Great Tang princess

Chapter 851 Flight Traffic

Letting Shangguan Wan'er be the chief assistant of the new cabinet was also fully considered by Zhang Jianzhi.

First of all, she is not bad in ability. In the past few years as Minister of the Ministry of Justice, she has not had a single unjust, false or wrongful case, and she has done quite well in terms of public security.

Not to mention other places, but only Dongdu, the crime rate is quite low.

She herself worked as a secret guard commander before she became Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and she has unique insights in investigations and interrogations.

The most important thing is that Shangguan Wan'er is a good person, that is what she doesn't understand, and she will never point fingers at the insiders.

For example, if she doesn't know about case investigation and autopsy, she won't point fingers and give the insiders ample room to play.

Working under Shangguan Wan'er, everyone can give full play to their abilities, so the performance of the Criminal Department over the years has been quite good.

Similarly, since she was born as a court lady, although she has been by the princess's side since she was a child and has been well protected, she also came from the bottom.

She is also very clear about the twists and turns at the grassroots level, and she is also good at management to prevent the people below from uniting to fool her.

The method is also very simple, that is checks and balances, human nature determines that true unity is impossible, so even if the people below know her thoughts, it is useless.

Because it is absolutely impossible for the different factions below to trust each other without reservation.

In this way, Shangguan Wan'er, the boss, will be able to sit firmly in an invincible position.

As long as she is not the kind of character that makes the people below her feel that she has no future under her, and won't make the people below excited about her, then this method will always be effective.

Secondly, Shangguan Wan'er is young enough!

She is not yet 45 years old this year, she is definitely considered a young man in the imperial court!

Young people are full of energy and have a lively mind. As the chief minister of the cabinet, she can stay in this position for a long time, and many long-term policies can be carried out.

To sum up, Zhang Jianzhi recommended Shangguan Wan'er to be the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Li Xian nodded after hearing this: "Okay, let me think about this matter, I have to trouble Zhang Shoufu for a few days."

"Yes, the old minister takes orders!" Zhang Jianzhi saluted and agreed.

Then Li Xian called Li Yuechen and asked her to come into the palace and chat with her.

After Li Yuechen entered the palace, he recounted what he had just chatted with Zhang Jianzhi, and then asked, "What do you think?"

"No problem, I absolutely believe in Wan'er's ability!" Li Yuechen nodded.

The two had already lived together, so she naturally knew very well what Shangguan Wan'er was capable of.

Besides, Li Yuechen himself tended to let young people become senior officials.

The first is that it is easier for young people to accept new ideas, and they are more flexible than old people.

In this way, policies can keep up with the pace of young people, thus making the whole country younger.

The chief assistant of the cabinet, a member of the third rank.

It's a bit of a nonsense to say that a 20-year-old person should sit, but it is absolutely fine to let a person in his 40s sit.

Not to mention that Shangguan Wan'er is not an ordinary person, she is a genius with a prominent reputation in history, even more so.

In fact, from Li Yuechen's point of view, it's no problem for a 36-year-old with outstanding ability to be the top leader at the provincial level.

Sometimes, the old man's thinking is too rigid, and the young man can often be more creative.

Of course, although Li Yuechen advocated the rejuvenation of the country, the leading cadres should also have a training process, and they should be promoted step by step.

If there is that kind of genius, there is no problem in jumping, but it should not reach the sky in one step, and must conform to the growth law of talents.

After Li Yuechen finished his exposition, Li Xian nodded: "Okay, you go back and tell her, and you can pick up Bus Zhang in the next few days."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Li Yuechen nodded and agreed.

……

In the evening, when we returned to the Princess Mansion, the family gathered together for dinner.

Now the two princesses, Yiyang and Xuancheng, are both in their 60s. Their hair has turned gray a lot, but they are still in good spirits.

Not only can he run and jump, but he still has the appetite for big fish and big meat.

It's just that I don't eat too much at night, and basically drink porridge.

Shangguan Wan'er has become a lot calmer, since her personality was originally inclined to be quiet.

That is to say, she will be a little more lively in front of Li Yuechen, but now she is a middle-aged woman in her 40s, and even at home, she is not as lively as when she was young.

