Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Fan Taicheng, you have found a cure for the strange disease!"

Tong Guan, who had just woken up after a night's rest, couldn't wait to find Fan Zheng to ask about the situation.

Whether doctors can find the cause of strange diseases is related to the success or failure of opening up the Maritime Silk Road. Such strange diseases have appeared in the nearest countries of Korea and Fusang, making the entire fleet panic.

If it cannot be solved in time, sailors will have to sail thousands of miles to the South China Sea and the West Sea, which will cause heavy losses to the sailors and even discourage maritime merchants.

"Fortunately, the doctors have lived up to their mission!" Fan Zheng said.

A trace of ecstasy suddenly appeared on Tong Guan's face. He did the right thing by asking Fan Zheng for help. Such a strange disease was cured by Fan Zheng.

"I don't know what medicine is needed?" Tong Guan asked impatiently.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "This disease does not require medication. You only need to eat green vegetables to avoid getting the disease."

"Such a strange disease is just a lack of vegetables!"

However, when Fan Zheng told Tong Guan the cause of the disease, Tong Guan suddenly looked strange. He never thought that the cause of the strange disease turned out to be an inconspicuous vegetable.

"Yes, green vegetables are often eaten by sailors and crew on land, but are extremely rare at sea. Therefore, this disease only occurs on ocean-going ships. As long as vegetables are eaten in time, sailors and crew can avoid these strange diseases." Fan Zheng nodded. .

"Qingcai! Isn't this simple?" Tong Guan breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly his expression changed, and he raised his voice.

"But the sea is thousands of miles away, where can we find vegetables?"

He suddenly realized that even if he knew the cause of the disease, it might be difficult to completely prevent sailors from getting sick. After all, in the vast sea, the most precious thing is vegetables.

On the ship, food can be stored, and meat can be pickled and stored. However, vegetables are extremely difficult to store, and it is difficult to find vegetables without relying on land!

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Although it is thousands of miles away from the sea, there are many islands along the coast. As long as we go ashore regularly to replenish vegetables, we should be able to prevent the occurrence of sepsis."

Tong Guan smiled bitterly and said: "Although the method mentioned by Fan Taicheng is effective, the disadvantages are also obvious. If this is the case, the fleet can only sail along the coastline and go ashore to look for vegetables and fruits wherever they go, but it is time-consuming. Too long."

As a result, not only will the journey become longer, but it will also take a lot of time for such a large fleet to go ashore in search of vegetables, which will add many difficulties to the already long voyage.

This voyage needs to avoid the summer hurricane season, and also take into account the monsoon wind direction. If you delay for one more day at sea, there will be one more day of risk. For maritime merchants, time is money, and naturally the shorter the time, the better.

Naturally, Tong Guan also wanted to complete his important mission to the maritime countries safely and quickly. In this way, he could also claim credit from the imperial court.

Fan Zheng smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, Fan has already prepared vegetables for you!"

"Seriously?" Tong Guan looked at Fan Zheng suspiciously. The vast sea was boundless. Let alone Fan Zheng, even gods might not be able to provide vegetables for so many people.

Seeing that Tong Guan didn't believe it, Fan Zheng put a handful of mung beans into Tong Guan's hand.

"green beans!"

Tong Guan's head was suddenly covered with black lines. What he wanted was green vegetables. Even if the mung beans were a little green, they couldn't be used as green vegetables!

Fan Zheng laughed and said: "Master Tong, what you said is wrong. Mung beans are of great use. If you cook mung bean porridge directly, it will naturally be the staple food. However, if you soak the mung beans in water, it will only take three to five days." It’s a plate of green vegetables!”

"Green bean sprouts!"

Tong Guan's eyes lit up and he said.

"Of course!" Fan Zheng said proudly.

Then he stretched out his hand and patted it, and a servant brought a plate of fried mung bean sprouts and placed it in front of Tong Guan.

