Great Tang princess

Chapter 417 Do You Believe in Light

Three days passed quickly, Qianniuwei's efficiency was terribly high, and he had fully adapted to the new environment on the third day after moving into the new camp.

The children are even more indifferent, three days can't extinguish their curiosity about the ocean, these days they are playing like frantic sheep on the coast.

When Li Yuechen came to check the reservoir, a group of children ran over.

"Auntie! Can I go on a boat to play?"

Li Yuechen raised his head: "Okay, the weather looks okay today, so let's get on the boat and go play."

Seeing that she agreed, the children let out a burst of cheers.

The two ships staying by the sea today were the ones who accompanied his master Liu Rengui on the battlefield, and they are veritable active warships.

Such ships have already begun to have the design of watertight cabins, but they are not perfect enough.

At the same time, the size is not small, it can be more than [-] meters long, there are two to three floors, and there is a trebuchet on the top floor.

But even such a large boat is still technically a flat-bottomed boat, and most of the time it uses human hand-operated paddles to move forward.

Li Yuechen came here this time, and at the same time, he planned to open a shipbuilding test site here to try to improve the ship.

I don't want to be able to produce things like cruisers in this era, but the Queen's ship can still be considered. After all, they are both made of wood, and there are no technical barriers.

If this kind of ship can be made, coupled with artillery, it will undoubtedly be the invincible ocean overlord of this era.

Li Yuechen took them on board and let them run around on the deck, observing curiously everywhere.

Many people think that boys are bolder than girls. In fact, this has nothing to do with gender, and bold people are regardless of gender.

Several girls also leaned out of the deck with most of the boys to look at the turquoise water below, as if they were not worried about what would happen if they fell.

Li Yuechen didn't bother to remind them, anyway, she was standing beside them, so there was no time to rescue them if there was any accident.

Instead, she wanted to take this opportunity to let them play with peace of mind, and in the process of playing, they could really get to know and understand this country.

……

After playing with them on the boat for a while, a few little guys proposed to take a boat to see the sea, but Li Yuechen refused on the grounds that it was late.

The main reason is that she doesn't know much about this sea area yet, so it's better not to let them go out to play easily. If one of them really falls, I'm afraid there will be some unexpected troubles.

Amid the desperate wailing of the children, Li Yuechen promised to take them out to play in the sea for a few days, and then let them return to the campus, preparing for classes as usual tomorrow.

Then she sent someone to call Geng Yunqiang over to discuss something serious.

"Here, the craftsmen are asked to build the salt fields with cement and turning heads, and the drawings have been distributed..." Li Yuechen pointed to a place he had chosen.

The terrain here is relatively high, and unless a tsunami occurs, seawater will never rush here.

The structure of the salt pan is actually very simple, just like steps, each pool is lower than the other, and the seawater will be sent to the next pool after each process in one pool.

After arriving at the last pool, after drying, it is the original sea salt.

Of course, this alone is not enough, so slaked lime and carbon dioxide are also needed.

Slaked lime is easy to say, carbon dioxide is a bit troublesome, but since the glass has been made, it is only a little troublesome, not to the point where it cannot be made.

Geng Yunqiang agreed: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the production will start tomorrow."

"En!" Li Yuechen nodded, "After this matter is settled, you send someone to Laizhou and bring a group of shipbuilding craftsmen over."

"Yes!"

Now Li Yuechen doesn't want to wait until the army is trained and still use that old antique ship. She plans to combine the two things and carry out them at the same time.

If those craftsmen in charge of shipbuilding have apprentices or children who are willing to join the military academy, they can be absorbed together. In the future, a naval academy can be set up here to train naval command and engineering talents.

……

Early the next morning, the craftsmen and the engineering troops came to the place chosen by Li Yuechen and started to build the salt field.

This thing has no technical content, and Li Yuechen doesn't need to stare at it, but after attending a simple groundbreaking ceremony, he plans to go back to teach the students.

"Your Highness!"

Xiao He suddenly ran over: "A nearby fisherman asked to see if they could go fishing..."

"Well, tell them. Everything will be fine as usual." Li Yuechen waved his hand and replied.

At present, there is no city in Qingdao, but there are some villages built by fishermen who make a living by fishing.

