Although Sichuan and Guangxi have not yet captured the entire territory, they have already captured all the elite areas.
Even the development plans of the chief envoys have been sent to the emperor.
With the backward productivity in ancient times, it is of course impossible to formulate detailed plans, which are more like long-term plans. For example, what is the climate of a certain prefecture and what crops are suitable for planting? The government should vigorously guide and promote it; another example is that a certain prefecture has convenient water and land transportation.
, we should focus on developing commercial terminals.
Some time ago, Anding Town, which Zhu Minru won in single combat, had already been spotted before sending troops.
Two rivers intersect here, land transportation is relatively convenient, and the population is large. The land is suitable for farming. The Chief Secretary of Guangxi requested to upgrade it to Anding County. At the same time, it also needs immigrants to develop, so there is no need to move too many people: 3,000 immigrants, plus the original
There are enough people to develop into a small county town.
After Zhao Han read the development plans of the two provinces, he frowned and said to the attendant Li Xiangjun: "We have summoned all the famous doctors in Jinling. They will all come tomorrow morning."
However, we saw that tobacco planting in southern Jiangxi has brought a lot of income to the local people. Officials in Sichuan and Guangxi also plan to promote tobacco planting.
At the same time, they also plan to expand the poppy cultivation area!
Wu Youke is already sixty-one years old. He has nothing to say in the first half of his life. He has read books about sages and is somewhat famous for his medical skills, but that's it. There were many Confucian doctors like him in the Ming Dynasty.
It wasn't until the plague broke out that Wu was able to summarize the methods of preventing and controlling the plague through his treatment experience, and wrote a book "On Epidemic Warmth".
Emperor Zhao Han not only ordered him to be commended, but also appointed him as the chief medical officer for epidemic prevention in the north. He could mobilize resources at will for plague matters, and local officials must fully cooperate.
Become famous!
Under the leadership of Wu Youke, with the efforts of all doctors, and with the cooperation of northern officials and people, the plague in Shandong and Henan provinces was brought under control last winter. This year, Beizhili is also getting better, and Wu Youke finally
He was transferred back to Nanjing and promoted to vice president of Jinling Medical College.
"Sir, do you know why your Majesty summoned you?" Xu Nanfu, another famous doctor, asked.
Like Li Yu, Xu Nanfu came from a medical family. He was only in his thirties this year, but his medical skills were already outstanding. When he was transferred to the north for epidemic prevention, he also worshiped Wu Youke as his teacher, and he was prosperous in Nanjing at this time.
Because he not only has great medical skills, but also knows all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When treating dignitaries, he can also talk about literature and art while diagnosing the pulse.
Wu Youke shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Fu Shan muttered: "Maybe some noble person is suffering from a difficult and complicated disease, and today he summoned many doctors for consultation."
There were more than a dozen famous doctors sitting in the room. When they heard the word consultation, they couldn't help but frown.
There is no judgment standard for traditional Chinese medicine consultation, and it all depends on the doctor's experience. Sometimes, the same doctor will prescribe different prescriptions for the same disease due to different patient constitutions and different seasons of illness.
How the hell do you get a consultation? Who should listen to this argument?
"The emperor has arrived!"
The famous doctors immediately stood up, and when the emperor entered the door, they all bowed their hands and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Zhao Han smiled and said, "Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The famous doctors sat back down.
Zhao Han was not too talkative and asked straight to the point: "Who knows about poppies?"
The famous doctor Yan Xin wanted to show off, so he immediately stood up and said: "Reporting to your majesty, the opium poppy was introduced from the Western Regions in ancient times. Poppy seeds can be eaten (to treat indigestion), and can also be prepared to induce vomiting. Poppy shells can stop diarrhea and cure diarrhea.
Pain in the muscles and bones of the heart and belly. Poppy seeds can whet the appetite and strengthen the spleen."
Other famous doctors nodded, because this is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".
Zhao Han asked: "Can someone smoke opium poppy just like smoking tobacco leaves?"
Famous doctor Zhu Gangqian asked back: "What your Majesty said was afurong ointment?"
"Probably." Zhao Han nodded.
Zhu Gangqian explained in detail: "Afurong paste has been smoked by people for a long time, but most of them are taken internally. In the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Ming Dynasty banned smoking, and many tobacco smokers switched to smoking afurong. Of course, before this, some gentry also used tobacco leaves.
Mix it with opium."
"Is it addictive? I can't stand it if I don't smoke." Zhao Han asked.
"If you do have this symptom, it's like being addicted to drinking. If you don't drink, you can't sleep." Zhu Gangqian replied.
Zhao Han inquired in detail and learned that opium poppy had been introduced to China in the Tang Dynasty and was initially regarded as a rare foreign medicine. Later, some people introduced it, but it was mainly used as an ornamental plant, and the remaining value was for medicinal and alchemy purposes.
Emperor Wanli took the elixir for a long time, and there was a "black fragrance" in it, which was the opium tribute from Southeast Asia.
The reason why it has not spread widely is that it is only spread among wealthy people, and the addictiveness of taking it internally is not that great.
But with the Jiajing and Wanli years, tobacco spread in China, and opium was mixed with tobacco and smoked. Especially when Chongzhen banned smoking, many people couldn't get tobacco and simply smoked opium directly.
Zhao Han inquired in detail, encouraged these famous doctors with a few words, and then waved them away.
We then summoned officials from various provinces to inquire, and found that opium was grown in several southern provinces, mostly in the gardens of wealthy families. Only Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan were exceptions. Opium poppies have been widely planted in parts of the three southwestern provinces and have a long history.
