ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 12 Help?

It should be said that the Persians not only fulfilled their promise, but also did it very well.brought the Greeks to a fertile land.The farmland here is densely covered with more than a dozen fertile villages. Two villages were specially vacated for the Greeks as garrison camps, and a large amount of delicious food was prepared.

After several days of fatigue and hunger, the soldiers feasted to their heart's content.

The next day, Davos woke up, feeling that his fatigue had been swept away, and he was particularly energetic. Thinking of what the Persians had done, he was a little confused: If this was a plan to arrogant enemies, it was necessary to do such a big thing. Pay?Could it be that this is really a country that bullies the weak and fears the strong, just like the Northern Song Dynasty in Chinese history?

He tried his best to recall the explanation of the ancient Persian imperial system when the university professor he invited to teach the course on the decline of great powers when he was studying at the Party School in his previous life: The Persians took advantage of the decline of Media and Assyria, the hegemons of the two river basins, to rise. Cyrus adopted a very tolerant policy towards the cultures and religions of all ethnic groups, so wherever the war went, all ethnic groups surrendered one after another, and the territory grew larger and larger like a snowball.

How to manage such a vast territory?First of all, Persepolis, the place where Persia made its fortune, was the capital and was personally seated by the king; Mesopotamia was the richest area and was under direct jurisdiction; other places were governed by governors.Most of the ethnic groups under his jurisdiction are autonomous and pay taxes regularly... Wait, Mesopotamia is a direct jurisdiction of the Persian king!
Davos had an idea in his memory: When the mercenaries passed through Silesia, Cyrus the Younger allowed the Greeks to plunder and plunder, but once they crossed the Tapisakus River and entered the Mesopotamia, the management became much stricter. Yes, even when buying things, you have to pay according to the price. Could it be that... could it be said that...

"Davos, come with me to see Asistes!" A big hand pulled Davos up, interrupting his meditation.

"Who?" Davos asked Hilos in confusion.

"Asistes is Antonius' nephew. When he was crossing the wooden bridge yesterday, the bridge suddenly broke. He fell into the river and got a big gash in his thigh from the broken wood. Unexpectedly, this morning, he He's hot all over, unconscious, and saying some strange things, and the doctor can't do anything about it. Antonios wants you to go and have a look!" Hilos said anxiously.

"Talking weird things?! It seems that he has gone to hell and met Radamantus. There is probably no hope." Seeing Xilos glare at him, Olivers quickly changed his words: "Of course, Davos, you This 'favored one' of Hades, he can't survive even if he doesn't want to!"

Davos looked embarrassed: "I want to help, but I don't know how to treat illnesses."

Hilos comforted him and said: "Antonios understands. It's just that for a person who is about to lose a loved one, there is a little hope that he should give it a try."

Facing Xiros's expectant eyes, Davos fell silent, and his nervous mood slowly calmed down: Even if I can't save Asistes, can I erase the help I have given to everyone in the past two days!Apart from playing tricks, can't I gain their trust with my ability?Without this nickname, it might be possible to relieve some of Menon's jealousy towards him.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

"I'll go too." Geogris, who was in the room, also stood up.

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When I came to the room with the doors and windows closed, there were people in the room looking forward to it.

"Davos is here!" One word quickly made people make way for a passage.

Davos came to the bed and saw a young man in his 20s lying on the bed with his eyes closed, lips dry, and his whole body flushed.There was a wedge-shaped wound about six centimeters long on the left thigh near the knee. The wound was swollen as big as a fist.He was talking nonsense and his hands and feet were twitching, but he was held down tightly.

Davos first put his hand close to the patient's forehead, which was so hot that it burned his hand.Then he pressed the swollen area gently with his hand, and green pus flowed out of the wound.His fingers felt sticky and had a faint fragrance.

At this time, the man who was pressing the patient raised his head, looked at him and said: "I used sesame oil boiled with grape leaves and applied it on the wound, hoping to make him quiet, but it seems that the effect is not good."

