The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 637

[637. Chapter 616 The artifact appears]

Fang Jifan first dried all the bark, and then ordered people to crush it into ashes.

The bark ash obtained from this first batch of bark weighs about one hundred kilograms.

It may not seem like much, but if you mix it with other drugs, such as lime alkali used in making quinine, artemisia annua and other substances, you can get about 300 kilograms of medicine.

In fact, in later generations, the real anti-malarial artifact was artemisinin from Mr. Tuyoyo. However, with Fang Jifan’s half-skilled level, it was undoubtedly a fool’s dream to extract artemisinin from artemisia annua.

Although pure Artemisia annua has an auxiliary effect against malaria, it cannot be made into a specific medicine, so it can only be used as an auxiliary drug.

After a busy period, hundreds of people worked day and night, and on the third day, this simple quinine was completed.

Three hundred kilograms of quinine, based on the medicinal efficacy of this quinine, is actually enough to deal with the current epidemic.

The average medication is only a few grams, and not everyone needs to take the medication, except for severely ill patients. If the body can handle it, let them handle it first.

Of course, to eliminate epidemics, specific drugs alone are not enough, and disease prevention and treatment must also be carried out.

At first, people didn’t know where the disease came from. They just thought it was because they were not accustomed to the climate. They had a natural fear of disease. Some even thought that this was a plague that God wanted to spread, so they allowed the disease to spread at any time.

Some people even fail to find the right treatment after getting sick. They treat it randomly, take a lot of medicines they shouldn’t take, or do things that are not helpful but harmful to the condition. In the end, this minor illness becomes a serious illness. Directly fatal.

Although the traditional Chinese medicine at this time was much more advanced than Franji’s so-called medical skills, it was still not enough to go around killing witches when there was a plague, or to directly perform bloodletting therapy. No matter what the disease was, just let out a few kilograms of blood first. If If it’s not enough, add a few more pounds.

But after all, in this era, people basically have no understanding of modern medicine. Many so-called epidemics often have wrong treatment methods, resulting in more people dying on a large scale.

Fang Jifan began to write books and told his father roughly how to use quinine, a special medicine, and how severe the disease could be. Malaria was mainly spread by mosquitoes, so military camps everywhere needed to start immediately to treat the camps. Treat puddles and damp areas, especially those that are prone to mosquito breeding, to eliminate the influence of mosquitoes.

In addition, there are ways to reduce malaria symptoms.

As long as mosquitoes can be eliminated, the spread of this disease can be alleviated on a large scale.

A letter from home was quickly sealed, along with hundreds of kilograms of quinine, and urgently dispatched towards Guizhou!

Because time is the most important thing when it comes to human life, Fang Jifan used hundreds of fast horses and dozens of knights, each carrying several kilograms of sealed medicine, and asked them to go to Guizhou day and night along the official road, constantly changing horses along the way. direction, expedited delivery.

After waiting for the medicine to be delivered, Fang Jifan felt more at ease.

He couldn’t care about other things these days, but he didn’t know that Xishan Medical College was already very busy at this time.

Many people have begun to inquire about how to have children.

After learning that His Highness the Crown Prince had made seven women pregnant, the entire capital almost exploded.

People were discussing this matter crazily. While countless people were feeling joyful, they also raised a question.

According to rumors, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be infertile, which is strange. It is said that he was cured in Xishan. It seems to be called circumcision. After a cut, the child came out quickly!

In this age where there are three types of unfilial piety and the biggest is not having heirs, having no heirs is a disaster. I don’t know how many people are looking for medical advice for the sake of heirs, and I don’t know how many people are so anxious that their husbands and wives are at odds.

Now here in Xishan, there are so many people who want to undergo circumcision, and some foreigners from nearby areas have even begun to rush here to get treatment.

Xishan Medical College now has no shortage of people who want to be circumcised.

Even if one tael of silver is required to perform a cut, the person who wants to do the cut is still like a crucian carp crossing the river.

The medical school did not start performing surgeries rashly. Although it was a simple operation, there was no shortage of patients, but the doctor who performed the surgery was in short supply.

As a result, dozens of able-bodied scholars were selected, entered the medical school, and began training and study. They were responsible for teaching some theoretical knowledge, such as preoperative treatment and postoperative treatment, such as anesthesia knowledge, such as the use of gold sore medicine, The person who sterilized the instruments was Fang Jifan’s disciple Su Yue.

The person responsible for leading people for surgical internship is Liu Yidao.

Liu Yidao had already regained his second youth at this moment.

Although he had done it in the past, it was a bigger crime after all. But now, he was doing it to pass on the family line. Suddenly, his status had risen to a very high level, from a lowly person to being respected by others. For Dr. Liu.

Liu Yidao never dreamed that he would be respected by others, and there would be dozens of apprentices below him. These knowledgeable scholars would all surround him every day and be yelled at by him.

