Chapter 132： Ministry of Health

It took the two consultant ladies a long time to regain their composure, but there was still a look of lingering fear on their faces.

Ladi asked Paul: "My lord, I have wondered for a long time why there is a shop selling boiled water in Huxin Town. I think this is your idea?"

"That's right!" Satisfied, Paul patted his chest and said, "Heating to a certain level can effectively kill these microorganisms. I call it 'disinfection', so I encourage people in the territory to drink boiled water."

It was after 1949 that the working people of the Chinese dynasty in another time and space developed the habit of drinking boiled water. In ancient times, plague, parasites and gastroenteritis problems were still very common, especially in rural areas, where parasites and dysentery were high.

After the founding of New China, vigorously publicized and promoted the benefits of drinking boiled water, which greatly promoted the elimination of parasites and the containment of various gastrointestinal infectious diseases.

But for the low-level people in the Northwest, it is still a bit extravagant to consume precious fuel to boil water, so Paul invested in the establishment of a boiling water shop, and he only needs to spend one copper coin to buy a small bucket full of boiling water.

He also intends to extend this model to the whole of Arda and Bairdin.

"But, you just made this microscope? Did you know that there are a lot of microorganisms in the water?"

Ladi suddenly asked such a question, and Irene also looked at Paul curiously.

"I..." Paul froze all of a sudden.

After a moment of hesitation, he hurriedly explained: "Isn't it common sense that drinking unboiled water can cause diarrhea? I just combined the new discoveries I made with a microscope with this common sense."

Ladi still has doubts: "But the cause and effect before and after..."

Paul immediately interrupted her: "Where is there so much cause and effect? ​​Ah... I came to you because I have serious things to do. Really, I am very busy."

Ladi covered her smile lightly and said, "Your Earl, please give me instructions."

Powerful firearms, telescopes that can see thousands of miles, exquisite porcelain, cheap paper, time-saving and labor-saving harvesters, full-sail warships, and this exquisite microscope in front of us are all from the earl. People who are old scholars who have been immersed in knowledge for a lifetime in the Imperial Capital's Scholars Tower can barely make sense, but the earl in front of him has just turned fifteen years old. Could it be that there are people who are born with knowledge.

Ladi felt more and more that there was some secret hidden in this lord, but she didn't intend to delve too deeply into it. Who didn't have secrets, for example, she had another identity.

Paul cleared his throat in a little embarrassment and said, "First thing, I want to set up a Ministry of Health."

"Ministry of Health?"

"Yes, Ministry of Health. The main task of this department is to promote a healthy way of life in Arda and Bairdin, and there are also some medical matters besides this."

"So what do we need to do?"

"I need two scholars to organize and compile a batch of brochures and teaching materials, introduce some good living habits of the upper class to the common people, and explain the meaning of these habits in detail. You have also seen various microorganisms with your own eyes. According to me Observation of other objects, they don’t just exist in water, they are everywhere in the world we live in, and there are far more of them than in clear water, such as the nail polish I have specially left out these days..."

Irene looked disgusted: "Please don't say it."

"Haha, sorry. With this discovery, the cause of some diseases can be explained. There must be some microorganisms we have discovered that can cause people to be sick. We might as well collectively call them 'germs'. Of course, like some known organisms Like our symbiosis, it's quite possible that some microbes are good for our bodies."

Paul didn't want to prematurely bring up terms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, because they couldn't be explained.

He continued: "Some good living habits, such as frequent bathing, washing hands before meals, keeping the environment tidy, eating cooked food, and drinking boiled water as we just mentioned, can effectively reduce the number of germs, thereby greatly reducing the occurrence of diseases. probability."

Ladi nodded: "According to what you said, it is true. In the past, we did it just out of comfort, but now it has an added meaning—for health."

Paul nodded and said, "We must implement these habits on the lower class, not just the nobles and the rich."

Ladi sighed: "It's rare for a lord like you to care so much about his people."

Erin also gave him an approving look.

"Nonsense, the people in the territory are valuable labor. I don't want them to die because of diseases that can be avoided through simple prevention. Otherwise, whoever comes to my farm to farm will come to work in my factory !"

The two female advisors had black lines on their heads, "Count Greiman, I take back what I just said."

Paul ignored the contempt of the two, and continued: "Since most people in the territory are still illiterate, you should draw a lot of pictures in the brochure, with both pictures and text. Pick a few 'little bugs' that you least want to see and draw them. The more exaggerated the better, the more disgusting the better, to scare them."

"I'll have Morrison's publicity team take your pamphlets to various parts of the territory to preach To enhance persuasiveness, I'll also let them bring a microscope."

In addition to the publicity team, he also plans to present a microscope to Father Anderson, who presides over the church in Huxin Town. I heard that this priest, apart from his fondness for chanting and praying and studying medical skills, is also very interested in various creatures. The yard was filled with all kinds of plants by him.

By the way, Weiss College also needs to configure a few more units, so that students can get in touch with some biological knowledge. Education should start with babies.

"Well, there is also knowledge about pregnant women giving birth..."

It suddenly occurred to him that he had already sent people around to investigate and counted the annual neonatal mortality rate in the Northwest Gulf region for the past 10 years—per thousand live births (those who died at birth were not included in the calculation). within one year of age)—up to more than 200 per thousand.

This is really an extremely heart-wrenching statistic. If these babies survive, how much more people can be added to his territory, and how many more workers can be added to his factory.

"Experienced midwives from all over the country must be called together, their experience in delivering babies must be sorted out and compiled into a book, and at the same time, they must be taught about germs—that is, certain types of microorganisms that we observe under the microscope that can cause diseases—in this regard. Knowledge, and how to disinfect and so on.”

"Such as cutting the umbilical cord with rusty scissors and washing the dirt with unboiled water, these must be strictly discarded."

Paul said whatever came to his mind, a little confused, so the two female consultants had to take a pen and paper and write it down carefully.

"We're going to declare war on ignorance and bad habits, and I've decided to launch a movement, which I call—"

"New Life Movement!"