Great Tang princess

Chapter 774 The Value of Technology

This sentence reminded Li Yuechen of a joke that was popular on the Internet: when you love someone, you love the soul of the other person, and it has nothing to do with gender or race.

At least for now, looking at Shangguan Wan'er's firm eyes, Li Yuechen thinks that this sentence is worthy of recognition.

The two have known each other for more than 30 years. Although they haven't experienced anything vigorous during this period, they can't be said to be completely ordinary.

When Li Yuechen charged on the battlefield, Shangguan Wan'er prayed for her every day in the deep palace.

At that time, she was worried almost every day.

Speaking of it, it can be regarded as having experienced life and death. Looking back now, I still have lingering fears.

"Afraid that I would never come back?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, don't make such jokes!" Shangguan Wan'er looked serious, "At that time, I couldn't sleep all night long!"

Li Yuechen touched her head with a smile: "Okay, isn't it all right? Now the younger generation has almost grown up, and in the future on the battlefield, it's none of my business."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly: "It can be regarded as overcoming..."

The two sat in the carriage and returned to the princess mansion while recalling the past.

After washing and lying down, there was nothing to say.

The main reason is that after 30 years, the two of them have a tacit understanding, even if they don't speak, there is no awkward atmosphere.

So even if there is nothing to say, it will not affect the gradual warming up of the atmosphere.

……

Finally came the day of New Year's Eve, Li Yuechen still woke up early, and after finishing his exercises, he took a carriage and entered the palace.

She came here with Shangguan Wan'er, two older sisters and sister-in-law. When they arrived at Jixian Hall, several older brothers were already waiting here.

Seeing her coming in and going straight to her mother, Li Dan smiled and said, "Yuechen is the last one to come every year."

"I have to practice in the morning, and I have to wash up after practice!"

Li Yuechen smiled indifferently, came to his mother and said with a smile, "Mother, Happy New Year!"

"It's only New Year's Eve, and it's not yet New Year's Eve." Wu Zetian was also in a good mood, and joked.

Then he waved his hands to Pei Qingwan and the others who were saluting behind him, as a sign of excuses.

He smiled lightly and said, "Here we come."

Although the eldest brother Li Hong left early, Wu Zetian did not treat her daughter-in-law badly, and usually gave her various rewards.

Although they don't see each other often, the relationship between the two is still very good.

Especially after Li Hong left, Wu Zetian still regarded her as a substitute for her son.

After the whole family arrived, it was almost noon. After chatting for a while, they greeted each other for dinner.

"It's better to use less lunch. Tonight's New Year's Eve banquet, there must be more food." Li Yuechen reminded his brother from the side.

After all, I have become so fat, if I continue to eat like this, it will easily cause indigestion.

In the customs of the Han people, dinner has always been richer.

But in fact, this is not very good for health. In Li Yuechen's opinion, he should actually eat less at night.

After lunch, there was still some time before the banquet, so the family started playing mahjong.

The rest of the people opened a can, watched the fishing from the side, and all merged into it.

Perhaps because of his age, Wu Zetian's mahjong skills have declined a lot.

However, the two children, Li Xian and Li Dan, still didn't dare to win her, only Li Yuechen smiled and still won.

After playing until the sun was setting, Zhang Chengxin, who was already gray-haired, came over to remind: "Saint, the New Year's Eve banquet is about to begin."

"En!" Wu Zetian waved his hand in agreement.

Today's results are still good, almost won nearly 1000 yuan, and I am in a very good mood.

The main loser was Li Yuechen. After all, the two elder brothers didn't dare to win against their mother, but there was no pressure to win against their younger sister.

Li Yuechen didn't care if he lost more than 800. After putting away the mahjong, he planned to go to the banquet together.

The New Year's Eve banquet was held at the Vientiane Shrine. Because tomorrow's court meeting was cancelled, there were a lot of officials entering the palace tonight.

In addition to the officials in the capital, there are also local officials from all over the country.

As Li Yuechen walked towards the Vientiane Shrine, he thought, otherwise these local officials would not have to come here in the future.

The traffic during the Chinese New Year is not well developed, and there is a lot of tossing back and forth.

But after thinking about it, I still didn't mention it. After all, this is the feudal era, so it is of course useful to do so.

Anyway, with the gradual development of transportation, it can also reduce their time on the road.

