Chapter 45: Orange Alert

Iron Wing Eagle*

In the fall of 1918, the flu, which claimed the lives of 40 million people, began to travel around the earth. Whether everyone wants it or not, whether rich or poor, whether military or civilian, they are all put down by this highly contagious disease almost at the same time.

And this guy has a rather "provocative" name - "Spanish Girl".

In the spring of 1918, the "Spanish Girl" traveled around most of the world, traveling to the United States in March, France in April, and England in May...... In late spring and early summer, the epidemic situation in various epidemic areas actually improved, and the "Spanish girl" seemed to have disappeared strangely in the world.

When the first outbreak began, it wasn't that severe, and the mortality rate wasn't alarming. However, just a few months later, the "mystery girl" was killed, and this time the attack was fatal.

This time, she mainly "visited" the regions she had not visited for the first time: Southeast Asia, Japan, China, and most of the Caribbean. Countless people have been infected, and 20% of them have mild disease and can fully recover; At least half of the remaining patients had high fevers, became delirious, and after a few hours, began to cyanosis, shortness of breath, and finally suffocated to death.

In Philadelphia, USA, the entire hospital seems to have become a morgue; In Ottawa, Canada, the trams are no longer busy, the schools are gone, and all kinds of entertainment venues are empty. The visit of the "Spanish girl" made the world tremble.

"She" would continue to dance wickedly until the spring of 1919, when the Spaniard "took the last of the sick to heaven and then disappeared again without a trace, leaving behind endless pain and legends of fear for her."

Compared to the rest of the world, China's Shandong, and only China's Shandong, did not panic because of the flu that swept the world.

Good and adequate medical facilities and unique means of prevention make it not so easy for these influenza viruses to defeat them.

This starts with the medical system that has formed a network in Shandong.

First of all, TCM has established a TCM Association to assess all TCM practitioners who are already practicing medicine, which is also the only exam organized by the TCM Association, and those who pass will be qualified to practice medicine, while others cannot continue to work as doctors.

Subsequently, the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine was opened, and the graduates were enrolled in the National Hospital, the Green Rose System. The journey of a doctor begins along the system of "medical practitioner career" such as internship - head of the village clinic - final independent practice qualification, so Green Rose has cheap and sufficient professionals.

In addition, as the city with the most advanced and complete urban planning in the world, all new houses and buildings in Kotodo and other places are equipped with the necessary "air supply systems" in accordance with the requirements of building regulations.

Instead of simply opening windows and doors to allow air circulation, these new buildings connect each home with air passages that provide air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter.

These gases are filtered through a pool during the inhalation process and the air delivery process into the building. This can filter out pollen, dust, and other substances that are harmful to the human body. When discharged into the building, the air passes through a long channel irradiated by ultraviolet light, which has a strong germicidal effect and kills most viruses and produces a small amount of ozone that is beneficial to the house.

Ozone can kill or decompose indoor microorganisms, methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulfide, dimethyl sulfide and other odorous components, creating a pleasant indoor space. In addition, cockroaches, rats, and other small animals are very sensitive to ozone, and they do not enter the house when they smell ozone and feel it is dangerous.

Of course, this does not fundamentally kill the "Spanish girl", because everyone has to work and get to the place where the crowd is concentrated.

Similarly, both new buildings and buses must have air supply systems. This system can fundamentally solve the disease-causing substances contained in the air, so that all rooms and offices can have good air.

In addition, a considerable number of eucalyptus trees are planted in the city. This myrtle tree is native to Australia and is also known as the eucalyptus tree. Eucalyptus trees are beautiful, evergreen, grow very quickly, and have the ability to renew air and improve marshland. Bees that feed on eucalyptus flowers produce a high amount of honey, and beekeepers can pump up to 20 kilograms of honey from a single hive.

However, the biggest function of eucalyptus for the city is that it can kill bacteria and repel mosquitoes, so Qindao City is not suitable for mosquito breeding. In particular, a good drainage system, as well as a scientific treatment system, make the spread of the virus possible to a minimum.

