Great Tang princess

Chapter 826 New Department

Li Chongrun's married life has entered the honeymoon period.

Although many places are different from what Lu Yao imagined, at least this princess has a strong adaptability and got used to it quickly.

She didn't say anything about Li Chongrun's habits in personal life.

He himself came out of the army, with a vigorous and vigorous style, there is no need to change it.

What I should do is to cooperate with him as much as possible.

So after marriage, apart from Xiaomei, her personal maid, she didn't find any other servants, but she also started to tidy up her own room.

At the same time, as the princess and future queen, after the honeymoon period was over, Wei Lian'er dragged her to the secret guard to start her studies.

Since she is the crown princess, she will be the person in charge of the future dark guards and one of the think tanks of the future emperor. She still has a lot to learn.

And Li Yuechen also started to ask Li Chongrun to handle some of the work of the Minister of War, in order to make it easier for him to take over in the future.

After all, he is the future emperor, so he doesn't have much time to exercise slowly, he must learn quickly and master the required knowledge.

At the same time, when Li Yuechen went to the Academy of Engineering, he often took him with him and explained to him some topics such as the development route of future technology.

In addition to these, there is the most important thing, that is the art of the emperor. In the future, it may be called management.

Li Chongrun came out of a military academy when he was a child. Although "Emperor Fan" is used as a textbook, it is not enough to study such a book to become an emperor.

And Li Xian was not a qualified emperor, so Li Yuechen could only personally teach him how to be an emperor.

Although she has never sat in the dragon chair herself, she has been the emperor of this country for many years. She dare not say she is proficient in this aspect, but at least she is qualified.

After going to the Engineering Academy to observe the latest progress, the aunt and nephew came to the fly field under construction outside the city, chatting while walking.

Looking at the workers pushing the lawn mower on the ground, Li Chongrun was curious: "How did my aunt find out that there are such amazing machines in this world?"

"How I discovered is not important, what is important is that you, and your descendants, must always maintain the spirit of exploration of the world! Once the development stops, it is a terrible thing."

Li Chongrun nodded to express his understanding: "Well, my aunt once said that it will lead to class solidification."

"That's right, when classes are solidified, people will lose the motivation to struggle and start muddling along, which is not good for the country."

"But aunt, won't this so-called development lead to instability?"

Hearing this question, Li Yuechen nodded: "Being able to ask such questions shows that you have studied well."

For Li Chongrun, hearing the praise from his adoring aunt was a happy thing, and he immediately smiled.

However, what Li Yuechen said later was a bit esoteric.

"You have to know that human beings, from the very beginning of drinking blood, to the establishment of tribes, and then to the establishment of today's empire, are all based on continuous development. And do you know what the price is?"

Li Chongrun thought for a while, and replied with some uncertainty: "Change the dynasty?"

"That's right, it's the so-called revolution!"

"Then if that's the case, why should I..."

"As a person with vested interests, I definitely don't like revolution. Because it will easily make those who are already sitting at the top fall to the bottom. This is why the aristocratic family hates the imperial examination and the current tax system... But if there is no development, the class will solidify , muddle through, leading to the final demise of the country. Then you say, revolution or demise, which one do you choose?"

This is undoubtedly a very sharp question, but Li Chongrun replied immediately: "If you have to choose between the two, it is naturally revolution. At least it can continue the bloodline..."

Unexpectedly, Li Yuechen smiled lightly: "You are a bit stupid to answer this question."

"Ah... please help my aunt."

"Remember! My Li family, in the future development, the most important thing is not to face such a choice!"

This answer like a brain teaser made Li Chongrun unable to react for a while, but after being stunned for a while, he immediately understood what she meant.

"I see, my nephew understands!"

Li Yuechen nodded: "Tell me specifically."

"Ordinary people should be given more opportunities and room for improvement. Just like the article in the newspaper back then, it was Tian Shelang in the morning, and Tianzitang in the evening!"

"Not bad!" Li Yuechen nodded in satisfaction.

