The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 455 Shangzhou 2
Malaria, a terminal disease with almost [-]% mortality rate without targeted drugs.

Before Chen Jingke and Sun Simiao developed Huanghao Decoction, contracting this disease was equivalent to a death sentence.

(Before the Tang Dynasty, Qinghao was called Huanghao, and Huanghao was called Qinghao.)
Fortunately, this kind of disease is relatively rare in the Central Plains, a land in the south of the Lingnan, which is one of the reasons why Lingnan has always been regarded as a dangerous place.

The emergence of Huanghao Decoction solved the problem that plagued the Central Plains for thousands of years. In Datang, malaria was already a curable disease.

But that was in Datang, this is the other side of the world, where can I find Artemisia annua?

No one has been to Shangzhou before, so I don't know what will happen here and what necessities should be prepared.

It can only be prepared based on previous sailing experience.

For example, they brought standing medicines for treating typhoid fever and diarrhea, and Huanghao naturally brought some.

Soon after arriving in Shangzhou, the weather gradually turned hot, which brought convenience to their navigation, but also brought various diseases, including malaria.

One and a half months ago, a team completed a deal with the local natives, and half of them fell ill after returning to the ship.

At first everyone thought it was typhoid fever, but after finding that the medicine had no effect, the doctor on board tremblingly uttered two words: malaria.

The news of someone suffering from malaria spread throughout the expedition team in an instant, and everyone panicked.

Even with medical treatment, the disease is dangerous and has a high mortality rate.

Fortunately, after taking Huanghao Decoction, the situation stabilized.

Only then did everyone's hearts settle down, and Yao Yangyun also heaved a sigh of relief.

However, the doctor quietly found him and said that the Artemisia annua was not enough.

Yao Yangyun was shocked, and quickly asked: "Didn't all the medicines be prepared in sufficient quantities when we set off? How could it be insufficient?"

The doctor said: "There is a lot of humidity in the sea, and some medicines are moldy. And the herbal medicines are stored for a long time, which will lead to the loss of part of the medicine."

"In addition, we were unprepared this time. There were too many people who fell ill at one time, and there were still not enough medicines."

Yao Yangyun was one head and two big. He had just set foot on the land of Shangzhou when such a crisis appeared.

What can I do next?
But the matter has come to this point and he has no better way, and he can't just go back the same way.

Taking a deep breath, he said to the doctor: "This matter must be kept secret no matter what, and it must not be known by others."

The doctor also knew the seriousness of the matter, and said: "Captain, don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."

Yao Yangyun immediately asked again: "Aside from Artemisia annua, is there any other way to cure malaria?"

The doctor shook his head and said, "No, but we can try to reduce the dose of the medicine for everyone and add some medicine to treat typhoid fever, so that we can get through this crisis."

Yao Yangyun said: "Okay, let's do this."

As a result, five people eventually died from the malaria infection.

But no one else suspected anything, because the malaria mortality rate was indeed high.

With so many people infected this time, five deaths are not too many.

But no matter what, the reduction of five people at the beginning still made everyone feel the huge pressure.

Everyone became more careful in the subsequent activities.

But what should come will still come, and seven or eight people will die of malaria in the next period of time.

This completely calmed down the people who were excited about boarding the New World.

Yao Yangyun and Langzhong are the most worried people, Huang Hao is completely exhausted.

In the future, if someone is infected with malaria, they will have to wait to die.

And once more people died, the news that the medicine was exhausted could no longer be concealed.

I'm afraid it will cause a round of panic.

But there is also good news. An exploration team found golden sand in a river not far from the coastline.

The real golden sand, several kilometers long river course is paved all over, and bean-sized golden sand grains can be found everywhere.

After walking along the river bank for a while, I picked up several pieces of dog head gold.

How else can we say that people make money and birds die for food? After seeing the Jinsha River, the originally depressing atmosphere immediately dissipated.

They didn't say anything about the horror of malaria anymore, and they unanimously decided to pan for gold here.

Yao Yangyun is not interested in Jinsha, but he also knows that everyone's enthusiasm cannot be dampened at this time.

So I decided to stop here for a while, as a refresher, and then came to pan for gold.

At first they went to pan for gold by themselves, but after discovering several indigenous tribes around, they began to use some gadgets to hire natives to pan for gold.

