After reviewing the Huaxia Army, Zhao Xu was very happy and excited. Longyan was delighted and rewarded all the officers and soldiers of the Huaxia Army with ten guan of gold each. Moreover, he was so happy to see that he was obsessed with the military sand table and asked Wu Zhi to give him a gift in the palace.
Get one here too.
Therefore, Wu Zhi assigned a team led by Guo Cheng and Zhe Keshi to lead the staff officers to the palace. They worked overtime for many days and copied a miniature version of the military sand table based on the style of the sand table in the staff office.
It was placed in a side hall of Chuigong Hall so that Zhao Xu could refer to it at any time. During this period, Wu Zhi also visited the scene from time to time to give instructions and supervision.
Five days later, Zhao Xu looked at the big sand table in front of him and was so happy that he casually rewarded Wu Zhi and everyone in the staff with a thousand gu of silver each. Everyone in the staff was extremely happy, except Wu Zhi.
He was very calm.
Subsequently, under Wu Zhi's recommendation, Yan Sheng and Li Tingyu were both promoted and given important positions due to their ability to organize and lead the Chinese army. Yan Sheng was promoted to the third rank of the left deputy commander of the Palace Front Division and the right minister of the Ministry of War.
He was promoted to Taizhong doctor, General Guide, and founding uncle of the country; while Li Tingyu was promoted to the fourth rank of the right deputy commander of the palace front division, promoted to imperial court official, and was granted the title of General Xuanwei and Qingche Commandery; Liu Quan was also in the military affairs department.
On the recommendation of Zhi Zhi, he was promoted from the fifth rank to the rank of Yuhou, the imperial minister, and then to court minister, guerrilla general, and cavalry captain. Such a result made Yan Sheng, Li Tingyu, and Liu Quan ecstatic and even more determined.
He has the determination and will to advance and retreat together with Wu Zhi.
After Zhao Xu reviewed the new army, while Zhao Xu was still in high spirits, Wu Zhi immediately went to the army and requested to expand the Chinese Army and form a Chinese Army Cavalry Brigade and a Chinese Army Special Operations Regiment. The cavalry brigade was fully equipped with five
Thousands of people, the special operations group is full of one thousand people, and it also needs more than 20,000 strong horses and more than 8,000 carriages. Wu Zhi wants to build the Chinese Army into a highly mechanized new army!
Zhao Xu, Zhang Chun, Zeng Bu and other civil and military ministers had seen the gratifying changes in the Chinese army, so they readily agreed to Wu Zhi's request.
After the northwest army occupied the Hehuang area, it established a large and excellent horse ranch. In more than half a year, it has transported hundreds of thousands of horses to the Song Dynasty court. More than 100,000 real cavalry teams have been formed in the northwest and other places.
Now Wu Zhicai applied to supplement the new army with 6,000 soldiers and 20,000 horses. It was just a trivial matter. With a stroke of his pen, Zhao Xu allocated hundreds of thousands of dollars for raising horses and purchasing carriages to him in one lump sum. As "Tan Ding"
The further trial of "mu" was increasing the amount of land and land tax for the imperial court. Zhao Xu and the imperial court had the feeling of getting rich overnight and becoming tycoons.
With the decree of the imperial court, Wu Zhi immediately handed over the task of recruiting troops to Yan Sheng and Li Tingyu. The two took charge of everything and selected and recruited 6,000 soldiers from the Forbidden Army and various places with fierce folk customs in the northwest. Each of them required thirty
They must be under 10 years old, young and strong, and must be able to ride a horse, and must not have night blindness.
Wu Zhi is mainly responsible for four things.
First, more than 12,000 sets of summer clothes, shoes, hats and belts for the new army were customized according to the height and weight of soldiers with standard builds. He paid for these summer clothes, shoes, hats and belts out of his own pocket.
The second is to develop horseshoes. At that time, the war horses used by the imperial cavalry and the horses used by civilians in the Song Dynasty had bare hoofs. The horseshoes were not equipped with protective equipment. The horseshoes commonly used by people in later generations had not yet appeared! Horseshoes are a good tool.
Things are endlessly useful.
