Farmer’s Blessed Girl

After waiting for three days, neither the second nor the third had any more pimples. The three imperial physicians breathed a sigh of relief. They bottled the pimple scabs collected from them, and then wrote a label and sealed it.

The two still stayed in this house to recuperate, while Man Bao and the others went to the palace to see the emperor after changing and washing.

They brought along the notes they had taken down these days.

The emperor didn't know much about medical skills, so he deliberately recruited several ministers to listen to him, especially Old Master Tang, who had a criminal background and knew more about medical skills.

As a representative, Xiao Yuanzheng explained the test data during this period in detail.

The emperor turned over the pulse case on the table and handed it over to Gu Zhong so that he could show it to the adults below.

Wei Zhixian glanced at the start time and asked, "In other words, it has only been fifteen days since the vaccination."

"Yes," Xiao Yuanzheng said: "But in fact, the time for them to develop acne is only five to nine days, which is also within the time of the onset of smallpox patients, but on average, the time for acne to appear is slightly lower than the overall time for acne. "

Man Bao added: "It's also because the number of people we tested was too small, so this data may not be very accurate."

The emperor and several ministers heard what she meant, which is to want more people to test.

The emperor knocked on the table, "That is to say, vaccination is really useful, and people who have been infected with smallpox will definitely not get smallpox again."

Wei Zhi thought about the risks and poured a bucket of ice water on him, "Your Majesty, only one of the three people died, this ratio is still too large, so many people may not die in war, this kind of acne method has to be done. Think again."

Man Bao immediately said: "Yes, human pox is still not safe enough, so I want to go to the Western Regions to find the method of cow pox. I heard that cow pox is much safer than human pox. I ask Your Majesty to do it."

Man Bao gave a deep bow.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "We're not in a hurry to discuss this matter again. It's only the end of February. By the way, this No. 3 seems to be much safer. Try again with the pimples on his body?"

Man Bao and Xiao Yuan looked at each other and said, "Yes, the ministers also think so, and then compare with the No. 2 one to know whether the less toxic the pox scab is, the safer it is, and I will find out in the future. How to screen the right acne pulp for planting."

Xiao Yuanzheng replied: "It's just that there are no prisoners sentenced to be executed in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, and few sentenced to hanging, so..."

The emperor looked at the old Tang adults and the Minister of Punishment, and said, "Then why don't you ask other felons. If there are those who dare to answer, their punishment will be reduced."

Old Master Tang frowned and disagreed with the reward rules. He said, "Your Majesty, the criminals who will be sentenced to serious crimes are very vicious people. If they are released, it will be a great harm to the people, and it will be unfair to the victims."

Therefore, he has always opposed the proposal that the emperor should amnesty the world for doing good deeds.

Wei Zhi also thinks so, and also expresses his opposition.

The emperor said: "Since you want people's lives to be tested, you can't give no benefit at all, so who would do it?"

"That's why we can't let them go. If they go out and then harm their neighbors, who will those who suffer and suffer? The law is the law, and it should not be changed too much."

The emperor was a little angry, "If the method of vaccinating pox can really be tested, it will be a matter of long-term success, so why should I give up this method?"

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Man Bao quickly said: "Your Majesty, there must be brave men under the heavy benefit, but the heavy ceremony does not necessarily have to let them go, it can give them other benefits."

She said: "I think the food in the prison is very bad. You can tell them that if you are recruited, the prisoner will cover them with three meals for ten or twenty years, and each meal will include fish, meat and eggs; A thousand miles to a thousand miles, give me some more money; by the way, why don't you give the money before, then they want to spend money to atone for their sins or use it to eat, drink, and drink as they please."

The emperor immediately said: "Yes, this method is good."

Old Master Tang and Wei Zhi stopped talking, and looked at the Minister of Punishment, who touched his chin and said, "It's not impossible, but how much is the right amount?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Liu Shangshu and said, "Our Penalty Department's budget for this year is already small. If it is promised with heavy profits, it will have to be allocated by the Household Department."

The Ministry of Housing Liu Shangshu didn't expect that the fire would burn to him. Didn't he just come to listen?

Hearing what the Minister of Punishment said, he couldn't help but say: "The state treasury can't lay golden eggs on its own. Last year was already difficult. This year all ministries need money, and the holes owed last year have to be blocked. How can there be any extra money? ?"

The Minister of Punishment said: "If even the Ministry of Household can't take out the money, then our Ministry of Punishment will not be able to take it."

Elder Tang helped the Ministry of Criminal Justice, "Always take out some, or will people really be released? When they commit another crime, the Ministry of Justice will arrest people again, and it will cost a lot of money to go back and forth."

Officials of the Ministry of Punishment also have money for business trips, which are also included in the salary, and also need to be paid by the Ministry of Households.

Liu Shangshu glanced at the three people in the Taiyuan Hospital, and hummed, "At most one hundred taels, there are no more."

So stingy!

It’s just that the three full treasures still calculate in their hearts how many prisoners one hundred taels are enough to invite. One person is not sick, and he needs to eat well and drink well for a month. If you get about 500 wen, it will be about 5 taels that year. Even if it only counts for ten years of food, you have to go to 50 taels, so wouldn’t they be able to hire two prisoners?

No, no, it's definitely not enough.

She and Xiao Yuanzheng Imperial Physician Lu have calculated privately that the next second trial will require at least twelve patients, three age groups, four people in each age group, and one type of acne scab needs to be planted in two of the same age at the same time. In this way, the test data can be compared.

In fact, it is still too few. If there are enough people, it should be expanded tenfold.

However, they felt that even if it was a prison in the Ministry of Justice, they would not be able to find so many repeat offenders willing to do this test.

But it seems a little difficult to get the Ministry of Household to give out six hundred taels, so Man Bao said: "One hundred taels is too little, at least one thousand taels."

Liu Shangshu couldn't help choking when she saw that she had doubled tenfold. Although everyone in the courtroom always asked for the price to pay back the money on the spot, they would not shout more than ten times as soon as they came up.

Man Bao made a calculation for him. He had to make the prisoners willing to do experiments for them, and at least they had to provide the other party's meals for ten years, right?

So the two talked about the current price.

The emperor and all the ministers watched the two of you come and go, and they said that today's vegetables are six cents a pound, and the other said: "That's because it's spring now, and vegetables are scarce. Look at the summer and autumn, A pound of vegetables is at most two cents."

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