Great Tang princess

Chapter 248
Seeing the back of his daughter getting up and leaving, Li Zhi narrowed his eyes, swallowed the kiwi fruit in his mouth, and muttered indistinctly: "Oh, Chen'er is also a little eager for quick success..."

"Young people, it's really normal." Wu Zetian next to him smiled slightly, and poured him a cup of tea. "After all, I'm only 14 years old, and I still need some training..."

Li Zhi nodded slightly: "I ignored it when I said it, yes, she is still young... It seems that I am the same."

"Your Majesty, this is not a rush for quick success. Chen'er is born different from ordinary people. It is right to expect more from her."

Regarding these words, Li Zhi didn't answer anything, just smiled, and then slightly closed his eyes, as if lying on the rocking chair and fell asleep.

Wu Zetian next to him twitched his nose slightly, his eye sockets became a little moist, and a line of clear tears slowly slipped down from his right eye.

She noticed early on that recently Li Zhi was lethargic.

The daily energy can also obviously feel that the day is not as good as the day, and the speed of graying of the hair is also faster.

I don't know if it's some kind of strange feeling, but she can clearly feel that the vitality of her husband is rapidly draining.

I'm afraid, it's been just a few years...

But she didn't dare to say it clearly, she could only remind him to pay more attention to his body, rest more, and not to think too much.

Maybe he can feel it himself, but as the emperor, he can't show any old-fashioned appearance and is just holding on.

……

Li Yuechen, who left the Hall of Renshou, rode back to the Mangshan military camp, thinking about the tax system all the way.

Although there is no rush right now, we will always find a way to solve this matter in the future. It is best to come up with a charter in advance.

At least when the right time comes, it can be implemented quickly.

Li Yuechen decided to take advantage of this period of military training, and write a plan when he was free, so that he could use it directly when he needed it in the future.

Of course, in order to prevent exposure, it is still written in English.

A few days later, the puppies that Li Yuechen asked for from the palace some time ago also arrived, a total of thirty, including two eunuchs.

These two eunuchs are the best dog trainers in the palace, and they also serve as veterinarians, so they came here to be instructors.

Because Li Yuechen planned to make a modular composite army, each squad had to have one person who became a full-time dog trainer, which naturally meant that each squad was equipped with a dog.

They must master professional dog training skills and be able to deal with various problems.

Just like some special arms, standard equipment is available, but beyond the standard, functions must be subdivided.

It's as if a grenadier is specially arranged in each squad now, and his main job is to launch the ignited grenade with a crossbow.

Through a lot of experience, you can understand how long it takes for a grenade to explode from ignition to explosion, and how far you can hit it while ensuring the accuracy of the head...

Of course, it is not so extravagant that they use live ammunition for training every day. They usually use mud in bamboo tubes for bomb throwing training.

Because the current grenades need to be ignited by themselves, in order to allow the grenadiers to complete the bombing by themselves, a wooden bracket is added to their equipment.

When needed, insert the bracket into the ground, ignite the fuse with the left hand, and pull the trigger with the right hand to launch.

……

In the afternoon, other soldiers went up the mountain to carry out cross-country training, but there were thirty people and two eunuchs who were temporarily pulled over as instructors in the barracks.

Sitting in front of them, Li Yuechen told his request: "My request is that this dog should be able to transmit messages over a short distance between battlefields, be able to navigate mountains, rivers and other obstacles, and obey orders without barking. You can't defecate anywhere, and you must be able to track and arrest..."

Although he said so, to be honest, Li Yuechen didn't know whether this kind of dog that was originally a hunting dog could be trained as a military dog.

This kind of dog in front of me still exists after more than a thousand years. It is called Shaanxi fine dog. It is a native dog with a long history that Li Yuechen knows.

"Your Highness, this request..." The two eunuchs looked a little embarrassed.

Originally, they heard that coming here to teach people how to train dogs would not only improve their treatment, but also get a reward, so they were very happy.

But after hearing Li Yuechen's request, he suddenly felt a little regretful.

Dogs are not humans, how can they do so many complicated things?

