Great Tang princess

Chapter 666

After careful consideration for a period of time, Li Yuechen finally decided that only children make choices, and my mother wants them all!
This ship also serves as a warship, and at the same time undertakes the work of transporting oil from Dashi.

For state-level trade, the army does not handle money, so this is not using the army to do business.

Moreover, with the development of the navy, the exploration of the surrounding sea area must be more detailed.

Therefore, the navy can draw detailed charts of the sea area along the entire route while transporting oil.

As for the route, she has already set it up, starting from Qingdao, going all the way south, and going to Dashi along the Strait of Malacca.

Now this kind of big ship is fast enough, and it goes all the way along the coastal waters. If there is no accident, it can go back and forth in half a year.

So he wrote to Li Shu, explaining his plan.

As for the oil, it needs to be transported back to Dongdu by airship, and the speed of land transportation is still too slow.

The next day, I went to the palace again to explain to my mother, and asked her to name the new ship by the way.

Wu Zetian thought about it and named the ship Tianshu.

Li Yuechen didn't care much about the name, anyway, as long as his mother found it interesting.

Once the name has been decided, I will naturally have to rely on my brother for writing.

So Li Yuechen took the carriage to the three Li Xian's mansions.

Entering the main hall, he saw Li Xian lying on the rocking chair, watching his concubines dancing in the middle of the room.

And he himself was drinking tea while spinning the health ball in his hand, looking very comfortable.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, he didn't bother to get up, but waved his hand to make the concubines stop temporarily.

"Yuechen is here today, what do you want to say?"

"Brother, what did you say, if my little sister is fine, can't you come and see brother?" Li Yuechen sat down beside him with a smile.

"you?"

Li Xian raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, then shook his head: "I don't believe it!"

"cough!"

Li Yuechen couldn't help but blush a little at these words, and he rarely came here on weekdays.

But he changed his face immediately: "It is true that I came here this time for something. The new navy ship has been built, and Auntie has also given it a name. Please ask brother to write a few words."

Li Xian had an expression of "I knew it", but he didn't continue to mock his sister, but waved his hand to let the eunuch next to him grind the ink.

"Hey, I knew brother was the best. Come back next time and bring a gift for brother. Is there anything you want?" Li Yuechen asked.

As soon as the gift was mentioned, Li Xian was full of resentment: "Why didn't you send two of your lighters to Brother Wei?"

"That's no different from Huozhezi, brother, you don't need it on weekdays, right? If you really like it, I will send some over tomorrow!" Li Yuechen replied.

Li Xian was right when he thought about it, since he didn't need to do the job of holding the lamp, it really didn't make sense to hold it.

This thing is considered a novelty among the second-rate dandies, but it is really useless in essence.

The oil lamp was given to brothers and sisters as soon as it was made. After all, this thing is really useful.

"Haven't you researched any new utensils recently?" Li Xian asked expectantly.

"It really isn't."

Li Yuechen shook his head and denied, "But brother, don't worry, as long as you research something new in the future, I promise to deliver it as soon as possible!"

"Hmm..." Li Xian nodded slightly, indicating that his sister was very sensible.

So he got up to write for his sister, came to the table, picked up a brush, and wrote down the three big characters "Tianshuhao" in a fluttering manner.

When the time comes to write on the ship, there will be the words Great Zhou Empire in front of it, but there is already a template for those four words, so there is no need to write it again.

It is worth mentioning that the words written on the boat are not block letters but Xingkai. The main reason is that Li Yuechen simply thinks that Xingkai is better than block letters.

After finishing writing, he put down the brush, watched and tasted it himself, and then nodded slightly to express his satisfaction.

Li Yuechen happily left with his brother's written words, and asked the pilot to take them back with his own letter.

At the same time, he asked the pilot to send a message to Li Shu, and he would go there in a few days.

When a new warship is launched into service, I have to be there to show my face no matter what.

……

Now that Li Yuechen wanted to go to Qingdao, she couldn't fly the hang glider alone, because there were more than 20 guards who were inseparable with her, so she could only take the airship.

In the princess mansion, watching Xiaodong order other eunuchs and maids to help pack their luggage, Princess Xuancheng couldn't help laughing and said: "Chen'er really can't be idle, and he's going out again."

