Wanli Xinming

Chapter 145 Preparation
After discussing with Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Yijun sent Tingyi's report on Burma's corruption.During the discussion between the top and bottom of the court, Zhu Yijun went to the martial arts school for two consecutive days to discuss how to send troops.

In the discussion at the Military Aircraft Office, the first was to decide whether to use the Jingying, which was gradually reached under the leadership of Zhu Yijun; the second was the scale, route and logistical support of the troops to be dispatched.

Yunnan is located in the extreme western part of the empire, and there is no way to enter and exit, and all are narrow and mountain roads.From the capital to Yunnan, more than [-] li.If you follow the route of taking a section of the canal to Huguang, and then crossing Guizhou to Yunnan; or the route from Huguang to Sichuan and then to Yunnan, it will take about half a year.Not to mention that people can't bear it, just the expenses and food supplies along the way will bring a huge burden to the local area.

In order to solve the problem of Jingying entering Yunnan, the Logistics Department of Wushu School has devoted a lot of energy to the research on the transfer of grain and fodder all over the country in the past two years, and finally bears fruit.Liu Yingjie organized professors and teachers familiar with the geography of various places to formulate a new plan for the route of the army: first, take the grain boat from Tianjin, and go straight to the river from the coast.

On the way, two supply points were set up, namely Dengzhou and Haizhou. After reaching the Songjiang River, the local government supported grain and boats and went upstream along the Yangtze River to reach Dongting Lake.

After passing through Dongting Lake, you can go to the territory of Guizhou by walking a section of Yuanjiang River.After arriving in Guizhou, those who can walk by water should try to walk for a while, and those who cannot walk have to walk.

This plan is much better than going through the canal and the river and taking a long mountain road, and has won unanimous praise from the participants.

However, due to the fact that the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River and Chenjiang Mansion are further west, the water potential is greatly different, and it is basically impossible to sail.And when they entered the land where the earth and the Han lived together, they had to pass through the boundaries of more than ten chieftains, and the problem of grain and fodder was difficult to solve.Therefore, the court has to issue an order in advance to the Xuanwei Division in Guizhou, so that the prefectures are ready to support in advance.

Zhu Yijun was very happy when he saw that the logistics department plan led by Liu Yingjie had done everything.Commented on this plan as "a unique machine", and gave a reward and commendation.

Solved the marching route and logistics problems, but also solved the problems of acclimatization and miasma wounding people.In this regard, the Jingshi Medical College has come a long way.

In terms of medical progress, after the establishment of the medical school, Zhu Yijun directly pointed out a number of research paths.One is to study the direction of diseases caused by microorganisms; the second is to use anatomy to study the direction of pathology; the third is to focus on the direction of nursing such as hygiene and sterilization.

In terms of epidemic prevention and control, the first priority is microbial research.And this research must first have a high-transparency glass ground lens to make a microscope.

At the end of the first year of Wanli, a craftsman surnamed Hou invented the blowing method to make flat glass. He was awarded 200 taels of silver with an inscription written by Zhu Yijun himself.This incident stimulated the enthusiasm of Daming glass craftsmen to an incredible level.

Because the production of glass does not require the support of other industries, it has developed rapidly under the high reward.

After Zhang Jing received Zhu Yijun's task of making lead glass, he successively issued a reward of 6000 taels of silver to encourage craftsmen in the inner palace to innovate in glass technology; in the first half of the second year of Wanli, he set up a special laboratory to test the emperor's various ideas.

In just three years, the laboratory improved the production of flat glass from the blowing method to the flat method; then, because of the high price of burning charcoal, the fuel was improved, and coke was used to make coke to make glass.

But the coke-fired glass has been a little black, which has troubled the artisans in the laboratory for a long time.According to the emperor's instructions, and according to the Chinese alchemy tradition, the craftsmen tried to add a little lead in it - it didn't work.

Until one day, a craftsman surnamed Tian, ​​who was promoted from a soap factory to the Royal Laboratory, had a whim and added some crystals of plant ash filtrate to it. The magical change finally happened. Daming was about 70 years ahead of the UK and invented it first. Highly transparent lead glass.

After Zhu Yijun traveled to the Ming Dynasty, he also thought deeply about the famous "Needham problem", that is, why the Ming Dynasty in China did not produce science like Europe.

He remembered that when he was browsing the Internet at random, he once saw a keyboard warrior give a particularly eye-catching answer - because China did not invent highly transparent lead glass.

