I'm in the Red Mansion

Since Lin Daiyu started practicing Ba Duan Jin, her health has improved a lot.

In fact, since Lin Daiyu got married, she was not the only one practicing Ba Duan Jin.

All the girls began to practice Ba Duan Jin with Jia Cong.

Jia Cong's medical skills have also reached perfection.

Every time he came back, he would help Mrs. Mei and Lin Daiyu to take care of their health.

However, Ba Duan Jin is only a set of health-preserving movements after all; it cannot strengthen muscles and bones.

Lin Daiyu's body was still weak.

And in Jizhou City, not only is the weather bad.

After all, it was still a war-torn area, so Jia Cong didn't want to take her there.

If we wait until the situation is completely pacified, that would be a different matter.

After hearing what Jia Cong said, Lin Daiyu did not insist.

She also suggested that Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin follow them.

Xue Baoqin would be fine, but in fact Xue Baochai's health is naturally better than Lin Daiyu's, but she is also ill.

She has heat toxins brought from her womb, and she still has to take Lengxiang Pills when she gets sick.

Of course, you can't take it with you.

Xue Baoqin was in good health, but she was still in charge of the printing of the Daxia Monthly, so it was not convenient for her to bring it with her.

Therefore, Jia Cong was not planning to take these two women with him.

In the end, Lin Daiyu suggested that Qingwen and Xiangling go over to serve, and Jia Cong did not refuse.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, Jia Cong stayed in Lin Daiyu's room.

The two of them were so affectionate that they didn't want to talk about it too much.

Early in the morning on the 16th, Liu Xianglian brought Yingchun to Ningguo Mansion.

On this day, they would rush to Jizhou City.

Liu Xianglian naturally came to meet up with Jia Cong and go to Jizhou City together.

Liu Xianglian brought Yingchun here because he planned to let Yingchun live directly in the Grand View Garden after he left.

This way, there is no need to worry about her safety.

Although the Liu Mansion and the Xue Mansion are neighbors, Liu Xianglian still trusts Jia Cong more.

Jia Cong naturally would not object to the arrangement for Liu Xianglian.

Not long after the meal, Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan also rushed over.

Naturally, Jia Huan would follow Jia Cong to Jizhou City.

After Jia Cong packed up, he set off with his personal soldiers.

Then, the ladies said goodbye one after another and escorted him out of the city.

Only when the convoy was no longer visible did he turn away in tears.

Ten days later, Jia Cong returned to Jizhou City and found that under the management of Jia Yun, Jizhou City was in order and there was no chaos at all.

Jia Cong was also quite satisfied with this.

Let’s talk about the master and disciple Johann Adam Schall von Bell and Ferdinand Verbiest. After they arrived in Jizhou City, they were surprised to find that...

Jizhou City was actually much larger than they had imagined.

Although the population of Jizhou City was relatively small, it was completely beyond their expectations.

Their long-cherished wish could finally come true, and now the master and disciple had a second spring in their life.

They immediately found Jia Cong and couldn't wait to ask him to help them build a church.

This was something they had discussed beforehand, so Jia Cong naturally would not go back on his word.

However, Jia Cong suggested:

"Tang Ruowang, your teachings were difficult to be accepted by the people of Daxia at the beginning."

"If you want to spread the gospel as quickly as possible, the best way is to adapt to local customs and combine your doctrines with Daxia's customs. This will make it easier for the people to accept it."

"Therefore, I suggest that you build this church to be more in line with the architectural style of Daxia, which will be more acceptable to the public."

After hearing this, Johann Adam Schall von Bell pondered for a while and then accepted it with pleasure.

In fact, Jia Cong also had his own plans for giving such advice to Tang Ruowang.

The church was built with its own style and was more easily accepted by the people of Daxia.

Next, Jia Cong also plans to offer Western medicine courses and Western science courses in the church, which will make it easier for the people to accept them.

Western medicine is not a terrible thing.

