My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 45: The Mental Journey of a Ming Doctor
Lou Ying has never been so busy in her life.

Starting from Yingtian Prefecture, we traveled non-stop all the way. After arriving in Yuezhou, we came to the local government-run medical clinic, Yuezhou Pharmacy, without even having time to eat a hot meal.

After distributing the plan to prevent the plague, he and the doctors at the pharmacy worked to treat the victims.

Fortunately, thanks to the strong control of the government troops, the refugees were effectively gathered, which also provided convenience for Lou Ying.

According to the methods in the "Barefoot Doctor Manual", Lou Ying distinguished between men and women and forced everyone to defecate in designated places.

At the same time, the refugees were centrally managed and camps were built based on villages. There were only a few large pots in front of each camp. All water for everyone had to be boiled, and all food had to be cooked!
All the dead chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, etc. that were drowned in the flood were burned and no one was allowed to eat them!

Fortunately, the relief grain from the imperial court was delivered in time, so the victims did not starve to death.

At the same time, together with the government troops, they forced the corpses to be burned and then buried together, because corpses were also one of the sources of the plague.

The floods left people homeless, but ironically, this also brought one benefit: almost no one came to claim the bodies.

Otherwise, burning corpses would cause great public outrage and even civil unrest.

After working intensively for several days, this old man in his fifties was almost exhausted to the point of vomiting blood.

But his life had never been so fulfilling.

At first, he was worried whether the methods described in the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" would really be effective.

However, as the prevention and control work progressed, Lou Ying gradually felt relieved, because there was no sign of an epidemic!
Because under the strict supervision of the government and military, everyone was forced to implement the epidemic prevention policy. Although many people complained, no one died!

No one died, so there is no plague.

This was completely unimaginable in previous disasters!
Even the doctors at the local pharmacy questioned Lou Ying's methods at first, as they boiled water, dug pits and built toilets, which kept everyone busy like dogs.

However, Lou Ying carried Zhu Yuanzhang's order, and no one dared to disobey it.

But now it seems that no one died. It's simply a miracle!

Everyone began to believe in Lou Ying, and even began to spread the word that Lou Ying was the modern medical saint!

When Lou Ying heard the news, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. What kind of medical saint was he? The one who wrote the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" was the real medical saint!

No one listened even after explaining it several times, but the title of Medical Saint became more and more popular.

Lou Ying had no choice but to make the best of the situation and take the opportunity to promote the Ming Dynasty version of the Barefoot Doctor's Manual.

As the flood gradually receded, Lou Ying was able to have some free time. During this free time, he eagerly studied the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".

Lou Ying's family has been practicing medicine for generations, so since he was a child, he was exposed to the human body's yin and yang, five elements, meridians and acupoints. He learned about qi, blood, and body fluids, and memorized the six qi and eight principles.

When the human body is weak, it means that the Qi and blood are insufficient. When you have a cold or fever, it means that the wind evil has entered the body and caused the cold and heat.

There are also the six qi that cause illness, the earth qi that causes illness, the seven emotions that cause illness, etc. In short, it is the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body that causes illness.

However, it did not fundamentally solve Lou Ying's doubts. For example, the word "fengxie" is one of the six qi, but Lou Ying could not figure out what windxie is.

But he just lived like this for so many years, and it didn't matter if he didn't understand it, and it didn't hinder him from treating patients. Until he read the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".

This book almost overturned the concepts he had built up during his decades of medical career, causing him to sometimes doubt himself and wonder if everything he had learned was wrong.

But at the same time, this book opened the door to a new world for him!
It turns out that wind-cold is something called bacteria. No, not just one type of bacteria, but many types of bacteria, collectively called influenza bacteria.

It turns out that the human body gets sick because the various organs in the human body have lesions, either caused by bacteria, or caused by viruses, or because of a disorder in something called hormones secreted by the human body...

It turns out that the reason for stomach problems is that there is acid in the stomach that is used to dissolve food and aid digestion. If you eat one meal and skip the next for a long time, the gastric juice will corrode the stomach wall, causing stomach problems.

It turns out that the plague is caused by bacteria or viruses!
Although the Barefoot Doctor's Manual revolutionized his old knowledge, he felt from this book that it did not overturn what he had learned before, but made it more detailed, scientific and systematic on the basis of the original knowledge.

Yes, it is scientific and systematic. These are the new terms that Lou Ying learned from the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".

Although previous medical books and texts all have their essence, they lack scientific and systematic explanations.

Just like the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body, ancient books did not clearly explain what was going on.

But according to Lou Yingxin's understanding, it is actually an endocrine disorder in the human body.

He also understood why Empress Ma's lung disease could never be cured, because Ming Dynasty medicine lacked effective antibacterial methods.

The magic medicine that Your Majesty used is the antibiotic, which is effective in fighting bacteria.

Now that I think about it, the person who gave the medicine was even more extraordinary than I had imagined!
The more you read, the more you learn, but along with it, the more doubts you have.

Just like, what exactly are bacteria, what are viruses, what are microorganisms, and what is their relationship with human cells?
Where are human cells located in the human body?
It’s a pity that the person who gave me the medicine didn’t want to accept me, Lou Ying, as his disciple!

It must be that I, Lou Ying, am too dull and cannot catch other people's eyes.

oh~~~
After a period of frustration, Lou Ying suddenly seemed to have made up his mind. No, he had to go back and find His Majesty to ask the person who gave him the medicine to accept him as his disciple.

Otherwise, Lou Ying will resign from his official position and go home to be a barefoot doctor!
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After replying to Li Han's letter, Zhu Yuanzhang had not been idle. The Jinyiwei headed for Mobei and Liaodong had already set out one after another, and joined forces with the Qianhu Suo in Xuanfu, Liaonan and other places to gather information on the military situation in the two places.

At the same time, he also appointed Xu Da as the governor-general and commander-in-chief of military affairs, and made him the chief commander of the northern expedition against the Yuan court. He also appointed Li Wenzhong as the grand commander-in-chief and Lan Yu as the governor-general and lieutenant general, responsible for assisting Xu Da in related matters of military operations.

As for Xu Da, he formulated various combat plans with Li Wenzhong, Lan Yu and others every day. He would also go to the parade ground in person and lead the palace soldiers and guards to test various applications of the walkie-talkies.

Everyone was busy with the matters they were responsible for. When they finally had a break, Zhu Yuanzhang had some free time to go to the Buddhist temple and take a look.

Walking into the Buddhist hall, Zhu Yuanzhang's tired face finally showed a relieved smile, and the hard work of the whole day was swept away at this moment.

Because the Buddhist table was filled with a lot of new and strange things that he had never seen before!

It goes without saying that Lao Li finally replied!

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