Great Tang princess

Chapter 645 Happy New Year's Day
While Li Yuechen was chatting with his mother, Wei Lian'er and the others had already changed into nice clothes and went outside to take pictures.

After an afternoon of experiments, I finally came to a conclusion that even in a world of ice and snow, as long as you don't shoot against the sun and backlight, you can still shoot successfully.

But if you shoot against the light, overexposure will occur.

The eunuch who was in charge of taking pictures also brought the photos to Li Yuechen to see at night, at least he didn't have to worry about problems when he took pictures of his mother tomorrow.

In the evening, accompanied by the children, Wu Zetian went to the cafeteria to attend the welcome dinner.

As soon as I entered the cafeteria, I heard a whole "cracking" applause, which rushed over like a wave.

This scene of everyone applauding in unison makes Wu Zetian, who has never experienced it before, feel somewhat interesting.

He stretched out his hands and waved them slightly, nodded and said, "All the soldiers have worked hard!"

The soldiers saluted together: "Long live my emperor!"

Liu Huang made a "please" gesture: "Please also take your seat, Your Majesty!"

Wu Zetian nodded slightly, followed him inside, and at the same time couldn't help but look up at the slogan hanging on the wall.

Although the food in the army has always been good, it is never extravagant and wasteful, which is really good.

I have to say that my daughter is quite persistent in some aspects of her principles.

Come and sit down on the big round table inside, where there are already a lot of cold dishes.

Because of the massive production of salt and the use of frying pans, a lot of delicacies have been brought out at once.

The emergence of iron pots and cooking technology is no different from a catering revolution.

Zhang Chengxin has already gone to the kitchen. While watching the cooking and serving the whole time, he has to try a bite or two of each dish before he can feel at ease.

Since there were still a group of female relatives at the welcome banquet, there was no way to let go of the chat, but the overall atmosphere was quite good, at least they were talking and laughing.

Liu Huang sat at the bottom and accompanied him, talking about various interesting stories on the northern border from time to time, which also made Wu Zetian smile all the time.

After the dinner party, Li Yuechen and his two sisters returned to the residence with their mother.

At this time, they are all their own people, and the topic can be regarded as truly open.

Wu Zetian leaned back in his chair and asked, "Should the national border continue to be pushed further?"

Li Yuechen nodded: "Pushing must be pushed, but my child no longer intends to use force."

On the surface, it can be said that the outside of the border is now Da Zhou's territory, all the way to Lake Baikal.

The nomadic peoples that existed in these places were all under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate on the surface, and they were all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, in fact, these regions are highly autonomous, and they control both finance and administration.

The purpose of the Protectorate is only to have the right to mobilize them if a war breaks out there.

And as long as they pay tribute to the imperial court every year, it's good to have some meaning.

In Li Yuechen's view, this is not even an affiliation, but a cooperative relationship at most.

Instead of this, there is no need to use force to conquer in the future, otherwise the face of the Celestial Empire will be lost, and it will be easier to arouse rebellious psychology.

Shangguo is not just talking on the surface. Now at least in Asia, big countries must fulfill their corresponding responsibilities!

For example, if there is a war between two small countries, the big country has the responsibility to mediate.

So Li Yuechen's idea was that sheep cannibalize people.

Nowadays, there are spinning machines and looms in the imperial palace. Although they mainly use manpower, even so, it is enough to increase the cloth production dozens of times in an instant.

As long as you build a cloth factory at a suitable time, you can eat a lot of wool.

At that time, nomads will inevitably need more land in order to raise more sheep, so wars are inevitable.

Many people on the grassland will be homeless due to tribal wars.

But it doesn't matter, Li Yuechen can take over these war refugees at that time, give them household registration, and let them develop the arable land in Hunan and even Guangdong and Guangxi to grow more food and other crops.

Although it is said that Li Yuechen planted the seeds of science and technology in this era, it must be admitted that this country has been a small-scale peasant economy since ancient times, and its livelihood is based on arable land.

For people in this country, farming is almost an instinct engraved in their genes, so agriculture must never be given up.

In the future, this country will still develop in the direction of a large agricultural country, and we will mainly rely on ourselves for food cultivation.

It just so happens that Guangdong and Guangxi are still wasteland, so we can send people to open up wasteland first, and slowly transform the environment there, and eventually become a major crop province.

