Great Tang princess

Chapter 407 October
In the main hall of the Princess Mansion, Li Yuechen sat on a chair and sipped tea: "Okay, let's talk about our opinions."

Sitting in front of her were Geng Yunqiang, officers above the rank of brigade commander, and staff officers such as Zhong Qing.

Just now Li Yuechen had told them about his general plan, and planned to see if they had any other opinions.

The general meaning is to increase the work content of the Ministry of War and expand it into an organization similar to the future Ministry of National Defense. Except that it has no actual military command power, it must include all matters related to the army.

The actual military command power still has to be placed in the hands of the emperor.

In the future, the emperor himself will be the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and has the power to mobilize and command the army of the whole country!

Although it is said that Li Yuechen holds the military power now, it is only temporary, and he cannot do this in the future. The Minister of the Ministry of War holds such great power, and if he pushes it a little, it will be another Xuanwu Sect package.

Zhong Qing blew on the steaming tea in front of him: "Your Highness has talked a lot today, and I haven't finished digesting it yet..."

"Okay, then you all go back and think about it. There is no need to worry about this matter." Li Yuechen nodded, and then let them discuss here by themselves, while he went back to write the memorial.

……

Two days later, Li Yuechen entered the palace with the written memorial.

As soon as you enter the gate of the imperial city, you can find that because of the existence of the library, the imperial city is now much more lively. Many people come in and out here every day, looking up various books and materials in the library. Many people come empty-handed and leave. When I was there, I was carrying a thick stack of paper full of writing.

Walking on the main road into the imperial palace, as soon as you look up, you can see the bright hall that has already begun to be capped. According to visual estimation, it is almost a hundred meters high. Not to mention the entire imperial city, even if it is placed in the entire Eastern Capital, it is extremely conspicuous. , an existence that can be seen at a glance.

Standing at that height, people with better eyesight can basically see the whole picture of Dongdu.

Li Yuechen walked through the construction site and came to the Hall of Renshou, and saw Shangguan Wan'er sitting on a chair reviewing the memorial, while Wu Zetian was drinking tea and reading a book.

"Huh? Why didn't Auntie go to choreograph the dance today?" Li Yuechen took off his shoes and entered the hall.

"Just like what Chen'er said, combining work and rest will result in better grades." Wu Zetian smiled, "Whether it's your mother or someone else, you need to rest."

Li Yuechen sat down with a smile: "Well, Mommy knows it's good to rest."

"Chen'er entered the palace today, why?"

"This is the reform plan of the Ministry of War, Madam, take a look?" Li Yuechen handed over the scroll in his hand.

Wu Zetian took it, opened it, and sure enough, the calls were all in vernacular, and some places even drew tables.

After roughly reading it, she raised her head: "It's a lot more convenient in this way, but it's not a good thing for the Ministry of War to centralize power, right?"

"Don't worry, Auntie, this is still an administrative organization in essence. The mobilization of troops, operations and intelligence are not included in it. Don't worry about too much power." Li Yuechen replied.

Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "According to what you mean, only the emperor himself can mobilize and command the army in the future?"

"That's right, besides, the future emperors are all from the army. First, they don't have to worry about not being able to convince the public. When they come, they are also completely clear about the structure of the army, and they know how to command the army." Li Yuechen replied.

"Okay, then you can try it. But you can't change it all at once, you have to take your time, otherwise it will be too much trouble in the court..." Wu Zetian warned.

Although according to Li Yuechen's reform method, the military and government will be separated, they should be happier.

But in the same way, in this way, the Ministry of War is equivalent to being independent from the six departments, and it will be even more difficult for them to stuff people into it.

Li Yuechen nodded to express his understanding, and then asked: "However, the boy plans to let the two servants go to the army to study for a period of time, what does A Niang think?"

"Wu Sansi shouldn't have a big problem, but Wang Liben is old, if something happens..." Wu Zetian frowned, feeling that something was wrong at this time.

"Don't worry, Auntie, let them go to the military academy to train the current military philosophy, not let them receive training like soldiers." Li Yuechen explained with a smile, "These people in the military department will definitely grow older as they grow older. At least, the newcomers in the future will all be replaced by soldiers..."

