The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 218 The Gilded Zhu Ying
The full name of Henan Daming is Henan Chengxuan Zhengshisi, referred to as Henan Chief Secretary or Henan Province. Its government is Kaifeng, and it has 96 counties under the jurisdiction of eight prefectures, twelve prefectures, and most of the county names have been used to later generations.

The scope of the current plague spread mainly started from Kaifeng Prefecture and spread to Nanyang Prefecture.

Regardless of the number of deaths or the size of the plague, except for a few counties where it was extremely serious, there was no major source of it in other places.

And Zhu Ying's destination is Runing Mansion.

It is about 600 miles from the capital to Runing Mansion. There is no delay from infantry, but a team of cavalry. They marched normally and arrived in less than three days.

Zhu Ying was relatively comfortable, and spent the whole journey in a luxurious carriage, either reading books or reviewing memorials on the way.

A large box of memorials was left to him by Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, the memorials here are basically based on Henan Province.

If there is any problem in the memorial, it happens to be resolved together.

The team of [-] cavalry was still very majestic when marching. At a glance, the mountains and plains were all over the place, which was extremely terrifying.

Zhu Ying herself did not expect that there would be such a grand scene when she proposed to go to Henan.

In fact, the plague itself is a bit mysterious.

Of course, the plague didn't just appear once, it has already endangered the whole world for many years.

Even in Zhu Ying's later life, the plague has not been exterminated and still exists, but the prevention and control measures are timely, so there are few large-scale plague outbreaks.

However, even in the later generations of China, the plague still exists on a small scale, and many people will also lose their lives because of it.

"Uncle Zhang, tell the soldiers to get rid of the rats ahead."

"Follow the order."

About ten miles ahead is the camp where Zhu Ying will be stationed.

After Zhu Ying gave an order, tens of thousands of soldiers began to take action to exterminate rats near the camp.

This time Zhu Ying came here to carry out a large-scale massacre of rats.

When the capital set off, the chamber of commerce had already been arranged to mobilize a large number of cats into the disaster-stricken areas of Henan to carry out large-scale rodent extermination operations.

The Han Dynasty trained dogs to catch mice, and the Tang Dynasty trained cats to catch mice.

These are the natural enemies of mice.

But dogs are very likely to spread plague, but cats do not.

Cats themselves have plague virus and have natural antibodies against plague.

Including rat poison, Zhu Ying also began to prepare a lot.

At the same time, he began to publicize the role of lime in eliminating epidemics.

The main transmission of plague is from rat fleas.

Rat flea bites are the main route of transmission of plague, which is the pathogen.

Not to say that all mice will carry the plague, most of them are healthy mice.

The reason why I saw that there were dead mice and people started to die the next day was actually bitten by rat fleas.

It is conceivable that in the ancient hygienic environment, there is basically no concept of fleas, so the source cannot be imagined.

Lime is also very effective against rat fleas.

To Zhu Ying, the plague was not actually a horror.

Human-to-human transmission, only intensive contact can be infected.

But the incubation period of the plague is very short, and people die within two days. People who get the plague will stay away immediately.

"Yueqing, in fact, you don't have to come here."

Zhu Ying raised her head, looked at Ye Yueqing beside her and said.

Knowing that his master was going to Henan to fight the plague, Ye Yueqing took the initiative to ask Ying to go with him, and his attitude was very firm.

Zhu Ying did not hesitate too much, and agreed.

The ancients were extremely afraid of the plague, because they did not know its source and were full of unknowns.

As if the farther away the better.

Even among the [-] cavalry, many people feel a little uncomfortable about this visit.

However, these [-] elites are all extremely loyal veterans, so orders and prohibitions are not a problem.

The cavalry in Ming Dynasty are naturally professional arms, so the military discipline must be stricter.

Zhu Ying came here in person. From another perspective, it was actually somewhat of a show.

At least this behavior can be seen in the army, and has won the admiration of many soldiers.

At the same time as Zhu Ying set off, a large number of arrangements had already been initiated through the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

Ye Yueqing fell silent when he heard what the boss said.

At that time, she was in the gunpowder department, and after hearing the news, she turned around and left without hesitation, went straight to the capital, and then quietly waited for her boss.

There are not too many thoughts, only life and death go hand in hand.

Seeing that Ye Yueqing was silent, Zhu Ying also understood what was in his heart.

I was a little moved in my heart.

Ye Yueqing in front of him was covered with a silk cloth, similar to the masks of later generations.

In fact, the use of masks was already very popular in the Yuan Dynasty.

Mainly in the palace.

"Book of Rites" records: "Cover your mouth for fear of touching people."

Officials who offered food in the palaces of the Yuan Dynasty all covered their mouths and noses with silk cloth to allow them to breathe and not touch food or drink.

And Zhu Ying also issued an order to prevent plague infection. People in the plague area must cover their mouths and noses with silk cloth when going out.

The silk cloth used after going out and coming back must be boiled in boiling water for half an hour, that is, more than half an hour, before it can be used again.

The silk cloth does not have the function of filtering the virus in the air. What Zhu Ying means is to prevent people who have already been infected with the plague and reduce the possibility of transmission.

The area where Zhu Ying was stationed soon began to be built under the hands of the soldiers.

It is located near Ruyang County, and it is considered the most prosperous area in the entire Runing Prefecture.

Now Runing Ruyang is the later Runan County of Henan Province. It is called differently, but it is the same place in the place.

This is mainly a plain area, which is more convenient for feeding war horses.

Water sources are also abundant.

The nearest plague county is about two hundred miles away, and news can spread quickly within a day.

"Your Highness, the magistrate of Ruyang wants to visit His Highness."

Guo Zhong, the eunuch of Bingbi, came to report.

The arrival of [-] troops is undoubtedly an earthquake for Ruyang County. If the reception is not good, it is extremely prone to major accidents.

The army had just begun to station, and the magistrate of Ruyang County had already boarded the carriage and came to visit in person.

"Forget about today, let him come over tomorrow. By the way, tell Ruyang County, including the surrounding areas, to make all the lime to prevent the plague."

Zhu Ying ordered.

He arrived here today, and there are still many arrangements and plans.

Forty thousand cavalry, this is the most elite cavalry team in Ming Dynasty.

Now that it is in Zhu Ying's hands, it is not just as simple as dealing with the plague.

Some other ideas can also be acted upon.

Especially for local officials, corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen.

The reason why Zhixian County was not seen was because Zhu Ying had already arranged personnel to go further to Ruyang County and start investigation.

Look at what Ruyang County looks like on the edge of this plague.

(End of this chapter)