Producing lime on a large scale is the first priority for controlling the source of the epidemic. Shen Yang, Yang En, and Han Daoxun were all concerned about it, so they went with Han Qian to see how the three large stoves were being built.
The large stove built last night has been forged with blue and white stone for almost a day and a night, and a large amount of iron-gray lime has accumulated at the bottom of the chamber. When I poked it with a long iron drill, I found that the heat of the middle layer of stone was not enough, but there is no doubt that the new stove is indeed feasible. Yes, it can even be made bigger.
After all, four large stoves can produce an average of 20 tons of lime a day, but to deal with human and animal excrement and control the source of epidemics, hundreds of tons of lime must be used every day.
Not to mention other things, there are 30,000 to 40,000 people divided into 25 villages. Each village has 1,400 to 500 people. How many loads of lime are needed to dispose of the feces and filth produced by these people every day?
"Han Qian, when you try to build a big stove here, every load of lime will be collected by the military government at the market price," Shen Yang said.
"The more lime you use, the better, but the military government's financial resources are limited. If you use more for this, you will use less for other things." Han Daoxun was thinking about the hungry people and asked Fan Xicheng, "The four large stoves here will be able to produce twenty tons per day after they are completed." Lime, how much labor do you estimate it will take?"
Han Qian was so anxious that he wanted to stamp his feet and resettle the hungry people affected by the epidemic. In the early stage, the Xinchang Marquis Mansion invested money and materials. It was a rare opportunity to kill Li Pu severely in this matter. How could Li Chong and his son be so merciful?
Seeing the master's question, Fan Xicheng ignored Han Qian's vigorous wink and replied honestly: "According to the method taught by the young master, the stone burner counts three workers per person, and only thirty workers are needed in total - —A laborer is given three liters of grain every day."
"Thirty laborers are enough. Then we calculate one hundred liters of grain and produce twenty loads of lime. Five liters of grain for each load of lime is enough." Han Daoxun said.
Hearing his father's words, Han Qian was heartbroken and burst into tears.
The market price of each load of lime was twenty liters of rice. His father, Han Daoxun, was so generous that he cut the amount of lime from the villa to a quarter of the market price and supplied it to the camp military government.
Moreover, he couldn't publicize it and had to keep it a secret. He couldn't let An Ning Palace know that the military government here was desperately trying to support the Longque Army. How fucking aggrieved it was!
You are destroying the market and engaging in vicious competition!
However, Han Qian also understood that his father would not hesitate to bear a bad reputation in order to accommodate these hungry people. He would never sit back and watch him profit from the hungry people. He would have to swallow the pain himself.
"This is very good. The more lime you use, the better. It will cost at least 70,000 to 80,000 tons of lime every year. If the market price is used, nearly 20,000 tons of lime will be used for one thing. It will be very difficult indeed." Shen Yang said.
The military resources officially allocated to the Longque Army by the imperial court are only equivalent to thirty or forty thousand shi of grain every year, which is not enough for consumption. Any shortage must be raised by the Longque Army themselves.
Theoretically, we have to rely on the Tunying side for replenishment, but now the Tunying side is the biggest bottomless pit.
If 20,000 stone grains are used to purchase lime, firstly, the opposition will be loud, and secondly, as Chang Shi, the general manager of the Longque Army, it is really difficult for Shen Yang to squeeze out so much extra money and grains. Come.
If this part can be reduced to 5,000 stone grain per year, it will be much easier to handle.
Shen Yang discussed this matter with Han Daoxun and did not think of asking Han Qian's opinion.
Han Qian said to Fan Xicheng in frustration: "The method is what Mr. Yang has instructed. There will be no problem. You hire more people to quarry and burn the stone. You must do everything possible to send Shen Yang two hundred tons of lime every day."
Han Qian originally thought about whether there was room for further improvements in the stone-burning stove, but now he thought that if there were to be further improvements, his father would probably be generous to others, so it would be better to maintain the status quo and attract less attention.
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Han Daoxun had no intention of getting involved in the fight for heirs. His thoughts were mainly on the hungry people affected by the epidemic.
Seeing that Shen Yang was in charge here, he invited Yang En, the right school administrator, to come over. He went back to the city in the evening and did not stay at the villa for a long time, lest An Ning Palace and the prince would see the flaws and create complications.
