The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

"Warmly welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to visit Jinzhou Industrial Zone."

The banners hanging outside the factory walls have been damaged by the weather and the sun. Various workshops in the factory are producing, and several workers carrying ladders appear on the empty road.

When they arrived, the workers climbed up the ladder, carefully took down the banner, and handed it to the steward next to them.

The steward held the rolled up banner, said hello to the workers and left.

“What will happen to this banner?”

the worker asked curiously.

"It will definitely not be like ordinary banner processing, I guess it will be centralized processing."

Another worker guessed.

The three workers who had finished their work were not in a hurry to return to the department. They chatted here, but they couldn't finish their work.

The workers were wearing new work clothes and leather boots.

Leather products have become mainstream textile products. In order to meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty market, in addition to southern Saibei and Saibei, even the seven western provinces are supplying leather to the mainland. Caravans have already set foot in the uninhabited Far East.

In pursuit of leather from animals, the entire Far East region was like a huge treasure basin, which eventually turned into leather shoes for workers.

Leather shoes have become the iconic wear of the working class, including the military, and are no longer just an item for the upper class. In contrast, the demand for leather products is like a bottomless pit.

The merchants cooperated with a large number of local officials from Nuergan Dusi. The young men from various tribes of Nuergan traveled to more distant extreme cold areas to serve the caravans, hunted all wild animals, and finally obtained the rations given by the caravans. and wages.

Starting from May every year, the Nuergan Railway starts to get busy. At least in these few months, it can ensure a balance of payments and not suffer a huge loss.

In contrast.

Jinzhou, which was desolate and sparsely populated decades ago, has long since become one of the most prosperous cities.

Among the many emerging industries, medicine is the brightest pearl in Jinzhou.

Due to historical reasons, the anatomy of the human body and the discovery of the secrets of the human body have made great progress in medical skills from orthopedics to trauma, and Doctor Jinzhou has become the most famous group.

The first medical center, the first medical school, the first specialized hospital specializing in the treatment of trauma, and the first Jinzhou maternity center serving pregnant women.
Jinzhou’s medical research and industrial promotion have become a national demonstration base.

Jinzhou Produce Center.

"In the Tang Dynasty, if tailors cut their hands, they would apply paste with green hair on the wound to help the wound heal. After long-term research, this native method was found to be effective."

"This earth recipe has the same effect as the green mold used by the monks in the capital temple to treat diseases. Although the preparation method is different, the prescription is actually of the same nature, which shows that this substance can be produced and obtained."

"Although it has been successfully refined, I believe it will be successful in a short time."

Li Chengxian finished reading the technical report.

Technical newspapers not only have a growing audience, but also become more and more segmented. They are no longer like the original hodgepodge with everything included.

I thought of an academic article I had read about microscopic insects. Since ancient times, our ancestors have related certain disease phenomena to some invisible tiny substances, such as food spoilage, wound infection, etc.

Later, with the invention of the microscope, people did see microorganisms that were invisible to the naked eye. According to the fantasy records of our ancestors, they were called microorganisms.

However, some scholars are opposed to it.

Not only are the divisions of medicine becoming more and more detailed, but even technical journals are beginning to be subdivided. The emergence of scholars from all walks of life has also made the subject more detailed. There are scholars who specialize in summarizing all things and believe that insects are not suitable and microorganisms should be used. The name "Weichong" is just an inaccurate name given by the ancients.

Li Chengxian started to get busy. He returned home in the evening and took the day off tomorrow.

There was a famous doctor in the neighborhood, even an obstetrician, who was very respected by his neighbors. In his study, Li Chengxian thought of the idea that arose during the day and couldn't help but start writing.

"In my own medical clinic, after many years of work experience, I have found that among mothers who have given birth, the death rate from puerperal fever is particularly high, more than 100 and 50%, and even as high as 10% in some wards."

"Although medical clinics have gained more and more experience in disinfection and have achieved greater results than they did initially, over the years, they have never been able to reduce their effectiveness."

“Last year, I was invited by the Beijing Medical Center to practice medicine and study in the capital for several months. During these months, only female nurses took care of the pregnant women in the ward I was responsible for at the Jinzhou Medical Center. The maternal mortality rate actually dropped a lot. "

"After my own exploration and speculation, I came to the conclusion that the maternal mortality rate in a ward with doctors' care is actually higher than that in a ward with only female passport information. Therefore, my conclusion is that the doctor may have brought the toxin to the patient." Where is the patient?"

"The patient's body is poisonous, and the doctor who has been in contact with the patient for many years will inevitably be contaminated with poisonous gas. These poisonous gases are then transmitted to the mother through the doctor. The mother who has just given birth has a lot of vitality in her body and is unable to resist the invasion of external evils, so she is The poisonous gas takes over the body, and eventually the person becomes sick or even dies.”

