Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Hai Feng was glad that he had not lost the horse riding skills taught by Duo Bu. He followed the rhythm of the large team and arrived at the killing tiger's mouth as quickly as possible.

The city was not that big to begin with, so I grabbed a random person and found out where General Feiyanggu was.

Several of the best local doctors, as well as military doctors from Guihua City, were temporarily called in to diagnose his pulse.Haifeng was only good at gynecology. After asking, he also learned that the military doctor who was in charge of the hospital bed at the moment had been with Fei Yanggu for many years, so he decided not to interfere and asked the general's personal attendant to come and take a closer look. Cross-examine carefully.

"Is this the first time the General has acted like this?"

"Back to the Fourth Princess, no. The master doesn't like others to say he is sick, and has always been taboo about hiring a doctor. This man is still at home in Beijing. He is really worried, so he spent a lot of money to hire him. The master sees the uncle's filial piety. , raised in Guihua City. General Sun Sike, the governor of Gansu Province, is gone. I have been in pain for almost a month. I can't sleep at night and have to deal with military affairs during the day. This is the third time that a man who is almost 60 years old has fallen ill. "

"Have you fainted before?"

"That's not true. The first time was a year ago when I was riding a horse. I had a seizure and fell off. The master insisted that it had nothing to do with it, got on the horse and continued on my way; and about two months ago, in the middle of the night, he suddenly called me and said he had a headache. It’s amazing. I invited the doctor over overnight, and he was busy doing injections and medicine for three or four days.”

Haifeng wanted to ask why he didn't report the situation to the Ministry of War when his condition was so serious, but then he thought about it and swallowed the question back.

With the strong character of the old general, who would dare to write a book?

And looking at the slackness of the right guard, they wished that the old general would stay in this state so that they could fish and sneak out to enjoy themselves.

"What does the general like to eat? Go and prepare it. What if you wake up and need some food?"

The attendant was stunned for a moment, tasting the profound meaning of the fourth princess's words, and almost cried.

This is thinking of the worst possible situation!
"Your Highness, I have always loved eating meat. Unfortunately, in the past two years, I have lost a few of my teeth. I always get stuffy teeth after eating them. I don't dare to eat them. I always drink shredded pork porridge."

"This is easy. I will send someone to take you to Youwei. Bring an iron pot called 'cooked quickly' and make beef stew and sauced pork ribs for the general."

Na Qin Sui thought to himself, even if Guihua City is not as prosperous as Beijing, you can always find an iron pot.What kind of great thing does it have to go to the right guard to get?
But he didn't dare to ask, so he agreed and went.

Haifeng, Dobu, and Qibele took turns taking breaks and stayed at the temporary inn where General Feyangou stayed.

Late at night, when Qibele was on duty, Fei Yanggu finally woke up leisurely. Qibele quickly called for the fourth princess and the fourth prince-in-law to come over.

Haifeng saw that Qibele was very tired and Feiyanggu was in better spirits than she expected, so she asked him to go out and take a nap.

"It looks like nothing happened today. Sleep when you should, otherwise you won't be energetic at the critical moment."

"Hey, Fourth Sister, I'm going to go then. If something happens, ask someone to wake me up."

After Fei Yanggu woke up, although his headache was still severe, he didn't like to show weakness. He forced himself to sit up and wanted to greet Haifeng, but she forcibly stopped him.

"The general and I have been friends for a long time, why are we still seeing each other outside?"

"I'm not that weak yet."

"The general has not eaten properly all day and night. If everything is fine, just use some."

The personal attendant who had witnessed "quick cooking" stood beside him and couldn't wait to introduce it to Feiyanggu.

"Sir, this iron pot of Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess is like a god. It can make the meat as soft and glutinous as rice cakes!"

"It's unethical to do this in front of the princess and the prince-in-law. Go and make arrangements. I want to talk to Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess for a while."

After the escort left, Feiyanggu felt his temples begin to jump again, which made his scalp numb, but his eyes were so sore that he fell on the pillow involuntarily.

"I dare to ask, except for the princess and the consort, is there no one else here?"

"No. The doctors are preparing medicine. I thought that after the general woke up, he would tell me something and sent the others away."

Duobu leaned against the doorframe and didn't say a word from just now.When Feiyanggu asked, he walked out and closed the door.

Haifeng knew that he felt sad when he saw that his comrade whom he had shared life and death with in the past was now seriously ill and could not afford it, so he left Dobu alone.

Feiyanggu paused for a long time, getting over his headache, and then slowly said:

"I heard that Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess has good medical skills. I have a heartfelt request. Please don't tell me what symptoms I have and whether I will return to the west."

