I learned skills in a different world

Chapter 84 Learning to make tools on the ancient border (4)

After class was over, Shen Fangshi went back to sort out some medicine for injuries and asked Li You to bring it to Chu Kui.

Thinking that swords and guns were blind on the battlefield, he had been busy smelting iron to make weapons and had forgotten the medicine for his wounds, so he didn't have time to give it to Chu Kui and the others.

He picked these medicines from Yanyan Mountain, and he figured out the prescriptions himself. He just added spiritual spring water, and the medicine is probably more effective than the special medicines of later generations.

Since the victory, Li You, as a logistics and grain officer, has been traveling between Wei Xie and Yucheng Pass to transport grain, grass and armaments to Wei Xie's Yu Cheng Army.

This time I returned to Yuchengguan, prepared the supplies, and will set off tomorrow.

"General Lee."

When Li You looked at Shen Fang, he smiled and asked, "Xiao Teng, why are you here?"

"General Li is going to Weixuan tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"I have some home-made medicine here, and I want you to bring it to General Chu and his friends." He said, handing a large bag of medicine to Li You.

Li You quickly took it, "Oh, that's a good feeling. The general also gave us some of the frostbite medicine you gave to the general before. Once we use it, we will be fine immediately. Although we have fewer casualties this time, we are still in short supply of medicine. , these medicines of yours are timely."

"Oh, I thank you on behalf of the soldiers."

Shen Fangshi smiled and said, "You all like to say thank you for others. No, it's not a big deal. If you really want to say it, I can be considered a member of Yu Chengjun."

Li You looked at these medicines and suddenly sighed.

"General Li, what's wrong?"

Li You hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but said, "Oh, the general has paid pensions to the families of those soldiers who died in battle, and also sent special personnel to supervise them, strictly prohibiting others from deducting them, and ensuring that the pensions can be distributed to the families of the soldiers. , and it can also prevent someone from pretending to claim it, which can be regarded as a bit of comfort to the undead who have died in the battle and their families."

"It's just those disabled soldiers. The severance pay of five taels of silver per person will not be enough for them to live in the future."

"Only five taels of silver?"

Shen Fangshi frowned. Five taels of silver seemed like a lot, but disabled soldiers almost lost the opportunity to make money. Although some soldiers still had the ability to work, they couldn't find work at all. The five taels of silver were equivalent to a buyout. their whole lives.

The families are wealthy and harmonious, but most of the soldiers are from ordinary families, otherwise they would not serve in the military. Many people are despised as burdensome by their families because they are disabled and cannot earn any money. The five taels of silver is indeed a bit small.

"This is already too much. I couldn't even give out five taels of silver before. Over the years, the general has been using his private treasury to subsidize it. But there are so many people in the military camp who still need to eat. How can we give it to the wounded soldiers?" This time I got five taels because there were few casualties and there were sweet potatoes and potatoes, so I didn’t have to spend more money to sell food. Moreover, I sent troops to attack Hu Mang and earned a lot of loot, so I managed to get five taels.”

"Doesn't the court care?" Soldiers' death pensions should be paid by the court and local governments.

"The court? Those high-ranking lords only care about their own lives and dreams, and they don't care about us soldiers and ruffians. Alas, it would be a good thing if they don't peel off the skin of us idiots."

Most of the spoils obtained in this battle will be sent to the capital. Although they can secretly seize part of it, the wealth of a royal court cannot be too small, and there are two governors in the military camp. They usually dare not take care of things, but when money is involved, they are like flies seeing shit or eagles seeing rabbits, they want to peel off your skin.

Most of the rewards given to them by the emperor were worthless food or things that were of no value or use.

The people in the court don't trust their general, these ungrateful white-eyed wolves!

From Li You's words, Shen Fangshi had a faint glimpse of the decadence and darkness of the Wei Dynasty.

Shen Fangshi changed the subject and said, "I wonder how long General Chu will stay in Weixie and when will he return in triumph?"

Li You did not continue the topic just now, "It shouldn't be too long. When things stabilize, we will send another person to garrison."

……

When Shen Fang returned to his residence, he felt a little depressed.

He also grew up in a feudal era where the whole world was not a royal land. Although he did not have much freedom, the environment in which he grew up did not make him feel many constraints of feudal royal power, nor did he see much of the suffering of the people at the bottom.

In fact, those old people and events no longer had any ripples in his heart. He thought that after thousands of years, he had seen all kinds of chaos in the world, the collapse of dynasties, and the suffering of the people, and he had long been able to calm down.

To this world, he is just a passerby. In addition to fulfilling the original owner's wish and completing the system's tasks, he has no hatred of the country and family, and is not trapped by power and position.

But maybe the background of this world is too similar, which reminds him of long-lost memories, or maybe the people around him are too vivid.

He thought maybe there was something he could do.

Not for anything else, just for your own heart.

Back at his residence, Shen Fangshi dug out the models of milking machines and textile machines that he had made before. He wanted to raise sheep again, but later he was busy with various things and forgot about them. Now Li You still mentioned the wounded soldiers, and he Just remembered.

If a soldier is injured on the battlefield, it is basically the same as death on the battlefield. Without timely treatment by military doctors, most of them will be shot by random arrows and trampled by horse hooves to death.

If you are lucky enough to survive until your own army wins, but given the sanitary conditions on today's battlefields, most soldiers will die from infections that cannot be treated.

When a soldier suffers a knife wound, it is difficult to even sterilize the wound, let alone suture it. Generally, the wound is cleaned and then bandaged with gold sore medicine, and then the dressing is changed regularly. The rest is to see the wounded person heal on his own. Able.

Chu Kui's army has strict management and tries its best to treat these soldiers, but there are still many troops who don't even have golden sore medicine. If the injuries are not serious, or if they recover well after being injured, they will still be drafted again to continue fighting. But if you lose your arms and legs and can no longer fight on the battlefield, you will be abandoned immediately.

In fact, Wei's military personnel are treated well. Various tax exemptions, honors, and disability subsidies are only provided by the law on the one hand, and the executor's will on the other.

Whether it is due to corrupt officials or insufficient social resources, most soldiers are forced to go to the battlefield, forced to participate in the war and then die, and their families are separated from their wives and children.

Death on the battlefield brought glory to the dynasty, but the blood of soldiers was often ignored by the superiors and the country.

Chu Kui is already a very good general. He cherishes his soldiers and is willing to take more care of them. However, he is only one person and it is difficult to move forward in this reverse torrent.

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