In fact, antibiotics and other drugs are indeed miracle drugs in this era.

Jia Cong was not prepared to elevate Western medicine above traditional Chinese medicine.

We are just preparing to let Western medicine fill some of the gaps left by traditional Chinese medicine.

So, under Jia Cong's organization, construction of the first church in Jizhou City began.

At the same time, Jia Cong also built ten schools in Jizhou City.

All children aged six and above and under fifteen in Jizhou City can attend school free of charge.

The city of Jizhou had been ruled by the Qing Dynasty for as long as 10 to 20 years, and the people of Daxia in the city were treated like pigs and dogs under their rule.

It was extremely difficult for the people of Daxia to survive, let alone study or take part in the imperial examinations of the Qing Dynasty.

But now, the Jiedushi actually built a school and allowed children to attend for free.

Naturally, he was supported by the people in the city.

Jia Cong's large-scale construction in Jizhou City naturally boosted all walks of life in Jizhou City.

Later experience has proved that real estate can quickly drive rapid economic development.

Therefore, after the Chinese New Year, the city of Jizhou began to prosper.

Every day, there are still a steady stream of heroes coming from far and wide to join the army.

Jia Cong naturally accepted everyone who came.

Not to mention that those who can come and seek refuge are all talented people who have martial arts skills or special skills.

Even ordinary people were welcomed by Jia Cong.

After all, the population in Jizhou City is still too small.

Next, Jia Cong also began to expand his army.

Because of Jia Cong's prestige, it has almost reached its peak in Jizhou City.

Therefore, the young and strong people in Jizhou City, as well as the heroes who came to seek refuge, all enthusiastically joined the army.

Therefore, in just half a month, Jia Cong recruited another 5,000 new troops.

Although 5,000 new troops are not many, it is a good sign for the time being.

On this day, Jia Cong had just returned to the backyard.

Xiangling hurried forward, took out a pair of cotton slippers for Jia Cong to change into, and helped him take off his official clothes.

Qingwen said with a smile: "Third Master, this is the latest issue of the Daxia Monthly Newsletter. Here are also letters from several ladies."

Qingwen handed the newspaper and letter to Jia Cong, and then stood behind Jia Cong and massaged his shoulders.

Xiangling squatted down and massaged his legs.

I have to say that after bringing these two girls here, life in the backyard has become much more comfortable.

Jia Cong picked up the Da Xia Monthly and quickly flipped through it. He saw that the latest issue of the Da Xia Monthly had already serialized up to the second chapter of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

After reading it, Jia Cong threw it aside and opened the letters from Lin Daiyu and others.

Jia Cong looked at it for a few seconds, then suddenly stood up excitedly and couldn't help but shout, "Good!"

Qingwen, who was massaging his shoulders behind him, was so frightened that she screamed and almost fell down.

Xiangling, who was massaging his legs, simply sat down on the ground.

Qingwen couldn't help but complain, "Third Master, did you bump into us? You jumped up and down, and you scared us."

Jia Cong said happily: "Qingwen, Xiangling, Sister Lin is pregnant. Haha, hahahaha!"

It turned out that the reason why Jia Cong was so happy was that Lin Daiyu was pregnant.

In his previous life, Jia Cong had girlfriends, and more than one.

But they never got married, let alone had children.

He has been a human being in two lives, past and present, and now he is suddenly told that he is going to have his own child.

How could Jia Cong not be ecstatic?

Qingwen and Xiangling also hurriedly congratulated him, "Congratulations, Third Master! Congratulations, Third Master!"

The two girls were also very happy.

Even though they are now serving Jia Cong, every time after having sex with him, they will find ways to prevent themselves from getting pregnant.

After all, they are concubines. How dare they get pregnant before their mistress does?
Unless Lin Daiyu cannot get pregnant within three to five years, then they can get pregnant without any worries.

And if they get pregnant before the lady now, it would be against the will of Heaven and they would probably not have a good ending.

