"Quarantine laws!"
"The Cowpox Method!"
When the news came out that doctors had discovered a method for cowpox and completely defeated acne, the entire Song Dynasty was shocked. Unknowingly, the doctors' medical skills had improved to this point.
Once upon a time, Fan Zheng was just a doctor who loved to come up with evil prescriptions, and everyone only regarded him as a sensationalist.
When Fan Zheng rebelled from the Imperial Medical Bureau and openly advocated becoming a forensic doctor for the first time, everyone in the world laughed at him for overestimating his capabilities.
When Fan Zheng established a traditional Chinese medicine hospital and became a blockbuster,
The ruling and opposition parties did not pay much attention to this, thinking that it was just a child's whim.
When Fan Zheng reappeared Hua Tuo's unique skills in curing terminal intestinal carbuncle, the whole world was in an uproar. Only then did the Song Dynasty truly realize that Fan Zheng was not just an armchair strategist, but it did not exceed everyone's expectations. Today's Fan Zheng has not surpassed the miracle doctors of the past generations.
“Epidemic eradication in March!”
But now Fan Zheng is making a splash in Luoyang City. For the first time in human history, he has defeated the plague.
The forensic doctor finally made amazing achievements, and the doctor ushered in the most glorious moment.
"plague!"
Before that, everyone who heard these two words was frightened.
Let me ask, if there was no forensic doctor Fan Zhengbian, what would be the consequences for traditional doctors facing the Luoyang epidemic.
"Three years of pandemic!"
"Bodies everywhere!"
"Nine out of ten rooms are empty!"
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Thinking of this, everyone shuddered, because all this was not malicious speculation, but a true portrayal of plagues in the past dynasties.
"It's just a coincidence this time! Doctors discovered cowpox. If we encounter other plagues, we may not be so lucky." Someone said sourly.
Many people nodded slightly. The method of cowpox can only cure pox plague, but there are many kinds of plagues in the world, many of which are incurable.
"No! The method of cowpox is indeed precious, but the method of isolation and disinfection are the magic weapons for dealing with the plague. Even if doctors have not discovered the method of cowpox, as long as Luoyang City adheres to the method of isolation and disinfection, it will not be impossible to eliminate the epidemic in March. It's possible!" There are also enlightened people who are full of praise for the doctors.
Since ancient times, the world has been talking about plagues with disdain. When plagues occur, they can only be filled with human lives!
The emergence of isolation and disinfection methods has given doctors weapons to fight against. In addition, the medical city method has been widely promoted, and the possibility of future plague outbreaks has been greatly reduced. Even if there is another plague outbreak, just copy the Luoyang model and the plague will Nor will it be anything to fear.
The method of cowpox is indeed precious, but the experience of Luoyang's March epidemic is the biggest gain from this Luoyang epidemic.
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"Okay! Fan Aiqing has indeed kept his promise. The Luoyang plague has disappeared."
In Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Xu couldn't help but beam with joy when he received the good news from Luoyang.
Whenever a plague occurs, not only the people suffer heavy casualties, but the imperial court's vitality is also severely damaged. It usually takes a lot of manpower and material resources to quell the plague for three years, but Fan Zheng actually managed to quell the plague within three months.
All the officials in the court couldn't help but look uncomfortable. Fan Zheng acted arbitrarily in Luoyang City, provided free living supplies to the epidemic area, and treated the plague for free. He consumed a huge amount of money and food in a short period of time, which made all the officials in the court impeach him.
But now that Fan Zheng has put down the epidemic in March, the money and food he spent at the beginning seems to be a lot, but compared with the money and food he spent in the three years of the epidemic, it is just a drop in the bucket, not to mention saving the lives of countless people in Luoyang. This is the true sense of futility. price of wealth.
"The medical profession has flourished. With Luoyang's experience in combating epidemics, the Song Dynasty will no longer be afraid of the plague! This is the blessing of the Song Dynasty."
Right Prime Minister Su Song praised him without hesitation.
