Back in early November, Shen Jingdan took the Thor and returned to Beihai Town. Before the ship 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 tremble. Must smile.
Two young men who looked like scholars came to Shen Jingdan. They looked at the lively scene in front of them and were shocked. They did not expect that there was such a seaport in the far north; and the sea here was not cold in winter. freeze.
"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. They both came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine in Jiangnan. This time, they came because of Shen Jingdan A visit a month ago.
Shen Jingdan's first wife is from Jiangning, also surnamed Wu, and is cousin to the Wu Xianhou family. More than a month ago, in order to open up the cigarette sales in Jiangning, Shen Jingdan made a special trip to visit the Wu Xianhou family. He thought that if there were three famous doctors in Jiangnan, With one recommendation, the sales of cigarettes will surely 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 many years of treatment experience and constantly adjusted the prescription, and finally he was cured. He cured Mrs. Sazai's stomach cancer and 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", just because you were uncomfortable. Wu Xianhou's father became angry when he heard this, and he made excuses after a few words of conversation. I left for something.
When Shen Jingdan saw it, he thought he was going to be bad. He should leave immediately. He is his wife's mother-in-law after all. He should stay and wait for dinner. He didn't know how Wu Xianhou's father would criticize him. So he had nothing to say to him. Wu Xianhou was chatting and accidentally mentioned the ultrasound test he saw in Beihai Town. However, Shen Jingdan did not dare to mention Beihai Town and only said 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 Shen Jingdan was bragging. How could there be such a magic weapon in the world that could be rubbed on a person's stomach twice? You can know whether a boy or a girl is born, 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 tuberculosis patient overseas. After three doses of medicine, he was completely cured. This finally aroused Wu Xianhou's interest. You must know that before antibiotics were invented, the ancients were Patients who are unable to deal with tuberculosis bacteria and who come 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 eat "human blood steamed buns". The consequences are natural. Just like "Hua Xiaoshuan", there is only one way to die.
When it comes to other diseases, Wu Xianhou may only hear about them. But when it comes to lung diseases, 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 knew a little about traditional Chinese medicine, he didn't understand the methods in Beihai Town. So he recalled that he had to use an instrument to take an image of the lungs first. After the doctor confirms the diagnosis through images, he can prescribe the right medicine. As for the medicine used, it seems to be called "mycin".
Although Wu Xianhou himself had not yet left the profession and could not consult a doctor, he had read a lot of medical records and prescriptions. He sarcastically said at that time: "I have never heard that moldy things can cure tuberculosis. Cousin-in-law, you only heard this through hearsay. Bar."
Shen Jingdan looked a little ugly when he heard this and said, "Cheng'an, if you don't believe me, just go abroad with me next month to see it. It won't be 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 experience it. If he was willing to teach him medical skills. , then he would study under his disciple for a few years. After listening to Shen Jingdan’s explanation, Wu Xianhou’s father was also moved. But as the end of the year approached, he couldn’t get away, otherwise he would have to follow him to experience 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 did not expect it He was actually able to recruit so many people, and he also had the two doctors he longed for most.
He originally wanted Hong Tao and Liu Siting to come forward to greet him, but Doctor Hong had to have an operation today and was unable to escape. Zhao Xin couldn't let Father Macarius come forward, so he had to come forward himself.
The first people to get off the boat were Wu Siyu and Chen Yin'er. This guy carefully helped the woman he liked off the boat and left directly 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 also Just ignore it for now.
The next people to disembark were Shen Jingdan, the Wu brothers, and Guisheng. Although the Wu brothers found that the men on the shore didn't have braids, they didn't take it seriously. After all, they were overseas. But when Zhao Xin spoke fluent Beijing Mandarin , but the Wu brothers were shocked, thinking that he was a down-and-out Manchu uncle.
However, Guisheng was very happy when he saw Zhao Xin, a familiar face, and called him "Dr. Zhao" when he came up. Zhao Xin greeted him with a smile, wondering why this kid was here too? He looked at When Shen Jingdan asked, the other party indicated that they would talk later.
Shen Jingdan and Lao Huang both had a wooden house in Beihai Town, which was 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, they were taken by Chen Qingsong's men to register, then cleaned and disinfected, changed clothes, and arranged accommodation. These people temporarily lived in tents in the isolation area while waiting for work assignments Then there will be housing.
Although Shen Jingdan did not bring many people this time, it still made Zhao Xin and Chen Qingsong very happy. Immigration from the country finally had a beginning.
