Then, he took out a leather bag, Dugu Jiu leaned over and saw Li Mu taking out a handful of small lead from it. The leads were of different shapes and had sharp edges and corners. After being ejected, they could scrape people's skin. Lead is a heavy metal. After the scratch, the wound will not heal easily, and in severe cases it will also cause sepsis. Of course, if you don't want to kill yourself, you can also replace it with iron or even stones, which should not exceed the weight.

On this layer of small lead bullets, Li Mu used a large lead bullet or large rock bullet that was slightly smaller than the muzzle, and the link to fill the bullet was completed.

"Look the cannon!"

With Li Mu's shout, Dugu Jiu lit the twist, and then he imitated Li Mu and covered his ears.

With a bang, the bullets all flew out, and the sound of thunder was like thunder. The distance in front of him was scattered out with awls. The farthest distance reached more than one hundred feet, which was more than the bow and arrow.

Dugu Jiu looked at the scene in front of him in shock and calculated in his mind whether he could escape the birth of the sky if he was in this awl-type range. In the end, his conclusion was that it was impossible. Even if the lead bullets scattered out of this awl-type range could not take his life, they would definitely be able to hurt him. Fighting his life on the battlefield, and being injured means being sharply reduced in combat power. If the two armies fired this gun in front of the formation, no matter how brave the cavalry was, they would only be destined to be defeated.

"Brother, with this powerful weapon, the Tang Dynasty's soldiers are invincible!" Dugu Jiu said excitedly, but when he saw Li Mu's expression, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Brother, don't you want to present this thing to Your Majesty?"

After checking the cannon barrel, Li Mu said to Dugu Jiu: "Xiaojiu, I'll ask you, what would Your Majesty do if I presented this thing to Your Majesty?"

"This..." Dugu Jiu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty should immediately conquer Goguryeo. After all, after having this thing, it is almost a foregone conclusion to win this battle."

"What then?" Li Mu looked at Dugu Jiu and said, "After attacking Goguryeo, will Your Majesty stop the army and quit?"

"Will..." Dugu Jiu's tone became less certain.

Is Li Shimin a good emperor? Whether in the history that Li Mu is familiar with or in the history that has happened now, except for the Xuanwu Gate incident that is a stain in Li Shimin's life, the rest of the things are all revealed that Li Shimin is a good emperor.

When he was young, he fought in the world and won every battle. He was named General Tiance. After becoming the emperor, he worked all night long, and was very particular, respected the wise and the nobles. The Tang Dynasty was flourishing in his hands, and the lives of the people were getting better and better. He was as broad as the sea of ​​mind, able to accommodate Wei Zheng and Wang Gui, who had previously opposed him, only talented people, willing to enroll the imperial examinations, and use the wise talents in the world for the court. Compared with any emperor in history, Li Shimin could praise him as a wise man.

But do wise people have no shortcomings? Li Shimin naturally has shortcomings. His shortcomings are that he cares too much about his reputation, wants to expand territory, and wants to accomplish things that his predecessors have not completed. He wants to use this method to prove that he is worthy of the position of emperor.

If this weapon of killing is in the hands of Li Shimin, all the hidden dangers that Li Shimin believes will definitely be attacked. The Tang Dynasty's soldiers are invincible... But is this necessarily a good thing?

"Big belly disease is not uncommon in Jiangnan. It is often found. When the disease is mild, it is not difficult to treat. There are prescriptions, which are roughly divided into five categories: insect killing, vomiting, stasis, water, and correction. Even if the locals do not use doctors, they have earth prescriptions passed down by their own families. They are almost undead, but if they are not noticed in the early stage or are misdiagnosed, and in the late stage of the disease, their stomachs will become edema and bloated, it will be difficult for the gods to save them."

"What attracted the attention of the villain this time was that this disease was not an occasional case, but in a village, there were four or five families. The villain had not experienced it personally, but according to the records of the villain's father, when Emperor Yang of Sui visited Jiangdu, he brought 100,000 craftsmen. This disease broke out among these 100,000 craftsmen, and tens of thousands of people died of illness."

"The villain thought that the large-scale outbreak of this disease should be related to the discomfort of the water and the unclean water source. So the villain thought of 20,000 soldiers from Mingzhou and 30,000 Turkic households who migrated there. The villain visited the resettlement village and did not find the outbreak of this disease. However, when he went to the camp in the county, he heard about the situation of the soldiers in the camp looking for diagnosis. Many soldiers had diarrhea and dysentery, and the number of people expanded from dozens to hundreds... If this continues, once the epidemic breaks out, the situation may be unpredictable. Therefore, I came to report the news to the Marquis and ask the Marquis to pay attention to this matter."

Li Mu frowned slightly and said, "Didn't you go to find General Hou? What did he say?"

