Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 60 Planning
The bustling parade turned in front of Tianjin Bridge and headed east, leaving a lot of water on the road.
Li Xian and others watched them splashing water on each other with great interest. Looking at their excited expressions, they probably couldn't help but want to try it themselves.
The two elder sisters had hardly ever left the palace since they were young, so they were a little excited when they saw such a game.
The same went for Shangguan Wan'er. Li Yuechen estimated that if she had a high-pressure water gun in her hand right now, she would probably spray it at them.
She herself seemed to have little interest and just watched it as an accompanying her brothers and sisters and Shangguan Wan'er.
In order to show his support for them, when the team reached the opposite side of the imperial city and started to turn, Li Yuechen made a ring with his middle finger and thumb, put it in his mouth and blew a loud whistle.
But because there were so many people cheering, the loud whistle did not attract much attention from the other side.
Instead, Li Xian and Li Lun also followed her example, making a ring with two fingers and putting them in their mouths to whistle.
However, no matter how hard he blew, no sound came out. Seeing the puzzled looks from her two sisters, Princess Yi Yang and Princess Xuan Cheng, she felt a little embarrassed.
Li Xian involuntarily moved a few steps to the side, and Li Lun asked openly: "Yuechen, where is the trick?"
Li Yuechen had nothing to do anyway, so he started teaching them how to whistle.
"Put your fingers in this shape, and then..." While Li Yuechen was teaching, Shangguan Wan'er seemed to want to learn as well.
But when I saw that I had to put my fingers into my mouth in front of outsiders, I was obviously embarrassed to learn it.
After spending about an entire afternoon, Li Xian and his companion finally learned how to whistle, and they enjoyed it very much.
After the Pohanhu opera parade went far away and a group of people came down from the city wall, the two men covered their numb cheeks and rubbed them gently.
Seeing the two people looking somewhat funny, Princess Yi Yang and Princess Xuan Cheng couldn't help but laugh softly.
After returning to Anfu Hall, Li Yuechen had a quick dinner, took a walk in his hall, and prepared to go to bed.
Xiao He came over with a small tray and said, "Your Highness, the Queen has given you some Impatiens today. Use them to dye your armor."
"Dyeing nails?" Li Yuechen didn't react at first.
Then I thought, could this be the nail polish that women of this era wear?
But she obviously had no interest in this, so she shook her head: "No, you can use it yourself."
"Your Highness, the Queen said that you must do it." Xiao He reminded.
Li Yuechen sighed and thought, well, just put it on to please my mom. I will definitely not put on this stuff when I grow up anyway.
But she was also a little curious about what women of this era used to paint their nails.
After Li Yuechen finished washing up, she sat cross-legged on her bed, waiting for Xiaohe to help her with her nails.
I saw her first took a jar and threw some flower petals into it, then put some salt and a few drops of vinegar, and then started to pound it hard with a small wooden hammer.
After crushing all the petals, he picked up the crumbs with bamboo tweezers and covered Li Yuechen's nails little by little.
Then he took some unknown leaves and completely wrapped her fingers, tied them tightly with thread, and tied a knot.
After a while, all ten of Li Yuechen's fingers were wrapped.
Looking at her tightly wrapped fingers, Li Yuechen frowned and refused the request to dye her toenails.
"How long will it take?" Li Yuechen asked.
"Your Highness, please sleep peacefully. You can open it tomorrow." Xiao He replied.
Damn, is it so slow to paint nails in this era?
Although he was a little curious about the effect, but since she said so, Li Yuechen just lay down and went to sleep obediently.
People of this era get up early, and it is still dark when they get up in the morning.
After asking Xiao He, Li Yuechen removed the leaves wrapped around his fingers, lifted them up to have a look, but because of the poor lighting, he couldn't make out the specific color.
By the time I finished practicing yoga and had breakfast, the sun was almost up.
Li Yuechen then ran outside the hall and raised his hand to observe.
It was only when I looked under the sun that I discovered that the nails dyed with this thing were not bright red, but a color slightly darker than orange.
