Great Tang princess

Some of Li Yuechen's first batch of students at the Royal Farm had entered the army, and some were already in the imperial court.

There are also some who are still obsessed with studying more esoteric knowledge, especially the students brought out by Princess Xuancheng, most of whom are still immersed in the ocean of mathematics.

Princess Xuancheng spent money to buy a house not far from the princess mansion outside, and was responsible for their food and accommodation, and what they had to do was to study various mathematical formulas.

Of course, when I need help sometimes, I will also be responsible for checking the various accounts of the account department.

Strictly speaking, these people are now the apprentices of Princess Xuancheng, and in the future, they are her graduate students.

And as the things that need to be calculated in the recent period have become more and more complicated, many people from other departments will come here specifically to ask them to help calculate some data.

Of course, this is not for nothing, you need money.

Among them, the Academy of Engineering and Qin Tianjian are the most familiar, and they often come to ask them to help calculate the data.

After all, in this era without computers, all data must be calculated by the human brain.

However, the data in places like the Academy of Engineering are too complicated, and it is simply beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Just like what Li Yuechen said to his elder brother, spells, if you don't know it, you can't figure it out even if you put a knife on his neck.

Thanks to the presence of such a group of students, Li Yuechen had the idea of ​​building a university of science and technology.

Polytechnic universities, of course, mainly focus on science, and at the same time, they need to separate more disciplines based on existing technologies.

In fact, physics and chemistry can be combined into one course, but considering the future, Li Yuechen decided to separate them.

Once science advances, the speed is actually very fast, and it will be a bit troublesome to change it when the time comes.

……

After the summer vacation is over, the weather will not cool down immediately, and there is still a period of autumn tiger days.

Coupled with the climate warming period in the middle of the Little Ice Age, the winter will not be too cold.

Recently, Li Yuechen has been busy with education planning. Except for class time, most of the time he writes and draws at home.

At this time, Li Chongrun wrote again, saying that the various tribes on the grassland had started to fight for territory. Some people came to ask for help, and even wanted to exchange wool for weapons.

Li Yuechen told him not to participate, and let them solve their own affairs. Anyway, no matter who it is, as long as they bring wool to sell, we will accept it.

It doesn't matter whether it was snatched or raised by yourself, it doesn't matter.

As for weapons, don't even think about it, other supplies such as food iron pots can be chosen by themselves.

After reading the letter she wrote, Shangguan Wan'er was a little curious: "Isn't Your Highness afraid that they will exchange a large number of iron pots and go back to make weapons by themselves?"

"That doesn't matter, all you can do is cold weapons, it doesn't matter." Li Yuechen shook his head and said he didn't care at all.

Today, with the gradual increase in the production of single-barreled shotguns, troops have begun to be deployed on a large scale.

Although it has not been fully equipped for the entire army, with the mechanical revolution driven by the success of the steam engine, all scouts in all military regions can be handed over within five years.

No matter how many cold weapons the foreigners on the grassland have, they are only cold weapons after all, and they are definitely incomparable with muskets.

The most important thing is that now that the steam engine has been formed, the day when the firearms are formed is not too far away.

Shotguns are, after all, just muskets, and a ten-foot range might sound strong, but it's not.

Li Yuechen still wanted to try making a rifled gun. Even if he couldn't make an automatic rifle, a few sniper rifles would be enough to upgrade the combat effectiveness of the entire army to another dimension.

Of course, wanting to make a rifled gun is not just a matter of pulling the rifling line, bullets are also the key.

Today's bullets still use black powder as the excitation method.

Although the granule gunpowder made by Li Yuechen can ensure a more complete combustion and less residue.

But little is not nothing, black powder cannot be completely residue-free after all.

And there is also the problem of too much smoke, which Li Yuechen cannot solve.

Not to mention that the current firing method is to use a needle to rub the flint and then drill into the small hole reserved behind the cartridge case.

The service life is extremely limited... These are problems that need to be solved slowly.

Compared with these, rifling is a relatively easy problem to solve.

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The next day, Li Yuechen went to the University of Political Science and Law, intending to discuss with Di Renjie the detailed planning of the tax law.

However, when he came over, he found that Di Renjie was not there. Only after asking other people did he find out that he was not feeling well and asked for leave.

