Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng stood up from the stairs with his eyes wide open.

"What did you say? Wake up? Seriously?"

When they went to the wounded camp, Lu Xiangsheng followed them all the way. Wei Dagang's thighs and arms were seriously injured. He had a high fever after falling into a coma and his whole body was soaked with sweat.

He had seen this kind of situation many times. Continuous sweating led to dehydration. If the high fever could not be reduced, the person would most likely die the next day. He didn't know how many loyal subordinates had died in this way.

There are people who have fought off high fever, but the probability is still very small.

"Really! As soon as Wei Dagang woke up, he asked for water, and even his fever went away!

It's only been an afternoon, sir, and the soup is amazing!

There are still more than 2,000 seriously injured soldiers in the wounded camp, and hundreds of them are suffering from high fever. I'm afraid there will be more in the future.

I came here to ask you how this soup is prepared. This method can benefit all people!"

The medical officer's eyes filled with tears as he spoke. Doctors have a kind heart, and there is nothing more sad than watching a patient die in pain.

When he fed the soup to Wei Dagang, he smelled it and found it had a strong smell similar to garlic, but much stronger than garlic.

He didn't take it seriously at the time. Although he felt that eating garlic was useless, it was the admiral's order after all, so he carried it out dutifully.

I didn't expect that the man who was obviously judged to be dead would wake up after his fever subsided in just one afternoon and is now able to eat.

"It really works!" Lu Xiangsheng's body shook, and he looked at Zhang Shikang with excitement in his eyes.

Sun Weifan on the side said lazily:

"I've said it from the beginning. Although my nephew is not very serious, he will never mess around. He always has his own reasons. Who told you not to believe it?"

He was full of pride when he said this, as if he were the Bole who discovered a good horse, and there was also a sense of honor in his words.

In fact, he felt a little jealous that his eldest nephew thought so highly of Lu Xiangsheng. In Sun Weifan's view, he was Zhang Shikang's most capable general.

Compared with Sun Lu, Wang Chengen was the most indifferent, with a calm smile on his face.

More than half a year ago, he learned from the emperor that Zhang Shikang was the great power sent down to him by his ancestors to help him save the Ming Dynasty.

Now it seems that it is indeed the case.

“This thing is called allicin. It’s not complicated to extract. I’ll teach you how to extract it later.

This bowl of liquid was freshly extracted and had a higher concentration than the one Wei Da just drank. This bowl was passed over first and given to the most seriously ill soldiers to drink two or three sips each.

Lord Lu, I will trouble you next to collect as much raw garlic as possible."

Zhang Shikang handed the freshly distilled allicin to his men and said to the medical officer and Lu Xiangsheng.

This rough extraction is naturally incomparable to modern high technology. Not only is the efficiency low, but the concentration is certainly not comparable. So we can only rely on quantity to save lives.

After all, allicin is extracted from pure food and has no side effects. According to his plan, each person should drink it three times a day, two or three sips each time.

Although it doesn’t taste good, it can save lives!

"Don't worry, my Lord. I will personally send people to collect it. This is a life-saving medicine. Anyone who dares not hand it over will be killed by me!"

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were cold and his words were sonorous. If so many soldiers could be saved, not only would the loss of combat effectiveness be reduced, but a lot of money could also be saved for the court.

More importantly, he would no longer have to watch his subordinates die while he was powerless to do anything.

Compared to this, what I was busy with this afternoon was not just nonsense, but something extremely important.

If he had known that his uncle was making such a powerful medicine, he would not only not complain, but he would also do it without complaint even if he had to stay up late to work overtime.

"You don't have to be so strict. Garlic is not a rare commodity. If Zhao County doesn't have enough, you can go to the neighboring Lin County to find some.

Maybe the price of garlic will go up in the future. Beans are for you to play with, garlic is for you to be ruthless, haha."

Zhang Shikang thought of the funny things that happened in later generations, and without caring whether others could understand him or not, he just made fun of himself.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng no longer dared to despise Zhang Shikang's words. He looked at Zhang Shikang with eyes full of admiration.