The biggest difference from nail polish is that this thing is not a hardened surface covering the nails, but it actually dyes the nails.
So this stuff can't be washed off, you can only wait for a new round of nails to grow out.
Then Xiao He came over and explained that if she wanted bright red, she could just dye it again tonight.
Li Yuechen thought about it and decided to give up. After all, it was just to please her mother. In her opinion, the color of the nails didn’t matter at all.
However, Shangguan Wan'er has a different opinion: "Your Highness always likes to wear red on weekdays, and it will be more harmonious with the same bright red nails!"
"Really?" Li Yuechen lowered her head and spread her fingers on her clothes to take a look, then nodded: "Okay, let's dye it again."
Anyway, this thing doesn't seem to have any chemical additives, so the harm to the body should be negligible.
Li Yuechen also knew that she was definitely not as good as women in terms of aesthetics, so it would be better for her to listen to their opinions on how to dress.
Who made me not a real woman? That can't be said, it should be said... double-faced!
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen suddenly felt as if something was not right, but never mind, the adjectives were like that anyway.
Then he waved his hand and went directly to the yard to practice. The others in Anfu Hall also did their own things.
After practicing in the morning, Fulai came back with a cowhide whip and handed it over respectfully.
"This is what Your Highness was talking about yesterday."
Li Yuechen reached out to take it and looked at it carefully.
This thing is about two centimeters in diameter and seems to be woven from strips of cowhide.
Just like a woven bamboo basket, you can see regular stripes that are densely packed and intertwined with each other.
She originally thought that this thing should be hollow, but when she looked closely, she found that it was actually filled densely, as if it was wrapped up layer by layer.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen put it on the ground, stepped on it with his feet and shook it hard a few times.
This thing feels very hard and strong.
Thinking that he was still a child, he let Fulai and Xiaohe step on it while he squatted down and watched beside them.
Following Li Yuechen's order, Fulai and Xiaohe shook hard a few times.
Li Yuechen, who was standing nearby, saw that the bull whip was slightly deformed, but it was not flattened.
Overall, strong and resilient.
Li Yuechen took it in his hand and rubbed it gently twice, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
There is a concept of airless tires in the future, but the main material will still be rubber.
But there was no rubber in this era, so this thing might be a good substitute.
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That night, after another round of nail dyeing, Li Yuechen's nails finally turned bright red.
I put my hand on the clothes and took a look. I found that it looked a lot more harmonious.
Life has been quite peaceful recently, and the good news is that Princess Xuancheng has been completely immersed in the ocean of mathematics.
Li Yuechen not only teaches her future mathematics, but also lets her study the mathematical classics left by her master on her own.
As the two sides discussed with each other, they actually discovered a lot of new things.
Although these things seemed very novel to her, to Li Yuechen they were just knowledge that was not even junior high school mathematics.
But in this era, it is already quite advanced.
In the afternoon, Li Yuechen was drawing the design of a foot-operated stirring rod while talking about mathematics with Princess Xuancheng.
"If I can calculate the rotation speed of this wheel and the force contained in it in the future, that would be amazing!"
"Force?" Princess Xuancheng was curious. "Can such an invisible thing be calculated?"
Li Yuechen nodded: "In this world, as long as something exists, even if it cannot be seen or touched, it can still be calculated."
Princess Xuancheng didn't know what kind of realm this was, but when she heard her sister say this, she actually believed it in her heart.
Perhaps, from the moment this sister rescued herself and Princess Yi Yang from the Ye Ting Palace, she had already decided to trust her unconditionally?
No matter how fantastic and incredible what she said sounds, I am still willing to believe it.
But at this moment, she still had a question in her mind: "Then according to what Chen'er said, how can I prove that I have calculated the invisible thing?"
Li Yuechen thought for a moment and said, "Kongming lanterns can fly to the sky. If one day people can fly to the sky, wouldn't it prove that many invisible things have been calculated?"
"How can people fly to the sky?" Princess Xuancheng asked with her eyes wide open.
Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "Sister, never underestimate the power of life!"
After finishing the design drawing while chatting, Li Yuechen took Fulai to the craftsmanship supervisor.
