Great Tang princess

Chapter 837 Armed Forces and Arms

After Li Chongrun became Minister of the Ministry of War, he didn't cause much discussion, and he didn't encounter any difficulties in his work.

After all, after being the Minister of the Ministry of War for so long, he is quite clear about the job content of his boss.

It might even be better to say that he knows better than Li Yuechen.

After all, Li Yuechen often skips work and often leaves work to other people, so he will be more clear on the contrary.

Since going to work on the eighth day of the eighth day, I have been directly involved in work.

And Li Yuechen, who was finally liberated, went to the Engineering Academy to make airplanes and motorcycles with them, and at most waited for the school to start school and continue to attend classes.

Other than that, there is no other work.

Although she is still the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, there is no war now, and even if there is, there is no need for her to fight in person.

But the next day Li Chongrun went to the Engineering Academy to find her.

"Auntie, now that my nephew has become Minister of the Ministry of War, who will give the vacant servant?"

"What? Do you have an idea?" Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows and asked back.

Generally speaking, if you take the initiative to ask such a question, you must have some ideas yourself.

Li Yuechen doesn't mind his nephew cultivating his confidants, as long as he has careful consideration.

As the saying goes, one does not shy away from close relatives, and it is human nature to choose one's own person with the same ability, so there is no need to stop it.

Of course, the premise is that it is really capable.

"My nephew wonders if his old subordinate Hou Chao can do it. He is about to marry Xianhui, and he has followed me through life and death for many years..." Li Chongrun said cautiously.

Li Yuechen thought for a while, and asked, "Then what do you think of his ability? Can he hold the important position of Minister of War?"

"Well... Although the ability is not outstanding, it's not too bad. After all, he can be regarded as a general, and he is better at marching and fighting..." Li Chongrun replied.

"The ability is neither outstanding nor bad, which means that the civil service is relatively mediocre. Isn't it a waste to put someone who is good at fighting in the civil service?" Li Yuechen asked rhetorically.

Although the Ministry of War is a military institution, it is only an administrative institution in the final analysis.In Li Yuechen's view, it was a waste of human resources to place veterans on the battlefield in the Ministry of War.

"This……"

"Besides, he is about to marry Xianhui, so he will return to Beijing to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. Should Xianhui also be transferred back?"

Li Yuechen asked a series of follow-up questions, and Li Chongrun was slightly taken aback, obviously not expecting this question.

If you want to transfer your sister back again, you need to find another position that can be placed.

Otherwise, we can't let the younger sister live apart as soon as they get married, so what kind of marriage is there?

"My nephew is being rude about this matter, I hope my aunt will explain it to me..."

"You are the future emperor, don't ask me everything, you have to learn to solve it yourself!" Li Yuechen picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Remember, the emperor must learn to allocate resources, including human resources!"

Li Chongrun nodded: "Since that's the case, my nephew still has someone else to choose."

"who?"

"Liu Huang!"

Hearing this answer, Li Yuechen suddenly became interested: "Oh? Tell me the reason."

Li Chongrun replied: "Liu Huang was born in a family of generals, but his combat ability can only be said to be average, so it is more suitable for a civilian job. Besides, he is an aunt and brother, and I am an aunt and nephew. Don't worry about loyalty..."

Listening to his answer, Li Yuechen nodded unconsciously.

There is nothing wrong with the analysis, Liu Huang's fighting ability is indeed average.

The main reason is that I was too playful when I was a child, and the best study time was spent in the street.

Although it is said that guarding the Northeast Military Region is very powerful, it is more because the military academy's tactical equipment and so on can be crushed.

In terms of combat ability, in fact, his talent is really mediocre.

In this case, it is indeed possible to let him return to the Ministry of War and give him a civilian job.

Although he no longer has military power, but with the merits of guarding the Northeast for many years, it is not a problem to be given the rank of general.

Besides, the minister of the Ministry of War is also an officer with real power, so in terms of treatment, he is not treated badly!
So Li Yuechen nodded: "This method is not bad!"

When Liu Huang was guarding the northeast, Li Yuechen told him that he would come back ten years later.

It has even been more than ten years now, and Liu Huang has no complaints, so it is not bad to use this to fulfill his promise.

Then he asked, "Then who do you plan to let take over the position of commander of the Northeast Military Region?"

