"Shou Hong didn't come here to tell me the strength in your hands, right?" Yuan Kai appeared to be indifferent to life and death, but in fact his heart was already full of turmoil.

Zhao Shouhong was even more calm. Instead of answering Yuan Kai directly, he changed the subject and asked, "Does Yuan Shishu know that remote control of the new army is in a politically favorable position, but is there another shortcoming?"

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it." Yuan Kai looked at Zhao Shouhong in surprise, not knowing what he wanted to say.

"If the person in charge is far away, the morale of the army will naturally be alienated. After a long time, there will be chaos. Even if Ruiquan and Guofu are in control, the generals are not monolithic. Once there is a gap between them, the relationship will easily split. When the time comes If the towns in the region cannot form a joint force, it is prone to internal strife." What Zhao Shouhong said is the shortcoming of the warlords in the northern region, and it is also the reason why they will decline due to internal strife in the future.

Yuan Wei is not a fool, he has also noticed this situation, but he can't think of effective control measures.He took another sip of tea and asked: "Since Shou Hong proposed it, naturally there is a good prescription taught to me?"

"Of course there is." Zhao Shouhong said: "If you want to subdue the Quartet and make other people dare not have different opinions, the most important thing is strength. Only absolute strength can convince all generals."

"Isn't that the same as saying nothing? Now that I'm retiring to Huan Shang Village, where did I get the strength?" Yuan Kai shook his head and said, although he said so, the light in his eyes betrayed him.

Chapter 3 and three agreed to be an alliance

"As a recluse Lord Zhongtang, how can he not have a large number of guards around him, otherwise one day the political enemies of the court, Jianghuye, will steal the killer, how can we resist the enemy?" In Zhao Shouhong's words, he obviously didn't pay attention to the 63 people who were brought down. Li: "I came this time to see that there are not many guards in Uncle Yuan's house, and it is time to expand the number of guards."

"These people are relatively easy to train, but weapons are difficult to buy. If you buy them openly, you may be afraid that the court will say that I have hidden arms for the purpose of rebellion." Yuan Kai's face was full of embarrassment.What he said was also the truth, there are many family members in Huanshang Village, it is not difficult to recruit troops from them, but there are not many firearms.

Zhao Shouhong said: "Could it be that Uncle Shi has forgotten our original deal, in order for Jiang Fangzhen to become my principal, I promised to give you a batch of weapons."

"It's a pity that the world is unpredictable. Before my guard team was established, I was ordered by the court to go home to recuperate." Yuan Wei shook his head.

"But I, Zhao Shouhong, will never be an untrustworthy person. This weapon must be handed over to Uncle Shi." Zhao Shouhong said: "I stayed in Anyang this time, in fact, to deliver weapons to Uncle Shi. In the name of carrying medicines, a large number of weapons were carried in the team, and now these things have entered Huanshang Village."

"Really?" Yuan Kai suddenly stood up excitedly, he pulled Zhao Shouhong and said, "Quick, take me to see."

Zhao Shouhong solved the weapon problem at once, Yuan Kai showed a rare excitement, he pulled Zhao Shouhong and ran back.Zhao Shouhong immediately gestured to Zhao Qian, who took out a flare gun and fired a red flare into the sky.The signal flare obviously not only alarmed Wang Lingji, Zhao Shouhong and Yuan Kai had just walked halfway, when they saw Yuan Ke and a group of servants galloping towards them.

"Father, are you okay? Why is Shou Hong here?" Yuan Ke saw the signal flare in the village, and the rising position was close to Yuan Kai's fishing place, and he was shocked immediately.Fearing that something might happen to Yuan Kai, he immediately rushed over with everyone, but unexpectedly saw Zhao Shouhong who was leaving.

"What are you panicking about? It's okay. My guards have been restrained. Take someone over there to help. I want to go back to the village with Shou Hong. You don't have to wait here." Yuan Kai waved his hand and said to Yuan Ke.Yuan Ke didn't dare to disobey his father, and immediately took his servant away obediently.

The fishing place was not far from Huanshang Village, and the two soon returned to the house.At this time Wang Lingji had already arrived at Huanshang Village, and was waiting outside the gate of the village.Zhao Shouhong said hello, and Yuan Wei let them in. Those boxes should not be known by too many people. Under the guidance of the servant, the boxes were directly put into the secret warehouse.

