It was said that Wei Ruoheng was determined to pacify the Japanese, so Jia Cong stayed in Shuizhai for one more day, telling him in detail the Japanese intelligence he had obtained over the years and the Japanese things he knew in his previous life. He left the next afternoon and started reading at midnight. Dian has written a letter to Chen Ruiwen, telling him that King Chen and the prince of Nan'an County are planning to join forces to rob Japan, which secretly makes him envious of these two subordinates who are about to make a fortune and can make Jia's horse run in Suzhou. Send it.
Everyone leisurely took a boat back to Suzhou. Just as they landed, Jia Xu said, "I will go to Jinling tomorrow."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh? What are you doing? There is a detour in Jinling."
Xichun was smart and guessed it immediately, and said hurriedly: "Fifth uncle said, just go, what nonsense are you talking about." He winked. Jia Cong still didn't understand. He looked back and forth at his uncle and sister several times, and said honestly, "Oh. "Sounded.
After arriving at the inn, we arranged the room. Wu You said, "I have something to do and rush to Jinling. You guys will come back tomorrow." Jia Xu nodded. Only Jia Cong was confused and didn't know what they were doing.
The next day, everyone set off to Jinling together. There were too many stories about the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and Jia Cong remembered the unforgettable national humiliation in later generations, so he didn't really want to go. After entering the city gate, he asked: "Fifth Uncle, Where are you going?" He received a blow from Xichun. Jia Xu said nothing, patting his horse and walking in front to lead the way. Everyone passed through the city, entered the west gate and left the south gate, but saw Wu You driving a carriage waiting outside the south gate. Jia Xu glanced at him approvingly and nodded slightly.
It wasn't until he followed Jia Xu to the place that Jia Cong said "Oh!" He had already forgotten the word "Jinling" in front of "Twelve Hairpins". The Jia family's ancestral tomb is in Jinling, and his fifth uncle came to pay homage to his ancestors. Sure enough, Wu What was pulled on You's carriage were incense, candles, tributes and other items used to worship ancestors. Jia Cong was immediately grateful that he usually did not like to wear brightly colored clothes, but he happened to be wearing crab shell blue today. What he was looking at in the cemetery was a pair of The old servant couple, because Xichun had been here before, recognized her, and hurriedly came over to greet her. Xichun pointed at Jia Xu and Jia Cong and introduced them one by one. The two of them heard that the fifth master in Rongguo Mansion who had been abducted by a kidnapper had been found, and they shouted in unison Recite the Buddha's name and say it's the Duke of the country who bless you.
Jia Xunai led his nephews and nieces to pay homage to their ancestors and visit Jia Daishan's grave. Although Jia Cong followed his uncle in saluting, he silently prayed in his heart: Mr. Jia, although my soul is from later generations, my body is truly your grandson. Thank you. You have left a great reputation in your battles, and your grandson will definitely live up to the honor of his grandfather. Thank you for giving birth to my lovely father and awesome fifth uncle. I will honor them well. Thank you for all the brothers and sisters you left behind. Smart and useful, my grandson feels that being born in the Jia family is like being born in the Cao family - the Cao and Xiahou tribes have already acquired many talents. By the way, grandson, I want to rebel. If I get a big fortune in the future, I will definitely be sealed according to the rules. You have an imperial title, please protect me and never let the ancestors of the Situ family know about this. He has finished the ceremony while thinking about it.
Jia Xu smiled again and pulled Qin Sangu to kneel in front of the grave and said, "Dad, this is the Lu family. My son wanted to ask her to be his wife, so he came here to see his father." Before he could finish his words, Qin San burst into tears. The girl felt pity in her heart, but there were a thousand words stuck in her throat and she couldn't say it out. She just followed the bride's rules and made a grand ceremony. Jia Xu was secretly happy in his eyes.
Although Jia Cong knew that rituals were very important to the ancients, he didn't expect it to be so important. After offering sacrifices to Jia Daishan, Qin Sangu's whole temperament changed. A few days ago, she was forced to board the Jia family's pirate ship by Jia Xu, and everyone saw it. When she came out, this woman was uneasy and worried. But now, the slight worry in her brows had disappeared, and she was as calm as a mountain. She was once again the tyrant in the west of the capital.
