Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 41: Experimental Site
"Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Li Yuechen, who was deep in thought, heard Shangguan Wan'er calling him and suddenly shook his head: "Huh?"
"I see Your Highness is silent... but are you frightened?"
"No." Li Yuechen smiled, raised his head and said to Xiao He, "It seems that it has been a long time since I came. I gave birth to a mouse. I should talk to my grandfather and let some raccoons be raised in the palace."
Li Nu is the cat from the alien star, but in this era they are not called cats, but Li Nu.
Xiao He bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Queen had already given the order when we came here, and we have some now. I think the rat just now was discovered by the cat slave and ran away."
Li Yuechen nodded to show that he understood: "By the way, don't touch the rat with your hands. Use a dustpan to feed the cat slaves or burn it."
“Yes!”
Although she didn't know why Li Yuechen gave this order, Xiao He still agreed to show that she understood.
Li Yuechen was also thinking about safety. After all, mice carry many germs. Although the bacteria of this era should not be as contagious as those a thousand years later, it is still best to ensure safety first.
Shangguan Wan'er followed Li Yuechen and took off her shoes and entered the palace. With a look of anticipation on her face, she said cautiously, "Your Highness, tell me another story tonight."
"A story..." Li Yuechen raised his head and thought for a moment, "Okay, in a country far in the far north, there is an ice queen. I will tell you her story today."
…
The next day, just after finishing his morning practice, Fu Lai came running over and said, "Your Highness, the Clothing Bureau has made what you need."
As he spoke, he took out a large red triangle of red silk and handed it over.
Of course, it is not a simple triangle, but there is an extra piece sewn in the middle, and a hole is also made with a copper ring.
Li Yuchen took a look at it and thought it was okay. He was quite satisfied.
Then he took out a pen and ink and drew two stick figures on the bright red silk cloth, one on the left and one on the right.
There is no way. Don't expect someone who has never learned to paint in his or her lifetime to draw anything good.
The next day, Fulai had brought a hundred- foot-long hemp rope and also brought back the finished skeleton.
Li Yuechen slowly put the cloth ring sewn on the back of the silk cloth onto the frame, and then pressed the mortise and tenon-like buckles together.
When I came to the open space outside the temple, I first lifted it up to try it out and feel the wind.
The wind is good today, so if nothing goes wrong we should be able to launch it.
After passing the hemp rope through the copper buckle and tying a knot, Li Yuechen slowly backed away with the reel to let out the line.
Fu Lai and Xiao He next to her looked at each other, both confused, wondering what she was going to do.
Shangguan Wan'er squatted beside him and watched Li Yuechen put the finished kite in the corner, then backed away a little bit to let out the string. She couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what is this?"
Li Yuechen grinned mysteriously: "Just watch!"
Shangguan Wan'er looked at the kite leaning against the wall and the two stick figures drawn on it with a strange look on her face, wondering what she was thinking.
But judging from his expression, he probably thinks Li Yuechen's paintings are a bit ugly.
Li Yuechen stood there, holding the reel and waited for a while.
When he felt the wind starting to blow, he pulled the hemp string in his hand back, and the kite leaning against the corner of the wall instantly flew into the air.
The following ribbons also began to fly in the air.
As Li Yuechen let out the string, the kite rose higher.
However, before it could fall, Li Yuechen pulled the string in his hand again and pulled it back.
Just like that, with Li Yuechen's pulling and releasing, the kite began to swing left and right, gradually rising higher and flying into the sky little by little.
"Oh, it's flying!"
Fu Lai, who was watching from the side, slapped his thigh and said with a look of surprise.
Xiao He also looked surprised, staring at the kite that had become very small in her sight.
Shangguan Wan'er, who was next to Li Yuechen, opened her eyes wide and looked up at the kite in the sky.
Her little mouth opened slightly towards the sky, as if expressing her surprise.
The big red kite was extremely conspicuous in the sky. Soon, not only people in the palace, but even people outside the city saw the kite flying in the sky.
A small red triangle was floating in the air, and several long ribbons below were swaying in the wind.
Many people in Luoyang took to the streets and came to the banks of the Luo River, pointing and talking about the kites in the sky.
The news soon reached Li Zhi, who was chatting with Wu Zetian in Renshou Hall.
After hearing Zhang Chengxin say that there was an unknown red object floating in the sky, perhaps it was a good omen, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian also hurried out of the Renshou Hall, shielding their eyes with their hands and looking up.
