The soldier knelt on the ground and replied. He himself felt a little confused, because he was one of the people who went around to inquire about the method of vaccination. At that time, let alone the method of vaccination, he did not even inquire about the treatment of smallpox.
In the Central Plains, although there was basically no cure for smallpox, the doctor could still come up with one or two prescriptions.
But here in the Western Regions, if there is a disease like smallpox, everyone will basically be killed and burned, and the disease will spread as an immune disease. They haven't even found a prescription, let alone a prescription for epidemic prevention.
But now...
The soldier said: "He is a businessman who came to Xizhou to sell wolf skins and sheep. He came from Tingzhou. He knew that someone was asking about the cure for smallpox. He thought he could receive a reward, so he came to receive the reward."
General Guo sat on the chair and asked, "Isn't it just made up?"
The soldiers dare not draw conclusions.
General Guo paused and then said: "Call someone here and I will ask myself."
The soldiers took the order and left.
"...It is said that there is a Buddhist country in the far west. The people there have great spiritual powers and everyone has medical skills. Many difficult and complicated diseases can be cured, and smallpox is even simpler."
General Guo lost interest for a moment and leaned back on his chair thinking, "I'm returning to the Buddhist country." This was just made up.
The businessman continued: "I heard that there is a way over there, which is to plant smallpox on cows, wait for the cows to get pox, and then plant the pox on people. People there are vaccinated against pox at birth, so they will not have it all their lives.
You will get smallpox..."
General Guo couldn't help but sit up straight again, narrowed his eyes and thought, "Is there really such a country?"
The businessman said confidently: "Of course, sir, only some old people know this legend. The younger one knows it because he is popular. I heard that there are adults here asking about this matter, so the younger one came all the way here.
Come……"
General Guo understood what he meant and looked at the soldiers on the side.
The soldier gave him a roll of silk cloth.
The businessman hugged him tightly, not expecting that the news could actually be exchanged for money.
General Guo asked, "Where is that country?"
"In the far west."
General Guo:......
After getting lucky, he asked: "Do many people know about this?"
"Not many, they are all old people. Because they have lived a long time and met many people, they heard about it from some businessmen passing by. Many people don't know it."
General Guo waved his hand and was not interested in listening any more. He pointed to the soldiers and said, "Take him to the mission and hand him over to them."
The merchant was horrified and trembled while holding the silk cloth, "General, general, I don't want this reward anymore."
General Guo: "...Take it, am I such a stingy person? Let him take you to another place to collect the reward, and then repeat what you said to me."
So the businessman followed the soldiers to visit Mr. Zhuang and his yard.
Bai Erlang and others were much more generous than General Guo. They asked more detailed questions and then gave the merchant a whole piece of silk cloth.
After letting the businessman be sent out, Mr. Zhuang looked at Bai Erlang and asked, "Did you make up this story?"
Bai Erlang subconsciously denied, "No!"
They are clearly talking about a country with chirping birds and fragrant flowers and a rich national power, not a Buddhist or divine country.
Mr. Zhuang was a little skeptical. In fact, this story sounded very familiar.
He kept scanning Bai Erlang with suspicious eyes, but in the end he did not ask about the matter again, but said: "Now that we have the news, let's ask someone to go out and inquire and see if we can find out more details."
He paused and then said: "Bai Shan and the others are also in the direction of Tingzhou, so they may be able to get more detailed information."
Although Mr. Zhuang came here with the intention of studying abroad, he also sincerely wanted to find a way to prevent and cure smallpox. But now it seems that the so-called prescription for preventing and treating smallpox was created by a few disciples.
Mr. Zhuang frowned, but when he saw Nie Canjun and Wei Xingren rushing over, he smiled and temporarily suppressed these thoughts.
Nie Canjun was very excited, "Mr. Zhuang, have you heard any news about vaccination?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and nodded, "Yes, thanks to General Guo, he has been sending people outside to inquire about this matter, and now he has some vague information."
Cut off the story told by the businessman and tell them only the key parts.
Nie Canjun's eyes lit up, "There really is such a method, so if we find this small country in the Western Region, won't we be able to get the recipe?"
Wei Xingren and others did not have such confidence. They said: "There are so many small countries in the Western Regions. This is unclear. They only say that it is the far west without even mentioning the names of the countries. Where can we find them?"
"And the further west you go, the more unstable and colder it becomes. If you continue to move forward, you may not be able to turn back after many years."
Although they have been prepared to spend two years on the road to the Western Regions, it does not mean that they are willing to live in the countries of the Western Regions for a long time. Even if they have more money, they still miss the comfort of the capital.
Mr. Zhuang thought for a while and then said: "Man... Mr. Zhou cannot leave the capital for a long time, and there is Bai Er. He will always return to the capital. The chief officer is not here now. We will discuss the matter when she comes back."
Bar."
Mr. Zhuang paused and said, "Maybe they have good news there."
Wei Xingren and the others suddenly felt as if they had received a reassurance. Also, Bai Cheng was here.
He is Princess Mingda's consort. Others can wander outside for a few years without returning to the capital, but he cannot. Princess Mingda will be married next year after her filial piety, so he has to return to the capital.
So Nie Canjun, Wei Xingren and others became happy and left with peace of mind. It was better to wait for Mr. Zhou to come back to discuss the matter, but they could also inquire around.
Not many people knew this news, but Nie Canjun and others were able to find out some information if they were willing to inquire.
Although the stories I heard are all different, the key point remains the same. In the far west, there is indeed a country where people know how to vaccinate cowpox. I heard that people in that country are never afraid of smallpox when they go out.
It sounds very enviable.
Not only was Nie Canjun envied, but people in the Western Regions and grasslands were even more envious.
The herdsmen in the Western Regions and grasslands have fine horses and brave men, but why can't they always reach the Central Plains?
Of course they didn't think it was their limited fighting power or lack of resourcefulness. They thought it was diseases like smallpox that limited them.
It is very dangerous for them to enter the customs, and they are very likely to get diseases such as smallpox, so they cannot enter the Central Plains.
Yes, that's the reason.
When Nie Canjun heard these trivial discussions while inquiring about the news, he was quite dissatisfied. When he came back, he told Mr. Zhuang and the others: "Your Majesty has been so kind to them, but they have no gratitude and even want to enter the Central Plains. It's simply outrageous."