Hearing Vessalus' answer, Duke felt a little disappointed, but it was only a hint, because he had never had any hope for this ice demon and magic, at most, he had just heard Vesalius's introduction, and he was a little surprised.

Now Duke's goal is to focus more on penicillium, knowing that penicillium is only the first step of penicillin, which is not uncommon in nature, such as after the peel of orange or grapefruit is moldy, then the penicillium on it is very likely to be penicillium

Of course, there may also be other molds mixed in this, and Duke originally wanted to use this method to extract Penicillium, but I don't know if it was because of the different environment or bad luck, the results were not real Penicillium, and there was no killing effect on other staphylococci. It was only now that the medical laboratory of Vesalius found Penicillium that could actually kill other bacteria.

However, in order to turn Penicillium into Penicillin, a very complex purification process is required. According to the soil method that Duke knows, it is to use orange peel or grapefruit peel, and more advanced to use nutrient solution as a culture medium, and first let Penicillium grow in a big way.

The process of making the nutrient solution is very simple, that is, after the rice is ground into juice, the juice made from the mixed taro can become the most basic nutrient solution. Then some penicillium fungi are extracted and cultured on it, and after seven days, enough colonies can be obtained.

Then rapeseed oil is used to dissolve fat-soluble impurities to obtain water-soluble and more essential penicillium, and then through a series of purification methods such as carbon adsorption, the prototype of penicillin with medicinal properties in later generations is finally obtained, which basically has enough bactericidal effect.

Of course, there is no way to compare this kind of earth-based penicillin with the laboratory-grade penicillin of later generations, because the solubility and medicinal properties of penicillin content are much worse. However, if you do not repetitively refine and refine regardless of the cost, you can also get penicillin that is infinitely close to that of later generations, but this cost will also increase with the continuous refining process.

Duke understands that with Stormcastle's current capabilities, let alone quality, he may not be able to achieve even the most basic quantity. Like the early production of penicillin, it is almost equivalent to gold of equal value.

"Vesalius, I have already told you about the purification method of penicillin, but I only know the rough process, the specific commission procedure, and you need to study it little by little. But one thing I can tell you is that if penicillin is actually born, it will be enough to get you to the point of God. ”

It is no exaggeration to say that once penicillin was born in the hands of Veisarius, countless lives in the future would be branded with the names of a generation of medical pioneers.

"My lord, I will definitely do my best to purify. But if anyone in this world really deserves to be called a god, I don't think anyone else but you has the right to do so. ”

Vesalius said this sincerely, and it can be said that all these achievements were made under the guidance of Duke, and without Duke, there would be no all these achievements.

Seeing the sincerity of Vesalius, Duke just smiled and said to him, "Work hard, I am not worthy of being called a god, because everything I know is only known by standing on the shoulders of those true gods and giants, so they are more worthy." ”

"And who are they?"

Vesarus asked curiously, standing on the shoulders of giants, this was not the first time Vesarius had heard from Duke's mouth. But Vesarius never understood who these people were.

Faced with Vesarus's rhetorical question, Duke didn't know how to answer for a moment, could it be that these people are the pioneers of science from generation to generation, including Vessalus?

"Who they are, future history will give an answer. ”

After Duke said such a clueless sentence, he left the medical laboratory, leaving Vesalius with a confused expression.

With the discovery of Penicillium, the production of penicillin will be a top priority for Stormcastle in the future, and it is no exaggeration to say that it surpasses all current engineering importance. Duke went directly to Copernicus, the dean of the medical school, and asked him to allocate a number of men, and even once again expand the number of medical students, to build a factory dedicated to the production of penicillin.

Because with the current level of science and technology and output, the production of penicillin will inevitably require a large number of manpower, relying on the number of labor to increase the output. But no matter how many people are needed, Duke will not give up, this is the real life-saving medicine.

Copernicus was also influenced by Duke for the importance of penicillin, so he agreed to Duke's request without hesitation, planning to recruit 500 people from the nobility of Stormcastle to form a pharmaceutical factory dedicated to cultivating and producing penicillin.

After all, compared with the mines and factories, the pharmaceutical factory is almost equivalent to the world's cutting-edge medical technology, and the education level of ordinary people is difficult to understand these high-tech jobs, so they can only be selected from the aristocracy.

Duke even gave Copernicus the right to forcibly recruit some children of the nobility to study in medical schools. After all, the illiteracy rate in this world is too high, and there are not so many noble children in Storm Castle to choose to refuse.

Faced with this situation, Duke suddenly wondered if he should invest in basic education at Fort Storm.

Basic education can be said to be the foundation for the future strength of a country's territory, but this investment is precisely the most neglected place. Because the investment is too large, but the time for the benefits is too long, at least the first batch of young intellectuals will grow up, and there will not be much effect in five to ten years.

Especially in some poor and war-torn places, this kind of investment is close to zero, and there is no tradition of universal support for the children of the poor in this world. I have to say that the imperial examination system in ancient China is really a very great system, which can completely change the educational foundation and talent selection.

After hesitating for a while, Duke finally found Bashir, the civil affairs officer of the city hall, and Galileo, who had been doing basic research. I expressed my thoughts to the two of them, hoping to assume basic education from primary school to university, and the president of this university would be Galileo, and then find an education officer to deal with specific matters.

After all, Galileo has the title of Doctor of Theology in this world, and even has contacts with some high-ranking members of the Holy See and even the Pope, and he also has a very high academic reputation among the people.