Rurik's ten Slavic maids have now become beautiful girls. During the tax season after the autumn harvest, they appear as the prince's "tax collectors". They are also priests during festivals. They have to keep writing books on weekdays. Officials also have to participate in labor. One of their identities is that of priests, so it makes sense for them to serve as doctors.
Ordinary bruises and injuries can be tolerated for a while. It is said that wiping wounds with flammable spirits can prevent fevers. Those who are really injured can buy wine and treat them themselves.
Only when they suffer extremely serious trauma will they ask for help from the priest.
Therefore, Rurik's maids would send people to accompany the army every time there was a war. When a war broke out, they would hold crossbows and organize themselves into the shooting corps. After the war, they would transform into surgeons.
It was rare that a reckless man with an arrow in his abdomen was sent to a house next to the small temple in Novgorod. Rurik easily gathered two maids and gave them orders: "Anna, Bei. "La. You two treat the injuries of this Pecheneg man. I think his intestines were punctured and stitched up."
The two girls are already used to it.
They and other sisters are the prince's wives and concubines, and they are also the closest students. They already know the location and general functions of the human body's internal organs.
But they are not "Nordic little magpies". Even if they perform surgical operations, their methods can still be described as violent and rough.
The house was closed and the open windows were closed. The house was warm and bright with dense oil lamps. The two girls were armed with sharp knives and specially used steel needles imported from the East that were inherited by the principality. They had locally produced twine. They were force-fed vodka and their whole bodies were facing each other. The injured man, who was already drunk and unconscious, began to operate brutally.
At least they did some necessary cleaning. If there were no special rubber gloves for surgery, I would wash my hands with soap and water, then wash them with strong alcohol and let them air dry. The tools used were also boiled in boiling water.
The two women also put on white robes. Although they felt it was strange, since it was the prince's order, the simple mouth-covering masks had to be worn tightly.
After the injured was drunk, the clothes near the wound had been cut open, and the arrow that caused the injury had long been pulled out.
The wound was a hole, obviously dug out by an armor-piercing arrow. Fortunately, the arrow hit the stomach. If it had been in the chest, this person would have died long ago.
The two women further cut open the flesh along the wound that had stopped bleeding on its own, turned out the bright red intestine, and found the damaged small intestine full of congestion. They cut off the punctured part, and then struck the intestine. The nesting of the road is then sutured with hemp thread.
The original small hole in the wound was cut off with a sharp knife to remove more congestion-rich tissue, and then a "centipede" was created on the injured person's belly using steel needles and twine.
The Principality of Ross does not have any medicine similar to the golden sore medicine, and even performing this kind of surgical operation such as laparotomy and suturing is a challenge with no guarantee of success rate.
Both women subjectively hope to be hurtIn the hope that the victim would get better, they finally wiped the "centipede" on the belly with strong alcohol, then applied a layer of honey, and finally wrapped a white cloth around the injured person's waist. This is all they can do for the time being, and the rest can only rely on God...
They performed a strange surgical operation. If they had not been educated about the structure of the human body, they would have Helpless.
The exhausted two women pushed open the wooden door and faced a crowd of Pecheneg people waiting anxiously outside.
Kagan walked up nervously: "How is he? Is he dead? Or alive?"
The two women were so frightened that they backed away one after another. Of course, they were wearing The bright red blood stains on his white clothes also frightened Kagan.
Rurik maintained the greatest concentration and signaled Kagan not to embarrass his woman: "Anna and Bella have tried their best. Brother Kagan, it seems that the rest can only wait for God's help." Favor."
"Your god?"
"Exactly. Our Odin!" Rurik walked with a solid step. "Kagan, go in and see your relatives."
A pair of eyes in the bright room stared curiously and pitifully at the injured person who was still sleeping unconsciously. His stomach was wrapped with linen for a whole layer. , the air is filled with a faint smell of stench, fragrance and alcohol, and the complex smell is surprising.
On the other hand, Rurik also communicated with his two wives and concubines. Regarding the operation of cutting the intestines, nesting them and suturing them, he was really surprised and worried.
The two women were eager for the prince's praise. They were both his own women. Rurik subconsciously reached out his hand, pinched their cheeks, and verbally declared that they had done a great job.
They lowered their heads slightly and looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
"Go down and rest. Remember to write down your thoughts on today's work." Rurik continued to give instructions.
"Yes." The two women said in unison.
If there was a problem with the operation, the injured person would have died due to massive bleeding. Obviously, the current situation is excellent.
Surgery is like a meat processing workshop in the human world. Surgeons are like butchers. Patients who treat injuries are wailing in extreme pain. Even so, a high cure rate cannot be guaranteed.
It was a Scot named Robert Liston who invented the industry standards of surgery in the early 19th century and invented tools such as the lancet and hemostats.
This was a pioneer in the modern surgical industry, but in that era without painkillers, patients during surgery still had to endure pain and faced huge risks of postoperative infection. As for the latter, it is not something that Dr. Liston can solve.
