Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 120 Starting Medical School

If you ask Cheng Nuodan, is he worried that Li Hutong uses the platform of the Academy of Sciences to promote religious ideas, such as establishing Buddhist schools and cultivating Buddhist talents, and making wedding dresses for people for no reason.

It's not that Cheng Nuo hasn't thought about this point. This is a genuine monk who strictly abides by the precepts, studies Buddhism intensively, and has a distinguished family. Few people can keep up with his depth of thought.

But if you think about it carefully, it is impossible at all, because he is also a "fake monk" and "strange monk". Instead, he walks in the world of mortals every day, publicly preaching the cultural essence of Confucianism to the society, to students, to the public, and to people from all walks of life.

Faced with such a weird talent, Cheng Nuo can naturally use it with 100% confidence. Of course, the premise is that he is willing to cooperate with the Academy of Social Sciences, otherwise all these worries are in vain.

Naturally, this kind of work cannot be rushed.

With the joining of Wu Changshuo, Wang Fuan, and Li Shutong, the subsequent work will be much more convenient. Then Ma Heng, Yu Youren, Sheng Xuanhuai and others were invited successively. Hearing that they are contributing to the people of Zhili, they all agree with both hands. , Some people even said that if one piece of work is not enough, you can add more, as long as the money can be used for the victims of the disaster.

Faced with such a situation, Jiang Jiangzuo sighed again and again: "Disasters are merciless, and people are merciful. With the support of so many people, I believe our charity bazaar will be a great success."

Cheng Nuo nodded: "Usually, if you choose any one of these calligraphy and painting works, you can sell them for a lot of price. Now, with everyone's efforts, there will only be more auctions."

Flipping through the list of works, Jiang Jiangzuo asked: "The seller has it, but as for the buyer, what are you going to do? There are so many things that can't be solved in a short while."

Handing over the already written invitations, Cheng Nuo said, "Unlike inviting calligraphers and painters and other seller groups, the number of buyers is much larger. One-on-one invitations are too troublesome and inefficient. Give it to the major commercial unions, and they will then distribute it, and these people are our main buying groups."

Taking the invitation card, I flipped through it casually. In addition to the Shanghai Flour Union, which has already started to cooperate, there are also invited iron and steel unions, textile unions, construction unions, etc., mainly in the light industry and textile industry, all of which are in Shanghai with strong economic strength groups that have plenty of money for spiritual pursuits.

"Hey, why do you still have invitations from the embassy and consulate here?" Jiang Jiangzuo opened the door and said in surprise: "Do these foreigners understand this, so don't give us things and waste everything."

Cheng Nuo was writing and drawing on the table without even raising his head: "They don't need to understand, they just need to pay for it. In terms of money, it's hard for us people to compare with others. I'm sorry for myself, let alone these foreigners who are ghosts and ghosts, after buying them here, they will probably be sent back to China in the next step, and continue to deceive their compatriots."

Jiang Jiangzuo nodded: "Indeed, it is difficult for us to compare with the Anglo-Saxons in terms of deception. I will do what you say at that time."

"It just so happens that I need to trouble you here, and I can also exercise myself by the way." Cheng Nuo pulled out a list of supplies from the table and introduced: "This is the urgently needed supplies for the disaster-stricken areas I sorted out. Taking advantage of the prices of supplies in Shanghai It hasn’t fluctuated yet, you’d better hurry up and buy the last batch, the more the better.”

After receiving the list, it contained rice, cornmeal, cotton clothes and other supplies, all of which were currently in short supply for the victims of the disaster in Zhili.

"It goes without saying about food. It is estimated that local wild vegetables may not be found, so the procurement of food is the top priority of this batch of supplies. It is okay to say nothing else, but people can die without food." Seeing Jiang Jiang Zuo had already taken the list away, and Cheng Nuo introduced: "As for the cotton clothes, they are prepared for the winter. Although autumn has not officially entered yet, it will be soon. When the temperature drops, the victims will suffer again. prepare in advance."

Looking at the list, Jiang Jiangzuo was a little apprehensive: "There is nothing wrong with the things, but if we purchase such a large quantity, it will cost at least tens of thousands of oceans. Can we afford it?"

