Song Yi

Chapter 411
Gao Taotao sighed: "The solitary army goes deep, and the solitary army goes deep again. These generals who lead the army are all worthless?"

Du Wenhao laughed and said: "Our soldiers are all civil servants. They have never learned the art of war, and have never led soldiers to fight. Mistakes are inevitable."

Gao Taotao was stunned for a while, and then slowly said: "Go ahead and talk about it first."

"Alright, in the second year, the Battle of Yongle City broke out between Song and Xia..."

"Needless to say, this battle is very clear to the Ai family. It is similar to the previous battle. Our army of 20 troops, using the plague weapons and protective masks you provided, conquered the city and plundered the land, and triumphed all the way, annihilating countless enemies. Killed to the capital city of Xixia. However, Xixia used the captured protective equipment to conduct research and imitated a large number of protective equipment, which made our army's plague attack ineffective. The enemy army was encircled, and our army was defeated. Yongle City. The Xixia army stormed, the city was destroyed, and 20 The army was almost wiped out. For this reason, the first emperor wept bitterly in the Taimiao for three days, without a single grain of rice, and washed his face with tears all day..."

At the end, Gao Taotao thought of his son Song Shenzong's appearance at that time, and felt sad in his heart, sobbing and crying.

Du Wenhao bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "My condolences to the Empress Dowager!"

Gao Taotao stopped his tears, and waved his hands to ask Eunuch Jiao and the others to retreat. He got up and walked to the gazebo, looking at the hazy stars in the sky. Is there a purpose?"

"Tao Tao is so smart!" Du Wenhao smiled, got up and walked behind her, and hugged her from behind: "Tao Tao, since you appointed me to be the inspector of the Sanya capital and let me be the chief inspector, in my place I have been thinking about this all day today, how can I revive my Song Dynasty heroism? I tell you these unpleasant past events so that you can have an objective view of my Song Dynasty army Tao Tao, the current Da Song army is a tiger whose teeth and claws have been pulled out, I'm afraid it can't even beat a fox! If we don't think about it, our Da Song will be finished sooner or later!"

Du Wenhao's words are not an exaggeration at all. Historically, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Dajin Kingdom 40 years later.Now that Du Wenhao has reached this position, he wants to change history!
Du Wenhao tightened his arms around her waist, and said: "As long as you work hard and find the right way, the road to a rich country and a strong army will definitely work!"

Du Wenhao said: "When the late emperor appointed me as the coordinator of Chengdu Fulu, I was thinking about this question, how to make the country rich and strong. I also did some practice in Chengdu Fulu, but I didn't know how effective it was, so I was transferred away. If you want to know, you can ask Su Shi, he should continue to implement my reform in Jingzhou..."

Gao Taotao shook his head and said: "I don't want you to reform the law, and I don't want you to use the reform to harm the people! I only want you to strengthen the army! Help me build a mighty army that can win every battle! Squeeze Daliao and Xixia! Revenge!"

Gao Taotao was originally a weak character, but since he was pushed to the position of listening to the government behind the curtain, he had to think about the whole country. Just now, after listening to Du Wenhao's account of the century-old battle between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, with more than a hundred victories, he felt extremely depressed. , I also felt resentment towards Daliao and Xixia, so I blurted out these domineering words.

Du Wenhao knew that Gao Taotao was a leader of the conservative faction, he firmly opposed Wang Anshi's reform, and insisted that the law of the ancestors should not be changed, so when he heard about the reform, he would reflexively oppose it. Said: "Okay, just strengthen the army, don't change the law, and don't harm the people! But give me some time to think about how to strengthen the army."

"Well, I'll give you three days, no, five days to think, is that enough?"

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "If you build a car behind closed doors, one day at most will be enough, not five days."

"Well, just one day..., build a car behind closed doors? Can building a car behind closed doors strengthen the army? I want you to find a way to actually strengthen the army!"

"Those five days are not enough."

"Oh? Then how many days do you need?"

Du Wenhao took her hand and said slowly: "Taotao, to be honest, I still have a superficial understanding of the problems in our Song Dynasty army. Since you authorized me to build a powerful army, it is impossible to replace the existing army. Disband all of them and start over again? We can only reform the existing army. Isn’t the court clamoring for three redundancy? One of the three redundancy is redundant soldiers. But how redundant is the army, how redundant is it, and why is its combat effectiveness? Such a low level, why repeated battles and repeated defeats, these cannot be imagined out of thin air. It is necessary to go to the army to conduct investigations and research to find out the crux of the problem. To complete this work, I am afraid that it will not work in three to five days. I don't know exactly how long it will take, but I will do it as soon as possible. I believe it won't take too long, because many of these problems are obvious. Once I think I have identified the problem, I think about it and solve it If there is a way, I will report to you. Okay?"

