bookcurios Chapter 249 A Place Rich in Coal Mines
Chapter 249 A Place Rich in Coal Mines
The northeastern medical area of the deserted city is now overcrowded.
Although, among the more than 1,000 seriously injured people assigned to the Northeast Medical District, more than 200 of them died...
Most of the seriously injured have not received timely and effective treatment!
The most critical time was the day when the war broke out! The famous doctors and doctors who came with Liu Rusi, everyone worked all night long! They tried their best! But they were still too busy!
In the past, Liu Rusi thought that the biggest problem was the lack of medicines and equipment... After actual experience, she realized that the biggest problem was that there were too few doctors!
Medicines and equipment are like weapons, they can be constantly updated and researched and developed without end! But medical personnel are soldiers who use weapons! The more backward the weapons are, just like in the era dominated by cold weapons, the military strength often plays a decisive role!
What comforted Liu Rushi was that the medical supplies available were sufficient and prepared for tens of thousands of people... At least no one died from lack of catgut and soap...
The result was not good, but she had tried her best.
"Rusi, are you still busy?"
A gentle voice sounded after Liu Rusi put down the wrist of the seriously injured man.
"You are in good condition. Rest well and you will recover soon."
Liu Rusi comforted the wounded and then tightened the curtains of the beds to reduce the blowing of cold air in the tent. It was still very cold in Mobei on the sixth day of the New Year.
Turning around, Liu Rusi smiled softly at Chu Shiyu and said, "For those who are still alive now, the injuries themselves are mostly fine. After that, they will mainly deal with infection and fever, as well as postoperative recovery."
The man in front of her was becoming more and more to her liking. She had been so busy these days that she forgot to eat and sleep, and he only reminded her at appropriate intervals that it was time to eat and sleep... If it were a few months ago, Chu Shiyu would most likely have interfered forcibly or even interrupted her directly.
"Well, if there is anything that an amateur can help with, remember to ask for my help so that I can share the burden with you."
Chu Shiyu sighed and said, "Seeing you so tired, I feel uncomfortable..."
"Don't worry, at this stage, the teachers' Qihuang and acupuncture techniques are more prominent, and I am mainly learning from them now."
Liu Rusi said as she picked up the thin wooden writing board in her hand. On it was a small stack of loose-leaf paper cut into half a foot long and fixed with two pieces of rope. Then, she took out a cone-shaped object wrapped in cotton cloth from her pocket and began to record the case...
Chu Shiyu frowned slightly and pursed his lips. After she finished writing, he began to mutter: "What did you do again? Why didn't you tell me..."
Liu Rusi was stunned, and then she didn't know whether to laugh or cry!
"What's there to say? I just picked up a few pieces of graphite and wrapped them in cloth to avoid dirtying my hands and make it easier to write. Otherwise, how troublesome it would be to grind ink all the time?"
Chu Shiyu's face turned red when he heard this. He knew about graphite. People in ancient times used it to write. Nowadays, most people in Daxia use ink. Graphite is mostly used by the people... He didn't think of this for a moment...
However, Liu Rusi suddenly became thoughtful and looked at the black tip exposed from the cotton cloth in her hand...
"The four treasures of the study are the biggest part of the cost of education besides teachers...but for elementary education, pencils are just right, at least we can save on pens, ink and inkstones!"
Liu Rusi had never come into contact with any mines in places like the southwest and the capital before, but the northwest and northern desert were rich in all kinds of minerals, and the vegetation was sparse, so the ores could be seen exposed.
In the month before the New Year, she had nothing to do, so she picked up scattered coal ore on the ground and found some graphite. She knocked it into a convenient shape, wrapped it with some rags, and used it to write for the girls and doctors... She didn't even think of something as easy to make as a pencil!
Chu Shiyu had already been able to automatically obtain the key information in her strange vocabulary, and he was now eager to know everything about Liu Rusi in that world... He asked aloud: "What is a pencil?"
Liu Rusi suddenly understood and said with a smile: "I will finish checking the ward I am in charge of first, and then I will tell you in detail later."
Chu Shiyu would not stop her. Now he wanted to give her as much freedom as possible and let her express herself in the way she wanted.