The third is to transform the carriage and change the current two-wheeled carriage into a four-wheeled carriage. That is, the front two wheels of the four-wheeled vehicle are mounted on one frame, the rear two wheels are mounted on another frame, and the rear frame
The front frame is connected by a vertical shaft. It is actually a combination of two two-wheeled vehicles. After he submitted the modification plan to the general supervisor, he studied the modification and soon, the general supervisor
A prototype car was made. After a trial run, Wu Zhi felt that the effect was okay. After thinking about it, he put forward two requirements: the material of the vertical shaft should be strong and smooth, and the rotation should be as flexible as possible; the wheels should all be changed to rotary types.
wheels, and tried to cover the wheels with relatively solid and soft leather. It would be even more perfect if there was rubber as a covering! But he didn't have it now, so he could only use leather instead.
The fourth is to prepare to select 1,000 literate and younger soldiers from the 6,000 soldiers to form a special operations group, and to appoint Suo Chao as the leader of the Chinese Army's special operations group, and
Zhou Tong came to assist him in training. To this end, Wu Zhi hurriedly compiled a special work
The management and training manual of the battle group is completely based on the management and training methods of later generations of special operations forces. It integrates brainwashing, infiltration, mountain, field survival, breaching, rescue, special reconnaissance and decapitation training. Wu Zhi
He hopes to build the special operations regiment into a special forces unit of the Song Dynasty, a must-win weapon for defeating the enemy. Moreover, he wants to train this thousand-man special operations regiment into his own private team! At the same time, Wu Zhi also has to write a script
The training manual of the cavalry brigade. On top of the combat functions of the traditional cavalry unit, it wants to add new combat methods such as how the new army should charge, block, raid, and reconnaissance after using new weapons such as grenades, so as to maximize its strengths, avoid weaknesses, and defeat the enemy.
Wu Zhi prepared another camp for the Chinese Army Cavalry Brigade and Special Operations Regiment, which is next to the Chinese Army Camp, but covers a wider area to facilitate horseback training. The new camp was named the Huaxia Army Mixed Brigade Camp. Moreover,
Wu Zhi specially designated an area with mountains and water in the new camp as the camp of the special operations group. It was surrounded by fences and heavily guarded, and no strangers were allowed to approach!
The work of selecting new recruits and forming the Chinese Army's cavalry brigade and special operations regiment is proceeding in an orderly manner.
In the midsummer of July, there is no cloud in the blue sky, the hot sun is scorching the earth, the water in the river is hot to the touch, and the soil in the ground is smoking.
In early July, Zhao Xu and the new party headed by Zhang Chun intensified their revenge on the old party members of Yuanyou. They issued an edict to demote Fan Zuyu to Huazhou, Liu Anshi to Meizhou, and Wang Yansou, Zhu Guangting and others were suspended from office.
Salary, never hired!
In mid-July, one day, there was an earthquake in Renshen and the capital. The earthquake was clearly felt around Kaifeng Prefecture. Many houses and mansions around the capital collapsed, killing and injuring some people. Wu Zhi donated some property and gave it to the families of the Chinese military officers and soldiers who were affected by the disaster.
Two hundred guan of money was sent for post-disaster reconstruction work, which solved the worries of these officers and soldiers.
However, the earthquake in the capital became an excuse for some literati and Yuanyou's old party to vent their anger. They wrote to the court one after another, accusing Zhao Xu of not practicing virtue and the sycophants in the court leading to the natural disaster.
It was people and gods who were angry. It was God who was angry and asked Zhao Xu and the court to cultivate virtues and change national policies. For a time, there were different opinions and it made an uproar. This made Zhao Xu, Zhang Chun and others feel disgraced and embarrassed.
Wu Zhi stayed away from the incident and watched with cold eyes. This was a natural disaster. He would not attribute it to ghosts, gods or man-made disasters. However, he still felt contempt and dissatisfaction with Zhao Xu, Zhang Chun and others for retaliating against the old party in this way.
I feel sympathy for what happened to the old party members.
After the earthquake, the eighteenth day of the seventh lunar month was a good day for getting married, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, fasting, and breaking ground. At this time, Wu Zhi had just returned to the Jianguo County government office from his duty in front of the palace and was enjoying the golden lotus.
