Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 2049, plague raging

Kaifeng, Henan.

It is already August, and autumn has begun. However, there has been no rain in the entire northern region. In the rainy season, the Yangtze River Basin has had a decent rain, which has greatly alleviated the drought in the Yangtze River Basin.

However, it only reached the Yangtze River Basin. According to previous years, the subtropical high pressure should continue to move northward, bringing rain and heat to the northern regions.

However, the high temperature was moving to the north, but there was no rain at all. It just rained like a sprinkling of water, and it was over without even moistening the ground.

Terrible drought ravaged the entire northern region, and the provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhili, Shandong, and grasslands were extremely drought-ridden.

The whole of Henan is covered with red land for thousands of miles, the vegetation is withered and yellow, and there is not a trace of greenness to be seen.

However, for the people of Ming Dynasty now, the impact on life is not very big, because the imperial court has exempted this year's land tax, and at the same time shipped a lot of grain, and every household has distributed grain, which is enough to eat until the New Year. The food in China is also very sufficient, and the price has not changed as before.

For people living in the city, life is still not much different from previous years. The only thing is that they often lament that this year is indeed too hot and too dry.

Sometimes the water in the factory cannot be guaranteed, because the water in the Yellow River is almost cut off.

Fortunately, the order is normal, the factories are still roaring, the business of the commercial houses is also good, they are extremely busy, the food is sufficient, everyone has jobs, and the social order is still very stable.

Only the old farmers in the rural areas are sighing. This year is considered a waste of work. God just refuses to rain, so there is no way.

The two batches of wheat planted have all failed, and this year there is no harvest.

This also made countless old people couldn't help sighing.

That is to say, the current era is good. In the past, the whole of Henan must have starved to death, changing children to eat, and there were refugees fleeing famine everywhere.

Now that there is such a severe drought, everyone is still living a good life. There is no delay in what to eat and drink. Every household has enough food and silver.

However, people have something to eat and things to do, so they can't be messed up.

But for mice, such a major drought also makes them face an unprecedented crisis.

Severe drought, even the grass and trees are withered and yellow, let alone the dealers, which is undoubtedly disastrous for the rats who rely heavily on these.

Mice in the wilderness mainly feed on grass roots, grass seeds, and small insects. Now that the land is thousands of miles away, the grass and trees are withered and yellow, and the food for the mice is gone all of a sudden.

A large number of rats began to move to densely populated and dense urban areas.

Because only in these places can we find food and survive.

In Kaifeng City, people found that there were many, many more rats than before. Even during the day, many rats could be seen running around in the streets and alleys.

At night, there are so many mice, everywhere, frantically looking for anything to eat, so that at night, there will always be various sounds of beating and chasing mice.

However, this is only an insignificant part of the rat army. There are still a large number of rats gathering in invisible places, and the terrible plague begins to spread silently.

In just a few days, the medical center here in Kaifeng City began to see a large number of patients with symptoms such as high fever, swollen throat, coughing up blood, and pneumonia.

At first, it did not attract the attention of the Kaifeng government, but soon, a large number of people in the entire Kaifeng city developed the same symptoms.

The medical clinics in Kaifeng City were overcrowded for a while, and so was the Kaifeng Hospital. There were so many people that there was a long queue outside the hospital.

All of a sudden, the Kaifeng government finally realized that there might be a plague in Kaifeng.

So he quickly sent a telegram to the capital, asking for instructions.

However, Kaifeng is an extremely important transportation hub and core. There are huge trains, vehicles, goods and people flowing here and there every day.

A few days is enough for the plague here in Kaifeng to spread rapidly to all parts of Ming Dynasty.

The incubation period of the plague is very short, and it can break out in just a few days. The major cities of Ming Dynasty, especially the cities in the north, began to have plagues one after another, and the scale was extremely large and mighty. trend.

All of a sudden, the medical clinics and clinics in major cities were overcrowded, and there were people queuing up for treatment everywhere. At the same time, people could see high fever, coughing up blood, and swollen throats everywhere in the streets and alleys.

At the same time, the fatality rate of the plague was extremely high. Without effective treatment, the mortality rate of the plague would be as high as 30%-50%. Suddenly, the entire Ming Dynasty encountered an unprecedented and terrible crisis.

In the city, there are patients everywhere, and at the same time, people continue to die of illness. Every city is covered with a haze of terror. A large number of people who work in the city begin to flee the city and return to their hometowns to avoid the plague.

