Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 58: Scarecrow Zhang Wen (Seeking follow-up reading)
Chasing your wife to the crematorium or something like that is impossible, because there were no crematoriums in ancient times.
However, condolences are still necessary. Even if Lu Jin and Zhang Wen have discussed it in advance, they still have to go to visit. This is the way of the world.

When he returned to the backyard of the government office, he had hidden his car in the city after dark, and the gas was running low. This broken car was driving on the broken roads of ancient times, consuming about 17 liters of gas per kilometers, and the tank only had a few dozen liters of gas in total, and now only one third of it was left.

Currently, it can only be parked in the yard and started every ten days to charge the battery and use it as a power bank to maintain the power of mobile phones.

When this bit of oil is completely used up, I'll probably have to dismantle the generator and switch to hand-crank charging, or build a wood gas stove and convert the gasoline engine to burn wood, so there's still hope of getting the car running again.

I estimate that by then, this car will consume 40 kilograms of firewood per kilometers.
He took out a medical kit from the car. This thing had only been used once before, on Ye Sheng, who had been beaten with a military stick. There was nothing good in it. It was just some common medicines he always kept when he went out, for treating colds and fevers, diarrhea due to acclimatization, disinfection and bandaging of external injuries, and bruises and contusions. There were four categories in total.

Lu Jin opened the bag and looked through it, thanking the previous Yang Shen. After he became positive, he couldn't buy antipyretics, so the doctor recommended that he buy a few boxes of "paracetamol" injections, commonly known as "paracetamol", which can reduce fever, relieve pain, and have some anti-inflammatory effects. There are ten injections in a box. If you don't have a syringe, you can just break them apart and drink them directly.

He bought five boxes before. He used a few himself and gave some to his classmates. Now he has three boxes left, with 30 sticks in total. If it were in ancient times, it would have been a life-saving miracle drug.

His body had been strengthened after the time travel, and he didn't know if the shelf life of the medicine could be extended a little. Lu Jin pondered over it, took out two tubes, and took the external injury disinfection kit to visit Zhang Wen.

It was getting dark, and Lu Jin came to Zuo's residence as if he was familiar with the place. He knocked on the door, and Zhang Yunxiu's voice came from inside.

"Who?"

"I'm Lu Jin."

The door creaked open, and Zhang Yunxiu saluted him expressionlessly, "Greetings, Marshal."

My goodness, you don’t even call me Brother Lu?
Lu Jin took out the medical bag in his hand and shook it, "I came to see your brother and brought him some medicine."

"Oh." Zhang Yunxiu then stepped aside to let Lu Jin in.

"This little girl is blaming me." Lu Jin muttered and went straight to Zhang Wen's room.

Zhang Wen was lying on the bed with his bare chest, groaning in pain, sweat pouring out of his forehead. When he saw Lu Jin coming in, he quickly got up.

"Brother Lu? Why are you here?"

"Lie down, lie down, no need to get up. I'm afraid you can't bear the pain, so I brought you some medicine." Seeing this, Lu Jin hurriedly told him to lie down.

Zhang Yunxiu followed closely behind, stood beside her and looked at her brother with heartache, without saying a word.

Seeing that Lu Jin was not shy, Zhang Wen lay back down again, hissing, "It hurts a lot."

Lu Jin couldn't help but complain, "I originally said I would only hit you 60 times, but you insisted on using bamboo sticks. Give me a round number of 100. Do you know how painful it is now?"

Zhang Wen was stunned when he heard this. He glanced at his sister beside him, then turned back to look at Lu Jin. Does this mean that he is not going to hide it from his sister?

Sure enough, Zhang Yunxiu also understood what was meant. What? Did the beating of the eldest brother have been discussed with the eldest brother Lu in advance? ? ?

