As early as when the names of various plants such as tomatoes, corn, and peanuts appeared, Zhang Shou concluded that Emperor Taizu's fleet had indeed arrived in the Americas, and as for whether this senior really died in a foreign land, or quietly died somewhere after returning to China, or simply died at sea, he could not be sure.

After all, as far as the part of the old salted fish and the Tibetan Sea monk who whispered before was heard by Ah Liu, it can only be said that they were entrusted to go to sea, but they did not really find the whereabouts of Emperor Taizu.

However, when he heard the words cinchona frost at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned. Cinchona ...... Isn't it quinine? Although it used to be a special medicine for malaria, when it was introduced to the Qing Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor was still a treasure and only gave it to his most trusted subordinates, but the initial technology of extracting quinine was extremely backward, and the most primitive method was even to dry the bark and then grind it into powder......

Of course, chemical extraction was finally achieved, and by the twentieth century, the synthetic quinine had been successful. But with the invention of various new drugs, especially artemisinin, this thing has basically withdrawn from the stage of treating malaria, and is only used to treat a small amount of falciparum malaria. The old salted fish had just repeatedly emphasized that the assessment of malaria was also based on what the prophet said.

Seeing the old salted fish looking at himself solemnly as if he was offering a treasure, Zhang Shou wanted to say that instead of going all the way to introduce cinchona, which was not so effective, it was better to try artemisinin extraction. However, after thinking about it, he still decided not to discourage people's enthusiasm, and asked deliberately curiously at the moment: "Oh, can it cure malaria?" What's going on, tell me? ”

After listening to the story of the old salted fish who was infected with malaria at sea, and then met the dying "prophet" on the shore, but at the same time got the "miracle medicine", he said with a smile: "Dare to love the story you told me before, and there is such a hidden secret?" I didn't say it before, but now I'm willing to say it? ”

"Dr. Zhang, you have taken such a big risk, don't I really want to go? And we tried to take this cinchona cream at the beginning, the medicinal properties are good, but the risk is also very large, plus you see I haven't even planted cotton well, whether this thing can be grown, I'm really not sure, so where did I dare to say it before. ”

The old salted fish is very thick-skinned, where would he care about Zhang Shou's ridicule, and the smiling face didn't even have the slightest embarrassment: "Moreover, a little person like me is timid and afraid of things, more things are better than less, if you don't really miss your kindness, this kind of thing that only has medicine and seeds really doesn't dare to take it out." Really, although this medicine is effective, it is too strong......"

"Alright, alright!" Zhang Shou finally stopped the chatter of the old salted fish, and wondered how effective that quinine thing was, I still don't know?

Originally, cinchona cream, that is, quinine, was not effective in treating all malaria, and in this year, the method of extraction is backward, and it is likely that the purity is insufficient. Just like artemisinin extraction, he has read some information, saying that Artemisia annua is planted in different regions in the north and south, and the purity of the extract will also be high or low, and the efficacy will also be different, not to mention quinine.

Really speaking, the value of cinchona trees is far from the same as that of natural rubber trees.

Having said that, Zhang Shou knows a truth in the end, natural rubber has an unknown effect for most people, and the cinchona cream produced by cinchona trees is likely to save some people's lives, so it is easy to understand which is more important.

Don't underestimate malaria, even if it is a high-ranking official in this year, the rate of malaria infection is quite high!

As for Artemisia annua...... He remembered that this thing was originally very low in the traditional Chinese treatment of malaria, and like quinine, artemisinin was very troublesome to purify, otherwise it would not have won the Nobel laurel in one fell swoop. And he is not a chemist or a doctor, this is not something that can be boiled and boiled, and if he rashly proposes it, he will only be sprayed to death by those famous doctors today!

Thinking so in his heart, he still fully affirmed the old salted fish's act of offering treasures: "If this thing can save people, it is indeed a great merit." ”

However, the old salted fish took two steps closer, and the words that were almost whispered in his ear made him frown.