Not only that, the Zhenguo government also awarded him a medical officer. Although he was a small ninth-grade official, he was satisfied because here, he still had a salary, which was better than before. Now he is walking in this Western Mountain, They all seem to be carried by the wind.

In Xishan Medical College, more than a dozen silkworm rooms have been set up. All medical equipment has been specially customized, and other items such as bandages, gauze, alcohol, etc. are also well prepared.

In addition, there are specialized wards and a group of farmers trained as caregivers.

The treatment here is obviously much more generous than other places. After all, the cost of one strike is one tael of silver. It is safe and fast, with almost no future troubles, and the profits are huge.

Since you are willing to spend money to recruit people, you don’t have to worry about not having anyone.

This circumcision technique is the simplest. It is much easier than cutting the kidney. It is not even as difficult as Liu Yidao’s original cutting of that thing. Therefore, it only took a few days, more than a dozen chief surgeons and dozens of assistants, and Thirty or forty caregivers are ready.

Countless people began to flock to Xishan Medical College. Cutting off one knife has become a very healthy thing. Even for those who are not married, it is said that cutting off everything has great benefits!

The doctors in Xishan were a little unfamiliar at first, but practice makes perfect. After doing a few more cuts, they became proficient in it, and even the stitches looked better.

Two days later, Zhu Houzhao, who had not shown up, finally came to Xishan again.

These days, he has been staying in the East Palace, like a wounded beast, licking his wounds.

Now, when Xiao Zhu came out of the game, when he saw Fang Jifan, he looked bad and said with wide eyes: “Old Fang, have you heard? Your father is sick!”

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was not willing to pay attention to Fang Jifan in the past few days. Yes, after all, I was really hurt this time.

But after hearing that something had happened to Fang Jinglong, Zhu Houzhao couldn’t bear it after all.

What’s more, he couldn’t ignore Fang Jifan. There were academies, medical schools, and Wen Yansheng in Xishan, and there were many things that he couldn’t let go of, and all of them were built by him and Fang Jifan.

But Fang Jifan’s reaction seemed to be very calm, not at all as anxious as Zhu Houzhao thought!

Zhu Houzhao was annoyed and couldn’t help but said: “Oh, no, this is a serious illness. Why are you still here instead of going to Guizhou? Lao Fang, aren’t you worried?”

The expression on Fang Jifan’s face was still calm, even upright. He shook his head and looked calmly at Zhu Houzhao, who was about to stamp his feet anxiously.

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said, “What do you mean?”

Fang Jifan said carelessly: “Life and death are determined by fate. I believe my father will get better.”

Zhu Houzhao blinked and then sighed, It seemed that Fang Jifan was overly sad and had gone crazy.

Then he patted Fang Jifan on the shoulder and said, “That’s it, I forgive you.”

Seeing his serious look, Fang Jifan felt deeply in his heart: “Thank you, Your Highness, but have you ever thought about something?”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan curiously: “What?”

Fang Jifan said: “Previously, the friction between the Annan Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty became more and more intense. I’m afraid there is a lot of uneasiness in the Annan Kingdom. After all, I, the Ming Dynasty, once attacked Annan. This Annan is very wary of our Ming Dynasty, not to mention that Annan has always been unruly and ambitious. At this time, when the relationship with Annan was at its worst, an epidemic suddenly broke out in the southwest, and military guards everywhere were affected. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Do you think it is possible for Annan to become stronger by striking first?”

Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked, “Is it possible?”

Fang Jifan said with a slight smile: “Annan has become the king of the West and is arrogant. What’s more, they thought they had defeated the Ming army and recovered Annan, but when we were in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, we had to be careful about this matter. “

When it comes to military matters, Zhu Houzhao is most interested. He immediately became energetic: “It means that next, maybe with Annan…”

Fang Jifan smiled and said nothing.

Zhu Houzhao’s eyes lit up and he became excited and said: “If this is the case, we should make preparations early. Lao Fang, let’s go to Guizhou, shall we go? Let’s sneak away, don’t be afraid, take Liu Jin with us, if something happens , Father blamed it, and said it was Liu Jin who instigated it, and we believed in Liu Jin’s evildoing.”

Fang Jifan said in his heart, there is malaria in the southwest, if I take you to the southwest at this time, isn’t this looking for death?

Fang Jifan quickly shook his head and said: “Your Highness, you must be prepared for a rainy day, but you must not go to this dangerous place in person. The miasma in the southwest is too heavy, and your Highness will inevitably become acclimatized. My father is in Guizhou, and your Highness does not have to worry. If your Highness goes there, Aren’t you looking down on your father? Actually… there is no way. We might as well transfer the Flying Ball Camp, and in addition, order the Ningbo Beiwa Guards to go south… As long as the Annan people dare to move, then… Hehe …”

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The updates will slowly resume tomorrow, and the debt will be paid back slowly.

(End of chapter)