Ming politicians

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A large number of people are moving towards Tianjin. This is not just for survival. The panic around the capital has made many people lose their minds. They are desperately heading towards Tianjin. There are still quite a few gentry, wealthy households and merchants who made up their minds to leave the capital. It seems that Tianjin has become a safe haven, and it seems that the Ming court that is about to perish has become the source of disaster. This is probably what Su Tiancheng did not expect.

People around Tianjin are in the process of being evacuated. Some people don’t even want to leave. They live a comfortable life with food and drink, and they still have to walk when they leave here. One evacuation was requested by the government, and the order was very firm. They were not allowed to stay outside the city, and the government would immediately stop providing relief, unless they left here, they could continue to receive relief.

That is to say, during this process, a large number of people pouring in from the capital approached the quarantine area.

The atmosphere became highly tense. These people came here with the Black Death. Once the defense measures go wrong and the Black Death spreads, even Su Tiancheng will be prepared to flee Tianjin.

Zhu Shenxuan and Li Juesi did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. They were with the emperor for several days in a row. They heard the emperor said a lot about the Black Death, especially the outbreak of the Black Death in the Western Regions, which caused a third of the population to die. One person died, and the Black Death has spread for more than five years. If such a situation occurs in the Central Plains and the Black Death spreads to the south, it will be an absolute disaster. We must follow the emperor's request. Nip the Black Death in the bud.

Doctors concentrated in Tianjin.A systematic training was carried out. What's interesting is that this time the training was taught by Li Juesi, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, by officials, and it was about medical matters.This is a very rare situation.Li Juesi mainly talked about the danger of the Black Death, how to defend against the Black Death, how to do a good job of isolation, how to do a good job of self-defense and protection in the process of treating patients, etc., and Li Juesi's The requirements are very strict. All doctors who enter the isolation area to treat patients must stay in the isolation area for more than seven days without showing symptoms of infection before they can return to Tianjin.No matter who it is, they must abide by such requirements.

Li Juesi focused on the use of masks. Of course, he couldn't say why the mask has any definite effect. This thing was directly requested by the emperor, so it is unlikely to ask the emperor to explain it. Wear isolation clothing.The so-called isolation suit is quite different from ordinary clothes.There is a cover on the whole body, and the whole person is covered in it. The isolation suit has been specially sterilized and has a strong smell of medicine.

The most important thing Li Juesi mentioned was the prescription.

This is what the emperor specifically emphasized, and it is the only thing that the emperor did not think of.It is said that I have read that book for a long time, and I can’t remember all of it for a while. There is a special prescription for curing the Black Death in the book. The emperor asked many doctors to use their collective wisdom to explore a unified prescription for curing the Black Death.Do not prescribe medicines separately, which is also convenient for unified treatment.

After one day of training, the prescription came out very quickly. Of course, there was a heated debate. You must know that among the doctors, there are not many people who can convince each other. They all say that they are reasonable, but the main points of view are all It focuses on clearing dryness, detoxifying, rescuing the lungs, clearing the orifices, and activating blood circulation. To solve these problems, the Chinese medicines prescribed are also quite toxic, and special attention should be paid to taking medicinal soups.

The prescription was finally reported to the emperor.

Li Juesi originally thought that the emperor would not care about such a prescription, but unexpectedly the emperor read it carefully, so he specially invited a doctor to discuss the prescription together.

The emperor's actions stunned Zhu Shenxuan, Fan Jingwen, Hong Chengchou, Qu Qingze and others. They felt that the emperor seemed to be omnipotent, even Chinese medicine was so familiar.

In fact, no one knows what Su Tiancheng is thinking. He really doesn't understand medicine, and he has never delved into it, but he knows very well that Chinese medicine does not have a particularly good effect in treating the plague. What really makes the plague bow its head is still The antibiotics that appeared hundreds of years later, those so-called western medicines, were also things that he had to work hard to develop after he unified the Central Plains.

In Su Tiancheng's opinion, traditional Chinese medicine is still good, but every doctor has a different understanding, and the prescriptions are also different. After a disease has been treated by several doctors, the effect of traditional Chinese medicine is often not very good. This makes people doubt the role of traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine may not lose to Western medicine.

