Great Tang princess

Outside the city of Zhuozhou, the originally small number of troops were divided into three groups to prepare for departure according to the plan.

Geng Yunqiang led the reconnaissance company and Li Shouli to the border first, Li Yuechen led some people to escort the dead soldiers back, and the last part was responsible for taking Lu Wangda and his descendants to the capital for trial.

Lu Zhenghao and Yu Baosen came out to see each other off. On the city wall, Li Yuechen waved his hands with a smile: "Okay, there's no need to send them off. You guys are busy in the future, just do your own things well."

She has already arranged everything in the past few days, and she also plans to bring Zhang Lian'er, who was originally meritorious, back home.

However, Zhang Lianer expressed that she wanted to continue working for the princess, so at her request, she became the new procuress of the brothel, formally established a dark guard base here, and became the head of the dark guard in Zhuozhou.

With the help of Lu Zhenghao and Yu Baosen, I believe that with her ability, she will soon be able to gain a firm foothold and establish a new intelligence transfer station here.

Although it is a brothel, Li Yuechen still set the rules for her. Although the girls in the brothel also need to be replaced, there must be some bottom lines.

First of all, it is obvious that the kidnappers cannot be taken, and the kidnappers must be captured and handed over to Yu Baosen immediately.

Secondly, for those who have difficulties at home and come here voluntarily, background checks must be done, and at the same time, they must not bully their employees...

Li Yuechen is very clear that it is impossible to ban this kind of ancient entertainment industry in this era, so it is better to block it and slowly bring it into the scope of supervision in the future.

At present, there is a bottom line to be guaranteed, that is, these girls in the brothel must be voluntary, not be voluntary.

In addition, in this era, 15 years old is considered an adult, and Li Yuechen raised it to 16 years old. Below 16 years old, one can only do some chores, or perform as a performer, and absolutely cannot do receptions.

No matter how much money or power you have, this is what the princess said, whoever refuses to accept it, let him come to me!
During yesterday's conversation, Li Yuechen knocked on the table with his fingers with a serious face: "Remember! This is the bottom line that no one can touch! If anyone dares to violate it, even princes and nobles, directly Cut it off for me! Hack it to death, Bengong will take care of it!"

The princess said it so seriously, so Zhang Lian'er naturally agreed solemnly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, this subordinate understands!"

"Including you!" Li Yuechen continued, "I don't talk about other things, but on this matter, if you dare to take the lead in violating, don't blame me for not being sympathetic."

"Yes! This subordinate will strictly follow His Highness's orders!"

Although Zhang Lian'er and Li Yuechen were not familiar with each other, just listening to the serious tone, one could tell that the problem must be serious.

As the princess said, this is an untouchable bottom line, whoever touches it will die.

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Now that the things here have been finalized, Li Yuechen set off to go back. Calculating the time, it was almost the end of May.

Li Yuechen looked at the sky, thinking that he should find a way to get clothes and sunglasses out while walking down.

Lu Zhenghao suddenly said: "Your Highness, the dead men hiding in the surrounding states and counties have not been arrested and brought to justice, how should we deal with it?"

"I will ask the hidden guards to release the news nearby. The Lu family has changed. The former dead soldiers are also free. As long as they abide by the law in the future, they will forget the past." Li Yuechen replied.

There is no way to do this. After all, the foreign invasion is imminent, and there is no extra time and energy to find them one by one.

The dead soldiers have been brainwashed and trained since they were young. They have no orders and are no different from ordinary people.In addition, because this incident happened too fast, they had no time to participate.

So Li Yuechen decided not to pursue it, and now he is still concentrating on dealing with the foreign invasion.

"These people don't have any other skills to make a living. If one day they come to you to take them in, you can decide for yourself. But you need to go to the government to register for them, and you can't let them break the law!" Li Yuechen said, "This The energy of the palace is limited, so the things here are left to you!"

After Lu Zhenghao heard this, he got a better understanding of this princess. This kind of mind and spirit are truly extraordinary.

He nodded earnestly, expressing his understanding.Li Yuechen also nodded, then got on his horse and set off officially.

On the city wall, Yu Baosen and Lu Zhenghao saluted the princess side by side, and then smiled at each other.

