As a salted fish, I was forced to become the teacher of all ages

Selling the entire White Lotus Sect to Huamanlou put her under a lot of pressure—on the day she returned to Beijing, she heard the news that Wang Lianzu and his group were about to be killed, and then the factory guards began to act. will cease to exist.

Even in her opinion, what the White Lotus Sect has done is really worthy of death, but this kind of situation has been created by one hand, can there be no pressure for a girl who is only seventeen?

In this state of mind, she began to think about the direction of the problem pessimistically, but Huamanlou, who is so immortal, invited her to live in the Huai'an uncle's mansion in the name of "as a landlord", so the drama became like this Des: A white lotus saint who has not been cleared of suspicion suddenly fell into the hands of a young nobleman, not to mention the future, even her life is in his hands...

With the lessons learned from the leader of Bailian, Wan Chengyan knew how much trouble her appearance would bring her, so she even thought that Hua Manlou would use all means to occupy her, and she was prepared to kill herself to keep her innocence...

Then again, to some extent, she didn't seem to be wrong?

In short, with this state of mind, shouldn't she be more on guard against Hua Manlou?

But Hua Manlou didn't know her state of mind at all, and she was even more innocent when she saw her retort: ​​"It's wrong for me to invite you to stay at home for a while? The conditions in Xishan are more difficult, but you and I are in trouble anyway, we can't Why don't you just throw you where you are when you come back? What's more, there are problems with your identity, I have to ask His Majesty to forgive you first, right?"

Wan Cheng Yanran hesitated again, and then realized that she seemed to be thinking too much, but then realized something: "You said... I was pardoned?"

Hua Manlou said helplessly: "Otherwise? If there is no pardon, how many brains do I have to dare to harbor criminals? I wanted to talk to you that day, but you kept avoiding me, and I would have to kill you for the whole day." Pull out the door... I said, did you misunderstand something?"

"……No!"

230. The Stunning House of Flowers

Although Wan Chengyan retorted, Hua Manlou still understood her thoughts.

Put yourself in the shoes of others and think about it, if you are really a beast with different clothes, you may really play such a wave according to Wan Cheng Yanran's thinking... right?

After all, one side is a privileged class, and the other side is just a prisoner, so no matter what Huamanlou does, he will not be blamed by anyone, and even if the issue of identity is not mentioned, there is no such thing as a scene of nobles and nobles occupying civilian women. ah?

In addition, after Wan Yanyan sold the White Lotus Sect, it can be said that she has nothing to rely on and nothing to rely on. In this case, what she lacks the most is a sense of security, so Hua Manlou's approach seems very stupid—even if the two People are in trouble together and have some contacts, but as the saying goes, knowing people, knowing faces and not knowing hearts, who can see the essence of a person clearly after a few days of contact?

Moreover, people will change due to changes in the environment. In the White Lotus Sect, Huamanlou was a prisoner, but in the capital, Huamanlou was a close minister of the emperor and an honorable son. ——In other words, helping Huamanlou get out of trouble is a big gamble.

In the end, Wan Yanran's experience in the White Lotus Sect made up for the last knife that affected her thinking: Even the White Lotus Sect Master who raised him covets her beauty, let alone Huamanlou who has been molesting her in various ways?

After figuring out Wan Yanran's thoughts, Hua Manlou did not laugh at Wan Yanran for thinking too much, on the contrary, she felt a little bit sorry for the girl.

But Hua Manlou did not directly persuade her to let go of her guard, but smiled and pretended not to know her worries, and said slowly: "In short, after His Majesty pardons you, you are already an ordinary citizen of Great Zhao, and you can do whatever you want. Do what you want, or do nothing, as you like."

Wan Yanyan pursed her lips, then said with a sigh of relief, "Thank you."

It has to be said that Hua Manlou's previous attitude made Wan Cheng Yanran feel a little relieved - if someone who has no integrity and no lower limit really comes here, who would be honest and moral with a white lotus rebel?Who would take the risk and ask for an imperial decree of forgiveness for a saint of the White Lotus Sect?

