Great Tang princess

Chapter 454 A Labor-Saving Tool

In fact, Li Yuechen had thought more than once that if he was a man, he could choose a concubine to open a harem in a fair manner.

Not only is it much easier to do many things, but no matter how bad it is, he can justifiably inherit the throne.

Don't look at women as emperors now, but after my mother, I'm afraid it will be difficult to produce a second emperor.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of the way of thinking. People in this era still stubbornly believe that children are the blood of the father and have little to do with the mother.

So this involves a question of heirs, how should a woman choose an heir when she is the emperor.

Although Wu Zetian is now the emperor, her children are still of Li Tang blood.But if Li Yuechen wants to be emperor, then her heir must be a child adopted from other brothers.

If she gave birth to it herself, it would cause national unrest.

But to take a step back, even if she adopts her brother's child to inherit the throne, the position of her brother will be very awkward in the future.

And for the next emperor, he is the emperor, but the throne is inherited from his aunt. It is also embarrassing that the object of sacrifice in the future will not be the father but the adoptive mother or aunt.

It is even very likely that because of this, the problem of royal infighting will be triggered again, which is why Li Yuechen is unwilling to be the emperor.

Being trapped on the dragon chair for the rest of your life is a trivial matter, but the follow-up issues of a woman becoming emperor are the major ones!
In the final analysis, this is a cultural issue. In this land, married daughters have not been recognized by the clan since ancient times, and they are from other people's families, so it is difficult for a woman to be an emperor.

Was Empress Lu powerful enough back then?But still can only be regent as the empress dowager, and dare not sit on the dragon chair by himself.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen suddenly felt that the issue of female heirs could be considered in the future!
Of course, she does not intend to challenge the tradition, but chooses a compromise solution.

She sat in the office, picked up the brush and began to record her thoughts.

First of all, if the future royal princess wants to get married, she has two options.

First, according to the current model of "marrying down", such a princess has no right to inherit the throne.

The other is to find members of the same generation of the royal family other than three generations of blood relatives, and "marry" them back in the form of "marriage".Such a princess can be given the right to inherit the throne!
In this way, not only can the female heir be promoted, but also the traditional problem of "blood" can be avoided.

Because such a princess "marries" a member of the royal family, which is equal to internal digestion.

Anyway, what the ministers care about is only a matter of blood, as long as both parties are royal families, it will be fine?
In this way, the outstanding female heirs can obtain the throne in a legal way, but there is a restriction in the harem: you cannot have children with non-royal "concubines"!

In this way, as long as it is guaranteed to be of royal blood, this problem can be solved!
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen couldn't help but nodded. For this era, it was a good idea.

Of course, she does not insist on having a female heir in the future royal family, but sometimes she has to face such a choice.

I read on the Internet before that in the imperial society of 2000 years, there are many examples of letting brothers inherit the throne because they have no sons.

But sibling succession, with the current trend, is too easy to cause internal strife, so Li Yuechen wants to add the option of female heir.

At least when the emperor has few heirs, he can still choose his daughter as a suitable candidate.

To be honest, Li Yuechen still prefers male emperors to preside over the society. Although women are often characterized by carefulness, long-term vision, and a big picture, I have to admit that women are often more emotional than men, and are more susceptible to emotions. Impact.

Especially for some unexpected emergencies, women are really not very good at this.

Although it can't be killed with a stick, the chance of this is indeed quite high.

Especially in the current situation in my own family, the eldest brother died early and left no son; the second brother is easily seduced, the third and fourth brothers don't pay attention, they are lazy, and like to show off...

If such a situation reappears in the royal family in the future, and the princess happens to be capable, then it is indeed the best choice for the princess to inherit the throne.

Li Yuechen's idea is that in the future, male emperors will still be the main candidates, but under special circumstances, female heirs can also be considered.

Of course, it’s just an idea at the moment, and I’m not in a hurry to make a decision on whether to implement it or not. Let’s see in the future according to the situation.

……

After recording all his thoughts, Li Yuechen tidied up and snapped his fingers: "Xiao He, follow me to the coast."

"Your Highness, the sun outside is scorching right now, why don't you wait before going." Xiao He persuaded.

"No problem, just bring an umbrella!" Li Yuechen smiled.

"Yes!"

Xiao He agreed, took an oil-paper umbrella and planned to follow her out.

