Chapter 477: Smallpox
In the following days, business at the fair was as hot as the weather in June. Many close merchants, such as Goryeo, Dongying, Nanyang and other countries, businessmen came to participate in the meeting.
Several ports, wharves and ferries in Hangzhou have been shipping from morning to night, day and night.
In order to continue to maintain the smooth flow of trade after the end of the conference, Song Che specially proposed to Lin'an Mansion and planned a number of 'Fan Merchant Pavilions', which is equivalent to the popular explanation
"Embassy", classified by country, was where merchants from Dongying came to live in the future
"Dongying Pavilion", where Persian merchants lived
"Persian Pavilion", in this way, local businessmen want to find someone to cooperate, they can also go directly to the Fan Merchant Pavilion to contact.
The Age of Oriental Exploration has arrived! The future Great Liang Dynasty is destined to become the center of the world economy.
Song Che's eyes can't just be on China, if he has the opportunity in the future, he will definitely go overseas to experience some exotic customs.
Therefore, while negotiating business with Fan, he also asked the elite clerks in the firm to work hard to learn foreign languages, so that they could be useful when they traveled overseas in the future.
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"Here comes chilled grape juice!" On a hot day, under the scorching sun, a bowl of sweet and sour chilled grape juice will quench your thirst and refresh you.
This sacred task is escorted by Song Che and Yun Niang every day. Qin Ruo and Lu Mushroom took Yunshuifang guys, Zhou Yazhao and He Xianglian took Zhou Dafa's guys, as well as Qin Huaiyu and Song Ling'er, who came all the way from Hunan and participated in the Splendid Conference together in the past, all smiled and came over to drink ice.
"Ah, drink a bowl of grape juice, and half of the noon fire will be eliminated in an instant." Qin Huaiyu held the cup and sighed.
They are women, and they don't dare to dress too cool in the summer, they are all so hot that their faces are red and their ears are red, and they are drenched in sweat.
Song Che persuaded them to go back and rest at noon, but they were unanimously vetoed. Come to think of it, no matter how hot the day is, it can't match their enthusiasm for making money.
"Later, I'll go to the pharmacy to grab some camellia flowers to cool off the heat and make water for you to drink, it's important to make money, but don't suffer from heat stroke." Song Che packed up the refrigerator and chopsticks, and was about to leave with Yun Niang, but he had just walked out of the booth a few steps before he was greeted by him
The man who was "lost in his soul", his eyes were sunken and his lips were white, Song Che was afraid of bumping into him, so he took the initiative to step aside, but who knew that the man suddenly fell at his feet, as if he had fainted.
This...... The kind-hearted Yun Niang wanted to bend down to check, but Song Che suddenly grabbed her: "Wait, there's something strange about him." ”
"I saw that he must have suffered from heat stroke."
"No, people who suffer from heat stroke don't have red spots on their bodies." Song Che's eyes were sharp, and he could see at a glance that it was hidden under the man's neckline, like
"Herpes"-like erythema.
"What's going on?" Qin Ruo and the others also came up to check the situation, and passers-by gathered around, and they kindly wanted to take a bowl of water to pour it on the man, but Song Che stopped them one by one: "This person is sick, don't touch it." Yazhao, hurry up and invite Dr. Liu to take a look. "There are often people suffering from heat stroke at the exhibition, and Song Che specially invited a doctor to sit at the entrance of the exhibition.
Soon, Zhou Yazhao walked into the crowd with Dr. Liu. Dr. Liu leaned over and turned the fainted man over, opened his shirt, and all the onlookers gasped - his body was covered with dense herpes, and people with dense phobias saw it, and it was estimated that he would die on the spot.
Dr. Liu's face changed greatly, and he was so frightened that he sat on the ground, kept retreating, and said in a trembling voice: "This ...... This ...... It's smallpox! ”
"Ahh Smallpox! "One moment I was still watching the lively crowd of onlookers, and the next moment they dispersed in a hurry, scrambling to escape from the exhibition!
In ancient times, when the level of medical care was rudimentary, smallpox was an incurable disease, and once infected, there was a high probability of death. After pondering for three seconds, Song Che immediately greeted: "From this moment on, the exhibition is temporarily closed, and everyone stays in their booths and is not allowed to leave half a step!" "Smallpox is very contagious, and if it spreads, the consequences will be dire!
The presence of this man here indicates that the source of infection has invaded the fair. Soon, the officers and soldiers who maintained order arrived when they heard the news, and Song Che ordered them to guard the entrances and exits, prohibiting everyone from leaving.
"Why don't you let us out! There's a smallpox patient here! That thing will kill people if it gets infected! ”
"That's right! Let's get out! Let's get out! "More and more people are gathering at the exit of the show and want to flee as soon as possible.
Song Che asked the officers and soldiers to send some more manpower, and forced all the people who gathered to go back, he moved a chair, stood taller, and explained to everyone in a throat: "Fellow villagers, it is not known whether that person has smallpox, please don't create panic, and assuming that the disease is really smallpox, it is said that there are likely to be other infected people in the exhibition, not only you but also me, so everyone must be quarantined——"
"We are all fine, how can we be smallpox patients? You're in danger of keeping us inside! ”
"That's right! Let us out! Otherwise, we will be infected with smallpox, and we will all settle accounts with you! "Protests erupted again.
"What a noise!" Lieutenant Yang Dong, a man who does things, drew his sword, stepped forward and said: "Boss Song is solving things for you, if anyone dares to make a coax again, the crime of obstructing official affairs will be corrected on the spot!" lest you spread smallpox and plague the whole city! The officers and soldiers lit up their swords and guns, so that the crowd did not dare to protest anymore.
Song Che saw that the crowd was quiet, and hurriedly said loudly: "I can understand everyone's mood at the moment, but please think about it, what if you unfortunately contract smallpox and infect your wife and children when you return home?" For now, you are all at my disposal—smallpox is spread through saliva, skin, and blood, so that everyone should not gather again, and be arranged vertically in three columns, half a foot apart, and do not speak, and do not touch too much; I will set up three checkpoints with the officers and soldiers at the exit of the exhibition, that is, behind me, everyone must fold their sleeves and expose their arms to be examined, those who have no symptoms can leave on their own, those with symptoms will be detained, and those who leave without symptoms must go home quickly, prepare firewood, rice, oil and salt, and then bathe themselves, do not come out and walk around at will; Don't be afraid if you have symptoms, I have informed the government of the news, and a doctor will come to treat you soon! After speaking, he jumped out of his chair, instructed the officers and soldiers to set up three checkpoints, and instructed: "During the examination, everyone should try not to come into contact with the living, and if you find that you have red spots or herpes on your arms, you should immediately insert him." ”
"Then let's go first." The Song guys set an example first, rolled up their sleeves, exposed their arms, and lined up to be inspected in turn.