King of Mercenaries

Chapter 146: No surprises

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After signing the paperwork, Marin officially started preparing to treat the prince. First of all, Marin asked Ferdinand II to send someone to where he lived to bring the medicine he had prepared. Then, Marin asked Ferdinand II for some ginger...

"Ginger?" Ferdinand II was a little confused. Ginger is considered a luxury spice in Europe and is used for cooking. Marin asked for ginger, which puzzled Ferdinand II. But in order to save his son, he didn't say anything, and sent people to the local pharmacy to search for it. Soon, he found a large bag of ginger.

Then, Marin took out a knife, chopped up the ginger, took out his leather pouch, and took out some white sugar...

"What is this?" Ferdinand II asked curiously.

No wonder he couldn't see it. In this era, the sucrose that Europeans ate had a lot of impurities and was very dark in color. Europeans have never seen the white sugar made by Marin.

"Sucrose, high-purity sucrose, my teacher brought it back from India." Marin was also used to fooling around, and said casually.

There was a light in Ferdinand II's eyes, but it was quickly extinguished. India, that is the territory of the Portuguese. In fact, Alexander VI and his son had already conveyed the news that they wanted to authorize Spain to go to India, and wanted to exchange titles and fiefdoms for the Borgia family.

But the opening of the Indian route will definitely offend Portugal. Moreover, I don't know how profitable it is to open up the Indian route, and whether it is worth the risk. Therefore, the Spanish royal couple is still hesitant.

Marin asked people to go to the kitchen to find a clean pot, put the chopped ginger and white sugar in it, and started to cook on high heat. And he himself returned to the prince's room.

"Your Majesty, please wait for those who have nothing to do with you to go out first, the minister is going to reduce the fever for His Highness."

To reduce the fever, just take off the prince's clothes and apply alcohol. However, it is also indecent to take off the prince's clothes and let so many people watch.

So, in the end, only the two kings, Princess Margaret and the court doctor remained. The meaning of Ferdinand II is also very simple, he wants the court doctor to secretly learn medical skills.

With the help of Princess Margaret, Marin stripped Prince John down to a little inner cool. Then, Marin took out the glass bottle containing alcohol...

A strong smell of wine began to permeate the room, and Ferdinand II sniffled—he was also a wine lover.

"What kind of wine is this? Why is it so strong?"

"This is not wine, Your Majesty, it is the essence of wine distilled from wine. However, this stuff is too strong, a sip will make a cow drunk. People may die if they drink too much..."

"Then you still use it for my son? Do you want to kill him?" Ferdinand II changed his face.

"Your Majesty, I took out the essence of this wine, not for the prince to drink, but for external use..." Marin said a little speechlessly.

"external use?"

"Yes!" After finishing speaking, Marin began to use a sponge, sucked some alcohol, and began to wipe the surface of the prince's body...

Prince John was hot all over at this time, as if he had been boiled. No wonder those quack doctors wanted to bleed the prince. With this symptom, these quack doctors think that Qi and blood are too strong...

Starting from the face, Marin began to carefully apply alcohol to Prince John, while Princess Margaret helped. As for Ferdinand II and Isabella I, they watched nervously from the sidelines.

Although Isabella I didn't particularly like Prince John, she was her own son after all, so she still cared about him very much. As for Ferdinand II, he completely regarded Prince John as his heart and soul. He doesn't even like daughters, he only likes sons, the standard patriarchal...

After applying alcohol once, the prince's high fever subsided a lot, but it was not enough, so Marin applied it twice again. Finally, the prince's body temperature began to subside gradually, at least the high fever no longer bothered the prince.

After the high fever subsided, the prince was a little sober. However, after the high fever subsided, the prince began to be afraid of the cold and complained that it was too cold.

Marin was also in a hurry. Seeing that the prince was suddenly afraid of the cold, he immediately brought a towel and helped the prince dry himself. Then, he took the goose down quilt from Princess Margaret and covered the shivering prince.

For the prince to wake up, Ferdinand II and Isabella I were very happy. But when the prince woke up, he was very afraid of the cold and shivered under the blanket, which made them extremely worried.

"Your Highness, order the servants to bring the medicinal soup?"