"After coming to this conclusion, I conducted long-term observations and found that the mortality rate of patients in the wards in which they were responsible for doctors who often participated in autopsies was higher than that in other wards."

"Referring to the theory of microscopic insects, I believe that viruses still exist. Strict hand washing and the use of alcohol can kill viruses. After half a year of persistence, the patient mortality rate in the ward I am responsible for has become the lowest in the hospital."

"Insects and viruses, invisible to the naked eye, are the main culprits of disease. If we can find a way to eliminate these two, I believe that all diseases can be cured, that is, a cure-all for all diseases."

Jinzhou medicine is the most cutting-edge area in the Ming Dynasty. The maternity clinic where Li Chengxian is located does not only accept pregnant women. Therefore, as the best doctor in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Li Chengxian's reputation is not small, otherwise the capital will not invite him to practice medicine. Medical skills were spread locally.

As soon as Li Chengxian's article was published, it attracted the attention of most colleagues, including doctors who had previously studied green hair. They also carefully read Li Chengxian's masterpiece, and combined with their own research experience, they felt that it was the same as what they were studying.

So he also published an article, also proposing the idea of ​​illness caused by external invasion.

Li Chengxian pointed out that the lack of disinfection was the main reason for the high number of patients, and advocated disinfection. Doctors must strictly abide by it and form a medical clinic system.

Because the system promoted by Li Chengxian was accepted by the entire medical center and changed the medical center's treatment system, Li Chengxian won the grand prize at the Science and Technology Conference that year.

"Born in the first year of Yongle, Dr. Li Chengxian."

Hearing his name, Li Chengxian, who was in his early thirties, stepped onto the podium excitedly. The sketch artist from the newspaper office stepped forward and sketched out the prototype of Li Chengxian's appearance in just a short time.

Printed by a new generation of printing machines, news with Lee Sung-hyun's image was sold nationwide through newspapers.

Hongxi seven years.

The annual Science and Technology Conference is one of the most watched events in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The ninth year of Hongxi.

The main job turned to research, and the second was Li Chengxian, who taught at Jinzhou Medical College. In the research room of Jinzhou Medical College, the petri dishes were not clean due to the carelessness of the students. It may also be that the students fell into the dirt while eating snacks. When Li Chengxian returned from the capital, he found mold growing in the petri dish.

The students were deeply disturbed, but the gentle Li Chengxian did not curse, but warned his students not to be careless in the future.

Because there was no fierce conflict, when the students were preparing to clean the petri dishes, they discovered a phenomenon. In an inquiring mood, the students told their instructors about this discovery.

Li Chengxian saw that in the petri dish, the mold around it seemed to have dissolved, so he used a microscope to observe it and finally found that the bacteria around the mold were all dead.

"Could it be some kind of secretion from the mold that killed the bacteria?"

the student speculated.

The students' words gave Li Chengxian a hint. Following this direction, he quickly achieved a huge breakthrough.

An academic article titled "Moldy Fruit" appeared in the Technology Newspaper, and on the front page, the editor specifically commented on the great discovery of scholar Lee Sung-hyun that subverted medicine!
Zhu Gaochi was also alarmed.

Combining the various statements in the article, Zhu Gaochi believed that it was the penicillin of later generations.

Li Chengxian used penicillin as a topical medicine to apply to wounds. Although it had a certain effect, the effect of penicillin was not fully exerted. The real most effective use of penicillin is to use it as an injection and transport it to internal tissues through blood circulation. Penicillin is brought into full contact with bacteria, and while the effect of external use is not good, the effect of internal use is a miracle drug.

Let's say that.

The popularization of penicillin is the real reason why human life span has been greatly extended. Another main reason is the satisfaction of food sources, which provides sufficient nutrition for humans.

Ming society has achieved great success in the latter, but the former is still in the exploratory stage.

If the former also achieves great success, then the population of the Ming Dynasty will enter an era of complete explosion, the ancient saying that one knows destiny at fifty will also be completely changed, and the Ming Dynasty society will enter an era with an average life span of sixty or seventy years.

Including war injuries and illnesses, the mortality rate of soldiers has been greatly reduced, and the survival of veterans has brought about a qualitative change in the combat effectiveness of the army.

But Zhu Gaochi had no choice.

For internal use of penicillin, purification technology is very important, and the petri dish method is not suitable for large-scale production. With the rapid progress of the first industrial revolution in the Ming Dynasty, many technologies can no longer be broken through casually.

Each technological breakthrough represents the progress of the system. Only with the progress of a large number of systems can there be breakthroughs in individual technologies.

