Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 37 If I can’t beat you, I’ll give it to you!
What does it mean to "attach to Jin and Song"? It means to treat Jin and Song as "fathers" as long as these two countries do not attack Xixia and destroy Li Chunyou's peaceful life.

What about Li Anquan, the prime minister of Western Xia? Well, he was only slightly better than Li Chunyou.

He is the son of Li Renxiao's brother Li Renyou, and Li Chunyou's cousin.

After Li Renyou passed away, Li Anquan wrote to Li Chunyou, requesting to inherit his father's throne as King of Yue.

However, Li Chunyou felt that this cousin was not very reliable, so he did not agree to his request and only made him a prince.

There is a big difference between Prince and Duke. Should I draft it, Li Chunyou?
Note that this is not an insult, but a fact.

In a fit of rage, Li Anquan actually raped Empress Dowager Luo, the mother of Emperor Li Chunyou.

Empress Dowager Luo, having tasted the sweetness of the sweetness, of course had to work hard for her little lover and asked her son to make use of this cheap father.

Li Chunyou had no choice but to appoint Li Anquan as the prime minister of Western Xia.

However, Li Chunyou soon discovered that this cheap father, who was seven years older than him, was not as bad as he had imagined. He had collected a large number of treasures and beauties for his enjoyment, and he was quite capable.

As time went by, Li Chunyou and Li Anquan actually got along well with each other.

This time when the Mongolian army attacked, the Western Xia army remained inactive and did not send any reinforcements. It was Li Anquan's idea.

"Prime Minister, didn't you say that the Mongol army had no means of attacking cities and could only plunder the civilians? Now, both Lijisi City and Qilingugusa City have been conquered by the Mongols!"

As soon as Li Anquan entered the palace, Li Chunyou began to complain.

Li Anquan said calmly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I've already read the military report. The Mongolian army is incredibly brave; one man can defeat twenty of us. The court was right not to send reinforcements. Otherwise, wouldn't we have suffered even greater losses?"

Li Chunyou was immediately persuaded, his arrogance completely gone, and he said, "What the Prime Minister said is true."

Li Anquan continued, "As for the Mongols actually conquering our two cities, that would be a minor matter. We can simply celebrate the funeral with a happy one to appease the Xixia army and civilians."

"Why celebrate a funeral as a happy occasion?" Li Chunyou asked in confusion.

"Your Majesty, please rename our capital, Xingqing Prefecture, to Zhongxing Prefecture to celebrate the fact that our Xia Kingdom has survived this fatal crisis and has hope for revival."

"That's a good idea indeed. But..."

Li Chunyou still felt something was wrong and said, "What if the Mongols come back? If they can capture Lijisi and Qilingugusa, they can capture other cities!"

Li Anquan shook his head and said, "No. The world is vast. The Mongols and our Xia Kingdom have no past or present grudges, so why are they so determined to keep us? It's the Jin Kingdom that not only nailed the Mongol Khan Ambaghai to death on a wooden donkey, but also perpetrated long-term population reductions against the Mongols, committing murder, looting, and other atrocities. Now that the Mongols have grown stronger, how could they not seek revenge on the Jin Kingdom?"

"That's true, but...but I'm still a little worried. After all, our Xia Kingdom is much weaker than the Jin Kingdom. Is there a possibility that the Mongols are afraid of the Jin Kingdom and are picking on the weak? They just want to bully our Xia Kingdom." Li Chunyou said worriedly.

"If Your Majesty is truly worried..."

In fact, Li Anquan's talent was only slightly better than Li Chunyou's. He had no good solution for such a major military and national event.

He thought for a moment and decided to use his best tactics. He said, "How about we give a gift to the important Mongolian official and ask him to speak well of our Xia Kingdom in front of Temujin?"

Li Chunyou couldn't wait to ask, "Which important official?"

Li Anquan said, "I heard that Temujin's son-in-law Zhao Shuo killed Wang Han of the Kerait tribe, Taiyang Khan of the Naimans, and captured Gur Khan Jamukha. He has made great military achievements and is the most trusted by Temujin."

Li Chunyou finally showed a look of joy and said, "If this can be accomplished, it would be the best. So, what gift do you think we should give Zhao Shuo?"

Li Anquan thought for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, how about the sword in your treasury?"

