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Chapter 12 Recruitment

"There is an autumn chrysanthemum." The four ordinary words, like thunder, shocked Hou Dayong.

In modern society, Hou Dayong had a daughter at the age of 30. Hou Dayong was always in a hurry and had no time to manage the family affairs, but he was never careless about his daughter. He had to take time to play with his daughter no matter how busy he was. I remember that in the first few days of his daughter's birth, he lived in the family ward of the Maternal and Child Health Hospital. His wife had a caesarean section and could not move while lying. His mother-in-law took care of the mother and daughter during the day, and Hou Dayong was guarding him at night. His wife and daughter each slept in a bed, and Hou Dayong moved a small chair in the middle. It was winter at that time. Hou Dayong was worried that the quilt would cover his daughter's small face and had to catheterize his wife. He didn't close his eyes for five nights.

My daughter is healthy and lively. Hou Dayong likes to see her chubby daughter, and her little butt twists and turns. When Hou Dayong went to participate in the military exercise, her daughter was only two years old, and she was the most innocent and cute. Whenever she thought of her daughter’s childish moves, Hou Dayong’s heart shrank.

Now I suddenly heard the news of Qiu Ju getting pregnant, and the taste was churning in Hou Dayong's heart. Sometimes the face of his daughter flashed, sometimes the thought of Qiu Ju, and there was also a sense of time and space disorder. Qiu Ju's child was his own flesh and blood, but in terms of the year of birth, he could be called his ancestor.

Qiuju walked in, Hou Dayong just looked at her, without saying a word, and the corners of his eyes were slightly wet. Hou Dayong turned his head and pretended to look at other places, but in fact he was afraid that tears would flow out.

Hou Dayong held Qiuju's hand, held Qiuju's hand, and said, "When did it happen, why did you tell me now?"

Qiuju said: "I didn't know at first, but I just felt sleepy, wanted to vomit, and couldn't eat. I didn't come this month, so I decided to have it."

Hou Dayong said: "In the future, don't do heavy work, especially don't move heavy objects, you must know how to cherish yourself. I asked two maids to take care of you. Usually, Chunlan can accompany you and increase exercise appropriately. You are more responsive. You may not be able to eat in these three months, so don't be afraid. After three months, you will feel comfortable. You should have milk, eggs, and enough vegetables every day. If you want to eat, ask someone to buy them."

Hou Dayong tried hard to recall the situation when his wife was pregnant. The conditions in modern society were much better. He had to go to the hospital for regular check-ups every month and supplemented folic acid as required by the doctor. Hou Dayong wanted to tell Qiu Ju everything he knew, and said a lot, regardless of whether Qiu Ju could accept it.

Although Qiu Ju did not fully understand what Hou Dayong said, she was very happy to see Hou Dayong caring about him. When Qiu Ju just knew that she was pregnant, she didn't know what Hou Dayong's attitude was, and she was always nervous, and now she finally felt relieved.

After calming down, Hou Dayong asked Chunlan to go to the study to grind ink.

Chunlan said: "What are you doing when grinding ink? Do you need to write now?"

Hou Dayong said: "I am going to write down some precautions for pregnancy. You and Qiu Ju should remember these precautions carefully."

When his wife was pregnant, Hou Dayong read many books about pregnancy carefully. As his wife became pregnant and gave birth, Hou Dayong also became half an expert. Hou Dayong wanted to write down all the key points of the knowledge he remembered. Although this knowledge is simple, it is the crystallization of knowledge over the past thousand years, and it is of guiding significance to deal with Qiu Ju's pregnancy.

Although Chunlan didn't believe what to pay attention to when Hou Dayong could write, she saw that Hou Dayong was serious and didn't seem to be joking, so she went to the study to grind the ink and prepare the paper.

