Great Tang princess

Chapter 776

Looking at the fireworks blooming alternately in the sky, Wu Zetian couldn't help but squinted his eyes and smiled slightly: "The fireworks are getting more colorful every year."

"That's right, and it's much brighter than in previous years." Li Xian said with a smile.

Li Yuechen smiled at the side, this is inevitable, with the continuous improvement of the pyrotechnic master's technology and the continuous upgrading of various materials, the fireworks will always look better and better.

Not only people in the royal family, but also many people in the civil society are thinking about this issue.

In fact, due to the appearance of fireworks in recent years, many poems with fireworks as the theme have appeared among the people, which is enough to show the influence of this thing among the people.

Although this is also inseparable from the lack of entertainment in ancient times, most of the good things are always the same.

The beautiful things that are fleeting often carry the vision of longing. Nowadays, many people even make wishes on fireworks, just like shooting stars.

Perhaps it is this kind of beautiful thing that makes most people feel that it will be very spiritual to make a wish on it.

In particular, this thing was invented by the recognized real fairy Princess Taping.

Since it was invented by gods, there should naturally be some kind of special power, so naturally more people wished for it.

Anyway, it’s still the same sentence, try it without spending money, just in case it works.

……

Once the Lantern Festival is over, the year will be over.

The time soon came to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.

The school has not officially started yet, and Li Yuechen has basically been dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of War recently.

Now the war on the grassland is getting more and more fierce. Many large tribes are crazily grabbing land, raising more sheep, and planning to sell more wool.

Since the first batch of refugees were accepted, more and more grassland people ran to the border and asked for shelter.

After Li Chongrun made a simple review on them, almost all of them passed, and then they waited for arrangements to be sent to the inland to open up wasteland.

In fact, it doesn't matter if there are spies hiding inside to inquire about the news.

These people will be sent there by airship. When they arrive at the place, they will register for household registration and then bear a ten-year loan.

Similarly, they are also strictly guarded and will not be allowed to leave the local area casually.

However, even if these problems are solved, it is very challenging to run from two lakes or even Guangdong and Guangxi to the grassland on a single horse... in this era.

What's more, Li Chongrun believes that even if there are spies among them, once he knows that life here is better, he may not be able to be loyal to the grassland.

So this review is just a formality to put it bluntly, and it is not so important.

But the information of these people must be collected and used for account registration.

Their information is summarized and organized by the military, and then sent to the Ministry of War.

After the Ministry of War archives these, make a copy to the Ministry of Households.

The purpose of this is to check with each other when something happens in the future.

After all, this group of people is transported by the military, so a copy of their lifetime data must be kept in the Ministry of War.

Of course, their descendants don't need to report to the Ministry of Military Affairs when they register for household registration, that's a matter for the Ministry of Accounts.

These things need to be stamped and approved by Li Yuechen, and they are basically dealing with these these days.

February [-], the spring plowing ceremony, is also the opening day of the school.

The emperor took the prince to attend the ceremony, and Li Yuechen went to the school to teach the children.

Then it returned to normal order, running back and forth between the school and the engineering institute every day.

The design drawing of the fractionation tower has been drawn. It seems not difficult, but it requires a strong grasp of materials and internal details.

The other is pipes. When talking about pipes in this era, bamboo tubes are the first thing that comes to mind.

But bamboo is easy to age, not to mention, it is also easy to be eaten by insects, not to mention things like sun and rain.

So Li Yuechen's idea is to make ceramic pipes. Now that the spiral structure already exists, the ceramic pipes can be screwed on after they are made.

As long as you apply glue on the interface or bring some hemp or the like, the sealing problem should be solved.

The most important point is that for skilled potters, the pipe can be made into any shape.

Bamboo is difficult to twist and turn, but ceramics can, and can be arbitrarily plastic.

This is the most important reason why Li Yuechen chose ceramic pipes.

After hearing her plan, Pei Bishu couldn't help asking: "But Your Highness, the cost will be extremely high..."

A ceramic and a bamboo, think about which one is more expensive.

Li Yuechen nodded: "I know, but ceramics can be used for a long time, and the maintenance cost will be reduced a lot in the future..."

