After thinking about it all night, Marin still didn't make up his mind. Because he felt that the brutal devils in later generations had nothing to do with the people in this era. In this era, there were three types of people in Japan - nobles, samurai and civilians.
The nobles are the ruling class, greedy and stupid, and a bit vicious; the civilian class is more miserable, driven by the nobles and warriors as animals, and belongs to the unscrupulous victim class; and the warrior class is the evil dogs raised by the nobles, and is the most vicious. The Japanese pirates who stole the coast of the Ming Dynasty belong to this class.
However, the aristocratic class and samurai class account for a small part of the Japanese population and are not mainstream. If smallpox is spread, most of the unlucky people will be civilians. These "primary school students" who are generally only about 1.5 meters tall are submissive and driven by others, which is similar to Yang Bailao. Using smallpox to harm them, Marin cannot find any sense of accomplishment.
As for those more vicious Japanese nobles and samurai, because there are not many, they can be killed with muskets, and there is no need to use large-scale killing such as smallpox.
Moreover, if smallpox is transmitted to Japan, it will be easy to be taken to the Ming Dynasty by the Japanese pirates who raided the coast of the Ming Dynasty, which is not what Marin is willing to see.
So, Marin finally gave up the idea of ​​spreading smallpox to Japan. However, the virus still needs to be frozen and preserved. After all, if you want to get a vaccine in the future, you also need the source of the virus.
To this end, Marin planned to build a freezer on the snow-capped mountains in Iceland, specifically to preserve the close-fitting clothes and blankets used by the dead of ceiling deceased who were sent to Spain and southern France during their lifetime.
But after thinking about it, Marin suddenly remembered that Greenland, which is only one strait from Iceland, seems more suitable for preserving smallpox virus.
This is because although Iceland is located near the Arctic Circle, the temperature is not very low due to the influence of the North Atlantic warm current, and the temperature in summer can even reach more than ten degrees.
Greenland, which is only a little west of Iceland, is different. There is no influence of the North Atlantic warm current there, and there is even a Labrador cold current. Therefore, although the latitude is similar, Greenland is much colder.
It seems that only some parts of Greenland's southwest coastal areas will thaw in summer due to the Greenland warm current and exposed the surface. Most other areas are extremely cold in the coastal areas. Inland, there are even low temperatures of several dozen degrees below zero. It is most appropriate to establish a virus refrigerator here.
As for the location, Marin has also planned it - just on the eastern coast that is across the sea from Iceland...
It is very cold all year round, and even the sea surface will freeze. Only in summer will the sea surface thaw and ships can sail in. It is summer now, so you can get some clothes and blankets of the deceased who are smallpox and transport them to store them. When you need to use a vaccine, you will send sailors who have grown cowpox to go there, take a relic to infect cowpox, create cowpox, and plant them for the patients.
At present, in eastern and southern Spain, southern France, and in Naples, Italy, many people have been infected with smallpox, and people die every day. There is no shortage of clothes and blankets for the dead of this smallpox, which is easy to collect.
Because all spies stationed in Spain, France and Italy have returned to China to receive cowpox (only senior spies who cannot easily go to Beihai Kingdom are sending cowpox to their homes for transplantation), Marin doesn't know how many people in these three areas have infected smallpox.
However, before these spies returned, millions of people infected with smallpox in southern France, and tens of thousands of people had died. Spain has taken isolation measures and the population is not so dense, but there are only 300,000 to 400,000 infected people, but they are widely distributed. In the Naples region, there are 200,000 infected people...
This is just the data of the spies before returning to China, but Marin probably has increased a lot now. After all, the spread of smallpox is still very fast. Moreover, because of the number of deaths in smallpox, the total data is said to have exceeded 200,000, and it is still increasing.
At present, the entire southern Western Europe is shrouded in panic. People do not dare to go out and hide at home and are trembling. Because going out means facing the threat of death. After all, in this era, the mortality rate of smallpox is as high as more than 30%, or even 40% or 50%.
I'm afraid that only Beihai Kingdom, which is growing cowpox, can have a certain resistance to smallpox. In other areas, even if smallpox is not infected for the time being, it is already in chaos.
Because of fear of smallpox infection, Europe's navigation trade has now stopped completely. In particular, England has announced that it has closed its doors and strictly prohibited any foreign ship from docking. Only ships from North Sea countries can approach the port of London. However, they must apply with carrier pigeons in advance and can docking after obtaining permission.
Marin quietly sent five warships to pick up his future daughter-in-law Princess Margaret to Orich for a few days, and then tricked her into the small fishing village of Harle, a cowpox planting base, and quietly planted cowpox. Afterwards, Princess Margaret suffered a little fever, but was quickly suppressed by Chaihu and Yinqiao. In other words, Princess Margaret was no longer afraid of the threat of smallpox in the future.
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Just as Marin secretly promoted the cultivation of cowpox to his own people in the Beihai Kingdom, he suddenly flew in Rome, Italy and brought a secret letter from the Pope's father-in-law Julius II.
I opened the secret letter, but I saw a suggestion from my father-in-law...
Julius II himself had grown cowpox, in the small fishing village of Doromia, near the Roman city where Marin escorted him to land.
The Pope also accompanied the Pope to grow cowpox, and there were also a group of followers trained by the Rovere family since childhood. After growing cowpox, the Pope seemed to not believe in its function. So he sent a Chinese cowpox family dead soldier to the smallpox epidemic area outside Rome for a walk. As a result, it was fine for more than ten days after returning. Obviously, the role of cowpox is reliable.
Then, our Pope was fearless. However, he also came up with some ideas...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! As a senior clergyman, Julius II did not value interests much. What he wanted more was to be famous in history and become a great pope respected by later generations.
And for a pope, what can be more accomplished than defeating a devilish epidemic like smallpox?
If he comes forward and promotes the method of defeating smallpox throughout Europe, wouldn’t his reputation be so good after death? Perhaps, he can get the title of “the greatest” pope…
Thinking of this, Julius II was extremely moved. Of course, he could not forget his son-in-law. After all, this method of fighting smallpox was indeed created by his son-in-law. If Marin publicly "dedicates" the solution to smallpox, and promote it himself, he can also give Marin a reward while gaining a reputation. For example, rewarding a throne...
The throne in Europe is very rare and most people cannot get involved. Eastern European powers like Lithuania cannot get into the title of kingdom. However, the Holy See can give it. Of course, the premise is that you have to make great achievements that will never last forever. In this way, the Pope has a reason to crown you with a crown.
But this is not a problem for Marin. As long as the cowpox law is presented, it is difficult for other countries to oppose the terrifying smallpox that has plagued Europeans for thousands of years and give them a throne. Because everyone is the beneficiary of this matter. If anyone dares to object, he will be criticized to death...
Chapter completed!