Chapter 49: Prevention and Control of Plague
Li Banghua thought he was saying the wrong thing, so he hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word. More words would lead to more mistakes. Zhu Youjian's eyes swept across the faces of the ministers, feeling that they really didn't understand each other very well.
Ancient people did not want modern people to experience many plague baptisms. They were just promoted, and they could not take the blame for Wei Zaode's dereliction of duty.
"My dear friends, it's not that I blame you. There is indeed a plague outbreak in the capital.
This is a plague that comes from mice. Humans cannot be immune. The virus can be transmitted from human to human, and people are seriously infected.
The three major battalions have long lost their ability to fight, and the military vacant force is serious. Now there are only more than 500 sick soldiers, and those who can move have fled.
Not only did they have a serious shortage of troops, but their management was also chaotic, and the armory firearms were also seriously damaged.
Not only did these rebels not report to the court, but they even dared to eat empty wages for so many years. They were definitely the worms of our Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was desolate."
"Now I have something to let you do. You must do it strictly according to my will. Never be careless. Do you hear it clearly?"
Li Banghua and Qi Jiguang and other important officials were shocked by Zhu Youjian's words.
They all heard that someone had an illness, but they didn't know that this disease would be transmitted from person to person. It was so scary that they hurriedly bowed and replied:
"The emperor is wise and wise, and I will do it strictly according to Your Majesty's will. Please rest assured."
Zhu Youjian nodded and began to pass the order:
"Sun Chuanting listened to the order."
Sun Chuanting took a step forward:
"The last one will be in"
Zhu Youjian said with a serious expression:
"You lead all the new army and take all the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital, and immediately plan several resettlement areas, first disinfect, and then concentrate all the plague-infected people in the capital there.
Remember, after the patient is placed in a unified manner, no one outside is allowed to approach, nor can the patient leave the fixed area. If there is a disobedience, no matter who the person is allowed to rectify the Dharma on the spot."
"Abide by the order"
After Sun Chuanting received the order, he quickly left.
Zhu Youjian was also called Sun Chengzong:
"Sun Chengzong obeys the order"
"I'm here"
Sun Chengzong hurriedly stepped forward to receive the order.
Looking at the Ming loyal soul with pale hair in front of him, Zhu Youjian felt a little touched. If he had not been summoned, he would never have let him do this dangerous thing.
"I ordered you to lead the Shenji Camp to assist Sun Chuanting and send those infected to a safe quarantine area.
Whether it is a prince or minister or a noble in the court, once a disease is infected, he will be treated uniformly and those who do not obey will be killed.
"The old minister received the order."
Without any hesitation or stay, Sun Chengzong ordered his resignation to leave the Palace of Supreme Harmony immediately.
After the second grandson left, Zhu Youjian's eyes stopped on Qi Jiguang's face, and Qi Jiguang hurriedly bowed and bowed:
"Your Majesty, is it my turn? Qin will issue an order."
Zhu Youjian smiled slightly:
"Of course, my dear don't have to go there in person, I have important things to arrange.
You ordered the deputy general to lead five thousand Qi's army to dig a hole at the foot of the mountain outside the city, burn and bury all the dead patients, remember that it is all."
"According to the order, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's entrustedness."
After Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting Qi Jiguang and the other two received the order, Li Banghua and others all came forward to ask for the order.
As the new cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, how could we stand by and watch when the Ming Dynasty was in danger?
"Master, our old bones have not yet fallen apart. Please give the emperor the decree. We are willing to go through fire and water for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with the volunteering of these people, but their health was not good and they were easily infected.
Originally, Zhu Youjian had already planned to open a warehouse to release grain to help the people, but when he saw such a serious epidemic, he temporarily dismissed the release of grain.
If the warehouse is opened and grain is released, it will inevitably cause crowds to gather, which will give the spread of the plague and create a chance for super transmission.
Only by isolating the patients can you open the warehouse and release the grain, but you must be very cautious. So Zhu Youjian smiled and said:
"My dear friends, I know that you are the backbone of my Ming Dynasty, but you are not suitable to go to the front line to fight the epidemic.
After Sun Chuanting and others quarantine the patients, you will immediately open the warehouse and release grain to help the people. You will definitely not starve to death.
The Ministry of Revenue will count the registered household registration and population of the capital as soon as possible, and the cabinet will temporarily assist the Ministry of Revenue to count idle and surplus farmland shops and report them to the court as soon as possible."
"The emperor is wise and the poor ministers receive the order."
The capital opened warehouses and released grain, which was a big deal. At least these people had not experienced it. What they experienced was increasing taxes and raising food and money.
As for whether there is food or not, they don’t have to worry about which corrupt officials Zhu Youjian plundered the food that he plundered was enough for the people in the capital to eat for a year.
This is not the case where the national treasury itself has grain. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the grain treasury will never be short of food. It is just for self-protection that the court dares not give grain to the people.
It is not difficult to find a resettlement area. Now there are few people and few land, and there are many free houses.
Soon Sun Chuanting was in the suburbs of the city and bounded a large area as an isolation area.
After demarcating the area, the first thing to do is to disinfect this place. This is not a big problem for Sun Chuanting's new army more than 10,000.
There was no good disinfectant at that time. The two Ming military gods followed Zhu Youjian's instructions and all disinfected them with quicklime water.
This time, almost most of the troops in the capital were dispatched. Not only did the isolation areas need to be disinfected, but the entire capital was almost sprinkled with lime water, and the smell of lime was everywhere.
After the disinfection was over, Shenji Camp began to bring refugees and local patients in the capital to the isolation area.
Of course, the suspected patients in the court's ministers and wealthy businessmen were no exception. When Shenjiying took people, they strongly opposed it.
However, the opposition is invalid. The emperor has the will. If he obeys the quarantine decision, he will never destroy the capital to fight the epidemic because of his own selfishness.
During this operation of Shenji Camp, nearly two thousand patients who disobeyed the isolation were killed. Later, these arrogant figures finally lowered their heads.
The effective isolation period of the plague is not long, and it can basically be determined within six to seven days. If there is no problem, it will be put back.
After almost one day, almost all confirmed and suspected patients were locked up in isolation areas, and there were many fewer people on the streets of the capital.
Early the next morning, notices were posted everywhere on the streets of the capital, and many people walked out of their homes to watch.
The general content of the notice is as follows:
"The bandits cause chaos and besiege the city. The emperor's divine power and personally led the heavenly army to wipe out the bandits. Now the plague plague broke out in the capital. Please be sure to cooperate with the court to fight the plague.
The emperor is wise and loves the people as much as his son. In order to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, he opened the national treasury and opened the warehouse to release grain at noon today.
This time, the food is only for hungry refugees and ordinary people who cannot fill their stomachs. Rich businessmen, nobles and nobles and families with land but not short of food are prohibited from false acquisition.
If someone finds a false claim, no matter who the family is, the court will take back the land and punish the most. I hope everyone will cooperate consciously.
Hereby announce
The announcement was that Li Banghua and others, in order to open warehouses and release grain to help the people, reported to the emperor after research and discussion, and was formed after the emperor's personal approval.
Most people do not recognize words. Although they cannot understand them, everyone gathers around the notice and refuses to leave.
Chapter completed!