The south has a well-developed water system. When the weather gets hot, if people want to cool down, they can just go into the water to wash or drink the raw water.
The larvae that parasitize in snails will enter the human body through raw water, or attach to the skin and enter the human body through wounds, causing skin ulcers.
The patient's excrement contains a large number of worm eggs. If they are not handled seriously, more and more people will be infected as the cycle continues.
Oncomelania snails can be found everywhere in the water systems of the south. Although they may seem inconspicuous, they are parasites of the larvae of schistosomes, hookworms, and filarial worms.
People in this era have no conditions to pay attention to hygiene. If they are not careful, they will be infected, and both humans and animals will be affected.
If you are infected with roundworms, it will not cause death in a short time.
But schistosomes, hookworms and filarial worms are different. Their adult worms can invade the brain and internal organs, and it is only a matter of time before they destroy the host.
As far as Qiao Xin could remember, he and Doctor Mo had treated a guard around him in Chizhou. Because he wanted to save trouble, he drank raw water, which triggered an outbreak of acute schistosomiasis.
"Mother, is there any way to treat it?"
“Yes, there are, but the herbs are insufficient. The formula contains only a few types of herbs, namely, Torreya grandis, Psoralea corylifolia, Betel nut, and Pumpkin seed.
But apart from our home, where else can you buy large quantities of pumpkin seeds? The second medicinal ingredient, betel nut, is only produced in Yazhou, so we have to find a way to buy it from medicinal ingredient merchants in the south.
Even medicinal herbs like Torreya grandis are not available for purchase everywhere.
When your eldest brother went to war, I gave him all the inventory of Jun Kang Tang over the years!"
A slight surprise flashed across Qiao Yunting's eyes: "Ah, big brother, do you have medicine?"
Qiao Xin raised her eyes and looked at him: "It's not a lot. More than a thousand copies have probably been used up long ago. With your brother's honest character, how could he be the kind of person who would watch someone in need without helping?
Besides, no matter where these people come from, they are all his soldiers!"
It was more like Qiao Xin was explaining to the prince than to Qiao Yunting!
The boss has never been the kind of person who can’t distinguish between public and private!
The Crown Prince smiled and said, "No one knows a son better than his mother. What the old lady said is very true. Father also commented on the general in the same way."
After hearing this, Qiao Xin's mood immediately warmed up a lot, and she chatted with the two of them a few more words.
"The best way to solve this disease is to prevent it from the source! This will prevent more people from being infected. Once a large-scale outbreak occurs, the success rate of saving people under the current conditions is not high!
If we allow this to continue, the army will collapse on its own without the enemy having to do anything!"
Qiao Xin felt that this was not an exaggeration. In ancient times, it was not uncommon for villages to be wiped out due to schistosomiasis infection!
When Qiao Xin said this, her tone paused and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
"I mentioned to him at the beginning that we must pay attention to the soldiers' acclimatization and various diseases. I think he should be prepared, right?
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a large-scale infection!"
Qiao Yunting glanced at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who looked away embarrassedly.
The other party hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Qiao Xin the truth.
"Nothing serious happened to the people led by General Qiao. The ones in trouble were the Right Route Army. Some of them were recruited from the Northwest and Zhennan armies. Although they were all deployed by General Qiao, they sometimes disagreed with the general."
Qiao Xin clicked her tongue twice. They haven't even conquered the country yet, but they've already started scheming against their colleagues and engaging in infighting!
Really, don’t you take a look at what the situation in Dajing is like now?
Except for the west, which is a bit better, the other directions are either starting a war or preparing for war. It is obvious that they have conspired to first encroach on Dajing, which is located in the Central Plains.
These people don't have any sense of crisis at all. They think that if the country is destroyed, only the common people will suffer. Will they be fine?
No wonder the civil officials always say that military generals are reckless. These generals really should read more books.
It has come to this, and you are still holding your teammates back for petty gains!
Qiao Xin sighed and said, "Forget it, Your Highness, take this prescription. Let the doctor at Jun Kang Tang try it first. The most important thing is to promote hygiene awareness in the military camp!"
"Third brother, please write a letter to warn your eldest brother. The climate in the south is hot, rainy, and humid. If you conquer these places, it is very likely that you will be defeated not by the enemy but by the extremely harsh environment!"
"Got it, mother!"
Weather is the most important factor affecting the direction of war. As a military general, Qiao Yunting naturally understands its importance.
The prince didn't expect Qiao Xin to give in so quickly!
But when I think about the things that the Qiao family had previously presented to my father, I don’t feel surprised anymore!
"Thank you, old lady, for your help!"
After getting Qiao Xin's promise, the prince finally put his mind at ease.
Before this, he had no contact with Qiao Xin, and his knowledge of the old lady was limited to what he heard from others and intelligence from various sources.
In general, it can be summed up in these few words: strong as an ox, doing my own thing, and being a loner!
To sum up, he has a strong fist but is unsociable and unreasonable!
However, my father has a very high opinion of the old lady.
Now it seems that the rumors may not be true!
This old lady is clearly someone who is extremely afraid of trouble!
Liu Heng was in a very good mood as he ate the beef jerky and milk curds he got from Qiao Yunting, but he did not forget to urge the big Buddha beside him to leave quickly.
"When are you going back? You've already got the recipe, haven't you? The old lady should have given you some advice on the improved seed issue, right? Why are you still wasting time here?"
In another month, the weather in Shangjun will get colder, and it will be much more difficult to return to Beijing!"
After the prince sent someone to deliver the things to the capital, he had nothing to do. Seeing Liu Heng eating the snacks non-stop, he immediately became interested.
He picked up a piece of dried meat and threw it into his mouth, and immediately his mouth was filled with fragrance.
"It tastes good. Where did you get it? Prepare some for me!"
Liu Heng looked at him in surprise: "You are a prince of a country, you have never eaten beef jerky, right?"
The prince glanced at him and said, "Dajing prohibits the killing of cattle, and there is no beef recipe in the diet. Isn't it normal that I don't eat much?"
Liu Heng put down the dried meat in his hand and pushed it in front of him.
"In Jiangcheng, you can eat as much as you want. Every year, the old lady exchanges tea and porcelain for cattle and sheep with the tribes in the north at the Tea and Horse Bureau.
Except for the part that is raised in captivity, the rest are all processed into jerky!
The factory is in Jiangcheng. The food here is very popular. If you don’t make a reservation in advance, you may not be able to buy it. I still asked Qiao Yunting for these!"
The prince's eyes curved downwards and he chuckled, "Wherever this old lady goes, she brings delicious food with her!"
"That's right, she herself said that there is nothing more important in life than eating and drinking!
I see, for a bite of food, this old lady won’t stop until she closes her eyes!”
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