1850 American Gold Baron

Twenty-eight colleagues were impressed by Robinson's persistence and sincerity.

Thanks to Robinson's tireless efforts, these doctors expressed their willingness to work with Robinson to defeat cholera.

Not every gold mining company and organization has its own doctor. In fact, in Robinson's opinion, there are no more than 40 people in California who are qualified to be called doctors, including Liang Yao's three Chinese doctors.

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Many of the so-called doctors in gold-mining companies and organizations are just pretending to be in order to avoid the investment funds. They have never received systematic formal medical education, let alone medical practice experience.

Such a person cannot be called a doctor, but a complete charlatan.

The gold near San Francisco has been mined out, and there are not many gold mining companies left in San Francisco.

Most of the gold mining companies and organizations mine gold in the mining areas near Sacramento, and most of the doctors on the gold mining team are also in Sacramento.

After influencing those doctors, Robinson persuaded the leaders of the gold mining companies, and after a lot of effort, he finally organized these doctors.

At the riverside pier in Sacramento, a small steamer and several schooners owned by Liang Yao were already waiting there.

The small steamer Sacramento was for the doctors, and the schooner was for the cholera patients, who were to be treated at the newly established hospital in San Francisco.

Liang Yao paid liquidated damages for these doctors who left the team, and signed an employment contract with these doctors with high salary and favorable conditions.

In addition, he also promised those gold-digging team leaders who were willing to let go of their team's doctors that in the future, their team's employees would enjoy great discounts when they go to the hospital for medical treatment.

The leaders of most gold mining companies and organizations have no objection to this. Terminating the contract with the doctor can save a lot of money, and the remaining people can get more of the gold mined.

Under Liang Yao's publicity campaign, residents of Sacramento held banners and waved small red flags in their hands to support these heroes.

The Sacramento, a small steamer specially set aside for doctors, was also hung with inspiring slogans, attracting crowds from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

These doctors had never enjoyed such courtesy before, and they were filled with emotion when they received such treatment for the first time.

The Sacramento is the most advanced and luxurious passenger ship of Trans World Shipping Company.

Among the several passenger ships that ply between Sacramento and San Francisco, the Sacramento is the most special.

You don't need to spend a penny to buy a ticket to ride the Sacramento, but you do need to eat on board.

For other passenger ships, you need to purchase a ticket to board the ship.

The delicacies and wines on the Sacramento are very expensive, but the reason why is expensive is that in addition to the high quality of the ingredients and drinks. There are chefs on board from the United States, China, France, Spain, Italy and even the United Kingdom, who can provide passengers with different flavors.

Dishes to satisfy the different tastes of customers.

In addition, the decoration of the Sacramento is luxurious yet elegant, and passengers are willing to pay for it.

After all, those who can ride the Sacramento have a little money in their pockets. They need better enjoyment and more attentive services to show that they are different from ordinary gold diggers. The sense of achievement of successful people can satisfy their vanity.

However, all services provided to these doctors on the Sacramento today are free.

The status of doctors in the gold mining company is not low, and their daily treatment is naturally not bad. However, the food they enjoy in the mining area is only slightly better than that of ordinary gold diggers, and it is far from comparable to the delicious food provided on the Sacramento.

“This is the best food I’ve had since leaving Philadelphia.”

A doctor named Morris wiped his mouth with a napkin, took out two small gold nuggets from his pocket and gave them to the waiter next to him.

"This is a tip for you, and this is a tip for the chef. His cooking skills are very good. I will come again if I have the opportunity."

The other doctors agreed with Morris's point of view, and the food on the Sacramento was indeed as delicious as the rumors said.

In fact, this is not about how good the chefs on the ship are at cooking, but because they have been eating rough food for a long time and suddenly enjoy delicious food carefully cooked with fresh ingredients. As long as the chef's cooking skills are good, the food they cook is not dark cuisine.

, of course you will find it delicious.

"I have never received such courtesy. This is the proudest day since I became a doctor." A doctor said.

"I have seen this kind of enthusiasm from the people once. That was two years ago, when the whole town went out to welcome the heroes from the Mexican expedition who had returned triumphantly."

"Generals and soldiers can be heroes of the country and the people, and doctors can also be heroes of the country and the people."

Seeing that these doctors were almost done eating, Liang Yao stood up from his seat to speak.

"Gentlemen, we are now rushing to the battlefield that belongs to us. We will face a cruel battle. Our enemy is cholera, an invisible and powerful enemy. This is a war without gunpowder."

"It was also a cruel war. I have seen too many patients and doctors die from cholera over the years."

Morris said with a heavy heart, seeming to be mourning those who died of cholera.

The other doctors also changed their expressions, their eyes filled with fear of cholera.

People today fear cholera as much as people in the Middle Ages feared the Black Death.

Because no one has yet found a cure for cholera, and in some places where cholera is severe, the fatality rate even exceeds 50%.

It is not surprising that these doctors talk about cholera's discoloration. It is due to human beings' instinctive fear of death.

Although the doctors were scared, none of them flinched.

Liang Yao's understanding of cholera was also very superficial. After all, the sanitary conditions of his later motherland had greatly improved compared to the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Cholera was also far away from him in his memory.

Only when he occasionally sees news about a cholera outbreak in backward areas with poor sanitary conditions, such as the cheating ethnic group next door, does he remember that this infectious disease once swept the world and troubled mankind.

"That is because we have not found the right method and have always believed in the wrong authority fallacies of the past. I think as long as we work together, find the right method and break the shackles of old rules, cholera is not invincible. My hometown has defeated cholera.

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Liang Yao encouraged these doctors that if they want to defeat cholera, the first thing they must overcome is the fear of cholera.

Hearing that there was a precedent for defeating cholera, the doctors couldn't help but cheer up and listen carefully for fear of missing a word.

Liang Yao unfolded the map hanging on the wall: "I think Dr. Robinson has also shown this map to you. Cholera is spread through water sources.

Regarding this, I have published an explanation in the newspaper, and it is also strictly forbidden to drink the water and raw water of the American River, and it is also forbidden to go down the river to catch the aquatic products in the river for consumption. As long as the source of infection is isolated, the number of subsequent patients will be greatly reduced, and your pressure will be greatly reduced.

It will also be smaller.”

Morris took off his hat and paid tribute to Liang Yao: "Yesterday, I saw your people patrolling near the American River, driving away people who fetched water and defecating in the American River, and providing free clean drinking water to the mining area. I am deeply impressed by this.

Admired."

Morris was skeptical about the debate among doctors about miasma and hydrophysics.

Facts will prove whether the miasma theory or the water source theory is right or wrong. The most important thing now is to put aside these meaningless arguments and work together to defeat cholera.

"Yes! My company also received five barrels of drinking water provided by you for free yesterday." Another doctor said, "I wonder what we need to do when we get to San Francisco?"