Great Tang princess

Judging from the contents of Li Chongrun's letter, it is clear that the wool war has already begun on the grassland.

This did not exceed Li Yuechen's expectations, but it just made him pay more attention and report the situation at any time.

At the same time, if there are refugees who come to ask for asylum, they will accept them all and ask them if they are willing to go to the south to open up wasteland.

If you agree, then act according to this arrangement.

It can be expected that the wool war on the grasslands will definitely grow bigger and bigger.

They sell wool, and they get more than robbery. They can use anything they need, such as iron pots, grain, and various vegetables, to exchange their wool.

Even the wool cloth made by the loom can be used as one of the commodities that can be exchanged for wool.

After all, under the power of industry, the quality of the wool cloth they make is far inferior to that here, and the price is even lower.

In order to have more wool, they will try to get themselves more pastures and sheep.

Therefore, in order to expand the territory, it is normal for wars to occur between each other.

Even the lives of sheep are more valuable than the lives of many people. This is the so-called sheep cannibalism.

In Jixian Temple, Li Xian looked at his son's letter and listened to his sister's explanation, his face suddenly enlightened.

"So that's how... Since ancient times, these foreign tribes have always gone south to plunder at the beginning of winter. Now they have let themselves fall into civil strife."

Although Li Xian's ability is not very good, he is also from the royal family. Even if he is not a top expert in looking at problems, he is at least far superior to ordinary people.

The ability to analyze the situation is still possible.

"Yes, in this way, they will fall into a long period of internal friction until the situation is relatively stable."

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "Of course, once they stabilize over there, they will never think about posing a threat to our country again."

In the process of internal friction in the grassland, the development here will also accelerate.

At that time, their food, cloth and other materials will need to be imported from here, and the only thing they can export is wool, which means that the economic lifeline is in the hands of others.

In this way, it is natural that they must do what others say, otherwise they cannot bear the consequences.

Wu Zetian picked up the teacup: "This strategy is not bad, but it is also fortunate that all kinds of powerful weapons exist today, so it can be carried out completely."

If it is said that there are no such things as grenades and artillery in the country today, then this method is actually not very useful.

After all, if you make people anxious, they will definitely organize to come and loot.

But now that the frontier army has been established, and there are weapons far ahead of the times such as grenades and artillery, apart from becoming good at singing and dancing, they no longer have the power to threaten the Central Plains.

Li Xian put down his son's letter and couldn't help smiling: "In this way, there won't be too many wars in our country in the future."

"We and the royal family should work hard to keep the people of the whole country away from the danger of swords and soldiers. What's more, in the game between countries, war is often a choice of desperation. In the future, we should try our best to choose a win-win cooperation model... "Li Yuechen said slowly.

Although she is not a national leader, she is just an extreme athlete, but if you think about it carefully, if war is not a thankless thing, then the future world situation should have been fought long ago, instead of trying to avoid it as much as possible war.

Although there may be reasons for nuclear deterrence, the most fundamental problem is that war itself has a lot to do with losing money.

After all, to fight a war, every aircraft, every missile, every warship, which one does not cost money?

Not to mention the various expenses such as pensions for dead soldiers, it is simply a bottomless pit.

Thinking about it further, even if he wins the battle and destroys the opponent's country, there is still a classic question in front of him, should he want his territory?
If so, more funds and resources will need to be invested in post-war reconstruction, which may even drag down the finances.

In the future, there will be many examples of national bankruptcy.

But if not, then this war would be meaningless, and it would be better to cooperate with each other.

So this is a difficult problem to choose, and it is also one of the reasons why various countries are reluctant to start wars.

In short, the current state of affairs is quite good. The grassland can be controlled only by economic means without war, which is simply the best.

……

In June, the new Big Week Super League kicked off, and now people who are used to watching football bought tickets to watch.

This year's Super League Emperor did not come to watch, but Li Yuechen still showed his face at the scene.

I don't know if it's because the emperor is not there, but the atmosphere in the stadium is even more exciting.

