What is the most important thing in this situation now?
The most important thing is to prevent healthy children from being attacked by smallpox. Children in rural areas always play together in groups.
Who knows if it will lead to others.
As long as cowpox is vaccinated within the incubation period of smallpox, smallpox will not occur, and the symptoms can be alleviated by inoculating children who have already been infected.
If you meet a good doctor again, your chances of survival will still increase.
Don't ask him as a history student how he knows this.
History talks about smallpox, which has been a lingering curse of the Qing royal family since the founding of the country.
Kangxi himself suffered deeply from it and was "affectionately" called Kang Mazi by future generations.
He also used thirty palace maids to do a "vaccination" experiment, but he was vaccinated with human pox, not cowpox, and he also used his own children to be vaccinated.
This method has a mortality rate of about 20%.
In fact, it was a failure. After all, the mortality rate of smallpox was only 30%, but in the eyes of the Qing royal family at the time, it was a success.
Moreover, this requires a certain amount of money, so it is impossible to vaccinate the entire population.
As for cowpox, the most primitive vaccination method has a failure rate of about 2%, so it is much safer than vaccination against humans.
The method of vaccination is actually very simple. It is to make a small incision on the person's arm and then apply the acne liquid on it.
As for the children who have been infected with smallpox, they can only be treated as doctors. They must be isolated and vaccinated. Whether they can survive depends on their fate.
Well, vaccination after the onset of the disease may not cure it, but it can alleviate some of the symptoms, and the rest depends entirely on your own resistance.
By the way, Gu Chen also inoculated his daughter with pox.
Wu Langzhong, who came from Fucheng, thought it was a bit unbelievable at first, but after seeing him use it on his own daughter, he felt that this method might be feasible.
After all, who would drug their own child first if they didn't have some certainty?
"I only know that it was during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty."
"There was a prime minister named Wang Dan. His first seven children all died of smallpox."
"In order to prevent smallpox for his only youngest son, he asked famous doctors to prevent it, and the famous doctor came up with this idea."
"It's just that the acne scabs on the recovered children were ground into powder, and then..."
"But this is from a cow, Lord Magistrate, is this really feasible?"
Wu Langzhong expressed great doubts about this. You said you are an official.
Even if you read countless books, it's impossible to make such a big leap, right?
And you are still so young now. You must know that he has been studying from the age of six to forty, so the teacher can safely let him sit in the clinic alone.
After all, if a doctor is not good at learning, he will kill people.
"Don't worry, it's doable."
Gu Chen is still very confident. After all, this is one of the great inventions of mankind and it will definitely help the people at this time.
"Is there a source?"
When Wu Langzhong saw what he said so firmly, he couldn't help but believe it a little bit.
After all, he is also a parent official, so he shouldn’t lie, right?
If it is true, it is really a good thing to accumulate virtue and blessings.
"Of course there is."
Gu Chen did not answer the doctor's words first, but said directly.
"The doctor just relax and do it. If something really happens, the county will be responsible for it and it will definitely not drag the doctor down."
It is understandable for him to be careful for doctors.
What's more, the status of medical practitioners is not high, and their lives are not easy.
Wu Langzhong was torn to death at this time, but he thought that if smallpox spreads in one stone, it would probably affect the whole city.
If it really affects Fucheng, I'm afraid the prefect will hold him accountable.
He gritted his teeth and thought about just doing it.
Gu Chen told everyone the principle, regardless of whether they could understand it or not.
And he told them again and again that there was less than a 10% chance of death if they did this.
In fact, there is no 10% at all, but for everyone's understanding and insurance.
He said it more seriously. If you don't want to take the risk, you don't have to plant it. But if you succeed, you won't get smallpox again in your life.
What I didn't expect was that everyone was willing to take this risk.
First, the village chief stood up and pulled his grandson out.
"Master Magistrate, let's start with my grandson."
Compared with smallpox, the 10% risk of death is nothing.
Rural people have many children, so they are willing to give up and are not afraid of the 10% risk.
What's more, the county magistrate asked their village to fill their stomachs first.
The most important thing is that the magistrate's daughter was the first to get the pox.
Therefore, they believed in the magistrate.
Gu Chen was a little relieved, so he asked Wen Zhihui to immediately prepare documents for everyone to sign and sign. This kind of thing must be done with extreme caution.
