mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1076: The Immune System Easily Controls the Plague Bacillus
The Zhao family had a new baby, but Zhao Chuanxin was unable to go back.

Zhao Chuanxin's eldest daughter, Zhao Lingjun, cried and shouted to find her father, but Zhao Chuanxin also did not dare to go.

The plague in Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town was the first to be controlled, so Zhao Chuanxin simply did not return to his territory and wandered around with Wu Lien-teh and others.

Harbin, Changchun Prefecture, Fengtian...

On New Year’s Eve, Zhao Chuanxin cooked himself.

Wu Lien-teh was surprised and asked, "How can we eat sea bass?"

Zhao Chuanxin wore an apron and used a sun hat instead since he didn't have a chef's hat to prevent his hair from falling into the pot.

On the operating table, there are a lot of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, and MSG...

Even though there were so many people, he didn't cook a big pot.

The spoon was swung into afterimages, and each time the oil was added just right, the pot was heated, the ingredients were added, the spoon was flipped, and stir-frying was carried out.

Wu Lien-teh was amazed and said, "Mr. Zhao is really an expert in everything."

He finally understood everything and his summary of Zhao Chuanxin was: treat your enemies like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and treat your friends like spring flowers blooming.

After a while, the fried pork with peppers was cooked.

Zhao Chuanxin quickly put the food on the plate: "Take it away."

He controls four stoves at the same time, one for frying, two for steaming and one for stewing.

Frying, grilling, cooking and deep-frying, two tables of dishes were ready in a short while.

He wiped his hands on his apron, took out four jars of golden cauldrons, two bottles of tequila, and two bottles of Lafite wine, and said, "I apologize for the poor hospitality."

"Master Zhao, what you said really humiliates us. We all rely on your care along the way."

"That's right. If it weren't for Lord Zhao, how could it be so smooth?"

Wu Lien-teh poured wine for everyone and said with emotion: "At first I thought we could only go to each place to prevent the epidemic. If it weren't for Lord Zhao, we might still be in Fujia Dian now."

According to the original history, a quarter of the population of Fujia Dian had died by then.

Wu Lien-teh and his men could only take care of Harbin, and then they were able to move to Changchun Prefecture and Fengtian.

But with Zhao Chuanxin around, he directly requisitioned trains from Japan and Russia, which did not carry passengers but were specifically used to carry epidemic prevention materials and medical staff, and many places were moving forward at the same pace.

The number of infected people is decreasing day by day, and we can now see hope at the end of the tunnel.

"Lord Zhao accompanied us on the mission and made great contributions."

These people are not flatterers.

Wherever there was a shortage of masks and medicines, Zhao Chuanxin would send a telegram to resolve the issue immediately.

Many people in Changchun Prefecture and Fengtian volunteered to participate in epidemic prevention work.

However, these people lack knowledge of modern medicine, even Chinese medicine doctors, so the mortality rate is extremely high.

However, Zhao Chuanxin dispatched specially trained doctors from Lugang Town and Lubin Prefecture to conduct training everywhere, and distributed special-effect antibiotics, first supplying them to medical staff. The death toll was reduced to a minimum, which greatly mobilized enthusiasm for epidemic prevention.

In terms of resource scheduling, it is actually planned by Xingyue Computing, which is extremely efficient.

Zhao Chuanxin raised his glass and said, "Everyone, let's drink this together!"

As he said this he drank it all in one gulp.

Everyone was drinking with a grin and a hiss.

The atmosphere became more lively with wine flowing.

They were no longer as afraid of Zhao Chuanxin as they were at the beginning.

"During this period, I have lost count of how many meals Mr. Zhao has cooked for us."

Everyone divided the work and cooperated with each other. Zhao Chuanxin was responsible for intimidating people, using the big stick to make officials from all over the country cooperate, dispatching resources, transporting supplies... In addition to these, he was also responsible for cooking.

Everyone is busy and eating is a big problem.

Zhao Chuanxin cooks in various ways, including New Orleans-style barbecue, Mexican burritos, large pieces of Lubinfu meat, Buryat buns, hot dogs, chicken stewed with mushrooms...