The use of petroleum will continue for at least hundreds of years, even thousands of years.

Therefore, using ceramic tubes directly now will help reduce future maintenance costs.

What's more, once the refinery is opened, all kinds of by-products such as kerosene, gasoline, asphalt will come out, and this investment will be paid back soon.

The advantage of the traversers is that they know what is feasible, so they can spare no effort to develop in this direction.

Hearing the princess' order, the craftsmen didn't say much, and nodded to indicate that the experiment would start immediately.

In addition to the fractionation tower, Li Yuechen also asked to build an iron bottle to see if it could be used to transport natural gas.

After all, there are abundant natural gas resources under that land, and some of them can be transported back, and the other part can be used for consumption by the refinery.

After confirming the plan, Li Yuechen went back to class and asked them to notify him anytime they had any questions.

Although it may not be able to solve it, at least it is good as long as it can give an idea.

On February [-]th, the Spring Festival of the new year is held as scheduled.

Today's Chun Wei is also very different from before. Not only are there many female candidates, but the system has also undergone corresponding changes.

Now after the exam, if you are in high school, you need to enter the University of Political Science and Law to study for a period of time.

Of course, there is no charge for this, it is purely for the purpose of cultivating talents for the country.

Within the University of Political Science and Law, there are also two types of students.

One is for those who have passed the imperial examination. After two years of study, they are sent out to start as grassroots officials.

There is another kind of students who take the exams of the University of Political Science and Law. These students have to study here for four years and then take the exams.

As long as you can pass the exam, you can be directly assigned to various states and counties as judges, or other political and legal departments.

It is worth mentioning that Li Yuechen did not adopt the future college entrance examination model, but loose entry and strict exit.

The entrance exam is actually very simple, basically anyone who can read and write can pass it.

But the graduation exam is quite difficult, and if you pass the exam, you will never be awarded a diploma.

Because of Li Yuechen's previous experience, he knows that many college students have actually played for a few years.

This not only wastes my own time, but also aggravates the involution of society.

The ultimate goal of many college students is to pass the exam. As long as they don’t pass the exam, they can say anything.

Therefore, there is no need to set up so many useless universities in the future society, and at the same time, it is necessary to ensure that people with low education can support themselves as long as they are willing to learn technology.

In this way, society can be more stable.

In the final analysis, you can roll if you want to, and work hard to climb up.

And those who don't want to roll, don't have to worry about not being able to survive, they will definitely have their own place.

Let ordinary people have more choices in their lives, instead of constant internal friction in an anxious environment.

At the same time, Li Yuechen does not intend to engage in real estate in the future social and economic structure.

A house should not be a financial product, it should be a house, a place to live.

Housing prices in Dongdu are more expensive than in Taiyuan, which is normal, but it should not be so outrageous that the buyer of the house spends his entire life repaying the loan on the house.

At the same time, the number and frequency of house purchases by citizens should be limited to prevent the emergence of real estate speculators.

Of course, it is too far to think about these things now, but we should really write a plan and make preparations in advance.

After all, with the emergence of the industrialization process, the entire country will enter rapid development, and this may happen if one is not careful.

……

In the evening, Shangguan Wan'er, who was off work, returned to the Princess Mansion, saw that Li Yuechen had returned, and came over to say hello.

"Hey, Wan'er, how is the cabinet today?" Li Yuechen greeted her with a smile, it was obvious that she was in a good mood.

"It's no different from usual..." Shangguan Wan'er agreed, "Your Highness seems to be in a good mood, is there any happy event?"

"It doesn't count..."

Shangguan Wan'er sat down next to her: "I was still worrying about my age before next year, but I seem to be in a better mood today."

"I never worry about age, okay..." Li Yuechen smiled and put his arms around her shoulders, "It's just 35, and I just have a little understanding of life."

"Sense?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, let me tell you, in the next few decades, our country will definitely usher in a period of rapid development, when it will bloom everywhere, you and I will definitely leave a strong pen and ink in the history books! "

Li Yuechen chatted with her casually. After returning home from get off work, chatting with her could indeed help to relax her mind.

……

Originally, Li Yuechen thought that this good mood could continue, but just after March [-]rd, he heard a bad news.

