Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1114 Hill District ([-])

Shao Yuanyi had just returned from the county, and he was still recalling the hoarse shouts of the officials of the Health Bureau: "Tuberculosis, syphilis, diphtheria, meningitis, and postpartum sepsis were the most important diseases that the county faced last year. Among them, only Diphtheria has a certain chance of being cured. Although the treatment of tuberculosis has made some progress in the subsidiary of the Southern Railway (it is still in the stage of research and vaccine development, although Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been discovered so far, there is still a long way to go to develop a low-virulence vaccine), But it can’t be used to save people in the short term. The abnormal death rate in our county must be reduced. Since there are not enough means and drugs to treat diseases, we should publicize more to improve people’s knowledge of disease prevention and reduce hidden dangers of diseases. Eliminate at the source..."

Although he is already a well-known wealthy household in the county, due to his love for essential work and consideration of the influence of public opinion, Shao Yuanyi himself still works in the Health Bureau. Level [-]) to attend class training, and at the same time often go to the countryside to carry out disease science popularization and publicity. Generally speaking, it is quite hard, but you have to do it—on the east coast where all kinds of talents are scarce, even if Shao Yuanyi is already financially After gaining freedom, it is impossible for him to control his own time freely. He still has to work hard (force) to serve the people.

"It's really hard work." When he returned to the village office, he saw the new apprentice who came to welcome him, Shao Yuanyi laughed at himself.Several of the apprentices he brought before had already been trained in the crash course of medicine he taught, and went to other villages to serve as resident doctors. The one in front of him is a junior high school graduate who failed to enter high school. It can't be considered low anymore, but because of his hobbies, he signed up for the accelerated doctor training and determined to join the country's medical industry. Later, he was assigned to Shao Yuanyi's class and became one of the eight students he taught.

There was also a male nurse sorting out the newly arrived medicines in the infirmary of the village office. Shao Yuanyi glanced at him and found that the nurse was holding several bottles of brown medicinal wine in his hand. He immediately laughed and said, "The old men from the Health Bureau This time the delivery is a promise, and some opium wine was also distributed to our village, which is really good, and some brothers injured in training will no longer have to suffer because of lack of painkillers.”

"Yes, teacher, this is really rare. The cadre of the health bureau who came to deliver the medicinal wine kept telling me to save it. The medicinal wine is extremely expensive, because the current opium production in Xinhua is not high, so there is no way to buy it. It has been rolled out across the country on a large scale. But according to me, the pain-relieving effect of this medicinal wine is also limited, last time Liu Laogen was in pain like that and gave him opium wine to no avail." The little apprentice said while taking the luggage for Shao Yuanyi .

"What are you talking about!" Shao Yuanyi gave his apprentice a shudder, and scolded with a smile: "Liu Laogen was amputated after the wound was severely infected. Of course, opium wine is useless for such severe pain. But for ordinary pain, opium wine is still good. It works, otherwise, why do you think everyone is arguing with the Health Bureau to grab opium? Are you all fools?"

Seeing the young apprentice being scolded, the middle-aged male nurse who was arranging the medicines immediately grinned. He is an old man in the infirmary of the village office. He has been practicing medicine with Shao Yuanyi all year round. The apprentices were joking.At this time, I saw him sorting out common medicines such as aspirin, ferrous sulfate, cod liver oil, opium wine, fortune wine, cinchona cream (this quantity is very small, and the price is extremely high), and he joked: "Xiao Li, did you last time?" When the butt broke, it hurt so much that I cried and cried. Unfortunately, there was no opium wine at that time, otherwise I could give you a taste to see if it worked. Of course, if you are willing to break your butt again, this medicinal wine can give you You drink it, it's all ready-made, how about it?"

The little apprentice was embarrassed when he heard the words, so he trotted into the house to continue dispensing medicine.Although the development of the national medical industry is changing with each passing day, the shortage of medicines has been bothering everyone until now.For example, as the number of domestic mirror-making technicians increases and their skills become more and more sophisticated, high-magnification lenses made of crystal (the color of the glass is cloudy, and Uruguay is rich in crystals) are now becoming more and more popular. The pathogenic bacteria of many diseases have been isolated by medical research institutions on the east coast, but there is an extreme lack of means or drugs to inhibit and eliminate these germs, so many times they can only watch patients suffering from diseases Tormented and helpless.