Suddenly, factories shut down, businesses shut down, shops closed, and the new school activated its response mechanism immediately, announcing temporary lectures, requiring all students to stay at home as much as possible, gather less, and go to people less. Places with dense traffic, so as not to be infected with the plague.

At the same time, the parents who issued a letter to the parents of the students in the first time explained the seriousness of this matter, and told everyone to avoid going to crowded places as much as possible, and at the same time pay attention to family hygiene, bathe frequently, and eliminate rodents , disinfection and so on.

This plague is the most terrifying plague in the past few decades in Ming Dynasty.

There was silence in the study room of the Emperor Qianqing, and Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers were already devastated.

Not to mention that the drought has not been alleviated at all, and now a large-scale plague has appeared, and the situation has spread to major cities in Ming Dynasty. The situation is extremely serious.

Now the number of deaths is unknown. The originally bustling city has become extremely depressed and deserted in just a few days, as if everything has been suspended.

Factories shut down, schools shut down, shops shut down, far away was full of traffic, and the streets where people came and went became empty. Only those who died in the family were dealing with their relatives on the street.

Because of the large number of deaths, the entire street was completely deserted, and the unburned papyrus was scattered in the wind, just like the scene of the end of the world.

"Your Majesty, large-scale plagues have appeared in all major cities of Ming Dynasty. The situation is very serious and the number of people infected is very large. At present, a large number of people have begun to die. The major medical centers and medical centers are overcrowded."

Hanwen's face is grim, this year is really not going well.

The great cold was followed by a severe drought, and after the severe drought came a great plague, which swept the entire Ming Dynasty. Now the ministers in the court panicked and didn't know what to do.

"Let's talk about it, everyone~"

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at the minister in front of him, feeling extremely anxious in his heart. He didn't know what to do at this moment, because the situation was too serious.

With the development of industrialization in the Ming Dynasty, the population is gradually concentrating in the cities, and the proportion of the urban population has exceeded half. This is very different from before.

In the past, the population was mainly scattered in rural areas, and the movement of the population was restricted. If a plague appeared in one place, it would be difficult to spread it quickly to the whole of Ming Dynasty. You only need to impose mandatory isolation on a certain place and wait slowly. , After the time has passed, the natural plague will be gone.

But now, this is a plague spreading throughout the Ming Dynasty. The population in the city is concentrated, and the transportation is convenient, the circulation is fast, and the spread is extremely fast.

A few days ago, I just received a telegram of the plague from Kaifeng, and within a few days, it spread all over the Ming Dynasty. It was like blooming everywhere, and the situation in every big city was very serious.

Faced with such a situation, everyone was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

Because this is a situation that has never been encountered before.

Even when smallpox came from Huangjinzhou, it was not so serious. When schistosomiasis was rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, it was nothing.

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, everyone immediately bowed their heads and fell silent.

Faced with the current situation, none of them knew what to do, and each of them was frowning and at a loss.

"Well, at the end of last year, Liu Jin reminded me of this matter in some memorials. I didn't pay attention to this matter at the time. I didn't expect it to come true."

"This year is not only a severe drought, but also a large-scale plague has appeared along with the severe drought. It is really natural disasters."

"If only I had listened to Liu Jin's words at that time, and made some relevant preparations early, maybe I wouldn't be so at a loss when dealing with it now."

Looking at the silent ministers, Emperor Hongzhi thought of Liu Jin again.

At the end of last year, Liu Jin reminded himself that there might be a severe drought, and at the same time, there might be a plague that might appear with the severe drought. At that time, he felt that with the current situation in Ming Dynasty, even if something happened, it was easy enough to deal with it.

Now that there is such a large-scale plague, I don't know what to do at once.

"Your Majesty, Liu Jin is calling!"

When the officials were silent and didn't know what to do, Xiao Huangmen hurriedly took the latest telegram from Liu Jin and said.

"Quick, bring it here!"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard it, he immediately said as if he had grasped at straws.

Xiao Huangmen hurriedly handed it over respectfully.

Emperor Hongzhi took the telegram and read it quickly. While watching, his eyebrows gradually loosened, and at the same time he nodded slightly.

"Immediately act according to the above, telegram all parts of Daming, must implement it, assign responsibility to the person, and deal with the corresponding officials if there is a problem!"

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(End of this chapter)