Perhaps because he saw Han Qian and others at the villa, and the thirty or forty soldiers of the Han family followed Shen Yang's orders all day long to mix with the hungry people infected with the epidemic, he judged that Han Qian was not interested in "epidemic water dredging" and in controlling the source of the epidemic. With absolute confidence, the materials provided by the Xinchang Hou Mansion and the recommended positions such as warehouse officers, soldiers officers, and work officers and soldiers were soon in place.
Whenever a large amount of supplies were delivered, Li Chong, Li Zhigao, the eldest son of Xinchang Hou, Chai Jian and others would take turns to appear on stage to express their kindness to the hungry people affected by the epidemic on behalf of the third prince Yang Yuanpu...
Han Qian stayed in the villa to "recuperate". In addition to continuing to expand the lime kiln, there were also problems encountered by the family soldiers when assisting Shen Yang in relieving the hungry people affected by the epidemic. Although he would not spend all day in the military office, he would still Find ways to guide the solution.
This can be regarded as a step-by-step instruction for Guo Nuer, Lin Zongjing and other family soldiers' children, how to deal with various practical problems encountered.
Of course, this is too piecemeal and unsystematic, and it is difficult to equip these family soldiers with the reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance capabilities they need in a short period of time.
Han Qian took advantage of his free time to "recuperate" and write some things while teaching Zhao Ting'er, Zhao Wuji and the children of the family soldiers.
He lacked practical experience, and the books he could read were extremely concise, without illustrations and lacked details, so he called Fan Xicheng and other family soldiers to him and asked them carefully.
Fan Xicheng and the others did not have particularly deep knowledge. When they were asked to teach the children of the family soldiers, they were limited to boxing, kicking, riding, shooting and the most basic formations. But as warriors in the army, if Han Qian really digs deeper, he will find that they are still Has skills in many details.
It's just that even a veteran like Fan Xicheng has never thought about simple bandaging, local medicine, hiding weapons, tying knots, observing people's movements and even judging the difference between enemy and friendly soldiers' uniforms and weapons. All these things are considered skills.
Han Qian himself was also groping, summarizing, and teaching his family soldiers, and the camp military mansion was gradually on the right track.
Guo Rong, Chen De and others did not know the existence of "Epidemic Shuishui". Naturally, they were still afraid of the epidemic and refused to come to Taowu Ji. This also made what happened in Taowu Ji not spread in a short time. If it goes out, at least it won't reach the ears of Anning Palace and the prince.
The water bug epidemic can only be controlled at present, but there is still no effective treatment. However, although most patients with the water bug epidemic showed relatively serious symptoms of the epidemic before, they were mainly malnourished. After receiving relief and supplemented by medication, the symptoms disappeared. Get relief and regain a certain working ability.
Shen Yang mainly mobilized these people, regardless of gender, old or young. In addition to building forts and houses, he also recruited tens of thousands of people to build embankments along the north bank of Chishan Lake and dig new ditches and ponds in order to be able to make it in time for the beginning of spring. , a number of dry fields can be reclaimed and crops grown.
As for those with severe symptoms and ascites, they are almost in the late stage of the epidemic and account for about 20% of the hungry people. These people have eaten enough and are quite weak. They are mainly used to deal with defecation and filth.
Even though the Xinchang Hou Mansion imported a large amount of money, food and supplies during the past half month, it was still not enough.
Coupled with enduring famine, severe malnutrition and long-term epidemics, when the cold current invaded the south, the mortality rate of the epidemic-stricken and hungry people who were initially resettled was also horribly high, with dozens or even hundreds of people dying of the disease almost every day.
There is no doubt that all the sick and deceased will be cremated.
Fortunately, this situation lasted for more than half a month, and then gradually improved. Even if there were still 13 to 5 people dying of the disease every day, the mortality rate was still extremely high, but it was mainly because people with extremely weak constitutions could not survive the cold winter, and most of them were not as good as at first.
It was so scary when I was a month old.
At this time, the camp military mansion gradually took on some shape.
A considerable number of family members of the hungry people infected by the epidemic were generally healthy except for their sallow complexion due to long-term hunger. They were also integrated into the camp military mansion, and their number accounted for almost 40% of the total number of hungry people.
Under the personal leadership of Shen Yang, strict control over the source of the epidemic was carried out. In the past month, only 17 of these people showed obvious symptoms of the epidemic. And these 17 people were most likely infected with the epidemic before entering the camp.
, the symptoms only appeared after arriving at the camp.
