Chapter 2307 Bribery
By the fifth day, there was no abnormality among the six people, and Man Bao felt relieved. However, he still did not allow them to go out and kept them in the house.
But the six people were not lonely. They contacted their comrades in the next yard, and it was quite lively to shout and chat with each other across the wall.
Manbao didn't stop them from chatting across the wall, and the virus couldn't be transmitted through sound.
She kept the people locked up for ten days, and when none of them developed smallpox again, she declared the experiment a success. Manbao carefully noted their pulses before letting them go out.
Bai Shan gave them the cloth he had prepared early in the morning and said, "This is what I promised you."
The six people's eyes lit up and their gazes were glued to the cloth.
After the six men had gathered the cloth, they asked, "Sir, are we going back to the barracks?"
Manbao nodded, "Your bodies are fine now. You will be immune to smallpox in the future."
She paused and said, "When you go back, you must take care of your health. I'll bring you some medicinal wine."
Those medicinal wines were somewhat helpful for their old injuries, but not very helpful. However, the six people were still very happy. They had used them before and found them very useful.
For them, any useful medicine is good, no matter how useful it is.
After sending them away, Manbao divided the eighteen people into different courtyards and prepared to start vaccinating against cowpox.
Of the eighteen people, only three received the medicine in the end. The remaining fifteen, like the previous six, all had low-grade fevers and got through it on their own.
Manbao summarized these data and said to Bai Shan, "This shows that cowpox is much less toxic than human smallpox. When we vaccinated human smallpox in the capital, almost every patient needed medication. 60% of patients had high fevers, and half of these 60% were in critical condition. Finally..."
Manbao paused and continued, "Unfortunately, the basic data is not enough now. We need more data to determine whether large-scale vaccination can be carried out, and we also need to look at the sequelae."
Bai Shan: "Will there be any sequelae?"
Manbao shook his head and said, "In theory, no, but who knows in reality? So we have to wait, time will tell."
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and thought, then asked, "Should we take these people who were being tested back with us?"
Manbao said, "Didn't we note down their household registration? Even if they don't bring it, we can still find out later."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Then take them back. Once we get to the capital, let them return to their respective hometowns. It will take at least half a year. You can observe them carefully."
Manbao looked at him in surprise.
Bai Shan winked at her and said, "These people are considered patients of your Imperial Hospital. Shouldn't your Imperial Hospital pay for their travel expenses?"
Manbao began to ponder, "Anxi is at war, and the Ministry of Revenue has a lot of expenses. It would be difficult to report to the Ministry of Revenue, but half of the Imperial Hospital's expenses come from His Majesty's inner treasury..."
There are more than 20 people, and we are going back with them. The expenses should not be very high. Your Majesty should be able to afford it... right?
Manbao, who wanted to continue the experiment, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do we still need to experiment?"
If two more groups come, it will be difficult to lead them.
Bai Shan thought for a moment and then said, "Since the success rate of cowpox is so high, then I will select another eighteen people?"
It would be a good idea to bring more people back. Many of the soldiers in the Anxi Army were transferred from the Zhenbei Army in the Xiazhou and Fengzhou areas. The older ones have been guarding the border for twenty years and have never returned home.
Now he is in his thirties or forties and has a head full of white hair. Although he is about the same age as Daji, he looks like a generation older.
Manbao nodded and said, "Okay, this batch won't be released for another eight days, so let's select eighteen people to recuperate first."
Bai Shan went to the military camp to select people, and told the people in the Protectorate that they should take these experimental soldiers with them when they left.
The people from the Protectorate were stunned. "Take him away?"
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "They are the first group of people to be vaccinated against cowpox. His Majesty and the Imperial Hospital must see the real people. Otherwise, if we submit our memorials, the gentlemen will think we are making it up. So we have to take them away."
He mentioned in passing, "I wonder how their resettlement allowance is prepared. The veterans also have travel expenses when they return home, right? We might as well prepare that for them as well. Then we can leave at a moment's notice."
The people in the Protectorate calculated a sum of money and started to have a headache. Although the amount of money was not large, after all, there were only 24 people at present. If 18 more were selected, there would only be 42 people. But every penny of the Protectorate had a place to go. Where could they squeeze out the money for them in such a short time?
Bai Shan didn't care about them. This was their problem to worry about. He went directly to the army to select people.
The military camp that specifically took in the elderly, the weak, and the sick was bustling with activity, and many people crowded in front of Bai Shan to recommend themselves.
When the first six people came back, they learned that they had actually obtained the cloth, and that vaccination did not seem as dangerous as they had imagined, so many people were willing to do it.
There are not many of these people. After all, the soldiers who were injured on the battlefield are either dead or can still continue to fight on the battlefield. Only those who are missing limbs or are really unable to go to the front line will be left in this camp to do some logistical work.
So there are not many people for Bai Shan to choose from.
When the lieutenant general in charge of the camp heard that he wanted to select eighteen people, he put his arm around Bai Shan's shoulder and said, "Mr. Bai, look at the remaining people. There are exactly twenty-two of us, no more, no less. You've already selected eighteen, so why not take the remaining four with you? Otherwise, it would be so boring to leave four of them in the camp."
Bai Shan: "...This is vaccination. If your body is not suitable, you will die."
"Hey, everyone has to die. They die in the barracks, on the battlefield, or even from smallpox. Don't worry, they are not afraid of death."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Bai, we are not afraid of death."
"Mr. Bai, please take us all in. Don't worry, we don't eat as much as they do, and we don't need the cloth."
"Yes, yes, the main thing is that the Protectorate gives us the resettlement fee and travel expenses."
Obviously, they all heard about Bai Shan and the Protectorate's request for resettlement expenses and travel expenses.
Bai Shan: ...This happened just like that. Is the Protectorate made of a sieve?
Bai Shan frowned.
The lieutenant general pulled him aside, shook his sleeves, and stuffed a purse into Bai Shan's hand. His eyes widened instantly.
Bai Shan was shocked because this was the first time he was bribed in his life.
The lieutenant forcefully stuffed the purse into Bai Shan's hand and whispered, "Mr. Bai, please be kind and take these people away. You and Lord Zhou can do whatever you want to them. If they're alive, it's fine. If they're dead, there's nothing to worry about. Just burn them and turn them into ashes and send them to their respective homes. That's their resettlement fee and travel expenses..."
The smile on Bai Shan's face had already fallen, and the lieutenant general lowered his voice and said, "When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Bai, to take the money back and send it with the ashes to each family. But don't worry, we've all agreed that your efforts won't be in vain. How about you take half of the resettlement fee?"
Bai Shan: ...Does he look like someone who is short of money?
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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