Great Tang princess

Chapter 636 Construction Plan

Today's Tang Sui is a lot older, and his temples have turned gray, but he looks good, with his head held high, and his physical and mental state is quite good.

His memory of the princess still stays in the war against Tubo more than ten years ago. At that time, she was still a green girl, but now she has matured.

He hastily saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty has seen Your Highness the Princess!"

"Tang Dudu quickly excuse me." Li Yuechen took a few steps forward, supported his arm to make him stand upright, "After seeing him again many years ago, I am so happy."

This is not entirely a polite word. Tang Sui has worked hard on the border over the years, and has not let the harassment of Tubo affect the lives of the people. His work ability and attitude are worthy of recognition.

"Thanks to the princess' wrong love, this subordinate really..."

"Oh, this place is indeed much hotter than Dongdu..." Li Shouli walked out, feeling that the air here was very humid.

Li Shouyi, who came out behind him, did the same, twisting his neck, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Tang Xuan saluted again: "I have seen the two nobles."

"Tang Dudu is not polite, and we will inevitably work together in the future. My brother and I are newcomers. There are some things that Tang Dudu needs to advise!" Li Shouli smiled slightly.

Seeing that these two nobles were so polite, without the slightest sense of domineering in the royal family, Tang Yan couldn't help being a little surprised.

But in any case, since the people who came here are not those ignorant dandies, the work behind this can be relatively much easier.

Moreover, the princess's letter said that the two brothers will only care about the military here in the future, regardless of the administration, and the places where they intersect are not as many as imagined.

Tang Sui observed for himself. The two nobles held their heads high and their chests upright.He doesn't have the hooligan temperament of a dude at all.

He speaks clearly and expresses clearly. Obviously, he has read and studied on weekdays, and knows a lot of allusions, so he can be regarded as knowledgeable.

At least in terms of perception, the two brothers give people a good impression, not the appearance of the royal children.

After a few words of politeness from both parties, Tang Xuan immediately turned around and made a gesture of invitation: "It's getting late, please go to the city with the two nobles to have a talk. The officials have prepared wine and dishes to welcome the wind for Your Highness..."

"Thank you, Governor Tang." Li Yuechen nodded, then turned his head and waved his hands.

The pilots of the airship also came over and raised their hands to salute Li Yuechen: "Your Highness, the task has been completed, I will go back first."

"Well, fly late at night, be careful." Li Yuechen nodded.

It's not that they don't want to keep them for a meal, the main reason is that the airship will already alert Tubo when it comes over, so it's best not to park here for a long time.

What's more, there are still many places in Qingdao that can be used, so it's better to go back as soon as possible.

So when I came here this time, I brought two driving teams, one when I flew over, and the other when I went back, and they could take a rest alternately.

Sending Li Yuechen and the craftsmen over this time, the mission was considered complete, so they took off again immediately and left Yizhou.

It wasn't until the airship disappeared into the sky again that Li Yuechen and the others entered Yizhou City.

……

The reception place is in the post house in Yizhou City. Several small dining tables have been placed in the hall, and all kinds of food are placed on them.

Although the shared meal system is popular in both Dongdu and Qingdao, the meal-sharing system is still popular in other places because the iron pot and cooking skills have not been spread here.

Every time he saw such a scene, Li Yuechen couldn't help but wonder, did he start a catering revolution?
Did the emergence of iron pans and cooking skills promote the emergence of the combined meal system to some extent?
Although it was already night, there were a lot of candles in the hall, which could completely illuminate the room.

Li Yuechen was invited to the top seat, and after looking down, he sat down cross-legged.

There is no way, since she was not very used to sitting on knees since she was a child, she felt that her knees were not very comfortable. If there was no stool, she would usually sit cross-legged.

The Li Shouli brothers were also the same. They had never been trained to sit on their knees since they were young, and they also sat cross-legged.

On the contrary, only Tang Su took a half step back very respectfully, and took advantage of the opportunity to kneel down behind his desk.

The meal-sharing system is a bit like a small bowl of dishes, of course not too small. Meat and dishes are generally served in small tripods.So everyone has a plate-sized tripod on their table.

According to ancient rituals, at a banquet, the number of dishes that can be eaten from top to bottom is strictly regulated. The emperor eats nine tripods, princes and nobles eat seven tripods, and scholars and bureaucrats eat five tripods... I am afraid this is also the origin of the idiom "one word, nine tripods". origin.