The people in these villages usually have women farming and men fishing. If there were no natural disasters in the peaceful era, they would be self-sufficient.

During the Tang Dynasty, there were almost no Japanese pirates. Living by the sea, apart from the need to worry about some natural disasters, it was quite passable.

Then Li Yuechen returned to the camp and went to teach the children.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. After finishing the day's classes, Li Yuechen walked out of the office, just in time to meet Lu Zhaolin who came out.

Now Lu Zhaolin is in charge of the Chinese class in the military academy. At the same time, his son also entered the school to study with a group of royal children.

"Your Highness!"

"Well, how does it feel to come out here? Are you still used to it?" Li Yuechen asked as he walked out.

Lu Zhaolin nodded: "It's strange to say that since leaving Dongdu, so far, this wind disease has not happened again in the past two months!"

"Aren't you trying to fool me with nice words?" Li Yuechen had a suspicious expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, I have learned from you that everything under my command is true!" Lu Zhaolin saluted.

The two walked out while chatting. The military camp here is also similar to Dongdu. There is a long and straight main road connecting the gate.

Before he reached the gate, he saw a sentry rushing towards the gate: "Your Highness, there is someone asking to see you outside, claiming to be Jiang Zhengan, the governor of Qingzhou..."

"Okay, got it!"

Li Yuechen agreed and came to the gate of the barracks. As expected, Jiang Zhengan was standing beside the carriage and looking this way.

Seeing the princess coming out, he immediately took two steps forward and saluted respectfully: "I have seen Her Royal Highness."

"Excuse me!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "What's the matter with Governor Jiang coming here?"

"Going back to Your Highness, I just came here to see if I need to step down again..."

Now outsiders only know that Li Yuechen has come to the beach, but they don't know what she is here for.

In particular, she is an imposing general who builds large-scale construction here every day, making Jiang Zheng'an subconsciously think that she is doing some fortifications and the like.

At the same time, I couldn't help but wonder if I was going to start a war with someone...

Now that the Empress is on the throne, it is not impossible for someone here to plan a rebellion, so after thinking about it for the past few days, he decided to come over to find out what the princess has said, if there is something he can really help, at least it is a credit...

Li Yuechen didn't know that he was thinking so much, but he nodded: "Speaking of which, Jiang Shishi really needs help with something."

"Your Highness, just give orders!" Jiang Zhengan replied expectantly.

"Now the number of Qianniuwei is not enough, I plan to expand the number of recruits. But there are too few young people in the village here, so Jiang Jiang can make an announcement among the soldiers in the government to see if anyone is willing to come to my palace's Qianniuwei..." Li Yuechen said slowly.

Hearing this, Jiang Zheng'an didn't react a bit. The number of any army is limited, how can it be expanded as it is?

Could it be that the one who wants to rebel is actually the princess?But it doesn't make sense, she herself is General Qianniuwei, if she wants to rebel, wouldn't it be easier to succeed in Dongdu?

Jiang Zheng'an felt that he couldn't think about the things inside, he had better obediently do what the princess told him to do well, and he didn't know anything about the rest...

"Don't worry, Your Highness, it doesn't matter whether they are willing or not..."

However, Li Yuechen shook his head and interrupted him: "No! This Palace has requirements for expanding the army. Not only must you know how to swim, but you must also pass the test in physical strength..."

Jiang Zheng'an thought for a while, and then replied: "Your Highness, this place is near the sea, and there is no shortage of people who know the nature of water, but in terms of physical strength..."

While speaking, the expression on his face seemed a bit embarrassed, and he felt that the matter His Highness explained was not easy to do.

The Qianniuwei, which is directly under the princess's command, is invincible all over the country. It must not be accessible to ordinary people, but I don't know what kind of assessment standard this is.

For an official like Jiang Zhengan, the impression of his boss is very important. If this matter is not handled well, His Highness will probably leave an impression of "incompetent" or "incompetent". to future promotion issues.

He stroked his beard subconsciously and thought about how to do this to satisfy His Highness.

"That's it!"

Li Yuechen didn't think too much, and immediately interrupted his thinking: "Set a date for all the government soldiers to come and participate in the assessment. Those who are selected will stay, and those who are eliminated will go back. The only requirement is to know how to swim."

