Chapter 1 High-level Mobilization Preparations for separation

At lunchtime, Zhang Zhimu found Zhang Bingchen and asked him about pox.

Zhang Bingchen said: "Cowpox has been found, but no one dares to take the lead in vaccination." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "This is easy to do, you use the newly made injection needle to draw some pus from cowpox and inject it into a few more places on the cow, and when the cowpox comes out, I will take the lead in planting pox." Do you think it's okay? ”

Zhang Bingchen was startled and said, "Mr. Zhang, this is not good, if something happens to you." It's a big trouble, and the kiln people killed me. ”

When Zhang Zhimu heard this, he was a little unhappy and said: "I think you don't have confidence in this matter, if I am afraid of things, then aren't others more afraid?" Don't fight about this, I'll take the lead, and the people in the kiln gang are all planting pox. When I went home, I mobilized Xiaoqing and Xiaohu to get up and plant pox, and this thing must be promoted in the kiln. You're in charge of preparing the cowpox and getting a few more cows. In the future, it is possible to use chicken embryos to grow vaccines, but it is too late now. ”

Zhang Bingchen heard that chicken embryos could be used to culture vaccines, so he was interested and asked: "Mr. Zhang, can you tell me how to use chicken embryos to culture vaccines?" ”

Zhang Zhimu was very happy that Zhang Bingchen was interested in new things, which is the good quality of scientific researchers, and said: "I don't know if it's specific, but I know that you can use white-skinned fertilized eggs, preferably just laid within five days, and inject the virus into the chicken embryo with a needle after a few days of incubation and culture it for 72 hours before harvesting." Before harvesting, the chicken embryos must be placed in the refrigerator at 4 °C for six hours or overnight, and they should not be stored for too long, which will cause yellowing. If you are in a hurry to harvest, you can also put it in the -20 °C refrigerator for about 1 hour, but not too long, too long will cause the chicken embryo to freeze, and then melt when the yolk membrane will be broken, and the yolk will flow out. The purpose of pre-cooling is to freeze the embryo to death so that the blood clots, and to prevent the bleeding of red blood cells from harvesting and agglutination with the virus in the urine or amniotic fluid. Now you don't have to think about it, when we have successfully planted the pox, you can study these things. In fact, Zhang Zhimu heard a classmate from medical school talk about it, and he didn't know the specifics. But in this way, it will also point out a technical route to Zhang Bingchen and them, and the significance cannot be underestimated.

Zhang Bingchen said: "Okay, I'll start preparing when I go back." But Mr. Zhang, what is the refrigerator you just said? ”

Zhang Zhimu was happy and said: "You have to ask Li Yunhe about this, he is organizing people to do this thing, don't say it, your hospital will really use this thing in the future." ”

The afternoon meeting was decided by Zhang Zhimu after discussing with Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, and they believed that in order to prepare for Li Zicheng, it was necessary to involve the core figures of Yaogang. Because this matter requires the mobilization of all the manpower and material resources of the kiln, and also requires everyone's joint efforts.

In addition to Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, Huang Yukun, Yan Boju, Lu Bingyi, and Lu Chengxiang, Li Zhi, Liu Yun, Li Yunhe, Li Wei, Li Jing, Fan Chengkun, Liu Chenghuang, and Li Dong attended the meeting. The meeting took place in the lobby of Chen Yufeng's command center. The meeting was recorded by Li Zhi and Yang Yulin.

Everyone came to the meeting this time, and most people thought that after the caravan from Yaogang came back from the south, they would hold a summary meeting, but they didn't expect it to be a very serious meeting.

Zhang Zhimu personally organized the meeting.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Zhang Zhimu motioned for Li Jing to go over and close the door. For safety reasons, outside the gate were the gatekeepers of Li Jing's faction, and Li Jing told them that no one was allowed to approach the gate. No one is allowed to disturb the meeting unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Zhang Zhimu looked up at everyone and said, "Today we are going to have a very important meeting, and I want to announce a discipline before the meeting. At today's meeting, those who participated in the ceremony were not allowed to make records, and the contents of the meeting should be kept strictly confidential. After the meeting, no one is allowed to talk about it, let alone tell anyone else about the content of the meeting. Whoever leaks the contents of the meeting will be punished the most. I'm going to give you a moment to think about it, and if anyone can't keep it a secret, they can leave this meeting. Let's think about it. ”