"My nephew thinks it's better to let Li Linghui take over, and let Li Longji take over the vacant position in Qingdao."

Such an arrangement is not bad!

As the deputy commander of the Qingdao Military Region, Li Linghui's abilities over the years are obvious to all, and he cooperated well with Li Shu.

There is no problem for her to take over the Northeast Military Region.

But Li Longji directly as the deputy commander...not very good.

This guy is too out of character, he was the king of soldiers when he was in the Jiaolong Special Forces.

Now, although he has become a company commander and has not had any problems at work, he always wants to play and is not as mature as an adult should be.

To be honest, he is indeed a genius, so far he has never encountered anything that can stump him.

But the character of jumping out is not suitable for being in a high position right away, it needs to be practiced for a few more years.

So she shook her head slightly: "Even if he is from the royal family, he is different from you, the prince. He will be promoted directly from the company commander to the deputy commander. As a future emperor, you should consider this in advance."

"That's true...it's my nephew who didn't think carefully." Li Chongrun immediately admitted his mistake.

After all, he is still a young man no matter what, Li Yuechen can understand and is willing to give him time to grow up.

"But speaking of it, now that the Kete Oil Refinery has been built, can we consider bringing Li Shouyi back?" Li Chongrun asked.

"Well, it's okay."

Li Shouyi had served as the deputy commander of the Yizhou Military Region, so it would be no problem for him to be the deputy commander of the Qingdao Military Region.

This matter is settled in this way, and the next step is to issue an order.

At the same time that Liu Huang's transfer order was written, Li Yuechen also wrote him a letter.

It probably means that he has worked very hard for more than ten years, and he remembers it in his heart, and now he can come back and have a good rest.

In fact, the two usually write letters between them, and they are relatively familiar with each other.

To put it bluntly this time, the main thing is to tell him that he supports the prince, and it is best for him to support the prince in the future.

Li Yuechen is very aware of his position in the army, so for such a powerful officer, his attitude is very important.

……

In the next few days, Li Yuechen explained to them the tires he needed in the Engineering Academy.

Now the engine and frame of the motorcycle are under intense production, and the tires are about to be arranged.

"Okay, remember what I'm going to say next!"

Li Yuechen stood in front of the blackboard and drew several different tire patterns.

"As for tires, they can basically be divided into road tires, all-terrain tires, mud tires, etc..."

"I won't talk about the specialized tires for special terrains this time. What I want to talk about are all-terrain tires."

"The pattern is probably like this. Compared with the flat cement road, the road performance of this tire will be reduced, but it can also play a good role on some non-paved roads."

The main reason is that the motorcycles made in this era are mainly used by the army, so the off-road performance must be stronger than that of cars.

Especially if a group of riders can be trained by then, it will be even better, and they can play a greater role on the battlefield.

Although motorcycles can't be like horses, they have more terrifying mobility, and can perform tasks such as scouting and luring enemies better.

Especially if you add a pocket on the side to make that kind of three-wheeled motorcycle, you can also arrange a musketeer on it.

This is the most cost-effective means of transportation in this era. If it can be made into a mature production line, it can be equipped in large quantities in the army.

Of course, at present, we should do two rounds first, and then we can talk about it after playing with it.

……

When the engineering institute began to make tires, the time also came to the Lantern Festival.

As the annual fireworks display day, people in the whole city are looking forward to it.

Especially Li Xian, the emperor, can watch fireworks with his mother and brothers and sisters again this year.

Ever since he sat on the dragon chair, Li Xian felt a lot lonely.

Brothers and sisters are not around all year round, and the children are also in the army.

Living in a huge palace always feels a little lonely.

Although there are Wei Lian'er and several concubines, but most of the time, she still misses the days when she was with her mother and brothers and sisters.

And this year, I have such an opportunity again, so I am naturally very happy.

Since the early morning, she has been dancing and dancing, and she is still humming songs in her mouth.

Wei Lian'er, who was playing mahjong with other concubines, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Look at your appearance, you don't look like an emperor."

"It's okay, you guys won't talk about it anyway." Li Xian waved his hands, too lazy to get entangled in this matter.

Facing her husband who looked like this, Wei Lian'er could only sip her tea helplessly and said nothing more.

The other concubines also looked familiar, but they still covered their mouths and smiled lightly.