Li Yuechen didn't care too much, after all, it's normal to be sick when he is old.

However, a few days later, Li Yuechen found that Di Renjie hadn't come yet, so Li Yuechen planned to go and have a look.

Riding a horse to the gate of Di Renjie's house, Bu Qu at the gate saw the princess coming, and hurried over to salute.

Li Yuechen's dress and appearance are still widely circulated in Dongdu, plus the group of female guards in armor, it is too easy to recognize.

So even if you haven't seen her with your own eyes, you can guess her identity.

After waving his hand to dismiss the trilogy, Li Yuechen asked, "Is your family, Alang, here?"

"Return to Your Highness, Alang has been unwell for the past few days and is resting at home." Buqu replied, "Your Highness, please come in with the villain..."

Li Yuechen waved his hand: "No hurry, I didn't tell you in advance when I came here today, so you should report first."

Bu Qu agreed, and trotted all the way in to report.

After a while, he trotted out again: "Your Highness, please, Alang is already waiting in the main hall."

Only then did Li Yuechen lift his legs and enter Di Renjie's house, and followed the steps to the main hall.

Di Renjie's house is not too big, it's not a huge house like the Princess Mansion, it's just an ordinary house with three entrances and three exits.

When he came to the main hall, Di Renjie, who was not in a good mood, was about to salute, but was stopped by Li Yuechen: "Excuse me, I'm not feeling well, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Di Renjie smiled lightly, and then greeted people to serve tea.

Today's Di Renjie is almost 70 years old, his hair and beard are all gray, and most people in this era are older and look bigger.

"I heard that you haven't been feeling well recently, have you visited the medical school?" Li Yuechen asked.

Di Renjie smiled: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. These are old problems, and there is no need..."

"You don't feel well, just watch what you need, don't just let it go." Li Yuechen advised, "I will arrange it for you, and call the people from the medical school to come and take a look."

Hearing what the princess said, Di Renjie didn't say anything more, and agreed after thanking her.

Anyway, after all, Di Renjie is also an old man in the court, and Li Yuechen has a good impression of him, so he should show his concern.

Li Yuechen asked the guards to go to the medical school to call for someone. About half an hour later, a carriage stopped at the gate of Di Renjie's mansion.

Not only Liu Shenwei came, but also a group of young students, both male and female.

Today's medical schools have been fully formed, and they basically take their apprentices with them wherever they go.

After all, medicine is a very special subject, which can not only be learned by reading books. From a student to a real doctor, a lot of practical experience is required.

Many children from Chinese medicine families have to learn to memorize various medical classics such as "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" at the age of three or four, and learn acupuncture and moxibustion at the age of seven or eight, and learn about various herbal medicines, etc...

At the age of twelve or thirteen, I will follow my elders to practice medicine and see a doctor. When I really become a doctor who can stand alone, I will be in my early twenties.

So medicine is a very special subject, so no matter where Liu Shenwei goes to see a doctor, he always brings such a group of students with him.

Even when they occasionally went to the palace to give the emperor a physical examination, they had to bring a few with good grades.

It was precisely because of this particularity that he was allowed to bring other irrelevant personnel into the palace to meet the emperor.

When they came to the main hall, Di Renjie and Liu Shenwei saluted and greeted each other.

Although it was said that Di Renjie was the former chief assistant of the cabinet, a doctor is a special profession, so he still showed a respectful attitude.

Liu Shenwei also started to do routine checkups for him, while Li Yuechen was watching from the side.

Watching him feel Di Renjie's pulse, and then let the other students come over to try it, I was full of curiosity.

To be honest, in Li Yuechen's opinion, Chinese medicine is a very metaphysical thing. Judging from his experience as an athlete, sometimes it really feels like witchcraft.

There are a lot of things that science can't explain, but the point is that it works!
She couldn't help but nodded as she watched those students go over to check Di Renjie's pulse one by one, and then took out a pencil to write and draw on the notebook.

At least in this time and space, the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine should not decline, but will flourish and go to the world.

Perhaps hundreds of years later, major hospitals across the country will also use traditional Chinese medicine as the main medical method.

The so-called X-rays and the like have become auxiliary equipment that are not usually used.

