Chapter 79 Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
His Royal Highness did feel tired. On the one hand, he could not rest well after living on the boat for a long time. On the other hand, he had a cold and cough and was feeling unwell.
Dong Shuheng sent the prince back. He rushed back to the dock. Along with the mission came a batch of equipment he had purchased before, including more than 10,000 Dreiser striker guns alone, as well as production lines for guns and ammunition.
, a large number of lathes, steelmaking equipment, and forging equipment.
Many of these items can now be produced in Jiangbei. That is because Dong Shuheng did not expect that his development would be so fast. However, these firearms and equipment have solved the problem of Dong Shuheng's current production being unable to keep up.
The Huaihai Navy's new round of military expansion plan has long been formulated. However, due to the production capacity of the arsenal, it has been delayed until now. Due to the use of new training drills, the Huaihai Navy's field troops are no longer adaptable to using muzzle-loading guns.
tactics.
From muzzle-loading guns to breech-loading guns, the biggest change is not the performance of the gun. In fact, many muzzle-loading rifles have higher range and stability than today's breech-loading rifles, but the rate of fire is slightly slower. Today's breech-loading rifles
The problem of airtightness has not been completely solved. Since black powder is still used, powder residue is easily deposited in the gun chamber, which affects the stability of the gun.
Although there are problems like this, the biggest advantage of breech-loading guns is that they no longer need to stand and shoot. This not only saves the soldiers' physical strength, but the biggest benefit is to improve the soldiers' survival law.
You must know that it is very simple to train a soldier who can use guns, but it takes longer to train a soldier who dares to line up and shoot the enemy face to face without losing his position, because that requires the soldier to have high willpower.
This requires long-term training.
Many technicians came with the ship, most of whom lived in poverty in Prussia. Today's technicians are not as popular as later generations, they are actually workers who understand technology. Prussia's current internal economic situation
It's not good, otherwise it wouldn't have become the main source of immigrants to the Americas.
These people are not part of the mission, so they need to be placed separately by Dong Shuheng. After a period of rest, they will be arranged to the factory in Jiangbei based on their expertise.
Another group of people who came with the ship were a group of retired officers. They were not members of the mission in the strict sense. They were invited from the army by the Prussian envoy who had returned to China on Dong Shuheng's behalf. Among these retired soldiers, the one with the highest military rank was
He is a colonel. His name is Hans. He has participated in many anti-French alliance wars. He is an experienced professional soldier.
This group of people obviously did not have a very harmonious relationship with Prince Adalbert's navy. They did not settle in Yuyuan with the delegation. Instead, Dong Shuheng arranged another place to live.
Now Dong Shuheng has time to meet these people.
Hans and his party did not blame Dong Shuheng for neglecting them. None of them were from noble backgrounds. They joined the army in Prussia to support their families, and now they are in distant China just to make more money.
So as long as Dong Shuheng pays them as agreed, they don't mind Dong Shuheng's attitude towards them.
"Hello Mr. Hans, nice to meet you and all our Prussian friends."
Dong Shuheng met them at the inn where Hans and the others were staying.
"Hello, dear general, it's a pleasure to work for you. If the distance wasn't too far, this job would be perfect."
"Haha, don't worry Hans, if you stay here for five years, I guarantee that you can live the life of a little nobleman when you go back."
"Oh, that's great. So when do we start working? Boss!"
"Don't worry, Hans. You need to rest for a few days. I will send a Chinese teacher to you tomorrow. You must learn simple Chinese. Many of my soldiers are illiterate. I can't make them all learn German. I can only
I feel wronged to you."
"If this is the need of the job, I don't think everyone will have any objection." Hans said with a smile.
"Of course, Mr. Hans, let me tell you first. Most of your people will be sent to military schools, but they must first learn our drills and train soldiers according to our drills. Some of them will also enter
My staff can be regarded as my military advisers. Only a small number of people will enter the army, mainly artillery units. I lack professional artillery commanders here. So you can rest assured that your lives should not be in danger.
"Dong Shuheng added another explanation.
"Oh, General, we have not considered safety at all. With the salary you gave us, even if we are asked to charge with bayonets, we will do it without hesitation," Hans said.
"Looks like I made the right choice!" Dong Shuheng smiled and shook hands with the old Hans.
"Our choice was not wrong!" Hans also smiled and stretched out his hand.
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The dinner was almost ready, but Prince Adalbert did not arrive. After a while, the prince's entourage, Mark, hurried over.
He informed Dong Shuheng that the prince had a fever and a severe cough. Therefore, he could not come to the banquet. However, other members of the delegation came.
Although the prince did not come, the dinner still had to go on. However, the people in the mission were worried about the prince's health and were not in the mood to enjoy the delicious food.
On the other hand, the people in the Army Officer Corps were eating and drinking happily.
"If I could eat such delicacies often, I think I might want to stay in China for retirement." Old Hans said with a mouth full of wine. Others also agreed.
"Hans, you have only eaten one type of Chinese food. In fact, there are more than ten categories of Chinese food alone. Do you know the Manchu-Han Banquet? There are thousands of different dishes. If you eat one dish every day, you can eat ten
It will not be repeated for several years." Dong Shuheng said.
"Okay, General, I don't know about anything else. In terms of food, China is definitely the most developed in the world."
