Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 215 The source of the plague

Seeing this, Sun Shangxiang immediately picked up a piece of fish, tasted it, and narrowed his eyes with joy.

Gong Yinglian was much more careful, first helped Lu Lingqi get a piece, and took out the bone spur for her, saying: "Be careful of the fishbone."

The maidservants saw that the master and mistress had eaten their hands, so they each took a portion, and they were all full of praise.

Feng Yao took some fish pieces and grilled them again.

……

Starting from December, Feng Yao lived a happy life for a whole month, and everything in Yuzhou was stable and peaceful. Xun You from Yingchuan, General Liu Biao Wenpin and others saw that there was no chance to take advantage of them, so they stood guard at the border of Yingchuan.

The glove factory was running well. In addition to being able to provide enough supplies for the army, the migrant workers who participated in the construction of the city and the lake were also equipped. Feng Yao's excess gloves were sent to Lu Bu's army and Yuan Shu's army to be equipped one by one.

Under Feng Yao's arrangement and guidance, coal, copper, iron ore and other minerals were developed in an orderly manner in the territory, and a new shipyard was built, mainly to manufacture flat-bottomed boats that are convenient for transporting food and troops, and can travel unimpeded in shallow water.

If you want to be rich, build roads first

As a modern person who has traveled through time, Feng Yao understands the importance of roads even more, especially in the use of war. A good road can make food and grass reach the front battlefield more effectively.

The road from Ruyin to Shenxian and then to Shouchun, since Feng Yao started to attack Runan half a year ago, Zhao Yu and Zhao Si's father and son began to build it, and now it has begun to take shape.

Another vertical road, from Suiyang in Liang State to Qiao County, then to Chengfu, and finally to Ruyin, is under construction.

Feng Yao analyzed the current strategic layout in Yuzhou.

Pingyu and Ruyin are the central points, and can extend eastward to Shouchun, the state of his father Yuan Shu. These three important places are almost in a straight line.

Viewed from the north-south direction: Fugou and Fule are the farmland points, and Junyi is the intersection of water transportation in the entire Kanto, which can extend to Ruyang and then to Pingyu, which is also on a straight line.

Water transportation is indeed an irreplaceable important role at present, but what if there is a large-scale drought?The entire transportation system will lose its function, and according to historical facts, there will be a drought in Yangzhou in the next one or two years, and many people will starve to death!
That's not the point!The point is the plague!

Half a month ago
Hua Tuo came to report: "My lord, there has been a plague in Runan, please take precautions, my lord!"

Feng Yao was taken aback. Fortunately, Hua Tuo once said clearly that as long as the plague is not in contact, it will not be contagious, which made Feng Yao feel relieved.

"Where is the patient now?" Feng Yao asked anxiously.

"In the medical hall!" Hua Tuo said.

"Is it quarantined?" Feng Yao asked.

"We have strictly controlled outsiders from getting close to them. As long as we control it well, the epidemic should not spread!" Hua Tuo said.

Only then did Feng Yao feel relieved, and immediately rushed to the clinic with Hua Tuo.

There were three patients infected with the plague, two men and one woman. One of the men was an old man who was over 50 years old, and the other was a 20-year-old married man. The woman was exactly this wife of a young man.

The old man's condition was serious, his eyes and mouth were festered, and there was a black sore on the skin on his neck, and he could not breathe from his throat.

The couple was fine, except for a weak coughing sound from time to time!

According to Hua Tuo, although the appearance of the three people is somewhat different, they have three common characteristics. The first is that they are particularly afraid of cold, the second is headache, and the second is blood in the urine. Among them, the old man is more serious. A small amount of blood also appeared in the chest, and the food he ate was basically not digested.

Because the causes of death of patients infected with the plague are different, but they all have a distinctive feature, that is, they are afraid of cold, and they are acquired by infection, so they are collectively called typhoid and miscellaneous diseases.

At this time, the three patients were covered with two thick quilts, and they were still so cold that their heads were half retracted into the quilts.

Feng Yao didn't dare to touch the old man who was seriously ill, so he touched the young couple's forehead with his hand, it was extremely hot!This is a high fever.

Although the patient had a high fever, the patient's mind was quite clear. The two couples met Feng Yao once, and when they knew that Feng Yao was Yuzhou Mu, they saw that Feng Yao was not afraid of infection and reached out to touch his forehead. They were immediately moved to tears and choked up: " Messenger, save us!"

Feng Yao nodded and comforted: "Don't worry, I will do my best to heal you!"

The young man wanted to get up to thank him, but was stopped by Feng Yao, and he thanked repeatedly: "Thank you, envoy, thank you, Doctor Hua."

Feng Yao asked again: "How did you get infected with the plague?"

The man shook his head and said, "The little one doesn't know, since he returned to Pingyu, he has been sick! And the little one has never been in contact with a patient who has the plague!"

"Did you move back from another place?" Feng Yao was taken aback, feeling that there was something wrong with it, and asked anxiously.

"That's right! But the disease was acquired locally, so you didn't get it before you came here?" The man looked puzzled.

Hua Tuo's eyes suddenly brightened, and he hurried forward and asked, "Plague is rampant in the area from Luoyang to Chang'an. Could it be that you came from there?"

The man nodded, "Yes, the young one fled to Luoyang because of the shortage of soldiers. Later, when he heard that the envoy was doing a good job in Yuzhou, and the Spring Festival was approaching, he returned to his hometown. Unexpectedly, he fell ill within a day after returning!"

"So that's the case, that's right, you caught the disease in Luoyang, and it only happened when you came back!" Hua Tuo suddenly realized, but then he frowned again, shook his head and said, "You said that you never contacted me. People who have been infected with the disease should not be contagious, it is strange!"

Feng Yao glanced at the man, then at the woman, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind, "This couple is in exile, their diet must be bad, the food they eat is usually cooked, it is impossible to catch the disease, Is it by drinking water?"

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, Feng Yao anxiously asked: "Did you drink boiled water or cold water?"

The man was stunned for a while, thinking that it doesn't matter, isn't everyone in the world drinking cold water, but Feng Yao asked the question, not daring to answer truthfully, after a moment of stunned, he nodded and said: "The little one is indeed drinking cold water !"

The woman also nodded, approving her husband's words.

Feng Yao asked the old man again. Although the old man was seriously ill, he could still hear everyone's words clearly. After taking a few breaths, he said with difficulty: "The old man, like that little brother, also came back from Luoyang. Just drink cold water to quench your thirst."

Feng Yao comforted the three patients again, and left the ward in a hurry. He washed his hands first so as not to be infected, and then ordered Hua Tuo to call all the doctors in the hospital to discuss the plague.

Each doctor expressed his own opinion. From the information obtained, Feng Yao discovered an obvious characteristic, that is, although some patients had rotten eyes, some coughed up blood, and some had dark skin, all patients had stomach problems. something wrong! !

"I think typhoid fever starts from the stomach! And the main source of all this is drinking water!" Feng Yao said.

After careful deliberation, Hua Tuo's eyes became brighter, without a trace of doubt, his expression was full of surprises, he recognized Feng Yao's point of view, and said loudly: "I think what you said is very correct. Ignore the pollution of water sources!"

(End of this chapter)