After returning to Anfu Hall, Li Yuechen sat down on the fence of Linbo Pavilion, thinking about what to do next.
I don’t have to go to the Ministry of Revenue every day. After all, I’m a princess, and being late, leaving early, and absent from work... should all be normal, right?
For Li Yuechen, she had never worked properly in her previous life, let alone in this life. Compared with working, it is more important to make herself happy.
Speaking of which, what Li Yuechen wants to get the most right now is actually a glass mirror, but he can’t remember that thing at the moment.
If I could make a super-large floor-to-ceiling mirror, it would probably make my parents happy for a while, right?
Actually, the bronze mirrors of this era are not bad.
Li Yuechen didn't know what bronze mirrors from the Qin and Han dynasties looked like, but at least now, they were not the brass-colored mirrors with poor clarity seen in TV dramas.
On the contrary, the mirrors of this era are also silver-white and polished very brightly, and their clarity is actually not too bad compared to the glass mirrors of the future.
It's a bit like a bright stainless steel plate, and the clarity is also very high.
But the disadvantages are also obvious. First, due to the difficulty in manufacturing, their size is very small. Basically, the largest one is about the size of a laptop computer. Second, this kind of mirror will make the reflected figure appear somewhat distorted.
But now Li Yuechen has forgotten how to do the silver mirror reaction. He still remembers the mercury process, but that is more labor-intensive.
Li Yuechen didn't want to poison all his workers, the cost would be too high.
But... maybe we can consider other methods, such as gas masks or something.
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The next morning, as usual, she got up and practiced yoga with her two sisters and Shangguan Wan'er. After breakfast, they went to the yard to practice.
From today on, in addition to boxing, we will also practice weapons.
After practicing a set of boxing, Li Yuechen picked up the almost two-meter-long wooden pole and started practicing.
According to Master Liu Rengui, this is because she is young and short so the length has been chosen.
If he waits until he reaches adulthood, the halberd he actually uses will have to be nearly ten feet long!
Although it was a bit exaggerated, Li Yuechen could understand it. After all, an inch longer is an inch stronger. If the weapon was longer than the opponent's, you could stab the opponent to death first!
Moreover, Liu Rengui is also a veteran on the battlefield with extremely rich practical combat experience. In this regard, he definitely has more say than Li Yuechen, who has only fought a few times since he was a child.
Li Yuechen, who had already memorized the routine movements, picked up a wooden pole and began to practice. In terms of physical fitness, this life is much stronger than the previous life and has well-developed motor nerves.
The wooden pole swayed back and forth flexibly as controlled by both hands, like a tumbling dragon.
Her body followed the pole, and she and the weapon seemed to be one. She swung the slender wooden pole with great force.
Generally speaking, the mornings in Anfu Hall are relatively quiet. Li Yuechen practices boxing in the courtyard, Shangguan Wan'er follows her mother to read and write in the hall, and Xiaohe will go over to listen and learn together when she has nothing to do.
The two sisters would also read books and practice calligraphy at this time.
However, today, the tranquility of Anfu Hall was broken by a faint "whoosh" sound.
The first person to hear it was Shangguan Wan'er, who was reading and writing with her mother in the palace. When Zheng was explaining the allusions to her, she suddenly raised her head and looked outside, whispering, "There is a sound."
"Sound?" Zheng raised her head curiously, then turned her head and listened carefully.
Sure enough, there was a faint whirring sound, and Shangguan Wan'er suddenly stood up: "I want to go out and take a look."
"Sit down, Your Highness, do not disturb him when he is practicing!" Zheng taught.
"I won't disturb Your Highness. I'll just watch from the side." Shangguan Wan'er grinned and stood up and ran out.
Zheng shook her head and could only stand up and follow behind, thinking that if she ran out and disturbed His Highness, she would bring her back as soon as possible.
Xuancheng and Yiyang also came to the door of the palace out of curiosity and looked outside.
Shangguan Wan'er moved a little to the side, revealing half of her body and looking out.
I saw a red figure flipping and moving in the yard, holding a long wooden pole, and continuously whipping the air, making a "whoosh" sound.
The long pole in his hand rolled back and forth continuously, as if it had life, rolling and biting in the air.
Shangguan Wan'er opened her eyes wide and felt that His Highness was more heroic today than usual.
