Great Tang princess

After several years of development, the Shangyuan Festival has become different.

In addition to the fixed fireworks show, after the sky completely darkens, there will be floats passing through Suzaku Avenue between Xushi and Haishi.

This car is the original neat truck, not fast, and smoky, not very practical.

However, this impractical car was bought by the executive CEO of Lelou, Wu Luolan Xizhi, who said it could be used for activities.

After listening to her thoughts, Li Yuechen got her these obsolete steam cars.

Then Wu Luolan asked Li Yuechen to let the engineering institute modify it for her, and removed all the extra things on the car.

Except for the driving system, the car was almost transformed into a large mobile platform.

Then add a fence around it so that the cars can line up on the street.

There are entertainers and bands performing on the car, which will be like the float fleet in some large parks in the future.

It has to be said that when Wu Luolan proposed this idea, Li Yuechen almost thought that this woman also came from time travel.

This idea is too advanced. Of course, this kind of advancement is not imagined out of thin air, but came up after seeing products such as cars.

So at this moment, many people in the city gathered on Suzaku Avenue, watching these floats slowly moving in the middle of the street.

The entertainers on the car performed various programs, danced, sang, and even performed magic tricks.

This is an activity that has only gradually started in the past few years. Let alone foreigners, it is quite novel even for locals.

Crowds crowded both sides of Suzaku Street, applauding and cheering for the performers in the car.

Of course, the natives of Datang are pretty good. After all, this thing has been around for a few years, so they are more used to it.

But for those foreigners who saw this scene for the first time, it was enough to shock their hearts.

For example, An Dachuan, who came to Datang for the first time, is only 19 years old this year.

As a Sogdian who can speak multiple languages, although he has learned Chinese since childhood and can communicate with Tang people without barriers, he actually doesn't know much about this country.

So when he came to the street during the festival and wanted to take a good look at the country, the moment he saw this float, he really realized what the Great Tang is.

Only a truly stable country can host events like this.

The bustling crowd on the street in front of you, the floats walking on the street, the street lamps on both sides of the street, and lanterns of various shapes...

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most prosperous scene he has ever seen, bar none!

And it's not over yet. When midnight came and all kinds of colorful fireworks bloomed in the night sky, he opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at the sky.

The gorgeous fireworks have already completely attracted the attention in the eyes, and there is no room for other things.

Even those beautiful artists on the float that had stopped couldn't make him turn his head.

Even after the half-hour-long fireworks show ended, he still stood there in a daze, staring at the sky with his mouth wide open.

"Hey, hey, that barbarian! If you go on like this, your neck will be broken!" A peddler reminded him, and patted him on the shoulder.

An Dachuan, who was awakened, realized it now, and then couldn't help but said: "No, these fireworks... are so beautiful."

"Huh? You just came to Datang? It's been more than ten years." Seeing that he speaks Chinese well, the peddler chatted with him.

"Yes, just came this year."

The peddler smiled: "If you have any questions, just tell me. By the way, do you want a water bowl of mutton? Three dollars!"

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After the Shangyuan Festival passed, the Tang Empire officially started to work.

Li Yuechen also went to the Engineering Academy to study excavators with them.

To be honest, it is very difficult to make this thing at present, let alone the forging of large steel, first of all, the hydraulic system cannot be made in this era.

Therefore, we can only settle for the next best thing. Instead of making the kind of excavators that are well-known to the public in the future, we can turn the bucket over and let it move forward instead of backward.

In this way, the winch can be turned by the engine and connected with an iron chain to make it work.

Li Yuechen asked the carpenters to make models while drawing the design drawings, and then started the experimental stage.

After all, doing experiments is a very expensive thing. Before the official start, it is better to do all the preliminary work as much as possible.

While the engineering institute was busy, Li Chongrun was also busy.

Because he followed his aunt's advice and held a military parade when he ascended the throne, he wrote letters to the commanders of each military region, asking them to transfer a group of soldiers to start a centralized training queue to prepare for next year's military parade.

Not just infantry, but also armored units, as well as air units.

As early as many years ago, Li Chongrun thought of the concept of tanks.