Then he went to the ancestral grave in Ningguo Mansion to pay homage to Xichun's grandfather Jia Daihua, and by the way, he acquiesced to Wu You, who pretended to be a fool and followed him to kowtow.
Afterwards, nothing happened and we rushed back to Taiwan.
Jia She, Jia Lian and others had already received the letter and went to meet her in person outside the city. Jia Lian already knew that the fifth uncle's unmarried daughter-in-law was the third aunt Qin from the west of the city, which was a bit embarrassing. Third aunt Qin just didn't recognize her.
The two old brothers met each other after more than thirty years, but they didn't know what they were feeling. Jia She sighed: "Old Wu, I still remember your appearance. The whole capital was turned upside down back then, but I couldn't find you. If the old man casts iron, the average person will immediately fall ill."
Jia Xu was silent for a moment and said, "I won't mention the past."
Jia Lian said: "What the fifth uncle said is true. Sir, I will not mention it in the past. If the fifth uncle is always at home, he may not be successful."
Jia She sighed: "If your fifth uncle had been at home, your grandfather would have lived two more years." Jia Xu couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes, and Jia She's eyes also turned red.
Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Dad, we passed by Jinling to pay homage to our grandfather."
Jia She nodded: "Your fifth uncle brought it to you. How many times in the past years have I seen you remember to worship the ancestors." Jia Cong pursed his lips. Jia She led everyone into the city.
Jia Xu and Qin Sangu were extremely surprised as soon as they entered the city gate. For many years, people in Beijing thought that Taiwan was barren, but they never imagined that this place was quite prosperous. The roads were extremely wide, and the ground was a huge, square block. Jia Xu couldn't help but ask: "Where did you get so many neat stones?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is cement." He pointed to the houses on the roadside and said, "All brand-new houses are built with cement in the cracks of the bricks. I just don't dare to use it too much, and I don't dare to use the beams. "Taiwan is an island with many earthquakes, so wooden houses are more reliable. In the future, reinforced concrete can be used to build houses elsewhere."
Qin Sangu glanced at him: "I'm afraid you've caused a lot of trouble here, just hiding it from the court."
Jia Cong blinked: "Not much, just some primary industries. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. We make tools for others."
Then I saw a group of soldiers coming forward, wearing yellow, green and brown strange clothes, but they were in high spirits. They all carried Western guns and guns on their backs, and had knives hanging on their waists. They stood in front of their horses. The leader shouted: " Salute!" The soldiers raised their right hands in unison and shouted "Hello, General" in unison. Jia She, Jia Cong and Wu You also returned the same salute. Jia She said: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work." Soldiers They all shouted "Serve the people!" The leader shouted again "The ceremony is over!" and they all left in unison.
Jia She said proudly: "This is an armed police patrol."
Jia Xu thought to himself: "Their clothes are very convenient for fighting."
Jia She pointed at Jia Cong and said, "He learned it from General Sun when he was a child. We thought that General Sun was probably a subordinate of the old man." Then he suddenly remembered something, "Did the fifth brother learn Jia Jia Quan?" Never?"
Jia Xu was stunned: "Jia Family Boxing?"
Jia She said: "When Cong'er was four years old, General Sun secretly passed it on to him." He then told the origin of "Jia Family Boxing" that Gong Kun had already perfected.
Hearing this, Jia Xu felt anxious and asked: "Cong'er, what kind of boxing technique are you using? Why have I never heard you mention it?"
Jia Cong said "Ah": "You can't blame me! You never mentioned boxing or kung fu to me. How can I remember it with my white eyebrows and red eyes? I'll show it to you when I get back."
"Hurry up and perform!" Jia Xunai looked around at the prefect's Yamen.
After a while, I passed by a very large shop. Seeing the large number of customers coming in and out, Qin Sangu couldn't help but said: "This shop is doing a good business, but the signboard is too long."
