After seeing this report, Li Shimin was extremely anxious and quickly called Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others to discuss countermeasures.
"Dear sirs, have you all read this report? Now there are a large number of fever symptoms in Chang'an City, which are difficult to treat. Moreover, this disease is highly contagious and has now caused panic. How do you think this case should be handled?
What's going on?"
Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that these patients should be isolated. I heard that this disease is extremely contagious. If it is not controlled, it can easily lead to catastrophe."
The most terrible plague and plague are incurable and spread very quickly.
A plague may kill a third of a city's population or even more.
In some cities there is not even a single survivor left.
This viral influenza - of course, in the eyes of the people of the Tang Dynasty, it was a symptom of a cold.
Although this cold is not as good as the plague and plague, if it cannot be strictly controlled, it may cause very serious consequences.
Therefore, Changsun Wuji's method can be regarded as a safe method.
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, you must not handle it like this! People are already unstable now. If we handle it like this again, I am afraid it will trigger panic among the people. If something goes wrong, it may cause a catastrophe.
emperor!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Du Ruhui, and then asked: "Keming, what do you think of this matter?"
Du Ruhui couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, I support Xuan Ling's point of view. I believe that the most important thing for us in this matter is to do preventive work. Patients who are already sick must be properly placed, and they are not allowed to move at will or come into contact with patients.
People must take preventive decoctions to prevent further spread of the disease."
After listening to Du Ruhui's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded heavily.
"Come here, call the imperial doctor!"
Soon, the Imperial Medical Officer was called in.
Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "My order, what prevention and treatment measures do you think should be taken for this cold?"
The order from the Imperial Medical Office couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, I believe that medicinal materials such as Lonicera japonica (now honeysuckle), Pulsatilla spp., and Dibuca should be boiled into a soup and taken. It may be possible to prevent and treat this disease."
"However, there should not be enough medicinal materials in the medicine shop now. I think your Majesty can send people to collect these medicinal materials in large quantities."
After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it."
After finishing speaking, Li Shimin said to Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui: "You will make arrangements immediately. First, go to the drug store to buy these medicinal materials. Second, send people to the mountains and fields to pick them, and then boil these medicinal materials into medicine.
The juice should be distributed to the people. Also, we must send more people and pay attention to stability, so as not to cause trouble."
Fang Xuanling couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the troops defending Chang'an cannot be mobilized. All Jinwu Guard personnel cannot be mobilized. Some personnel must be left for emergency response. In this way, the manpower will be stretched."
According to Li Shimin's arrangement, medicinal materials need to be purchased, picked, boiled, and order maintained, which requires a lot of manpower.
However, if the army is not dispatched to Chang'an, the soldiers in Chang'an City will not be enough.
But now even if you want to make arrangements, you don't have enough time.
Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "In this way, if we recruit all the Qingque, Ke'er, Min'er and the prince's escorts, then the manpower will be almost enough, right?"
Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "With these manpower, it should be enough."
"Okay, you go down and arrange this matter immediately."
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As soon as Li Min returned to Prince Liang's Mansion, he found that Xue Rengui was leaving the mansion with a thousand guards. After asking, he found out that he had been drafted.
The reason for the recruitment was that because of the spread of colds, they needed to be seconded to maintain order.
The cold is spreading? Isn’t that just influenza?
There was no specific prescription for colds in later generations, let alone in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Min quickly asked about the response measures of the Tang Dynasty court. When Li Min heard that the court actually used medicinal materials such as honeysuckle, Pulsatilla and ground bark to make soup to prevent influenza, he couldn't help but shook his head.
Honeysuckle is the honeysuckle of later generations, and Pulsatilla and Dibu are both medicinal herbs that can treat colds. This recipe is not wrong.
However, these medicinal materials have some effect on common colds, but they are completely useless against viral influenza, or in other words, they have very little effect.
Such protective measures are simply useless and can at most give people some psychological comfort.
Influenza, if not treated properly, is likely to have catastrophic consequences.
Thinking of this, Li Min couldn't help but become anxious and hurried to the palace.
Soon, he came to the palace and found Li Shimin. After saluting, Li Min quickly said: "Father, boiling honeysuckle, Pulsatilla and Diphenosa will not be very effective in preventing and curing the current epidemic cold."
Li Shimin took a deep look at Li Min, and then said: "But you have to do something for the people. This method is also the best choice at the moment!"
After hearing this, Li Min understood instantly.
It's not that the emperor didn't know that this method was not very effective, but at this time, as long as the royal family had a countermeasure, it would be a psychological comfort to the people.
I estimate that this is the main effect that can be achieved by doing this, right?
Li Min took a deep breath and said, "Father, I have a solution!"
Hearing Li Min's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Min'er, do you really have a way to completely solve this epidemic of colds? Really?"
After hearing Li Shimin's question, Li Min couldn't help but hesitate.
If you buy antipyretics from the mall, you will definitely be able to solve the problem.
But judging from the dark situation of the mall, he couldn't buy a few medicines with the little money he had left.
It is impossible to solve both problems by relying on the mall.
Fortunately, Li Min also found another way, which is to extract salicylic acid purely naturally.
Salicylic acid is the main component of aspirin. As long as the patient takes this salicylic acid, there will be a high chance of recovery.
However, there is no guarantee that the problem will be solved.
Because even aspirin cannot cure all diseases and solve all problems.
However, at least this method is much more reliable than the methods of boiling honeysuckle, pulsatilla and groundworm.
Thinking of this, Li Min couldn't help but take a deep breath and said: "Father, yes! You immediately order everyone to peel the willow bark, boil the willow bark into juice and drink it, it will definitely be effective!"
