The sky was slightly bright, and Chang Yu, who had only slept for less than an hour, got up early to wash up. While eating breakfast, Jiang sent a stack of greeting cards. Most of them came yesterday to ask for a meeting, but some people were not received, and they came again early this morning.
Waiting.
Some of these people can be seen or not, some must be seen, but they cannot be seen together. Moreover, there is one special person who must be seen first, and that is Gao Shiming.
Chang Yu and Chunxiang left Beijing for more than a month, and Gao Shiming was ordered to temporarily take charge of the East Factory. Yesterday, he heard that Chang Yu had returned to Beijing and entered the palace, so he went with a group of bigwigs from the twenty-four yamen in the palace to wait for him to meet him after he met the emperor, but Chang Yu
Because Yu was busy with official duties, he left the palace directly and did not see his superiors. Gao Shiming came out of the palace early in the morning to ask for an audience.
As the most powerful eunuch in the palace, Gao Shiming also worked part-time as the admiral of the East Factory after the fall of Wei Zhongxian. He was considered the former leader, so Chang Yu had to meet him. Moreover, Gao Shiming had always understood the rules. During his time away from Beijing,
, know what to touch and what not to touch.
Gao Shiming was already in his twenties, and Chang Yu personally welcomed him to the lobby, served tea, and talked a few words. In fact, there was nothing substantial, just small talk. In fact, it was the rule of the officialdom. Saying hello to each other was considered acquaintance.
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The old eunuch knew that the young eunuch was busy with official duties and did not delay too much. He left after half a cup of tea. Chang Yu sent him to the yamen gate and saw a long queue in the alley.
When he was about to let his subordinates beat some people away, he saw a man riding a horse into the alley. The policeman from the yamen was about to stop him, but the man on the horse shouted: "Lord Governor..."
The voice was very familiar, it was a woman, a red lady, she was an old acquaintance and I had to meet her, and I had to let her jump in line.
The Red Lady was responsible for preparing the construction of a military hospital and an ordnance factory before Chang Yu left Beijing. Chang Yu used his connections to build a land for him in the western suburbs of the city and also allocated money.
If you have money, it's easy to do things. In addition, there are many refugees in the capital and there is no shortage of labor. In a short period of time, the military hospital and ordnance factory have been completed. In fact, they just surrounded a large yard and built some houses, and there was no need for decoration or anything.
The red lady told Chang Yu this with great energy: "All the wounded soldiers in the city have been transferred to the hospital in the western suburbs. The emperor also sent a decree to commend and send Wu Xiangzuowei to be on duty, but I heard that the court was talking about letting
It is against the law and the law for the emperor's personal guards to stand guard for the wounded soldiers. Although the emperor did not agree with it, he also transferred the Dongchang guards to be on duty..."
Chang Yu smiled. The Dongchang Guards were the 27th emperor's bodyguards who were specially approved by Emperor Chongzhen to set up four battalions of his men before he left the capital. Their strength was far less than that of the other guards, and they all followed him out of the capital to go south to suppress the bandits.
There are no manpower in Beijing. To put it bluntly, I just asked the people from Dongchang to allocate some manpower to take care of it. After all, at this time, the outside of the city is equivalent to the wilderness, and there are many refugees. Everyone knows that the military hospital has food and drink.
They will go and rob them, but they must be guarded by soldiers and horses.
"The firearms craftsmen from the Shenji Battalion have also moved to the arsenal in the western suburbs. According to what you said, the salary will be increased, the soldiers will be given additional research funds and bonuses..." The heroes among the matchmaker women are very interested in marching and fighting or dealing with such things.
She is methodical, and what she can accomplish today will definitely be done without any fuss, and there will be no pushing and shoving between officials in various departments. The most important thing is that she is very loyal to Chang Yu.
Military hospitals not only save lives and heal the wounded, but are also responsible for registering wounded soldiers, because disability benefits or pensions must be paid to wounded soldiers based on these registers.
In addition, doctors who are proficient in medical skills are widely recruited to treat soldiers. As long as they are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they can see soldiers, and the expenses for serving are free... To put it bluntly, Chang Yu just copied the medical insurance of later generations.
It's just that it only serves soldiers. As for the medical insurance of ordinary people, it will never be realized in a short time.
"Our family has been busy with official duties recently, and the military hospital has to do more with General Hong. If you need help, go directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs for help, and you should not come to the governor there." Chang Yu thought for a while and then said:
"As for the Ordnance Factory, we have found a suitable person to take charge of it, and we have also found some helpers for you."
