The six ministers and others also nodded. When Lu Chen said before that the little prince must continue to study under Confucianism, they thought that this was just Lu Chen's way of showing goodwill to their Confucianism.
Now that Lu Chen had briefly spoken of his knowledge, these scholars realized that if Lu Chen really had the ability to destroy the world, then when he passed on these skills, he should indeed find someone with a moderate and peaceful temperament, otherwise the world would suffer.
Compared with these Confucian disciples, Emperor Li Zhuo was more concerned about Lu Chen's method of not crowing a rooster for a thousand miles.
He asked curiously, "Master Lu, did the seniors in your sect really possess such great magical powers that could destroy heaven and earth? Could they instantly kill everyone within a thousand miles?"
For people who are still living in the era of cold weapons, it is really difficult for them to imagine what kind of means can kill all people within a thousand miles.
However, for Lu Chen, who has received modern scientific education, such means are not too much.
Not to mention nuclear weapons, which are beyond our comprehension, there are countless such weapons from a chemical and biological perspective.
"Does your Majesty know anything about smallpox?"
Upon hearing this, both Li Zhuo and the other ministers in the room could not help but shiver violently.
How could they not know about smallpox? Two years ago, traces of smallpox appeared in Hengzhou.
At that time, the local officials of Hengzhou ordered the city to be closed. When the city gates were opened again, more than half of the people in the city had died, and those who survived were all ugly.
Even the Hengzhou prefect who ordered the city to be closed died in the catastrophe. None of the seventeen people in his family survived.
Thinking of this incident, everyone felt sad.
But Li Zhuo soon realized something and asked hurriedly, "Could it be that your senior also knows about smallpox?"
Lu Chen thought about the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in later generations and nodded. "Yes, my predecessor was very experienced in this area. He not only found a way to prevent and treat smallpox, but also mastered other highly contagious diseases. Your Majesty, in fact, in our land, smallpox is not the only terrible infectious disease. I know of a city-state in the far west where a terrible disease called the Black Death broke out. When people who contracted this disease died, their bodies often turned black and their appearance was quite terrifying. Only one in ten people in the city survived. It was a living hell."
"So if you want to learn these things, there must be certain requirements for your moral character. Otherwise, if these things are leaked and spread throughout our land, I can't imagine what kind of disaster that would be."
Everyone swallowed unconsciously, feeling that the scene described by Lu Chen was too terrifying.
After finally recovering, Li Zhuo said with a lingering fear, "Since Master Lu has a way to prevent and treat smallpox, please use it quickly. I don't want to see the tragedy of Hengzhou happen again."
Lu Chen didn't agree. He shook his head regretfully and said, "Your Majesty, although I know the principle, it will take a lot of time and experimentation to fully replicate it. Moreover, if we want to achieve nationwide prevention and control, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. Judging from the current financial situation, I'm afraid we can't support this."
Money again?
Li Zhuo suddenly became melancholy and depressed.
He used to think that he was the master of the world, rich and powerful, and the richest man in the world.
But since he met Lu Chen, he found out that he was really poor.
There are so many good things right in front of you, but you can’t get them because you don’t have money. Isn’t that frustrating?
Seeing that Li Zhuo and a group of ministers wanted to back out, Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat. He thought, oh no, he had exaggerated a bit and scared the investors.
How can this be possible? If the investor gets scared and stops investing in him, how can he implement the plan he wrote down?
So he quickly changed his tone and said, "It's indeed difficult to roll out nationwide, but if we conduct a pilot program in the capital, the cost shouldn't be too much. I think we should at least eliminate the risk of smallpox spreading in the capital first. As for nationwide promotion, we can proceed slowly."
"Yes, yes, what Master Lu said is very reasonable. The important area of the capital naturally deserves special treatment. Your Majesty, I think this matter should be promoted. If the court is short of funds, we are also willing to support Master Lu."
The person who spoke was Prince Duan, and he looked extremely excited.
There was no way. His fiefdom was right next to Hengzhou. He had witnessed the tragic scene in Hengzhou back then and was really scared.
Smallpox is a disease that treats everyone equally. It will not show leniency to you just because your family is rich and powerful. Moreover, once someone in the family shows symptoms, the family will usually die and be recorded in the household registration book.
If this terrible infectious disease really broke out in the capital, at the very least, their entire family would be in danger, and at the worst, the entire Da Qi court would most likely be wiped out.
Therefore, not only Prince Duan was very enthusiastic about this matter, but other ministers also expressed their willingness to fund Lu Chen's research.
This scene made Li Zhuo very melancholy. He found that his ministers seemed to be richer than him. Could it be that he was the only poor guy in the entire Da Qi court?
"Okay, okay, Prince Duan's 100,000 taels, right? Lord Xu's 50,000 taels? Don't worry, everyone. You spent the money. When the product is successfully developed, you will naturally have a share of the credit. At that time, you and your families will definitely have limited usage rights!"
Lu Chen saluted Li Zhuo and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to reduce the cost and strive to make it available to everyone in our Great Qi Dynasty."
"Okay, okay, thank you Master Lu for your care!"
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is all as it should be!"
As he spoke, Lu Chen was almost going crazy with joy. The nationwide vaccine agency rights had fallen into his hands just out of the blue.
Think about the epidemic in later generations. How many people made a fortune from the national disaster? That was the result of competition among many pharmaceutical companies.
Nowadays, the entire Da Qi court has only one vaccine company. It is difficult for such a business not to make money!
Even Lu Chen felt that his vision should not be so narrow. How could he limit his vision to the mere Da Qi? Didn't Xixia have the right to be vaccinated? Didn't Liao and Jin have the right to be vaccinated?
We must have a compassionate heart. If people have demand for our products, we must sell them.
As for the price, it will definitely be higher. After all, our R&D costs are also very high, and transportation costs must also be taken into consideration.
So the price will be ten times higher than that in China. And you still have to make a reservation in advance. Do you accept this?
Just when Lu Chen's mind was full of thoughts about whether he would sleep on gold in the future, a young eunuch hurried in from outside, knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Your Majesty, a group of students from the Imperial College are outside asking to see Master Lu, saying that they want to become his disciples!"
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