jdhmnovel Chapter 542: Cowpox Method
Chapter 542: Cowpox Method
After leaving the main hall, Yu Jiusi couldn't find Li Shiyuan anywhere, so he had to choose a pavilion to sit down.
His hand holding the governor's order trembled slightly, and then fell down weakly.
In fact, he and Lu Sichu both knew that once the smallpox epidemic broke out, there would be only one way to fight it: "fight to the death."
what to do......
Yu Jiusi forced himself to calm down in his heart.
Although some people have been infected, it is only the early stage of the epidemic and smallpox is not rampant yet. He needs to find a way to save more people, at least to prevent smallpox from spreading to the surrounding prefectures of Xingning Prefecture.
——Gather the doctors.
——Collect various medicinal materials.
——Send orders to surrounding provincial capitals to close their city gates and take precautions.
I don’t know whether lime powder is effective in inhibiting the spread of smallpox, so I still need to ask Li Shiyuan to find out.
As for the prevention and treatment of smallpox, Yu Jiusi cannot think of any more methods except these human interventions, or even methods that are close to "remedies".
Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind that even he thought was outrageous - maybe Li Shiyuan has a way?
But after a moment, he rejected the idea on his own.
What Jimun suffered from was just a rather severe form of pestilence. An experienced and knowledgeable doctor might be able to treat it, because pestilence has been a treatable disease in history.
But the ceiling is different.
Since ancient times, there has been no cure for smallpox. There is no other way except to isolate the patients and protect the remaining people. In fact, this method is just talk on paper. Our predecessors have already tested it with blood and tears. The spread of smallpox is basically... difficult to control.
"General!" Just when Yu Jiusi was about to get up and arrange many matters, Li Shiyuan came hurriedly with Team Leader A.
It seemed that they had all changed their clothes, but they were still fully armed.
Li Shiyuan handed him a porcelain bottle, looked at him and said, "Lang Jiang, use this medicine to wash your hands and face, then change your clothes, and let's go out and talk."
As he spoke, Team Leader A handed over a set of clothes, "This is the clothes I found in the side room of the mansion. Governor Lu's men have never been there, so they are clean."
Even though they might also be infected, they had to leave here as safely as possible.
......
Changnan government office.
Yu Jiusi stood in the front and explained all the matters through the screen.
The team leaders and government officials followed the order and left, but most of them had unsteady steps and expressions of fear and disbelief on their faces.
Although they found it hard to accept the news, they subconsciously moved away from the people around them.
"How could it be smallpox... Could the general have made a mistake?"
"Smallpox hasn't happened in many years. How come it happened so coincidentally to happen in Xingning Prefecture, which is only a hundred miles away from us?"
These words came from the officials of Changnan Prefecture.
When a great danger comes, most people will take care of themselves in advance. Even though they have the title of "parent officials", they are still wondering at this time, why is it Xingning Prefecture?
The territory of the Great Zhou is so vast, can't smallpox grow in other provinces thousands of miles away?
People are not killed for their own sake.
"Miso miso miso——"
After several sharp swords were unsheathed, the officials stopped talking.
Several team leaders also looked unhappy. Team Leader B looked fierce and threatened in a low voice: "Just do what General Lang told you to do. If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you with a sword before the smallpox comes, so that you don't have to be afraid."
Damn these officials, they are all spineless!
The official felt embarrassed by their threats and quickened his pace to leave the government office.
A tiger in troubled times is bullied by a dog! They are officials of a prefecture after all, when will it be their turn to be lectured by these rude people!
After everyone left, only Yu Jiusi, Xue Mai and Li Shiyuan were left in the government office.
Since just now, Li Shiyuan has been sitting aside flipping through medical books, sometimes happy, sometimes frowning, and sometimes writing something.
Yu Jiusi walked towards him, stood not far away, and asked slowly: "Doctor Li, do you have...a way?"
He asked this, but in fact he himself had no hope.
Unexpectedly, Li Shiyuan, who was immersed in thinking, nodded and said, "Yes, yes! That's it... What you learn from books is always shallow. Please wait a moment, I will take a look. This method requires cattle from Xingning Prefecture, but for cattle... should we choose old cattle or strong cattle?"
If the infected cows are not selected carefully, it will directly affect the severity of the cowpox, and its effect on humans will be uncertain!
"Is there a way?!" Yu Jiusi was still trying to process this information when Xue Mai screamed out in surprise. He stepped forward and grabbed Li Shiyuan's arm and said, "If you have a way, you should have told me earlier. What are you reading here?"
"Wait for another half an incense stick!" Li Shiyuan broke free of his hand, picked up the book and said, "This method is a little dangerous. I can't read a single word wrong. Langjiang, please wait."
Half an incense stick later, Li Shiyuan finally raised his head.
This half stick of incense felt to Yu Jiusi like half a day had passed.
He felt joy, doubt, disbelief, and an extreme desire for this life-saving straw.
He finally couldn't help it, and hurried forward, with a cautious light in his eyes: "Smallpox... Is there really a way? What should I do?"
No matter how dangerous this method is, even if there is only a 10%, no, 50% chance of success, he will try it!
Li Shiyuan raised his head and said directly: "Send me to Xingning Mansion first."
Yu Jiusi looked him in the eyes and asked seriously, "Does this method have to be implemented in Xingning Prefecture? I will go with you."
"No!" Li Shiyuan and Xue Mai spoke up to stop him. Li Shiyuan put away the medical book and said seriously, "No one has ever used this method before, but as long as the steps are correct, it will definitely work. So I will go, and you... don't put yourself in danger."
"I must go!" Yu Jiusi said firmly, "The governor's order is in my hands. All arrangements for Xingning Prefecture should be made by me. Even if you don't go, I will go anyway."
After this was said, Xue Mai and Li Shiyuan had no way to refute it.
But in less than half an hour, the three of them had packed up what needed to be cleaned up and given the orders that needed to be given.
As they were about to leave, a man caught up with their carriage and said, "I will go to Xingning Prefecture with you!"
"Doctor Zhang?" Li Shiyuan leaned forward, his eyes heavy, "Do you know that this is..."
"Of course I know!" Doctor Zhang said as he climbed up the carriage board. "As for the smallpox, I know."
"Then why do you..."
"I just want to see how powerful the cowpox treatment is. If I can see it with my own eyes and experience it myself, will it also be considered a different kind of legacy that can be recorded in history?"
He had lived for decades, but this was the first time he had acted so unbridled.
The carriage was bumpy along the way, and Li Shiyuan told Yu Jiusi all the methods of treating cowpox.
"...So this method is only effective for people who have not been infected. As long as you have been vaccinated against cowpox and get a minor illness, you will recover and will never get smallpox again in your life."
"Cowpox..."
This method was something Yu Jiusi had never heard of. No wonder Li Shiyuan had been talking about selecting cattle in the government office before. If Li Shiyuan hadn't said it, who would have thought of letting cattle get infected and then letting people get infected with cattle disease?
Yu Jiusi ultimately did not utter the word "appalling".
He asked one last time to make sure: "Is it really possible?"
"It will definitely work." Li Shiyuan nodded, with a determined light in his eyes.
Yu Jiusi's heart inexplicably calmed down.