This Xiongtai’s theory can have several thousand words. In general, it is the birth of lead glass, which has led to the rapid progress of optics and mirror grinding technology. With the liberation of human eyes, the theological foundation that has been suppressed for hundreds of years in Europe happened. shake.In the end, the hybridization of the seeds of logic and science left by ancient Greece finally sprouted and blossomed in Europe, which broke through the shackles of the Middle Ages.

Zhu Yijun did not fully accept this theory, but the invention of lead glass was indeed an essential step for him to develop Ming medicine.In November of the second year of Wanli, lead glass was invented. In the first month of the third year of Wanli, the first microscope was sent to the medical school. Zhu Yijun, a traveler, really pushed the wheel of history to an unknown direction.

The invention of the microscope promoted Daming's microbiology from scratch and thrived.And the emperor's theory of checking things has gradually grown from the capital, and through the propaganda of the newspapers, it has gradually spread to the whole world.

With this weapon, coupled with the cooperation of anatomy, the Jingshi Medical College has broken through the pathogenic mechanisms of typhoid fever, malaria and schistosomiasis in the third year of Wanli.

With the mechanism, there is a method for prevention and treatment.The medical school used the knowledge of hygiene and epidemic prevention guided by Zhu Yijun, and after careful preparation, at the end of the third year of Wanli, a medical book "Disease Prevention and Control" was presented. Zhu Yijun immediately published it and serialized it in the Beijing and Beijing newspapers.

After setting the plan to attack Myanmar, the medical school will send five teachers and 30 students according to the emperor's will to carry out a wave of publicity and implementation of epidemic prevention and health regulations in the Beijing camp; Urgent training in surgical first aid knowledge, to be used as medical soldiers on the battlefield - and these teachers and students will establish the world's first field hospital behind the battlefield.

With the military medical care, this army of the Burmese army is armed to the most luxurious level in the world in this time and space.

Because this battle is related to whether the empire's goal of stabilizing Burma can be successfully achieved, the choice of the coach is also quite troublesome.

In terms of coach selection, the Department of Martial Arts, under the leadership of Yin Zhengmao, also proposed several candidates to Zhu Yijun.

In the beginning, according to the tradition of the country's "Celebrity and martial arts", the coaches they chose were all civil servants - Yin Zhengmao did his part, and took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Myanmar to expand the territory.

After being personally denied by Zhu Yijun, the serious combat department finally proposed candidates with rich experience and outstanding military exploits:
Liu Xian ranked first.This old man is now 60 years old and his ancestral home is Nanchang, Jiangxi.He was born with extraordinary physical strength and had read a few books, but his family was poor and desolate.Later, I ran to Sichuan with my friends and worked as a private school teacher in the countryside for several years.

During Liu Xian's tenure as a teacher, the students he taught fought more than endorsements.At first glance, his friend suggested that he bribe the local yamen to join the army as a military household.

After serving as a soldier, Liu Xian finally showed his edge.In the 34th year of Jiajing, Yibin Miao was in chaos, and the governor Zhang Nie sent troops to conquer.This old man killed more than [-] people in battle, and captured the first three of them.

The so-called one general became famous, and Liu Xian was promoted directly to the deputy thousand households. He was not satisfied, and went to the Ministry of War to spend a sum of money to increase the rank of command.After that, he entered the fast lane of promotion—successively served as a general in the capital of Zhejiang Province, defeated the Japanese pirates at Pukou Gang, moved to the deputy commander, and finally wiped out the Japanese pirates in Liujiazhuang.In the 41st year of Jiajing, when he was guarding Guangdong, he led the army to Fujian to aid in the fight against the Japanese, and successively defeated the Japanese with Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.Succeeded as the commander-in-chief of Langshan, commanding the north and south of the river and preventing Japanese invasion.

On the occasion of the fourth year of Wanli, Liu Xian became the governor of Tongzhi, the governor of Zuojunfu, and served as a professor of the Department of Warfare.Yin Zhengmao, the head of the department, commented on the recommendation report: "It is obvious that there will be mistakes, but the officials do not abide by the law."

When the report was reported to the Ministry of War, Tan Lun added another comment: "The ability to gallop and gallop is higher than that of Jing Jiang - but the imperial army has no discipline at all."

After Zhu Yijun read the reviews, he felt a sudden shock, and then looked at the No.2 leader recommended by them.

(End of this chapter)