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Chapter 143 The miracle medicine appears
  Learning simplified Chinese characters tomorrow will not only make ordinary people happy, but also the rulers of various dynasties.

The high status of scholars in ancient times attracted countless people to them.

Now you can read and learn for free. As long as you become a scholar, ordinary people can stand out.

The upward path for ordinary people has been completely opened. As ordinary people, how can they be unhappy!
  Similarly, people all over the country can have the opportunity to read and be literate. If there are more scholars, the current emperor will naturally be happiest, which means that there will be more talents available.

Li Shimin often lamented that there were not enough talents and wanted to use all the talents in the world for him.

But talent is the most rare thing. After all, the number of scholars in the world is rare, and even fewer talents are born.

And there was another point that troubled him, that is, most scholars were monopolized by aristocratic families.

This also led to the fact that he could only select talents from the aristocratic families. In the long run, it would inevitably lead to the aristocratic families becoming bigger and bigger, creating a situation where the last one could not be eliminated, posing a more serious threat to the court.

Although the imperial court could select talents from the private sector through the imperial examination system, after all, the imperial examination system was still short-lived, and the talents selected through the imperial examination system were far from being able to compete with the powerful families.

But now that this problem has been solved, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the threat from the family can be greatly reduced.

The reason is also very simple. As people all over the world begin to learn from Tianmu tomorrow, the number of scholars will inevitably expand rapidly.

In the future, when there are more scholars and there are a lot of talents, he can promote these talents to check and balance the noble families.

In the previous imperial examination system, there were very few talents from poor families, and they were no match for the wealthy families, so he was often hampered by the wealthy families.

After all, the cost of cultivating scholars is very high and ordinary people cannot afford it.

This also made most of the scholars who participated in the imperial examinations come from aristocratic families, and only a few came from ordinary families.

But starting tomorrow, this situation will begin to change.

After all, there were tens of millions of people in the entire Tang Dynasty, and there were only a few aristocratic families, and most of them were ordinary people.

Now ordinary people have the opportunity to learn and read. As time goes by, the talents that emerge will inevitably far exceed those of aristocratic families. After all, the population base of ordinary people is there.

Li Shimin was in a particularly happy mood. He had just obtained various high-yielding crop seeds, and now the talents will be solved in the near future.

The Tang Dynasty has begun to prosper. With high yields of staple food and a steady stream of talents, he will surely create a prosperous Tang Dynasty that far exceeds history.

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad.

Most people are happy to learn simplified Chinese characters, but there are also a small number of people who are deeply uneasy.

The five surnamed Qiwang families in Chang'an City were worried and looked sad.

People all over the world can read and write, which is a big threat to aristocratic families like them.

After all, if this had not happened, many important positions in the court would belong to them, and they would also enjoy unparalleled power.

But once people all over the world can read and write, the result will inevitably be an overflow of scholars, and then they will not be able to monopolize positions in various departments of the court.

These aristocratic families have finally discovered that since the anchor started selling goods live, their situation is getting worse day by day.

Snowflake salt, a high-yielding staple food, coupled with the current simplified Chinese characters, their original monopoly advantage has been gradually weakened.

As the seven largest aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty, they monopolized many things, such as salt, iron, food, land, scholars, etc.

It is precisely because they monopolize a large amount of resources that they can stand firm for hundreds of years without fear of imperial power.

But now, due to the emergence of live streaming, although they can also obtain huge profits, the bigger trouble is that their monopoly position is constantly being weakened, which makes them deeply worried.

What they can do now is to closely follow the anchor's footsteps and obtain greater benefits from it, thereby ensuring the dominant position of their aristocratic family.

The next morning, ancient people from all dynasties prepared early and waited for the anchor to play the antibiotic video.

After the anchor’s explanation, ancient people from all dynasties already knew the power of antibiotics.

The cause of death of most people is bacterial infection, and antibiotics are the magic medicine for treating bacterial infection.

Although everyone does not know what bacteria are, it does not prevent everyone from knowing that many diseases can be cured with antibiotics.

According to the anchor, many times injuries occur and wounds eventually worsen and lead to death. This situation is caused by bacterial infection.