"If you can't bear it, you have to take it down. Human life is at stake." Afraid that Jiang Jiangzuo would think too much, Cheng Nuo explained: "Millions of people have been affected by the disaster. Although these things seem to be a lot, they are actually just a drop in the bucket and can't save too much. People. But this money is not a small amount after all, although we can afford it, it will definitely hurt our muscles and bones after taking it out, which will affect scientific research work."

"So what do you mean?" Jiang Jiangzuo asked.

"It's very simple. Before the price of food and other supplies has risen, we will advance the funds for purchases. After the bazaar is over, we will make up for the shortfall. It will only take half a month before and after, so there is no big problem." Cheng Nuo added.

Hearing this, Jiang Jiangzuo breathed a sigh of relief: "This is good, I am afraid that if you open your mouth and take out tens of thousands of silver dollars, if you don't get it back, it will affect the work of the Work-Frugal Society in France, and it will also affect the technical research of the radio station." , These all need money.”

During these days, I have met many celebrities with Cheng Nuo, most of them are related to industry. Compared with these people, the funding scale of the Academy of Sciences is far from enough, which has given him a lot of pressure invisibly, and has begun to substitute The role Cheng Nuo assigned to him, even though the money was used for disaster relief, was still a little sensitive.

Cheng Nuo stood up and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Remember the invitation earlier, we raised funds from those trade unions, and then used the funds to buy goods from them. Once in and out, it is beneficial to both parties."

After Jiang Jiangzuo heard it, he couldn't help admiring him again and again: "Co-author, you are taking other people's money and buying other people's goods. It's a great thing to pick up for nothing."

Cheng Nuo waved his hands and said with a smile: "Economic behavior, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Besides, we all use the money on the victims of the disaster, which has little to do with our actual interests."

Jiang Jiangzuo pondered for a while, then said: "That's right. In the end, it's the disaster victims who benefit, and no one can say anything. Maybe the buyer is happy, and the seller is also happy. But having said that, we bought things back in advance. Is it in line with the process you said?"

Cheng Nuo shook his head and said confidently: "If you think about it this way, we are giving them loans so that they can spend money to support our bazaar. It would be so embarrassing if the things couldn't be sold in the auction."

"Then if they don't buy after earning money, you can still buy and sell by force?" Jiang Jiangzuo asked.

"We are civilized people, of course we don't do such robber things." Sitting back on the chair, Cheng Nuo sneered, "If they don't buy it, they have passed the first grade of junior high school, so don't blame me for the fifteenth grade."

So, holding the list of materials prepared in advance, Jiang Jiangzuo purchased [-] catties of cornmeal and [-] catties of flour, and thousands of sets of cotton clothes, waiting to be shipped to Tianjin.

Some people originally wanted to take advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune, but they forgot that Cheng Nuo was not only a scholar, but also joined various associations, such as the Chinese Vocational Education Association and the Chinese Sports Association. How about it, but there are high-ranking officials from the North and South governments, and the original intention of joining is to build the country, so how can you look down on this kind of behavior.

After some profiteers were warned, they finally stopped a lot.

As for how to hoard behind the scenes, Cheng Nuo and others don't know. Although 20 grains is a lot, in Shanghai, a big city, it will only cause a small ripple, and the impact will not be great.

However, in addition to supplies, epidemic prevention is also very important for disaster relief.

I found Wu Lien-teh who was still in Shanghai and was preparing for the Academy of Medical Sciences under the Academy of Sciences.

I knocked on the door, but no one responded. I wanted to come back another day, but when I walked a distance, it seemed that the lights were still on.

"It's broad daylight, why is the light on, nothing will happen, right?"

Cheng Nuo was a little worried, and went back to the door. When he saw that the door was not locked, he pushed the door open and entered.

Unexpectedly, Wu Lien-teh was inside, the light on was his desk lamp, and he was sleeping soundly with his clothes on.

"Xinglian, why are you sleeping here? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Did you stay up late last night?" Seeing that the table was covered with manuscript paper, written all over it, and the wastebasket was full, Cheng Nuo immediately judged , the dean of the medical school, there is a high probability that he will spend the night here again.