Although the uncle is young and speaks recklessly, he is indeed a man of great talent. With his great talent and the trust of the emperor, the future of the court is promising.

"What's the difficulty? In times of chaos, severe punishments should be used. Whoever dares to raise the price will be beheaded!" said Wang Chengen on the side.

After all, garlic is not a necessity for the people. Since it is not necessary for the people, it can be controlled. Wang Chengen especially despises merchants, which is probably due to the pressure from his superiors.

But after saying this, Wang Chengen suddenly looked at Zhang Shikang and smiled:

"This is what Master Bo said. We later carefully considered it and agreed with it."

Zhang Shikang was also happy. Although the Ming Dynasty was not as technologically advanced as later generations, it was much simpler for orders to be issued. Although autocracy had many drawbacks, its efficiency was unquestionable.

Lu Xiangsheng quickly went to collect garlic excitedly. According to Zhang Shikang, tonight Lu Xiangsheng was the ancient Greek god in charge of garlic.

In the yard, Zhang Shikang told the medical officer the specific details of distilling allicin. Extracting allicin is not complicated. The only difficulty is to control the temperature.

After all, the medical officer often boiled medicine and was much more skilled in controlling the temperature than ordinary people. The medical officer understood the trick after just one listen.

Unlike Zhang Shikang who didn't care, the medical officer was very excited. With tears in his eyes, he clasped his fists and bowed solemnly, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhang Shikang.

"I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the wounded soldiers and all the people in the world who have been saved by this miraculous medicine."

This medical officer was very old, with gray hair. He had been with the army for many years and saved many lives, but he had watched more wounded soldiers die than Lu Xiangsheng.

No one understands better than him how much benefit this medicine brings to people all over the world. In the absence of any specific medicine, it is almost like a miracle drug.

"Oh! Why be so polite? It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning." Zhang Shikang was a little reserved. He walked over and helped the old medical officer up.

He is still not used to other people kneeling down to him, especially people of his age.

"Sir, you should give this medicine a name so that people in future generations will remember who saved their lives." The medical officer said seriously after he stood up.

"That's right, uncle. Let's pick a name quickly." Wang Chengen said with a smile.

This puzzled Zhang Shikang. He named his divine horse Ergou, but was repeatedly ridiculed by the brothers in the Second Son Group.

But seeing that the medical officer was looking at him with longing, Zhang Shikang had to think about it seriously.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Shikang scratched his head and said:

"Since this medicine can save the lives of soldiers, it will definitely enhance the combat effectiveness of the army in the future and help us win more battles. Why not... call it Champion Soup?

Drinking this stuff will not only save your life, but also make you a champion, how about it? "

Wang Chengen's face darkened when he heard this. The medical officer thought for a moment and added:

"This medicine can not only save soldiers, but perhaps it will benefit ordinary people more. Why not add the words 'Ji Sheng' to it to represent the meaning of saving the people? What do you think, sir?"

"Champion Jisheng Soup? Very good! Very good!" Zhang Shikang responded without hesitation.

After the medical officer left with satisfaction, Zhang Shikang and Wang Chengen washed their faces. Wang Chengen said:

"We'll rest for one night, and leave Zhao County for Zhending tomorrow."

Yang Sichang's camp is currently in Zhending. Naturally, there was an imperial decree for Yang Sichang when he left the palace this time.

Zhang Shikang thought for a moment and said:

"That's what I was thinking. Yang Sichang still owes me some compensation!"

Although it is not easy to ask for this silver, he cannot refuse it. So many of his subordinates have died, and he must do his best to provide them with relief.

“That’s perfect, it will be safer for our convoy to follow the Beijing camp.

But before we left, the Emperor specifically told you not to be impulsive. "

Wang Chengen originally intended to go to Zhending Prefecture with Zhang Shikang. When he heard Zhang Shikang say so, he mentioned Emperor Chongzhen's instructions.

Zhang Shikang tilted his head and said dissatisfiedly:

"What do you mean? Does Ben look like such an impulsive person?"

"Haha, Master, please don't misunderstand. The Emperor is just worried... worried that you will hack people randomly."

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