They actually felt that the Third Master was not that kind of person, but they did not dare to challenge the ethics.

It is not uncommon for a concubine to give birth to a child before the mistress, but no matter which family it happens in, it will cause unhappiness.

Therefore, although they followed Jia Cong and served him, they had to be very careful for fear of getting pregnant.

And now that Madam Lin is pregnant, they don't have to worry about anything.

Next, they will try every possible means to get pregnant.

They are just concubines. They are favored now because they are young, but if they have no children, they will be very miserable when they are old and ugly.

And if you have children, even if you fall out of favor in the future, you can still live with your children.

Therefore, after hearing the news, Qingwen and Xiangling were both happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Jia Cong was happy for a long time before he calmed down and looked down again.

After reading Lin Daiyu's letter, Jia Cong opened the letters from Xue Baochai, Xue Baoqin and other girls.

Now that Lin Daiyu is pregnant, I wonder if these two sisters will also be pregnant?
If they are also pregnant, today would be a triple blessing.

It’s a pity that neither of them got pregnant, and Lin Daiyu got pregnant first.

Xue Baoqin said in the letter that since the serialization of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, the sales of the Daxia Monthly had stabilized again.

There was even a faint hint of a new breakthrough.

After reading the letter, Jia Cong felt relieved to know that everything was fine at home.

That night, Qingwen and Xiangling served him together.

These two girls actually asked for it several times in a row, showing extraordinary bravery.

In the past, the two of them together were no match for Jia Cong.

But tonight, they were surprisingly brave.

Fight again and again after repeated failures, and fail again and again.

The fighting did not stop until late at night.

Jia Cong naturally knew what they were thinking, but he did not try to figure them out.

He just thought that they were too anxious. The next day, when Jia Cong got up, he felt his old waist was a little sore.

However, the two maids, Xiangling and Qingwen, looked tired and were still sleeping soundly.

I'm afraid they won't wake up for a while.

These two girls really hurt the enemy by a hundred and hurt themselves by eight thousand.

Jia Cong had just finished his breakfast when Jia Huan came to his door again.

Jia Cong looked at Jia Huan and couldn't help but smile: "Brother Huan, what are you doing here? Are you looking for another job?"

Jia Huan said, "Brother Cong, I want to lead troops to fight."

Hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why? Aren't you doing well now? You don't have to take risks on the battlefield, and you can get a promotion. Why do you suddenly want to lead troops to fight?"

Jia Huan couldn't help but say, "Third Brother Cong, I know that my promotion was actually due to your support."

"How can I get promoted based on my own abilities?"

"This time when I went home for the New Year, because I had an official position, my ancestors looked at me differently."

"The master has become much more polite to me, and my mother's status has also been improved."

"But how long can Third Brother Cong take care of me? If I continue to stay and raise homing pigeons - and even the homing pigeons are not raised by me."

"Third Brother Cong wants to help me, but I don't have any achievements to show for myself!"

"Brother Cong, I don't want to live in this muddle anymore. I want everyone in my family to look at me differently!"

"I want to be promoted to a higher position through my military achievements. I want to earn an imperial decree for my mother through my military achievements!"

Don’t think that concubines in ancient times could not be granted imperial decrees. In fact, they could.

During the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, Grand Secretary Yin Tai got drunk and favored a maidservant beside his wife. After learning that the maidservant had given birth to a son for him, he took her as his concubine.

Yin Tai often beat and scolded his concubine. Later, when Yin Tai's son became a high-ranking official, he asked Yongzheng for help.

In the end, Yongzheng conferred the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine on Yin Tai's concubine.

From then on, the concubine was on equal footing with Yin Tai's legitimate wife, and even after her death, she could leave through the main gate.

In fact, Jia Cong's biological mother, Lady Mei, was also granted an imperial decree despite being a concubine.

Of course, his situation is different.

Because Jia Cong had already paid the money and Madam Mei had already obtained a marriage contract when she was granted the imperial decree.

