I Am Louis XIV

In addition to some research on blood, it is the epidemic prevention, antibiotics, parasites and other items that the king has always valued. Although under the constraints of the times, even with the help of wizards, these doctors can still only do the most crude Surface work—in short, what people can touch with their fingers and see with their eyes is recognized—but even so, their research can benefit the surrounding residents, especially related to food toxins, parasites and some epidemic diseases.

For example, the "dancing disease" that was very prevalent in the late Middle Ages, this disease is often suffered by many people so that it is considered a plague or a curse, but in fact, this disease comes from a parasitic Fungal sclerotia found in rye and barley—this sclerotia has the effect of contracting muscles and causing hallucinations. It was used by wizards as the main material of a potion hundreds of years ago, but before that, wizards High above, in order to drive mortals to work for them, they even created things like reanimated corpses. Of course, they would not kindly remind ordinary people—it is also possible that some wizards did this, but they were not taken seriously. After all, not long ago However, witch burning is still a very popular activity in both rural and urban areas.

It is actually very simple to avoid the spread of this disease, that is, before grinding the flour, it must first go through a screening process, because the color of the ergot sclerotia is brown and black, and the width is one third of an inch The length is about one inch, the shape is like a cow's horn, and it is very different from the grain of wheat. It is not that no one has noticed it in the past-but when the common people can even drink milk with floating grass stalks and feces, most of them don't. Precious time and effort will be wasted on this.

A clever craftsman invented a screening device to screen out the sclerotium. The situation of "chorea" and "sleeping sickness" was greatly relieved, and the sclerotium that was screened out was not discarded. The doctors boldly It is used in hemostatic agents, because of the contraction effect of the sclerotia, it has a very good performance against internal bleeding.

There are also some diseases, which are all caused by bad living habits and environment, such as free defecation, drinking raw water, messy rooms, mixed living with humans and animals, etc., but these can be improved as long as people's lives become richer, Moreover, one of the most well-known characteristics of Louis XIV is that he pays great attention to personal cleanliness. Although the common people may never see the king in their entire lives, following the latest fashion from Paris and Versailles is already a must for every French and even occupied country. Everyone in the region can do things, even the Austrians and Spaniards who hate France are no exception.

Even if you can’t be as luxurious as the nobles, but with a little surplus, even commoners can wipe their hands and faces with a towel in the morning, put on neat and clean clothes (washed with soap), drink a cup of hot milk, Hot water or ale, with some fresh cheese and bread, and go out comfortably to work.

The shelter of cows and pigs has also been moved from the human room to the stone circle behind the house, and fat cats are rubbing against the hem of the housewife’s skirt—because there is a kitten by the king’s side, for To flatter the king, men and women in the court also began to keep cats, even Roman priests and some pious people were terrified by it—the commoners quickly discovered the benefits of keeping cats, and there were few places where cats existed. Rats, to common people, a piece of bread and a piece of dried meat are precious possessions, the kind that cannot be desecrated, and rats will bite off the fingers of old people and babies when they are rampant. The cat drives away the mice and avoids these disasters, and people only need to pay a small reward, such as a small place in front of the fireplace, a plate of milk or a dried fish.

Housewives tiptoed away the soft big cats. Compared with the Turkish cats, Russian long-haired cats or Siamese cats in the court, they could only afford ordinary Chartres cats, which are also local red-haired cats. , a strong soldier, followed his mistress into the kitchen, and only after the most learned men of the street had seen the "microscope" at the medical school did they know that there was a worm in the seemingly clear spring and river. There are countless small bugs, which can bring diseases ranging from diarrhea and vomiting to death.

The hostess scoops water from the storage tank, fills it in a ceramic jug, and boils it on the stove, which is their drinking water for the day.

At the bottom of the storage tank there is some white residue that is alum.

As early as 1500 BC, Egyptians began to use alum to clarify water containing impurities, but for the reasons described before, people in the Middle Ages used alum more for color fixing (fixing the color left by dyes on cloth) For tanning leather, rather than for cleansing water, almost all the alum in the world came from Italy, the Papal States, until Henry VIII, but then, for well-known reasons, the English began to make their own alum.

