ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 350 Turiyi Medicinal Materials Market

You must know that only the Dionian Alliance in Greece, with the full support and help of Davos, a consul from later generations who has been influenced by more than 2000 years of medical knowledge, vigorously trains doctors, establishes hospitals and medical schools, and conducts in-depth research and treatment. and the use of medicine, the pharmaceutical industry in Dionia, especially Thurii, flourished, far ahead of other Mediterranean city-states and countries in this era. Therefore, the medicinal street of Thurii Port Market is famous in the entire Mediterranean world. is unique.

However, although this street is very famous in southern Italy, it is not as crowded with customers as other streets. After all, most of the people who purchase medicinal materials are doctors and pharmacy staff. Patients basically get their medicines from pharmacies in the city and rarely come to the market to buy them. This kind of medicinal material has not yet been processed, and high-quality talents such as doctors only account for a small proportion of the citizens of Dionia.

Therefore, Nick Stratus and the others, who had just squeezed through the crowds of people, came to this street and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.They curiously walked around the stores one by one, watching and consulting.

As they walked, they came to a relatively large drug store and found that the owner was actually a Brutian. He was bargaining with customers in a stiff Greek pronunciation: "Master Olivers, I know you are a military official." Ministry, you buy a large amount of 'horse chew fruit' from me every year, and that's right. But this year you came to buy too early, and the quantity is so large... You must know that on the Cosenza Plateau The snow has not completely melted yet, and only the horse chewing grass that grows on the lower ground has produced fruits. The quantity is not large, and the price is of course higher. If you think it is expensive, you might as well wait until summer to buy it. Then the price of the 'horse chewing fruit' dropped..."

"Come back in the summer?... I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until that day, Mr. Capps will tell me to get out!" The customer sneered: "I'd better go to another store to buy it."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Wait!" the shopkeeper hurriedly stopped him, hesitated again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Seeing that our Bruti warriors also participate in training from time to time and also need to drink water with this fruit to quench their thirst, I am willing to wait again Drop an Obol! Lord Olivers, I really lost money this time!"

Olivers immediately turned his anger into a smile: "Agum, isn't it just one opol less per pound? These things are all over the mountains and fields of the Cosenza Plateau, and you don't need to spend an opol. They are all for nothing." I picked it up, what’s there to feel sorry for!”

Agum smiled bitterly and said: "Master Olivers, picking the 'horse chewing fruit' is not as easy as you said. As soon as the spring gets warmer, the women of our tribe will have to go up the mountain to pick on the slippery mountain roads. , risking being injured by wild beasts looking for food, and competing with other tribes. So far, two women have broken their legs and are lying in the hospital! After picking the fruits, they still have to be dried in the sun. It happens to be spring. It often rains continuously, so we have to bake in the stove... With the money we have earned so hard, we still have to support the lives of thousands of people in the entire tribe, which is not easy!"

Olivers ignored his complaints and said bluntly: "Do you care about your tribe? Or do you care that with less money, you will go to brothels less often?"

Agum's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Olivers patted his chest and whispered: "They are all men, I understand."

Agum looked around and said nothing.

"Brothers, pick out 300 pounds of 'horse chewing fruit' and prepare to take it away!" Olivers shouted, and a dozen strong soldiers immediately came in and started squatting on the ground to pick.

Agum couldn't help but said: "You don't have to choose, they are all real 'horse chewing fruits', and the quality is good! The port market management department will not allow us to cheat. I still want to trade here for a long time!"

Olivers looked at him and smiled: "That's right. For the sake of Chief Salu, I should believe you. Then you can weigh 300 kilograms of fruit for us."

Olivers then said to the soldiers: "I will go shopping elsewhere. After the fruits are weighed, you can carry them directly back to the training camp."

"Yes, Captain!"

Olivers walked to the door of the store, thought of something, and turned back and said: "Agum, Lord Davers chatted with me yesterday, and specifically talked about the picking of medicinal herbs. He thought, 'You can't over-pick mountain herbs, otherwise will lead to the reduction and even disappearance of these plants!'”

As soon as he mentioned Davos, Agum immediately stood in awe: "Lord Davos is indeed far-sighted and far-sighted, unmatched by others! However, Lord Olivers, you underestimate us Bruti people! We have been here for generations." Living on the plateau, the streams, trees, flowers and plants on the mountain are all gifts given to us Bruti people by the plateau goddess Amala. If we demand too much from the plateau, we will surely face the wrath of Amala!"