However, he followed closely, making rounds with Liu Rusi, and even helped change the dressings and bring water, which made many wounded soldiers excited! Some even remembered to salute!
So Chu Shiyu was euphemistically but forcefully driven out...
"Okay, don't be upset... I'll be done soon, won't I?" Liu Rusi walked out of the ward with a gentle and soothing voice.
Looking at the man with a face full of exaggeration and resentment with amusement, Chu Shiyu particularly likes this "being coaxed" role. Now that he roughly knows her limits, he enjoys playing it even more... It's just a small thing in his spare time, and Liu Rusi thinks it's quite interesting to cooperate.
"I'm almost done with what I need to do today. Let's take a day off together..." Liu Rusi took the initiative to invite, but asked with concern: "Do you have any other military affairs to attend to?"
"I have already arranged everything, so I came to see you."
Chu Shiyu explained and wanted to pull her hand: "Come on, let's go back to the tent and rest. It's too cold outside."
Liu Rusi smiled and dodged, and said quickly: "I will disinfect my hands and change clothes first..."
Retracting his hand helplessly, Chu Shiyu complained: "You wash your hands with disinfectant all the time. Look at your hands. They are almost peeling off after washing..."
"Wash your hands frequently to avoid getting sick. When saving others, you should also protect yourself."
As Liu Rusi spoke, she walked into the hot water room next door, which was actually an earthen house built with earth and stones, covered with a tarpaulin.
There are many wooden barrels in the hot water room. The ones on the left are filled with ice or semi-melted water, and the ones on the right are filled with steaming water.
The Mandalay Gobi where they are located is a very dry area, but there are also some small lakes. The Tatars gather here because they know there is water here.
At this time of year, the lakes and rivers in Mobei had already frozen into ice. To get water, one had to knock out the ice and melt it, which took a lot of effort... The entire Daxia army was very frugal with water.
Liu Rusi usually advocates saving water resources. She only took a bath three times in the past month, and each time she just scrubbed herself.
But when it comes to treating injuries and saving lives, saving a little effort may save lives!
The soldiers who went to dig ice every day also understood this! To exaggerate, if there were not enough buckets, they would have dug the small lake clean!
At this time, there were two soldiers in the hot water room, looking after a row of earthen stoves against the wall. Five large pots were boiling water. Although the earthen room was simple, it could block the cold wind. The heat generated by the boiling water gathered inside, which could slowly melt the ice and save some time in melting.
"The hot water room you suggested is great. Eating, drinking and sleeping are actually the most important things during a march or a battle. Sometimes they can even determine victory or defeat. It is very common to poison water or food."
Chu Shiyu praised while scooping water from the hot water bucket, then scooping a ladle of cold water. After mixing them, he reached out to test the water temperature. Then he walked across the basin to the ditch outside and poured ladleful of water for Liu Rusi to wash her hands.
"Now, every battalion of 1,000 men in the Northwest Army will have a fixed place to boil water and cook, and put a few people on guard, which can prevent others from poisoning to a certain extent."
While washing her hands, Liu Rusi responded, "It is indeed better to standardize the system if we are stationed here for a long time. However, if we are only staying for a few days, it would be a waste of energy to build these mud houses."
"With so many people, this simple earth and stone house can be built in half a day."
Although Chu Shiyu was praising, he also sincerely believed that: "Besides, building a stove to cook and boil water seems to save a lot of fire, and save the effort of cutting wood or buying wood."
"It will save some money." Liu Rusi nodded in agreement.
She knew it when she was in Dongshan Village. Using a stove, especially a well-built stove, has a high combustion efficiency and the smoke produced is not black, which can save a lot of firewood in a year.
"But it's mainly about adapting to local conditions. In this Gobi Desert where we are, there should be large coal mines on the surface of the land... We can pick up a lot of coal just by picking it up casually, so we can save the effort of chopping wood."
Liu Rusi rubbed the remaining water droplets on her hands with an unnatural expression. Coal mines were a particularly important strategic resource before the value of oil was discovered! - Even if oil is mined now, there is no way to use it. Many countries today do not have this ability.
"Now that the deal has broken down... should we still give this land to Wala?"