The medical staff who have been working so hard have gained a lot of weight during this period.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
The fear of Zhao Chuanxin first turned into awe, and then into love.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "We must work harder and defeat the plague before the weather warms up."

When they had finished drinking until around eight o'clock, Zhao Chuanxin asked them to drink first, and he teleported to Quetshalan, disinfected himself first, then entered the underground fortress and released the puppet slaves to help make dumplings.

If there are too many people, you can't try any fancy tricks. There are two kinds of fillings: leeks, eggs and shrimp, and sauerkraut meat.

I packed three hundred and seventy of them.

After wrapping them, they took them back to cook, and then put them on a sorghum stalk curtain: "There are many people, so each person should take ten. No one should take more than they want."

Everyone shed tears as they looked at the steaming dumplings.

"Respectfully, Lord Zhao."

Who would have thought that Zhao Chuanxin could wash clothes and cook for them?

Zhao Chuanxin washes dozens or even hundreds of pieces of clothes every time, and it is hard for people to imagine how he finishes them.

How to wash Zhao Chuanxin?
He first built a huge stone basin, filled it with water, heated it with the old god's crucible brand, put in a large amount of soap powder produced by Tianshangfei, manipulated the Lord of Run's greeting to stir the water, evaporated the water, rinsed, and then steamed it dry...

Their food, clothing, housing and transportation were clearly arranged.

On New Year's Eve, everyone is relaxed and it's inevitable to drink more.

Some who drank too much burst into tears, some vomited, and some shouted that they wanted to fry chicken heads and burn yellow paper to become sworn brothers with Lord Zhao.

"It's okay to be sworn brothers, but what's the point of you kneeling down and kowtowing to me? I'm not going to give you New Year's money. I've spent millions of dollars on this epidemic prevention."

The money extorted and stolen from Tsarist Russia and Japan had long been spent.

Now is the stage of paying out of pocket.

Zhao Chuanxin spent more than three million dollars, and the Qing government also paid more than three million taels of silver.

At midnight, Zhao Chuanxin was still awake, but others, including Wu Lien-teh, were staggering.

Zhao Chuanxin was suddenly stunned.

The stars and the moon presented him a picture on his glasses.

In her warmly decorated room, Jiang Mingxin held up the "magic lamp" given by Zhao Chuanxin and spoke to it: "Servant of God, servant of God, I hope that the master is safe and sound. This is my last wish for the year. You must bless him..."

……

At this time, many newspapers were criticizing Zhao Chuanxin for being autocratic.

The Far Eastern News reported: Zhao Chuanxin slaughtered people with ease, he could slaughter Japanese soldiers as well as ordinary people. He burned human corpses without changing his expression. When a civilian knelt on the ground to turn around, Zhao ordered his soldiers to hold his shoulders tightly and prevent him from getting up. After three hours on the ice and snow, his legs became useless due to poor blood circulation, so the civilians outside the Great Wall were like boiling soup...

The Qingpu Daily said: "Those who oppose him will be killed without mercy. He is the first person in history to use killing to maintain his authority. I have never seen anyone who is so harsh on the people...

The Tianduo Newspaper said: At that time, everyone called Zhao Erfeng "Butcher", but Zhao Chuanxin praised him. He had long foreseen his murderous intentions. Zhao killed nine civilians outside the Great Wall, and even slapped the Prince's tutor. He was extremely rampant...

On the public screen of the Internet, there were quite a few people who posted messages to curse Zhao Chuanxin, and there were hundreds of hot posts and comments.

"Zhao Chuanxin is a real butcher."

"The one who deserves to die is Zhao Chuanxin."

"What crime have the people committed?"

Because the plague was rampant, information was not flowing smoothly, and medical staff were exhausted from running around. All they reported to Fengtian were epidemic prevention news, and no one had the energy to pay attention to anything else.

There were reports that Zhao Chuanxin used cruel methods to prevent the epidemic, but there were no other specific details, so various newspapers that were accustomed to making groundless accusations simultaneously launched slander.

With the Internet fanning the flames, the outside world has started to speak out.

……

In Fengtian, Xiliang finally met Zhao Chuanxin.

