Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng is naturally aware of Dorgon's whereabouts, and he is also very clear about why Dorgon stayed in Datong and attacked the capital beyond his control. There was also some information from Liaodong that Yan Yingyuan was there With the support of Zu Dashou and Zu Dale, Bian should be able to stabilize the situation in Liaodong.

So Su Tiancheng was not in a hurry, he even thought about changing the deployment of the battle, first encircled and suppressed the post-gold tartars led by Dorgon, and then attacked the capital, so as to kill two birds with one stone.

However, the outbreak of the so-called Black Death in Beijing caused major changes in all of Su Tiancheng's arrangements.

As a traveler, Su Tiancheng knows very well that the so-called Black Death is actually the plague, which is a disaster for mankind. Human beings cannot rely on their own immunity to defeat this disease, and in this era, defense measures are almost zero Not to mention the Central Plains, even the rest of the world is helpless in the face of the plague.

The reason for the outbreak of the plague in the capital is very simple. There are more people gathered in the capital, and the food is scarce, so many people start digging up mice to eat. This is equivalent to finding the plague directly. The fleas on the mice are the cause of the plague. At the source, the rats were caught. During the skinning process, the fleas would naturally land on people, and through their bites, the plague was directly transmitted to people.

The common people don't know how severe the plague is, let alone how to prevent it. Once the plague spreads on a large scale, not to mention the capital, even the Great Jin Dynasty, which Su Tiancheng worked so hard to create, will be devastated by the plague.

After receiving Qu Qingze's report, Su Tiancheng resolutely changed all his plans. His important opponent changed fundamentally, and the plague was already his main opponent.

Not only Qu Qingze, but also Hong Chengchou and Fan Jingwen in Tianjin.They were also very surprised. From their point of view, the mere Black Death is not a big deal. The big deal is to take out money and spend effort to treat it.How could it be possible to change all the deployment of the campaign, not even to attack the capital, not to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, but to start treating the Black Death? This is a decision they cannot understand.

Su Tiancheng could only smile wryly. He couldn't explain it at all. Fortunately, in this era, the common people still don't know how severe the plague is, that is to say, the common people gathered around the capital.There will be no large-scale fleeing, which is of great benefit to preventing the widespread spread of the plague. If the people infected with the plague move on a large scale, it will really be a huge disaster.

On this matter, Su Tiancheng was very arbitrary, and resolutely made a decision, taking twenty miles outside Tianjin City as the boundary.Anyone who comes from the direction of the capital, no matter what their status is.All must be quarantined. The soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion and the surrendered Ming army drew up a huge isolation zone within [-] miles outside Tianjin City. The area of ​​this isolation zone reached five square kilometers.The area exceeds the size of many county towns, and the imperial court invested a lot of money to build houses in this isolation zone. The requirements for wooden houses are very high, and the area is not large.About five square meters, the inside must be clean and hygienic. No matter how much money is spent, the requirements cannot be lowered. In addition, a large number of doctors are recruited from the south and rushed to Tianjin, and these doctors are recruited with a lot of money.

There are still many things that need to be done. In the face of the plague, there are no antibiotics in this era, and it will be hundreds of years before the invention of antibiotics. That is to say, when facing a huge disaster like the plague, the only thing that can be used is traditional Chinese medicine. up.

Su Tiancheng is very clear that the plague is terrible, but it is not impossible to avoid it. As long as the common people follow the requirements, the spread of the plague can be prevented to the greatest extent. To put it bluntly, the large-scale spread of the plague is the greatest threat to mankind. Disasters, the fall of the Han, Tang and Sui dynasties are all directly related to the plague. As for the world, the plague is the biggest killer of human beings. During the Yuan Dynasty, the plague broke out in Europe and lasted for five years. Time, resulting in the death of nearly 3000 million people, accounting for one-third of the entire European population.

The Great Jin Dynasty, which is about to unify the Central Plains, must not be knocked down by the plague. This is Su Tiancheng's determination, and it must be done. The task of exterminating the plague is far higher than conquest. As for the Ming Dynasty, There was no need for Su Tiancheng to go on conquests anymore. The plague that broke out around the capital could easily defeat the Ming court. The Ming court, which failed to realize the great harm caused by the plague, was destined to be destroyed.

Zhu Shenxuan received the imperial decree and rushed to Tianjin quickly. As the prime minister of the Jin Dynasty, he went to Tianjin to deal with the Black Death. This surprised everyone. It was at this time that everyone knew The emperor attached great importance to the Black Death that broke out around the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

When a large number of doctors gathered towards Tianjin, Shandong also shipped sulfur, which was originally used to make cannonballs. As for traditional Chinese medicine, it was shipped to Tianjin in batches.

It was during this preparation process that the crisis began to approach Tianjin.

