A few days later, a convoy arrived in Qinzhou. Dozens of young people wearing Tsing Yi and Pu Tou hats got off the carriages. They carried wooden boxes on their backs and wore leather bags on their hands.
Made of gloves.
The young and immature face was full of curiosity and excitement.
Until a few middle-aged men stepped off the carriage, they immediately became silent, lined up, and bowed to the men: "Hello, teacher!"
"Well..." The men nodded indifferently, and the leader said: "You have had a hard journey all the way. Come with me to the state government office to see Liu Chunfang. Let's settle down and have a good rest today.
One day, starting tomorrow, you will vaccinate the more than 100,000 elders in Qinzhou!"
"Disciples, please obey the teacher's orders!" All the young people bowed down and worshiped again, with extremely respectful attitude.
Because they are apprentices.
Apprentice from the Imperial Medical Bureau!
Since the end of February, when the king of the Tang Dynasty was able to teach the method of vaccination, the vaccination business of the Imperial Medical Bureau has been booming, and the money has been made day by day.
However, a problem arose - the Imperial Medical Bureau was short of manpower.
Therefore, the Imperial Medical Officer Envoy promoted Xu Xi from the Imperial Medical Bureau and wrote to the officials, imploring them to show their great virtue and allow the Hanlin Medical Officer Academy to recruit the orphans of the Forbidden Army soldiers who died in the war as imperial medical apprentices for a period of seven years.
He taught him medical skills and pharmacology. After seven years of study, he was admitted as an imperial medical officer after passing the examination.
The officials readily agreed and issued an edict in mid-April, ordering the Imperial Medical Bureau to establish imperial medical apprentices. The quasi-imperial medical bureau recruited men under the age of eighteen after the deaths of the Forbidden Army in battle as imperial medical apprentices.
He also accepted the suggestion of the King of Tang and established the Huimin Pharmacy Bureau under the Imperial Medical Bureau.
It specializes in the processing, refining and production of medicinal materials, and reserves a variety of cheap and practical simple medicines and pills for sale to the poor or for military use.
As a result, Huimin Pharmacy also began to recruit a large number of pharmacy apprentices.
And because of the vaccination method, the income of the Imperial Medical Bureau has greatly increased. With money in their pockets, they can naturally afford to support a large number of apprentices.
In just two months, May and June, the Imperial Medical Bureau selected and recruited more than 2,000 people from the orphans of those who died in the Imperial War as imperial medical apprentices and pharmacy apprentices.
These young people are the first batch of imperial physician apprentices to be selected and hired.
They have been following their teacher for almost half a year, and through face-to-face instruction, they are basically proficient in medical science. The best among them can even read medical books.
As for the vaccination technique, I have become proficient in it.
When I came to Qinzhou, they were mainly responsible for vaccination.
As for the imperial doctors who brought them here, they shouldered the mission of establishing a medical clinic and Huimin Pharmacy in Qinzhou.
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When the doctors arrived.
Gao Ruona and Liu Yongnian were surveying the site of the temple on a mountain outside Qinzhou City.
Gao Ruona and Liu Yongnian were very happy when they heard that the imperial doctors had arrived.
The vassal leaders who accompanied them and the local wealthy gentry in Qinzhou were even happier.
As a result, they all increased the amount of money they donated. One family with the largest donation even pledged 10,000 yuan on the spot.
Gao Ruona was very happy and wanted to take everyone down the mountain back to the city.
At this time, Fan Xiang, the magistrate of Qinzhou, came in a hurry with his people.
"Fan Zhizhou, why are you here?" Gao Ruona stepped forward with a smile and asked.
"Shuai Gao, Liu Qian..." Fan Xiang looked at the two people and the leaders of the Qinzhou vassal and the local wealthy gentry behind them expressionlessly. He took out a post from his arms and handed it to Gao Ruona, saying
: "This is the military intelligence report just sent by Shaanxi Economic Profiler Xia Gong..."
Hearing this, Gao Ruona took the post with a serious expression, then opened it and took a look. Immediately, Gao Ruona's expression changed.
"What?" When Liu Yongnian saw this, he immediately asked: "But there is military information?"
"Well!" Gao Ruona solemnly handed the post to Liu Yongnian: "The Western bandits are about to invade!"
Liu Yongnian took the post, looked at it carefully, and took a deep breath.
I saw the post read: The Shaanxi Economic and Strategy Department reported to all roads: According to the economic report, on Yimao (the fourth day of the lunar month) of this month, the general of the Western Bandits, Ye Li, met a beggar and led his troops to Tiandu Mountain. From his Xingqing Prefecture and Xiping Prefecture,
Arriving at the Tiandu Mountains, chariots and horses are like dragons, and food and grass are flowing. We judge that the Western bandits are about to invade in large numbers. All military prefectures must tighten their forces, call in local soldiers, and order at any time!