Even as the athletes galloped on the court, many spectators would stand up and shout or curse.

In fact, this is a normal phenomenon. In the future, not only in foreign countries, but even in the Chinese Super League, it is not uncommon for the audience to yell at idiots in unison.

The sport of football does have a unique charm that can infect the enthusiasm of the scene.

This kind of atmosphere cannot be felt in TV broadcasts, and can only be understood by visiting the scene in person.

Of course, there are all kinds of weird things on the court, and it’s nothing to run naked naked, and there are even people who scatter ashes on the court.

Li Yuechen didn't intend to make any clear regulations on this. Anyway, watching the game, it's normal to be a little emotional. As long as you don't do anything that hurts others, fines and so on are fine.

Sitting on the VIP sofa, Li Yuechen watched the game below, picked up his teacup with a smile on his face, and took a sip.

Shangguan Wan'er on the side said: "Your Highness seems to be very happy."

"Yeah, only when the country is stable can things like this develop rapidly... Don't Wan'er think that their technology has improved a lot now compared to before?"

Shangguan Wan'er is not ignorant of football, because Li Yuechen likes it. She has also studied the rules and watched many games on the spot.

Therefore, the situation on the court and the performance of the players can be understood.

Hearing Li Yuechen's words, she nodded slightly: "That's true, at least the ball-handling tricks are much more gorgeous than before."

For non-athletes, it is undoubtedly the most intuitive to see whether a player's skills have improved from dribbling.

At least in Shangguan Wan'er's view, these players' breakthrough skills with the ball have been significantly improved compared with those in the first competition.

"So, when they develop better and better, it means that the overall strength of the country is gradually improving." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

Shangguan Wan'er thought for a while: "Has your Highness' childhood dream come true?"

"Although it's still far from what I expected, at least it's gratifying to be able to achieve this level." Li Yuechen said, picking up the teacup and taking a sip.

"In Wan'er's opinion, what His Highness has done these years is already considered the means of a god."

After hearing this, Li Yuechen smiled lightly, then held her hand and said, "Thanks to Wan'er helping me with many trivial matters, I can focus most of my energy on my ideals."

"Wan'er is very happy to be able to help His Highness." She turned her head and looked straight into Li Yuechen's eyes, with a faint smile on her face.

"With you here, I'm also very happy." Li Yuechen turned his head and said with a light smile, holding her hand slightly tighter.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen got up in the morning to practice kung fu as usual, and set off for the Engineering Academy after lunch.

As soon as I came to the gate of the princess mansion, I saw a group of guards eating a bowl of crispy rice.

Now this thing is really not uncommon in Dazhou. Since the nitrate method came out, the output of nitrate has further increased.

So now the children in Chang'an and Dongdu, even if their families are not so well-to-do, can occasionally buy a piece of Sushan in summer to relieve the heat.

As for the ones in the Princess Mansion, they are of a higher grade than those outside, and they can be sprinkled with various fruit juices and other seasonings to add a different taste.

It's not just the guards, sister-in-law Pei Qingwan is also here.

Li Yuechen was a little curious: "Sister-in-law, what are you doing here under the sun at noon?"

"Your Highness, would you like to try this new Su Shan? It tastes good, and it's going to be launched as a product." Pei Qingwan laughed.

Hearing the answer, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile. This meant that he had let his group of guards be tasters.

In the princess mansion, the status of these guards is actually not low at all.After all, he is the princess' personal bodyguard, and his status is much higher than ordinary servants.

"Just about to go out, take a bowl and eat it in the car." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Xiaodong, bring a big bowl."

"Your Highness, it's sunflower season these days, right? Don't eat too much if it's cold..." Xiaodong reminded aloud.

"Don't worry, I won't have a stomachache." Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hands indifferently.

In terms of physical fitness, she is still very confident. When it was the first time, she ate more than a dozen bowls in one go, and she was fine.

Xiaodong agreed, took a big bowl, and followed into the carriage.

