Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2071, direct title 1
In the Study Room of the Emperor Qianqing, many ministers of Emperor Hongzhi had finished discussing today's affairs and were about to leave and go back to work.

In fact, there are morning morning meetings and small meetings every day. Basically, there is nothing to discuss most of the time. Although Daming is very big and many things happen every day, it is worthwhile for everyone to come to the emperor. There are very few things that are well discussed.

In fact, every day is similar to clocking in later generations, and going to the morning court every day has become a part of going to work.

"Your Majesty, I have a great news to report to you."

Seeing that everyone didn't say anything anymore, Liu Jin also took out a memorial and said.

"Oh, what a happy event?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard it, he immediately became interested. There are really not many things that can make Liu Jin say that it is a happy event. This made Emperor Hongzhi very curious. What good thing happened that made Liu Jin so happy .

Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe, Zhong Fan and others were also interested. What happened?
"Your Majesty, a student named Zhang Xingjian from Daming Medical College invented a drug called penicillin. This drug has miraculous effects on treating pneumonia, tuberculosis, tetanus, viral influenza, plague and other diseases."

"Pneumonia and tuberculosis, two diseases that have never been cured until now, can be easily cured now."

"The emergence of penicillin is enough to increase the average life expectancy of our Ming Dynasty by 20 years!"

Liu Jin delivered the memorial that he had already written, and said in detail.

"penicillin?"

When everyone heard this, they were all dumbfounded. They thought it was some special happy event, but it turned out to be the discovery of a new drug.

But when everyone heard that this penicillin can cure pneumonia, tuberculosis, tetanus, and plague, everyone's face changed slightly. He showed an expression of disbelief.

"Liu Gong, can this small drug increase the average life expectancy by 20 years?"

Yang Yiqing asked in disbelief.

"That's right, Mr. Liu, even if it's a magic medicine, it can't be done, right?"

Yang Tinghe also said with a look of disbelief.

"Isn't it a little exaggerated that this can treat many diseases?"

Even Zhong Fan followed suit.

Hearing what Liu Jin said, hurry up and this penicillin is like a magic medicine, which can cure all diseases. What is the difference between this and quack doctors?

As for Emperor Hongzhi, he took the memorial and looked carefully. If this penicillin can really treat many diseases and increase the average life expectancy of Ming Dynasty by 20 years, then it would be a great joy.

After reading it very quickly, Emperor Hongzhi also signaled Zhang Zhong to show the memorial to others, and then asked, "Is this penicillin really so miraculous?"

"Your Majesty, I think it is more appropriate for a professional to talk about this matter. You can order the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital to come and talk about it."

Liu Jin thought about it and replied.

Some things don't matter if you say it yourself, it is more appropriate to let professionals interpret it, which is more convincing.

"Hmm~"

"Send a few imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to come over."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said, soon there will be Xiaohuangmen rushing to deliver the decree.

The Ming Tai Hospital also underwent a major reform after the incident of Emperor Hongzhi's intestinal ulcer. First of all, the imperial physicians in the Tai Hospital are no longer hereditary.

In the past, it was passed down from generation to generation, and this medical skill became more and more popular. In the end, it would only follow the scriptures, without any experience and level of medical practice, but it happened that such a person was treating the emperor.

Now that their iron rice bowls have been canceled directly, the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital are all recruited from among the famous doctors in the private sector, and there is also the Daming Royal Medical College and affiliated hospitals directly under the Imperial Hospital.

Daming Royal Medical College is similar to Daming Medical College. They are both new medical schools. On the one hand, they teach medicine, research medicine and medical skills, and on the other hand, they research new drugs, medical equipment, and so on.

The affiliated hospital of Daming Royal Academy of Medicine is also open to the outside world. On the one hand, it is to exercise the level of these doctors. Doctors’ medical skills can only be improved through continuous practice. On the other hand, they can continue to experiment with various new drugs and treatment and so on.

The Imperial Physicians of the Imperial Hospital are basically professors selected from the Daming Medical College and the Daming Royal Medical College, and each of them has superb medical skills and at least decades of medical experience.

Zhu Houzhao gave birth to hundreds of sons and daughters, why most of them were able to raise them to adulthood, not all of them benefited from the new imperial hospital system, and they were escorted by them.

