Great time travel

Chapter 14, Aid Cat Operation Across Time and Space

"...successfully spread the new type of influenza virus in the 21st century in medieval Europe, get 2000 reward points..."

Looking at this line of reminders that appeared on the "Book of Time Traveling", classmate Wang Qiu, a cold patient, suddenly became embarrassing and energetic.

Poor Europeans, before the old plague is gone, the new plague is coming again-is this the rhythm for me to be the world-destroying devil?
——Don't underestimate the seemingly common ailments of colds, flu can occasionally kill people!For example, the Spanish flu that spread all over the world at the beginning of the [-]th century and the end of World War I caused a total number of deaths in human society, not much worse than the Black Death in the Middle Ages!
Of course, even if Wang Qiu feels in his heart at this time as if ten thousand grass-mud horses ran over ten thousand dogs, then ten thousand cats, and finally ten thousand squeakers, other people also feel the same. There is no such intense psychological entanglement as him.

But then again, since Wang Qiu is still alive and kicking right now, it means that the danger of this cold virus is not too great - because of the high variability of influenza virus, even modern people who have been tested for a long time, every time they are infected The cold virus on the Internet is also brand new for the first time.Therefore, in the face of cold viruses, the immune ability of ancient people and modern people is similar. At best, the nutritional conditions of ancient people are worse, and the hygiene habits and common sense of immunity are relatively lacking. It is unlikely that a traveler will return to ancient times with a runny nose. , Immediately created a situation of mass death.

But no matter what, before the epidemic of the Black Death eased, there was another new plague... It really made Wang Qiu feel auspiciously possessed.

In short, he did not take the initiative to confess to anyone about the flu, but quietly concealed the bad news.

At the same time, Knight Li Wei, who knew nothing about the crisis, was still talking with Professor Guo Jingguo, whom he met for the first time, about how to carry out cross-time and space trade between medieval Europe and the modern world. At the same time, he also patted his chest and promised that he would try his best to provide convenience for the government exploration team that might arrive in the future-after learning the old gentleman's identity as an official of the government's secret department, he fawned on him like a dog.

In many novels, trade across time and space is an incredible big business, and its degree of huge profits can be compared to the New World trade in the Age of Discovery. In those days, many unscrupulous European adventurers only used some worthless garbage to make money. Deceived a group of native Indian chiefs.

And in the novel, those traversers who show their magical powers across the sea can also use mobile phones, computers, mechanical watches, and even simple banknotes to coax the uninformed ancients into a daze, so as to gain the first place for themselves. A bucket of gold can be called a huge profit.

Although the products in the Middle Ages in Europe were poor, precious metals were scarce, purchasing power was limited, and transportation and logistics were even worse, but in any case, it was still a huge market of 8000 to [-] million people. If it is managed properly, it should still have a bright future—— —Not to mention anything else, just by getting a batch of porcelain, silk and spices from the modern world, what crazy profits can be made in medieval Europe!

To give a simple example, the modern world cannot talk about valuable peppers. In this era, Europe, as a substitute for gold and silver, can be used directly as a currency in circulation.For example, in the Middle Ages, the rents and taxes paid by the British counties to the king often included several pounds of pepper.This practice continued for a long time, until 1973, when Prince Charles crossed the Tamar River to accept the symbolic dukedom, the tribute of the fief still included a pound of pepper - as a symbolic rent, "pepper coins" It has been used in Europe until the last century.

In the distant Middle Ages, these peppers offered to the royal family were of course not symbolic tributes, but hard currency that everyone loved—in a sense, medieval peppers were like modern dollars. , is the most popular "international currency".

Therefore, as long as the traveler from later generations spends a little money to buy a bag of pepper to carry with him, he will immediately become a very popular super rich.Taking out a grain or two of pepper every time you pay the bill...it's more face-saving than the platinum VIP credit card of later generations!If some high-tech products that pretend to be gods and ghosts are sold over, with the assistance of Li Wei, a local snake, the traversers will definitely squeeze out the last coin of the rich in this time and space!
But the problem is that Wang Qiu and the others chose the most unsuitable time for trade in their journey through the Middle Ages.

"...In normal times, I have a hundred ways to sell modern goods all over Europe, but I can't do it now!"