And what he said afterwards, "an ordinary Zhao citizen", made Wan Chengyan feel deeply: How much did she long for such a simple identity?But now that I have this identity, I won't be frightened, I can walk on the street freely like ordinary people, I can rely on my own ability to live steadily, and I can also go around to treat diseases and save lives...

So in an instant, she felt that the pressure in her whole body was gone, and the anxiety and anxiety in recent days were swept away.

Hua Manlou continued: "However, it is a fact that you sold the White Lotus Sect, so until all the people who know you in the White Lotus Sect are arrested, it is safer for you to stay in Xishan... Again, don't think about it, I said it all Without restricting your freedom, letting you live there is to ensure your safety..."

"I know!" Knowing that Hua Manlou had figured out what he was thinking, Wan Cheng Yanran couldn't help feeling ashamed and indignant, and interrupted his nonsense.

But Hua Manlou didn't care, he continued with a smile: "I remember that when you came back from Tianjin Wei, you only brought some medical books and the like, and I will give you 1000 taels of silver from the cashier...don't refuse." , even if you want to open a clinic or something, you need money to open a clinic, right? And..."

"how?"

"I hope you can become a full-time doctor in Xishan. That is to say, you will form a medical team with you as the core to specialize in Xishan's medical affairs, including but not limited to treatment, research on medical skills, and all medical staff's expenses. The wages are all paid by Xishan.”

Wan Tengyan was stunned, and said in astonishment: "This...you mean that I will treat people in Xishan after receiving my salary like an imperial doctor?"

Hua Manlou nodded and said, "Not only that, I said it, including but not limited to treating diseases and researching medical skills."

Wan Yanyan looked at Hua Manlou blankly: "What's the difference?"

Hua Manlou stood up, and said slowly: "The difference is big. You are a medical student, so you also know that to a certain extent, a doctor is also a kind of craft, basically no different from blacksmiths, carpenters, and stonemasons. , even the method of inheritance is exactly the same, that is to say, master-apprentice inheritance."

"That's right, it's been like this throughout the ages, and everyone doesn't think there's anything wrong with doing this." Hua Manlou turned around and looked at Wan Cheng Yanran, and said seriously: "But have you ever thought that if a group of people's hearts are inextricably communicated and Research, how fast should medicine advance?"

Wan Yanran looked at Huamanlou, and suddenly felt moved: "You mean, communication and research are the main tasks of this...team?"

Hua Manlou nodded and said: "That's right. In fact, Xishan as a whole basically has this structure. For example, blacksmiths with outstanding craftsmanship will be selected into the R&D team. Their main task is not to make a living, but to communicate, research, and experiment. To improve the level of smelting, or to research new materials... Well, you know the firecracker? Since I improved the firecracker for the first time, the firecracker has been able to carry out two large-scale technical reforms in such a short period of time, which shows that effectiveness of this approach."

"And you know that a person's energy is limited after all, it is very likely that a certain subject that he studies overlaps with others, and it is even possible that what he studies is something that others have already studied. This is undoubtedly a huge waste. So if there is such a group of people who share what they have learned all their life with others, and then further promote the development of medicine, don’t you think it is a great thing?”

Wan Chengyan looked at Huamanlou, feeling a little silly.

I have to say that the people of the Celestial Dynasty are undoubtedly smart, but when it comes to the inheritance of skills, many people are based on the attitude of self-preservation. In the martial arts world, the saying "Pass on sons but not daughters, pass on internally and not externally" is a true portrayal .

Even in Huamanlou's previous life, the saying of "teaching apprentices and starving the master" still existed, and the more traditional the industry, the more exaggerated this practice was, which made many skills even directly cut off the inheritance, but some people who only knew superficially. The clown came out to pretend to be a master, and made the whole industry extremely awkward. Traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts happen to be the hardest hit areas. Every so-called master is revealed. Isn’t that how the mouse tail juice comes from?

Therefore, Hua Manlou felt that this kind of thing that could be easily done was done directly - the person who did it was Miss Baimao, she just paid some money and provided a platform for Xishan, which was not in line with Xianyu's style. contrary.

And who doesn't get sick?Colds can kill you these days, so improving your medical skills is not a waste of money, right?