Hou Dayong sat next to the desk, recalling the scene when his wife was pregnant, and wrote down whatever she thought of, and wrote eight things one after another: First, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and lethargy, the countermeasure is to sleep more; Second, frequent urination, the countermeasure is not to drink water within 1-2 hours before going to bed, which can reduce the number of times of getting up at night, but do not hold back urine; Third, often feel hungry, the countermeasure is to eat less and more meals; Fourth, do not give much tonic, especially do not take tonics randomly; Fifth, eat more red amaranth, spinach, lettuce, asparagus, beans, animal liver and apples, citrus, etc.; Sixth, be careful when walking, go up and downstairs, be careful when entering and leaving the bathhouse, avoid falling, and do not take medicine too hot; Seventh, do not take medicine randomly; Eighth, keep your mood stable.

After Hou Dayong finished writing, he said, "I just want to go so much, and I will write it after I have thought about it." Chunlan gave Hou Dayong's writing to Qiu Ju. Qiu Ju was funny. What should a big man writes about pregnancy, what are these big men know? When he saw eight contents, his smile froze on his face and read it over and over again. Chunlan asked, "What did Alang write?" Qiu Ju told Chunlan one by one, but after the lecture, the two did not speak for a while.

The eight articles written by Hou Dayong were accidentally spread. A few years later, they became eight must-read for women in the Great Zhou Dynasty when they were pregnant. They were later included in famous medical books and were widely circulated in society. They were called the "Eight Articles of Hou Family", which Hou Dayong never expected.

After Qiu Ju was pregnant, Hou Dayong felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier. "The winner was the king and the loser. Various interest groups struggled very fiercely, and the means were extremely cruel. Guo Wei and Chai Rong's sons were all killed in the Later Han Dynasty, which made Guo Wei lose his direct descendants, so his adopted son Chai Rong was able to succeed the throne. If Zhao Kuangyin got the throne, what the result was still unknown." Every time Hou Dayong thought of these problems, he would sweat. On the way to Songshan Academy, Hou Dayong secretly swore: "You must not let the tragedy happen to me. You must do your best to protect your family and let them live happily and healthily."

The foundation project of Songshan Academy started quickly. Since it was an official requisition of houses, three private houses were quickly demolished. The owner of the house was crying in the house, but the official accidentally sent compensation. The compensation price was relatively reasonable, enough to rebuild the house in another place. The owner of the house did not think it was a compensation that was due, but felt that there was a fortune from the sky. The whole family decided to move quickly to prevent the official from remorse.

How to run a good academy has become a big problem facing Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong kept correcting his ideas, initially imagining that the academy would be built into the Whampoa Military Academy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it should be the birthplace of new technology research and application. However, such high requirements may not be achieved in terms of infrastructure, teachers and other soft and hard work materials. The training team of the Black Eagle Army was very effective and had some experience. After thinking about it, Hou Dayong finally decided to lower the level of the academy and copy the model of the training team first, take the training team as the backbone, and run two classes first to solve practical problems.

One is the junior class, which is mainly aimed at the 17 or 18-year-old peasant children and Zhengzhou army soldiers. They teach them to read and conduct military training. The school system is one year, and after graduation, they are fully admitted to the army and serve as low-level officers. The other is the senior class, which selects promising low-level officers from the Zhengzhou army to conduct advanced training to improve their culture, vision and military quality. Low-level officers must study in the academy before they can be promoted. This must be regarded as a hard standard for the Zhengzhou army. As for basic education, it can only rely on the previous model, and the academy cannot take into account both.

Hou Dayong personally drafted a list of recruitment: Zhengzhou newly established Songshan Academy to recruit talents. Anyone who understands astronomy, geography, history, military, martial arts and various craftsmen can come to the Zhengzhou Yamen for an interview. Anyone who enters Songshan Academy will be responsible for food and accommodation, and will have 50 stags of money per month.

Hou Dayong's recruitment list made Liang Shouheng and others stunned. Who are they recruiting?

