Two hundred thousand people!
This number shocked Yang Qingyuan.
What is this concept? !
Gather these people together and the human wall formed can even withstand the rolling waves of the Yangtze River.
Including the residents in the periphery, the total population of Jinling Fucheng is fifty-five households, about two million people.
And now nearly one in ten people has been infected. This infection rate is quite terrifying even in an epidemic.
"Let's talk as we walk! Speed up to Jinling City!" "Yes!"
Yang Qingyuan got off the carriage, mounted a fast horse, and said to the remaining two agents at the same time.
"What are your two names?!"
"My subordinates, Jinling Liumen Branch, are arresting Chen Ming and Li Dan!"
Yang Qingyuan nodded and said, "Chen Ming, you immediately take my warrant and ride a fast horse to Yangzhou City, the seat of Yangzhou, and ask him to pay attention to whether there are any evidence of the same epidemic in the territory, and also ask him to pass this news to the governors in other places in Yangzhou. , let them pay attention to this matter! Anyone who slacks off will be severely punished!"
"yes!"
"Li Dan!"
"Here we are!" Another agent responded as he stepped out of the queue.
"Immediately take my name card and go to Jingzhou to Wudang Mountain to ask for an audience with King Sun Yao, and ask him to come to Yangzhou."
The speed of the spread of this plague made Yang Qingyuan very sad.
Although Tang Shenwei and Li Binhu were there, Yang Qingyuan was still a little worried.
The two of them are better at medicine, especially the study of herbal medicine. But for epidemic diseases, herbal medicine alone is not enough.
Although the medical skills of Tang and Li were among the best in the world, they were still inferior to Sun Shichang, the King of Medicine.
There is a saying in Taiyuan Hospital: Li Binhu’s medicine and Wanmi Zhai’s prescription.
And Medicine King Sun Shichang is the jointly enhanced version of Li Binhu and Wan Mi Zhai.
Only by inviting him here can Yang Qingyuan feel completely at ease.
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Jiangnan had developed commerce and numerous merchants. Caravans from all over the Zhou Dynasty, including those from overseas, would gather in Jinling City, Yangzhou City, Suzhou City and other places in the south of the Yangtze River for trading.
Therefore, there is a convention in Jinling City that the two small gatherings every month will not change, but a three-day large gathering will be held on January 15th, April 15th, July 15th, and September 15th every year.
At that time, caravans from all over the Yangtze River and even caravans and people from all over the country will gather in Jinling to participate in this three-day gathering.
This is somewhat like a later business expo.
Today is April 22nd, and seven days ago it was April 15th, the Jinling Gathering.
Yang Qingyuan once handled official documents in Wenhua Palace, and Wang Hua served as the governor of Yangzhou for two years, so he knew the business in Yangzhou area very well.
Even if you think of this.
I am even more cautious and vigilant. If it is really an epidemic, then Dazhou will be in big trouble!
Yang Qingyuan and his party rode horses to the outskirts of Jinling Fucheng.
Originally, Jinling was the ancient capital of the Zhou Dynasty and the political and cultural center of Jiangnan. It had always been prosperous.
But the scene that comes into view now, the first impression that comes to people's minds is "empty"!
The entire street was empty, no, it should be said that the entire Jinling was empty. There was almost no one on the street.
It was already late, and even the gates of the inner city of Jinling were not opened.
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Jinling Prefecture Yin, Xue Wen, was born in the Xue family, the original Jinling family.
He entered the imperial examination and became an official in the 16th year of Yong'an. He was talented and hard-working, and he was a talented person with a big heart.
Although he is older than Yang Qingyuan, he was awarded Jinshi one year later than Yang Qingyuan.
Although Yong'an was ranked first in the Great Zhou Dynasty in its 13th year, there were a large number of talents and a spurt of development.
Although the overall level in sixteen years is not as good as that in thirteen years, those who can get into the top three universities will not be mediocre.
And Xue Wen had the support of the Xue family behind him, so he had a prosperous official career. Of course, he himself was also extremely talented.
Originally, according to the Three Mutual Laws, he could not be an official in Jinling.
However, the Xue family moved to Shendu ten years ago. They even sold the clan's sacrificial land and repurchased it after arriving in Gyeonggi, thus completely severing the relationship between them.
This actually fulfilled Xue Wen ten years later.
He gained the attention of Wang Hua, the current bachelor of Zhongji Palace, and others, and he had outstanding political achievements. He was moved from the right as the Suzhou Prefect to the Jinling Prefect, rising through two ranks.
Xue Wen, who came to Jinling, has been busy with the handover and arrangement of official affairs for half a month, and he didn't have time until today.
He originally wanted to take his family back to the ancestral graves to worship their ancestors, but unexpectedly, something like this happened.
A large-scale epidemic broke out in the entire city of Jinling. People who were not infected were in danger and did not dare to go out. Jinling almost became a ghost, and no one could be seen on the streets.
Only then did Xue Wen remember the news from the day before yesterday.
