Smallpox, one of the oldest and most ferocious enemies facing humanity.

As early as 1,100 years BC, traces of smallpox can be found on the mummies of pharaohs in ancient Egypt.

Throughout the history of the major civilizations of the Old World, the shadow of smallpox is indispensable.

The puppet Qing emperor Aixin Jueluo Xuanye was able to win the competition for the throne because he had smallpox when he was a child and was cured.

Of course, from the notoriety of Kang Mazi, I also know what kind of imprint that childhood plague left on him.

When the Spanish colonizers set foot in the Americas, this terrible virus swept through the Aztecs, Incas and other civilizations of the New World.

The lack of antibodies in the Indians, coupled with the deliberate spread of the colonists' madness, caused incalculable human losses from smallpox.

This nightmare, which has lasted for more than 300 years, still has not subsided.

Countless Yin tribes have disappeared into the long river of history because of this plague.

Therefore, the fear of smallpox has been deeply ingrained in the marrow of the Yin people for 300 years.

When the sentry said the word "pox", Yin Susu's little face turned pale, Aunt Niu sat on the ground, and even Yin Weasel, who had always been calm, changed his usual poker face and showed a rare panic.

"O merciful clouds, mighty maple trees, have mercy on our ignorant and sinful ravens, and please save us—"

At this time, as if the cuckoo was crying blood, a terrible wail came from outside the village, accompanied by the frightened cries of the sentinels.

When the people arrived at the entrance of the village, they saw a man with a festering face, prostrate himself on the ground, while the sentries pointed their bows and arrows at him with full vigilance.

During the long struggle against smallpox, the Indians still regarded it as a punishment for the devil, but they gradually found some patterns.

That is, the person who comes into contact with a smallpox patient is likely to become the next patient.

The man's face was full of ulcers, and his eyesight didn't seem to be affected, and he saw the big grandmother coming from the temple from a distance, and he immediately became excited.

"Granny Maple, please save our tribe, you are the greatest wizard in the neighborhood, you must have a way to defeat these demons, right?"

Looking at the excited messenger, the sentinels hurriedly stopped again: "Retreat, don't move forward, otherwise we will shoot arrows!" ”

The eldest grandmother, who is also known as the maple tree mother-in-law in their mouths, shook her head helplessly, and shouted from afar: "You go back, the power of the pox god is invincible, you go to find your European friends, they may have a way." ”

"Europeans...... Europeans are a bunch of insatiable robbers! ”

Of course, the Raven tribe had asked for help from the familiar white towns, but when the whites learned that smallpox had broken out of the Raven Tribe, instead of reaching out, they burned all the messengers sent by the Raven alive.

You must know that at that time, the smallpox epidemic in the tribe was not as serious as it is now, and those messengers did not get sick, so they could have taken measures such as isolation.

The last messenger of the Raven tribe wept bitterly, if even Granny Maple couldn't do anything, then the destruction of the tribe was only a matter of time.

"Hooray, this is smallpox, right?"

Old Eunuch Li's eyes were not very good, and he didn't see what was going on until now, and hurriedly persuaded, "At this time, you can't be a woman's kindness, it's better to fire ten thousand arrows and drive this plague person away!" ”

Yin Susu bit her lip and seemed to have made up her mind.

She was about to command the sentry to release arrows, when someone suddenly caught her wrist.

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Smallpox, as terrible as it was, was the only infectious disease in human history that was completely eradicated.

This is inseparable from the success of the smallpox vaccine, also known as the vaccinia vaccine.

After coming to this era, Zhu Fugui has long considered the problem of infectious diseases, and smallpox vaccine is also the top priority.

Unfortunately, in 1980, when the WHO announced the successful global eradication of the wild strain of smallpox virus, the Chinese government also stopped vaccinating newborns against smallpox in 1982.

Without government promotion, there would be no profit.

Without profits, in the era of marketization, no one will do this business.

So in 2023, it will not be easy for ordinary people to buy smallpox vaccines.

However, the smallpox vaccine itself is not difficult to produce, and the cost is not high.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible to eradicate smallpox in just ten years.

The main reason why manufacturers do not produce is that it is unprofitable.

Zhu Fugui had consulted a vaccine company before, and the customer service staff half-jokingly said that if Boss Zhu was willing to give one million funds, they would be able to make a vaccinia vaccine within a week.

At that time, Zhu Fugui was still a poor bastard, and there was no follow-up to this matter.

If the flower patient appeared in front of him today, it sounded the alarm for Zhu Fugui.

All the people of the Ming Dynasty must be vaccinated against smallpox, and this matter must be urgent!

So during the period just now, Zhu Fugui had already contacted [Genting Biology] again.

Zhu Fugui knows that language is difficult to convince, and the security of the system platform is high enough.

So he simply directly transferred the advance payment of 100,000 yuan of "R&D funds" in the past, and the customer service staff of the other party sent back six exclamation points after a long silence.

Then, he was replaced by the technical manager of [Genting Biotech].

[Hello Boss Zhu, what is the purpose of your smallpox vaccine? Don't you know that smallpox has been extinct for more than 40 years? 】

[That's right, I saw on Baidu Encyclopedia that there are studies showing that smallpox vaccine also has a certain preventive effect on AIDS? 】

[This...... There have been some papers on this before...... But that's just a theoretical study......]

[It doesn't matter, our Daming Industry has always been determined to help the African people, and you know, the incidence of AIDS in that place is ridiculously high! 】

Zhu Fugui casually made an excuse, and then, there was a long silence on the side of [Genting Creatures].

This is the manager of the technical department reporting to the boss.

Obviously, this "Boss Zhu" should not be a person who is doing business.

It is likely to be a broker of a multinational pharmaceutical company.

His business is probably to use Africans to conduct clinical trials of vaccinia vaccine for HIV prevention and control.

Multinational pharmaceutical companies, which have filth flowing through their pores, are familiar with this kind of thing.

But at the end of the day, in places like Namibia and Botswana, the AIDS incidence rate is close to 40 percent.

At the same time, their incompetent government officials have done nothing to protect the population from disease.

So if the vaccinia vaccine really works, it's still a great thing for them.

In short, as a vaccine provider, Genting Biotech feels that it does not have any legal risks, and the considerable profits are really exciting.

In the end, their boss quickly made a decision, as long as that Boss Zhu gives money, we make legal vaccines, what's the problem?

After prepaying a total of 1 million restart funds, Zhu Fugui reached out and pinched Yin Susu's wrist.

"Tell me, will you forgive them and save them?" Zhu Fugui looked into her eyes and asked with a smile.