Great Tang princess

Chapter 617 Exploring the World
The training didn't take too long, and Li Yuechen didn't have a lot to say, and he finished it in just five days.

What's more, they also took their own notes during the training process, and after returning home, they can sort out these things by themselves, and they can handle these things.

And in the past few days, other places have not been idle.

A large number of canned fruits were moved into the cabin, and Li Yuechen also told them how to make the canned food. When they got there, they could make some canned food by themselves and eat it on the way back.

As for the meat, there is no other way. If you want to eat meat, you can only go fishing in the sea, so you can eat fresh seafood as soon as possible.

But in any case, as long as the fruit supply can keep up, there is no need to worry about sepsis caused by long-term sea, and the minimum nutrition can be guaranteed.

Not many people went to sea, because they went to sea this time mainly for exploring the way.

To put it bluntly, if you can't come back after going out, at least it won't cause too much loss to the country.

Only if you can come back safely after going out, then the next time you go to sea, it will not be such a ship, but a fleet.

This voyage also marks the first time the Great Zhou Empire explored the world more deeply, which is of great significance to the future.

People in this era do not have a complete concept of the world, and their knowledge of foreign countries mainly comes from the Silk Road.

The Great Food Empire is the bridge connecting the East and the West on the Silk Road, and further outside, there is quite little information, and the current understanding of Europe and Africa is not comprehensive enough.

Of course, the biggest reason for this is that sufficient cultural self-confidence makes citizens not value foreign information very much. The Silk Road has another name in this era-Shentian Khan Road!

This is not what the people in China say, it is the name given by the foreign envoys here and there. From this, you can imagine how confident the people of this era are in their own culture.

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On the eighth day of February, after several days of training, it was finally time for Liu Zihe and the others to set off. Li Yuechen brought a certain kind of officer to the pier to see them off.

All the materials have been prepared, and the main survival materials such as fresh water and canned food are well prepared. Considering that in the past, you may need to communicate with the local people, and let them bring some things like porcelain, tea and silk. Exchange gifts.

As for soap and toilet paper... Merchants on the Silk Road are waving banknotes and waiting to buy them, so who cares about using them for this?
They were going out to explore the world on behalf of the country, so today Li Yuechen didn't relax as usual, but put on a black military uniform, and came to see them off as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses.

She was already tall and tall, and she looked even taller in the slim military uniform, at least half a head taller than the people around her.

There were a total of 24 people who went to sea, and they were also given weapons to deal with some possible unexpected situations.

In the middle of the dark phalanx on both sides, they also walked through the passage in the middle with serious faces, went up to the bridge with firm eyes, and climbed up the deck along the rope ladder.

Liu Zihe walked at the end. Facing the dense crowd of soldiers on both sides, his face looked a bit shy. He took two quick steps and walked out of the not-so-wide passageway of the human wall, and came in front of Li Yuechen.

"His Highness is so loving, and even came to see him off in person, really..."

Today, Li Yuechen put on his military uniform after a long absence, and came here to see them off, making these subordinates feel a little touched.

The same is true of Liu Zihe, because of the princess' words, he ran from Chang'an to Zhenzhou, which is almost like the land of Huawai.

But these years, not only the princess has never forgotten him, but also all kinds of rewards and condolences are not missing, which makes him feel that it is worthwhile to do these things for the princess.

That's right, in the eyes of these subordinates, everything they did was not for the country, but for the princess.

As the saying goes, a scholar dies for his confidant.A boss who truly values ​​them makes these subordinates not only loyal to Li Yuechen, but can almost be described as piety.

Li Yuechen's ability to do this is due to the reputation he has accumulated little by little over the years.

Outsiders' impression of the princess is that she is the god of war, she is smart, and she has made many magical objects.

But in the army, the most popular one is the story that when the Luoshui overflowed, the princess almost drowned herself in order to save the soldiers under her command; The soldier brought out, the thing that everyone can name...

In today's army, this princess is like a god, and her words are more effective than the emperor.