Zhang Wen smiled despite the pain, and then said, "Hehe, the worse I get beaten, the more it seems that this matter has nothing to do with Brother Lu, right? Anyway, I don't care about anything else. If anyone dares to compete with Brother Lu for the position, I, Zhang Wen, will definitely kill him!
"Besides, it's just a flesh wound, no broken bones, it will heal after a few days of pain."

"Okay, stop talking. I'll let you show off your ability." After saying that, Lu Jin looked up at Zhang Yunxiu and asked, "Have you asked a doctor to take a look?"

Zhang Yunxiu no longer had a cold face this time, but shook her head in grievance, "The doctor came and said there were no internal injuries, and the external injuries were not caused by metal. He gave my brother a few injections and said it was for pain relief. He also told me to clean the wound with boiled water and dry it with a cloth. There was nothing else."

Lu Jin nodded and took out the two vials of anti-B injection from his bag.

"This is a painkiller. It won't hurt as much after you drink it. I've used it before and it works well."

Both the brother and sister looked at the potions sealed in the two glass ampoules. The small bottles were airtight and crystal clear, no bigger than a finger. There was only a little bit of transparent liquid in them, so little that it could probably be counted in drops. It was as clear as water.

"Is this medicine?"

"Of course, I can't lie to you."

Zhang Wen took out a cigarette, played with it in his hand and asked, "This is so little, it's not even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth, and there's no opening yet, how can you drink this? And this bottle, it's just like the window of Brother Lu's car, it's translucent, what's the name of glass?"

"Yes, it's a glass bottle. The bottle is made first, the medicine is poured into it, and then the mouth of the bottle is melted with fire to seal it. When opening it, it is cushioned with paper or cloth, and it can be opened with force. It is easy to cut your hands if you open it directly."

Lu Jin took out a cigarette and demonstrated it. He padded it with clothes, broke off the bottleneck with a snap, and handed it to Zhang Wen.

"Just drink it directly?"

"Find a cup and pour it in. Add some cold water. It's a little bitter."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunxiu immediately took out a cup and a kettle and poured half a cup of cold boiled water. She then saw Lu Jin pour the medicine into the water. It dissolved immediately in the water, becoming colorless and tasteless, which amazed her.

Zhang Wen took it and drank it without saying a word. Lu Jin would not harm him anyway. If he really wanted to kill him, he could have just beaten him to death. Why go through all the trouble and find such an exquisite bottle to hold the poison?

Seeing that Zhang Wen had finished drinking the medicine, Lu Jin took out a flashlight and asked Zhang Yunxiu to hold it for him. He opened the medical bag, took out iodine and cotton wool, and said, "The medicine should take effect soon. I will disinfect the wound on your back to prevent infection. Just bear with it."

"it is good."

The brother and sister immediately cooperated. Lu Jin picked up a ball of cotton with tweezers, dipped some reddish-brown medicine from the bottle, and cleaned Zhang Wen's wound. Zhang Yunxiu watched very carefully.

Lu Jin also looked at Zhang Wen's back and his appearance.

It was this skin, a healthy living person, that Zhu Yuanzhang later peeled off and stuffed straw inside, turning Zhang Wen into a scarecrow.
But what did Zhang Wen do wrong? Nothing!
It was just because he was a founding hero that Zhu Yunwen could not control these generals, so he took advantage of the Lan Yu case to kill a group of them.

If Lan Yu made a mistake, then just kill Lan Yu. Why do you have to implicate so many innocent people?

Whenever he thought of the body in front of him that had been made into a scarecrow, Lu Jin couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

They are all brothers who fought together to conquer the world. Even if your queen, crown prince, and eldest grandson are all dead, you are worried that Zhu Yunwen cannot control them and you want to depose the nobles, but is it really necessary to go to this extent?
Can't we just exile them overseas and give them a chance to live?

You even threw Chen Youliang's son to Korea and wouldn't let him come back, so why don't you give Zhang Wen a chance to live?