Now Shangguan Wan'er looks like the aunt next door when she was a child, full of intellectual atmosphere.

"Brother came to talk to me today. Mr. Zhang is planning to leave his post and return to his hometown. In the next few days, you should discuss with Mr. Zhang about taking over." Li Yuechen said.

Shangguan Wan'er smiled: "This... Your Majesty really intends to let me be the chief assistant of the cabinet?"

"What are you afraid of? It's not like you can't do it." Li Yuechen replied.

"Does Your Highness want me to do it too?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.

Li Yuechen said with a smile: "You don't have to care about my thoughts, what do you think? You can't force yourself to be an official."

"Then I will do it!" Shangguan Wan'er replied.

……

The news of Zhang Jianzhi's resignation is not a secret in the court, and everyone will know it soon.

But for the candidate to take over, Shangguan Wan'er, many people have different opinions.

Many people felt that she was not qualified enough to take over this position.

As a result, many people mobilized each other and planned to launch a protest.

However, what is puzzling is that the officials headed by the censor Pei Tan are silent, as if they have completely acquiesced to this matter.

Most of the officials did not speak, and the rest had nothing to do even if they were dissatisfied. In the end, they did not protest to the emperor.

It took Shangguan Wan'er half a month to complete the handover with Zhang Jianzhi, and officially assumed the position of chief assistant of the cabinet on the first day of July.

At the same time, newspapers also published the news that Shangguan Wan'er became the new chief assistant of the cabinet.

Since the empress, this country has opened the era of red makeup.

In fact, most people think that the queen should usher in the suppression of women.

But unexpectedly, instead of being suppressed, more and more women began to enter the court to shine.

But to be honest, Emperor Gaozong was the first to do this.

The first female official in the Tang Dynasty was none other than Princess Taiping, and Gao Zongchao entered the Ministry of Household Affairs.

But no matter what, at least until now, the facts have proved that women can also do a good job in court.

So although this matter has caused a lot of discussion, most of it is still about the event itself.

The successor of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice is Wu Chongxun, the former servant of the Ministry of Justice.

Wu Chongxun is the son of Wu Sansi. After Li Xian came to power, he knew that the Li family could not tolerate him, so he resigned from office to save his life.

However, he still managed to find a way for his son to find an official position in the imperial court. He hadn't thought about being promoted at first.

Perhaps because he has absorbed a lot of lessons from his father, Wu Chongxun is a good person, knows a lot about the world, and his ability is not bad.

During the time in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he humbly asked for advice from Shangguan Wan'er, served tea and water every day, and learned a lot of useful knowledge.

So in the end, it was decided to let him take over the position of Minister of Criminal Affairs. As long as he doesn't make troubles and can do his best to develop for Datang, his status doesn't matter at all.

What's more, now that my mother is gone, Li Yuechen's brothers and sisters don't mind leaving a few more bloodlines for the Wu clan.

As a result, the handover process of the chief assistant of the cabinet was completed smoothly, and Shangguan Wan'er was about to start to shine in the position under one person.

……

Half a year passed in a blink of an eye, and the time came to the end of the year.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Li Yuechen, who came back from the Engineering Academy, got out of the car and couldn't help complaining: "Why does it feel like the atmosphere this year is not as good as it was in previous years..."

Xiaodong jumped off the co-pilot, and said with a slight smile, "Your Highness doesn't know something. After the year, His Majesty will return to Chang'an, and the common people feel sad."

"Whether the emperor leaves or not has nothing to do with them?" Li Yuechen thought about it carefully.

It is true that the emperor's departure may have a certain impact on the economy, but the common people still consider this?

Yi Liuru, who was driving, also opened the door and got out of the car, and replied, "But I heard that the people in Chang'an are very happy."

Li Yuechen smiled after hearing this, it seems that the royal family's reputation in the folk family is still very good now.

Back at the house, the whole family was already waiting.

Seeing her come back, Princess Xuancheng beckoned: "Chen'er, come quickly, I'll be waiting for you."

"It's Chinese New Year, why go to the Engineering Academy?" Princess Yiyang asked.

Li Yuechen smiled and sat down, and threw the thick cloak on the hanger: "The main frame of the railway station is completed, and the laying of the rails will start soon. I still need to keep an eye on these things. In addition, the airports in each military region have also been repaired, and so on." Let the plane pass by."

