Behind the military camp, a group of boats were moored at the temporary pier of the Yellow River. There were steamers and propeller boats.
"A hundred boats at a time?" Zhang Zhongliang, who was walking at the front, stood on the shore and looked down.
"It's too far. Some boats are fast, but some are caught in turbulence. Some people are sick and can't use their strength."
Winged Knights, who was in charge of the propeller boats, panted and gave an answer that made people speechless.
New boats came out every day. They quickly loaded their things and set off from Chang 'an to the Yellow River. They took the Hukou Waterfall and went around the river before continuing.
When they reached Jiuqu, they had to take a big detour from the south. How far was that?
Those who ran a day earlier might be caught up by the boats behind them.
In addition, there were ships that did not travel along the river to pick up the goods that were sent over by land at the place where the canal was being built.
Propeller boats were faster than steamers. There were so many boats that looked after each other. The faster boats arrived half a day later.
The sick people were being treated by Guan Lin's family. Their illnesses were caused by the change in weather and fatigue.
When it rained, the weather was hot, they did not eat well, and they did not rest well. When they reached the high altitude, they could not bear it.
"Dongzhu asked us to collect herbs such as roseroot, salvia miltiorrhiza, codonopsis pilosula, etc. Then we can make the medicine according to the prescription.
Send it to Longyou. It's best to go further. Lanzhou is a good place.
Bring it back with us and start taking it from there. Dongzhu said there are medicines in the high altitude area that can withstand altitude sickness.
Take it half a month in advance. People with strong bodies should be able to cope. "
Winged Knights were worried when they saw the people being treated being pricked with needles and forced to take medicine.
"There's also the safflower over here. That can also help. Li Dongzhu wrote about it in his medical book."
Guan Lin observed the patient he was in charge of and smiled when he saw that the patient's condition was getting better.
"Li Yi … can people die? If they can't, release a hot air balloon and bring them to a lower place. "
Zhang Zhongliang mentioned Li Yi's name, but he didn't want to mention it again. Why Li Yi knew so much had nothing to do with him. It was better to ask someone else.
Guan Lin had also found this in Li Yi's medical book. If there was a problem in the highlands, it would be immediately sent to a lower position.
The best way was to use a hot air balloon. However, there was a problem with hot air balloons. They had to fly even higher after they went up.
"There's no need. I'll be fine after drinking the medicine. The medicine is still warm. Wait for them to rest and give them some hot soup. "
Guan Lin guaranteed that the hot soup he mentioned would be made in a pressure cooker.
There were already two thousand pressure cookers in the entire defensive zone. On average, there were seventy to eighty people per pressure cooker.
A few more pots of it would be enough. It was mainly used to cook meat and steam highland barley rice.
Highland barley couldn't always be fried with oil, and dry fried barley was even worse.
Of course, if it wasn't cooked well, it would be barely edible if it was cooked a little longer.
Now that there was a pressure cooker, everyone thought of all sorts of ways to cook.
They were afraid that the pressure cooker would spray foam when cooking. The idea they came up with was to remove the exhaust valve as soon as it sprayed foam.
When the air pressure was low, they would put it on the stove. When the air pressure was high, they would remove it.
Once the highland barley was steamed, it would be best eaten with pickled vegetables.
They would go to the Yellow River to fish and use the pressure cooker to make fish soup.
They would catch wild game, soak it in the blood water, add sauce, and simmer it in the pressure cooker. When eaten, it would taste like braised meat.
Guan Lin had three pressure cookers. One was for cooking, and the other two were for decocting medicine.
Without the pressure cooker, it would take a long time to cook medicine. There would still be some dregs in the medicine that hadn't been cooked.
"We've brought the flask of a thermos. We'll give a portion to the military camp along the way. The rest is for you."
The leader of the Winged Knights pointed at the things that were being carried and said.
The flask was wrapped in leather clothes and military coats. If winter came and the Non-commissioned Officer didn't have warm clothes to wear, it would be given to them in advance.
It would also be used as a protective layer to wrap the flask. There was no shell. The shell had to be made by the local people.
Guo Zhiyun walked over and picked one up to take a look. "You're not selling it? I heard that a thermos from the Li Family Zhuangzi is worth more than 300 taels. "
"You can break it, but you can't throw it away. If it's broken, collect the pieces and bring them back when the ship comes." The Winged Knights didn't explain the price.
He knew that the production cost of this item was low and that no one else would make it. That was why he sold it at such a high price.
"Doctor Guan, take three of them. One for drinking water, and the other two for storing the decocted medicine. You don't have to cook medicine for the sick and injured every day."
Wang Junkui thought of Guan Lin first. The military doctors in the team weren't good enough. They were all just coping with the situation.
Guan Lin took one for himself. "Just one for drinking water at home. Different conditions require different amounts of medicine. I can't just put it in a thermos and give it to them casually."
Guan Lin cherished his current job. He didn't need to do anything. He was responsible for guiding the medical staff and organizing the medicine sent over.
He lived in the best tents and ate the best meat. The Non-commissioned Officer found mushrooms and tender wild vegetables for his family first.
He was responsible for treating patients. How could he be lazy? The medicine had to be adjusted according to the severity of the illness.
Qin Li stood at the side and observed his brothers. Suddenly, he thought of something. "Can we use steamed barley rice and cooked meat to exchange with the tribe in front?"
"Exchange for what?" Zhang Xiaosong also had a thermos flask in his hand. He felt that this one was more exquisite than the one he used in Anxi.
This meant that the Li Family Zhuangzi's skills had improved. Perhaps the output was also higher.
"They have wild game there. They give us 20 catties of raw rock sheep meat. We'll give them 2 catties of braised rock sheep meat."
Qin Li gave an example. Tubo couldn't be processed. It could only be fried and roasted.
If they exchanged 10 catties for 2 catties, it wouldn't be worth it. They would have to provide manpower, firewood, and seasoning. The fresh meat would shrink.
Under normal circumstances, the ratio of lean meat to braised meat was 2: 1. There would also be fatty meat. A ratio of 10: 1 was the best. No one would lose out.
"Let's give it a try?" Zhang Xiaosong prepared to go personally with a large group of cavalry. If the other party tried to harm him, he would exterminate the tribe.
In the future, he wouldn't have to go by himself. He could go and talk.
"I'll go with you." Fan Fan understood Zhang Xiaosong's intention.
"Give them 100 catties first. It's free. The two tribes are only a few miles apart. We'll split the meat in the middle."
Zhang Xiaosong decided to give it to them as a sign of goodwill.
When the other party found it delicious, they would exchange.
"Give them 500 catties of braised meat and 10,000 catties of steamed highland barley rice. Let each of them have a taste. It'll be safer for us." Qin Li suggested.
If there were too many people, they would be afraid. How could there be too few people? They wouldn't be able to move it.
"Okay, give it to them. Tell them what we eat here. Give each tribe a pressure cooker. They won't be able to replicate it. This air valve and the sealed buckle are high-tech."
Guo Zhiyun agreed. He said it was a gift, but it was actually a demonstration.
I'll show you Tubo what we eat and use in the Tang dynasty. If we can think of such things when we eat and drink, what do you think of our weapons?
Wang Junkui laughed. "Hahaha! Yes, scare them. Tell them that we have countless sky-scraping monkeys and explosives. "
Everyone discussed and began to make steamed rice and braised meat. When noon came, Zhang Xiaosong and Fan Fan brought two jugs of wine and led a thousand Winged Knights and a thousand Anxi elite cavalry out.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
