The next morning, King Zhou slowly opened his eyes.
I just felt that my throat was very dry and painful, and I thought to myself, no, my condition is serious!
"Water...water..."
King Zhou lay on the bed and groaned a few times, but no one came in.
In desperation, I had to struggle to sit up and get a glass of water.
What he is worried about now is not his health, but cowpox. Is this thing really as magical as Wan Fei said?
Nanhaiwei's condition has not been brought under control. If no effective treatment is found, the consequences will be serious!
What's more, the concubine represents the emperor. If the disease is cured, all the people will respect it. If the disease cannot be cured, it will be difficult to say...
well!
I've been feeling dizzy these past few days, my limbs are sore, and I can't even walk... Huh?
King Zhou lifted up the quilt and got out of bed, but felt that his mind seemed to be much clearer.
After swallowing, I found that my throat was still dry and sore, but the dizziness had disappeared, and everything I could see became clearer. It was strange, I was still dizzy yesterday...
Could it be that I remembered it wrong?
He came to the table and drank a glass of water first. He felt a cool feeling in his throat and it didn't seem to hurt that much anymore.
I touched my forehead and it didn't seem to be hot.
Could it be...
King Zhou suddenly became overjoyed and pushed open his sleeves. Sure enough, the areas where herpes had appeared began to scab!
Just as Concubine Wan said, this smallpox caused by cowpox is actually cured!
"My lord, why are you up?"
Wang De pushed the door open and walked in, carrying a plate with a bowl of hot porridge, two steamed cakes and a plate of side dishes.
King Zhou said excitedly: "It turns out that the so-called vaccination means that people are infected with smallpox once. However, the smallpox transmitted through cattle is far less violent than the real smallpox, and the symptoms will be much weaker."
Wang De put down the food plate, scratched his head and said, "Actually, I don't feel much, I just have some rash..."
King Zhou ignored him and continued: "The reason why this king is more seriously ill may be because he has worked too hard these days. He only needs a few days of rest and he will be fine. According to Concubine Wan, after contracting the disease, he no longer has to worry about being infected again.
, Nanhaiwei is saved!"
Wang De said with a vague understanding: "Absolutely like this..."
King Zhou laughed loudly, stood up and said: "I will go and tell King Xi the good news now, and change my clothes quickly."
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Zhu Qiyu's condition has been under control after treatment, but it has been recurring and he has not been able to recover.
Although he was bedridden, he listened to Yuan Fu's latest progress reports every day. When he learned that King Zhou was also ill, he became even more worried.
Now King Zhou is the backbone of Nanhaiwei, and even he has fallen ill. What should we do...
Although there are thousands of concubines in charge, she is a woman after all, how can she control the situation?
To make matters worse, the smallpox virus is now spreading, spreading from Nanhaiwei to surrounding islands.
If this trend continues, sooner or later, it will spread to the mainland of Ming Dynasty. By then, it will be an unimaginable disaster!
Lying on the bed, I felt at a loss.
Yuan Fu knocked on the door and said: "Your Highness, Prince Zhou is here!"
Zhu Qiyu was worrying about the country and the people, so he said casually: "Please come in!"
"yes!"
Immediately afterwards, the door opened, and King Zhou quickly walked into the house and asked, "Nephew Qi Yu, how are you doing these days?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "I heard that the disease is still spreading. If this continues, it is time to remind the emperor to strengthen coastal prevention measures."
"Yes, we must report it to the emperor, and we should take strict precautions."
"well……"
Zhu Qiyu sighed, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Isn't Uncle Zhou also suffering from smallpox?"
"yes!"
King Zhou nodded, looking very determined.
Zhu Qiyu frowned and said: "Uncle Zhou Wang, you...are not covering your mouth and nose today!"
In the past few days, when King Zhou came to Zhu Qiyu's room, he always covered his mouth and nose with cotton cloth to prevent infection.
"It doesn't matter!"
King Zhou smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Everything is fine. Look, nothing happened!"
While talking, he stood up and turned around twice to show that he had recovered.
Zhu Qiyu was very puzzled and asked: "I heard yesterday that... it was very serious..."
"It was quite serious at first. After thinking about it this morning, it should have been caused by being too tired during the recent period. Now it's fine. Everything is as Wan Fei said. Smallpox is not that scary this time!"
Zhu Qiyu's brows slowly unfurled. If it is true as Wan Fei said, then a person only needs to be vaccinated with cowpox once and he will not get smallpox again in his life.
