I am Da Song

Chapter 611 Stupidity Is More Dangerous Than Malice
In the Chuigong Hall, the princes of the Song Dynasty gathered.

Before Zhao Huan arrived, they had already started arguing.

Of course, it is impossible to govern such a huge empire smoothly. Zhao Huan only pays attention to those things and systems that affect the general situation of the country.

The specific affairs are in charge of the prime minister.

And the current prime ministers are arguing so much that it is precisely because of the plague in Meizhou.

Zhang Jun spoke fiercely and said: "The plague broke out in Meizhou, and the magistrate of Meizhou allowed it to spread, causing hundreds of thousands of people to be swept away by the plague.

The censor of Zuodu leaned on his chair and said helplessly: "According to the censor's investigation, the magistrate of Meizhou has already been managed. He set up Anlefang, made porridge, medicine bait, sent officials to hold doctors, and divided prescriptions to treat diseases. public."

Zhang Jun scolded angrily: "How to prevent the plague, I have a complete law, do I need to tell you the Inspectorate? If the plague can be cured only by prescriptions, then since ancient times, the government has been responsible for the plague and sent a few doctors. The past is enough! Has he moved from Meizhou to Zhizhou? Has he been disinfected? Has public health been rectified?"

Relocation is to gather the plague personnel into a temporary hospital and isolation place.This system existed in the Qin Dynasty.At that time, once a patient was "removed", it was equivalent to being sentenced to death. Whether he could survive or not depended entirely on personal preference.Although it is a bit spicy, the effect on the protection of healthy people is very obvious.

Zuo Du Yushi said: "The magistrate of Meizhou started to work. But then there was an accidental fire in the place where the relocation happened. The people all rumored that the government would burn the sick people to death. They resisted the government's epidemic control measures."

Fires are inevitable.

Especially after the process of industrialization, the urban population increased rapidly.In the past few years, Da Song has encountered epidemics and fires almost every year.

This is why there are few large cities with a population of hundreds of thousands or millions in this era.

Plagues, fires, public health, and security management all strictly test the civilization level of a city.

Especially the plague and firefighting.

Zhao Huan didn't know how those so-called big cities with a population of one million in the West were planned, but Tokyo City had set up inspection houses every [-] steps just for fire protection.

"So he just let it go?"

"That's not true. He went to sacrifice to the gods to ban the plague. He sacrificed to his mountains and temples and prayed for the people."

Zhang Jun was furious, and scolded: "Idiot! I have used so many methods to control the plague, from fumigation and killing, to medical treatment at public expense, and even setting up leaks, swamps, and dead bones. He didn't use them all. In the end, he chose the most illusory one." Sacrificing gods to ban plagues? No wonder officials say that stupidity is more dangerous than malice!"

Zuodu Yushi said helplessly: "Sacrificing to gods to ban plague is also one of our dynasty's epidemic prevention methods."

"Don't make excuses for the old man. The old man only knows that there are hundreds of thousands of people infected with the plague in Meizhou. Every family suffers from the pain of zombies, and there is mourning in every room. Either the door is closed and the family is destroyed!"

"With such a result, what's the use of him, the magistrate of Meizhou? This old man asks you, if your Zuodu Yushi's family is infected with the epidemic, will you still have the mood to talk to this old man here!"

Zhang Jun couldn't manage the Inspectorate, but his attitude towards the Ministry of Officials was very decisive. He said to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "Give me the examination of the magistrate of Meizhou as a palace, and demote him to Yazhou. Doesn't he care about the plague? Then let him To coexist with the miasma, to open up the wasteland!"

"Zuodu Censor, you remember, Erfeng Erlu, people's fat and people's ointment! When an infant baby died of the plague, when a young girl who should have grown up died young, when hundreds of thousands of people who should have enjoyed peace and prosperity died. You The idiots who clamor for such results should be held accountable!"

Su Dai followed Zhao Huan into the Chuigong Hall, her face turned pale from the fierce quarrel in the room.

Was the conflict in the court meeting so serious?It was almost like a fight.

It's the first time for her as a weak woman to participate in this kind of court discussion, so she won't be eaten, right?

Zhao Huan comforted: "It's okay, the court has reached a consensus on the construction of the railway. The prime ministers mainly want to listen to your introduction on the technical level, so as to determine the strategy."

Entering the room, Zhao Huan found that the faces of the officials were livid.

Even when he visited the official family, he was still furious: "I greet the official family, and I bow to all blessings."

Su Dai's heart tightened, she didn't expect these ministers to speak so aggressively towards the officials.

In case they say something wrong for a while, they reprimand themselves, but they must not cry.

Zhao Huan sat on the soft couch, and asked, "What are you discussing? Are you so angry?"

Zhang Jun said: "Discuss whether the magistrate of Meizhou should be prosecuted. Zuodu Yushi firmly opposes it."

Zhao Huan looked at this Qin Yushi, sometimes the interests of officials are not connected with the common people.

Being stared at by the emperor, Zuodu Yushi immediately felt guilty and shrank back.

"Come on, let's talk about it, and I will make a decision for you."

Zhang Jun immediately said: "A plague broke out in Meizhou, and hundreds of thousands of people died."

Zhao Huan asked, "Are there any old people among the dead?"

"Have."

"Are there people in their prime of life?"

"Have."

"Is there a young girl in her prime?"

"Have."

"Any babies in swaddling?"

"Have!"

Zhao Huan slapped the table angrily, and asked: "Then why haven't they been punished? Is it because they don't know the severity of the plague? Or didn't they expect this result? Isn't the hundreds of thousands of dead, millions of them what they expected? "

Zuodu Censor murmured in a low voice: "He is following people's wishes. The common people resist the government's epidemic control measures and demand self-government disease."

Zhao Huan scolded: "Don't you know that stupidity is more dangerous than malice? Stupidity is a moral defect, not an intellectual defect. When they fight against the means of epidemic prevention, they don't know that the plague will kill hundreds of thousands of people. , millions of people died?"

"Big... probably know it." Zuodu Yushi replied weakly.

Zhao Huan asked: "Hundreds of thousands of people have died, why is the Zhizhou of Meizhou not dead? You need to discuss whether to punish him here."

Zhang Jun sneered and said, "Because the Meizhou Government Office strictly prevents the epidemic."

Zhao Huan sighed deeply, and said, "I don't want to continue discussing this shrewd idiot with you. If you don't punish him for his crime, I will punish you for the crime of dereliction of duty."

Zuodu Yushi immediately bowed his head and obeyed, not daring to say another word.

Then the meeting turned to the main topic, and Zhao Huan said: "The main purpose of calling Qing and others today is to plan the construction of the railway system."

Zhao Huan pointed at Su Dai and said, "Professor Su, you have all met her. Today she is here as a railway consultant for you. Left Prime Minister?"

Su Chi got up immediately and said, "The minister is here."

"Qing is in charge of infrastructure construction, first talk about road planning to Zhu Qing and Professor Su."

(End of this chapter)