Chapter 164: Seeds
After worshipping the Buddha and entering the incense, Daiyu no longer held Jia Qiang together, with Li Jing's protection, and visited the Buddhist temple with Aunt Mei and a group of girls.
There was no one in the Buddhist temple who had already been clear, and coupled with Li Jing's skills, the three or five people who were idle were not opponents, so Jia Qiang was relieved to go and talk to the great monk Fashan about business.
On the mountain behind Tianning Temple, a row of inconspicuous stone houses is located at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by dense trees.
The two little novices ran to the two tiled houses on both sides first, and just as Jia Qiang Nahan, he saw eight strong monks walking out of the tiled houses on both sides.
The great monk of Fashan said to Jia Qiang: "Donor, you are not stingy with treasure medicine and refuse to help the world." Donor, please see ......"
As he spoke, he nodded with the two young monks, and the monks took out the key and opened a stone house, revealing an empty room.
However, some monks carried torches, shovels and other things, and dug up in the stone house at the signal of Fashan.
After a pillar of incense came out, the great monk of Fashan led Jia Qiang and said, "Donor, please see." ”
Jia Qiang saw that he was moving forward, and before he could enter the door, he smelled a musty smell, he frowned, and looked inside by the firelight, only to see that the ground of the stone house had been dug open, revealing a large vat that had been sealed below.
One of the mouthfuls was opened, and a pungent smell emanated from the swarthy mouth of the tank......
The great monk of Fashan said slowly: "Donor, please see, what is in this vat is mustard greens." First exposed to the sun and night dew, so that it mildew, grow green mold, up to three or four inches, and then seal the cylinder, buried in the soil, and then, need to wait for ten years, before you can open the vat. Ten years later, the mustard in this jar will be completely turned into a potion like the one in front of you, called 'Chen Mustard Stew', which is the treasure medicine of the temple.
In fact, this medicine is not exclusive to the temple. The predecessors recorded in the "Compendium Collection": "The method of stewing mustard mustard is to store mustard brine in an urn, bury it in a pedestrian's place, and take it for three or five years...... Phlegm, clear heat, fix cough, treat pulmonary carbuncle asthma, use Chen Jiuse like spring water, slow down', and recorded in the "Materia Medica": 'Cure pulmonary carbuncle vomiting pus and blood, cough, face swelling. If the aged mustard greens are buried in the ground for a long time, take more than ten spoonfuls every day and stew them in warm soup. The reason why it has not become popular in the world is that it takes too long to make this drug. As for the prescription, it is not rare. ”
Hearing this, Jia Qiang looked at the big vat that exuded a musty smell, and nodded: "Ordinary people don't do this." High-ranking families have the ability to do it, but because of the taboo and ominous, most of them don't do it. I won't do it in the pharmacy because it takes too long and I can't make a lot of money. Tianning Temple can do this, it is indeed compassionate. ”
"Amitabha!"
Fa Shan recited the Buddha's words: "My Buddha is originally compassionate! ”
Jia Qiang pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Master, "Yi" cloud: If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be able to pass, and if you are good, you will be long. This mustard stew is a good medicine, why not invite famous experts to develop and deduce pharmacology and improve the prescription together? If you are worried about the lack of money, you don't have to, and you can fund support for it in the future. If it can really shorten the pharmaceutical time and improve the efficacy of the drug, once it is promoted, it can really benefit the world. At that time, the name of Tianning Temple will surely shock the unborn and be loved for centuries. ”
It's a pity that he didn't learn pharmacy in his previous life, otherwise if he could make "penicillin" in advance, then in this world that has not yet been flooded with antibiotics, "penicillin" can almost be called a miracle cure.
Although Jia Qiang came to this world, she exercised every day, and she never slept for a day.
But who knows when there will be a headache and brain fever?
If you can really refine this old mustard stew again, it is more reliable, and it can be regarded as a precaution.
And although he does not have the ambition to reach the world, if he can do something beneficial to the people, he will not hesitate to do it.
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From Tianning Temple, it is late.
The sky is full of twinkling stars, and the moonlight is cold.
In November, Yangzhou also began to cool down.
In ten days at most, it will go straight into winter.
Although the winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not as snowy as in the north, it is cold and damp, which makes it even more unbearable.
The mink can prevent the north wind from being strong, but it can't prevent the cool breeze by the river......
Jia Qiang wondered if she was looking for someone to get the boiler out while it was still cold.
He couldn't get an electric boiler that burned natural gas or electricity, but the original dyeing boiler that burned coal, boiled water, and scalded cloth was not a big problem.
Go back and draw the drawings first, and then find some experienced masters to come and start doing!
After making up her mind, Jia Qiang rode a horse, took the iron head, the pillars and a team of salt, and escorted the troika straight to the Nancheng Church.
"Jia!!"
In front of a Gothic church, Vivien happily waved her hands and lifted her skirt and ran over.
Behind her, there was a younger Western girl who looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, but seemed to be much more shy than Vivien, and hesitated to approach.
