Chapter 70 Before the War (2)
But bad news came one after another. First, the Gaoguang Shipping Company under the Wei Escort Bureau was seized, and all its more than 20 two-masted ships were sealed and requisitioned by the government. This was not only a matter of losing ships, but also Gaoguang Shipping Company operates the Lingao-Guangzhou regular route, which is the mode of transportation chosen by many small traders who come to Gao to purchase goods. It is also the main transportation route between Lingao, Qiongshan and the Pearl River Delta region. [No pop-up novel website]
Then came the news that Tang Yunwen intercepted civilian ships near Qianhu Station in Haikou and prevented them from entering the Qiongzhou Strait. Subsequently, there was a ban on all ships sailing to Lingao. Not only were the channels for importing materials from the Pearl River Delta region blocked, but also the coking coal transportation from Jiazi Coal Mine was completely interrupted.
"Fortunately, it's just coking coal that has lost its source." Wu De knew that coking coal was not an urgently needed material—iron ore was not there yet—but that chemical and power coal were the main focus. The latter was shipped from Vietnam and Leizhou. Tang Yunwen's order to blockade the Qiongzhou Strait was half-completed - his ships and manpower were only enough to block the east entrance of the strait, but he could not control the west entrance, let alone the things inside the strait. Willing to take care of it.
The navy said that it would be easy to break Tang Yunwen's naval blockade - it would be a piece of cake to immediately take over the lair of Baisha Water Village. As long as He Ming gives the order, the fleet will immediately set off. He Ming thought twice and felt that it might not be appropriate to show the huge power of the Crossing Group at sea. If the Ming army was frightened and simply refused to come, wouldn't it be in vain? In the end, he decided not to break Tang Yunwen's maritime blockade for the time being. After the Guangzhou Station and Gaoguang Shipping Company were seized one after another, trade with the Pearl River Delta region became stagnant. Many merchants temporarily stopped planning to buy and sell goods in Lingao. Waiting and watching. The amount of trade has also dropped significantly, and this transportation line will temporarily become less important.
When Shi Niaoren returned to the office, he was exhausted - Lao Shizi's military training for all employees was simply killing him. Shi Niaoren's physical strength is actually very good, but the health department has been too busy recently. He has not slept for six hours for several days.
The health department is short of manpower, and even there are not enough indigenous nurses. Some people have gone to Sanya. The remaining people must not only be responsible for basic health care, but also step up the training of indigenous medical staff. At that time, Niao Ren was too busy to move, and yesterday Ma Qianzhu asked him to come up with a medical guarantee implementation plan for the counter-encirclement and suppression campaign.
He has already formulated this plan, and has constantly revised it according to his own changing conditions. Now he talked about specific implementation measures. Including the military's health care organization, establishing field dressing and evacuation systems and opening field hospitals.
He plans to divide the health care work into two stages. The first section is under the responsibility of the army health workers, and now it has been initially guaranteed to the level of one person per company. The militiamen and army laborers mobilized do not yet have health workers.
"Hunter shifts are still being organized, and we will have them all available in another month."
Health workers are responsible for the basic hygiene and health care work of the army on weekdays. During combat, they direct the militia stretcher bearers accompanying the army to take care of the wounded. The wounded are first debrided and bandaged in the front-line dressing room, and are classified according to their critical condition. Treat and evacuate according to different situations.
Because the overall personnel of the health department is limited and the transportation force is weak, the three-pole evacuation method is not used. The field hospital is directly deployed at the location of the field army headquarters. The wounded who had been bandaged were placed on stretchers or walked to the field hospital for further treatment.
"Of course, we have to evacuate them to Lingao in the end - after all, Lingao has complete facilities and it is easy to assemble medicines. Our Ministry of Health plans to open a hospital in Ma Niao as a military hospital." Shi Niao Ren He said, "The scale is 300 beds. In addition to treatment, it is also used for rehabilitation." He added, "There are not enough medical staff."
"There are too few beds." Ma Qianxu commented.
Three hundred beds are not enough? Shi Niaoren was a little surprised. According to his estimate, the casualties of the Army were at most one to two hundred, and the preparation of 300 beds was already taking into account the future expansion of the army.