Gold is not money locally and is worthless.

It was very strange for those aborigines to learn that the Tang people used 'magical' objects and hired them to scour for useless gold dust.

Then just accept it.

Yao Yangyun naturally has no objection, no matter how he digs, he digs.

It's okay to hire natives to dig with some small objects, so that everyone can get a better rest.

What made him even more happy was that in the course of subsequent transactions with the native tribes, he finally met another goal of the trip: good breeds.

And two at a time.

Corn and yam (sweet potato).

Seeing these two crops, he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

Then he used an iron dagger to exchange for a bag of corn seeds and two bags of sweet potatoes.

I also used some small items in exchange for the seeds of many other crops.

I don't know if it's useful, but I'll take it home first.

Not only the seeds, but also the appearance of the mature plants of each crop, and the living habits and the like are also clearly recorded, so that they can be cultivated in Datang.

After confirming that there were no other new crops in this generation, he discussed with others and divided the fleet into two.

One of the two boats stayed in place to pan for gold, and he took the other boats to continue exploring south.

Because they had made an appointment in advance, all the gold they found would be shared equally by each person, so they didn't encounter too much opposition.

Soon, five ships headed south along the coastline under his leadership.

When he docked to replenish fresh water yesterday, he reckoned that he should be near the equator shown on the map.

This can also be felt from the weather, it is too hot.

This made him very happy, because the several good breeds mentioned by the real person Chen were nearby.

Such as potatoes, such as better quality cotton and so on.

Since then, he has been keeping people's attention on the coastline, and when he encounters traces of human activities, he stops and asks if he has seen that kind of fine species.

What disappointed him was that along the way, he collected a lot of various seeds, but there was no potato-like thing.

However, he was not disappointed, good breed, how could it be so easy to find.

As long as there was such a thing, he could always find it.

It's just that the plan didn't change quickly, and he never thought that he would be infected with malaria.

Lying quietly on the bed, he couldn't accept this reality for a while.

My heart is also full of fear of death and unwillingness.

In the past, it was absolutely impossible for this kind of emotion to appear on him.

But now he has a woman, is about to have his own child, and has concerns.

And after suffering for so many years, he finally saw the dawn of escape...but he was about to die on the eve of victory.

Under great joy and sorrow, he almost collapsed.

After an unknown amount of time, the hull suddenly shook violently a few times.

Then the sound of 'crawling' sounded next to him, waking him up.

Slowly getting up, sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down, it turned out that the door of the cabinet that was not closed just now was shaken open, and the things inside fell to the ground.

If it was before, he would have gone over to pick it up carefully, but now he doesn't want to move.

People are going to die, and it doesn't matter what these things do.

Just when he was about to lie down and wait for death, his eyes inadvertently glanced over a book, and his eyes suddenly stopped.

On the cover of the book, there are three large characters of "Journey to the East".

This book was given to him by Chen Jingke when he left Chang'an.

The words on it were also written by Chen Jingke, and the content of the book was blank.

At the same time, I also brought him a sentence: fill up the content of the book, and after returning from Shangzhou, it will be published for him in the world to make him famous.

He was moved.

The geese leave their voices, and the people leave their names.

It's fine when there is no chance, but now I have this opportunity, of course I can't let it go.

And once this book is written, his descendants will also benefit from it.

Gradually, his ashen-like eyes lit up, and his face became a little more angry.

He got up and picked up the book, carefully opening it.

At this time, two-thirds of the originally blank books were filled with words.

There are what he saw and heard along the way, what preparations he needs to make during the voyage, the safe channel and resting place he explored, and some of his insights...

Yes, so what if I die?

As long as this book is still there, as long as other people can bring these fine seeds back to the Tang Dynasty, I, Yao Yangyun, will still be famous in history.

Thinking of this, he came back to life, found a pen, ink and inkstone from the pile of debris, and prepared to write down his psychological journey just now, and write a suicide note by the way.

But before he started to study ink, he heard a hasty knock on the door: "Old Yao, traces of native people's activities were found on the shore."

It was only then that Yao Yangyun noticed that the boat seemed to have stopped, and immediately understood that the shaking of the boat just now was probably caused by the stopping of the boat.

He put down the ink stick and raised his voice: "I see, let everyone gather first, and I will go out right away."

