Bo Jue's disease is not an incurable disease.
His disease can be cured, but it is not easy to cure him.
Most of the medicinal materials used for treatment are extremely expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people.
Without Chen Wang's intervention, Bo Jue could only use cheap medicinal materials to prolong his life. However, in the end, his family's wealth was gradually exhausted due to medical treatment, and he died in poverty.
But now with Chen Wang's intervention, these things will naturally not happen.
Although Bo Jue has not completely recovered from his illness, his condition has improved a lot.
Chen Wang sent more than ten people to Wumen to invite Bo Jue, bringing a total of more than a thousand taels of silver. The people sent were all close confidants.
The person leading the team is Chen Guang, who was born in the Chen family of Guangning. Considering his seniority, he can call Chen Wang a cousin.
Chen Guang is young, only twenty years old.
He and Chen Wang are brothers with the same ancestor but different fathers. Chen Wang's father ranks third and Chen Guang's father ranks fourth.
The reason why Chen Wang let Chen Guang go to Bo Jue with a lot of money was because of this relationship.
Thousand taels of silver may seem small now, but in this day and age, many families' annual expenses are only a few dozen taels.
Jiubian's soldiers are not deducted for a year, and the money they pay for their lives is only eighteen taels a year.
It takes more than fifty years to save one thousand taels of silver without eating or drinking. How can we not make people excited.
Except for Chen Guang, the rest of the people were basically from the Chen and Hu families. Not only were their loyalty guaranteed, they were also good at fighting in battle.
After all, the threat is not only internal, but also more likely external. The journey from Wumen to Hanzhong Mansion is thousands of miles long and there is no guarantee that there will be no problems.
Chen Wang learned a lot from Cao Wenzhao, the most important of which was to plan before making a decision, so he considered everything comprehensively in many aspects and acted extremely cautiously.
Chen Guang brought a total of thousands of taels of silver, which was enough no matter what kind of medicinal materials he bought or what kind of famous doctors he hired.
After arriving at Wumen, Chen Guang quickly found Bo Jue.
The Wu family is not big, and Bo Jue is considered a celebrity.
At that time, Bo Jue's condition was already quite bad, and seeking medical consultation had little effect. Because of his illness, the family's already small financial resources were depleted, making them increasingly difficult to deal with.
Chen Guang first expressed his intention, and then directly presented Cheng Yi with one hundred taels.
The Bo family was almost at the end of its rope at that time, and the money sent by Chen Guang was undoubtedly a timely help.
At that time, Bo Jue agreed to the solicitation and expressed his willingness to move into Hanzhong Mansion with his wife and children.
However, it took a lot of time due to my illness, and I didn't come to Hanzhong Mansion until the beginning of this year.
Bo Jue was placed in a three-entry house in the southwest residential area of the city.
Tang Shiping originally wanted to send someone to summon Bo Jue to the official hall, but his move was finally stopped by Chen Wang.
"Mr. Bo is still recovering from his serious illness. There is no need to overwork him."
Nowadays, there are only a few technical talents available to Chen Wang. Qi Zhengsong and Jiang Wanshan, the two chief craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau, can be counted as two, and then there is no one left.
Bo Jue can forge cannons, make telescopes, and make waterwheels, muskets, mines, crossbows and other equipment. He is extremely proficient in civil and military equipment and is a rare all-round talent.
If something goes wrong, there will be no replacement.
The scientific and technological talents in the late Ming Dynasty were basically either candidates or Jinshi, and it was impossible for them to join Chen Wang's shogunate.
The most famous one is Xu Guangqi, who was a Jinshi during the Wanli period and was promoted to Minister of Rites and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion.
There was no one in the entire Ming Dynasty who could serve as his staff.
Song Yingxing is not a Jinshi, but he is also a scholar. He is currently serving as a promotion official in Tingzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. He is an officer under the Provincial Observation Envoy and is in charge of the prisons of the prefecture. His status is not low.
During the Song and Ming dynasties, the status of military officers was extremely low.
How could a civil servant serve as an aide to a military attache?
Chen Wang knew where Song Yingxing was, but the reason why he didn't send anyone to recruit Song Yingxing was because he knew that recruiting was simply impossible.
Bo Jue was not a scholar, but a scholar, and he did not have any official status.
His status was much worse than that of Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing, and he happened to be in trouble. This was why Chen Wang sent people to recruit him.
Chen Wang came out of Qianhu Official Hall and quickly arrived in front of Bo Jue's mansion.
There were several soldiers on duty standing outside Bo Jue's mansion. These soldiers were naturally to protect Bo Jue's safety.
There were soldiers from three banners protecting Bo Jue. The three banners were on duty for twelve hours, day and night.
Chen Wang had stayed in Suocheng for a long time, and he was in charge of the training, so most of the soldiers recognized Chen Wang.
When the soldiers on duty saw Chen Wang arriving, they quickly bowed and saluted.
Chen Wang did not rush in, but asked someone to pass on the news first, and then waited for a while before entering the mansion.
The courtyard is quite spacious and clean and tidy. There are several small trees, some flowers and grass, and a stone table is placed under one of the trees.
Chen Wang did not bring a group of personal guards in, but asked Tang Shiping, Wang Yuankang and Chen Guang to follow them.
