Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

"Second brother-in-law, do you think this man has smallpox? Can it be cured?"

King Wu Zhu Su looked at Mei Yin and asked.

When he asked this question, his eyes were full of hope.

At the same time, there was some uneasiness in it.

He knew very well whether smallpox could be cured.

There's no way to cure this thing!

After you get the disease, whether you can survive depends entirely on how strong your life is.

If you can get through it, you can live; if you can't, you will die.

There is no better treatment for smallpox.

This is something that ordinary people know.

Not to mention someone like him who is quite knowledgeable in medicine.

But he still looked at Mei Yin and asked this question.

The reason is simple: smallpox has killed too many people.

It caused countless people to lose their homes and lives.

When Mei Yin heard the question asked by King Wu Zhu Su, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Obviously, he did not expect that Zhu Su would ask such a question at this time.

Originally, he thought that he should pass on the basic medical knowledge he had acquired to his fifth brother Zhu Su.

And since Fifth Brother has conducted such a research, he will definitely have many related questions to ask himself.

But no matter how he thought about it, he never expected that after such painstaking research, the first question he asked when he looked at himself was actually this!
This surprised Mei Yin and made him feel a little regretful.

Why did I forget about smallpox before this?

Although smallpox had been eradicated during his lifetime.

But now in the Hongwu Dynasty, smallpox still exists, and it has reached the point where countless people are terrified at the mention of it.

It truly destroyed countless lives.

However, I can't blame myself for this.

There are really too many things to do after coming here.

All kinds of things need to be done.

There are many things that need to be improved in the Ming Dynasty today.

Some things are inevitably not taken care of

Fortunately, at this time, the fifth brother brought up this matter.

Otherwise, I don’t know how long it will take for me to figure it out.

He immediately asked, "Fifth Brother, why do you suddenly think of asking this?"

Mei Yin did seem a little curious about this.

After all, he did not mention smallpox in the book he wrote to his fifth brother Zhu Su.

Now, after looking at what he had given him, the first thing he asked was about smallpox.

Zhu Su's voice seemed to have changed a little, becoming heavy.

“Smallpox is a demon!
Harming countless people!

I don’t know how many people were killed and how many families were destroyed.

Every year, many people die from smallpox...

I heard that smallpox has recently appeared in Shanluo.

In order to curb smallpox, the local government directly sealed off several villages where smallpox had occurred.

No one is allowed to enter or leave.

Regardless of whether you are sick or not, you must stay inside..."

When he said this, his expression seemed very different.

With great heartache.

He knew that this was the most effective way to fight smallpox.

Smallpox is too severe and there is no cure.

If you want to prevent smallpox from harming as many people as possible, the best way is to seal up the places where smallpox appears.

Let it be isolated from the world.

Let the people in there fend for themselves.

Wait until all the people who got smallpox inside died and it became a ghost place...

Only those who had contracted smallpox and survived were left.

Only then can smallpox be completely put to an end...

“…I know, this is the best way.

But...but doing so is too cruel.

So...so I was thinking, there are many other diseases that can be cured by medicine.

Is there a cure for smallpox?

If this happens, smallpox will appear again in some places.

It would prevent people with smallpox from waiting to die there.

Give them some hope..."

After hearing what Wu Wang Zhu Su said, Mei Yin understood why his fifth brother asked him about smallpox without any warning at this time.

Fifth brother is indeed a kind-hearted doctor!
What I think about is different from what many people think about.

At the same time, from his fifth brother's words, Mei Yin could also more deeply realize how much difficulty smallpox brought to people of that era.

How great is the fear.

Once you get sick, there is no cure and you can only wait to die.

Whether you can survive depends entirely on fate...

Especially those who did not get sick at the beginning, can only stay with the sick people and wait to die quietly.

This situation is so despairing...

Mei Yin was silent for a moment.
Seeing Mei Yin silent.

King Wu Zhu Su, who originally still had some hope, quickly felt his heart sink.

I really thought too much about this matter.

Smallpox has been incurable since ancient times. How could my second brother-in-law have any solution?
The question I asked was indeed a bit too unreasonable.

I was just about to say something to clear the matter up.

Don't make things difficult for your second brother-in-law.

Mei Yin's voice sounded first.

"Fifth brother, I really have no way to cure smallpox."

Zhu Su was not surprised at all when he heard Mei Yin's words.

After all, if smallpox could be solved so easily, it would not have existed for so long.

It also caused countless deaths...

"Second brother-in-law, it's normal that you don't know this..."

Zhu Su was about to speak to comfort Mei Yin.

However, having said this a little, he suddenly stopped talking.

Because Mei Yin's next words had already been said.

“However, I do have some ideas that may help prevent it.

That means people will not get smallpox in the future."

"What?!"

This turning point was a huge surprise for Zhu Su!
He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Then he jumped up from his seat.

He took three or two steps and came in front of Mei Yin.

He looked extremely excited.

"Second brother-in-law, you...what did you say?
You...what you said...is it all true?!"

Because he was too excited, Zhu Su seemed to stutter when he spoke.

Even though Mei Yin said, it cannot be cured.

But being able to prevent people from getting smallpox is also an extremely joyful thing.

To be honest, this is the most effective way to treat illness.

The best way to treat a disease is not to cure the person who is already sick.

Instead, it directly prevents people from getting sick.

As the saying goes, it is best to prevent a disease before it occurs rather than to cure it.

What my second brother-in-law said just now means that smallpox can be solved directly from the root! !

"real!"

