Great Tang princess

Chapter 278 Smallpox
The first year of Yonglong passed by like this. For the royal family, since Li Yuechen was born, every year has become more and more warm.

This year is also the same. After Li Xian was abolished as the prince, he seems to be more like a normal son. He has no burden at all when chatting with his parents, and he can say whatever he wants, and he is a little more close than before.

After Li Xian became the prince, he was not much calmer than before, and he was still the same as before, which made the couple helpless.

But fortunately, he is a mature person after all, and he will restrain himself a lot in front of his parents, pay attention to his words and deeds, and will not easily make his parents angry.

Li Xian didn't stay in the palace for a long time. After spending the fifth day with his parents, he returned to the barracks and returned to his work.

Now he has begun to lead the prisoners to do basic queue training, and he is also responsible for giving them lessons every day, teaching them to read and write.

Although my blood pressure is raised by these popularity every day, I still try my best to teach.

Li Yuechen is also 16 years old, and now he is over 1.7 meters tall, surpassing his mother Wu Zetian, with a tall and well-proportioned figure.

But to say that the only thing that made her feel a little complicated, it should be...

Lowering his head and looking at his chest, Li Yuechen felt a little helpless. He originally thought that Princess Taiping should be an airport, but now it seems... there is still something that should be there.

To be honest, it's not too big, but it's definitely not small, at least it matches the figure quite well.

However, her face hasn't changed much. Although she is 16 years old, she still has a young look on her face, and she looks much younger than her actual age.

Coupled with fair and supple skin, if you don't look at the height, you are almost like a girl of twelve or thirteen years old.

About his own problem, Li Yuechen probably had a guess.

I think it's because I have good physical fitness, so I look young.

She herself was not entangled in this aspect. Just after the new year, she spent every day in the Academy of Engineering, discussing the production of hot air balloons with the academicians.

At the same time, they also called a few people from the Shangyi Bureau, and began to think about the parachute.

Now that the hang glider has been successfully researched, it is almost time to start research and development of these two.

Parachutes and hot air balloons can be used as aircraft to improve the mobility of troops, while hang gliders can also be a means of communication to many places in the future.

Li Yuechen wasn't sure that he would be able to create a radio communication, and hang gliding was the only way he could think of at the moment.

But even so, if the hang glider can be used to communicate, it is already very advanced in this era.

Even if the hang glider of this era is not as powerful as the future, it can still reach a speed of at least [-] kilometers per hour. In theory, even if there is any problem at the border, the news can be sent to the palace within a day.

The matter of training pilots should not be rushed. This must be done slowly. After all, in the flight training of this era, if something goes wrong, you will fall from the sky and die, so you must be careful.

In the laboratory of the Academy of Engineering, Li Yuechen was discussing with them the making of hot air balloons, while asking them to make arrows.

The craftsmen on the opposite side were a little curious: "Your Highness, is this crossbow bolt too short?"

On Li Yuechen's design drawing, a crossbow bolt was drawn, which was only about [-] centimeters long, which was too short even for a crossbow bolt.

"The arrow was not fired with a crossbow, but a hot air balloon flew over the enemy army and then threw it downward!" Li Yuechen explained.

Arrows do not need to be launched, but are thrown high-altitude, using the weight of their arrows to let gravity pull them down.

This is a purely kinetic energy weapon, and its power will definitely not be small.

Li Yuechen once saw with his own eyes the appearance of a rock climber after he fell, and his flesh and blood could even punch a big hole in the ground.

This kind of weapon adopts such a principle. The arrow itself is heavier than the arrow shaft, and it may not even need a tail fin. As long as it falls from a thick enough place, it can also cause great damage to the enemy.

It is not difficult to make this kind of arrow, but the difficulty is mass production.

So during this period of time, Li Yuechen was talking to them about the production of hot air balloons and parachutes in the Engineering Academy, while trying to figure out how to make a machine tool for the production of arrow shafts.

Of course, don’t even think about electric drive, let’s rely on manpower obediently.

Fortunately, these craftsmen have been with Li Yuechen for a long time, and they can draw inferences about many technical matters. During this time, they also put forward many useful suggestions to help Li Yuechen gradually improve the design drawings.

……

Time passed day by day, and it was March in a blink of an eye.

