Back in early November, Shen Jingdan returned to Beihai Town on the Thor. Before the ship even docked, Shen Jingdan, who was standing on the deck, saw his daughter Shen Xuan standing on the shore waving to him, and couldn't help but smile.
Two young men who looked like scholars came to Shen Jingdan and looked at the lively scene in front of them, feeling stunned. They didn't expect that there was such a seaport in the Far North, and the sea here didn't freeze in winter.
"Cheng'an, Chengping, this is Beihai Town." Shen Jingdan turned around and introduced the two of them.
"Cousin, is there really a cure for tuberculosis here?"
"Haha, you have asked me so many times along the way. I have seen them all with my own eyes. After you get off the boat, go to my place to have a rest. Tomorrow morning, I will personally take you to the hospital in Beihai Town."
Another young man said: "I want to see the artifact that can distinguish men and women."
Shen Jingdan smiled and said: "They are all there, they are all there."
These two young men, one is Wu Xianhou, 27 years old, from Jiangning, a scholar; the other is his cousin Wu Xianning, 29 years old. Both of them came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine in Jiangnan. This time I came because of Shen Jingdan’s visit a month ago.
Shen Jingdan's first wife is from Jiangning, also surnamed Wu, and is cousin to Wu Xianhou's family. More than a month ago, in order to open up the cigarette sales in Jiangning, Shen Jingdan made a special trip to visit Wu Xianhou's family. He thought that if he had the recommendation of one of the three famous doctors in Jiangnan, the sales of cigarettes would be better.
In the forty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign, the wife of Sa Zai, the governor of Liangjiang, suffered from gastric cancer. Sa Zai invited famous doctors from all over the country, and finally asked Wu Xianhou's father to treat her. Wu's father combined with many years of treatment experience and constantly adjusted the prescription, and finally cured Mrs. Sa Zai's stomach cancer, and she became famous ever since.
You said that you, a cigarette seller, went to the house of a doctor who specializes in treating cancer to sell cigarettes. It was like "a mouse sleeping on a cat's pillow" and you were just making yourself uncomfortable. Wu Xianhou's father became angry as soon as he heard this, and after a few words of conversation, he left on the pretext of having something to do.
When Shen Jingdan saw it, he felt bad. Leave now, you are my wife's natal family after all; stay and wait for dinner, I don't know how Wu Xianhou's father will scold him. So he had nothing to say and chatted with Wu Xianhou, and accidentally mentioned the ultrasound test he saw in Beihai Town. However, Shen Jingdan did not dare to mention Beihai Town, only saying that it was somewhere overseas.
The Wu family owns a large medical clinic in Jiangning. Although Wu Xianhou is young, he has heard about it since he was a child. When he heard it, he thought that Shen Jingdan was bragging. How could there be such a magical tool in the world? If you rub it twice on a person's belly, you can tell whether it is a boy or a girl, and you can even see it with your own eyes!
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Shen Jingdan said that he had once seen a consumptive patient overseas, and after three doses of medicine, he was completely cured. This finally aroused Wu Xianhou's interest. You must know that before the invention of antibiotics, the ancients could not deal with tuberculosis bacteria. Patients from well-off families just rely on eating more good food and taking long-term recuperation to prolong their lives as much as possible; while the vast majority of people can only find ways to find "human blood steamed buns" to eat. The consequences are naturally the same as those of "Hua Xiaoshuan", who can only wait for death.
When it comes to other diseases, Wu Xianhou may only hear about them. But when it came to lung disease, especially tuberculosis, Wu Xianhou was immediately shocked. You must know that his father visited famous doctors all over the world and studied for decades because of his grandmother's lung disease (lung cancer).
Wu Xianhou quickly asked Shen Jingdan what kind of medicine could be so miraculous. Although Shen Jingdan has some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, he doesn't understand the methods used in Beihai Town. So I recalled that I had to use an instrument to take an image of the lungs first. After the doctor confirmed the diagnosis through the image, he could prescribe the right medicine. As for the medicine used, it seems to be called "mycin".
Although Wu Xianhou himself has not yet left the profession and cannot consult doctors, he has read a lot of medical records and prescriptions. He sarcastically said at that time: "I've never heard that moldy things can cure tuberculosis. Cousin-in-law, you must have heard this through hearsay."
Shen Jingdan looked a little ugly when he heard this and said, Chengan, if you don't believe it, just go abroad with me next month to see it. It doesn't take long, you can come back in a month or two.