Xichun smiled and said, "That's the first department store of Chengtian Mansion. Aunt Wu went back to look around. There's everything."
Not far from the door of the shop, I saw several men, women and children standing under a very high square shed carrying large and small bags, looking around as if waiting for someone. There was also a sign next to it with a nail on it. There were strange symbols like this, and the words "Chengtian One Hundred Stations" were written on them. Qin Sangu asked again: "What are those people waiting for?"
Xichun said: "I'm waiting for the bus and carriage. The carriages from Chengtian Mansion leave every quarter of an hour, with three cars per class, following a fixed route... Oh, I can't tell at the moment. I'll take it myself tomorrow." knew."
Jia Cong said: "This carriage is for mixed men and women, and there is a driver in the carriage to collect money."
Jia Xu said: "Don't you care about the defense of men and women?"
Jia Cong said: "It's just that rich people talk about the defenses of men and women all the time. Ordinary people don't have that much talk. If you want to do something serious, just buy a carriage for yourself. There are few people in Taiwan, so don't let these bullshit defenses go to him. How can we let women go out to work? We are really short of manpower. Nowadays, more and more women are working out, and the money given is no less than that of men."
Jia Xu shook his head: "I know there is no such thing as rules in your eyes." Jia Cong made a face.
When they arrived at the magistrate's yamen, Wang Xifeng led her children to welcome them out and met each other. She and Qin Sangu were both generous and well-spoken people, so it was a smooth process.
Jia Xu was anxious, so he pulled Jia Cong behind him to perform "Jia Family Boxing". Jia Cong didn't even change his clothes, but just performed a military style boxing in the main hall of the prefect's Yamen, saying: "It seems simple, but it's very simple." It’s practical, and now everyone in the military is learning it.”
Qin Sangu glanced at him: "Look at what you mean, Taiwan government still has a lot of troops."
Jia Cong chuckled and said: "It's not much. The population is originally small, but if we hadn't lured some from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian in the past two years, it would be even more desolate."
Jia Meng shouted from the side: "Third uncle! I can also do Jia's boxing!"
Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Oh, Meng'er can do it too. How about Meng'er acting for Grandpa Fifth as well?"
Jia Meng immediately performed a very standard military salute: "Yes!" Then he put on a posture and practiced it. Jia Xu looked at it and nodded repeatedly: "The bottom plate is very stable, very good."
Jia Congnai handed over Jia Xu and others to his father, and happily ran to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to see everyone. He did not want to be met with a scolding from Yang Song. Yang Heng and his father were back, and Yang Song naturally knew about his brother and nephew. The boy was kidnapped and turned into a pirate. Jia Cong felt guilty for a long time, but now that the incident was revealed, he breathed a sigh of relief. He was thick-skinned anyway, and no matter what Yang Song said, he just lowered his head and listened, pretending to be pitiful. Yang Song couldn't do anything to him, so he vented his anger and waved him away. Jia Cong had already turned a corner, but he still stuck his head back and asked: "Brother Yang, have you found your wife?" Angry, he stepped forward and took him to get angry. Jia Cong knew that this man was still a bachelor.
When I got inside, I saw that Lin Hai was also bored. The whole process of the Taiwan government was based on the foundation brought by Jia Cong from later generations. Young people cross the river by feeling the stones and make changes as they go. Lin Hai couldn't adapt. At first, he said The old man couldn't even last a whole morning in charge of Daiyu's affairs. On the contrary, his daughter sat next to him and killed one by one decisively. Lin Hai watched for several days, dumbfounded and didn't understand. No wonder, Apart from other things, the units of measurement here are different from those in the imperial court. Lin Hai is not used to meters, tons, cubes, etc., and he often can't realize what others are saying for a long time. When he gets the conversion result, Lin Daiyu has already finished the matter. Done.
No one really had a solution for this kind of thing. Jia Cong thought for a while and had no choice but to discuss it with the old man: "Uncle, you can either teach, we can't leave behind the traditional Chinese culture; or you can live and learn. There are many interesting things.
