"Take me to see the wounded soldiers who have their wounds taken care of," Lin Xuan said.
"General, please come this way."
Chen Chuan led Lin Xuan and his party outside a camp and said, "General, some of those who were seriously injured have already rested after being bandaged. Those in this camp are all relatively light and are currently being treated.
Have a meal."
Entering the camp, I smelled the aroma of mutton soup, and a dozen wounded soldiers were devouring it.
These wounded soldiers all suffered from external injuries. Naturally, there is no saying that they should not eat meat and fish. On the contrary, in order to heal the wounds faster, nutrition must be strengthened. Therefore, Lin Xuan specifically explained that the food for the wounded soldiers was much better than that for ordinary soldiers.
The wounded soldiers didn't pay much attention when they saw Chen Chuan coming in at first, but when they saw the connection behind them, they quickly put down their chopsticks and stood up. One of them injured his leg, and he also held on to the bed, trying to stand up.
"Okay, you are all injured, so don't be too polite. I just came to see you." Lin Xuan said quickly.
The wounded soldiers were very moved when they heard this.
For every dog-slaughtering person who is righteous, there are many scholars who are unfaithful.
These soldiers may not understand the principle of a soldier dying for his confidant. They live at the bottom, and if the superiors pay a little attention to them, they will be grateful.
"How is it? Do you feel any discomfort from the wound? Does the food suit your appetite?" Lin Xuan asked.
Lin Xuan had actually seen that the mutton in the bowls for the wounded soldiers were all in large pieces, and there were quite a lot of them. It could be seen that Chen Chuan followed his instructions exactly and did not deprive the wounded soldiers of their meals.
The reason why he asked this was to reassure the representatives of each battalion through the words of the wounded soldiers.
"Back to General, except for the slight pain when I first cleaned the wound, the wound no longer hurts. The food is very good, and there is so much meat that we can't finish it." A soldier showed a satisfied smile on his face.
In fact, they didn't understand it when the military doctors first cleaned their wounds.
Some of them had been injured before, and they always applied some medicine and bandaged it.
But when the military doctor explained to them the benefits of doing so, they gritted their teeth and persisted even though they didn't understand it very well.
"Take good care of yourself, I'm still waiting to help you make great achievements."
Lin Xuan knew that these wounded soldiers were uncomfortable if he stayed here, so he encouraged them and left with them.
Next, Lin Xuanyou took them to see a few camps, which were similar to the previous ones.
After a circle, Lin Xuan looked at the representatives of each battalion and said: "You have all seen that these wounded soldiers are fine. The reason why they screamed is because they used strong alcohol to clean their wounds. You are all veterans, so you should also
I know that after many people are injured, the wounds will rot soon, and some people even lose their lives even though they are not seriously injured. Although cleaning the wounds with strong alcohol is painful, it can effectively prevent this situation. I dare not say that it can save lives.
Every wounded soldier will die less than before."
"General, it's the young people who are ignorant and misunderstood the general's good intentions."
Although they still don't know whether the method Lin Xuan said is effective or not.
But they have seen the living conditions of those wounded soldiers.
Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction and let them go back.
Presumably after these people go back, the rumors will be disproven.
Soldiers in the early Tang Dynasty did not receive military pay, and they even had to prepare their own weapons and horses for fighting.
However, there are benefits to being a soldier. You can meet with your family to collect taxes, and the seized items will be distributed to the soldiers according to the number of enemies they kill.
This is the reason why the army in the early Tang Dynasty was so powerful.
To put it bluntly, winning or losing a battle is related to the interests of soldiers.
This is also the reason why the early Tang Dynasty was not rich, but it could support so many soldiers and horses, and its combat effectiveness was still so strong.
When the Song Dynasty had the largest land area, it was only one-fifth of the Tang Dynasty when it was at its strongest.
However, the fiscal revenue of the Song Dynasty was several times that of the Tang Dynasty.
However, the Song Dynasty was very poor. You read that right, the Song Dynasty was very wealthy, but the court was very poor.
This has to be said about the system of the Song Dynasty. After Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, he was surrounded by enemies and had to raise a large number of troops.
Perennial wars and constant natural disasters have created a large number of refugees.
In order to prevent social unrest, the imperial court recruited young refugees into the army.
The court of the Song Dynasty had a very good idea. Recruiting young men into the military camp could not only replenish soldiers, but also solve hidden social dangers.
Most of the soldiers in the Song Dynasty were lifelong soldiers, so the old ones did not die, and the new ones came in.
This led to more and more soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty.
According to historical records, during the founding period of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were about 200,000 forbidden troops.
And when the Northern Song Dynasty fell, how many people were there?
Anyone who has read "Water Margin" should know that Lin Chong is known as the chief instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army.
Many stories in "Water Margin" are fictional, but the 800,000 forbidden troops are not too exaggerated. In fact, by the time of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, even if there were not 800,000 forbidden troops, they were not far behind.
The reason why the Forbidden Army is called the Forbidden Army is because it is responsible for protecting the capital.
In the Song Dynasty, there were only 800,000 imperial troops. With the rest of the army, the number of troops can be imagined.
However, the Northern Song Dynasty, which had the largest army among ancient feudal dynasties, was destroyed by 60,000 people from the Jin Dynasty.
Many people think this is related to the fact that the Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs.
Lin Xuan does not deny this, but it may not have anything to do with those soldiers.
The 800,000 Imperial Guards sound scary, but in fact most of them are rogues.
In addition, the Song Dynasty had a recruitment system, and all soldiers were paid. Those people were left to eat and wait to die, which cost the court a lot of money and food.
The golden soldiers came, but they ran faster than anyone else.
Otherwise, even if there were 800,000 pigs, it would be enough for the 60,000 Jin soldiers to kill them for a long time, and they would not be defeated by the Jin Kingdom. The entire Northern Song Dynasty royal family was almost wiped out in one fell swoop.
When Lin Xuan first entered the military camp, he felt that the system of the Tang Dynasty was a bit inhumane.
But if you think about it carefully, this is also the best way.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the army numbered 700,000 to 800,000. Even if each man was issued two hundred guan per month, it would cost more than 100,000 guan per month and more than 1 million guan per year.
The imperial court has no expenditure in this area, and its fiscal revenue is stretched thin. If there is more expenditure in this area, it will not live up to the standard.
In fact, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when finances became more abundant, military pay began to be paid to soldiers.
As long as the morale of the military remains stable, these soldiers will be full of fighting spirit in order to obtain more wealth.
Sure enough, after the representatives of each battalion returned, it didn't take long for the news about the sick and sick camp to spread throughout the military camp.
Those who can be selected as representatives are all small officers, who are relatively prestigious in a small area and what they say is convincing.
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the military's morale was stable.
Although he inherited Zhao Yun's martial arts, he failed to inherit Zhao Yun's experience.
Before, leading troops was just training, but now I know that leading troops is not that simple.
After explaining to Xue Rengui and others, Lin Xuan went back to rest a little tired.
It doesn't matter if you are tired physically, the most important thing is your mind.
After sleeping all night, Lin Xuan felt refreshed when he woke up the next day.
"Sign in."
"Ding~, congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. You will be rewarded with proficiency in painting."
Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that today is the first day of May.
Next, a lot of knowledge about painting came into Lin Xuan's mind.
After a long while, Lin Xuan exhaled. After absorbing the knowledge about painting, he had the urge to pick up a brush and paint.