"Why is that?"

"Hey, people are going to die. Your Highness told me, but I have to think about these ties and be in panic all day long. It's enough for me to live comfortably every day. The boss of the family is quite up to date and does things well. My descendants He will take care of it."

Haifeng discussed with the military doctor for a long time and estimated that Fei Yanggu's illness should be cerebral hemorrhage.Otherwise, she would not be so pessimistic as to let her attendants prepare the last supper.

Although Feiyanggu has regained consciousness now, without modern medical methods, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to recover.

Since the patient asked for it, she decided to respect it.

"Okay, I understand. What does the general want to discuss with me?"

"It's a long story. Let's talk about the important things first. The emperor gave me a secret letter, which means that I should follow the instructions of the fourth princess to reclaim wasteland near Guihua City to supply military supplies."

"Yes. Khan Amma's intention is to build a new city closer to the Junggar tribe, imitating the Guihua City. For the location, I recommended Ulia Sutai. There are large poplar forests there, and the wood can be used Ditori, spend less. If there is another fight in the future, the garrison there can block it for a while."

"Since there are trees, there must be water and grass. As long as food, clothing, and firearms are kept up, and some bricks and stones are transported over, it will not be difficult to build a city."

"It's not difficult, but it's not easy either! If you want to build a city in Uliasutai, you must first build the city of Kulun. From Guihua City to there, the total distance is more than 3000 miles. The camels pulling the grain, If we don’t change the batch in Cullen City, we will die from exhaustion.”

Kulun, right in the middle of Guihua and Ulia Sutai.

In other words, Uliasutai was the geographical limit where the Qing army could stay for a long time.

Further away, it would be difficult to send supplies.

Thanks to nature for giving us such a place with water and trees at the western foot of Hangai Mountain.

For such an arduous infrastructure task, Kangxi gave her two choices.

One, figure it out yourself and do whatever you want, he doesn't care at all.However, there is no guarantee that money will be given when there is a shortage of funds.

Two, take your time.Whenever the imperial treasury has surplus, it will allocate some funds to her.When there is no money, work is stopped.

Haifeng chose the former.

Although it is difficult, it is beneficial.

That is, you can have complete decision-making power when it comes to policies.

His attendant brought over two large food boxes full of steaming stewed meat. Dobu asked him to go back and rest while he brought the food in.

Fei Yanggu's head didn't hurt so much when he smelled the meat.But when I saw that the meat inside was all in big chunks, I couldn't help but sigh.

"It's not a good thing to eat. With my teeth now, I can only drink some porridge."

"General, take a bite. I promise, they are all stewed."

In order to give the fourth princess some face, Fei Yanggu took a tentative taste. Unexpectedly, it melted in his mouth. He was so happy that he ate three large pieces of beef brisket in a row, which scared Haifeng.

"General, please slow down. It's good to have a few bites of the meat. It's better to eat more porridge."

"Oh, Your Highness, I haven't had this much fun in years, how can I hold back, let me eat it!"

Hai Feng kept watching and only let Fei Yanggu eat another small plate of short ribs, then asked Duobu to bring over some porridge.Fei Yanggu was still thinking about the meat dish just now, and couldn't help but want to inquire.

"Although I don't have much appetite, I have eaten at every banquet in the capital. In terms of taste, it may not be the best in the palace. But in terms of softness and texture, the dishes just now are among the best I have ever eaten in my life. Wait. What on earth is that iron pot called 'cooks quickly'?"

"It's a proper name. It's originally called the Digestive Pot. I learned cooking from French missionaries for Lian'er. Because the meat and vegetables cooked in the princess's house are not rotten enough, the children can't eat them. When I asked them if there was anything they could do, I said That’s what happened. The people in the mansion didn’t care what it was originally called, they nicknamed it ‘quickly cooked’. I had no choice but to call it after them.”

Actually, it’s a pressure cooker.

When Haifeng was in high school, he was self-aware and chose liberal arts. He said goodbye to physics, chemistry, and biology. After years of gradually forgetting about it, he basically gave it all back to the teacher.

Unexpectedly, after traveling back in time, Kangxi loved to learn Western knowledge. She was forced to reunite with science knowledge, and she often learned less when she needed it.

However, as someone with a basic foundation, she still progressed faster than her brothers, and even had room to learn some advanced knowledge.

The greater the vapor pressure in a sealed container, the higher the boiling point of water.

When the missionary from France talked about the digestive cooker, which had caused a small sensation in the Paris court, Haifeng immediately realized that in this era, there was already a pressure cooker.