"Let's put it this way, the focus of health work in this battle is how to treat soldiers who surrendered from the Ming Dynasty." Ma Qianzhu said, "Save as many people as possible. Do you understand? They worked so hard to get to Hainan Island by boat, and we beat them If you are injured, as long as it is not hopeless, try to revive it. It doesn't matter even if you are disabled, you can still work if you are missing arms or legs - we are short of people."
Shi Niaoren suddenly realized that there were not enough beds. However, he did not think about the treatment of the prisoners. He thought for a while and asked:
"I really can't estimate this. What is the combat effectiveness of the Ming army? Will they collapse at the first touch or will they fight to the end with us? There is a big difference here. It is difficult to estimate how many wounded people will be treated."
"According to He Ming's estimate, we can probably capture more than 12,000 prisoners in the end. There shouldn't be too many wounded, and there are always more than 1,000 people with minor or serious injuries. We mainly use firearms, and it is estimated that the seriously injured people will be alive. If it doesn’t work, you should mainly consider the number with minor injuries.”
"Okay, then I'll go back and come up with a special treatment plan for the wounded prisoners."
"You have to discuss this matter with Yang He. He is planning a prisoner of war camp and preparing to take in prisoners. Even if there are not too many wounded, the purification and health care of so many prisoners will be a big deal. Everything must be prepared for a rainy day. good."
Niao Ren just nodded. Of course, he didn't have time to discuss the matter with Yang He. He left this matter to He Ping, the office manager of the Ministry of Health. "Where is the prisoner of war camp?"
"Also over Ma Niao." Ma Qianxu said, "Ma Niao Peninsula is now our forward base. He Ming moved all the headquarters there."
It seems that we need to send people to Ma Niao as soon as possible. Shi Niao Ren thought, not only to deal with the prisoner of war camp and field hospital, but also because thousands of people have gathered there one after another, and the laborers and militiamen recruited from the county are still there. It keeps going there. Thousands of people are eating and drinking in such a place, and the weather is hot. It is a critical moment for epidemic prevention.
Several sets of water purification equipment must be installed, otherwise tens of thousands of horses and horses will gather in Maqiao without clean drinking water, and epidemic enteritis or even cholera will break out soon. Shi Niaoren thought that since Ma Dugong said that Ma Niao would be a base, he might as well install a large fixed water purification equipment.
He also thought that the medical training class would only graduate in two months. He wondered if they would be able to catch up with this battle? Regardless of whether they can catch up or not, Shi Niaoren decided to bring all trainee doctors and nurse students to Ma Niao when the time came, and adopted a policy of replacing learning with actual combat.
All the traditional Chinese medicine doctors in Lingao have been gathered together, and a few can be selected to serve in Ma Niao.
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Shi Niaoren was a little sleepy at first, but he became more energetic after overthinking things. He thought about it again and again and decided to simply ask He Ping not to come back and leave all the Ma Niao matters to him. Responsible for all health coordination work for this operation. Although he does not have any medical skills, he is familiar with the situation and work procedures of the Ministry of Health, so it will be more convenient for him to coordinate the work.
While thinking about this matter, Zhao Yanmei came to discuss the production increase plan of the pharmaceutical factory.
In terms of medicines, the Ministry of Health's inventory is quite sufficient. Since the coal chemical plant was put into operation, a stable supply of crude sulfonamides has gradually formed. Pharmaceutical factories use crude sulfonamide as raw material to further purify and process it into oral preparations and anti-inflammatory powder for external use. The local manufacturing of kasugamycin and oxytetracycline has begun to take shape, which has initially ensured the supply of the most important antibiotics.
Because of the war, Zhao Yanmei decided to transfer a considerable part of the factory's production capacity to the manufacturing of medical equipment and emergency medicines. Surgical first-aid supplies such as cotton wool, gauze, tourniquets, bandages, and splints will be in high demand. Reserves of alcohol, disinfectants and saline must also be increased.
"Although these things are easy to make, they consume a lot of money. If there is no certain reserve, there will be a gap." Zhao Yanmei said, "At least we must prepare according to the standard of treating 3,000 people from both sides, as well as first aid kits for the expanded troops - It’s also a big number.”