After finally staying up until noon, Wu Zetian and others came over for dinner.

The lunch on the Shangyuan Festival is relatively rich, with a large table full of dishes, and the quantity is much more than usual.

And because of the state banquet on the first day of the new year, there are many specialties from other places, so the variety is more abundant.

After lunch, Wu Zetian went to take a nap, and the children played mahjong, chatted and played games.

During the recent period, Li Longji and others have been fiddling with the phone, and they are leaving after the Lantern Festival, feeling a little bit reluctant.

"Auntie, when will this call be made directly from Qingdao to Dongdu?"

"Don't think about it, it's early!" Li Yuechen waved his hand.

Li Xianhui was thinking: "Why don't we build a flying ball field in the Northern Army Division, the space over there is big enough."

"No!" Li Chongrun directly refused, "This thing is mainly for civil servants to play with, and it is not suitable for the army."

"How many cars should there be?" Li Xianhui said, "It will be more convenient for our artillery officers and soldiers to transport artillery in the future."

This is indeed worth considering, Li Chongrun turned his head: "Auntie, this..."

"It's not enough this year. It should be enough when the production increases in a few years." Li Yuechen smiled.

At this moment, Li Xian waved his hand: "Okay, Shangyuan Festival, what are you talking about? Now the army and the Academy of Engineering are messing with my head."

"Why?" Li Yuechen expressed his incomprehension.

"Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the...periodic table of elements you wrote. I don't know most of the characters. It's really..."

To be honest, Li Xian is already a calligrapher in the first echelon of this era, and there are not many characters he doesn't know.

However, most of the Chinese characters in the periodic table had not been invented in this era, so he didn't know them, which made him very frustrated.

"Actually, with the development of science and technology, more characters will be invented in the future, but compared with foreign phonetic characters, Chinese characters are still very good." Li Yuechen replied with a smile.

Phonetic scripts have their own unique limitations, such as English, which has only 26 letters.

And as society progresses, more and more novelty things appear, just must create brand-new words.

Therefore, English words will become longer and longer over time. This is the reason why they are limited by permutations and combinations. It may collapse one day.

But Chinese characters can’t, and many novel things don’t need to invent new characters, just use existing Chinese characters to form new words.

For example, computer, combining the two words electricity and brain, is a brand new name.

"For example?" Li Xian asked a question.

So Li Yuechen came to the table, picked up the ruler and began to spread the paper.

Li Longji immediately came over: "I'll grind the ink!"

Then Li Yuechen wrote down the word "entropy" on the paper: "Brother, do you know this word?"

Li Xian shook his head: "However, Nian Huo or Shang?"

"Entropy! It is a relatively complex concept of thermodynamics, and it is one of the necessary basic knowledge for future students. Fire is heat and energy. Commerce is trade and exchange! The combination of two words can become a new concept. This is the most unique part of the Chinese characters we use!"

After saying this, Li Yuechen gently put down the brush, feeling like he had taught his brother another lesson.

"What is thermodynamics?" Li Xian asked with his head tilted.

"Uh...forget it, I can't explain this thing clearly to brother." Li Yuechen waved his hand helplessly, and decided not to explain.

But the children knew a little bit about it. They had learned it in class before, so they explained it to the emperor in the past.

However, it is a pity that it is difficult for Li Xian, who is now almost 50 years old, to understand this kind of thing.

After listening for a while, I completely lost interest, and then I went fishing behind the mahjong table.

The children gathered around Li Yuechen and listened to her explaining the functions of airplanes and motorcycles.

"Then with the plane, the air force that my aunt mentioned before can be formed?" Li Chongrun asked, "Where do you plan to put it?"

"Actually, I haven't really thought about this question..." Li Yuechen replied with a smile.

Although I was thinking about forming an air force before, but now that the plane is really going to be made, I am thinking about whether it is necessary in this era.

Compared with the real air force, it seems that as long as there are army aviation and sea aviation in this era, it is enough.

In other words, it is enough to set up separate air arms in the army and navy.

It is even said that what they are doing now is not a real fighter jet at all, but a reconnaissance plane at best.

　It was three o'clock when I came back last night. I was so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyes. I slept all the way until the afternoon. After I got up and had a meal, I started coding. I asked for leave yesterday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)