Great Tang princess

In fact, not only Confucianism, but any so-called sect will change according to the different needs of people.

Take Buddhism as an example, in fact, it is different in different countries.

When Li Yuechen was training in Japan, he discovered that the monks there could get married, grow their hair, drink alcohol and eat meat, almost no different from ordinary people.

This is the adaptation and change of religions in different environments due to different environments.

In fact, there is essentially no difference whether it is a religion or a school of thought.

"To govern the country according to the law, the laws need to be continuously refined?" Li Xian asked, "When the time comes, there will be more and more regulations and laws. Ordinary people, how can they have the time to learn so many?"

"So there will be a new profession - lawyer! That is to help ordinary people fight lawsuits and understand the main points of the law!" Li Yuechen answered softly, picking up his teacup.

"This is also the reason why the authority of Dali Temple changed after the implementation of the provincial system."

Having said that, she put down her teacup, leaned back on the chair, and raised her legs: "In the future, the scope of functions of the bureaucracy must also be refined."

Li Xian propped his chin with one hand: "It's thanks to the fact that the imperial court is still rich. If I were young, how could I be able to support such a large number of people?"

"Brother, don't worry, the days will always get better and better." Li Yuechen smiled, "With me!"

If someone else said this, it would probably only cause a burst of ridicule.

But since Li Yuechen said it, it will only arouse everyone's expectations.

Over the years, Li Yuechen has changed the entire country by himself. Naturally, no one would dare not believe what she said.

……

The next day happened to be the beginning of school. In the morning, when Li Yuechen came to the classroom, he saw the expectant eyes of the children.

"Huh? Just finished the holiday, why are you looking at me like this?" Li Yuechen leaned on the desk and asked his own question.

Li Xianhui answered the question on behalf of the children: "Auntie, may I follow this expedition?"

"That's natural, you can't think about it!"

Li Yuechen suddenly laughed: "As the royal family, you will basically be military officers in the future. If you have such an opportunity, it's better to come to the front line to learn."

The children of the military academy, if they have this kind of opportunity, of course we will take them there to have a look.

Of course, considering that they are all children, they will not be allowed to go to the battlefield in person.

Just like the emperor, it is good to observe from the rear, and at the same time learn command and tactical deployment at the headquarters.

Hearing Li Yuechen's answer, the children all raised their hands and cheered.

"Okay, class starts!" Li Yuechen patted the table, making the classroom instantly quiet.

The first class after school is often the most comfortable for teachers.

Because the children who just finished their vacation are still in the thinking of missing the classroom, they usually listen very seriously.

Li Yuechen's class today is only in the morning, and after class, he plans to show his face at the Ministry of War.

Now the war is about to start, and she needs to deal with a lot more things than usual.

Before he had time to get on his horse, Xiaodong suddenly came over: "Your Highness, someone from the Engineering Institute said that the typewriter has been made, I hope His Highness can go and have a look."

"Oh? So fast?"

Li Yuechen felt a little surprised.

The typewriter project was approved only last year. It was originally planned to take two or three years to produce, but it turned out that it was completed in just one year.

"Go, go and see!"

Now that this thing has been made, it must be seen.

So he immediately jumped on his horse and headed straight for the engineering institute.

Because the distance is not too far, there is no need to run wildly, just trot all the way there.

Along the way, Li Yuechen was still chatting with Xiaodong and his guards.

The princess has always been easy-going, so the guards usually chat with her when they are free.

"Speaking of which, so far this year, it seems that there has only been one snowfall?" Li Yuechen looked up at the sky.

It is already the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, but it seems that there has only been one snowfall since the beginning of winter this year.

"Returning to Your Highness, it is true." Yiluoru replied.

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "It seems that the weather during this period is really good."

In fact, as early as 20 years ago, Li Yuechen thought about this problem.

Because there were still elephants in the Yangtze River Basin at that time, she speculated that the climate in this era should be higher than in the future.

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there hasn't been too much snow in the past few years." Xiaodong also entered the topic.