In Li Yuechen's view, even if it is an administrative agency, it is also an administrative agency of the army, so the positions in the Ministry of War should be filled by active soldiers.

The army should not meddle in the affairs of the outside world, and the outside world should not meddle in the affairs of the army casually.

In the past, she didn't understand why she had to cancel her account first when she was a soldier, but now that she is in charge of the army and has great power, she finally understands.

The army is also a society, and it is parallel to the society outside. The affairs of the army should not be interrupted by laymen, but should be managed by soldiers.

……

After her mother agreed, Li Yuechen went to the Ministry of War.

Along the way, nodding slightly in response to his subordinate's salute, Li Yuechen went up to the second floor and entered his office.

The efficiency of the craftsmen is not low. In just a few days, a brand new set of office chairs and chairs have been built. The boss chair is also currently being made, and it is estimated that it will not take long to complete.

"Your Highness!"

After receiving the news, Wu Sansi and Wang Liben hurried to the office to salute and greet.

"Well, sit down first! Fulai, make tea!"

Li Yuechen beckoned, let the two sit down, and then said: "I intend to make some small changes to the military department, and I have obtained the consent of the emperor. You two will pack your luggage tomorrow and go to the Qianniu Guards for training for a while." .”

Wu Sansi and himself are cousins, there is no problem.As for Wang Liben, Li Yuechen also read his information carefully, he was not from the "Wang Family", he was not from a noble family, so he could also be cultivated.

"This..." Wang Liben looked a bit embarrassed, "His Royal Highness, the official is old..."

"I'm not asking you to join the army, but to go to the military academy for some training, at least to be able to cooperate with the next reform work of the palace." Li Yuechen explained.

The two looked at each other, saluted and agreed.

After drinking tea and explaining the training process of going to the military academy, Li Yuechen got up and left.

When I was about to leave, I came down from the stairs and saw the clerks below kneeling at the desk writing materials and documents. I couldn’t help but think, go back and see if possible, change the desks for them .

After all, the workload of the Ministry of War will increase in the future, and they will basically lose time to fish. A desk suitable for writing can improve work efficiency a lot.

Back at the Princess Mansion, Geng Yunqiang and the others hadn't left yet, not only did they not leave, but there were a few more people, who were craftsmen from the Engineering Academy.

"What? The chair I want has been made?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Return to Your Highness, the chair will have to wait, but the lead core has already been made." The craftsman replied and at the same time took out a few brand new lead cores and handed them over.

Li Yuechen asked them to try to make this thing a few years ago, but because she didn't know what the pencil was made of, she didn't have any guidance, and she just let them try it by themselves.

Fortunately, the craftsmen understood what she meant after seeing her write with carbon strips. They did various experiments when they were free in the past few years, and finally made it.

Li Yuechen made pencils for the military, especially when he was on missions outside. If he wanted to write information, he had to take out a brush and dip it in ink, which was too troublesome.

In contrast, a pencil is much more convenient, it can save a lot of time and improve a lot of efficiency.

After taking the lead lead handed over by the craftsman, he took a look at it and tried it with the one who wrote and drew on the paper.

The craftsman on the side explained: "At first I tried it with lead, but the writing effect was very poor. A few years ago, I accidentally discovered that the writing effect of graphite is excellent, but it is soft and not easy to shape. While communicating, I discovered that after mixing it with clay and firing it, it can achieve the effect His Highness said..."

Listening to his explanation, Li Yuechen picked it up and looked at it. Indeed, the handwriting was very black, but the wear of the lead core was also visible to the naked eye.

I feel that this is not quite like the 2B I used when I was a child, but a bit like the one used by art students when they draw. It can almost catch up with the color of ink.

At the same time, the belly of the finger has been dyed black, and it seems that the coloring effect of this thing is excellent.

"It's not bad, but the wear and tear is really severe..." Li Yuechen said.

The other party nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I plan to adjust the ratio of graphite to clay after I go back to see if I can achieve the best effect that Your Highness wants..."

"En!" Li Yuechen nodded, "Are there any other problems?"

The craftsman looked a little guilty: "According to what His Highness said, I tried to drill a wooden stick into a hole and stuff it in, but this thing is too brittle and soft, so I can't stuff it in!"