"Hey, Dean? When did you come here?" Wu Liande rubbed his bloodshot eyes, sat up with difficulty, and the coat on his back fell down as he got up: "I didn't stay up too much, last night just suddenly Sleepy, I thought about going back after squinting for a while, but I didn't expect to see you coming when I opened my eyes again."

"Hey, pay attention to your body. You are not young anymore. You know better than me the consequences of staying up late." Cheng Nuo picked up his coat from the ground, patted the dirt on it, folded it and handed it over: "If you fall down , our medical school is stillborn.”

"Don't worry, I will take good care of my health. Before my medical ideals are fulfilled, I will cherish my life more than anyone else." Wu Liande turned off the desk lamp, and while tidying up the straw paper on the table, he said, "Besides, we don't have Mrs. Zhang. Mr. Yan, I am not as good as him in terms of theory alone."

Cheng Nuo wanted to pour water for Wu Lien-teh, but when he shook the kettle and found it was empty, he had to refill the water and boil it again: "You two have learned different things, one is Chinese medicine and the other is Western medicine, how do you compare them? "

Holding the manuscript in his hand, bumping it up and down against the table several times to align it, Lien-teh Wu said with a smile: "In essence, it is about curing diseases and saving lives. The idea of ​​traditional Chinese medicine is also an inspiration to me, and I will be more confident in preventing and fighting the epidemic later. "

For thousands of years, the Chinese nation, like other nations in the world, has suffered from plagues in almost every period. In the 2000 years since the Western Han Dynasty, more than [-] large-scale plague epidemics have occurred in China.

Compared with the two worldwide plagues in the [-]th century and the [-]th century, which caused the population to drop sharply by [-]/[-] and [-]/[-] respectively, the population in ancient my country remained relatively constant, from [-] million to [-] million from the Western Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Wan, I have to say that traditional Chinese medicine has indeed played an important role in epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic.

The statistics of epidemic diseases in ancient my country with clear literature records are as follows: [-] in the Zhou Dynasty, [-] in the Qin and Han Dynasties, [-] in the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties, [-] in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, [-] in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, [-] in the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, [-] in the Ming Dynasty, and [-] in the Qing Dynasty.

Especially in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, a major epidemic occurred every four years. In this way, our population could grow from tens of millions to more than [-] million during the Qianlong period. The role of Chinese medicine cannot be ignored.

Cleaning up the ashes from the coal stove, Cheng Nuo said with a smile: "That's right. Essentially, it's all about curing diseases and saving lives. Naturally, whichever is more convenient and effective will come from that. There is no need for binary confrontation. Healthy communication, competition and integration are also good for patients." .”

As one of the important representatives of Western medicine in China, Wu Lien-teh agrees with this attitude very much: "It is such a truth that both sides have their own strengths and weaknesses. It depends on the condition of the patient, and the purpose is to cure the disease and save lives."

Sitting the kettle on the stove, Cheng Nuo clapped his hands: "Let's talk about Chinese and Western medicine in the future, let's talk about the flood in Zhili. I'm going to send you there to help the local people prevent the epidemic after the disaster. I don't know if you have any opinions." ?”

Hearing this, Lien-teh Wu took out the draft paper that he had just sorted out, and said seriously: "Of course I have no objection, even if you don't say anything to the dean, I plan to apply. There will be a plague outbreak, and the scale will be much larger than the Northeast plague, and maybe more people will die from the disease than from the flood.”

In order to show off his work, Wu Lien-teh put the most prominent pieces of draft paper in front of Cheng Nuo: "It is my improved mask, which is specially used to prevent diseases from entering the mouth and nose, threatening human life and health."

Seeing this, Cheng Nuo regained his spirits, picked up the toilet paper and read it carefully.

Although it has been improved by Wu Lien-teh, the structure of the mask is still relatively simple, but two or three layers of gauze are used to cover the mouth and nose, and then the two ends are cut to make straps.

