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Chapter 214: Comparison of "Loss"
Qin Shou's heart skipped a beat.
Before this, all Prince Duan asked him to do was to delay and then wait to see Prince Yi make a fool of himself.
What he said just now was half true and half false, and was part of his “abusing public power for personal gain”.
However, Zhou Chang's idea now...
Qin Shou's face froze, and he had to pretend to be confused: "I don't understand what Your Highness Prince Yi means."
Zhou Chang also tried to "destroy" others tirelessly: "As long as Lord Qin can find a way to spread the epidemic to the people in the three cities of East, South and North, then we are not afraid that they will pay a high price to buy our prescription."
Qin Shou opened his tadpole eyes wide.
Zhou Chang chuckled: "Hehe, when the time comes, it's still up to Lord Qin to decide how much silver a prescription costs."
"Direction, how to direct?" Although Qin Shou is worse than beasts and may kill people by treating diseases, he has never done anything to harm people.
"Think about it, Lord Qin. This is going to rely on your superb medical skills." To show his trust, Zhou Chang even held Qin Shou's hand.
Qin Shou was stunned: "What can I do?"
Zhou Chang was really looking at a fool, showing a little impatience: "Master Qin, think about how this epidemic was spread?"
"High fever leads to wheezing and death. Anyone who is exposed to it or close to it, no matter how close or distant they are, can get sick. It could be the solar terms, the water source, the food, the clothing...all are possible." Qin Shou muttered to himself, but he couldn't get to the point.
Zhou Chang felt that he had said it all, except for missing the most crucial point, airborne transmission. But there was no need to correct it: "What caused the outbreak in West City this time?"
Qin Shou shook his head: "I don't know for sure, but based on the symptoms, it's similar to the disease that was prevalent in Jindu City the winter before last. It should be the typhoid fever caused by the sudden cold, plus the evil spirits entering the body, so it's so fierce."
"Since you can't tell the cause, then it's easy to deal with." Zhou Chang seemed to have used up his utmost patience. "Since Lord Qin comes from a medical family, he must have medicine that can cause the same symptoms in people, right?"
"Ah..." Qin Shou's tadpole eyes almost fell off his face, "Your Highness, are you saying that we need to use medicine, inject, inject, inject..."
I can't even utter the word "poison".
"Master Qin, your words are too polite..." Zhou Chang remained relaxed, "Don't you want to make more money?"
Qin Shou's forehead was already covered with cold sweat. "Your Highness Prince Yi, Your Highness Prince Yi, money must be earned, but this matter... we should wait a few more days. According to the current situation, it is impossible to completely stop the spread of the disease by simply blocking the epidemic area. By then..."
"When?" Zhou Chang interrupted impatiently, as if he was displeased with Qin Shou's refusal. "Besides, even if it can still be transmitted, how can you guarantee that it will spread to East City and South City?"
Qin Shou raised his arm and pretended to wipe the sweat off his face. He secretly looked at Zhou Chang through the gap in his sleeves. Seeing that Prince Yi didn't look like he was joking or testing him, he became even more panicked: "Your Highness Prince Yi, allowing the epidemic to spread and betting, betting... are two different things. Two different things."
"What did Dean Qin say? I didn't ask you to poison me." Zhou Chang looked innocent and could easily say the word "poisoning".
"Yes, yes..." Qin Shou breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't been in his own carriage, he would have fainted just now.
Zhou Chang changed his tone to a gentle one: "Master Qin, think about it from another angle. There is no prescription in the world right now, but as a doctor, you can always prescribe a preventive prescription. Just now you said that pharmacology is about mutual promotion and mutual restraint. It's about whether the medicine is poisonous or not, not the dosage. As for what kind of reaction a person will have after drinking the preventive prescription, that's another matter."
"This..." After all, Qin Shou came from a medical family, so he understood the logic once he was explained.
But although he was greedy for fame and fortune, he never had such thoughts.
"Haha, that's all I can say." Zhou Chang's words couldn't be clearer. "Dean Qin, you can consider it, but time waits for no one, and this is the only chance."
Qin Shou's heart seemed to have opened up a little, and many things were just opening up a new way of thinking.
"You have to take a long-term view, Qin Shou. Once your reputation as a miraculous doctor becomes known, not only you, but also your descendants will benefit from it." Zhou Chang was afraid that Qin Shou would not understand.
This kind of thing is just a matter of seeing who is more damaging.
Qin Shou was sweating profusely and remained silent.
"Forget it, forget it. Let's give Lord Qin some time to think about it. I won't make it difficult for you." Zhou Chang didn't want Qin Shou to think too much, but retreated to advance. "After all, I know nothing, I can't confirm the prescription, and the missing medicinal materials can't be delivered. I can only treat it as an official business, but I still have to rely on you."
Qin Shou forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Yi. In this regard, I have already allocated the 30,000 taels of silver allocated by the Ministry of Revenue this morning, and the Imperial Hospital has begun to purchase them. There are only a few kinds of medicinal materials for treating typhoid fever. The only things that need to be changed in the prescription are the dosage and some of the medicinal materials."
"That's good, that's good, you have experience." Zhou Chang's eyes were full of trust, and he never mentioned what happened just now. He looked worried, "According to what you said just now, it is indeed a good idea, but what about the people in West City? Will the matter get out of hand?"
Qin Shou knew that Zhou Chang had no experience at all. Seeing that Zhou Chang asked so sincerely, he was full of confidence: "Your Highness Prince Yi, don't worry. When the epidemic was discovered three days ago, I had already asked the City Patrol Department and Jindu Yamen to block the three streets where the incident occurred. The situation is under our control...ah, Your Highness Prince Yi."
Bullshit! Even if Prince Yi is just Prince Yi, he won’t be fooled by these two nonsense.
What's more, Zhou Chang had experienced three years of epidemic in his previous life, so he had a lot of common sense to know.
Can the spread be controlled simply by closing two streets?
That's a daydream.
But Zhou Chang did not expose the truth, but asked another question: "You know so much about it, it seems you have already visited the scene?"
"You don't have to go. That's the pestilence hospital's business." Qin Shou recovered somewhat. "If I had been in there, I wouldn't have had direct contact with His Royal Highness Prince Yi here. I'm not afraid of being infected with the disease, but I'll definitely pass it on to His Royal Highness Prince Yi. His Royal Highness doesn't know how dangerous this disease is. We absolutely cannot go in there."
"Oh..." Zhou Chang pretended to understand something and asked about official business in a serious tone, "Then Sir Qin never went in? If he doesn't diagnose the patient himself, how can he prescribe an effective prescription?"
This guy is actually the head of the Imperial Hospital?
This is already challenging the limits of human nature.
Zhou Chang was fine, but Prince Yi’s anger was about to be suppressed.
Qin Shou was unaware, and his tadpole eyes returned to normal: "My humble servant's family has a long history of learning, and I can infer the prescription based on experience alone, so it will definitely not be wrong."
"..." Zhou Chang was speechless and nodded reluctantly in admiration.
Qin Shou, the beast, the name is really not wrong.
As they were talking, the carriage gradually stopped.
"Sir, we've arrived." Qin Shou's driver reported from outside.