After Shen Jingdan settled the Wu brothers, he couldn't wait to see Oginoto with Shen Xuan. For Shen Jingdan now, 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 who served it was the Qinghe girl who was good at cooking as mentioned by Chen Qingsong. Although there are not as many types of ingredients in Beihai Town as there are in Yangzhou, there are all kinds of game. There is quite a lot of meat 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 were female doctors in Beihai Town, otherwise the Wu brothers would have thought that Liu Siting was here to accompany them. After toasting each other, Wu Xianhou couldn't wait to mention The topic of how to treat tuberculosis was discussed.
There was no scene where Chinese and Western medicine doctors met and had a pleasant conversation. Hong Tao and Liu Siting knew nothing about the theory of Chinese medicine, and the Wu brothers had never heard of Western medicine. So after chatting for a while, the two sides just talked about it to death. However, Dr. Hong was still very Welcome the Wu brothers to visit the hospital tomorrow.
After the meal, everyone dispersed. Zhao Xin was about to send the guests back to their residence. As he was about to leave, Shen Jingdan stopped him and said he had something to discuss.
Zhao Xinxin said that he was not telling her about Shen Xuan's lifelong event, right? So he didn't involve Liu Sheng, but it turned out that it was not 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. However, after experiencing so many things in the past year, he was 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 E 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 took note of it at that time. I invited him to Xiao Qinhuai that night and just made a casual inquiry and found out. In mid-October, when the emperor was listening to the government at the imperial court, 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 while he was talking. 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 Wan Liang."
Zhao Xin sucked in a breath of air and asked, "The Jiang family is really rich! Are they donating military expenses?"
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 in one go because of the imperial court's victory in Xiaojinchuan. This time it was for military expenses. The other one is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Emperor’s accession to 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 things, but I think there is no place in the world where I can gain more knowledge than Beihai Town. Mr. Zhao, this kid 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. How about this? Let Guisheng go to the military camp for training for a few months and follow me when he comes out. Become 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 still 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, so he said goodbye and left. When passing by Chen Qingsong's house, he found that the 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 surprised when he saw Zhao Xin and Chen Qingsong coming to him together. After the three of them sat down, Zhao Xin told the two of them what Shen Jingdan said. The three of them thought for a long time and first focused on one issue. First, if what Shen Jingdan said is true, how many people from the Qing army will 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, the final 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 surround them in groups of 20,000 to 30,000 people, with the current strength of Beihai Town, it would really be We are stretched thin. As the saying goes, if there are tens of thousands of people, the sky will be 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 5,000 people! Otherwise we simply cannot 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 attract more people. 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 '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 will fight 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, we will not be able to withstand our little wealth."
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 out, and everything else can be easily discussed. In this way, we will send someone to bring that Li Dagang back from the island tomorrow."
Liu Shengdao: "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 as well.
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 management of military supplies and logistics, they are currently obtained from Zhao Xin. He requires that all ammunition consumption and receipts must be tabulated, accurate to the amount used and received by each soldier, before they can be issued, and only five are issued at a time.
daily dosage.
The purpose of this was to control ammunition and troop mobilization. It was also Zhao Xin's way of preventing someone else from becoming ambitious and causing something unspeakable to happen.
Early the next morning, as soon as Wang Yuanfang woke up, he heard Liu Sheng calling him on 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 hurry up, and besides
He was also asked to send a squad to search Lenji Island, bring back the "Ouchi master", and send him to Katayama for custody.
Monk Zhang Er was confused and Wang Yuanfang had no choice but to inform that the morning exercise would be led by each company commander. He also called Jiuzang and asked him to send a squad to prepare for the mission, and ordered that someone would be sent over soon. After doing this, he
Call Ding Guofeng, Zhao Liang and Wu Siyu to cross the river for a meeting.
Wu Siyu stayed in the military camp that night. He gave up his residence in the town to Chen Yin'er. He originally thought of taking his girlfriend to meet Tang Xiao and the others today so that they could take care of each other. But when the order came, he had no choice but to
Let me first say sorry to you.
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. Counting Zhao Xin himself, eight big smoking guns filled Zhao Xin's office with smoke, which made him choke and couldn't stay still. After a while, the smoke dispersed through the windows.
Then close it again, over and over again.
The final decision of the meeting was: 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 headquarters, 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; fifthly, in order to completely solve the problem of Ezo Territory and avoid another moth when dealing with the Manchus, a battalion will be dispatched after the Spring Festival to completely expel Matsumae Clan and occupy Matsumae
Sixth, order the three reconnaissance teams led by Serdan to bring enough supplies and equipment to immediately launch investigations into Hunchun and Fuldan City.