"Medical books record: Mung beans are sweet and cool, can relieve heat and thirst, clear away heat and detoxify, and can detoxify aconite, arsenic, and other stone medicines. More importantly, mung beans are extremely durable in storage. Master Tong carried a large amount of mung beans on the ships, which can be used as food." The staple food can also be used as vegetables, which can be eaten at any time on the sea. There is no need to go ashore to look for vegetables, which will greatly reduce the voyage." Fan Zhengdao.

Tong Guan looked at the mung bean sprouts in front of him and couldn't help but feel excited. He picked up his chopsticks and ate happily.

Tong Guan was Zhao Xu's valet in the palace and had never tasted any delicacies from the mountains and seas. However, there had never been a dish as delicious as the plate of stir-fried mung bean sprouts in front of him.

"It turned out to be a strange disease caused by a lack of vegetables!"

When the news came back to Dengzhou Port, all the maritime merchants breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Others may wonder about the cause of this disease, but maritime merchants often go out to sea, so they naturally know that the most precious thing at sea is vegetables. In addition, lack of meat can cause night blindness, and it is natural that lack of vegetables can cause septicemia.

In addition, the reputation of the evil doctor Fan Zheng is known to the whole world, and now he has even prescribed a prescription for mung bean sprouts, so that no one has any doubts.

Sure enough, with the addition of a large amount of vegetables and fruits, as well as the use of old mustard braise! At Qingzhou Port, some septic patients with mild symptoms gradually improved, further confirming that Fan Zheng's medical prescription was correct.

At present, the originally somewhat depressed voyage has once again aroused enthusiasm. The temptation of huge profits, the protection of the overseas mission, and the overcoming of the cause of septicemia have made the voyage no longer a worry.

At present, the number of ships willing to go to sea has increased dramatically, reaching thousands in a short period of time, and the taxes collected alone are as high as 500,000 yuan.

When Tong Guan once again escorted 500,000 yuan to the Ministry of Household Affairs, the whole court was shocked.

"Qi Guan Fang, Fuso's country is relatively stable, but its country is extremely martial, and its sales are quite good. Our family only sold a thousand pairs of armors and weapons..." Tong Guan reported.

"One hundred thousand guan!" Zeng Bu couldn't help but was stunned. A thousand pieces of armor and weapons were equivalent to 100,000 guan. He didn't expect that the weapons trade could be so profitable.

All the ministers in the court also had wry smiles on their faces, it would be too profitable to go overseas!

Many courtiers secretly calculated that it had only been more than two months since the imperial court ordered them to go to sea. First, three hundred ships going to sea were taxed 150,000 guan, Goryeo bought weapons 200,000 guan, and Fusang bought weapons 100,000 guan. Now, the next time they went to sea, they collected another 500,000 guan, which was enough to earn nearly a million for the court. Getting money is faster than robbing money.

Zhao Xu also forcibly endured his excitement. With this million dollars, the imperial court's tight finances will be greatly alleviated.

"Tong Guan! You have done a good job, but remember, making money is secondary. The most important thing is to bring the people of the Song Dynasty back safely. At the same time, don't make friends with other countries and promote the prestige of the Song Dynasty." Zhao Xu did not hesitate. Appreciated.

"Tong Guan obeys the order!"

Tong Guan naturally understood Zhao Xu's will. If making money was the second priority, he would not put it first.

The ministers of the old party were also dissatisfied with the imperial court's arms trade and emphasis on maritime merchants. However, in the face of such huge wealth, they could only hold their noses and admit it. Moreover, these maritime merchants were diverting troubles to the east and earning money from overseas countries. The money is beneficial to the Song Dynasty, and they are naturally happy to see the results.

Off the coast of Dengzhou! Thousands of sails compete,

The scale of this trip to sea was even greater than the previous one, with thousands of merchant ships following it. Its scale attracted countless people to watch.

Maritime trade is highly profitable, and the advantage lies in its large volume. Each ship hoards as much cargo as possible. One voyage can make a person rich overnight.