"How many troops are there now? How much is left in stock?"
"The number of first-aid kits in the Army's inventory is about 10,000. We have less than 1,000 in stock." Zhao Yanmei said, "Actually, some of the first-aid kits were manufactured in the early days and were substandard. It has taken a long time, so it is best to recycle them." Dispose of it.”
This is too little. Shi Niaoren has never been a soldier, but he is still good at mathematics: this is equivalent to one person in the Army Army being able to spread two.
"He Ming told me that first aid kits are very expensive to use. We need to wait until the war is over to deal with scrapping and recycling. I will notify the Army and ask them to prioritize the use of new products. Save the old ones for emergencies. .”
"Okay." Zhao Yanmei nodded, "My documents for adjusting production capacity and applying for raw materials-"
"You can figure out how to arrange production. You don't have to go through me for everything." As he said that, he signed the documents sent by Zhao Yanmei - she also applied for many supplies and raw materials controlled by the Planning Institute.
Zhao Yanmei was very happy to have the full power of the minister. She originally had a lot of ideas about the production of pharmaceutical factories, and with his support, she felt that she would be more energetic in doing so.
"One more thing, this is the latest version of the hygienist's medicine kit." She put the medicine kit she brought with her on the table. "Do you have anything else to add? If there is no problem, I will help you batch produce the finished product. ”
Shi Niaoren opened the medical box with reinforced four corners - this is a box used by hygienists. It is lightweight, so it is no longer made of wood, but made of multi-layered old cowhide or horse and donkey skin. The inside is divided very scientifically. , various objects are divided into categories. Wooden stethoscopes, simple surgical instruments, sterilizing medicines, first aid medicines, antibiotics and dressings. All of them are manufactured by the Ministry of Health Pharmaceutical Factory. No wonder Zhao Yanmei looked proud when she showed it to him.
Compared to two years ago, the first batch of medical kits for nurses contained almost no medicines except alcohol, stethoscopes, dressings and several indigenous Chinese patent medicines. And now even painkillers and antibiotics are available.
"With this, the hygienist will be a miracle doctor in this time and space." Shi Niaoren half joked and half sighed.
"There is just a lack of syringes - if you have a syringe, you will be fine."
"It's coming soon. Although needle rolling is a technical job, it is not high-tech. We will definitely be able to produce it after the war is over." Shi Niaoren checked the medicines inside one by one and thought that some more medicines for common diseases need to be added.
"It is better to prepare more proprietary Chinese medicines such as Zhuge Xingjun Powder with proven efficacy. Health workers can't just think about the war. Soldiers also have headaches and fever on weekdays."
After talking about things, Zhao Yanmei was about to leave when Shi Niao Ren stopped her and said, "I have to borrow your husband for a few days for a business trip."
Zhao Yanmei became nervous: "Do you want him to go to the mainland?"
"Of course not. I want him to be the representative of the Ministry of Health to inspect Ma Niao's base."
"Then just send him. We are not newlyweds. We have to be together every day." Zhao Yanmei said with a smile. After saying goodbye, she immediately rode the battery car back to the pharmaceutical factory - there was still a lot of things waiting for her in the factory.
The pharmaceutical factory trial-produced a batch of new drugs for the war, and she used up all the opium purchased from Macau. She used the opium to make cough drops, analgesics and astringents for diarrhea. Very popular with all parties. For the purpose of fighting this time, she refined most of the remaining opium into salt/acid/morphine and made it into injections. Oral painkillers were also made from opium for the convenience of hygienists who did not have syringes.
But she is very worried about making morphine, which is much more addictive than the coca leaves and opiates currently used by the Ministry of Health, and this drug will be scattered into the health workers' medicine cabinets - Zhao Yanmei was quite doubtful whether these hastily trained health workers could realize the horror of this drug.
She has been in this time and space for a long time, and has learned that the lack of medical treatment and medicine in this time and space is astonishing. Although there is a Runshitang pharmacy in the county and there are several herbalists in the county, most people have no medical treatment or medicine after they get sick. , formed a situation of worshiping witch doctors. Any figure such as witch doctor is a kind of elixir to cure all diseases. Therefore, drugs with quick effects such as opium and morphine are easily abused as panaceas.