Rumor has it that there was a suspected epidemic in an inn in Jinling.
After receiving the news. Xue Wen immediately organized doctors from Jinling to go to the consultation, and tasked the general magistrate of Jinling Prefecture to take full responsibility for the matter.
Unexpectedly, in less than ten days, the epidemic has spread like this.
More than 100,000 people in Jinling and merchants who came to Jinling were all unconscious in their homes or inns, as if they were dead. All the symptoms were the same as those of Lao Liu and Feng Wei, with red spots all over their bodies. Marks of scratching, unconsciousness.
"Why didn't you notify me of such a big thing before!?"
Xue Wen was furious in the office at the moment. Because dealing with the epidemic was the most important thing before, Xue Wen did not hold anyone accountable. It was only today that he breathed a sigh of relief and had time to discuss this issue.
Jinling General Judge Shi Yuan was scolded so badly by Xue Wen that he did not dare to refute.
Tongpan is a unique left official in the administrative unit of the Zhou Dynasty.
The permanent administrative levels of Dazhou are state, prefecture, county and county.
Among them, the administrative scope of prefectures and counties are similar. Prefectures are special counties, such as the governance of a state, such as important places like Jinling.
It can be understood as sub-provincial cities, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and cities under separate state planning on Blue Star...
Tongpan, on the other hand, is a left-hand official at the prefectural level, in charge of grain transportation, farmland, water conservancy, and litigation. His function is to assist the prefect in government affairs to make up for the deficiencies in the prefect's jurisdiction.
At certain times, you can even monitor the governor.
But the current Jinling General Magistrate did not dare to speak loudly because he was indeed unreasonable.
After learning about this incident, although he went to the scene as soon as possible, no new patients appeared for two consecutive days.
Tong San thought it was just a misjudgment by the doctor, so he went to work on other matters. When the epidemic began to spread, it could no longer be stopped.
Just when Xue Wen was cursing the judge, a government official suddenly came to report.
"Master Xue, there is a group of people outside the yamen. The leader claims to be the Marquis of Wuxiang and wants to see you, sir."
Xue Wen was startled by this "asking for an audience." "What are you asking for an audience? If you don't know how to speak like a scholar, don't say it!"
This Marquis Yang was originally a super-grade marquis, and he was also the prince's young master. Although it is a false position, it is still from the second level!
What's more, Yang Qingyuan is still an emperor, and he is also a close friend of Wang Hua, the current minister of the imperial cabinet.
Xue Wen immediately led a group of Jinling Mansion officials to welcome Yang Qingyuan into the Yamen.
"You must be aware of the purpose of my coming here, so I won't go into details. How to treat the epidemic now? Xue Fuyin, please introduce the current situation."
Xue Wen immediately introduced the current situation.
It can be said that Jinling City is in danger now. The number of people infected with the epidemic continues to rise. However, the local medicinal merchants not only refuse to provide support, but also raise the price of medicinal materials.
Although Xue Wen implemented many epidemic prevention measures and closed the city to traffic, the situation in the city was still very bad.
After hearing this, Yang Qingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, then suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and said, "From now on, I will take over all affairs of Jinling Mansion. Everyone must work together to overcome the epidemic. If there is anyone who is negligent, he will be punished." Kill without mercy!"
"I obey Jun's order!"
No one doubted what Yang Hou said.
They even killed the previous emperor, so why do they still care about a few "minor officials" below the fifth rank? !
Of course, this small official is not small. If converted to Blue Star, he can be regarded as a department-level cadre!
Yang Qingyuan sat high in the court and began to issue orders.
"When the summer season is implemented in spring, there will be more diseases among the people. Therefore, we must combine prevention and treatment."
"1. When the people are sick, they should leave their empty residences in order to buy medicine."
Isolation is the most effective and basic means to stop the spread of the epidemic. This method has been around since ancient times.
There are health clinics in Shendu, which are dedicated to accommodating patients with epidemic diseases. There are also similar institutions in various states, called Six Disease Centers, which are responsible for medical management and disease diagnosis and treatment in various places. When a major epidemic occurs, It also undertakes temporary shelter and isolation treatment tasks.
Of course, under the current situation, the Six Disease Center is definitely not enough, so Yang Qingyuan also requisitioned a large number of inns and hotels in the city to house and isolate severe patients.
"2. For those who died of disease, burn their bodies to eliminate the source of the disease!"
Once there are victims of the epidemic, corpses serve as the main source of infection and must be dealt with in a short time. The best way is to burn. No carbon-based organisms can withstand high temperatures. If so, the temperature is not high enough!
"3. Boil it thickly and drink it hot to dispel evil and strengthen the body."
Two qian of black beans (stir-fry till fragrant), two inches of licorice (stir-fry until yellow), boil one cup of the two flavors in water, take it from time to time or use three ingredients, ginger, green onion and black soybean, boil it thickly and sip it while it is hot.
Of course, before specific drugs are found, these can also play a role in sterilization.
