Great Tang princess

Watermelons in this era have not been able to become a competitive product, but Li Yuechen does have plans to let the Academy of Engineering carry out artificial cultivation.

After all, in the future, my country, as one of the largest exporters of watermelons, will also make it one of the most competitive products.

And with the help of the airship, it might be possible to achieve the achievement of watermelon export in this era.

Of course, at the speed of the airship, it is impossible to go too far away, but if it is not too far away in the Western Regions or Japan, it is still entirely possible to use the airship as a means of transportation for export.

Li Yuechen's plan is to use airships to build a national waterway in 30 to [-] years. Although the speed of this thing is not as fast as future airplanes, it is at least much faster than horses.

As long as the grain production can keep up by then, not only will it be able to do import and export trade, but also open civil aviation passenger transport... Of course, this is too far away, and there is no need to consider it now.

I stayed in Jixian Temple for a whole afternoon, playing mahjong and chatting. I felt that the time passed quickly. After a while, the evening sunlight had already poured in through the transparent glass windows, paving the entire hall. Layers of orange glow.

Li Xian stretched his waist: "How about having hot pot for dinner tonight?"

"Speaking of food, aren't you afraid of the hot weather?" Wu Zetian asked with raised eyebrows.

"There is Su Mountain here." Li Xian replied with a smile, "At this time, there is no need to worry about not having enough ice."

Li Yuechen reminded: "That's only relatively speaking. At present, most of the output of this nitrate has to be used to supply the army."

"Yeah, I know I know!" Li Xian was a little impatient, "The big deal is to eat less."

Li Xian, as a dandy who grew up in the palace with rich clothes and fine food, didn't have a complete concept of supplies, and always thought that if they were gone, it would be a big deal to send someone to dig them up.

Li Yuechen, who is a younger sister, is too lazy to argue with him on this issue. He is a second-generation emperor whose three views have already been established, so there is no need to spend time explaining so much.

It's just some crispy mountains, even if you eat it to death, how much can you eat.

So at the suggestion of the third brother, the family sat around and had a hot pot meal in Jixian Temple at night.

Now the supplies are relatively abundant, and the mutton can be eaten freely.As for beef, with today's farming scale, it doesn't matter if you eat it every now and then.

Not to mention the royal family, take the army as an example.Nowadays, pork, chicken, duck and poultry are mainly used in the army on weekdays, and mutton is supplemented.

But they can eat two meals of beef a month, and a brigade can eat an average of one cow a month.The food standard of the special forces is a little higher, twice a month.

With today's farming scale, such consumption can be fully afforded.

In contrast, the monthly beef consumption of the royal family is almost two heads per month. After all, the current royal family... has not many living people.

……

After eating the hot pot, the family drank tea and chatted again, until the time of Haishi was almost past, and Wu Zetian started to yawn, and the children got up one after another, announcing their retirement.

Wu Zetian also nodded, let the children go back separately, and went back to rest by himself.

After the children left Jixian Hall, Li Xian was the first to say hello and leave: "Just go out from Xuanwu Gate for brother, don't leave here today."

Li Yuechen promised: "Brother, I'll go to the barracks tomorrow, don't tell them."

"Okay, but they train with peace of mind on weekdays, you won't be disappointed when you come here." Li Xian laughed.

Li Yuechen, who was seen by his elder brother, didn't feel embarrassed at all: "It's true, the airship is so big, everyone must know that I'm back..."

After the two parted, Li Yuechen and his brothers and sisters went out together.

After leaving his mother, Li Xian let himself go even more, and couldn't help asking: "I heard from Run'er that the northern border is a wilderness. I think it's a good place to play polo?"

My brother lives a very real life. Apart from studying, he has great interests in eating, drinking and having fun.

"Polo? Didn't Chongrun tell brother that football is now played in the army?"

"Returning football, isn't it just Cuju..." Li Xian looked disgusted. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he had heard from his son that he was not interested in that thing.

In Li Xian's opinion, this cuju is not confrontational, but a bit like acrobatics.

Seeing his expression, Li Yuechen knew that he must not have understood it carefully, and immediately waved his hand: "Forget it, I will know if I have a chance to see it with my own eyes."

On the contrary, Li Dan showed a strong interest in skiing: "Brother also exercises on weekdays, so can skiing be played?"