After all the transporters had left, Yuan Kai, Zhao Shouhong and others came to the warehouse.Impatiently opening the green wooden box, Yuan Kai took out a brand new Manlysia rifle from the straw pile.Seeing this rifle, Yuan Wei couldn't help but his eyes lit up. The design of this gun is completely from the best rifle equipped by the new army in the Northern Territory, and its performance can be guaranteed.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "This is a weapon produced by my arsenal. The quality is comparable to that of the original factory. And for convenience, I let these guns not be marked with numbers. They are ownerless." Zhao Shouhong said It is clear that nothing will happen to this batch of guns.Even if something happens, he can push it cleanly.

"Great, I don't know how many weapons Shou Hong brought me." Yuan Kai asked.

"One thousand new Mannlicher guns, two hundred Mauser pistols, fifty Mark machine guns, twenty Wuqishan guns, 30 rounds of bullets and one thousand shells, enough for Mr. Yuan to build a We have built a strong army." Zhao Shouhong's words shocked Yuan Wei, this batch of weapons can be said to be a timely help, with them, Yuan Kai can completely start anew and build an elite division that is not inferior to the new army in the Northern Territory.

"With this team, I believe Mr. Yuan can sit back and relax." Zhao Shouhong added.

Yuan Kai nodded: "Okay, this new army, I'll call it the model regiment. Shou Hong is so generous and helpful, if there is a need in the future, I will definitely repay it a hundred times."

"I will make an agreement with my lord that the court must pay the price for what it has done in the future?" Zhao Shouhong said.

"Okay, I'll make an agreement with you to help each other in the future." Yuan Kai and Zhao Shouhong clapped their hands together, making the agreement.

"So I'll take my leave, and I wish my lord an early return to his post." Zhao Shouhong cupped his hands.

Yuan Kai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked: "Is it dangerous for Shou Hong to go to the epidemic area? I don't think it's better to resign from the official position and go back to the mountains and forests like me."

Zhao Shouhong shook his head: "I'm not only doing it for myself. Now that the people in the three provinces of Mingbei are suffering from the epidemic, I can't bear to abandon it. With my medical team, countless people can be alive. What's more, we have special medicine, even if I Being infected with the plague can also be cured, so there is no need for Mr. Yuan to worry about that."

Yuan Kui didn't know the status of the special plague medicine in the medical field, but since he knew that Zhao Shouhong was safe, he was relieved.After entertaining Zhao Shouhong for dinner, Yuan Kai personally sent him on the train.

Sitting in the train carriage, Zhao Shouhong heaved a sigh of relief.The matter of sending charcoal in the snow has been done, and the agreement has been made, he has done the utmost of benevolence and justice to Yuan Kai.I hope that with this good fate in the future, he can also reap more benefits.

Seeing Zhao Shouhong's ecstasy, the battalion commander Wang Lingji approached him and said, "My lord, are we treating Yuan Wei too well this time? He is already a grassroots man, and we even gave him guns and cannons. Some have passed."

"You don't know, Yuan Wei is not a simple person. I believe that Yuan Wei will make a comeback one day, and the whole country will tremble at that time. I will form a good relationship with him first and declare that he is a comrade in arms on the same front. From now on, our It will be much easier to do things.”

While Zhao Shouhong was thinking about the future direction of development and how to deal with himself in the tide of revolution, Wu Lien-teh hurried to Fujiadian, where the plague was the worst.

When he arrived at the place, Wu Lien-teh immediately found the medical staff who were fighting here to understand the situation, so as to grasp the first-hand information of the epidemic area.Dr. Yao told Wu Lien-teh that at first there were only one or two people who died from the epidemic every day, but after that, it became more and more day by day.To date, more than ten people have died.

The type of plague is still unknown, the isolation work has not yet been implemented, and more and more people are infected. All these are very urgent, and we must act as soon as possible.Effective management has not yet been carried out, and the situation in the epidemic area is very chaotic. In order to avoid the investigation and disinfection of the government, some people even dumped the corpses of their dead relatives on the street in the middle of the night.

Chapter 3 and Four

In this severe situation, apart from two doctors, Yao and Sun, Fujiadian only had five nursing staff to assist, and the so-called nursing home was only temporarily remodeled from a public bathroom.Dr. Yao told Wu Lien-teh that the government provided money to provide coffins for the deceased, and the family members could either bury them on the spot or help the spirits return to their hometowns.Since most of the people living in Fujiadian are people who have traveled to the east of the Guandong, and the Spring Festival is approaching, many people choose to return to their hometowns.