Unexpectedly, these words were heard by Wu Xianhou's father who was outside the door. He opened the door and came to ask. After a detailed discussion, Wu Xianhou also became interested and wanted to go overseas with his cousin-in-law to see him. If someone is willing to teach you medical skills, then you can study under him for a few years. Wu Xianhou's father was also moved after hearing Shen Jingdan's explanation. It's just that the end of the year is approaching and I can't get away, otherwise I would have to go and see it.
He was also astonished when he heard that Shen Jingdan's Japanese concubine was also expecting a baby in that overseas place, and that she had already found out through medical examination that it was a son.
Now not only Wu Xianhou will follow, but also his cousin Wu Xianning, who came after hearing the news, will also follow him to learn more. The reason is that Wu Xianning is a gynecologist.
Zhao Xin, who had already heard the news from the radio station on the Thor, had been arranging accommodation for the new arrivals with Chen Qingsong. It was undoubtedly a surprise that Shen Jingdan brought more than a hundred people this time. Zhao Xin didn't expect that he could recruit so many people, and there were also two doctors he longed for most.
He originally wanted Hong Tao and Liu Siting to come out to greet him, but he didn't know that Dr. Hong had to have an operation today and he couldn't get away. Zhao Xin couldn't let Father Macarius come forward, so he had to come forward himself.
The first to disembark were Wu Siyu and Chen Yinger. This guy carefully helped the woman he liked off the boat and left without saying hello to Zhao Xin and others. Zhao Xin knew that he was afraid that Chen Yin'er would see him embarrassed, so he ignored it for the time being.
The next people to disembark were Shen Jingdan, the Wu brothers and Guisheng. Although the Wu brothers noticed that the men on the shore didn't have pigtails, they didn't take it seriously. After all, they were overseas. But when Zhao Xin spoke fluent Beijing Mandarin, the Wu brothers were shocked and thought he was a down-and-out Manchu uncle.
However, Guisheng was very happy when he saw the familiar face of Zhao Xin, and called "Dong Zhao" when he came up. Zhao Xin greeted him with a smile, wondering why this kid was here too? When he looked at Shen Jingdan, the other party indicated that they would talk later.
Shen Jingdan and Lao Huang both have a wooden house in Beihai Town, which is very close to each other. When Lao Huang didn't come, his house was occupied by the Wu brothers.
As for the craftsmen, cooks, farmers and refugee women who disembarked later, Chen Qingsong's men took them to register first, then clean and disinfect, change clothes, and arrange accommodation. These people will temporarily live in tents in the isolation area until they are assigned jobs before they can have housing.
Although Shen Jingdan brought not many people this time, it still made Zhao Xin and Chen Qingsong very happy. Immigration from within the country finally has a beginning.
After Shen Jingdan settled the Wu brothers, he couldn't wait to see Oginoto with Shen Xuan. For Shen Jingdan, the world is not as big as the son in his concubine's belly.
The welcome banquet in the evening was eaten in a private room in the large cafeteria. The person in charge was the Qinghe girl who Chen Qingsong mentioned and was a good cook. Although Beihai Town does not have as many types of food ingredients as Yangzhou, it is still quite rich in various game and pork. Zhao Xin is a foodie himself. Although he is not very good at cooking, he has prepared a lot of various seasonings.
Dr. Hong and his wife, who had performed the operation, also came. Fortunately, Shen Jingdan had said before that there was a female doctor here in Beihai Town, otherwise the Wu brothers would have thought that Liu Siting was here to keep her company. After toasting each other, Wu Xianhou couldn't wait to bring up the topic of how to treat tuberculosis.
There is no scene of Chinese and Western medicine doctors meeting and talking happily. Hong Tao and Liu Siting knew nothing about Chinese medicine theory, and the Wu brothers had never heard of Western medicine. So after the chicken and the duck talked for a while, the two sides talked about the topic to death. However, Doctor Hong still very much welcomes the Wu brothers to visit the hospital tomorrow.
After eating, everyone dispersed. Zhao Xin was about to send the guest back to his residence. As he was about to leave, Shen Jingdan stopped him and said he had something to discuss.
Zhao Xinxin said she wasn't telling herself about Shen Xuan's lifelong events, was she? So I didn't involve Liu Sheng, but it turned out not to be the case.
"Master Zhao, the imperial court is going to use troops against you!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Xin's heart suddenly skipped a beat. But after experiencing so much in the past year, he is no longer the small boss he used to be.
Seeing that Zhao Xin had no reaction, Shen Jingdan said eagerly: "At the end of October, the imperial court issued a report saying that it would use troops against the Hubei people at the mouth of the Xila River. I heard this last month when I visited the master of the prefect of Yangzhou. Yes, I paid attention to it at that time. I invited him to Xiao Qinhuai that night, and I found out after just chatting with him. In mid-October, when the emperor was listening to the government, Lord Shuqing of the Ministry of War made a request and decided to send troops next year. Strategy. Mr. Zhao, you must make preparations early!"