"Sister, don't worry, it won't be too long, I'll be back in half a month at most." Li Yuechen waved his hand.

Shangguan Wan'er poured her a cup of tea: "Your Highness has stayed at home for a long time, and always misses going outside."

"No way, it's just this person who can't be idle." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

Of course, the news that Li Yuechen was going out could not be concealed. The children from the school all came to the princess mansion the next day and asked to take them with them.

Among them, Li Longji danced the most: "Auntie, I haven't seen the sea for a long time, take me to go together."

"Okay, let's go together!"

Li Yuechen has no objection, it is actually good for children to go out and have a look.

So two days later, everyone set off together in an airship and headed straight for Qingdao.

In the palace, Wu Zetian sat by the window of Jixian Temple, watching the airship gradually disappearing in the sky, and smiled slightly.

Until now, when she sees this thing, she still feels unreal in a trance.

But no matter what, this daughter of mine has indeed changed the entire country by herself. Her existence itself is a miracle.

Thinking of this, she smiled and shook her head, then lightly picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.

……

It was already evening when the airship landed in Qingdao, and sisters Li Shu and Li Linghui came to the takeoff and landing field to welcome them.

The cabin door opened, and the children came down first in a swarm, ran to the two sisters and surrounded them, chatting about their parents.

After all, we haven't seen each other for more than a year. When we see each other again, there is always a lot of topics that I want to talk about.

When Li Yuechen came down, Li Shu and Li Linghui hurried over to say hello: "Auntie, long time no see."

"Yeah, more than a year."

Li Yuechen smiled, then looked left and right: "Oh, you can still see some changes, not bad."

"Auntie praised me so much, we are also following Auntie's policy..."

"Okay, okay, it's not polite between the family." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "I've been hungry all day, let's go eat."

Li Linghui smiled and said, "It's already ready."

Saying that, let a group of children walk in front, and the two of them are beside Li Yuechen.

While walking towards the cafeteria, he was talking about some things he had experienced in the past year that he hadn't seen.

Although there has been correspondence by letter during this period of time, there are some things that can only be truly felt when they are said face to face.

When I came to the cafeteria, the meals that had been prepared were served.

Li Yuechen took a sip with his chopsticks first, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Huh? This taste..."

Li Shu on the side smiled and said, "Auntie is really sensitive..."

After her explanation, I came to understand.

After the development of Weihai was completed, the military immediately began the oyster breeding experiment, and at the same time began to make oily oysters.

This thing is not difficult, it is relatively simple, so it was made without much effort.

After the soldiers in the cooking class tried adding it to some dishes, the taste was obviously different.

After so long of experiments, I have gained some experience, and the deliciousness of the dishes has naturally improved to a higher level.

Li Yuechen asked: "How much is the output?"

"At present, artificial breeding is not very successful, so the output is not high. On average, it is less than [-] catties a day..." Li Linghui replied.

The output of thirty catties a day is quite good, at least in this era.

Li Shu also took advantage of the situation and said: "I don't know if this thing can be sent to the palace? Let the saint taste it too?"

"Well, it's not bad!" Li Yuechen nodded.

With good things, of course, I have to think about my mother. Now that I have this fuel consumption, the dishes in the palace can be enriched.

In fact, the Shangshi Bureau is quite busy now, and the imperial chefs have recently begun to learn how to carve cucumbers.

Palace dishes, from the moment the stir-fried dishes came out, have gradually begun to change in a complicated direction.

Everyone chatted while eating, and the children talked the most, talking about their experiences during this period.

However, Li Longji, Li Chongrun and the others, who had matured day by day, asked the sisters about their experience in managing the army, so as to make some preparations for the future.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuechen felt that the royal family was about to roll up.

However, this kind of volume is a positive volume, and should not be discouraged, but should be encouraged.

This shows that the children of the royal family have a clear understanding of their responsibilities and what they should do in the future.

In the evening, when he returned to his small villa, Li Yuechen's eyes showed nostalgia.

All the furnishings here are exactly the same as they were back then, no one has touched them, and I can still vaguely see many traces of myself back then.

