I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 502



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Episode 502 Plague [5]

Fortunately, the Earl of Elgin was quite quick to give it to me.

First, I packed all the things I had brought from England and sent them to them, using some of my own money to pack food, drinks, and even clothes.

– Of course. Our British Empire wants to have allies here.

Wouldn’t it be a good thing to have a good image of the Black Ships and Britain, no matter who rules?

If you ask, ‘Did Britain care about that?’, I’m at a loss for words.

To be honest, I can’t say I paid much attention because there were too many stupid things I did here and there.

But I did care, that’s all.

Surprisingly, it also sold well in India.

What I am saying is that we do not hold the basic concept of DIVIDE AND RULE for nothing.

‘They’re using it to create other people who are more hated than us.’

Would I use this for nothing?

We’re trying to make it so that it costs less.

If the locals start to hate us, it’s bound to be difficult, right?

This is actually not limited to colonial rule.

Even in order to use it appropriately, a favorable impression is essential.

Why is China isolated in Northeast Asia in the 21st century?

That’s because I don’t like the work.

Of course… … I guess they do that because they need internal discipline, but whenever they get a chance, they say that kimchi and hanbok are ours, so is this okay?

‘It’s right to do it if you have the ability.’

In that sense, Britain still gets along well with the countries it colonized under the name of the Commonwealth.

It is quite amazing and also quite a feat, considering that India and Britain do not have particularly bad relations.

You can see that I have come forward as one of those means.

This is the great nobleman of the British Empire, Kim Tae-pyeong.

“Did more dead people come out?”

“Yes, I think it came from group 4.”

“That’s right. Just take it out and bring it to house number 5.”

“Ah… … Yes. But it’s starting to rot. Is that okay?”

“It’s not okay. Actually, it would be better to burn it all, but is that okay?”

The interpreter lowered his head for a moment at my words, then answered.

“Yes, it can’t be helped. If we have to burn it, we have to burn it.”

In England, I am known as a Japan expert, but really… … what do I know?

He said he knew nothing about Japanese store customs or anything like that.

At best, I’ve only read comics, so it’s natural since I’ve never studied properly.

The only good thing was that there was an interpreter and a samurai here, but it wasn’t just about being able to get various pieces of information.

“You guys do it. We have other things to do.”

“Ah… … Yes. But isn’t it dangerous? Contact… … .”

“It could be dangerous. That’s why you have to do it. Aren’t you the true loyalists of the shogunate? If we leave this as it is and it spreads to Edo City… … .”

“Hi.”

It was nice to be able to use it.

Even if it were the samurai, not the red coats, who would move, from the perspective of the common people, those bastards, who are our fellow countrymen, would be seen as Buddhist statues that burn corpses, while we would be seen as great foreigners who not only continue to give them food and drink, but even give them holy water.

It’s not my imagination, it’s real, right now.

“Oh my… … Thank you.”

“Haha, what about thanks?”

They are hanging a bowl on a long pole and putting rice on it and passing it around.

Of course we’re wearing masks, me and them.

Their masks would be practically meaningless.

I’ve been using the same thing for several days now…

Wouldn’t it be a giant leap?

But what’s important is to reduce the amount of airborne contamination, even if only for a moment.

Of course, that alone is still a bit unsettling, so I give them food outside the house instead of inside.

“Here, take something to drink too.”

“yes!”

Water is too heavy to be hung on a pole, so it is pushed around in a round iron container.

When they finish eating and return the empty container, we wipe it down with disinfectant and fill it with water again.

To be honest, it’s not that difficult.

It’s not like I’m directly nursing or treating anyone.

‘Actually, the treatment… … I just finished it.’

The story is that these people were all fed with Seongsu, or rather, cowpox, just like we fed our children a few days ago.

You may wonder how that can be treated, but it can be treated because it is a less contagious form of smallpox.

In fact, when bovine pus, or a virus, enters the body, the human body immediately produces an antibody response to fight against it.

Coincidentally, these antibodies also work against the virus that causes smallpox in humans, which is why the vaccine is effective.

Of course, it can also be used as a treatment.

The only variable is how appropriate the antibody response is… … .

“People who are in worse condition are also coming out of District 3.”

“There’s nothing we can do. Take them all out and send them to Area 4. There’s an empty spot, right? Go there.”

How much immunity can people who don’t eat well have in the first place?

It’s natural for things to fall down one by one.

What is actually the most important thing at this time?

“Oh, yes! Shall we do it?”

“Why are you guys doing that? We are the ones providing the food, and the samurai are the ones transporting them.”

“that…….”

“The word of the Lord. They all understood it, didn’t they?”

It’s eating, it’s eating.

The story is that if you eat well and sleep well, you will feel much better.

Of course, there are still weak seeds that cannot overcome.

It can’t be helped.

Even in the 21st century, aren’t there always people dying from the same disease?

Oh, you might be wondering, why are we leaving all the dangerous work to the samurai? Is this racist?

no.