Be fully prepared, so that you can be well with me, and everyone can be well.
Everyone obediently pressed their fingerprints, and Gu Chen felt warm in his heart.
Alas, I am becoming more and more reluctant to part with you. What should I do if I leave this place?
Tell me, where can I find such good villagers and where can I live such a peaceful life?
In other places, there are always conflicts between landlords and wealthy people.
Chen Baochuan was deeply troubled by this, and he often wrote to himself to complain and complain.
So pitiful!
Xinfan County.
Chen Baochuan, who was ascending to the throne, couldn't help but sneeze several times.
The people in the hall didn't even hear what they just said.
He turned to look at the county magistrate, who hurriedly explained.
"Master Magistrate, Yuan Shen said that he did not force the family to sell the land to him, it was all of their own free will."
Chen Baochuan looked at the audience, including Mr. Shen, who was confident and not afraid of interrogation.
There were also ordinary people crying and wearing ragged clothes.
One is confident and unafraid of criticism, while the other is pitiful. If you are harsh to him, his conscience will not be able to bear it, and he will feel quite a headache.
Yuan Shen, this bastard, clearly bullied others into not knowing how to read.
Who sells land for ten cents an acre?
This family is also stupid. They are what others say, and they actually signed and pledged it like this. Do you think they are stupid?
Although they don't know the words.
But your village chief always knows how to read, and there are also capable people in the clan.
Can you ask your village chief or people in your clan to help you?
However, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the land was sparsely populated and the land was not particularly valuable.
But an acre of good land can be sold for sixty-seven or eighty-yuan.
But this member Shen actually spent ten cents to buy an acre of land.
This is clearly bullying, and it is truly terrifyingly dark.
Logically speaking, he should make decisions for the people, or he can choose to cover up.
After all, there are black and white words on it, and there are also inscriptions, and the writing is clear.
There was no alteration. It would be fine if he didn't cause trouble and make the family suffer.
Even if they go to the Yushitai, they can't do anything about it.
But if he does it this way, he can't bear it in his conscience.
You said let him make the decision for the people, but the county magistrate told him last night.
This Member Shen is the uncle, nephew, wife, eldest brother, brother-in-law, and cousin of the prefect.
Although he was thousands of miles away, it was not like he didn't understand the prefect.
He himself is now prosperous, and he has not forgotten to fish out his own family.
If someone is really offended, they should go to the prefect.
At that time, I still don’t know how to fix myself.
You know, the magistrate of Xindu County next door was sued by the magistrate because he refused to go along with his relatives whose seniority he didn't know.
Let’s not talk about it once the black gauze hat is gone, the imperial examination and career careers of future generations are almost ruined.
With my current status, wouldn't the prefect crushing me to death be like squeezing an ant to death?
Even if he wants to complain, it will still be difficult.
"In our county, an acre of good paddy field is now worth six thousand guan."
"Ten cents is too outrageous, but there are also mistakes that the Wang family did not investigate themselves."
"I think that if both sides take a step back, the Shen family will pay the Wang family three thousand dollars for one acre of land."
"how?"
Chen Baochuan hesitated for a long time, and finally chose a method that did not violate his own conscience and did not offend Yuan Shen.
Although both parties were a little reluctant, Yuan Shen also didn't want to completely offend the county magistrate, not to mention that he had earned three dollars to buy an acre of land.
The Wang family did not dare to confront the magistrate head-on. As the saying goes, people do not fight against officials.
Besides, getting half of it back is better than being cheated, right?
Therefore, people on both sides hesitated for a long time, and then nodded in agreement.
After the matter was settled, Chen Baochuan returned to the room and took off his clothes irritably, threw his official hat on the table and went to bed.
"After much thought, it's better to be the censor as before."
Although we are poorer and live in a worse place, we don’t need to waste our brains.
"Brother Gu has a good life, and Zhuang Lang is a little poorer. But at least the people are simple and there are no big landowners, so there are no such troubles."
Unlike him, while he wanted to be a good official, he also had to take into account the power behind these wealthy people, for fear that he would end the game accidentally.
The salary is also small, and the people in the clan are still looking at him, waiting for him to stand out, help the village, and train more scholars.