Such a plan was not decided casually by Li Yuechen's head, but by the geographical location.

In fact, most cities are like this. What kind of position they are in determines what kind of development they can have.

Why can Shanghai become the economic center of the country?

It is because of its convenient trade and pleasant climate that it has become an economic center.

The land of Guangdong and Guangxi is indeed more suitable for growing crops, so in Li Yuechen's future planning, it will be regarded as a major crop province.

Of course, cities such as Guangzhou, which are more suitable for trade, can still vigorously develop their economies and provide more choices for people living there.

……

After listening to her daughter's thoughts, Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "How long do you plan to spend to complete this plan?"

"It's definitely not difficult in the early stage. It's easy to collect wool, but it's a bit troublesome to open up wasteland in Guangdong and Guangxi. If it doesn't work out, it will take several generations, maybe 100 years." Li Yuechen replied.

Wu Zetian had her own question about this: "Have you considered the consequences of letting foreigners go deep into the hinterland of our country?"

Li Yuechen knew what she wanted to say, "Zuo Zhuan" said: If you are not of my race, your heart must be different!

For this sentence, Li Yuechen actually agrees, but not completely.

Because, even if it is your race, it may not be without dissent.

In the matter of whether there is a disagreement, it has little to do with whether they are of the same race. The key is to see whether the people in power can control it.

"I understand what Aunt means, but Aunt should not underestimate the assimilation ability of the Han people!" Li Yuechen smiled slightly, "Otherwise Emperor Xiaowen wouldn't have promoted comprehensive Sinicization, would he?"

"From what you say, it seems too idealistic..." Wu Zetian replied.

However, Li Yuechen shook his head, "Aniang's words are wrong, many things may not be complicated. These foreigners who enter the south will intermarry with the locals sooner or later. After three generations, they will all become Han Chinese."

The implication is that as long as there are no problems within three generations, there will be no problems after that.

And Li Yuechen thought that with his own influence, he should be able to guarantee that there would be no problems for them within three generations.

Wu Zetian frowned and thought for a while, then turned to ask the other two daughters: "What do you think?"

It seemed that they did not expect that the problem would suddenly come to their side, and both Princess Xuancheng and sister were taken aback.

Then Princess Xuancheng said with a smile: "Of course the child believes it. Chen'er has realized everything he said since he was a child!"

Princess Yiyang agreed with this: "My child can't think so far, but I also believe in Chen'er."

Wu Zetian nodded slightly, then turned to Shangguan Wan'er, "What about you?"

"Wan'er naturally believes in His Highness." Shangguan Wan'er replied firmly.

Such an answer was not unexpected at all, Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "Forget it, these hundred-year plans should be left to future generations to worry about."

In fact, in the past few years, Wu Zetian's mind of fishing has become more and more serious.

In the beginning, I sat on the dragon chair to help my daughter clear the obstacles, hoping that she could succeed to the throne safely.

To put it bluntly, this dragon chair was meant to sit for her from the very beginning.

Now that she can arrange everything in an orderly manner, the help she has given her has become less and less, and there are not so many things in the court that need to be handled by herself, so she naturally planned to open it up.

It was already late at night when we talked about the topic, and the flames burning in the fireplace illuminated most of the indoor space and brought a lot of warmth.

Li Yuechen stood up and stretched his waist: "Okay, it's getting late today, and Auntie is going to rest earlier, and tomorrow I will take Auntie to see the real northern border!"

……

Early the next morning, when the army drums rang through the entire barracks, Li Yuechen was already up.

I took them to practice yoga, and after breakfast, I planned to go out for a stroll.

In order to prevent the wind and cold, Wu Zetian was wrapped tightly, including a yak cloak, scarf, and hat to ensure her warmth.

The others are similar, after all, this time we have to go farther, and the snow has not been cleared.

Now there are few adults here, and the thickest part of the snow can reach the knees, and it is crunchy when you step on it, and it is hard to walk.

However, everyone seemed to enjoy this novelty. After all, neither Chang'an nor Dongdu had ever seen such a heavy snowfall.

Today's weather is not bad, and there is no snow. Not long after walking out of the barracks, looking up, there is a beautiful view of the pure white snow-capped mountains shining in the sun.

