Great Tang princess

Chapter 382 I will accompany Your Highness
But people, once you become an idol, you will be more or less burdened.

Although Luo Binwang is famous for scolding the queen, but now he definitely doesn't have the guts to scold him. He works hard every day and keeps a low profile.

For the questions of these students who admired him, he just smiled lightly, as if he had retired and did not want to participate in worldly affairs anymore.

But whether it is Luo Binwang or some people who have a long-term vision, at this moment, they can faintly feel in their hearts that once this bright hall is completed, I am afraid that it will not be too far before the Queen of Heaven officially sits on the dragon chair!

The news of the capital quickly spread to all parts of the country along with the newspapers, and the vassal kings who were abroad basically knew about it immediately.

……

It's the Lantern Festival again, and the people hang out all night on the day when the curfew is lifted, enjoying the special time of the year.

Lanterns of various shapes are placed all over the streets, looking from a distance, they look like small glowing trees.

Li Yuechen, who was dressed in a bright red round neck robe, had his hair coiled and walked on the street with everyone in the Princess Mansion.

Shangguan Wan'er walked side by side with her, with the light of countless lanterns reflected in her eyes, smiling: "Since Your Highness has increased the grain production, the number of types of Shangyuan lanterns has also increased year by year!"

This is indeed true, and Huangzhuang outside the city is still doing experiments, and food from Hainan is also being shipped in every year.

The climate there is hot, and three crops can be harvested a year. Coupled with the constant experimentation of various fertilizer ratios, the grain output is getting higher and higher every season.

Not to mention that the wild rice seeds that have been searched for over the years and the different seeds bought from southern countries have been crossed and matched with each other, and they have gradually embarked on the path of finding hybrid rice.

Now there is already a record of [-] jin per acre, but it only appeared under special circumstances, and it cannot be replicated in the mainland.

"That's right, and this Shangyuan Festival is getting more and more interesting every year!" Princess Xuancheng laughed, "Whether it's for offering sacrifices or selling food, there are a lot more people!"

Speaking of this, she seemed to have thought of something suddenly, turned her head and asked: "Is this the word 'economy' that Chen'er said?"

"It's almost there!" Li Yuechen nodded lightly, "When the laws and regulations in this area are perfected in the future, a virtuous circle should be formed."

The group walked and chatted, and the atmosphere was always good. The only regret I had was that I couldn't buy some street food.

"Speaking of which, I don't know what it would be like to look down from the sky at the loss of Dongdu at this time." Princess Yiyang said suddenly.

"Do you want to try?" Li Yuechen turned his head and asked.

"Chen'er, you mean..." Princess Yiyang asked back, and then nodded expectantly, "That's naturally good!"

"Let's go then!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Wuqiong, go prepare the car."

"Yes!" Wang Wuqiong agreed, beckoning a plainclothes bodyguard not far away to go back and pull the carriage over.

Several people waited in place for the time being, chatting casually while watching the various lanterns.

Occasionally, a dude wearing roller skates would fly past them, leaving behind a stream of laughter.

This kind of thing is still a luxury nowadays, and children from ordinary families cannot afford it.

But Li Yuechen looked at the backs of those children, and thought to himself: It's not far away, once the industrial system is formed.The price of these things will drop rapidly.

……

After a while, the bodyguard drove a luxurious four-wheeled carriage to the crowd steadily.

Li Yuechen took them into the carriage and drove to the barracks.

The four-wheeled carriage drove extremely steadily on the hardened road, and Xiao He handed hot tea to everyone.

"Speaking of which, Wuqiong hasn't taken a hot air balloon yet, right?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Returning to Your Highness, it's true." Wang Wuqiong's expression was also looking forward to it, "I just heard from Grandpa that I can fly high into the sky and jump from high altitude with a parachute on my back..."

Li Yuechen smiled: "You can fly to the sky tonight to see. But it's fine to skydive. I'm really interested. I'll teach you later."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wang Wuqiong nodded happily.

She has long heard of hot air balloons and parachutes in the military camp, and has always wanted to try it.

But Wang Xiaojie didn't have enough authority on the one hand, and on the other hand, he didn't dare to let his daughter try it easily.

And since Wang Wuqiong served as Li Yuechen's bodyguard, she basically followed her inseparably.

Although I have tried bed crossbows and grenades, and even fired artillery myself, I have never had the opportunity to take a hot air balloon.