It was Nightingale, a pioneer in the medical care industry, who integrated a set of clean and hygienic nursing techniques. With the popularization of medical masks and the use of certain nitrogen-containing compound anesthetics, surgery has become more and more " "Human Meat Joint Factory" completed the cutting.
The Principality of Rus under the rule of Rurik certainly does not have to take the detours that many predecessors have taken. It relies on the existing conditions and tries its best to experience what he has seen.Re-enactment of the solved surgical operation!
Wounded soldiers on the battlefield are all subjects of experiments. The treatment of bruises and bruises on ordinary people can also improve the skills of doctors. A surgical team in the principality has no subjects to operate on, so this time The "small intestine cutting and nesting suturing" needs to be recorded in the case record.
"You all should avoid it for now. Kagan, your dependents need to rest." Rurik made it clear.
"He seems to have passed out. Is it because the alcohol has not dissipated?" Kagan still looked anxious and curious.
"Exactly."
"What will happen to him next? When will he be able to stand up again? When will he be able to ride again?"
"I As I said, the rest depends on God's grace. As you all know, this man recklessly showed his body to the arrow. He was determined to die, and it was his fate to die in the end. Odin's blessing, I don't want to kill him, maybe Odin will be merciful." Kagan believed Rurik's high-sounding words, and Kagan did not wait any longer, and asked his brothers to step back.
In the end, only Rick and Kagan were left in the operating room.
"What else will my dependents experience?"
"He will be well taken care of and will be fed honey water for many days. In his case, he can only drink Honey water, until..."
"How?" Kagan asked.
"I'm going to stab my stomach again in a while."
"Huh?" Kagan, who had somewhat understood the situation and was emotionally stable, was stunned again. : "Why is this? If my subordinate is stabbed again, won't he suffer again?"
"There is no way." Rurik shrugged: "The twine that sutured his intestines will remain intact after the intestines heal. Take it out, otherwise he will still die of fever. You need not worry about this. If God is kind, this reckless and poor fellow will still be able to ride with you as your bodyguard when you return home in the spring. ."
How does Kagan know about the structure of human internal organs? He knew where the human heart was, because it was the vital point of any soldier. If he wanted to kill the enemy, he would aim at the heart and shoot. As for the intestines, there is only a vague concept.
Afterwards, the injured were sent to a quiet and warm hut. These Pecheneg soldiers were tied to the bed with cables. As soon as the alcohol was over, the poor injured would fall into pain in their wounds. In order to avoid Writhing around and causing wounds to burst, binding them was a last resort.
Late in the night, people with sensitive ears heard wailing sounds.
An anecdote spread like wildfire. It was said that the loyal wife and concubine of the prince performed a sharp operation on a foreign horseman. The story became more and more bizarre as it spread, just like two girls who were born in White Tree Manor. She became a witch and tore through all the poor injured man's internal organs.
When Rurik learned of the bizarre news, he had no choice but to post an announcement on the notice board in Novgorod City Square. It was a printed document and the same text was postedIn some other open-view corners of the city.
The content of the document is full of easy-to-understand words. The so-called identity of the injured, the cause of the injury, what kind of surgery was performed, and the current condition of the injured. It seems that this is the only way to suppress this so-called urban legend.
But what Rurik didn’t know was that this matter would soon become a ghost story for some parents to scare their children. They said that if they ran out in the cold, they would be captured and eviscerated by a witch. The parents still don't want their cubs to freeze to death unexpectedly. After all, there are no wild beasts in the city, only the cold wind at night that is more ferocious than the wild beasts.
The wailing of the injured continued for about a day, and the poor injured could only drink honey water to survive. Fortunately, the fever that everyone feared and was bound to die did not find this poor man. In Kagan's view, it was indeed the Russian gods who had sent down their favor.
Of course, Kagan is not a simple fool who leaves everything to God. He can see that the medical skills of the Principality of Ross have reached a high level.
On the grasslands, the casualties of war are not only reflected in the fighting on the battlefield. Many injured people temporarily escaped and died of fever afterwards.
The Prince of Rus clearly mastered a method of fighting fever. If Pecheneg also mastered this technology, many brave warriors could avoid death.
He wanted to know why, and was even mentally prepared to buy this technology with money and horses.
There is an opportunity right now!
Because the Russian Hanukkah is coming, the prince of Russia has revealed a wonderful plan, which is to bring the newly trained cavalry troops to their "royal city tent" New Rossburg to inspect and participate in to their grandest event.
How can a Russian event not be a Pecheneg event?
"If I take the opportunity to congratulate you on your grand event and then join in, you will thank me..."
Kagan thought so and decisively visited the Prince of Ross himself.
In the quiet secret room, Rurik personally received his steppe brothers. He thought there was something secret and important, so he got into trouble.
The oil lamp was lit, and the two sat on the leather cushions and looked at each other.
"Tell me! It must be a problem with your family members? Things are going very well these days. In a while, the second round of surgery can be performed. After another month, he will recover as before."
p>Kagan sighed lightly: "It is indeed related to this matter. Brothers Rurik, I only know one thing."
