A few days later, more than a dozen Ming officials arrived at the Arak colonial stronghold. Korbanda immediately seemed to have seen a savior and hurried over to take a look.
Shen Yao is a graduate of Daming Medical College. Although he is very young and is only twenty-five years old, he has obtained the title of senior doctor. He is employed by Sihai Commercial Bank and comes to West Africa to practice medicine and treat diseases.
Of course, he came to West Africa not only to be employed by Sihai Trading Company, but more importantly, he wanted to come to West Africa to study many diseases.
The African continent is different from other continents. There are many kinds of diseases here, and most of them are very terrible. Many of them are highly contagious and have a very high fatality rate.
As the Ming Dynasty's colonial activities continued to develop on the African continent, some diseases also spread to the Ming Dynasty, such as yellow fever, which even caused many deaths in Southeast Asia and other regions.
Daming Medical College has also been studying this disease, hoping to find an effective way to prevent and cure yellow fever.
If yellow fever cannot be conquered, then the colonial activities of the Ming people on the African continent will always be limited to coastal areas and will not be able to go deep into inland areas.
The entire African continent is very vast, rich in resources, and fertile for bandits. Wouldn't it be a pity if it was only limited to the coastal areas.
When he learned that a large-scale infectious disease had appeared in the Persian colonial stronghold, and according to the description, it was most likely an infectious disease such as yellow fever, malaria, typhoid, cholera, etc., Shen Yao immediately started working non-stop. Come with your team.
Of course, this is not because he is worried about the life safety of the Persians, but because he has found the subject of the experiment. He wants to see how the Persians are defeated by the diseases here, and to find the source of the disease and come up with ways to prevent and treat it. .
In the sick camp of the Arak colonial stronghold, there were so many sick people that there were no beds. Many sick soldiers could only find a place to lie down at will.
All kinds of vomit, excrement and the like can be seen everywhere. The smell is extremely unpleasant. Flies and mosquitoes are flying everywhere. The sounds of painful groans are endless. From time to time, soldiers carry corpses out of the city.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Shen Yao couldn't help but frown.
"Don't these Persians even know basic isolation?"
"And why are the sanitary conditions here so poor? Even if people who are not sick come here, they will probably become sick soon."
Shen Yao and his dozen or so people covered their noses and mouths with white cloths, and then began to carefully check the conditions of the sick people here.
"Yellow fever~"
"Show off~"
"Typhoid fever~"
"Cholera~"
"They are all available, and they are all treated together. There is no detailed distinction and they are treated separately. Moreover, the conditions here are too bad."
Soon, Shen Yao and his men completed the inspection. This Persian was really unlucky.
I was suddenly infected with four terrible infectious diseases. Whether it was yellow fever or malaria, it was enough to make people talk about it, not to mention that there were also typhoid and cholera.
"No wonder, tens of thousands of troops were wiped out in one fell swoop."
Shen Yao looked at the injury camp in front of him and nodded silently.
On the way here, people from the Four Seas Trading Company explained the situation on the Persian side in detail. After tens of thousands of troops came from afar to capture three colonial strongholds, they suddenly disappeared and were plagued by diseases. Can't move anymore.
"Where is Dr. Ming?"
At this time, Korbanda arrived in a hurry and asked hurriedly as soon as he arrived. He soon saw Shen Yao and others and also hurriedly walked over.
"Please also save my soldiers, no matter what the cost."
Korbanda was really anxious. In just a few days, his condition became more serious. The same situation appeared in the three colonial strongholds he occupied. The disease was rampant. A large number of soldiers fell ill and died. Thousands of soldiers.
You must know that not many people died when they attacked the colonial stronghold, but this invisible disease suddenly claimed the lives of thousands of soldiers. What is even more frightening is that now thousands of soldiers have fallen ill, and the situation is urgent.
If this continues, by then all the tens of thousands of Persian troops will be handed over here, and there will be no need to talk about seeking revenge against the Spaniards.
"We medical practitioners cannot ignore death. As for how much money it will cost, you can discuss it with the person in charge of our Sihai Commercial Bank."
Shen Yao thought for a while and replied.
Li Jing has already explained this matter. He must save people. As for the price, Li Jing will negotiate with them. Shen Yao only needs to be responsible for saving people.
"Okay, okay~"
Korbanda nodded repeatedly, and then said worriedly: "Can my soldiers be saved?"
"Of course there is help~"
"Although the situation is very serious, it is not completely impossible."
"These soldiers under your command have now been diagnosed with four diseases, yellow fever, malaria, typhoid and cholera~"
"I need you to fully cooperate with my work so that it is possible to control and treat the disease."
Shen Yao nodded solemnly and replied.
"No problem, no problem. Everyone, including me, will listen to your arrangements."