"In this way, I've caught up with the good time..." Li Yuechen muttered to herself, today's topic made her suddenly think of a big problem.

This should be discussed with family members.

……

Because a guard had come to notify him before he came, so after Li Yuechen arrived at the Engineering Academy, Pei Bishu had already greeted him at the door.

"I have seen Her Royal Highness!"

"Excuse me, I heard that the typewriter has been made, so I came here to take a look."

"Yes, Your Highness, please follow me!"

Pei Bishu took her to Laboratory No. [-], where Wang Gangdan and other main producers were already waiting here.

And on the table next to them, there was a black machine the size of two rice cookers.

Because the outer shell is wrapped, it is impossible to see what the internal structure looks like, but in this era, it seems somewhat sci-fi.

He slightly raised his hand, signaling to other people around him to excuse him, and then Li Yuechen came closer to observe.

The size of this typewriter is equal to two rice cookers juxtaposed, and it is still a bit heavy.

On the front is a keyboard, which is no different from the keyboard arrangement in Li Yuechen's impression.

But there are more symbols etched into the wood that sticks to each key.

In addition to English letters and numbers, there are various radicals.

Above the keyboard is a raised circular shell with a gap in the middle of the shell and a piece of glass attached to it.

The glass shows a row of characters next to the handle, and looking in through the glass gap, you can also see some other rollers.

After touching it with his hand, Li Yuechen asked, "Maybe it can be used?"

Wang Gangdan nodded: "Yes, the ink has already been poured in, your Highness just try."

While speaking, he took out a brand new piece of paper and placed it in the gap above the keyboard.

So Li Yuechen began to search for the keys on the keyboard, found the key next to the word "Ge" and pressed it.

The rollers inside the machine began to rotate, and within a second, the corresponding words were displayed in the glass gap: find, row, fight, cut, play, me, kill...

Li Yuechen pressed the number buttons in order, and with a "pop", the word "I" clearly appeared on the paper.

Afterwards, he continued to press other keys, and the rollers inside the machine continued to rotate, and each word appeared on the paper.

When the first line is full, press the Enter key, the paper will be lifted up a little, and another line will start.

Pressing the space bar will move half a space to the left.

After pressing multiple keys in a row, a line of words was typed out: My name is Li Yuechen, and I am the princess of the Great Zhou Empire.

After typing, Li Yuechen took it out and looked at it carefully.

The font is clear, without smudging, and the key is that the font is extremely beautiful.

After all, this word was printed according to Li Xian's block, a beautiful regular script.

After such a one-sentence test, Li Yuechen nodded, feeling very satisfied.

But to say that the only bad thing is that you can't make typos, otherwise you can't modify it.

But this is not a problem, just like handwriting, just pay more attention.

"Good good..."

Li Yuechen nodded continuously, "It's really unexpected that the real thing was made so quickly! It should be given first-class merit to a collective!"

Wang Gangdan smiled embarrassedly: "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness, these are brothers..."

"Well, it's good if it's done well, there's no need to shirk!" Li Yuechen nodded, "Speaking of which, what is the cost of this thing?"

Pei Bishu who was next to him immediately replied: "Returning to Your Highness, there are drawings provided by His Highness, but I didn't invest too much... This thing is also considered a one-time molding, and the cost is around [-] yuan..."

"Ten thousand consistent..."

Li Yuechen frowned slightly. From the perspective of scientific research, the price is indeed not expensive.

Not only is it not expensive, it can even be said to be very cheap.

But the problem is that when she took out the drawing, it was already a very mature product, and the difficulties in it were basically marked out.

After knowing the answer, researching a machine like this would cost ten thousand guan, which is a bit expensive.

You know, Wang Gangdan is now a major general, and his monthly salary, allowances and other subsidies add up to almost the same amount.

In other words, to build a typewriter, he would have to eat and drink for more than 800 years to afford it, which is a bit ridiculously expensive.

In recent years, due to the increase in grain production, the price of rice in Dongdu is twelve coins per bucket, that is, twelve copper coins.

Such a price is really outrageous.

