"Aphrodisiac fruit~? Isn't this kind of thing poisonous?"
When Li Er and Li Chengqian heard this, they were immediately surprised. Not only did Li Er know about afurong, but Li Chengqian also heard about it. After all, there is now a "drug rehabilitation center" in Chang'an City. Those who were addicted to afurong in the past were taught by the Tianlong Sect. Everyone was locked in!
Li Chengqian also heard that those people act like crazy whenever their "drug addiction" attacks. This is enough to show how scary afurong is. But now Li Zexuan actually said that the anesthetic pills given to Zhang Wenzhong were made of afurong. How about this? Don't let him and Li Er be shocked.
Seeing that Li Er and Li Chengqian both looked shocked, Li Zexuan quickly explained: "Your Majesty, everything in the world has two sides. Some medicines are poisons in some cases, but they are life-saving medicines in other cases! This aphrodisiac can make People feel numb and feel good for a while. Long-term use is indeed harmful to the human body, but this thing can make people forget the pain for a short time. It can be used to analgesia for patients! It is almost equivalent to the effect of Huatuo Mafei Powder!"
Hearing this, Li Er frowned, and after a moment of silence he murmured: "There is a saying in Taoism that all things are interdependent and mutually restrained. From this point of view, it is really true!"
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "That's it... Your Majesty, through this incident, I plan to vigorously develop this method of treating patients in the Tang United Medical Center. Although Hua Tuo's medical book "Qing Sang Jing" has been lost, the treatment center This method of direct resection of lesions is still worthy of our reference.
Today's doctors treat diseases by focusing on the balance of yin and yang and internal conditioning. However, Hua Tuo's medical skills are more simple and direct than external ones. I believe that complete medical skills must cultivate both internal and external skills, so that more diseases can be treated and more patients can be saved. Suffer! The boy who was cured of intestinal abscess is the best example! "
After hearing this, Li Er couldn't help but look thoughtful. After a moment, he said: "Medical skills are broad and profound. You studied under Master Lingxu and know more about medicine than me. Since you think Hua Tuo can heal patients, The method is worth learning from, so just go ahead and do it! At least in the future, Datang United Medical Center will be able to treat patients who often suffer from suppuration~!"
Of course Li Er hopes that Li Zexuan can push the medical level of the Tang Dynasty to a new height. For public purposes, this will benefit all the people. For private purposes, if the medical level of the Tang Dynasty is high, then he, the emperor, can live longer, right~
After all, this is a good thing that benefits both others and ourselves!
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you are wise! However, this kind of treatment method of removing lesions often requires the anesthetic I just mentioned, and this anesthetic is made from the aphrodisiac fruit. If you want to implement this treatment, To cure the disease, you must plant aphrodisiac!”
"Hmm~? What a joke!"
Hearing this, Li Er realized the real purpose of Li Zexuan mentioning this matter to him. He glared and said angrily: "I just issued an edict a few days ago to completely ban aphrodisiac in the Tang Dynasty, and strictly ordered future emperors to You must not be contaminated with this thing, and now you tell me that you want to plant aphrodisiac, isn’t this asking me to go back on my word~?”
Speaking of this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but cover his face and beat his chest, because it was mainly his fault that Li Er ordered a complete ban on aphrodisiac, but now it seems that he has really shot himself in the foot!
But having said that, there is no doubt that things like aphrodisiac must be banned, because this thing is too harmful to ordinary people! But for doctors, this thing is too important and should be treated specially under special circumstances!
"Your Majesty, opium is easily addictive and should indeed be banned. However, it is an indisputable fact that it can be used to treat diseases and save lives. We cannot stop eating it because of choking! In fact, we can plant some opium in a small area and let the court decide Control is specifically used to treat illnesses and save people!”
After a moment of silence, Li Zexuan raised his hand to Li Er and suggested.
This is actually very similar to the modern poppy control system. Of course, ordinary people are strictly prohibited from growing this stuff, but the state will specially grow some for pharmaceutical use, because many analgesics are made of this stuff.
"What you say makes sense, but as the king of a country, as the saying goes, I will never go back on my word! There is no room for negotiation on this matter!"
Li Er frowned and brushed his sleeves.
The scene reached a deadlock for a while.
After a while, Li Chengqian said: "Father, I have a plan, maybe we can get the best of both worlds!"
Li Er suddenly became energetic and said, "Say it!"
"Yes! Father!"
Li Chengqian cupped his hands, and then said: "I think that since this aphrodisiac was born in Tianzhu, why don't we directly and secretly purchase a batch of it every year in the name of the imperial court, specifically for the treatment of diseases? Father, you only need to buy it from the source." Just control the use of aphrodisiac! This will not only meet the needs of Datang Medical Center, but also not cause embarrassment to the father!"
After hearing Li Chengqian's idea, Li Zexuan's eyes suddenly lit up. Isn't this almost equivalent to the plantation plan implemented by Britain in the modern world? It's just that at this time, Tianzhu was controlled by the Harsha Dynasty and was not a colony of the Tang Dynasty!