Jia Qiang turned over and dismounted, without Ren Weivian giving him a warm hug and a close salute, he smiled and said, "Why don't you go to the Yamen of the Salt Courtyard these days?" ”
Vivien looked at him resentfully and said, "It's not what you said! ”
Jia Qiangqi said: "How did I say that you are not allowed to come to the Yamen of the Salt Courtyard?" ”
Vivian said: "You said that your Yan Imperial Court wants to check the church, so these days, I have been helping Uncle George drive those people away, telling them that if they don't leave, they will be torn apart and fed to the dogs like Jinmen!" ”
Jia Qiang was speechless and said, "Didn't they do the same thing as the bastards in the Jinmen Church?" ”
Vivian shrugged and said, "I don't know about this......" After that, she greeted Daiyu, who was surrounded by her mother-in-law and maids, and welcomed with open hands: "Dear Miss Ribbon...... Oh no, dear Gu Liang, I really miss you so much! ”
This style frightened Aunt Mei.
Daiyu scolded with a smile: "You foreign woman, it's still like this!" ”
She was also happy to see old friends.
After telling Aunt May a little about Vivian, she listened to Vivian say, "You women in Dayan can't see men outside, so my Uncle George can't come out to see you, but my cousin Catherine is here, and she and I will take you to see our church today." ”
Jia Qiang glanced at Catherine on the side and said to Daiyu, "Aunt Lin, you and Vivian go in to see this Western scenery, and I'll go talk to Father George about something." It won't be too long, half an hour at most, and we'll go home. ”
Daiyu answered, and after Jia Qiang nodded to Li Jing again, Vivian suddenly said, "Catherine, you take Jia to see Uncle George." ”
Catherine was visibly frightened, and her face turned red under the light.
Vivien said again: "If you don't dare to go, then change me!" ”
Everyone: "......"
Jia Qiang said angrily: "No need, you can tell me, just where he is." I still don't know if I can't do it? ”
Vivien was disappointed and said, "Okay then. ”
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"Jia Gongzi, it's a pleasure to see you again!"
In the side hall of the church, Jia Qiang saw the handsome Western priest George.
After being ushered into the study, George served him a hot black tea, Jia Qiang took a sip, looked around, and was stunned when he saw the rough chart hanging on the wall.
Seeing this, George smiled and didn't care.
He has been in Dayan for nearly 20 years, and he has never heard of Yan people interested in the overseas world.
Seeing that Jia Qiang was curious, he also deliberately stood by the sea chart and explained: "Jia Gongzi, you see, this is Luzon, this is Annam, here is Siam, this is Vientiane Country, and this is Qianxiang Country...... And this is my hometown of Portugal. ”
Jia Qiang compared this sketchy nautical chart with the high school geography map she had learned in her previous life, and then said slowly: "In other words, most of the cinchona tree manors planted by Westerners are in the country of Qianxiang?" ”
George shrugged his shoulders and said, "Jia, it is true that most of the Cinchona Tree Manor is in the country of Qianxiang, but you want the seeds of the Cinchona tree, this ...... It's really hard. And ......"
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Jia Qiang waved his hand and said, "George, a seed of a cinchona tree, I will give you ten taels of silver!" A hundred seeds of the cinchona tree, I will give you a thousand taels of silver! One thousand, I'll give you ten thousand taels of silver, cash! ”
When George heard this, his blue eyes almost turned red, and his breathing was very short, but he still shook his head with difficulty and said, "The Andra family doesn't have much power in the country of Qianxiang, so it's hard to buy too much. ”
Jia Qiang immediately said: "How much, how much!" And, Father George, this is just our first business. In the future, we have more and bigger business to do. As long as we cooperate, you can get a steady stream of wealth. You can use this wealth to run your family, buy estates and slaves, fleets, and even knighthoods. You will create a great family, a family that will last for thousands of years. You can spread the gospel of God, you can build big ships, you can do whatever you want! Only, you cooperate with me. ”
Hearing this, George stared at Jia Qiang, took a deep breath and said, "Jia, in the southernmost part of the Yan Kingdom, there are many Portuguese people and Francois people cooperating with the Yan people, what they can't do, why do you think we can do it?" ”
Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Mr. Priest, have you seen Yan people like me in your twenty years of Dayan?" ”
George's face was solemn, he shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "You are the Yan country I have ever seen who knows the most about the West, but what can I do?" ”
Jia Qiang smiled again: "Since I know the West best, then I also know what Westerners like best." I am proficient in dyeing and weaving, and I have in my hands the most exquisite silk dyeing recipes of the day. I also know how to burn porcelain that meets the preferences of Westerners...... These two alone are enough to make us rich. Of course, you have to take it one step at a time, and you have to look for like-minded people, especially when it comes to shipping. Father George, I will not say this to you without empty words, but I will continue to talk about cooperation only after you have seen the real thing. But there is a premise, and that is the seeds of the cinchona tree! ”
Malaria in Southern Province is far more harmful than that of Jia Qiang in her previous life.
Not to mention the land of Yunnan and Guizhou in the southwest, it is the land of Liangguang, Henan, Anhui, and the land of the two lakes, there are often malaria outbreaks.
Tens of thousands of people died in a single outbreak......
If it can really be done, with this medicine alone, Jia Qiang can turn half of Jiangnan into an iron bucket!
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