"It was a girl. She was brought back by the contact person. She was already in the care of her family when she was found..."
Shizuka Marikawa didn't continue, but Dick understood what she meant.
It was not uncommon in poor villages to abandon seriously ill children early in order to reduce the burden and save some food rations, so they would be thrown away before they died.
Dick thought that it was not unreasonable to say that poor and bad places produced unruly people. When people's survival was difficult, you could not expect everyone to abide by morality. These unbearable habits were ultimately caused by the people being too poor.
However, Dick's question to Shizuka Marikawa just now caused misunderstanding among the wealthy family.
When they saw Dick asking whose symptoms were more serious, they thought Dick could only save one person, so he would save the one with the most serious condition first. But that hateful Earth doctor said that the little civilian girl's condition was more serious. Isn't this just giving up their child?
The rich businessman had only this one child, so he immediately knelt down and launched an emotional offensive, begging the governor with tears and snot to save his child. He said he was willing to pay, no matter how much the governor asked.
But his wife had a bit of a shrew temperament. She started to make a big fuss, saying that she was the daughter of so-and-so family and that she knew so-and-so from so-and-so's family.
Dick frowned, not even bothering to listen carefully, and just shouted loudly.
"Enough! Did I say I could only save one? Did I say I could only save one? My father, Duke Rune Best, my mentor, Grand Mage Grandor, were you just disrespecting me?"
Hearing that Dick was angry, the rich businessman hurriedly shook his head and smiled to say that he didn't mean that. He also turned around and glared at his outspoken and spendthrift wife.
The second daughter of a baron's family knows a few viscount friends, so how could she have the confidence to threaten the duke's son? Even if he is a bastard, they cannot afford to offend him.
Dick didn't bother to pay attention to the two men. He walked directly to the two children, took their hands on the left and right at the same time, and began to help them absorb the chaotic ice elements in their bodies.
Thanks to the gift from the God of Winter, although Dick is still a high-level magician, the spiritual veins in his body have been expanded to the extreme, allowing him to directly control magic power to a level beyond the saint level.
Guide, extract, control, and soothe, all in one go!
Seeing the two children's faces gradually calm down and turn rosy, the wealthy family breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they became more terrified about their own loss of composure in front of the governor.
Dick glanced at them and spoke softly while continuing to control his magic.
"I understand your love for your son, but you can't just focus on your own child. By the way, I have good news for you and your wife. Your son has a spiritual vein in his body and has the potential to become a magician. He will suffer from cold syndrome, mainly because he is still young and his potential has not awakened. But after this experience, maybe it will be a blessing in disguise and his spiritual vein will awaken early. Try to major in ice magic in the future."
Dick said that he had stopped sucking the boy's energy, but in order to reassure his parents, he did not loosen his hand. The situation on the girl's side was indeed more serious.
He had a weak constitution and was abandoned by his family in the snow. If the liaison officer had not found him in time and brought him back, the weather in Laguge alone would have been enough to kill the child, not even for the cold.
Thinking of this, Dick gave instructions to Rita without turning his head.
"Reward the liaison officer who brought the people back. Award him a medal for loyalty to duty."
"I've made note of that, Master."
Soon, Dick completed the treatment, and when he let go of the two children's hands, his palms were full of white frost and broken ice.
Dick shook his hands. Although it was more efficient now, it still hurt.
Seeing that the wealthy couple wanted to thank him, Dick quickly raised his hand and said.
"Let me make it clear first, I can only help relieve the symptoms. If you want to cure the cold, you still have to rely on the doctors in the clinic. This doctor, Shizuka Marikawa, is mine, understand? Show her some respect!"
Dick was well aware of the awkward contempt the Hessians had for Earthlings, just like the attitude of the Ansa gang towards blacks during the triangular trade period on Earth.
But the problem is that the Earth is not a backward civilization. Their disadvantage is that they have no magic resistance. Moreover, the number of people stolen from the Sun Continent is not worth mentioning compared to the number of missing people on Earth every year. Therefore, it is very likely that the Earth has not noticed it, or the relevant departments have noticed it but find it difficult to investigate the cause.
If the dimensional door is really opened and the two worlds are allowed to engage in an all-out war, the Sun Continent, relying on the strong men at the Saint and Sub-God levels, will not be completely powerless to fight back, but it will be a matter of a few days at best.
Dick is a protective person. He warned the wealthy couple to be more respectful to Teacher Shizuka, but the sentence "She is mine" really makes people think a lot.
Even Shizuka Marikawa was slightly startled. When the rich businessman and his family were asked by Dick to leave the intensive care unit, which was off-limits to outsiders, Shizuka approached Dick with a smile, stretched out a finger, gently poked Dick's face, and said with a smile.
"Ah la la! Teacher, when did I become your person, the Governor-General? If this gets out, it will cause misunderstandings among everyone!"
"That's exactly what I want. If someone disrespects you, I'll have a reason to get mad at you."
"Oh, is that really all?"
Shizuka Marikawa was still teasing Dick with a smile, but unexpectedly Dick suddenly turned his head, put his hands around her neck, pulled her in front of him and kissed her defenseless red lips.
