Chapter 1177: Testing the Snake Venom to See the Efficacy of the Medicine
"We have eaten the best delicacies in the world. The canteen of Lijiazhuang sometimes cooks for us.
The owner even cooks for us personally. We eat expensive peppers as much as we want.
We have also eaten the worst food. We are only allowed to carry a tactical saber and complete tactical goals within 36 hours in the desert or swamp.
We dig wet sand and hold it in our mouths, and put the tactical saber horizontally on the wet sand to condense water.
We dig grass roots, eat bedbugs and cockroaches, and it would be even better if there are snakes.
We use clothes to filter the dirty water in the swamp and catch earthworms in the swamp..."
Jian Qing followed and talked about what they had experienced.
The braised spare ribs they eat can be clean ribs made by Li Yi himself, and the fried rice they eat is cooked with oil and golden yellow.
When it comes to survival training, it is a world of difference.
The only thing you don't have to worry about is that even if you eat something unclean, Li Yi will check it and then heal it.
There is no need to be picky about eating, and this is already good now.
All were cooked, and salt was added. There were meat, vegetables and staple food. The brothers shared the taro stewed chicken with dried pickles. It was delicious.
The people around listened, but didn't say anything. They just understood where the strength of the Yulin Flying Cavalry came from.
"I'll show you a show to show you our new weapons. You haven't seen them before, right?" Pang Kuang felt that the atmosphere was too dull.
Bring the gun over. There are still bullets in the gun, and they can't be taken out.
He put the cap back on and pointed at a big tree a hundred steps away: "Hit the tree. This gun can easily kill people at a hundred feet, and it's easier to hit a close tree."
As he said this, he aimed the gun. He didn't know the trajectory of the gun at all, but he aimed at it.
He thought the tree was so thick that he should be able to hit it. It was a kapok tree that had grown for many years.
Every spring, there would be a field of bright red kapok flowers in full bloom, and then two or three months later, there would be kapok to harvest.
When there was no cotton, kapok was also a good thing. Put it inside your clothes to keep warm.
People in Guangzhou generally don't wear clothes filled with kapok, but they will stock up. When it's very cold, they will stuff them inside their clothes.
Don't think Guangzhou is not cold in winter? If the temperature is always kept at a few degrees above zero, the body's heat will be lost, and if it is damp and not warm, it will cause arthritis.
Pang Kuang aimed at the tree, and the others stopped eating and looked over there to see if they could hit the target.
Pang Kuang pulled the trigger? Bang? Accompanied by a cloud of smoke, the musket fired.
After the shot, Pang Kuang didn't know whether he hit it or not.
The people who came with Zhang Jiuling ran over smartly and ran towards the tree? Then they stood in front of the tree and lowered their heads.
While everyone was waiting? This person's feet moved, as if he was kicking something. After more than ten breaths, this person squatted down.
When he stood up, he was holding a snake in his hand? The snake's body was about the same color as the tree.
A viper, quite long? And it can be seen from such a distance, which means it is not fine.
The man came back with the snake? The look in his eyes when he looked at Pang Kuang was not right.
"Mr. Zhang, it's a viper." The man who came back carefully put down the snake. The snake's head was rotten, but its body was still moving slightly.
The leaders of the mountain people came to see it, and then looked at Pang Kuang with enough awe in their eyes.
Pang Kuang: "..."
He wanted to tell others that I didn't see the snake. I aimed the gun at the tree trunk. I didn't know where the gun would hit without calibration.
Jian Qing looked at the snake and wanted to laugh, but he tried hard to hold it back and said, "Old Pang, your shooting skills are not good. It was agreed that you should hit the side of the head to scare the snake down, but you hit the head.
The owner also said that he wanted to take all kinds of live venomous snakes back to make serum. I brought some anti-snake venom serum to treat snake venom. You go back and explain to the owner."
"Yes, my shooting skills are not good. I missed a little. I will personally catch a live snake for the owner. I was wrong."
Pang Kuang understood instantly. Isn't it just pretending to be cool? Cooperate to let others know that our guns are accurate. It's me who is not good and didn't shoot well.
Huang An observed the two people and understood that it was indeed missed, and it had nothing to do with the snake.
Of course! He was not thinking about whether the snake was targeted or not. He found something important from the conversation between the two people.
"Can it be cured if bitten by this kind of snake?" Huang An asked what he guessed.
"Yes! The owner brought us several kinds of anti-snake venom serum, including this one.
To put it simply, it is called fighting poison with poison. You have to catch a live venomous snake and send it back to the owner so that he can make medicine to treat this kind of snake venom.
Bring a small bottle of each of the dozen serums here and show everyone that you can catch snakes and exchange them for money, but you have to catch them with medicine."
Jian Qing took the opportunity to promote that there are many venomous snakes in Guangzhou, in fact, there are many everywhere.
Yu Lin flying cavalry went to get the serum and put it in a box surrounded by ice. When the ice melts, it will be remade with saltpeter, mainly for heat preservation.
There are small bottles, syringes and needles in the box, all of which have been sterilized. Now that it is opened, the needles in this box will be wasted and must be re-distilled and sterilized.
"Is it useful?" Qin Shui was concerned. There are always people in his village who die after being bitten by snakes.
"See if the snake's venom glands are still there? Give me some, I'll try, anyway, they are all open." Jian Qing stretched out his arm.
"I'll do it, I trust Li Yi, let me do it." Zhang Jiuling rolled up the sleeves of his silk clothes.
Jian Qing looked at Zhang Jiuling, and Zhang Jiuling's eyes were firm.
"Okay!" Jian Qing agreed, and then went to see the snake's venom glands, it was okay, there was.
He dipped a little with a knife and stabbed Zhang Jiuling's arm. In less than thirty breaths, his arm was swollen.
Jian Qing didn't dare to wait any longer. He directly drew the fluid and injected it into the muscle next to the wound.
Others held their breath and watched. They didn't eat. In less than two quarters of an hour, Zhang Jiuling's swollen arm slowly returned to its original state, but there were still some traces. The color disappeared, but the swelling did not. It would probably take some time.
'Puff' a mountain leader knelt down.
'Puff' other mountain leaders knelt down one after another.
They were convinced. At this time, the highest official of the court personally tested the poison and medicine.
"Mr. Zhang, what do you feel?" Qin Shui was about to cry.
"Pain, numbness, just like putting your hand on ice, it's very uncomfortable, swollen, and it's still numb now."
Zhang Jiuling said what he felt. There was not much poison, but the snake was too old and the concentration of venom was relatively high.
Theoretically, there is no problem if the anti-snake venom serum is not injected. The human body can handle it by itself.
For example, if the patient dies in 3.1 seconds, it means that the dose of the same unit has been reached.
Zhang Jiuling needs to feel pain for two or three days. After the injection of anti-snake venom serum, as long as the swelling occurs, it will be uncomfortable.
"Mr. Zhang, my village is willing to obey the command." A mountain leader knelt there and promised.
"We are willing too."
"Mr. Zhang, please don't get into trouble."
"Mr. Zhang, we will go back and build the road. You can build it wherever you say."
"With Mr. Zhang here, we will not make trouble even if we are wronged."
The mountain leaders expressed their opinions one after another. They saw the power of anti-snake venom serum and respected Zhang Jiuling even more.
If you don't obey such an official, he will lead troops to encircle and suppress him. He himself is not afraid of death. You want to catch him and kill him, but you can't force him to compromise.
The mountain leaders were afraid. The good officials of the court fought desperately.
Moreover, the Imperial Guards also wanted to personally test poisons and drugs for everyone to see. If we go to war with them...