Great Tang princess

Chapter 648 The Surprise of Shangyuan Festival
The dusk sprinkles the land and the ocean, making the waves blown by the wind become golden, and even a little dazzling.

After a day of training, some soldiers like to turn their heads to see the scenery of the sea and sky in the team returning to camp.

The same is true for the officers, who watch the sunrise and sunset here on time almost every day.

The two sisters Li Shu and Li Linghui, who are now the leaders of the military region, are standing on the top of the mountain at this moment, looking side by side at the sea dyed by the sun.

"It's really unexpected. After several years, I still can't get tired of seeing this scene." Li Linghui smiled slightly.

"Well, indeed!"

Li Shu nodded slightly, and at the same time turned up the collar of her coat, "At this moment, I somewhat understand what my aunt said."

"Oh? Why?"

"It is my duty to wait, I am afraid, is to protect the sea in front of me..." Li Shu said slowly, "With me waiting, the fishermen on the border can live and work in peace and contentment. They don't have to worry about their personal safety when they go fishing..."

Li Linghui thought for a while, then turned his head to look at the fishing village not far down the mountain, and could vaguely see the busy villagers in the village.

Their work is extremely boring. After such a long time, what they should do every day has become a well-known thing.

However, it is such a simple scene, but it does not make people feel irritable, but it seems to be able to relax a lot.

"Well, I probably understand what sister said." Li Linghui nodded slightly.

Li Yuechen had said a lot to them, and he just remembered them before, but now, he seemed to have begun to understand.

It was almost time, and the sisters planned to go down the mountain and go back to the barracks for dinner.

However, Li Linghui looked up inadvertently: "Huh? Auntie is here?"

Li Shu looked up and saw an airship appearing in the sky, flying slowly to the southwest.

"I haven't received any news... Looking at this direction, he came back from the northern border, right?"

"Ah! Speaking of which, didn't the sage go to the northern border to celebrate the New Year? Then this should be returning to God's City! I don't know if it will land here, I can just wait..."

"No need!"

Li Shu smiled and waved her hands: "If the saint came in person, we should have received the news in advance. Presumably he was just passing by."

Listening to his sister's answer, Li Linghui thought about it, yes.

If the emperor went somewhere in person without notifying the local officials, it was clear that he was looking for trouble in the past.

However, how long has it been since the Qingdao Military Region was established?The two sisters have only been the top officials here not long ago, and there is nothing wrong with them, so there is no need to worry about this aspect.

Sure enough, the two sisters watched the airship slowly fly to Dongdu from the top of the mountain, showing no intention of landing at all.

Then he got on his horse and prepared to go down the mountain and go back to the cafeteria for dinner.

After going down the mountain, they happened to meet Xie Chujiu, the brigade commander of the special reconnaissance brigade, and the three rode back to the barracks together.

Before reaching the place, Xie Chujiu suddenly pointed to the sky: "Look, you two!"

The two sisters looked up and saw a square parachute opened in the air, and the bright red figure under the umbrella could be vaguely seen.

"Huh? Aunt is here?" Li Linghui was slightly taken aback.

"Go! Go and greet!" Li Shu waved her hands, and then gave Xie Chujiu an order: "You are responsible for the matters in the camp!"

"Yes!"

After giving the order, the sisters hurried to the landing zone.

On the way of moving, they are still discussing.

"Why did my aunt come here at this time?"

"It must be because of the fireworks, right?" Li Linghui suddenly smiled, "It's just that I didn't expect to come here suddenly after half a year of neglect. Could it be that my aunt can really predict the future?"

"That's not good."

Although Li Yuechen subtly downplayed the fantasy color in his daily education, he tried to make them all materialistic.

But in view of her own legendary color, most people still believe that she is a fairy.

Rather, it is precisely in the military that more people believe this statement.

……

Li Yuechen in the sky controlled the parachute to descend slowly, because she used the high jump and high open method, so the landing speed was not very fast. When she was about to land, she could already see the two sisters coming on horseback.

When the two sisters arrived at the landing zone, Li Yuechen almost landed on the ground.

After taking off the parachute, the soldiers next to him hurried over to help fold the parachute and do follow-up cleaning up.

Li Shu and the two quickly stepped forward and came to her: "Why is aunt here at this time?"