Being "ambushed", Shizuka Marikawa's eyes widened immediately, and her originally cute expression suddenly turned red, making her even cuter than before.
Dick, who had taken advantage, said with a deliberately evil smile.
"If you really think I'm a herbivore, then you'd better be careful not to be eaten up, my teacher Shizuka."
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Author's words: Whisper from the devil: The vacation is over!
028. Medicine is available
Bullying Shizuka Marikawa for being slow to react, Dick took advantage and ran away.
Teacher Shizuka was stunned for more than a minute before she realized that she was forcibly kissed by a boy who was much younger than her, and that the boy had threatened her to be careful or he would take advantage of her.
Shizuka Marikawa, who was already 27 years old, knew clearly what "eat up everything" meant, even though she had been single since birth. Her whole face suddenly turned red as if it was on fire. No one knew what strange images were playing in the mind of this naive female doctor.
On the other side, Dick, who had just left the intensive care unit, found Dr. Natasha, who was busy in the clinic laboratory, and asked if there was a treatment plan and if she needed any help.
At the current clinic, Natasha and Shizuka Marikawa have a clear division of labor. Natasha is responsible for specializing in the treatment of cold syndromes, while Shizuka Marikawa is responsible for using the modern medical knowledge she brought from Earth to train and manage the nurses and care workers transferred by Dick, so as to regularize the clinic as soon as possible.
Although Shizuka Marikawa has a dull personality, she is never vague when it comes to work.
The maids who were transferred to work as nurses admired Teacher Shizuka's rich professional knowledge and were in awe of her because she was the "Governor's person", so they were all very well-behaved and obedient in her presence.
As for Natasha, Dick found the most experienced pharmacist grandmother in the local area and asked her to assist Natasha in her work and give her lessons so that she could learn the herbal knowledge of this world.
After all, the flora and fauna of the Sun Continent and Yalilo VI are very different. Although Natasha has rich experience in treating frostbite and hypothermia, she has to obtain local materials to make medicine.
"Good afternoon, Grandma Meredith, Doctor Natasha, how is the research going? Is there anything I can help you with?"
The old woman named Meredith was fifty-seven years old, which was definitely considered long-lived for a commoner. However, she was in good spirits, had a sharp mind, showed no signs of complete memory loss, and knew all kinds of herbs by heart.
It is worth mentioning that when the old woman was young, she had also thought about curing the cold disease that had plagued the Laguge area for many years, but the traditional herbal medicine knowledge she mastered was not enough to solve this problem. The aristocratic elites in the central part of the empire did not care about the lives of some civilians in remote areas.
So even though the nobles in the imperial capital had long heard that many people died of cold syndrome every year in the bitterly cold lands outside the northern mountains, ranging from a few hundred to two or three thousand, no one cared. They just treated it as a horror story to scare children and noble ladies after dinner.
Therefore, the cold syndrome cannot be cured and has become a terminal illness for the people of Laguge. The people who should be held primarily responsible for this are definitely not the powerless pharmacists like Meredith, but the imperial bureaucrats who ignored the people.
Dick and Hughie, who were far away in the imperial capital, both wanted to overcome the difficulty in treating colds. One wanted to prepare for the development of new land in the spring of next year, to ensure human resources and win the hearts of the people. The other wanted to write his own promotion thesis. Their purpose was not simply to cure diseases and save lives.
But as the saying goes, we should judge by deeds rather than by intentions, and no one is a saint with perfect personal morals.
But the situation is different now. As the governor of Laguge and the local highest administrative chief, Dick is determined to solve the problem. He has good friends who can provide theoretical information and financial support, as well as local senior pharmacists and doctors from other worlds who have mastered advanced medical technology.
He believes that his people are definitely capable of overcoming the cold!
"According to Mr. Meredith's advice, I have analyzed several herbal extracts that can curb cold syndrome, extracted and purified the effective ingredients, and have already produced the first antidote, but..."
"But what?"
“Do we really want to skip the clinical trial phase and go straight to patients?”
"Will this antidote have any serious side effects?"
"No, but it's against the rules."
The reason why Natasha was hesitant about this was related to her deceased brother Wah in her original world. The other party was obsessed with developing wind and snow immunity drugs in the early years. Because he was eager to survive, he tested the drugs on civilians in the lower city. As a result, some people experienced serious side effects, which harmed many people.
This incident made Natasha very cautious about the use of drugs. She did not dare to use drugs that had not been clinically tested directly on patients. Even though the several extracts used in this medicine were herbal remedies that were relatively mild to the human body, she was still afraid of accidents.
But Dick patted her on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead! If someone dies, he will pay a high-level priest to come and revive the person."
"This is a world with resurrection magic, what are you afraid of? Try the one with thick skin first!"
Natasha was choked by Dick's words and it took her a long time to react.
Yes! This planet has magic and divine powers, and can resurrect people.
Natasha suddenly realized something and quickly prepared a bottle of medicine. Judging from the volume, it should be injected through intravenous drip, so she called Shizuka Marikawa.