The advantage of this is actually that it reduces the possibility of residents getting sick, and there will be huge economic losses due to the use of drugs and infections after getting sick, including the delay in work or production after getting sick. This part of the economic benefits can be invested in the continuous improvement of the quality of life.

So, instead of constantly spending money on these means of remedial treatment, invest in prevention. When the Green Rose Organization issued an "orange alert" to the whole of Shandong and even the whole of China through radio broadcasts, the footsteps of the "Spanish girl" could only linger outside Qindao City, or in Qingdao, where the urban environment has not been fundamentally treated.

But in Shandong, she was not happy, and the city's well-developed medical equipment and the distribution of ultraviolet light bulbs to residents have alleviated the disease throughout the province to some extent.

As the epidemic was about to break out around the world, the meeting was suspended, and the leaders of each region were transported by airship to their own turf.

Although I can't be sure what these people think in their hearts, it is certain that anyone who has seen Qindao Castle understands that at least the city, including Shanghai, cannot be compared. If you compare yourself with the places under your jurisdiction, you will surely understand that if you confront the Kotoshima regime, you will inevitably lose.

Because these are two worlds entirely, different times.

When the place they managed was still full of rickshaws, they could still see palanquins and ox carts in the countryside. While their people were still weeping over the rent and taxes of the year, the agricultural tax had been abolished. On the contrary, because the people who grow grain are unable to recruit manpower, they have to turn to mechanized production and enjoy government subsidies.

Only then did these people, who once only knew how to envy foreign countries, understand that when the Chinese have a good environment, their enthusiasm and creativity are absolutely no less than that of any nation in the world. And when the government solves the problem of integrity and efficiency, it can bring so many benefits.

After seeing Kotoshima, these so-called elites and leaders who returned to various places realized that they had used all the places they had used in the past. They have worked hard to get an army armed with money, and compared with the army here, it is not even as good as calling Hanako.

As a matter of fact, if we want to talk about the contest between the PLA and the Kuomintang army in those years, we really have to be grateful for the "black gold politics" in the areas controlled by the Kuomintang and still playing out in Taiwan today; if there is no such premise, I am afraid that the victory or defeat of the contest between the PLA and the Kuomintang army on the battlefield will be uncertain.

Although according to radio reports, the coffin shop had prepared some wood and finished products, the disaster that was once "maliciously predicted" by someone did not occur in Shandong. Mike. Lang unveiled to the world a new drug that may treat pneumonia in time - "Merlin Platinum".

"Next, we will announce to the world through radio and newspapers that we in China have produced a new drug that can effectively treat pneumonia - 'Merlin Platinum', which can effectively save patients from pneumonia caused by influenza, and can effectively treat tuberculosis and other diseases caused by bacterial infections. At the same time, for humanitarian purposes, we will transfer the production of this medicine to countries around the world free of charge. ”

At first, the drug did not attract much attention from the world, especially since it was produced in China, a poor and backward country in the eyes of the world, and it was difficult to be believed. Even some medical organizations in Europe and the United States refused to believe in this invention.

But when the Green Rose Hospital in Boston, USA, treated many patients among the poor with the strict ration of "Merlin Platinum", the name of this antibiotic did not go away, and when the Americans who were bullied by the "Spanish girls" wanted to sign a "waiver clause" to enjoy the new drug like the poor, they regrettably found that the ration ran out.

Even under the supervision of the "Chung Hwa Association", not even a single scum remained.

Of course, at the time when this flu began to attack humans, Mike. Lang had to make his precious "Merlin Platinum" plan public, but China reaped another and greater benefit, and I wonder if it was because of Mike. Lang was furious, and was intent on compensating for his loss.

"Oh, no, my good sir, you can't accept such a request, if you want us to export Merlin platinum to your country, then you have to completely open your pharmaceutical market to us, otherwise, we can't accept such a request!"

At this time, Mike, who really grasped the "key to God's treasury". Lang was indeed in high spirits, and even put his foot on the desk in front of the ministers of various countries, according to his own habits, and the ministers of various countries did not feel that he was disrespectful.

After all, at a time when the number of patients in the entire country, whether in Europe or the United States, has reached millions, any government will panic, and no diplomat will delay the opportunity to buy this special medicine because of his likes and dislikes.