When Xiliang was inspecting the epidemic prevention work, he saw a tall, bearded man coming over with a spray bottle.

Before Xiliang could react, Zhao Chuanxin aimed the spray bottle at him and sprayed him wildly.

"You, what are you doing?"

"Stop talking nonsense and disinfect."

Wu Lien-teh quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Governor, everyone must be disinfected when entering and leaving the place. We must nip the plague in the bud. This is Lord Zhao Chuanxin. Lord Zhao, this is Lord Xiliang, the Governor-General of the Three Northeastern Provinces."

Zhao Chuanxin wore a mask and had a blank expression on his face. He said perfunctorily, "Governor, nice to meet you. Nothing important, no need to block the way. Next."

Xiliang: “…”

Wu Lien-teh was grateful to Zhao Chuanxin and also to Xiliang.

At the beginning of the fight against the plague, there was an older French doctor named Mesny.

Mesny did not believe Wu Lien-teh's theory that plague was spread by saliva and questioned Wu Lien-teh.

But Xiliang strongly supported Wu Lien-teh.

In a fit of rage, Mesni treated patients without wearing a mask, and ended up getting infected and dying...

This is probably to drown those who can swim, beat to death those who are stubborn, and infect those who don't believe in spit.

Xiliang was followed by a group of foreign doctors.

And... a reporter.

Zhou Fengquan, a reporter from the Far Eastern Times, was the last one to come. After Zhao Chuanxin sprayed him with disinfectant, he stood in front of Zhao Chuanxin with an expressionless face.

"A good dog doesn't block the road." Zhao Chuanxin also had a blank expression on his face.

Zhou Fengquan continued expressionlessly: "I am a reporter, a special reporter for the Far Eastern News in the epidemic area."

"Oh?" Zhao Chuanxin was surprised: "You are quite courageous."

Facing Zhao Chuanxin, Zhou Fengquan showed no fear: "Reporters from Lugang Town Journal dared to go to the battlefield, and we, reporters from Far Eastern News, also dared to come to the epidemic area."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "Awesome." "Master Zhao, I want to ask you a few questions."

"Since you are so brave, it's okay to tell it."

Zhou Fengquan stared at Zhao Chuanxin and asked, "Master Zhao, besides killing people, what else did you do?"

Zhao Chuanxin sprayed disinfectant into the air: "Washing clothes, cooking, that's all."

Zhou Fengquan looked at the medical staff next to him: "Is what Lord Zhao said true?"

"Yes, but..."

"Thank you for your answer." Zhou Fengquan interrupted him and followed Xiliang and the others in.

"..."

Although Xiliang was concerned about the epidemic, he did not dare to go to the quarantine area.

He went to the temporary residence and rest area of ​​the medical staff to take a look.

Each room has bunk beds and the air is filled with the smell of disinfectant.

Xiliang looked at these well-made solid wood bunk beds and said in amazement: "This bed is very good."

Wu Lien-teh nodded and said, "Sir, this was made by Lord Zhao himself. Lord Zhao is also a skilled craftsman."

Zhou Fengquan frowned.

Xiliang opened the wardrobe and saw that it was full of white coats, which were washed clean. Apart from the smell of disinfectant, there was also a faint scent of lavender.

Xiliang picked up a piece of clothing and saw that the clothing was supported by wood and hung on the beam, which made it so neat.

He nodded: "That's great."

Wu Lien-teh was about to say that this was all thanks to Zhao Chuan-xin, but Zhou Feng-quan interrupted: "Although the clothes are washed clean, it takes a lot of time and is not helpful for epidemic prevention."

Wu Lien-teh frowned and said, "That's wrong. Many diseases are caused by sanitation. When the late French doctor Mesny was in charge of epidemic prevention in Tianjin, he emphasized the cleanliness of the city and the cleanliness of the patients' diet and clothing. It can be seen that this is also extremely important."

Zhou Fengquan disagreed.

After an inspection, Xiliang was very satisfied to see that the epidemic prevention work was in good order and highly praised Wu Lien-teh.

Zhou Fengquan also said: "Dr. Wu is a kind-hearted doctor, and I admire him."