"Dr. Zhang, I thought about the fragment of the stele that you asked me to pound before, and finally decided not to carve a rubber tree. It's not my own opinion, the cinchona cream produced on the cinchona tree is something we tried on the continent of Haidong, but the sap of the rubber tree is not known to be useful except for its stickiness. Don't you think that if you want to borrow the virtue of Taizu, the cinchona tree is more effective? Of course, if you don't agree, Dr. Zhang, I'll say nothing. ”

The old salted fish paused for a moment, and then whispered: "If you agree, I will not take credit for this matter, and I will definitely insist that this is what you found from the seeds I brought back from Haidong according to the fragments of the stele, and then I found the cinchona cream of unknown purpose in me!" ”

"If you don't take credit, how can you tell others that you have tried it and confirmed that it really has that effect?"

Zhang Shou couldn't laugh or cry, but when he asked casually, he saw that the old salted fish's face had become delicate: "The people who tried it are still alive now, only me and Zanghai are left, as long as we don't say it, no one will know." Moreover, the imperial court will definitely find a group of civilians suffering from malaria to test the medicine, whether the drug is effective or not, wouldn't it be good for them to give it a try? ”

Seeing Zhang Shoudeng's brows, he was very disagreeing with such a proposal, and the old salted fish didn't know whether he was glad that he had met a dignitary who was unwilling to compete for merit, or whether he should be annoyed that he had met a dead brain who didn't know how to change. But no matter what, of course he would prefer to meet such a righteous gentleman!

"If Dr. Zhang is afraid that the boss will think that you are selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, you can explain that this is a last resort. I am making my own opinion, turning back and admitting punishment and admitting punishment, but I really have good intentions, you know, those stubborn bosses in the DPRK and China, who want the world's male farmers and women to weave forever dead, how can they attach importance to overseas seeds. If they had a pioneering and enterprising consciousness, maybe the northern captives would have been peaceful a long time ago! ”

Zhang Shou didn't expect that Lao Xianyu was still a radical at a great age, and he was suddenly angry and funny. Although he was annoyed that this guy was so self-righteous and made his own opinion, but considering that the matter had only passed two days, and he had not come to inform him when the matter had already been completed, he finally said in a deep voice after a moment of silence: "Okay, let this matter be left to be, but ......"

He suddenly accentuated his tone, glared at the old man and said word by word: "There is no next time!" Besides, you'd better search your own stomach and think about what else is hidden from me. Otherwise, I don't mind using the Taizu Secret Box given to me by the emperor and only he and I know the key, and I will play it specially to tell the emperor the story of you, a legendary seafarer! ”

He was originally intimidating, but after the old salted fish heard it, his eyebrows and eyes showed an extraordinary look.

However, the focus of this old drama spirit is still different from anyone else: "Dr. Zhang, is it really the secret box left by Emperor Taizu?" Can you give me a look? Just one glance! Just take a look, even if I die, I'm willing! ”

Zhang Shou grabbed the tea cup on the side and wanted to smash it, but when he saw that people didn't move, he said angrily: "Okay, if you honestly don't make a moth, there will be a time for you to see it when you turn back!" If I have wasted my time on this, I might as well visit your nephew and others in prison. I don't count this case, I have to listen to the echo. ”

The old salted fish's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?" By the way, Dr. Zhang, you suspended the execution yesterday because you wanted them to make good use of some medicine for their injuries, and then they would be executed and exiled when he recovered from his injuries? ”

"It's so easy! I'm asking you to meet him, so you don't have a chance to go back! Don't look at me, I'm done trying this case, but if the verdict and charges are brought back by the court, there is nothing I can do. So it's the same reason why I'm dragging the execution, if I stretch out my head and shrink my head and have to be stabbed like this, there is no need to let them be beaten again! ”

"Of course, if someone in the imperial court moves out of the old rules of Taizu, I can't help it." Zhang Shou saw that the old salted fish's face changed instantly, so he said lightly: "This is not something I can decide with a word, so I can only resign myself to fate." Okay, you go with Ah Liu, General Zhu has already said hello to the cell, and he definitely won't let them be as difficult as they were in the palace before. ”

Ah Liu couldn't help but drag the old salted fish out of despair, but Zhang Shou began to think about how he should polish this matter well and send it to the emperor in a secret box.

That's right, because those things in Cangzhou before didn't involve details that needed to be kept secret, so he never used such a big killing weapon that could be handed directly to the imperial front.

But the old salted fish instigated him to replace the rubber tree with a cinchona—the concept of a tree plant—he had to make it clear first.

The emperor has lost a son, even if it is an unruly bear son, he had better pay attention to the anger of a father. An angry father is completely unreasonable in many cases.

