But it is said that missionary Zhao Shouqian led another British missionary Aylward to Rongguofu. This man's Chinese name is Li Rende, and he has been in the capital for ten years. Mr. Li is very knowledgeable in Western science, mathematics, physics and other basic subjects.
I am translating a geometry book at the moment. Today I heard that Jia Sanye likes science, so I specially bought many books he translated.
The brothers in Lixiangyuan were all very interested. They gathered around Mr. Li and asked questions, and some asked Mr. Newton how he was doing these days. Unexpectedly, Newton had passed away more than 20 years ago, and they all sighed. However, this group of people still respected him very much.
This person heard that Mr. Li also brought Mr. Newton's "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy", and they all gathered around to watch it. Unfortunately, the English they learned was learned from Jia Cong, and they were all very basic words and sentences. See
Jia Cong couldn't understand this thing at all. Naturally, Jia Cong couldn't understand it either. In his previous life, he was just a sixth-level college student, and he still studied American English. So he simply asked Mr. Li if he was willing to come to Lixiangyuan to teach them. Mr. Li was originally a poor monk.
, preaching is not easy, and life is hard, so naturally I am willing. The two parties hit it off immediately.
From that day on, Jia Cong became addicted to all kinds of Western gadgets and natural sciences. He would not go to anyone who came to invite him to enjoy flowers and theaters. Then a group of missionaries came to visit. Unfortunately, he was only interested in mathematics, physics and chemistry.
He was interested, but had no interest in who created human beings. A missionary told him that God loves all mankind and is the heavenly father of all mankind. Jia Cong sadly told him that I have a bad temper. If he knew that you are like this
He said he would beat you up... It didn't take long for the missionary to realize that this person was untouchable, and he gradually gave up. Some people with scientific talents were invited by him to teach. The missionaries also had to eat, but they taught quite seriously.
Wang Ziteng thought that he was sincerely "playing with things" to avoid the limelight, so he collected a lot of Western books for him and sent them to him.
At this time, the court was also bustling with excitement. A while ago, the mother's family of the six princes and the six princes received an arrow letter from unknown sources at night. There was only one sentence in it: Zhou Yan is afraid that he is going to be cheated.
If I am no longer an official, who will be appointed as the general envoy?
The princes and lords made inquiries the next day, and it turned out that Zhou Yan had suddenly disappeared for several days, and no one knew where he was! The Zhou family reported the case to the government, but they were unable to find out like Mr. Xie a while ago. It’s just that Zhou Yan was obviously better than Mr. Xie
It was much more important. If he was kidnapped by bandits, what was the origin of the Arrow Book? A few days later, the Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince revealed the matter to each other when they were talking. They heard that the other party also got a letter.
I was shocked! I immediately ordered someone to go back to my home to get the arrow book and put it together. The two arrows and the two letters were exactly the same! The arrows were wooden arrows, probably homemade by the archer; the characters were in Guange style, and they couldn't find out.
I hurriedly inquired with the other four princes and found out that they had received it on the same night! I was immediately alert, fearing that it might be a scam. So they all pretended not to care about the matter.
However, the princes' mothers' families did not have any contact with each other, so no one knew about it. They all went to find out the news and wanted to seek this position for their own family. There was a sudden surge of rumors from all directions.
The cause of the chaos in the harem a few days ago has not yet been found out, because the saint ordered Jingdezhen to imitate the blue and white dinosaur of the Ming Dynasty. Someone had already released the news, and several empresses who were proud of it saw the drawing with their own eyes. They all said that the dinosaur was very naive and very festive, but for the time being.
The talk of "seizing a son" has been put to rest. Now there are unreasonable women in the harem who are stepping on the nobles of Zhou and at the same time instigating the prince to inquire about the saint who he wants to fill the position of political envoy.
