At this time, there were coughs everywhere in the Donglu Hetuala area, and in the surrounding villages, many people fell dead after coughing.
Due to the economic blockade imposed by the Ming Dynasty on Donglu, the people of Donglu have been short of food and clothing for many years. Countless people have died from freezing and starvation. In addition, the Manchu nobles of Donglu took the initiative to massacre some old and weak people. Therefore, because of the corpses The number of plagues increased, and there were hungry and unable ninjas who dug up freshly buried corpses to eat, so the plague began to ravage the Eastern Han Dynasty, instead of first plundering the Ming Dynasty as it had done in history.
After all, in the current Ming Dynasty, because Emperor Zhu Youxiao managed the country well, the burden on the people was reduced and income increased. In addition, he purchased grain from overseas and passed on the losses caused by disasters to foreign countries. Therefore, the people in the country rarely go hungry. I didn’t go to the point of eating anything just to fill my stomach.
Now the Donglu could not remedy their internal food crisis by plundering the Ming Dynasty as they did in the original history. In addition, the climate was getting worse and worse, and it became the birthplace of the plague.
The plague currently prevalent in the Hetuala area of Donglu is the famous smallpox in history.
Now not only the ordinary civilians in Donglu are suffering from smallpox, but also the nobles of the Eight Banners are beginning to get smallpox.
Among them was Fei Yangguo, Nurhaci’s sixteenth son.
"Old Sixteen, is he okay?"
Nurhachi anxiously asked Sibeile, Huang Taiji and others.
Fei Yangguo is the youngest among Nurhaci's current disciples. He is young and smart and has always been loved by him.
Therefore, Nurhachi still cares about Fei Yanguo's life and death.
"Hui Fuhan, according to the doctor, has not yet broken out, and his fever is still high."
Huang Taiji replied.
After hearing this, Nurhaci felt like his heart was being tugged. He gritted his teeth and said, "If the Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty hadn't strictly banned smuggling, killed Shanxi merchants first, then killed the Liaodong gentry, and blockaded the Jin Dynasty, this wouldn't have happened. Pox epidemic! It was Zhu Youxiao who harmed my son!"
As he said this, Nurhaci became even more angry when he thought that several of his sons and grandsons had been captured and then executed by Ling Chi under the order of Zhu Youxiao, and he coughed in anger.
"Father, calm down!"
Huang Taiji hurriedly replied, but couldn't help but take a step back. He was a little worried that Nurhachi was also infected with smallpox and passed it on to him.
Nurhachi was a little annoyed because of this and said: "What, Sibeile, are you afraid that I will also get smallpox and pass it on to you?"
"I don't dare!"
Huang Taiji hurriedly replied.
"snort!"
Nurhachi was quite dissatisfied and asked: "What is the current situation of the pox epidemic?"
Huang Taiji hurriedly replied: "Hui Fuhan, the sudden outbreak of pox has killed more than 1,600 people. Moreover, dozens of people can get this plague in one day. It is already very serious. If we can't think of a way, I am afraid that Even if I, Dajin, are not wiped out by the Ming court, I will be wiped out by this pox epidemic."
"Kill all those who have been infected with the pox! Burn those who have died of the pox! In addition, according to this Khan's order, all villages are not allowed to move around easily."
Nurhachi said.
"My son obeys the order!"
Huang Taiji replied.
Nurhaci continued: "Hateful! This damn pox epidemic is going to make my life worse!"
Ning Wan had always hated Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty for being too cruel towards traitors like him, so he had been looking for every opportunity to slander Daming. At this time, he couldn't help but have an idea, and he couldn't help but take the initiative to suggest: : "Great sweat! I thought of a poisonous plan. Since this pox epidemic is so ferocious and can be transmitted from person to person, why can only people in Dajin get this disease? What's more, this matter was originally caused by Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it is better for us to treat others in their own way, and let people sneak into the Ming Dynasty secretly, and throw these corpses that died of the pox epidemic into the wells, rivers, lakes and ponds that the Ming people often drank, so that the Ming people This pox epidemic may also spread to the capital of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and the dog emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty will also suffer from this disaster."