Lu Zhenghao said: "In the future, the Lu family will concentrate on running business, and will have to rely on brother Yu a lot for many things."

"Hey, you and I don't need to see each other..."

Then both of them burst out laughing.

They all knew each other that the Lu family might still be very famous in this land in the future, but they no longer had any power enough to shake the court.

As a purely commercial family, Yu Baosen, the aggressive captain, has also become the object of his fawning.

As Li Yuechen expected, the bureaucratic system is gradually taking shape.

Both of them are smart people, so they can easily figure out the rules of survival under this system, but what they don't know is that in Li Yuechen's plan, this is just a transitional stage, not the final system .

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On the way back, Li Yuechen didn't ride a horse every day, especially now that the weather was hot, it was too hot to ride a horse and walk in the sun every day, so most of the time he sat in the carriage.

In the past few days, I would chat with Lu Xiaoqian when I was free, and Wang Wuqiong also explained to her the current system in the princess army.

"Now that you understand the military system, I will provide you with two directions." Li Yuechen raised a finger, "You are also literate. Since you can write and count, you can enter the military academy to study. In the future, you will either be in the military Serve as a staff officer, or enter the Ministry of War to serve as a civilian, during this period, you have plenty of time to think about it."

In fact, at this time, someone like Lu Xiaoqian who can write and count is considered a high-end talent. After all, Li Yuechen's school has just taken shape, and there is no way to continuously train talents.

So this kind of people who have been educated since childhood are comparable to college students in the 80s and [-]s, and they are extremely precious.

Because now not only is the army reformed, but also a large number of civilian officers are needed after the reform of the Ministry of War, so Li Yuechen gave her the opportunity to choose, and she can consider it by herself.

Lu Xiaoqian saw that the princess was so important, and said gratefully: "Of course, this subordinate will seriously consider it, and I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!"

Seeing her serious expression, Li Yuechen couldn't help thinking, what would her original fate be like without him?

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Because of the large number of people, the speed of travel was naturally much slower, and it took more than ten days to arrive in Tianjin.

When they saw the unimaginable large ship parked not far from the shore, both Lu Xiaoqian and the escorted dead men widened their eyes.

This ship is so big that it is unimaginable, and the complicated sails can't help being dazzled.

Because there is no pier repaired here, and the boat is too big to get too close to the shore, so we can only use small sampans to transport people on the shore to the boat little by little.

There were more than [-] dead men captured, and they were all arranged in the dark lower cabin. There was no way, there were too many people, so they could only be crowded like this.

Fortunately, this kind of boat is not fast, and it will take about five or six days to arrive in Qingdao. When the time comes, they will get off the boat and let them take a bath and be careful not to cause diseases.

After Lu Xiaoqian boarded the deck, she couldn't help but look left and right curiously, at the same time, she saw many soldiers in white military uniforms, and she couldn't help asking Wang Wuqiong next to her curiously: "Senior, why don't the soldiers on this ship wear that... Camouflage."

There are not many women in the army. Although there are women's troops now, those are special palace ladies in the future who are responsible for protecting the safety of the emperor.They also do not take part in any frontal combat, and occasionally assist in special operations.

For example, in this operation to capture the dead, there were also some female team members, as a presence to confuse the enemy's attention.

After all, it would be hard for anyone to see a woman running over suddenly, she would pull out an ax and chop someone down the next second, right?

Because there are too few women in the army, Wang Wuqiong and Lu Xiaoqian chatted a lot during this time, and got to know each other a lot.

Hearing her question, Wang Wuqiong explained: "Camouflage is combat uniform, which is called military uniform, or uniform. The army is black, and the navy is white."

"So that's how it is..." Lu Xiaoqian nodded, expressing that she understood, but soon discovered even greater doubts.

Officers like Zhong Qin had their own dormitories on the ship. As soon as they boarded the ship, they went back to the dormitory and changed into their military uniforms, and went to the deck to enjoy the air.

Lu Xiaoqian asked again: "Senior, all the staff members belong to the army?"

"The navy will have its own staff in the future, and they will be transferred from the army." Wang Wuqiong explained to her.

In the next few days, Lu Xiaoqian ran around on the deck almost every day, looking very curious about everything.