The common people around the capital heard that Tianjin was able to survive. The people who took refuge in Tianjin before had enough food and drink, and there was no such thing as starving to death. Moreover, the government also built shacks outside Tianjin to live in.

This news was like a booster, stimulating hundreds of thousands of people gathered inside and outside the capital. Large-scale fleeing operations quickly began, and the torrent swept towards Tianjin. During the process, people continued to fall ill after falling ill. There are piles of corpses, and those who only care about fleeing for their lives don't know that they are already the biggest source of infection. Once these people really enter Tianjin, it means that Tianjin will also be completely finished.

Su Tiancheng's expression was unusually serious. Zhu Shenxuan, Fan Jingwen, Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze and others didn't quite understand, but they had never seen the emperor so nervous. After many years of conquest, even in the face of a major or decisive battle At that time, the emperor did not have such a gaffe, which shows that this matter is very serious and important.

Su Tiancheng looked at the crowd and finally spoke.

"The Black Death that broke out in the capital of the Ming Dynasty was a huge disaster. If we can't defend it with all our strength, this kind of Black Death may destroy the Great Jin Dynasty and the foundation that I have worked so hard to build. I am very clear. You, if the people around the capital of Ming Dynasty enter around Tianjin, Tianjin will be completely destroyed, not to mention conquest, I am afraid that you and I will start to flee for our lives and go back to the south, and we will not dare to set foot in the north for a long time."

Shocked expressions appeared on everyone's faces, not knowing why the emperor said that.

"When I was a scholar, I saw the records in the history books. You should still remember Matteo Ricci, the European who brought the "Wan Guokun Map", which recorded many countries in the Western Regions. During the Yuan Dynasty, That is to say, in these countries in the Western Regions, the Black Death broke out. The number of deaths accounted for one-third of the population of the Western Regions, approaching 3000 million people. Now the outbreak around the capital of Daming is this kind of Black Death. Once the Black Death spreads, neither you nor I can do anything about it, and the plan for now is to put an end to the infection of the Black Death."

"I ask you to pay attention to the Black Death. Don't think that it is an ordinary disease. The Black Death can take the lives of the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion, leaving us helpless. Not to mention the conquest, even maintaining life has become difficult. .”

"I say this, and I don't want you to be afraid. The best way to deal with the Black Death is to treat it in isolation. Anyone who comes from around the Daming capital, no matter what their status, must be isolated for at least seven days. If there is no sign of the disease, you can leave. Once there is a sign of the disease, or a cough, etc., it must be treated. People who died due to the black death must be completely incinerated, so that the black death can be curbed infect."

"The disaster victims gathered outside the city of Tianjin are all evacuated and temporarily resettled to the Henan and Shandong areas. They are all evacuated and not to stay. We can clearly tell them that they cannot go back to their hometown and must leave Beizhili temporarily. This is an order. Don't violate it, otherwise the government will completely cut off their relief, and the vacated shacks can temporarily accommodate people who have left the quarantine area."

"A large number of doctors have rushed to Tianjin, and they must be entrusted with the necessary instructions to prevent them from being infected with the Black Death. The flow of people coming from the direction of the Daming capital will arrive in Tianjin in at most two days. Tomorrow must Sulfur was used to fume the quarantined area outside the city. The Jiangning battalion soldiers were fully armed and on guard, guarding the pass. If someone wants to break into Tianjin directly and refuses to receive isolation treatment, he will be killed without mercy..."

During the whole process, it was Su Tiancheng who arranged the arrangements. Everyone didn't know about the Black Death at all, but after hearing what the emperor said, a feeling of fear spread in the room. Everyone knew the severity of the disease, even the most A tenacious army is also helpless in the face of disease.

In the end, Su Tiancheng finally made the most important arrangement.

"The 2 soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion stationed in Tianjin left behind, and the rest of the soldiers all left here. Some were stationed in Jinghai, Qingxian, and Cangzhou, and some were stationed in Xiongxian County. All official roads from Daming capital were blocked. Anyone is allowed to go to the south, everyone, before us is a more tragic battle than conquest, we cannot fail, if we cannot curb the spread of the Black Death, everything will come to naught..."

Su Tiancheng was determined not to leave Tianjin. He knew very well that even though he said so, many officials and soldiers did not necessarily understand the severity of the Black Death, nor did they necessarily attract great attention. Deployment can truly prevent the spread of the Black Death.

Su Tiancheng did not leave Tianjin, and Fan Jingwen, Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze and others naturally would not leave either. The task of leading the Jiangning battalion to evacuate fell on Sun Chuanting, although Sun Chuanting was also reluctant.

As for Zhu Shenxuan, who was in charge of the overall deployment, and Li Juesi, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, who was in charge of the specific implementation, they even stuck to Tianjin. (to be continued..)