Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

"besides?"

Wang Dang just felt that Brother Jiang gave him surprises one after another.

“Well, it’s nothing new.”

As Jiang Han spoke, he took out a small jar of wine from the cabinet.

"Is this... wine?"

Looking at the wine jar in front of him, Wang Dang felt a little unconfident. The main reason was that Brother Jiang and the things around him had always been quite non-mainstream, and the existing experience could not be applied to them at all.

"Why do you feel so guilty? This is wine. However, it is different from ordinary wine."

I knew it! Wang Dangxin said that you, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are very bad, how could you possibly show me something normal.

Jiang Han twisted the outer seal of the wine jar and pulled it open. A strong smell of alcohol came out of the jar.

"Hmm?? Brother Jiang, the aroma of this wine is so strong?"

"This stuff is made by me through multiple distillations. It is refined based on the original liquor. It is a strong liquor with a rich aroma, but it is also very strong and can easily make people drunk. I call it alcohol."

"Alcohol, alcohol, the essence of alcohol... Wonderful, wonderful, Brother Jiang, are you selling this too? Can..."

"Stop being so pretentious. At present, with the lack of grain production, this thing can only be sold as a bonus to the rich and powerful when selling smokeless stoves. His sales strategy is only one way, to make money from the rich."

"That being said...Brother Jiang, our food supply cannot support us brewing so much wine."

The people don't even have enough food to eat, is it reasonable for you to use grain to make drinks? The more famine there is, the stricter the ban on alcohol is. This is because making wine requires a large amount of grain. It is very unwise to consume such an important survival material just for greed.

“This is not done simply to make money.”

Jiang Han sighed: "According to my current observations, too many people have died of famine in the Ming Dynasty. These people starved to death in the wilderness, and there was a lack of adequate treatment methods, resulting in the bodies being hastily piled up. Now that the weather is cold and everything is silent, it's still okay. If we wait until spring comes and the ice and snow melt, then it is very likely that a plague will breed."

When Wang Dang heard this, he shuddered on the spot. Plague, these are the two words that every official does not want to hear. As for the cause of the plague, in fact, by the Ming Dynasty, everyone had already done some research. Plague is bound to occur after or during a large-scale war, because a large-scale war will produce enough corpses at one time, and these corpses will not be handled well enough, causing these corpses to pile up and rot freely, and the plague will breed in this way.

It’s one thing to know, but it’s difficult to deal with. It all comes down to two words: no money.

In the medical system, most of the focus has been on how to treat and isolate after getting the plague, and rarely on how to take preventive measures. In the traditional Chinese medicine treatment system, herbs are the main source of medicinal materials. If you want to treat the plague, you have to face an extremely large demand for medicinal herbs. However, medicinal herbs do not fall from the sky. They also need a certain environment to grow, need to be cultivated, and need water. In the current weather, how can medicinal herbs grow? Grass can't even grow!

Scarcity makes things valuable. Rare herbs mean their prices are constantly rising. If you want to treat the plague, money will be spent like water. Most places simply cannot afford so much money, so they can only take out the sick and wait for them to die.

Plague is not a problem, but if you don’t have money when the plague comes, that’s a big problem.

Volume 114: Chapter Chapter : Come True

"Brother Jiang, do you mean that this thing is useful for the plague?"

Wang Dang had never heard that wine could cure plague.

"Yes, according to my research, the cause of the plague is the disease."

As for these ancient people, Jiang Han had no way of talking about bacteria, germs, and other nonsense. The main reason was that he didn't have a microscope, so he couldn't let these people see.

"Yes, all diseases are mainly caused by the existence of this disease qi. This thing cannot be seen by people. It likes dirty, dark, and filthy environments. In such an environment, the disease qi can be nourished and grow stronger."

Wang Dang: “…” Although I didn’t understand it, it felt like it was very powerful.

"Once these pathogenic gases enter the human body, they will cause the person to be infected with the plague. The channels for entering the human body are basically through water sources, or through the acupuncture points of one's relatives and friends, or through contact with the patient's belongings."

"So, according to my theory, as long as we take protective measures before the disease enters the human body, we can successfully prevent the spread of the plague."

Jiang Han simply gave the key points of his argument, which finally made Wang Dang react: "So that's how it is. Then, what should we do to protect ourselves from the disease? What does this have to do with the wine?"

"Good question!"

Jiang Han nodded with satisfaction. What a great supporting actor! Brother Xiao Wang is to me what Yu Qian is to Guo Degang.

"Since disease qi likes cold, damp, dirty and filthy environments, the way to prevent it is very simple. That is to take good hygiene measures, keep the streets clean, prevent people from drinking raw water, pay attention to personal hygiene, and take frequent baths. This can basically isolate most of the disease qi. On this basis, the alcohol in my hand comes into play."

"According to my research, alcohol can effectively eliminate pathogens that have not yet entered the human body. We only need to use alcohol to disinfect these items to ensure that the items will not carry pathogens to infect the human body. It is a very critical strategic resource."