"The specifics depend on brother's talent, but if we only talk about normal skating, it should be fine." Li Yuechen smiled.

"That's something to look forward to." Li Dan nodded, and then patted the third brother's soft stomach, "Brother then watch Yu brother gallop on the snow."

Li Xian said with a downcast face: "I thought brother only saw it, why don't you sit on a sledge and follow behind, and let the military dog ​​chase you!"

Military dogs, like hounds, are very aggressive dogs. It is conceivable how much Li Xian resents his younger brother at this moment.

The two brothers came to Qianchao while bickering, and when they came to drive their respective carriages, they had already put on a serious expression. Compared with the brother and friend Gong just now, they looked like strangers at this time.

Li Yuechen on the side was also expressionless, but he secretly laughed in his heart. It seems that the acting skills of the two elder brothers have really improved a lot over the years.

In front of the servants, Li Yuechen didn't show his usual smile, and bowed to the two old brothers: "Yuechen is going back now, two brothers, go slowly!"

The two of them simply responded, and then got into their respective carriages.

Li Yuechen also got into her sister's carriage and went back to the Princess Mansion together.

Watching the carriage of the two elder brothers leaving through the car window, a smile could not help showing on his face: "It's interesting to see the two elder brothers bickering every time I come back."

"Chen'er doesn't know something. On weekdays, Auntie occasionally invites them into the palace, and she often jokes with each other like this." Princess Yiyang laughed.

Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "Family, that's how it should be..."

Speaking of this, she seemed to suddenly think of something, she turned her head and asked Princess Xuancheng: "Sister, how about Lu Yao?"

"Amazing!" Princess Xuancheng replied, "As expected of No. 1 in this year's imperial examination, she is really talented. Like Wan'er, she has a high level of attainment in poetry, and she has dabbled in all classics and history collections..."

"How about science?"

Many years ago, Li Yuechen told his family about the difference between liberal arts and science. Although this word is not well known to the public, it is quite common in the palace.

"I can only write and count, but I am a fast learner." Princess Xuancheng sighed, "You are young after all, after all, you are only 16 years old."

"Then sister can train well, maybe she will be a pillar of the household department in the future, if she is really capable, it doesn't matter if she is promoted faster in the future." Li Yuechen said.

As the first woman in history to pass the imperial examination, she must have a reputation in the history books, so as long as her ability is not bad, Li Yuechen doesn't mind giving her a stage to show her full potential.

……

They chatted all the way back to the Princess Mansion, it was getting late, everyone didn't continue chatting, and after saying hello, they went back to sleep.

The next morning, after getting up early and exercising as usual, the two older sisters and Shangguan Wan'er went to the palace to go to work, but Li Yuechen didn't go, and only made an appointment for today.

After breakfast, Li Yuechen was sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard of the princess mansion, reading a book of war.

Although these books have been read many times, as I grow older, I will always have some new insights when I read them again.

The wisdom of the ancients should also not be underestimated, they just lack in knowledge.

After a while, Xiaodong came over: "Your Highness, we're here."

"Well, bring it here."

Xiaodong agreed, then turned and left. After a quarter of an hour, he brought a woman in plain clothes to the pavilion not far away.

This woman looked about 25 or [-] years old, maybe a little younger. From the pace of walking, it could be seen that she must have received strict training in etiquette, and her body was full of the graceful image of a classical woman.

When she came to a place about ten feet away from the pavilion, she lowered her eyes and bowed respectfully: "Anu has seen Her Royal Highness."

Li Yuechen closed the scroll in his hand: "Excuse me, do you have a name?"

"Return to Your Highness, Anu's name is Wuluo Lanxizhi." The other party replied respectfully.

Hearing this name, Li Yuechen looked up and thought, no wonder he looks so white, he is from Xianbei.

Wuluolan is a Xianbei surname. When Emperor Xiaowen was Sinicized, all Xianbei people who supported his policy changed their Chinese surnames. The simplified Chinese surname of Wuluolan is the single character "Lan".

Of course, the Sinicization of Emperor Xiaowen was not thorough, and those who supported it were not supported, so there are still many Xianbei people who use the Xianbei surname, which is relatively common in this era.

While thinking about it, Li Yuechen carefully looked at the woman in front of him.

