Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da in disbelief, unable to believe Xu Da's words.
Can the lives of those wounded soldiers be saved by simply applying that kind of medicinal powder? How can this be?
In ancient cold weapon warfare, only a very small number of soldiers actually died on the battlefield.
The largest number of casualties among soldiers is often the death rate of wounded soldiers after a war.
During the Ming Dynasty, this phenomenon was even more serious.
Zhu Yuanzhang started his career in battle, and Xu Da was a famous general. The two of them naturally loved the soldiers very much, and they could be said to love soldiers as much as their own children.
However, the two of them are good at fighting, but they are not very proficient in medical care.
If Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were allowed to make plans and think about how to fight and defeat the enemy, I'm afraid no one in the world could be a match for these two people.
But in terms of wounded soldiers, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were dumbfounded.
They can only find ways to add doctors to the army, hoping to rely on these doctors to treat wounded soldiers and reduce casualties.
Unfortunately, Chinese doctors are good at internal medicine, and surgical injuries are really not what China is good at.
For wounded soldiers, the most important method of treatment for Ming Dynasty doctors was to take herbal medicine to help the wounded soldiers recuperate.
But the biggest hazard faced by wounded soldiers is actually wound infection, which involves bacteriology.
This is completely the blind spot of the Ming Dynasty doctors. Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also in this era, except Li Jin, I am afraid no one will know what bacteria are?
The Ming Dynasty doctor's explanation of the bacteria was that evil poison entered the body, causing the body temperature of the wounded soldiers to rise.
If it cannot be expelled from the body, the injured soldier may not be able to survive the next day.
Although they can use medicinal materials to help wounded soldiers resist these evil poisons, the effect is very little.
Often, once a wounded soldier develops a fever, it means death.
Over time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da could only let this kind of thing go.
After all, this kind of thing is not their specialty. Even the doctors are helpless because of the so-called specialization in the art. All they can do is try their best to treat these wounded soldiers.
As the saying goes, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in heaven.
The fate of these wounded soldiers ultimately fell on themselves.
If you can survive the fever and finally lower your body temperature, you will be rich and have a hard life.
If they really can't bear it, Zhu Yuanzhang and the two have no choice.
This has basically become an iron law in the military. Zhu Yuanzhang has long been indifferent to it after marching and fighting for so many years.
However, now Xu Da actually told himself that this so-called iron law was broken by a small bottle of medicinal powder.
"Xu Da, is everything you said true? Impossible, how could this be true?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited that he was a little incoherent. He wanted to get a positive answer, but he kept denying it.
I am afraid that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
"It's true, Li Jin told me personally."
Xu Da nodded and said:
"I couldn't believe it before, but all the doctors and soldiers in this wounded camp said so."
"This is really unbelievable."
"Your Majesty, if this is really the case, the deaths of soldiers in our army can be minimized."
"From now on, our Ming Dynasty's army will become the most powerful army in the world."
In the era of cold weapons, even a small amount of trauma may cause wound infection and eventually lead to the death of the wounded soldier.
If it is true as Xu Da said, then as long as the soldiers of the Ming army are not particularly seriously injured, they can be saved.
The importance of this to an army is self-evident.
In the future, the survival rate of soldiers in the Ming army will greatly increase, and the proportion of veterans in an army can often determine the combat effectiveness of the army.
If this magical medicine is popularized to the entire Ming army, whether it is the frontier army or the central army, it will determine that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army will make a qualitative leap in the future.
"Li Jin? Where is he now? Let him come and see us quickly!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to see Li Jin and wanted to confirm the authenticity of this matter from Li Jin.
"He was in this field hospital just now."
When Xu Da visited the wounded soldiers just now, he also met Li Jin, and it was Li Jin who explained the functions of the magic medicine to him.
Zhu Yuanzhang directly asked someone to call Li Jin to him.
When Li Jin was found by Zhu Yuanzhang, he was wearing a white coat, patrolling the field hospital, and treating wounded soldiers.