Several young nurses in the clinic are still in training. Their acupuncture skills are at the "Rong Mama level" and we dare not let them give injections to others right now. Therefore, the one with the most skilled technique is Ms. Shizuka Marikawa, who serves as the deputy director and head nurse.
When Teacher Shizuka was called over, she saw Dick was also here, and her pretty face immediately blushed, and she intentionally kept a certain distance from him. Seeing the strange atmosphere between the two of them, which was both ambiguous and neat, Natasha couldn't help but frowned.
"What's wrong with you two?"
"No, it's nothing!"
"???"
Natasha was confused, while Meredith had a knowing smile on her face.
Soon, the first experimental subject was selected. He was a woodcutter from Kevin Village. He was one of the earliest patients discovered. Because of his strong body, his initial symptoms were not obvious. But after so many days in the clinic, he is no longer as energetic as before and is huddled on the hospital bed, shaking.
The most torturous thing about cold syndrome is that it causes coldness from the inside out and will damage the internal organs first.
Dick walked up to him first and explained the situation to him. The first antidote had been developed and now needed to be tested on patients, so he was chosen because of his strong body.
Dick promised that the treatment would be free of charge, and if he had an accident during the drug trial, he would ask a priest to revive him. If he didn't trust himself, he could sign a written agreement first.
After listening to it, the woodcutter said that there was no problem at all, and then he lay down like a fish that had volunteered to go onto the chopping board, with an expression that said "Do whatever you want with me"!
"It's just an IV drip, it won't be that serious."
The woodcutter had thick blood vessels, and Marikawa Shizuka had given him the injection in less than three seconds. The indigo medicine in the glass bottle was delivered into his body little by little through the translucent rubber hose.
This magical and delicate treatment tool attracted the attention of all the patients in the ward. Living in the remote area of Laguge, it was the first time for them to see someone using an IV drip, and they were full of curiosity about this imported medical product from Earth.
"This kind of thing has been around in the imperial capital for thirty or forty years. It was first discovered by the first batch of time travelers. For many people living in Laguge, this is the first time they have seen it."
Looking at the curiosity in the eyes of the people around him, Dick explained to Shizuka and Natasha in a low voice.
Several people brought chairs and sat in front of the woodcutter's bed so that they could observe the changes in his facial expression. Dick took the initiative to chat with the people around him in a kind tone.
Everyone was very reserved at first, but soon found that the Governor was a very kind man. Although he looked young, his speech and behavior were both noble and friendly, so they relaxed as they talked. Dick chatted with these civilians living in Laguge, asked them about topics related to spring ploughing and farming, and finally took out a small notebook to take notes.
The people in the ward were also curious. It was the first time they saw a governor who was interested in this. The previous governors were only concerned about whether they could collect taxes.
When it comes to collecting taxes, some old farmers want to ask the governor, but they are too embarrassed to speak up.
The tax system of the empire was actually very chaotic, because it was a system of aristocratic fiefdoms, and the percentage of tax collected from the fiefdoms depended entirely on the mood of the lord, while the royal family collected annual tributes from the nobles according to their titles.
And because the nobles in the territories have great autonomy, the taxes they collect are usually quite harsh.
Generally speaking, it is normal for the people to split the profits between the lords in a 30% and 70% split, with the people only getting 30% and the lord taking 70%.
A 28 split is not uncommon.
Forty or six points can be considered as kindness,
A 50-50 split is simply a dream.
And this is just the regular tax. Sometimes, the lord or governor will come up with some ingenious excuses to impose additional taxes on a whim.
Dick had investigated and found that during David's reign, this grandson imposed thirteen additional taxes on top of the regular tax of 30% and 70%. For example, to celebrate the Duke of Best's birthday, he asked for three copper coins per head, and even tens of thousands of people could be forced to pay hundreds of gold coins, and most of the money ended up in his pocket.
When Dick saw that the old farmers were hesitant to speak, he guessed what they wanted to ask.
As for matters like taxation, he actually had no say on the proportion. The 70% rate was set by the Duke, and as the governor acting on behalf of the administration, he had no power to interfere.
But he disdains to impose exorbitant taxes and levies under false pretenses. Rather than trying to squeeze oil out of stones and exploit the poor, he prefers to increase productivity and generate income. Moreover, he has already formulated a plan for spring ploughing next year. He intends to make good use of the labor force released from the mines, as well as the bandit villages and dens that he has marked in red on the map.
If nothing goes wrong, it will be on the shelves next Monday.
During the first week after the release, it was still the same as the seven days of National Day, with no additional updates, one update per day, and each update was 5000+ words.
Besides, I asked the editor-in-chief, Kang LOLI did not lie to me. After the book is put on the shelves, it can be written to be more open.
But I still have to emphasize that I personally do like to write awkward plots, but this is like the strawberry on the cream cake.
If you let me put in a little more, that's fine.
But the main part must be the cake, which is the story.
Even if this is a young man's dream, we can't lose sight of the main goal, right?
029. Dick, who is good at both black and white
