One person was responsible for half a meter of road, which was already a lot of manpower density, even very high. Of course, since the construction of the railway was not like the dirt roads in the countryside, it required more complicated procedures and materials, so it was inevitable that some people would slack off. Therefore, even if one person was only responsible for half a meter of road, it would take several months of continuous hard work to complete it. It would be very hard. However, in order to complete the construction of this road as soon as possible, they had to persist no matter how hard it was. This road was extremely important to Central Sichuan, so they had to spare no effort to build it.
After coming here, they learned that in order to build this road, the officials of Central Sichuan had carried out the maximum conscription on the people of the entire Jiannan Province. The intensity of this conscription was comparable to that during the war, or even stricter than that during the war. All available resources were used for the construction of the road. As long as the people could be conscripted, they were conscripted. Those who had nothing to do on the streets were also conscripted. Those who dared to resist were directly beaten with planks and had to work in the end.
Of course, Ang Lee had also developed a lot of road-building machines. However, there were too many places in the Tang dynasty that needed to be built. It was impossible to put machines in every place, and there were not so many machines. The roads with machines could naturally use less manpower, but in the roads without machines, or even without machines at all, they could only use a lot of manpower. The more manpower accumulated, the faster the construction progress. The time the railway could be completed depended on the amount of manpower conscripted by the imperial court.
At the moment when the imperial court attached so much importance to the road construction, the officials of all provinces and counties naturally attached great importance to it. They were all conscripting manpower at all costs. As long as they could be conscripted, they would not let go, so as to complete the construction of the road as soon as possible. Even a part of the army was mobilized. They occasionally worked, but more often than not, they were responsible for guarding and maintaining order, preventing chaos in the road construction area, and preventing people from stealing road construction materials.
"I heard that the miasma here is very serious. Dozens of people have died. How many are seriously ill? Where are they placed? "
Ang Lee asked.
"More than 500 people are seriously ill. They have all been quarantined in a valley five miles away. There are people in charge of taking care of them every day."
"Oh, that's good. How many have recovered?"
Ang Lee continued to ask.
"Replying to Assistant Minister Li, there are already 200 people who have recovered, which is three to four times the number of people who died. This is all due to the sufficient preparations of our Imperial Physician Department. If it weren't for them, who knows how many people would have died?"
The official replied.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Not bad. Your miasma control is not bad. Take me to have a look."
"Assistant Minister Li, you can't. This miasma is contagious. Don't go near it!"
The official spoke up to stop him.
Ang Lee waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I have covered my mouth and nose. I won't be infected. You can rest assured. Haha!"
Miasma was malaria. It was spread by breathing. As long as one covered their mouth and nose, it would not be so easy to be infected. Another way of transmission was through mosquito bites. This way was quite terrible, but it was not difficult as long as one was not bitten by mosquitoes. The weather was not hot now, and the clothes on the body were very thick. Only the hands and the face were exposed. Therefore, as long as the hands, the face, and the neck were protected, there would be no problem. Then there was also the need to pay attention to hygiene. One must wash one's hands before eating. This was a very important habit. If one could not do it, it was still very easy to be infected with malaria.
Ang Lee insisted on going to the place where the patients were infected. He wanted to see how the officials of the Imperial Physician Department had done, whether they had really done a good job, and if there was anything that was not done properly. As long as Ang Lee could help, he would spare no effort to help.
The terrain here was not flat, and there was no decent road, but vehicles could still pass through. However, all the vehicles here were transporting materials for road construction, and the personnel were basically all on foot. Some soldiers and officials were riding horses. Horses were the best means of transportation here.
Ang Lee did not want to waste time, so Ang Lee and several accompanying officials rode to the col five miles away to see the seriously ill craftsmen. These craftsmen had done their best for the road construction of the Tang dynasty. Ang Lee should go and express his concern. He also urged the doctor to treat them well. After they were cured, they still needed to continue to build the road.
The vegetation in the col had been completely cut down. Even the weeds had been burned until not a single leaf was left. Except for the water in the bucket, the original small ditch had been completely filled, let alone water. All the places that could breed mosquitoes had been cleaned up. Seeing the people of the Imperial Physician Department doing their best, Ang Lee was very satisfied. It seemed that these guys were not to be trifled with. They probably understood that the spread of the miasma was related to mosquitoes. Otherwise, they would not have done so much.