So, alcohol can become a strategic resource? Could it be that Brother Jiang made it up just for the sake of drinking?

Wang Dang found it a little hard to believe, mainly because this argument was indeed somewhat unconventional and completely different from what Wang Dang had learned in his previous twenty years of study. When faced with new things, his subconscious mind was to doubt.

Is this thing reliable?

People tend to be more receptive to things from our ancestors, because their predecessors have demonstrated their reliability through personal experience. However, when faced with a new and unfamiliar theory or object, people always wonder, "Will this thing really work? Is it really as it says?"

Looking at Wang Dang's reaction, Jiang Han could only sigh in his heart. Sure enough, it was still too early.

"It's okay. For now, I still have one thing that I haven't designed yet. Once it's done, I'll show you what the disease is. We should have enough time for now."

"Also, there is a magical object that can see disease energy? But didn't you say, Brother Jiang, that disease energy cannot be seen?"

"It is indeed impossible to see, but what I mean is that you and I cannot see it with our naked eyes. You must know that the Buddha said that one flower is one world, one tree is one bodhi. There is a tiny world above the flowers that cannot be observed by the naked eye, but as long as we use external forces, we can see the scenery that we have never seen before."

"There is such a divine power?"

“No, it’s the power of science.”

"science?"

“You may understand it as the power of studying things.”

"Oh, now I understand a little bit. This is what the people in the Ministry of Industry have been researching."

People in the Ming Dynasty already had a lot of concepts about knowing through investigation of things. They just lacked sufficient theories to support them. However, without an adequate theoretical system, these people still managed to come up with the Red General Cannon, rockets, mines, various mechanical war weapons and large-scale production tools. All of them came from my thinking.

I think this thing can go up to the sky, I think this thing can shoot out.

There is a slight possibility that people in the Ming Dynasty had green skin.

"Don't worry, I'm not slow in making it. You should be able to see it after the New Year. I'll try to produce as much of this stuff as possible. It's also very effective in disinfecting external injuries..."

"Wait, wait, Brother Jiang..."

Wang Dang stopped Jiang Han from continuing to speak: "Why are you so anxious? Why do I feel that you are very urgent about this matter? Brother Jiang, do you know something?"

Facing Wang Dang's doubt, Jiang Han sighed, thinking that he had been too obvious. He couldn't help but be anxious because the first month of the year was just around the corner.

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the war broke out in the first month of the year, followed by drought, famine, plague, and a series of natural and man-made disasters, which would continue to happen over the next two years.

He couldn't help but be anxious. When the Qing army's iron hooves trampled across the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty, all they left behind were devastation and the spread of plague. He could ignore the Ming court, but he really couldn't be cruel enough to let these simple people fend for themselves.

They are so simple and hardworking. As a time traveler, if you don’t change anything, are you still worthy of being a time traveler?

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth. In fact, according to my prediction, the Tartars will soon move south."

I can’t talk about the plague directly, so I can only talk about what happened recently: the Qing army entered the pass.

"What! Brother Jiang, is this true?"

This is no trivial matter. Every time the Tartars entered the pass, the damage they caused to the people was almost devastating, and Wang Dang could not help but take it seriously.

"The weather this year is abnormal. Since the beginning of winter, there have been heavy snows for days. Even the southern part of the Yangtze River has been closed by the blizzard, let alone the north. With such low temperatures, the situation in Liaodong will only get worse. These people are struggling to survive, so their only choice is to go south to plunder."

"It's freezing cold today, and the frozen Yellow River will only become more solid. If you want to go south, the best time is now. If you wait a little longer, the Yellow River will thaw, and the cost of crossing the river will be much higher, and it will also lose its speed. So, based on the above, my guess is that the Tartars will soon go south and enter the pass, and this is not the most terrifying thing."

“Isn’t this it??”

"This weather is so abnormal, with such heavy snowfall in winter, the most likely scenario is that after winter ends, there will be a lack of precipitation throughout the spring and summer, which means drought."

"War and drought, what will happen when these two are mixed together? You should be able to foresee it, right?"

Listening to Jiang Han's words, Wang Dang felt as if an evil ghost had grabbed his ankle, and a chill ran up from the soles of his feet to his vest. How could he not know what would happen? Because the possibility was too terrifying, he didn't even want to believe it was true in his heart.

"This, Brother Jiang, this... is probably just a guess. It's unlikely to be true."

“I hope this is fake.”

Jiang Han sighed and said, he also hoped that this was fake.

"Master, Master!!!"

Suddenly, Yan Bo's voice came from outside the door, his tone urgent.

"I'm here, Uncle Yan, speak slowly, what happened?"

Wang Dang went out to greet him. He saw Yan Bo running all the way and was already out of breath. With Wang Dang’s support, he panted and said intermittently: "Hurry... hurry back to the government office... the news from above... the Tartars, the Tartars are heading south!"