"Please tell me."
"What means did you use to fight against the fever."
"Of course it is the grace of God." Rurik said, but the corners of his mouth slightly raised to reveal the untruth of this statement.
"You are entertaining me. I know that you must have a skill. I...want to learn."
"You want to learn? Why?"
Kagan simply slapped his thigh, then slapped his heart as if to express his sincerity: "I tell the truth.To be honest, we Pechenegs are surrounded by powerful khanates, our soldiers are very elite, and we encounter frequent wars. Many soldiers were injured and died afterwards. If you teach me how to fight against fever, many of my warriors will survive. "
The words were a bit unexpected. Rurik thought about it carefully, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became. After thinking about it again, his attitude towards Kagan changed a little.
Thinking about it again. Thinking about the importance this person paid to his injured slave family members, this person really loved his soldiers? More than that, he clearly loved his own power more, or the stability of his power was based on the support of a large-scale army.
“You want to learn? This is not easy to learn. If you only knew the basic means, I could tell you now. But for antipyretic medicines, you need to spend a lot of money to buy them. "
"What is the potion? ”
“It’s the flaming liquor you drank! ”
The two sides have huge geographical differences and are now in a de facto alliance. Russia is eager for Pecheneg’s good horse, so it is important to deepen their friendship.
The so-called fever is scurvy, in which rotten wounds ooze pus and dirt enters the bloodstream. The circulatory system supplies dirt to the whole body, causing systemic necrosis. It was not until the invention of the microscope that people realized that this was caused by bacteria and rotten and dissolved body cells. The venom is produced and threatens the body. By applying the right medicine, scurvy can be easily cured.
The principle is to debridement the wound, cut off the slough, wash it with medicine, suture the wound, and even use some magic white medicine to speed up self-healing. , and even more magical biological protein glue was used to bond them.
Just the use of high-grade vodka allowed the Russians to almost defeat the scurvy of the wounded soldiers, which made the soldiers of the principality fight without mercy. They were afraid, because they knew that the principality could treat ordinary injuries, except for fatal injuries. This was clearly demonstrated in the two battles against Karelia. All the minor injuries were treated, and no one died from the heat. Disease.
There are some invisible bugs floating in the air, especially in soil and feces. The skin can isolate these vicious bugs, but when there is a wound, the bugs will swarm. The wolf gnaws the meat and finally kills a person. The only solution is to wipe it with spirits...
Kagan basically believes this theory after hearing it. He wants to buy spirits and hears the price. I immediately gave up.
To be honest, flammable spirits are not good to drink, but the fun of drinking lies in the trance after being drunk. A person will feel that his soul is out of the body, or entering into a world. A kind of blurred state that I only felt in childhood, and I even felt like chatting with the gods.
“Isn’t ordinary wine good? Not even kumiss? ”
“No. Unless you can make wine that can burn, not only will you not be able to heal the injury, but you will also cause the injured to die early. "
"I..." Kagan gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "I will buy it! "
Since the other party wants to buy, Rurik is willing to sell. BecauseIn order to sell spirits, they will also be sold together with glass bottles. Distilled spirits have become much cheaper due to high grain production, and the price of spirits is mainly reflected in the glass bottles. Rurik sold three bottles of spirits at the friendly price of two pounds of silver coins, but Kagan directly ordered fifteen bottles!
"How do I get it? I want it now!"
Rurik shrugged: "Not for the time being, but if you are willing to go to New Roseburg with me, you You can get it on the spot. After all, I set up a winery in my royal city."
"That's what I wanted! You're going to ride to New Roseburg to participate in your Hanukkah. Let’s celebrate! I have the right to participate.”
“Oh? You are foreign travelers. You can see our festival, the frozen sea in the north, and the ice. The sun."
"Very good." Kagan laughed naively: "To be honest, your Hanukkah is also our Karakin Festival."
" What is that? It’s also a grand sacrifice?”
“Sacrifice to the sun, sacrifice to the warm new life. I will gather together to eat barbecue and drink mare’s milk, dance, and play the harp. Same origin as the guitar). Priests will worship gods, and men and women will get married. "It sounds good. Wait, do you have some instruments?" Rurik was alert and curious.
"Kuo Bu Si Qin, for strumming. Ney, for flute, played." Kagan said while making movements with his hands, but it was a pity that he did not bring them with him on this trip.
Although Rurik has regrets, purchasing Pecheneg musical instruments is also included in the plan.
"We are about to leave." Rurik sighed hopefully, "Since you are willing, prepare well. This will be a long journey, and we will move forward on glaciers and glacial lakes. "You don't have to worry about the food for the horse."
"Ah? Brother, you will spend a lot of money."
"What's wrong with you participating in our festival?" My honor. Besides..."
"What?"
"I see that only a few of the horses have iron horseshoes. It doesn't matter, we arrived in New Ross. I will put steel horseshoes on all the horses in the castle, and you can enjoy this treasure as long as you bring someone with you."
"I can actually do that?" Kagan was overjoyed.
"Of course, we are brothers, and our two countries are also allies."