The people who attended the meeting did not expect today's meeting to be so important, and there was a little discussion just now, and it soon became quiet.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Zhimu saw that no one had withdrawn, in fact, he also knew that no one would quit, and this was done to emphasize the degree of secrecy of this meeting. Zhang Zhimu said: "No one has withdrawn from this meeting, and I think everyone can do it, and keep the content of the meeting confidential." Now we move on to the meeting. After speaking, Zhang Zhimu looked at Yang Yulin and Li Zhi, and the two nodded and nodded, ready to record.

Zhang Zhimu continued: "The content of my speech today is the current situation we are facing and our countermeasures.

Our kiln gang people have spent more than a year, and through everyone's hard work, we have achieved good results for all to see. However, our kiln is now the most vibrant and energetic place in the Ming Dynasty, and the living standards of the people here are the highest in the Ming Dynasty. I'm very pleased with that. We all hope that this day will go on for a long time, and if we do this time next year, it will make the kiln a better place.

But the world is not what we want to be. Let me tell you about the situation we are facing. Everyone knows that if it weren't for our action, Li Zicheng would have occupied Kaifeng a long time ago, and it was precisely because of our action that Li Zicheng did not succeed in Kaifeng. However, Li Zicheng did not hurt his vitality, he withdrew from Kaifeng and occupied the whole of Henan, and now his influence has expanded, from the north to the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and almost the entire Central Plains is within his sphere of influence. Now, the imperial court has forced Governor Sun Chuanting to attack Li Zicheng in the south, but now Sun Chuanting's recruits are all untrained recruits, and Li Zicheng's morale is flourishing. We are not optimistic about Sun Chuanting's southern expedition. If Sun Chuanting loses this southern expedition, then Shaanxi's vitality will be greatly damaged, and Tongguan will be difficult to hold. Li Zicheng's army of hundreds of thousands will take the opportunity to sweep through Shaanxi. Next, Li Zicheng will deal with us in Shanxi. We in Shanxi, everyone has also seen it. A few of those officials were ready to fight, but at this time, they still did not forget to make money. How many of our big families in Shanxi who have silver will take out the silver to organize defense? No. With the current ability of the imperial court, Li Zicheng will attack Shanxi, and no one will come to the rescue. Therefore, we must prepare ourselves in advance, and we do not rely on others, but on ourselves to save ourselves. This is also the issue we want to discuss at today's meeting, and this matter is related to the life and death of our kiln gang people. If we do not prepare in advance, we will be in chaos without a fight and at the mercy of others. ”

When Zhang Zhimu said this, he began to discuss. Zhang Zhimu took a sip of water and was just about to speak, but Lu Bingyi, who usually doesn't talk much in meetings, said in a southern accent: "Mr. Zhang, just say what we should do." With the industrial production capacity of our kilns, it should be no problem to support a war. We can produce more muskets, preferably one per person at that time, and we kiln people will fight to defend our own kiln! ”

Lu Chengxiang couldn't help but say: "Mr. Lu is right, we have silver now, even the Taichang Treasury of the imperial court may not have us silver, we still have food, we can raise more soldiers, plus our muskets and mortars, I don't believe that we can't beat Li Chuang's thief." ”

Lu Chengxiang's words made everyone a little more relaxed, and there was a smile on their faces, because Lu Chengxiang was the most reluctant to listen to the matter of spending money before, but this time he said that he was not afraid of spending money, but it was beyond everyone's expectations. Zhang Zhimu said: "It seems that Mr. Lu has enough confidence, so we will be more confident." ”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh again.

Zhang Zhimu continued: "However, have you thought about it? If we recruit troops now, what will the emperor in Beijing think? He must have thought we were going to rebel. As a result, we not only have to face Li Zicheng, but also face the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court. More than 100,000 men and horses from the north who killed Hukou, Biguan, and Datong will come to deal with us, saying that we have defeated them all, and we will have to face the threat of the Mongols alone. At that time, Li Zicheng in the south would not let us go. ”

These are the people who attended the meeting, and they don't usually think about such a question at all. Everyone was speechless for a while.