The generals and soldiers of each dynasty immediately thought of themselves, and it was common for them to be injured on the battlefield.

After a big battle, many soldiers were injured, and some could survive, while others could only die if they could not.

Before, everyone didn't think there was anything wrong and just thought it was a normal situation. After all, even the miracle doctor came and it didn't help.

It wasn't until the anchor mentioned antibiotics that the generals and soldiers from each dynasty realized that the injured companions who had died before were caused by bacterial infection.

The anchor even made them understand that antibiotics specifically treat diseases caused by bacterial infections.

Soldiers from all dynasties immediately realized that if antibiotics were available, they would no longer have to worry about being injured on the battlefield.

In addition to the soldiers of various dynasties, others are also concerned about antibiotics.

From the princes, generals and ministers to the traffickers and pawns, there is no one who does not pay attention to them.

After all, a cold can usually kill someone, and antibiotics are specifically designed to treat bacterial infections like colds.

Having antibiotics is equivalent to having a life-saving means.

Naturally, everyone should be prepared for this kind of thing that is closely related to their own lives.

Of course, to say that among all the emperors, the one who paid the most attention to antibiotics was Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

He always remembered that Prince Zhu Biao died of back sores, and antibiotics could cure such terminal diseases as back sores.

Therefore, before Su Chen played the antibiotic video, he pulled Prince Zhu Biao to watch the video together.

Of course, a group of imperial doctors from Tai Hospital are also indispensable.

After all, antibiotics are part of medicine, and professionals like royal doctors are needed.

Those who look forward to antibiotics the most are naturally the famous doctors from various dynasties.

As a doctor, there is nothing he doesn't care about when it comes to magical medicines that can cure terminal illnesses.

Therefore, doctors of all ages, large and small, are fully prepared to see the true nature of miracle drugs such as antibiotics.

Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, Sun Simiao, Li Shizhen and other miracle doctors led all their disciples to prepare for the attack.

Finally, with the much-anticipated expectations of ancient people from all dynasties, Su Chen played the video to everyone on time.

[Among the many types of antibiotics, penicillin is the most famous antibiotic.

In the early days of mankind, a common cold could lead to the death of the patient, and even a wound on the surface of the human body could lead to death.

The reason is that it is caused by bacterial infection.

One day, scientists suddenly discovered that penicillin was very effective in treating bacterial infections.

At this point, humans began the history of using penicillin to treat diseases. 】

Ancient people from all dynasties still very much agree with this point. They have the most say. Everyone has one or two relatives and friends who have died of colds and colds. Although colds and colds are minor illnesses, they can be fatal in serious cases.

Hua Tuo: Could this scientist be a later generation who specialized in medicine? I don’t know how penicillin was discovered. I hope it can be introduced in more detail.

Zhang Zhongjing: Scientists are really amazing. They can actually discover miraculous drugs like penicillin. Why haven’t I discovered penicillin?

Sun Simiao: I don’t know what bacteria are. It seems that the main culprit causing patient death is bacteria. It would be great if the anchor could introduce bacteria in detail. It will definitely promote the development of medicine.

Li Shizhen: I don’t know what other diseases penicillin can treat besides colds and wound infections. This issue needs to be explored slowly.

[Now let’s talk about the local method of making penicillin.

The first step is to collect Penicillium.

Look for moldy foods, such as steamed buns, steamed buns, fruits, etc. If the food is moldy and green, it may contain Penicillium.

The second step is to prepare the culture medium.

Grind the rice into juice and mix it with the juice from boiled potatoes. If you already have corn, you can use corn to cook the juice.

The third step is to cultivate Penicillium.

Place Penicillium into the culture medium and wait for seven days.

The fourth step is to prepare activated carbon.

Place the hardwood or nut shell in a gas-filled metal container and burn over an open flame until it no longer smokes, then wait for it to cool.

Then wash away the dust and impurities with cold water, drain the water, grind the charcoal into powder, and air dry it for later use.

The fifth step is to extract penicillin.

Take a clean container, preferably glass, and place a piece of cotton at the mouth of the funnel.

Filter the culture solution into a container through a funnel, then pour three times the amount of rapeseed oil into the container, and stir until the liquid in the container separates into three layers.

