Chapter 2186 Pain
Governor Duan was also very enthusiastic and said quickly, "Thank you very much, Mr. Bai. How can we let you do such rough work? Come here——"
A soldier immediately stepped forward to take the basin. Bai Shan handed it to him without hesitation and said, "Pour it out and get another basin of hot water." Then he spoke to Governor Duan, "Sir, is your suppression of the bandits going smoothly?"
"This time, thanks to the help of General Nie, the bandit leader and the third in command of the horse thieves were both captured. The second in command escaped, but General Nie led his men to chase him."
Governor Duan was still very confident and said, "Only five of them escaped. They shouldn't be able to escape."
General Nie brought more than a hundred people to chase after them, and this time the chances of winning are the greatest ever.
Bai Shan said: "It would be great if we can catch them. If not, we can take away the stolen goods from the mountains. They won't be able to cause trouble when they come back."
Governor Duan sighed, "We searched the thieves' den thoroughly and found some stolen goods, but not much."
He suddenly remembered something and said with a look of pain on his face, "We found two carts of goods from the thieves' den that we hadn't been able to sell yet. I heard they belong to Mr. Bai's friend, Master You. Let's have him register them at the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion and take the goods away."
Bai Shan thanked Governor Duan on behalf of Master You and brought the topic back to the stolen goods, saying, "As long as the items are still in the mountains, they can be found, unless they have moved them to the city or somewhere else."
Governor Duan thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "It's impossible that it's in Liangzhou City. I know these bandits often go in and out of Liangzhou City, but such a large amount of money coming in and out can't be hidden from the Governor's Office. And the larger city above Liangzhou is Suzhou City, which is too far away. It would be inconvenient for them to access the money."
"Every time we disperse them, they always come back. I'm sure the treasure is hidden in the mountain, but..." Governor Duan turned his head to look at the mountain, pursed his lips and said, "Although this mountain is not very big, it is not small either. I sent people to search the mountain twice, but they couldn't find their treasure."
"No one confessed?"
"Those who are willing to confess don't know, and those who know don't want to say."
"But now the bandit leader has also been caught."
Governor Duan pondered, "That makes sense. I'll go and interrogate the bandit leader in a moment."
After the two of them finished talking about this, Governor Duan asked about the medical bill.
Bai Shan said: "Everything else is fine, but we are short of some urgently needed medicinal herbs."
Governor Duan had a headache and could only say, "It will be fine once we get back to Liangzhou City."
He lowered his head and entered the medical tent. As soon as he entered, he saw Zhou Man holding a knife to pick apart the flesh and blood. After separating the flesh and blood, he used a clamp to pick out an arrowhead. There were barbs on the arrowhead. Generally, such an arrowhead is difficult to remove once it enters the body, because it will damage the flesh and blood, making it difficult to recover, and it may also cause heavy bleeding.
But when Zhou Man took out the arrow, he didn't see much blood spurting out, and very little blood and flesh was brought out.
She didn't notice Governor Duan coming in. She quickly tended to the wound on her hand, then, after slightly stopping the bleeding, began to sew it up. She told the military doctor, "An arrow wound may look smaller than a knife wound, but it's actually more difficult to sew up because the arrowhead removed some flesh and blood, making it impossible to completely close it. When suturing, you must pay attention to the preservation and symmetry of the meridians. You must preserve as many meridians as possible to keep them alive. This way, flexibility won't be greatly affected after recovery. This is especially important for deep arrow wounds."
She sewed as she spoke, teaching the military doctor how to anastomose the meridians and suture. Even the layman, Governor Duan, listened with great interest.
Although I can't quite understand it.
The military doctor stood by and listened attentively like a child. When she finally finished suturing the wound, he took the medicine and went forward to stop the bleeding and bandage it.
Manbao twisted his stiff neck, and when he saw Governor Duan, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Governor Duan, is the bandit suppression over?"
Governor Duan nodded. "General Nie has taken his men to pursue Erge and the others. Only five of them escaped. Once we capture them, we can return to the city in triumph."
"Then the treasure was found?"
Governor Duan felt that Bai Shan and Zhou Man were both very interested in the treasure. Although they had agreed to split the treasure 20:80 after finding it, and 30:70 if they were responsible for finding it, wouldn't that mean they wouldn't be able to find all of it?
As for the things in the den of thieves, they kept some and had to return some to Master You, but in fact there wasn't much.
Which of these people is short of money?
Governor Duan was about to shake his head when Man Bao said, "If you find it, could you send someone back to Liangzhou first and send some herbs over?"
Governor Duan then said, "Once the bandit suppression is over, these wounded soldiers will be sent back to Liangzhou City."
Man Bao said: "Some wounded soldiers should not be moved. Others need to be bandaged before they can be moved. Otherwise, there will be a car to send them back. After a day of running around, the blood will be drained."
Governor Duan was stunned and couldn't help but look at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan said innocently, "Master Duan, I'm not a doctor, so I'll listen to the doctor on this matter."
Even the military doctor was a little bolder and came forward and said, "Yes, sir, it's not suitable to move so many people. We need to prepare at least two or three days' worth of medicine."
Governor Duan glanced at him, and the military doctor immediately shrank his neck and dared not speak.
He was brought into the army because he committed a crime. Although he was a military doctor, he was still a prisoner in essence.
Manbao glanced at Governor Duan.
This time, Governor Duan was a bit intimidated. He thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll send someone back to buy some medicine right away. Doctor Zhou, give me a prescription."
Manbao nodded and, without wasting any time, asked someone to bring up the next wounded soldier while he said to Baishan, "I'll read it to you and you write it?"
Bai Shan nodded and turned to get pen, ink and paper.
Manbao wants medicines that are urgently needed at the moment. There are not many varieties, only twenty-two at most, but the dosage is large and they are all sold by kilogram.
Governor Duan took a look at the bill and found that he couldn't figure it out, so he pulled the logistics officer aside and asked, "How much is it approximately?"
The logistics department is responsible for purchasing medicinal materials. He actually knows the prices of the medicines. Even if he doesn't know the current prices of some medicines, he can still roughly estimate them.
He took out his abacus and after a few clacking sounds, he said, "Sir, it's about two hundred and sixty-four taels."
Governor Duan felt a pang of pain, "So much money for just two or three days' supply of medicine?"
The logistics officer reminded: "Sir, this is the medicine money for one hundred and sixty-nine people."
"There are several expensive herbs here that replenish qi and blood..." The logistics officer whispered, "Sir, the brothers are watching."
Governor Duan glanced around, lowered his eyes, and whispered, "How could I not know? These two hundred and sixty-four taels may not seem like a lot now, but they'll need at least a month or two to recover from their injuries after returning. Can we afford it?"
"The expenses in the future shouldn't be that high..." the logistics officer asked hesitantly, "What do you mean, sir..."
Governor Duan gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, send someone back to buy medicine and get money from the Governor's Mansion."
Without logistics support, it would be difficult for the garrison's funds to be transferred to the governor's office account. Even if he returned, it would be difficult for him to get the money.
When Governor Duan saw that he didn't move, he reacted and finally pulled the pouch on his waist, took out the private seal from it and gave it to him, saying, "Forget it, go to my house and ask my wife for it. I will allocate funds from the Governor's Mansion when we return."
The logistics department immediately agreed happily. As for whether Governor Duan could get the money from the Governor's Mansion later, who cares?
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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