The most arrogant in history

Chapter 660 The Emperor’s Ghost Seal.

Ye Kun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The big hospital in Zhuo County is not much better than this place. With our current medical level, many diseases cannot be treated."

There has been great progress in the development of medicine in recent years.

Alcohol, penicillin and salicylic acid were invented. The former is used for disinfection and anti-inflammation, while the latter is used to treat cardiovascular disease.

There are also thermometers, sphygmomanometers, and stethoscopes to facilitate the doctor's judgment;

The greatest achievement was the invention of forceps, which pioneered scientific delivery, popularized obstetric medical knowledge, and greatly improved the survival rate of mothers and newborns.

Things like human anatomy, blood, vascular science, skeletal diagrams, etc., are of limited use.

Because the surgical skills are not good enough.

Some patients can be diagnosed with cerebral hemorrhage, but surgery is not possible!

Even for caesarean sections, performed by top doctors at Zhuo County's big hospital, the success rate is only 40 percent.

The female doctor was a little disappointed, then smiled and said:

"But now, the situation is much better than before. In the past, three out of ten women would die during confinement. Now, less than one out of ten will die.

There are very few children who die young, and most of them grow up to be adults.”

Wen Axiu said: "Yes, it is much better than before, and it will be even better in the future. Our pharmaceutical research institute has perfected the extraction method for making medicines, and there will be many special-effect drugs in the future."

Ye Kun said to several doctors:

"At present, prevention is better than cure. For example, ensuring food safety, developing hygienic habits, and drinking boiled water can reduce diseases by half. For wild animals, such as rabbits, pheasants, birds, and deer, it is best to steam and boil them for more than half an hour to completely kill the viruses carried by wild animals...

When delivering babies and treating wounds, you must strictly follow the disinfection procedures. Every doctor must continue to learn and read the medical manuals carefully. "

The doctor nodded repeatedly.

The medical manual was written many years ago and has been revised and improved in recent years. It can be regarded as a guide for primary care general practitioners.

Ye Kun doesn't know how to treat illnesses, but he has knowledge of medical care from later generations.

For example, alcohol disinfection, washing wounds with clean water can reduce the chances of rabies and tetanus, the concept and prevention of diabetes, and the reasonable combination of meat and vegetables in the diet...

Doing a good job in disease prevention is better than curing the disease.

This is also the concept of "preventing disease before it happens" that China has always advocated.

There are two wards in the hospital, one for men and one for women.

But the medical equipment was very simple, with only a stethoscope, a thermometer, a blood pressure monitor, and some gynecological medical instruments.

Among these, the blood pressure monitor is a high-tech product with the highest cost.

After visiting the hospital, Ye Kun went to the market to learn about people's livelihood.

The busiest shop in town is probably the blacksmith shop.

Ye Kun walked into the blacksmith shop and saw a master craftsman working with his apprentice.

Seeing Ye Kun, the old master greeted him warmly: "Sir, do you want anything? We have everything here."

Ye Kun took a look, picked up a finished kitchen knife, and tested the blade: "Master, how much does a kitchen knife like this cost?"

"Three cents a bunch. Very cheap."

The old master stopped his work and said with a smile: "My kitchen knife can cut through hair instantly. The blade is thick and heavy, so this knife can be passed down from generation to generation!"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Is this a steel knife or a full steel knife?"

"Of course it's a steel-clamped knife. We also have a full steel knife, which costs ten cents." said the old master.

A clamped steel knife is a combination of a piece of wrought iron and a steel blade. As the saying goes, good steel is used on the blade.

A full steel knife is one that is made of the same material throughout, all fine steel.

Ye Kun nodded, threw down three cents, picked up the kitchen knife, and started to cut the wrought iron rod on one side.

Sure enough, it cuts iron like mud.

The old master laughed and said, "Sir, I am not lying to you. My kitchen knives are famous all over the world. Even the imperial palace comes to buy them!"

Ye Kun laughed: "Yes, the emperor came to your house to buy a kitchen knife to chop dumpling stuffing for the queen."

Wen Axiu on the side almost burst out laughing.

"Sir, I'm just joking, don't take it seriously." The old master waved his hand and said with a smile:

"To be honest, we have to thank the emperor. It is said that the emperor built a science and technology city, and the steel produced is better than the previous steel made by hundreds of times of refining. It is also the emperor who exempted the salt and iron taxes, so that every household can use such cheap and good iron and steel.

If it was in the past, when Xiahou Chang was the emperor, you probably couldn’t afford such a sword.”

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "Where do you buy your steel from?"

"We bought them from Yanzhou City. The court sells semi-finished products, including kitchen knives, hoes, pickaxes, shovels, sickles, and everything else. We buy the semi-finished products, heat them up, hammer them, quench them, and then we can sell them."

"Not bad, not bad. It seems your blacksmith shop is quite profitable."

"I didn't make much money. But it was a good year, and a good emperor came. I could live well, with food and meat to eat, and a house to live in."

"Haha, the emperor will definitely be very happy to hear what you said."

Ye Kun bowed and said goodbye.

Ye Kun was quite satisfied with his observations and understanding of the hospital and the blacksmith shop.

There is enough ironware in the private sector, so there should be no shortage of iron within the next twenty years.

Because steel, too, has a cycle.

For example, if an axe is broken, it can be reprocessed into a kitchen knife or other tools.

The kitchen knife was badly worn, but the remaining two ounces of iron could still be used to make a few nails.

Walking out of the blacksmith shop, Song Kai said:

"Your Majesty, I find it very strange that in the past, there were very few iron tools, but the people were able to get by. Now, there are a hundred times more iron tools, but it doesn't seem to be much, and the people are still constantly adding to them."

"Those are old iron tools, of poor quality, high price and no value for money. Ordinary people are not fools, they would rather use a wooden shovel than an iron one, and a bamboo knife to cut vegetables than an iron knife."

Ye Kun explained: "Nowadays, ironware is of good quality and low price. Who doesn't like it? Cooking with an iron pan is really delicious. Digging with a shovel is also really convenient."

Song Kai nodded and laughed: "Your Majesty is right."

Ye Kun asked a more professional question: "Song Taishou, how much steel do you think one person needs to consume per year on average to be sufficient?"

Song Kai opened his mind and made a bold guess: "I think, one person...buying ten kilograms of steel a year is enough, right?"

Ye Kun smiled strangely: "In a highly developed society, the average annual steel consumption per person is at least 1,000 kilograms."

Before traveling through time, Ye Kun accidentally saw a piece of data on the Internet: the average per capita steel consumption of Chinese people in the past year was 700 kilograms.

Song Kai's eyes widened: "Your Majesty, are you kidding? What are we going to do with a thousand kilograms of iron per person per year? Even if we eat it as food, we can't finish it!"

"You're the only one who eats iron."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "In a highly developed society, every family will have a steam car. A car is made of thousands of kilograms of iron. In a highly developed society, building a small building requires tens of thousands of kilograms of steel bars. Building a bridge requires tens of millions of tons of steel..."

Song Kai smiled bitterly: "According to what the emperor said, even if everyone in the country went to dig iron ore, it probably wouldn't be enough, right?"

“Right now, it’s not enough.”

Ye Kun nodded: "But in the future, there will be mechanization, and there will be no need for manual digging of iron ore. A large crusher and excavator can dig millions of pounds of iron ore a day. A large steel mill can produce tens of thousands of pounds of steel a day."

Song Kai was completely defeated and didn't believe Ye Kun's lies at all. He smiled awkwardly:

"The state has the power to move mountains. If the emperor says it's okay, it's okay!"