Fan Zheng became famous in the first battle in Luoyang, which made the medical party's position in the government even more important.
"Fan Taicheng has excellent medical skills, and I admire him!"
In front of Fan Zheng's miraculous medical skills, all the ministers had to bow their heads and agree.
Zhao Xu looked at all the officials in the court and couldn't help but feel proud. At first, all the officials opposed Fan Zheng's control of Luoyang, but he was the only one to support him. However, Fan Zheng did not let him down and put down the plague as quickly as possible.
No, Fan Zheng did more. Zhao Xu picked up a memorial from Luoyang Mansion, showed a subtle smile and said: "My dear friends, you don't know. Along with the memorial of Luoyang's victory, there is also an initiative. I would like to ask for a plan to promote the sharing of labor among the households! I wonder if you, my dear friends, have any suggestions!"
"What, Luoyang took the initiative to write a letter to implement the new law of serving people in the countryside." For a moment, the court was shocked.
"Yes, everyone, please take a look!" Zhao Xu waved his hand and handed the memorial in his hand to the ministers for circulation.
Seeing the incredible looks in the eyes of all the officials, Zhao Xu felt very happy.
Fan Zheng's surprise for him was not just about pacifying the epidemic. Luoyang was the base camp of the old party and the biggest obstacle to the imperial reform. But now Fan Zheng had conquered Luoyang without a single blow. This was good news for the imperial reform.
Zhang Dun put down the memorial and said impatiently: "Luoyang is the Xijing of the Song Dynasty, and we need to be cautious when implementing the practice of sharing labor into acres. Wei Chen suggested that we follow the experience of Kaifeng and promote the new law in Luoyang!"
The expressions of the officials of the old party couldn't help but change. What is Kaifeng experience? It is not to release a group of wolf-like alternate officials to strictly supervise the work of tenants and farmers. Once an official is found to be engaging in malpractice for personal gain, he will immediately investigate and deal with it immediately.
It is conceivable that Luoyang will completely change once the rural labor service and immediate compensation are simultaneously implemented in Luoyang.
However, the old party officials had nothing to do. After all, it was Luoyang who took the initiative to implement the rural labor service system, and they could not oppose it.
"I am informing the officials that Luoyang has suffered heavy losses due to the epidemic. We still do not forget to respond to the officials' ambition for reform. We also ask the officials to support Luoyang with money and food, and exempt Luoyang government from taxes for three years to help Luoyang tide over this difficulty." Lu Dafang understood that he had already There is no way to stop the reform in Luoyang, so we can only try to benefit Luoyang as much as possible.
But Zhang Dun snorted coldly: "Mr. Lu is too generous, exempting taxes for three years? The Luoyang epidemic was suppressed in March, and it didn't hurt at all. In addition, the donations from Yizhuang and the money and food allocated by the court , Luoyang Mansion doesn’t have much deficit at all.”
Now that the new party is implementing new laws, there are many places to spend money. In addition, Luoyang is the stronghold of the old party, so the new party naturally tries its best to weaken Luoyang.
Lu Dafang retorted: "In order to quell the epidemic in March, Fan Taicheng spent money like water. The Luoyang Mansion's many years of savings have been exhausted. Now the treasury is empty. I am afraid that even the officials' salaries are not available. I hope the officials will take a closer look."
Zhao Xu naturally understood the current situation of Luoyang Mansion. If Luoyang was not desperate, how could he take the initiative to submit to the imperial court. However, Luoyang Mansion was an important town of the imperial court, and the imperial court had suffered too much loss after three years of tax exemption.
Su Song bowed and said: "Although the epidemic in Luoyang has quickly subsided, the vitality of Luoyang Mansion is still severely damaged. Now hundreds of industries are waiting for prosperity, so we still ask the officials to help."
The old party and the medical party in North Korea are in agreement, and the new party is once again at a disadvantage.