Wang Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Marquis, the villain is just a traveling doctor. How can he meet General Hou? Even if he comes here to ask for a visit, he is also trying his luck. He did not expect to meet the Marquis... The villain just thought, just to do his best. If he didn't come this trip, he would be uneasy. Since he has been here, he will do his best whether he sees the Marquis or not."

"Um..." Li Mu nodded and said, "You are very good, a good doctor. But I need to verify what you said. This is how you rest here for a day, wait for me to send someone to ask clearly before making a mistake. If the situation you said is true, I will never be stingy with the rewards of this marquis."

"Mr. Xie." Wang Shuo Xie, followed the doorman down and went to the guest room to rest.

Li Mu understood Wang Tong's purpose. In fact, Wang Tong did not necessarily fail to see Hou Junji, but seeing Hou Junji was a big difference compared to seeing him. Although Hou Junji was the Minister of War and General, Hou Junji did not have the right to appoint and remove officials. However, Li Mu is now the Grand Governor of Jiangnan and Governor of Jiangnan, and is in charge of water transportation affairs. He also has the right to appoint and remove people. If the situation is true, his news is equivalent to saving the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers. Such contributions must be rewarded. At least a seventh-rank official is indispensable, and he has transformed from a traveling doctor to an official body. This is the case with fish jumping over the dragon gate.

Li Mu didn't mind Wang Tong's little thoughts. He never stings on rewarding those who have made meritorious things. He even appreciates those who have the ability.

As soon as he spoke, Li Mu knew what the disease was. Judging from the symptoms he mentioned, the so-called big belly disease should be schistosomiasis. In Li Mu's previous life, big belly disease became one of the highest mortality rates in the Yangtze River Basin around the founding of the People's Republic of China. When Li Mu was in school, he read related records in history textbooks. This disease is caused by the parasitic schistosomiasis in the human body, so it is called schistosomiasis. After adults get this disease, their bodies gradually lose weight, have poor spirits, and have no strength to work. Over time, water will grow in their stomachs, and they will swell every day, so it is also called big belly disease. If a child gets sick, he will not grow up, and he will still look like a teenage child when he is in his twenties, and he will not have children even after getting married.

But as Wang Tong said, this disease is not a terminal illness that cannot be treated. If it is discovered early or there is earth prevention, it is actually controllable. But the problem is that locals know how to prevent and treat it, but outsiders do not know it. Therefore, the 20,000 soldiers transferred from Chang'an and 30,000 households migrated by the Turks became dangerous people for this disease.

Wang Tong is right, schistosomiasis is indeed related to water sources. But he did not talk about joints, to be precise, it is related to microorganisms in the water. The schistosomiasis entrapment will parasitize in snails. If the water source is not clean or there are snails that survive, there are high probability that there will be larvae of schistosomiasis.

People may eat snails or drink water from the source of snails, and eat snails into their bodies. It is also easy to prevent this disease. Because snailsomiasis is a single host organism, the most direct way is to eliminate snails.

Or, taking water from a water source without snails can also solve this problem. Schistosomiasis will occur in the camp, which is probably related to the living environment of the soldiers. There is not even a decent place to get water, so there are naturally no decent wells. If you take water in a ditch, you can imagine that the existence of snails is inevitable.

Thinking of this, Li Mu felt a little guilty. The project of Mingzhou Port is so big, so what's the point of getting it? First, allocate craftsmen, build the barracks, and dig wells to get water, so that the soldiers will not get sick.

Fortunately, the epidemic has not yet broken out, and it is still time.

Li Mu immediately asked Dugu Jiu to take people to the camp in person to check whether what Wang Tong said was true. If it was true, please ask Hou Junchuang to come over and discuss how to solve the problem in the future.

At the same time, he also asked someone to send a message to Gu Sizhi and asked him to prepare medicinal materials. Even if the situation was not that serious this time, it would be impossible to prepare some medicinal materials. In the future, the medicinal materials must be prepared for the fleet to go to sea in the future.

In addition, he also sent a letter to the Ministry of Works, and asked Yuwengui, who has been promoted to the Minister of Works, to gather a thousand craftsmen to support the construction of Mingzhou Port within a month. When these thousand craftsmen arrived, the first thing was to solve the problem of the barracks. The soldiers could no longer be allowed to live in tents. These soldiers were not only left by Li Shimin to shock the prominent clans in Jiangnan, but also the foundation for Li Mu to develop the navy, and they could not be misunderstood.

After doing all this, the moon was already on the top. Li Mu still couldn't sleep, and this reminded him. Although what he did seemed to be smooth sailing, there were still some hidden dangers under the smooth sailing surface. If he walked too fast, many basics could not keep up, this would happen.
Chapter completed!