"What!!"

Volume 115: Chapter Asking for Leave

I'm not feeling well today, and because it's Christmas, I need to take a good rest. I'll try again tomorrow.

For now, the first chapter of the initial stage is finished, and I am preparing to start the content of the next chapter. I need a day to think about it carefully, and I will resume updating from tomorrow. Two updates a day will definitely be stable, don't worry.

Volume 116: Chapter Chapter : System Update

Two surprised voices sounded almost at the same time.

Wang Dang was surprised and terrified, because a very scary thing was that Brother Jiang's prediction came true.

There is nothing wrong with prophecies coming true, but the problem is that when a person predicts something and it comes true, people will involuntarily start to believe his other words.

Just like after Huang Laoxian got the reputation of poisonous milk, every flag he set would make people wonder in their hearts, if he got it right once, then wouldn’t the rest of them get it right too?

But what are the rest of Jiang Han’s predictions?

The Qing army marched south, plague broke out, drought struck, and there were starving people everywhere. My goodness, if any one of these came true, it would be a tragedy. What if all of them came true?

Thinking of this possibility, Wang Dang just felt unwell.

The suffering brought to the people of the Ming Dynasty by the Qing army's southward advance alone was already unbearable. If several armies attacked together, Wang Dang couldn't imagine what kind of hell on earth the Ming Dynasty would become.

He felt like he was floating as he walked on the road.

Jiang Han naturally could not empathize with Wang Dang's thoughts, so what was he surprised about?

It was very simple. He discovered that his system had actually sent out a version update package.

For Jiang Han, the system has always been basically a card drawing simulator and a resource management library. Apart from being able to summon his wife, it is not of much help.

But he had to admit that this system was extremely good for his overall time-travel experience.

For example, maintenance and energy. The humanoid is not a super soldier in the biological sense. Strictly speaking, it is a mechanical creation. As a mechanical creation, it naturally requires energy drive and regular maintenance to ensure the smooth operation of the humanoid. After having the system, Jiang Han is no longer like in the original Girl's Frontline, who needs special maintenance facilities and energy replenishment devices to replenish energy and regularly maintain the humanoid. He only needs to spend a certain amount of resources and click the UI button in his mind to achieve his goal.

This useful system has been working silently all the time. Except for a little noise when it starts up, it remains completely silent all the time. But just now, it suddenly made a sound.

"It is detected that the current user has completed the prologue experience. The system will update the version. The new version will bring users a brand new experience. Please stay tuned."

To be honest, this sudden shout gave Jiang Han a shiver, but after that shiver, he was filled with more doubts.

What does the so-called prologue mean, and what does the new version update mean? Could it be that this system has been monitoring its progress in the Ming Dynasty in real time? Or does it have some other basis for judging the game experience?

Jiang Han had no idea about this. Apparently, he paid too little attention to his golden finger. This sudden update made him secretly alert. He decided to study the system that he had always ignored.

"The size of this update is 7.5G. No wireless network is currently detected. Do you want to use data?"

"?"

No, what patch is this? It's so big? Are you playing Genshin Impact from here? Is the main game of Girls Frontline 7G? Your system is not made by a drunkard, why are you talking nonsense?

Moreover, what is wireless network and what is data? Have I become the famous V?

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Han slowly pressed the confirmation button, because this update was just like other mobile game updates, it was a completely mandatory update, and if you didn't update, she wouldn't let you play.

Although he didn't know what form the consumed data traffic would take now, Jiang Han obviously couldn't do without the help of the system.

It's the same thing anyway, so just give it a try.

The moment he clicked the confirmation button, Jiang Han was horrified to find that this so-called mobile data was actually consuming his own universal resources: public reputation.

No, this thing can also be used for mobile data? Is it so outrageous?

Before Jiang Han could complain, he found that the data column marking his public reputation was dropping wildly by 100 units.

"Wow, your download speed is 10M. What's so fast? Did you install fiber optic cable here?"

At this point, Jiang Han had no choice but to complain and wait silently for the download to complete.

“This update is so big, and considering my luck, it must be full of good content, so I’m just looking forward to it.”

After comforting himself with the Ah Q spirit, Jiang Han shifted his attention and began to prepare to deal with another matter.

The Qing army marched south.

According to the knowledge in his mind, the Qing army's momentum of moving south in the 12th year of Chongzhen was quite strong. Due to the Ming Dynasty's misjudgment, the big city of Jinan was left without soldiers to defend. With only 500 defenders in Jinan, even the Qing army, which had always been poor at attacking the city, was confident that it could take it. And after that, there was brutal and bloody massacre and looting.

It has to be said that Dorgon's tactical level was quite high. After deliberately paralyzing the Ming people, his marching route stopped in Taiyuan for three days, waiting for the Ming army to completely set up the defense line in Dezhou. After the deployment was completed, he made a big circle and headed straight to Jinan, giving full play to the mobility advantage of the cavalry.