"Good, good. The environment is relatively closed. There is no one within a few miles. There is not even wind in the col. This is a very good place. You have done a good job."
Ang Lee praised sincerely.
When the people of the Imperial Physician Department heard this, they all smiled from ear to ear. Since they could get Ang Lee's affirmation, their efforts were not in vain. Naturally, they were very happy.
"What kind of herbs are used to treat the miasma now?"
Ang Lee stopped before approaching the tent and looked at the herbs that were drying in the distance.
A doctor replied, "Assistant Minister Li, the herbs used to treat the miasma are all herbs that can be picked up nearby. There are Artemisia annua, Purple Grass, Sheng …"
The doctor said very clearly that the herbs used to treat the miasma were all herbs that could be picked up nearby. It was said that everything had its vanquisher. In an area where miasma was easy to be produced, there must be herbs that could restrain the miasma. Nature had always restrained each other to achieve a balance.
Since Central Sichuan had the conditions to produce the plague, there must be herbs that could restrain the plague. Otherwise, the people and animals living here would have died. Since there were so many people and animals living here, it proved that there were herbs that could restrain the plague. The animals nearby would not be infected after eating these herbs. After eating the herbivores, the carnivores would also produce antibodies. Humans who hunted in the mountains were also the beneficiaries. What's more, humans also knew how to plant and collect herbs.
These herbs all had the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Artemisia annua artemisia annua aroused Ang Lee's strong interest. In Ang Lee's opinion, the most important herb to treat the miasma was artemisia annua.
Artemisia annua was a very important herb that played a huge role in treating the miasma. This annual herb could be extracted from artemisinin, which was a very important herb. The whole plant could emit a fragrance. The main root was single and vertical, with few lateral roots. The stem was solitary, with a height of 30 centimeters to 1.5 meters. The upper part had many branches. When young, it was green with vertical lines. The lower part was slightly woody, slender, and hairless. Both sides of the leaves were turquoise or light green and hairless. The basal leaves and the lower part of the stem had three pairs of pinnate and long petioles. The leaves withered during the flowering period. The middle part of the leaves were oblong, oval, or oval. The flowering period was June to September, which was almost the summer and autumn season.
Such an important herb could be found in many areas of the Tang dynasty. Among them, the land of Bayu had the most. The number of artemisia annua there accounted for more than half of the Tang dynasty. Naturally, there was a lot in Maozhou. A lot of artemisia annua could be found growing in the fields.
There was miasma and a large number of artemisia annua, which could be used to treat diseases caused by the miasma. Before burning the forest, the Imperial Physician Department had personally led thousands of people to collect enough artemisia annua in the mountains. Therefore, even if the nearby artemisia annua and the forest were burned down, the Imperial Physician Department still had a large number of artemisia annua. At this moment, more than a dozen assistant physicians of the Imperial Physician Department were sorting and drying the artemisia annua. These artemisia annua were very important anti-miasma drugs. They could not be wasted at will. Any waste was shameful.
In addition to treating diseases caused by the miasma, artemisia annua could also treat many other diseases, such as night sweats, dysphoria, and dry mouth. Boil the juice of artemisia annua into a paste. Add ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus and boil until the pills are as big as sycamore. Drink 20 pills after each meal.
It could also treat red and white dysentery: artemisia annua, mugwort leaves, and other parts. Mash them with fermented beans and dry them daily. Boil each cake with water for a cup and a half. Treat hot dysentery: artemisia annua leaves, one tael of licorice for a coin. Boil it with water and take it. Treat chronic malaria: artemisia annua juice, boil it and drink it as usual.
Can treat Febrile Diseases Night Fever Cooling Early Cooling Fever Subsides Without Sweating Heat Comes from Yin: Artemisia Wormwood Two Qian Turtle Shell Five Qian Fine Ground Four Qian Anemarrhena Two Qian Paeonia Bark Three Qian Water Five Cups Boil Two Cups and Take Two Cups Tomorrow. Treat Bleeding Nosebleeds: Artemisia Wormwood Pounded and Stuffed into the nose. Treat Hemorrhoids and Stool Blood: Artemisia Wormwood Mixed with Cold Water before Feces (for Stool Blood) and Water after Feces (for Stool Blood) mixed with Wine. Treat Bee Stings: Artemisia Wormwood Pounded.