But then Li Chongrun continued: "That aunt asked everyone in the royal family to join the army in the future because..."

"Yes, to some extent, this is also a price!"

Speaking of this, Li Yuechen slightly lowered his head and sighed: "In the future, countless members of the royal family will die in battle! This is the price for the continuation of the royal family..."

Li Chongrun couldn't help but sighed after hearing this.

……

The first month passed quickly, and on the last day, Li Yuechen received a letter from Qingdao asking if she wanted to see her off.

After a period of preparation, Liu Zihe planned to set off again to pick up someone.

Of course Li Yuechen would go, not only to see him off, but also to further explore future charts.

So on the first day of February, Li Yuechen arrived in Qingdao by airship, and sat down with Liu Zihe to discuss the itinerary for this trip.

"In the past, it took you a year to reach your destination. At that time, it was a helpless choice, but now you can consider saving part of the time."

In the office, Li Yuechen talked to Liu Zihe and other people who were about to leave.

"First of all, the earth is round, so there is a theory of the fastest curve that can be realized."

As she said that, she drew a line on the globe in front of her eyes: "At the same time, if you go this way, there are many places where you can supply supplies along the way. But these places may be different from what I recorded in this palace. At that time, we need to Find it yourself."

After all, Li Yuechen can still remember the general content of the world map.

After all, I didn't specialize in this before, and I can only guess the location of many islands.

At sea, however, this may vary considerably.

After all, once it is beyond the visible range, it is really troublesome to find it.

Liu Zihe and the others patiently recorded what she said, planning to search slowly when the time comes.

Moreover, if the sea voyage time can be shortened, it will also help to improve the physical and mental health of the crew.

Li Yuechen knows very well that people cannot sail at sea for a long time.

Even in the technologically advanced future, people who work at sea will more or less suffer from anxiety and depression.

This is the side effect of long sea voyages, and it is definitely not an easy job.

As for Liu Zihe and the others, in fact, there are more or less mental problems, and Li Yuechen can also see it.

So now that the route is mature, it is necessary to find a way to shorten their sailing time.

Even if there is an island in the middle, it would be great to disembark and relax for a while.

……

After confirming the policy of going to sea this time, Li Yuechen didn't stay in Qingdao too much, and returned to Dongdu after sending them to sea on the third day of February.

There are quite a lot of things going on recently, the first is the industry in Chang'an.

Because they will eventually return to Chang'an in the future, so the industry needs to be transferred.

But this is not a one-sentence matter. After all, the stalls here in Dongdu are so large, and a sudden transfer will cause a large number of people to lose their jobs, which will cause problems in itself.

So Li Yuechen decided to adopt the method of opening branches, gradually radiating from Dongdu and Chang'an to the surrounding area.

At the same time, some shop upgrades are also planned, such as the glass factory.

There is no need to open another factory in Chang'an. The glass factory can be placed here, and more jobs can be provided every year.

Then it is to upgrade the paper, glass and wineries one by one, create a company group model, and let it operate healthily.

The purpose of doing this is to allow the royal family to take over completely after a hundred years, and to create a set of templates so that other families can follow suit and follow this set of templates.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry among the six ministries needs to be rectified, and an additional Ministry of Commerce should be added under it, changing from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

After writing out the plan in the Princess Mansion, I went directly to Jixian Hall to show it to Li Xian the next day.

To say that being a princess is so good, her memorials don't need to be handed over to the cabinet first, they can be shown directly to the emperor.

In fact, it is not very good to do so, but Li Yuechen is an exception, after all, she clearly knows that it is feasible to do so.

In Jixian Temple, Li Xian and his wife finished reading Li Yuechen's memorial, and looked at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

Li Xian couldn't help but asked, "What is the specific responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce?"

"Responsible for market supervision and management and administrative law enforcement, formulating industrial and commercial administrative regulations and systems; undertaking and maintaining the order, responsibility and order of various market operations; supervising and managing market transactions and self-employed and private enterprises..."

Hearing Li Yuechen start chattering, Li Xian felt his head start to heat up again.