From the beginning of the infectious disease to the large-scale epidemic, there is a relatively slow development period. If the transmission route is cut off at this time, the epidemic can be controlled.However, as a large number of dead bodies and suspected patients carrying the virus embarked on the road south to return home, it was only a matter of time before the epidemic spread to the customs.Wu Lien-teh felt that they had lost the best time to control the epidemic, and a larger outbreak was coming.

Wu Lien-teh lived in Fujiadian for more than a month. He asked the government to impose a ban on personnel leaving the residence at will. At the same time, he implemented isolation and observation to identify the sick people, and carried out strict disinfection measures in various areas.Although proper measures have eased the epidemic a little, but if we don't know what kind of disease it is, we can't start to solve the problem fundamentally.

Based on observations during this period, Dr. Yao believes that the disease is lung inflammation that spreads from person to person through droplets.The residences in Fujiadian are low and dirty, and the doors and windows are closed in winter and there is no air circulation. Once one person in the room is infected, the whole family can easily be infected.However, since the discovery of Yersinia pestis in 1894, the medical community has generally believed that Yersinia pestis was spread by fleas biting infected mice, and then biting people. This seems to be different from the virus transmission method reflected by Dr. Yao.And it's the middle of winter, how can there be so many fleas?

Because the epidemic spread too fast, Wu Lien-teh first wrote to the imperial court, requesting all places to strictly implement epidemic prevention measures to prevent the epidemic from spreading to the imperial capital.The dignitaries in the city were very sensitive to the spread of the epidemic to the imperial capital, and they immediately issued strict disinfection and isolation orders.

Since January 1, the Houjin government ordered to set up checkpoints in the Shanhaiguan area for strict prevention. On January 13, the sale of second and third-class tickets for the Difeng train was stopped, and the Nanjin Railway was suspended. On January 1, the Ministry of the Army sent troops to Shanhaiguan to prevent passengers and cargo from entering the customs. On January 14, a quarantine area was set up in Goubangzi, Shanhaiguan, and patients were detained on the spot. On January 1, it was ordered to "stop all Tianfeng trains in the imperial capital, so as not to spread." So far, the railway traffic inside and outside the pass has been completely cut off.The Hou Jin government also set up an inspection station in Shanhaiguan to keep passengers going south by land for 15 days to prevent the spread of the plague.

At the same time as the quarantine was implemented, activities to reward rat hunting were carried out in many places.In the inner and outer cities of the Imperial City, the Patrol Office issued a mouse arrest order: according to the prevention of plague infection in the imperial capital, if any rats are caught, they will be sent to the nearest police station or district office. One copper round.And inform all districts to set up books to fill in the exact number, according to the daily newspaper office.

At the police station where a rat was arrested in Jiangxia, two copper coins were given.In the Tianfeng engraving, it has been announced to the soldiers and civilians that anyone who catches a mouse and sends it to the bureau will be given a copper coin for each head, with a view to exterminating the roots.The three provinces of Mingbei increased the bonus to seven copper coins for each live mouse and dead mouse.According to statistics, there are as many as 80972 rats disposed of in Fengtian Province alone.

At the same time, public health has attracted the attention of governments at all levels for the first time.Northern Ji Province began to set up machines in the quarantine offices in the city urns to disinfect people. The slaughter industry must be disinfected once a day. The internal organs must be cleaned on the spot and packed in special crates. Wear white clothing.

The Tianfeng Health Bureau issued an emergency notice, listing 10 preventive measures such as drinking boiled water, eating cooked food, and paying attention to daily hygiene.In the imperial capital, all the shaving sheds in the streets and alleys should be papered and clean, and the ground should be covered with lime. All shopkeepers, clothes, cloths, and handkerchiefs should be updated three times a day.If it is found that those who pass without permission in places where traffic is cut off and defecate in places that do not comply with public health shall be fined ranging from 30 yuan to [-] yuan.

Although the epidemic prevention work was so well done, even from the perspective of later generations, it was very scientific, but the plague was not effectively controlled.Wu Lien-teh began to ponder whether this deadly disease prevalent in Mingbei was actually the plague.

