Great Tang princess

Chapter 667 School
After a whole day of flying, the huge airship slowly landed on the square in front of Xuanwu Gate.

After coming down, Li Yuechen asked the children to go home, thinking that it was already night, and he didn't have to disturb his mother, and he could go back to the princess mansion by himself.

However, she found that Shangguan Wan'er was waiting at the Xuanwu Gate.

"Wan'er? Why didn't you go back so late?"

"Your Majesty asked me to welcome His Majesty. There is good news for His Majesty to share with you." Shangguan Wan'er replied with a smile.

Li Yuechen looked curious: "Good news? Tell me."

"Your Highness, let's go to Jixian Temple and talk to the saint in person." Shangguan Wan'er raised her hand as a gesture of invitation.

Although she didn't know what she was trying to trick, Li Yuechen didn't think about it and followed her into the palace.

When we arrived at Jixian Temple, Wu Zetian was sitting on a rocking chair drinking tea.

"Chen'er is back, how about the new boat?"

"Don't worry, Auntie, everything is going well." Li Yuechen sat down next to him. "In the future, the navy will take this ship to transport Weishui, and you can also draw charts of the nearby seas. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Congratulations!"

Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "In terms of military affairs, if you think it is feasible, then it will be fine."

Since Li Yuechen grew up, neither the first emperor Li Zhi nor Wu Zetian had ever worried about military matters, so they rarely asked about it on weekdays.

Then she put down the teacup, with a smile on her face: "During the few days you went out, I got some good news for your mother, do you want to hear it?"

"Auntie, tell me quickly, don't be a fool."

Li Yuechen was a little helpless, when did my mother learn to wow people.

Wu Zetian smiled, and threw over the memorabilia at hand.

After raising his hand to catch it, Li Yuechen opened it and looked.

This memorandum was sent by Zhenzhou. Although Liu Zihe took people out to sea now, the food experiment has not stopped, and his subordinates are still going on.

The governor of Zhenzhou also knows that this is a key project of the country at present, so he has given the greatest support.

Today, Zhenzhou has become the most important grain production base and cultivation institution in the country.

Experiments on the cultivation of various grains are constantly being carried out, and this memorial was sent by Governor Zhenzhou.

According to the memorial, Zhenzhou began to experiment with wild rice seeds and various rice seeds bought from southern countries many years ago.

At present, good results have finally been achieved. The latest C-350 rice variety has a production capacity of more than [-] catties per mu.

The result of this experiment did not happen by chance, but was reached after many repeated experiments.

At least in Zhenzhou's medium field, it can already stabilize more than 350 jin.

So I plan to try to transport this rice seed to Dongdu. If this kind of yield can be produced here, then the experiment can be regarded as a success.

Even if it fails, Zhenzhou will mainly plant this kind in the future, which will also bring the country's production to a higher level.

Looking at the memorial report in his hand, Li Yuechen nodded slightly, no wonder Shangguan Wan'er was mysterious just now, it can indeed be regarded as good news.

What is the concept of being stable at 350 catties?This means that if this rice seed can be popularized, there is absolutely no need to worry about starving to death.

So it plays an extremely important role in the stability of the country, and at the same time it can allow the economy to grow substantially.

Seeing her smile, Wu Zetian knew that she must be very happy, and smiled and picked up the teacup: "How? It's good news, right?"

"It couldn't be better!" Li Yuechen put down the memorandum, "In this way, more people can leave their jobs and engage in other professions."

"Oh?" Wu Zetian was slightly taken aback, "What are you thinking?"

This time it was Li Yuechen's turn to remain mysterious, she smiled and waved her hand: "It's getting late tonight, Auntie should go to bed earlier, specifically, the baby will enter the palace tomorrow and explain it to Auntie."

Wu Zetian didn't show the slightest dislike for this kind of appetizing behavior, but nodded and said, "That's fine."

Such a calm answer made Li Yuechen feel a little disappointed that he didn't come, and he didn't whet his mother's appetite.

It's not that Wu Zetian is not really interested in this, but she knows her daughter well, and whenever she has something to say, it's usually a big one, such as some kind of invention that is enough to subvert the three views.