"Wait a minute, Brother Wei doesn't understand... Can Lian Er understand?"

"Probably, it's the state's intervention and management of private commercial activities..." Wei Lian'er said slowly.

Li Yuechen nodded: "That's right! Business is also a legitimate profession, so it needs to be carried out in a standardized way... This is to protect the market and the economy, and it can also play a role in stabilizing the currency..."

"But if the state supports merchants, then the aristocratic family..." Li Xian frowned.

"It doesn't matter. People who are officials in the court are not allowed to do business. If their relatives do business, they are not allowed to engage in the industry they supervise." Li Yuechen replied.

"This matter sounds feasible!" Wei Lian'er nodded in agreement.

Li Xian thought for a while: "Alright then, I'll take this memorial to the cabinet for discussion."

"It's not a discussion, it's for them to refine the specific rules and perfect them!" Li Yuechen sat on the chair opposite him, "Brother, I want to show the aura of the emperor!"

"Okay!" Li Xian nodded, expressing his understanding.

So after the next day, he dumped Li Yuechen's memorial to them and told them that an additional department should be added to the Ministry of Industry and let them improve it.

After the ministers read it, many people said that they could not do this.

After all, merchants are one of the sources of wealth for big families. If they are supervised, wouldn't they be exposed to the royal family?
So several ministers opened their mouths to express their disapproval, and Zhang Jianzhi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, also said that he should think twice.

But Li Xian didn't want to talk about it at all, and directly stated that I am not asking for your opinions, but just letting you know!
The ministers expressed helplessness, the emperor is really capricious now!
But everyone said so, so we had to get to work.After all, this official has to continue to be an official, otherwise why can he still rebel?
Not to mention that neither the Ministry of Military Affairs nor the Ministry of Punishment expressed any objection. It seemed that it had been negotiated, and it was probably the work of the eldest princess.

Although she doesn't want to admit it, the eldest princess is indeed a genius who has surpassed the times. The things she proposes, even if they seem unreliable, must be done.

It's just that the content in this memorial is a bit scary. According to the eldest princess, all shops can be called "enterprises".

Regardless of its own size or business scope, everything is within this supervision.

And those who open their own small shops on the street will have to apply for the corresponding business qualification certificate at that time.

Considering that most of the common people are illiterate, people will be selected from the school to help them with the process, and the whole process will be free of charge.

As for those who occasionally set up small stalls on the street or come out to set up stalls during festivals and occasionally earn a small amount of money.

All of them are included in the scope of unlicensed business operations, and of course they are allowed to set up stalls, but firstly, they must abide by the rules, and secondly, they are not protected by law.

After all, setting up stalls occasionally can be regarded as a source of livelihood for many people, and they can't all be killed with one shot.

So the cabinet began to discuss various issues after the addition of new departments.

This is a long-term project, and it will not be able to run immediately.

But even so, the well-informed big family still received relevant news very quickly.

At the same time, the newspaper also published the matter that the new department was discussing, which was to prepare the public psychologically in advance.

In addition to industry, there are also construction issues.

Since Chang'an is the capital of the country, the first airport and railway station must also be located in Chang'an.

Now that the research on internal combustion engines has made significant progress, this aspect can already be considered.

Take the railway as an example, because there is nothing to do in the east now, and there will be Qingdao Navy in the future.

Therefore, the future strategic goals are mainly placed in the Western Regions and the South, so the first railway should lead to Tingzhou or Dali.

Considering that the current grain experiment base and many fruit and vegetable experiments in the future will also be carried out in the south, after thinking about it, Li Yuechen finally decided to build the first railway in the south.

In addition to strategic considerations, the most critical issue is that the roads in the Western Regions are rugged, and it is not easy to build railways, so it is better to wait for the technology to develop for a while.

Another problem is the railway station. After more than 1000 years, Daming Palace has become a railway station.

But in this era, we can’t do that. We still have to re-plan a new route. If you think about it carefully, the future work will be troublesome.

(End of this chapter)