Wu Zetian obviously had good eyesight and soon saw a faint line connected to it, which seemed to come from Anfu Hall.
"Saint, Madam, this is an auspicious sign!" Zhang Chengxin said excitedly beside them.
"That's enough," Wu Zetian waved her hand and turned to Li Zhi, "Your Majesty can't see clearly. That thing is connected by wires. It's probably another new thing made by Chen'er."
Li Zhi was still relatively calm. He turned the health ball in his hand and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
…
Inside the Anfu Hall, the two sisters also ran out. Seeing the kite in the sky floating back and forth with the movements of Li Yuechen's hands, they clapped their hands and stomped their feet, very excited.
Li Yuechen grabbed the line in his hand, turned his head and said with a smile: "Hehe, it's a pity that the line is not long enough, otherwise it can be higher!"
A group of people were watching here, when suddenly they saw Li Zhi and Wu Zetian coming, and everyone bowed to them.
Li Yuechen grabbed the reel and slowly moved sideways to Li Zhi: "Grandpa and Mom, look! This thing can fly very high!"
After looking at the wire reel in her hand, Li Zhi raised his head and said, "It is indeed made by Chen'er. Now the people in Luoyang City say that auspicious signs have come to the world!"
"Auspicious sign?" Li Yuechen looked up, "It's just a wooden frame and silk."
At the same time, he thought to himself: A triangular kite is considered a good omen. If it is made into a dragon shape, would people think it is a real dragon descending to earth?
"Chen'er, what is the name of this thing?" Wu Zetian looked up and asked.
"Kite." Li Yuechen answered while handing over the reel in his hand, "Mom, do you want to try it?"
Wu Zetian shook her head and said, "Let your grandfather try."
"Grandpa?" Li Yuechen handed over the fishing reel.
Li Zhi did reach out to take it, but he asked in doubt: "If it falls, will it be okay?"
"No problem!" Li Yuechen replied.
Humans tend to be cautious when faced with something that is difficult to understand.
In this era, the only thing that can really fly is the Kongming lantern. In fact, you can also fly a spiral, which is a bamboo dragonfly.
But a bamboo dragonfly cannot fly so high for so long. When faced with something that somewhat defies common sense, people will always subconsciously become cautious.
Under the guidance of Li Yuechen, Li Zhi pulled the string and released it from time to time. He watched the kite in the air float up according to his control and slowly relaxed.
After he learned it, he began to teach Wu Zetian how to play.
Wu Zetian also played with it for a while, while Li Yuechen explained how this thing was made.
After listening to her explanation, Li Zhi nodded and said, "Can you take it back and have a look?"
"Of course!" Li Yuechen nodded, "Grandpa just needs to slowly reel in the line!"
Li Zhi slowly turned the reel and the kite was reeled in little by little.
When the people in Luoyang City outside saw the kite land inside the palace, they all cheered, but no one knew what they were cheering for.
After taking back the kite, Li Zhi saw the stickman drawn on it and raised his eyebrows: "Was this drawn by Chen'er?"
"Oh?" Li Zhi was obviously interested. "Who is the one you painted?"
"Of course it's the two adults!" Li Yuechen said with a smile, "I originally wanted Grandpa to write a poem on it, but then I thought it was too high to be seen anyway, so I drew Grandpa and Mom instead."
Li Zhi, who always doted on her, finally showed a hint of disdain: "Is it me and Mei Niang? This painting is really..."
"Unsightly?"
"concise!"
"Pfft..." Princess Xuancheng next to her couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Princess Yiyang quickly covered her mouth.
Li Yuechen couldn't help laughing. He is worthy of being the emperor. This is emotional intelligence!
Wu Zetian beside her couldn't help but smile, she raised her hand to cover her mouth and chuckled twice.
Li Zhi didn't care about their laughter, but looked down at Li Yuechen: "Chen'er, if things can fly, can people fly?"
Li Yuechen looked up at him with a confident smile on his face: "I believe that humans can also soar above the sky!"
Hearing his daughter's words, Li Zhi lowered his head and looked at her.
Li Yuechen also changed her usual behavior and looked at him.
The father and daughter looked at each other in silence for a few seconds. What Li Zhi saw in his daughter's eyes was not hope and enjoyment, but determination!
It was as if she had really been soaring in the sky like a bird.
He grinned slightly and reached out to touch her head: "That's good!"
