In terms of character, the current family did not like procrastination, and the same was true for Zhu Lingjing, so she started to prepare immediately after returning to the mansion.
She didn't have many brothers and sisters. Apart from the Crown Prince Zhu Lichi, she only had one younger brother who was only in his early years. His studies had not yet been completed, and Zhu Lingjing felt that this guy was unreliable and did not seem to be able to take on big tasks.
In comparison, she is more suitable for this aspect. She is full of confidence in this as she just received her degree certificate not long ago.
The next day, the emperor's order was finally issued - he sent her to Jiujiang Prefecture immediately to take charge of the disease control in the seven counties of Hukou, Ruichang, Huangmei, Xingzi, Pengze, De'an, and Duchang; and the capital was originally planned to be in charge of this matter. The censor of the right capital of the Chaoyuan was now ordered to "assist him".
The latter's name was Fang Bao, and that afternoon he came to the princess's residence carrying a series of files and copies of memorials.
"Your Highness, this is a report on the situation and progress of all parties, with Hukou and Pengze counties being the most serious..."
"These are the statistics on the number of people infected with the disease in the four counties of Rui, Huang, Xing and De..."
"Also, the accumulation and transshipment status of medicines distributed by Wuhan and Changsha, as well as Beijing and China..."
In the main hall, Fang Bao presented a large number of files to Zhu Lingjing, who picked up one and browsed it.
The proportion of acute illnesses exceeds 15%? The mortality and disability rates are appalling.
The more she read these reports, the more frightened she became. She frowned slightly, then raised her eyes and said solemnly: "It seems that the situation is worse than expected, and we must deal with it seriously."
Fang Bao, who looked equally solemn, nodded and replied: "The prevention and control efforts in the past ten years have been very effective, which has made officials, soldiers and people relax their vigilance. However, the pathogen has not been eradicated, and this large-scale infection can be considered a comeback!"
Zhu Lingjing closed her eyes for a few seconds and thought for a while, "It's not too late. Since the decree has been issued, let's set off as soon as possible. We will be there as imperial envoys to stabilize people's hearts."
Fang Bao bowed his hands and said, "What His Highness said is absolutely true."
"Come, prepare to travel. If possible, we will set off tomorrow morning."
"yes."
After all, she is someone who has studied modern medicine seriously. Zhu Lingjing's achievements and knowledge reserves may not be worth bragging about, but there is no problem in being qualified.
And she also has a clear understanding of the current situation - due to deviations in economic development, rural areas in Ming Dynasty have poor sanitary conditions, human and animal feces are disposed of randomly, and rural people have poor hygiene awareness and lack medical resources.
In terms of pathogenic theory, schistosomiasis eggs are usually excreted into the water with feces, and the "miracidia" inside the eggs will burrow into the "snails" to develop into cercariae, and then leave the snails and enter the water again. "Cercariae" can burrow into the skin of animals or humans and develop while moving inside. The typical process is to first enter the veins and follow the blood through the heart to the lungs, and then enter the abdominal veins to develop into adult worms and lay a large number of eggs. The eggs will be deposited in the veins. The eggs reach the liver or intestines, and when mature, the eggs penetrate the intestinal mucosa and are excreted in the feces. And so the cycle begins over and over again.
Based on decades of accumulated experience, people have long realized a seemingly coincidental situation - the schistosomiasis epidemic area coincides with the distribution area of snails.
The joint team from Jinling Medical University and Tai Hospital made inferences on this basis and conducted in-depth research, ultimately proving that snails are the intermediate host.
In other words, as long as the snails are solved, this terrible disease can be truly eradicated?
However, it is easier to think about than to do - there are so many rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands in the north and south of the Yangtze River, and snails are everywhere, how can it be possible to eliminate them completely?
"It's easy to treat the symptoms, but it's hard to treat the root cause..."
It was already when the moon was over the treetops. She looked at the books spread out on the table and sighed.
Outside the room, Su Yiyi, who had just learned the latest news, walked over quickly and met a maid carrying a dinner plate halfway.
She took it easily and indicated that she could just take it in along the way.
"Your Highness, the prince sent a message for you to take his train. Don't mind." As she said that, Su Yiyi placed the dinner plate with a wet towel and cut oranges on the table.
Zhu Lingjing stretched and said casually: "Okay, remember to say thank you."
She didn't like flying because a few years ago there was a thunderstorm. There was lightning and thunder outside, and the plane was so bumpy that it looked like it was about to crash.
Since then, she has never flown again due to lingering fears, which can be said to have left a psychological shadow.
Since she was leaving tomorrow morning, Zhu Lingjing did not stay up late. When it was past midnight, she took a shower, changed clothes and went to bed.
The next day, morning.
Not long after the sun had just jumped above the horizon, a streamlined high-speed steam train left Jiangbei Railway Station with its whistle, dragging a long black smoke and heading west.
In addition to the standard formation, the train also rarely carries ten additional stuffy tank cars filled with various medicines. After all, as the Crown Prince's car, how can it be used to haul goods in normal times.
As far as medicine is concerned, the medicine of the Ming Dynasty is modern medicine that is relatively independent and developed based on traditional Chinese medicine.
It is very misleading to equate Western medicine with modern medicine. It can only be said that because modern medicine in later generations was developed by Europeans, people often confuse them and identify Western medicine as modern medicine.
However, how can classical medicine be compared with modern medicine?
What does traditional Western medicine do? Bloodletting, amputating limbs, and giving patients some weird medicines are obviously fundamentally different from modern medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine is relatively reliable, and it does not only diagnose and treat internal medicine as many people think.
Surgical terms such as wound suturing, laparotomy, nasogastric feeding treatment, etc. may seem to have nothing to do with traditional Chinese medicine, but in fact they have been used as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties; even abdominal intestinal trauma or cervical tracheal suturing operations are also clearly documented.
However, under the influence of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming dynasties, TCM gradually shifted from "external treatment" and "both internal and external treatment" to pure "internal treatment", and TCM surgery declined.
Although there have been many achievements in history, classical medicine cannot be compared with modern medicine, which is scientific and supported by many technologies. The replacement of old things by new things is an unstoppable historical trend.
This time, in the face of the widespread epidemic, Zhu Lingjing, the "imperial envoy" who is well versed in medicine, is determined to win.
Since ancient times, "laymen leading experts" has been the norm, and the Ming Dynasty was no exception. It was not uncommon for officials from the Ministry of Works to be transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and officials from the Ministry of Rites to be transferred to the Ministry of War. In fact, this was a manifestation of the art of controlling subordinates.
But it is undeniable that at critical moments, it is the experts who lead the way who are the most efficient.
From the past few days to now, Zhu Lingjing has learned everything about the current situation in the epidemic area, and has also initially clarified the interests and stakes hidden under the surface.
But these are just on paper after all. What the actual situation is like can only be known if you go there.
Zhu Lingjing, with complicated eyes, looked at the scenery passing by quickly outside the car window, and once again fell into deep thought. She was weighing the pros and cons of all parties, and how to handle the matter appropriately with a moderate amount of advance and retreat.
There are more updates these days, so there will be two more updates at midnight.
(End of chapter)