, there are a lot of new things. General Yang came here...invited so many Western scientists..."
Lin Hai interrupted: "I have already asked Yang Heng, he clearly kidnapped me!"
Jia Cong laughed and said: "These are all capable people. We even built a church specifically for them. Whether we can be ahead of the West in what we make in the future depends on them. It is important to learn the skills of the foreigners and control them now.
Time waits for no one, so it’s okay to ask the barbarians to help with the work first.”
Lin Hai shook his head and said, "It's really inappropriate for you to be fooling around like this."
Jia Cong said: "Sir, you don't know, these are all capable people. Even if they can't be used by me, they have to be locked up and not allowed to be released. Although Xu Shu didn't say a word when he entered Cao Cao's camp, compared to Cao Cao, he was better than when he was in Cao Cao's camp.
There are many tricks in Liu Bei's camp to deceive his superiors."
Lin Hai thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, I have no choice but to treat them harshly."
Jia Cong said: "Yi Zhi has written to brother Huan, asking him to choose some girls with pretty looks and gentle temperaments from his family in Rongguo Mansion. The Tomb of Heroes in Wenwen Township will gradually improve over time.
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Lin Hai heard that it made sense, so he let it go.
There are so many new and interesting things in Chengtian Mansion. Sangu Jia Xu and Qin kept wandering around for several days, marveling every day.
Jin Jiang said with a smile: "Although Dajiala is far away, the third master said that it will be the provincial capital in the future. The houses and roads are neat and tidy, and they were built very quickly. The roads are also smooth, and the row of cement roads is so spacious and smooth."
Will the fifth master and the fifth wife go and have a look?"
Xichun said: "In my opinion, the most interesting thing is Big Sister's place. All kinds of weird machines and instruments and interesting things are out one by one."
Lin Daiyu said: "I will take you to see Chengtian Port in a few days. It is a military port and ordinary people are not allowed in."
Sangu Qin suddenly remembered something. She had been ordered by Situ Pan to go to Qiongzhou to check what Huo Sheng was doing, but she didn't want Jia Xu to abduct her as soon as she left the capital. Now her family members have met, and her ancestors' graves have also been visited.
She didn't pay attention when Jia She ordered Wang Xifeng to arrange their marriage. She couldn't just let the job go away! She had known that Huo Sheng was preparing troops in Qiongzhou to go to Japan to rob, but she had to give Situ Pan a message, right?
? Otherwise, why don't you make him suspicious? The Jia family has hidden so many things in Taiwan, it would be a big deal for him to know. So he asked Jia Xu, "Do you want to go to Qiongzhou first?"
Jia Xu said: "Let's not go. Cong'er wants to go over and tell Huo Sheng what he said that day with Wei Ruoheng."
Qin Sangu thought for a long time and said: "I still have to go. King Yan has spies in Qiongzhou, but they can't get into the secrets."
Jia Xu said: "Since I can't touch the secret, where can I touch you?"
Qin Sangu smiled bitterly and said: "Of course she will contact me. Just think of it as a matter of fact, I have to go there. I thought, since Huo Sheng is going to Japan to fight, it's just that no one knows about it for now, wait for them
After the fight is over, the whole world will naturally know about it, so now we can just hide it for a while. Besides, I used to be familiar with these people, and King Yan is afraid that he will order me to stay in Qiongzhou."
Jia Xu thought for a while: "It's not difficult for you to stay in Qiongzhou. It'll be better if Mr. Lou puts more effort into it."
Qin Sangu suddenly looked at Jia Xu and said, "Is there someone of yours around the princess?"
"Yes." Jia Xu said with a smile, "Ms. Lou was quite smart before, but my people were of little use. Ever since Situ Chang died, she has been very encouraging."
Qin Sangu frowned and said, "I don't know who killed him." A thought flashed through her mind, and she suddenly said, "It couldn't be you."
Jia Xu said casually: "Of course it's me. She beats my woman, and I beat her son. Isn't that fair?"