Otherwise, in the era of backward medical technology and conditions, even the royal descendants died very high. In history, Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty gave birth to more than 100 children, but only 32 grew up. This is a high mortality rate. scary.

The crowd didn't wait long, and soon the three imperial physicians came in a hurry. When they came, they thought that Emperor Hongzhi was sick, and all of them were walking like wind, so they were afraid it would be too late.

It turned out that they were not called to see a doctor when they arrived at Shangshufang, but they had something to ask them.

"Professor Chen, Professor Ye, Professor Li~"

"I don't know if you know about penicillin?"

Emperor Hongzhi respected the three imperial physicians very much, and they all called them professors. The three of them were not only imperial physicians, but also taught in medical schools and practiced medicine in hospitals. They received three salaries. Only when they are on duty will they be on duty at the Tai Hospital in the palace.

"Returning to Your Majesty, we also know about the penicillin. It is a new drug invented by Zhang Xingjian, a student of Daming Medical College. It has miraculous effects in treating tuberculosis and pneumonia. It can be called a miracle drug."

Professor Chen, Professor Ye, and Professor Li looked at each other, and then Professor Chen stood up and said.

"Tell me about this penicillin carefully."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard it, he immediately understood. It seems that this penicillin is really not simple.

"Yes~"

Professor Chen nodded solemnly, then thought for a while and said: "Our medical field in Ming Dynasty has always had no way to deal with bacteria and viruses."

"Bacteria and viruses are the culprits that cause many diseases. Like our common colds, one of them is a viral cold. A viral cold is a cold caused by the human body being infected with a harmful virus. Fever, fever, Cold hands and feet and body shaking are the most typical viral colds."

"In addition, the inflammation and swelling caused by wound infection are also caused by bacteria and viruses, and tetanus is also caused by viruses. In addition, plague and plague are basically caused by viruses and bacteria."

"What the hell are these bacteria and viruses?"

At this time, Qiao Yu stood up and asked.

"The so-called bacteria and viruses refer to those smiling creatures that are invisible to our naked eyes, and must be seen clearly with the help of a microscope."

"The research on bacteria and viruses is also because of the appearance of microscopes, and we gradually understand bacteria and viruses."

"Invisible bacteria and viruses are everywhere in our lives, whether it is the water we drink or the food we eat, there are almost bacteria and viruses."

"Some of these bacteria and viruses are beneficial to our human body, while others are harmful. There are countless kinds of bacteria and viruses in our human body."

"Sometimes the invasion of external bacteria and viruses will cause people to suffer from various diseases, and such diseases can be called viral diseases."

Professor Chen quickly replied.

"I see."

When everyone heard it, they immediately understood what was going on.

"For a long time, although we know that many diseases are caused by bacteria and viruses, but because they are too small, we can't see them with the naked eye, so we have always used these bacteria and viruses Viruses and the like can’t do anything.”

"What we can do is to reduce exposure to pollution sources and kill harmful viruses. Like when there is a plague, the isolation of people suffering from the plague is actually to reduce contact and prevent infection."

"The second is to boil water. By boiling water, most harmful bacteria can be killed, so that when drinking water, the invasion of bacteria and viruses can be reduced, and naturally there will be fewer diseases."

"But for those who have been infected with bacteria and viruses, such as patients suffering from pneumonia and tuberculosis, we have never had any way to treat them, and some prescriptions and the like are only for relieving the pain. There is no cure at all if you treat the symptoms but not the root cause.”

"Because we have nothing to do with those bacteria and viruses. For example, tuberculosis is caused by infection with mycobacteria. It spreads throughout the lungs, and it is difficult to treat with drugs. In the end, it is inevitable."

"It's also like pneumonia, which is also caused by inflammation caused by various bacteria in the lungs, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, coughing, etc. We have never had any way to cure it."

Professor Chen's lectures are very detailed, and also from the shallower to the deeper, so that everyone can understand some of these things and the stakes as much as possible.

"With penicillin, it's a completely different story."

"It can effectively dissolve the cell walls of bacteria and viruses, so as to inhibit and kill harmful bacteria and viruses. That is to say, with this penicillin, we can finally find a way to treat these bacteria and viruses that we were helpless in the past. Go deal with it."

"The corresponding various diseases mean that we can use penicillin to cure them."

(End of this chapter)