The manufacture of alum requires the burning of stones like iron smelting. This kind of manufacturing has caused great pollution to the environment. Trees have been cut down, and the soil and rivers have been blackened by ashes. Therefore, while importing a large amount of alum, Louis kept urging the bachelors To study the safer and higher-yield alum separation method, scholars have fulfilled the former requirement, which is to use chemical agents to separate and produce alum, but they have not yet been able to do the latter, which is to increase production, but with the support of the king However, the price of alum will not become a burden for ordinary people.

It is also because there are jobs everywhere in France now.

The lords and officials who once rejected refugees, and even produced refugees, are full of regret, but who would have thought that such a young king could create such a huge and prosperous country? His fingers seem to be golden. Where is it? Honey and milk gushes out at the touch, though, say, some of peace, some of war.

Speaking of industry, doctors have also begun to study some occupational diseases, the most famous of which are the "Mad Hatter's Disease" and "Gilded Paralysis" caused by mercury. The trembling disease mainly comes from chronic mercury poisoning, because people in this era generally use mercury without protection when gilding, making mirrors and tanning fur.

The doctors have no treatment available for this disease for the time being. The only way is to reduce the exposure to mercury. If it is unavoidable for artisans, they can at least wear protective masks and clothes made under the supervision of the doctors—as long as they Willing and affordable.

But they don't use mercury to treat some diseases anymore - mainly syphilis.

Another occupational disease was blamed on Louis XIV. Louis XIV’s huge demand for cement caused people everywhere to open lime factories as long as they had the conditions. Workers would cough, have difficulty breathing, and eventually suffocate to death after inhaling lime dust. , After obtaining consent, the doctors cut open the lungs of the deceased, and not surprisingly, they found that the inside was solidified and whitish like cement products.

"This disease can also use protective equipment to slow down the speed of development, but..." Little Rom paused: "Your Majesty, it is not easy to unify the opinions of the guild."

Louis raised his hand, "I see." He said.

He looked at Colbert beside him. Colbert had snow-white hair on his temples, but because the king gave him enough favors during the parade, he looked a little more energetic than his son, the Marquis de Seigneilles. It was because he no longer had a daughter to marry, which relieved a lot of pressure. Anyway, he knew what he was asking when he saw the king's eyes: "We still need a little time." He said.

"I know it won't happen overnight, but some problems need to be solved first." There will never be enough manpower, which is Louis' biggest worry.

"I will go and meet with these people." Colbert said, in his current capacity, meeting and negotiating with guild members would be ridiculed by others, but before they could uproot the guild, in order to ensure It is not impossible to make some concessions to the guild in terms of the "term of use" of the workers.

The perception of Louis XIV in the guild is extremely complicated, some people love him, some people hate him, especially the king's new property has affected many people, especially those who have a say in the guild - the main purpose of the guild is to control No matter where, when, what they believe in, and which king's subjects they are, the workers who manufacture and produce commodities must abide by the laws promulgated by the guild and accept the regulation of the guild, just like Henry VIII in England. After the world and the Papal State overturned the negotiating table, the Italian Alum Guild issued an order not to allow craftsmen to work for the British or sell alum to them.

But the craftsmen working for Louis XIV have no such worries. It doesn’t matter if they don’t follow the requirements of the guild. A certain setback. But in the same way, Louis XIV didn't like these so-called guilds either. What he needed were tens of thousands of tame and skilled workers like soldiers, not a group of scattered craftsmen. It simply cannot match the era of great industry that Louis expected.

But this is indeed not the time to deal with guilds. It is nothing else. The main reason is that the students trained by Louis XIV's school have flowed to the government and the army. Merchant is not yet a career they will choose.

"If possible, Your Majesty, first solve the problem of Chambranc." Rom said distressedly.

"Is it about the promotion of that?" Louis thought for a while, and there was only this. Because of being a Huguenot, Chamborence automatically quit the work related to cowpox, so Louis let him lead the A group of medical students continue to study forceps and other fertility-related medical projects. The main work before it should be to promote forceps. "The use of forceps has indeed improved the survival rate of mothers and children," said Little Lom: "The cleaning and disinfection work before delivery It also avoided the occurrence of infection problems, but the midwives' guild in London - the guild founded by the Chamberlain family - sent an emissary to ask us to stop this... this behavior immediately."