Now the magistrates from all over the country will basically set off from their place of office in October and go to Beijing together with the candidates from all over the place.

It will take almost two months on the road, which is really troublesome.

When the internal combustion engine is made, and there are airplanes and cars, we can consider using these tools to send them back.

At the same time, it can be regarded as a warning from the royal family to local officials, telling them not to do things casually.

Otherwise, if you can use this thing to pick you up, you can also transport a large number of soldiers.

So it doesn't matter if this tradition is preserved.

On the way to the Wanxiang Shrine, Li Xian asked from the side: "Yuechen, is the program ready?"

"Brother, don't worry, Wu Luolan is a qualified director!" Li Yuechen waved his hand.

After all, a variety of programs are performed in the Lelou every day. If the arrangement of various programs is not done well, it will soon get boring.

And Wu Luolan has always been flexible in mind, and now she can do the job of a director.

The rehearsal for this year's royal performance began two months ago, and they communicated with Jiao Fangsi, so everything was absolutely safe.

Li Yuechen had already read the program list in advance, and there was nothing wrong with it.

It is more interesting to intersperse with programs such as singing and dancing.

Now that the opera performances have begun in Lelou, it is regarded as the origin of opera. This brand new form should also catch people's eyes.

When we arrived at the entrance of Vientiane Shrine, although it was not completely dark yet, countless lanterns had already been hung high, illuminating the square in front of us.

And in the main hall of the Vientiane Shrine, there are countless oil lamps lit up, making the inside of the main hall look like daytime.

Cabinet ministers and officials from all over the world have already been waiting in the square at the entrance, wishing each other a happy new year.

And those foreign envoys are also chatting with each other, and from time to time, they have a relationship with the ministers here.

Originally, the grand court meeting on the first day of the new year was changed to the evening, but they didn't have any objections. Anyway, there are often big changes in the big week nowadays, and they just need to be responsible for joining in the fun.

Seeing Li Yuechen and others coming, the people in the square also saluted together: "I have seen you, Your Highness!"

Li Xian waved his hand: "Everyone is welcome!"

Then he chatted with a group of cabinet ministers. As the future emperor, many ministers now express their support for him explicitly and implicitly.

After all, the emperor is so old, and Li Xian has been the crown prince for a long time. If there are no accidents, there should be no changes.

It's better to release the signal before the new emperor ascends the throne, so that he can follow suit when the new emperor ascends the throne.

It's not that Li Xian didn't know what they were thinking, but he just didn't bother to pay attention to it.

Anyway, he didn't plan to do anything. When he became emperor in the future, he would do whatever his sister told him to do, so he basically didn't bother to think about these things.

But with such an attitude, it seems as if everything is under control.

It caused many ministers to wink at each other and secretly praised Li Xian now as an emperor.

……

Soon, with a sharp loud voice announcing the entrance, Li Yuechen and others, as well as the ministers and foreign envoys all entered the hall.

As for the magistrates who came from various places, the hall cannot be crowded, so they can only sit in the square outside.

Just like the Great Court Meeting, Zhang Jianzhi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, came out to recite the parallel prose on behalf of all the officials, summed up the past, looked forward to the future, and did not forget to praise the emperor's wisdom and martial arts.

Next, officials from all over the country gave gifts, and the emperor returned the gift.

Then the foreign envoys gave gifts, and the emperor returned the gifts.

After this set of procedures is completed, the banquet will officially begin.

All kinds of delicious dishes were also served, and the ministers and envoys chatted while eating.

Then the You Lian of the Jiaofang Division came up and performed the opening song and dance first.

In fact, it has been like this for many years, and the ministers and envoys also feel a little bored. Basically, few people concentrate on watching, and they are all dealing with the food and drinks in front of them.

Compared with the singing and dancing, the immortal drunkenness and colorful dishes can arouse people's interest more.

However, after the singing and dancing were over, two young people who looked very young suddenly came to the open space in the middle.

The two looked to be less than 20 years old, so they walked straight to the middle in a daze, which made many people feel curious.

Then the two spoke: "The sage and all the nobles must be very curious. Who are we? Why are we here?"

The people next to him echoed: "That's right!"

"However, before introducing myself, let's..."