It's indeed a bit late today. If you force her to talk here, you may not be able to finish the conversation all night, so it's better to listen to her, rest first, and talk about it tomorrow.

……

Early the next morning, after Li Yuechen got up early and finished practicing, he took Shangguan Wan'er's carriage and entered the palace together.

When I came to Jixian Temple, I had breakfast with my mother, and chatted about the plan to change the school's regulations.

"Building a school?"

Wu Zetian asked: "Is this library not enough?"

"Not enough!" Li Yuechen shook his head and replied, "Those who can go to the library are all literate people, but the majority of people in the whole country are still illiterate, right?"

"But the cost of building a school is not small, right?" Wu Zetian asked, "Even if the imperial court has money, it can't afford you to spend so much, can it?"

"No, this school charges a fee."

Although Li Yuechen wanted to do compulsory education, he also knew that this era was unrealistic.

In an agricultural society, education is considered a luxury, and people at the bottom cannot afford to read books.

To put it bluntly, the children of the people at the bottom have to work in the fields every day. Even if they go to school for free, they have to have time to study.

So simply do paid education first, let the children of big families and businessmen be able to go to school first, and then consider other things.

Of course, students from this school do not necessarily have to take the imperial examination, but can also do other things.

Li Yuechen's plan is to open an elementary school, middle school, and high school to establish this system.

Then open a university in the name of the court to train talents for the country.

Of course, there is no rush for universities, high schools and junior high schools. Primary schools can be built first, and unified education can be carried out with strong teachers.

Li Yuechen's first batch of students, that is, the group of children in the Royal Farm, have grown up now and can serve as school teachers.

Moreover, these people are all her students, who are most influenced by her thoughts, and they can set up new-style schools and let children receive new-style education.

Hearing that the imperial court did not need to pay, Wu Zetian thought about it carefully: "According to what you said, if you go all the way to university, wouldn't you be in your 20s?"

"Aniang doesn't know something, which is not bad. In the future, with the continuous deepening of various knowledge, many people in their 30s have finished reading."

But it is too far to say this now.

At present, what Li Yuechen thinks is that the school system of primary school is four years, junior high school is three years, and high school is three years.

"And didn't Aunt want to start martial arts?" Li Yuechen said, "It will be good if the military academy changes it."

In fact, Wu Zetian's martial arts is not only an examination of martial arts, but also an examination of the art of war.

In other words, illiteracy is also not acceptable.

Those who only have force but are illiterate are called reckless people. Even on the battlefield of this era, there are still many ways to deal with it.

Apart from other things, isn't Li Yuechen powerful enough?But it almost fell into the trap, didn't it?
After all, it is not the world of cultivating immortals. Even if you have the combat power of one against ten, you still have to run away from hundreds of people.

Therefore, in Li Yuechen's plan, high school in the future will be divided into three subjects: literature, science, and martial arts.

Once you choose the military department, it means you will take the military route in the future, and at the same time start semi-military management.

The reason for doing this is to reduce the factor of desertion, the semi-military management in high school, to see if I can adapt to life in the army, because once I am admitted to the military academy, I can’t regret it, otherwise I will be treated as a deserter.

And in high school, if you feel that you can't stand it, you can transfer to another department as soon as possible, you won't be counted as a deserter, and you won't be punished for it, which is good for both parties.

……

This kind of plan surprised Wu Zetian. Let alone such a system, the key is that this idea is too detailed.

It was as if she already knew what it would be like to operate the system.

"Since you don't need money from the imperial court, you can give it a try." Wu Zetian nodded slightly, "Let's not talk about junior high and high school, but you can try elementary school first. If it succeeds, it won't be too late to consider other things in the future, right?"

"The boy thinks so too. After all, considering the current population, there certainly won't be too many people in the school."

Wu Zetian picked up the teacup: "However, have you thought about it, if so many people come out of this school, if they all take the imperial examination, will it cause a bloated bureaucracy?"

"Don't worry, Auntie, not everyone can pass the imperial examination. Those who can't pass the exam will still have to do other jobs after all."

Li Yuechen is not worried about this, because with the development of the economy, more and more new jobs will always be developed.

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that professional workers have gradually begun to appear in road construction projects across the country.