"Could it be that the Governor has invited a famous doctor?" The red lady was delighted. She was originally a soldier and was not proficient in medical skills. The reason why she took charge of the military hospital was because she had too many female soldiers. She could not only serve as medical staff to take care of the wounded, but also arrange them.
The best place for female soldiers.
The matchmaker guessed correctly. Chang Yu really had a famous doctor. The most important thing is that this person was the earliest infectious disease expert in China, Wu Youxing.
This is the peak period of the plague outbreak in the Gyeonggi area. These are the three life-threatening knives hanging over the heads of the people, alongside the locust plague and war disaster!
For this reason, everyone in Chang Yu's court was puzzled. Chang Yu racked his brains and could only pay close attention to the environmental sanitation of the capital and isolate the infected people together. Other than that, he was helpless. At this time, he thought of a person.
!
Wu Youxing!
However, Wu Youxing was not that famous at this time. Chang Yu vaguely remembered that he was from Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province (now Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou). The details were unknown, so he ordered Jin Yiwei to find him.
Finding a doctor from within a county was naturally quite difficult, but Jin Yiwei was very capable. After all the trouble, he finally found Wu Youxing in Dongshan Town and brought him back to the capital. It was only now that he was able to meet Chang Yu.
Wu Youxing was already in his early sixties at this time. He traveled thousands of miles to Beijing. On the way, he asked the Jin Yiwei why they wanted to take him. Fortunately, several Jin Yiwei who were looking for him did not dare to scare him because he was too old, so they said that there was a plague in Beijing.
I ordered him to be looked for, probably for medical treatment.
This made Old Wu Tou feel relieved, but he also felt more pressure. No one in the Ming Dynasty understood the plague better than him. The fact that the court came to look for him, a country man, meant that the plague was very serious and the court was helpless.
However, Wu Youxing originally thought that he would see the emperor or the imperial hospital or something, but he was taken directly to the Dongchang Yamen and told that he had met the eunuch, well, he was just a dark-skinned young man.
But this young man was very miraculous. He told him some characteristics and transmission methods of infectious diseases, which opened his eyes and made him eager to hear more high-level talks.
Unexpectedly, the little eunuch didn't say anything anymore and casually left him to a beautiful woman, saying that he was going to work in a military hospital and was fully responsible for the prevention and control of plague in the capital.
It's not that Chang Yu doesn't want to discuss more with him, it's that he really only has that little stock. After all, medicine is not his major, he only has some basic common sense, but even this is very impactful to people of this era.
knowledge.
After seeing off the red lady and Wu Youxing, Chang Yu met Wang Jiayan again.
Wang Jiayan is the governor of the Beijing camp. His civilian background should belong to a different group from Chang Yu. However, after working with Chang Yu several times, he admired him very much and became friends. He came to visit as a friend this time.
It just so happened that Chang Yu also wanted to discuss matters with him.
Related to the Ordnance Factory.
As we all know, the firearms technology of the Ming Dynasty was at the leading level (not the top) in the world. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was also unparalleled in the world, because at that time there was a firearms manufacturing bureau, which designed, researched and developed firearms, but I don’t know how it later became
It gradually fell into disuse and became in name only.
Later, firearms manufacturing came under the management of the Shenji Battalion. After all, this was the only firearms unit in the Ming Dynasty army. All the muskets and artillery manufacturing came from the Shenji Battalion, and the firearms craftsmen also belonged to the Shenji Battalion.
But Shenji Camp is under the jurisdiction of Beijing Camp.
At this time, Chang Yu established an ordnance factory and recruited firearms experts from all over the country to develop firearms. The craftsmen from the Shenji Battalion were also among them, and they were the main force.
No matter what, I have to say hello to Wang Jiayan.
Wang Jiayan naturally had no reason to refuse. In his opinion, Chang Yu's Ordnance Factory was actually the former Firearms Manufacturing Bureau. It just changed its name and it still served the Shenji Battalion. Besides, his own objections were ineffective.
Whatever the little eunuch wants to do, the emperor will approve it with both hands.
Therefore, Chang Yu introduced Chen Yujie to Wang Jiayan and asked him to take charge of the ordnance factory.
Chen Yujie was overjoyed, feeling as if he was having a dream. Chang Yu told him that although the Ordnance Factory was under the Shenji Camp, it was under the direct control of the Ministry of War.