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Volume 1: Do Not Use Hidden Dragons Chapter 466: The Calm Before the Storm

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    "TCM is simply amazing!" Dr. Steve was full of praise at this time.

    In fact, not long ago, although he admired Chen Zheng's ability to treat certain diseases, he always had a distrustful view of traditional Chinese medicine, especially when it came to diagnostic methods such as taking pulses. He always felt very superstitious.

    But after listening to Wen Dai¡¯s words, he realized that Chinese medicine¡¯s pulse-taking also coincided with many of the sciences he mastered in Western medicine.

    And the most important thing is that this method of taking pulse does not require any auxiliary equipment.

    Dr. Steve even found it difficult to understand. Thousands of years ago, in the West, people were still in an era of eating blood, but how did the Chinese master such a convenient and fast way to replace stethoscopes, sphygmomanometers, electrocardiograms, color ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance and other modern technologies?  What are the diagnostic and treatment methods for product effects?

    "It is true that people who have Chen Zheng's pulse diagnosis technique are rare in the world. Therefore, it is difficult for most people to master this method of diagnosing diseases by taking pulse in a short time. It is not as easy to learn as instruments.

    In addition, using this pulse diagnosis technique requires a lot of experience, because the information obtained by feeling is not as accurate and error-free as the instrument after all.

    But you must know that this method was already used by the Chinese hundreds or even thousands of years ago.  Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, China has gone downhill. Almost all technologies have not made great progress, have stagnated or even regressed. Otherwise, if China has always maintained its status as a world power, I am afraid that Chinese medicine will also be able to develop a similar sphygmomanometer.  , electrocardiogram and other intuitive instruments to assist the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

    By this time.  Dr. Steve is the one who has completely changed the outlook on Chinese medicine.

    "Great! Great! Chen Zhengxian, I have become more and more interested in traditional Chinese medicine. I have decided that not only will I bet with you who can save more patients, but I also want my medical team to always  Follow your Chinese medical team and discuss more knowledge about traditional Chinese medicine with you in the process! ¡±

    Captain Li of the Chinese Medical Aid Team to Africa was extremely excited and said repeatedly: "Welcome, welcome. If Dr. Steve's medical team practices medicine together with our medical team, it will definitely achieve better results!"

    Only Director Zhou, who was at the beginning, looked at Chen Zheng with disdain.

    Traditional Chinese medicine?  Hum, if Chinese medicine is really powerful.  How come it is about to be completely replaced by Western medicine in modern times?  I don¡¯t believe what kind of legendary doctor you are!  I want to see if you treat this patient, will he be cured or will he be cured?  Director Zhou thought to himself.

    Director Zhou naturally hopes that Chen Zheng¡¯s treatment will fail.  It would be best if the patient's condition worsened, but it just backfired.

    A few days passed quickly, and the patient suffering from thrombophlebitis obliterans came for follow-up visits every day. Chen Zheng did not see any further action. He was only given moxibustion and two doses of medicine prescribed before.  It didn¡¯t take half a month, but the patient¡¯s leg swelling actually subsided!

    In the end, Chen Zheng asked him to take the medicine for another week and he would be cured and there would be no need for follow-up visits in the future.

    The patient is naturally grateful.  And all the medical doctors recognized Chen Zheng¡¯s medical skills!

    Seeing that the traditional Chinese medicine of the motherland is still so powerful, most Chinese doctors are also quite proud, except that Director Zhou.  But they often cast jealous and vicious glances.

    ¡°In these days, Chen Zheng not only treated people in the medical team in the slums, but also took the time to return to the city twice.

    Once Zhou Zhili came, Chen Zheng met with her after receiving the call.

    Not surprisingly, Zhou Zhili brought good news.

    During his previous trip to Europe, Zhou Zhili had successfully acquired the equity of a mining company.  became a shareholder of this company.

    The company itself is a small business, and it has been operating at a loss in the past few years, so the acquisition process did not cost much, only a billion yuan. With the current financial resources of Baicao Industry, it can still afford it.

    But it is precisely because small businesses, if they really want to operate, are not easy to operate.