Zhang Dun suddenly became anxious and was about to refute when he heard Su Song say again: "In the opinion of a humble minister, I will exempt Luoyang Mansion from half of this year's taxes, and allocate Luoyang Mansion 30,000 guan of money for a period of time until the summer tax is collected. Luoyang's finances will naturally ease."
"Su Aiqing has matured to hold the country, that's right!" Zhao Xu said with a big wave of his hand.
In view of Luoyang's good attitude in actively promoting reforms, Zhao Xu did not deliberately make things difficult. Three months after the epidemic in Luoyang, the imperial court allocated 30,000 yuan and exempted half of the taxes, which was enough for Luoyang Mansion to tide over the difficulties.
Lu Dafang couldn't help but sigh. This result was far from the three-year tax exemption requested by the old party, but it was still acceptable.
"The officials are wise!"
All the officials in the court bowed their hands.
"Three parties stand in harmony!"
Seeing the three parties in North Korea and China constraining each other, Zhao Xu couldn't help but think deeply.
Since the emergence of the Medical Party, the situation of endless debate between the old and new parties has been greatly alleviated. The previous opposition for the sake of opposition has disappeared, and the government has gradually advanced in its place.
The evil prescriptions used by the three parties were also dedicated to him by Fan Zheng.
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Weizhou, Artemisia wormwood farm!
"start!"
On nearly 10,000 acres of wasteland, three thousand soldiers worked hard under the command of Fan Zhengping, methodically reclaiming large tracts of wasteland into farmland that could be cultivated.
Most of the Xiang soldiers were transformed from farmers and were no strangers to farming. In addition, in order to successfully plant artemisia, doctors supported many herding horses and promoted horse-drawn plows, which greatly accelerated the pace of land reclamation.
"drive!"
The two horses, controlled by the soldiers, pulled the plow and quickly turned over the soil in the wasteland, covering all the grass roots under the soil, exposing the moist soil.
Fan Zhengping couldn't help but nodded slightly. Although the horse-drawn plow was not as meticulous as the oxen, it was faster, and the Artemisia Farm had tens of thousands of acres of wasteland that needed to be reclaimed and planted, so a horse-drawn plow was most suitable.
The three thousand soldiers also knew that these 10,000 acres of wasteland would be where they would settle down and live in the future. The more wasteland they reclaimed, the better off their lives would be, so naturally no one would slack off.
After Fan Zhengping assigned the task, he returned to a piece of wasteland that was first reclaimed.
On this newly reclaimed land, large areas of green wormwood have already broken through the ground and are growing vigorously under the careful care of the soldiers.
“The trial planting of Artemisia sativa was successful!”
Fan Zhengping took a deep breath. The success of the roundworm experiment not only saved children all over the world from the suffering of roundworms, but was also the first step in reforming the military and forming a construction corps.
"Master Fan, all the roundworms have been planted, what should be planted in the newly reclaimed wasteland?" asked an old soldier.
"Grow all cotton!" Fan Zhengping said without hesitation.
Cotton is a cash crop and requires a lot of manpower, and the most indispensable thing for Xiang soldiers is manpower. Moreover, the commander is making cotton armor. If the Artemisia Farm can supply a large amount of cotton for weapons, more benefits can be obtained.
Fan Zhengping's eyes lit up. He might have found the path to success for the Production and Construction Corps.
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The Song Dynasty in the south is already full of greenery, while in the far north it is still cold and desolate.
Although it is far less cold than in March, the snowfields all over the place have gradually melted, making the far north a bit more climactic.
On top of the melting snowfield, a group of people emerged from the uninhabited far north, stepping on the ice slag.
It was Yelu Nanyin and his party who had disappeared in the snowfields of the Far North for three months.
"The princess is back safely!" A tribe spotted Yelu Nanyin and his party and couldn't help but cheered.
Yelu Nanyin went deep into the snowy fields for three months, but there was no news. Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Dynasty was so worried that he had already ordered that any news about the princess should be reported immediately.
"I'm back!"