Then I ran to the office to have a look, and it was still the same here.

Li Shu and Li Linghui's office is next door, and it's still exactly the same as when I left, and it's spotlessly clean, obviously cleaned every day.

Although it was just a small matter, Li Yuechen couldn't help but feel happy from the bottom of his heart when he actually saw this scene.

……

In the morning of the next day, Li Yuechen changed into a black military uniform, with his hair coiled up, and came to the pier to attend the service ceremony of the Tianshu.

In the few days before the arrival, the craftsmen had already painted the characters written by Li Xian on the hull of the boat.

When you come to the pier, you can see the future warship floating quietly on the ocean.

The wind on the sea today is not too small, and the waves are constantly rising and falling with the sea breeze.

However, the boat was stable, allowing the undulating waves to beat against the hull, and remained motionless.

Li Xian's enlarged characters were written on both sides of the ship.

On the top are the four characters of Great Zhou Empire, and on the bottom are the three characters of Tianshuhao.

The flamboyant Xingkai was painted on the body of the boat. Although it was a bit abrupt and eye-catching, it was really beautiful.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this sense of conflict that this font looks so conspicuous.

Li Yuechen, Li Shu and others, as well as a group of military officers, were on the pier and attended the service ceremony.

Then Li Linghui proposed to take a photo, and Li Yuechen nodded in agreement.

So everyone stood in a row on the pier, with the huge hull behind them.

The shorter children were standing in the front row, and everyone looked at the camera blankly.

The main reason is that the exposure time of cameras in this era is too long, and keeping a smile all the time will make the face a little stiff.

This also leads to photographs of this era, which are mostly deadpan.

As the camera freezes this moment, the picture at this time is also preserved.

Maybe thousands of years later, this photo will be stored somewhere and be admired by everyone.

……

Li Yuechen didn't stay in Qingdao for too long, and he went back after attending the ceremony.

But the children said they wanted to play for a few more days, so they stayed for a while longer.

During this time, Li Yuechen was not idle either. He met Li Shu and his sisters and Qingzhou governor Jiang Zhengan, and chatted about the placement of retired veterans in the future.

Now Dongdu and Chang'an have reformed the Jinwu Guard and bad people, and other cities will definitely follow suit in the future.

So here is a ready-made template for them to copy, and then see if the retired veterans can be resettled in this way.

It’s okay to do this now, because soldiers in this era don’t retire every year, and the army doesn’t recruit recruits every year, so it’s okay to do it temporarily.

In Li Yuechen's view, in the current era, it is already very good to guarantee that soldiers can retire at the age of 40.

You know, in the past, being a soldier was a lifetime thing.

But now, the new army, if you join the army in your teens and retire at the age of 40, although there are still more than 20 years, it is really much better than before.

Besides, it's not as strict as the future army's control. Anyway, being able to leave the barracks every week to go out for a walk is really a good salary.

The Li Shu sisters expressed their understanding, and they would cooperate with Jiang Zhengan to have a look.

Nowadays, due to the gradual prosperity of the fishery industry, the economic level of Qingzhou has also improved a lot compared to other nearby counties and counties, so it should be no problem to raise a group of fast catchers and Jinwu Guards, as long as the number of people is not too large.

And these arrests are not only in charge of local affairs in Qingzhou, they can also manage the nearby counties as long as they are not far away.

Laizhou doesn't matter, anyway, it's not far from Weihai, so the army can do anything for them.

Occasionally catching a thief, or other prisoners, is a practice for the army.

You must know that today's soldiers eat well and exercise intensively every day, so their overall physical fitness level is far higher than that of ordinary people. It is not easy to catch a thief or something.

After the affairs in Qingdao are settled, Li Yuechen plans to go back.

Now the two sisters, Li Shu, are doing very well here, so I don't need to stay here for too long, otherwise they will come to ask me about all the little things.

Now that these children have grown up, they don't need to stay under their wings any longer.

During the farewell of Li Shu and sisters, everyone boarded the airship, slowly lifted off, and flew to Dongdu.

　It’s hard to say whether there will be two updates tonight, I will try my best to write, and there will be one after I finish writing, if I can’t finish writing, there will only be one update today...

　　
　
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