But considering that it is very troublesome to make rifled guns in this era, Li Yuechen did not directly make tanks, but first made armored vehicles.

To put it simply, it is a large iron-clad tracked vehicle. Rubber tires can be used on hardened roads on weekdays, and the tracks can be replaced immediately on dirt roads.

There is no artillery installed, and four people can sit in the car. When facing the enemy's charge, just run over it.

As for the Air Force, it was only established a few years ago.

At the beginning, it was only an aviation unit among the army and navy. With the expansion and stability of the country, the air force was gradually established.

Airplanes are very simple biplanes, the kind where even the tires cannot be retracted into the cabin.

But after all, it's an airplane, capable of all sorts of tasks like reconnaissance and airdrops of supplies and weapons.

The existence of this thing is not a secret to foreign countries, after all, it is impossible for this kind of thing to be experimented quietly.

After all, with such a big thing flying in the sky, it's hard not to be noticed.

So the existence of this thing has not been kept secret from the beginning, what is kept secret is its production method, materials and so on.

As for the navy, of course it is impossible to bring the ship over, but the plane is still fine.

The Navy also has HNA, which can use its own aircraft and marines to participate in the military parade.

During this period, he would ask Li Yuechen if he didn't understand anything.

And Li Yuechen was also willing to answer his nephew's doubts. After all, he was said to be a nephew, but in fact, he was no different from his own son.

At the same time, try to help as much as possible, and then let the foreigners who come over take a good look at what is called Datang's muscles.

So in terms of the way of the military parade, she proposed a lot of things for Li Chongrun to pass on, such as the column formula.

For the current army, this is not difficult, and they usually do some training in this area.

However, Li Yuechen was thinking about one thing. Since there was going to be a military parade, does the current Tang Empire need a national flag of its own?
This idea has been around for a long time, but the problem is that it has not been realized all these years.

Do you want to take this opportunity to design the national flag?

He did what he said, so he immediately dragged Li Chongrun to the Xianju Palace, and after telling Li Xian what he thought, he called his two sisters, Li Dan and Li Xian.

Several other people didn't understand the meaning of the national flag at first, and felt it was unnecessary.

However, Li Yuechen told them that the national flag is a symbol of a country.In the future, when the people of Datang saw where the national flag was planted, they would know that it belonged to Datang.

When foreigners see this national flag, they know that this is the territory of Datang.

The national flag represents a symbol or image of Datang in people's minds, and to some extent represents the country itself.

Through such a flag, it becomes a symbol of the country.The colors, patterns and other details in it all mark the institutional characteristics or historical culture of a country.

Hearing what she said, the others nodded. Now that we've covered this point, let's do it.

But the design of the national flag is not a hot-headed thing. There are many problems in it.

First of all, the national flag must be simple enough, not too complicated, to the extent that even people who have never learned how to draw can draw it.

The second is that it is best not to have too many colors, otherwise it will look too fancy and not solemn at all.

After determining these two guidelines, everyone began to discuss with each other.

"My Datang porcelain has a long history, how about using the porcelain pattern as the national flag?" Li Dan asked.

"It's not pretty!" Li Xian shook his head in denial.

Li Yuechen also shook his head and said no, things like porcelain and tea are too simple to express the specific image of a country.

And Li Xian looked at the health ball in his hand and thought for a while and said, "That's not as good as Yin Yang fish?"

However, Li Yuechen still shook his head. To be honest, there are not many countries that will use the yin-yang fish pattern as their national flag in the future, but to be honest, it doesn't look good!
Others also put forward a lot of their own ideas, but in the end they were not very suitable for the national flag.

After all, the thinking of the ancients is there, and they can't keep up with Li Yuechen in this respect.

But think about it carefully, the national flag is to convey the culture of a country, so in Datang, what is the most intuitive way to express your own culture?
After thinking about it, it seems that there are only Chinese characters!

Li Yuechen thought for a while and said, "Why not paint the flag with a red background and write the word 'Tang' in gold!"

Of course, this Tang Dynasty is not regular script, but seal script.