Wu Lien-teh wanted to speak again, but Xiliang waved his hand and said, "Since everything is in place, I will not interfere with the epidemic prevention."

Wu Lien-teh had no choice but to send them away.

When they left, they saw Zhao Chuanxin sitting at the door reading a book with a cigar in his mouth.

Title of the book: "Spring and Autumn Annals".

Xiliang's expression was complicated.

This careless man is feared by monarchs all over the world.

With him around, even if Xiliang had great ambitions, it would be difficult for him to carry out work outside the Great Wall.

All the possible benefits were taken by Lubin Prefecture and Lugang Town.

Yet, this man was able to move in and out of the quarantine camp freely, even though everyone else was afraid of him.

I think he really doesn't care about life and death.

Xiliang knew that Zhao Chuanxin had spent a lot of money, and that he killed people only to deter villains. After all, every natural disaster would bring about man-made disasters.

He understood Zhao Chuanxin and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

He also knew that there were many people outside who slandered and framed Zhao Chuanxin, but he pretended not to know and would not help Zhao Chuanxin to get away with it.

When Zhou Fengquan passed by Zhao Chuanxin, he stretched his head to glance into the book and his eyes widened involuntarily.

The book cover was "Spring and Autumn Annals", and inside was actually a Japanese erotic picture, with men and women lying on their sides in lifelike postures, all white.

Well, the woman was holding a fan.

Zhou Fengquan spat.

Zhao Chuanxin immediately closed the book and grabbed Zhou Fengquan by the collar.

Zhou Fengquan was startled: "What are you doing? Don't mess around..."

Zhao Chuanxin said fiercely: "If you spit anywhere, you will be fined one dollar!"

Everyone: "..."

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin didn't seem to be joking, Zhou Fengquan could only reluctantly take out a dollar.

Zhao Chuanxin took it, sprayed the medicine with the spray bottle, and then put it in his pocket: "Everyone can get at least one chicken leg tonight."

Medical staff: "Your Excellency is mighty."

Zhou Fengquan and Xiliang: "..."

Finally, a foreign doctor stood in front of Zhao Chuanxin, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhao. I am Sickert Karl, a doctor from the UK and also a painter. Mr. Zhao, I heard that you are also a painter. I am very interested in you."

Zhao Chuanxin shook hands with him, then disinfected his hands with hand sanitizer: "Get out of here, you pervert."

Sickert Karl: “…”

He still had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

He was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned to Zhao Chuanxin and said, "News about the plague has spread. Doctors from eleven countries are coming to Fengtian to hold the 'International Plague Research Conference'. I look forward to seeing you there again, Mr. Zhao."

"roll."

After Zhou Fengquan returned, the Far Eastern News continued to slander Zhao Chuanxin, saying that Zhao Chuanxin was still enjoying himself and eating and drinking even during the epidemic prevention process. It gave many details to prove it, such as the lavender scent all over the room...

Many newspapers joined in the action, and all kinds of gossip were bound to nail Zhao Chuanxin to the pillar of shame.

Wu Lien-teh and his medical staff were praised to the utmost, saying that they worked tirelessly and handled epidemic prevention properly, etc.

After the Chinese New Year, the number of deaths from plague dropped to zero.

All the medical staff cheered.

Zhao Chuanxin was feeling happy when he received a telegram from Liu Huaqiang in Hankou and Shuangxi who followed Huang Xing in the rebellion.

Liu Huaqiang told Zhao Chuanxin that something happened in Hankou.

Hankou, known as the Chicago of the East, has an outrageous number of rickshaws.

There was a rickshaw driver named Wu Yigou who accidentally ran over the foot of an Indian policeman while pulling his rickshaw.

The policeman became furious and knocked Wu Yigou down with a stick, then kicked him several times. Wu Yigou died on the spot.

This was stated by other rickshaw pullers who arrived at the scene.

Zhao Chuanxin touched his chin and telegraphed back to Liu Huaqiang: Are you sure it was the police who kicked Wu Yigou to death?
The reason for asking this question is that Zhao Chuanxin killed too many foreigners in Hankou. If he is not afraid of killing them, then the foreigners must be very brave.