It looks like a mountain made of gold, but it is a bit dazzling.

Wearing the sunglasses made by her daughter, Wu Zetian said slightly: "I never imagined that there would be such a beautiful scene in this world."

Princess Yiyang next to her expressed regret: "It's a pity that I can't take pictures because of the sunlight..."

Shangguan Wan'er's angle is very strange: "Doesn't this just mean that painting skills are still useful?"

"Don't worry, even if the camera can capture such scenery one day, the painting skills will still be useful." Li Yuechen smiled slightly.

"How do you say that?" Princess Xuancheng turned her head and asked.

"Cameras can only take pictures of things that exist in reality, but people can draw things that are imagined in their minds!" Li Yuechen said with a slight smile, "Therefore, painting skills will never disappear!"

Even in the future when AI painting can already win awards, the role of the painter is still irreplaceable.

Because many intangible things imagined in the mind are difficult to describe in words, so some jobs can only be done by the painter himself.

The snow scene on the northern border is hard for mainlanders to imagine. Along the way, Li Xian and others kept yelling, wanting to engrave all the scenery here in their memory.

The others were no different, Li Dan also followed suit, but Li Xian seemed more mature, not as gawky as they were.

Seeing that the middle-aged children all became much younger, Wu Zetian couldn't help recalling the past, and a smile appeared on his face.

But because the thick scarf blocked half of her face, she couldn't see her expression at the moment.

On the contrary, Li Chongrun and the others were very excited, and they kept pulling their parents forward: "Look, grandma, there is a ski resort over there. Come over in the afternoon and show the two adults a performance!"

After a child learns a skill, there is always a desire to show off, and this is the case with Li Chongrun and others now.

Li Xian and the others were curious about this, so they let the children drag them over.

Instead, Li Yuechen walked at the back, listening to Liu Huang talking about the work issues here.

"How is the soybean planting effect recently?"

"It's not bad. It can generally live for [-]%. This thing is not too picky, and it's easier to live than food." Liu Huang replied.

Li Yuechen nodded: "That's good, this thing can be more diverse, and it can also raise land by the way, laying the foundation for growing food in the future."

"Yes! This subordinate understands!" Liu Huang nodded, "However, Your Highness, I feel that this place is more suitable for breeding than planting. Now the number of cattle and sheep in the army is much higher."

"Breeding...the scale doesn't need to be too large. In the future, all the sheep outside the border will be ours." Li Yuechen smiled, "When the Tubo incident is over, I will build a fabric factory for you here."

"Fabric?" Liu Huang thought for a while, "That's good, the population here has increased a lot, and the winter here is long, so we can find some livelihood for the women at home."

Now Liu Huang has also begun to have economic awareness, knowing the fact that the better a place's economy is, the more stable it will be.

Now this is an important military area, and the people don't have to worry about security issues, so they can use it to develop the economy.

"Well, you should also pay more attention to the situation outside the border, and keep abreast of the latest news." Li Yuechen said.

"But Your Highness, it's quite chaotic outside, and there is no concrete road now, so the transmission of news is a bit..." Liu Huang looked a little embarrassed.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Of course I understand this, but just try my best. Just increase it a little bit in the future."

"Yes, I will try my best." Liu Huang nodded to express his understanding.

We chatted and walked along the way, and after a short time, we came to the foot of the ski resort.

Li Yuechen turned his head and asked: "During the years I was away, has the technology improved?"

"Of course it's not as good as His Highness's, but it's much better than at the beginning." Liu Huang replied.

"Then let's go up and play together!" Li Yuechen patted him on the shoulder.

Then came to the front: "Aniang, the baby will slide down that mountain in a while, Aniang can watch here."

"Is there any danger?" Wu Zetian asked with a frown.

The mountain she was pointing to looked particularly steep and undulating, and it was definitely not a place that normal people wanted to get close to.

"Don't worry, Ma'am, the baby is amazing!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, picked up the skis and led a group of children up the mountain.

　Today is still an update. I have a fever last night until now, and I am so weak that I really can't write any more.

　　As 23 years come, I hope that all readers can understand the pain and sadness, things will go better, and your health will be better.

　　Thank you again for your support along the way, and I hope you will continue to support me in the future, thank you! ! !
　　
　
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