To be honest, in terms of appearance, she is not considered a stunning beauty at first glance, but her face is very attractive, and it belongs to the kind that gets better the more you look at it.

The overall temperament is even more excellent, and he must have received relevant etiquette training. From standing to saluting posture, there is absolutely no fault at all.

Especially for a woman with a good figure, she has a remarkable temperament that can be spotted at a glance when standing in the crowd.

From the perspective of a man's aesthetics, this woman belongs to the kind of fantasy big sister next door, the kind that would make the strongest warrior let go of his vigilance and fall into her arms to have a good rest.

It's hard for this kind of woman to arouse lust, but it's just a simple feeling of being comfortable and relaxed when staying with her.

As expected of being the top card in the brothel, if you don't have any skills, it must be impossible to get into that position. In this regard, the inside of the brothel is equally turbulent.

Why is there a lot of pressure on the top brand of the brothel?Because the woman who got the top card is qualified to reject the guests she doesn't like.

Of course, the premise is that this customer is not a high-ranking official... Relatively speaking, getting the top card is not only a matter of increasing income, but also pushing away some customers who don't like it. Compared with those low-level women, they have more freedom.

"I called you here today because I want to know something, sit down and talk slowly." Li Yuechen gestured to the seat opposite.

"How dare Anu sit down in front of His Highness..."

"It's okay, I don't like standing and talking with people, just sit down!"

Wu Luolan was silent for two seconds, and saluted again: "Anu obeys!"

So he gently raised his leg and came to the seat opposite Li Yuechen, and sat down gently.

Even when she sat down, she still maintained her posture, with her legs together, her back straight, and her hands folded in front of her lower abdomen.

Li Yuechen waved his hand, Xiaodong came over and poured her a cup of tea, and retreated behind the princess.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the tea!"

"I'm a little curious, how did you come up with the idea of ​​going to the photo studio to take pictures to maintain the source of customers?" Li Yuechen asked.

Wu Luolan put down and replied: "At the beginning, I heard from a customer that there was a photo studio in the city, which sold something called 'photograph', which was a hundred times more exquisite than a portrait...so I went to see it out of curiosity. After looking at it, I suddenly came up with the idea of ​​taking pictures and presenting them to guests..."

She doesn't speak fast, but she has a peculiar sense of rhythm, and her voice is nice enough, which makes people have an urge to sit here and listen to her all the time.

Li Yuechen also had to sigh, as expected, the world is full of wonders, such a woman, in the future, will definitely be a talent that all major pyramid schemes will compete for.

Perhaps because he felt that his idea was a bit ridiculous, Li Yuechen suddenly couldn't help laughing.

On the opposite side, Wu Luolan was a little dazed, wondering why the princess was laughing suddenly, was there something wrong with her thinking?

But I have to say, this princess really looks good when she smiles, she obviously has a heroic face, but she doesn't have majesty at all when she smiles, instead there is a sweetness, an attraction that makes people can't help but hug her force.

"cough……"

Li Yuechen sorted out his emotions, and suddenly asked: "If you were asked to run a brothel, what would you do? I want to hear your thoughts."

Run a brothel?Wu Luolan thought she had heard it wrong, but judging by the princess' expression, it didn't look like she was joking.I couldn't help but wonder in my heart.

Although it cannot be said that everyone knows about Princess Taiping's business affairs among the people, those who have a little bit of channels basically know about it, let alone a place like a brothel.

The main reason is that Li Yuechen didn't want to hide it at all, so many shops starting with the word "Taiping" have already been announced to the world.

But what Wu Luolan couldn't figure out was that it would be understandable if the princess wanted to open a brothel to dig her there, but what does it mean to ask her from the business side?
Doubts are doubts, and questions still need to be answered.

After thinking about it carefully, she said slowly: "I think that for women in a brothel, the skills in the house are secondary. The slave will let the girls learn hydrogen calligraphy and painting, and even poetry, singing and dancing and other skills. Maybe set up a stage in the lobby , let them perform on stage. If they have enough money, they will take pictures of them, or allow regular customers to take pictures together. Regularly hold some activities, and occasionally give some small gifts to regular customers..."

In the process of telling her thoughts, Li Yuechen's originally dark eyes became more and more piercing!
I thought in my heart that I found the right person today, this woman... is a talent beyond the times!