Great Tang princess

Chapter 619 Stopping the Plague
From childhood to adulthood, Li Yuechen's mood has always been very stable, and few people have seen her excited.

Quite a few people in the army saw her losing control of her emotions in order to save people in the lower reaches of the Luoshui River, but that was many years ago.

Although Li Yuechen usually has a majesty, no matter who he meets, he always smiles, and never shows his face to his subordinates, just like a fairy in mythology.

But today, this soldier at the logistics farm really saw the princess's expression after she lost control of her emotions.

He was taken aback by the sudden loud questioning, subconsciously stepped back half a step, and froze in place.

"Quickly tell me! What is mixed in this feed?" Li Yuechen took a step forward, repeating his own question with a louder voice than before.

The young soldier was taken aback, and replied tremblingly: "Ox, beef bone meal..."

Hearing this news, Li Yuechen felt his brain explode, and his scalp went numb.

Many people have heard of the mad cow disease in the UK, and even killed millions of cows because of it.

At the beginning, it was rumored on the Internet that cannibalism would lead to the occurrence of mad cow disease, and it was extremely contagious, and many people were infected as a result.

Some people say that this is a genetic problem, but others say that it has nothing to do with eating the same kind, but that it is caused by eating unhygienic meat. After all, cows are not carnivores, so they may not have the function of digesting meat.

What is the specific reason, Li Yuechen has not studied it carefully, but in any case, at least the cause can be determined, that is, the cow ate beef!

As for whether it is related to eating the same kind, Li Yuechen is not sure.

Because the phenomenon of cannibalism really happened in this era, Emperor Taizong had generals who had eaten human flesh, and no similar illness was heard.

But no matter what, Li Yuechen didn't want to take the risk.

She stared at him and asked, "How long have you been using this feed? Have any of the cows fed this feed been eaten?"

"This... has been using this feed for about a month, and no one has eaten it yet..."

Hearing that no one had taken them to eat, Li Yuechen breathed a sigh of relief, then jumped up on the spot, his body flew into the air in an instant, and rolled into the railing, intending to see how the cows were doing.

There are a total of 26 cows in this pen. After Li Yuechen came in, he walked towards the nearest cow.

The cattle raised here in Shandong are different from those raised in Chang'an and Luoyang. The cattle raised there are all yellow cattle, mainly khaki.

The native Shandong cattle of this era are raised here. They are all black, but they are about the same size as yellow cattle. The weight of an adult bull is estimated to be around [-] kilograms.

This kind of bull is not irritable, and if it is normal, someone will not make any extra moves when entering the bullpen.

But today, for some reason, after Li Yuechen entered the fence, he walked towards the cow on the left, while the other cow behind him lowered his head and rushed towards her.

Many people think that cows hate red, and they will go crazy when they see red things, so it is normal for Li Yuechen to enter the cowpen wearing bright red and cause attacks.

But in fact, this theory is a rumor caused by bullfighting activities. The bull is color blind and cannot see colors. Even if you use cloth of other colors to tease the bison, it will still attack.

Seeing a cow rushing towards Li Yuechen, Wang Wuqiong outside shouted: "Your Highness, be careful!"

Before she finished speaking, Li Yuechen turned around abruptly. In fact, she had already heard the voice behind her.

Facing the rushing black bull, Li Yuechen raised his hand, and while reaching out to grab the bull's horn, he took a step back suddenly, and sank down with the bull's momentum.

The bull's head was directly tilted, and then his head was lowered. When the center of gravity was unstable, the huge body fell directly to the ground!

Seeing that Li Yuechen threw a cow to the ground with only one hand, the young soldier next to him took another step back in fright.

The rumors about Princess Taiping's innate supernatural power are known all over the world, but after all, only a few have actually seen it with their own eyes. This kind of terrifying brute force can only be felt by seeing it closely with one's own eyes.

After putting the black bull down, Li Yuechen squatted down to check it, and felt that the bull's hind legs seemed to have slight signs of twitching. It was not obvious, but it could be seen if you looked closely.

"Your Highness..."

Wang Wuqiong was about to open the bullpen and come in, but she raised her hand to stop her.