This report: Shaanxi Economic and Strategy Department, border pacification envoy, Xia Song.
Shaanxi Economic and Strategy Department, general judge Yin Zhu.
Deputy Envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy and Appeasement: Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi
Shaanxi transit envoy: Pang Ji.
Each bright red official seal proves the reliability of the official newspaper.
The vassal leaders and local powerful people behind Gao Ruona and Liu Yongnian were all frightened and became nervous.
After all, everyone knows Yuan Hao's cruelty and tyranny!
Once that lunatic breaks in, he not only robs money, he also robs people.
And they are treated equally regardless of Han people or vassals!
Even if they are party members, few will end well once they fall into Yuan Hao's hands.
This kind of thing is not just a legend. It is rumored that Yuan Hao's cavalry crossed the border many times, harassed Qinfeng Road, broke through several Song Dynasty military strongholds, and then brutally killed all nearby Han and vassal people.
Even those who surrendered were tortured to death by them.
For that madman, killing is the best way to rule and intimidate.
If his army points towards Qinfeng Road...
Everyone was already trembling a little.
Only Liu Yongnian became excited all of a sudden. He grinned and laughed: "It would be great if Yuan Hao came to Qinzhou..."
He licked his lips, looking impatient.
In his eyes, he seemed to see tens of thousands of Xixia soldiers and horses, the people who were blown up by him were turned upside down, running around like wolves crying and ghosts howling.
When other people saw him, they felt like they were seeing a madman.
Fan Xiang, the magistrate of the state, even said: "Liu Qian, please don't say such things..."
"If the Western thieves invade our Qinzhou, the elders of Qinzhou may be afraid..."
"Don't worry, Fan Zhizhou!" Liu Yongnian said with confidence: "Once the Western traitor comes, I will tell him to never come back!"
"The Grenadier Army has a thousand men and women who are brave and brave, and they will surely let the Western thieves know what the King of the Song Dynasty is, the Heavenly Soldier of the Kingdom of Heaven!"
This inexplicable self-confidence made everyone behind Liu Yongnian feel a little at ease.
After all, this Liu Qianji was a minister close to the Tang Dynasty prince, and a relative of the official family of the Song Dynasty.
Many people feel that since Grandpa Tang Wang dares to send his ministers to Qinzhou, he must be prepared.
Maybe, those thousand grenadiers really have some secrets hidden?
Perhaps, they have been blessed by the Supreme Buddha Dharma by Grandpa Tang, and can transform into Vajra Arhats when necessary?
Zhizhou Fan Xiang frowned.
He had gone to see the Thousand Grenadier Corps from Bianjing train several times.
Every time I find it inexplicable - the main content of these burly soldiers' daily training is to stand in the school field and throw long-handled iron objects around.
He had also inspected those iron objects, and they were all solid...
Fan Xiang couldn't figure it out, what's the use of doing this?
Could it be that they are planning to use those iron lumps to smash the enemy to death?
Even if it can, how many can be killed?
"We still have to rely on the local soldiers trained by our own officers!" Fan Xiang thought in his heart.
After the official issued an edict in March to recruit archers from all along the border, Fan Xiang recruited 3,000 border residents and vassal households in Qinzhou to serve as archers. Now he has initially trained 3,000 people who dare to fight.
With the addition of Qinzhou's local Imperial Army and Xiang Army, he now has an army of 20,000 to 30,000 men, with a fighting force of almost 10,000.
If Yuan Hao invades Qinzhou, with this force and the power of the vassal, he can rely on Qinzhou's solid city walls to drag Yuan Hao's army under the Qinzhou city. As long as reinforcements arrive, the center will bloom!
It should be noted that although Fan Xiang is a Jinshi civil official, he, like Fan Zhongyan, is a Jinshi in the B subject.
The reason why he was able to govern a state at such a young age was due to nothing else but the opportunities brought by the war.
It was Fan Xiang who built Liu Panbao and Dingchuan Village, two important fortresses on the front lines of Huanqing Road and Jingyuan Road.
Last year, after the Battle of Sanchuankou, Yuan Hao attempted to invade the border areas of the Song Dynasty, but he was beaten back by him, a civil servant who was the general judge of the Zhenrong Army at the time.
Because of this meritorious service, he was able to successfully transfer to the capital official position, and was awarded the title of magistrate of Qinzhou, and his official rank was directly promoted to the seventh rank of Hubu Yuanwailang.
Therefore, Fan Xiang is proud.
He was so proud that after Gao Ruona and Liu Yongnian came to Qinzhou, he refused to interact with them in private.
Because, in Fan Xiang's eyes, Gao Ruona is a sycophant, while Liu Yongnian is a nepotistic relative.