In any case, we haven't seen each other for more than half a year. When we meet again, the two sisters look very happy.

Li Yuechen smiled: "Come here and say Happy New Year to you all!"

The two sisters smiled happily: "It stands to reason that I should be the one who congratulates my aunt, how can my aunt..."

"Okay, okay, the family doesn't have to be so polite." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "I happen to be a little hungry, let's go have dinner together!"

"That's right! Auntie comes with me!"

Li Shu arranged for the soldiers on the side to bring another horse and go to the cafeteria with Li Yuechen.

On the way, the two sisters sandwiched Li Yuechen from left to right, chattering about the various changes that had taken place in the Qingdao Military Region since she left.

The two unsmiling officers on weekdays are no different from the two little girls in front of the adoring aunt.

They were all under 20 years old, and they were still children. This kind of behavior is really normal.

But Li Yuechen understood that they would definitely not be like this in normal times, because if it was the same in normal times, it would be impossible for this military area to remain the same.

The influence of a boss on the group is extremely huge. It can even be said that there are subordinates as there are bosses, and it is the same in the army.

If the two sisters are usually laughing and laughing and have no dignity at all, it is absolutely impossible to control their subordinates.

And when Li Yuechen opened the parachute in the air, he could see the soldiers returning to the camp in neat formation, which showed that they managed the place very well.

……

After entering the barracks, the sisters not only talked about the recent events here, but also learned about various events that happened in Yizhou.

When he heard that the pandas over there were starting to get close to people, Li Linghui couldn't help being a little envious: "Hey, it's a pity that there are no black and white bears here in Qingdao...It seems interesting to think about it."

Li Shu didn't care about it: "So what? I'm waiting for dolphins here!"

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he continued: "Speaking of which, the last time I went to sea for training, I saw the black and white orca that my aunt mentioned."

"How is it? Is it very big?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

"Well, don't say more than two feet!" Li Shu replied, "It's just that it seems a little afraid of big ships, and I don't dare to approach it easily."

Li Yuechen nodded: "They have their own language, people here treat them well, and it will gradually spread throughout the entire group."

"It's so amazing?" Li Linghui expressed his interest.

"All in all, I'll get used to it gradually in the future, and maybe it will become a good helper for us to fish." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

……

When Li Yuechen, who hadn't seen her for a long time, entered the cafeteria, all the soldiers stood up without orders and raised their hands to salute her.

Li Yuechen's meaning to them was too special, special enough to be regarded as a spiritual idol.

In this regard, she just raised her hand and smiled at them: "All the soldiers are welcome, happy new year!"

Then, amidst the cheers of the soldiers, I sat down to eat with the Li Shu sisters.

"Auntie came here this time because of the fireworks, right?" Li Linghui asked.

"Well, really smart!" Li Yuechen nodded, "How is the effect of the experiment?"

Although she came here for this, she did not inquire about the experimental results in advance.

This time I came here thinking that if it works, I will take it back to Dongdu and arrange it during the Lantern Festival.

If you can't, you should come back and have a look, and then it's the same when you go back.

But Li Shu smiled slightly: "It's really a coincidence that my aunt came here this time, why don't I go and see it tonight, it can be regarded as a surprise for my aunt."

"Oh? It sounds like the experiment worked well." Li Yuechen suddenly became interested.

At the beginning, she told the group of craftsmen that if she dared to make certain achievements before the Shangyuan Festival, she would be rewarded a lot if she could show her face in front of the saints.

In fact, whether he can show his face in front of the emperor is secondary, but the reward is a real benefit.

So it is not difficult to imagine how many experiments these craftsmen have done in the past six months.

But it is conceivable that, thanks to the fact that the money for this experiment came from Li Yuechen's private account, otherwise, he would not have dared to show his second brother the first month's financial report.

Even though the Nitro experiment has achieved certain results, the amount spent on this experiment is definitely not small.

……

After dinner, I went back to the previous office to have a look.

Li Yuechen found that everything here hadn't been touched, and kept the same appearance as when he left.

However, the tables and chairs are very clean, it seems that they should be cleaned every day.

The three aunts and nephews sat together and drank a cup of hot tea, and then they planned to set off for Weihai.

