Chapter 841

Who would have thought it was about the people.

Such a wise monarch who cared about the people of the world moved Li Li Shizhen once again.

"Your Majesty, the health of the people of Great Qin is already much better than in the Great Tang era. The number of infant deaths and deaths from illness is only twenty percent of the Great Tang era.

The average life expectancy of the people has also increased significantly to fifty-nine years! This is all due to Your Majesty's wisdom!

As the saying goes, treating illness is not as good as prevention. I believe we should continue to teach the people the principles of preventing illness."

Li Li Shizhen's words were quite pertinent.

Qin Mu also agreed with this concept of his.

He suddenly remembered something.

The divine doctors of the current age had not yet realized the existence of germs. The so-called prevention was often very blind.

This situation needed to be pointed out to Li Li Shizhen.

"Li Li Shizhen, why do you think people get infected with colds?"

Li Li Shizhen was clearly stunned for a moment.

He didn't know the Emperor also understood medicine? Was he testing him?

So he gathered his spirits and answered respectfully.

"Your Majesty, there are fine lines in human skin; wind can penetrate the skin and enter the body. Cold air follows, and thus one gets infected with a cold.

This is a simple medical principle; for thousands of years, doctors have believed this."

Li Li Shizhen answered without hesitation.

What surprised Li Li Shizhen very much was:

Qin Mu shook his head.

"Not so! What penetrates human skin is not wind, but germs."

"Germs?"

Li Li Shizhen had never heard this word before.

Hearing it for the first time, it felt incredible.

"Your Majesty, what are germs?"

Qin Mu extended one hand, palm facing upward, gesturing as if holding something.

"Germs are tiny, invisible to the naked eye, but they are scattered in this air, everywhere. This is also why doctors of past generations mistakenly thought it was wind."

Li Li Shizhen pondered for a moment.

According to Qin Mu's statement, it seemed to make sense. Since they were scattered in the air, weren't they just Wu Li Ke wind, penetrating everywhere?

"Your Majesty, what is the difference between germs and wind?"

Li Li Shizhen asked this because he was truly very confused.

Since they were Wu Li Ke wind, why give them a separate name called germs?

Qin Mu laughed.

"Wind is just moving air, but germs are living things.

Since they are living things, boiling water, fire, strong alcohol, and medicine can all kill them.

Think about it carefully, is that the case?"

Qin Mu only knew a little about medical principles.

However, with the little he knew, it was more than enough to inspire Li Li Shizhen.

Li Li Shizhen lowered his head and pondered for a moment, finding that it was indeed the case.

Many times, doctors believed that wind had invaded the body and would use some methods to dispel the wind evil.

Just as His Majesty said, those were the methods.

At this moment, Li Li Shizhen seemed to have discovered a new world.

Many things he couldn't quite understand before were now clear before him.

And using the germ theory proposed by His Majesty could also explain many problems that couldn't be explained before.

Li Li Shizhen was ecstatic.

His lifelong pursuit had been to surpass the sages in the medical path.

He traveled all over famous mountains and rivers, collecting medicines everywhere and understanding their properties.

Finally, he compiled the "Compendium of Materia Medica."

This book was the culmination of all past herbal knowledge and became a medical classic.

But his medical skills were also stuck at this point, and it was hard to have any more breakthroughs.

Now, the germ theory taught to him by His Majesty could allow Li Li Shizhen to create a new school different from the sages of past generations.

In the history of medicine, he would pioneer an era of his own.

In the future, Li Li Shizhen's great name would inevitably be placed alongside Bian Que, Hua Tuo, and Sun Sun Simiao.

Becoming a peerless divine doctor!

Li Li Shizhen was very excited and knelt down to kowtow to Qin Mu.

"The germ theory proposed by Your Majesty has opened a new door among the various schools of medicine.

I thank Your Majesty for the grace of your teaching!"

Seeing Li Li Shizhen so excited, Qin Mu was also very moved.

He told Li Li Shizhen these things, nothing more than wanting him to formulate a new set of methods to prevent disease.

Only by truly understanding germs could more diseases be prevented.

"Li Li Shizhen, after you go back, ponder it well. Then, based on this germ theory, formulate a set of hygiene guidelines. Let the people handle the details of life according to the new hygiene guidelines. It will definitely be able to further increase the life expectancy of the people!"

"I obey the decree!"

Li Li Shizhen suddenly realized that His Majesty seemed to know everything.

This guidance to him was of great significance!

He really didn't know how His Majesty thought of these things?

These viewpoints had never been mentioned before. They were viewpoints pioneered by His Majesty!

"Your Majesty's grace is Wu Li Ke a timely rain. With this germ theory, I have the confidence to increase the life expectancy of the people of the world by another ten years!"

"The ancient age of seventy, now it will become a common occurrence." ===== CHAPTER 843 =====