Even if this kind of thing is made now, it is definitely not for ordinary people to use, but such an outrageous price, ordinary nobles can't afford it.

Perhaps seeing what the princess was thinking, Pei Pishu rolled his eyes and said softly: "Your Highness, this first machine is purely handmade after all. If most of the parts can be changed to machine grinding, it should be able to make the The cost has been reduced a lot.”

"Now it's [-] guan, where can I start?" Li Yuechen asked back.

"Returning to Your Highness, a few days ago, I made some improvements to the steam engine, and now I can complete the engraving work." Pei Bishu replied, "This alone is already a big deal!"

This answer made Li Yuechen suddenly interested.

This kind of typewriter has more than 8000 characters. If this part of the work can be handed over to the machine, the workload can indeed be reduced, and the speed can also be greatly improved.

Coupled with some other parts such as the keyboard, maybe the cost can be reduced by more than ten times.

Although the price is still a bit expensive, at least for nobles, it is not so outrageous.

"In this way, you can calculate it carefully, and make a list for me when you're done." Li Yuechen said, "I believe you will also know that my palace is about to go to war, and try to make a complete decision on this matter after returning from the expedition!"

"Yes!" Pei Bishu quickly agreed.

Then Li Yuechen asked again: "The steam engine has been improved, how is it now?"

Speaking of this, Pei Bishu's expression became a little proud: "Return to Your Highness, according to my attempts over the years. The chance of this steam engine explosion has been reduced linearly. Now it can complete simple tasks such as drilling, cutting, and shavings. only……"

At this point, he paused for a moment, and then said: "It's just that the problem of air leakage still cannot be solved, and sometimes the power is inevitably insufficient... I waited recently to use beef tendon to seal it, but it has been a long time, and the temperature is too high. tendons will melt..."

Li Yuechen nodded to express his understanding.

Beef tendon might be really good, but if the temperature is too high, it might be cooked right away.

Looks like this thing won't mature until the rubber is out.

Fortunately, rubber trees have already been planted in Hainan. If it goes well, some of them should be able to be produced next year for experimentation.

But even so, Li Yuechen was still relieved when he heard that the current steam engine could do so much work.

From this point of view, after the end of the war this year, the industrial revolution will be able to start smoothly.

However, this matter still needs to be discussed with my mother. Once the industrial revolution begins, all walks of life will undergo earth-shaking changes, and it is necessary to prepare in advance.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen's class was in the afternoon, so after practicing in the morning, he came to Jixian Hall, chatting with his mother while having lunch.

Li Xian, who had temporarily finished his work, picked up his glass teacup and looked at the tea leaves in it, and said with some regret: "This year is over, but I haven't seen a few snowfalls. It's really a pity..."

"Speaking of this matter, I chatted with the guard yesterday," Li Yuechen said, "Maybe life will be relatively easier for the next 100 years."

In the past, Li Yuechen was not very familiar with history, but occasionally when he read novels, he often saw a word-Little Ice Age.

It is stated on the Internet of later generations that the demise of the dynasty is inseparable from the Little Ice Age.

Combining this sentence, Li Yuechen in this era, by looking at the previous historical materials, feels that this is really the case.

"How do you say that?" Li Xian raised his eyebrows and asked.

"The Little Ice Age has just passed and the climate has warmed up. The next 100 years should be a relatively warm period." Li Yuechen said while gently turning his teacup. To this day, even thinking about it, it is inseparable from this.”

Li Xian had an expression that you don't want to tease me: "The national power of Tubo is strong, it's not because of Songtsan Gampo Hsiung's ingenuity back then, that's why..."

However, Li Yuechen shook his head and directly interrupted his words: "According to ancient records, the plateau of Tubo should not be able to grow food, and the population cannot be too large. But the population of Tubo is soaring today, and the supply of soldiers is sufficient. To be able to invade the countries of the Western Regions... that means that it must be able to support such a large population! That is to say, the amount of arable land in Tibet today is much more than that in ancient books..."

This chapter is from yesterday... There is really no way, let's drag it until now.