Unfortunately, there is no rubber that can withstand high temperatures, and the sealing performance is not up to modern standards.Haifeng tried several natural glues, but they always melted. So he simply sealed them with cooked glutinous rice, and the effect was acceptable.

This little discovery, made to satisfy her daughter's greed, deeply touched Haifeng.

In the West, we now have pressure cookers.

They will also have shuttles, Jenny machines, and Watt steam engines in the future.
These test points in history textbooks will soon appear in the next 100 years.

It is now, the 39th year of Kangxi, 1700 AD.

New century, new era.

Opium War, 1840 AD.

The Industrial Revolution began around 1760.

If, just say, if
She advanced the industrial revolution by 60 years and changed the location.

Right here, right in Mongolia.

Here, she has the right to speak.

In this place, neither Confucianism nor feudalism can yet occupy a dominant position.

Can it be successful?
60 years should be just right, the rest of her life.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking?"

"Huh? Nothing."

Haifeng was so immersed that he didn't notice that Fei Yanggu had finished the porridge.

Dobu saw that his wife was worried and wanted to say goodbye with her so that Feiyanggu could lie down and rest, but Feiyanggu stopped her.

"Your Majesty, my consort and the princess, forgive me. I am a quick talker. Before you two came, I reported the matter about the right guard to me. I guess it was because I was in poor health, so they all turned against me one by one!"

"Speaking of which, I don't take this matter very seriously. Where in the world can there be so many great heroes who sacrifice themselves for the country. To be able to be a leader in the army, one must be a man with a head, a face and an identity in the Eight Banners. In The capital is used to living a good life, how can we not have fun when we come to this bitterly cold place? I am just curious about the one who went out to collect rent. Is he doing his own business? Or is he dealing with military property? "

"Forget it. Your Highness and your consort should know that ordinary sergeants may have enough money for military pay, but officers may not. That's all the money the imperial court gives every year, so I asked my staff to find ways to supplement it. They Just say, there is no war now, the wood in Daqingshan is cheap, and the soldiers are free labor, so we scraped together land here and there, and built dozens of yards in total in Youwei, Shahukou, and Guihua City."

"That is, the private property in the army will be distributed to the officers as a subsidy. As for whether it is to live in one's own home, or to let it go out for rent and for personal use?"

"Exactly. I heard that they were all released. The merchants who come here to do business are not allowed by the court to buy property here. Although there are inns for accommodation, there is no place to store the goods. The houses everywhere are not I’m worried that I can’t find anyone to rent it.”

"Okay, I understand. General, there is no need to apologize. I will handle the matter on my own."

Coming out of Fei Yanggu's "ward", Haifeng took the initiative to invite Duobu to ride out and enjoy the breeze.

"Let's go back. Seventh brother must get up. Why bother him. I want to watch the sunrise."

"Okay. Not bad, I remember, you like this."

In the light of the torches, Dobu was busy in the stable, tending the horses.Haifeng looked at his busy figure and somehow blurted out the truth.

"Dobu, I do like to watch the sunrise. But, I also like many other things. I like the jewelry you gave me even more. But at that time, we were short of money. I was afraid that you would spend too much money just to please me. Money, so I always say that I prefer watching the sunrise than receiving jewelry, and I always take you out to ride horses."

The two horses were ready, but Dobu didn't come out of the stable for a long time.

Haifeng was not discouraged or regretful.

She wanted to be closer to Dobu.

This is a difficult first step.

"Now that we have money, we can buy whatever we want. I sincerely prefer to watch the sunrise. In fact, as long as I can be with you, Enie and Lian'er, I will do anything. Be happy. Even if you just sit down and have a meal. Dobu, do you have a truth you want to tell me? The kind that you want to tell me but are embarrassed to tell me? "

"Have."

"what?"

"Thank you."

"Thanks for what?"

Coming from deep inside the stable, Dobu's voice became deeper and deeper.

"Eji, Abu, and grandfather, they are all gone. You gave me Lian'er. Me"

"Come out. I want to see your eyes when you say this."

It's almost dawn.

Light white mist sprayed out from the snout and mouth of the sleeping horse.The place where they stood felt both refreshing in the morning and inexplicably stuffy.

Dobu only pulled his own horse out and helped Haifeng up first.

"I want to be closer to you."

"Okay. Me too."

Haifeng squeezed her husband's hand, unable to control her emotions, and ended up crying anyway.

They all have strong but lonely souls.

Fortunately, we met each other.

Otherwise, you can only live your life alone in the midst of powerful gifts and curses.

"Dobu, I also want to say, thank you."

The inventor of the pressure cooker was French physicist Denis Papin, who invented it in 1681.