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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 225: High Price

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    Between the light and dark lights, Xiao Yungui rubbed his sore eyes and looked up. It turned out that the fire officer of the West Hall was calling people to change the candles. Xiao Yungui took a deep breath of his cigar and looked at the table intently.  Documents on the case.  Beside him, Hong Yun'er and several bookmakers were also sorting and reviewing documents from various places.

    It was already the beginning of the ugly moment, but the main hall in the West Palace was still brightly lit, and a group of civil servants and officials in the West Palace were burning lights to deal with political affairs.

    This is the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, where Xiao Yungui set up the Western Prince's Mansion the day after he captured Suzhou.  Historically, the Humble Administrator's Garden was Li Xiucheng's loyal prince's palace. After entering Suzhou, Hong Yun'er suggested that Xiao Yungui make this place the West Prince's Mansion because of the beautiful scenery.

    The architectural style of the Humble Administrator's Garden is that of the small and exquisite Jiangnan type, which is completely opposite to the large royal gardens in the north. Its builders created an atmosphere of "small bridges, flowing water, rocks and flowers".  It mainly includes offices, mansions, gardens and other parts.  The main hall is tall and spacious, with a corridor in the north connecting the back pavilion.  The main hall, corridors and rear pavilion are in the shape of "work" in plan, and are collectively called the "work"-shaped hall.  In the office building, there are more than 400 beautiful beams and square paintings, 9 vivid murals, exquisite dragon and phoenix pattern panes on the doors and windows of the main hall and other artistic treasures.  The garden of the Humble Administrator's Garden covers an area of ??4.2 hectares and is one of the four famous classical gardens in China.  There are buildings such as Yulan Hall and Jianshan Tower preserved in the garden. The landscape of the garden is complemented by mountains and rivers, and the trees are like canopies, making visitors feel relaxed and happy as soon as they enter.  

    It has been three days since we entered the city. Through the efforts of tens of thousands of people in the West Palace, the cholera epidemic in Suzhou has begun to be controlled.  The mud and dead bodies in the city were cleaned up, and the Taiping Army launched a large-scale four-pest eradication campaign in Suzhou City. Many snakes, insects, rats, and ants were eliminated. At the same time, the Taiping Army ordered the people in the city to strictly follow the Taiping Army's health regulations with military orders.  Carrying out daily life greatly reduces the possibility of disease epidemic.

    But the cost of all this is very huge.  Xidian spent millions of taels of silver on this plague. In addition to purchasing medicinal materials, grain and other supplies, Xidian even purchased thousands of large iron pots to boil water and cook food for the people and the army.

    After this plague incident, Xiao Yungui finally understood the truth. In fact, the main reason why plagues like cholera broke out and became popular in ancient times was because of the poor sanitary conditions in ancient times.  The French sissy Pasteur brought by Yao Yuan discovered through experiments that cholera bacteria are actually very easy to die. They can't even withstand high temperatures of 60 or 70 degrees. As long as you pay attention to hygiene and diet, this disease cannot become a hazard at all.  The killer of mankind.

    It¡¯s a pity that the sanitary conditions among Chinese people are very poor at the moment.  It's not that the people don't want to change this situation, it's just that poverty has led to a severe shortage of materials.  Just imagine, when you have trouble even eating, how can you think about spending time on hygiene?  Even in later generations, many people are struggling to make ends meet.  Still unable to pay attention to hygiene, this is why epidemics often break out in poor places in Africa.

    Another situation is suffering from natural disasters.  For example, after disasters such as floods and earthquakes.  After people have lost all their food, household items and other materials, without food and clothing, it is difficult for people to pay attention to hygiene. This is why there are major epidemics after major disasters.

    In other words, the prerequisite for eradicating the plague is to have sufficient material support, including food, medicinal materials, and water sources.  As small as cloth, pots and pans.  When I first entered Suzhou, there was a shortage of food and medicinal materials. Many things had been soaked by floods. Many people did not even have dry clothes.  How can the people in the city fight against the disease when they cannot even guarantee food and clothing?

    Fortunately, after entering the city, Xiao Yungui had the help of Zuo Zongtang and others, and with the help of Xu Naizhao, a demoted official who was familiar with Suzhou, the Taiping Army gathered all the materials available in the city and deployed them uniformly, providing food, accommodation and even food for the people in the city.  All areas were divided and arranged uniformly by the Taiping Army.

    The scene of eating big pot rice has arrived in advance. People in Suzhou City go to the same place to eat every day, and the bowls and chopsticks used after meals are cleaned and boiled in the same place.  After dinner, the Taiping Army organized people to work and provided work in exchange for relief.  There are many types of work, including heavy tasks such as carrying medicinal materials and grains, cleaning up street mud, and carrying corpses, as well as light tasks such as boiling water, cooking, washing clothes, and catching mice.

    The King of the West made it very clear in his notice when he entered the city that before the great epidemic, the city should be united as one, do what they can, respect the laws of the Kingdom of Heaven, and everyone must obey orders to eliminate the evil epidemic. After the epidemic is gone,  , all industries in Suzhou have recovered again.  Xiao Yungui, Hong Yuner, Zuo Zongtang, Xu Naizhao and others used this primitive social division of labor and cooperation to fight the plague.  Coupled with the continuous flow of supplies from Wuxi and other places, the plague in Suzhou was finally brought under control.

    The number of deaths every day will be reported to Xiao Yungui's case. From when he first entered the city, more than 3,000 people died every day, and today only more than 400 people died. The death rate has dropped greatly, and the number of sick people has also decreased. Today  ?There are less than a few dozen new cases of the disease.