He had already inspected the fragments of the stele one by one, because the old salted fish patted his chest and said that he was good at seal carving, and he was good at making old (fake), so he asked someone to use a stone tablet that was completely invisible to carve the figure of a rubber tree taking sap...... I can't imagine that he will also have a fake cultural relics this day!

However, for the sake of the many plants that the "prophets" have found but have not yet been introduced to the Central Plains, it is worth faking!

When Zhang Shou or Zhu Tingfang were racking their brains to write the recital, Zhu Ying, who was working day and night, had already entered the outer city of the capital in two days and two nights. She has always paid great attention to self-cultivation, she can get up late and never get up early, she can be lazy and never diligent, but this time she has been almost in a hurry for two days and nights, and each time she rests a little late at night and noon.

At this moment, she is tired and tired, but the outer city is the same as the inner city, it is not easy to speed up the horse, so she can only send Zhu Hong to step forward and shout to open the road, until she enters the Xuanwu Gate, she trotted on the official road next to the royal road, and turned directly into the front street of Zhao Guogong's mansion under the eyes of many surprises, and then rode into the door.

The eldest lady suddenly came back without warning, and the house was naturally jumping for a while. However, Zhu Ying didn't care about this, she first sent someone to report to her parents and grandmother, and she hurried back to the room to take a hot bath, and then changed out of her dusty clothes, and went to Qing'an Hall without even combing her hair.

When I entered the door, I saw that my grandmother and mother were there, but my father was nowhere to be seen, and Zhu Ying didn't care, she said Zhang Shou's verdict and verdict in a few words, and then changed her words and said: "Grandmother, mother, I am going to enter the palace to see the emperor at this time." ”

Mrs. Tai was about to stop her, but seeing Zhu Ying's arrogant but stubborn eyes, she couldn't help but think of her granddaughter when she was a child. When she is with her peers, if she is ostracized, Zhu Ying will go alone to make friends who are also lonely, and will never compromise with those who exclude her. As long as it is a relative or friend recognized by Zhu Ying, she will never give up, this is a fact that has never changed.

Therefore, when she saw Jiu Niang silently stepped forward, she used a jade comb to recomb Zhu Ying's hair that had not yet dried, so she simply draped all the cloud-like hair, so she said: "Go, remember to come back early!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhu Ying nodded happily, and then let Jiu Niang tie her hair into a low bunch without care, and when Jiu Niang took a hooded cloak and said that it was for her to cover the dust, she put it on her body, and then hurriedly turned around and went out.

When she arrived at the gate, she saw that it was the royal horse that she liked the most and was reluctant to take to Cangzhou, she smiled and patted her neck, and then jumped on the horse: "Let's go, go directly to Bei'anmen!" ”

From the person below to inform Zhu Ying to enter the palace, to seeing the living and gorgeous girl appear in front of him, it seemed that it was just a front and back foot kung fu, although the emperor had been in a very bad mood for several days, but the moment Zhu Ying entered the door, it was as if the sun was unscrupulously illuminating the whole room, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes unaccustomedly, so he spoke.

"Yingying, why are you willing to come back from Cangzhou?"

This may sound ridiculous to others, but for Zhu Ying, it is like the emperor's greeting after a long absence. She smiled and stepped forward to salute, and then said generously in a natural tone: "Enough stay, of course it's time to come back, anyway, Ah Shou will come back when he turns around!" ”

"Oh, it's that simple?" The Emperor laughed, and his joking tone was the same as always, "Didn't you come back to see me for the sake of your wishful husband?" ”

"The emperor knows what else he knowingly asks!" Zhu Ying interrupted the emperor with a little disgust, this is not the first time she has acted rudely, after she stepped forward and rushed forward, she suddenly reached out and pressed the desk in front of the emperor.

"Ah Shou and I found the continent of Haidong that Emperor Taizu once drew when Emperor Mengtian was ...... No, I found someone who had been to the continent of Haidong, and I saw a lot of strange plants! I've heard Ah Shou say that many of these things can be grown in many places, but there are also many things that can only be grown in certain places. ”

"In that case, I also agree with Ah Shou's approach, let a group of prisoners who were originally waiting to be killed try to plant! What's more......" she paused, as if she was organizing sentences, and said word by word for a long time, "What's more, there are old salted fish who have been to the Haidong Continent to lead the way, maybe the imperial court's fleet can get there!" ”

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