When Korbanda heard this, he felt as if he had been given a shot of blood and became energetic.
The military doctors who accompanied the army were completely helpless and couldn't even tell what kind of disease they had. But these doctors from the Ming Dynasty were different. They identified four diseases at once and made judgments.
As if grasping a life-saving straw, he nodded repeatedly, ready to follow Shen Yao at all times and obey Shen Yao's command and arrangements.
"First of all, all patients need to be distinguished according to different illnesses. Each type of patient should be set up in a separate ward and cannot be mixed together."
"Secondly, the entire city must be thoroughly disinfected and cleaned. All ditches, latrines, puddles and other places must be sprinkled with lime for comprehensive disinfection."
"Also, all people who are not sick must cover their nose and mouth with cloth to prevent infection."
"You must buy mosquito nets and mosquito coils, and clean up areas where mosquitoes are present. I suspect that the spread of these diseases is closely related to the flies and mosquitoes here."
"These are the list of needed medicines and items. If you have them, allocate them immediately. The more the better. If you don't have them, find a way to buy them."
Shen Yao nodded with satisfaction. What he feared most was ignorance and unwillingness to cooperate. As long as the Persians were willing to cooperate, it would be fine. After thinking about it, he put forward a few points one after another, then picked up a pen and ink and quickly wrote out a lot of information about medicines and items. name.
"No problem, we'll do it immediately~"
After hearing what the translator said, Korbanda quickly nodded solemnly and ordered people to go and handle it quickly.
Looking at the list written by Shen Yao, he also ordered his men to prepare quickly.
"General, we don't have most of the things here~"
The men under them carefully checked the above list and found that they were really ill-prepared for coming to West Africa this time. Apart from bringing enough weapons and equipment and food and grass, they did not have many other things.
"I'm going to find Li Jing~"
Korbanda pondered slightly, rolled his eyes, and immediately knew what to do.
People from the Ming Dynasty have always been like this. There is nothing to say about the things and services they provide, but the price is definitely not cheap. Sihai Trading Company will definitely not help in vain. They must have already prepared what they need. Something needed.
Just wait for him to come to your door and give you money.
In fact, just as Korbanda thought, Li Jing had already prepared relevant medicines and supplies, and was thinking about how to kill the Persians.
"Isn't this too expensive?"
When Korbanda received Li Jing's quotation, he couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly. These Ming people are simply eating people without spitting out their bones.
In this thin list in my hand, there are not many medicines and items listed on it. There are only a dozen types. Many of them are actually common, such as mosquito nets and mosquito coils. If you are not prepared in advance, it is not worth it to be prepared. what money.
But Li Jing actually offered a sky-high price of one million taels of silver. The lion opened his mouth, and he couldn't even bargain.
"Your Excellency General, many things here are very cheap, but the medicines above are very expensive."
"This specific medicine for treating malaria can only be produced on rare trees here in the South Golden Continent. The output is very rare and the price is extremely expensive. Even in our Ming Dynasty, it is worth gold."
"There are also drugs for treating typhoid fever and cholera. Most of them need to be transferred from the Ming Dynasty. That is to say, we all over the world have the ability to raise sufficient amounts from various colonies and trading houses in West Africa. Otherwise, even if Even if you have money, you can’t buy it.”
Li Jing looked at Korbanda with a smile on his face, as if he was convinced of you.
Yes, it is expensive, but it makes sense. These medicines are scarce and very expensive. Only our Sihai Trading Company can raise enough medicines and supplies in a short period of time.
In fact, Li Jing did not tell the whole truth. Cinchona, which is used to treat malaria, originated in the South Golden Island. However, because it has miraculous effects on malaria, Tianjin Yuan Yuan Trading Company introduced it to Nanyang very early. Planted in large quantities, it has already become a necessary medicine in hospitals and medical clinics throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Li Jing's words are half false and half true. It is true that there are only a few powerful trading houses and vassal states in West Africa that can raise enough medicines and supplies in a short period of time.
"Haha, there's nothing I can do. I won't be able to survive this stab."
"You Ming people are really evil-hearted, and you will find the right opportunity to make money."
"I gave you the money, but you have to pay an IOU, so please deliver the things quickly."
Korbanda looked at Li Jing and admitted with a helpless smile.
If the money is gone, you can continue to plunder and plunder in the colonies, but if all your soldiers are dead, it will really be dead, and all the ambitions and attempts of the Persian Empire in West Africa will be wiped out.
The 30,000 elite troops in his hands were a powerful army built by Ismail I with all the strength of the Persian nation. They must not be lost here in vain, lost to invisible diseases.
Not to mention one million taels of silver, he would also give it two million taels or three million taels of silver.