Working four hours a day, three meals a day.

In fact, the salary is not high, it is not as high as farming at home, but the problem is comfort.

Don't worry about whether there will be a drought this year, as long as you follow the road construction work, you will have money. Although it is small, the risk is also low.

Although the income from farming at home has increased a lot due to the increase in food production, it is nothing more than good weather. If there is a disaster year, that year will be for nothing!

So there are people who follow the construction team for many years and build roads all over the country.

Of course, there are still very few such people at present, and the construction team doesn't mind them following. Anyway, there are not enough people, so it is good to speed up.

Li Yuechen just asked them to control the number of people, not too many.

After all, these people are good people, and they have to be paid.

In comparison, Li Yuechen still prefers to use captives and prisoners, since they don't need to pay wages, the cost can be reduced a lot.

Of course, this is only temporary. As time goes by, the number of captives will definitely decrease.

Because Li Yuechen made a promise to these captives that if they behaved well, they would be given household registration after a certain number of years, allowing them to settle down in one place, marry wives and have children.

So these people have performed very well. Over the years, there have been no captive riots.

And the soldiers in charge of guarding them will not beat or scold them, as long as they work obediently, they will not be bullied.

Under this positive cycle, road construction across the country is proceeding very smoothly.

"Alright, since you know what's in your mind, you don't get involved too much as a mother." Wu Zetian nodded, agreeing to her daughter's plan.

With the emperor's consent, the matter can proceed, but Li Yuechen is not in a hurry.

Now that the summer vacation is over, this matter will start, and it will be next year at the earliest, but this year we can make preparations in advance.

……

After chatting all morning, Li Yuechen had lunch with his mother in Jixian Temple.

After eating, Wu Zetian went to take a nap, while Li Yuechen continued to sit in Jixian Hall, chatting with the court ladies in charge of protecting the emperor.

These court ladies were all trained by her personally, and now they are incorporated into the inner guards to protect the emperor's safety.

Li Yuechen chatted with them about work matters, asked them if there was anything they could improve, and so on.

Speaking of this, several court ladies looked at each other, and then said: "Return to Your Highness, there is really something..."

After listening to their explanation, Li Yuechen understood.

To put it simply, they felt that the axes used by the army were not very convenient.

After all, they were dressed as court ladies, and the ax was used to hanging on their legs, so if something happened, it felt a bit laborious to reach into the skirt to get the ax.

Li Yuechen nodded after hearing this, feeling that this was indeed the case, and he should consider changing their weapons.

And since it is the emperor's personal bodyguard, this weapon must look good enough.

But you can't patronize the good looks. Although the chances of the emperor being assassinated are not high, it is not impossible, so the practicality must also be considered...

After going back and thinking about it for two days, Li Yuechen felt that there was a weapon that should be quite suitable for them, and that was Jiaqian Layman's Miao Dao.

This thing is much longer than ordinary knives. The length in the movie at that time should be about 1.6 meters.

At the same time, this thing can not only be used as a knife, but if there is no blade at the back, it can even be used as a spear.

And these female soldiers have also been trained in the use of long guns in the army. It is not difficult for them to master this weapon.

Although the ladies of the court held this kind of weapon, although they could not hide it on their bodies like the axe, it was also more deterrent, which was actually a good thing.

So I immediately went to the Academy of Engineering, drew a design drawing, and asked the academicians to make a try first.

At the same time, Li Yuechen also curiously told the craftsman to let her try it herself.

After all, Li Yuechen has never tried what it's like to forge iron after growing up so big. Now that he has this opportunity, he plans to experience it with two hammers.

……

Although the weather in September has turned cooler, the blacksmith room is still extremely hot.

Li Yuechen took off his coat, and under the guidance of a professional blacksmith, he took out the red-hot iron ingot, raised his hammer and knocked it down hard.

"clang--"

When the hammer hit it, sparks flew everywhere, and the hammered iron ingot instantly collapsed.

The craftsman next to him was slightly startled, and then said: "His Royal Highness, actually... there is no need to use such force..."

"Oh……"

Li Yuechen agreed, and then began to beat slowly under the guidance of the craftsman.

(End of this chapter)