After the inspection, Liu Shenwei said to Di Renjie: "Duke Di is not young anymore, you should pay more attention to self-cultivation, don't be too tired..."

"Then it doesn't seem like a big problem?" Di Renjie asked back with a smile.

"There is indeed no major problem this time, but if you don't cultivate enough in the future, something serious will happen." Liu Shenwei replied with a serious face.

Seeing his expression, Li Yuechen nodded: "In that case, from now on, Mr. Di..."

"Your Highness!" Di Renjie directly interrupted her, "Nowadays, the University of Political Science and Law is not perfect in all aspects. If I let it go at this time, I will be ashamed of Your Highness."

"It's too serious!"

Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Liu Fengyu has already said that although there is no serious problem this time, if you continue to work hard in the future, the consequences will be very serious!"

However, Di Renjie smiled lightly: "After the new year, I will be a rare person, so why should I be afraid? The most urgent task now is to improve the various legal provisions as soon as possible, so that the country can be stable!"

Hearing his casual and light tone, Li Yuechen was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "Mr. Di may have misunderstood, and this palace did not intend to let Mr. Di step down. It's just that in the future, we still have to follow the new learning system and have five rest days." Second, don't be too tired on weekdays..."

In fact, she originally wanted Di Renjie to retire directly and take good care of him at home.

But with such words, he also understood what he meant.

Di Renjie is a good person. He knows that the improvement of the law can make the country more stable, so he can't let go of these things in his heart.

Li Yuechen knew that he had only one ideal back then, and that was to bring this country back to Li Tang.

Since Li Xian was established as the crown prince, his ideal is only one step away from being fulfilled.

Besides, the princess had promised him back then that in the future, this world would still be ruled by Datang.

So after retiring, Di Renjie focused all his attention on the University of Political Science and Law.

Restarting legalism means that there will be clear provisions for governing the country in the future, and the people at the bottom will also have laws to follow.

Di Renjie wanted to accomplish this and make the country go further.

In Li Yuechen's words, it means that civilization has been upgraded to another level.

After all, this effect has almost been seen now. Since the new law began to be implemented, the people have cheered.

In the vicinity of Dongdu and Chang'an, the trial operation of "Tan Ding Ren Mu" has been in operation for a long time. Those who do not have land under their names do not need to pay taxes, and those who have more land have to pay more taxes.

Many people cheered because of this, and felt that the burden on their bodies was relieved a lot.

If you don't have land, you don't need to pay taxes, and those landlords can't set the price of leased land too high or outrageously.

After all, there is no poll tax there, so I don't have to rent if I don't want to.

Finding a job is a big deal if you don’t have land to plant. Nowadays, many places in Chang’an and Dongdu are building construction projects and recruiting peasants. Many jobs can be done if you have the strength.

How can I not live if I control my food and housing every day and pay back my wages?

If it weren't for the fact that this kind of work is not very stable, I'm afraid there will be more people looking for work.

It is because of such a situation that many landlords are now taking the initiative to lower the price of land leases.

After all, the rent is lowered, they just earn less, not nothing.

But if no one grows the land, the Ministry of Households doesn't care how much you have, and it has to collect taxes according to the amount of land.

They can still figure out the account.

As for violent tax resistance?It's not that no one has thought about it, but no one who really dares to take that step has yet to appear.

The Qianniuwei camp is just outside the city, and you can often see soldiers in black uniforms lined up neatly in the city.

No one who saw this scene dared to defy the tax openly.

No matter how crazy or arrogant a hooligan is, he will still instinctively panic when facing the army.

This kind of development made Di Renjie see the hope of a more stable country, not to mention the recently customized tax law, which added the corvee law by the way.

Just like military service, citizens are obliged to perform corvee service!

But this kind of corvee is just to honor the elderly at home, and those with many children in the family should also be sent out to take care of those old people who live alone without children on a regular basis. Apart from this, there is no need to do other work.

Such a policy made Di Renjie feel gratified. In this way, the pressure on young people has also been reduced a lot.

You can devote more energy to reading or learning other technologies.

He can also see that the princess intends to completely change the social structure so that people from all walks of life can shine.

If you can participate in such a thing, what does your physical condition matter?