Author: Pei Xuanhuang

Leaving Dinghai on the Double Ninth Festival, Zhu Yuan successfully arrived in Yangzhou on September 11th. He did not expect to receive an order from Lao Zhu who stopped him halfway. Privately, he even felt that, ancestor, you were 'helping' me recruit again.

People hate it.

The abdominal slander returned to the abdominal slander, but it still stopped.

In order to prevent the fleet from being too conspicuous, most of the boats were sent away in advance, especially the five-thousand-material giant ship, leaving only one thousand-material sea-going ship with a small number of followers.

Then, we once again settled in the mansion of the salt merchant Fu Shou.

Because things are different now, although he was treated as a distinguished guest the last time he stayed, this time, he felt like he was a guest, and the entire Fu family was surrounding him.

Zhu Yuan didn't do anything at all. Along the way, he didn't break away from the state of being a sea envoy at all. He was still busy with endless things from morning to night every day.

Born to work hard?

No!

It was September 14th so quickly. He had been notified in advance. After lunch, Zhu Yuan took a bath and changed clothes very formally. He specially put on the official third-grade crimson peacock patchwork official uniform that he rarely wore on weekdays, and went to work with Yangzhou civil and military officials.

The officials rushed to the dock together.

The vanguard fleet with flags all over the place began to arrive in Yangzhou at the beginning of Shenshi and made security arrangements in advance. However, it was not until Youshi that a flat-bottomed ship on which Lao Zhu was riding officially docked.

The building boat is not big, double-decker, about ten feet long, and has a standard weight of 500 materials.

It is already the dry season in winter, and the canal has been dilapidated for many years, making it impossible for ships that are too big to enter.

Zhu Yuan stood on the shore because of his official position, and sighed a little distractedly. Fortunately, he had sent away the huge ship early, otherwise, the big 5000-material ship parked here, reflecting the scene of Lao Zhu's 500-material 'small boat'.

I dare not think about the comparison.

After the boat was set up, a sixty or seventy-year-old official with a long beard and a green robe carried his robe down to the shore. Zhu Yuan remembered seeing him occasionally when he entered the palace at the beginning of the year, but he didn't know his name.

The two parties came forward and gave a simple salute, and the green-robed official said: "Your Majesty ordered Zhu Yuan, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to come on board the ship to pay homage, and ordered the others to disperse. He will be summoned if necessary."

Everyone agreed together.

Zhu Yuan did not care about the reaction of the people behind him, and skillfully and humbly boarded the ship with the green-robed officials. He also learned the other party's name, Qin Yubo, who was currently waiting to be appointed to the Imperial Academy.

Looking at the patches on the opponent's official robe, he saw a white pheasant. Zhu Yuan knew that it was from the fifth rank.

The fifth-grade civil servants are all white pheasants.

Zhu Yuan himself was a member of the Hanlin Academy for a short period of time.

well.

Why is it only the third grade?

I don't know why, even when I'm nervous about meeting Lao Zhu, I always get distracted and sigh.

After getting on the boat, he walked along the side stairs to the second floor of the building. As soon as Zhu Yuan stepped into the cabin with two guards standing at the door, he saw Lao Zhu in his daily black robe coming out of the cabin.

Grandfather and grandson looked at each other. Just as Zhu Yuan was about to bow down, Lao Zhu had already taken two steps forward and grabbed Zhu Yuan's hand: "I'm sorry, I'm too polite."

After saying that, he looked up and down with the eyes of an elder looking at a junior.

Seeing this, Qin Yubo raised his hands and quietly retreated.

"I've been talking for almost a year, and I'm still so thin. I should eat more on weekdays," Lao Zhu muttered, then noticed that Zhu Yuan's left hand was still wrapped in thick gauze, his face became tense, and he said dissatisfied: "This is so wrong

What the hell, you asked me for a knife earlier and said you would kill corrupt officials, but in the end, you cut yourself with a knife. Even if you want to warn those local officials, you can at least find someone on death row."

As he said this, he pulled Zhu Yuan to sit down at a table. Not wanting to let go of his precious twenty-third generation grandson's hand, Lao Zhu even pulled the stool closer to him.

He looked at it again and said: "You...sigh, you wrote so many letters, I seem to be able to see the hard work, just go back to Jinling and rest more."

Zhu Yuan didn't know what to say for a while.

From Lao Zhu's actions when he ran out of the inner room to his current words, he was completely treated as a relative.

Can……

Ancestor, I'm sorry for you, I'm a fake.

Um.

I just feel guilty, but I can't say anything anyway.

Will die.

And the knife in my hand... I can't explain it either.

Zhu Yuan could imagine that those people at that time, as well as those who heard about it, such as Lao Zhu, who had already started to make associations on his own, would take the initiative to give explanations.

As for the real reason.

No one can guess it anyway.

I'll give you a thousand Harry Potters.

Well, it seems wrong,

Hamlet.

At that moment, I felt my eyes were a little wet, and after thinking for a while, I finally said: "My ancestors, this is our duty as a native, so we don't have to work hard."

Lao Zhu nodded. Seeing Zhu Yuan start to cry, he pretended to be displeased: "Why are you crying? You're a loser. I'll stay for dinner later. I'll watch you eat more."

Zhu Yuan raised his sleeves and wiped his eyes. After calming down, he remembered the greeting: "Ancestor, how are you these days?"