Strictly speaking, when Mrs. Mei was granted the imperial decree, her identity was only Jia Cong's biological mother, and she was no longer Jia She's concubine.

It is still extremely difficult for a concubine to be granted an imperial decree, but there is still a chance.

Jia Cong couldn't help but look at Jia Huan and found that Jia Huan's eyes were red, his hands were clenched into fists, and his body was shaking slightly.

This guy has grown up after going through a war and what happened after returning home.

Moreover, he has developed ambitions and is no longer satisfied with the current status quo.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "Brother Huan, you have to think carefully. If you join the army, I will only let you start from the lowest level of soldiers."

"And as long as you go to the battlefield, your life will be in danger. Once you lose your life, everything will be over. Everything will be gone."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Jia Huan said in a deep voice: "Third Brother Cong, I've made up my mind. The damned bird is facing upwards, and it will live forever!"

"I don't want to live in this muddle anymore. I want to fight for my life!"

Hearing this, Jia Cong nodded and said, "Okay, then I will arrange for you to join the military camp."

After saying this, Jia Cong really called his personal soldiers in and asked them to arrange Jia Huan into the military camp.

Of course, Jia Cong still secretly asked someone to look after Jia Huan.

Jia Cong did not give him complete laissez-faire.

Jia Cong wanted to see whether this guy could adapt to the military camp.

Anyway, it won’t be long before the war breaks out.

If he is not suitable for the military camp, Jia Cong will transfer him out.

If he is really suitable for the military camp, then just let him stay in the camp.

Next, Jia Cong called Liu Xianglian over.

"General Liu, how many people do you have in your Sharp Blade Army now? How is the training going?"

The Sharp Blade Army formed by Liu Xianglian was not used on the front battlefield, but was used to carry out combat missions such as surprise attacks, behind enemy lines, infiltrations, and pursuits.

And all the heroes from the martial arts world who had come to join them recently were incorporated into the Sharp Blade Army.

Liu Xianglian himself is half a gangster, so he is also good at managing the gangsters who come to him for help.

Jia Cong had seen Liu Xianglian's training, and it was quite impressive.

Hearing Jia Cong's question, Liu Xianglian couldn't help but say, "General, at present, the Sharp Blade Army, including the reserve army, has as many as 5,000 people."

"Among them, there are 3,000 cavalry, 1,000 shadow troops, and 1,000 reserve troops."

"The current training is still a little short of maturity. It is estimated that it will take at least three months before we can be put into combat."

After hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "We don't have that much time to train you. I'll give you another month. After a month, you will be put into battle and fight to support yourself!"

Hearing this, Liu Xianglian's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes, General!"

Now, Liu Xianglian is very eager for war.

Because only when war breaks out can he be promoted based on his military achievements.

Liu Xianglian married Yingchun, who was naturally very good.

But Liu Xianglian felt that his title was an injustice to his wife.

He had to raise his military merits by at least three or four levels to be worthy of his beautiful, gentle and considerate wife.

After Liu Xianglian left, Jia Cong called Ni Er again.

Then he ordered Ni Er to spread out all his intelligence personnel to collect intelligence on the entire Jizhou.

Yes, the next step, Jia Cong decided to fight in the entire Jizhou and drive all the Qing troops out of Jizhou.

It is true that Jia Cong has recaptured Jizhou City, but at present, he has only recaptured Jizhou City.

Not only the entire Jizhou, but other cities in Jizhou were still under the control of the Qing army.

Next, Jia Cong was going to take back the entire Jizhou.

If he only occupied the city of Jizhou, his position as a military governor would be too cowardly.

After making all these arrangements, Jia Cong then inspected the city of Jizhou.

First, Jia Cong inspected ten schools, and then he found that there were indeed fewer students in the schools.

The truth is, Jizhou City was ruled by the Qing Dynasty for more than ten or twenty years, and culture and education were not prosperous.

