Great Tang princess

Chapter 799 Future Layout
In fact, not only Li Xian, but everyone else thought so too.

Including Wu Zetian was also holding a teacup, thinking about all kinds of deeds while looking here.

When the husband was alive, the couple wanted this daughter to inherit the throne, but because she was not an emperor, they didn't force her to be the crown prince.

I have also thought about it, this daughter is indeed not the one to play tricks.

But if she is judged according to business thinking, or in other words, once money is added to the strategy, she will become extremely smart.

It seems to be decades ahead, and can come up with many surprising methods.

At this time, Princess Yiyang raised her own question: "As far as I know, the Western Regions can also grow food, right? Then how can we make their food prices skyrocket in the future?"

"In addition to food, lighters and kerosene lamps are already indispensable items. In addition, there are also hot-selling products such as soap. With more and more such goods, the economic lifeline of holding them is definitely not there. Speak." Princess Xuancheng said.

After all, with more and more goods of this kind, the merchants in the Western Regions will also make a lot of money from it.

The same is true for the royal families of the countries in the Western Regions. It is the best choice to join when they know that they cannot be defeated by military power.

At least for now, lighters and kerosene lamps in the Western Regions have gradually begun to move from nobles to folks with the reduction in production costs.

After all, this thing is really easy to use. The kerosene lamp is far brighter than candles, and the lighter is a sharp tool for ignition, which is much easier to use than flint and the like.

Not to mention soap, there are a lot of nomads in the Western Regions, and their daily diet is meat.

And only eating meat, not eating grains and vegetables, will lead to a bad smell on the body.

And soap can just cover up this smell on the body, so it is also an indispensable product for many people there.

Especially those rich women are willing to spend money for such products.

Of course, Li Yuechen also knew that women's money was easier to earn, so in recent years, he had asked the engineering institute to study perfume.

After the successful development of this thing, it will definitely trigger an upsurge at home and abroad, and it will be another huge income at that time.

"In that case, let's listen to you." Li Xian nodded, "I'll write a memorial after I'm done, and I'll let the cabinet handle it."

Li Xian is now willing to be the emperor. Apart from not wanting to make his mother too tired, another reason is that most things can be handled by the cabinet.

Anyway, he doesn't need to handle these things by himself, he just needs to keep an eye on them, and he won't be as tired as before.

The group under Li Yuechen's name is in charge of business affairs, and the road construction is also led by the Ministry of War, and she is the secretary of the Ministry of War.

In the end, he didn't need to worry about these things, so he didn't bother to express his opinion. He just cooperated as she said.

At this point in the discussion, the others had no objections, and decided to do as she said.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Li Yuechen nodded, turned to Li Xian and said, "Brother, give me the money when the time comes, there is still an oil refinery in Kurt..."

"You wait!"

Li Xian interrupted her: "Please explain to me that Chongrun consumed 230 boxes of grenades in this battle!"

"Um..." Li Yuechen was slightly taken aback, then grinned, "Hey, there were no serious injuries or deaths in this battle, only a few minor injuries. With such a record, why do you care about those grenades?"

"That also consumed a full 230 boxes..."

"Okay, okay, don't care about those!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "It's all small money, and I will come back slowly in the future."

It has to be said that Li Xian, who is now the logistics commander of the Ministry of War, worries about money every day.

The current army is really burning too much money, and thanks to the increase in national tax revenue, it is possible to support such an army.

As for this, there is still a part of the military expenditure that is paid by the property under Li Yuechen's name, otherwise it would not be able to stop it at all.

"Brother, there is no need to worry about this. After the refinery is built, a lot of pressure can be relieved, and an extra army can be formed..."

"Do you still want to expand the army?" Li Xian's eyes widened all of a sudden.

"It won't work if you don't expand. After the oil refinery is built, you have to garrison there." Li Yuechen shook his head, "But don't worry, brother. Now that the third child is the emperor, it happens that the New Deal will be implemented and spread across the country. Ding into mu."

Li Xian was a little puzzled: "Improving the whole country rashly, will it..."

"What are you afraid of? Now there are hidden guards all over the country, and with the help of the queen, those people can't make waves." Li Yuechen smiled slightly.