Everyone thought about it and decided to give it a try.Immediately, someone found a piece of red cloth, cut it into a rectangular national flag size, and asked Li Xian, the number one calligrapher at the time, to write the characters on it with gold ink.

The Tang characters in seal script are bilaterally symmetrical, with Geng without the prefix Guang on the top and a mouth on the bottom.

In the ancient meaning, Geng means records, text monuments.And the mouth below can be understood as the base when the monument was erected.

In the culture of the Han people, writing books and erecting steles is an honor that can only be enjoyed by those who have made great achievements.

So the meaning of the word itself is still very good.

Moreover, the seal script of Tang itself is not difficult. Even if the seal script is gradually used as the country develops, at least everyone knows that it is a Chinese character.

Not to mention, Li Xian's calligraphy level is really not a vain reputation, it has been recognized by all the ministers.

Because of this, many ministers felt sorry for Li Chongrun, the prince, who did not inherit Li Xian's calligraphy level.

After writing, everyone gathered around to watch.

This word is really domineering, and even to Li Yuechen, the red and gold color scheme looks kinder.

"Okay, that's it!"

The moment he saw the national flag, Li Yuechen made a decision in his heart, that's it!

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After the national flag is set, things are simple, just ask the Shangyi Bureau to make it according to this style.

At the same time, engineers were called to start construction on the square of Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace, adding a national flag stand.

The flagpole of the national flag was also made by the Academy of Engineering, and it was required to be the same height as the tower on the city wall of Danfeng Gate.

At the same time, it is also necessary to do a good job of grounding to prevent it from being destroyed by lightning.

Although it is said that there are already lightning rods on the city tower that are higher than the predetermined height of the flagpole, no one dares to say whether the lightning will strike low instead of high.

Li Yuechen's request was that everything must be settled before the end of the year, so as not to delay Li Chongrun's ascension to the throne.

And since they all decided to let the crown prince ascend the throne, Li Xian had ordered the Shangyi Bureau to start making a brand new crown.

Li Yuechen added one to them, besides the crown of guns, they made another set of military uniforms.

After all, Li Chongrun was an emperor who was born in the army, and the royal family has been in the army all their lives, so they can naturally wear the general uniform as casual clothes. Anyway, at least it is much more convenient than Gunmian.

Not to mention that during the military parade, the emperor also wore a military uniform, which made the soldiers like the emperor even more.

Of course, the emperor's military uniform should not be too simple. Li Yuechen thought about it carefully, and the first thing to change was the epaulettes.

The emperor's epaulets are not bars or stars, but a dragon.

At the same time, a golden ribbon was also added as a decoration, which looked a little more gorgeous than ordinary military uniforms.

Then there was the tie. Li Yuechen felt that as an emperor, he had to be a little bit pretentious, so he canceled the cloth tie.

But there is nothing on the neck, and it looks a bit monotonous.

After thinking about it, I felt that the Poirot tie was not bad, it looked better than the cloth tie, and it could also look a little extravagant, which is the exclusive royal demeanor.

This thing is also simple to make, just find a good-looking gemstone.

And the emperor's belt is not a simple metal buckle, but a piece of jade.

Considering that it will be winter when he ascends the throne, it would be better to add a cloak then.

I used to watch a lot of TV dramas, and I thought it would be nice to wear a military uniform with a cloak on top.

Li Chongrun will be an emperor at that time, and it is normal to dress up exaggeratedly.

So it's better to add a big red cloak on the outside, and embroider a golden dragon on the back to make it more or less domineering.

The identity of the emperor has a natural sense of nobility, so even if the dress is a little exaggerated, it will not feel out of harmony.

However, Li Yuechen's design plan made Li Chongrun feel a bit cumbersome.

"Bastard! You kid was born in a blessing and doesn't know the blessing!"

After seeing it, Li Xian taught him a lesson: "This is already many times easier than Na Gunmian! Be content!"

The father had already spoken, and the son couldn't say anything, so he could only nod in agreement.

But Li Yuechen patted him on the shoulder: "Remember, the identity of the emperor is destined to make you different, so you will be very different from ordinary people in all aspects."

"Yes, my nephew understands!" Li Chongrun quickly agreed. (end of this chapter)