"Old Huang, why did you call me here again?"
Li Jin was in a very bad mood. After all, the navy he had finally built had suffered heavy losses.
Most of the three thousand Yiwu soldiers recruited were killed in the battle, which made Li Jin feel heartbroken.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Jin, he was not polite and asked directly:
"Li Jin, let me ask you, do you really have a magic medicine to treat wounded soldiers? A magic medicine that can guarantee the absolute survival of wounded soldiers?"
Li Jin looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with a retarded expression and said:
"What are you thinking? Even if Hua Tuo were alive, it would be impossible to come up with this kind of medicine."
"You can say such things, have you lost your mind?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned red instantly, but he stared at Xu Da with angry eyes.
After all, Xu Da had sworn to him just now that this thing was said by Li Jin himself, and it was indeed miraculous.
Xu Da was kicked a bit by Zhu Yuanzhang and said quickly:
"Li Jin, didn't you tell me just now that your medicinal powder can kill any germs and allow wounded soldiers to survive the dangerous period safely without fever?"
When Li Jin heard this, he suddenly realized and said:
"I did say that, but I never said that I could guarantee that the injured soldiers would definitely survive."
"If the wounded soldier is too seriously injured, he will still die, and it will be difficult for gods to save him."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about the nonsense Li Jin said later, but after hearing the first half of the sentence, he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
He took a step forward suddenly, grabbed Li Jin's shoulders, and confirmed:
"Li Jin, are you telling the truth?"
"Did you know that if a wounded soldier does not develop a high fever after being injured on the battlefield, then the possibility of his survival is almost certain."
Of course Li Jin knew that if a wounded soldier had a fever after being injured, the greatest chance was that he was infected.
In this era, if you are infected with germs and there is no timely treatment, you can only rely on your strong physical fitness and use your immunity to kill these germs.
Of course, if your own immunity is no match for these germs, the result is death.
However, the Ming army's treatment methods were too crude. There was no alcohol disinfection, and there was no antibiotics. Even the cotton cloth used to wrap the wound might have been replaced by the previous injured person.
This also leads to the fact that the wounds of wounded soldiers will only become more infected. If you only fight against these germs on your own, the results of most wounded soldiers will not be very good.
"Of course it's all true. Otherwise, why do you think these wounded soldiers look so good?"
Li Jin pointed to the wounded soldiers coming and going from the field hospital in the distance and said:
"These wounded soldiers who have been treated will be able to go to the battlefield to fight against Japanese pirates in less than two months."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said excitedly:
"Tell us, how did you do it?"
"It's a long story. It's hard for me to explain it to you because you don't even understand basic things like viruses, bacteria, and antibiotics. Even if I did, it would be in vain."
Li Jin rolled his eyes and was too lazy to explain to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After all, even the people of later generations may have only half-understandings of these things. Trying to let Zhu Yuanzhang understand the principles is tantamount to wishful thinking.
Zhu Yuanzhang paused and his face suddenly darkened. Lan Yu next to him saw that something was wrong and said hurriedly:
"Then tell us, can your medicine be popularized in Ming Dynasty?"
"Our Ming Dynasty is fighting everywhere. If this thing can be popularized, how many lives of soldiers can be saved in the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang's attention was immediately attracted by this sentence. After all, this sentence is the most critical.
Otherwise, no matter how good this kind of thing is, it can only be produced in small batches, and it will not be able to meet the huge demand of Ming Dynasty.
Li Jin shook his head and said:
"Although that kind of medicinal powder is amazingly effective, it will be very difficult to produce it on a large scale."
"Because the materials here are so precious, it is simply impossible to spread them throughout the Ming Dynasty."
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was immediately disappointed. After all, if it could only be used on a small scale, it would be destined to become a special item for the powerful in the future.
There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the Ming Dynasty's frontier. If it was really so precious, they wouldn't be able to use it at all.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly lost interest.
Unexpectedly, Li Jin suddenly changed the subject and said:
"But if the military really needs it, I'm not helpless."