    Because countries in Africa that have underground resources, whether they are diamonds or oil, generally adopt bidding for development, and the selected companies are all large companies with strong financial resources. It may be difficult for such a small business to cooperate with governments across Africa to get what it wants.  Decent project.

    Chen Zheng was not worried about this. He just asked Zhou Zhili to let her wander around Africa in the near future to see if she can find any good investment projects. If there is none, don't worry and wait for news from him at any time.  Just fine.

    Zhou Zhili trusted Chen Zheng and nodded in agreement. To be honest, this was the first time she made a misguided investment since she started doing business, and it was the most unreliable investment she made.

    Meeting with Zhou ZhiliAfter that, two days later, Chen Zheng went to see Ellie again.

    Because at this time, the delivery time for the arms transaction with the Japanese has arrived, and the weapons have been delivered.

    "However, the Japanese are very cautious and want to transport weapons to Zimbabwe. This route is not very familiar, so they are just doing a test in the first batch. The guns and ammunition transported are not many, only one-fifth of the total.  The ones that will follow will be shipped slowly,¡± Ellie said.

    One-fifth is enough. Chen Zheng bought so many weapons, but in fact, he would not use them immediately.

    Then Ellie asked: "We should have no problem with the weapons now, but you said before that you would hand over some of the weapons to the pirates. What should we do about this?"

    ¡°Ellie¡¯s question is a good one. After all, if you hand over the weapons to the pirates and then rob the Japanese ship, you can¡¯t let the Japanese deliver them in person.

    "Actually, the group of pirates in the Strait of Malacca still have weapons and ammunition. We need to provide them with arms, but we are not in a hurry." Chen Zheng said, "I think it is better to wait until we start doing business. There are fleets traveling to Malacca.  When crossing the strait, it would be mixed with weapons after going to sea, and then the weapons would be transported to them along the way. "

    "Well, that's fine. Anyway, we are traveling through the Indian Ocean all the way. Only when we reach the Strait of Malacca will the ship be formally inspected. And before we pass through the Strait of Malacca, we will hand over the weapons to the pirates." Ellie asked again:  "So what's our next move?"

    "Actually, I didn't have any plans. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. The boat will go straight to the bridge," Chen Zheng said. "Then I followed the medical team to walk around and look for anything.  Do."

    "Then what will I do during this time?" Ellie asked.

    "You? There really is nothing to do." Chen Zheng pondered for a moment, smiled and said, "I think it's better that you use this free time to learn about the situation of African mercenaries, and wait until I really find something to do.  At that time, a large number of people will be needed.¡±

    "That's okay," Ellie nodded: "There are still many mercenary organizations in Africa, so I will contact them individually. See which such company is reliable and prepare for future actions."

    After everything was discussed, Chen Zheng returned to the medical department in the slums again.

    In a blink of an eye.  Two more days passed.

    By this time, it has been half a month since the medical team arrived in Africa. The trip to the capital of Zimbabwe has ended. According to the plan, they will then go to Mashonaland West, a remote area where the epidemic is most severe in Zimbabwe.

    But just three days before the medical team left, news suddenly came in the news that a military dispute suddenly broke out in the province. A small group of local rebels were openly causing trouble. The government had sent troops to carry out encirclement and suppression, and the situation was unclear.

    ???????????????? Later.  The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe also issued statements reminding Chinese citizens and institutions to pay close attention to the local situation and not to rush to the area.

    not only that.  A special person was also sent to introduce the situation in detail to everyone in the medical team and suggested that everyone change their itinerary.

    Within the medical team, two different voices also emerged.

    ¡° One group is more worried about their own life and is in favor of following the embassy¡¯s advice for safety reasons, while the other group is headed by Director Zhou.  It is recommended to go at risk.

    "What is the purpose of our coming to Africa this time? If we are afraid, we should not come to Africa." Director Zhou spoke righteously: "Besides, when we were still in China, we knew that we wanted to  Going to some war-torn areas, including countries like Somalia, why are we intimidated by this small danger now? How can we complete our next mission if we are so intimidated?"

    It is true that this time the medical team is not stationed in a large hospital, and the trip is indeed quite risky.