"Can't it fit in?" Li Yuechen frowned, he really didn't expect a small pencil to be so troublesome.

Of course, the pencils used in the future must be made by special machines, but the question is what kind of machine can stuff the lead into the wood?
Li Yuechen couldn't think of it for a while, so he waved his hand: "Forget it, let's talk about it when it's over. It's getting late, everyone is here, let's go back after dinner together."

When he heard that he could eat at the Princess Mansion, the craftsman was flattered and respectfully agreed.

Li Yuechen asked them to sit in the main hall first, then went back and changed into loose clothes, intending to continue chatting with them about the Ministry of War during dinner time.

It happened that Shangguan Wan'er came back with a small wooden box in her arms. When she saw Li Yuechen, she trotted a few steps to the front and opened the box: "Look, Your Highness!"

There were two small gold bars in the box, roughly weighing about half a catty, Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows: "Someone gave it to you?"

"The reward from His Majesty is said to be powder money!" Shangguan Wan'er replied.

"Ha..." Li Yuechen burst out laughing suddenly. There was almost no one in the princess' mansion wearing makeup, so what kind of makeup money would they give away? It's better to say that the hush money for reviewing the memorials during this period was about the same.

But Shangguan Wan'er can definitely understand what she means, which can be seen from her expression.

"Just take the reward." Li Yuechen smiled, and planned to go out and continue chatting with them.

While walking, I wondered if I was influenced by myself. No matter whether it was Shangguan Wan'er, the two older sisters, and the sister-in-law, they didn't like makeup very much, and they basically wore no makeup.

Even if she dresses up, the most she can do is put a flower on her forehead, instead of painting her face or lipstick.

But when it came to makeup, Li Yuechen suddenly remembered something. In the future, the eyebrow pencils would be sharpened like pencils, but she remembered seeing a kind of eyebrow pencil that was not wrapped in wood.

Instead, roll up the inner core with paper, and you can see a thread end in front.

As long as the thread is pulled down, the paper wrapped around the note can be peeled off layer by layer, exposing the pen core inside.

Maybe... the pencils of this era can also use this method?As long as the leftovers from the paper workshop are used, the cost will not be too high.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen immediately came to the main hall and told the craftsman what he thought, and the other party immediately said that he would do experiments when he went back.

Li Yuechen nodded, told them to sit down for dinner, and at the same time told Geng Yunqiang to send someone to pick up Wu Sansi and Wang Liben tomorrow, and arrange accommodation for them in the military academy.

After arranging things, Li Yuechen felt that he should be able to rest for a while.

……

In recent years, because of Princess Taiping's strong record, the entire Tang Dynasty has entered a period of peace.

Neither Turks nor Tubo dared to make trouble, and the borders were extremely stable.

But in Dongdu, as the Ming Hall was about to be completed, the court hall fell into silence. Everyone knew that the Emperor's ascension to the throne was imminent. If you still want to die, it's best not to make trouble at this time.

Time flies, and it is October in a blink of an eye.

Wu Sansi and Wang Liben finally walked out of the barracks.

Walking on the straight road leading to the gate of the camp, the two looked serious.

Compared with a month ago, the two of them at this time already understood why it is required to walk on this road not to laugh and laugh.

As the breeze blew, the wooden signs hanging on the branches collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

The two looked up and left the camp with serious expressions.

The carriage responsible for picking them up was already waiting at the gate of the barracks, and the two got into the carriage and went straight to the imperial city.

When they came to the Ministry of War, which they hadn't seen for a month, the two got off the carriage and entered the gate.

Li Yuechen was already waiting here, and the two quickly saluted after they entered: "I have seen Your Highness."

"Well, I heard that the training of the two of you went relatively smoothly. Now that you are back, the Ministry of War can start to reform." Li Yuechen waved his hand and took them to the second floor. New tables and chairs, try it out, if you don’t like it, just change it back yourself.”

"Please Your Highness!" Wang Liben replied, "Thank you, Your Highness..."

To be honest, they also felt uncomfortable sitting on their knees for a long time, and they changed the dragon chair without looking at the emperor?

Now Li Yuechen is willing to change tables and chairs for them, that would be great!

(End of this chapter)