"How could it be bad?" Lao Zhu couldn't help grinning when he heard Zhu Yuan ask: "This battle was fought so smoothly. I didn't even dare to think about it beforehand. Not to mention Dadu, even Shaanxi, it was all for nothing. It's just average, at least two years saved, and how much money and food the soldiers have. Oh, it's all thanks to you."

"Yuan'er is just talking about war on paper," Zhu Yuan is also habitually modest: "It is because of the blessings of our ancestors from heaven and earth, and the soldiers at the front are also working hard, that we can achieve this great victory."

After chatting for a few more words, Lao Zhu calmed down his expression slightly and finally turned to the topic: "I stopped you in Yangzhou because of something. I saw it... I couldn't sleep well for several days and nights."

As he spoke, he stood up and made a gesture to follow.

Zhu Yuan followed Lao Zhu to the inner room, which was a study room. Lao Zhu picked up a chair and asked Zhu Yuan to sit down in front of the desk. He then moved behind the desk and rummaged through a pile of documents on the desk. Said: "You were the one who said... about epidemic prevention..."

Saying that he had found a document, Lao Zhu deliberately turned to a page and handed it over.

Zhu Yuan picked it up and took a look.

This is the record of the meeting on the morning of September 7th about the establishment of the corresponding customs and navy quarantine departments. In one sentence, Lao Zhu deliberately circled it repeatedly with a red pen, "Twenty or thirty years ago, similar epidemics were also spread to China." A little bit After thinking about it for a moment, Zhu Yuan remembered that this was what he had said.

Moreover, I also understand why Lao Zhu drew circles.

Twenty or thirty years ago, there were only a few of Lao Zhu's large family left in just a few months. The key... was the plague.

History does not record the specific epidemic at that time, and Zhu Yuan could only guess.

Unexpectedly, one sentence made Lao Zhu unable to sleep well for several days.

While thinking about this, Lao Zhu on the other side of the desk spoke again, with a heavy tone in his tone: "What Europe are you talking about? At this moment... this thing is still spreading. I'm asking you, will it spread to our Ming Dynasty? If...if it comes, can you possibly be cured?"

Seeing that Lao Zhu didn't even want to mention his name, Zhu Yuan could imagine the pain those things had caused him.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yuan said truthfully: "Ancestors, not only in Europe, but also in the northern grasslands, the Western Regions, and even the Central Plains, there may be corresponding germs existing in animals or human bodies. Even more so in this era.

Many epidemic diseases, such as smallpox, which is more serious than the plague, are often

There is a possibility of epidemics from time to time. In the past, the mechanism was unknown, so it was impossible to prevent and control it better. In the future... if our ancestors can always support Yuan'er, even if these diseases are completely eliminated, it is not impossible. In fact, hundreds of years later, now

Various epidemic diseases have rarely appeared or even become completely extinct."

Because of that memory, Lao Zhu still didn't believe it when he heard what Zhu Yuan said. He paused and asked: "Just tell me about this... this..."

Zhu Yuan nodded, thought about it for a moment, and said: "My ancestors must have read the information I sent about this plague. The source of the disease is a bacterium called Yersinia pestis, which can parasitize both humans and mice. It is spread by fleas and other factors."

Parasites, they have sucked the blood of rats and then transferred to the human body, thus causing diseases. Regarding this, there are two ways to block it. One is to eliminate rats. Yuan'er remembers that he was in the Forbidden City in his previous life...well

, that is... in the imperial city of Dadu, there are cats, who are responsible for catching rats. Yuan'er suggested that after his ancestors returned to Jinling, they also raised some cats in the imperial city. Furthermore, fleas and other parasites are spreading, so please pay attention to personal hygiene.

, changing clothes frequently and bathing frequently can also be avoided. Speaking of which, Yuan'er didn't know what fleas looked like in his previous life. When he came back here, he only saw them occasionally. Now... at least around Yuan'er, there shouldn't be many of them."

In my previous life, I really didn’t know what fleas looked like. When I was too young, I had no idea. As I grew up, the environment around me changed too fast, and they were almost extinct.

Back here, Zhu Yuan has the original beginning.

Later, the servants around me also discovered it.

When Zhu Yuan began to pay special attention to the hygiene of himself, the people around him, and even his personal residence, the problems no longer occurred.

After listening to Zhu Yuan's words, Lao Zhu nodded slightly, thought about it for a while, and relaxed a little.

As the saying goes, fear comes from the unknown.

So he motioned to Zhu Yuan to continue.

Zhu Yuan thought for a while and said: "Besides, if it happens between people, the main transmission is mouth droplets... the 'mouth droplets flying', and mutual contact... these can also be blocked,

Wear special protective clothing, wear a mask to cover your mouth and nose, and so on. Moreover, compared with elusive rats, if they are discovered and the patient is isolated in time, the spread will be blocked."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuan thought for a while and continued: "Twenty or thirty years ago, on the one hand, it was a troubled time, on the other hand, the Mongolian people's ability to govern the country was really not as good as that of the Han people, and they lost control of the local area.

At the end of the dynasty, effective control could not be implemented, which resulted in the tragedy of widespread epidemics. Now, the world has turned to peace, and we Han people have regained control of the world.

And... I, in short, we can build a better national epidemic prevention system. If we keep working hard for decades, we can even achieve a situation where our descendants will not know about smallpox and cholera.

, what exactly does the plague look like. Speaking of which, cholera seems to be spread through rats, and it seems to be... Vibrio cholerae..."
To be continued...