Chapter 1006: 1007 A show to marry a princess
Chapter 1006 1007 A show to marry a princess
Yingyue flew twice, both in Qin. At that time, she was flying on a DC-3, the famous C-47 transport aircraft. The performance of this aircraft is actually quite good. It has been the main transport aircraft in Europe and the United States since World War II.
But the Tang Empire has a better alternative: the C-130 transport aircraft. Although this kind of aircraft does not have a qualitative improvement in comfort, it does have a huge improvement in safety and transportation capacity.
The 130 transport aircraft that Yingyue flew on was a modified personnel transport aircraft with more comfortable seats added, but overall it was still not a particularly comfortable choice.
In fact, the Tang Empire is experimenting with the production of a new type of passenger aircraft on Longdao, a jet passenger plane. Its emergence can completely change the air transportation pattern, and at the same time, it will also make flying by plane a comfortable enjoyment.
Tang Mo was fed up with the noisy and bumpy airplane ride experience, so he eagerly hoped to build a qualified jet airliner to make flying more comfortable and safer.
Ying Yue arrived in Chang'an that day. What she regretted was that she was not able to see the train station in Chang'an City right away because she was taking a plane.
But she saw the international airport in Chang'an City: the scale of this airport also shocked Yingyue. This was the first time she had seen such a huge airport.
There are hundreds of Type 47 transport aircraft and Type 130 transport aircraft parked nearby. Many civil aircraft fuselages are spray-painted with different patterns and colors, which looks like a beautiful landscape.
These aircraft come from many countries and different companies. Some are from Datang Group Transportation Company, some are from civil aviation, some are from Chu State’s civil aviation, and there are even aircraft from the Dahua Empire.
At the airport runway, Yingyue saw a real royal car, which was more luxurious and larger than the car she took in Fengjiang City last night.
This time, the person who came to greet him was Roger, the Prime Minister of the Empire. He was much younger than Yingyue expected, and he was also very kind.
Luo Jie briefly explained the situation and introduced the preparation process for the wedding: Ying Yue would have to wait in Tang for a period of time, and then wait for Tang to prepare all the things that needed to be prepared, and then hold a ceremony to complete the marriage between the two countries. .
During this process, Yingyue had to live in a royal courtyard specially prepared for her in the suburbs of Chang'an, and learn some "court etiquette" of the Tang royal family, as well as some Tang language habits.
Because there was no etiquette in the Tang Dynasty's court, learning etiquette was to adapt to the life rhythm of the Tang Dynasty royal family, change the previous habits, and make it easier for one to integrate into the Tang Mo family.
Language habits are much more important than Tang etiquette, and it does take some time to learn this aspect. For example, in the Tang Empire, ministers were all addressed with the suffix "official title", while in other countries, the title ended with "sir". There is a clear difference.
Of course, it is not that the title "Sir" is not used. For example, if the other party has no official position and is just a noble or businessman, then the subordinates will still call the other party "Sir" or "Sir".
These take time to get used to, but Ying Yue is very interested in them, so she won't get bored. Ying Yue received many gifts as soon as she arrived at the other courtyard, and these gifts were very valuable.
The three imperial concubines all sent heavy gifts, and His Majesty the Emperor personally ordered the delivery of high-standard gifts. In addition, the other hospital has arranged enough manpower, including complete chefs, so that Yingyue can learn what is truly the best food in the world.
Honestly speaking, the Tang Empire deserves to be the center of the world in terms of food, clothing, housing, transportation, culture and technology. Yingyue saw many new things here that she had never seen before, and she also understood a little bit why Nangong Hong said that it was a good thing to become a princess in the Tang Empire.
The life she enjoys now is much better than that in Qin. Before she became the imperial concubine of the Tang Empire, she was already luxurious to a level that far surpassed that of her father.
Before meeting Ying Yue, Tang Mo was handling government affairs in his office when he suddenly asked the prime minister Luo Jie who was reporting work beside him: "Ying Yue brought a map of Qin? Is this what it means?" The legendary girl is extroverted?”
As a senior, Roger smiled after hearing Tang Mo's question and explained: "Almost, but we really can't use this map. The accuracy is too low, much worse than what we use ourselves."
He actually had a good impression of Ying Yue. As a close friend of Tang Mo's father, Roger hoped that Tang Mo would marry more wives and have more children.
Yingyue is obviously a good girl: she is beautiful and dignified, and comes from a famous family. In terms of status, she is much better than the three current imperial concubines. Roger was naturally happy to see his friend's son marrying so many excellent wives.
