For officials of any dynasty, official positions are their second life. No pop-up window update fast //iHonG.'I heard that Sun Yuanqi was going to murder his second life, and his enthusiasm for work immediately became like a pipe surging, and suddenly rose up.

Early the next morning, as soon as Sun Yuanqi got up, Liu Jingren came over to report: "Lord Qiqi, the new site of the nursing home has been found!" ”

"Oh?"

"Xia Guan found an inn on the outskirts of the city, where there are more than 50 houses, beds, tables and chairs. Due to the severity of the epidemic recently, there are few residents, so they can borrow it. Liu Jingren was afraid that Sun Yuanqi would not believe it, and explained in detail.

Sun Yuan was overjoyed, and he was indispensable for a big reward. Doctors Yao and Sun Er are responsible for treating patients, Wu Liande is responsible for finding the source of the disease and the mode of infection, Zhao Jinghui and others are invited to study the germs and anti-disease drugs, and as for himself, he took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for isolation, disinfection, and aftermath.

After everyone dispersed, Sun Yuanqi ate a few bites of breakfast indiscriminately, and was about to lead the volunteers out to supervise the martial law of the whole city, when the porter came to report: "Master, there are two foreigners who ask to see you." ”

Their noses are very smart, they just arrived yesterday afternoon, and today they came to the door.

Both of them have business cards, one reads "Dr. Kitasato Shibazaburo, Director of the Japanese Private Kitasato Institute of Bacteriology", and the other reads "Director of the Harbin Russian Railway Hospital, Dr. Hafken", it seems that they are the chief medical officers of Japan and Russia respectively for this epidemic prevention.

After all, the technocrats are simpler, and they arrived in the epidemic area earlier, and they have a deeper understanding of the epidemic, so they just have a good time to communicate with each other. Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi said: "Hurry up, please!" ”

Kitasato Shibazaburo is a short old man in his fifties, and Hafken is a tall man in his early thirties, and they both have enough respect for Sun Yuanqi. After the greetings, Sun Yuanqi asked directly: "Both of you are experts in infectious diseases, what do you think about this epidemic?" ”

Because of his in-depth research on bacteria such as Vibrio cholerae and Yersinia pestis, Kitasato Shibazaburo enjoys a high reputation in the academic community, and Haffken did not dare to slack off, and respectfully asked him to express his opinion first. "When the plague broke out in Hong Kong in 1894, my colleague Dr. Aoyama Yintong and I went to the epidemic area to conduct field investigations, and found and isolated the plague bacillus in rats, thus confirming that rats were the culprits responsible for the spread of plague. This time, I was commissioned by the South Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. to investigate the cause of the disease. Immediately after arriving in Fujiadian, he hired people to catch rats, hoping to find the plague bacillus in mice. However, hundreds of mice were dissected in a row, but no plague bacillus was found in mice. So I have some doubts about whether the epidemic is plague. ”

After listening to the translator, Sun Yuanqi was a little puzzled: "Mr. Kitasato, you are an expert in the study of plague bacillus, you only need to dissect the remains of the dead and compare the differences between the two germs, can't you determine whether it is plague?" ”

Kitasato Shibazaburo bowed down and replied, "I'm really sorry, but I haven't had the opportunity to autopsy the body so far, because no one in the Japanese expatriate has been infected with this disease yet. There are many people in your country who have died from infection, but the laws of your country prohibit the destruction of corpses. ”

Sun Yuanqi asked Hafken again: "Dr. Hafken, what is your opinion?" ”

"Unfortunately and somewhat fortunately," replied Haffken, "quite a few of the Russian expatriates in the Riverside Hall have contracted this disease. After careful testing, I can now be completely sure that this infectious disease is the plague! ”

Kitasato Shibazaburo said curiously: "Since it is the plague, why didn't I find the plague bacillus in mice?" ”

Huffken blinked his blue eyes, "Maybe you're as unlucky as Sir Newton, those hundreds of mice that were dissected happen to be healthy." ”

Newton was a great scientist, but there were times when he was unlucky to make mistakes. At the age of 23, Newton wanted to prove that different substances have different refractive indices through experiments, so he combined glass and water to measure the difference in the refractive indices between the two. Unfortunately, the glass he chose had the same refractive index as water. Newton then deduced that all transparent substances have the same refractive index.

He also excitedly told this result to a friend who was interested in optics, Lucas. Lucas was a little unconvinced and went back and redid the experiment. He chose glass differently from Newton, and naturally came to the opposite conclusion: glass and water have different refractive indices. When Lucas told Newton about the results, Newton was so stubborn that he didn't even bother to repeat the experiment.

In view of Newton's fame, everyone accepted his erroneous conclusions. It wasn't until after Newton's death that this conclusion was found to be wrong.