"Four. Sprinkle away the fire and purify the environment."
This is recorded in the medical classics circulated in the Zhou Dynasty. The ancient Zhou Dynasty's book "Zhou Shu Mi Ao Zuo Shu Jing" emphasizes the habit of keeping the house clean and hygienic, and points out that a clean house can reduce the occurrence of diseases.
During the Pre-Qin Dynasty, when people entered the Qin Kingdom, their vehicles and harnesses had to be smoked by fire to disinfect them and prevent epidemics.
The Han Dynasty was the period with the most records of plagues. "Natural History" specifically mentioned that there was a great epidemic in Chang'an, and the palace was all affected by the epidemic. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty burned a fragrant pill sent by the Western Kingdom of Weushui "to ward off the epidemic atmosphere", "Chang'an The fragrance can be smelled in hundreds of miles, and the fragrance accumulates for more than nine months, and the fragrance never stops."
5. "Disinfect and eliminate plague by steaming at high temperature."
During the movement of heaven, epidemics are contagious. If a house affected by the epidemic steams the clothes of the sick person on a steamer, then the whole family will not be infected.
This is currently the most primitive disinfection method.
Yang Qingyuan, a liberal arts student, was not able to purify alcohol like other time travellers. He had never learned this before and could only use high-temperature sterilization.
6. "Cover your face with a scarf to avoid touching others with your anger"
Harmful gas enters the human body through the mouth and nose. Wearing a mask can block the invasion and infection of bacteria, viruses, dust and harmful gases, and it is simple and easy to do. People in the Zhou court would cover their mouths and noses with silk scarves to prevent dust and breath pollution.
"7. High-temperature boiling water, drink it after boiling"
That is the universal medical secret: drink more hot water.
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"Have you ever written down what I said?"
"We will obey the order of Lord Marquis Jun!"
Yang Qingyuan then turned to Tang Shenwei and Li Binhu.
"This is Li Binghu, the Prime Minister of the Taiyuan Hospital, and Tang Shenwei, the Sichuan expert. The two of them will come back to help us and overcome the difficulties together. I hope all colleagues will put aside their past grudges and work together."
"yes!"
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After Yang Qingyuan finished speaking, Xue Wen raised a question again - "rumors".
The harm of the plague is indeed great, but the greater harm is the chaos and panic caused by the plague.
"Now people in Jinling are panicked and rumors are spreading everywhere. What can we do?!"
Xue Wen was a little worried that this rumor could not be eliminated at all.
Yang Qingyuan said that of course it cannot be eliminated. As long as there are people's hearts, there will be rumors.
"Rumors" are unavoidable even in the scientific era of the 21st century, let alone ancient times with heavy feudal superstition?
In these ten days, 200,000 people in a big city were attacked by the plague. If this spread, how much panic would it cause, and what terrible consequences would it have?
Ignorant people will think that God is angry, and even blame all this on the emperor, thinking that this is the emperor's lack of morality, which leads to punishment from heaven.
Or they thought it was a demon who was at work and could not be defeated by human power, so they fled in a hurry, causing turmoil throughout the south of the Yangtze River and even spreading to the north of the Yangtze River, causing millions of Li people to leave their homes to avoid disaster and causing local chaos.
All kinds of harm are harmful to the country. It seems that strictly keeping secrets is the only way to limit rumors.
"The way to control floods is better to block than to sparse. This is true for everything. Mortals are curious. If we conceal it today, once the matter spreads, it will attract many times the attention of others. If the news leaks at that time, everyone in the world will be affected. If you are frightened, you will feel that something is wrong and the situation is critical, so you will panic, panic, and rumors will spread. On the contrary, explaining everything frankly is the best way to suppress rumors."
"Of course, this confession is aimed at the people in Jinling City, asking them to cooperate with the epidemic prevention. As for the outside world, it is kept secret for the time being, and it is strictly forbidden to leak this matter!"
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Under the command of Yang Qingyuan, the battle against the epidemic in Jinling City has begun.
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The capital of gods, Zhongji Palace.
Wang Hua and the Emperor are both here.
Although the emperor rarely interferes in specific government affairs, this does not mean that he does not need to learn.
Although Yang Qingyuan shares the power of the emperor, it is not a true constitutional monarch after all, so the emperor still needs to be able to know the government.
At this moment, the two of them suddenly received the eight-hundred-mile emergency call from Yang Qingyuan.
Emperor Linde, Zhu Zhanyi, was still very happy at this time. He had not received a letter from his mentor for a long time. Although he did not understand why he had to rush for eight hundred miles, he believed that there was nothing in this world that his mentor could not solve.
The deadlock back then was broken by Yang Qingyuan, can anyone else make Yang Qingyuan in trouble? !
Just when he asked someone to get the letter and opened it and took a look, Zhu Zhanhe immediately shuddered.
"The epidemic is prevalent in Jinling, and 200,000 people have suffered!"
This time, Yang Qingyuan’s opponent is not human, but heaven!
