Great Tang princess

Chapter 98 Buddha Statue
After arriving at his office, Li Yuechen looked around and couldn't help shaking his head.

Everything else is easy to talk about, the key is that the low desk is uncomfortable to use, so he waved his hand to Fulai: "After that, bring my chair and stool and the high desk over here."

"Here!" Fulai agreed.

"I originally thought about building a batch of them to sell for money in the future, but it's a pity..." Li Yuechen couldn't help but shook his head with a regretful expression.

In this era without intellectual property rights, once those tables and chairs are seen, many people will definitely go back and find ways to build them themselves.

Who in the official circles of Datang doesn't know about Princess Taiping's invention?
Many of the clerks below are holding health balls in their hands every day.

It's just that most people can't afford steel and jade, so the trays are all made of wood, and they don't feel bad even if they fall.

Li Yuechen casually opened a scroll and flipped through it.

The scrolls of this period can be roughly divided into two types.

The first is to calculate the approximate number of words and write directly on it.

The other is to use the scroll as the backing paper, and then press and paste the content written on other papers on the backing paper one by one, so that you can turn the pages and watch it like a book.

It is also called "whirlwind dress" because the paper inside will bend when the scroll is closed and opened, as if a gust of wind blows through it.

This is what Li Yuechen is holding now.

Not long after, a dozen or so small officials came to the second floor and saluted outside the door: "Your Majesty has seen Your Highness!"

"Exemption. Come in." Li Yuechen closed the scroll and glanced up.

These are all staff responsible for accounting accounts, some were promoted internally, and some passed the clear calculation test.

One of them, who was a little older and looked like he was nearly 50 years old, asked, "I don't know why His Highness told me to wait here?"

Li Yuechen nodded: "Among these accounts, many places are unclear. Although there is no major problem, we should pay more attention in the future. Take it back."

The ten or so people on the opposite side looked at each other, and the old man at the front suddenly saluted and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for your audacity. These accounts were taken away by this father-in-law three days ago. Dare I ask Your Highness, is such a huge account just a matter of time?" Can all nucleic acids be cleared in three days?"

In fact, it only took two days... Li Yuechen replied in his heart.

However, it is understandable to see them like this. First of all, the accounting methods are messy now, and the calculation speed in this era is really not fast.

But now Li Yuechen was not in the mood to explain so much to them, so he turned around and sat directly on the table.

Putting his left leg on his right leg, Li Yuechen raised his legs: "What? Do you suspect that I am teasing you?"

"I dare not, it's just..."

Li Yuechen raised his hand to interrupt it: "It's okay to question, then you might as well take it back and calculate it again, and then compare it with the result of my calculation!"

The words have already reached this point, and the little officials on the opposite side didn't say anything, they picked up the scrolls and left.

For their questioning, Li Yuechen didn't hate it, but rather appreciated it.

This era is not like in TV dramas where ordinary people would kneel down whenever they saw royal family members.

It is a good thing that subordinate officials occasionally dare to put forward their own suggestions when talking to their superiors.

It's a pity that Li Yuechen was really not in the mood to have a debate with them, so he sent them back to check for himself.

After the accounting is done, the next work is the top priority.

"Call Sinong Shaoqing here." Li Yuechen waved to Fulai.

"Here!"

Fulai agreed, turned and left, and in about 5 minutes, he brought a man who was about 40 years old and had a mustache.

"Your Majesty Liu Zihe, I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Li Yuechen raised his hand: "Liu Shaoqing is exempt from courtesy. This palace studies the issue of grain production, I think you already know."

"Yes, I admire you!" Liu Zihe saluted, with a hint of admiration on his expression, "Such a merit..."

"Okay, I'm not going to talk about this." Li Yuechen raised his hand and interrupted, "Although the experiment is indeed successful, it will take time to spread it to the whole country. For this, Liu Shaoqing needs to do his best. As long as it can be fully promoted one day earlier , it will save the people of our Tang Dynasty from suffering from famine one day earlier."

Having said that, he waved his hand, and Fulai next to him took out a small scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Zihe.

"This scroll contains the fertilizer formula and production method." Li Yuechen explained, "It is necessary to find a way to fully promote it as soon as possible. Most of the people are illiterate, so the local governments need to actively cooperate."

Liu Zihe took it respectfully: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I understand!"

Li Yuechen nodded: "In addition, arrange another group of people to prepare to go south."

"Going south?" Liu Zihe showed a puzzled expression, "What does Your Highness mean?"