Medical ones are a bit more complicated. In addition to the straps at both ends, one needs to be tied in the middle to be tied on the top of the head. For tight protection, it is too complicated to even stuff enough cotton in the gap.

Without rushing to point out the problem, Cheng Nuo first took a civilian mask and asked, "This design is very good. Even an illiterate woman in the village can make it after looking at the picture. It has a basic protective effect. If mass production , how much will it cost?"

Wu Lien-teh thought for a while, and stretched out two fingers: "If it is mass-produced, I guarantee that the cost will not exceed two cents. If it is mass-produced, I believe the cost can be further reduced."

Due to the current production conditions, Cheng Nuo would not foolishly propose to replace non-woven fabrics and melt-blown fabrics. It was simply unrealistic, and far less practical than this seemingly rustic method.

"Civilian masks can still be further improved on this basis. At present, they are still a bit bloated, and there are some unnecessary gauze areas. The design needs to be dealt with. As for the size of the gauze gap, I will contact Mr. Zhang later to let Dasheng The mill will see if it can be resolved."

"As for medical masks, it is too complicated to use. Given the conditions in the disaster area, it is difficult to get gauze, cloth strips and cotton at the same time. The actual application is too harsh and it is difficult to popularize. I think it is better to combine the two kinds of masks. Best of the best."

Combining the experience of the previous life and the actual conditions, Cheng Nuo gave his advice first and then restrained.

Of course, as a "layman", Cheng Nuo didn't expect the other party to be 100% convinced. When he took out the finished product later and compared it with each other, he would know which one was good and which one was bad.

Turning the topic to post-disaster epidemic prevention, Cheng Nuo asked, "What kind of epidemic diseases will appear after such a flood. In addition to masks, we should also make adequate preparations in advance."

Putting away the design paper, Wu Lien-teh replied: "Generally, in the winter after the disaster, there are more people suffering from dysentery and fever. These two need to be considered seriously."

Cheng Nuo nodded. These two diseases are old rivals, and there are some effective ways to cure them. He was relieved and said, "If possible, it is best to build a temporary epidemic prevention hospital in the local area. Clean up the source of the disease and strengthen disinfection, especially the corpses in the water should be salvaged and buried in time, and the waste should be eliminated in a timely manner.”

Although he knew that the other party was an expert in epidemic prevention in this era, Cheng Nuo couldn't help but talk about his past life experience. It would be enough if he could give an opinion that the other party thought was valuable for reference, and he would get great relief in his heart. comfort.

Wu Lien-teh also listened carefully to this, whether he still wants to nod, the dean just said a few more words, and he didn't directly reach out for micro-manipulation, he was already very satisfied, not to mention that it was indeed the first time he heard some theories: "Don't worry, Dean, besides me, there are more than ten doctors in our Academy of Sciences, all of whom will go with me, and we will definitely live up to your expectations."

Cheng Nuo nodded, and brought over the boiled water to pour Wu Lien-teh a cup: "Although it is a bit cruel, I still want to say that the epidemic prevention action should be based on the premise of protecting oneself as much as possible, and guard against bandits after work. There are always some People took advantage of the disaster to loot, endangering social order and people's lives and properties, and if possible, the resting place is arranged near the police station."

Holding the teacup in both hands, Wu Lien-teh was very touched by this: "Bring a few over here, and make sure to bring back some intact."

Cheng Nuo said nothing about this, and left here after a few words of advice.

This support from Zhili is both a challenge and an opportunity for the School of Medicine. While helping the victims, it is also improving itself. If it can be grasped, it is bound to make an important voice on the international frontier of modern medicine.

Just like Wu Lien-teh himself, he was just a relatively powerful doctor in China before, powerful but not top-notch, and almost no one knew him outside the country.

However, the plague in the Northeast made his research in this area advance by leaps and bounds, and he became an expert in plague research and epidemic prevention in the world, and he took the lead in this frontier of international medicine.

There will be a Spanish flu pandemic next year. At that time, tens of millions of people around the world will die from this disease, and a quarter of the world's population will be infected. The number of deaths in our country will also be about 100 million, which is quite terrifying.

If we don't start relevant research at this time, when will we wait?

(End of this chapter)