Li Yuechen was in class, but Yiluoru broke into the classroom suddenly, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Di Ge is old and critically ill, and I want to see His Highness."

Although Di Renjie is no longer the chief assistant of the cabinet, people still call him "Ge Lao" because of his hard work.

After hearing the report, Li Yuechen didn't say a word and asked the children to study by themselves. He got on his horse and went straight to Di Renjie's mansion.

Along the way, Li Yuechen couldn't help thinking that although he knew that Di Renjie was in poor health, he didn't expect to be in such a hurry.

It's just Chinese New Year!
Li Yuechen took the lead, rushed to the front of a group of guards, and went straight to Di Renjie's mansion.

When the police patrolling the street saw someone galloping wildly, they frowned and wanted to arrest him.

The law stipulates that no one is allowed to ride a horse in the city unless it is urgent for eight hundred miles.

But when they saw the bright red figure, all the police immediately began to evacuate the surrounding crowd to make a way for her.

When Li Yuechen passed by the policeman who was evacuating the crowd, he waved his hand and said, "Thank you!"

Then, like a gust of wind, a group of guards disappeared from his sight with the sound of horseshoes.

Arriving at the gate of Di Renjie's mansion, just as he jumped off his horse, Buqu at the gate had already greeted him and was ready to salute.

"no!"

When Li Yuechen opened his mouth, he jumped up the steps with a big stride, and rushed in directly.

She had been here before, knew where Di Renjie usually lived, and ran all the way there.

When I came to the door of the room, I saw a large group of people gathered inside.

These are Di Renjie's wives, concubines and children, as well as the housekeeper of the family.

But at this moment, Liu Shenwei and Qin Minghe were beside the bed, seeing a doctor.

Di Renjie, who was lying on the bed, was already very angry, his eyelids were drooping, and he looked weak.

However, when he saw the big red figure rushing in, his cloudy eyes regained a little clarity.

Seeing Li Yuechen coming in, the people in the room were about to salute, so she waved her hand: "No!"

Then he lowered his head and asked, "How's the situation?"

Liu Shenwei shook his head: "One last breath, there is at most one hour left."

After hearing this, Li Yuechen felt a little sad in his heart, and frowned slightly.

Liu Shenwei and Qin Minghe are already the top doctors of this era, and they all said that there is no way to save them, so there is really no other way.

At this time, Di Renjie who was lying on the bed slowly opened his eyes, and said slowly, "Your Highness..."

"Duke!"

Li Yuechen agreed, and then sat by the bed: "How do you feel?"

"Oh... it seems... it's time..."

Di Renjie sighed slightly and said, such a short sentence, it feels like it took a lot of effort to say it.

Hearing his words, Li Yuechen did not comfort him. After all, Di Renjie is not stupid, so he must know his situation.

At this time, he turned his head slightly, looked at his family members, and said weakly: "Okay, let's all go out, what should be explained... I have also explained everything. Let me and His Highness... have a chat."

The wives, concubines and children agreed and got up to leave.

Liu Shenwei and Qin Minghe also stood up, saluted him, then turned and left the room.

When there were only two people left in the room, Li Yuechen whispered, "Duke Di, do you have something to say to me?"

Di Renjie smiled forcefully: "The old minister knows very well that His Highness is the real emperor now... right?"

Li Yuechen didn't respond to such rebellious words. After thinking for a while, he nodded slightly: "What do you want to say, Mr. Di?"

"I don't dare to confess...it's just that the Palace of Hope...no, I hope Your Majesty can maintain...the orthodox artifact of Li Tang!" Di Renjie said slowly with some effort.

"Now that I'm not sitting on the Dragon Throne, the title Your Majesty is still unnecessary." Li Yuechen shook his head, "But I promise you, in the future, the world will still belong to the Tang Dynasty!"

"With this sentence, the old minister can rest assured!" Di Renjie smiled slightly, "With the current national strength, after a hundred years, the Tang Dynasty will definitely...be stronger!"

"Don't worry, I will!" Li Yuechen nodded.

Di Renjie nodded with some effort, and then took a few deep breaths: "Besides, I'm from the Di family..."

"Don't worry, I will help as much as possible!" Li Yuechen said softly.

(End of this chapter)