……

Zhao Shuo, who was thousands of miles away, certainly didn't know that the evil winds from Western Xia were about to blow to him.

He was preparing to treat the wounded soldiers.

In this era, if soldiers were wounded by swords or guns, if the injuries were minor, they would be burned with red-hot iron, and then the shamans would ask a wizard to perform a ritual, the Christians would pray to God for protection, and the Buddhists would chant "Amitabha"... and then some herbs would be injected into the body, and the treatment would be considered complete.

If the injury was serious, they would slaughter a large animal, gut it, place the victim inside, and immerse it in hot blood, then pray for divine protection... If the victim survived, it was a manifestation of divine intervention. If the victim died, it was considered to have returned to heaven or paradise. Both methods actually had some scientific basis.

The wounds were burned with iron to sterilize and prevent infection, and soaked in the hot blood of livestock to prevent hypothermia caused by excessive bleeding.

Of course, its effects are far inferior to those of later medical science.

First, Zhao Shuo prepared to use alcohol to disinfect the wounded soldiers.

Although Zhao Shuo had already made highly distilled kumis, the quality of liquor is relative.

Based on his wine tasting experience in his previous life, Zhao Shuo felt that the distilled kumis he made was only about 40 degrees.

It seems that the concentration of medical alcohol is 75%?

How effective is 40% alcohol liquor? Is it as effective as red-hot iron? Zhao Shuo really doesn't know.

Therefore, this method was never actually implemented, but instead the craftsmen under him were asked to improve the manufacturing process of high-proof liquor.

However, the craftsmen under his command were not very skilled, and progress was very slow. It was only three months ago that they were able to produce a higher concentration of liquor.

Before Zhao Shuo went on the expedition, he instructed that as soon as there was progress in producing the strong liquor, someone should be sent to deliver it to the front line as soon as possible.

Two months ago, this batch of super-proof liquor was finally delivered to Gerile.

It’s just that Zhao Shuo himself was still far away and didn’t know about this.

In addition to super-proof liquor, the only antibacterial weapon Zhao Shuo can use in this era is allicin.

However, on the grassland, not to mention garlic, even grain was only grown in small quantities by the Kerait and Hongjila tribes.

The money earned from selling novelties was used to buy precious weapons and iron, so garlic had to be ranked very far behind.

This time, after conquering two Western Xia cities, Zhao Shuo asked Temujin for permission to collect all the garlic, which amounted to about five or six hundred kilograms.

Add ready-made strong liquor and you can make allicin.

The method of making this thing is very simple. First, mash the garlic, then dry it over low heat, then crush it, and finally soak it in strong liquor. After settling for a period of time, the clear liquid on the top is the simplest allicin.

Although the efficacy of allicin is not as strong as penicillin, it is still considered a miracle drug in this era.

The last magic weapon is aspirin, which is known as one of the three miracle drugs.

Aspirin itself cannot kill bacteria, but it has antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. It has little effect on wounds when used alone, but when used in combination with antibacterial drugs, the two drugs complement each other and have a very magical effect.

The preparation process is quite simple. Peel the willow bark, rinse it with clean water, tear it into small pieces, soak it in boiling water, and continue to heat. Once white crystals form in the pot, remove the heat. Allow it to cool, and a large amount of white crystals will form. This is the famous aspirin.

Oh, and there’s also catgut for surgical sutures.

Catgut takes the longest time and is the most troublesome to make.

Although it is called catgut, in fact, the intestines of sheep, cattle, cows, horses, mules, donkeys and other animals can be used, as long as they are the intestines of these large mammals.

First, scrape off the fat and other tissues of the intestines, take the innermost mucosa, then soak and clean it with the top layer of wood ash water, smooth it out, and then fumigate it with sulfur to prevent insects and decay. Finally, disinfect it with alcohol before use.

"It wasn't easy, but I finally got it all together. But allicin oxidizes too easily and will lose its effectiveness after two hours. Otherwise, I could turn all this garlic into allicin at once."

When all the medicines were prepared, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Zhao Shuo shook his head and prepared to take Geerile to the wounded camp.

However, at this moment, Genghis Khan's quivers suddenly arrived at Zhao Shuo's camp and were summoned by Temujin.

It’s so late, what big thing happened?

(End of this chapter)