    Even Captain Li said: "I personally agree with Director Zhou's view. Now that we are here, we should not be afraid of the east and the west. Besides, we are motivated by a humanitarian spirit and are protected by international law. I don't think other forces in general are afraid of the east or the west."  If you dare to risk the disapproval of the world, what will you do to our medical team?"

    Seeing Captain Li say this, everyone nodded.

    ¡°I think it¡¯s better to do this. Let¡¯s vote by a show of hands. If you agree to go to Mashonaland West as originally planned, please raise your hands!¡±

    After saying that, Captain Li and Director Zhou were the first to raise their hands.

    Chen Zheng also agreed.

    Although most people were hesitant, after thinking about it, more than half of the people raised their hands one after another.

    "Okay, since the majority agrees, then the minority will obey the majority. We will follow the original plan. I will go to the embassy tomorrow to request orders. Of course?Security measures must be in place. I will apply to the embassy to let our accompanying escort bring more guns and ammunition, just in case.  "Captain Li said with approval.

    Since it was decided to go, everyone began to make a lot of preparations in the following day.

    Not only did they apply for the escort to bring more ammunition, they also stored enough food and water and took various safety precautions.

    On the third day, everyone got on the jeep, and a whole convoy of jeep kicked up dust on the dirt road in the wasteland and headed straight to the remote area.

    After two days of bumpy roads, we finally arrived at our destination, Mashonaland West Province.

    And instead of looking for big cities in the province, we specifically look for remote areas that lack medical conditions to provide free medical assistance to local poor people door-to-door.

    In fact, this action of the medical team was quite reckless.

    Although there is a guard, there are only about ten people in the guard, a dozen guns, and no heavy weapons. If we really encounter the army, these ten people are not enough to fill the gap between the teeth, and the medical team will have ten or twenty people.  The doctor and an embassy translator were all exposed to life-threatening conditions.

    But this group of people were also excited. Although they were worried, they still walked a lot of places.

    Fortunately, we didn¡¯t encounter any danger along the way, maybe because the medical team went to places where birds don¡¯t poop.  Even the rebels didn't bother to compete for these territories.

    In the blink of an eye, another half month passed. Along the way, Chen Zheng saw and heard a lot, and was filled with emotions.

    The life of the people here is far more difficult than that in the Mubari slum on the outskirts of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Many people still live in thatched huts and grow and eat their own food.  But there was not enough to eat, and all the black children looked malnourished.

    And because the sanitary conditions are really poor.  The epidemic cannot be controlled at all.

    Not to mention the common people, even the doctors in the medical team often take medicine for prevention.  But almost everyone has suffered from malaria, and some have even suffered from it seven or eight times. After being cured, they were infected again.

    But there is only one exception, and that is Chen Zheng. Since coming to Africa, Chen Zheng is the only one who has always maintained good health.

    Because Dr. Steve led the medical team to accompany the Chinese medical team and often wanted to discuss traditional Chinese medicine knowledge with Chen Zheng, he was always in the same car with Chen Zheng. In the past two days, he also felt the horror of malaria.  .

    I took the medicine with the warm water bottle I brought with me.  Dr. Steve took two deep breaths. The acclimatization, malaria, and continuous travel in a foreign country really made him physically and mentally exhausted. But he looked back at Chen Zheng.  But his spirit was shining, so he asked strangely: "Chen Zhengxian, the conditions here are so difficult. Even to brush our teeth, we have to use boiled water, but it is still difficult to avoid bacterial infection, but why are you the only one? It seems that you are not affected at all?"  "

    At this time, everyone was riding in a jeep heading to the next stop, a small mountain village. There was nothing to do in the car anyway. Chen Zheng smiled and explained: "Do you know what Chinese medicine is best at? In fact, it is not curing diseases, but  Treating diseases before they occur is what is called 'conditioning'. To regulate the patient's body, you must also know how to regulate your own body. Only in this way can you be a good Chinese medicine practitioner. "

    "But I see that you have never taken medicine, not even traditional Chinese medicine. How do you take care of yourself?" Dr. Steve asked again.