The two saluted Wu Zetian at the same time, saying in unison: "I wish Your Majesty a happy New Year! Prosperity and prosperity!"

Wu Zetian raised his hand to signal his excuse, and then the two continued.

"To tell you the truth, my two brothers are folk artists. Today Sansheng is lucky to come into the palace to have a cross talk with the saint and all the nobles."

"Hey, it's an honor!"

"Everyone may not know what cross talk is. Before we start, let me introduce it."

……

For those foreign envoys, at first they looked at the two men frowning, not knowing what they were doing.

However, since I can come here as an envoy, I can naturally understand Chinese and have a certain understanding of the cultural customs here.

As the two gradually began to shake their burdens, the ministers began to laugh out loud.

The group of foreign envoys who could understand Chinese also burst out laughing, some of them couldn't help it, tears came out of their laughter.

Even the emperor couldn't help but put his hands over his mouth and laughed.

The entire hall was instantly brought into a sea of ​​laughter.

Li Yuechen smiled and watched the historian next to him take a camera to record this scene. He couldn't help but think, seeing these photos in future generations should have some new perceptions of this era, right?
All kinds of novel programs one after another opened the eyes of these foreign envoys.

At the same time, the cognition of Dazhou's strength and cultural heritage has reached a new level.

After all, the New Year's Eve banquet can be made like this, which is inseparable from the prosperity of the country.

This can also show the strength of the country from the side.

In the middle of the night, as the officials of the Qin Tianjian announced Zizheng, all the ministers and envoys stood up one after another, saluted the emperor, and wished a happy new year.

Wu Zetian also responded with a sentence, indicating that he should be excused.

……

After the banquet was over, everyone was still immersed in the memory of just now, which was unforgettable for a long time.

This year's banquet left a very deep impression on them. For these foreign envoys, the most important thing is to explain to the emperor of their own country how to go back.

Of course, some people are also thinking, can I ask the historian for some photos?
At that time, there were many people taking pictures at the night banquet, and there must be a lot of them. It would be very good to take one back to show the emperor.

To say that what foreign countries are most envious of now is the technology of this camera.

Although there are photo studios among the people, the cameras are not for sale, so now these foreigners know that there are photos, but they have no way to bring them back.

It's not that Li Yuechen doesn't want to sell it, it's mainly because the cost of this thing is high, and it takes too long to build.

The current supply of cameras to the army is not enough, how can there be any surplus to sell to them?

As for technology...don't even think about it, they can't afford it.

The knowledge of this era is still very old, and Li Yuechen is not willing to sell it so easily.

At least wait for the second generation of products to mature before selling them. This is the way to do long-term business.

……

The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yuechen hadn't practiced for too long, and after warming up, he put on his Taoist robe and went to chant scriptures.

After all, I still have the status of a Taoist priest, so I have to recite the sutras that should be recited, and the bells that should be struck must continue to be struck.

Because of the cancellation of the Dachaohui, the seven-day Chinese New Year holiday was extremely relaxing.

Li Yuechen went to the palace to chat with his mother or play mahjong every day, and there were no major affairs in the country, so the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

However, this relaxation ended on the eighth day of the lunar new year, the holidays were over, and on the first day of work, it was not the affairs of the Ministry of War that had to be dealt with, but the Ministry of Rites.

In Jixian Temple, Li Yuechen frowned slightly as he looked at the memorial in his hand.

A few months ago, we negotiated with various countries to sell the technology of the Empress Ship, so the Ministry of Rites has been negotiating prices with envoys from various countries during this period.

To be honest, the price is not cheap, the price of this technology is thirty catties of gold.

Japan said that it doesn't matter, anyway, they have gold and silver, and they will pay in full directly.

Silla said that he wanted to pay in installments and pay it off in ten years.

In fact, the installment doesn't matter, now that Wude is abundant, I'm not afraid of him reneging on his debts.

But the Great Food Kingdom is more interesting, saying that it wants to sell a piece of land to buy the technology of the Queen's Ship.

The Ministry of Rites couldn't make up their minds, so they wrote a memorial for the emperor to decide, and the emperor called Li Yuechen over today to ask her opinion.

Li Yuechen actually disagrees, after all your foreign land is of no use to me, is it?
But when he saw the map, he couldn't say the words of refusal.

Because that land, more than 1000 years later, was called Kuwait!
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