Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

What is cowpox?

Many people think so.

Because the word "cowpox" does not sound nice, unlike other methods of saving lives or prescriptions, which sound incredible and convincing as soon as you hear them.

Li Shiyuan and others believed that it was necessary to explain the nature of cowpox clearly. Although concealing it could improve the efficiency of cowpox vaccination in the mansion, we should not forget that cowpox is not a short-term solution and there are risks involved.

Li Shiyuan took two steps forward and said in a serious voice: "Cowpox is the blisters that appear when cows are infected with smallpox. After being treated by doctors, they are then used to vaccinate people."

"what?!"

"How is that different from contracting smallpox on your own? Why do we have to do this? Why do they say that we won't get smallpox after being vaccinated? Do we still have time to get smallpox..."

For a moment, the words of the palace soldiers were filled with fear and disbelief.

In their minds, what's the difference between this and voluntarily committing suicide?

But they overlooked one thing.

Jiang Zhiming walked to the side of Li Shiyuan, looked at them and said, "Have you forgotten what I just said? Bull smallpox is a mild form of smallpox, not as scary as smallpox!"

"And I, General Yu, and two other doctors have all recovered from the smallpox vaccination. It took me a long time, I was bedridden for three days, but the three of them all had mild symptoms, especially General Yu, who barely felt anything, and was able to eat, sleep, and wield a sword!"

Can you be infected with smallpox without any symptoms?

The soldiers present had been stationed here for a long time and had seen many people infected with smallpox. Chills, fever, and rashes were considered mild symptoms. Severe cases could cause vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, or even death.

So what the adults said...could it be that they were lying?

They dared to think so but did not dare to ask, and were caught in a dilemma for a moment.

Jiang Zhiming didn't blame them for being shy, or even for being on guard against him.

Nothing is trivial when it comes to human life. He had expected this to happen, so he turned around and asked Li Shiyuan to get the medical box that contained the cowpox shots and open it in front of everyone.

Inside the box, there were densely packed silver needles flashing with cold light, which made the soldiers feel frightened and they could not help but take two steps back.

Jiang Zhiming held up the medical box and said solemnly, "The silver needles inside have been dipped in cowpox. Since you don't believe it, just come and pick one. I will inoculate you on the spot. Because I have been vaccinated with cowpox, I will not have any reaction. Then... you will believe it!"

The prefect will personally prove it to them? The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had the courage to doubt the authenticity of cowpox, but did they have the courage to "force" the prefect to prove it to them?

--No.

What's more, the prefect has always been kind to them, so what's the point of deceiving them? No one can tell.

The scene fell silent for a moment. Li Shiyuan sighed, "Everyone, I'm sure you all know how dangerous smallpox is, but it is precisely because smallpox is so dangerous that... time waits for no one. The sooner we vaccinate against cowpox, the sooner we can suppress the spread of smallpox in the city. If you are unwilling today..."

He didn't say the rest of the sentence, but everyone guessed it.

The government soldiers are not like the common people, who need to be appeased, need a lot of proof, and cannot be forced. The government soldiers are also soldiers, and when necessary, they must, must obey orders.

The reason why the government soldiers and officials were chosen to be vaccinated first was to have them follow Jiang Zhiming and "set an example."

"Subordinates, come down!" Just as Jiang Zhiming was about to give an order, Lu Xin stepped forward with a firm look, "Subordinates, I believe in you! You have already put yourself to the test for the sake of the people in the palace, so why should I, a subordinate following behind, be afraid of this or that! I am loyal to the emperor and I have taken the money from the court, so I must live up to this armor!"

After that, he took off his armor and outer robe in front of everyone, revealing his inner clothes, without fear of the severe cold, and then was stunned.

"Sir, Doctor Li, how do you vaccinate against cowpox?"

With this interruption, the serious atmosphere eased a lot, and what he said before was like a wake-up call, waking up all the palace soldiers.

When does the mansion need them most? Isn't it right now? How can you be a real man if you are so timid and hesitant?

The adults are not afraid of death with such a precious life, but they are so cowardly with their rough lives?

"I will also be infected!" Another soldier stood up and said, "If we allow the smallpox epidemic to continue, everyone in the palace will be infected sooner or later. Since the lord and the doctor say this can be done, I will be infected!"

“Then I’ll plant it too!”

"Me too! Should I take off my clothes right here?"

"..."

The crowd undressed and swarmed forward, as if they wanted to defile Jiang Zhiming and others.

"Come one by one, come one by one!" Li Shiyuan retreated with the medical box and called out to them, "Don't undress yet, or you'll get cold and blame it on the cowpox! Don't take off the mask, you haven't been vaccinated against cowpox yet, so be careful!"

......

Lu Xin never thought that he would be able to step into the prefect's car and enjoy it during his lifetime.

It's big and warm inside, and I don't feel cold even if I expose half of my arms.

He originally thought that the silver needle would only be effective if it was inserted into the bone gap, but who would have thought that Li Shiyuan first applied some medicine on his left arm and then lightly pierced the flesh with the silver needle.

"Okay." Li Shiyuan waved at him, motioning him to go out.

"Ah?" Lu Xin crossed his arms, in disbelief.

"Go down." Li Shiyuan put away the used silver needle and said to him, "Go down and wait for Lord Jiang's arrangements, and then call the next person."

That's it...

The place where he was stabbed no longer felt anything, but Lu Xin was still a little dazed. He gathered his clothes and jumped out of the carriage.

"Why was Brother Lu kicked out?" asked the next person.

"What do you mean you were kicked out?" Lu Xin put on his armor and cursed with a smile: "I have already been vaccinated against smallpox. Hurry up and get on, it's your turn!"

"Ah?" The confused soldier went in, but came out again in a daze a moment later, sighing, "Doctor Li was so quick... I didn't feel anything and it was over."

Next to them is their temporary resting place. Those who have been vaccinated are arranged to rest inside, and Doctor Zhang records their physical reactions in a book.

An hour passed and someone wanted to go to the toilet.

Two hours later, someone's stomach started to growl.

Three hours passed and someone finally started to have a fever. For some reason, everyone felt relieved.

Doctor Zhang was a little nervous. He stepped forward to feel the patient's pulse, then he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "It's just a low-grade fever. You can take some medicine and it will be fine. The medicine is ready. Just wait."

Just take the medicine...

Is this still smallpox?

As soon as Doctor Li left, everyone surrounded the feverish person and asked him questions: "What do you feel? Why don't we feel anything? Do you feel any pain in your body? Does your head hurt? Do you still recognize who I am?"

The person being asked touched his slightly hot head and scolded with a smile: "Go away, you come to bother me when you have no symptoms? You are so cheap, be careful that you will have a fever in a while!"