    "How do you know that I didn't take any Chinese medicine?" Chen Zheng smiled: "I just didn't take the Chinese medicine that you think I'm good at."

    "What do we think is Chinese medicine?" Dr. Steve didn't understand.

    "That's right. In the eyes of ordinary people, only those things placed in the medicine box are called traditional Chinese medicine, but in fact they are not." Chen Zheng explained: "Everything in the world is medicine."

    Chen Zheng is right. For Chinese medicine, as long as it is used properly, highly toxic arsenic can also be medicine, celery commonly eaten can also be medicine, wine is medicine, rice is medicine, frogs are medicine, and ants are medicine.  Medicine, even the most useless looking bark grass roots can be medicine.

    In short, everything in the world is inseparable from the attributes of yin and yang, the five elements, cold and heat, etc. It depends on how you match them. If you match them well, they can cure diseases and regulate the body.

    Chen Zheng's words once again broadened Dr. Steve's horizons. At this time, Wen Dai, who was sitting in the front row, interrupted and said, "Yes, Dr. Steve, there are many prescriptions in China that look weird.  For example, some use hibernating cicadas as medicine, which has miraculous effects in treating diseases, but summer cicadas have no medicinal effect at all; another example is using a specific ant and some herbs to make a soup, which can also cure diseases.  Although some of them are based on rumors, if you examine them carefully, a large part of them are really effective."

    ¡°Oh oh oh,¡± Dr. Steve nodded repeatedly:?Although I don¡¯t know the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, I know that many animals and plants do have resistance to diseases. For example, isatis root can also prevent AIDS!  "

    "Yes, Professor Steve, isn't this amazing?" Wen Dai smiled slightly.

    As they talked, the convoy had already passed Huangshan. When they turned a corner, they saw an extremely simple small mountain village in the mountains ahead.

    It is indeed extremely simple. Most of the houses here only have four corners of logs with thatched roofs.

    Strictly speaking, there is not even a fence, just some random wooden boards nailed up to barely block the wind.

    The jeep convoy stopped in the village and everyone got out of the car.

    ¡°Perhaps no one in the village has ever seen so many foreigners. Blacks, adults and children, all stood barefoot in front of the house, looking at everyone but not daring to say a word.

    "Dear fellow citizens, we are a medical team from China to assist Africa. We are here to treat you in a humanitarian spirit. We do not charge money or anything for treating you. If you want to see a doctor, come quickly!"

    The professional translator provided by the embassy for the medical team shouted these words out loud in the local language.

    It¡¯s a small village with a small population. I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t speak more than six or seven hundred people. When the interpreter shouted like this, most people could hear it.

    But maybe because they were afraid of strangers, none of these people came forward to ask for treatment.

    "Don't worry about it so much," Captain Li said, "Let's spend our space first, and slowly people will come to see the doctor."

    Everyone agreed and took out various items from the last car, preparing to set up a proposed large tent first.

    The villagers did not dare to come forward. Fortunately, an old black man, who looked like a Chinese village chief, was more courageous and stepped forward to ask a few words.

    After a detailed conversation with the translator, he finally confirmed that there was really no need for money, and he did not let everyone set up tents. He enthusiastically moved everyone into a wooden house, and used this wooden house as a temporary practice location for the medical team.  .

    ?Then the old black man shouted loudly and went from door to door to publicize.

    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, in such a small village, there are so many sick people, accounting for 80% of the village.

    Fortunately, most people were infected with the epidemic and could be treated with the same method. These people all gathered in front of the cabin.

    ¡°Only a few people are severely infected and are already facing life-threatening conditions.

    With this kind of patient, all Western doctors, including Dr. Steve, are helpless because they do not have advanced instruments at hand and cannot perform operations that require strict disinfection, even if it is a very small operation.

    These people can only rely on Chen Zheng to save them.

    And these people could not move around, so Chen Zheng could only bring a translator and go to the door to save them.

    In just one morning, Chen Zheng has saved seven patients from life-threatening danger. I am afraid that after hearing about this speed and efficiency, Dr. Steve will be resigned to being defeated again, Chen Zheng said with a smile in his heart.  Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work
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