Afterwards, Li Yuechen also shared some with her, and set off while eating, looking at the scenery on the street.

Compared with many years ago, the most significant change in Dongdu now is that the people on the street have a lot less patches on their clothes.

The clothes of ordinary people used to be covered with large and small patches, but now, such large patches are rarely seen.

In addition, it can be seen that their mental outlook has improved a lot. At least most of them look poor, but they are not as thin and thin as before.

There are even many children with patches on their clothes, and there are obviously a lot of flesh on their cheeks.

These are enough to show that the changes in the country over the years are obvious.

It's hard to say about other places, at least the people in Dongdu seem to be living like human beings.

Li Yuechen also knows that at present, perhaps only the economically developed regions such as Guodu or Qingdao can achieve this level, but this is already a good start.

At least in these years, there has been no such thing as famine in the country, and the common people can eat enough.

So the next step is to make them all dress warmly.

Now that various business families have ordered looms, the price of textiles will gradually decrease in the next few years.

At that time, people all over the country will be able to eat enough and dress warmly.

Thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen, who is now 34 years old, has not fully achieved such a seemingly simple goal. It is really not easy.

Seeing that she seemed to sigh, Xiaodong asked: "Your Highness, do you think the taste is bad?"

Li Yuechen smiled: "Good, but not good enough!"

Xiaodong was slightly stunned, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

……

When he came to the Engineering Academy, it was still Pei Bishu who came out to receive him.

On the way into the laboratory, Li Yuechen chatted with him casually.

"Still thinking about the communicator?"

Pei Bishu nodded embarrassingly: "Yes, but there is still no progress... The subordinate plans to try other methods."

"Oh? Have you tried all kinds of ropes?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Don't talk about the rope, I have tried the chains." Pei Bishu smiled wryly, "It's a pity..."

Hearing that he said to use iron chains to make paper cup phones, Li Yuechen also looked confused. It should be said that he dared to think and do it.

Of course she didn't laugh at him, science is like this, you need to try it over and over again.

Just like what Edison said in the Chinese textbook when he was in elementary school, at least it is known that there are thousands of materials that cannot be used to make filaments.

Although I don’t know if Edison actually said that in reality, this spirit is admirable.

"Then do you have other ideas?" Li Yuechen asked.

It's not that she doesn't want to give hints, but that she doesn't know anything about this kind of thing, and communication is always a very troublesome thing.

Pei Bishu nodded: "Speaking of which, there is now a telegram between Chang'an and this place. Since the lightning can transmit text, my subordinate wants to see if it can transmit sound."

After hearing this, Li Yuechen couldn't help admiring him, nodded and said, "I can tell you clearly that electric current can transmit sound, but you need to explore the process by yourself."

Hearing this sentence, Pei Bishu, who was still a little hesitant at first, suddenly got excited: "Your Highness, are you serious?"

"Of course it is true, but this is just the result, and I don't know the process." Li Yuechen shook his head.

Pei Bishu nodded excitedly: "No problem, as long as there are words from His Highness, the subordinates will study slowly by themselves."

"Are you not afraid that what I said is false?" Li Yuechen asked back with a smile.

However, Pei Bishu shook his head: "Your Highness has made countless fairy utensils since childhood, how can it be fake?"

"Well, no matter what, it's really good to have this kind of scientific research spirit!" Li Yuechen nodded and said with a smile: "If there are more and more people like Dean Pei, the country will be prosperous in the future."

Hearing this sentence, Pei Biaoshu saluted and said: "Princess is absurd! There is no achievement so far, and I am ashamed of my subordinates!"

"Any achievement can only be achieved by standing on the shoulders of the predecessors. Even if Dean Pei has no progress in his life, if the person who inherits the mantle in the future makes it, Dean Pei will also be credited for it!" Li Yuechen said softly.

After speaking, he walked into the laboratory.

Pei Bishu, on the other hand, after meditating on the spot for a while, smiled again on his face. At the same time, he thought in his heart that he should take in a few apprentices now that he is old...