"His name is Helps, and he is the doctor in our camp." Hilos saw Davos' confusion and whispered.

Such a strong man is actually a doctor?! Davos looked at him and blurted out: "Why not use bloodletting?"

"Is bloodletting necessary? I had considered that in the event of bloodletting, it would take Asistes a long time to recover. We are on the way home!" Helps explained: "I didn't even think about it. I've used all the remaining 'Maier Cai Weng Xiang', but it seems that the aromatherapy doesn't work at all." He looked a little depressed.

No wonder, there was a strange smell in the air, and I thought it was the body odor of these people.Didn’t the West like to use bloodletting to treat diseases before the Renaissance?Davos thought about some interesting anecdotes about the ancient West that he had read in his previous life.

"Oh, what's your name? Which military camp did Antonios invite the doctor from?" Helps asked.

Davos hesitated, considering how to answer.Antonios, who was waiting anxiously on the side, interjected: "He is Davos! The 'favorite' of Hades!" After saying that, without looking at the sudden change in Helps's expression, he asked Davos eagerly: "Asistes...is there still...hope for him?"

"I try my best, but I may not succeed." Davos answered cautiously.

"Just try your best! Just try your best!" Antonios' tired face showed a hint of relief: "Do you need us to prepare the altar and the statue of Hades now?"

"What are you preparing these for?"

"Use it for prayer!"

Davos glanced around. Except for Helps, who was watching coldly, everyone else looked at him with anticipation and excitement: It turned out that he was waiting to see the "divine descend"!

Davos was amused in his heart and said solemnly: "I don't know how to pray. I don't know how to pray. But I know some other treatment methods. You can try it. If you just want God to save Asistes, then I just have to leave!"

"Oh!" some people groaned in disappointment.

Antonios seemed to understand something, and immediately said firmly: "Just do as you say!"

The reason why Davos said this: firstly, because he failed to save himself and found a way out; secondly, because he did not want these people to connect him with God in everything.

"Let everyone go out and wait!... Open all the doors and windows!... Boil a jar of water, find a few pieces of clean linen and put them in the boiling water! At the same time, find a sharp, rust-free knife and put it in the boiling water too! ...And bring a few cans of cold water to the house!..." Davos ordered loudly and slowly but clearly.

Antonios, Helos, and Geogris didn't have any doubts, but started to carry out his orders seriously, running around.

Helps originally thought that Davos was a witch doctor and treated him unkindly.At this moment, seeing that his arrangements were quite similar, I couldn't help but curiously asked: "Davos, how are you going to treat me?"

"The wound did not bleed a lot, and it obviously did not damage the blood vessels. However, the wound was red, swollen, had pus, and had a high fever. It was obviously a wound infection that caused the high fever, so debridement and fever reduction could be done first." Davers explained in detail.For modern people, this is just common sense.However, in this ignorant era, people often think that gods and ghosts are at work, which is why witch doctors are so popular. Before, Helps thought that Davos was a witch doctor.

After hearing what Davos said, Helps' eyes lit up: "This is somewhat similar to the method of treating fractures proposed by Hippocrates, 'debridement, traction, and reduction'."

"Hippocrates of Kos?" Davos was very familiar with this name. After all, later generations called Hippocrates "the father of Western medicine."

"Yes. Do you know him?"

"Not familiar with it, but I've heard of it."

"When I passed through the Aegean Sea, I wanted to visit him, but he was not there. Although many doctors in mainland Greece did not agree with him, he did cure many people."

Seeing Helps' expression of regret and envy, Davos was moved in his heart: "You can be my assistant later, okay?"

"Thank you very much!" Helps said gratefully.In this era, most doctors are passed down from father to son. If ordinary people want to study medicine, they have to sign an agreement, pay a high tuition fee, and work as an assistant for free for many years.

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