"Go south to find wild rice seeds, and buy some grain rice seeds from the southern countries, and come back for experiments." Li Yuechen explained, "Fertilizers are not enough, and food production may continue to increase!"

At this point, Liu Zihe on the opposite side raised his head in surprise, his eyes sparkled: "Can it be any higher?"

Li Yuechen nodded, "But this still needs to be studied. I don't know how long it will take. At present, we can only do it step by step."

Liu Zihe stood up and saluted: "I understand now! I'll arrange the manpower right away, but this..."

"Don't worry about the funding issue, this palace will solve it." Li Yuechen smiled.

Having said all this, Liu Zihe has nothing to worry about, so he saluted immediately: "Here! I'll do it now!"

……

After solving the household issue, Li Yuechen didn't stay here any longer and left directly.

He looked up and saw that it was still early, so he ran to the Hall of Renshou.

It's a rare day today, Wu Zetian finished approving the memorial early and is betting on Shuanglu with Li Zhi.

Li Zhi seemed to have won a lot, and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Seeing her daughter coming, she waved happily: "Chen'er, come quickly, I won a lot today!"

Li Yuechen ran over and gave him a hug: "Grandpa is really amazing!"

Then he ran over to add water to the two teacups, and then ran behind Wu Zetian to rub her shoulders.

As for her daughter's massage, Wu Zetian still enjoyed it very much. She closed her eyes and enjoyed it for a while, and then asked, "How about Hubu? Can someone give you a bad look?"

"Don't worry, Auntie, no matter what you say, the child is also the princess of the Tang Dynasty. Even if they feel uncomfortable, they have to hold it in their hearts." Li Yuechen laughed.

"Well, no matter whether they want to see you or not, you represent the face of the royal family outside, and you must not be bullied!" Wu Zetian nodded, "I believe you are sure of the extent of this!"

Li Yuechen smiled arrogantly: "That's right! I don't even know whose daughter I am!"

As he spoke, he kissed his mother on the cheek.

"Huh..." Wu Zetian grinned, sat up straight and waved his hands, "I won't play anymore, let's talk about it next time."

Li Zhi on the opposite side grabbed his health ball and started to play: "Meiniang, are you going to play tricks?"

"Forget me to lose." Wu Zetian smiled and took a few sips from his teacup.

Li Zhi didn't care too much, he lay on the rocking chair and started to shake slightly: "Chen'er, what's the matter?"

"Not really." Li Yuechen said while giving his mother a massage, "But my child hopes that Grandpa can approve a piece of land at the Royal Farm outside the city, and use it for experiments in the future."

"Isn't this experiment a success?" Li Zhi asked.

Li Yuechen patted his mother on the shoulder, came behind Li Zhi and massaged his head: "This time it is indeed done, but why not go further? Now that the output is close to [-] catties, why can't we find a way to increase it to [-] catties?" , six hundred or even one thousand catties?"

"Hey! Chen'er really dares to think about it!" Li Zhi couldn't help but praise, he never dreamed of such a thing as four or five hundred catties per mu.

"This kind of research may take a lot of time, and it may even be impossible to do it in a lifetime, but my child still wants to try." Li Yuechen continued, "As long as my Tang Dynasty is no longer short of food, at least half of the problems can be solved gone."

Li Zhi nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll give you a hundred acres, is it enough?"

"Enough, but some people are needed. If there is no result during the experiment, the children must ensure that they are full." Li Yuechen put his chin on his shoulder, showing a cute smile.

Li Zhizheng was about to agree to his daughter's appearance, but Wu Zetian suddenly said, "I'll settle this matter by myself. Your shop is so profitable, can't you afford to support a few people?"

"Eh..." Li Yuechen showed a slightly embarrassed smile, "Isn't this kid thinking of earning some money..."

Seeing her daughter's cute appearance after being caught out of the trick, Li Zhi smiled: "It's okay, Chen'er can do it at ease, and I'll pay you another sum."

Li Yuechen was about to thank him, but was interrupted by Wu Zetian: "No, digging a Buddha statue already requires a lot of money, how can this be so?"

"Buddha statue?" Li Yuechen was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Li Zhi smiled: "It's just that I discussed with Mei Niang today, to commemorate the merits of the late emperor, and plan to excavate a Buddha statue to pray for the late emperor..."

After listening to Li Zhi's explanation, Li Yuechen felt a little familiar.