Liu Huaqiang did not dare to lie and told the truth in his reply: This matter is doubtful. There is another saying that Wu Yigou suddenly fell to the ground after carrying passengers, and then the Indian and Chinese police arrived at the scene. The British Concession and the government office conducted an autopsy and found no scars. It is unknown whether the coroner and the British doctor colluded to give false testimony.

However, the matter does not end here...

If things had ended here, Liu Huaqiang would not have sent a telegram to Zhao Chuanxin.

After Wu Yigou died, many drivers stopped their businesses and went on strike, surrounding the police station.

It is possible that during this process some criminals secretly smashed, looted and robbed people.

At this time, the British Consul in Hankou mobilized the Marines to go ashore to suppress the rebellion. At the same time, volunteers from the British Concession came with rifles to help suppress the rickshaw drivers and civilians.

The British soldiers and volunteers then opened fire on the drivers and civilians, killing and wounding a total of 21 people, including 14 deaths.

If the matter had ended there, it would have been fine. However, the Hankou authorities subsequently turned a blind eye to Wu Yigou's death. Newspapers, mainly the Lugang Town Journal, reported the incident. Under pressure from the public, the Governor of Huguang, Rui Cheng, asked the British consul for compensation for the casualties.

The British Consul said: "The demonstrators damaged the facilities in the concession, and there were also civilians who stole, looted, and smashed things. I am now formally filing a claim with your Governor-General's Office."

Ruicheng was dumbfounded.

Let's put this matter aside for now.

The people of Hankou were angry.

They thought of one person - Zhao Chuanxin.

Although Zhao Chuanxin is no longer in Hankou, there are always legends about him in Hankou.

They went to the Juanwang Technical College in the Russian Concession to find Liu Huaqiang, the president of the Student Union, and petitioned for justice for Zhao Chuanxin.

So Liu Huaqiang sent a telegram to Zhao Chuanxin, who was in charge of epidemic prevention.

The telegram sent by Shuangxi told Zhao Chuanxin that the British army invading Burma had invaded Pianma in western Yunnan.

Ten years ago, the British army had occupied the villages of Cizhub, Paila and others near Pianma.

This time, they directly occupied the entire Pianma.

Shuangxi requested to fight and wanted to gather the Lisu, Jingpo and other ethnic groups on both sides of the Nujiang River as well as the Han people to resist Yingjun, but Huang Xing and Sun Gongwu refused.

Their great cause has not yet been completed, how can they be distracted by other things?
Shuangxi had a bad temper and in a fit of rage he sent a telegram to Zhao Chuanxin.

Similarly, due to the long distances, telegrams also have to go through many twists and turns.

Zhao Chuanxin couldn't explain it clearly in the telegram, so he immediately went to Wu Lien-teh and asked him: "Xinglian, do you think the plague has subsided? If I thoroughly disinfect and leave the country now, is there still a risk of transmission?"

Wu Lien-teh told him the truth: "Mr. Zhao, it's best not to. The germs have an incubation period, and no one can guarantee whether you are infected or not."

Zhao Chuanxin frowned and pulled Wu Liandra aside: "I'm going to tell you a secret. This is something you and I know, but no one else can know."

Wu Lien-teh swore: "I admire you as a human being. I will keep your secret, no matter how big the matter is."

Zhao Chuanxin took off his mask, lit a cigarette and said, "Zhao is immune to all poisons. If I take poison, it will be excreted from the skin in a moment. But plague bacteria are not poisonous. If I get infected, I will sense it when my immune system works. I was infected once before, and it is obvious that plague bacteria were easily controlled by my immune system. But I am not sure whether the clothes or body still carry plague bacteria. I am worried that if the disinfection is not thorough, it will be spread."

Wu Lien-teh was dumbfounded: "Master Zhao, are you kidding me? You defeated the plague bacillus? When did it happen?"

He had never heard of anyone being immune to all poisons or having a body that could defeat germs.

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "I smoke, I can't quit. I have to take off my mask to smoke and get infected. Do you remember that I didn't show up for a few days? I was infected during those days, but I didn't tell you because I was more worried that I would infect you."

(End of this chapter)