Zhang Zhimu said: "In such an environment, we must use our wisdom to face all this. The principle is that the imperial court cannot protect us, and we must have the ability to protect ourselves. While protecting oneself, it is necessary not to offend the imperial court, and the heavy responsibility of defending the northern frontier must be left to the imperial court. Our specific strategy is to do nothing else, but to establish three defensive circles at the smelter, the Lingshui wharf, and our kiln. Li Zicheng has two must-take places in Shanxi, one is Jinyang, and the other will be our kiln. We will take advantage of our advantage in firearms, use the preset position to consume Li Zicheng's army, and then defend and counterattack to drive Li Zicheng out of Shanxi. Just as Mr. Lu Bingyi said, with the current industrial production capacity of our kiln, there is no problem in supporting a war, and I have confidence in defending the kiln. It should be noted that when we defend, we should try to minimize the damage to the kiln. Because this is our own home, and the jars and jars are our own. ”

After hearing Zhang Zhimu say this, everyone began to discuss again.

When everyone was almost done, Zhang Zhimu said: "I estimate that Sun Chuanting will send troops to attack the enemy in August and September, and he can hold out until October." Li Zicheng will then counterattack, and the opportunity to occupy Shaanxi will be almost occupied by the end of the year. In less than two months, they will take advantage of the fact that the Fen River and the Yellow River are frozen to attack Shanxi. Because they won't give Shanxi too much time to prepare. So we have more than half a year to prepare. I ask you to do two things: first, we will make some material preparations according to the needs of future defense, and we must give priority to ensuring the production of these materials in any department that will be used; The second is that we must adhere to the habit of participating in military training among the workers that we have in the past, and we will make institutionalized arrangements in the future. If you're defending, everybody has to play. But when we attack, our workers can't attack, they are our wealth. Let me tell you, the wealth created by each of our kiln workers is at least ten ordinary peasants. If the specific and organizational training, Mr. Ouyang said. ”

Ouyang He sat up straight and said, "All of us must defend our lives, and all the people of Yaogang must be soldiers." There are three types of armed forces in our country. The first is that we organize an army that specializes in fighting; The second is to organize a reserve army, which produces in peacetime and fights in wartime; In addition, all other people must be organized at different levels, transporting supplies and feeding the wounded in wartime, and ensuring logistics. Because our weapons are still going to change. Recently, our armed forces will also undergo a new reorganization, and after the reorganization of the armed forces is completed, we will determine the issue of the establishment of reserve forces. However, all units will have to arrange training from now on. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Mr. Ouyang is right. We're going to produce new rifles and direct-fire guns soon. In this case, the establishment of our army will also be reorganized accordingly, and at that time, the establishment of the Yubei Reserve Force will be settled together. ”

Lu Bingyi stood up and said: "Mr. Zhang, if I don't understand the military, I won't get involved. But there are two things I want to say, our current production is very dependent on saltpeter, it is needed to make black **, and it is also needed to make nitric acid. But we have never had a stable source of purchase for this thing. Then there is the need for a large amount of cotton to be stored. Not to mention wearing it in the future, even smokeless ** will also use this thing, our textile machine, is being produced. He needed more cotton. Mr. Lu should prepare for this in advance. ”

Lu Chengxiang smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, I will immediately find a way to prepare more for the saltpeter matter, to be honest, this thing has always been controlled by the imperial court, and we also bought it through others." But cotton, when I was in the water, I ordered a lot there. Qin Pingyuan is a famous cotton-producing area. We can also order some cotton over there in Yuncheng. Recently I am going to send a caravan to Zhongshu Province, which is also a cotton-producing area, where I can buy some cotton. ”

Huang Yukun stiffened up and said, "I see, we still have to buy as much food as possible and build more houses." When the time comes, I don't know how many people will run to the kiln. We can't just watch. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "In the past few days, I also want to ask Mr. Zhang to take a look at the entire construction of our kiln. I think that the houses of the families of our Yaogang leaders and army officers are all built in our Yaogang Fangcheng, and we will be able to deal with things in the future. The houses outside are all built according to the direction of the gossip, as for what needs to be coordinated with the defense, Mr. Ouyang He made a plan and said. Other houses, we built quite a few this time. Mr. Zhang will see if it is enough. ”

Zhang Zhimu was a little surprised when he saw that after telling everyone about the grim situation, everyone did not panic a little. It seems that everyone is still very confident in the kiln.