"Is it candied ginger?"

"right!"

Princess Margaret hurried to the kitchen to get ginger soup...

After cooling the ginger soup for a while and it became not hot, Marin began to force Prince John to drink up the bowl of ginger soup...

The prince resisted at first and refused to drink. Because the taste of ginger soup is not pleasant. Marin persuaded him several times, but the prince refused to drink.

Marin got angry and yelled at the prince:

"If you want to die, don't drink it. If you want to live, drink it up!"

The prince seemed stunned, and then, half-forced by Marin, he drank the bowl of ginger soup. The prince seemed to be suffering and wanted to vomit, but Marin roughly covered his mouth to keep him from vomiting.

Ferdinand II and Isabella I were almost scared to ask the guards to arrest Marin, but because of his son's illness, Ferdinand II held back.

"His Royal Highness, please send someone to find some quilts!" Marin ordered, and Princess Margaret hurried to find them.

After drinking ginger soup, you need to cover yourself with a quilt to sweat. Otherwise, it is difficult to catch a cold.

It's just that there is no cotton in Europe at this time, so there is no quilt. The quilt is thick, and only three quilts can cover it.

But there were no quilts in Europe at this time, and nobles generally used goose down quilts filled with velvet. Although this kind of quilt is light and comfortable, it is not thick enough, and it is somewhat breathable.

So, Marin asked Princess Margaret to bring 5 goose down quilts...

"Baron Marin, what do you want?" Ferdinand II asked suspiciously.

"Listen well, Your Majesty, please have these five velvet quilts covered for the prince, and the prince will never be allowed to kick off the quilt!"

"Huh? Five beds? Will it bore John to death?" Ferdinand II asked worriedly.

"And he didn't cover his face, how could he be so stuffy? By the way, it's better for the prince to wear a thick hat on his head, but his face should still be exposed for ventilation, so as not to hold his breath."

"What is your purpose in doing this?"

"Let the prince sweat profusely. When he wakes up, the prince will be more than half healed by tomorrow!"

"what do I need to do?"

"Send someone to watch the prince day and night, and never let the prince's 5-layer quilt slip off or let the prince stick out! What we want is to cover the prince and sweat!"

"Can it really cure my son?"

"Of course, don't you see that the prince has come to his senses?"

"Oh, that's right..." Ferdinand II, who was usually wise and decisive, also became panicked when his son was ill.

At this time, our prince seems very uncomfortable. At this time, he drank a large bowl of ginger soup, and it seemed that there was a fire burning in his stomach, which made his body start to heat up.

Of course, this kind of fever is different from his own fever. The body itself has a fever, which can burn people into confusion. But the stomach is hot because of the ginger soup, but it will not confuse the prince.

The prince really wanted to breathe, but Marin forced him to cover him with 5 layers of velvet, which made him feel very stuffy.

There was a fire in his chest, but his body was covered with 5 layers of quilts. The prince began to sweat profusely, and his forehead began to sweat.

Everyone else was worried, but Marin felt very good when he saw it. Sweating is a good thing. Sweating means that the medicinal power of ginger soup has taken effect and has begun to penetrate the whole body. Moreover, sweating can also send some cold viruses out of the body along with the sweat...

"Let him sweat. Remember, when the prince wakes up, bring a big bucket and serve the prince to take a hot bath. In addition, light the fireplace, and the temperature in the room cannot be lower. However, open the window a little The fan is used for ventilation. But this small window is not allowed to face the prince!" Marin instructed the servant who had just come in to guard the quilt on the prince. Of course, these servants did not understand Latin or German, and Princess Margaret translated for them.

After that, Marin felt that there was nothing wrong, so he planned to leave. However, Ferdinand II was worried and ordered to open a room for Marin in the Governor's Palace in Salamanca, not far from the prince's room. If something happens, come to Marin directly...

In the middle of the night, Marin was woken up by the hurried Spanish court guards. Marin was taken aback, thinking that the prince had died. In that case, he would be held responsible. Because, the gambling agreement stated that if the prince dies, he will be imprisoned for at least 5 years. Maybe, in a rage, Ferdinand II might chop him off...