    After reading the epidemic reports on streets and military camps in today's newspaper, Hong Yun'er compiled a detailed number and walked to Xiao Yungui's case to hand it over. She breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Four hundred and two died today.  Fifteen people, and fifty-seven people are newly sick, and the newly sick people have been admitted to several critical care centers, and there are still 7,832 patients in several emergency care centers."

    After Xiao Yungui took the paper and looked at it carefully, he smiled bitterly and said: "These cold numbers are finally starting to pick up. Our hard work has not been in vain."

    Hong Yun'er nodded and said, "Yes, the people have settled down and are not as panicked as when we first entered the city."

    Xiao Yungui leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief: "But the price we spent is too high. Not to mention tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are tied up here, tens of thousands of taels of silver are spent every day. Even if we have more money,  I¡¯m afraid it will bottom out one day.¡±

    Hong Yun'er smiled and said: "As long as we can save more people, no matter how much we spend, it is worth it. We are buying horse bones with thousands of gold, so that the people of the world and those foreigners can see that our Taiping Army is not a bunch of people."  Bandits will only bring war and death, but we are actually here to save the people of the world."

    Xiao Yungui sat up straight and said, "I've been exhausted these past few days. I really want to have a good sleep."

    Hong Yun'er smiled slightly and said, "Go and sleep for a while. I'll be here to watch over you."

    Xiao Yungui shook his head and said: "Forget it, I'm still waiting for the sentry report from Hangzhou. If I am woken up in the middle of my sleep, it will be painful." At this point, he paused and said: "Yes.  Have you found out the details of those foreigners brought by Yao Yuan? That sissy Frenchman Pasteur, I thought he was a woman at first glance. What is her purpose of pretending to be a man? And what is the medicinal ingredient called Clifford?  Shang, if you have nothing to do, give us a large sum of medicinal materials. As the saying goes, if you show courtesy without anything, you will be stolen. This guy doesn't know medical skills. He just paints in my garden of Xiwangfu every day. Do you think he is sick? And  That old boy Luo Weilin has said for the fourth time that he wants to build a hospital and a church in Suzhou City. The British must be eager to extend their tentacles to our mainland."

    Hong Yun'er turned around and went back to get some documents and said: "Don't worry, Bai Zetang has already paid off. They spent some money to find out clearly at the foreign banks in the Shanghai Concession that the Frenchman Pasteur was indeed a woman.  And the Englishman Clifford, these two are very famous figures, let me tell you slowly."

    Xiao Yungui said oh.  He said with a bright smile: "I just said that Pasteur must be a woman. How can there be a pelvis as big as a man's? Let's talk about this foreign girl."

    Hong Yuner rolled her eyes at him.  He spat and said: "A dog can't change its habit of eating shit." Then he cleared his throat and said: "This French woman's surname is actually Pasteur. Her name is Morgana, Morgana Pasteur, you know she is  Whose sister?"

    Xiao Yungui chuckled and said: "Anyway, it won't be my sister, and it won't be you either. Just tell me quickly."

    "This Morgana Pasteur is the sister of the famous French microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur." Hong Yun'er said slowly.

    Xiao Yungui touched his nose and said, "I think I've heard of it, but I don't remember what's so great about Louis Pasteur."

    Hong Yun'er sighed and said: "This Louis Pasteur is a French microbiologist and chemist. He is the founder of modern microbiology. Just like Newton opened up classical mechanics, Pasteur opened up the field of microorganisms and created a  A unique set of basic research methods in microbiology began to be studied using the method of "practical theory practice". He was a scientific giant like Newton. Pasteur conducted a number of exploratory studies throughout his life and achieved significant results.  He was one of the most accomplished scientists in the 19th century. He spent his whole life proving three scientific questions: First, every fermentation is due to the development of a microbacterium. This French chemist discovered that by heating  This method can kill those annoying microorganisms that make beer bitter. Soon, "pasteurization" was applied to all kinds of food and beverages. Second, every infectious disease is a kind of microorganism in organisms.  Development in the body: Pasteur saved the French silk industry by discovering and eradicating a bacterium that attacked silkworm eggs. Third, infectious bacteria can reduce their virulence under special cultivation, allowing them to  Germs became vaccines against disease. He realized that many diseases were caused by microorganisms and established the germ theory."

    Xiao Yungui slapped his thigh and said: "No wonder that Morgana Pasteur has such a high level of medical attainments and even carries a magic tool like a microscope. It turns out that her brother studies microorganisms. I never thought that this Louis Pasteur would have  Such a sister has come to China."

    Hong Yun'er frowned and said, "I haven't studied the Pasteur family, so I don't knowDoes Pasteur have a sister? However, the news from Shanghai Ocean Bank stated that this Morgana is Pasteur's sister and a doctor studying medicine.  "

    Xiao Yungui touched his chin and smiled evilly: "Yun'er, I have an idea. If we can let this Mo Jiana stay with us, maybe we can hook up her brother. Think about it, his brother is  Chemists are also microbiologists. If we can turn some of the theories we know into practical things through him, we can bring about scientific and technological progress. After this plague, I found that there is a great lack of antibacterial drugs in our era.  Drugs, remember penicillin. If we can let Pasteur turn this theory into reality in advance, we will make a fortune. This is a life-saving medicine, known as the gold of medicinal materials."

    Hong Yun'er frowned and raised her hand: "Stop your nonsense, how do you want to keep Morgana here?"

    Xiao Yungui raised his eyebrows maliciously and said in a low voice: "Find someone to flirt with her!" (To be continued)</dd>
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