Villager of Daming

Chapter 1237 Resource Utilization Problems

More than one-third of the captured prisoners fell ill, mainly suffering from colds caused by decreased body functions, the most obvious manifestation of which was fever.

Almost all the prisoners were injured. Some of the wounds looked scary, while others looked like small wounds, but they were very deep. The latter were troublesome.

Small wounds are difficult to clean and are prone to infection and tetanus. You can only bite them with a stick, clean them patiently, and then bandage them.

For deep cuts, peel back the skin and flesh, disinfect them, then suture them and remember to change the dressing.

Seeing the palace guards, palace maids, and eunuchs skillfully treating the captives' wounds, Councillor Zhao Yao's eyes turned red.

“Many brothers did not die while fighting, but died from the wounds they sustained after the battle.

When we fought against Helin, there were already medicines in the team and there were not many casualties. From following His Majesty to conquer the world until now, I can’t remember how many people died after the war.

I have told the general more than once that if we had the medical conditions we have now, a large number of our brothers would have survived."

Zhao Yao already knew the process of treating wounds, including inspection, debridement, suturing, bandaging, dressing changes, and medication administration.

It wasn't like that in the past. In the past, when you got hurt, you would just grab a handful of wood ash or some dirt to smear on your wound. Wound medicine was very precious and there wasn't that much of it, and sometimes it didn't work.

Most people eventually die from infection. Anyone who knows that germs exist should be called evil.

Now, the one whose stomach was cut open is alive and well. His intestines had already come out and he must have died. Now he can drink meat porridge, which is specially made with lean meat.

Xu Da did not help. He was willing to watch and observe the conditions of the wounded and sick soldiers one by one in order to understand and become familiar with battlefield medical care.

He looked at the enemy's and his own people's injuries. If the enemy was seriously injured, he would use normal medicine. Unless they were of special value, the others who really couldn't survive would be allowed to die!

Our own people were using the good medicine crazily. The last time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin went to Helin, the team from Xiaqiao Village had that kind of medicine, but in very small quantities.

After not seeing it for a while, Xiaqiu Village has more reserves of that type of medicine. It is said that the laboratory production technology has improved, and they will try to achieve large-scale factory production in the future. However, it is not possible at present because it is too difficult.

The medicine is very powerful and scary. The fever was over 40 degrees, but it went down after one injection.

In the laboratory there were twenty-two boys and girls from Xiaqiu Village, plus a not-so-dumb village guard who had a steady hand and was obedient and able to help.

"The most powerful one is the master, and the most precious ones are the twenty-two of them. The fools are also precious. The fools cook delicious food and have great brute force."

After seeing the condition of one of his wounded soldiers, Xu Da couldn't help but praise him.

Zhu Wentian next to him: "..."

He wants to thank the other person, thank him properly, for example, by lifting the other person up and spinning around, which is called "lifting high", but he doesn't need to kiss or hug him.

"Dark clouds are coming!" A gust of wind blew, bringing some coolness to the people on the road. The head of the village looked up at the sky and saw dark clouds coming from the west.

"There are more than 30,000 people in Nahachu's army crossing the river. Will he run away first?"

Zhu Di, who was fond of military affairs, was a little anxious. He wanted to capture Nahachu alive. If Nahachu ran for his life, it would be difficult to catch him.

"He couldn't run any longer. He was short of supplies, and a lot of stuff had been abandoned. Who would care about stuff when retreating? Those who had armor had to take it off because it was too heavy.

We collected dry food, cheese and other things, including their muskets and gunpowder.

Yichang, can the gunpowder in those muskets still be used? "

Xu Da said something to his future son-in-law and thought of the captured things. The Northern Yuan Dynasty also had muskets, made of copper, which were made when they ruled China in the past.

Daming naturally had the same thing, the same gunpowder formula, but later Xiaqiu Village gave a new formula and a refining process. This was called black gunpowder in Xiaqiu Village, and Daming stopped producing the original stuff. All the raw materials were transported to Yingtian Prefecture, which then processed them and distributed them.

They themselves don’t know the proportion. It’s not that they cannot know, but that they don’t want to know. Those who know will be given special attention.

Just look at Xiaqiu Village and you will understand. In order to make Your Majesty feel at ease, the villagers of Xiaqiu moved directly to the nearby village.

Otherwise, how could they allow a village to exist there? Anyone can come?
“I haven’t seen it yet. It needs to be analyzed. If too many other things are added and it can’t be adjusted, it can only be made into firecrackers and fireworks and sold for money!

Just add less of other things and by adjusting some of the original recipe, it will be no problem to use it to blast a mine.

There is technology to restore the original materials, but the cost is too high and not worth it.

In fact, it is still more profitable to sell firecrackers. After all, there are people willing to buy them. You can make money and buy other raw materials.

We need to continue to build more saltpeter pools, as we do not have the equipment for industrial mass production of saltpeter.

The same is true for sulfur, which can actually be obtained through non-natural collection methods, and can be done in the laboratory."

The head of the village said that we should take a look first. In fact, a clear way has been pointed out. It is estimated that the gunpowder produced by Naha is not good enough, the proportions are too different, and the purification technology is not good enough.

They put all kinds of random things in it, anything that they think can speed up the combustion, and even add poisonous things into the explosion.

It is possible to replace the mixed gunpowder, but the cost is higher than the normal gunpowder mix.

It is different with fireworks. During war, civilians are not allowed to make firecrackers as it will consume military resources.

Now that the country has been stabilized, the people are given a break and the gunpowder that cannot be used in weapons is made into firecrackers.

We also need to add something to reduce the power, so that we can just listen to the noise! ​​Are we going to use it to blow up something?
The mining area can actually be used, but it is quite dangerous. Even if prisoners are used to clear duds, they are still a valuable and non-renewable resource.

Unless you keep fighting and capturing prisoners.

Lao Wu wiped his sweat and said, "Indeed! Merchants have money, let them buy it, set off firecrackers during the New Year, it's lively and festive."

"We'll talk about it later. See if anyone in Nahachu is sick."

Ling'er didn't want to discuss this future matter. She suddenly remembered that since many of the prisoners she captured were sick, what about those who were not captured?

……

"Rain is really not a good thing. Many people got sick from the smoke while running all the way for fear of being caught up."

The people Ling'er mentioned have already reached the other side of the river. There are more than 30,000 people, and there are still 20,000 people on the other side.

There were also some people who disappeared while swimming, drifting downstream. No one knew whether they really drowned or escaped through the river. There were always people who wanted to be deserters.

Moreover, once this kind of deserter is safe, he can go back. At that time, he will say that he choked on water and knew nothing, and when he wakes up, he will be on the shore.

You can't say he was lying. There are people who drowned. He was lucky enough to recover.

People who are not so smart follow here and all kinds of situations arise. Smoke affects breathing, carbon monoxide is bound to be present, and sulfide gases may also be inhaled.

It was raining, humid and stuffy. The most important thing was that I hadn't eaten yet and was swimming. It was too much physical exertion, not to mention the mental pressure.

(End of this chapter)