"Give this to me, and you can take another one yourself." Li Yuechen took the oil-paper umbrella that had been painted bright red from her hand.

"How can His Highness hold an umbrella by himself..."

Li Yuechen shook his head impatiently: "Okay, it's such a hot weather, squeezed together with me, if you're not hot, I still think it's too hot!"

Hearing what she said, Xiao He couldn't think of any reason to refute, so she took an umbrella and followed her to the beach.

……

Before I got close, I could already see the general shape of the ship.

Now the watertight cabin is basically completed, and the upper part has been shaped, which looks like a huge hollowed out artwork.

Dozens of craftsmen and their apprentices kept busy working beside them, but they were orderly and cooperated quite well.

It's a pity that all the captives brought by the engineer troops were sent to build roads this time. There are not so many coolies available here, and a lot of heavy physical work requires the craftsmen to direct their apprentices to do it themselves.

One can imagine what it's like to work in the sun in this kind of weather. Whether it's craftsmen or apprentices, everyone is sweating profusely, and even took off their clothes and worked shirtless.

But Li Yuechen, who was watching from the side, felt that his expression was complicated. In this era, gears have been invented, and there is no such thing as a rocker for doing work?

After staying there for a while, she still didn't go over to say hello to them, and turned to leave.

But instead of returning to the office, he ran to the Engineering Academy.

As soon as I sat down, I was about to get a pen and paper to write and draw.

Many academicians brought over from the Eastern Capital gathered around, looking curiously to see if the princess was about to invent something new.

Before they started discussing, Li Yuechen had already finished the drawing: "There should be an iron chain ready-made, right? Make this thing before tomorrow!"

The craftsmen took the paper that Li Yuechen handed over, and asked curiously: "Your Highness, this thing looks simple, what is it for?"

"This thing is called a pulley block, and its main purpose is...to save effort! In short, there are only a few wheels, and they should be made before tomorrow!" Li Yuechen waved his hand.

The middle-aged craftsman standing at the front nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, it will be finished tomorrow morning."

"Ok!"

Li Yuechen didn't say much, just waved his hand and left.I thought in my heart that with this thing, they should be able to work more easily tomorrow.

Speaking of it, it's best to take those kids and military students there tomorrow to have a look, so that they can understand the specific usage of the pulley block.

But this thing is just an emergency product, Li Yuechen intends to let them try to make the iron gourd on the future construction site.

Compared with this fixed roller skating set, that thing is movable and can be fixed and used at any time, which is very labor-saving.

The principle is not difficult. Anyone who has studied physics in junior high school can basically understand it. The only trouble is the production, where the parts are relatively tight.

In this era, we can only let these craftsmen rub it by hand, which may take a long time. At present, we can only let them use fixed ones for emergency.

……

After Li Yuechen returned home, he began to draw the iron gourd of the future. However, its internal structure is relatively complicated, and it is a bit troublesome to draw.

Even if necessary, you need to make a model out of mud to show them.

But with this thing coming out, it should be much easier to build other warships in the future.

Li Yuechen's current plan is to build wooden boats first, and then try cement boats.

As for the steel ship... that thing has never been considered at all.Ships in this era are powered by sails, and the weight of steel is too heavy for sails to move.

If you want to use steel to build a ship, it is after the steam engine came out.

Of course, it may be good to change the way, for example, mainly use wood to build ships, and add iron sheets to the ribs and bow.Such a combination should also be worth trying.

Anyway, in this era, only her frogman troops can perform underwater special operations. This thing has been ahead of the world for hundreds of years.

And in Li Yuechen's impression, the age of navigation in history began during the Ming Dynasty.If the country develops smoothly, steel warships must have been built by then.

Forget it... Li Yuechen shook his head suddenly, those things are too far away, let's think about the iron gourd for now.

If this thing can be made earlier, at least there will be a labor-saving equipment for future large-scale projects, right?

While thinking about it, I drew the design drawing, and soon it was night.

After eating, Li Yuechen informed the children and the students of the military academy to go to the shipyard tomorrow to learn the application of roller skating, and then drove them back to sleep.

At night, Li Yuechen was lying on the bamboo rocking chair, fanning himself while shaking, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, what would this country be like in the future with him here?

If you can live forever, I really can't help but want to see... what this country will look like in hundreds of years!
Thinking about it, she gradually felt sleepy, closed her eyes and fell asleep...

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