Chapter 20: A Gift to the Governor
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Two days later, a German ironclad warship sailed into Mawei Harbor, which was not big news, and naturally did not attract anyone's special attention, after all, Mawei Harbor was anchored by many warships from England, Mirijian, and France and other European countries.
Feng? Schleier stood in the command room and looked at the dock getting closer and closer, next to the commander of the ironclad ship, Rear Admiral Andrew, a standard German soldier with a resolute look on his straight nose and weather-beaten face, he looked at the consul with a noble surname next to him, and there was some disdain in his eyes.
This Feng? Schleier has been a vice-consul in Guangzhou for seven or eight years, and he has always belonged to the kind of person who has no ambition, to be honest, he is a person with no special talents, Andrew has seen him a few times, and at that time he stood behind the old consul and had no say at all, this time I don't know what luck to go, and he was promoted.
"Rear Admiral Andrew, how do you evaluate the Chinese fleet anchored here?" Consul Schleier looked left and right, in a good mood.
Andrew glanced at Schleier, the face of his colleagues still had to be scrupulous, he picked up the high-powered telescope with German Zeiss lenses and observed for a while, "Most of them are steamships, five of them are iron-hulled warships, the rest are wooden-hulled battleships, none of them are warships of more than two thousand tons, most of the guns are not turret style, the caliber of the guns is not more than 9 inches, as far as the battleship is concerned, the combat effectiveness is very poor!" β
"Oh! Major General Andrew, do you know that this is the only place in the Far East where the Chinese Empire can produce warships, and China, thousands of miles away, is really a magical place, and it can bring back news from here that affects the national fortunes of our German Empire! β
Major General Andrew was obviously quite surprised, and almost couldn't help but hold his belly and laugh, he said with a slight mockery: "Feng? Lord Schleier, I have heard some of the funniest jokes I have ever heard of news here that will affect the fortunes of our German Empire! β
Schleier calmly looked at this standard point German soldier, and laughed secretly in his heart, this is indeed a big joke, and anyone who does not believe it will become the biggest joke in German history!
After the warship docked in the harbor, Schleier did not have any intention of disembarking except for sending a messenger, his trip had only one purpose, and he was not interested in anywhere else, and the messenger was really Qin Kai's first foreign worker, Dr. David.
Doctor David turned around a lot, only to find Qin Kai who was studying machine tools with Xu Guofang in the artillery bureau under the guidance of He Yong, and when he saw Qin Kai, who was only wearing a thin linen shirt, lying on the table and drawing engineering drawings, David realized that his previous imagination of this Lord Qin was completely unbounded.
"Dear David, you're here, I've been waiting for you for a long time, you're my employee now, you should be responsible for me first, tell me what you know about Consul Slay!" Qin Kai also hopes to know some of the opponent's hole cards, at least some judgment news.
"Lord Qin, it's too unexpected that you actually own an artillery factory, I thought you were a Chinese court doctor!" Dr. David clearly hadn't recovered from the surprise he had seen before. However, he was in and out of the German consulate a lot during this time, and he did learn some information.
Schleier had been officially appointed consul in Canton a week earlier, and had received a commendation from the German minister in Beijing, which was obviously the reason for the detailed and complete drawings of the ironclad ship "Warrior", and he also learned that Schleier had already sent men to find out the origin of Qin armor.
"Oh...... These messages are very useful," Qin Kai pondered for a while, in this case, it is very suitable for himself to open his mouth, as long as he can get something valuable, he will not worry about the Germans not letting go, anyway, it is selling to the British, this is a standard harm to others and self-interest, it is really cool.
"By the way, Lord Qin, I was surprised to meet Mr. Kirard this time, and he specially asked me to convey my gratitude to you!"
"Kirard!" This name Qin Kai seemed to be a little familiar, but he didn't have any impression for a while, but a name popped up - Aunt Thirteen, it turned out to be the foreign merchant who almost hung up.
