open sea

Chapter 822
Changsheng County was about to be renamed Tianhua County.

Throughout August, there were two rains in Changsheng. Except for the Beiyang Army stationed in the camp, all production in the county stopped.

The people of the county government, the leaders of all walks of life, and the two large tribes outside the county, the aborigines who need vaccination are divided into groups. Smallpox was raging.

For a month, there were only [-] Beiyang infantrymen on guard. The Dongyang military government concentrated all its strength on curing acne for the common people. Even more tense than during the war.

This matter is not over, Chen Mu's heart has been suspended until the third day of September.

Zou Yuanbiao led the military doctor Chen Shigong and the county officials to report: "The people of Changsheng County are 320, the leaders of various ministries and their entourages are 73, the county's south cavalry department and the county's north Baima department are 920, The merchants of the White Horse Department escorted 450 slaves who were easy to sell, and all of them had been vaccinated."

Zou Yuanbiao held the official document and read aloud with his face raised. Chen Mu was very familiar with the pride on his face. He was sure that it was the expression he had when he killed Haikou Zeng Yiben in the turbulent waves at a critical point in his life.

Although he felt that he was much more handsome than Zou Yuanbiao now, the emotions in his heart should be similar.

In fact, the two of them looked generally embarrassed in different scenes at different times.

Zou Yuanbiao used to have a rich face, but now it's only been a month, and he has lost at least fifteen catties, and he abruptly pulled out a pony face from the fat face plate, which looks much handsomer and more capable.

Chen Mu was busy compiling with Yang Tingxiang the local topography and news reported by hundreds of villages. Seeing Zou Yuanbiao's expression, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, and then he calmed down again. He just held his pen and asked, "Death!" How many people died?"

Zou Yuanbiao's pride was like a ball of fire, and he was so overwhelmed by this sentence that there were no sparks left. He put down the official document and said with his hands down: "At present, there are more than two hundred people who have died of smallpox...more people will die, everyone. handsome."

More than 200 people.

The three people in the room all know what smallpox is, and they know more about vaccination. In fact, they have a plan for the number of people who have failed vaccination and died of smallpox. This expected number is very scary—[-] .

But digital expectations are different from the real death in front of people’s feelings, especially for doctors. Changsheng County Military Hospital originally had more than [-] military doctors. This time, [-] military doctors were selected from Beiyang Phase II as supplements. , to carry out their war pox.

Of the more than 300 people, everyone knows the number [-], which is enough to shake any firm heart.

What makes them firm is another possibility, that is, without vaccination, at the scale of Changsheng County, at least 2 people will die in this plague.

Even so, Zou Yuanbiao was still at a loss for what to do.

The day before the news of smallpox was reported, he was still drinking wedding wine. The groom wore an official robe and black gauze, and he was in high spirits;

During the dinner, the younger brother of the groom pretended to be brave enough to toast him. He remembered that the child had a dark complexion and worked in a sawmill. He had saved nearly two months’ wages and changed into a Jinghai suit at a tailor’s shop. He didn’t take it out until his brother got married. Talking to him, I was so nervous and in awe that my face turned purple.

At that time, the magistrate still said with a smile that when the darkness is deep, it becomes purple.

The child said that he would borrow an official robe from the government when he got married, and Zou Yuanbiao agreed with a smile.

Unexpectedly, only half a month later, the young man failed to get the smallpox vaccination, and the smallpox has not recovered, and the last period of time was extremely painful.

He can no longer borrow official robes from himself.

Zou Yuanbiao has been thinking these days why the groom came to tell him the news, leaving only one sentence, "my brother is not lucky, don't blame the government" and left.

But Zou Yuanbiao knew that he was the one who killed the child. If they had only isolated people who brought smallpox from the north, the child would not have died at all.

Chen Mu put down the pen he was clutching, and slowly leaned towards the back of the chair. His calm gaze passed Zou Yuanbiao, who opened his mouth but did not say anything, to Chen Shigong, and asked softly, "A thousand more people will die?"

This is their estimate of minimal casualties, best-case scenario.

"It's not known at this time."

Chen Shigong was much calmer than the county magistrate. He had experienced many things that were more terrifying than death, and he said in a calm tone: "Most of the people who were vaccinated in the first ten days of August have recovered, and there are still more than [-] people who have not recovered; the people who were vaccinated in the middle of August More than [-] have not recovered; in the second half of the year, they are showing acne, but in terms of the current scale, I think [-] is better than [-]."

"That's right." Chen Shigong reported: "The commander-in-chief asked the military hospital to record the characteristics and complications of smallpox. They have already recorded more than [-] words in detail; in addition, there are six isolation books. The commander-in-chief has to do these things. Why, in the next step, the military medical battalion will be distributed to various places to continue to vaccinate the people?"

Chen Mu raised his eyebrows, nodded slowly, pushed the books on the table in front of him and said, "I guess you can see it too. Hurry up and make ripe seedlings during the last period, there are enough ripe seedlings, and there is still a lot of dilution Only through experiments can the death rate be reduced in the future.”

"Immigration has established nearly a thousand villages in a radius of 400 miles. In August, more than [-] reports were received. There are traces of indigenous people in many places. They will also be vaccinated in the future."

"This is a war. Don't hurt the spring and the autumn, and don't feel compassion. There is no real compassion other than winning the war. Make the vaccine perfect and save the people on this land from smallpox."

Chen Mu raised his hand towards Chen Shigong and said, "Then return to China with the best and most mature means to make smallpox disappear!"

"We should be thankful that this is smallpox, and we are not afraid of it, but what about other plagues? Doctor Chen, think about it, you are a doctor with the hands of living people, think about it, if there is a catastrophe in Ming Dynasty What about the plague?"

He knew that there would be a plague, but he didn't know when it would come. In the past, he could see the problems of the huge empire but had no way to solve them. Now he is trying to patch up the economic and military problems, but this time the smallpox that happened in Changsheng County caused a lot of trouble. He wakes up.

It is not only the New World that needs to face the plague, Da Ming also has to face the plague.

And it is a plague more terrible than smallpox. At least smallpox can be vaccinated, and people who have been vaccinated will not be afraid, but what about the plague?
Changsheng County perfectly demonstrated the towns and countryside under the plague epidemic. Production was completely stagnant, currency circulation stopped, the economy was close to collapse, and public security was extremely chaotic. It was only maintained by tens of thousands of vaccinated King Kong.

Without the Beiyang Army, Chang Sheng would have collapsed long ago.

No matter how strong the military is, no matter how great the system is, no matter how prosperous the economy is, a plague sweeping across the country will all be in vain.

"There will be plagues in Ming Dynasty, yes, there will be plagues in Ming Dynasty."

Chen Shigong still looked as usual, but when he nodded, Chen Mu saw extra firmness in the doctor's eyes.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)