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Chapter 92: One Night City
The sergeant who had initially spoken to Lao Zhang came to stop the topic from straying further and further away: "Stop talking, all of you. Listen to what Lao Zhang has to say."

Yeah, let me hear what's going on.

"Old Zhang, please tell me now!"

"Don't disbelieve me, this medicine is a miracle drug. Do you know how many people died when the temperature dropped this year?"

"I don't know the exact number. I only know that the clinic in front of my house has a good reputation and has many patients every day. During the peak period this year, we had to carry people out almost every day, especially the elderly and children. Sometimes your sister-in-law couldn't stand it."

"Later, Prince Fu's Mansion got some antipyretic and cold medicine from somewhere, and gathered all the doctors and waiters from all the big and small hospitals in the capital to learn from them, and then distributed the medicine to each hospital."

"If anyone has a fever, they should go to the clinic. Only after the fever has gone down can they go home. The medicine is really good. Most people only need to take the medicine once or twice to stop having a fever."

"Then why don't we have it here?" someone asked. Although adults are in better health, they also have fevers!

"We have these medicines in our grain transport team, and there are also two imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau coming with the convoy. They are here to provide guidance on the use of the medicines." Lao Zhang told what he knew.

Everyone was very happy to hear this. After all, who wouldn’t be happy if their life had an extra layer of protection?

Seeing everyone happy, Lao Zhang also became happy, and then he remembered something: "Actually, there is another good thing."

"What a good thing?"

"This time our convoy also brought a lot of military coats, which are very warm to wear."

As he spoke, he unbuttoned the leather coat he had been wearing for who knows how many years, revealing a brand new green military coat.

"This was specially approved by the prince. He said that it was very hard for us to travel such a long distance in such cold weather, so he gave one to each of us. This coat is really warm!"

Everyone felt warm just by looking at it. Some even touched it and said: "It's really warm. I wish I could wear this when I go on patrol. I always feel frozen when I come back from patrol."

Everyone envied the military coat that Lao Zhang was wearing, but they didn’t know if there was any of their own among this batch of clothes.
At this time, a sergeant who looked like a small leader could no longer sit still and said, "No, I have to go to the leader to see."

The main thing is to see if there are enough for each person. If not, each barracks can be allocated ten or so, and whoever goes on patrol can wear them.

"Old Zhang, who else's the letter? Keep reading!" Some soldiers were not on the same route as Old Zhang and his companions, so they didn't receive any letters from them. They just wanted to satisfy their curiosity by listening to other people's letters.

"Let me see! Whose letter has not been read yet? Liu Fugui, is Liu Fugui here?" Old Zhang took out Liu Fugui's letter.

A dark and thin man came over and said, "Lao Zhang, please give me the letter."

That is, no letter reading service is required.

"Next, Hou Shengli, is Hou Shengli here?" asked Lao Zhang.

The reading of letters continued, and Lao Zhang and Lao Li delivered the letters to each barracks.

After finally delivering the letter, Lao Zhang chatted with a few people he knew.

"I saw a very high wall while walking along the road just now. It was not there two months ago! When did you build it?" Lao Zhang has been thinking about this question for the whole day.

"Don't you know?" a sergeant asked curiously.

"No one told me!" Lao Zhang had wanted to ask for a long time, but was afraid of asking something he shouldn't, so he kept it to himself.

"Then you must not have asked. If you asked, everyone would tell you."

"Isn't this a military secret? Can I tell you?"

"You could say that and even teach you how to do it." Can this be kept secret?
"That's right! How did you build such a high wall in such a short time?"

"This is a method that came from the capital, and it's called One Night City." "Why is it called One Night City?"

"It means that a city can be built overnight."

"Impossible!" Lao Zhang would definitely not believe such a thing.

"You mean to say, how can we build a city if one night is not enough to lay the foundation? Right!"

Lao Zhang nodded.

"We don't need to lay a foundation here. The ground is all frozen, so it's definitely hard enough. The ground above is made of ice. One team will build a fence, and another team will pour water on it. With just the manpower and feet, we can build a city in one night."

Lao Zhang was extremely surprised. He didn't know that a city could be built in this way and at such a fast speed.

"Did you really build this wall overnight?"

"It's definitely not enough to do it overnight. We have already repaired dozens of miles. The general said that we need to continue repairing to protect our Ming Dynasty and prevent those Tartars from going south. We will trap them to death in the north."

"This is good. Seeing this wall makes me feel at ease."

"Yes! After this method was introduced from the capital, we started construction overnight. We didn't dare to sleep peacefully until we had built a long section."

Tang Qiao and Wang Yue became familiar with each other and they talked about this method during a casual chat.

Tang Qiao said that Emperor Yonghui was worried about the safety of the border day and night, fearing that the Tartars would run out of food and attack from the south, and this was bound to happen, but for the time being there was nothing they could do except defend.

Wang Yue said, why can't we do it? Just build some defensive works.

Tang Qiao said that now the ground is frozen with ice and snow and nothing can be done.

Then the two of them talked about some construction methods, and then this impregnable fortress was built.

There were several people discussing matters in the general's tent. A sergeant in his twenties asked the general, "General, are these cotton-padded clothes enough for the soldiers under your command? Many people came to ask me just now."

"Because you are easy to talk to, everyone comes to you!" a middle-aged sergeant said jokingly.

"I also want to ask this myself. The soldiers under my command are really cold. I'm really worried that they might get sick from the cold."

This is what everyone is worried about. It would be a joke if the soldiers stationed at the border did not die under the enemy's iron hoof but instead fell down from the cold.

The general looked at the other middle-aged man and said, "Lao Pu, how many cotton-padded jackets do you have? Are there enough for you to share?"

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, "The quantity is definitely not enough. This is what the grain transport team brought. The team is huge to begin with, and this is their first time using a sled, so they don't dare to bring too much stuff. There will be another batch in about ten days. Now this batch should be used by the patrol team first!"

The general nodded: "Let's do it!"

The sergeant who had been sitting in the corner without saying anything suddenly stood up and asked, "General, what do we do with the two doctors?"

The general said, "Put them in the house next to mine! They will be on duty in the clinic during the day. Their main task here is to teach you how to use the new medicine. This medicine is known as a miracle drug in the capital. A person with a high fever can be completely cured with two or three pills at most. It has saved countless lives."

"So good?" No one questioned the general's intention, but they just couldn't believe it was true.

"You may receive a letter in the next few days. You can read it yourself. The main reason is that we are too far away. The medicines this time were brought by the grain delivery team!" That's why the border guards have a hard life.

"Also, this new medicine will definitely be very effective, but these medicines have contraindications, so you must study them carefully in the clinic and must not make any mistakes for me." The general instructed.

The sergeant in charge of the clinic stood up and answered, "Yes! I understand. I will take the sergeants in the clinic to study hard."

"Okay, we have explained what needs to be explained. If there is anything else, we will talk about it later. Now let's talk about which direction our subsequent defense work should focus on to repair this problem."