Villager of Daming

Chapter 1297 Logistics Deterrence Han Luan

“The use of medicinal materials depends on the properties of the medicinal materials themselves and the environment where the medicinal materials are produced.

Some medicinal materials require metal content, depending on what metal it is, such as iron, zinc, etc. It is good, but what if it is replaced with mercury! It is also a medicine.

Soil with high metal content is suitable for growing annual herbs, but not perennial herbs, as too much heavy metal can harm people..."

Ling'er introduced to everyone the problems in the cultivation of medicinal materials. For example, iceberg snow lotus cannot be grown in Xiaqiu Village because the climate is not suitable, but Changbai Mountain ginseng can be grown.

Some medicinal herbs are better in specific places of origin, depending on the elements contained in the soil.

Some people are sick, weak, and lack trace elements, so they should choose medicinal herbs containing such trace elements to supplement their health. For example, if they lack iron, they should... drink milk.

If there is no condition for drinking milk, you can make spinach and tofu soup for them. Pork liver is also good. The medicine you can give them is angelica, Chuanxiong, wolfberry, etc.

It depends on whether it is for recuperation or emergency. For recuperation, try to find daily food to supplement the body. For emergency, boil medicine.

For children with rickets, there is no time to adjust the diet, so just give them vitamins directly.

Some problems for men include eating things high in male hormones, such as animal eggs. They usually eat more sheep eggs, and chicken eggs...this doesn't count, but eggs supplement protein and can indeed play a role.

The "imperial physician" from Nahachu who came with the team heard this theory for the first time, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense.

These include topical medications for open wounds, which themselves inhibit bacterial growth, while others promote cell growth and speed up healing.

These doctors and imperial physicians did not dare to question Ling'er's words. It was said that Xiaqiu Village provided a large number of new prescriptions.

Including the things that had just been brought back from overseas, the prescription was given in advance, so I got the prescription before I saw the things.

“Most medicinal herbs can be grown here, but others that cannot be grown, or minerals, insects, and animals, can only be obtained from outside.

The same is true overseas. In the future, the Ming navy must be strengthened, expanded, and exchanged with other countries in accordance with normal trade practices.

When being invaded by other countries or tribes, we can fight back and ensure fairness.

There must be cavalry among you. Do not neglect them. When the time comes, you must go into battle and kill the enemy to protect the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

Right, Your Majesty!"

As Ling'er was talking about medicinal herbs, she turned the topic to war, allowing Nahachu and his men to retain a certain military presence.

Having an army means having status. Giving Naha an organization of 5,000 cavalrymen and letting him choose from his own troops is much better than letting him be an idle marquis.

It turns out that there are people in Nahachu's team looking at Zhu Yuanzhang together. Is it true?

"If you turn around a little longer, you will know that even if I give you all your soldiers, if you dare to have other intentions, we can still defeat you."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, meaning that everyone should take a closer look and feel the power of the Ming Dynasty. Now I will give you another chance. Can you seize it?
A group of people shouted: "..."

After returning to the medicinal materials base, we continued to eat and drink in the evening.

The next day, after breakfast, the team went to visit other villages, namely other villages in Xuancheng County.

Bring the fish with you. The village's reception capacity is limited. With more than 20,000 people coming at once, one third of the livestock and poultry in the village would be killed in one go.

The key is that the village promised others to send a certain amount of things every day and then take the money. One third of it is gone, plus the living things that have to be sent, so its development will be greatly affected.

"Can a village like this support 20,000 troops for two days? Can't Xuancheng County support 20,000 soldiers for a month and a half?"

When they arrived at a village and saw the scale of the breeding, Qi Qili could not show any disbelief.

It’s a small village that supplies two days’ worth of food for 20,000 soldiers who love to eat. I heard there are about 21 villages here.

"Not counting the food, only the meat can last for two days. They have a lot of food. If one village is sacrificed, it will be no problem to supply 20,000 troops for ten days. Xuancheng County not only has 22 villages, but also grain depots and farms in the county seat.

If a war breaks out, Ningguo Prefecture, Taiping Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture can hold out for half a year's worth of baggage for an army of 100,000.

But doing so would be like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. It would take at least five years to recover after providing the goods.”

Zhu Chong told the other party what this place was like. The things stored in the people's homes could be used to support key battles at any time. They would not be used at normal times and the people would keep them for themselves.

There are rabbits, bamboo rats, poultry, horses, cattle, sheep, fish raised in ponds, and groups of pigs all living in cement pig pens.

The villagers were too busy to handle the work, so they even hired people to help, paying them high wages. In the process, they could also train skilled workers and cultivate talents for the entire society.

Those who can raise animals in this way are talented. If the people working here want to leave, they have to tell them three months in advance. They can leave only after the new people can do the work normally.

Usually they will be given a big red envelope when they leave. The red envelope contains pigs, poultry or something like that. They will take it back and raise it themselves, and use the money they earn to buy some more, and their lives will be better in the future.

If they leave immediately, there will be no red envelope and one month's salary will be deducted. The villagers will have to work harder on their own and then find new people to train.

The reason for the deduction is that the salary paid on the first day is normal. If you are not an apprentice, the person who comes here doesn’t know anything, and one month’s salary is the training fee.

Nahachu and his group realized that His Majesty was indeed not afraid that they and others would lead troops to rebel again, and the number of soldiers given would not be that large. A few thousand people was already a good number.

The imperial court would feel no pressure at all if a war broke out and could easily gather all the supplies.

What's more, what if the cavalrymen are not given good weapons and are left with only their old bows and arrows to fight against assault rifles?

The team ate their meal in the middle of three neighboring villages and helped others harvest their crops as well. They didn't want the trip to be in vain.

To harvest crops on the hillside, there are mechanical equipment on the plains, so no manpower is needed. People are only responsible for operating the machines.

……

After a round of travel, when everyone was going back, a group of people from the Northern Yuan Dynasty left and left by boat to Yunnan to find King Liang, with a team of 10,000 following them.

In case the King of Liang pretended to surrender and refused to listen to the ministers' advice, ten thousand people would rush in and capture him.

There are five royal palaces plus some of Zhu Yuanzhang's men, a total of 10,000 people, each with an assault rifle.

Among the ten people, one was using a rifle, and the others were carrying small mortars, grenade launchers, and explosive packs.

Everyone also had a pistol, a copper bullet revolver.

There is no time to argue with King Liang. The court’s strategic focus is no longer on Yunnan.

……

Time passed quickly. During the Cold Dew season, good news came from Yunnan. After listening to the advice of his ministers and watching the hunting show, King Liang happily agreed to go to Nanjing to play.

He would bring his original army and people with him, as well as key local figures with influence, including their children.

Some of the former Northern Yuan ministers will stay behind, along with 10,000 troops, and the rest will be replaced after stability is achieved. This year they are spending the New Year in Yunnan.

"Right now we are just waiting for the Goryeo army to complete their mission. We are so busy all day that we haven't even had a good Mid-Autumn Festival yet."

Zhu Yuanzhang put his worries to rest and went to eat upstairs next to the market. The weather in Nanjing had turned cooler after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It won't be hot in Goryeo either. Just wait a little longer. After a month, people in other parts of Goryeo won't be able to fight even if they want to. It will be cold after the snow, and their local troops won't be so exhausted. This is the opportunity for the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)