For those who can treat Shaoyang Sanjiao, dampness and heat depression, obstruction of Qi, nausea in chest ruffles, and malarial fever: Artemisia cerebrum is half to two qian, Alpine Bamboo Ru is three qian, Xian Banxixia Qian is half a qian, Scarlet Poria Cocos is three qian, Qingziqin Qian is half a qian to three qian, Citrus Fern is half a qian, Chen Guangpi is half a qian, Jasper powder is three qian. Pan-Fried, steamed, thin body, thirsty, cold and heat: 500 grams of Artemisia annua (dry the leaves and grind them into powder), 500 grams of peach kernels (soak in wine, peel off the tips, fry with bran until yellow). Grind them into powder), five taels of licorice (add them into powder). In addition, take three buckets of urinary urine, fill it in a porcelain jar, fry it over a chaff fire until it becomes thin. Pour it into a bronze utensil, add all kinds of medicine, fry it over a chaff fire, stir it with a willow wood grate, make it look thin and thick. Boil it until the pills are as big as sycamore, put it in a coarse cloth bag. Every day, warm the urinary urine with thirty pills, take it again at night.
Artemisia annua could also treat fatigue and emaciation: one liter of Artemisia annua (fine file), three liters of water, five liters of urinary urine. Boil it together into a paste, the pills are as big as sycamore. Take ten pills for each meal, warm the wine, not at the same time, cure warm malaria and phlegm, but hot not cold: 500 grams of Artemisia annua (soak and bake the urinary urine), half a gram of yellow pill. Last. Take two taels of white soup for each meal. Treat appendicitis, stomachache: Artemisia annua, Pita, and so on. First bake the artemisia annua and grind it into fine powder. Take it with plain water before breakfast, noon, and dinner, two grams each time. Treat ear pus and bleeding non-stop: Pound the artemisia annua and wrap it in the ear.
Toothache was very terrible, and Artemisia annua could also treat tooth swelling and pain: Hold the artemisia annua and boil it with water to rinse it. After a few days, there will be an effect.
Of course, although Artemisia annua had many main functions and could treat many people's diseases, it also had its taboos. Not everyone was suitable to use Artemisia annua, or it should be used with caution. For example, people with weak spleen and stomach needed to take it carefully.
Also, Artemisia annua could not be used together with Angelica and Radix Rehmanniae. Although these two were also very important medicinal materials, they could not be used together with Artemisia annua. This was a point that must be kept in mind.
"So many Artemisia annua, how many are there in total?"
Ang Lee asked.
A doctor replied, "Assistant Minister Li, there are about 100,000 catties. Before setting the fire, I organized more than a thousand people to harvest Artemisia annua together. Each of them harvested about 100 catties, so a thousand people harvested 100,000 catties in total. However, this is the wet weight. After drying, the weight will be reduced a lot, but it's definitely more than 10,000 catties. There will be about 20,000 to 30,000 catties, which is enough. Moreover, as long as we go to the surrounding places that have not been burned by the fire, we can find a lot of herbs. We really don't lack herbs at all."
"Good, it's good that we don't lack herbs! With these herbs, there will be hope for the patients to recover. I really hope that no more craftsmen will die from the miasma. "
Ang Lee said with great relief.
Walking to the place where the herbs were drying, Ang Lee smelled a strong herbal fragrance. Although he was wearing a wet mask, he could still smell the fragrance, which showed that the aroma of Artemisia annua was strong.
The assistant physicians and doctors around the ward were all wearing masks. However, they did not seem to be wet. They were all wearing dry masks. The effect of dry masks was naturally not comparable to wet masks. It was worse in isolating the spread of miasma, but it was still better than no mask. It still had a certain protective effect.
"Have any of our doctors and assistants been infected by the miasma?"
Ang Lee asked.
Ang Lee respected the doctors and assistants who went to Central Sichuan to fight the disaster from the bottom of his heart. These people were all good. If they were infected by the miasma and died, it would be a great loss for the Tang dynasty.
"Replying to Assistant Minister Li, there are more than ten physicians and assistant physicians who have been infected with the miasma. However, after taking the medicine, their condition has stabilized. They will definitely recover within half a month. No one will die from the miasma."
A doctor answered.
"More than a dozen doctors and assistants were infected with the miasma. This is not good! Next, we must pay attention to protection. Make more masks. After using them, boil them in boiling water and dry them in the sun. We must not let any more doctors and assistants be infected by the miasma. "
Ang Lee instructed.
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