Mei Yin looked at his fifth brother Zhu Su, who was so excited. He felt a little emotional, but he did not hesitate at all.

He nodded vigorously and gave a positive answer to this matter.

"Then...what's the solution?"

Zhu Su couldn't wait to ask.

At the same time, he stared at Mei Yin without blinking.

He seemed to be particularly worried that if he blinked, he would miss some very important news. Han Cheng said: "Fifth brother, this is just my guess.

I have conducted special observations on smallpox before.

I also learned a lot about smallpox.

Through these, I saw certain patterns.

I know that smallpox is really serious. Once you get smallpox, life or death depends entirely on fate.

However, I found something very strange.

That is, not everyone will get smallpox.

Some people have experienced multiple bouts of smallpox and nothing happened to them.

Not everyone who gets smallpox will die.

Most people can't make it through.

But there are also many people who can survive after contracting smallpox.

Whether those who did not get smallpox or those who got smallpox and survived.

From now on, you will never get smallpox again.

So I was wondering why there was such a difference.

Is it possible to study those who will not get smallpox, or those who survive smallpox and will never get smallpox again?

And thus find some solutions to smallpox?
I conducted some research and comparison through some records and other methods.

Found some rules.

That is, people living in towns were more likely to get smallpox and there were more of them.

The proportion is also large.

The proportion of people in the countryside who get smallpox is smaller...

Then we conducted a detailed investigation on many people who had not suffered from smallpox.

I found that these people all had one thing in common.

That is, most of them are people who come into contact with cows frequently.

Some of them often feed cattle, while others often graze cattle.

Some people use oxen to plow the fields...

So, I was thinking.

Could the reason why they didn’t get smallpox have something to do with cows?

At the same time, once a person recovers from smallpox, he or she will never get smallpox again.

I made another inference.

The fact that people never get smallpox doesn't mean they are special.

It was because they had first contracted some disease similar to that smallpox.

It got better before I knew it.

That’s why you gain the corresponding ability.

This disease is not contracted from humans.

Instead, it is obtained from cows through frequent contact with cows.

This disease will not have any particularly big impact on people.

However, this method can help people get the benefit of not getting smallpox.

So, I was thinking.

Is it possible to clarify the relationship here in the future?

This can allow people to actively get infected with the disease that cows have.

Gain abilities that you will never have again?"

Mei Yin spoke these words to King Wu Zhu Su slowly.

The reason why I speak slowly.

It's because he needs to make the story as complete as possible while speaking it.

Vaccination against smallpox.

It is no secret to people in later generations.

After all, smallpox is a disease that makes countless people shudder.

Compared with other viruses, it is the most frustrating.

Later they were wiped out by someone.

The method used was vaccination with cowpox.

In later generations, some were specially preserved in some laboratories for research.

The smallpox virus is completely gone.

The effectiveness of using cowpox to prevent smallpox couldn’t be better.

However, this is common sense in later generations, but in this era, it seems extremely abrupt.

Therefore, Mei Yin needs to find some reasons to make this matter as understandable as possible.

Give a more reasonable explanation.

Don't let yourself think about being too special.

At this time, the eyes of Wu King Zhu Su next to him were shining.

Looking at Mei Yin, I felt like I was looking at a god.

He gained a lot from the method his second brother-in-law told him.

Not only did we get an important method to prevent smallpox from here.

Moreover, we have gained a new idea for curing diseases and saving lives.

It turns out that by conducting various analyses and judgments on a large number of people who have fallen ill, we can infer some corresponding connections between these survivors.

And finally the target was set on the cow.

Came to this conclusion!
so amazing!

It’s simply amazing!
Ruo Fei's second brother-in-law mentioned it, no matter how hard he thought, even if he spent his entire life racking his brains, he would never be able to connect cows with the treatment of smallpox!

Before this, if someone had told him directly that perhaps cattle diseases could be used to prevent and treat smallpox,
Then he will definitely think that this is nonsense.

After all, this sounds unreliable, something that has never been heard of or seen before.

But at this time, after listening to the inference made by his second brother-in-law.

However, he felt that the method suggested by his second brother-in-law was worth a try.

Quite reliable.

Although he hadn't actually started yet, he felt that the matter was at least 80% done.

"Second brother-in-law, this is amazing!
You are truly a god!!”

He quickly memorized what Mei Yin had said to him.

Looking at Mei Yin, he kept praising her.

With full excitement and endless admiration.

Mei Yin smiled and shook his head when he heard this, “Fifth brother, these are just my guesses.

I haven't experimented yet, so I don't know if it's correct.

Next, let me verify whether my conjecture is correct.

We still need you, Brother Wu, to do this and figure out what kind of disease in the cow can have such an effect.

I think it is very likely that something similar to smallpox will have a similar effect..."

In order to help Fifth Brother and the others avoid detours in this matter.

Mei Yin gave various hints.

To put it bluntly, this thing is cowpox.

“No, second brother-in-law, you are the one who contributed the most to this matter.

If this can eventually be proven to be true.

Second brother-in-law, you have done a great deed!

Enjoy the incense and sacrifices of countless people!"

Wu Wang Zhu Su looked at Mei Yin and said this very seriously...

……

Soon, Zhu Su left Shuangshui Village.

I left in a hurry.

I can't wait to verify this...

……

"Father, I have great news!"

In the Wuying Palace, Zhu Su, who had just returned, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said excitedly.

This is very different from his usual introverted behavior.

"What good news?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head.

Seems a little curious.

“Smallpox may be solved!”

"What?!!"

(End of this chapter)