In the previous life, at the beginning of the 16th century, after Portugal occupied India, it began to cultivate poppies and produce opium in large quantities. Due to the astonishing profits of opium, it began to be dumped to China. Later, British merchants often engaged in armed conflicts with Dutch and Portuguese competitors in the Indian Ocean.
In 1612, the East India Company formed by the British Emperor defeated the Portuguese and gained the favor of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. Later, with the completion of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, Britain's overall national power became unprecedentedly powerful, and India basically became a British colony.
In the 18th century, China's demand for opium was very high. In order to reverse the trade deficit and weaken the national power of China, a large eastern country, the East India Company frantically cultivated opium in India and exported it to China.
Although the Manchu and Qing government at that time had banned the import of opium and reiterated the ban on smoking in 1799, the East India Company still smuggled opium from Bangladesh to Guangzhou, China and other places through traders and intermediaries, with an average of 900 tons per year. The continuous import of opium into China created a huge trade deficit between China and Britain. Although China exported tea and silk, it still failed to prevent the massive outflow of silver. In 1838, the amount of opium imported into China was as high as 1,400 tons. China had to impose the death penalty on smugglers and sent the Imperial Envoy Lin Zexu to supervise the ban on opium.
Of course, the consequence of the smoking ban was the Opium War in 1840, which ultimately led to the Qing government ceding Hong Kong Island to Britain.
Li Chengqian's scheme of using other countries' land to grow opium (opium) was very similar to the original British. Li Zexuan had to think about whether the Tang Dynasty in the future would embark on the road of colonization and occupy Tianzhu, and then use Tianzhu's Land, aphrodisiac is grown on a large scale and dumped to other countries!
Although this method is not in line with humanitarianism, for those small neighboring countries that are hostile to the Tang Dynasty, it is the most reliable method of "conquering the enemy without fighting"!
I don’t know if there are any people in that land of Great Britain now. If there are, they will sell the opium there as well, which will be regarded as treating others in their own way!
Li Zexuan thought secretly in his heart.
I have to say that our classmate Li Zexuan is still very vindictive!
Seeing Li Zexuan's eyes changing, Li Er glanced at Li Zexuan thoughtfully and asked lightly: "Yong'an Marquis, what do you think of the prince's proposal?"
After listening to Li Er's summons, Li Zexuan suddenly came back from his deep thoughts. He quickly shook his head to get rid of the "evil" thoughts in his mind, and then he held his hands and said: "I agree with His Highness the Crown Prince's proposal, but it is convenient for the court." Strict control must be done, and afurong is strictly prohibited from appearing in the public!"
Li Er nodded and said: "Well, it should be so! I will issue an edict that anyone who sells aphrodisiac secretly will be punished with death! I will never allow this thing to spread among the people of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Er also heard reports from his subordinates about the drug addiction of the drug addicts in the "drug rehabilitation center" in Chang'an City. He had to be lucky to have a well-informed minister like Li Zexuan under his command, otherwise Afurong would probably suffer because of The Tianlong Sect incident has completely spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, and by then the situation will be completely out of control!
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming~!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said.
"Well, do you have anything else to do~?"
Li Er nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he asked again.
Li Zexuan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing! It's about the telegraph relay station!"
"Oh? What happened to the telegraph relay station? Come quickly!"
Li Er raised his eyebrows and said.
"Back to Your Majesty, the telegraph relay station must use electricity. Since the relay station consumes a lot of electricity, the battery produced by the workshop alone cannot solve the problem. Bingzhou and Yunzhou are not necessarily suitable for building hydroelectric power stations. Even if Suitable for construction, but also time-consuming and labor-intensive!
So I taught Qingque a method of using firepower to generate electricity. However, I will be entering the military camp in the next two days. I am afraid that I will not be able to give Qingque detailed instructions. Therefore, I sincerely request your majesty to allow me to communicate with Qingque while in the army. ! "
"Thermal power generation? Fire can also generate electricity~?"
Like Li Tai, Li Er and Li Chengqian also opened their eyes in surprise when they heard about the method of using fire to generate electricity.
Li Zexuan had to explain: "Your Majesty, whether you use fire to generate electricity or water to generate electricity, the essence is to convert fire and water power into power, and then convert it into electricity. There is nothing magical about it! However, there are some technical problems that need to be solved. Qingque went to conquer it together with the teachers and students of the academy, so I sincerely ask your majesty to allow me the convenience of communicating with Qingque in the army!"
Li Er seemed to understand, but after pondering for a moment, he still nodded and said: "That's right! I will mention this to Duan Zhixuan personally. You can bring a telegraph machine into the military camp. If necessary, Duan Zhixuan will His cronies have been assigned to you to take care of the telegraph machine!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty~!"
Li Zexuan quickly cupped his hands and said.
If you can specially bring a telegraph machine to the military camp, it will be much easier to communicate with Li Tai!
"Well, if you have nothing else to do, I will go back to the palace!"
Li Er nodded lightly and said softly.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Li Zexuan bowed and saluted.
Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Father, I haven't been to the academy for a long time. I want to see more here. I will return to the palace in the afternoon. I sincerely ask for your permission!"
Li Er glanced at Li Chengqian thoughtfully and said calmly: "Yes!"
After that, he turned around and left to join Queen Changsun and Princess Changle.
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