Li Yuechen looked up at him, and suddenly thought to himself that perhaps he could really take him flying once in his lifetime, letting him see his Great Tang Dynasty from the sky!
It is possible to make flying machines in this era.
As an extreme athlete, Li Yuechen has enough say in this regard.
The earliest hot air balloons and parachutes were actually made of textiles. Since they were not compound materials, it was possible to make them in this era!
However, making a hot air balloon in this era requires huge financial resources, and the country is still facing the problem of drought, so let's talk about it later.
After all, flying was something that ancient humans could only encounter but could not seek. If I told Li Zhi now that I could make him fly.
Let’s not talk about whether or not to believe it. If you really believe it, I’m afraid it will cost a lot of financial resources to produce it, which is not good for the country!
Parachutes may be cheaper, but the problem is that they have to fly into the sky before they can be used!
Not to mention that in this era, there were no altimeters or AADs. It was okay for an expert like her, but for an untrained person like Li Zhi, skydiving was simply risking his life.
Now we should first think about how to research better organic fertilizers. The sooner we develop them, the sooner we can save people from starvation.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen raised his head and said, "Grandpa, Mom, I want some seeds for research."
"Seeds?" Li Zhi turned his head. "Why do you want to study these?"
Li Yuechen looked around and saw that they were all his friends, so he just said casually : "I know there has been a severe drought and famine in recent years. I want to increase grain production so that the people of the Tang Dynasty will no longer suffer from hunger!"
Hearing her words, Li Zhi was pleased: "Chen'er cares about the world, you are worthy of being my Tang princess!"
Wu Zetian, who was standing next to her, immediately took two steps forward and said, "That's not right! This is a matter for the Ministry of Revenue. How can you, a princess of a country, spend your whole day in the wild?"
Li Zhi agreed with this point and nodded.
Li Yuechen smiled and said, "Mother, I won't go out into the wild, I will study in the garden of Anfu Palace!"
There is a small garden in Anfu Hall, which is about 100 square meters and is planted with some flowers and plants, and has plenty of sunlight.
There is absolutely no problem in using it for experiments.
"Okay," Li Zhi nodded, "In that case, I approve it!"
Anyway, it’s just a small piece of land in the garden. Whether you want to grow flowers or crops, just play with it.
…
After settling the issue of the experimental site, Li Yuechen felt relieved.
At least this way, I can try to grow some food here.
Of course, the actual soil fertilizer research institute needs to be built outside, after all, the smell of composting is really horrible.
If she dared to use such biological weapons in the palace, not to mention whether Li Zhi and Wu Zetian would teach her a lesson, she herself would not be able to bear it.
…
As March is approaching, Li Yuechen feels that it is almost time to start implementing last year's plan.
Just after the Cold Food Festival, Li Yuechen found Fulai and said, "Do you remember last year when I asked you to go to Lingnan and bring back canned lychees? Now that the time is almost here, let's go."
Fu Lai nodded: "Come to think of it, it is indeed time for the lychees to ripen. I will pack up and set off."
Li Yuechen nodded: "Bring more people. If you want to do it, make more. Not only will my parents need to eat it when we come back, but I think they will also treat it as a reward."
"Yes!" Fu Lai agreed.
The next day, Fulai got up early to set off. However, before he walked out of the palace, he saw Li Yuechen and Shangguan Wan'er standing outside the Anfu Palace and waving at him.
Fu Lai was a little surprised: "Your Highness, why didn't you practice today?"
Li Yuechen smiled and said, "The journey to Lingnan is long. You will be gone for at least half a year. I am reluctant to leave, so I came to see you off."
Upon hearing this, Fulai's eyes instantly turned red, and he bowed solemnly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern! I will definitely fulfill my mission..."
“Alright, alright…” Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hands, “We’re just going to get some canned food, not to go to the battlefield!”
Shangguan Wan'er smiled and took out a cloth bag and handed it to Fu Lai, with a cute little girl's smile on her face: "Eunuch Fu, this is what His Highness prepared for you."
Fu Lai took it, opened it and saw that they were actually several cans of oranges!
"Your Highness, this..." Fulai raised his head in surprise.
Li Yuechen leaned against the door frame and smiled slightly, "It's hot over there, take care of yourself and avoid getting sunburned!"
Fulai sniffed a few times, saluted solemnly, and lowered his voice: "Yes! I'm leaving, Your Highness, please go back, don't delay your practice!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Looking at his leaving back, Li Yuechen also smiled: "Okay, Wan'er, go back."