Zhao Xin remained calm and said calmly: "Oh? Who is leading the troops?"
"I heard it was Master Aguia and Marshal Fu." Shen Jingdan was observing Zhao Xin's reaction as he spoke. However, he found that Zhao Xin looked very calm after hearing this, and he was quite impressed.
"Haha." Zhao Xin smiled lightly and said, "So it's these two."
"Master A and Marshal Fu are still in the northwest dealing with the aftermath of the rebellion. According to my estimation, even if we send out troops, we will have to wait until the beginning of next spring. A few days before my arrival, Liangjiang Governor's Yamen and Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy Sidu posted a notice asking the wealthy households in Yangzhou to donate. I heard that the Jiang family, the head of the eight major salt merchants, donated 1.5 million taels of silver this time. The Ma family who sold our yard also donated 80 Ten thousand taels.”
Zhao Xin took a breath of air and asked, "The Jiang family is really rich! Is this considered a military donation?"
Shen Jingdan explained: "He is the head of the eight general merchants. I heard that in the 38th year of Qianlong's reign, the Jiang family donated two million taels at once because of the imperial court's victory in Xiaojinchuan. This time it was for military expenses. The other one is the celebration of the emperor’s fiftieth year since he ascended the throne.”
Zhao Xin thought for a while and asked: "Boss Shen, why did you bring Guisheng here?"
Shen Jingdan smiled slightly when he heard this and said: "He has always wanted to go out with me to explore and experience, but I think there is no place in the world where I can gain more experience than Beihai Town. Mr. Zhao, this kid Guisheng is smart and smart. He just doesn’t read enough. I want him to stay here and serve the adults.”
Zhao Xin knew that Shen Jingdan was trying to get closer to him, so he said: "Boss Shen, there are no slaves here in Beihai. I can't set this precedent. Let's let Guisheng go to the military camp for training for a few months and follow me when he comes out." Be an orderly.”
Shen Jingdan was a little disappointed that he couldn't do it personally. Zhao Xin changed the topic and continued to ask: "Where did you find the more than 100 people you brought this time?"
Shen Jingdan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Most of them fled from Henan. These people were stopped when they arrived in Gaoyou County, and the government refused to let them go south. After I heard about it, I thought about what you told me before, sir. I went to look at people's affairs. I picked and picked out more than a hundred people. At first, I told them that they were going to Chongming to farm and open a weaving factory. Later, when they arrived at Flower and Bird Island, a few people wanted to make trouble. , after being taught a lesson by the sailors on the ship, you will be honest. I have all the red and white deeds of these people, and I will send them over tomorrow."
Zhao Xindao: "This is not urgent."
After that, the two chatted for a few more words, and Zhao Xin excused himself to let Shen Jingdan rest before saying goodbye and leaving. When passing by Chen Qingsong's house, he found that this man was still awake, so he asked him to go to Liu Sheng's residence with him. Wang Yuanfang and the others all live in the military camp on the east bank of the river. The ferries have stopped at the moment, so we can only talk about it tomorrow.
Liu Sheng is writing a ship maintenance plan. After the Thor returns to Hong Kong this time, it will not set off again until the spring of next year, so he and Deng Fei will take the apprentices aboard the ship for a major inspection in the past few days in order to survive this winter safely.
Liu Sheng was a little strange when he saw Zhao Xin and Chen Qingsong coming to him together. After the three of them sat down, Zhao Xin told them what Shen Jingdan said. The three of them thought for a long time, and first focused on one issue. If what Shen Jingdan said was true, how many people from the Qing army would come?
Regarding this issue, Zhao Xin first said: "As far as I know, taking the Battle of Jinchuan and Jinchuan as an example, it lasted for six years. From Zhang Guangsi, Neqin, to the last Fu Heng and Yue Zhongqi. In the end, the number of troops used was as high as ten More than 10,000. Judging from the scale of previous battles, the Qing government mobilized more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops almost every time. It was completely determined not to give up until the goal was achieved."
Liu Sheng and Chen Qingsong looked at each other and said to themselves that with the current strength of Beihai Town, let alone 100,000 people, if they were to be surrounded in groups of 20,000 to 30,000 people, with the current strength of Beihai Town, it would really be We are stretched thin. The so-called tens of thousands of people are overwhelming.
Chen Qingsong gritted his teeth and said: "Then expand the army. The army expansion must be completed this winter!"
