Great Tang princess

Chapter 422 Craftsman Exam
Li Yuechen's speed was much faster than the soldiers who had just started training. She sat in a chair and drank a few cups of tea, and went back to change into dry clothes, but there was still no one on the sea.

After waiting for a while, I gradually saw a few figures on the sea, swimming towards the sea little by little.

At this time, nearly half an hour has passed since Li Yuechen came back, so we can know how fast she is.

The first batch of returning soldiers struggled back to the shore one after another from the sea water. They staggered out of the sea water with their already weak bodies. The moment they reached the beach, they fell to the ground one after another, lying down and mouthing heavily. He took a big breath.

Li Yuechen looked at the shadow of the wooden stick on the ground next to him, and nodded slightly.

There were about [-] or [-] people who came up in the first batch, and they all came back within half an hour of going ashore, which is already quite a good result.

She didn't expect to make these soldiers reach her own level, and it is really quite good to have this result.

"Okay, there are no cans left!"

After getting up while talking to herself, she paced to a group of soldiers who were already lying down.

They were about to stand up and salute, but Li Yuchen waved his hands: "Okay, today's training is over, let's have a good rest!"

After finishing speaking, she turned and left, leaving only a back that looked relaxed and comfortable to them.

In fact, she has basically reached the limit of her physical strength at this time. She swims ten kilometers in an hour, and still uses the explosive butterfly stroke. Even she feels a feeling of being squeezed dry.

It can be said that since the flood in Dongdu many years ago, this feeling has never been felt again.

It's normal to think about it. Butterfly swimming itself tends to consume more energy, not to mention that she is still wearing clothes, and the resistance in the water will also become one of the reasons for consuming her energy.

But these soldiers didn't know, they only knew that His Highness overtook them at an extremely fast speed, came back from the sea with a speed of almost half an hour!

In such an instant, the group of soldiers worshiped her even more deeply, and they all had a sense of piety when they watched her leave.

……

In a blink of an eye, the time has come to August.

The temperature began to drop in the morning and evening, but the states and counties basically became busy, because the autumn is about to begin.

Qiu Wei, also known as the Jie Examination, is the first round of the imperial examination held by the local school. Those who get the ranking in this exam can set off to Dongdu to participate in next year's Chun Wei.

In cities like Qingzhou, there are usually few recreational activities, and being able to go and see students taking exams is one of the few ways to pass the time.

This year's exam is scheduled to be held before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the rankings will be announced on the Mid-Autumn Festival. If someone gets a ranking, they can celebrate the holiday.

But to be honest, Li Yuechen felt that this approach was a bit devilish.

Only those who passed the exam were considered, but after all, the majority were those who failed the exam. For those who failed the exam, wouldn't it be difficult to even pass the Mid-Autumn Festival?

But then he shook his head, saying it was nothing, since ancient times, no one cared about the feelings of the weak.

In most competitions, there are only two types: "champion" and "no". No one cares about No.2, and almost no one will remember the name of the runner-up.

After lamenting this cruel world, Li Yuechen felt thankful, thanks to the fact that his wife is a royal princess, otherwise, if he wanted to stand up in this life, it seemed that the only way to go was to rebel.

At this moment, Xiao He suddenly walked in: "Your Highness, there is a letter from Governor Jiang."

Li Yuechen was a little curious, and took a look. It turned out that it was Jiang Zhengan who expressed that he was busy with Qiu Wei's affairs recently, and apologized for not coming to salute, and invited her to be the invigilator of Qingzhou...

Seeing this letter, Li Yuechen felt a little funny. My old lady is just an ordinary military boss, why should she care about the college entrance examination?
Just as he was about to reply to the letter, a sentry outside also ran in: "Your Highness, there are two messengers from outside the camp, claiming to be from Dengzhou and Laizhou..."

After receiving the letter from the soldier, as expected, like Jiang Zhengan, they invited her to be the invigilator, and even said that if she was willing to go, they would stagger the time and let her take turns invigilating the exam.

While shaking his head, Li Yuechen asked Xiaohe to grind his ink, and wrote back to them, saying that he was a member of the military, so he would not participate in this matter, and let them start the exam on time according to the order of the court, and he had no one to take care of him...

After writing the reply letters, they sent people to send them separately, and then ran to the temporary branch of the Academy of Engineering.

After a period of hard work, this group of skilled craftsmen finally made what Li Yuechen needed, a one-foot-long model of the queen ship!

When Li Yuechen came over, he happened to see the model placed in the yard.

It is almost exactly the same as the design drawing, from the shuttle-shaped hull to the somewhat complicated sails, the level of detail is really quite good.