In this way, the spread of the disease can be controlled from the source.
The next step is to focus our efforts on these sick people. As long as they are cured, this smallpox will be completely eliminated!
This is indeed the case. Under the leadership of Wan Zhen'er, a large amount of cowpox was cultivated, and everyone in Nanhaiwei, regardless of men, women, old and young, had to be vaccinated.
The next step was to print this treatment method into a book and send it back to the Ming Dynasty.
Everywhere in the world needs to follow suit.
Especially close to Nanhaiwei, Jiaozhi!
Since Annan and Champa were re-incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court added the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi and divided it into three states, namely Annan, Xianglin and Linyi from north to south.
Initially, Zhu Qiyu was in charge, assisted by Zhang Fu and Mu Bin.
Later, Zhu Qiyu went to Luzon and then to Nanhaiwei. Zhang Fu followed his son Zhang Mao to the farther island of Ceylon. The only nobleman guarding Jiaozhi was Mu Bin, the Duke of Guizhou.
In order to keep Jiaozhi forever, Mu Bin even rebuilt the Duke of Guizhou Mansion at the southernmost tip of Linyi Prefecture and moved his family members from Yunnan.
Hearing that Nanhaiwei was suffering from a serious cancer, Mu Bin specially sent his eldest son Mu Zan to bring a large amount of supplies to aid.
However, Mu Zan left but did not come back. He only sent someone to bring back a letter.
When Mu Bin took one look, he immediately felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.
Nanhaiwei's canker sores were so serious that Mu Zan contracted the disease as soon as he landed and was bedridden.
This made Mu Bin very worried. Nanhaiwei's condition was raging, and he couldn't help him, so he had to take care of his son.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! What is even more frightening is that this kind of cancer is very serious and is spreading unscrupulously. The Jiaozhi that I guard is the closest to Nanhaiwei, and it is also the place where it will be affected the fastest!
These days, he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.
If there is an enemy attack, just let it go. At least you know how to take precautions.
However, this virus came to me silently and without knowing when.
"Sir, there is a ship docking. Please report to the lead ship. The other party claims to be from Nanhaiwei!"
Mu Bin suddenly became nervous and said: "Warning, don't dock!"
"yes!"
His lieutenant general received the order and immediately went to execute it, but not long after, he turned back.
"Sir, the other party requested to send a landing ship ashore."
"no!"
Mu Bin shook his head. The situation is serious now, so we must be careful at all times!
After some time, the deputy general came over panting: "Master..."
"Didn't I tell you that we can't let them dock? There's no need to discuss it!"
"Master, look at this!"
The deputy general held a small oilcloth bag in his hand and said: "The other party shot the letter with a bow and arrow onto our guiding boat!"
Mu Bin said: "Just look at it!"
"Master, it says..."
The deputy general handed it over, and Mu Bin looked at it carefully. Sure enough, there was a line of small characters that read "In person, Mu Bin, Duke of Guizhou" wrote.
"Huh?"
Seeing this line of small characters, Mu Bin was a little surprised and quickly opened it.
He looked shocked and said: "Quickly, notify the lead ship to pick them up and bring them to the port!"
"ah?"
"Why are you still standing there? It's Zan'er who's back!"
The sorrow on Mu Bin's face was wiped away. The two things he was worried about, one was his son and the other was his illness, were now better and all were solved!
Not long after, Mu Zan ran in dusty.
"Father!"
Mu Bin's pupils shrank and he trembled: "Quickly...come here quickly!"
"Father, I'm lucky to have fulfilled my destiny and sent the supplies to Nanhaiwei!"
"Yes, yes...I know, well done, very good!"
Mu Bin looked carefully and saw that Mu Zan was walking with his head held high, and there was no trace of illness in him.
"And one more thing!"
Mu Zan took out a thin manual from his body and said: "The child has brought a cure for smallpox. From now on, there will be no smallpox in the world. God bless me!"
"What... smallpox?"
Mu Bin was a little confused because it was the first time he heard this term.
Mu Zan quickly explained: "Smallpox is the malignant sore that ravages Nanhaiwei!"
"You mean, Nanhaiwei already has a cure for this vicious sore?"
It's not that Mu Bin doesn't believe his son, but from the information collected these days, it can be seen that this sore disease is so scary that it is so terrifying. How can it be eradicated so easily?