Li Yuechen turned around and stabbed with the long pole. At the same time, the black ponytail behind her head drew an arc in the air as she turned around, sweeping through the air like a dragon's tail, and slowly fell down with the wind.
"call--"
Li Yuechen let out a long sigh and raised his hand to push away a strand of hair that was stuck to his forehead due to sweat.
"Okay, stop looking and go back."
Hearing her words, the two sisters nodded and turned back into the hall.
Shangguan Wan'er turned around, but seemed reluctant to leave and looked back twice.
Seeing Li Yuechen waving at her, she reluctantly returned to the hall.
Li Yuechen actually doesn't mind having someone around when practicing, but it will distract her.
After putting down the long pole, he picked up two small hammers and continued practicing.
While practicing, I was thinking that I must make these two hammers bigger when I grow up.
Anyway, I am much stronger than the average person, so I can use a heavier hammer.
Li Yuechen felt that such a small hammer had ruined his once wonderful childhood, so since he had the chance, he must play with a big hammer in his lifetime.
I don't expect to have a hammer weighing hundreds of pounds like Li Yuanba in the novel, but it should at least be a little bigger and look more powerful.
This billiard ball-sized hammer not only feels unwieldy in my hand, but also looks unimpressive.
If he could hold a hammer as big as Li Yuanba's, he wouldn't have to use his hands first. Just by thrusting it in front of the formation, he would be able to scare away a lot of people.
Li Yuechen shook his head, threw away the random thoughts in his mind, and started practicing.
Once all his attention is focused, time will naturally pass very quickly. It was not until Xiao He stood beside him and reminded him that Li Yuechen realized that it was time to eat.
Li Yuechen wiped the sweat from his forehead and returned to the inner hall to take a shower.
Soaking in the wooden barrel, Li Yuechen grabbed a handful of unfamiliar medicinal herbs at the bottom of the water and rubbed them on himself . He shook his head and decided to find a way to make a bath towel.
Xiao He took the soap and rubbed it all over her body, then washed it clean in the water: "Your Highness, you can come out now."
In the past, Li Yuechen would be carried out by her directly after taking a bath, but now, Xiaohe can no longer carry her.
Li Yuechen felt that her weight should be much higher than that of her peers, although it was not obvious from the outside.
She herself knows that such tremendous strength requires strong bone and muscle density to support it, so it is normal for her weight to far exceed that of her peers.
Fortunately, her figure is no different from that of an ordinary person, so it is definitely not noticeable from the outside.
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Li Yuechen felt that thanks to her good fortune, she was born into a royal family, otherwise taking a shower would be a hassle.
Ordinary people in this era did not have the conditions to take a bath every day. Being able to take a bath once a month was considered a good condition.
Even people from poor families could only take a bath a few times a year and suffered greatly.
While thinking about it, he asked Xiao He to comb her hair and braid it, then went to the inner hall. It was almost time for lunch.
There was nothing to do today, and it was not a day for cleaning, so Li Yuechen waved and asked Shangguan Wan'er to come over and eat with him and his two sisters.
Shangguan Wan'er sat beside them, holding a Hu pancake that was bigger than her face in both hands. She nibbled on it and said, "Your Highness was so impressive today! The long pole could even make a sound like the wind."
"Uh..." Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows, "Actually, you can also just say that you can make the sound of wind."
Princess Yiyang smiled and said, "But Chen'er is indeed getting better and better. He will definitely become a top master when he grows up!"
"It's okay for experts, but forget about the best." Li Yuechen waved her hand. If it were a man, it would be fine, but as a girl, she still has to protect her hair.
During the conversation, Li Yuechen never stopped talking. Fu Lai, who was serving beside her, secretly estimated that the princess had eaten at least half a pound of mutton and four Hu cakes today... She was only seven years old!
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In the afternoon, Li Yuechen still remembered the telescope, so he ran to the craftsman supervisor early.
The craftsman also knew that this thing was very important and had already prepared it. When he saw Li Yuechen coming, he immediately handed it over respectfully.
After looking into the distance again and getting used to the situation a little, Li Yuechen nodded, turned around, waved to Fulai, and walked out.
After Fulai gave each of the craftsmen two golden beans, he hurriedly followed.
This telescope is well made and can adjust a certain distance to meet the requirements of most people.
It is also made of mortise and tenon structure, and there is not a single nail visible from the outside .