The plane was made several years ago, and Li Yuechen didn't think about forming an air force at that time.

In the end, after thinking about it, I gave up this idea. I don't plan to form a separate air force for the time being, but form a separate aviation unit among the army and navy.

One is that the current aircraft cannot meet the standards of the Air Force, and the other is that it is not necessary.

The current aircraft can only be regarded as reconnaissance aircraft, and may also be able to complete some throwing tasks, but they are still not fighter jets.

And the fastest speed can only reach [-], and the maximum range is only [-] kilometers.

There is even no way to fly directly from Dongdu to Qingdao. If you want to fly there, you even need to build an airport in Jeju and refuel halfway.

This is also the reason why the air force is not directly formed. Now that the airports in various places are almost repaired, they can take off directly and send the planes there after the new year.

Now the pilots of all military regions are ready, and they will set off immediately after the new year.

In addition to the transit airport built in Jeju, corresponding transit airports have also been built in various inland parts of the country.

This airport is not just for airplanes, the main service object is actually airships.

Although Datang already has planes, they are only for the army after all, and the number is relatively rare.

Airships are still the most common means of transportation in the sky.

Li Yuechen stipulated that the maximum height of the airship should not exceed 2000 meters. This is to prevent accidents caused by collisions between planes and airships in the air.

In the future, the airship will undertake the main task of transporting goods, including various tasks such as transporting salt and fruit across the country.

In the future, if merchants transport goods, they can also apply for the use of airships.

Even after airplanes were better developed, private purchases of airships were allowed.

Now there are so many transit airports across the country, and they are mainly used for this purpose.

But because there is no such thing as radio now, Li Yuechen stipulated that all airport towers must have flags that can be controlled by machinery.

After the plane arrived over the airport, the tower staff manipulated the flag to wave to tell the plane when to land and which runway to land on.

It's also the safest way until radio research is out.

But Li Yuechen himself didn't understand the principle of radio, so he could only tell the results to the people in the engineering institute and let them study it slowly by themselves.

……

On the second day of the Great Court Meeting, Li Yuechen got up early and went to the palace to attend.

In the past few years, the New Year's Grand Court has gradually become a lot more exaggerated, and there may be a clear gap with the change of Tang Dynasty's painting style.

Especially this year, the team that came over to deliver the gifts directly took the airship to pick them up when they entered Datang territory, and the speed was many times faster than in previous years.

This kind of treatment can be regarded as making the whole world realize what kind of confidence and strength the current Datang has.

At the same time, the Grand Court will also have special personnel to take photos, and these photos will be sealed as part of historical materials and left to future generations.

Because the first assistant was replaced by Shangguan Wan'er, she was naturally the one who would recite parallel prose during the New Year's Eve.

After reading, it is the link of officials and envoys to give gifts, and then the emperor returns the gifts.

In fact, the gifts from foreign envoys to Li Xian in recent years are not very eye-catching, almost nothing interesting.

Instead, when returning gifts, they will send some industrial products such as bicycles and lighters, which are not too expensive.

In addition, porcelain is also indispensable in return gifts. To a certain extent, this is a special product of the ancient Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuechen and other members of the royal family stood at the front of the crowd, and she whispered to Li Chongrun next to her, "Let me tell you, in the future when you ascend the throne, it's better to change this grand court and invite them to dinner and watch the show on the night of the New Year's Eve." That's fine, Zishi celebrates the New Year directly, so there is no need to come here on the first day of the new year..."

"This... royal program, can those foreign envoys understand?" Li Chongrun asked.

Although this group of foreigners can speak Tang dialect, being able to understand it does not mean that they can understand the stalks in the show.

"Whether you can understand it or not is none of our business. Activities are of course based on your own happiness." Li Yuechen laughed.

Li Chongrun nodded: "Then it's better for my nephew to tell Grandpa, let's change it first next year."

In fact, there is indeed a performance on the evening of the New Year's Eve, but it is only for the royal family to watch.

"That's fine." Li Yuechen nodded, "Otherwise, it would be quite a hassle to come here early in the morning of the New Year's Eve. Go talk to him when you're done!"

(End of this chapter)