"The emergence of penicillin has given us methods to deal with bacteria and viruses."
Professor Chen explained the working mechanism of penicillin, which made everyone finally understand why penicillin can treat many diseases.
It is not just a magical medicine that is spread by charlatans, but it is actually effective against a variety of diseases caused by bacteria and viruses.
"So, this penicillin is really amazing?"
Emperor Hongzhi understood immediately after hearing this, thought about it and asked again.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"This penicillin is really a great invention. It can even be said to be an epoch-making great progress and discovery."
"Because the emergence of penicillin marks that we have a weapon against bacteria and viruses, we will no longer be helpless when facing diseases caused by bacteria and viruses."
"Taking the most common viral cold as an example, this seemingly inconspicuous cold is actually very harmful."
"Especially for children with weak immunity, once they catch a viral cold, they can only rely on their own body to support them. If they can support it, they can survive. If they cannot support it, they will basically die young.
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"And even if you rely on yourself to support yourself, because you have a fever when you have a cold, the temperature is too high. If the temperature is not cooled down in time, it is very likely to cause damage to the brain, causing dementia and clumsiness."
"Every year in China, tens of thousands of children die from this viral cold."
"In addition, there is pneumonia. Once infected with pneumonia, there is almost no cure. You can also only survive it on your own, but very few people can survive it on their own."
"Pneumonia is one of the common diseases in children, and the mortality rate is very high. Of course, it's not just children. Even if adults get pneumonia, the mortality rate is also very high."
"The number of children and adults who die from pneumonia every year in Ming Dynasty is tens of thousands."
"But with penicillin, the situation will be completely different."
"Based on our current treatment situation in the hospital."
"Using penicillin can cure viral colds and pneumonia very easily. As long as you take the medicine, the condition can be greatly improved. If you insist on taking the medicine for a few days, the pneumonia can be easily cured."
"As for viral colds, use penicillin combined with some other drugs, drink plenty of hot water, and it can be cured in a day or two."
"For these two diseases alone, penicillin can save countless people every year. Conservatively speaking, saving hundreds of thousands of people a year is an underestimate."
"In addition, because penicillin can kill bacteria and viruses very well, it is also very effective in treating tuberculosis, plague, and tetanus, and it can play a very good therapeutic role."
When he said this, Emperor Hongzhi immediately interrupted and asked: "Is it also useful against plague?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it also has a very obvious therapeutic effect on the plague. If we had this kind of penicillin last year, many fewer people would die in our Ming Dynasty."
Professor Chen nodded solemnly and said.
"That's really amazing."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately nodded.
Last year's plague caused the entire Ming Dynasty to be in turmoil. If the strictest control had not been implemented in the end, how many more people might have died from this plague.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a very remarkable invention."
"For surgeries currently being performed, our research has found that one of the most important reasons for surgical failure is bacterial infection and viral infection. With penicillin, the success rate of our surgery will be greatly improved."
"In addition, if it is on the battlefield, the situation of injured soldiers dying of tetanus infection will also be changed. From now on, we no longer have to worry about this problem."
Professor Chen nodded solemnly and replied.
Speaking of tetanus, we have to talk about ancient wars. Arrows used on the battlefield were often deliberately left to rust or soaked in excrement before the war.
In this case, if the arrow is shot out and leaves a wound on someone, it will basically be infected with tetanus, and tetanus can almost always kill a soldier.
For example, Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao simply fell down while riding a horse and cut his head a little bit, which directly killed him. In fact, he was infected with tetanus.
There were many things like this in ancient times. Many famous generals and generals in history actually died of tetanus, pneumonia and the like.
For example, Chang Yuchun, a general of the Ming Dynasty, took off his armor to cool down because it was too hot to wear. As a result, he got pneumonia when the wind blew, and he immediately burped.
This is ancient times. In the era before antibiotics, maybe when the seasons changed, a cold wind blew through, and countless people died.
Everyone listened carefully, nodding their heads while listening, and finally understood why Liu Jin said this was a happy event. With this penicillin, many diseases can be easily cured. This is indeed a very amazing invention.
"The emergence of penicillin can be said to have increased the average life expectancy of people in Ming Dynasty by 20 years!"
