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Chapter 858 It is fitting that this old man should become a wise prime minister whose name will be r
While secretly marveling at Yang Shaofeng's extravagance, Li Shanchang looked at the soldiers not far away and asked, "Are the clothes they're wearing, the things they're carrying, and the hats they're wearing all things that Dengzhou University has put together?"
Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement and replied, "The clothes they're wearing were made by the Textile Institute. The fabric uses a warp twill weave technique, making it thicker and more durable. In particular, the elbows and knees have been reinforced with a double layer of extra thickness."
"The upper body clothing and the lower body trousers are completely separate, the trousers are designed with two legs, and the waist is tied with a cowhide belt."
"The boots he was wearing were the ones that had been criticized in court before because of their cost of one string of cash per pair."
Li Shanchang clicked his tongue and said bluntly, "What do those poor bastards know about boots?"
The Vice Minister of Revenue, who was not far behind Li Shanchang, immediately rolled his eyes.
It seems that it was you, Li Xiang, who led the charge in angrily criticizing Yang for being a spendthrift and wasteful.
And who the hell could have imagined that Yang the Madman would be so extravagant as to use cowhide to make boots, and even add steel plates and fireproof cloth inside them?
Good heavens, he managed to make a pair of boots fireproof and puncture-proof. Isn't that just wasteful?
While the Vice Minister of Revenue was internally ranting, Yang Shaofeng continued, "The muskets they have are genuine flintlock muskets. They don't need a tinderbox or a barrel cleaning rod; they can be fired directly by simply pulling the trigger."
"This kind of flintlock musket can only fire once, and reloading after firing is a troublesome matter. At present, we can only use a multi-stage firing arrangement to ensure a continuous output of ammunition."
Li Shanchang nodded and looked at the soldiers not far away, saying, "Does this kind of flintlock musket require special training?"
Yang Shaofeng's eyes lit up immediately, and he said with a smile, "Flintlock guns don't require years of training. Any normal person can learn how to use them in about half a day, and with a few more practices, they can master certain skills."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng added, "To be fair, even flintlock muskets using fixed ammunition are actually at a disadvantage compared to bows and arrows."
"For example, in terms of range, accuracy, and rate of fire, it can't compare to a bow and arrow."
"but!"
"Flintlock guns don't require years of training. You can just grab any ordinary person who can coordinate their hands and feet normally, and they can be trained into a qualified musketeer very quickly."
"In addition, bows and arrows require a lot of wood, and also require a series of complex processes such as installing arrowheads, painting, and feathering. In contrast, flintlock ammunition is simple to manufacture and is much smaller in size than bows and arrows, which can greatly reduce the logistical burden."
"Most importantly, the range of the musket can be gradually improved and increased, the accuracy can be gradually improved by removing the rifling, and the rate of fire can be gradually solved by modifying it to use all-metal cartridge cases and magazines in the future."
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Li Shanchang smiled and nodded.
To train a qualified archer, the primary requirement is that the person has well-developed limbs, good hand-eye coordination, and is not too thin.
This single criterion alone is enough to filter out the majority of people.
Secondly, it only takes a few days to train an archer who can go to the battlefield, but it takes years of training to train an archer who can hit scouts, cavalry, and fleeing soldiers.
Furthermore, there are many types of arrows, such as the wangshi and jieshi, which are specifically used for fire attacks and siege warfare; the shashi and hongshi, which are specifically used for close-range shooting and hunting; the zengshi and fushi, which have ropes tied to their tails to retrieve prey; and the hengshi and bishi, which are used for ceremonial archery and archery practice.
Even just considering the battlefield, arrows include conical arrows for killing, armor-piercing arrows for penetrating armor, heavy arrows with barbs and blood grooves, triangular arrows, horse arrows for shooting horses, and whistling arrows, etc.
To put it bluntly, training a truly qualified archer is both time-consuming and expensive.
In contrast, researching firearms would be far more cost-effective.
Bow and arrow?
Let Hu Yuan and the Koreans do the research.
The Ming Dynasty stopped using that kind of thing.
……
Li Shanchang originally thought that the shock he received at the gate of Dengzhou University was already great enough.
However, as it turned out, Li Shanchang had ultimately underestimated Dengzhou University.
Upon entering the University of Denzhou, the first thing that catches the eye is a huge garden.
Yang Shaofeng led Li Shanchang and the others directly to the left along the garden, saying, "This is the medical school of Dengzhou University, the one that developed techniques such as cesarean section for women and cesarean section to remove intestinal abscesses."
"It is further divided into a whole host of different specialties, such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, and pediatrics."
"To put it bluntly, the medical school doesn't train all-around experts like Yang Qing; instead, it trains specialist doctors."
Yang Shaofeng sighed slightly and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, medicine is a vast and profound field, and many people can't master everything even if they dedicate their entire lives to it."
Li Shanchang nodded, and Yang Shaofeng continued, "Next to the School of Medical Sciences is the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, which is divided into different majors such as Chemical Drugs, Traditional Drugs, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Drugs."
"Among them, the Chemical Pharmacy major is closely related to the nearby School of Physics and Chemical Engineering. It mainly explores new drugs, especially by using different methods such as physics and chemical engineering to research and manufacture new drugs that are different from decoctions and pills."
"For example, under my guidance, they are researching drugs using blue mold to treat diseases such as tuberculosis."
Li Shanchang stared blankly at Yang Shaofeng for a moment, then asked, "What medicine?"
Ok?
You old fool, you don't care about the new term "chemical drug" or whether fungal treatment is reliable, but you only care about tuberculosis?
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Li Shanchang with a puzzled look and replied, "Pulmonary tuberculosis, also known as consumption."
Tuberculosis?
Drugs specifically used to treat tuberculosis?
If the College of Pharmacy at Denzhou University really develops a drug to treat tuberculosis, will their next step be to research a drug to treat smallpox?
Thinking further, if we let them continue doing this, wouldn't the people of the Ming Dynasty never have to worry about those messy diseases again?
My goodness!
First, the College of Agriculture was working on producing grain varieties, and now the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences is researching various drugs to solve the problem of disease.
So the people of the Ming Dynasty will soon be able to enjoy a good life where they don't have to worry about food, drink, or disease?
Damn it!
You established Dengzhou University when I was prime minister.
When I was the Grand Secretary, you developed a medicine to treat tuberculosis.
It is fitting that I, an old man, become a wise and virtuous prime minister whose name will be remembered for all time!