Zhao Xin looked at Chen Qingsong and said: "The expansion of the army is certain. The key is how much we can expand it? We only have two thousand people now, and there are two companies stationed in Ezo."
Chen Qingsong said: "Our current total population is only 29,023, including the 124 people Shen Jingdan brought today."
Liu Sheng said: "Expand to five thousand people! Otherwise we will not be able to cope with such a large area."
Zhao Xindao: "There is no other way. We have to go to Sendai before the end of the year to bring more people over. This time we will exchange food with them."
Liu Sheng asked Zhao Xin: "Do you think the Manchu Qing will continue to fight us?"
Zhao Xin lit up a cigarette and took a long drag before saying: "That's what I'm worried about. Looking at Qianlong's so-called 'Top Ten Martial Arts', except for the Qing-Burma War, both sides couldn't fight in the end and didn't want to fight. .The rest are fighting to the death until the opponent surrenders."
Chen Qingsong sighed and said: "We are in a bit of a situation right now. If the army pounces on us, our little possessions will not be able to withstand it."
Zhao Xindao: "It's still the old method, tight on the outside and loose on the inside. We can't wait for the enemy to attack, we have to jump to the outside to fight."
Liu Sheng thought for a while and then said: "We have to hold a plenary meeting tomorrow."
Zhao Xindao: "There is no rush for the plenary meeting. There is still enough time. The military department will open first. Military matters have been thought about, and everything else will be easy to talk about. In this way, we will send someone to bring that Li Dagang back from the island tomorrow."
Liu Sheng said: "That big insider? Why are you looking for him?"
Zhao Xindao: "We have to know how the Qing army fights, right?" After saying that, he drafted a mobilization order. After he signed it, he asked Liu Sheng to sign it too.
The current military and political system in Beihai Town is that six people from the Security Department are responsible for daily training management and operations; however, the deployment of even one squad must have the joint signatures of Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng.
As for the logistics management of military supplies, they are currently taken from Zhao Xin. He required that all ammunition consumption and collection should be tabulated, accurate to the amount used and received by each soldier, before it could be issued, and only five days' worth would be issued at a time.
The purpose of this is to control ammunition and troop movements. It was also Zhao Xin who wanted to avoid something unspeakable happening to someone else if he had ambitions.
Early the next morning, as soon as Wang Yuanfang woke up, he heard Liu Sheng calling him from the phone. Hearing that it was an emergency meeting of the entire security department, Wang Yuanfang curiously asked what was going on. Liu Sheng said you guys should hurry up, and also asked him to send a squad to search Lengji Island to bring back the "Ouchi master" and send it to Katayama for custody.
Monk Zhang Er was confused and Wang Yuanfang had no choice but to inform that the morning exercises would be led by each company commander. He called Jiuzang again and asked him to send a squad to prepare for the mission, and ordered that someone would be sent over soon. After finishing this, he asked Ding Guofeng, Zhao Liang and Wu Siyu to cross the river for a meeting.
Wu Siyu stayed in the military camp that night, and he gave up his residence in the town to Chen Yin'er. I originally thought about taking my girlfriend to meet Tang Xiao and the others today so that they could take care of each other. As a result, when the order came, I had to say sorry first.
Zhao Xin couldn't take the Wu brothers to visit the hospital, so he had to ask Shen Jingdan to take the two of them to see Hong Tao and the others. If anything happened, we would discuss it later.
As a result, the meeting lasted all day and ended late at night. Including Zhao Xin himself, eight big smoking guns filled Zhao Xin's office with smoke, making him choke and unable to stay still. The window opens for a while to let out the smoke, then closes again, over and over again.
The meeting finally decided: first, to expand the front-line troops of Beihai Town to 5,000 people and train another 5,000 militiamen; second, to take advantage of the end of the year to transport 15,000 more refugees from Sendai Domain to make up for the lack of population; Third, establish a joint logistics command, headed by Zhao Xin and Chen Qingsong, to specifically solve the problems of food, clothing, housing, transportation, barracks construction, and weapons and equipment during the expansion of the army and training; fourth, train the Ainu people in Ezo. The initial plan is to train A company. Then this company will take over the defense of Pingyuan Town; fifth, in order to completely solve the problem of Ezo Territory and avoid another trouble when dealing with the Manchus, a battalion will be dispatched after the Spring Festival to completely expel Matsumae Clan and occupy Matsumae Castle; third Sixth, order the three reconnaissance teams led by Serdan to bring enough supplies and equipment to immediately launch investigations into Hunchun and Fuldan City.
(End of chapter)
