That night, Wei Chen stayed on the embankment. The next day, after eating the breakfast provided for the civil servants, he left Fang Yuan here to supervise the work for him, and then took the carriage back home.
Before leaving, Zhao Ceying silently took a few pieces of steamed buns and pancakes from the basket by the river beach and put them into her arms.
When Wei Chen saw this, he just smiled and said nothing more.
As soon as the group returned to the Yuzhou Yamen, they saw Chen Jun, the magistrate of Xinzheng County, rushing to greet him: "My Lord Magistrate, you are back. I was about to go to the embankment to find you!"
Wei Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said in surprise: "Why is it so urgent?"
Chen Jun sighed and said sadly: "During a routine inspection in Shenlong Town, the head of the Xinzheng County Government found three merchants who had died of the epidemic. In Shenlong Town, I am afraid that an epidemic is about to break out!"
"Epidemic?"
Everyone, including Wei Chen, was shocked when they heard this word.
Plague is a great disaster. The disease of one person affects a whole house, the disease of one house affects an entire town, and the disease of a single town affects an entire city.
Recently, due to the rise of Jun porcelain trade, Shen'e Town has gathered merchants from all over the world. The population size and mobility are extremely large. Once a plague breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Wei Chen made a decisive decision immediately: "Immediately cut off all communication between Shenge Town and the outside world, deploy additional medical officers, and set up a hospital. All those infected with the epidemic will be sent for treatment and isolated from those who are not infected!"
"yes!"
Chen Jun and other officials agreed one after another.
Wei Chen gave an order, and the teams of the Yuzhou Prefecture Government Office and the Xinzheng County Government Office all started working non-stop, and the entire Yuzhou was in a rush.
Unfortunately, it was too late when Wei Chen got the news and took measures. At this time, the plague had already infected three villages near Shenhe Town, and it was still spreading.
What is more terrifying than the plague is panic and rumors, which are more devastating than the disease.
As the place where the plague broke out, the people of Shenhe Town were in turmoil. All the major kilns announced the suspension of work, and the Juntai Porcelain Workshop, which had been extremely lively some time ago, also closed its doors.
The merchants from all over the town who gathered in the town were panicked and began to flee out of the town. The local people also fled with their families, even if they became refugees and beggars.
Fortunately, the roads everywhere were tightly guarded by the government officials led by Gu Tingye, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
But even with such strict precautions, the plague still spread to Yuzhou City.
The day after Wei Chen returned to Yuzhou City, the first case appeared in the city.
For a time, shops closed, workshops stopped working, food prices suddenly rose, passing merchants took detours, fearing to avoid them, and Yuzhou's economy directly came to a standstill...
The chain reaction caused by this plague became more and more serious, making the officials of Yuzhou Prefectural Government very anxious.
In order to control the spread of the epidemic, Wei Chen issued a series of decrees.
First, Zhao Zongquan was ordered to mobilize the Yuzhou regiment to implement martial law in Yuzhou City.
Secondly, manpower was sent to clean ditches along the street, splash lime, and spray medicine and fumigation on every house.
Finally, there is the isolation method that has been implemented previously to isolate ordinary people from those infected with the epidemic.
Wei Chen's calmness in the face of danger temporarily restored order to the chaotic Yuzhou City. By this time, as more and more people were infected with the epidemic inside and outside the city, the symptoms of the epidemic were gradually becoming known.
….
The fever persists and the body is covered with red spots.
Everyone realized that this was no ordinary plague, but a more terrifying form of pox.
It also has a more popular name.
smallpox.
Hearing the bad news, everyone in the government office was frightened and panicked. Even the cynical Gu Tingye looked solemn.
Because acne is recognized as a terminal disease in today's world. Once infected, there is no way to cure it. You can only lie in bed and wait for death.
Only Wei Chen was so happy that he laughed three times when he heard Gu Tingye's report and found out that the epidemic raging in Yuzhou was smallpox.
Wei Chen's abnormal behavior made Gu Tingye a little bit
Confused, he quickly reached out and touched Wei Chen's forehead, fearing that Wei Chen might accidentally contract acne and burn out his brain.
"I'm in great health!"
Wei Chen knocked Gu Tingye's hand off angrily, considered it for a moment, and asked Gu Tingye, "Do you know which family has cows? Cows."
Gu Tingye was stunned, silent for a long time, and said with an ugly face: "Xingyun, I know you ate black-faced steamed buns all the time in the past few days, and birds came out of your mouth, but now your life is at stake. , isn’t it inappropriate for you to still think about this?”
[In view of the general environment,
"screw you!"
Wei Chen was so angry that he kicked him: "I want a cow with acne. As long as I find this cow, I will have a way to solve the acne. Stop talking nonsense and take someone to find it for me!"
"oh oh."
When Gu Tingye saw the serious expression on Wei Chen's face, he realized that Wei Chen was not joking with him, but that he really had a solution to acne. He immediately took a few government officials and went out to find the sick cow that Wei Chen wanted.
In the afternoon, Gu Tingye led a cow back to the state government office with a somewhat depressed expression. It seemed that he had spent a lot of effort to find this sick cow that met Wei Chen's requirements.
Zhao Ceying, Chen Jun and others heard that Wei Chen had a solution for acne, so they also came together, and everyone gathered in the open courtyard in front of the Houya Flower Hall.
Wei Chen knelt down and looked at the cow's abdomen. Sure enough, he found several sores on a certain part. They were all pus-filled and looked a little disgusting. It was indeed a cow suffering from smallpox.
Gu Tingye also squatted down next to Wei Chen, glanced sideways at Wei Chen and said, "Xingyun, can you explain to me how to use this cow to treat acne?"
Wei Chen pointed to the several pus-filled sores around the cow and said: "Cows, like people, can also get acne, but the results of acne on cows are completely different from those on people. Cows are infected Acne is just a few small pimples. It's not like people at all. It's all over the body and face. It's the same acne. Why are the ones transmitted by humans more serious but those transmitted by cows lighter?"
"this……"
Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing this.
Wei Chen actually revealed a lot of information in these words. Zhao Ceying pursed his lips, raised his head and asked, "But is it because cows are stronger than humans?"
"Yes, that's exactly what it is."
Wei Chen nodded happily and said, "Cows are much stronger than humans and are more resistant to acne. The symptoms after getting sick are naturally less severe."
"It is well known that people who have had acne and been lucky enough to recover from it never get it again."
Wei Chen said seductively: "Then if you inoculate cowpox on a person and actively contract a milder form of acne, will you no longer be afraid of getting the disease?"
"That's exactly what it means!"
Zhao Ceying figured out the key after being prompted by Wei Chen, and his eyes suddenly brightened.
Gu Tingye and Chen Jun also clapped their hands and praised: "The people of the world have been suffering from acne for a long time. If Xingyun's method is effective, billions of people can be saved. What a merit!"
Zhao Ceying suddenly thought that more than twenty years ago, the first-born prince of the current official family, who was later posthumously named Prince Bao, died shortly after birth because of acne.
If Wei Chen's method of pox had been available at that time, King Bao could survive and grow up. I am afraid that the structure of the Great Zhou Dynasty would be completely different from today. The throne would not be vacant for decades, and there would be no Yong. There were so many disputes between kings and kings.
Seeing Wei Chen's young face, for some reason, Zhao Ceying felt a little lucky in her heart.
In troubled times heroes emerge.
God allowed the teacher to be born twenty years late, and fate brought him to Yuzhou. Could it be that it was foreshadowing something?
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