Carefully pour out the top two layers of liquid, leaving only the watery substance at the bottom.

Then add the prepared activated carbon until the activated carbon absorbs all the liquid.

The sixth step is to purify penicillin.

Wash it several times with distilled water and the resulting liquid is penicillin solution. 】

The indigenous production of penicillin made ancient people from all dynasties stare wide-eyed, looking like they couldn't believe it.

Penicillin can treat even terminal illnesses, it is simply a miracle drug.

Originally, everyone thought that making penicillin was so difficult, but they didn't expect that the method was so simple. It was so simple that everyone couldn't believe it.

What's even more outrageous is that the material used to make the magic medicine is actually moldy food, which subverts everyone's cognition.

In everyone's imagination, the raw materials required for a miracle drug like penicillin are naturally extremely precious.

Rare medicinal materials such as century-old ginseng and thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum.

But who would have thought that the raw material is actually moldy food that everyone throws away, which is really puzzling.

Generally, everyone has the habit of making leftovers. If the weather is hot, they will become moldy over time.

At this time, you have to throw it away to avoid spoiling your stomach.

But now I tell you that the moldy food that is usually discarded contains the magic medicine that everyone dreams of. No one believes this, but it actually happened.

Hua Tuo: Green mold contains Penicillium. It’s incredible. I still have a long way to go in medicine!

Moldy food is commonplace.

He saw it often, but never took it seriously and never thought deeply about the reason.

If it weren't for the video played by the anchor, he would have never thought that the green mold actually contained ingredients of the magic medicine.

Zhang Zhongjing: Can penicillin be produced by following six steps? Then I want to give it a try and see if I can make a magic medicine.

He could find all the materials needed to make penicillin.

Moldy food only needs to be left out for a few more days. It is not difficult to grow green mold.

Making activated charcoal is easy and not difficult.

Extracting penicillin requires glass, cotton, and vegetable oil, which is not difficult.

After finishing the Erguotou he bought a few days ago, there will be a glass container, so there is no need to worry about the cotton.

In his dynasty, someone grabbed cotton, so cotton could be used sooner or later, and there could be other things to replace cotton.

Everything was ready to get started, and without any delay, he ordered his apprentice to look for moldy food.

Zhu Yuanzhang: Hahaha, Biao'er, you can relax now. We will arrange for someone to make the magic medicine immediately.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face felt like a spring breeze, and the last stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He no longer had to worry about Biao'er getting sick and dying.

The anchor had told him the cause of Biao'er's death before and had taken measures in advance. He believed that Biao'er would not die of back sores again.

But even so, he still had a trace of worry in his heart. What if Biaoer ended up with a terminally ill back sore?
  Now it's fine, there's no need to worry at all. The method of making penicillin is so simple. He believes that a skilled imperial doctor can develop it.

After penicillin was produced, all that was needed was to find a few patients with back sores to try the medicine.

Zhu Biao on the side was smiling all over his face, and his energy level was much higher.

Nothing makes him happier than having a piece of his heart disease completely removed and no longer having to worry about dying from back ulcers in the future.

Daqin, Xujiacun.

Seeing how easy it was to make the magic medicine, Xu Erniu felt quite different. He had a feeling that he could make it himself.

However, he also knew that it would not be that easy, and it would require a doctor with excellent medical skills to make it.

Someone would worry about the magic medicine, so he didn't need to worry about it. What he needed to worry about was his son's reading and literacy.

The production method of penicillin has been played, and the next step is the teaching of simplified Chinese characters.

He moved the tables, chairs and benches outside the house and asked his son Doudou to sit quietly and listen to the class, so as not to miss a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity.

As for himself, he had other things to attend to.

Not long after the anchor ended the broadcast last night, General Wang Yi came to his home with a team of troops and sent the ten kilograms of potatoes he had snatched back to Xianyang.

Soon, His Majesty the First Emperor's imperial edict will arrive, and he needs to prepare in advance to receive the edict.

He looked around and saw that every household in Xujia Village had taken out tables, chairs and benches to prepare their children for reading and literacy.

(End of this chapter)