The saint became more and more annoyed, so he simply ordered Situ Pan to kill Zhou Yan earlier and die in an accident. It was worthy of him to save his whole family. He also saw that the ones jumping around were all his sons, and the brothers did not move at all, thinking that they
He was more honest, but he secretly felt more at ease. He said to Dai Quan, "Let them fight for a while. If they don't fight, I won't be able to tell who is more capable."
Situ Pan on the other hand advised: "If a few of those brothers move and a few don't move, it's fine. This time, none of them stay still. I think something is wrong."
The saint also felt that it was reasonable and ordered people to investigate but nothing was found, so he had to leave it alone. However, he still felt a little relaxed.
Two days later, a farmer on the outskirts of the city found a body on the ridge of a field. Because he had not changed into his official uniform, he was immediately recognized as Mr. Zhou Yan. Since all the valuables on him had been taken away, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division only
The Zhou family was naturally dissatisfied with being a strongman and robbed the case. They cried and made a fuss and refused to take the body back.
Zhao Chengnai whispered to his eldest son: "Uncle Zhou, my father's body was thrown into the wilderness in official uniform. God was kind enough to keep the whole body without harming his family. It is a great blessing. Why don't you go back and burn incense to express your gratitude? Please pay attention.
Take a look at what Master Zhou has under his official uniform."
Uncle Zhou was shocked. He immediately ordered his father to be carried back despite the objections of others. When he saw that the old man was covered in bruises and bruises, it was obvious that he had been severely tortured, he burst into tears immediately. No need to ask, let the superiors take care of it. What their family did.
He himself knew something about it. He walked a lot at night and saw ghosts. He was busy buying a coffin for his father to bury, and he didn't even dare to hold a big funeral.
After the first seven days of Zhou Yan's reign, Hu Jin, deputy envoy of the General Affairs Envoy, was promoted to General Affairs Envoy. A few days later, an imperial edict was issued to the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Lian, the fourth-rank Chaosan official, was transferred to the fourth-rank General Affairs Envoy, deputy envoy.
This Chaosan doctor is a false position. Jia Lian's real job is to be a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wailang, from the fifth rank. Although I knew he would be promoted early, how could he expect to get one step or three? He was so happy that he didn't know what to do, so he hurriedly went to Lixiang.
He went to the hospital to express his gratitude. He was smart enough not to ask Jia Cong what contribution he had made. Jia Cong just pretended to be stupid, and the two brothers passed by in a tacit understanding.
Jia Cong had nothing to do and ran to Jia Lian's yard to see their Jia Xiaomeng. As expected, she looked more adorable every day. She looked so cute. Jia Lian said to Sister Feng, "Cong'er is a blessing. Let him play with Meng more often.
Bring some blessings to Meng'er." Sister Feng naturally responded with a smile.
Ever since she had Jia Meng, Wang Xifeng no longer bothered to ask Jia Lian if he was out drinking and listening to plays, and making friends with many girls from the Bao family. Jia Lian was also aware of it, and went out to have a good time and drink when he had free time. No one cared about him, and he was at peace for the time being.
Nothing happened.
Jia She was surprised when he heard that his son had been promoted to the third level. He hurriedly looked for Gong Sanyi and asked, "Why is the saint so generous? He refused to give Lian'er a promotion for so long."
Gong San also said with a smile: "I'm afraid it was the Ninth Prince who helped. No one knew about Cong'er pretending to be Gao Li's nephew, so it didn't matter. He didn't need to involve himself in the matter of the blue and white dinosaur. He actually ran to Situ for no reason.
Pan said. Intelligence is rare in the first place, but it is even more rare to be smart and honest. Situ Pan really intends to win over your family this time."
Jia She sneered and said, "Is he honest? He's as smart as any ghost!" and then walked away triumphantly.
Jia Zheng was bored in the house for several days after hearing the news. Because Baoyu had gone back to the academy early, he had to go to Jia Huan and sighed, telling him to study hard and pass the imperial examination. Naturally, Jia Huan would do whatever his father said and would not look back for a moment.