Zhang Zhimu reminded everyone once again that after today's meeting was to be kept secret, the meeting was dismissed.

But the soldiers of Yaogang did not leave. Zhang Zhimu also stayed behind to study the defense with them.

These soldiers are the backbone of the kiln, and they are all rolling over from the blood and fire with themselves, and Zhang Zhimu said directly if he had something to say to them, "Everyone, from now on, we must be prepared to divide one side." Everyone should estimate how many men and horses we will need to hold Shanxi after we occupy it. ”

Ouyang He said: "We still adopt the strategy of elite soldiers, and every city in Shanxi does not need to send troops to guard, even if it needs to be guarded, we will send a thousand troops and then organize reserves to cooperate with the defense." We need to have 50,000 elites, just move around. Shanxi has a characteristic, from this to the east to the south, there are seven passes through the Taihang Mountains. Even if this is the case, we don't fight with the imperial court, and we don't defend it, so leave these places to the imperial court to guard. Our elite must remain at any time to put pressure on Li Zicheng and make him unable to attack us. Leave the defense to him. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Fan Chengkun is here, let's settle the matter of the defense of Lingshui Wharf." ”

It seems that Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He have studied these things before this.

Ouyang He pointed to a plan of Lingshui Wharf with a stick and said: "The defense of Lingshui Wharf is a defensive circle established based on three castles. In case of emergency, several circles of defensive positions can be arranged around the Lingshui wharf with barbed wire, and a large number of mines can be laid between the barbed wire. After the winter freezes, mines can also be laid on the ice surface of the Fen River and the Xiaoling River. Mortars placed on top of the three castles by artillery can cover any offensive line outside the defensive circle at any time. From now on, Fan Chengkun's navy will expand the army to 1,000 people in addition to the sailors on the ship. If there is a war, the Yaogang side can send a thousand men to support the defense of Lingshui Wharf. Fan Chengkun can also mobilize and organize dock workers to participate in the defense. ”

Fan Chengkun said: "I came this time and had an idea. Our Lingshui Pier is now a very busy pier. Ships large and small are loading and unloading cargo almost every day. My idea is that we can recruit a group of dock workers at Lingshui Pier as regular employees of our kiln station, so that they feel that they are really their own people. Usually they work and enjoy the same treatment as our kiln workers, and when they are in danger, they will work hard to protect our wharf. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Commander Fan's suggestion is very good, due to the special nature of the work of dock workers, you can adopt two wage systems, and those who join the kiln gang have a basic salary. If you have a job, you have to have a piece-rate wage. In short, don't let them join our kiln gang, they will earn less, but they can't all eat big pot rice, this won't work. In the future, there will be a set of people on the lock, and there will be a transportation company, ticket number, inn, etc. on the wharf, all of which will be managed by Commander Fan. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "We have to prepare the materials for defense now, but we can't build them now. We'll have to wait until the situation is clear. ”

Fan Chengkun nodded: "Yes!" ”

Ouyang He turned over a plan of the smelter and said to Liu Yun: "When the fight really starts, Liu Yun, you will go to the smelter and be responsible for the defense of the place." There we will send five thousand. But there are tens of thousands of young and strong workers there, and as long as we have our weapons ready, the workers are well organized. Despite the large range of defense there, the terrain is suitable for defense. ”

Liu Yun nodded and said: "I know a little bit about the situation there, as long as there is enough food and ammunition, there is no problem in defense." It's just that we need a lot of barbed wire stakes, so we need to be ready early. ”

Zhang Zhimu is most pleased that his soldiers are very confident, they have won too many battles in the past year or so, and they don't seem to take that enemy in their eyes, just to study Ruhe and eliminate it.

Li Wei's words attracted everyone's unanimous approval, "Mr. Zhang, we should have made a world of our own a long time ago!" We've been suffocated for a long time. ”

"Yes, yes!" Everyone echoed the voice.

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Calculus formulas, tables of chemical elements; Conquer Japan in the east and attack Mayi in the south; Penicillin, syringe. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".