The recruitment list has been posted in various places, and people have been constantly coming for generous treatment. Hou Dayong personally inspected the nine people who announced the list in a side room in the yamen, but was disappointed. The nine people were all corrupt scholars, copying the words of the saints like a parrot, and knew nothing about social history, political situation, military strategies, weather and geography, etc. Hou Dayong chose a slightly younger person as a literacy teacher in the junior class.

It was so difficult to recruit talents, which made Hou Dayong very puzzled. On the fifth day of the list of talents, Hou Dayong sent away another 17 people. In a disappointment, the soldier brought in a person who announced the list.

The person who posted the list seemed to be from the south. He was not tall, about 1.73 meters tall, dressed simply, his skin was slightly dark, and his cheeks were thin, but he was energetic. After entering the side room, he bowed to Hou Dayong.

Hou Dayong said, "Sir, please sit down and have tea." After the visitor sat down, he said, "Seeing the appearance of the sir, you must be from the south."

The person who posted the list replied: "My surname is Yang, my name is Huizhi, my courtesy name is Zhongyou, and I am from Pucheng, Jianzhou."

Hou Dayong asked, "Sir came from the south and traveled far away. You must have been knowledgeable. Which route did sir come from?"

"I set out from Jianzhou, first arrived in Hangzhou, then went to sea from Hangzhou, and recently arrived in Zhengzhou. When I saw the recruitment list, it was really strange that Songshan Academy did not teach the Four Books and Five Classics, did not invite Confucian teachers, but hired people from other schools. It was contrary to common sense. I wonder if I could recruit students."

When Hou Dayong heard that the route Yang Huizhi chose was consistent with the route of the caravan, he praised him for his good vision and asked, "Since that's the case, why did the sir come."

"I have been studying hard since I was a child and liked to travel thousands of miles the most. Although I can't say that I have a lot of knowledge, I have a little knowledge of Confucianism, astronomy, and geography."

"Sir, what a big tone!"

Yang Huizhi saw that Hou Dayong was tall and strong, and although he was peaceful in his speech, he had a killing spirit between his eyebrows and eyes. He must have been an officer who had passed the battle formation. His family was martial, and he had studied martial arts hard since he was a child, but he had never encountered any opponents since he became an adult. This time he came to Dazhou to participate in the imperial examination, but after he arrived in Zhengzhou, he used up all his money and saw that he was treated well on the recruitment list, and he was determined to show his skills in front of Hou Dayong to impress Hou Dayong and find this position to solve his urgent needs. So he said, "Are you an officer? If you are an officer, I am willing to ask for advice."

Hou Dayong already had a good impression of the person who posted the list. Seeing him suddenly challenged him, he must have been a little real and said, "I don't want to hurt the sir, how about I fight and kick?"

"Can."

The two came to the backyard and heard that the person who announced the list was going to compete with the defense envoy. Du Gang and others followed Hou Dayong's personal guards for a long time and surrounded them to the small yard behind the yamen. When the guards were fine, they often came here to practice. Du Gang knew that Hou Dayong's martial arts had been improving rapidly recently, and Wu Erlang was so scared that he was killed without the power to fight back.

The two of them set off to play, Hou Dayong attacked first, and a straight punch hit Yang Huizhi in the face. Seeing that Hou Dayong's punch was neat and neat, without any fancy moves, Yang Huizhi dodged aside and kicked Hou Dayong's ankle.

Hou Dayong liked this person very much and wanted to conquer him. He tried to catch him several times and then threw him down with the wrestling method. Yang Hui's body was flexible and did not let Hou Dayong succeed. The two of them fought for five or six rounds. Hou Dayong fisted and kicked, and Yang Huizhi made tricks, but for a moment, they were evenly matched.

Suddenly, Hou Dayong sold a flaw and exposed his chest. Yang Huiyi punched Hou Dayong's chest. Hou Dayong retreated slightly and removed the force of the fist. While Yang Huizhi's fist was exhausted, he grabbed Yang Huizhi's wrist and exerted force suddenly, throwing Yang Huizhi to the ground.
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