The implementation of the whole country will definitely cause resistance from many people, but now that the intelligence network of the dark guards has been established, with them, the problem can be crushed to death in the cradle in advance.

Rebellion has never been an easy matter. Not only do you have to recruit troops, but you also have to make up stories to make yourself stand on the righteous side. In addition, you need to have internal support in the palace and build good relations with some ministers... It can be said to be quite troublesome.

With the current ability of the hidden guards, if someone dares to rebel, he can receive the news in the first stage, and then secretly arrest him.

Hearing what his sister said, Li Xian stopped talking and nodded in agreement.

This matter was settled, and then they began to discuss the Taishanghuang's retirement travel plan.

Li Yuechen's plan for her was to set off for Qingdao in a few days and spend a summer by the sea.

When the weather is cold, you can go to Zhenzhou for the winter.

After all, it is Hainan Island, and it is not cold for a few days a year, so it is relatively easy to survive the winter.

"Zhenzhou, will we build a port in the future?" Li Dan asked curiously.

However, Li Yuechen shook his head: "Actually, the best port in our country is not in Zhenzhou, but here!"

As she spoke, she pointed to the small island next to Hainan.

"Here?" Li Dan and the others all lowered their heads and began to observe carefully.

"Of course, here..."

Li Yuechen was about to explain, but suddenly froze for a moment, then raised his hand and patted himself on the head.

I am still preconceived, bringing in future thinking.

In the future, for some reason, my country's access to the Pacific Ocean in the East China Sea will basically be blocked by the Ryukyu Islands.

The South China Sea is blocked by other Southeast Asian countries, so this small island has become the only port that can directly face the Pacific Ocean.

But now it's the Tang Dynasty!
At this time, there are still several countries on the Ryukyu Islands who are fighting each other year after year, vying for each other's territory from time to time.

At this time, Japan has not even unified Hokkaido, and they don't have the energy to manage their affairs, but they can think of a way on this small island and the Ryukyu Islands.

"what happened?"

Seeing Li Yuechen froze suddenly, everyone else had doubtful expressions on their faces.

Li Yuechen shook his head, picked up a pencil and began to draw: "Actually, the future territory of our country can be determined in this way..."

Looking at the lines drawn on her map, Li Dan was a little curious: "Isn't there already Liu Huang here?"

"No, no, according to the previous idea, there is no port in the Northeast map, which is not easy for future economic development. Therefore, the national border should be pushed here to include Heilongjiang, Lake Baikal and Sakhalin Island." Li Yuechen explained.

"Sakhalin Island, you mean this island? What a weird name."

"The name doesn't matter, just change it when the time comes." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "In short, this place can guarantee the economic development of the Northeast region in the future. And Lake Baikal is a freshwater lake, and it is also an important resource for the future of our country."

After changing his thinking, Li Yuechen felt a lot smoother all of a sudden, and continued: "Of course, after taking this small island, we will help the Ryukyu Islands to unify and become a vassal state of our country..."

"What about this side?" Li Dan asked, pointing to the other side.

"This place is temporarily called the Bay of Bengal. Building a port here and expanding our country's territory to this side will save thousands of kilometers in our country's transportation and trade, which will be of great benefit to the transportation of oil refineries in the big food country. At least our ships don’t have to go through the Strait of Malacca anymore…”

Li Xian frowned: "Such a huge territory, the control can't keep up, right?"

"Well, for the time being, it's better to establish it in the name of the Protectorate's Mansion. When the technology develops in the future, the communication and transportation of soldiers can keep up, and then slowly take it back."

As he said that, Li Yuechen moved his fingers to the east: "The tentative name of this place is Saipan Island. A military base can be built here, and it will become a transit point for our country, Japan and other countries here..."

Listening to his explanation, everyone else felt a little confused. Is there an island there?

But other people don't know much about this kind of thing, and she doesn't bother to explain it in detail.

At present, these things are too far away, it is better to get the immediate things done first.

Of course, these can be used as strategic goals in the future, and the layout will be carried out slowly from now on.

……

After chatting for a whole day, Wu Zetian's travel plan was finalized, starting on May [-]th.

After all, there is still a battalion of accompanying bodyguards, and one airship is not enough, so other airships have to be transferred from other places.