Like Ning Wanwo, Li Yongfang hated the Ming Dynasty more than foreign nobles like Nurhaci because they knew they would end badly, so they agreed with a smile and said: "Great Khan! From the perspective of a slave, this is It is indeed a good strategy. There are more people in the Ming Dynasty than us. If the pox epidemic can really be spread, the epidemic will definitely be more serious than that of our country. When the time comes, when all the rooms in the Ming Dynasty are empty due to the epidemic, it will be our country. It’s time for gold to make a comeback!”
"This is a good idea! The first is Liaodong. If Sun Chuanting and his people who are guarding Liaodong and Zhu Youxiao's brave guards can be killed by the epidemic, I, Dajin, can break through the two blockades of Liaoyang and Shenyang. I have the key to Dajin. If it is not impossible, Li Yongfang, you should do this immediately and find a way to spread the pox epidemic to his country!"
Nurhachi nodded and then said, "I really hope that his dog emperor Zhu Youxiao can one day die from this epidemic! I, Dajin, have been suppressed by this person for too long!"
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"How is the vaccination experiment of the medical department going? Today's pox is plundering in Donglu. If it is not protected, it will spread to the Ming Dynasty in the future. I asked Jin Yiwei to risk his life and bring back the blood of the Donglu people who had the epidemic and give it to you. The purpose of the medical research is to allow your medical department to improve the vaccination technique that Ningguo Mansion started to implement as soon as possible, and change the vaccination from variola to cowpox to achieve the effect of immunity as soon as possible, so that if smallpox spreads to the Ming Dynasty in the future, there will be no disaster for the country. .”
Zhu Youxiao also wanted to use troops against Donglu, and thinking that Donglu was still suffering from the smallpox virus, he paid attention to the smallpox vaccination experiment he had asked the medical department to conduct before.
"The only experimental results of human vaccination have not yet come out, but the experiments have been successful on cows and monkeys. After the cows and monkeys were vaccinated, they did not get it again. However, the repeat offenders who have been vaccinated have not yet shown symptoms. It is estimated that We’ll have to wait a little longer.”
Xu Guangqi replied.
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded: "Once it is proven that cowpox can also protect people from smallpox, vaccination will be free and compulsory across the country, starting with the officers and soldiers in Liaodong, and then all the officials in the capital, including me! But it also needs to be done Screen out those who cannot be beaten, such as those with insufficient spleen and stomach Qi and blood, the young, and the elderly."
Less than a month after Zhu Youxiao confessed the matter, he received a secret report from the Jinyi Guards, a top-secret message about Donglu's plan to poison the Ming Dynasty.
When Zhu Youxiao learned about it, he immediately lowered his face and said: "How disgusting! Immediately report this matter to Sun Chuanting, the governor of Liaodong, and ask him to strictly investigate the outsiders who sneak into Liaodong. Be sure to be prepared for the spread of the pox epidemic! In addition, vaccinia vaccination must be done first Go to Liaodong to recruit border troops for trial use. Whoever dares to use them will be rewarded with twenty silver coins unconditionally. Then the medical department will send a group of medical officers to help Sun Chuanting and the others. Although they know how to lead troops, they may not know how to prevent epidemics."
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Less than half a month after Zhu Youxiao issued this order, Sun Chuanting received a report from Shenyang.
Sun Chuanting was also shocked after hearing this, and asked the visitor: "Are you saying that smallpox has appeared in the Qingyuan Fort area of Hunhe River?"
The person replied: "You dare not hide it from the church! We found many floating corpses in the lower reaches of the Hun River, and even found many in nearby ditches. They were all Tatars, and some were already rotten. I don’t know how long it has been missing, so many people in the fort have begun to get sick. I’ll leave it to the ministry to decide what to do now.”
"Report! Ye Bushou discovered that there were also a large number of Donglu dead bodies in Suzihe!"
"Report! It was discovered that there were a large number of dead Donglu corpses in Chaihe during the night!"
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