Chapter 684 A Dream of Youth 216
Jiang Yuanzheng hesitated, wondering if he would have to recalculate the budget. He wanted to persuade him again, but seeing the emperor's expression, Jiang Yuanzheng shut his mouth and ran back to the Imperial Hospital to drag Xie Ning out.
"Imperial Physician Xie, even if you want the female doctors from the Women's Pharmaceutical Institute to accompany the army, you should have discussed it with us first."
He's going to have to stay up late again tonight. He's only been sleeping three hours a night for the past few days. But thinking about the Minister of Revenue he saw when he went to see the Emperor today, it's clear that the old man is suffering from even more sleep deprivation than he is.
But it's inevitable; war costs money.
Xie Ning looked bewildered. "Director Jiang, I'm not familiar with these procedures. I thought it was submitted directly to His Majesty. I didn't know I needed to discuss it with you first."
Nonsense, discussing it with Jiang Yuanzheng and the others would have dragged on for who knows how long. It would be much faster to go directly to the Emperor. If she weren't afraid of being accused of overstepping her authority, she wouldn't even bother writing a memorial.
Seeing Xie Ning's innocent face, who was only the same age as his granddaughter, Jiang Yuanzheng felt a lump in his throat and couldn't bring himself to argue. Well, the matter was already settled, and it was not worth saying more.
However, "Doctor Xie, I've heard you're excellent at arithmetic?"
Jiang Yuanzheng's eyes lit up. He remembered that Xie Ning used to frequently visit the Imperial Observatory and always followed the White Supervisor to calculate the calendar.
"I don't deserve such praise." Xie Ning was naturally modest, but Jiang Yuanzheng had already figured it out and then handed her the folded document.
"Physician Xie, since you've temporarily added a team of female doctors, the cost of medicines and supplies will have to be recalculated..."
Xie Ning understood the unspoken meaning in Dean Jiang's words and said with some hesitation, "Dean Jiang, I haven't calculated these things. It would be better if you did it."
This has little to do with the quality of the calculation.
"Oh dear, Physician Xie, we've only done this once or twice, and there are precedents for it. I'll give you the book and ledgers when the time comes, and you can just refer to them."
Sigh, I'm getting so old...
Xie Ning finally agreed, but she had absolutely no experience in these matters, so she had to go home and ask Xie Wangzhi for help.
Jiang Yuanzheng was very relaxed and could finally snuggle in bed and have a good night's sleep.
Xie Ning, on the other hand, was busy as a spinning top, not only tutoring the female doctors in the pharmaceutical factory on some surgical knowledge, but also calculating the medicines and other supplies needed by the military doctors.
While Xie Ning was busy to the point of exhaustion, the Empress Dowager was arguing with the Emperor in the palace.
The Empress Dowager did not want the Emperor to appoint her elder brother from her maternal family as the commander-in-chief, because she knew very well that although her elder brother was loyal to the Emperor, he was too petty, vain, and could not tolerate others achieving more merit than him.
If such a person were to become the commander-in-chief, it would surely lead to disaster. If the war were to fail because of her elder brother, the Li family would bear all the blame. That is why the Empress Dowager earnestly advised the Emperor.
But the emperor wouldn't listen. He felt that his uncle was not only loyal, but also had strong military capabilities and seniority. He believed that having him as the commander-in-chief would surely win over the people.
The mother and son disagreed, and the Empress Dowager became angry and refused to see the Emperor again; she was genuinely panicked.
However, these things could only be discussed privately between the mother and son. If others found out, the Li family would definitely have a problem with her, thinking that she was deliberately suppressing her own family.
Then you'll be caught in the middle, pleasing neither side.
It snowed a little a few days ago, but the weather has been sunny since then, so it's not so cold anymore.
There were fifteen female doctors from the pharmaceutical factory who accompanied the army, including her. In fact, there were more than that, but the pharmaceutical factory needed people, and going to the battlefield was not something that could be accomplished with just enthusiasm.
Although they can be useful for simple hemostasis and bandaging, their medical skills must be decent, and their character must also be examined. Xie Ning chose people with a relatively resilient temperament.
Because of the increase in military doctors, the pharmacy has been working overtime to process medicinal materials and make needles and thread. The sutures used now are made from mulberry bark. Surgical instruments are also available, but they are relatively simple.
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