"In the past, when the seasons changed and the weather changed, many people would fall ill and die, and most of them would be children with weak immune systems."
"At all times and in all countries, the mortality rate of children has been extremely high. Only 30% to 40% of ten children can be raised as adults. A large part of the reason for this is due to viral infections. When we are dealing with these viruses, there is nothing we can do about them.
, so we can only rely on our own body’s resistance to resist these viruses and bacteria.”
"If you survive it, you can survive. If you can't bear it, you will die."
"Not just children, but even adults, a lot of people die from viral infections every year. This is a very important reason why life expectancy has been short since ancient times."
"But with penicillin, many diseases can be easily cured, and the average life expectancy will naturally be greatly improved. From then on, the mortality rate of children will be greatly reduced, and the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty will be even greater!"
The more Professor Chen talked, the more excited he became. To be honest, the emergence of penicillin also caused a huge sensation in the Ming Dynasty's medical field. Countless doctors found it unbelievable, and then they were ecstatic.
As doctors, they have naturally seen too many lives and deaths.
A large part of these diseases are caused by colds, pneumonia, tetanus, etc. With penicillin, these diseases can be easily cured. Isn't this exciting?
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"
"With this magical medicine, my Ming Dynasty will be even more prosperous!"
Zhong Fan stood up and sent his blessings to Emperor Hongzhi.
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty!"
When the other ministers heard this, they immediately reacted and quickly stood up to express their congratulations.
After listening to Professor Chen's words, everyone understood that this penicillin was not a fake, but a real miracle drug. It was of great significance to the Ming Dynasty. It would greatly improve the medical level of the people of the Ming Dynasty and increase the average life span of the people of the Ming Dynasty. This is very important for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
It is of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, which means that the Ming Dynasty will be more prosperous and prosperous in the future.
"Ha ha!"
Emperor Hongzhi laughed happily when he heard everyone's congratulations.
"Having this magical medicine is my great blessing and a gift from God!"
"What was the name of the person who invented penicillin?"
"Your Majesty, call me Zhang Xingjian!"
Professor Chen quickly replied.
"This Zhang Xingjian has made such great contributions and must be rewarded heavily. This penicillin can save hundreds of thousands of people every year. This merit is immeasurable and the contribution is huge."
"My dear friends, what do you think?"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and asked after thinking about it.
"What your Majesty said is true. Zhang Xingjian has made great contributions and deserves a heavy reward!"
Liu Jin stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, this son's merits cannot be over-rewarded."
Yang Yiqing also followed suit.
"Your Majesty, by taking advantage of the huge reward, you should also spread the praises of his merits to the entire Ming Dynasty and even the whole world."
Yang Tinghe also followed suit.
Although they are said to be conservative people, in this regard, everyone benefits from the development and progress of medical technology. Ministers of the conservative school are also human beings, and there are times when they get sick. The progress of medical technology benefits everyone.
It's also good to take advantage of rewards and support.
"Your Majesty, you should be rewarded generously!"
Other ministers also spoke one after another.
"Um!"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded, then thought for a while and said: "Zhang Xingjian invented penicillin and saved countless people. He was the Hua Tuo of the world. He was named the Marquis of Divine Medicine. He was awarded a gold medal for immunity from death, and a reward of ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Emperor Hongzhi was also very generous this time. He threw it out with just a marquis, and also gave him a gold medal for immunity from death. This was an unprecedented reward.
You must know that even the princes like Liu Jin and Yang Yun did not have death-free medals. This shows that Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to this matter and was very happy.
This penicillin is of extraordinary significance to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is not only for the Ming Dynasty, but also a milestone for the development of the entire human race, enough to be recorded in the annals of human history.
Therefore, even though the reward was large, Emperor Hongzhi and many ministers felt that it was deserved and that Zhang Xingjian deserved it.
Inside the laboratory of Daming Medical College.
When the eunuch who conveyed the imperial edict found Zhang Xingjian, he was still studying methods for large-scale cultivation and production of penicillin in the laboratory.
The role of penicillin is so great and the effect is so obvious that there are too many people in need of penicillin.
However, the cultivation, acquisition and purification of penicillin is not an easy task, which gives Zhang Xingjian a huge headache. His newly opened penicillin factory has already received a large number of orders for him even before it has started producing penicillin.