"However, when I think that my Song Dynasty has been defeated by Daliao and Xixia many times, and I have to pay them tribute coins every year, I feel panicked in my heart. I just want to get revenge sooner!"

"I completely understand your feelings. As the supreme commander of Sanya, why don't I want to build our army into an invincible army overnight, sweeping the Daliao, Xixia, and even the whole world? But, I can't bear to be impatient. Hot tofu. The problems in our army have been piled up for hundreds of years. Many problems are intertwined and even deeply rooted. If we want to change, it cannot be achieved by a single decree. You won't be beaten so badly by Xi Xia. Tao Tao, you have to give me enough time to complete this task and achieve the goal of strengthening the army."

Gao Taotao raised his tearful eyes, looked at him, and said quietly: "Then when will this goal be realized?"

"Tao Tao, you have to be mentally prepared, this time will be very long, eager for quick success is a big taboo in reforming the army!

"But you have to tell me an approximate time?"

"It takes hundreds of years to change the stubborn disease, even if it doesn't take hundreds of years, it will take decades. How long it will take depends on two factors!"

Gao Taotao asked anxiously, "Which two factors?"

Du Wenhao said: "One is whether the measures themselves are effective, and the other is whether the reform measures are resolute and thorough! The first factor depends on me, and the second factor depends on you!"

Gao Taotao smiled: "Don't worry, you just have to investigate and formulate measures to strengthen the army. I will fully support you. As long as our Song army can defeat Daliao and Xixia, I will agree to any request, and I will do anything support!"

"Okay!" Du Wenhao said happily, "Then we have made a deal!"

"Well, you have already been inspected by the second grade now, and you still live in the back house of Wuweitang, which is a bit out of place. Isn't Qian Yi your apprentice? I heard that he is also very good at medicine, so Wuweitang asked him to take care of it. There are still many things I need your help with in the future, I'm afraid you don't have more time to see patients..."

Du Wenhao pinched her smooth face with his hands, and joked with a smile: "I'm a doctor, and I don't see patients. You want to destroy my job?"

"Exactly, I'm going to smash your job as a doctor and give you another golden job! You are a doctor in Wuweitang, and you can only treat a very small number of patients. Now you help me govern the country and can save thousands of people! In the past You heal people, now I want you to help me heal the army! Give our Song army a good cure!"

Du Wenhao nodded solemnly: "Tao Tao, don't worry, I'm a good doctor when I'm a doctor who treats people's illnesses. I'm sure I can be a good doctor if I treat the chronic illness of redundant soldiers in the army, an excellent doctor who will satisfy you!"

Gao Taotao hugged him and kissed him: "Then I will depend on you!"

"It's up to the two of us to work hard together!"

"En!" Gao Taotao nodded solemnly, "You don't want to live in Wuweitang anymore, just leave it to Qian Yi and the others to take care of it, and I'll give you another big house, okay?"

"Okay. The house you gave me can't be wrong!" Du Wenhao said with a smile, "Where are you going to repair it for me?"

"It's right behind the palace, between Tianbo Yang's Mansion and Prime Minister Wang Gui's mansion. On the left is Tianbo Yang's Mansion, and on the right is Prime Minister Wang's mansion. The place is very large, much bigger than Tianbo Yang's Mansion and Prime Minister Wang's mansion. It has been repaired It’s been two years and it’s almost done.”

"Huh? It has been repaired for two years? It must have been repaired for me before. Whose?"

"Originally it was intended for Hao'er. He always said that his Yongwang's mansion was too small and too far away, and asked me to build another one behind the palace all day long. I agreed. Alas! Now he also Crazy, and will spend the rest of his life guarding his brother's tomb in the imperial tomb, if you don't need this mansion, I will reward you."

Du Wenhao said awkwardly: "This..., this is the prince's mansion, I occupy..., is it okay?"

"It hasn't been repaired, and there is no plaque on it. Who said it is the prince's mansion. If you put up your general's plaque, isn't it your general's mansion? If you always think it is the prince's mansion, then it's easy to handle. Please help me , I’ll make you a prince tomorrow, isn’t it suitable?”

"Don't give it to me yet. I was young, and I went straight from the fourth rank to Qingyun, and became the second rank and third yamen inspector. I was also listed as the chief executive, and I didn't make any major contributions. This has already made many people secretly mutter. Now, if you mention me as a prince again, all civil and military officials in the court will be unhappy. I am too embarrassed to accept it. In the future, I will accomplish a few big things, at least reform the army, and win a few beautiful victories. I'm afraid it will be better if I mention the military exploits at that time."