Zhao Yanmei really felt unsure whether the health workers could realize the potential harm of the drugs in their hands.
The factory was very lively. In order to expand production, not only the number of regular workers was increased, but also many women were mobilized from villages and communes as temporary labor force. Under the newly built mat shed, cotton is being degreased by boiling caustic soda in pots. The smell was very strong, so the female workers wore masks and kept taking out the boiled cotton, rinsing it in clean water, and then drying it.
The degreased and sun-dried cotton and rolls of gauze taken from the textile factory are then brought to the sterilization workshop for sterilization and packaging. There are also some bandaging materials that do not need to be disinfected. They can be washed and rinsed with soapy water in the mat shed and then left to dry directly in the yard. Bandages and triangles were everywhere on the shelves, fluttering in the sunlight.
When the female workers saw her coming in, they all stopped respectfully. Not long after they arrived at the factory, they were surprised that a young daughter-in-law like Zhao Yanmei was actually in charge of such a large pharmaceutical company that could produce many "miracle medicines". When they saw her riding a robotic mule and rushing straight towards them, the female workers were even more stretched out. With a long neck, it’s like looking into a peep show.
Zhao Yanmei has turned a blind eye to such onlookers. She smelled the pungent smell in the yard and frowned. The dressing workshop needs to be expanded. Open-air production is unhygienic and polluting.
She asked a technician who was in charge of production at the scene. The technician said that there were no technical problems in production but that the raw materials were intermittent. In particular, the supply of cotton is tight. If production continues at this rate, absorbent cotton will be discontinued.
"Didn't the Planning Institute approve the cotton quota?" Zhao Yanmei was puzzled.
The mechanic shook his head. Zhao Yanmei thought that the technicians were only responsible for production and had no idea about the allocation of materials. She hurried back to her office
There are several new medicines placed on her desk, all of which have been recently trial-produced, including belladonna injection for first aid, and a newly developed ginseng injection, which is said to help the wounded's body recover and regenerate. It has excellent effects, but it's a pity that pharmaceutical factories don't have much ginseng reserves. The ginseng was borrowed from Runshitang. Liu San's traditional Chinese medicine factory also provides several new Chinese patent medicines, which are all medicines for stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis. In particular, there is a kind of medicine for golden sores, which is said to be copied from ancient books. Liu San himself does not know if it is really so magical. , but a batch was still produced and ready for trial on the battlefield.
Zhao Yanmei didn't have time to take a closer look, so Guan Guang called her secretary over and asked about the situation of material allocation. After asking, I found out that the cotton quota allocated by the Planning Institute was not only used to make absorbent cotton, but also to make gauze. Gauze, triangle tape, bandage. These items are commissioned from textile mills.
"Minister Mo said: Textile factories must have cotton quotas to produce these orders, otherwise they will have no cotton to use."
"Is cotton supply so tight?" Zhao Yanmei was a little surprised. Although Chuanchuan Group does not grow cotton itself, there are not too many sporadic cotton plantings on the island. Cotton is the main product exported by Li District, and most of the cotton cloth of Chuanchuan Group is imported, so it does not require much cotton. Textile mills mainly use cotton spinning to make various needle cotton fabrics, and the demand for cotton itself is not very large.
"There are also not enough chemical disinfectants," the secretary reported.
"Okay, you first make a list of the gap materials that affect production and give it to me, and I will solve them one by one." Zhao Yanmei thought that the new oxytetracycline fermentation tank in the workshop had not been checked yet, so she quickly went to the workshop to check it out. Mycelial growth status under oxytetracycline.
When Zhao Yanmei was extremely busy, He Ping accepted the task of inspecting Ma Niao. In addition to inspecting sanitation, he was also responsible for opening a hospital in Ma Niao.
Shi Niaoren gave him the title of "Plenipotentiary Representative of the Ministry of Health". He Ping spread his hands; "Of course it's good to let me take charge of this matter, but what about the doctor? I don't know the medical skills, let alone be a doctor." a! ~!