In other words, if it was really so easy to deal with, it wouldn't wreak havoc on the entire Nanhaiwei.
Mu Zan nodded and said: "Father, I don't know. In order to eradicate smallpox in Nanhaiwei, the imperial court sent His Royal Highness the King of Zhou and Concubine Zhen to the sea. Finally, they found the cure, which is to inoculate cowpox. Look at this booklet
It’s written very clearly.”
Mu Bin looked confused, picked up the booklet, read it for a long time, and said: "This kind of treatment method is really unheard of. You just said...wait a minute!"
He seemed to realize something and asked: "You mean, Concubine Zhen?"
"Yes, Concubine Zhen?"
Mu Bin thought for a long time and asked: "Why don't I remember that there was a concubine..."
"Concubine Zhen is the emperor's new concubine. It is said that she was originally a doctor in the inner palace. She was highly regarded by the emperor and took her to sea on the day of her canonization."
Mu Bin nodded thoughtfully and thought to himself, this empress is really powerful.
Just listen to Mu Zan continue to say: "After the child was vaccinated with cowpox, he was indeed infected with smallpox, but he recovered quickly. This is the magic of cowpox. If the father doesn't believe it, the child will find out if he finds someone to try it!"
Because Jiaozhi is close to Nanhaiwei, there are usually merchant ships coming and going. Since Nanhaiwei's illness became serious, patients began to appear in Jiaozhi and other places, and the trend has become more and more serious.
Mu Bin was also worried about this matter and did not even dare to let foreign ships dock.
Now I heard that there is a solution. Although I have some doubts, I still agreed to let my son give it a try.
However, a new problem came again.
I heard that vaccination with cowpox is equivalent to taking the initiative to be infected with smallpox. Generally speaking, one would not dare to try this kind of thing lightly.
Mu Bin weighed it again and again and asked: "Is this method really effective?"
"Father, come and see!"
Mu Zan immediately took his father outside and gathered all the sailors and boatmen on the ship.
"After the children arrived at Nanhaiwei, some of them became infected and some did not. These are the ones who were not infected and were vaccinated with cowpox."
As he said that, he rolled up one person's sleeves, and there were indeed some faint scars on his arms.
Mu Bin asked: "I didn't notice anything strange. Does this mean I've been infected with smallpox?"
"Exactly!"
Mu Zan explained: "When ordinary people are vaccinated with cowpox, the symptoms they experience are much milder than those of those who are directly infected. Some even strong people just get some rashes. After a few days, the rash turns into herpes and then turns over.
The scab falls off, and from now on, you don’t have to worry about smallpox anymore.”
“It’s so amazing!”
Mu Bin looked at several people in succession and couldn't help but marvel.
Nowadays, people are infected with the disease in Cochin, and the mortality rate is very high.
It is very difficult to cure someone here.
But I didn't expect that this method of treating acne would be so easy, which is really rare.
Mu Zan continued: "The vaccination method provided by Wan Fei is very simple. It can be easily promoted on a large scale. Even if it is promoted to the whole world, it will be effortless. If everyone has been infected with the smallpox of cowpox,
The originally terrible smallpox can no longer wreak havoc."
"You are right, let's start with Jiaozhi first!"
Mu Bin knew very well that Jiaozhi was the closest to Nanhaiwei. Since there was a preventive method, there was nothing much to say, so he just had to implement it quickly.
Let's control Cochin first. Even if there are still sick people running around, we will no longer be infected here. Then, the transmission route of the disease will be cut off.
It is almost impossible to spread to the mainland of Ming Dynasty.
However, I still want to remind the emperor that it is best to promote this method to the world. By then, you really don’t have to worry anymore.
"You will be responsible for the vaccination of Jiaozhi. I will write a memorial to the emperor now and tell the truth about this matter!"
Mu Zan nodded, and then, as if thinking of something, he hurriedly added: "Father, you must remember that this method was created by Concubine Wan. Don't forget it in the memorial."
"Don't worry, my father knows how to write!"
The next day, a fast horse set off from Jiaozhi, changing horses without changing people on the way, and ran all the way north.
After entering Jiangxi, a railway appeared. The messenger got on the train and arrived in the capital five days later.
Zhu Qizhen finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the memorial.
In this era, the smallpox virus spread quickly and had a high fatality rate, which was quite terrifying.
If it weren't for the cure for cowpox, I don't know how many people would have died in this disaster.
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