Chapter Ninety-Five: The Great Epidemic
The weather is getting colder and colder, and I don’t know when the disease suddenly began to spread in the city.
Many people in the city got sick and even began to spread wildly. For a moment, people in the city were panic.
Zhao Xin and Wang He came to report the matter to Liu Chang. Wang He said: "General, a disease broke out in the city recently and many people have been infected. What should we do now?"
Liu Chang asked: "Is there a disease outbreak here?"
Zhao Xin said to Liu Chang: "I heard that there was a disease outbreak in Jizhou. The governor of Jizhou had asked the court for help. General Huangfu sent documents to various counties, asking all county magistrates and prefects from all over the country to find ways to control the spread of the disease." As he said that, Zhao Xin handed over a document to Liu Chang.
Liu Chang was very worried when he heard the news. After taking the official document, he took a rough look and asked, "What do the doctor in the city say? I remember giving him two medical books before. How did he learn? Can you deal with this disease?"
Wang He replied: "I went to ask him before, and he said he hadn't understood these two books yet. There was a lot of knowledge in it. Even if he could cure it, there were not many medicinal herbs in his hands, so he couldn't cure a few people at all. However, he said that the medicines he had prepared for the generals were sufficient."
Liu Chang said: "Tell him not to leave medicinal materials. Now I can save one. If I am infected, I have my own way."
Even though Liu Chang said this, he was very worried. He knocked on the table with one hand and thought to himself: "There is insufficient medicinal materials, and he can't solve this. He has no way to bring enough medicine for the whole city to take. And he can't afford it at all. So he can only use local easy-to-get things to solve this problem? I don't know how this disease is solved."
Liu Chang thought for a while and asked: "Are there any infected soldiers in the army?"
Zhao Xin replied: "Several people have been infected, and the rest are still fine at the moment."
Liu Chang thought for a while and said, "Send all the infected people out of the barracks, and burn all the things they used. Now the barracks are closed and no one is allowed to enter and exit."
Zhao Xin nodded and said, "I will notify Zhao to do this matter now. The sick person has been isolated. I will arrange to send them out of the barracks immediately."
Liu Chang then asked: "What are the symptoms of these patients?"
Wang He said: "Most of them have high fever and start to breathe heavily. If the condition worsens for more than ten days, the patient will disappear immediately."
Liu Chang thought of some books "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" that will be released in the New Year, and felt that this should be what the book calls typhoid fever. However, even if he makes a judgment, he will not be able to treat it. What's more, so many people are sick and don't have enough medicinal materials in his city.
Liu Chang said to the few people: "I want to go out and have a look. Who of you wants to follow me?"
Zhao Xin advised Liu Chang: "Young Master, there is a plague outside, so you should stay in the house. So we will lose our backbone after you get sick. Please put major issues first."
Liu Chang shook his head and said, "Don't you know my methods yet? I won't have any trouble. I have to go out and see what this plague is. But you are right. We still have to take good protection." After that, Liu Chang got up and left the table, searched in his bedroom again. He quickly found a medical bag he brought with him before, and then took out several masks from it.
Liu Chang handed one mask to everyone. After several people took protection, they walked out and began to patrol the city along the roads in the city.
The atmosphere in the city was solemn, and almost everyone was sick. When Liu Chang walked to the clinic, he saw that it was crowded. Many people begged the old doctor to save his family. The old doctor could only sigh and shook his head.
Liu Chang walked over. After seeing Liu Chang coming, the old doctor immediately stood up to greet him. Liu Chang said, "No need to be polite. Now is the time for serious situation. How is your situation?"
The old doctor replied: "The situation is not optimistic. I don't have enough medicinal materials here. I don't know how to treat this disease. I can only use the prescriptions in the book to treat them. Alas, it's a pity that the effect is not ideal."
Liu Chang comforted him and said, "The whole of Jizhou is now like this. I guess other prefectures and counties should not be much better. You should try your best to treat them first. After all, no one here can treat diseases except you. As for medicinal materials, I will find a way."
The old doctor replied: "Don't worry, General, I will do my best to treat the patient."
Liu Chang noticed that his physical condition seemed to be in a bad state, so he asked, "It's good that you can do so, sir, are you in good health?"
The old doctor smiled bitterly and replied, "I'm sure I feel that I'm starting to get fever, and I don't think I'm going to have time. I'm not good at learning skills, and I can't heal others or myself. I'm ashamed of the medical skills that the general gave me before."
Liu Chang comforted him and said, "Sir, don't think so. It is already the kindness of the doctor who can save people continuously in this situation."
Liu Chang noticed that there were many new patients. In order not to affect the old doctor's work, he said goodbye to the old doctor and left here.
After Liu Chang left, he walked around the city again. There were crying sounds everywhere, as if he was in purgatory.
After transferring all parts of the city, everyone sent them back to the government office. At night, Liu Chang began to feel uncomfortable in his health. Liu Chang asked Zhao Xin and Zhou Cang who had been accompanying him everywhere today and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my health. How do you feel now?"
Zhao Xin felt it carefully and said, "I am in good health, and I am not seriously injured."
Zhou Cang also patted his chest and said, "I am the same, it's not a big deal."
Liu Chang nodded and said, "It seems that some people can resist this disease."
Zhao Xin asked anxiously in his tone: "Young master, are you healthy?"
Liu Chang comforted them and said, "It's okay, I have a way to solve it. You don't have to worry. I'll help you treat your illness before."
Seeing Liu Chang's swearing answer, everyone felt relieved.
Liu Chang finally reminded him: "Okay, I've been busy for a day. You all go back and rest first. Be careful these two days and don't get sick."
After everyone left, Liu Chang lay on the bed and began to think about what to do. Soon he fell asleep.
Chapter completed!