The group came to the kang room and after hearing the whole story, they stared at it in a daze, unable to recover. It was really unbelievable.

Jiang Baichuan went forward and touched it. It was warm to the touch. You could imagine how comfortable it would be to sleep on it. You wouldn't have to worry about freezing to death after not waking up.

"Does this really only require a little firewood?"

"Doctor Mo, there's firewood burning down here. Wouldn't it be too hot for someone sleeping up there? What if they get steamed?"

Jiang Sheng burst out laughing: "Haha, no, I have considered what the Marshal is worried about. Boil water in the hottest place here."

"If you sleep in the back, the heat will spread through the mud. That way, when it's hottest, with a thin blanket of hay between you, you won't get burned at all."

"Marshal, why don't we promote it in the military camp first? Once we're sure there are no problems, we can send people to the countryside to teach the people how to build kangs..."

Jiang Baichuan thought about it and nodded: "I agree, but you have to hurry up. January is the coldest month and the time when most people freeze to death. We have to get out of the kang before then."

"It's winter now and we have some free time, so there's no rush for training. Everyone, cooperate with Doctor Mo and make every effort to collect materials and build the kang. The sooner the better."

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, Marshal!"

Jiang Baichuan walked forward, his expression more kind and gentle than ever before!

He reached out and patted Jiang Sheng, his voice much softer: "Doctor Mo, I heard that you are an orphan. I wonder if you are willing to accept me as your godfather, so that you can have a family in the future."

The old generals were shocked when they heard this and looked at him in disbelief. He was starting to poach people right away.

As expected of a marshal, he is an old fox!

Jiang Sheng's body froze, and he looked at him strangely. "Uh, Marshal, please don't be ridiculous. How can an orphan like me recognize you as my godfather?"

After saying that, he looked at Jiang Ling with a pleading look, "Help, Dad, is he crazy?"

How can someone be turned from a biological son into a godson?

Seeing this, Jiang Baichuan said dejectedly, "Hey, you don't want to, right? I think you are very suitable for me, and I thought it would be great if I could adopt you as my godson."

"You look about the same age as my youngest son. If you two spend more time together, maybe that rebellious son will change his ways and stop causing trouble all the time..."

The more Jiang Sheng listened, the gloomier his heart became. He unconsciously clenched his fists and said, "In the Marshal's heart, is the youngest son really that bad?"

Jiang Baichuan didn't notice anything unusual and snorted, "He's not bad, he's just a playboy who doesn't do his job all day long."

When Jiang Ling behind him heard this, he also felt that his father had gone too far. San'er must be very upset to hear this. Wouldn't there be a gap between father and son in the future?

He quickly reached out and pulled him: "Master, it's getting late. You should go back first. I will arrange for people to start as soon as possible."

"Okay, then ask Doctor Mo, if you're willing..."

Jiang Sheng refused out loud, his eyes firm: "I'm sorry, Marshal, I don't want to. I hope you won't mention it again in the future."

Jiang Ling's eyes darkened when he heard this. Well, if his father knew San'er's identity in the future, he would regret it. He couldn't let him continue to hurt the relationship between father and son.

After everyone left, Jiang Ling took a step forward and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start.

Dad was indeed too harsh on San'er, and he didn't know how to defend himself.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Jiang Sheng pulled the corner of his mouth and took a deep breath, calming the depression in his heart: "Young General, there is no need to say more. I know everything you want to say."

"I'm used to it. It's always been like this. It was fine when I was Mo Xiaotong. Only when I was him would the marshal not be prejudiced against me."

"Being willing, truly listening to me and accepting my advice, that's... enough!"

Jiang Ling knew that his father had really hurt San'er's heart, and sighed: "Dad was wrong in this matter, San'er, you are not wrong. Just do things according to your heart in the future."

"San'er is so capable, I will definitely regret it in the future. Do you know how many people this kang can save and how much damage it can avert?"

Jiang Sheng rubbed his sore nose and smiled: "Well, I know, Major General, let's get started as soon as possible. It will be better to deal with it earlier than the reunion year."

"Okay, I'll get someone over right away."

In less than half a month, the entire military camp had kangs, and people no longer had to worry about freezing to death at night. They could sleep soundly in warm beds until dawn.

Seeing this, Jiang Ling mobilized his troops and divided them into hundreds of small teams. He posted notices in various towns and cities, offering to teach the villagers how to make kangs free of charge, but they had to find the materials themselves.

They worked until the end of December, and kangs covered most of southern Xinjiang, even in dilapidated temples. Beggars who had nowhere to stay now had a warm home.

The memorial requesting imperial decree for reward soon arrived at the palace and was presented to Emperor Gan. After reading the memorial, the emperor was very pleased.

He couldn't help but pat the table, his eyes burning as he said, "Great, what a talented person! I didn't expect a doctor to not only have superb medical skills, but also be able to sit on the kang."

"A person with such a sharp mind should be by my side and serve me. He should be loyal to me, don't you think?"

The old eunuch murmured flatteringly: "Yes, this is a blessing for Da Gan, and even more so for Your Majesty. It's just that this reward..."

Emperor Gan looked pleased: "Of course, this matter must be announced to the world. Mo Aiqing deserves to be recorded in history. The people should remember his kindness, and even more so, remember my kindness."

"For such meritorious service to the country and its people, I bestow upon you the title of Dingguo, implying your commitment to stabilizing the nation. From now on, Mo Aiqing will be General Dingguo."

"The imperial edict should be sent to Southern Xinjiang as soon as possible. The army will return to the capital after the New Year. Send someone to escort General Mo. No accidents must happen on the way."

Jinzhong nodded repeatedly and said softly, "Your Majesty, General Huo, would you like to explain something?"

Emperor Gan agreed. The Huo family and the Jiang family are sworn enemies. Now that Mo Aiqing is in the Jiang family’s military camp, it would be terrible if he was accidentally injured.

"Well, send a secret letter to General Huo, instructing him to take good care of Mo Aiqing. If anything goes wrong, I will not let him off lightly."

"Yes, I obey your command."

Countless towns received the news that day and posted notices immediately.

The news quickly spread back to the southern border military camp. When Jiang Sheng heard about it, he was still a little confused.

I don't understand what's wrong with the emperor. He has made contributions, but he is far from being worthy of being promoted to general. At that time, he was only General Dingguo, which is only slightly lower than his father's status and rank.

After seeing the notice, the people of southern Xinjiang found their best food, spontaneously came to the outside of the military camp, piled the food on the ground, knelt on the ground and shouted.

"Thank you, General Dingguo, for your kindness. I've had a better winter this year, and my family won't freeze to death."

He kowtowed, put his things down and left.

Every day, there were civilians outside the military camp, coming and going one after another, but of course, no one saw General Dingguo.

Jiang Ling was afraid that there might be assassins among the people, so he never allowed Jiang Sheng to come out.

The people in the barracks were also very happy to see this and joked, "In all my life, this is the first time I have seen a doctor who is so popular with the people and so sincerely grateful to them."