Great Tang princess

Salt is an extremely precious thing in this era. Just a few years ago, no one could afford the coarse salt the size of a fingernail.

Later, the imperial court announced to lower the price of salt, and the official salt also changed from granular salt to powdered salt, gradually radiating from Dongdu and Chang'an to the surrounding areas.

Zhuozhou also gradually used this kind of salt. According to folklore, it was the princess who performed Taoism and prayed for the gift from God.

Because Li Yuechen has the status of a Taoist priest, it is normal for similar legends to appear.

There is also an even more exaggerated rumor, saying that as long as Princess Taiping pointed at the sky and said something in her mouth, the salt in the bar would overflow by herself...

This kind of saying is still relatively popular in this era. Even among literati, they have a high degree of belief in ghosts and gods.

But seeing the scene in front of them, everyone couldn't help being stunned. They didn't expect that there was so much salt here, and it didn't feel bad that the salt around the pool had been stepped on.

This is actually something that can’t be helped. The main reason is that the output is too large and there are too few people. In order to ensure efficiency, it is naturally impossible to work slowly and carefully. After a long time, this situation is naturally prone to occur.

In addition, Hainan has also started to produce salt at this time, and the price of salt in the whole country has dropped to an unbelievable level. It has indeed realized what Li Yuechen said at the beginning, the point where everyone can afford salt.

Lu Xiaoqian couldn't help swallowing her saliva. Under this kind of shock, it's no wonder that the private salt dealers in Zhuozhou City disappeared.

Before the escorted dead soldier had time to sigh, he was reprimanded by the surrounding soldiers and continued to move forward. Lu Xiaoqian also hurriedly followed Wang Wuqiong's footsteps.

Leaving aside the training of the soldiers by the sea, when they came outside the barracks and looked at the straight concrete road, they felt a little numb to the difference here.

It was the senior Wang Wuqiong who smiled and explained next to her: "The actual conditions here are still a bit poor, and now Dongdu and Chang'an have already paved this kind of road, which is much more convenient. By the way, walking on this road in the future Don't be joking... See the nameplates hanging on those trees? Those are all soldiers who died in the army. Walking on this road must be serious to show respect, and no one is exempt!"

As Wang Wuqiong walked forward, she popularized the various rules and regulations in the barracks, and at the same time couldn't help laughing: "Actually, if you didn't choose to stay in Lu's house as a housekeeper, you might regret it."

"Why?" Lu Xiaoqian didn't understand.

"There are many rules in the army, and you may not be able to bear it without training." Wang Wuqiong smiled, "But now there is no chance to regret it. Since you are here, if you leave without permission, you will be a deserter. cut!"

Hearing this sentence, Lu Xiaoqian couldn't help but froze for a moment, feeling as if she had come to a remarkable place.

Indeed, if you become a deserter in the future, you will at most just record a note in your file, which will affect things like job hunting in the future, and maybe even future generations will not be allowed to take civil service exams...

But in this day and age, being a deserter means losing your head.

Entering the barracks while explaining, Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Wuqiong, arrange a dormitory for her, take her to lead the military uniform, and call me after dinner."

"Yes!" Wang Wuqiong agreed, pulled Lu Xiaoqian away, and brought her to the logistics department to collect the military uniform.

After getting the camouflage uniform and military uniform, I took her to arrange a dormitory, and taught her how to salute the military, as well as different epaulet patterns and so on.

On the other side, Li Yuechen returned to his office.

Xiao He had already made tea and was waiting here: "Congratulations, Your Highness, on your triumphant return!"

"long time no see!"

Li Yuechen sat on the chair with a smile, "But I will be leaving in a few days, help me prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones."

"Yes!" Xiao He agreed, and then said while rubbing ink, "Why don't you rest for a few more days, Your Highness?"

"I think, foreign enemies won't let us..." Li Yuechen smiled, then took a sip from his teacup, picked up a pen and began to write letters to his mother, of course not only his mother, but also Shangguan Wan'er and other family members .

After all, the border is remote, and it will take several months to go there. During this period of time, communication is too troublesome, unless a new flight route is opened up and then transferred from Qingdao.

In this way, the communication time between the eastern capital and the border can be shortened to two or three days.

In this era, as long as the communication time is shorter, the court's control over the locality will be stronger, because the communication is fast enough, and no matter what happens, it can respond quickly.

Therefore, this matter must be seriously considered and started as soon as possible. Specifically, we must wait until the border to try again.

While thinking about it, I wrote a letter and seriously reported the current situation and my thoughts to my mother.

Because there are a lot of letters to write, it took almost an afternoon to finish all the letters, and it didn't stop until dusk when the light was obviously dimmed.

During dinner, seeing Lu Xiaoqian cooking clumsily, Li Yuechen waved Wang Wuqiong to help her, and then called her to eat at the same table as him.

