【However, this 50-year-old water town captain enjoyed watching dogs fight, and did something beyond their expectations】
【Liu Bang expected that even if he arrived at the Li Mountain, all the forced laborers would escape.
【So he stopped to drink by the wetlands to the west of Fengyi, and asked with a smile:】
【"Don't think about it, you guys also want to run away, don't you?"】
【"The laws of Qin are too harsh, it's unnecessary to say, I also feel a lot of pressure."】
【"Run, all of you, save yourselves, I won't chase you."】
【He freed all the forced laborers by night and told them to save themselves, while he prepared to leave for a faraway place."】
【At this time, more than ten strongmen were moved by his attitude and willing to follow him. They fled and concealed themselves in the Mangdang Mountains together.】
【"The captain has the aura of a king and conqueror!"】
This is the evaluation of Liu Bang by these ten or more sturdy men.
【Besides the position of captain, Liu Bang has never been a leader, but he was born to be a leader.】
【In this almost impossible place for farming in the Mangdang Mountains and wetlands, Liu Bang single-handedly turned it into a mountain villa through gathering and hunting.]
【The Mangdang Mountains are located in a dangerous place with a vast area. It is not conducive to activities due to the production capacity of feudal society.]
【Adding to Liu Bang's good relationship with the magistrate of Si water county, the magistrate just looked the other way and reported, 'Liu Bang has died!' He received one hundred taels of gold from Liu Bang.]
【Liu Bang thus established his own power in the Mangdang Mountains and wetlands from then on.]
【He did not set any severe laws, only ten people producing independently, soon attracting many people who could not survive in the vicinity.】
【Soon, the power of the Mangdang Mountains and wetlands grew to over one hundred people.]
【Xiao He and Cao Shen heard about Liu Bang's situation and visited him on purpose.】
【They were amazed at Liu Bang's abilities and highly praised the achievements he had made so far.]
【Lv Tai Gong also heard the news and brought the Lv family to visit Liu Bang in the Mangdang Mountains and wetlands, hoping to help, but found that Liu Bang had lived well on the mountain by exchanging food for gathering and hunting he had acquired."】
【Lü Zhi was also impressed with Liu Bang's behavior. Although she knew that coming out would mean hardship, Lü Zhi still followed Liu Bang out.]
【Fan Gai greatly admired Liu Bang. From this moment on, he suddenly felt, "If I could work with such a person, it would be an honor!"】
【This small force indeed became a great help to Liu Bang in the future."】
【Liu Bang thus began his business in the mountains from then on.]
【But the good times did not last long.]
【A mysterious epidemic began to spread in Si water County, or throughout the entire territory of the Qin Dynasty.]
"Epidemic?"
Zhao Anping felt rather strange at once, "How did the epidemic come out of nowhere?"
The mobile game seemed to understand his thoughts and continued to write:
【A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil may cause a tornado in Texas.】
【Even the tiniest change can bring about catastrophic disasters.]
【Every gift from fate has already been priced in secret."】
【Qin Shi Huang escaped from the hail of arrows and early killing of Lü Buwei's forces resulted in a powerful military and further expansion of territory.]
【With four years of development in the military, and the advent of anti-inflammatory medicine, Qin Shi Huang had a very rapid rate of expansion.]
【However, this also brought about another disaster."】
【An epidemic began to spread across the territory of Qin.]
【This plague came from the Hu people, which was not highly contagious in their region, but it found an extremely fertile ground in the Qin territory.]
【Epidemic symptoms:】
【The Hu people are nomadic, and the population is scattered, making it difficult to spread.]
"What kind of plague is this..."
Zhao Anping looked at the mobile phone and indeed, history records that there were plagues during the Qin Dynasty.
But at that time, although Qin Shi Huang openly prohibited sorcery, many local officials used methods of sorcery in private to drive away the epidemic.]
This was the situation at the time.
At that time, people had no awareness of infectious disease prevention, and even the isolation ward system did not appear until the Song Dynasty.
【Liu Bang's Mangdang Mountains and wetlands were also infected with this disease by hunters.】
【Liu Bang was at a loss, watching his brothers die without being able to do anything.]
【Although the medicine of Zhao Zi's lineage was widely used, it had long been tried and found to be ineffective against the epidemic.]
【There was a rumor that sorcery had a diabolic method that could cure this disease through bloodletting, but Liu Bang dared not.]
【Joking, Liu Bang has seen the methods of sorcerers who treat people, opening such a big wound, how can they still live?】
【Liu Bang thought for a long time, but still had no solution.]
【He thought of you.]
【He knows you are Zhao Zi, you have proposed a kind of divine medicine that saved countless people.]
【He wants to try to find some opportunities from you.]
【He found that small piece of wood, connecting to you:】
【Brother, I have something to tell you】
【I have some small things in the Mangdang Mountains and wetlands. People here need some medicine】
[Can you help out?]
Zhao Anping looked at the medicine in his hand and honestly said that he had no solution.
The epidemic in the end of the Qin Dynasty did exist, this is correct.
But the exact nature of this epidemic in the late Qin Dynasty is not clearly documented in history:
Some speculate it was an early form of the Black Death, others say it was a severe respiratory disease, and some who worship extraterrestrial beings claim it is a anthrax passed down from ancient civilizations.
It sounds plausible, but Zhao Anping glanced at the current situation, "Hm..."
It is not a big problem to relieve the problem, after all, diseases with high mortality rates can be largely solved by disease hospitals.
But to cure it is basically impossible:
Since it's not even clear whether it's a bacterial or viral infection, how could one possibly prevent or treat it?
At best, it's sending some antibiotics over to try and save the day.
"Wait a minute, antibiotics?"
Zhao Anping's eyes lit up instantly. Yes, antibiotics!
The conditions of that time were not capable of producing powerful antibiotics like penicillin, but……
There is a very simple antibiotic, which is used for livestock in modern times. That's because the bacteria and viruses in modern times are subject to natural selection.
However, in ancient times, it could be considered a divine medicine.
"Allicin!"
"This method should work, it might buy us a couple more days."
Zhao Anping quickly realized and wrote to Liu Bang:
【I have two methods here, please remember them first.】
【The first method is that I have a medicine. Remember the formula, and it doesn't take much effort to make it.】
【You need a rolling pin. Wash and smash the garlic, peel and chop it. Use the rolling pin to crush the garlic into a paste. Dip the paste into a piece of fabric, gather the corners, and squeeze out the garlic juice. Place in a ceramic bottle and boil over a strong fire】