Recently, there have been a lot of people in the engineering institute. Most of the senior technical craftsmen are participating in the production of machine tools, and some people from the Shangyi Bureau are cooperating with each other to try to make parachutes and hot air balloons.

In fact, the structure of a hot air balloon is simpler than that of a hang glider. It is just a hanging basket under a big balloon.

However, the balloon is too big, and it is still a bit too troublesome to sew it by hand, but there is no other way now, so I can only feel wronged.

At least make sure to make it first. Anyway, the sewing machine that Shangyi Bureau and Jiangzuojian have cooperated with has already begun. If it can be made, it will be much easier to sew hot air balloons in the future.

Looking at the busy work in the Engineering Academy, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile, if it can trigger an industrial revolution in this era...

Think about it or forget it, the first thing to do should be to ensure food production first.

As long as the food problem can be solved, basically there is no need to worry about peasant uprisings.

In fact, for most ordinary people, as long as they have enough food and clothing, it is impossible to have rebellious thoughts, even if they have learned knowledge and culture.

Even in the future, there will still be many people who choose to lie flat and muddle along. Rather, most people actually do.

Those who have ambition and are willing to work hard for it will always be a minority, and this has nothing to do with the times.

……

Just when Li Yuechen was thinking about making the hot air balloon and taking his parents to fly to the sky to see it at the same time, Fulai suddenly rushed to the barracks.

"Your Highness, the saint has ordered you to stay in the barracks recently, don't go back to the city, and don't go back to the palace!"

"Ok?"

Li Yuechen felt that something was wrong when he heard it, and his father must be reluctant to see him for a long time, so he immediately asked: "What happened?"

Fulai had a frightened expression on his face, and after taking a few deep breaths, he said, "There is... there is smallpox..."

"Smallpox?" Li Yuechen was surprised when he heard it, "Where?"

"Dongdu...it was discovered suddenly today, and it has already infected many people." Fulai replied tremblingly, "Currently in Huihe and Zeshan, preliminary investigation...it should be the mission...Princess Wencheng died The cause of death...is smallpox!"

"damn it……"

Li Yuechen suddenly uttered a foul word, turned around and left.

Fulai hurriedly caught up: "Your Highness, no! The saint has received missions and strictly ordered His Highness not to return to the palace!"

"Shut up!" Li Yuechen interrupted him, quickly ran to the high platform, and shouted at the soldiers who were training below: "Assemble!"

Upon hearing the order, the densely packed soldiers immediately ended their training and ran to gather under the high platform in an emergency.

After the soldiers stood up, Li Yuechen announced in a loud voice: "Smallpox broke out in the Eastern Capital City, and the situation is critical. We will try to reduce the impact of the situation as quickly as possible and solve it as soon as possible!"

Hearing the sudden outbreak of smallpox, although the soldiers below were a little surprised in their eyes, after so long training, there was no commotion and they still stood quietly.

"Geng Yunqiang!"

"To!"

Li Yuechen issued an order: "Take 1000 people and surround Zeshanhui and Liangfang. No one is allowed to enter or leave! If anyone dares to keep admonishing and rushing in, he will be chopped off!"

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang agreed.

"Li Xian!"

Hearing calling himself, Li Xian took a step forward subconsciously: "Here!"

"Take your men on standby at any time, ready to deliver food to the workshop."

"Yes!"

Now Li Xian has started training those captives, and Li Yuechen intends to let them participate in this incident.

After giving the order, he got on his horse and went straight to the palace.

Although the old man said that he would not let him go back to the palace, but it was the old man after all, Li Yuechen was worried, how could he not go back?
Furthermore, Li Yuechen has confidence in his physical fitness.I have almost never been sick since I was a child, so I think there should be no problem.

Besides, Dad might not necessarily be infected now.

Nowadays, only people with the same family will eat at the same table, and the reception of returning missions and the like is still adopted by the meal sharing system, so my father should not have a big problem.

……

Li Yuechen rode his horse and galloped all the way, and soon returned to the palace.

However, when he was about to enter through the Xuanwu Gate, the general guarding the city said: "The saint said that His Highness is not allowed to return to the palace recently, His Highness is still..."

"If you don't intend to be beaten, get out of here!"

Li Yuechen was worried about his father's safety, and was in a bad mood, so he stretched out his hand and gently pushed him away, and then rushed in with his horse.

