Great Tang princess

Chapter 852 Return to Chang'an

After the Chinese New Year, the time has come to the fifth year of Guangshun.

In fact, for Li Yuechen and others, there was not much change.

However, at the Great Court Meeting, the envoys from various countries came to give gifts and made a lot of jokes in Dongdu.

Many people yelled something loudly when they saw dudes speeding past on motorcycles.

Some even ran to the front to block them, almost getting hit.

The dude who was stopped by the car felt very upset, and immediately planned to beat him up.

In the end, some foreign businessmen who could speak Chinese came to explain, saying that these people had never seen this kind of horse, and made a sudden gaffe.

Seeing that these foreigners didn't even know motorcycles, the dudes didn't say anything more.

It's nothing more than complaining about a country bumpkin, and then continue to put on a helmet and ride away.

The traffic law stipulates that you must wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle, otherwise points will be deducted, so these dudes dare not wear it.

To say that the only disgusting thing is that the helmets at this time are all made of wool lining, which is necessary in winter, and it is so hot in summer.

Although this kind of helmet has a ventilation structure after Li Yuechen's design, but it is wool after all, and it is still very hot to wear.

So taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, Li Yuechen also discussed with the people from the Great Food Kingdom and asked them to look for sponges.

It should be produced in the Mediterranean Sea, and you can spend money to buy it from them, which can be regarded as a long-term business.

At least until the artificial sponge is made, this business can be done for a long time.

After going to work on the eighth day of the eighth day, a group of foreigners began to ask if they could buy motorcycles.

The civilian version of motorcycles is not restricted to foreigners, as long as they can afford it, they can be sold.

In addition, it can still sell gasoline, which can be regarded as a follow-up long-term transaction.

The refined gasoline is transparent, and it is difficult for foreigners to connect this thing with the dark water.

Of course, there must be smart people in this world who can guess it. After all, an oil refinery has been built independently overseas.

But so what?I don't know the refining process, but I still have to obediently find Datang to buy gasoline, otherwise this thing won't start at all.

It's easy to talk about Dashiguo, after all, it's close, and the price of gasoline is the cheapest.

And countries like Japan are much more troublesome. After calculating the transportation cost, the oil price will directly explode after the past.

Fortunately, the current motorcycles are not for ordinary people even if they are bought back. For the royal family, they are a bit expensive, but they are not too expensive.

Moreover, with the airship in the future, the exchanges between the two parties will be closer, and some transportation costs will be saved.

When it comes to airships, one thing has to be mentioned.

Since the signing of the contract, Datang has started construction immediately, and it is expected that the first batch of airships will be delivered by the end of the fifth year of Guangshun.

But at the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites also made it clear to the envoys from various countries under Li Xian's order that in the future, if they want to come to Datang by airship, they must take a specific passage, and when entering the territory of Datang, they must first land at a designated place for inspection.

If you dare to cross the border of the Tang Dynasty from other than the designated place, no matter how many people are here, I will shoot you down directly!

Since the airship dared to be sold to them, there were naturally countermeasures.

Don't look at the current aircraft's lack of combat capability, just flying into the sky and dropping arrows can paralyze the enemy's airship.

Not to mention that in terms of speed and flexibility, there is no comparison at all.

The airship from Dashi Kingdom entered the country, allowing them to advance along the Himalayas and land at the transit airport near the Yizhou Military Region.

Countries in the Western Regions will take the lead in landing at Qinghai Lake's transit airport.

Countries such as Silla and Japan can only enter through Qingdao, and first land at the transit airport outside Qingzhou City.

These regulations are for the gradual improvement of future airspace law, which is very important.

After all, when people can fly outside the sky, they must consider the possibility that the palace will be attacked from the sky.

And the army aviation unit of Qianniuwei mainly does this.When an unknown airship is found approaching the palace, it must be taken off immediately to shoot it down.

At the same time, Li Yuechen also designed a set of relatively simple codes.

Now everyone knows that Datang's airship is painted with sharks, but in fact the surrounding patterns are also exquisite.

Even if foreigners want to imitate this kind of painting, once they find that the details are wrong, they can recognize them immediately.

Moreover, the airship has been landing on the square outside the Xuanwu Gate all these years, which is actually a helpless choice.