Li Yuechen jumped out easily holding the fence with one hand, and asked the soldiers next to him: "Only the cows in this fence have eaten this kind of feed, what kind of feed are the others?"

"The...others are silage, soybean meal, and different ratios of fresh alfalfa, and sheep bone meal is added to the fence on the right..."

Li Yuechen patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, tell me clearly, in addition to beef and sheep bone powder, is there any other animal meat or bones such as dolphin or fish in the other enclosures?"

"No more!" The other party shook his head and replied.

After hearing the exact answer, Li Yuechen nodded and waved to Wang Wuqiong: "Make arrangements, kill all the cows in these two enclosures, burn the corpses, and absolutely not eat the meat!"

Wang Wuqiong was taken aback: "Your Highness, there are nearly fifty cows, and the cost is very high..."

The soldiers on the side also looked surprised. There are only less than [-] cows in this farm, and they killed [-]% of them at once. Why?
However, Li Yuechen's expression was serious: "Cows are vegetarian animals. If they are fed meat, they cannot be digested. They may cause diseases. If they infect humans, the consequences will be extremely serious!"

"It's all ground into powder and can't be digested?" Wang Wuqiong expressed his incomprehension.

Li Yuechen shook his head: "In this world, there are tiny species that cannot be seen by the naked eye. They can be called bacteria or viruses, and they are the main source of infection..."

Wang Wuqiong was taken aback: "Doesn't that mean that I usually..."

"Don't worry, humans are omnivorous species, most of these are harmless to humans." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Okay, go!"

"Yes!" Wang Wuqiong agreed, and immediately went out to make arrangements.

Although it is a pity to kill so many cows at once, since His Highness has said so, it can only be done in this way for safety.

After she left, Li Yuechen turned to look at the young soldier beside him.

The other party saluted and said: "This subordinate is guilty, please punish him, Your Highness!"

"It's not your fault, it's because I didn't remind you in advance. In any case, the idea of ​​doing this experiment is definitely a good idea, which is worthy of recognition." Li Yuechen patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "In short, this matter There were no serious consequences and you will not be punished for it."

"This……"

The other party wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Li Yuechen: "Okay, the experiment should be done in the future, but before the result is confirmed, we must not let people eat it easily. We must understand the importance of it, understand?"

"Yes, please remember this!"

Li Yuechen also nodded in relief. Anyway, she still didn't want to hurt the other party's confidence in wanting to do experiments because of this kind of thing.

And the experiment is like this, many times there will be serious consequences if there is no time to react, so we still need to pay more attention to this aspect in the future.

……

The army wanted to kill fifty cows at once. This kind of big event soon brought Geng Yunqiang and others over, asking what happened.

After Wang Wuqiong explained, everyone sighed helplessly. If this is the case, they can only be killed.

They never doubted what the princess said.

Since His Highness said that there are tiny species invisible to the naked eye in this world, they must exist!
So he could only bear to watch fifty cows being slaughtered, and the corpses piled up into a hill, gradually carbonized in the raging flames, and finally burned to powder.

At the same time, Li Yuechen didn't forget to write a letter about the matter here, telling the second brother who is in charge of logistics, and at the same time, writing a letter to his mother, asking her to tell the story in the court, it is best to publicize it in the newspaper For a moment, don't someone make trouble in the future.

This can be regarded as one of the advances in technology, at least knowing that with the technology of this era, there is no way to feed cattle to eat meat.

According to Li Yuechen's request, not only was the young soldier at the farm not punished, but he was also rewarded for his courage in experimenting and innovating.

But at the same time, I didn't forget to ask him to write a review to ensure that no one can eat it at will until the future experiments have clear results.

To put it simply, it is to extend the experimental observation period. Unless the technology advances enough to quickly detect, otherwise this one will be maintained forever.

……

Having narrowly escaped a plague that might spread widely, Li Yuechen decided to celebrate, so he ordered an internal army football match to be held on the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March, with companies as units and each team forming a team.The one who wins the championship in the end will get a bonus.

As soon as this order came out, the entire army was boiling, and Li Longji ran over directly to ask if the military academy could send out a team.