But in Wan Chengyanran's eyes, the man in front of her suddenly became stalwart, so much so that she was ashamed of all the previous conjectures: How can such a person with great ambition do such a foolish thing?

231. Brush Favor

In fact, the fact that medical treatment is difficult and expensive does not only exist in Huamanlou's previous life, medical treatment has been a big problem in all dynasties.

To a certain extent, famous doctors are a rare social resource, and such resources are often monopolized by the upper class—the royal family has the imperial medical bureau, and the vassal kings have good medical clinics. For example, the well-known Li Shizhen once served as a good doctor in the royal family.

Moreover, some famous doctors even only provide services for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which makes ordinary people face the dilemma of having nowhere to seek medical treatment after being seriously ill, and can only lie in bed and wait to die.

Although Dazhao has set up Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau, Sanatorium, and Anletang in all states, prefectures, and counties, and has full-time medical officers: the government has one medical department, the state has one general department, and the county has a training department. 1 person, responsible for the medical and health care of the jurisdiction.But just by looking at the number of medical officers, one can see how weak this system is, and in reality, the establishment and management of the Huimin Pharmacy Bureau is not perfect, and most of the Pharmacy Bureaus are as unattractive and useless as the guards. Yes and no are the same.

Of course, the development of the economy and science will naturally drive the development of medicine, and in line with the idea of ​​'If you are not a good look, you will be a good doctor', a large number of scholars who failed in the imperial examination began to enter the medical industry, which made Da Zhao's medical level in fact. Steadily improving, and the quality of doctors is also steadily improving, and because of the prosperity of the printing industry, medical classics have also begun to emerge like a hundred schools of thought.

Just the progress of medical treatment does not mean that some people's concepts have improved. It is like the income of some people in Huamanlou's previous life has increased, but their quality is still stagnant. After all, there are only a small number of people who write medical masterpieces.

And sadly, Li Shizhen spent more than 200 years compiling "Compendium of Materia Medica", but he did not see this book published before his death, and this great work was not published in Jinling until three years after his death.The reason is that there are more than a thousand drawings in the [-] million-word "Materia Medica". Let alone the engraving of the pictures alone costs a lot of money, but Li Shizhen, who always does not charge much for the poor, has so many money?

So, are there any folks like Huamanlou who want to establish a group to promote the development of medicine?

Have.

In the second year of Qinglong in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Chunfu, a famous doctor in the capital, established the first folk medical academic group in the history of the Chinese Dynasty, named Yiyitang Zhairen Medical Association. It is to discuss medical science, improve medical ethics, and help each other in adversity.

Therefore, the idea of ​​Huamanlou is to provide a platform for these doctors with both ability and political integrity like the Yitang, and make the organization of this organization more rigorous. On the one hand, it allows them to concentrate on research and discussion, and on the other hand, Xishan provided a large amount of funds to promote the publication of a masterpiece such as "Materia Medica" that can affect the entire history of medicine-money or something, where can Hua Qian always get it?

In addition, Huamanlou still hopes to train more doctors. In fact, Yiyitang is doing this. For example, Xu Chunfu himself wrote the book "Six Books on Shortcuts for Getting Started with Medicine" in order to increase the number of practitioners at that time and improve the medical level. .

Moreover, Huamanlou still has the heart to guide the doctors of this era to the direction of modern medicine, such as cytology and epidemic prevention. Huamanlou would not mind helping them a little when necessary. After tinkering with microscopes and so on, they will naturally develop in this direction, won't they?

It's still the same sentence, salted fish, of course, salted fish should not be life-threatening. What's the use of salted fish that dies after catching a cold?

And this matter is presided over by Wan Cheng Yanran, I only need to pay some money, at most to provide some ideas, so is there a more affordable and reliable way of salting fish than this?

The most important thing is, if you do this, you can also win Miss Baimao's favor, so why not do it?

It has to be said that Wan Cheng Yanran was really shocked by Huamanlou's atmosphere, and it really increased her favor towards Huamanlou.

She is a compassionate girl, if not, how could she have sold the White Lotus Sect?