But it is different now. With the gradual upgrading of roads and transportation, it is no longer necessary for the airport to be close to the palace.

Therefore, Li Yuechen arranged for the transit airport in Chang'an to be in Xianyang, and the closest to Daming Palace is Qianniuwei's military airport.

Even if the emperor travels in the future, he will depart from the military airport instead of the airport in Xianyang.

The foreign envoys who received the notice took down the orders conveyed by the Ministry of Rites and promised to report to their respective kings after returning.

After all, this is a very important matter. If the mission comes to the Tang Dynasty in an airship to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty in the future, and is shot down for not following the rules, it will be a lot of fun.

At that time, not only will you not be able to get any compensation, but it may be treated as a joke by other countries.

In this day and age, it is not an exaggeration to say that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the governor of Asia. Other countries will naturally obey his orders.

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After this matter is settled, it will be followed by the Shangyuan Festival, which both foreigners and locals are looking forward to.

To some extent, the popularity of the Shangyuan Festival is much greater than that of the Chinese New Year.

The Chinese New Year is mostly about reunion with family members, and the Shangyuan Festival is the royal family’s joy with the people.

On the day of Shangyuan Festival, the fireworks blooming in the sky almost illuminated the entire night sky, causing the audience to exclaim.

Ghost performers on the street run around with extremely exaggerated shapes, and occasionally open their arms and roar to frighten the children coming and going.

And these children are not afraid, and those who are daring will reach out to touch it.

On the contrary, it was the exorcist following behind who whipped the whip that exploded in the air from time to time, which made them a little more frightened.

Now that the living standards of ordinary people have improved, many children come out with their parents, and they can even carry a lantern in their hands.

There are lanterns of various shapes hanging on wooden poles everywhere on the street. The more normal ones are in the shape of fish, rabbits, clouds and lotus flowers.

And there are quite a few weird ones, such as the hammer... probably made by Li Yuechen's fans.

On the surface of Luoshui, there are countless river lanterns moving slowly along the water, carrying people's hopes to the distance.

The streets and alleys are full of hawkers, and all kinds of folk snacks and snacks exude a variety of different flavors.

Such a scene can shock many foreigners every year.

Even some foreigners who have lived in Datang for a long time, when they introduce themselves to their fellow villagers, they say "Our Datang" or "My Datang"...

Such a sight even made the royal family who watched from the city wall feel a sense of deep pride.

Because in it, there is the crystallization of their hard work.

Especially the current prince Li Chongrun, looking at the scene of peace and prosperity in the country, suddenly felt that all the hardships he had suffered in the army since childhood were worth it.

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After the Shangyuan Festival passed, the entire palace entered a busy state.

Because the emperor is leaving, to be precise, the royal family and all the ministers are leaving.

The plan to return to Chang'an this time has already been planned in detail.

First, send some people back to tidy up the Daming Palace. The installation of many equipments also started two years ago.

For example, the installation of the telephone is rather cumbersome. I started working on it the year before last, and finally got it done.

Only after these things are settled, is this side ready to start.

As for Li Yuechen, it's not just as simple as the shops under his name opening branches there.

A new Princess Mansion was even built in Chang'an City, even a little bigger than this one.

The new Princess Mansion is in Jinchengfang, very close to the West Market.

This is because the West Market is originally a business district, with various shops lined up, and it can be regarded as a gathering place for foreign businessmen.

And many of Li Yuechen's shops are also located near the West Market, which can almost surround the entire West Market.

Now sister-in-law Pei Qingwan is not too young, this is also for her to travel more conveniently.

Originally, Li Yuechen wanted to tell her not to do it, and it was fine to leave the business of the shop to other people.

However, Pei Qingwan said that she didn't want to be idle and wanted to do something, so she let her go.

Because the new Princess Mansion is no longer a wooden building, the construction time is still very fast, and it took less than a year to complete it.

At first, Xiaodong was not very willing, and suggested that the princess should live in Dongshi.

Although Xiaodong has never been to Chang'an, she has inquired about it with some elderly court ladies.

Chang'an has always been known as the wealthy in the east and the rich in the west. It is believed that the princess should live near Dongshi because of her noble status.

But in the end, this idea still did not get the support of Li Yuechen. In her opinion, the people who live in the east are high-ranking officials and dignitaries. She has always disliked socializing, and she thinks it would be cleaner to live in the west.