Olivers laughed: "That's good! That's good!" After saying that, he glanced at Nick Stratus and turned around to go out.

Agum ordered the slaves to weigh the 'Horse Chew Fruit' for the soldiers. Nicostratus, Stasypus, and Lycasus took the opportunity to step forward to observe this small and hard red fruit.

"Excuse me, what are the medicinal uses of this fruit?" Stasypus asked politely.

"Oh, this fruit is called 'horse chewing fruit'. It used to be everywhere on our plateau, and no one cared about it. Only horses liked to eat it when they were tired from running. Later, doctors in Turiyi studied this fruit and said that it can boil water. Drinking it can quench thirst and eliminate fatigue, so it is valuable. In the past two years, the Dionia Military Department has purchased hundreds of kilograms of fruits from me every time, and drinks them after citizen military training. It is very useful! You should You're not a Dionian, buy some and go back and try." Agum sold them patiently.

"We are Crotone!" Nick Stratus interrupted abruptly.

Agum said "Oh" without any special emotion, as if the hatred between Crotone and the Brutians had long since disappeared.

"How much is a catty?"

"Six Obols."

"Give me a pound," said Stasypus, taking out his purse.

Agumu held a handful of red fruits in both hands and poured them into a straw bag. Seeing that it weighed more than a kilogram, he said, "With this bag, I count you seven Obols."

"Row."

"What is the use of this grass?" Nick Stratus asked curiously, standing next to a pile of dead grass that looked like thorns.

"That's thorn grass. Doctors in Turiyi found that mashing it up and soaking it in hot water can relieve skin itching. It's a good thing!"

"Can this thing cure itchy skin?" Nick Stratus carefully touched the sharp thorns on the grass with a look of doubt on his face.

"Those doctors in Turui are all students taught by you... Well, the descendant of the God of Death Davos, all of them have superb medical skills, just like... just like your Greek god of medicine... Aspen... ...Keler...Pi..."

"Asclepius."

"Yes, this is the Greek god. What these magical doctors of Thurii said can still be false, not to mention that we have tried it specifically and it does have such an effect. Now this herb is often ordered by pharmacies!... Nowadays, if the various tribes in Bruti have any ancestral treatment methods, they come to tell the doctors in Turiyi, hoping to be confirmed by them to be useful. I heard that the Lucanians also do the same... Lord Davers As expected of a descendant of God, all the wild flowers and grass in our mountains have become treasures!..." Agum said with both gratitude and sigh.

Nick Stratus and Stahipus looked at each other with shock in their eyes.Through these days of study, they learned that Dionysia Medical College was far ahead of other city-states in medical theory research, experience in diagnosis and treatment, and operations. They did not expect that it had done so much in medicine. Work!
At this time, Lycasus ran into the shop and said slightly excitedly: "Teacher, there is a shop next to you that sells what you mentioned last time... what kind of surgical tools!"

"Really?! Take me there quickly!" Nicostratus dropped the thorny grass in his hand and ran out with Lycasus. Then Stasypus picked up the straw bag and ran out.

After Agum saw the three people leaving, he muttered: "Crotone people... hum..."

The shop selling surgical instruments located next to the Bruti herbal medicine shop occupies a small area, but it is full of various and exquisitely crafted iron and wooden tools, and they are carefully placed in categories.

After Nick Stratus and the others entered the door, they just looked at it happily for a while, and the shopkeeper asked: "Are you Doctor Dionia?"

"No, we are from Crotone."

"Then you can only watch, not buy!"

"Why?!" Lycasus looked at him angrily.

"These tools were designed by Tuliyi Hospital and sent to the ironworks workshop for special production. They made such a request, and the Port Market Management Office is responsible for supervising it. There is nothing we can do!" The shop owner shrugged helplessly. explain.

"Can't we just give him more money?" Stasypus asked tentatively.

"Don't hurt me, I don't want to have any stains on the files of the Turuii household registration office." The shopkeeper rolled his eyes.

"Stasippus, come and see!" Nick Stratus picked up a sharp knife as big as a leaf and said loudly: "This is what Mr. Helps used to cut the skin during surgery. Knife, this is—"

Nick Stratus picked up another small tool and said: "I remember it was called a clamp, which is used to pick up linens that have been sterilized with boiling water... um... and this... this curved needle, used to sew. Wounds. Look, how delicately they are made!" Nick Stratus touched every tool lovingly.

　A book friend once said that this book could not exceed one million words, but now it has exceeded one million words.

　　One million words!Cheer to yourself, and then move on to 100 million!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)