This time I finally got the chance, so of course I have to give it a try.

At the same time, I'm glad that I didn't go back to spend the New Year with Grandpa this year, otherwise I would never have had the chance to ride in a hot air balloon.

Everyone came to the barracks, asked the soldiers to prepare a hot air balloon, and began to add coal to the fire to preheat.

Li Yuechen asked Wang Wuqiong to learn how to control the flame, and planned to let her operate it herself.

After all, with him here, even if there is an accident, he can take over immediately.

Not long after the hot air balloon was ignited and warmed up, Li Xian came over suddenly.

"There are so many sky lanterns in the sky tonight, isn't it suitable for beginners to operate?" Li Xian frowned.

Li Yuechen didn't care: "Brother, don't worry, there's still me..."

"How about I come together..."

"Forget it!" Li Yuechen waved his hand lightly, interrupting him, "Brother, don't participate in the topic between women."

Li Xian saw that indeed, all of them were women.

Even the person in charge of operating the hot air balloon was replaced by Wang Wuqiong, and it would only increase the embarrassment if he followed suit.

"Well, it's okay to have Yuechen here. I'll go back to rest first, and I have to train tomorrow!" Li Xian waved his hand, saluted his sister-in-law and two older sisters, then turned and left.

Then everyone saw that the flames were almost finished, and they slowly lifted off in a hot air balloon.

At this time, it was close to midnight, and there were dots of Kongming lanterns in the sky. As the altitude gradually increased, people on the ground would hardly notice the hot air balloon.

As the hot air balloon gradually rises, the panorama of the Eastern Capital gradually unfolds in everyone's eyes.

There are dots of stars in the city, and the bright light echoes with the stars in the sky, which looks extremely harmonious.

But Li Yuechen vaguely saw a sense of the future in this scene.

Of course, the night view of the city more than a thousand years later will be much more beautiful than this time.

But the unique atmosphere of this era is indeed incomparable in the future.

Both Pei Qingwan and Wang Wuqiong opened their eyes wide, looking at the light in front of them in surprise.

Li Yuechen supported the edge of the hanging basket with both hands, missing the night scene in his memory.

Shangguan Wan'er probably sensed her emotions, and asked softly, "Your Highness feels a little melancholy!"

"Is there?" Li Yuechen stood up straight and smiled slightly.

"Yeah!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded, "It feels like... somewhat sad."

Li Yuechen was slightly taken aback, unexpectedly she could really feel it.

But then he smiled and shook his head: "It can't be called, it's just a little emotional."

"If your Highness has something on your mind, you might as well talk to Wan'er." She said softly, "Although it may not be resolved, at least..."

"There are some things that no one in this world can understand me." Li Yuechen shook his head, "But it doesn't matter, it's already pretty good to have you and my friends here."

Hearing what she said, Shangguan Wan'er didn't continue to ask, but just stretched out his hand, held her hand in it, and smiled softly: "Wan'er will accompany Your Highness no matter what time it is!"

When she said these words, there seemed to be stars shining in her eyes.

Li Yuechen nodded slightly, then raised his other hand to touch her cheek: "I know!"

Under the moonlight like a white jade disc, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the temperature in the palms they held together gradually rose.

……

On February [-], the dragon looked up.

Tianhou took the emperor to participate in the spring plowing ceremony outside the city.

However, Li Yuechen did not participate, but was busy with his own affairs in the project center.

Several academicians looked at the design drawing in their hands with puzzled expressions.

"Your Highness, is this... a new chain?"

Li Yuechen shook his head: "Tracks! Make a pair and try it out. If it works well, you can consider mass production in the future."

Of course, Li Yuechen did not want to make tanks in this era, but to move artillery.

Although Dongdu and Chang'an have been replaced with hard roads, other areas are still dirt roads.

In future wars, the movement of artillery is very important.

The weight of a cannon is about [-] catties. If you use the two-wheeled frame of this era, it is easy to let the wheels go into the ground when you go out.

And once it encounters rainy and snowy weather, it will be extremely troublesome to move.

Therefore, Li Yuechen wanted to replace the frame responsible for transporting the artillery with a crawler structure.

The off-road performance of this thing can be said to blow out ordinary tires, and a horse in front can increase the speed a lot.