One of the two main rooms behind the courtyard is the nave, which is where guests receive guests.
There are several wooden chairs and square tables placed in the central hall. The tables and chairs are cleaned quite cleanly, and the inner room is also neat and bright.
When Chen Wang walked into the central hall and was still looking at the surrounding furnishings, he heard a slight sound of footsteps coming from inside.
Chen Wang turned his head and looked inside. A man in his thirties, with clear eyebrows and a slightly pale face had already appeared in his field of vision.
"The Commander-in-Chief came to my humble residence, but I was unable to greet him in time. I hope you can forgive me."
Chen Wang's mind moved slightly, knowing that this person should be Bo Jue.
Bo Jue's beard and clothes are very neatly groomed. He wears a black gauze Tang scarf on his head, a light blue Taoist robe with a collar, a black silk ribbon around his waist, and cloud shoes and silk stockings.
He walked over, his steps a bit frivolous and difficult, and there was a book boy wearing a hat and a blue straight jacket beside him to help him.
"Mr. Pu is in poor health, no need to be polite."
Chen Wang returned the gift, he never cared about these false gifts.
"Wumen is thousands of miles away from Hanzhong. Mr. Pu's willingness to come all the way to do his best for the country makes me extremely grateful."
Chen Wang paid attention to Bo Jue, and Bo Jue also looked at Chen Wang.
He already had a rough understanding of Chen Wangyuan.
He has made great achievements in battle at a young age and is now the leader of a town. He must be very energetic.
But the meeting now was a bit beyond Bo Jue's expectation.
Chen Wang has a measured manner, gentle speech, handsome face, and majestic appearance.
Completely different from the military attachés he had seen under Zhang Guowei's tent.
He is not like a military officer fighting in battle on the battlefield, but more like a civil servant who lives in the government office and holds the power of life and death.
It's just the sharpness and sharpness shown from time to time in his eyes that remind people of his status as a military commander.
"The Commander-in-Chief offered me a huge sum of money to save the students from fire and water. Even if they were thousands of miles away, the students would still follow my wishes."
Bo Jue bowed respectfully and said sincerely.
He originally forged artillery and repaired troops for Zhang Guowei, but he did not receive much attention from Zhang Guowei at all.
When rewards were given for merit after the war, most of the things promised were not fulfilled.
Disheartened, he bid farewell to Zhang Guowei and returned to Wumen's home.
Not long after, he contracted a disease, which was difficult to treat for a long time. The family's money was spent like water, and he had no way to ask for help. Zhang Guowei did not extend any help to him...
Just when he was about to completely despair and made up his mind to commit suicide and not want to drag down his family anymore, someone knocked on his door.
Bo Jue didn't know how his name came to be known to Chen Wang, and his casting of cannons for Zhang Guowei was not widely publicized.
Chen Wang was thousands of miles away, but he sent someone to pay him a lot of money to save him from the fire and water, avoiding the end of his family being destroyed.
Walking all the way from Wumen to Hanzhong, we were strictly protected by a group of soldiers along the way and there was no danger at all.
After arriving at Suocheng, he immediately got a ready-made mansion. Everyone respected him, and there were even soldiers of the Three Banners who directly obeyed his command.
This kind of treatment is enough to show that Chen Wang attaches great importance to him.
"The Commander-in-Chief is so courteous that it really frightens the students."
To be honest, Bo Jue felt that he was not worth the thousand taels of silver, nor did he deserve such high treatment.
"Mr. Pu, don't belittle yourself."
Chen Wang saw Bo Jue's thoughts and said immediately.
"Nowadays, there is turmoil in all directions. There are captives in the north and bandits in the south. The country's affairs are difficult."
"Mr. Pu can cast guns and cannons at first, and make waterwheels and build dams at second. All of these things are in short supply in our army now."
Chen Wang looked solemn and sighed softly.
"The Ministry of Industry is seriously corrupt, and most of the firearms and equipment provided by the military in various places are useless."
"The blunderbuss is shoddily made and has a very high explosion rate. There are not even a hundred armor leaves inside the armor. It cannot protect it from being stabbed by knives and spears, let alone the blunderbuss."
"Mr. Pu once made cannons in Anqing and should know the inside story."
Bo Jue's expression was dark. He originally made cannons for Zhang Guowei, so naturally all the craftsmen in the workshop were under his control.
Those craftsmen did not have enough to eat, and many of their lives were unsustainable.
Officials at both the upper and lower levels were corrupt, the rules and regulations in the workshop were often nothing more than a piece of paper, and the equipment produced was rarely useful.
In order to be able to create suitable equipment, he even subsidized a lot of money himself, but in the end he was not compensated at all.
"Wars are becoming more and more frequent in various places. The firearms in the Beilu army are getting sharper and sharper, and the number of rogue bandits is large. But now there are only a few squatting tiger cannons and Franco machines in my army."
"The northern pirates are wearing heavy armor and their shield vehicles are very strong. Our army's Crouching Tiger Cannon and Franchise are unable to penetrate them. There are so many rogue pirates that our current firepower is simply not enough to stop their onslaught."
"The purpose of inviting Mr. Pu here this time is precisely to forge guns and cannons and innovate weapons!"
(End of chapter)