The general who was pushed stood up and patted the dirt on his body, but said nothing.

The soldier next to him asked, "Boss, should I chase after him?"

"You can beat His Highness?" the general asked with squinted eyes, "Anyway, His Highness broke in, I can't beat you, there is no way..."

Li Yuechen entered the palace from Xuanwu Gate, galloped all the way, and jumped off his horse when he arrived at Renshou Hall, and entered the hall.

Seeing his daughter coming back, Li Zhi suddenly lowered his face: "Didn't I tell you not to come back? Now you don't even dare to listen to my words?"

Wu Zetian next to her also looked at her with a frown, obviously dissatisfied with her forced return.

"Okay, I know Grandpa is worried about me, but it's okay." Li Yuechen was relieved when he saw that his father was fine, with a smile on his face again, and his tone became much more relaxed. Smallpox is resolved."

"Can you solve it?"

"can!"

Wu Zetian next to him turned his head: "You have never learned the technique of Qihuang, how can you solve it?"

"Aniang just said you believe me or not?" Li Yuechen asked.

Believe it, of course. This daughter has even made utensils that can fly into the sky, so why not believe it?

The couple looked at each other: "How do you solve it?"

"It's too much trouble to talk about it. It's good to make sure that grandparents are fine now, and we will solve it immediately. By the way, Grandpa will open the granary to ensure sufficient food supply in the quarantine area."

"Quarantine area?" Li Zhi didn't understand the meaning of the word.

"It's to separate the place where the outbreak broke out and stop the spread..." After Li Yuechen roughly explained, "Grandpa wants the people from Shangyao Bureau to cooperate with me fully, and at the same time..."

Following Li Yuechen's requests, the couple gradually raised their eyebrows.

Li Yuechen's speech rules were clear, and she sounded a bit vague, but subconsciously felt that what she said made sense.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, if you need anything, I will fully cooperate!"

If it was in the past, Li Yuechen said that opening a granary would have to be carefully considered, but now that the grain production has increased a lot, just open it, and the supply can be afforded.

……

When Li Yuechen came to the isolation area, Geng Yunqiang had already led soldiers to completely surround the place, and there were two corpses on the ground, presumably they were people who wanted to force their way in.

Although I can't bear it, but in the current situation, I must use thunder to suppress it, otherwise once this virus spreads on a large scale, the consequences will be very serious.

There were quite a few onlookers around, wondering what was going on here, but they didn't dare to get close, they just watched from a distance.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, Geng Yunqiang rushed over immediately: "Your Highness, please don't come near here!"

"Okay, I'm much safer than you." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Just now the situation here has been reported to the saint, and the other side will fully cooperate. I have asked the Shangyi Bureau to make masks. When the time comes, you will give the soldiers Let us send it on. At the same time, tell them not to come into contact with people who may be infected..."

Geng Yunqiang wrote down the main points that Li Yuechen said one by one, and then executed them immediately.

Many people in the quarantined workshop ran out. Seeing a group of soldiers surrounding them, they were all a little scared, especially the two who tried to force their way out just now were hacked to death, which made them even more afraid to approach easily. .

But the fear of death prevented them from returning to the workshop, so they could only stand at the door and look at this side with a pitiful look.

Li Yuechen stood behind the soldiers and said loudly to them: "I am Princess Taiping of Zhenguo, you don't have to be afraid, this place is isolated to stop the spread of smallpox. During this time, your food supply will be guaranteed..."

Princess Taiping also has a very high prestige among the people, and many people even set up longevity tablets for her. Now that they heard the princess came in person, they were not so afraid, but cried one after another.

Li Yuechen said loudly: "Okay, let's all go back first, I guarantee that you will not be trapped here to death! Also, go and call Fangzheng here!"

After a while, Fangzheng of the two workshops came not far from Li Yuechen.

"Since the discovery of smallpox until now, how many people have gone out in the workshop and who they are, count them immediately!" Li Yuechen ordered.

"Yes!" Fang Zheng agreed, and hurried back to count the number of people.

Li Yuechen looked serious: "Listen well, I don't care how many dignitaries live in this square, you can count it carefully for me, I will support you, don't be afraid!"

Fang Zheng quickly nodded in agreement.

　Thanks to [Meng Meng Meng Chi Yue] for the reward of 100 starting coins!
　　
　
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