"You're not wrong."
Song Yanqing said calmly.
An Yi thought for a moment and explained, "What the Lord of Kangle Township said is correct, but this is not the first time such a thing has happened. The memorials submitted to the emperor could probably be sold by weight."
Even so, it didn't cause much of a stir.
An Yi didn't say the rest, because it was too disrespectful and shouldn't be said by him.
Even so, Lu Qiqi was able to deduce most of the facts on her own.
She couldn't possibly be so naive as to think that these memorials had simply been intercepted and that the emperor hadn't seen them.
The shortage of supplies was a major issue for the army. The urgent message, delivered 800 li to the new capital, would have to be given way by both mountain bandits and high-ranking officials in the capital. There was no way it could be intercepted.
The only plausible explanation is that the current emperor permitted his officials to do so.
Dog Emperor!
That damned emperor!
New grudges plus old ones made Lu Qiqi wish she could chant sutras a hundred times a day.
If it weren't for the emperor's order, she wouldn't have been able to travel such a long distance to the border, enduring wind and sand, to treat the wounded soldiers.
Now they're even embezzling medicine from the wounded soldiers' camp. Is this emperor out of his mind? Does he want to hand over the throne to the Tatars?
After reviewing the account book, Song Yanqing understood the current situation. "Imperial Physician Ren, the current situation is special. We will find a way to replenish the missing medicinal materials later."
First, inventory the medicinal herbs, compile them into a booklet, keep a copy for yourself, and then submit a copy to the emperor.
There was no better way now. With Ren Yuan's help, Physician Ren slowly stood up and said, "Yes, I will go back now and send it over tomorrow."
"Go."
Having received Song Yanqing's promise, Physician Ren, supported by Ren Yuan, walked out of the tent with his legs, which were slightly numb from squatting for so long.
Lu Qiqi thought for a moment and realized that she couldn't be of much help here. Looking at Song Yanqing's deep expression, she decided it was best not to disturb him.
Most of the medicinal herbs in her space are top-quality tonics.
Previously, in order to earn more money, and because the space had not been upgraded, there was not much land available for cultivation, so a large amount of healing herbs were not planted.
Although Tianmiao Village has planted a lot of medicinal herbs, they have only been planted for two months and it is not yet time to harvest them.
It won't be until near the end of the year at the earliest.
Now the Tatars are eyeing us covetously beyond the Great Wall, and there are even Tatar spies within our military camps.
With enemies on both sides, Lu Qiqi didn't know how long Song Yanqing could hold out, how long the soldiers in the border city could hold out, or when the imperial relatives and nobles in the distant capital city would feel the crisis in the border city.
Will the Jin Dynasty be overthrown within ten years?
All of this seemed so close, yet so far away. After standing there for a moment, Lu Qiqi quietly left the tent.
She had just heard Physician Ren say that bamboo leaves could be used as a substitute for medicine, but she didn't know what kind of bamboo leaves they were.
If resources can be used to their fullest potential, it would be a good thing.
Thinking this, Lu Qiqi quickened her pace toward the wounded soldiers' camp.
When she entered the tent where the medicinal herbs were stored, she saw a dozen or so doctors inside, all of them looking dejected and fiddling with the sacks in their hands.
These people didn't seem to notice Lu Qiqi's arrival. They kept taking bamboo leaves out of the sack with their hands and mouths.
"In the past, when there was a shortage of food, we could open the granary. Now, even medicinal herbs are being withheld."
"Who says otherwise? If there weren't many medicinal herbs, we could have packed less. Doing it this way is like picking peanuts out of mung beans."
That's unnecessary!
He didn't say the second half of his sentence, but everyone present understood its meaning.
"Our young master is really something. Despite his outstanding military achievements, he lives a life worse than the young masters in the new capital."
Watch your words! Don't you want your head?
The doctor who had spoken of Song Yanqing's illustrious military achievements immediately realized he had misspoke and fell silent.
Lu Qiqi lifted the tent flap and overheard their conversation.
She couldn't understand why Song Yanqing, despite his numerous military achievements, was not as successful as the young masters in the new capital.
He has military power and prestige. Although he goes to and from the battlefield every day and lives a life where his head is always at risk, he is still a hundred times better than a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun and has made no contribution to the country or the people.
However, these were not things she was thinking about right now. She lowered the curtain and walked quietly, afraid of startling the doctors.
He then asked, "Are all the medicinal herbs delivered today here?"
Upon hearing this, the physicians rose and bowed to Lu Qiqi.
Then, Doctor Yan, who was in charge, said, "Reporting to the village head, the medicinal herbs delivered today are stored in three separate medicine accounts, and this is just one of them."
I see.
Lu Qiqi stepped forward, reached into the sack, and immediately a handful of bamboo leaves appeared in her hand.
These bamboo leaves are all air-dried, and they make a crisp sound when you scratch them. If you have trouble sleeping at night, rubbing them near your ear will be the most pleasant lullaby.
However, the bamboo leaves are currently the root of everyone's dislike for them.
She asked, "How many bamboo leaves can you pick out from a bag of medicinal herbs?"
Dr. Yan said, "The bamboo leaves are placed in different places. Some are in the middle, and some are at the bottom of the bag. Roughly estimating, only a small portion of a sack of herbs is herbs, and the rest is all bamboo leaves."
Lu Qiqi finally understood why Imperial Physician Ren had lost his composure. It turned out that most of the product was bamboo leaves, and the amount that was shortchanged was something that even a merchant would recognize as an expert!
Lu Qiqi looked down at the bamboo leaves in her hand and said, "Doctor Yan, please tell Imperial Physician Ren to collect all these bamboo leaves and not send them to the kitchen camp to be burned as fuel."
Doctor Yan was somewhat puzzled, "What are the effects of bamboo leaves? We've never heard of bamboo leaves being a medicinal herb before?"
Lu Qiqi said, "These bamboo leaves have the effect of clearing heat and reducing inflammation, and they can also promote urination and clear the meridians."
However, bamboo leaves are cool in nature and very easy to pick.
Therefore, many doctors dare not use this medicine, fearing that pregnant women or people with severe stomach problems might overuse it based on others' advice, potentially harming their lives. This is why it hasn't been widely adopted.
Dr. Yan now understood. "I see. So what should we boil with these bamboo leaves?"
“You can just boil it in water,” Lu Qiqi continued to emphasize the properties of bamboo leaves. “Bamboo leaves have good effects, but you shouldn’t drink too much of them, otherwise it can easily lead to excessive coldness and damage your spleen and stomach.”
"Right now, it's the height of summer, and drinking water boiled with bamboo leaves can be effective in preventing soldiers from getting heatstroke."
Upon hearing this, the doctors present stopped throwing bamboo leaves in their hands to vent their anger.
Although bamboo leaves are not very effective in treating wounded soldiers, they can alleviate the unbearable suffering of soldiers training in the sweltering heat, making them a valuable medicinal ingredient.
Thinking of this, the doctors in the medicine tent sighed repeatedly, but they were not so distressed anymore.
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