When she was practicing medicine, Wan Cheng Yanran stubbornly refused to recruit disciples with medical skills, so that the leader of Bailian had to arrange a guy who was in charge of fooling around her. This was the beginning of her increasingly dangerous situation in Bailianjiao .

Even so, Wan Cheng Yanran did not change her approach.

The common people are already living so hard, how can she bear the heart of them being dragged into the White Lotus Sect and become pawns and cannon fodder for some people to seize power?

And Huamanlou's proposal today just hit Wan Chengyanran's mind: Recently, she has been entangled not only in how Huamanlou will treat her, but also in the hope that she can really do something to atone for her sins— —In her opinion, even if she didn't fool any of the people, the White Lotus Sect did recruit many believers in her name, and some of these believers were ruined by the White Lotus Sect.

So she felt that this was her sin, and after getting rid of the shackles of the White Lotus Sect, she would spend the rest of her life paying for these sins.

And Huamanlou gave her another way. If this way is done well, it can be said that it can save tens of millions of people, and it is not more efficient than opening a small medical clinic, and it can atone for sins?

So Wan Chengyan was tempted, she looked at Hua Manlou with burning eyes and said, "Are you really willing to do this?"

Hua Manlou said with a smile: "If you don't like it, why should I talk to you about it? Amusing me?"

Wan Chengyan looked at Hua Manlou seriously: "You may provoke some people by doing this..."

This is true. After all, a drastic change in an industry will definitely change the jobs of some people, and there will definitely be some people who will come to find trouble.

"Cut," Hua Manlou said with contempt on his face, "So what if you provoke them? If they are brave enough, they will come to Xishan to try!"

Wan Cheng Yanran said again: "If you don't consider these things, maybe you won't benefit from doing them, and it will cost a lot of money..."

Seeing her nervousness, Hua Manlou squeezed her chin and pretended to think: "Well, that's true, who will do things that are not beneficial? Or..."

"how?"

"Why don't we stick to the conditions we had when we were in Tianjin Wei?" Hua Manlou looked at Wan Cheng Yanran with a smile, "I mean, if you marry me after things get settled, I'll be happy if I lose money." , and when the time comes, my money will be your money, and your business will be my business... Hey, hey, don't go, let's get down to business!"

On the surface, Wan Cheng Yanran, who left the table angrily, was not actually angry, but she knew that once Hua Manlou started to lose her tune, then the business must have been finished, and she stayed to see his various tricks—— Wasn't it like this when Tianjin Wei fled?

So at this time, her inner OS is like this: a jerk is a jerk, and even doing business is like a jerk. I must have been blind just now to think that his image is stalwart!

But even so, there was a smile on her face, even if she didn't realize it at all...

232. Xishan Features

After finishing Wan Cheng Yanran's matter, Hua Manlou took people to Xishan early the next morning.

Except for Peng Guang and a group of guards, the other people brought by Huamanlou are suspected of dragging the family: Qin'er, Qiaoqiao and Wan Qiyan are on the list, and Qi Wanrong is leading a group of female soldiers. Walking proudly at the front of the team, at the end is a group of servants led by Hua Er, the loyal concierge of the Huai'an uncle's mansion...

As far as this team is concerned, those who don't know really think that some big family has moved.

Xishan is still the same Xishan as before, but it doesn't look like the Xishan that Huamanlou left before.

The Xishan craftsmen who are living better and better are completely in love with this place, and really regard this place as their home.They did not go to the capital to join in the fun during the Shangyuan Festival, but decorated the living area of ​​Xishan everywhere, so that they were a little confused when they took a quick look at Huamanlou: Where is my house?

Not only that, because of the reputation of Xishan, the former Fanhuamanlou also said that other craftsmen near the capital were allowed to enter Xishan. It's getting lively.

The teams spontaneously accepted these people and registered them to enter each class. Then they prepared to expand the living area to accommodate these people and their families. As a result, the periphery of the living area was full of busy people, full of enthusiasm. are engaged in construction.