Looking at the map of Europe spread out in front of him, Knight Li Wei sighed distressedly, "...As soon as the Black Death came, the trade routes were immediately cut off. Many cities will be closed and isolated, and outsiders are not allowed to enter." Most of those rich and rich people have fled to the wilderness, and God knows where to find them to sell. Those who stay in the city will have no tomorrow after today, and they can no longer care about showing off. In short, at present For a period of time, businesses across Europe will gradually stop and collapse. Except for medicines to treat the plague, any luxury goods are hard to sell..."

But in any case, it is still necessary to prepare some modern products for sale in this stronghold-who knows when customers will come to the door?So, Wang Qiu went home through Doraemon's pocket, and brought all kinds of porcelain from rice bowls to teacups, especially those finely decorated vases.There was also a silk shirt and some silk scarves, plus soap, matches, a lighter, etc.

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After a pleasant conversation, Li Wei took them to inspect the charity hospital opened by the Knights of the Hospital.

Judging by the standards of modern people, this hospital is at best the standard of a refugee camp or a concentration camp. The patients there don’t even have beds, only a huge bunk where the patients lie on the dirty straw and hay. While watching the mice and cockroaches crawling around all over the ground, he was fighting against the disease tenaciously.In addition to vinegar disinfection, the main treatment methods provided here are still prayer and chanting, and God plays the role of doctor—at least until Lord Levi got the sulfa powder and antibiotics provided by the traveler, the situation of the patients was probably still the same. in this way.

Yet even with the sulfonamides and antibiotics, the conditions in this hospital ward were terrible by all standards.Most of the patients were coughing non-stop, and some tried to hold it back, but this half-throated cough sounded more uncomfortable.Some people lay in bed with a fever so bad that they were talking nonsense, and even taking antipyretics didn't help.Others who had just recovered had to hold on to their weak bodies to take care of the dying patients and feed them gruel.

However, although the living conditions in the hospital are very bad (according to the standards of modern people, the general residences in Europe in the Middle Ages were the same), and there have been unfortunate deaths of people recently, but after all, many patients began to improve and recover. It brought great encouragement and confidence to the rest of the patients—after surviving the indescribable despair and numbness of the previous days, they finally saw the hope of overcoming the disease.

In addition to his steadfast belief and the mercy of Almighty God, this is all thanks to Sir Levi who sent those medicines with incredible effects... So, when Levi brought a group of people who changed into medieval costumes through time travel When the patients entered the hospital, whether they were patients or the nuns and servants who took care of the patients, they all greeted His Excellency with the most respectful tone.After listening to Li Wei's introduction and learning that these guests brought the elixir to cure the plague, the attitude of the nuns and patients towards the travelers was also respectful and grateful.

——As an added note, in order to prevent Doraemon from going berserk after seeing the mouse, the traversers deliberately did not bring him this time.

However, facing another group of special guests brought by Lord Li Wei, the attitude of everyone in the hospital was very embarrassing.

"...Meow-meow-meow-meow-"

"...these are all... cats?! God! Where did you get so many cats? I have never seen so many cats in my life... Your honor sir, you brought so many cats here, yes What do you want to do?" A middle-aged nun looked at the big cats, black cats, white cats, and yellow cats meowing all over the yard in confusion. Lord Levi asked.

"...Of course it's for them to catch mice! Dear mother, remember what I said a few days ago, this damn plague is caused by mice. If you can't cut off the source of the disease, just cure it Good patients are not enough, because there will be relapses... I used to see rats walking in this hospital every day, and I felt that the hygienic environment was really worrying. So I specially brought these cats here to exterminate rats..."

Lord Levy pointed to the cats in the yard and said so enthusiastically.However, she never noticed that the eyes of this middle-aged nun looking at these cats did not show her love and fascination for cute animals like most modern women, but were full of some kind of indescribable Resistance and entanglement, and even a hint of disgust and fear, as if seeing a Godzilla monster or a three-headed hellhound.

And what Knight Li Wei didn't expect was that just a few hours later, a sneaky figure slipped out of his family's manor, ran all the way to the urban area of ​​Marseille, and turned around along the streets and alleys. , and finally knocked on the door of the Marseille City Pharmacist's Guild...