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In March of the second year of Guanghe, an epidemic occurred in Luoyang City. In the same month, Cao Cao published "Eight Principles of Epidemic Prevention", marking the beginning of the third great epidemic in the reign of Emperor Ling.

As Cao Ang expected, after the first two great epidemics, the Han Dynasty court, which was depleted of manpower and material resources and had no good solutions, decided to lie down.

During the two previous epidemics, Emperor Ling also sent pilgrims on a tour to get medicine, and also sent envoys to get medicine. But since it was of no use, what else should the money be spent on? After all, the landlords had no food left.

Fortunately, Cao Cao read the "Eight Principles of Epidemic Prevention" and gave the court a working guideline for epidemic prevention, and it was a guideline that was beneficial and free of charge. In fact, no one wants to lie down. After all, the epidemic is coming, no matter whether you are an ordinary citizen or a high-ranking official.

My dear, I will take them all away directly for you.

So the imperial court decided to publish the "Eight Principles of Epidemic Prevention" to carry out epidemic prevention work.

For a time, Cao Cao, who was originally dismissed from office, became a celebrity in Luoyang City. Although he was not reinstated, it was only a matter of time before he returned to officialdom.

Emperor Ling seemed to be very optimistic about Cao Cao, and perhaps felt that he would not be bothered by the two masters, so he asked Cao Cao to go to Yanzhou and Xuzhou to take charge of the epidemic prevention work in the three eastern states.

The whole city of Luoyang also started activities of burying feces, spreading lime, and cleaning water sources. Although the whole process was quite vigorous, surprisingly, there was no large-scale outbreak of the disease in Luoyang City.

Because it was discovered early and controlled early, the epidemic seemed to be effectively controlled.

The entire court was overjoyed and began to spare no effort to promote Cao Cao's "Eight Principles of Epidemic Prevention".

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However, Cao Ang is not very reassured. He knows very well that epidemic diseases often do not come in waves, but continue to develop and mutate. The early development actually takes a long time. It seems that it is under control now, but it is just an appearance. Once the guard is relaxed, the epidemic will

There will definitely be a counterattack.

It's just that Cao Ang couldn't change the minds of the court princes. So Cao Ang had to step up his efforts to hoard food and medicinal materials.

As soon as the epidemic was discovered, Cao Ang realized that food and medicinal materials would be the most needed things during the epidemic. Cao Ang did not want to make a profit, but if he wanted to do something, he must have resources at hand.

So Cao Ang asked Cao Song to stockpile a large amount of food and medicine.

As a great agriculture minister, Cao Song was considered a rare economic talent in the court. What Cao Ang could see, he could also see. Moreover, Cao Song was in charge of the country's finances and taxation, and he had no shortage of channels, so he sent people from Hebei, Liang and other provinces to

In the Huaihe area, large quantities of grain were purchased and medicinal materials were shipped to Luoyang.

Cao Ang also took out the money he had in Mi Zhu's hands and asked him to help buy grain and medicinal materials.

In less than a month, the Cao family had stored grain and medicinal materials in several warehouses around Luoyang, making them the most well-prepared family.

After more than a month of accumulation, the epidemic finally began to explode.

Epidemics have occurred in many places in the Central Plains, and the number of people infected and dying continues to increase, and the situation seems a bit out of control for a while.

Cao Ang understands that the key to truly controlling the epidemic lies in treatment, that is, the use of medicines. It is best to have good medicines that are quick-acting and low-cost.

Although Cao Ang didn't know what virus caused the epidemic, the Han's doctors were not bad and quickly diagnosed the disease as typhoid fever.

Cao Ang himself didn't know much about typhoid fever. He only knew that it was an acute infectious disease that was extremely contagious and had a very high mortality rate. Anyway, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, its symptoms are divided into three yang and three yin, each of which is different.

complex.

Different symptoms require different medicines, such as Guizhi Decoction, Mahuang Decoction, Baihu Decoction, Xiaobuihu Decoction, etc. Cao Ang mostly knows the names.

This is not because he has read medical books, but because he has read a lot of Chinese medicine novels.

However, Cao Ang finally remembered the recipe for Guizhi Decoction, because this recipe was simple, and it was also called "the first soup for typhoid fever through the ages." Cao Ang memorized it casually.

However, this Guizhi Decoction is the most effective in treating Taiyang Disease, Cao Ang is not sure about the others.

But Cao Ang felt that since this Guizhi Decoction is known as "the first decoction for typhoid fever through the ages", no matter how effective it is, it can only save some people.

"Recipe for Guizhi Decoction: Peel cassia twigs three ounces, peony three ounces, cut ginger three ounces, jujubes twelve, and roast licorice two ounces."

Cao Ang can only remember this recipe after reading a novel. It only contains five herbs and uses almost the same ingredients. It is really simple.

"Take the above five flavors, chew the three flavors, take seven liters of water, boil three liters over low heat, remove the dregs, suitable for cold temperatures, take one liter. You need to sip a bowl of porridge to increase the potency of the medicine. It is better to drink it and it will be slightly like sweating. The sweating stops.

Clothes."

Cao Ang wrote down the prescription and usage, and went to find Cao Song.

Cao Ang is not going to keep it secretly, but hopes to dedicate this prescription to the court to save the people. From a profit-making perspective, the Cao family, who holds the life-saving prescription, can make a lot of money during this epidemic, but this

What's the point? The Cao family has never been short of money, but short of reputation.

This recipe can save countless people and make all people in the world feel grateful to the Cao family.

And even if it wasn't for fame, Cao Ang would choose to save people. He never thought that he was a great person, and he was never blinded by the huge fame he created by deceiving the world and stealing his name.

But as a human being, how can he not save someone even if he has the ability? This goes against the moral bottom line that Cao Ang has always followed.

Cao Ang met Cao Song with the prescription and said that he had consulted a lot of information and found a prescription that might be effective against typhoid fever.

Cao Song was speechless about the magic of this grandson. People use the word "prodigy" to describe those smart young people, but Cao Ang is not a prodigy, he is a god descended from heaven.

Even Cao Song did not doubt the authenticity of this prescription.

Faced with a person who has repeatedly created miracles and is so wise that he is almost a monster, it is difficult for you to doubt him.

Cao Song held the prescription and felt it weighed as much as a thousand pounds. This was a prescription for treating typhoid fever. It was hard to exchange for a thousand pieces of gold. If word spread, someone might exchange gold and silver for this prescription.

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However, Cao Ang said directly to Cao Song: "Father, this recipe can be presented to the imperial court in my father's name."

Cao Song was shocked, looked at Cao Ang and said, "Do you know the value of this prescription?"

Cao Ang smiled and said: "Father, I wrote this prescription. Do I still know the value of the prescription?"

"Then you still want to dedicate it to the imperial court?"

"It is precisely because it is useful and can save the lives of people all over the world that I offer this prescription."

Seeing that Cao Song seemed to be reluctant to give up, Cao Ang said: "I have spent a thousand gold coins to come back, but it is just a prescription. Compared with the lives of people in the world, it is not worth mentioning. My father does not need to care."

Although Cao Song was reluctant to part with him, he was old and open-minded after all, and he soon felt relieved. Nothing was as important as his reputation.

"I said before that my grandson has a compassionate heart. Now it seems that my grandson not only has this heart, but also has this ability. Our Cao family is really going to have a saint."
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