"Well... there is no problem with this matter, please rest assured, Your Highness!" Jiang Zheng'an was relieved when he heard her request, and quickly agreed.

The princess helped to find a solution together, which was too much of a face, so she hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust..."

"Okay, Governor Jiang is free of courtesy," Li Yuechen raised his hand: "The journey has been tiring and hard, so why don't you just eat here today."

"How dare you bother Your Highness..." Jiang Zhengan replied expectantly.

How honorable is it for the princess to treat guests to dinner?It even made him tremble with excitement.

After all, the officials at the border are not like those in Dongdu. For them, nobles like princes and princesses may never be seen in their lifetime.

Li Yuechen didn't think so much about the mess, it was purely because he came all the way, he couldn't send him away without asking for a meal, it was just a matter of politeness.

……

Of course, even if it was a matter of politeness, Li Yuechen did her best. Not only was she there, but Geng Yunqiang and other senior officers were also called here.

Sitting at the big round table in the middle of the cafeteria, Jiang Zheng'an couldn't help swallowing his saliva as he looked at a table of food exuding a strange aroma.

It's no wonder that he lost his composure. Although stir-frying has been around for many years, in this era, the specific method has not spread to the coastal cities here.

And newspapers will not publish news about food, so it is normal for him not to understand.

I have also heard from some merchants that the dishes in the Eastern Capital are gradually changing, but they don't know the secret.

Li Yuechen, who was sitting across from him, smiled at his dazed expression, and then said: "I don't drink alcohol in the army, so I won't serve wine at the dinner table. Before I leave, I'll bring two jars to Governor Jiang!"

"Thank you, Your Highness! It's really a blessing to be an official!" Jiang Zhengan nodded quickly in agreement.

He didn't dare to disagree with the princess's words. The princess is a princess after all, and there are not many people in the whole country who are qualified to let her toast.

After carefully finishing his meal with gratitude, Jiang Zhengan left the barracks with two altars of high-quality liquor sent by the princess.

Before leaving, he kept making promises that he would definitely finish what the princess told her, so that she could rest assured.

Li Yuechen nodded, and after watching him leave gratefully, he couldn't help but smile, and thought in his heart, the emperor's heart technique taught by his parents is indeed useful.

……

In the next few days, the beach was completely quiet.

At the end of May, Yantian was finally completed. This thing looks simple, but in fact the work is quite troublesome. It is completely built with turning heads and cement bit by bit.

At the same time, Li Yuechen also asked them to set up brackets around them, so that they could cover them with wooden boards and tarpaulins when it rained.

But at this time, there was a new problem in front of us - how to transfer the water from the reservoir to the salt pan without water pumps in this era?
Li Yuechen curled his lips when he discovered this problem, and finally asked the craftsmen to build two waterwheels, lift the water up by manpower stepping on the pedals, and then send it to the salt field through the connected bamboo pipes.

Standing beside Li Yuechen, Geng Yunqiang watched the brine transported by the water truck gradually spread out in the cement pool, and couldn't help asking curiously: "How does Your Highness turn this sea water into salt?"

Li Yuechen turned his head and asked with a smile: "Do you believe in light?"

"Eh?" Geng Yunqiang froze in place for a moment, unable to understand what she meant.

"The power of the sun is very strong!" Li Yuechen pointed to the sun hanging in the sky.

At this time, June is about to enter, which is the hottest time of the year. The scorching sun shines on the earth, and it feels a little dazzling even if you lower your head.

"Old Geng, you have to be optimistic about this place these few days!" Li Yuechen said, "If there are no accidents, within seven days, you will be able to see a miracle!"

"Yes! Don't worry, Your Highness!" Geng Yunqiang agreed with a salute.

At the same time, he decided to watch here for the next few days. Although he didn't doubt Li Yuechen's words, he was still curious, wanting to know how the sea water turned into salt, and how much salt it could turn into.

　Hello everyone, after changing the dressing, the doctor said that there is no need to continue bandaging, and the wound should be ventilated, but it is still not wet for a few days.

　　I tried it, and the movement of my fingers was not affected too much. If there is no accident, the two shifts will resume tomorrow!I hope you will continue to support us!
　　
　
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