The ellipsis must represent some not-so-nice words, and Louis smiled: "Okay," he clapped his hands, "If the Chamberlain family really has such a request, let them come to France to appeal to me." Louis didn't have a good opinion of this family. If it wasn't for Chambolrance who stayed in France, they don't know how long they would keep the secret of forceps—this little device that can save countless mothers and children was turned into a The clown box in the circus - people will be greedy, but greedy enough to give up the bottom line of being a human being, giving up the professional ethics and conscience of a doctor, that is an unforgivable crime, I really don’t know how they can be so cruel , watching those mothers who struggled for hours or even a day or two to die without forceps and the children in her stomach were sent to the cemetery...not even one, not two, but thousands, Louis I don't know how long they can keep this secret, but if possible, the blood stained in their hands is probably no less than that of a cruel tyrant.

At the request of Louis, Chamberlain is popularizing forceps. It seems that the news spread quickly, but think about it. The Chamberlain family barely gained a foothold in London by relying on forceps. Said it was a guild) didn't like these Frenchmen, they were in the same situation, and there was no king to turn them around-wait, if Charles II knew that the secret of the Chamberlain family was a pair of small pincers, they would just I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue to get the support of the superiors, after all, the fees they receive for midwifery in London are astonishingly high.

Those dignitaries who are forced to pay a large sum of money will call a "liar" in their hearts, especially when they know that a peasant woman in France can also accept the help of forceps at an extremely low price, and they don't blame them would be so urgent.

"What if they really come?" Chamberlain, who had been standing silently, asked suddenly.

"If it's your relatives, Chamberlain's people," Louis thought, "then they should be doctors too."

"Uh," said Chambolrance, "it should be." In this era, people in a family are always engaged in the same industry, and sometimes it is possible for everyone in a guild to be related.

"Then let them stay, there are never too many doctors." Louis said, "The messenger too."

"Yes." Rom said dumbfounded.

"Then let him do things for you." Louis squeezed his fingers: "Last time you said that the cowpox work was short of manpower."

"If it's cowpox," said Chambrance, stepping forward, "I think it's better not to use the Huguenots."

"reason."

"Your Majesty, to Catholics, we are still heretics after all. If they discover that Protestants are involved in the work of cowpox, some people with ulterior motives may cause some rumors, which will be detrimental to the promotion work in the future," said the person. How ignorant, the doctor is the most understandable, so all the doctors and bachelors present nodded.

"Although many people have planted the vaccine," Little Lom said, "but there are also rumors that people who have been planted with vaccinia will grow horns, tails, and make cow noises..." He said helplessly : "They would rather believe the nonsense screamed by a crazy old monk, or a disheveled old woman, than real priests and doctors. They say that they are not afraid of death, because it is destined by God , don’t turn into a half-bull, half-human monster.”

"Should we take some measures?" He then asked, because he knew that His Majesty the King funded a lot of theater troupes to promote his achievements and policies. If they help to promote...

"Never," said Louis, "since they think it's God's order—so be it, it's good for France anyway."

After speaking, he rarely drew a sign of the cross seriously.

——The author's words: The Chamberlain family has kept the secret of forceps for nearly two hundred years (invented in 1569, and 5 forceps of different shapes and models were found in the attic floor of the Chamberlain family in 1813), although they have I tried to sell this secret, wrote a paper, and confessed, but I never really made it known to the world. The forceps were slowly explored by other doctors, and it was only popularized in 1733. That is to say, in the past two hundred years, there are indeed thousands of people. Tens of thousands or even more mothers and children died slowly in pain because they lacked a forceps.

The Chamberlain family is to blame.

As for prenatal cleaning, it was even delayed until 1865, when the initiators were boycotted and ridiculed, and puerperal fever slowly disappeared.

Nursing was not considered a respectable profession until Nightingale opened the nursing school in 1860.

Any work that can save lives deserves our respect and attention.

... I planted the flag again... That day when my health was better, the computer broke down, and I took it for repair. One repair center was closed, and the other was open, but it took ten days to get it. I had no choice but to repair it, and I was caught in the cold. , fell again.

The main reason is that the epidemic has started to spread again. To purchase cough and cold medicine, you have to register. If you have a fever, you have to send it for testing, so you can only increase the dose to avoid fever. Both medicines have a sleeping effect, so... I slept for a few days, and I can finally get up today. up.

The computer is still being repaired. I finally found the small mainframe. The processor still starts with 2. There is a delay in typing. Please forgive me. I won’t say anything to avoid another flag. In short, resume the update...