Li Shu and sisters have poor eyesight, so they have not received flight training, so they can only be taken by a pilot.

In fact, I originally planned to go there on a windsurfing board. It was April [-]th, and at the coldest time, the seaside was already frozen.

The fastest speed on windsurfing can exceed [-] kilometers per hour, and it only takes an hour to go to Weihai from here.

But considering that the vision is already bad at night, it would be very troublesome to slide quickly on the ice in case of bumping into some wild beast that happened to be fishing by the sea, so I decided to fly over.

It was already Xu time when we arrived in Weihai. When the officers saw the princess coming, they all ran out to greet her.

Li Yuechen greeted everyone, and then followed the two sisters to the Engineering Academy.

The craftsmen were already aware of the princess's intentions, so without saying a word, they took her to the seaside after saluting.

While walking, he introduced: "Your Highness, I don't know something. During this period of time, I waited for many experiments and finally found the best way, but the cost is somewhat higher..."

"Huh? Tell me more specifically."

"If you want to hit it high into the sky, you need a launch tube like a gun barrel, which needs to be made of iron. The rest is nothing more than the arrangement of gunpowder in the projectile... I also tried to add various other materials, At present, it has been able to make the firelight present a variety of colors and shapes..."

"Oh? Can Chinese characters appear?" Li Yuechen asked.

The craftsman nodded: "Returning to Your Highness, there is no problem if there are Chinese characters, but it is a little troublesome to make, and only one character can be made in a day."

"If you want to come, you will know that this time I plan to bring it back to the Eastern Capital and set it off on the Shangyuan Festival. At that time..."

After Li Yuechen's inquiry, she finally got an affirmative answer, and all her requirements can be fulfilled.

When I came to the beach, I found that ten iron launch tubes had been placed here.

The craftsman brought Li Yuechen to the hill on the shore: "Please watch here, Your Highness."

"Well, let's get ready!" Li Yuechen waved his hand to express his understanding.

……

Li Yuechen stayed in Qingdao for two days, until the airship came back, and then on the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, he boarded the airship with a few craftsmen and a large pile of wooden boxes, and headed for Dongdu.

It can be seen from her expression that she is very satisfied with this fireworks experiment.

So this time, not only do I have to go back by myself, but I also want to bring these fireworks craftsmen back together, and give my mother and Quandong a surprise on the Lantern Festival.

On the airship, while a group of craftsmen were still discussing the scenery in the sky, Li Yuechen was thinking that a firework should be arranged every year in the future.

For now, we can only consider Chang'an, the eastern capital. In the future, when the country develops, all states and counties should be allowed to set off fireworks on the Lantern Festival.

One is to show the atmosphere of having fun with the people, and the other is to give these fireworks craftsmen a stage to show off their skills and compete with each other, striving to make more beautiful fireworks.

However, this has to involve the issue of environmental protection. Li Yuechen does not want the environment to be damaged due to the flood of fireworks.

In fact, in the future, fireworks will no longer be allowed in most parts of the country, and even when getting married, electronic firecrackers will be used instead.

Of course, the idea of ​​protecting the environment is good, but completely disallowing it seems a bit too much.

Li Yuechen didn't want to do the same in this era, so he thought about how to neutralize it.

Thoughts come and go, I feel that it is better to introduce relevant laws at that time.

Especially when there are fireworks, the firecrackers will definitely not be too far away, and the rules in this regard should also be considered in advance.

For example, it is stipulated that citizens can only set off firecrackers when they are celebrating and mourning, but other things like housewarming cannot be set off.

And only firecrackers can be set off, not fireworks.

Fireworks are controlled by the state, and it may be that the imperial court is responsible for the unified display of fireworks every year on the Lantern Festival.

As long as the rules are set, it should be possible to find a balance between protecting the environment and completely prohibiting them.

On the airship, Li Yuechen leaned on the back of the chair with his legs crossed, constantly thinking about the future of the country.

Now under his own influence, history must have undergone tremendous changes, but after that, what should this country look like?

Although Li Yuechen knew that he would not be able to live for hundreds of years, he hoped that he could set a tone for his development to ensure that the next emperor must have a bottom line. To put it bluntly, he understood how bad he could not be.

So, what should the future Datang look like?

(End of this chapter)