Besides setting up a home for the newcomers, I don't know whose idea was to build a house for Huamanlou, so several team leaders went to discuss it with Liu Fan, and then Liu Fan ordered all the young soldiers who were not on duty to go. Rock quarrying in the mountains was used as basic physical training, and then transported to the living area to help build the house, so when Hua Manlou arrived, the foundation of the house had already been more than half laid.

From the drawings, it can be seen that this is a five-entry mansion, with all kinds of pavilions and pavilions. It is really the style of a big family. In addition, there is a huge garden and a pond formed by diverting water from the mountain in the backyard...

Hua Manlou couldn't laugh or cry at this: "Are you guys... free? Can't you take a good rest during the bathing period?"

The foremen surrounding Huamanlou scratched their heads and smiled foolishly: "I can't stay idle, we all live a good life thanks to the blessing of our benefactor, and there is no other way to repay Mr. Qian..."

"Yes, yes, my mother said, if you don't repay your kindness, you will be punished!"

"Mr. Qian is a decent person anyway, it's not a problem to always live in a small house in the living area!"

Hua Manlou shook his head and sighed repeatedly, but the house has already started to be built, so we can't let them stop here, right?

"Forget it, if you want to cover it, just cover it first, don't let too many people get involved," Hua Manlou sighed: "There is still work to do after that..."

As soon as they heard this, the craftsmen became interested: "Don't worry, benefactor, we will never delay the business, but benefactor has a new idea?"

"I don't know if there is any role for our stonemasons this time?"

"Go, go, all of you masonry classes are here to build houses!"

It has to be said that since the hot air balloon took off, Huamanlou has gradually become a myth in the eyes of craftsmen. They think that Huamanlou is a person who can create miracles. Although he never does it, his every thought can become a miracle. Reality, and even if he encounters difficulties, he can come up with solutions like accurate answers, so...

So everyone seems to use Huamanlou as a humanoid strategy. Following this strategy, not only can you accomplish some incredible feats, but you can also get bonuses and even improve your social status. Where can I find it?

Hua Manlou didn't know what the craftsmen were thinking. He mused, "This time, the blacksmiths will be the main ones... Well, the people from the research and development team should come over for a meeting first."

The research and development team is the group of outstanding craftsmen selected by Huamanlou before. They not only tinker with various materials, but also select topics to carry out some improvement work on firecrackers and Purdue, such as the revolver proposed by Huamanlou before. It is a few people from this group of people who are researching and developing, so this time they are going to be the first to tinker with the new artillery.

For things like casting cannons, the first thing to ensure is the material.

Those who are knowledgeable know that due to the immaturity of smelting technology in this era, steel cannons are very easy to explode, so most of the cannons nowadays are thick and long copper cannons.

However, copper mines in the Celestial Dynasty are extremely scarce, which makes the cost of copper cannons extremely high, and due to technical reasons, the effectiveness of this kind of copper cannons is actually not great, and most of them can only be used as fixed forts when defending the city.

But Huamanlou wants steel cannons, and he hopes that the newly developed cannons can further improve shooting accuracy and power under the premise of ensuring mobility-front-mounted cannons are fine, but lightweight and mobile is a must, and Can't it be improved later?

"The request is just such a request. If you have any ideas, please let us know." Hua Manlou sat at the front of the meeting room, and looked hopefully at the blacksmiths in the audience after speaking the request.

A group of blacksmiths looked at each other, and a blacksmith who specialized in tinkering with materials stood up and said, "To tell you the truth, I thought about recasting the cannon a while ago, but I didn't get permission from my benefactor, so I put it on hold." .However, although shelved, we still have some ideas, such as using manganese steel to cast cannons..."

The other blacksmith got up and retorted: "No, no, your idea is still the way of firecrackers, but artillery is more powerful and requires higher requirements. It is hard to guarantee that it will not explode."

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"Of course I want to try, but if I don't ensure safety first, who will be to blame if I get injured or die?"

"Why are you doing research and development if you're afraid of injury or death? And if you're fully prepared, there might not be problems, right?"

"Then what are you going to do to prepare?"

A group of blacksmiths quarreled over this, but during the debate, they were able to come up with some sound-sounding opinions, and gradually completed a feasible plan...