Don't take it to heart.
On this day, Jia Huan and Jia Cong came back from Su's house and went straight into Lixiangyuan. Hong Xiu came up to welcome him and said, "Young Master is here! Mr. Liu has been waiting for a long time. The place has become lively since he arrived.
It’s not gone yet.”
Jia Huan glanced at Jia Cong: "When did I provoke Mr. Liu again?"
Jia Cong was confused: "How did I know?" Then he walked into the hall and saw a group of brothers chatting and croaking around one person. It was really lively. He took a closer look - isn't it the actor Liu Aiyun? I haven't seen him for many days.
The look of the person is different from that of the day, and the look on his face is very proud.
Liu Aiyun saw him coming in and hurriedly came over to salute: "Third Master!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I heard that you have become the most popular actor in Beijing. Congratulations."
Liu Aiyun also smiled and said: "It was the third master's idea. Uncle Xue took turns and forced me to come up with it."
Jia Cong blinked: "I usually only think of Brother Xue as someone who specializes in messing up good ideas. I didn't expect him to have two brushes."
Liu Aiyun smiled softly, causing the clouds of the day to disperse. The brothers around him secretly took a breath of air-conditioning. Jia Huan also sighed: "No wonder Brother Xue fell on his head." Liu Aiyun.
Yun glanced at him with a half-smile, and Jia Huan shivered for no reason.
When the two of them went to the study, Jia Congnai asked, "Brother Liu, there must be something wrong."
Liu Aiyun looked at Jia Cong silently for a long time and asked: "The third master said that he intends to show a way to Uncle Xue, can I listen to it?"
Jia Cong thought for a moment and said, "In your opinion, is he willing to endure hardship?"
Liu Aiyun was stunned.
Jia Cong said: "I said I don't believe him, but I believe you, that's why. He is a spoiled young master, but he is quite loyal, a bit like Li Kui who lives in Liangshan."
Liu Aiyun burst into laughter when he said this. "How can he have the skills of a black whirlwind?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Li Kui is naive, loyal and arrogant. He is simply an ax - an ax in Song Jiang's hand. Whatever Song Jiang asks him to do is right." He then looked at Liu Aiyun and said, "I
I don’t know what’s going on with you two.”
Liu Aiyun's face darkened and she said coldly: "I have no intention of using him as an axe."
Jia Cong said: "An ax is just a thing. It can kill people, chop down trees, and build houses. Since he is a gangster, it would be great if there is someone who is clear-minded and willing to show him the way."
Liu Aiyun was startled.
Jia Cong stopped talking and sat drinking tea.
Liu Aiyun took a long time to say: "What do you want him to do?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sea merchant."
Liu Aiyun hurriedly said: "This matter is extremely difficult. Although I am an actor, I know how difficult it is to get a clerk in the Shipping Department, and the risks of maritime business are extremely high."
Jia Cong waved his fingers and said: "The risk is not big, brother Liu, don't worry. It's just a bit harder. Don't worry about paperwork and the like."
Liu Aiyun looked at him intently for a long time.
Jia Cong said: "If you want to do this, there is only one thing you need to do: don't be greedy. If Brother Xue can do it without being greedy and not afraid of hardship, there is no doubt that he will make a fortune."
Liu Aiyun looked at him for a while, then suddenly sneered: "I don't want the young master of Rongguo Mansion to secretly communicate with the smugglers."
Jia Cong said "Wow": "How did you guess it?"
Liu Aiyun said: "There is no risk in being a maritime businessman. If you are not greedy and are not afraid of hardship, you can make a fortune. Apart from selling stolen goods for smuggling ships, what else can you do? Not being greedy is the most important thing. Don't be greedy for the benefits of one family, and then you can
There is long-lasting business.”
Jia Cong said with a smile: "That's right. Not only are there smugglers, but there are also pirates who are not fully insured, and there are also distribution shops down there. Only by working together can we make money. Boss Liu, do you want to do it?"
