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Chapter 1003 Experiment Successful!

That cow carrying smallpox is valuable; it needs to be used to infect more cows in order to increase the production of the smallpox vaccine.

However, everything must be prioritized. The most urgent task at present is to verify whether this method of smallpox vaccination is truly feasible.

Without human verification, it's all just empty talk.

Soon after Yang Zhongsi gave the order, a group of Qing soldiers escorted more than ten Southern Army prisoners of war to the 'smallpox ward' set up by Hua Chang'an.

These prisoners of war were not ordinary surrendered soldiers; they were all people who had committed crimes of burning, killing, looting, and raping civilians.

They were more like war criminals than prisoners of war.

In this era, the human rights of prisoners of war were already scarce, and which general hadn't killed a few prisoners?

For war criminals with undeniable crimes, no one cares whether they live or die.

The soldiers removed the blindfolds from the war criminals, and they were immediately terrified by the sight.

All around him were people dressed in white and wearing masks so their faces were obscured, but their cold eyes shone with an eager gaze, as if they had seen some priceless treasure.

Although they didn't know exactly what they were to do, the war criminals felt a great calamity was about to befall them, and immediately began to cry out for their parents, their struggles and pleas for mercy filling the air.

Hua Chang'an remained unmoved, his expression cold and stern.

Mercy towards these scum is cruelty towards innocent soldiers and civilians.

Besides, getting vaccinated against smallpox won't really kill them.

Hua Chang'an immediately waved his hand and ordered, "Tie them up tightly, then expose their upper arms."

The soldiers immediately set to work, binding the war criminals securely to the wooden stakes.

They then tore open the sleeves of their left arms, revealing the skin on the outside of their deltoid muscles.

Hua Chang'an first used a cotton cloth soaked in alcohol to carefully clean the skin on their upper arms.

Then, he took out an extremely sharp willow-leaf knife and heated it over a flame for a moment.

Once the blade had cooled, the hand steadily made a shallow cross-shaped mark on their skin.

He was very careful with his knife, cutting only into the top layer of skin, causing tiny, dew-like drops of blood to seep out, but never letting a large amount of blood flow out.

If the incision is too deep, the blood will wash away the acne seed fluid or allow the virus to directly enter the dermis, greatly reducing the effectiveness.

After making the incision, he immediately used a sterilized silver needle to carefully scrape a small amount of clear fluid from the cow's blisters and dripped it onto the incision.

Having reached this point, the war criminal struggled even more violently.

He witnessed firsthand the terrifying white-robed figure using a terrifying silver needle to extract a terrifying, unidentified fluid from the blisters of a terrifying mother's milk.

He had seen patients with acne scars, so he knew perfectly well that they were definitely not a good thing.

However, no matter how hard they struggled, it was all in vain.

Several strong military doctors stepped forward and pinned him down, rendering him unable to move. He could only watch as the terrifying man in white robes approached step by step.

The slurry remained on the scratched surface. Hua Chang'an did not wipe it, but let it remain and soak in naturally, and gradually dry, and be absorbed by the scratched epidermal tissue.

Finally, loosely cover the injection site with a small piece of clean, fine linen cloth to prevent it from being rubbed off by clothing, but do not wrap it tightly to allow it to breathe.

That completes the vaccination process.

After dealing with one war criminal, he immediately moved on to the next one and did the same thing.

Yang Zhongsi, who had been watching the whole process, couldn't help but ask when he saw how quickly Hua had completed the case: "Dr. Hua, is that all?"

Hua Chang'an didn't even look up, continuing the vaccination process while calmly saying, "That's it, did you think it could be that complicated, General?"

"Medicine is not necessarily more advanced just because it is more complicated."

"Sometimes the way to save countless lives is hidden in the simplest steps."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhongsi seemed to be deep in thought.

Soon, all ten-plus war criminals were vaccinated and then placed in separate isolation observation tents.

Next, all that is needed is to continuously observe and record these participants.

Days 1-3: The war criminals lived in constant fear in their isolation tents, but there were no obvious changes at the injection sites, only slight redness. Some began to feel a sense of relief, thinking it was just a false alarm.

Days 3-4: The situation began to change. The incision marks on all the war criminals' vaccination sites became noticeably red and swollen, with the center gradually bulging and forming small red papules. Panic spread again, and some people began to cry out in despair, believing they had been infected with the plague.

Days 5-6: The papules developed at a visible rate, quickly turning into full, translucent blisters. The war criminals' panic intensified.

Days 7-8: The shape of the blisters changed again, with the center becoming sunken, forming a pustule resembling a navel. Most of the war criminals began to feel mild discomfort, with about half experiencing low-grade fever, weakness, and swollen lymph nodes in the armpits, but the symptoms were usually mild and far less severe than those of smallpox.

Days 9-12: The pustules reach their maximum size, and some even begin to dry and scab over. A war criminal suddenly died. After a thorough examination by the medical officer, no systemic rash was found on his body. The cause of death was indeed a stress reaction, that is, he was frightened to death.

Days 14-21: The pustules on the surviving war criminals' arms began to dry and scab over, forming dark brown scabs. Eventually, the scabs fell off naturally, revealing the new skin underneath, leaving a small, round, indented scar—the cowpox scar.

At this point, the outcome is clear.

None of the war criminals who completed the vaccination showed symptoms of smallpox and survived for more than twenty days.

Smallpox vaccination was a success!

When the news spread, the medical officers and generals couldn't help but cheer.

Yang Zhongsi gripped Hua Chang'an's hand tightly, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Thank you, divine healer. If it weren't for your help, this Qiongzhou..."

Hua Chang'an replied with a smile, "I should thank Your Majesty. This is Your Majesty's method. I am merely offering this as a token of my appreciation."

"That's right..."

Yang Zhongsi nodded. His emperor and son-in-law was truly remarkable. Even if he hadn't become emperor, he would definitely be a medical genius comparable to Bian Que.

After a brief moment of cheers, the camp quickly returned to order.

The vaccine has been proven effective; now it must be administered, a race against death.

Ma Zhong was undoubtedly lucky, or perhaps Heaven was truly favoring this blessed general.

After 20 days of isolation and observation, he did not show any symptoms of smallpox, making him the only one among the group to escape the disease.

Although the wound on his arm was deep, it had begun to heal after using the wound medicine personally prepared by Hua Chang'an.

After discussing with Hua Chang'an, Yang Zhongsi entrusted the important task of smallpox vaccination to this lucky general.

After all, he is someone His Majesty trusts, so he can't be wrong. Who else in Daqing can surpass His Majesty's judgment in choosing people?

Ma Zhong didn't hesitate; with his injured arm in a sling, he began making arrangements.