Chapter 15 Are these the sources of infection you said?
Chapter 15
Gao Shilian hurried to the prefect's mansion, walked in quickly, and saw the prefect Wang Wei pacing in the hall with his hands behind his hands with an anxious look on his face.
"My official has met Governor Wang. I wonder why the governor is so eager to summon my official here?"
"Come and take a look..." Wang Wei reluctantly smiled at Gao Shilian and pointed to the official document on the desk.
"Hiss... plague!" Gao Shilian opened the first official document, his face suddenly changed, and he took a breath of cold air.
Wang Wei nodded bitterly.
"Starting from the day before yesterday, several people in Xingze County have been infected with illnesses and high fevers that have not gone away, and medicine has failed. As of today, the number of people infected with the illness has reached dozens..."
"In Jixiangfang in Xingze City, dozens of patients with persistent high fevers have appeared. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, the Xingze County Magistrate has moved all the patients to the city and sent messengers to ask for help.
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"My officer has issued an order to dispatch county soldiers and seal all major transportation routes in Xingze. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order."
Gao Shilian nodded clearly. This is a plague. Once it spreads wantonly, it will not be a joke.
What's more, Xingze County under the jurisdiction of Xingyang County is only more than a hundred miles away from Dongdu. If the plague spreads to Dongdu, Governor Wang will not be able to chop off even if he has ten heads.
"I didn't expect that Xingyang County would be so troubled by disasters. The floods had just dissipated, but the plague came again."
"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Gao Zhili to rush back to the Eastern Capital and report this to the Holy Emperor. Regarding this matter, please ask the Holy Emperor to quickly dispatch medical officers to Xingze County to treat the people."
"I have an unkind request..." Gao Shilian nodded, hesitated, and saluted Wang Taishou. "I have an unkind request, and I hope that the prefect will grant me your permission."
"The family members of my dear friend live in peace in Xingze County..."
Wang Wei glanced at Gao Shilian and shook his head helplessly.
"It's not that I am unwilling to help, but that this plague is not a trivial matter. If it spreads to Dongdu, let alone me, even you, Kochi Rei, will not be able to escape the involvement."
After hearing Wang Wei's words, Gao Shiqian knew that under the plague, even the prefect Wang did not dare to be a little accommodating, so he sighed helplessly.
It seemed that he could only find a way to return to the Eastern Capital as soon as possible, report to the emperor, and hope that medical officers could be dispatched as soon as possible to quell this daunting epidemic.
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There are many ways to physically cool down, but the most effective one is of course ice. After all, the Yang Mansion is also a wealthy official's family, and there is also an ice kiln in the mansion.
At this moment, a small bucket containing ice water was placed next to several patients in the mansion.
The servants or maids wearing masks were soaking towels in ice water and changing the towels on the patients that were no longer cold.
"Wan'er, how are you?" Seeing that her daughter Yang Wan had received a cold compress, her high fever had gradually subsided, and her mind had become much clearer. Han's haggard face finally had a bit of joy.
"Much better, but I am tired and don't have any strength. How is my husband?" Yang Wan tried her best to show a smile, her eyes wandering around the room.
"Your brother is watching over there. Someone came over just now to report that your husband had already woken up once, drank some porridge, and fell asleep again. Moreover, the high fever has gone down quite a bit."
As Han answered, he picked up a bowl of red water with a woody taste.
"Here, this is the willow branch soup that your brother made for you. Drink it quickly. Your brother said that this stuff is very effective in treating typhoid fever."
"Can willow branches cure the plague?!" Yang Wan widened her charming almond eyes in disbelief and shook her head in disbelief.
But I still reluctantly drank the bowl full of water boiled from willow branches...
On the other side of the room, I saw my brother-in-law Chen Tai drinking the Dijincao soup and falling asleep.
The high fever in his body was maintained within a stable and safe range under the physical cooling. Only then did Yang Qian heave a sigh of relief and step out of the room.
As soon as he arrived outside the door, Doctor Liu, who had been waiting eagerly outside the door, said impatiently.
"Sir, I really don't understand that this willow branch can cure stranguria and unclear urine, and it can also cure infertility in children. However, I have never heard that this willow branch can prevent and cure plague..."
"In addition, why do you need to use silk cloth to cover your face and mix it with charcoal? Could this be a talisman?..."
Yang Qian looked at the worshiper who was chattering endlessly, almost spitting saliva on his face, and helplessly raised his hand to signal him to shut up.
"Willow branches can only cure typhoid fever and some fever diseases. Not all diseases can be cured. Do you understand?"
"As for the silk cloth mask mixed with charcoal, it is to prevent those infectious agents like dust particles from being inhaled into our bodies."
"Source of infection?" Doctor Liu looked at Yang Qian blankly, his face full of confusion. "What is that? Why has this old man never seen this thing before..."
"I..." Yang Qian opened his mouth, wanting to tell Doctor Liu that he had only seen it under a microscope.
But right now, there is obviously no such tool. How can I convince Dr. Liu? Yang Qian raised his eyes and looked at the setting sun, and suddenly he had an idea.
"You want to know why I want you to wear a mask, right? Then come with me..."
Yang Qian waved his hand, and Doctor Liu and several servants who were idle at the moment quickly followed Yang Qian's footsteps and arrived in front of a house with the door facing the sunset.
Yang Qian went first and entered the house, then motioned for everyone to enter the room.
He asked Zhili and two other servants to cover the window, and then slowly closed the door. The sunlight became brighter and brighter in the dark room...
Doctor Liu and all the servants opened their eyes hard and looked at the dust floating in the sun, their expressions full of shock.
"Mr. Master, are these the sources of infection you are talking about?" Doctor Liu took a breath of cold air. He has been studying medical skills all his life, but he has never noticed these small things.
Seeing the expressions of these people, Yang Qian was secretly happy. He didn't mean to deliberately deceive the ancients.
But people of all ages are willing to believe that what they hear is false and what they see is true.
In this case, I can only use this method to show off my extraordinary talent.
After all, the science of this era has not yet developed bacteriology and virology, so we can only use these floating dust to support our words in order to win people's trust.
Anyway, they don’t have microscopes, the Internet, or search engines.
There is not even a copycat phone with four speakers and three phone cards inserted, so there is no way to come out with conclusive evidence and accuse yourself of making it up.
Therefore, Yang Qian continued to feel at ease and spat on him with righteous words. Doctor Liu and the other servants were stunned for a moment.