"Well, if it's possible, I would like to set off with you, but there are still many things to do here, so I can't leave..." Li Yuechen shook his head, with a little regret in his tone.

This is not a polite remark, she really thought about it at first.

She is an extreme athlete who challenges the world and nature. The desire for adventure has already become a part of her life. If there is such an opportunity, she is of course willing to take them out on an adventure to see the difference between the world thousands of years ago and the future.

It's a pity that her status is doomed to be impossible. Not only is she a princess, but she is also the actual emperor. Many things in the country require her participation, and the country cannot do without her now.

"Your Highness absolutely must not!" Liu Zihe replied hastily, "Nowadays you cannot leave Your Highness everywhere, how can His Highness leave? Besides, according to His Highness, the vast sea, the climate is unpredictable, and there are countless dangers. How can we let His Highness personally take risks? "

"That's why I feel sorry!" Li Yuechen shook his head slightly, "Anyway, remember, if there is any accident, if you lose something, you will lose it, but try to come back!"

Liu Zihe nodded: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, this subordinate will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!"

The two chatted for a few more words, then Liu Zihe turned around and boarded the boat.

Li Yuechen stood on the pier and watched him climb onto the deck, and then the people on the boat packed up immediately. As the iron chains were untied, the sails were pulled up, and the huge hull began to slowly leave the pier.

After turning a corner with some difficulty, the sails were fully raised, and the bow of the ship gradually left in the direction of South America.

Standing beside Li Yuechen, Geng Yunqiang shouted, "Salute!"

All the soldiers present raised their hands in salute, including Li Yuechen.

However, this action made Geng Yunqiang startled: "How can His Highness treat his subordinates..."

"Okay, they are all for the country, and it's not too much to salute." Li Yuechen put down his hand calmly.

Geng Yunqiang thought for a while, but did not continue to say anything. In the past, when sending off the martyrs in the army, His Highness also paid military salutes, and it was not the first time.

In fact, in feudal dynasties, this kind of practice is suspected of overstepping, but as long as no one says it, it can be assumed that it never happened.

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Together with the soldiers, Li Yuechen stood quietly on the pier and watched the hull move away, until it became blurred in the sight, and then announced to return to the camp.

Even if this trip goes smoothly, Li Yuechen estimates that it will take three to five years. I hope that when they come back, there will be greater changes in the country.

After sending away the first batch of world explorers, Li Yuechen didn't go out much for the next two or three days, thinking about the country's future development plan all the time.

On the Tubo side, there will definitely be a war in a few years.

Li Yuechen is not worried about winning or losing this battle, what is worried about is how to solve it after the fight?

Once it is defeated, the imperial court will be responsible to its own people, and they must be fed and clothed in order to ensure the stability of the country.

And the land on the plateau is not suitable for growing food, and the land on the northern border has just begun to be reclaimed, and there is no ability to grow it.

Although the grain output has increased a lot now, under the conditions of the country and the people's security, facing the population that is bound to increase in the future, it is almost inevitable that the price of grain will rise more than ten years later.

Ten years may seem like a long time, but for a national strategy, it is just a blink of an eye. The time is not too much, and a good solution must be come up with as soon as possible.

More than 1000 years later, many people are proud of the huge territory of this country. Little do they know that half of this vast territory is plateau desert in the central and western non-monsoon area, while more than two-thirds of the country is mountainous.

In addition to the living and production land for more than one billion people, this leads to a very tight agricultural land.

Although it has not yet reached the situation in the future, many places have not been developed, and the cultivated land is still a bit small.

Coupled with the problem of land mergers since the founding of the country, the pressure on ordinary farmers has actually increased year by year.

The tax system has been changed a few years ago, but at present, the aristocratic family has a commercial tax, and officials’ salaries also have to pay tax, but the noble family still owns a large amount of land that does not need to pay tax. This issue must be considered in the future solution.

The other is the change of the system. Over the years, newspapers and libraries have appeared one after another, which has led to an increase in the number of people taking part in the imperial examination. This year, women are allowed to take part, which means that the bureaucracy will become a bit bloated in the future.