And since many organic drugs cannot be produced due to lack of chemical knowledge, the medical institutions on the east coast can only find a way in other ways. At present, there are generally two channels.One is to learn the old wisdom of Chinese medicine to inoculate vaccinia, and sublimate and extract the theory of this medical method (of course, combined with the bacteriology that has been initially studied on the East Coast), and then comprehensively apply it to animals and even humans (usually Indians). people or death row prisoners, but this kind of human experiment is against human morality, so it is only carried out in extremely secret research institutions), such as the diphtheria antiviral serum (bred from horses) that has been initially successful and is under research tuberculosis vaccine (developed in sheep) and so on.

In addition, it is to vigorously develop traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, such as the "Song Medical Records" and "Ming Medical Records" compiled by the local Ministry of Health and the Southern Railway Health Research Institute.These two books record a large number of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions that have been proved to be "really effective" or "possibly effective", which is of great help to the development of the medical industry on the east coast. The only obstacle is that the medicinal materials need to be imported from China or North Korea. Not only The quantity is limited, the cost is high, and the deterioration and damage of medicinal materials during sea transportation are also common, and the limitations are relatively large.As for the medicinal materials introduced locally on the east coast, it is hard to say whether they are effective due to the climate or soil environment. At present, the Ministry of Health is also organizing personnel to screen these introduced medicinal materials to see if they can replace imported medicinal materials.It is only obvious that such a huge project of screening and screening cannot be completed in a short period of time. It may take decades or even hundreds of years of continuous investment to complete it.

However, some medicinal materials from the East were not introduced smoothly on the east coast, but some medicinal materials from Europe or Africa were unexpectedly successful on the east coast.For example, aloe vera oil and senna leaf used to treat constipation (mostly cultivated in the semi-arid tropical grasslands in the west of Xinhua Island); The high mountain area of ​​Hong Kong is really a treasure island...), and now Shao Yuanyi's apprentice Xiao Li is using fresh raw materials to prepare medicines. , this is indeed the most suitable way for patients to absorb.

"Xiao Li, how does the Italian guy named Lugano in the village feel after drinking ground yellow tea?" Shao Yuanyi asked after entering the room after taking a sip of barley tea to cool off the heat.As a well-known doctor in Xihu County, Shao Yuanyi was fortunate to have participated in the research work of the secret medical laboratory of the Mei Agency. In that place full of unethical human experiments, the researchers discovered an interesting effect of Foxglove: After many Guarani people conducted comparative experiments, they found that besides stimulating the kidneys, the herbal medicine foxglove also has some effects on the heart, because only a strong heart can prompt the kidneys to produce enough urine.Therefore, some bold medical researchers pointed out that the drug Foxglove may have the effect of treating heart diseases, and the Ministry of Health should decisively invest a large amount of money in research, and if necessary, even apply for a special bonus from the "Science Spring" program, because its significance cannot underestimate.

Although Shao Yuanyi left the secret medical laboratory at this time, in his daily medical work, he also paid great attention to collecting data and reporting it to the laboratory in time so that they could complete the research on foxglove on heart disease treatment faster, so Only then did I have the question just now.It's a pity that Xiao Li didn't know what to ask, and he didn't seem to observe Lugano's situation after taking the medicine. This made Shao Yuanyi very disappointed, so he waved his hand and asked him to continue to prepare the medicine.

"Xiao Li, please accompany me to Luohan County next month. The county has not been established for a long time, and the disease is rampant. The people are in urgent need of medical services and popular science. I am assigned by the District Health Bureau It’s been half a month of patrolling there, all eight of you in the class should go with me, and gain a lot of knowledge. This medical knowledge can’t be done by just sitting at home behind closed doors, and you need to accumulate more experience.” Drinking barley for a while Tea, Shao Yuanyi said suddenly.

As for the Luohan County he was talking about, it was just established this month. It has five settlements under its jurisdiction, Dongshoujiang Township, Zhongshoujiang Township, Hongxing Township (formerly Hongxing Farm), Xincheng Township and Luohan Township, with a population of 22 Yu is the 12nd county in the country.Before this month (December), Fuguo County and Taiping County were successively established, which are the 20th and 21st county-level administrative units in the country. The former has jurisdiction over Guanku Township, Qingcun Township, Yuer Township, and Donghu County. Township and Fuguo Township, with a total population of more than [-]; the latter has five townships under its jurisdiction: Taiping Township, Baicaogou Township, Dahulin Township, Yezhutan Township and Xishoujiang Township (located near the small town of Santana Boavista) , with a total population of more than [-]—the establishment of three counties a year is no small matter on the east coast.

However, because Luohan County is close to Xihu County, and many of its townships were originally under the trusteeship of Xihu County, many tasks in the early days of the county were still supported by Xihu County, such as medical and health work. Shao Yuanyi had to go there often Volunteer to make rounds and help train grassroots medical staff, so what he just said to them came about.

(End of this chapter)