The most arrogant in history

Chapter 250: Worse than beasts.

In fact, everyone knows without asking that Wei Dingshan will not live long.

Even a miracle doctor can't save the patient.

Sure enough, Mr. Xia Tuo shook his head and sighed:

"Lord Wei was already terminally ill. After my treatment, he is fine for now, but I estimate that he can only survive until the New Year at most. If he gets angry, he may die at any time."

Ye Kun also sighed and asked, "Mr. Xia, do you know what caused Wei Dingshan's illness?"

Xia Tuo thought for a moment and said, "Excessive worry will cause kidney water imbalance."

Ye Kun smiled slightly: "I think it may be the long-term use of the copper tripod diet and the use of messy pills that caused lead, mercury and tin poisoning."

Wei Dingshan regarded himself as a vassal prince and was very particular about etiquette. He would set up tripods and ring bells whenever he had a meal.

In addition to copper, the bronze tripod also contains metal tin and lead, which are not good things.

Occasionally taking some elixirs made by alchemists, Wei Dingshan was able to live to the age of fifty, which was already a great honor for his ancestors.

Xia Tuo's eyes lit up: "Master Ye, do you have any evidence for the lead, mercury and tin poisoning you mentioned? Have you in the Mohist School done any research?"

Last time, Ye Kun pretended to be a descendant of Mohism in front of Xia Tuo, and Xia Tuo believed him.

Ye Kun nodded: "I don't have direct evidence, but through observation and comparison, I can know that Hanjia gold and Zhuti silver both require mercury and lead to be refined. Mr. Xia can go and see those gold and silver workers. None of them live long. I have seen many workers who end up with body aches, hunched bodies, and easily broken bones. These are the characteristics of lead poisoning."

Xia Tuo trimmed his beard and said, "When I have time, I'll go over and take a look."

Ye Kun asked the maid to bring a bowl of raw water and placed it in front of Xia Tuo, and asked, "Mr. Xia, do you think this water is clean?"

Xia Tuo took a look and said, "It's very clean."

"No, this water is not clean. It contains many microorganisms and bacteria. If you drink it directly without boiling it, you may get sick. That's why I repeatedly emphasize that everyone should drink boiled water."

"How does Lord Ye know that the water is not clean and contains bacteria and microorganisms?"

"Mr. Xia, follow me."

Ye Kun smiled, holding the bowl of water and bringing Xia Tuo to the newly built optical laboratory.

There are two simple microscopes here.

One is composed of two high-power magnifying glasses stacked together;

The other one is composed of a pinhole imaging principle and a magnifying glass.

Lenses polished from clear crystal with the best optical properties are barely usable and can just barely see microorganisms and bacteria.

Ye Kun first showed Xia Tuo the magnifying glass to demonstrate the effect of a single magnifying glass.

Then he took out a drop of water and dropped it on a white porcelain piece, allowing Xia Tuo to observe it through a microscope.

Xia Tuo was shocked to see the microorganisms swimming in the water, and said in astonishment: "Could it be that these little bugs are making people sick?"

"We Mohists call these things bacteria. Some are good for the human body, while others are bad. The good and the bad must be distinguished and classified."

"So, which one is good and which one is bad?"

"This..." Ye Kun couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained:

"Mr. Xia, I have just started researching my equipment, and it is not yet precise enough. I cannot be sure whether the bacteria are good or bad."

Xia Tuo was immediately discouraged: "Then what is this instrument for? What is its use?"

"What's the use of a newborn baby? When the baby grows up, it will naturally be useful, right?" Ye Kun smiled and explained from another angle:

"In the future, when our instruments become more sophisticated, we will be able to analyze blood. For example, if a person has a fever, his blood will show the presence of certain bacteria. But for a person who does not have a fever, there is no such bacteria. Then we can infer that it is this bacteria that causes the patient's fever, and we can start by eliminating the bacteria to treat the disease..."

"This statement does make sense."

Xia Tuo thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Have you, Mohist disciples, done any research on the plague?"

"Yes!" Ye Kun nodded without hesitation:

"We in the Mohist School have studied plague and smallpox. I was planning to talk to Mr. Xia about studying the treatment of plague and smallpox. If we can find some effective experience, it will be a great contribution."

There were many infectious diseases in ancient times, all of which were called plagues.

Pingye County had suffered a plague a few years ago, killing many people. Ye Kun's mother was blinded by the plague, and Dai Xi's ex-husband also died of the plague.

Smallpox also broke out frequently, with a high mortality rate.

Xiahou Chang had pockmarks all over his face, which were the sequelae of smallpox.

Ye Kun wanted to guide Mr. Xia Tuo to use cowpox to develop a smallpox vaccine, and use antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs to fight the plague.

These are two big topics. Even if there are specific research directions, they still need to be led by a team of famous doctors and conduct long-term exploration and research.

"Master Ye, can your Mo family really treat smallpox and plague?"

Xia Tuo was so excited that he suddenly grabbed Ye Kun's hand.

"Mr. Xia, don't get excited. Listen to me." Ye Kun pulled his hand away and said with a smile:

"I know how to treat smallpox. It's to use cowpox and infect healthy people first. Then, the healthy people will have resistance to smallpox, also called immunity, and will not be infected. We'll talk about this specific method later."

Xia Tuo was still excited, nodding repeatedly and taking notes with a pen.

Ye Kun paused and said:

"I don't know much about the treatment of the plague. I only heard that boiling a soup with stove core soil and Artemisia annua has a certain effect. There is something called oxytetracycline in stove core soil, and there is something called artemisinin in Artemisia annua, which can kill harmful bacteria and viruses in the body..."

Before traveling through time, Ye Kun watched a documentary about Ye Tianshi, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty. The documentary included a method of using stove core soil and Artemisia annua to make a soup to treat plague.

Regardless of whether it works or not, let it help Mr. Xia Tuo broaden his thinking.

Xia Tuo nodded repeatedly: "It is common to use stove core soil as medicine. It turns out that there is oxytetracycline in it..."

"There is another thing called penicillin. It is the most powerful thing. It can almost bring the dead back to life." Ye Kun got to the point and said:

"Penicillin is extracted from the mold on cucumbers. Some people also let rice mold to extract penicillin. If we can extract penicillin, it will greatly improve our medical technology and greatly reduce the mortality rate of patients."

Xia Tuo's eyes sparkled as he was teased. He said with a smile, "Master Ye, when you have time, we can start the research right away, okay?"

"Okay, I'll find some time to call a meeting with your team of famous doctors."

Ye Kun chatted with Xia Tuo for a long time and guided him in drug research and development.

In fact, Ye Kun also wanted Xia Tuo to study anatomy, but he didn't dare to say it now.

For the ancients, dissecting corpses was extremely perverted and cruel, and even animals would not do such a thing.

Once outsiders know about this, Ye Kun will no longer be Ye the thief, but Ye the big devil!

If he is not a demon, how could he do such a thing, cutting a dead person into pieces and analyzing it with great relish?

Because they had a pleasant chat, Ye Kun invited Xia Tuo to have lunch together at noon. Lao He and his daughter accompanied them and continued to discuss some medical knowledge.

After three rounds of drinking, the personal guard came to report: "Master Ye, Xiahou Chang, the governor of Qiao County, Peizhou, has sent an envoy to ask for an audience!"

"Xiahou Chang?" Ye Kun was stunned, then stood up and cursed:

"Xiahou Chang, this beast, slaughtered 200,000 villagers in Xuzhou. He is worse than an animal. How dare he send an envoy to see me? I won't accept!"