"Yes, Mr. Kirard is in the trade of importing goods from England and the United States, and he has asked me to bring a sum of cash as a thank you for it! Do you remember the beautiful Miss Oriental, she also conveyed her gratitude to you and asked me to bring a handwritten thank you letter! With that, David handed over a pale pink envelope with Jun Xiuxing writing "Lord Qin personally opened" on it. ,
Qin Kai was naturally very pleasantly surprised in his heart, took the envelope and put it away, but the topic changed and asked: "Dear David, I still have something to ask you for help, you can go with me to see someone in a while, and see his physical condition according to your experience in Western medicine." β
Davy's face was black, didn't he get on the thief ship just to learn magical Chinese medicine, although it seems that the life on this thief ship is not bad now, but he hasn't taught himself magical Chinese medicine, so he let himself go to the door for free to see a doctor first, which is somewhat deceived and deceived.
Seeing David's expression, Qin Kai had already said, "Dear David, the topic I am studying now is the diagnosis and treatment plan of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, you must be interested in participating, this is a good opportunity!" β
Integrative Medicine! This brand is big enough, thunderous enough, in this era of Chinese medicine and Western medicine are rarely studied, but as long as it is a little bit of IQ of the people, Chinese medicine has been stored for thousands of years, which must have the inevitability of saving zΓ i, David believes that the miraculous Chinese medicine is stored in zΓ i, and it is more or less based on this reason.
"Oh...... Lord Qin, I understand, let's go now! The strict German was obviously a little embarrassed that he had misunderstood this learned and creative Lord Qin.
Qin Kai asked David to send a letter to the German battleship "Earl" first, and made an appointment to hold a banquet at He's house in the evening to entertain this God of Wealth, and after this was done, he immediately went to the door with him for a door-to-door visit, and waited for him to take Dr. David to the governor's yamen for noon.
David is obviously mixed in China, and when he arrived at the gate of the Yamen, he guessed the identity of the patient, but he didn't continue to ask, doing more and asking less, which is often mentioned by the current boss. Qin Kai naturally doesn't need to wrap red envelopes when he enters the governor's yamen now, but he naturally understands the role of these officials, and he still plugs one when he enters the door, who knows when it may come in handy, aren't we short of money!
Master Sun was also stunned when he saw Qin Kai running in with a foreigner, and hurriedly stopped him, "Brother Qin, this is ......"
"Brother Sun, this is Mr. David, a famous doctor in Hamburg, Germany, whom I invited, hasn't Lord Ding been unwell, I asked him to come and take a look!" Qin Kai introduced enthusiastically, and also introduced Master Sun to David.
"Oh!" Master Sun smiled, glanced at Qin Kai meaningfully, and thought, you kid is making a flower again, this fart is accurate, although Ding Richang still receives official gifts, this is all the norm, not accepting it is definitely an alternative to officialdom, but other points, annual remuneration and the like are all rejected, "Go in, Lord Ding is just free!" β
"Brother Xie Sun," Qin Kai arched his hand, and Sun Fu turned around and led them inside.
Ding Richang was obviously surprised, stopped the piece he was writing and looked David up and down, and then looked at Qin Kai, "Gale Wind, when will you look at it, and find a Western doctor!" β
Qin Kai naturally didn't dare to say, the hexagram I took yesterday, you don't have a few years to live, so he had to smile, "My lord, doesn't the lower official care about you!" Don't waste much of your time, you are well, and those of us who are working are also comfortable! β
Ding Richang frowned, his subordinate is really different, but he is indeed in poor health, and he has also used a few patches, which have some effects, but the effect is limited, Master Sun also persuaded him twice, and he will not refute the face of the two right-hand men.
David brought a full set of guys, stethoscope, blood pressure monitor, thermometer and a rather post-modern diagnosis and treatment bag, Ding Richang also felt novel when he saw it, and he had a little more confidence in this hamburg doctor. After some routine tests such as measuring blood pressure and listening to heartbeat, David really found out the name.
He pondered for a while, and asked Qin Kai to translate: "Lord Ding, I just carefully checked your cardiopulmonary function and blood pressure, according to the definition of our Western medicine, your blood pressure is a little high, but this is not a fatal problem, but your heart rate is occasionally abnormal, which is called angina pectoris in our Western medicine, if it is not treated in time, it is not good for the body." β
"Angina pectoris!" Ding Richang does occasionally feel heartache and chest tightness, resting and taking two pills can relieve it to some extent, since this hamburger doctor can hear some ways with just these two instruments, I think it is still a little level, "Doctor David, then I don't know what medicine you Western medicine has to relieve my pain?" β,
"Yes," David opened the emergency kit and took out some medicines, "This is a **lozenge, if the heartache is aggravated, it can be placed under the tongue and taken to have an immediate effect." β
"So amazing?!" Ding Richang was a little surprised, and looked up at Qin Kai, wanting to hear his opinion.