What's more, there are cars now anyway, and this is not an era of traffic jams, it doesn't matter where you live.

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At the same time, the court ministers also sent their servants back to the old house in Chang'an early to clean up.

And those young people, if their families have money, went to Chang'an early to start buying houses.

Don't worry about poor families. For court officials, the royal family will arrange their residences, and the conditions are quite good.

Inside the royal family, about half of the people were sent back to make preparations at once, and the members of the royal family will go back together later.

Nowadays, there are a lot of cars, which can bring people back at once, and the time is fast, it only takes a few hours.

On the 23rd of the first lunar month, after having breakfast, Li Yuechen stood in the courtyard of the princess mansion, looking at his own princess mansion, feeling a little nostalgic.

At this moment, Shangguan Wan'er came over: "Your Highness, do you feel reluctant?"

"It's a little bit, after all, after living for so many years, there is always affection." Li Yuechen smiled.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the Princess Mansion is here. Now that the transportation is convenient, Your Highness can come back to live anytime." Shangguan Wan'er replied with a smile.

Although people have left, the Princess Mansion is not worried about dust falling, there will still be people in charge of cleaning and cleaning.

Li Yuechen changed them into an employment system, just like going to work, just work five days off and two days off.

"It's not about that, but it doesn't matter..."

Speaking of this, Li Yuechen smiled, took her hand and said, "The house itself is not a home, a place with you is a home!"

Hearing this sentence, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help laughing: "Your Highness, don't forget the two eldest princesses and..."

"Don't worry, we are all family members!" Li Yuechen smiled at her, then took her hand and turned to leave the princess mansion.

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Li Yuechen originally planned to ride with Shangguan Wan'er when he went back. The two sisters and sister-in-law Pei Qingwan were not fat, so it would be fine for the three of them to sit in the back.

But this thought was interrupted by the crown prince!
Li Chongrun drove Sun Jingbang into another car, insisted on driving with his parents back, and then asked Li Yuechen to sit in the co-pilot.

As the emperor, Li Xian also said that there was no problem, and immediately agreed.

On weekdays, his nephew was always quite sensible, but today he suddenly made such a request, and Li Yuechen felt that he seemed to have something to say, so he agreed.

Anyway, the family still lives together after they go back, and it doesn't matter if they are in the same car or not when they go back.

So he sat in the co-pilot of the car in the middle, Li Chongrun drove, and Li Xian and Wei Lian'er sat in the back.

The car was protected layer by layer, and the front and rear could not be seen.

There are also a large number of motorcycles patrolling back and forth non-stop on both sides to prevent people from approaching.

However, ordinary people on this road today were ordered to go to the extreme side by the front team and were forbidden to approach the convoy.

The common people didn't say anything, the emperor, it's not too normal to put on a score.

In the car, Li Yuechen asked, "You asked me to come in this car, do you have something to say?"

"Not really..." Li Chongrun smiled, "I just want to hear what Grandpa and Auntie have to say about Chang'an."

"Ah, speaking of which, Run'er was born in Dongdu, so he hasn't been to Chang'an, right?" Li Xian who was sitting in the back raised his eyebrows and said.

Wei Lian'er nodded: "My concubine came to Dongdu in her teens, and she has a vague impression of Chang'an."

Li Chongrun said: "So, my son wants to hear about Chang'an. That's why I asked my aunt to come over."

"Speaking of which, it was almost 30 years ago." Li Yuechen smiled, "At that time, we were still children, so there was nothing to say."

"I heard that Grandpa was very powerful when he was young..." Having said that, Li Chongrun glanced at Li Xian who was sitting behind through the rearview mirror.

Li Yuechen grinned: "Your grandfather? You know nothing but cockfighting all day..."

"Cough cough!"

Li Xian who was sitting in the back coughed hard twice, but didn't say much.

Li Chongrun looked in the rearview mirror in surprise: "Grandpa never told me that he liked cockfighting when he was young."

"Oh, a little hobby when I was young..." Li Xian couldn't help but blush.

At this time, Li Chongrun seemed to think of something: "Speaking of which, I saw an article called "The King of Kings Chicken" in the palace a few years ago. If my child remembers correctly, my grandfather's title when he was young was King of England, right?"

(End of this chapter)