Li Yuechen also knew that this question was a bit embarrassing, after all, she had never raised a dog before, and she didn't know how intelligent this kind of dog was.

I used to hear that military and police working dogs are all black-backed or shepherd dogs and Labradors... But in this day and age, where can I find such things?
"I know it's a bit embarrassing. You don't need to be pressured. Just do your best. In addition, if you have the opportunity in the future, let's see if you can breed some new breeds with other breeds sent from foreign countries... ",

After explaining to them for a while, Li Yuechen turned and left.

In order to increase some enthusiasm for work, each of them was rewarded with a few pieces of soap.

For eunuchs who usually don't have much money to earn, this thing is also a luxury, and the two of them immediately expressed their gratitude.

Li Yuechen waved his hands, asking them to teach them well, and at the same time telling the soldiers to learn hard, then turned and left.

……

The collective life in the army always has a special magic, that is, once you get used to the high-intensity training, you will feel comfortable living here.

For example, Wang Xiaojie, since he became the instructor of this army and put on the new military uniform, he feels as if his whole body has been completely new.

Especially the food in this place makes him really inseparable.

Originally, he wanted to come to train soldiers every day, and then go back to his home at night.

But now I have completely lived in the single dormitory arranged for officers, and I wake up with the soldiers every day for training, and live in full accordance with the routine of the army.

Only every time my wife sent someone to urge me, I would reluctantly go back to live for a day or two, and then came back soon.

In his original words, only here can I know that there are such delicacies in the world, what kind of stuff they ate at home before...

Seeing that it was noon, Li Yuechen also came to the cafeteria to prepare for dinner.

After saying hello to Wang Xiaojie and other military officers, I made it straight away. As a princess, she doesn't have to cook by herself, the royal chefs in the cafeteria will bring it over.

After all, a princess is a princess, and there are some scores that should be presented.

While eating and chatting about the progress of the recent training, Li Yuechen nodded, expressing his satisfaction.

Wang Xiaojie himself has a good kung fu, coupled with some professional knowledge given by former professional scouts such as Niu Ermao, he has recently researched many new assassination techniques.

Li Yuechen suddenly asked: "Do you want to transfer some people from the Imperial Medical Office or Dali Temple?"

"What does Your Highness mean?" Wang Xiaojie asked.

"For the various weaknesses of the human body, doctors and fighters are often the most clear. With their help, we may be able to develop more practical fighting techniques." Li Yuechen replied.

Wang Xiaojie thought about it carefully, then suddenly raised his head: "Your Highness, maybe we can let them learn some temporary healing techniques, maybe it will allow more soldiers to survive from the battlefield!"

"Well, I want to go with Ben Gong, but this matter is not in a hurry, we need to take it slowly." Li Yuechen nodded, but did not immediately agree.

She has thought about this question before, but the problem is that the soldiers have taken up a lot of energy to study characters and mathematics every day, and they may not have time to continue studying other subjects.

After eating, the two did not leave immediately, and continued to chat.

While chatting, Wang Xiaojie raised his hand to straighten his beard. He didn't cut his beard to an inch length like other soldiers, so it was inevitable that some soup would stick to it when eating, and it needed to be cleaned up after the meal.

While chatting, suddenly a soldier came straight over here.

Li Yuechen looked up curiously, and found that the soldier was actually holding a cut hair in his hand.

Good guy, I thought you could bear it!

This group of soldiers was forced to wear ponytails from the beginning of training, and during this time they finally realized how inconvenient it is to have long hair as soldiers.

Not to mention anything else, now that I train so much every day, if I don't wash my hair after training, I always feel my scalp itches and I can't sleep.

But long hair is not only troublesome to wash, but also troublesome to dry, so many soldiers sleep wrapped in towels at night, and their hair is almost dry the next morning.

After running and exercising, I have to comb my hair and wash my hair, not to mention braiding. The key is that there is a rope net in the 1000 meters obstacle.

To put it simply, hemp ropes are hung in a mess at about knee height, and are filled with iron wires of different lengths.