‘I guess… … the causative agent itself is a bit different, right? In Europe and here?’

The virus itself may be a similar type, but don’t viruses mutate incredibly quickly?

Of course, the viruses in Europe and here are different.

Then wouldn’t the people here have a slightly stronger immunity to the virus?

I don’t think the difference will be drastic, though.

-The Lord says! Save yourselves! Then your reward will follow! He will protect you like the apple of His eye!

Well, I said it like this because no one would understand such an advanced explanation.

Certainly, this kind of explanation makes much more sense.

The samurai and our children all figured it out.

“yes!”

“Hi!”

In particular, the samurai were moving diligently, perhaps because they were happy to hear that the god they believed in would give them something if they did this.

Our Red Coats are moving happily, as expected, since they have been excluded from the most dangerous missions.

Of course, at first, there were quite a few people who died despite that… … .

As time passed, more and more people began to come back to life.

The mortality rate of smallpox is usually around 30 to 40% in areas where it was originally prevalent, but in our country it seems to be around 5% or less.

It wasn’t a hasty judgment, and everyone was surprised because it was a conclusion reached after almost ten days.

“This can’t be happening. Is this the power of the Holy Spirit?”

Surprisingly, Liston is included in ‘Everyone’.

This is truly amazing, considering that this was done in the form of Jenner’s vaccination program half a century ago.

Even Jenner is British.

When I was learning, I thought it would just fall into place like that… … .

‘If you think about it, it’s not going to be easy for a vaccine to take hold.’

Wasn’t this a vaccine that came out before immunology was even fully established, let alone a concept?

If you think about it, I didn’t know anything about it, I just threw the germs in there to give it a try, but really… I think we British people should be recognized for our courage.

Of course, he didn’t stab me, he did it to a poor and powerless child.

He’s crazy, really.

‘If you do it that way… … I don’t quite understand… … .’

It’s not even theoretically established.

Even the research methods were not humane.

“None of us died… … .”

“Actually, I thought I was going to die without being able to move.”

“I ended up having a slight fever.”

“You said it was a fever.”

Anyway, if Liston, who has overwhelming medical knowledge in this place, is that kind of a jerk, what about the average person?

The samurai in particular almost started to worship me as a god.

I used to have a lot of respect and fear for him, but while he was just a common sorcerer back then, I feel like he’s become one of the true gods.

Well, I guess that’s probably the only way.

“If you get it, there’s a good chance you’ll die… … How could this happen?”

In a natural state, isn’t the mortality rate around 30-40%?

But Japan is currently not in a natural state.

It’s a famine.

Before the great famine, there was a minor famine.

At least this place is practically the Edo region, but other places are probably even more hellish.

Anyway, in a malnourished state, these infections are fatal.

What I’m saying is that nine times out of ten, it’s not exactly an exaggeration.

“I ate food in the holy water by the grace of the Lord… … I think we can see that it is all the grace of our Lord.”

“Huh… … You really are a strong god.”

“Isn’t that why the British Empire is doing so well?”

“okay…….”

Of course, even if you say that, I don’t think you’ll really believe that there is a God.

At least I don’t think the British Empire was successful because God was strong.

Around the 19th century, even in places where the Industrial Revolution, or modernization, had not taken place, the belief in the supernatural had declined to some extent.

Even if you go to Joseon, in fact… … .

Unless something truly unavoidable happens, isn’t it rare to rely solely on superstition?

‘Isn’t it…?’

To be honest, it’s confusing.

That’s because I don’t know much about Korea, let alone Japan.

Even if you are ignorant, there is nothing you can do.

How many people in South Korea know much about Joseon in the 19th and 20th centuries?

It can’t be helped because it’s a place where progress is made after the final exams.

If we don’t show up for the test, we don’t study.

“But it’s still too early to feel relieved. Let’s wait a bit.”

“yes yes.”

“I think I’ll wait about 4 days… … .”

“Will 4 days be okay?”

The natural course of smallpox is usually considered to be two weeks.

I don’t know because I’ve treated it myself, but it’s just such an important disease.

Even now, there are many people who are still collecting this to use in biochemical warfare, so they go through it all and learn it in medical school.

This is to prepare for a possible pandemic.

‘Now that I look at it, I wonder if I learned it because I was afraid of regressing.’

In any case, the disease is important not only in terms of when to start isolation, but also when to end it.

The problem is that I have evidence, but they have no idea… … .

Well, that doesn’t matter.

“Haha, I said that was my thought without realizing it.”

I looked up at the sky.

The only good thing about it compared to London is that the skies are really clear.

Even though I could only see the sky, I pretended to see something else there.

“The Lord says, ‘We should at least prepare an altar of thanksgiving.’”

“An altar?”

“Yes. Offer a suitable animal. No cow.”

“Because it’s an animal… … .”

“By the way, people are not accepted.”

“okay.”

After hitting the back of the interpreter’s head with regret, I began to think about how I could make the ancestral rites more believable.