After all, he is a young man. He has never left Lu's house in his previous life. Now that he has come to the outside world, he is like a newborn child, full of curiosity about the world.

This is quite in line with Li Yuechen's preferences. She has always believed that young people should have a bit of vigor, and it doesn't matter if they like nerds, but don't be lifeless every day, like an old man who is dying.

After all, what Liu Huaqiang said is good, is he still called a young man if he is not arrogant?
While thinking about it, Li Yuechen was lying on a deck chair on the deck, holding a cup of tea and blowing the sea breeze under the shadow of the sail, and at the same time thinking that he must find a way to get his sunglasses out after he went back.

Although it is estimated that it is difficult to make the glass black in this age, it is also possible to make some other colors, at least it will not be too dazzling in the sun.

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After spending a few days on the endless sea, the Qingdao Wharf is just around the corner, and the time has come to the end of May.

Li Yuechen, who was lying on the deck, also stood up and stretched himself. Next, there are still many things to do. After finishing the arrangements for Qingdao, it is best to rush to the border within a month to prepare to resist the invasion of foreigners.

After careful calculation, he can rest here for at most three or four days before leaving, but during this period, he can communicate with the palace first.

The huge battleship Baidizi slowly docked at Qingdao Wharf. The soldiers on board were already ready, and they disembarked in an orderly manner to escort the prisoners.

These captives who had been in the cabin for several days had already started to smell sour when they came out. It was already summer and people were crowded in the small cabin. It was a good result that no disease was caused.

During this period of time, Li Yuechen also paid great attention to this issue, so he would open the cabin every day to ventilate them. If someone wanted to go to the toilet, they could come out temporarily to get some air as long as they made a report. Finally, no deaths occurred.

But they were bored inside for many days without taking a bath, and the sour smell on their bodies was very strong. When they got off the boat, they were all thrown into the sea for a while and rinsed with sea water, and then they were dragged to take a bath.

During this process, their eyes were always looking around in shock, especially the huge building not far from the pier. Although only a shelf was built, it still felt huge.

This is a shipyard under construction, and now the general framework has come out, and you can basically see what it will look like after completion, which is almost a huge factory building.

Many people inside were busy everywhere. For these captives who were escorted off the ship, they ignored them after just a glance and continued to be busy with their work.

Instead, these captives and Lu Xiaoqian stared at the huge building frame curiously, thinking about its purpose.

When he saw a shirtless young man hanging three thick logs with a rope and pulling him into the air, his expression was even more inconceivable.

Originally, I thought that the princess's innate supernatural power was already unique, but I didn't expect that there were people with such supernatural power in this army?The three logs add up to at least three or four hundred catties, but one person can pull them up?

Of course they didn't know that it was due to the moving pulley, they just thought that this man was very strong.

It was Wang Wuqiong who explained from the side: "That is also His Highness's invention, which can make people lift heavy objects..."

Lu Xiaoqian was even more surprised when she heard this. She had heard that Princess Taiping was very creative and had invented many magical things. Unexpectedly, she saw one of them right away.

After getting off the pier and continuing to walk forward, I suddenly felt that the light was dazzling. I squinted my eyes and took a closer look. What I saw were piles of white things, shining in the sun.

Snow?
This was the first thought of Lu Xiaoqian and many dead men, but now it is the end of May, and it will be the scorching heat of June soon, how can it snow?

However, as they continued to walk forward, their eyes opened unbelievably wider and wider.

I saw a huge terrace-like space divided into gray squares, forming square pools.

The pools in front were sparkling with the breeze, while the pools behind were actually cone-shaped piles of white lumps.

Take a closer look, it's not snow, it's salt!
The salt piles in the first few pools are still relatively large, and the color is a little yellowish, but it becomes finer and whiter as it goes to the back.

In the end, the salt was so thin that it was almost completely powdered. Someone took a dustpan and shoveled it into a bamboo basket and carried it into a factory not far away.

A lot of snow-white salt fell on the ground, but these people seemed to be invisible, without any distress, and walked into the dusty factory building by themselves.

As a result, a thick layer of salt foam has been spread on the edge of the last pool around, and it is covered with black footprints.