Chapter 254: Good Intentions Do Bad Things
For the cockfighting-like appearance of the two, Jiang Liang couldn't cry or laugh, and he didn't know how the two of them could get married just after they met.
But she didn't think much about it now, just trying to figure out how the grass came from.
"Doctor Zhang, don't sell Guanzi, you know that we are very curious about this matter, but you want to whet people's appetites, you are not kind like this."
was complained by Jiang Lei, Zhang Qingting also returned to seriousness at this time, no longer going around in circles, but continued to speak.
"Actually, I mentioned the point just now, it's just that some people are impatient to listen to it."
As he spoke, Zhang Qingting didn't forget to glance at Yuehua, and then turned his head to Jiang Liang and said.
"As I said earlier, this Laizhou is a place where there is no dispute with the world, and the people are self-sufficient. However, there is no problem with this on the surface, but in fact, the people here are just barely able to survive and have enough to eat. And the income is completely dependent on the sky to eat, once the sky is not beautiful, life will be sad. ”
"As mentioned earlier, my master's interest is to find all kinds of herbs that I have never seen before, try the medicinal properties, and see if they can be used in medicine."
Speaking of this, Zhang Qingting was stunned again, and as soon as the conversation changed, he talked about the family that rescued his master.
The family has an acre of vegetable land in their home, and they grow some vegetables for their own consumption, one of which is this Kegu grass. ”
"So your master started researching this thing?"
Although Yuehua didn't like Zhang Qingting, she was still very interested in the story he told and hurriedly answered.
Zhang Qingting nodded and did not refute her words.
The master learned from the family that this grass can make people feel refreshed, and after eating it, they can work with a hundred times more energy. In fact, this family is not the only one who has planted Kegu grass, and many people in the whole village know about it. ”
Zhang Qingting's master only thought that he had found a good medicinal material at that time, and he was happy to see the hunt, and he was immersed in the study of Kegu grass for a long time.
He was hell-bent on concocting a drug that would keep him energized all the time, so he could have more time to refine his medical skills.
It can be said that Zhang Qingting, the master, is also a crazy person, and he is willing to give up his sleep time in order to improve his medical skills.
However, Jiang Liang thought about it for a while, and also felt that if there was an easy way to achieve higher efficiency, it would actually be a good thing.
"So, did he succeed?"
Yuehua listened to Zhang Qingting's narration, although the other party was not a storyteller, but at this moment, she had already turned into an enthusiastic listener, full of thoughts about knowing the next story.
"The master has developed a medicine that has a more obvious effect than simply eating this kind of cogu grass. At this time, the king of Laizhou issued a decree to raise taxes. ”
Originally, the lives of these low-level people could only reach three meals, but no matter how much they could, they couldn't. If they can't make a living by fishing and farming, and if they have to pay more taxes, you can imagine their lives.
"The master was helped by the villagers and decided to help them. He himself tried a new medicine made from Kegu grass, and the effect was excellent, so he taught the villagers how to make this medicine, hoping that everyone would sell the medicine for money, so that there was no need to worry about the problem of paying taxes. ”
Originally, Zhang Qingting's master was also kind-hearted, thinking that if this medicine was spread, it would not only reduce the economic pressure of the villagers, but also keep some people in need alive.
But everything is two-sided, and Zhang Qingting's master overestimated his own medical skills and overestimated human nature.
"Something went wrong, didn't it?"
Jiang Liang remembered Zhang Qingting's attitude at the beginning and guessed a few points.
If this matter had gone smoothly and no one had been badly affected, Zhang Qingting would not have shown such a serious expression when he first saw Ke Gucao.
"It backfired, and the master originally thought that the people of the village would live a good life because of the medicine he made, but he didn't expect that this medicine would soon go wrong. In the beginning, the medicine made by the people sold well in the city, and many people came to buy medicine from the villagers. ”
"Especially some big families, they are not short of money, they just think that their lives can be comfortable."
Zhang Qingting explained the whole thing, at first everyone thought that this drug was cheap and could keep people focused while working, and some scholars especially favored this drug, and suddenly became loyal customers.
But it was this group of people who first happened.
Those scholars had a great thirst for medicine, which quickly aroused the vigilance of the master, who knew that medicine was poisonous in three parts, and too much dosage could easily cause bad consequences. You must know that even a great tonic like ginseng can cause people to die violently if they are not used properly. ”
Hearing this, Jiang Liang nodded, everything must have a certain degree.
If the line is exceeded, it is likely to cause irreversible consequences.
However, Zhang Qingting's master soon discovered that the dependence of these scholars on drugs was not simply for the sake of studying, but after their drug dosage exceeded a certain share, they began to become dependent on drugs.
This dependence drove them crazy, and then gradually evolved into a very serious result, that is, as long as they did not take the drug for more than a day, the whole person will start to go crazy, as if they have completely lost their minds.
This time was shortened and shortened as the dosage of medicine continued to be shortened, and then finally someone couldn't stand it and committed suicide.
Others died of an overdose.
Although he later tried his best to prevent the villagers from selling medicine again, and even destroyed several medicinal fields where Kegu was planted, once the tragedy was caused, it could not be changed. He also narrowly escaped his life because of this incident, and later escaped to a merchant ship. ”
This incident must have left a deep shadow on Zhang Qingting's master, and after that, he hid directly in the mountains and never came into contact with outsiders again.
Zhang Qingting was also accepted as an apprentice by this master by chance, but he was also kicked out of the master after he completed his studies.
"The master thinks he has hurt people, so he doesn't want me to mention to outsiders who he is as an apprentice. However, his medical skills are absolutely superb. ”
Zhang Qingting finished talking about the whole thing, looked at Ke Gucao in front of him, and his eyes became sharp.
"The master said that he managed to burn down all the medicinal fields where Kegu grass was planted when he fled from that island, and that he was careful when he taught the villagers how to make medicine, and did not give them the prescription."
"Then Boss Cai shouldn't know."