The fruit cold drinks made with Xiao'e and Tianjiao. During this period of time, after constant experiments, Jinlian, Xiao'e, and Tianjiao were able to make various delicious cold drinks. Watching Wu Zhi eat
While De was enjoying the meal, Jin Lian, Xiao'e and Tianjiao were all filled with joy.
At this time, hurried footsteps sounded outside the study, and Suo Yanqing was seen knocking on the door with sweat all over his face. As he entered, he shouted: "My lord, someone from the palace is here. He is in the living room. It seems that he has something urgent to look for."
you!"
Suo Yanqing now follows everyone in the house and calls Wu Zhi his lord. Although Wu Zhi is Suo Chao's master, he does not dare to call Wu Zhi his brother. He feels that it is more natural and safe to call him lord.
"Who is coming from the palace? Who is he? What is he doing here at this time?" Wu Zhi was puzzled. He quickly drank the cold drink in his hand, put down the bowl, and followed Suo Yanqing to the living room.
Stepping into the living room, I saw Hao Suizheng pacing back and forth in the hall anxiously, sweating and not caring.
"I don't know what kind of wind has blown Zhi! Is there something urgent?" Wu Zhi walked up to Hao Sui and asked directly with a smile. Judging from Hao Sui's look, he probably encountered something urgent.
"Hello, Mr. Wu, we have finally come to you! The imperial concubine is having a difficult time giving birth, and the officials have ordered our family to come to you. Please come with us immediately to have a look!" Seeing Wu Zhi's arrival, Hao Sui was overjoyed and immediately pulled Wu Zhi up.
My hand just wanted to go out.
"Wait! Are you saying that Concubine Liu is having a difficult delivery? Then wait for me!" Wu Zhi thought for a moment, broke away from Hao Sui's hand, told him to wait for a while, and hurried to the warehouse.
After a while, Wu Zhi held a jar
The disinfectant alcohol came over. As soon as he heard the word "dystocia", he knew that the disinfectant alcohol was probably going to come in handy. It was best to get a jar now, just in case.
Hao Sui was already impatient with the wait. He was a little surprised when he saw Wu Zhi coming with a wine jar, but he didn't dare to ask, so he turned around and walked out. Wu Zhi stopped delaying and quickly followed.
When the two of them hurriedly arrived at the gate of the Jianguo County Government House, they saw a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of the house, and a young eunuch was standing beside the carriage, waiting anxiously.
"Fight! Fight!" After the two of them got on the carriage, the young eunuch immediately whipped up his horse, drove the carriage, turned around and headed towards the imperial city.
In the car, under Wu Zhi's questioning and Hao Sui's detailed explanation, Wu Zhi finally understood what was going on.
No wonder Hao Sui was anxious, it turned out that the palace was preparing to have a baby!
Today is the delivery period for Imperial Concubine Liu. She was waiting for delivery in Qingning Palace. Her amniotic fluid began to break at noon, but she encountered dystocia. She was unable to give birth despite all kinds of pains. The palace medical officer and the midwife were at this time.
They were all at their wits' end. Zhao Xu had seen Wu Zhi's usual magic, so he sent Hao Sui over in desperation and asked Wu Zhi to rush to the palace to see if he could come up with a good way to help Liu Guifei give birth.
After hearing this, Wu Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly. This official Zhao Xu really regarded himself as a capable person who could cure all kinds of diseases and solve difficult problems. Did he think that he was really omnipotent?
After smiling bitterly, Wu Zhi calmed down and began to seriously consider what to do about this matter.
The so-called dystocia, judging from later research, is nothing more than the following four reasons: first, insufficient labor, second, narrow birth canal, third, abnormal fetus (fetus is too large, abnormal fetal position, etc.), and fourth, too nervous or excited mentality
Uterine atony caused by factors.
Wu Zhi quickly mobilized his brain and carefully recalled the symptoms and rescue methods of dystocia in later generations from the depths of his memory. He gradually came up with countermeasures and relaxed his frown.
Hao Sui had been quietly observing Wu Zhi since he got in the car and explained the ins and outs of the matter to Wu Zhi. He couldn't help but feel calm when he saw his frown changed from frowning to relaxing, and his mind gradually calmed down. Now,
He also has a blind and almost worship-like trust in Wu Zhi.