Historically, beriberi could be cured by brown rice and was also discovered by a military doctor in the Netherlands.

It is precisely because of this discovery that vitamins began to be slowly recognized and became an important part of the history of medicine. And the military doctor who discovered this also won the Nobel Prize in the end.

But even though he knew this very well in his heart, John's heart was still cold when he heard Liszt laugh and say the news. Not only because of the colonization of the Dutch in Asia, but also because when the news was spoken, Liszt's attitude was so casual, as if he were talking about a new owner of the house next door.

"Whew!"

Exhaling heavily, John suppressed the anger in his heart and immediately changed the subject: "Professor, how happened to the football club we invested in last year?" It's going well, isn't it? ”

"Haha, it went very well!"

Speaking of the scalpel football club, Liszt immediately became frowning.

With a "huge injection" of 10,000 pounds, coupled with the help of doctors from all over London, the development of the Scalpel Club can be described as smooth sailing. Now not only do they have excellent young players, but they have also become one of the original thirteen teams in the English Football League, and will play in the world's first football league in the second half of the year......

"John, you should go check it out these days!"

At the end of the day, on a whim, Liszt tried his best to invite: "Although you don't usually pay much attention to football, you are also the majority shareholder of the scalpel club...... Oh yes, there's a game between the football team and Fulham FC this weekend that you can check out! ”

"Hehe, I'll definitely go when I have time."

Smiling slightly, John nodded vaguely.

Seriously, John is not a football fan. In my previous life, my interest in this sport has never been too high, but I have watched several World Cup matches under the guidance of my classmates, and I know what a corner kick is and what is offside. The original investment in the scalpel club was purely a special part of his complex - knowing how influential football will be in the future, he now occupies the name of the creator of an old club. It should be a good deal, right?

As for watching a football game or something......

What was there to see about a football match more than a hundred years ago? When a humorous drama is watched?

But since talking about football clubs and football games, John's thinking habitually diverges: since the world's first football league is about to start, should the other of the three major ball sports in the future, basketball, appear in advance? There is a large open space between the apartment buildings for the doctors of Heinz General Hospital, just enough to build a few basketball courts, and it would be good to give these energetic young men a place to burn their energy......

"John?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry. ”

Awakened by Liszt's doubtful cry, John quickly collected his thoughts. Slightly embarrassed, he shook his head and smiled: "I thought about something...... Professor, I'm probably going to be in London for a week, so I'd like to organize a simple gathering this weekend and invite some doctors to ......."

"Haha, no problem!"

Without waiting for John to finish speaking, Liszt put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile: "This is a good thing, of course there is no problem!" And since I received your letter. I've already started to prepare, don't worry! ”

Before you go. John had already written to Liszt that he wanted to hold a party, and that in addition to the doctors he had met for the Scalpel Club, John would also like to invite some other well-known doctors in London. Now that it seems, Liszt knew exactly what John meant, and had been ready for it a long time ago.

"Thank you so much, Professor."

Extremely satisfied, John nodded. Seeing that there was no water in Liszt's teacup, he quickly stood up......

……

Because he had important business in the afternoon, Liszt politely declined John's invitation to lunch, and left before eleven o'clock. But before leaving, he made an agreement with John that he would pick him up in the evening and get together with some old friends.

Send Liszt away. John went back to the house and sat down.

John has always had a good idea of making friends with this famous figure in the history of surgery, and every time he comes to London, he wants to pay a visit. After knowing that Liszt wanted to buy an Aurora, John later wrote a letter to Carl Benz and asked him to sell one to a professor of surgery, coupled with the later financing of the establishment of the Scalpel Club, the personal relationship between the two can be said to be quite good. And for Liszt, befriending John's "year-old friend" is also quite positive, after all, after several years of precipitation, John? The name Huntelaar itself has become synonymous with one of the top surgeons, perhaps less known in the United States, but in Europe, the center of medicine, the name is already known to many surgeons......

Looking at his pocket watch, there was still some time before lunch, and John casually picked up the newspaper at hand.

Because he knew that John had deep pockets, Liszt arranged for him to arrange a rather high-end hotel in London, and the newspaper in the hotel was naturally The Times. Although John would have preferred to see the so-called penny newspaper, he read it casually anyway to pass the time.

"Huh?"

A random page of news immediately made John's eyes light up!

The news that can make John's eyes shine, of course, has something to do with him, talking about the New York Electric Company, which has just appeared in New York for less than half a year, and the article describes several AC power plants in New York in a very inflammatory tone, and focuses on the large line of Heinz General Hospital. If it weren't for the inadequacy of photography in this era, John believed that a photograph would have appeared in the newspaper to let the people of London know what the world's first electric sign looked like......

"Hehe, so slow news to reach London?"

With the newspaper in his hand, John shook his head secretly.

As one of the best newspapers of this era, the Times's attention to international news is undoubtedly very commendable, but the main focus is still on France, and only after the Franco-Prussian War did it pay attention to Germany.

It is hard for people in this day and age to imagine that the United States will replace Britain in its current position in a few decades, as they will look at China a hundred years from now......

"Whoa......

After reading the news about himself, John casually flipped to the previous page.

Even if the Americans are not in the sight of the British at this time, only the news from Europe can be ahead of them in the whole world. However, it is a pity that due to the restrictions of transportation, communication and other conditions, it is difficult for newspapers to report the events that have just happened, and there are generally delays of a few days, which makes John feel a strange feeling in his heart when he sees the news of the incident.

After a quick glance at a piece of current news, John's eyes quickly stopped on a piece of news...... (To be continued......)