smiled, "I'll give you a quota of 1000 people to form a princess guard. !"

Damn, is this going to give me the power to form a pro-army?Li Yuechen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it really is his own father!

However, Li Yuechen did not directly agree, but shook his head: "At that time, we can pick some people from the prison guards. As for the princess guards, let's forget it. I don't have so much money to support the army."

Li Yuechen felt that this matter should wait until he has a thorough understanding of the current military system, and then he can avoid detours. The key is to save money!
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