"That's true. Then, I'll give you this mansion, do you want it?"

Gao Taotao smiled shyly: "That's good. I will decree tomorrow that I will give you this mansion as the general's mansion. I will also ask them to speed up the progress and strive to complete the project as soon as possible, so that you can move in as soon as possible. You also take time to have a look. According to If you make some adjustments to your preferences, you can change them before the work is finished."

"Okay, thank you Tao Tao for giving me such a nice big house."

"Okay!" Du Wenhao thought for a while, and said, "There are still a few things I want to ask you to do."

"Say it." Gao Taotao looked at him lovingly, "I promise you everything!"

"Don't worry, I haven't said anything yet, if I ask for an order to kill people and set fire to them, will you agree?"

"Promise! Hee hee, you have a kind heart, and you won't do those outrageous things. I'm very relieved about that. If you really want to ask for orders to kill people and set fires, there must be your reasons, so I will agree. "

Du Wenhao was moved in his heart: "Tao Tao, thank you for your trust in me, I will not disappoint your trust."

"Well, what's the matter? Tell me."

"The death rate of newborns in my Song Dynasty is very high. During my medical tour, I found that the delivery methods of stable mothers in various places are very backward. This is the main cause of infant deaths. In addition, many common acute abdominal diseases,—— It is the various diseases that occur in the human abdomen. Doctors now only use soup and medicine to treat them, and many acute abdomens require surgery. Except for me, no one will do this kind of surgery now..."

"I see, you can just say what you think."

"I want to serve as the promotion (director) of the Imperial Medical Bureau at the same time, reform the teaching content of the Imperial Medical Bureau, teach new delivery methods and basic surgical knowledge, as well as some simple surgical operations in the Imperial Medical Bureau. In this way, the high infant mortality rate and adult mortality rate can be greatly reduced, thereby increasing the average life expectancy of our Song Dynasty. With this reduction and increase, the population of our Da Song Dynasty will increase. It is growing at a faster rate, which can not only provide a large amount of labor, but also provide sufficient sources of soldiers for our army. This is a powerful measure to strengthen the army. I have fully investigated it during my medical tour for almost a year, and learned from various places People with these two technologies are also flocking to them, and there is a constant stream of people. It turns out that the new method of delivery and basic knowledge of surgery I taught has a significant effect on reducing infant mortality and avoiding deaths caused by infection caused by trauma. It can be implemented without further research.”

"Great! I totally agree! This is a good way to enrich the country and strengthen the army!" Gao Taotao said excitedly, "I completely believe what you say, and I have heard that the birth delivery training class you organized in Kaifeng, our capital, is very good. You are very popular, the Wen Po who has been trained by your Wuweitang, all the pregnant women in the city are vying to invite them, and their value has doubled. The laparotomy is your unique skill, if you are willing to donate it to save the lives of the people, I will thank you on behalf of the people!"

"Hehe, you're welcome. I'm going to teach the laparotomy in the Imperial Medical Bureau, but it's just the foundation. Those advanced laparotomy can't be learned in this kind of training. You have to take your time and learn the basics first. Among them, I select outstanding young doctors with high medical ethics and excellent academic performance, and I will take them as apprentices and teach them such magical skills with my own hands."

"Okay, step by step, step by step, you can learn solidly. Very good! I will order you to be promoted to the Imperial Medical Bureau tomorrow."

"Of course, you can't let your hard work be in vain. You should make money."

Du Wenhao shook his head and said, "I'm not doing it for money, just the monthly salary of the inspection of these two products is enough for my family. I do this to establish trademark awareness and establish a system to protect intellectual property rights in the future!"

"Trademark? Intellectual property?" Gao Taotao asked doubtfully, having never heard such a modern vocabulary.

"For example, if you invent a good thing, everyone rushes to buy it. Only you can make this good thing, and no one else can. You can draw a figure, such as a circle, and write 'Wuweitang' inside, Paste it on something you made and then sell it. This thing is a trademark. When others look at this trademark, they will know that this thing is made by Wuweitang.

"Then others counterfeit and put a trademark on the counterfeit thing, what should we do?"

"This requires you to issue an imperial decree. Only Wuweitang is allowed to sell this kind of thing. Whoever dares to counterfeit the trademark of my Wuweitang will be banned, fined, imprisoned, exiled, etc., so that others will not dare to counterfeit. The benefits of this system are great, it can protect excellent products, encourage inventions and creations, benefit those who are capable, and realize a virtuous circle.”

"Hearing what you said made my heart move," Gao Taotao said with a smile, "It's simple, and I will make an order tomorrow. You decide what to write. After you order it, give it to them, and I will let them publish it." That's it."

(End of this chapter)