The key is to use hidden mortise and tenon joints. Apart from a few barely detectable gaps, there is almost no trace of splicing.
Li Yuechen only learned about the structure of hidden tenon after he came to this era. Before that, he had only heard of mortise and tenon joints on the Internet and never knew there were hidden tenons.
Arriving at the Renshou Palace, Li Zhi knew what she was holding as soon as he saw what was in her hand. He immediately stretched out his hand expectantly: "Come here, let me see it."
Li Yuechen smiled and handed over the telescope in his hand: "Grandpa, please look, this is an upgraded version of the telescope."
After seeing the monocular telescope, Li Zhi knew how to use it just by looking at it. He immediately picked it up and looked out the window.
"Wow, what a treasure!" Li Zhi exclaimed as he looked at the scenery outside the window, "It's as if it's right in front of me!"
As he spoke, he made a gesture of reaching forward to grab something, which made Li Yuechen almost burst out laughing.
Wu Zetian beside him also came over: "Is it really so magical?"
"Mei Niang will know it at a glance." Li Zhi handed it to her.
As expected, my mother Wu Zetian also did not escape the law of true fragrance and couldn't put it down.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zhi picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Chen'er, your shop's revenue is getting higher day by day, what are your plans for the future?"
"Expand production and sell to other states and counties." Li Yuechen replied, "I will only be responsible for Dongdu and Chang'an, and it's also good to leave other places to agents."
"This..." Li Zhi was a little confused, "What is an agent?"
Li Yuechen explained it to him in the simplest terms: "This way, I can focus most of my energy on expanding production."
After listening to her explanation, Wu Zetian put down the telescope in her hand, with a hint of appreciation on her face: "Then how can Chen Er guarantee that those merchants will sell at the price you set?"
"It's simple. Just sign the contract and state the terms. I will send someone to pretend to be the buyer to investigate at any time." At this point, Li Yuechen suddenly showed a slightly cunning smile, "As a princess of the Tang Dynasty, no one should dare to violate the contract with me, right?"
Hearing her words, the couple looked at each other and nodded with satisfaction.
"Speaking of this, Jixianfang will definitely not be enough in the future. I want to build a factory outside the city, right next to the military base." Li Yuechen said, "In this way, we don't have to worry about anyone trespassing."
"Okay, it's approved!" Li Zhi nodded, "I'll do it for you!"
"Grandpa is so mighty!" Li Yuechen raised his fist.
After chatting with the couple for a while, Li Yuechen left Renshou Hall, got on the carriage, and planned to go to Jixianfang for a visit.
The carriage left the palace and headed straight for the workshop.
On the way, Li Yuechen opened the curtains and looked, feeling that there seemed to be some changes in Dongdu recently.
In fact, before, women usually had to wear a veil on their heads when going out on the street. Although that thing did not affect others' view of her appearance, it was always necessary to show it in form.
At this moment, there were few women wearing veils on the street. Instead, most of them had completely thrown them away, revealing their faces completely.
Seeing this scene, Li Yuechen thought about it for a moment and roughly understood the reason.
Now everyone in Dongdu knows that women have started to hold official positions, so many women have also begun to become more confident.
But you know what, Li Yuechen actually likes to see such a scene. Only in a strong and confident civilization can women fully display their personality.
To some extent, this can be considered as a further advancement of Tang Dynasty civilization, right?
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen shook his head and lowered the curtains.
When the carriage was about to enter Jixianfang, a scream of "Ouch——" was suddenly heard outside, and then the carriage stopped.
Li Yuechen frowned, stood up, opened the curtain and went outside: "Did you bump into someone?"
The guard in charge of driving the car had a serious expression on his face: "Your Highness, be careful, this guy bumped into me on his own, it could be a scam!"
A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties was rolling on the ground holding his legs. When he heard the guard call "Your Highness", he was stunned and his face turned into one of horror.
Seeing his reaction, Li Yuechen also understood.
This guy must have seen plainclothes bodyguards around his carriage and thought that it was a rich family traveling, so he wanted to scam them and extort some money.
He just didn't expect that the blackmail would hit the royal family, so he became terrified.
Li Yuechen found it quite interesting, and immediately squatted on the frame and asked, "Who are you? Do you have a name?"
When the other party heard the question, he looked at the group of plainclothes guards who had surrounded him, and replied with a bitter face: "Your Highness, my surname is Lai, and my given name is Cao."