Li Yuechen looked around the ship twice, then waved his hands and said, "Let's go, try putting it in the sea!"

Everyone agreed, Geng Yunqiang called two soldiers, carefully lifted the model, came to the beach, and then put it in the sea.

It's not too windy today, but there are still some waves.

Seeing the almost three-meter-long "big" warship swaying slightly in the waves without tipping over, Li Yuechen nodded in satisfaction.

At least the first step of the experiment is successful, which shows that my thinking is correct, and now I can consider the formal construction.

First of all, building a ship requires a lot of wood. To build such a ship, I am afraid that a lot of woods need to be cut down.

Leaving aside environmental issues, efficiency is also a big problem. It seems that we should try to make cement boats if we have the opportunity in the future...

At this moment, the craftsmen around her couldn't imagine that she had already started to think about other materials. At this moment, they were all standing in the waist-deep sea, looking at the sharp-bottomed boat that they jointly built.

After observing it from various angles, I found that the ship could sail steadily in the waves, so I nodded in satisfaction.

"As for the material, I will prepare it, and you are ready to be responsible for the shipbuilding."

The craftsmen agreed, and then asked: "Your Highness, it's just that there are not enough people here..."

Li Yuechen nodded to express his understanding: "The engineering troops will help you with your work, as for other things..."

After thinking about it carefully, she said: "If you have apprentices or children who want to help, it's okay, but you have to pass the exam first. Just in time for this spring, I will also come to the selection of craftsmen..."

Right now, the Engineering Academy still doesn't have enough manpower. Li Yuechen thinks that the craftsman examination should be tested here first. If it works, it will be implemented in Dongdu.

She thought she was a person who paid attention to efficiency, so she did what she said, and immediately asked the craftsmen to go back and bring their children or apprentices to prepare for a selection test.

If it succeeds this time, next year it can be considered to select some talents from nearby states and counties for selection.

……

August [-]th, Mid-Autumn Festival.

Dongdu is as lively as usual. Compared with cities in other remote places, it feels like two worlds.

The Jinwu Guard soldier in charge of guarding the city yawned, hunched against the gate of the city, and alternated with his colleagues from time to time to check the guides and goods for people entering and leaving the city.

Zhang Xiaoshan was one of them. He took over Grandpa's class and worked as an errand in Jinwu Guard.Because they still have some connections and ways, they are basically assigned to simple tasks such as guarding the city gate or patrolling the city wall every day.

Today, as usual, he closed his eyes and took a nap against the door frame of the city gate while his colleagues were checking.

Suddenly, he felt his elbow being touched by someone, and he opened his eyes, only to see his colleague raised his head: "Look!"

He looked up and saw a group of short-bearded soldiers in camouflage uniforms slowly approaching with several carriages, and he could see that there seemed to be more than a dozen large water tanks on the carriages.

Qianniuwei is now the army directly under Princess Taiping, and is very famous in the Eastern Capital.Its uniform uniform and strict military discipline made other officers of the guard envious.

Many officers have tried to train their soldiers in this way, but none of them failed in the end.

Not to mention the sufficient food, even if it is just a practice queue, the wear and tear of the straw sandals is not something they can afford, let alone the soldiers who have to take a bath every day after a lot of training and have a comfortable sleeping environment... These are all It's something other guards can't do!
These Qianniu Guards came to the city gate in unison, and the first one raised his hand to show his token.

After identifying with his colleagues, Zhang Xiaoshan made sure there was no problem, so he quickly stepped aside and let them in.

As for what the goods inside are, they have no right to ask at all.

Look at the black axes hanging on the thighs of these Qianniuwei. If you dare to ask more questions, you might be hacked to death directly.

The surrounding people also turned their heads to look at the soldiers in camouflage uniforms, and made way for them one after another.

Although their aura looks more oppressive than those of the Jinwu Guards defending the city, they are not intimidating.

Many people still remember that in the floods in Dongdu a few years ago, it was these people who saved the lives of many people, so they are safe.

Watching them pass by the crowd's attention, Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help curling his lips with a look of disdain.

"Is that so?" asked the colleague next to him.

Zhang Xiaoshan shook his head: "The troops directly under His Highness are really extraordinary. But if I can go in, I won't be as rigid as them..."

"It's a pity that His Highness only integrates the Qianniu Guards and the guards...I'm waiting for the soldiers of the Shangfan, how can I have such a chance?" The colleague shook his head slightly while sighing.

Then he looked at the direction Qianniuwei was leaving, and couldn't help but enviously said: "But I hope that one day, I, Fan Chen, can also enter it!"

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