Newton's story is familiar to researchers. Kitasato Shibazaburo listened to Hafken's explanation, and was also skeptical about his dissecting results, and said in his heart: Could it be that the mice I dissected came out of a nest? I'll have to go back and catch more rats around!

Sun Yuanqi said hesitantly: "Both of you are experts in the study of plague, and I, as a layman, would like to ask you a few questions: First, are rats the only vector for spreading plague? Second, can plague spread from person to person? Third, will the plague mutate, or will there be more than one type of plague? ”

Kitasato Shibazaburo replied: "According to the current research, the yellow-breasted rat, brown rat and black rat among the house rats are the most important sources of human plague infection. The spread of plague between rats and humans is mainly carried out by rat fleas. When rat fleas suck the blood of rats containing germs, the germs are injected into the human body when they suck human blood. This 'rat→ flea → human, is the main mode of transmission of plague.

However, plague is transmitted from person to person only when the patient has an abscess or is sucked by a flea. As for whether the plague will mutate or what type of plague it has, I have not seen scientific reports at the moment. ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "It stands to reason that it is already winter, rat activity has decreased, and the epidemic should tend to slow down, rather than a large-scale outbreak." But in reality? The epidemic in Fujiadian is getting more and more serious. Doctors at our nursing home have observed that this infectious disease can be transmitted through droplets. So, we suspect that this could be a new type of infectious disease. ”

Huffken's words were quite disdainful: "Dr. Johnson, medicine, like physics and chemistry, should be based on scientific experiments and rigorous analysis, not on observation and speculation. ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "If the existing conclusions cannot explain the objectively existing phenomena, shouldn't we doubt the conclusions in turn? ”

Huffken retorted unceremoniously: "The objective phenomenon now is that I have found the plague bacillus in the blood of an infected person!" ”

Kitasato Shibazaburo saw that the atmosphere was a little tense, and hurriedly interjected: "If it is really the plague, then the most important thing we should do now is to mobilize the residents of the city to catch rats and kill fleas." ”

"If your government can expel each mouse with a bounty of 2 copper yuan, I believe that the epidemic can be effectively controlled in the short term," Hafken said. Moreover, I don't think you should restrict the activities of the people, on the contrary, you should only be as active as possible to avoid fleas and rats! ”

Only then did Sun Yuanqi figure out the purpose of their visit: "Thank you for your suggestion." At present, I am organizing researchers to study the epidemic, and if it is confirmed that your suggestions are valid, I will seriously adopt them. ”

Haffken shook his head: "Dr. Johnson, as the main person in charge of this epidemic prevention, you are not only to prove your own point of view, but more importantly, to control the epidemic in time and save more lives." Don't let your suspicion and stubbornness lead more people to death from the plague! ”

"In fact, we are implementing an effective epidemic control plan, including establishing a relatively complete infectious disease hospital, actively searching for the source of the disease, distributing masks to healthy people, isolating infected people, cremating the sick and dead, and imposing martial law and disinfection in urban areas," Sun said

Haffken shrugged: "There is a saying in China that if you want the spring water to be clear, you should treat it from the source, otherwise all efforts will be in vain." The same is true for epidemic control. As we all know, the only way to control the epidemic is to exterminate rodents. Putting your energy all into the minutiae will only make things worse. I think it would be better for you to use the money you spent on masks and disinfectants to reward rat catchers! ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Thank you, Dr. Hafken, I will seriously consider this suggestion." ”

At this point, Kitasato Shibasaburo and Hafken had no choice but to get up and say goodbye. Before leaving the door, Haffken suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, Dr. Johnson, when my uncle was in charge of the plague control in Mumbai, India, he developed a vaccine that can prevent the plague. We still have some in our hospital, and you can transfer some if you need them. ”

"Oh? How much is one? Sun Yuanqi was really a little moved: there were so many volunteers involved in the epidemic prevention work, and if there were three longs and two shorts, it would be a huge loss for the school. If the price is right, you can purchase a batch for spare.

"Two hundred and twenty taels of silver, if the demand is large, you can get a discount." Haffken's face was bright.

Sun Yuanqi gasped: It's really not just a robbery, it's a medicine seller! One vaccine dares to buy two hundred and twenty taels of silver, which is more money than robbery!

Of course, vaccines have always been on the high side of drug prices, let alone at the beginning of the 20th century? Not to mention in the hardest-hit areas of the plague outbreak? You must know that during the Anti-Japanese War, a box of penicillin was worth a gold bar on the black market!

Sun Yuanqi took a long time to be ruthless: "Okay, let's get five first, no, ten!" ”

But he said in his heart: Our porcelain country is the ancestor of copycat technology, and with the samples of these ten vaccines, we can't make high imitations if we don't believe it!