And because the contact surface is larger than that of tires, it is not easy to sink on the dirt road outside, and it can move efficiently.

The only disadvantage is that the cost is a bit high, and the structure is a bit complicated.

However, Li Yuechen has the capital of trial and error, so let them build a set first and try it out.

If it can be done, equip a few more sets, which can be used in future expeditions.

The academicians started to make it immediately after receiving the order.

For them, this thing is not complicated at all, it is just a bit troublesome.

"By the way," Li Yuechen put forward a new order, "You all understand the structure of the gears, and now the grinding and other work are all done by machines, right?"

The craftsmen nodded to indicate that it was indeed so.

Originally, work such as grinding was quite annoying, but now, as long as two people step on the pedals alternately, such problems can be easily solved, which is very convenient.

"You can try to give up manpower or animal power, and consider building a waterwheel by the river, and use the water to drive the gears to rotate..."

Li Yuechen felt that it was almost time to consider officially opening the seeds of industry at this time.

But there is no steam engine now, so we can only consider using water power as power.

After all, people will be tired, and it is difficult to keep pedaling at the same speed.

But if you use water power, the balance will be much better, and you should be able to make some more complicated parts.

Especially for complicated parts like tracks, hydraulic power should be much more efficient.

Hearing her words, the academicians nodded to express their understanding, and they would start production as quickly as possible.

Li Yuechen nodded, and didn't set any goals with them, letting them see for themselves.

The main reason is that I don't want to put too much pressure on them. Anyway, these craftsmen have never let themselves down.

After leaving the Engineering Academy, Li Yuechen continued to focus on training.

At the same time, he is also giving ideological and moral lessons to the princes, subtly telling them what the future royal family should look like.

In the first-grade classroom, Li Yuechen was now on the podium, propping up the desk with both hands, and speaking aloud.

"You have to understand that the army is not a tool of aggression, but a force to defend the country! The military and government should be separated, but if the army is out of control, it will be out of control!"

"Maybe you don't understand now, it doesn't matter, just remember it!" Li Yuechen scanned the students of the royal family below and explained the course to them.

Let them understand the importance of the army to the country, but prevent them from becoming corrupt.

While defending the country, we must try our best to avoid active foreign wars.

It's not like Li Yuechen never thought about it, so he could simply get more artillery to go out to fight, spend decades to unify the world, and then slowly unify culture and thought, so that the whole world becomes the territory of Datang...

But it is unrealistic to think about it carefully. Let alone whether it will be possible or not, even if it is. In this era, the only consequence after unifying the world is to become a feudal system again.

After 100 years of enfeoffment, although they are all relatives, but no one knows each other, the war will continue to war!
Moreover, for a country, once there are no enemies, it will also lose its motivation to move forward. Maybe 1000 years later, the artillery will still be the same as it is now.

The education of the army is actually quite troublesome. It is not necessary for them to use weapons in wartime, but the key is to be able to control weapons in peacetime.

Otherwise, once the military's war thinking affects and annexes government agencies, the consequences will be disastrous.

"We, the royal family, were born with the task of defending the Great Tang. This is an honor, allowing us to enjoy privileges that ordinary people do not have! This is also a curse, because we no longer have the right to choose our own lives!"

Giving a speech while lecturing can be regarded as letting the children remember today's content.

She will answer patiently the children's questions.

The army never suppresses potential, but should focus on cultivating creativity!

……

In a blink of an eye, the first month has passed.

The demolition of the Qianyuan Hall of the Imperial Palace has officially started, and a magnificent hall will be built here in the future.

Li Yuechen is very clear about the project, because the engineering troops who are in charge of this project have captured a large number of prisoners.

It's already February 23rd, Li Yuechen was thinking about whether he should go out to play during the Shangsi Festival this year.

Suddenly, Zhang Chengxin came to the barracks and asked to see Li Yuechen.

She was a little puzzled, Zhang Chengxin came here in person, presumably something important happened, right?

After seeing Li Yuechen, Zhang Chengxin took a quick breath: "Your Highness, hurry back to the palace. The Minister of Rites fished out a piece of white jade from Luoshui and presented it to the Queen of Heaven. The Queen of Heaven asked His Highness to go back and have a look!"

"What's so good about a broken stone fished up from the river!" Li Yuechen frowned, "Isn't it some kind of auspiciousness?"

(End of this chapter)