What these royal children value is not the bonus, but the pure enjoyment of playing football.

Li Yuechen said that he had no objection, and let them form a team by themselves. While there is still time, they can run in for a while, and they will play on the third day of March.

At the same time, in order to increase the fun, there is also news that nearby villagers can come to watch the game live, free of charge.

The villagers who received the news also spontaneously began to invite relatives and friends, looking forward to the day of the competition.

Although the Shangsi Festival was originally supposed to go out for an outing, but since there is more excitement to watch, who would like to go climbing.

……

After the matter of the ball game was settled, Li Yuechen began to dispatch the airship to transport cement tanks and copper wires to the east.

Preparations for the telegraph project had already begun last year, and now that the weather is about to warm up, it's time to start work.

The first is to pass out a large number of cement tanks and prepared copper wires, and officially start the project of the world's first communication telegraph.

This work is relatively simple, and the second brother Li Xian has already prepared it. The Qianniuwei engineering unit is divided into two teams, starting from Chang'an and Dongdu respectively, and excavating along the cement road paved a few years ago. Hide the wires underneath.

At the same time, the post stations on this road are also incorporated into Qianniuwei, who are responsible for patrolling the official road on horseback. If anyone is found to damage the communication wires, they will be arrested immediately. If they dare to resist, they will be shot!

Another advantage of this is that there is no need to worry about bandits on this road, which greatly improves the safety of the two places.

……

As a large amount of materials were transported to Dongdu, while the construction there officially started, time passed day by day, and it was almost March.

From the first day of March, the prepared teams have been gearing up for a tough battle.

On the morning of the third day of March, as soon as Li Yuechen opened his eyes, he heard cheers from the training session.

Because there is a football game today, there is no regular training. The soldiers got up early to clean up their housework, and after eating, they spontaneously warmed up on the training ground.

Li Yuechen was practicing yoga while listening to their cheers. After finishing the practice slowly, he went to have breakfast and waited for the sun to come out before ordering to go to the stadium.

Through the lottery today, there will be a total of seven games. After all the games are played, it will be at sunset, so it must start in the morning.

When the soldiers came to the field, many villagers had already rushed from their homes. When they saw the soldiers approaching in neat steps, they all raised their hands and applauded and cheered.

Although the number is not very large, this kind of atmosphere makes the teams that are going to play today feel excited.

Everyone entered the stadium in an orderly manner under the command. The number of people is actually not many. After all, this is just a fishing village, and there are only more than 200 people who came here today.

Most of the viewing stands were occupied by soldiers in the army, and Li Yuechen and senior officers were in the best VIP stands, where they could see the entire stadium at a glance.

Today, the referees are a few grassroots officers who have been trained by Li Yuechen, and they already have the qualifications to be football referees.

Of course, there were special signs for referees, but considering that yellow was too sensitive under the feudal system, Li Yuechen changed it to a red card for warning, a black card for sending off, and the rest of the rules remained unchanged.

The order of the game was set yesterday through a lottery. The first two teams to play have entered the center of the field, while the other teams sat in the stands and watched the game with the audience.

Ordinary people only account for a small part of the audience, and most of them are military officers and soldiers. Once the cheers are loud and loud, it can ignite the enthusiasm in the stadium to the greatest extent.

Li Yuechen, who was already sitting in the VIP stands, couldn't help digging his ears with his little finger when he heard the cheers, thinking that if he shouted so happily now, his voice might become hoarse in the afternoon.

Not everyone's focus is on the pitch though, and there will always be exceptions.

For example, at the moment near the gate of the stadium, two young men, a man and a woman in camouflage uniforms, were talking furtively, and they saw it without knowing it, and thought they were in a relationship.

If you observe carefully, you can see that this man and woman are extremely young, with a stripe but no star epaulets on their shoulders, and they are discussing something with their eyes facing the direction of the court.

"Sister, why don't I come here, in case His Highness blames me..." The young man's tone hesitated.

The girl next to her was leaning against the wall with her arms folded in front of her chest: "No, the two of us are indispensable for this matter. Only the two of us can succeed together!"

　Sorry, there is only one update today.

　　
　
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