Yelu Nanyin stepped out of the snowfield and looked at the vastness behind him that was about to dissipate. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Yelu Nanyin returned south all the way, being escorted by tribes wherever he went, and soon returned to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, Liao Kingdom.
Yelu Hongji had already received the news and couldn't wait to go out to greet his beloved granddaughter.
"Nanyin, see the emperor's grandfather!" Yelu Nanyin bowed solemnly when he saw Yelu Hongji.
"It's good to come back. Even if you can't regain your appearance, as long as you come back safely, I will feel at ease." Yelu Hongji said with a sigh of relief. He knew that the bright red spots on Yelu Nanyin's face were her heartache, and he couldn't bear to burden her with too much.
Yelu Nanyin suddenly raised his head, reached out and took off the veil, revealing a flawless face without the bright red spots before.
She endured severe cold in the bitter cold land of Mobei, and finally emerged from her cocoon and transformed into a butterfly, successfully regaining her appearance.
"Queen Xiao!"
Some old ministers couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw Yelu Nanyin's appearance, because the restored appearance of Yelu Nanyin turned out to be very similar to that of Empress Xiao.
Seeing a face that was somewhat similar to Xiao Guanyin's, Yelu Hongji couldn't help but be shocked. He recalled that he had gone his own way and unjustly killed Queen Xiao Guanyin, and he couldn't help but regret it.
"Okay! I finally settled one of my worries." Yelu Hongji breathed a sigh of relief.
Yelu Nanyin put on the veil again and said: "Nanyin's appearance has just recovered. According to Doctor Fan's prescription, he cannot see the light yet, so as not to leave any traces."
"Evil doctor Fan Zheng!" Yelu Hongji exclaimed.
He did not expect that Fan Zheng's incredible evil recipe would actually be effective and restore Nanyin's appearance.
"Now that you have returned, I will tell you another news. There is a great epidemic in Luoyang of the Song Dynasty. The most talented woman of the Song Dynasty is trapped in Luoyang. The evil doctor Fan Zheng has entered Luoyang. Her life or death is uncertain at the moment." Yelu Hongji said deliberately.
He was old and powerful, so he naturally saw the thoughts of Yelu Nanyin's little daughter at a glance, and deliberately made her give up.
However, Yelu Nanyin was unmoved and said with a faint smile: "The bright red mole on Lian Nanyin's face that no one in the world can cure can be cured by the evil prescription. Nanyin does not believe that the Luoyang epidemic can stump Fan Taicheng."
Yelu Hongji frowned. He did not expect that the evil doctor Fan Zheng was so important to Nanyin.
Yelu Nanyin said solemnly: "Now that my granddaughter has returned, I have asked the emperor's grandfather to promise to personally take charge of the Silk Road project to ensure peace between the two countries."
"Oh! You have such confidence in the Silk Road Plan?" Yelu Hongji said in surprise.
Yelu Nanyin said proudly: "The imperial grandfather has not met the evil doctor Fan Zheng in person. When you have met him, you will know what kind of charm the evil doctor Fan Zheng is. His prescriptions have been proven so far. Nanyin believes in the Silk Road Plan Same thing."
Yelu Hongji was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Come here, take the princess to check out the Silk Road goods provided by the Song Dynasty."
At that moment, someone personally led Yelu Nanyin to a huge warehouse, where he saw a large amount of goods.
“Fine silk!”
"Snow-white porcelain!"
"Tea bricks that give off a scent!"
"A patent medicine that can heal people's lives!"
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A variety of in-demand goods were available, especially the crystal clear glass products, which made Yelu Nanyin's heart flutter.
She believed that as long as these goods were continuously supplied to the Western Regions, they would definitely bring considerable income to the Liao Kingdom, far exceeding the annual income.
Once the interests of Song and Liao are tied together through the Silk Road, peace between Song and Liao will be possible.
"Even if it's just a short period of peace." Yelu Nanyin said firmly.
Naturally, she knew that she was unable to change the situation between the two countries and could only maintain this fragile balance as much as possible.
(End of chapter)