Although Jizhou City was recovered, the lives of the people of Daxia became better, but because the time was still short, it was not much better.

Therefore, most families send their children aged seven or eight to school.

Most boys over the age of ten stayed at home to help with housework.

I am afraid that this concept cannot be changed in a short period of time.

Jia Cong could issue a forced order requiring all the people to send their children of school age to school.

However, at the moment, the school’s various conditions are not up to par, so there is no need to do so in the short term.

Next, Jia Cong went to the newly built church.

There are not many people who actually come to the church to believe in religion.

During these days, Master and disciple Johann Adam Schall von Bell have only attracted sixteen believers.

What he didn't know was that among these sixteen believers, thirteen were secretly sent by Jia Cong...

The remaining three were lured in by the church’s offer of free meals and other conditions.

But even if there were only sixteen believers, master and disciple Johann Adam Schall von Bell were ecstatic.

They felt this was a good start.

In the future, their believers will surely increase in number.

There are also two schools in the church.

One of the schools teaches Western medicine, and the other teaches Western scientific knowledge.

The students in the Western Medical School are all young military doctors sent by Jia Cong.

For military doctors, Western medicine is probably more effective than traditional Chinese medicine.

Because 99% of the illnesses that military doctors come into contact with are external injuries.

Western medicine is very good at bandaging, disinfection, reducing fever, and anti-inflammation.

Jia Cong probably sent a few military doctors to come and learn.

After they have learned it, they can gradually promote the medical skills in the army.

In fact, this school will not stop operating after just one term, it will continue to operate.

As for the science class that was opened separately, the students sent by Jia Cong were all young and smart craftsmen from the Firearms Battalion and the Artisan Battalion.

No one needs to learn scientific knowledge more than them.

After mastering scientific knowledge, when they make firearms in the future, they will know both the action and the reason.

Not only can they imitate Western firearms, they can even innovate and create more advanced weapons.

At present, the classes are taught personally by master and student Johann Adam Schall von Bell and Ferdinand Verbiest.

When Jia Cong came, Nan Huairen was giving the lecture.

When Johann Adam Schall von Bell saw Jia Cong coming, he hurriedly invited him into the house.

Tang Ruowang couldn't help but ask: "General Jia, please take a seat. What would you like to drink? I have some coffee here. Would you like to try it?"

Jia Cong didn't like drinking coffee much in his later years. He preferred drinking tea.

However, this was the first time I came into contact with coffee when I came to this world.

So after listening to it, Jia Cong nodded and said, "Okay, then give me a cup of coffee."

Next, Johann Adam Schall von Bell personally made two cups of coffee and placed one of them on Jia Cong's desk.

Jia Cong picked up the coffee and took a sip carefully. Hmm——

Well, actually he couldn’t really tell whether the taste was good or bad, he just thought it tasted okay.

Jia Cong put down the cup, nodded and said, "It tastes good, it has a unique flavor."

Tang Ruowang gave a thumbs up and said happily: "General Jia, you are the first one who drank coffee and thought it tasted good."

"It turns out that we are really destined to be together. It must be God's instruction that allowed me to meet the general."

It can be seen that the environment can change people. When Johann Adam Schall von Bell came to Daxia, he also learned to flatter.

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "Tang Ruowang, I wonder how the students in the school are progressing? Can they understand the tutorials? Are there any people who don't listen carefully and don't listen to the teachings?"

Tang Ruowang couldn't help but say: "Oh my God! These students are all very obedient, motivated, and smart."

"This is the first time I've met such a smart student. I have to say, you Orientals really have a talent for learning."

Hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile knowingly.

This is natural.

The IQ of Oriental people is inherently higher than that of Western people.

Most Westerners’ mathematics are a mess.

And if the East had not lagged behind by 200 years in technology, how could it have been so far behind them?
Even so, it took the Eastern Dragon only a few decades to narrow the gap between the two sides and even catch up. (End of this chapter)