For hundreds of years, it has also been introduced into the Shaanxi-Gansu region near Sichuan.
Looking at the development plans of local officials, these officials are completely unaware of the problem and want to expand the scale of planting in mountainous areas.
Of course, we can't blame them harshly, after all, they have good intentions.
Zhao Han immediately wrote an edict:
First, opium and related products are not allowed to be sold except in medical and drug stores. Medical and drug stores that sell opium products must apply to the government for registration. They must record clearly where they purchase the goods and who they finally sell to. If there is any disobedience, the third generation will be punished.
It is prohibited to practice medicine within.
Second, to grow opium poppies, you must apply to the government for registration, and you will be taxed heavily, making it less profitable than growing food. Gentlemen and wealthy merchants are not allowed to grow opium poppies privately. They can only plant them in gardens for viewing. If they are caught
, three generations of descendants are not allowed to be officials, and three generations of descendants are not allowed to engage in specialized business.
Third, those who are addicted to opium must quit within a time limit. If any officials, clerks, students, soldiers, etc. are still found to be taking opium next year, they will be immediately dismissed from public office and expelled from school.
This edict was passed to ten departments. The ministers could not understand what was going on, but they still conveyed it and implemented it seriously.
Nanjing, as the capital, is of course the first city to implement it.
The grassroots police officers knocked on doors from door to door, leaving many people confused because they had no idea what afurong was.
Yinchunshe.
Because the emperor personally inscribed the opera troupe, Fei Ruyi's Yinchun Society became a blockbuster. Not only was it invited to stay in restaurants and teahouses, dignitaries hosted banquets, but it also came to the Yinchun Society to sing major operas.
At this moment, Fei Ruyi was listening to the opera and... taking opium.
He contracted the disease two years ago. He mixed it with tobacco leaves and smoked it at first. Later, he gradually became tired of it, so he threw away the tobacco and only smoked opium to satisfy his cravings.
The circle is full of rich people, and the scale is gradually expanding. Every month, there are people who don't know the truth, and they are dragged into the trap in a confused way when they make friends with them.
A shop assistant rushed over quickly, ignoring that Fei Ruyi was smoking opium and listening to the opera, and said anxiously: "Master, there is something urgent!"
"roll!"
Although Fei Ruyi is an outlier, he is usually gentle and gentle, and is only irritable before and after taking opium.
The waiter shrunk his neck and did not dare to say a word. He stood aside and waited silently.
It wasn't until Fei Ruyi finished puffing out smoke that his soul returned from the sky to the earth. He was so comfortable that he slumped on the chair and refused to move. After a while, the clerk came over again and said, "Master, there is something urgent."
"What's the matter?" Fei Ruyi's body was limp and he hadn't fully recovered yet.
The waiter said: "Just now, some officers came to the store. They went door to door to announce His Majesty's decree. They said it was... said it was..."
"Say!" Fei Ruyi said impatiently.
The waiter said: "Your Majesty has issued an order. From now on, planting and selling opium poppy must be reported to the government. Planting is prohibited in the garden. Officials who smoke opium will be dismissed from their posts, and students who smoke opium will be expelled from school."
Before Fei Ruyi could react violently, Li Zhun, the second-generation official next to him, exploded: "Your Majesty is unconscious... His Majesty must have been deceived by a traitor. Afurong is an elegant thing. After smoking it, you can reach heaven and earth. You can write poems and compositions when doing things."
It can even make literary thoughts flow like a spring. How can such a good thing be banned?"
"Brother Li is right." Another rich man agreed.
Li Zhun said to Fei Ruyi: "Brother Fei and Your Majesty are old acquaintances. You can come to the palace to meet the Emperor at any time. Brother Fei has to come forward to advise you on this matter."
Fei Ruyi stood up unsteadily, straightened his clothes and said, "This is true. Your Majesty does not know the wonders of aphrodisiac and thinks it is something harmful to people. I will go into the palace right now and ask your Majesty to have a taste.
I will definitely change my mind."
Everyone stopped listening to the show and took Fei Ruyi on a sedan chair to meet the saint.
Fei Ruyi was still well cared for, and she only had to wait for half an hour before being allowed to go to the audience.
Zhao Han was reviewing the memorial without raising his head and said casually: "If you have something to say, just tell me. If you have nothing else to do, just go and have fun."
Fei Ruyi came forward with the opium ointment in his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, today I am here to offer a sacred object. After your Majesty takes it, you will be a hundred times more energetic, and your fatigue will be swept away."
Zhao Han looked at the black paste and already understood what was going on, and asked: "What is this?"
Fei Ruyi replied: "Fushou ointment."
"Did you smoke it?" Zhao Han asked again.
Fei Ruyi said: "Since it is dedicated to Your Majesty, I have smoked it a long time ago and know its many wonderful benefits. Every time I smoke it, I not only communicate with heaven and man, but also feel uplifted and have endless thoughts."
Zhao Han asked: "Is this thing very popular in Nanjing?"
Fei Ruyi said: "Nowadays, literary societies are popular, and Fushou ointment is becoming more and more popular. It is a standing product of elegant literary societies. As far as I know, there are at least hundreds of anointing friends in Nanjing."
Zhao Han said to the guard outside the door: "Come here, take this guy to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and ask him to confess the person who took opium. If he doesn't confess, he will be tortured. Make sure to catch everyone. After arresting the person, force him to quit.
If you don’t quit, you won’t let them go. Also, inform their families that all the expenses for quitting aphrodisiac, including eating, drinking, and diarrhea will have to be paid for by yourself!”
It wasn't until he was dragged out by the guards that Fei Ruyi shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, the longevity ointment is really elegant. If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."