"Okay." The person outside the door responded and left.

Yao Yangyun first put away the book carefully and carefully, wrapped himself tightly in a cloth, endured the discomfort caused by dizziness and walked out.

I met several people on the road, but they just greeted him normally, and were not curious about his attire.

Recently, when disembarking, everyone would wrap themselves up in the scorching heat. They only thought that Yao Yangyun was going to disembark to look for the natives.

When we came to the deck, many people were already standing here looking towards the shore, and they all greeted him when they saw him coming.

Yao Yangyun endured the discomfort and greeted everyone, came to the person holding the binoculars, and said, "What did Lieutenant Lu find?"

Captain Lu's name is Lu An, a serious navy captain, and he is the deputy in this operation.

Lu An was handing him the binoculars, and said, "There is a stream flowing to the sea five miles ahead on the left, where natives live."

Yao Yangyun took the telescope and looked in the direction he said.

Before he could see the distant scenery clearly, the sense of shaking and the illusion of space brought by his vision made him feel nauseous for a while.

A strong sense of vomiting hit him, and he couldn't help retching a few times covering his mouth.

"What's wrong with you?" Lu Anzheng asked while supporting him.

"I'm fine." Yao Yangyun squeezed his arm hard and said.

Lu Anzheng sensed his hint, and his heart sank.

But his face remained calm, and he said casually: "It's fine, it's fine."

After retching a few times and feeling much better, Yao Yangyun took a breath and raised the binoculars again.

With the lesson just now, he was a lot more careful this time. Although he still felt uncomfortable for a while, he could bear it.

This time he finally saw the situation on the opposite side. A dozen native women were cleaning something by the river, and some clothes were still drying on the bank.

Farther away, some figures could be vaguely seen moving, but they couldn't see what they were doing.

"Huh." He put down the binoculars and let out a long breath, and said, "The old horse greets the old cow on the other boat, and take people there to get in touch with the natives, pay attention to safety."

"Here." The man who was joking with him this morning said seriously.

After he took the people away, Yao Yangyun gave another order: "Everyone, be alert and ready to support them at any time."

"Here." The others took orders in unison.

After everything was arranged properly, he gave Lu Angzheng a wink and said, "Lieutenant Lu, let's discuss the deal with the natives together."

After speaking, he was the first to leave Class A, and Lu Anzheng followed closely behind.

After returning to Yao Yangyun's cabin, Lu Anzheng couldn't help but ask again: "Old Yao, you..."

Yao Yangyun took off the cloth wrapped around his head, wiped his sweat and said calmly, "Yes, malaria."

"How...how is it possible. Could it be that you made a mistake?" Lu Anzheng's face changed drastically, and he said in disbelief, "I'll ask the doctor to come over and show you."

"Don't go." Yao Yangyun stopped him and said: "The news of my illness must not be known to others, otherwise people's hearts will be completely confused."

"It's already at this time, it doesn't matter if people are in a mess." Lu Anzheng said anxiously.

"I have another mission here. You should be aware of it after such a long time. The mission has not been completed yet, so people can't be confused." Yao Yangyun said.

"I guessed it, but what task cost you your life?" Lu Anzheng asked in confusion.

On the surface, they are asked to come to find the new continent and explore a safe route, but Lu Anzheng is not a fool.

Being able to lead a fleet by himself as a lieutenant in the navy, his strategic wisdom is not bad, and he has long been aware of Yao Yangyun's abnormality.

It's just that he knows better that he must never inquire about what he shouldn't know, so he always pretends that he doesn't know anything.

Yao Yangyun did not answer his question directly, but said:

"Aren't you always wondering why I take you with me wherever I go, but never take the same boat with you?"

Lu An was vaguely aware of what he was going to say, and asked with a nervous tone: "Why?"

Yao Yangyun smiled wryly at first, and then said seriously: "It's just to prevent accidents. If I die, you will take over my job. In the worst case, you can bring the rest back to the voyage."

"I thought I would never use this backhand, but I didn't expect God to make a joke on me on the eve of the mission's completion."

"Every word I will say to you below is top secret and must not be disclosed to anyone."

"When I die, you will take everyone back to the voyage immediately, and return to Datang with the fastest speed. Can you do it?"

(End of this chapter)