The most direct consequence is that it will make the scholars roll up their books crazily, but Li Yuechen feels that it is not yet time for them to roll up, so it may not be a good thing to open the books too early.

But Tireless must have a tireless solution, which is to reform the system so that these officials can be accommodated in the revised system.

The solution that Li Yuechen could think of was to change the existing state and county system to the provincial and city system.

The reason is that there are ten provinces across the country, and the actual areas managed by the top officials of each locality are actually larger than the future provinces.

Coupled with the special system of this era, the highest chief executive is not only the chief executive, but also the highest military chief, so this management method is likely to cause the local chief to rebel.

But in the future, the army will be under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and the military and administration will be separated into two lines. There is no need to worry about the local chief executive conspiring to rebel. Coupled with future population growth, it seems that the area under management will become smaller, but the population to be managed will be larger than before. more.

The most critical issue is that the future urban construction planning can allow them to avoid agricultural land as much as possible, and try to ensure that agricultural land is not affected to the greatest extent, so that it is possible to support the future growth of the population.

In fact, the benefits of the time traveler are here, at least they can foresee some problems that people in this era can't think of in advance, so they can find a way to solve them in advance from the beginning.

And in the future, we can focus on the development of Lingnan, and develop more arable land to facilitate the large-scale planting and experimentation of crops in the future.

Today's Lingnan is not a good place, not to mention the miasma everywhere, and there may even be savages haunting it. It would be great if it could be developed in advance.

In addition, on the northern border, if you want to reclaim the fields, it is absolutely useless for a year or two, and it may even take a generation of time.

Now I can consider planting some crops that are easier to feed, such as soybeans.

Although the output of this thing is not high, it is very effective. Although it is not possible to extract soybean oil that can be eaten by humans, it can be used to make tofu, soybean milk, soy sauce and so on.

The fried soybean oil can be used as lamp oil to burn, and can also be used to make candles and soaps and other things. The soybean meal left over from oil extraction can also be used as feed or fertilizer to feed livestock or nourish the land...

Thinking of this, she took up a pen and wrote a letter to Liu Huang, who was far away on the northern border, asking him to organize a local soybean planting trial, and if it can be planted, it will be planted on a large scale.

Then I wrote my thoughts to my mother and asked her to help me think about whether it is suitable to change the system now.

After finishing these things, it was almost evening, so I stretched myself and planned to go for a walk.

At this time, Xiao Dong walked in: "Your Highness, it's time for dinner."

"Well, let's go."

Li Yuechen stood up and walked to the cafeteria.

When they came over, the soldiers just finished singing at the door, lined up and entered the cafeteria, and began to eat dinner.

The dinner in the military camp is usually relatively light, which is steamed buns and white porridge, plus a dish of cabbage and tofu.

After sitting down, he chatted with Geng Yunqiang and other officers while eating.

"If there are no accidents, I will return to Dongdu in the second half of this year. There are four graduates from the military academy this year. Hongfeng, remember to take them with you in the near future."

"Yes, rest assured, Your Highness! The nobles are studying very seriously, so there is no need to worry about it." Geng Yunqiang replied.

Li Yuechen nodded: "It's one thing to be serious, but another to be capable. If not, please remember to report it to me. The standard must not be relaxed just because of your status."

"My subordinate understands!"

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After dinner, Li Yuechen went to take a shower.

After entering the bathing area, Cheng Hong and others in the pool stood up and saluted.

"No, there is no need to salute here in the future." Li Yuechen waved his hand and soaked in the hot pool.

But what I think in my heart is that it seems that I have to build a bathhouse alone. After all, the princess of a country also bathes here, which will make them feel a little uncomfortable when they are subordinates, and they can't let go.

I didn't think much of it before, but as there are more and more female students in the future, this is indeed a problem worth noting.

But it's not necessary to think about it, anyway, I will go home after half a year, and I have to repair it in Dongdu.

Li Yuechen covered his face with a towel, and pondered while taking a bath...

(End of this chapter)