Feeling anxious, Marin followed the guards to the prince's room...

When he arrived at the prince's room, Marin was relieved. It turned out that it was the prince who woke up, not hung up...

Nimad's Spanish court guard didn't understand German, but only a few simple Latin words, and he didn't speak clearly, which shocked Marin.

After the prince woke up, his whole body was drenched with sweat as if he had taken a bath. However, Prince John's spirit is much better, he is no longer afraid of the cold and heat, and even began to have a cordial conversation with Princess Margaret who is waiting by his side.

The prince felt uncomfortable at this time, because his clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Princess Margaret didn't know what to do, so she sent her guards to find Marin. As a result, he didn't make it clear, which shocked Marin.

Marin naturally knew what to do. He asked someone to move a large oak barrel and asked someone to boil hot water. Then, Marin directly asked the oak barrel to be moved near the burning fireplace, and let the prince go in to take a bath...

"Taking a bath... Baron Marin, the bishops said that you will get sick after taking a bath, and you may get the Black Death..." Prince John said timidly.

"Listen to me, that's right. You had a cold and a fever before, and someone wanted to bleed you! Nimad, you are already weak. If you bleed a few more times, you will almost go to God!" Marin Said angrily.

Prince John thought it right, so he took off his clothes and jumped into the oak barrel. And Marin also ordered the servants to close the windows through the princess translation, and increased the flames of the fireplace to increase the indoor temperature...

Soon, the prince had a bath and changed into dry clothes. Then, Marin asked people to replace all the sheets and quilts that were wet with the prince's sweat on the bed where the prince slept before, and replaced them with new sheets and goose down quilts. At the same time, the small window was opened again for ventilation.

After all, the fireplace is burning fiercely, which consumes oxygen. If the doors and windows are closed too tightly, it is easy to suffocate. It is said that children in ancient Western aristocratic families easily died when they were young. The main reason is that the nobles loved their children, burned the fireplace too hot, closed the doors and windows too tightly, and then smothered the child to death...

This time, Marin only asked for three goose down quilts to keep a certain temperature, but not too much...

The next morning, when the prince woke up again, he was in much better spirits. Although still a little weak, I was able to get out of bed and walk around. Obviously, this time, the prince was rescued...

Ferdinand II was so happy that he hugged his son, kissed and laughed, which made the prince very embarrassed. After all, the prince is a 19-year-old adult.

However, Ferdinand II didn't care. He is a son-in-law, and he likes his son too much. His son almost died, and now that he has recovered, he is naturally extremely happy...

In fact, Ferdinand II was a chauvinist. At the beginning, the reason why he married Isabella I, who was still a princess, was to jointly rule the Kingdom of Castile. At the beginning, Isabella I took advantage of Ferdinand II's return to Barcelona and became queen by himself, which made Ferdinand II lose his temper.

Because, in the view of Ferdinand II, even though Isabella I was the legal heir of the Kingdom of Castile at that time, the king should be a man, and Isabella should be a queen honestly …

Moreover, in the eyes of Ferdinand II, a woman being king is very rebellious...

Therefore, for the surviving children, Ferdinand II only valued Prince John. For several daughters, they don't take it seriously. In the original history, when his son died, Ferdinand II almost collapsed. But after the mad girl Juana succeeded to the throne, Ferdinand II showed his extremely ruthless side-in order to obtain the co-governance of the Kingdom of Castile, Ferdinand II almost sent troops to kill his son-in-law Philip. After Philip died of illness, Ferdinand II also imprisoned his poor daughter Juana, and then took power alone. For his daughter's madness, Ferdinand II hardly cared about it, but locked her up.

It was a stark contrast to his reaction to learning that Prince John may have lung disease. You know, when he learned that his son might die of lung disease, Ferdinand II held his son and wept bitterly without fear, and didn't mind at all whether he would contract a fatal disease. But for the crazy Juana, he didn't bother to ask, and let her fend for herself.

It can be seen how patriarchal Ferdinand II is. Prince John is his darling, and Princess Juana is just a pawn he uses...

Of course, the more Ferdinand II loved Prince John, the happier Marin was. Because I saved the dying Prince John, Ferdinand II will definitely thank me...