After all, this thing is very complicated, and it may not be able to be explained clearly with just a picture. It is necessary to talk to these craftsmen face to face to let them know what they want.
Now these craftsmen are quite familiar with Li Yuechen, and because of her, the relationship between the two sides has become much better.
Because in the past, different craftsmen had almost no opportunities to communicate with each other.
However, many of the things Li Yuechen has made recently require the cooperation of carpenters and blacksmiths, so there are more opportunities for communication between them.
For example, the children’s tricycle we showed you last time is a typical product that can only be produced through the collaboration of a carpenter and a blacksmith.
As for what they were going to make this time, when Li Yuechen handed them the blueprints, they felt it was extremely complicated at first glance.
Li Yuechen's painting skills are just average. It's no problem for him to understand it, but it's really not easy to make others understand it.
So I could only stand in front of these craftsmen and explain it to them in person.
Fu Lai thought that the conversation would probably take a long time today, so in order to prevent His Highness from getting thirsty, he waved his hand and asked Wang Jiancheng to prepare a cup of yogurt.
In this era, because tea is difficult to drink, yogurt is still the main beverage.
Although things like Sanlejiang are not expensive, you can't afford to drink them every day.
Li Yuechen stood in front of a group of craftsmen, explaining to them his needs and what effect he wanted to achieve by making this thing.
Her expression was very patient, without any trace of impatience.
The craftsmen also knew that His Highness had a good temper and was easy to talk to, so they actively asked questions when they did not understand something.
However, one thing that surprised Li Yuechen was that they didn't seem to be surprised by the gears themselves.
After asking, I found out that gears already appeared in this era.
So this thing is much easier to explain, just tell them how to use it specifically.
Although it was decided to use belt transmission, Li Yuechen still made some changes.
Originally, she planned to make the wheel concave, and then stick some wooden sticks on the belt so that the sticks could fit into the groove and rotate.
But considering that this will require frequent reinforcement, it is too troublesome.
Therefore, it is still made into an ordinary gear style, and then a copper buckle is put on the belt to transmit the power.
In this way, you only need three gears, one large and two small, to make a foot-operated blender.
In a blink of an eye, they had been talking for half an hour. Li Yuechen had just turned his head when Fulai had already brought the yogurt over with a discreet look.
Li Yuechen took it and drank it all, then asked the craftsmen in front of him: "If you have any other questions, please tell me so that I don't have to run away again."
The craftsmen all shook their heads to indicate that there was no problem.
"Okay then," Li Yuechen nodded and said, "I won't give you a time limit, but you still have to finish it as soon as possible. If there is any accident, let me know immediately."
After saying this, Li Yuechen turned around and left the Craftsmen's Supervisory Office.
Now that the problem here has been solved, the next step is to prepare for production. First, a group of trustworthy workers need to be trained intensively.
Then we need to find a place in Luoyang city to serve as a production workshop. After all, it is not realistic to do this in the harem every day.
There is also the issue of keeping the formula confidential. Even though she is a princess, no one would dare to take it away openly.
But there are always people who are playing dirty tricks. If they do something behind your back, you won’t be able to say anything if you can’t find evidence.
Therefore, the best way is to use the army to guard it directly, so as to achieve the best confidentiality effect.
However, the most crucial issue is... money!
The canned food has not yet been put on sale, and we are still in a state of only spending money but not making any money.
Li Yuechen raised his hand and scratched the back of his head. It seemed that he still had to go to his parents to ask for investment to solve this problem!
Although it always feels a bit embarrassing to ask them for money, but after all, isn’t it for them that I earn money?
Otherwise, why would I, a princess of a royal family who has no worries about food and drink, do this kind of thing?
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen wondered whether he should write a detailed business plan and show it to Li Zhi?
However, this idea was immediately rejected. There was no need to be so serious when asking his father for money.
Anyway, both of us have used the soap during this period and have experience in using it. We can definitely see its potential, so it shouldn't be difficult to get money for it.
So Li Yuechen rode his tricycle again, humming a song as he went to Renshou Hall.