Hearing that she was going to be at the same table with the princess, Lu Xiaoqian was surprised and speechless.

"What if this makes it so? I'm just a lowly person, how can I be at the same table with His Highness?"

Wang Wuqiong smiled: "Your Highness is approachable, so you don't care about these things. Besides, you are no longer a servant at this time, but a military academy preparatory student. There is no difference from these soldiers here."

Coming to the table, after Lu Xiaoqian saluted, she sat down tremblingly under Li Yuechen's order, her legs trembling uncontrollably.

Li Yuechen smiled: "To be honest, this is the time when you are employing people, and I have high hopes for you. Don't care about the past. How much you can achieve in the future depends entirely on yourself."

"Yes, Minnen...Your Majesty will definitely live up to your Highness's expectations!" Lu Xiaoqian stood up and raised her hands in salute, but because she had not been trained, her movements were slightly deformed.

Li Yuechen waved her hand and asked her to sit down: "The military academy only starts on the first day of August. During this time, you can get acquainted with the life here and make some preparations. Speaking of which, have you decided where you want to go in the future?"

"Actually, my subordinates have read some military books before, but I don't think they can understand them... I think it's not suitable for the staff, maybe it's more suitable for the Ministry of War..." She replied cautiously.

In fact, this is true, but the most critical problem is that as a little girl living in a border city, she still yearns for the emperor's feet, so she wants to develop in the eastern capital.

Li Yuechen didn't have any objections, in fact, she thought so too.

Although the Navy does not have a staff officer yet, they are already being trained. Compared with this, the Ministry of War is more short of people, so it is a good thing that she is willing to go to the Ministry of War.

What's more, at this time, the Ministry of War is short of personnel, especially as the aristocratic family begins to pay taxes, the tax revenue of the imperial court will increase in the next few years, and the reform of the frontier army will increase the demand for talents in the Ministry of War.

It can be said that after Lu Xiaoqian graduates and enters the Ministry of War, as long as her ability is not bad, she will definitely be promoted very quickly. I dare not say that there are too many in this life, but as long as there are no major mistakes, it is more than enough to be a senior colonel.

If there are enough battles in the future, it is not impossible to get some military exploits, even generals.

She chose to go to the Ministry of War, and she actually made a pretty good choice.

"Well, after graduation, I will work in the Ministry of War." Li Yuechen nodded with a smile.

Lu Xiaoqian happily agreed, and decided to study hard to make a good impression on the princess.

Following Wang Wuqiong's arrangement, she went to bed early at night, and got up immediately after hearing the sound of the drum the next morning.

She heard that the military academy also needs to participate in physical fitness and military training, and she plans to get used to it before she officially enters.

However, just as he walked out of the dormitory, he suddenly saw a few black shadows passing by in the sky. When he looked up, he saw two huge triangular flying objects flying across the sky and heading straight for the distance. is flying higher and higher.

She opened her eyes wide and subconsciously fell to the ground.

Lu Xiaoqian's eyesight is good, she saw clearly at that moment, there was actually someone on the flying object!
Although she had heard rumors that His Highness could fly a long time ago, she also felt that this was somewhat exaggerated, but she did not expect that she really saw this miraculous scene today.

"Don't sit on the ground in the early morning, it will easily cause the palace to be cold..." Wang Wuqiong came over and advised.

Lu Xiaoqian got up with a grunt: "Senior, what is that? Why can it carry people into the sky?"

"Hang glider, it's not uncommon to use it to deliver letters." Wang Wuqiong smiled, "Let's go for a run first, and I'll tell you about it when I'm done having breakfast."

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After breakfast, Li Yuechen sat on the wicker chair in the office by the window, taking advantage of the morning sun to look at the scroll in his hand, Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Although I have read it many times, as a soldier, it is better to read more when you are free.

Her wide sleeves were draped over the armrests, and her legs were crossed, looking very comfortable.

In fact, the sleeves of the round neck gown are not big, and it is also designed with narrow sleeves.It's just that summer is a bit hot after all, and it can be cooler by enlarging the sleeves, so this is another round neck robe.

Her office has glass windows and wooden floors. It looks like she has traveled to the future. Of course, the premise is to ignore the pile of scrolls on the bookshelf.

While reading the book of war, Xiao He suddenly walked in: "Your Highness, we are here."

"Well, call them in!"

Following her order, Liu Huang walked into the office with eight or nine other people, and then stood in a row, raising their hands in salute: "Your Highness!"

This group of people is about to graduate this year, and the summer vacation is about to begin. Li Yuechen plans to talk to them about the arrangements.

At present, the frontier army has not been reformed, so there are not many positions for them. Li Yuechen wants to ask them if anyone is willing to enter the Ministry of War as a civilian officer.

Or you can join the Jiaolong Reconnaissance Company. Military students also need to receive physical fitness and military skills training. If you are willing to join the Jiaolong, you can skip the previous stages and start directly as a corporal.