Chapter Seventy-Two: The Sudden Outbreak of the Plague
- In the Valley of the Red Star
"Ma Lang, what do you think of this copper wire?" Yue Liang carried a bundle of copper wire into a room with a research room sign.
"Copper wire made? Let me see. Ma Qiang heard the words coming from outside, turned his head happily and said.
"Yes, thanks to the fact that there are jewelers among the displaced people recruited this time, otherwise this drawing work is really not easy to do."
Ma Qiang took the copper wire and looked at it, it was a bundle of copper wire less than a millimeter thin, looking at the weight, at least more than ten meters long.
"Good! It can be used, just when the magnet is ready, I will start making generators now. ”
"This generator can really bring down the thunder and lightning in the sky?" Yue Liang was curious, if this is not immortal art, then what is immortal art?
"When the time comes, Uncle Father-in-law, you will know when you look at it." Ma Qiang smiled and began to wind the copper wire.
Ma Qiang asked for copper wire to make a generator.
There are many kinds of power stations in later generations, from traditional thermal power to hydropower, wind power, nuclear energy, etc., but the core idea is to use the laws of electromagnetic induction and electromagnetic force to generate electricity.
Knowing the principle, it is easy to make a simple generator, and the main material only needs copper wire and magnet.
Although magnets are rare in the Eastern Han Dynasty, they are not uncommon, and it is not difficult to build a big magnet with Ma Qiang's current financial resources.
"Sir, in Xia Yan Rou, there is something important to report."
Yan Rou knew that this laboratory was Ma Qiang's forbidden place, and without his permission, even the five elders of Dasong could not enter, and the guards outside were the most in the entire Red Star Valley.
"Yan Rou?" Ma Qiang was winding the copper wire, heard the sound outside, put down the things in his hand and walked out and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"County Lieutenant Zhang from Jixian County is here, and he said that he has 100,000 urgent things to see."
"100,000 urgent?" Ma Qiang thought carefully about what happened at this time in history, was it because his yellow scarf was going to start in advance?
"Let's go, go and see, Uncle Yue, then you can be busy with other things first, I'm talking to you if you need to."
Now the affairs of the workshop are basically in charge of Yue Liang, and Ma Qiang only occasionally comes to see if there are any problems in production.
In the cafeteria, because it was not the time to eat, there was no one, only Zhang Sheng's table, Zhang Sheng had a big bun in one hand, and a bowl of soy milk in the other, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ma Qiang coming in, and hurriedly spit out the bun that he hadn't swallowed yet, and then got up and shouted, "Mr. Ma, you're finally here, come with me, Youzhou disaster is coming!" ”
"Shhhh What the hell is going on? Ma Qiang didn't expect Zhang Sheng's words to be so heavy, so he quickened his pace and sat in front of him, and when he saw Liu Bei and the three of them preparing to leave, he grabbed Liu Bei and said, "Brother Xuande, don't go, the three of you also sit down, let's listen together, I have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, and I don't understand many things, Brother Xuande can also help me with one or two." ”
Liu Bei was actually worried in his heart, his mother was still at home alone, if it was really something big in Youzhou, what should his mother do, so when he heard Ma Qiang say this, he thanked him and sat down.
Zhang Sheng took another sip of water and said, "Mr. Ma, just a few days ago, there was a sudden plague in Guangyang County, involving all counties and townships, and Guo Tingshi's envoys were rushing to other counties, but I had already met two messengers on the way here, and I learned that there was a plague in Shanggu and Yuyang, and I am afraid that the whole Youzhou will be in trouble." ”
Pestilence?
Everyone's hearts trembled, and no one did not know the horror of the plague.
Even Zhang Zhongjing, who was known as the first person in Chinese medicine to have a cold in later generations, lost two-thirds of his family because of the plague, so it is conceivable that others will survive the plague.
In this era, there are top famous doctors, but the number is too small, and most of them can only fend for themselves.
"How could there be a plague all of a sudden? And I haven't heard anything about it... Yan Rou, you immediately go and call Uncle Lin and a few people here, and in addition, Red Star Valley activates the first-level security measures, and orders the sergeants to be on first-level alert. ”
"No!"
After Yan Rou went out, Ma Qiang looked at Zhang Sheng and said, "County Lieutenant Zhang, let's say, although I don't have many eyes and ears, but in order to do business, there are guys in all counties of Guangyang County, why haven't I received any news here." ”
Zhang Sheng looked at Liu Bei, a little speechless and stopped.
"When is it? Say!! Ma Qiang was furious, slammed the table and shouted.
"Ahh Sir, that.. It was Guo Tingshi who blocked the news, and he ordered that any place where the plague was found should be immediately blocked, just to gather the sick together and wait for treatment... But where is there any treatment, even Dr. Li Jue said that there is no way to save it, Mr. Ma, now only you can save Youzhou. ”
"Blocking messages? What does he want to do? Was he afraid of causing any confusion? If you don't tell the people that there is a plague now, let these people run around, and those who don't have the plague will also be infected with the plague, he doesn't understand, doesn't Li Jue understand either? Ma Qiang simply couldn't understand such an act as blocking news.
"In less than ten days, Sun Changshou will come to Youzhou to worship his ancestors, and now I am afraid that people have arrived in Jizhou, if the news is spread, Sun Changshou will not be able to come, I am afraid that he will be dissatisfied with Guo Tingshi..."
"Sun Changshi? Who is it? ”
Ma Qiang really doesn't know.
"It's Sun Zhang, who is a regular servant, ranking third among all the regular servants, second only to Zhang and Zhao."
Liu Bei was not in vain in Luoyang, and these senior bureaucrats knew the least.
"Didn't Guo Tingshi think about what he would do if that Sun Changshi came to Youzhou and unfortunately contracted the plague?"
"It's... It shouldn't be, Sun Chang's food, drink, housing and transportation are all special offerings, and he will not be touched by outsiders. ”
Ma Qiang rubbed his head, these bureaucrats...
It's really not afraid of death!
"How long has it been since the first case?" Ma Qiang asked, "Why do you come to me, I won't heal?" ”
"It's been seven or eight days, Master Ma Xian, don't be modest, you won't be anyone, didn't my bad breath be cured by you, and it was recommended by Dr. Li Jue."
"Sir, will you still heal? How could you be so much? Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, he found that Ma Qiang seemed to know everything, he didn't know if he would fight, he really wanted to fight with Mr. Ma, what excuse should he make...
"Yide stop, sir, I am afraid that there will be countless deaths and injuries in such a range of plagues, if Mr. has a law, please save my father and elder Youzhou!" Liu Bei looked at Ma Qiang with a sincere face.
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Ma Qiang felt that it was a mistake to let Li Jue stay, where would he be cured?
I know some medical knowledge, but I am not a real doctor, the plague is simple to say, but in fact there are too many types, such as smallpox, such as the Black Death, all kinds of plague coping methods are different, some such as smallpox, there is no good treatment in the future, just through the pox method to make everyone immune.