Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1144

The iron ore can then be transported via the Yangtze River waterway to the completed ironmaking plant, saving a lot of time.

With Wei Wu's solution, everyone at the Academy of Science and Technology once again calculated the approximate time required to build the railway.

Although the final result was different from the six or seven months Wei Wu had expected, it reduced the original one and a half years to one year.

The main reason was that no one dared to estimate the time too tightly. After all, this was the first time a railway was built and there was little experience.

This was the first time Wei Wu returned to the capital. After dealing with these things, he returned to the desert again.

After this, about six months later, Wei Wu returned to the capital for the second time, but this time it was not because of national affairs.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was developing in an orderly manner, and he basically didn't need to do everything himself.

The reason he returned to the capital was because he had ordered a complete set of delivery and midwifery equipment from the system package.

For example, auxiliary equipment such as forceps, vacuum extractor, doula delivery support tools, etc. were sent back to the Imperial Hospital.

After informing the doctor in detail about the specific principles and functions of these obstetric tools, Wei Wu gave some specific instructions to Doctor Xu.

Let him arrange a group of midwives and medical doctors to learn and become familiar with these tools, and it would be best if they have more practical experience.

For this purpose, the Imperial Medical Service specifically announced that if there were pregnant women with difficulties in childbirth in the civilian family, people could be arranged to help deliver the baby.

There are many pregnant women in the capital, and most of them pay their families to hire a midwife to help with the delivery.

Now, the people will naturally not let go of this big Buddha of the Imperial Medical Bureau. After all, Doctor Xu is quite prestigious among the people.

In the following period, pregnant women would come to the Imperial Hospital for help in delivering their babies from time to time.

It’s true that there were quite a few cases of difficult births during this process, but most of them came from wealthy families.

But this is normal. Women from wealthy families basically don't need to work and their physical fitness is relatively poor.

It is easy to feel weak during a normal birth, but thanks to the auxiliary equipment provided by Weiwu.

Most women who have difficult labor are able to give birth successfully with the help of auxiliary equipment.

There are only a very few tragedies caused by the incorrect position of the mother's pubic bone and the incorrect position of the fetus, and auxiliary equipment cannot help.

But no matter what, Wei Wu's action did benefit many women in the capital and saved them from suffering.

At the same time, the Imperial Medical Service did not take credit for the situation and would always tell the women in labor that it was the equipment provided by the Duke of Zhenguo that saved their lives.

So much so that now, many people in the capital city call Wei Wu not the Duke of Zhenguo, but the Duke of Great Compassion and Mercy who Sends Children.

But in fact, Wei Wu sent these devices back to the capital in order to help the mothers of that era.

But it was also a preparation for herself. After all, Zhu Yuxuan had always wanted to give Wei Wu a son or daughter.

Except for these two times when he returned to the Ming Dynasty, Wei Wu spent the rest of the time on the grassland, always paying attention to the situation in Helin City.

Ever since Shen Lin bombed Wan'an Palace that night, the entire Helin City has fallen into chaos, and various forces have begun to make their own plans.

Of course, Wei Wu didn't know the specific situation. At that time, he had already taken his men back to the capital and only came back more than ten days later.

However, when Wei Wu came back, he discovered something very interesting, that is, many tribes rushed to Helin City.

After the Yuan Dynasty was defeated by the Ming Dynasty, the grassland tribes retreated to the desert, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty's regime fell into continued chaos.

The Khan's authority declined sharply and he could no longer effectively control all the tribes. The tribes that had originally submitted to the Yuan Dynasty began to become disunited.

The grassland tribes were different from the Central Plains dynasties. Usually, those tribes would rest and recuperate in their own habitats.

The Northern Yuan royal family was only followed by their own tribe. Of course, the Golden Family was also the largest and strongest tribe on the grassland.

Logically speaking, the Northern Yuan emperor would not have immediately summoned other tribes for safety reasons after his sudden death.

The notice of convening would not be issued until the successor took office, but these tribes received the news so quickly.

It had only been a dozen days since Wei Wu returned to the capital and came to the grassland again, but these tribes had already sent people over.

It seems that they came because of the death of the Northern Yuan Emperor, but in fact everyone knows what they are thinking.

The key point is that after Wei Wu returned to the grassland, Zhang Hai and Saiyin found him and said that they wanted to go into the city to inquire about the situation.

Originally, Wei Wu was going to refuse. After all, he and Lincheng were in chaos, and sending people there now would still be quite risky.

But Zhang Hai said that Saiyin was a local, and was directly sent to the cold palace when she entered the palace, and not many people in Helin City knew her.

The situation in the city is chaotic now, and no one will notice them at this time. Wei Wu thought it made sense and agreed.

After some inquiries, Wei Wu finally knew the general situation in the city, and he smiled with satisfaction in his heart.

As he expected, the Northern Yuan Dynasty fell into civil strife after the death of the Northern Yuan Emperor, and the Golden Family was trying to fight for power.

That’s right, it’s just a struggle for power and there is no intention of splitting up. After all, the Golden Family is still the most powerful tribe.

Even if other tribes had some small ideas, they would not dare to act too recklessly. This can be seen from the development of the original history.

In the original history, the Northern Yuan Dynasty truly collapsed after being completely defeated by the Ming Dynasty in the Battle of Buir Lake in 1388.

It then split into Tatar and Oirat. The Tatar was basically composed of the core members of the direct descendants of the Golden Family.

The Oirat were conquered and incorporated into the Mongol Empire during the reign of Genghis Khan and were just a powerful tribe.

Now it is just that the Northern Yuan emperor has died, not that the tribe has collapsed, and the Northern Yuan throne is not without an heir.

Therefore, the way these people fought for power was similar to that of the Central Plains dynasty, supporting the prince they favored and had closer relations with.

Toghon Temur had two sons. The eldest son was Tianbaonu, who was also the crown prince, and the second son was Dibaonu.

Now, most of the members of the Golden Family in Helin City support Tianbaonu's ascension to the throne, while a small number express opposition.

Why is it interesting that the tribes from all sides came to Helin City this time? Because a heavyweight figure also came this time.

That was the person who, in the original history, strangled Toghon Temur to death during his escape after his defeat in the Battle of Buir Sea.

This man's name was Yesüder Borjigin, and his purpose was to support Dibaonu's ascension to the throne.

To this end, not only did he win over many small tribes, but even a small number of members of the Golden Family were won over!