After thinking about it carefully, I have the answer in my heart. It should be the Buddha of Lushena in Longmen Grottoes, right?But wasn't that thing built after my mother became emperor?
I have heard the legend about this Buddha statue before. It seems that the face of this Buddha statue is built according to Wu Zetian's appearance.

But she is not the emperor yet, just a queen.

Not to mention that this was built by the old man to commemorate the late emperor, after all, it is not her turn to build it according to her appearance, right?

"Speaking of which, Meiniang even donated [-] yuan of her makeup money." Li Zhi laughed.

Li Yuechen raised his head: "Since it is to commemorate the merits of the late emperor, then my son should also contribute some money. The store's income has been relatively stable recently, how about my son donating [-] guan?"

"No need, I appreciate Chen'er's filial piety." Li Zhi smiled and pinched her face, "But since this matter is to commemorate the late emperor, it's better for Meiniang and I to handle it. Chen'er's money, Just leave it to your own experiments."

Wu Zetian nodded: "Speaking of which, what do you plan to do with the appearance of this Buddha statue?"

"What do you think, Mei Niang?"

"In my opinion, it's better to make it according to the appearance of the sequence. In this way, the name of sequence can be passed down forever." Wu Zetian said.

Hearing his wife's suggestion, Li Zhi nodded: "It makes sense. The Buddha statue itself is to commemorate the merits of the late emperor. It is not biased to use the first and last appearance. I hope this Buddha statue can be handed down for thousands of years..."

Will do!

Li Yuechen next to him nodded in his heart, people after a thousand years can still see this Buddha statue.

She has never met Empress Changsun, but there is a portrait of her in the palace.

It's just that Li Yuechen doesn't think that's what she looks like.

Because the paintings of this era are freehand and not realistic, and the portraits are all in order to meet the aesthetic trend and the effect of fulling the beauty, which is not the slightest difference from the person.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the portrait of the old man Li Zhi, which is quite different from the real person. If you don't know it in advance, it is difficult to think that it is the same person.

For this matter, Li Yuechen is quite supportive in her heart, because she knows that this Buddha statue will be passed down and become a precious cultural heritage after thousands of years.

……

After coming out of Renshou Hall, Li Yuechen returned to Anfu Hall, planning to think about the next plan.

The work of the household department is actually not difficult, that is, to be an accountant every month, to calculate accounts, and the main energy should be focused on grain production.

Besides, she doesn't need to worry about other things, and others will naturally solve them.

Before I went back, I happened to meet a young eunuch on the way, who came to salute and said, "Your Highness, the craftsman asked me to bring a message, saying that the telescope you wanted is ready."

"Okay, I got it." Li Yuechen waved his hand, turned his head and walked towards the craftsman.

Because the prism was already made last time, Li Yuechen asked the carpenters of the craftsman to help her make the binoculars.

After giving them the design drawings, let them figure it out by themselves, because she can't remember the details, so she can only let them adjust a little bit.

Now that they have sent people over, they have achieved some results.

Li Yuechen is in a good mood, if he dedicates this binoculars to Li Zhi, he should gain another wave of favor.

Bouncing all the way to the craftsman supervisor, the craftsmen couldn't wait to take out a wooden binoculars and handed them over: "Your Highness, please have a look."

Reaching out to take a look, except for the unpainted log casing, there is no obvious difference in appearance from the future telescope.

Turning around and going outside, looking around, the effect is really good.

Compared with the Paul-type telescope, although this roof-type telescope has no complementary color, the visual effect will be more realistic.

This is also often used in the army, and you can see the most real situation on the battlefield.

Moreover, a layer of smooth transparent glass is added to prevent dust from entering it, which can be said to be quite perfect.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Okay, this thing is finished, you should have done a great job! Wait for me to report to the saint, and please reward me for waiting!"

The craftsmen behind them immediately smiled and saluted respectfully: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Take it to paint and maintain it first, and I'll come back tomorrow." Li Yuechen handed over the telescope and asked them to complete the final work.

　As mentioned in the article, Wu Zetian was not yet the emperor when the Lushena Buddha statue was built, so the author personally thinks that the statement that "the Buddha statue was built according to Wu Zetian's face" is unreliable.

　　Moreover, this Buddha statue commemorates Tang Taizong, so the author believes that it is relatively reliable that the appearance of this Buddha statue is based on the face of Empress Changsun.

　　Thanks to [Ye Yu Lin Ling] for the reward of 1500 starting coins!
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