Li Yuechen is a princess, considered a first-class prince, so there are seven tripods on the table.

At this time, Xiaodong was working as a drug tester, taking a sip of every dish, and took a sip of the amber wine by the way, and only got up and stood behind Li Yuechen after testing everything.

Before the banquet started, Li Yuechen turned his head and asked in a low voice, "How does it taste?"

Xiaodong also secretly replied: "It's far worse than in the army."

Cooking methods that use steaming as the main cooking method are not suitable for all dishes, so Xiaodong, who is used to stir-frying dishes, came to such an evaluation.

Hearing such an answer, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile, and then chatted with Tang Xuan.

"His Highness said in the letter that a large number of manpower is needed. Many years ago, there were still a group of prisoners here. In addition, this year's corvee has not yet..."

"No, just forget about the corvee." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "At that time, I will also ask the governor of Tang Dynasty to help post a notice, recruiting civilian husbands to work, ten dollars a day, including three meals and accommodation..."

From Li Yuechen's point of view, using corvée is not as good as spending money to hire people.

Corvée works for free, and you can be lazy if you can, but it’s only 20 days a year.

But hiring someone with money is different. After taking the money, you will naturally have to work hard. If you are lazy, just fire it.So the efficiency can be improved a lot.

Now that Li Yuechen is not short of money, of course he has to choose a more efficient way to do it.

Not to mention that the construction of the barracks is a long-term project, it will take more than half a year anyway, and it may even take a year less when counting the busy harvest in autumn.

So compared to the 20 days of free corvee, Li Yuechen decided to directly spend money to clear the way, and the first rich woman of the Great Zhou must be given a face.

And when these people get paid after work, they must consume, and most of them will go to their shops to buy things.

The businessmen of the aristocratic family have to pay taxes to the country after making money, so a virtuous circle can be formed.

"By the way, Zhechong Mansion issued a notice with the nearby counties and counties. This palace will form a new army here. Anyone who is willing to join the army can sign up. As long as they pass the test, they can enter the new army..." Li Yuechen said his own plan.

At present, the formation of the new army is tentatively scheduled to be a brigade-level unit. After the first batch of soldiers are almost trained, and after the freshmen graduate from the military academy next year, a group of grassroots officers will be promoted, and then gradually promoted to division level.

Li Yuechen planned to set off tomorrow to go to Mount Siguniang to find a training ground with a suitable altitude and environment to build a military camp.

At the same time, a piece of land at the foot of the mountain will be reclaimed as a place for military camps to grow grain and vegetables. At that time, a concrete road will be paved as a road leading to the mountain and up and down.

……

Several people were eating and chatting in the hall of the post house. Li Yuechen was talking about his plans and preparations. Tang Sui listened carefully the whole time, and even asked a few questions when he encountered something he didn't understand.

When the food is almost gone, the conversation is almost finished.

Tang Sui thought about what he heard tonight, and then said: "Your Highness, this move may cost a lot."

"Then don't worry." Li Yuechen waved his hand indifferently. Problems that can be solved with money are not considered problems. "In short, what I want is speed, and efficiency is the top priority in everything."

"Since that's the case, I will go back and deliver the order to the Zhechong mansions in nearby counties and counties," Tang Sui promised, "The recruiting of civilian husbands will also be completed within ten days."

In normal times, it would be a joke to recruit a large number of civilian husbands in ten days.

But since he has the money to open the way, Tang Sui is sure that he can get it done within ten days.

"Well," Li Yuechen nodded, "This time, we need to explain the remuneration clearly to them for the recruiting of civilian husbands. In addition, I have made an attendance sheet, and the salary will be paid every month according to this form."

A large number of civilians work, and the daily schedule is too troublesome, so they simply use the attendance sheet to record, and then send them the wages of the previous month on the fifth day of every month.

Tang Su immediately nodded and agreed. Although he didn't know what the attendance sheet was, he believed that His Highness would explain it clearly to him in due course.

"I will leave this matter to the governor of the Tang Dynasty. Tomorrow, the Japanese Palace will set off and go up the mountain to find a suitable place..."

Siguniang Mountain is about 200 kilometers away from Yizhou. It is neither far nor close, so there is no need to come back when the time comes. After the recruitment of the people here is completed, just take it there.