Liu Aiyun said: "Do it!"
Jia Cong pursed his lips and said, "Hey, why don't you be so evasive? According to common sense, you should threaten me first, 'Aren't you afraid that I will sue you?'"
Liu Aiyun sneered: "Third Master Cong visited the entire Gaomen Palace in the capital a few days ago. Where can I, an actor, sue you?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Boss Liu is a well-rounded person." The two of them drank tea instead of wine, and it was Liu Aiyun who made the decision for Xue Pan.
Liu Aiyun said: "When will it start?"
Jia Cong said: "Wait a little longer, you can hang him up again."
Liu Aiyun nodded and smiled softly.
After sending him out, Jia Cong sighed in his heart. The basic outline of the matter was finally settled. But the most critical link had not yet been resolved: the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Later, he discussed it with Liu Feng and others for several days, so he was
They really couldn't mobilize the people of the Holy Spirit. But Jia Huan said from the side: "Why don't you ask our military advisor?"
Jia Cong said: "Gong Kun hasn't come back yet."
Jia Huan said: "It's not like there is only one military advisor."
Jia Cong glanced at Liu Feng and Wu Xiaoxi and said, "Aren't they all here?"
Jia Huan stretched out his hand and pointed behind his head: "There are several more over there."
Jia Cong thought about it, yes, there are Mr. Lin and his sisters too. He smiled quickly and said: "That's right, they don't know cause and effect, so they can think of other ways to protect themselves." Then he immediately got up and went to the girls' courtyard.
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Recently, they in Lixiangyuan are studying Western science, and they have also given a batch of books and experimental equipment to their sisters. The girls are currently studying conic sections around a geometric model. When they saw him coming, they all laughed and said, "Come on, there are some
I’ll do the work for you.”
Dai Yunai pointed to a list on the case: "That is the list of books we made. Could you please get it for us? Thank you very much!"
Jia Cong took it off and put it on his sleeve without even looking at it.
Yingchun smiled and said: "Xiangyun got a headache just looking at these things, so I asked her to help me copy the booklet."
Xichun said: "She obviously has never learned Arabic numerals before, can't understand what we are talking about, and ran away because she was bored."
Yingchun said hurriedly: "I forgot about this! It's so easy, I'll just teach her at night."
Jia Cong hurriedly waved his hand: "Let's take it slow for now. If she doesn't want to follow her sister, let's not teach her."
Yingchun nodded when he heard the words.
Jia Cong chuckled, winked again, and said to his sisters, "I have a headache. I would like to hear if there is any solution for it."
Yingchun asked him what was going on.
Jia Cong said: "I want to dig out a bird's nest on the treetop, but I can't reach it no matter what."
Yingchun Tanchun Daiyu was startled when she heard this.
"No one within reach would help me."
The three of them turned to stare at Jia Cong.
Only Xichun was still thinking about the geometric model and casually asked: "Is there a ladder?"
Jia Cong smiled bitterly and said: "The ladder is too short." He had just been promoted to a fourth-grade petty official, and he hadn't even sat down yet...
Xichun said: "Cut down the tree."
Jia Cong shuddered: "Fourth sister is so domineering! Your brother doesn't have that ability yet."
Xichun said with a smile: "If that's the case, don't you have a slingshot? Use the slingshot to hit and see if you can hit it accurately?"
Jia Cong was startled, blinked, and then said after a long time: "It's a method, but it requires a slingshot to be accurate."
Xichun smiled and said: "No, it's because you haven't practiced Kung Fu well."
Jia Congnai asked the other sisters: "Is there any other way?"
Tanchun and Daiyu looked at each other, and Daiyu said: "Don't act recklessly, otherwise it will be bad if you don't catch the wild goose and let it peck your eyes."
Jia Cong nodded: "I know, sister, don't worry." He walked away with the book list in his sleeves.
Tanchun Daiyu watched him from behind for a long time.