Qin Kai remembered something, and said to David: "David, your **lozenge is also for emergency use, but our miraculous Chinese medicine has a miracle medicine to relieve symptoms, I will study it with you when I go back, and let you see the breadth and profundity of Chinese medicine!" β
He naturally heard what David was stunned for a moment, in this era, Western medicine also has some drugs that can relieve coronary heart disease and angina, but most of them have great side effects, you must know that fine chemicals in this era have not been born at all, Western medicines are directly produced by chemical factories, and the ingredients and purity control are not simple things, thinking of this, he also stared at Qin Kai with some excitement.
Qin Kai turned his head and said to Ding Richang: "My lord, do you usually have occasional heartache, dizziness, and other symptoms?" β
Ding Richang has also been puzzled by this problem for a long time, coupled with his busy official duties, this problem often slows down, and it will pass after a rest, listening to Dr. David today, it is indeed quite reasonable, and it has also attracted attention, and he nodded to confirm that he does have these symptoms.
Qin Kai didn't say much, but through David's mouth, he warned Ding Richang to pay attention to rest, and they went back to sum up and prescribe the right medicine.
When he went out, Sun Fu followed and pulled Qin Kai aside, "Qin Kai, can you really make a good medicine?" β
"Brother Sun, our own family doesn't tell lies, there is no steel drill, who dares to take this fine porcelain work, I am quite sure of this!"
Sun Fu nodded with satisfaction, "When the time comes, give me a few products, and the old mother in the family also has this heartache." β
Qin Kai suddenly remembered that this could be a big industry, hanging a gold-lettered signboard of the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, not to mention that in his own era, many magical auras of traditional Chinese medicine have been scientifically demonstrated, and the status of traditional Chinese medicine in the international arena has caught up with Western medicine.
Seeing that it was not early, Qin Kai pulled David up, took two disciples, and by the way, he called Zhou Ruidong and Zhang Kui as well, and went straight to He's house.
The old lady of the He family did not come forward today, and the old lady was quite cold about entertaining Westerners, so he asked He Yong and He Xing to come forward, and Qin Kai came out with six or seven of them, and Feng? Consul Schleier also brought two attachΓ©s.
Out of Qin Kai's bad taste, he discussed with He Xing, and no longer set up a round table to eat, but made it a Chinese buffet for later generations, the main reason was to facilitate conversation.
Feng? Schleier was naturally full of praise for the dinner party arranged by the He family, this combination of Chinese and Western methods surprised him a little, but the exquisiteness of the meal did not arouse his interest at all, and after a little tasting, he and Qin Kai went to the private room next door for a secret discussion.
The Feng family knew that Qin Kai went to visit the Germans in Taixi, but they didn't expect that the Germans would take the initiative to come to see Qin Kai on a large warship.
"Outliers! What an outlier! Zhang Kui was eating Western-style Chinese food, shaking his head and muttering to Zhou Ruidong.
"Eat your meal, how can there be so much nonsense, Instructor Qin's knowledge, don't talk about us, even the Germans have seen it, then there is only admiration, what an anomaly! Don't talk nonsense, "Zhou Ruidong, who doesn't talk much on weekdays, is a set today.
"Eh, what you said, haven't you always only admired Zuo Dashuai and the former Liangguang Governor Lord Lin, how can you change your direction now?" Zhang Kui chewed on the piece of meat, and provoked Zhou Ruidong with a thief's eyebrows.
"Zuo Dashuai and Master Lin are both characters who dare to shoot at Westerners, but we are not born at the right time, our Qin instructor, I think he can suppress Westerners a lot on weekdays just from his knowledge, if he is in charge of the army in the future, I will have a chance to stand out for the country," Zhou Ruidong didn't drink today, but he talked a lot.
Zhang Kui looked around, this is the core figure around Qin Kai, so Zhou Ruidong has no scruples when he speaks today, but he also feels the same way about the truth in these words, "Okay, okay, even if you're right, Ruidong, what do you think this German consul is looking for our instructor for?" β
Zhou Ruidong picked up a glass of juice and took a big sip before turning his head, "The instructor didn't say, how do I know, it's not enough from today's pomp, it must be a good thing!" β
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