Li Yuechen will take the Li Shouyi brothers and the craftsmen he brought with him tomorrow to set off first to investigate the location on the mountain, as long as Tang Yan provides some carriages.

Li Yuechen brought things like tents and cloaks himself to ensure that his people would not catch cold due to the low temperature on the plateau when they went up the mountain.

……

After explaining everything, the banquet was about to end, but Tang Sui stopped Li Yuechen: "Your Highness, please stay."

"Huh? Is there something else to do with Governor Tang?"

Tang Sui looked a little embarrassed, and looked at the Li Shouyi brothers who were walking in front and turned their heads out of curiosity.

Li Yuechen is no longer a child now, so he immediately understood what he was thinking, and immediately smiled: "Don't mind the Governor of Tang, my two nephews have been with me for a long time, there is nothing we cannot know."

"It's not important. It's just that His Highness came here in his busy schedule. The officials prepared some small gifts, so please accept them with a smile." Tang Yan waved his hand to the servants beside him as he spoke.

The servant came over with a tray, and on the tray was a bolt of red brocade, with complicated golden patterns on it, undulating, twinkling under the candlelight, extremely beautiful.

In this era, silk fabrics can be divided into several different varieties: damask, Luo, silk, satin, brocade, silk, and silk.

Among them, brocade is famous for its complicated craftsmanship and unique undulating patterns. In addition, it is time-consuming and laborious to make, so it can be said to be the best among silk fabrics.

It is not too much to say that its value is comparable to gold, especially Jinxiu, which has always been specially offered by the royal family.

Daughters of rich and powerful families or rich wives, whoever can hold a beautiful handkerchief will definitely be the focus of the crowd.

Even in high society, this is an extremely rare luxury.

The bright red round collar robe that Li Yuechen usually wears is just silk, not brocade.

Looking at the red brocade in front of him, Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows: "Tang Dudu, do you need my help?"

As the saying goes, words are said on the table, and things are done in etiquette.

Sending such an expensive gift, I think there must be something I want to do.

Tang Sui smiled: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me. After all, I am old. Although I am in good health, the children in the family are really worried..."

Having said that, Li Yuechen also understood that he was planning to find official positions for his son and daughter.

In this era, the imperial examination system is not too perfect, so besides the imperial examination, there is another way to become an official, and that is Mengyin.

To put it simply, if you are an official in the imperial court, you can directly give your descendants a lower-level official position without passing the exam. Of course, if you have the ability, you can still rise in the future.

Li Yuechen frowned and thought for a while: "It's not easy for me to agree to this directly..."

As soon as these words came out, Tang Yan's eyes dimmed slightly.

To be honest, he doesn't have any other demands, he just hopes that his children will have a good home in the future.

Now his daughter is fine, she is married, and she has a good home.

Among the five sons, the first four are not bad, and they have already entered the officialdom and have their own careers.

Only my favorite youngest son has achieved nothing. It's not that he is ignorant of learning and skill, but that he is born with limited aptitude, so he can't learn no matter what.

But he is a nice person, he is very filial to his parents, and he doesn't usually go out to make troubles. His biggest hobby is catching bugs, not only by himself, but also with his son and daughter to catch all kinds of bugs and come back to watch.

The insect cages at home are almost full, and the insects caught have died in batches, but they still enjoy it.

This kind of character, even if you want to enter the officialdom, it doesn't conform to the rules.Even if he forced his way in, he would be played to death sooner or later in the officialdom.

So Tang Sui was so worried about this little son that he didn't know what to do with him.

Seeing his appearance, Li Yuechen suddenly laughed: "However, if the governor of the Tang Dynasty came to Dongdu in the future, it would not be difficult to set up a family business for him, wouldn't it be difficult? Several of his elder brothers have already entered the court as officials, at least It’s no problem to think about a stable life, right?”

"How can I go to the capital of God..." At this point, Tang Sui was slightly taken aback, and looked up at Li Yuechen, "Your Highness's intention..."

"I'm not interesting!" Li Yuechen interrupted him, "It's just talking."

In fact, before Li Yuechen came, he had obtained the detailed information of Tang Sui from Shangguan Wan'er in recent years. After reading it, his mother thought of transferring him to Dongdu. After all, he has good ability and clean background.

So he can't stay here for too long, Li Yuechen just reminded him slightly.

(End of this chapter)