Water Margin people

“The Black Death can be cured!”

Those desperate villagers looked at Han Shizhong with surprise. The Black Death was an incurable disease, but it was only for them. Qi was prosperous, so maybe there would be a way.

"It's just possible to be cured, you have to be mentally prepared!"

Han Shizhong said.

"We are willing! We are willing! We sincerely submit to Qi State, and we are willing to convert to the Imperial Religion!"

The villagers knelt on the ground and begged. They were now desperate and their only hope of survival was to surrender.

"Very good, then separate them and start the experiment!"

Han Shizhong gave orders to the soldiers wearing protective clothing around him. He was worried about letting only the doctors and medical researchers contact the villagers. These aliens could not be fully trusted, so he sent some elite soldiers.

The soldiers stepped forward quickly and separated the villagers into batches.

The doctor began to treat the villagers, and those who were sick were separated from those who were not sick.

Then the drugs are distributed according to the doctor's instructions, and the medical researchers keep detailed records and will continue to follow up and observe.

"Military Advisor, why go to all this trouble? Can't you just give them medicine? The worst that can happen is that they will die!"

Han Shizhong looked at the busy doctors and researchers and asked in confusion.

"It's not that simple. We are conquerors and they are our captives and slaves, but we cannot lose our bottom line and use them as experiments at will. If we abandon our bottom line today, who knows what we will do tomorrow."

Xiao Jiasui said that the army is a killing machine, but the machine needs to be controlled, so rules are very important. If the army has no bottom line, it is likely to get out of control in the future, which is not acceptable.

"I see!"

Han Shizhong was so smart that he immediately understood what Xiao Jiasui meant. The army still had to have a bottom line.

"Also, these medical experiments are the same. Don't underestimate these doctors and researchers. The things they master are countless times more terrifying than what you have in your hands. They also need to know to abide by the bottom line!"

Xiao Jiasui pointed at the rifle in Han Shizhong's hand again.

"This...is really true!"

Han Shizhong nodded. These doctors and researchers dared to study the Black Death. As for the Black Death, they would naturally be able to spread the Black Death.

Doctors and researchers acted quickly. Nearly a thousand villagers infected with the disease have been relocated to inner areas and given medicines according to their conditions.

"Military Advisor, today's treatment plan has been completed."

An Daoquan has taken off his protective clothing and has done the disinfection.

"Leave the matters here to Doctor Anshen!"

Xiao Jiasui nodded. He was not good at these things. All he had to do was to arrange people to cooperate with An Daoquan and ensure the safety of doctors and researchers such as An Daoquan.

After returning to the fortress, Xiao Jiasui began to study the canal.

"General Han, how long will the construction of the canal take?"

Xiao Jiasui asked as he looked at the sand table in front of him. The canal on it had just started.

"It's estimated to take another four...five years!"

Han Shizhong hesitated for a moment and said.

Xiao Jiasui frowned and looked at the sand table. The speed was a bit too slow.

"military adviser……"

Han Shizhong began to introduce the hardships of building this canal, saying that many places were not easy to dig.

"Looks like we need to ask Tao Zongwang to come over and take a look!"

Xiao Jiasui said after listening to this, he didn't know much about civil engineering, Tao Zongwang was the only one in Liangshan who knew about it. "Military Advisor, the engineers here are from Liangshan School. Although their skills are not as good as Tao Zongwang's, they are not much worse. They all said that some things can't be helped. The current engineering equipment and manpower are here."

Han Shizhong spoke up. He naturally hoped to dig the canal as soon as possible, especially since the navy would need to travel several more months on an unknown journey this time.

"Is that so? What if we add more engineering equipment?"

Xiao Jiasui said.

“This… should be able to shorten the construction period!”

Han Shizhong nodded.

"Then I'll ask Your Majesty to allocate some more engineering equipment!"

Xiao Jiasui said that the factories in Qi State were working day and night, so it should be no problem to transfer some engineering equipment over.

"Military Advisor, will this increase the burden on the country?"

Han Shizhong said that today's engineering equipment is very valuable. If they ask for too much, the country may not be able to bear it. After all, many places in the country also need these equipment.

"It's okay. Although the cost is a bit high, it's better than taking this long detour. Baldwin IV has brought everything forward. My Qi State will go to war with the West in the next two years. At that time, will we still let the navy take such a long detour to transport troops and supplies?"

Xiao Jiasui shook his head and said that because the war started early, the importance of this canal was particularly prominent.

"Then I'll send a telegram back right away!"

Han Shizhong spoke immediately.

That night, many people in the camp of surrendered villagers showed adverse reactions.

Doctors immediately began treating patients and drug researchers began documenting the properties of the medicines.

"It's not a big problem. It's just a high fever. The condition should be getting worse. It seems that the original medicine has no effect. Change the medicine!"

The doctor spoke after examining him.

Soon someone brought new medicines, and the patients did not hesitate at all. Many of them already had black spots on their bodies, and they knew that these medicines were their only hope of saving their lives.

After the diagnosis and treatment, the doctors and researchers began to conduct detailed observations. The high fever of these people did not subside that night until the second half of the night, and at this time the patients were already sweating profusely.

"The high fever has subsided and the condition has stabilized! Keep taking the medicine!"

The doctor examined the patient again before nodding.

"It seems that the first batch of drugs was not very effective. They were produced at the earliest, and the purity was lower. It seemed that there were some bad ingredients mixed in!"

The medical researcher said that this group of patients were first given the earliest batch of penicillin, and these drugs did not seem to be very effective.

"We can't be so sure. The Black Death is a complicated disease. Maybe these people's disease is different. Let's observe and observe!"

The doctors said that it was too early to draw a conclusion.

After two days of hard work, although more than a hundred of the nearly a thousand villagers died, they finally found some treatment directions for the Black Death.

Once the combination was put into place, the Black Death was immediately under control. Although some people were still seriously ill, they could no longer die.

“This is a serious problem!”

The medical researchers, however, looked solemn. Those patients whose conditions were stable had developed many side effects, including hemiplegia, temporary blindness, vomiting, palpitations, and even constant convulsions. These were all side effects of the drugs.

"Send it back immediately! Have the people in the institute improve it. Fortunately, it was not used on our own people, otherwise we would be guilty of a great sin!"

Those medical researchers said soberly that although these drugs can cure diseases, they obviously have major flaws and need continuous improvement.

"Let's see how other batches of the drug work!"

The others spoke up. (End of this chapter)