This fully proves that following the "Epidemic Water Drainage" and strictly controlling the source of the epidemic is accurate and effective.
On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, as the New Year was approaching, Li Chong, his elder brother Li Zhigao, brother-in-law Chai Jian and others once again led their troops into the camp and brought a batch of meat. This was to feed the Longque Army.
The hungry people in Binghu had a feast of meat.
Although they had to engage in heavy labor and the training could not wait to begin, the thirty to forty thousand hungry people were completely freed from the situation where they could die at any time. Deep in their hearts, they also felt sorry for their benefactors, the Third Prince and the Marquis of Xinchang.
Full of gratitude.
After Li Chong, Li Zhigao, Chai Jian and others paid condolences to the soldiers on behalf of the third prince Yang Yuanpu, they talked with Shen Yang, Guo Liang, Zhang Qian and others for a while, and then drove their horses into the Qiuhu Mountain Villa.
Han Qian lay down with Qiu in his arms and continued to pretend to be sick. He met Li Chong, Li Zhigao and Chai Jian in the bedroom.
Han Qian's information sources are too limited, and he only recently learned that Li Zhigao was actually the son of Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang. According to Feng Yi, his father died on the battlefield to protect Li Pu when Li Zhigao was young. Li Pu later adopted Li Zhigao as his child.
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In addition to Li Chong, Li Pu's eldest son died in the battle, and there was also a younger son who was only thirteen years old and stayed in Hongzhou, where Li's ancestral home was, for foster care.
Li Zhigao was over thirty at this time, while Chai Jian was older. Before the founding of the Chu Kingdom, they had followed Li Yu, Li Pu and others on the battlefield, and they showed a bloody spirit.
After Emperor Tianyou transferred Li Yu to the court as deputy privy envoy, Li Pu, General Zhang Wei and others all surrendered their military power and returned to the court with Li Yu to serve.
Li Zhigao, Chai Jian and other sons-in-law of the Li family also subsequently left the Chuzhou Army and were transferred to prefectures and counties to serve as military officers. They were mainly responsible for local security and anti-theft, and could no longer command real elite soldiers to charge into battle immediately.
It was also this time that Emperor Tianyou wanted to use the manpower of the Xinchang Hou Mansion to support the framework of the Longque Army. Talents such as Li Zhigao and Chai Jian were able to return to the army to serve as mid-level and senior generals such as Du Yuhou.
To be honest, Li Zhigao and Chai Jian were extremely resistant at first. Even after watching "Epidemic Water Treatment", they didn't take it seriously. They didn't think that the problem that generations of medical officers had no solution to was that Secretary Han Daoxun really had a solution.
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However, in the past month, they were able to keep abreast of the development of the situation in the camp at any time and firmly believed that the epidemic was effectively controlled. Only then did they realize the power of "Epidemic Water Treatment" with hindsight.
The garrison military government has a total of 12,500 military households. In the past month, thousands of households have died due to the serious epidemic, leaving more than 11,400 households. A total of 34,000 garrison soldiers and children
There are more than 13,000 men between the ages of fifteen and fifty.
Among the more than 13,000 men, about 2,000 were severely affected by the epidemic and were extremely weak and looked like useless people. The disease could only drive 6,000 people to work, but there were still more than 5,000 people who were not affected by the disease.
Looking at the epidemic control situation here, there is no need to worry that these 5,000 people will be infected with the epidemic, and preliminary training has already begun.
Before that, they only had four to five hundred men available in Jinling. Once Emperor Tianyou could not suppress the ambitions of Anning Palace, they and Linjiang Marquis would be in danger of being destroyed at any time. Although they had more than five thousand people,
The combat effectiveness is far from what we expected, but the situation has improved a lot compared to a month ago.
And all this is thanks to a letter called "Epidemic Water Treatment".
Therefore, let alone Han Qian pointing his nose at him and calling him a fool, even if Han Qian peed on his head a few times, Li Chong could only hold his nose and run over to visit the "sick" Han Qian every now and then.
Li Zhigao and Chai Jian had never dealt with Han Qian directly before, but even if Han Qian didn't stick to the grasshopper tied to a tree, they would not be able to stick to Han Qian because of their status.
However, the Linjiang Marquis Mansion held a banquet tomorrow, and the third prince Yang Yuanpu lost his temper and said that if Han Qian didn't show up, he would come to Qiuhushan Villa in person to invite him. They were afraid that Li Chong couldn't invite the "sick" Han Qian, so they could only