As a rigorous scientific worker, Wu Lien-teh decided to judge by laboratory tests.Just one and a half months after Wu Lien-teh moved into Fujiadian, a Japanese woman who had intermarried with a local died of the epidemic. Wu Lien-teh immediately decided to dissect the body to find out the real cause of the disease.

Led by the two doctors, Sun Yao, Wu Lien-teh and his assistants came to a dark and dirty hut, where a Japanese woman was lying on the tatami in a simple kimono.After simple disinfection and protective measures, the autopsy began. Wu Lien-teh cut open the chest of the deceased with a razor blade, took out the ribs, and used a syringe to draw blood from the heart, lungs, and spleen of the deceased, and put them on glass slides for further testing.They then carefully sewed and clothed the body and placed it in a government-provided coffin.The entire process of the autopsy was strictly confidential, and even the family members of the deceased did not know what happened.

This was probably the first autopsy in Mingbei and even in Hualan. In the Hualan people's mind, dissecting a corpse is undoubtedly disrespectful to the deceased. Once the local people know about it, it will definitely cause panic and anger.What's more, in today's post-golden law, dissection is not allowed, which shows how much pressure Wu Lien-teh is under at this time.

As it turned out, the risk was well worth it.After testing, Wu Lien-teh found Yersinia pestis in the blood sample of the deceased, so it can be confirmed that the disease prevalent in Fujiadian is the plague.But what about the fact that the disease was transmitted by droplets, contradicting the accepted mode of transmission of the plague?At this time Wu Lien-teh boldly proposed that the plague prevalent in Fujiadian was different from the past, it was pneumonic plague that could be transmitted through droplets.This means that pneumonic plague can spread from person to person without passing through rats.

After finding the cause of the disease, Wu Lien-teh immediately decided to set off for Harbin. He wanted to gather people as soon as possible to prevent and control the plague, but his theory was not accepted by his colleagues at the beginning.Just before Wu Lien-teh arrived in Harbin, the Japanese Nanjin Railway sent a Japanese doctor to investigate the cause of the disease, and this Japanese doctor happened to be taught by the famous scholar Shibasaburo Kitasato, the discoverer of Yersinia pestis.

For the teacher's theory, the Japanese doctor is convinced.As soon as he arrived in Harbin, he immediately hired people to catch mice everywhere, hoping to find Yersinia pestis in the mice.However, after dissecting hundreds of mice in a row, he still did not find the expected Yersinia pestis in the mice.

Chapter 3 New Plague

Lien-teh Wu appeared when no one could find the cause, and he immediately called a meeting of doctors who were treating the epidemic near Harbin.A person from the post-Jin country presided over the medical conference, which was unacceptable to foreign doctors at first. From his point of view, the people from the post-Jin country did not understand medicine at all, except of course the medical team under Zhao Shouhong.

"I have found out the truth about this epidemic. This is a new type of plague that has never been discovered before. I call it pneumonic plague. This plague does not need any medium such as rats and fleas, and is transmitted directly through droplets in the air. , so as to achieve the purpose of person-to-person infection." Wu Lien-teh knew that time was precious, so he didn't make any fuss when he came up, and directly shared his discovery.

"This is impossible. My teacher Shibasaburo Kitasato discovered the bacillus of plague. According to his theory, the plague must be transmitted to humans by fleas or rats carrying the virus. This must be true. As for the pneumonic plague you mentioned, It’s just an idiotic dream. I have dissected hundreds of mice, but I have not found any Yersinia pestis, so I assert that this epidemic is not plague.” Doctor Wa was the first to jump up to object, and for those who dared to refute his teacher’s theory, he would resolutely fought back.From the eyes of Japanese doctors, Wu Lien-teh read a strong country's contempt for a weak country.

He had also encountered the same contempt when he visited the consuls of various countries before.The great powers did not believe that the people of the post-Jin country in front of them could control the epidemic.They are more enthusiastic about politics, and no one even wants to listen to the theory of Wu Lien-teh pneumonic plague.

"I think the symptoms of this outbreak are close to those of the plague. Dr. Wu's statement is probably correct. But I don't think there is such a disease as pneumonic plague. Maybe we don't know the way of transmission. We need to carry out further research. To determine the nature of the plague. But I insist that the most important thing to do now is to eradicate the rats to cut off the way the plague spreads.” The speaker was Hafken, a doctor from the Luocha State Railway Hospital.

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