However, when it comes to sending maps, Roger does find Yingyue’s approach very interesting: “And there are no garrison signs on it, so it’s not as detailed as the photos taken by our satellite.”
What he didn't know was that this was actually a glorious tradition in the Western Continent: before the Great Zhou Empire was destroyed, a princess from the Great Zhou Empire would marry a prince from the Kingdom of Great China, and she would choose a few talented people as dowries. Brought to Dahua.
It happened to be these few dowry slaves who later became the driving force for the rise of the Dahua Empire, and finally helped the Dahua Empire destroy the Zhou Empire and replaced it... Later, the Dahua Empire married princesses and made peace with Shu. The princess directly brought the important information about the Great China Empire's southern expedition to the Shu Kingdom to the Shu Kingdom, so that the Shu Kingdom was well prepared and thwarted the Great China Empire's southern expedition attempt.
This result led to the complete bankruptcy of the Great China Empire's strategy of unifying the Western Continent, which indirectly led to the rise of the Qin State. The leader of the Great China Empire's Zhongxing fell ill. From then on, the Great China Empire lost its only chance to unify the Western Continent.
In short, marrying a princess in the Western Continent is a bad sign, so there are very few princess marriages. The King of Qin, Qin Duo, rejected several previous marriages. On the one hand, he doted on the princess, and on the other hand, he also had this consideration.
Although Roger was not familiar with the "Princess Diplomacy Allusions" of the Western Continent, he still felt that a princess who could consider the Tang Empire was a good princess: "But this is an attitude after all, which shows that Princess Yingyue can understand One’s own position is still very important.”
“Guess, given how sophisticated King Qin is, does he know this map?” Tang Mo looked at Leo Ao, the director of the Imperial Security Bureau on the other side.
Leo Ao told the truth and analyzed: "I know 80% of the time. The skills of a princess must not be comparable to that of an old fox like King Qin."
"Then I won't take advantage of this, as if our Tang Empire still relies on a woman to steal things." Tang Mo nodded, then looked at Roger again, and expressed his thoughts: " Come on, send the last version of the military map of Qin we used to my father-in-law, Lao Taishan. After all, if you have good things, you must share them, right? "
Leo Ao found it interesting as soon as he heard it, grinned and said: "Hahaha! Your Majesty is wise!"
“Long live my emperor!” Roger also lowered his head and said.
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In Wuyang, the royal city of Qin, King Yingduo of Qin was discussing with several of his close ministers about Yingyue. Just as Tang Mo guessed, Ying Duo did know that Ying Yue secretly carried a map of Qin.
The old King of Qin sat on his throne and sighed lonely: "This child still follows her mother. When her mother married from the Dahua Empire to our Qin State, she also secretly hid a map of the Dahua Empire... I have that map I still have it, painted on a piece of sheepskin, and I think of that gentle woman every time I look at it.”
He did like that princess, and the relationship between the two of them had always been very good. It's a pity that the princess passed away early, leaving only one daughter to Ying Duo.
It was precisely because of the "glorious tradition" of Princess Dahua that Ying Duo was open to his daughter. Of course, the real reason was because of the map Ying Yue took away, which was actually not that important. .
Since it is a tradition for princesses to get married, how could countries not focus on guarding against such things? It still happens frequently despite being vigilant, which in itself speaks volumes.
In fact, this kind of thing is more for show than practical: the first few times may have a profound impact, but later it is basically a small means to improve the girl's status in her husband's family.
Turn a blind eye and let your girl or sister get married with some insignificant information, and go to her husband's family to change to a higher status, or to improve her own situation.
A minister asked with some worry: "But, Your Majesty...Is it really appropriate for you to just let Your Highness the Princess take away the map of our Qin State?"
King Qin explained his intention: "Actually, that map is outdated. Our recent strategic deployment, factory locations, and the construction of fortresses are not recorded on that map. Moreover, Qin State and the Tang Empire do not border on each other. , Even if the Tang Empire knows our deployment, what can they do? "
“Three to five years later, our place will be different, and that map will be of little use.” He said very firmly.
"What your Majesty said is true. It seems that I am overly worried." The minister was actually just asking a question, using his own stupidity to set off his king's wisdom and prowess.
King Qin also used the steps given by the minister to explain his little action: "Actually, it is also because of the rapid changes in technology recently. The maps drawn before are obviously outdated. We are redrawing new maps, which are more accurate than The old map has been improved a lot.”
What he relies on is the latest surveying technology, which has greatly increased the speed of map updates. The old maps will be obsolete in less than two years. In this case, it's not a big deal if Yingyue takes away an old map.
(End of this chapter)