In addition to jumping over, you have to crawl over quickly on your stomach... Once you get down on your stomach, your hair will inevitably stick to the soil. , The scalp hurts!
But it is impossible to give up being a soldier because of hair problems. Here, there are big fish and meat every day, and you can take a bath, and you have new clothes to wear... Why do you want to leave?
And as long as he can become a non-commissioned officer or a second lieutenant or above in the future, he can still get a considerable salary every month.

Under such treatment, although the order on hair was a bit stricter, none of the soldiers got angry because of this.

Of course, in the feudal era, even if they really complained, they never had the guts to get emotional with the princess.

The soldier's hair was not cut too short. Li Yuechen observed it, and it was still a ponytail, but the length was just right to ensure that the hair would not hang on the ground after lying down.

The soldier took a section of hair that had been cut to more than [-] centimeters in his hand, and saluted in front of Li Yuechen: "Report!"

"What's wrong?" Li Yuechen raised his head and asked with a smile.

"Boldly ask Your Highness to give you a box, and let me distribute this fragment in it. If you die in battle in the future, you can send it home, which is better than setting up a tomb!" The soldier replied firmly.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Why do you want to cut off your hair?",

"Return to Your Highness, the hair is too long, it is not easy for training, it is too much trouble!" The soldier showed a silly smile.

"Very good..." Li Yuechen nodded slightly, "What's the name?"

"Return to Your Highness, Liu Yiming!"

"Well, the name is good!" Li Yuechen sniffled, "Okay, I agree to this request, and if other people think the same, I agree to it!"

Hearing Li Yuechen's answer, Liu Yiming saluted, turned and left.

Seeing his leaving back, Li Yuechen grinned slightly.

Each of them knows the troubles of growing long hair, but because of traditional concepts, they can't make up their minds for a while.

And now that there is the first one, there will be imitations soon, and it is estimated that more people will cut their hair tomorrow.

Although they don't cut much now, it doesn't matter, since they have started cutting, the hair will definitely get shorter and shorter in the future, Li Yuechen doesn't intend to urge it, and just let it develop naturally.

Of course, she would respect the soldier's request, and immediately ordered Xiao He to go back to the palace, and asked the carpenters in charge of the craftsman to make a batch of wooden boxes for hair.

A piece of silk should be placed inside the box, and the word "Tang" should be printed on the box, indicating that it is for the army of the Tang Dynasty.

After hearing the order, Xiao He nodded: "I will go now, but I don't think I will be able to come back tonight. Your Highness must..."

"Okay, let's go, it's as if I can't even take care of myself..." Li Yuechen interrupted her with a wave of his hand, joking.

……

Sure enough, the next day, a large number of soldiers cut their hair short and reported to ask for a box.

Li Yuechen gave the order and all were satisfied.

Then the number expanded again...

A week later, everyone in the entire army had their hair cut short.

Some of them should not be so willing, but there is no way, no one in the army is willing to make themselves out of place.

Of course, in the final analysis, this is still due to the influence of customs, which cannot disappear in a short time.

Although there is already a pedal grinder at the craftsman's office, it is not so easy to finish [-] wooden boxes, and it will take a while.

So during this period of time, they wrap their own hair in paper and put it in their locker first, and arrange it in a unified way after it is done.

When the time came to the end of August, some other finishing work around the barracks was finally completely completed!
So far, the real construction of this barracks has been completed.

Li Yuechen immediately thought about sending these more than a thousand captives to Chang'an, and repairing the streets of Chang'an into hardened roads.

But Chang'an can't take care of it himself, so I should write a letter to my second brother about this matter, and ask his East Palace Six Rate to help guard it.

As for the food, after all, he was not familiar with the army of the East Palace. In order to prevent excessive deduction, Li Yuechen decided to send someone to supervise the logistics.

The son who happened to come to fuck, Lai Junchen, was still in Chang'an, and he was more or less one of his subordinates, so he could use it in this matter.

Although Lai Junchen seemed a little mentally handicapped to her, he probably didn't have the guts to lie to her.

(End of this chapter)