Using the knowledge accumulated over hundreds of years, Su Tiancheng discussed with some of the most famous doctors. These doctors never imagined that they could be summoned by the emperor who treated patients in the private sector, and the emperor even talked to them about the prescriptions. The matter, the emperor's attitude of not being ashamed to ask, made them feel excited, but during the conversation, they clearly felt that the emperor has a very good understanding of herbal medicine, including the effects and side effects of certain herbal medicines, and can explain clearly The emperor's final point of view made them enlightened, that is, the medication must be uniform, and the dosage can be determined according to the degree of absorption and digestion that the body can bear. This is like saying that everyone is sick, and the symptoms may be different. , but generally speaking, that is, if there is a problem with the internal organs of the body, the internal organs of the body are all similar, and we can definitely find the common ground from the problem of a certain organ, and then we can define a basically unified solution.

After this conversation, several of the most famous doctors began to pay homage to the emperor. They knew that the emperor was not an expert in treating diseases, but the truth that the emperor said could sum up their feelings of treating patients for so many years.

The preparations are not yet over, and the crowd from the direction of the capital has already arrived at the isolation area.

A life-and-death battle broke out. The cruelty of this battle far exceeded everyone's expectations, and it also made everyone understand why the emperor attached so much importance to the Black Death.

The surrendered Ming army is mainly responsible for guarding the quarantine area. The duties of the guards are very clear. Once they enter the quarantine area, they are not allowed to leave, and they are not allowed to escape without authorization. , It is not allowed to cross the quarantine area without authorization. People patrol a few kilometers every day to prevent people from sneaking into Tianjin city through other roads. The four gates of Tianjin are very strictly guarded. Wait, the rest of the people are not allowed to go out. Anyone who comes to reinforce from the south needs to show the pass signed by Zhu Shenxuan, Li Juesi and others before they can enter Tianjin city.

The first thing to do when entering the isolation area is to check the body, which is the responsibility of many doctors.

This kind of examination is not particularly complicated. It mainly determines whether someone has been infected with the Black Death, whether he is coughing, whether his neck is swollen, etc. The symptoms of the disease are relatively clear, and after inspection, it is basically possible to determine whether they are infected with the Black Death.

If you have already been infected with the Black Death, you have to go directly to the southern and northern areas of the quarantine area. The control of these two places is extremely strict, and the area also occupies more than half of the quarantine area. If you have not been infected with the Black Death for the time being, you must Enter the east and west areas of the isolation area, isolate and observe for seven days, and leave without any symptoms.

The second thing before entering the isolation area is to clean the whole body.

This is what the emperor especially emphasized. Those who enter the isolation area must first take a bath. There is boiled Chinese medicine in the bath water, which emits a smell of medicine. No matter who it is, they must take a bath, and the clothes they carry must also pass through the medicine. After soaking and disinfecting the whole body, you can enter the isolation area, and you are not allowed to enter without taking a bath.

The third thing to do when entering the isolation area is to drink the decoction brewed by Unified, which is a must, no matter whether you have been infected with the Black Death or not.

The next step is the special observation and treatment in the isolation area.

The soldiers of the Jiangning camp led the surrendered Ming army along the direction of the common people, burning the corpses on the ground along the way.

After a person dies, the most important thing is to burrow into the ground for safety. Unfortunately, those who flee for their lives can't think of that. A large number of people died, which made them frightened. This also made the burning of the corpse relatively easier.

Burning corpses is a death order, no matter whether they are lying on the side of the road or have been hastily buried, there are no exceptions.

These few things are easy to say, but it is by no means so easy to actually do them.

It is not very difficult to check the body. You can ask the doctor to check it. It does not cost money. There is basically no problem. Taking a bath is a bit difficult. Men are easy to talk about, but women are dying. Besides, after a long time of traveling, the crowd has become The bird was startled, and the mood has already fluctuated greatly.

This is like a powder keg, and the act of lighting the powder keg may be a bath.

It's a pity that the orders received by the sergeant were resolutely carried out without mercy, and anyone who dared to violate the order would be mercilessly suppressed.

You must know that the emperor always loves the people, but this order is so harsh.

Facing the influx of people, many soldiers could only grit their teeth and persist. They also wore masks and special protective clothing, and carried out orders mercilessly.

A large number of people blocked outside the quarantine area have begun to burst into dissatisfaction. Small commotions can appear at any time, and copies of the memorials are sent to officials such as Zhu Shenxuan and Li Juesi. When it comes to quarantine The situation in the district is very urgent, but there is still no easing up. (To be continued..)