For example, penicillin.

From the discovery of penicillin to its actual purification and industrial production, it was not popularized even during World War II. It was only in modern times that it achieved great success.

Zhu Gaochi made a decree and requested all support for Li Chengxian's team.

Even His Majesty the Emperor was alarmed. Many scholars felt disgusted, thinking that the Emperor behaved like this because he was old and afraid of death. The development of science requires a scientific perspective, and it is definitely not something that rulers are ambitious about.

But no matter what scholars think, the support from the imperial court made Li Chengxian's team the most powerful scientific research team in the Ming Dynasty.

Countless funds, manpower, and force were invested in Li Chengxian.

The Jinzhou Industrial Zone set up a factory specifically for Li Chengxian to cultivate penicillin, and transferred hundreds of workers to perform a simple task every day - cultivating penicillin.

What to do if there are not enough suitable containers? Jinzhou Industrial Zone has specially produced a large number of containers.

The entire project became a mold factory.

Workers in industrial areas jokingly refer to workers in mold factories as mold workers.

From extraction to stabilization, and even the auxiliary invention of aqueous solutions, countless research and investments have put Li Chengxian in his thirties under great pressure, and he has already lost all his hair in just a few years.

at this time.

News came that Zhu Gaochi was seriously ill.

Everyone knew that this was the emperor's behavior when he was in poor health and sought medical treatment in a hurry.

"In the past, the emperor was afraid of death, so he prayed to immortals and worshiped Buddha. Although the current emperor is majestic and can't escape the secular world, he is no longer superstitious, but he is also superstitious about science. Science is not omnipotent."

"Anyone who is not afraid of death can understand."

"Our emperor is great and loved by people all over the world. This incident cannot affect his prestige. Even if they know it is wrong, everyone in the court is willing to fulfill the emperor's wish, and even the people are willing to support the emperor. "

"How ridiculous."

People discussed it privately.

Discussion of the emperor is no longer a taboo, new and more radical remarks are available, and the openness of society has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Li Chengxian is in a dilemma.

With the discovery of mycin and research breakthroughs, internal use has become the direction of exploration. However, even Li Chengxian has no idea how to integrate mycin into the human body. It is too mysterious and it is unreasonable to see it this way.

In the end, Li Chengxian's team used mice as the most effective target.

Of fifty specially infected mice, twenty-five were injected with mycin and twenty-five were not. As a result, the mice injected with mycin survived, while the mice without the injection died.

The world's opposition has become louder.

Injecting mycomycin into the human body is so unethical that most people cannot accept it. They even think that the emperor might as well go to seek immortality and worship Buddha. If we really inject mycotomycin into the emperor's body, would the emperor still be a human being?

People believed that the emperor was afraid of death, and the reason why they supported Li Chengxian was because of his fear of death.

Beijing.

Fifty-seven-year-old Zhu Gaochi summoned Li Chengxian despite the opposition from the court.

Li Chengxian went from a respected scholar to a traitor that everyone shouted to beat. Under tremendous pressure, the bald Li Chengxian had sunken eyes and did not dare to raise his head to look at the emperor.

Zhu Gaochi smiled.

He never counted on penicillin to treat him.

Even if penicillin was successfully purified and even used as an injection, Zhu Gaochi did not expect penicillin because the output of penicillin was only enough for experiments and could not satisfy the human body.

Historically, Alexander was infected with bacteria and was treated with penicillin for five days, but soon died due to insufficient penicillin production.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he could mobilize the whole country to produce penicillin, but Zhu Gaochi would not make such a decree.

First of all, my disease may not be cured. I am old and my health is not good.

Secondly, Zhu Gaochi was unwilling to set a precedent.

National weapons are not for personal use.

Many wise monarchs in their youth have not only become cowardly monarchs in their later years due to their own selfishness, but have also plunged their country and society into crisis, and have become sinners in the world.

Zhu Gaochi has already delivered excellent answers throughout his life, so he shouldn't add any unnecessary extravagance.

He wants to be the emperor who sets an example for the world!

Zhu Gaochi gently told Li Chengxian that since the sucrose solution was not effective, he could use other liquids. Don't make mistakes based on experience and only try the refining method, but forget to explore the materials.

After receiving the hint, Li Chengxian suddenly realized that the next research direction was clear.

Finally, he left the palace with doubts in his heart.

Did the emperor really support his experiment to save him?

That night.

Zhu Gaochi wrote an article in his own handwriting.

"A letter to the subjects of the Ming Dynasty."

The book looks forward to the future of the Ming Dynasty, and also expresses concerns about the various contradictions accumulated in the Ming Dynasty society, as well as the expectations of the people. (End of chapter)