Well, even if he must die, killing is not enough, and you actually skinned him.
Speaking of exile overseas, Lu Jin had also thought about overseas colonization before. Some people in later generations believed that the population in the early Ming Dynasty was too small and not suitable for colonization, but how did the British occupy the east coast of North America?
There are thirteen states on the east coast of North America, and each state has a colony. The population of a colony ranges from a few hundred to one or two thousand. A colony with one or two thousand people can be called a city. It was by relying on such colonies that Britain occupied several continents.

How many people were killed in the major cases during the Hongwu reign of Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty? About 15 people. More than people were killed in the Lan Yu case alone. Zhang Wen was one of them and was even made into a scarecrow.
Fifteen thousand people, five thousand people in one colony, thirty colonies are enough to occupy the entire coast of two states in North and South America, why was there no one in the early Ming Dynasty? Aren't those who were killed human beings?

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While wiping the wound, Lu Jin was thinking about other things and unknowingly used more strength, causing Zhang Wen to gasp in pain.

Lu Jin suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Zhang Wen and asked, "How is it? Does it still hurt?"

Zhang Wen was immediately happy and said, "Brother Lu's medicine is really amazing. It doesn't hurt anymore. As long as I don't touch my back, it won't hurt."

When Zhang Yunxiu heard that it was so effective, she immediately asked, "Brother Lu, how long will this painkiller last? When should we take the remaining bottle?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin took the iodine and cotton wool, stood up, and said seriously.

“I brought this medicine from home, but I can’t make it anymore. There are only a few left. I don’t have much left, and they are all life-saving medicines.

"If you really can't stand the pain, just drink one. Remember, you can only drink one a day. All medicines are poisonous. Taking too much of this medicine is bad for your liver. But I don't have any more.

"If you think you can hold it in, I suggest you keep this medicine to save your life. Consider it a gift from me to you."

Seeing Lu Jin's serious instructions, Zhang Wen immediately made a decision, "Sister, please find a box for us to keep it. I will have to fight in the future and may get injured. Then I can take out this medicine to save my life."

Zhang Yunxiu nodded and agreed, then bowed to Lu Jinshen, "Thank you, Brother Lu, for the medicine."

Lu Jin nodded. "You deserve these for working so hard for me. I won't treat Brother Zhang Wen unfairly. Go find a box to pack the medicine. I have something to say to your brother."

"it is good."

After Zhang Yunxiu left, Lu Jin comforted Zhang Wen.

"I am grateful to you this time. Otherwise, if Zhao Pusheng came back, I would be afraid of him, but it would be troublesome. If we started fighting, it would be embarrassing for everyone, and our newly established foundation might be lost. Now this result is very good.

"You should stay at home and take good care of your injuries first. You don't have to worry about your official position. When you recover from your injuries, I will definitely win another great victory. If you can make some efforts at that time, I will reinstate you and promote you back to the position of commander.

"Anyway, we will have to expand our army, so you don't have to worry about Brother Zhu Shou having any objections. You two are the first to follow me, so I won't treat you two unfairly."

Zhang Wen nodded, "Don't worry, Brother Lu, I know everything."

Seeing this, Lu Jin said, "Brother Yong'an suggested that I get married early a while ago. I thought it would be best if there were unmarried girls in our family. But after asking around, it seems that only your family has a girl.

"You said the other day that you would marry your sister to me, but were you telling the truth?"

Zhang Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked more energetic than if he had just drunk a bottle of Beta-O. He immediately looked up and said, "Of course it's true. Brother Lu, do you really want to marry my sister?"

Lu Jin patted his shoulder and said, "Take good care of your injuries and wait for me to find a matchmaker to come and propose marriage."

After saying that, he walked out of Zuo's house carrying the medical bag. The moment he walked out of the door, Lu Jin looked up at the moon in the sky.

This time, he swore that he would change the fate of many people and even the world structure of this time and space. Zhang Wen would never be made into a scarecrow.

It is impossible for me to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang!
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