Li Xian notified the ministers of the news that the Supreme Emperor was going out to play, and they basically had no objections.

Rather, it is better this way.

Many people were "deeply harmed" by the Taishanghuang's terrifying tactics. Letting her go out to play in the mountains and rivers could prevent her from seizing power.

No matter how stupid the emperor was, it was impossible for her to stay in one place for a long time. In this way, she would have no time to recruit troops.

And as long as she doesn't stay in one place for a long time, it is impossible to organize a monolithic group.

This is why there are always different schools of thought within religions.

The founder of a religion cannot always stay in one place for a long time, so Taoism is divided into Quanzhen, Zhengyi and other different sects.

The same is true for Buddhism and other religions. There are various schools of thought.

So when these ministers heard that the Supreme Emperor was going to go out to visit mountains and rivers, they all expressed their support on the spot, and repeatedly praised the emperor for his filial piety.

Li Xian didn't have any interest in their flattery, so he waved his hand and announced his retirement.

After walking out of the hall, Li Xian directly took off the crown and threw it to Sun Jingbang: "Tell them to make the beads longer!"

"Your Majesty, if it grows longer, it will cover the entire face." Sun Jingbang reminded.

"This is what I want, otherwise they will know what I'm thinking when they see my face." Li Xian waved his hand and told him to do it quickly.

Sun Jingbang had no choice but to nod his head and agree. He couldn't talk about this matter, so let the queen persuade him.

After returning to Jixian Temple, Li Xian picked up his health ball and set it up again. After making a cup of tea, he began to read the memorial.

When Wei Lian'er came in, seeing her husband working hard, she couldn't help but nodded.

Although it is a bit lazy to say that he is lazy, at least he knows what the responsibility of being an emperor is, which is a good thing.

……

On May [-]th, after breakfast in the morning, Empress Wu Zetian came to the square of Xuanwu Gate under the protection of a group of personal maids.

Soldiers from a battalion led by Li Chengqi are already waiting here, and they will protect her closely in the next time.

Today's Wu Zetian also wears a simple round neck gown, which is for the convenience of movement.

After a while, Li Dan also came to Xuanwu Gate in a carriage.

After greeting each other, Wu Zetian turned his head and asked, "Chen'er is not planning to go and see with Wei Niang?"

"I still have something to do next, so I'll go find Auntie in a while." Li Yuechen replied with a smile, "Let Dandan accompany Auntie during this time."

"I've said it all, don't call me brother like that." Li Dan drooped his eyelids.

After making a joke, everyone didn't chat much, and Wu Zetian directly boarded the airship.

Originally, he planned to tell his son to do a good job, but in the end he didn't say anything and chose to believe him.

Watching several airships lift off slowly until they completely disappeared from sight, everyone turned and left.

"Yuechen, wait a minute, brother, I have something to ask you." Li Xian called to stop his sister.

"Huh? What's the matter?"

Li Xian thought for a while: "Aniang, I don't dare to ask, I plan to let Lian Er handle government affairs for me in the future, what do you think?"

"She is the commander of the hidden guards, and this is what she should do." Li Yuechen shrugged.

She originally thought that it would be nonsense to let the emperor handle government affairs alone. It is a good thing to have someone to help, and to be able to come up with different solutions to many things.

Of course, the premise is that she must be loyal to the emperor.

The current Wei Lian'er meets this requirement, so there is actually no problem.

Hearing his sister's answer, Li Xian nodded: "Okay, Brother Wei understands."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, and he could even see that his steps became a lot lighter.

Li Yuechen looked at his back and shook his head slightly, then turned and left, heading straight for the engineering institute.

Now that gasoline is available and internal combustion engines are being developed, it is time to consider the supporting products.

Such as real cars, trains, and urban public transportation problems.

Especially the train, if it can be made, it can play a great role in transporting soldiers during wars or transporting goods in peacetime.

Well-developed transportation is essential for the future development of the country.

After all, our country lacks a large river connecting the north and the south. The current capacity of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is actually not large, and it will need more maintenance in the future.

Now that we have started to develop the south, for future consideration, we can only work hard on the train.

(End of this chapter)