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The protagonist was not here, so the dinner did not last that long. After finishing the meal, Dong Shuheng hurried back to Yu Garden.
"How is your Royal Highness?" Dong Shuheng asked Mark with concern.
"Oh, I have already seen the British doctor in the concession. The doctor said it is most likely pneumonia. What should I do? The doctor left after saying this. He said that His Highness the Prince's body is very strong. Now I can only hope that he can survive it.
Already."
There is currently no treatment for pneumonia in Europe. The sick person is the Prince of Prussia, so the British doctors in this concession naturally did not dare to bleed him.
In order to prevent infection, Dong Shuheng strictly ordered other people in the garden not to have contact with the mission, and people from the mission were not allowed to see the prince casually.
Then he had some masks made out of cotton cloth, gave one to Mark, one to the translator, and one for himself. They went to see the prince together.
Prince Adalbert lay in bed, his face reddened by the persistent fever.
Seeing Dong Shuheng come in, the prince looked at him apologetically.
"I'm sorry, Dong. I fell ill at the wrong time. I must have brought you a lot of trouble."
"No, Your Highness, you are in China now, and we have the obligation to take good care of your health. Now I have something to ask for your consent. I want to ask our doctor to take a look at it. Do you agree?"
"Dong, Dr. Brown just told me that it's pneumonia. Oh, my God! This kind of disease can only be fought by the patient himself. Cough cough cough..." As he said that, Prince Adalbert coughed violently again.
"No, we Chinese medicine practitioners have known how to treat pneumonia thousands of years ago, but the treatment concepts are different, so I want to ask for your opinion."
"Oh, is this true? I have to say that I know too little about China. Well, I agree, but this is too much trouble for you."
"Your Highness, you're welcome. I'll have someone get some ice cubes to help you cool down first, so you'll be more comfortable."
After coming out, Dong Shuheng asked people to go to the cellar to get some ice cubes, and asked Mark to wrap them in cotton cloth to help the prince wipe his forehead to cool down.
"Cun Xun, you asked me to send a speedboat back to Gaoyou overnight to the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Medical College to invite Master Kang Ping. Remember to bring the newly developed allicin injection. Just say that an important guest of ours here is suffering from pneumonia.
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After saying that, he called Yang Fang, who knew the local area better. He asked Yang Fang to quickly find the local Chinese medicine doctor who was best at treating lung diseases.
After waiting for a while, the Chinese medicine doctor Yang Fang sent to look for arrived.
The old Chinese medicine doctor first checked Prince Adalbert's pulse. This Chinese medicine doctor had been practicing medicine in Shanghai and was used to seeing foreigners, so he was not surprised at all.
"Old sir, what do you think of this patient?"
The old gentleman shook his head and motioned to go outside to talk.
"This man's lung disease was severe and it was an emergency. This kind of acute lung disease is the most difficult to treat and is very dangerous."
The old gentleman's words were translated to Mark through a translator, which made Mark so anxious that he almost shed tears.
"Your Majesty General, please save our prince. It's all my fault. He had symptoms on the ship a few days ago and I didn't pay attention." Mark said with self-blame.
"Mark, don't worry, I've already sent for someone. He will definitely be able to save His Royal Highness." Dong Shuheng comforted Mark.
"Old sir, please prescribe a prescription to alleviate the patient's condition first."
"That's no problem. I'll prescribe it now. But when the expert you mentioned comes, he must call me. I want to see who can cure this acute lung disease." said the old Chinese doctor.
"Well, no problem. You can prescribe it. I'll order someone to get the medicine and cook it right now."
Mark has been helping Prince Adalbert physically cool down. His Royal Highness the Prince was very touched. In the summer, Dong Shuheng brought him ice cubes, which probably cost a lot of money.
With the cooling of ice cubes, His Royal Highness felt a little more comfortable. After a while, a waiter brought a bowl of dark soup.
Dong Shuheng also followed in.
"Your Highness, this is the medicine for you. It will taste very bitter, but it can alleviate your condition."
Prince Adalbert had seen an introduction to Chinese medicine in a book, which said that Chinese medicine was similar to the witch doctors of the Middle Ages. However, he had already agreed to Dong Shuheng's treatment, so he could only bite the bullet and drink the bowl of medicine.
I didn't feel anything after drinking it. At this time, the Chinese doctor came in again and took out a long and thin needle.
"Your Highness, the doctor needs to give you an injection so that the medicine can take effect."
Adalbert actually still had some scruples in his heart. He had never seen such a treatment method. Just now he thought the old doctor was going to bleed himself.
Adalbert watched helplessly as the silver needle pierced his chest. Mark's heart was in his throat.
"Eh? It doesn't hurt." Adalbert thought to himself. As the old doctor moved the needle up and down, Adalbert felt that his chest was no longer so stuffy.
The old man finished the acupuncture and left temporarily...
"How do you feel, Your Highness?" Dong Shuheng asked with concern.
"I feel much better, my chest is no longer tight. Was that acupuncture just now?"
"Well, yes, Prince, this can only temporarily alleviate your condition. The people I invite will arrive tomorrow and will give you a special medicine to treat pneumonia. Now you can take a rest and have a good sleep!"
"Well, thank you, Dong." Prince Adalbert said gratefully.