Wang Cheng stretched his waist. His old waist was not suitable for standing for a long time. Several students felt distressed for a while, but the teacher cheered up and talked eloquently: "This is the first and second strategy among the eight measures for epidemic prevention in Mucheng.
The third strategy, the fourth strategy, and the fifth strategy are all easy to implement, but the sixth strategy is difficult to implement from the beginning. Zhang Xiaowu asked all the people to stay at home. It should be noted that there are only 40,000 soldiers and civilians in Mucheng, and we, Longdu, have 800,000 households.
, with a population of two million, how difficult it is to confine these two million people to their homes. This seventh policy is even more ridiculous. If all two million people are confined to their homes, and each household subsidizes two kilograms of food every day, it will be necessary
1.6 million jins are distributed every day. Do you know how much 1.6 million jins of grain weigh? If it were corn, it would fill half of the Zhengde Hall. May I ask, do you know how much grain is in the government granary? This is just Longdu, where grain is
There is no shortage, but there has been a food famine in the north since last year, and there are countless hungry people. Where will the government get food relief to the people? Can the Ministry of Household Affairs and local granaries provide relief?"
Uncle Dushan frowned, obviously the figure of 1.6 million jins of grain per day frightened him. 1.6 million jins is 16,000 shi. This number is too astonishing.
Zhang Kuan couldn't help but nodded and said: "It does need to be considered. There are very few people in Wood City, so naturally the government can afford it. Longdu is the largest city in Hengyu. Looking at the world, there is nowhere more prosperous than Longdu. How can it be used?
The policy of wooden city is firmly implanted in you."
"What the two prime ministers said makes sense."
"Yes, the small wooden city is naturally easy to handle, but this dragon city with millions of people..."
"The eight anti-epidemic strategies are good and good, but if they are used rashly, Dragon City will become chaotic."
"In my opinion, it's better to be cautious."
"Otherwise, ginger is still old and hot. The two prime ministers have been officials for many years and still see far ahead."
Uncle Dushan stroked his beard and said: "Well, you two prime ministers, these eight epidemic prevention measures need to be carefully considered and implemented by me. I think it's better to let the left prime minister take charge?"
When Zhang Kuan heard this, he was shocked. He asked how a civil servant could lead the important matter of epidemic prevention. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen is old and really lacks energy. However, Wei Chen recommends someone who may be able to take on this important task."
"who?"
"Du Shanbo."
Du Shanbo tilted his head and said, "Prime Minister Zuo, why me?"
Zhang Kuandao said: "In the past, when there was a plague in Longdu City at the end of the Dao Dynasty, my uncle personally participated in the prevention and control of the plague and achieved a great victory. How could the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have the experience of my uncle. In addition, in the matter of preventing and controlling the plague, many things must be made promptly and involve other things. The Manchu Dynasty
Only my uncle could make decisions in civil and military matters without being blocked. I remember that in the first year of Taiqian, the price of food in Longdu City increased sharply due to the plague. The major food stores in the capital were either relatives of the emperor or nobles.
One is a headache, and the other is more difficult to provoke. Except for my uncle, I'm afraid none of them are afraid." He smiled bitterly twice, "Even the old minister, they are not afraid of those businessmen who regard wealth as life, and the old minister is a scholar.
, I’m just afraid that if I interfere with their interests, they will send someone to assassinate me.”
Emperor Dade was shocked: "How dare those businessmen do this?"
Zhu Lianyi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, in the past, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Kou Deheng, once distributed grain to Xuzhou for disaster relief. However, the grain ship was blocked. Master Kou just learned that local officials colluded with Jianghu gangs to hinder the rescue, with the purpose of selling the goods at high prices.
Grain. Master Kou ordered people to break through the obstructions of river pirates and forcibly transport grain ships to Xuzhou. Grain prices in Xuzhou plummeted, but unexpectedly, a fire broke out in the granary overnight, burning 300,000 stones of grain. Master Kou also almost died in the fire. Your Majesty,
When businessmen, officials, and gangs collude, they form a huge network of interests. Whenever someone violates their interests, they will fight to the death."
Emperor Dade asked: "Where is Lord Kou now?"
"Master Kou retired to his hometown ten years ago and died of illness at home three years ago."
Emperor Dade asked: "Hubu, how much food is left in Longdu City?"
Zhu Lianyi said: "Reporting to your majesty, there are two million stones of grain in the official grain granary of Longdu City to supply officials, palaces and military camps. It is barely enough to last until March next year. However, if this grain is given to the people, it can only last two months.
, before the autumn harvest, there will be no food in the city, so the official food cannot help the people."
The Dade Emperor nodded, and suddenly Hu Ting, the Minister of Rites, said: "On September 26, Your Majesty will have a grand wedding, and everyone will be happy, so we should govern before then." Only then did everyone remember the most important event of this year, the Emperor's grand wedding.
Nothing can delay the emperor's wedding, especially since the queen he is marrying is Du Shanbo's direct granddaughter.
Du Shanbo was most interested in his granddaughter's wedding, and he didn't want his granddaughter's wedding to be affected by the plague, so he said: "Since the court has entrusted me with it, I will accept the matter and ask all the ministers to cooperate with us.
I, we will fight the plague together."
Now that the epidemic prevention in Longdu City has been confirmed, it is time to discuss major world events. Zhu Lianyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, once again listed: "In the Northern Dynasty, Hui, Qing, Xu, Bing, Yong, Si, You, Yang and other nine states died of the plague.
, up to 200,000 people." In order to promote his student Shi Chong as the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Kuan specially promoted Zhu Lianyi as the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhu Lianyi was a student of Wang Cheng, and the two hit it off.
"Oh——"
The officials took a breath of air-conditioning. Two hundred thousand people died due to the plague. This is May. According to the law of plague epidemic, the plague usually affects three years. If this problem lasts for three years, the people of the Holy Han Empire will wither.
, there are not many people left.
Emperor Dade became anxious and said, "What should we do?"
No one could come up with an idea, and Emperor Dade was very anxious. Now according to official statistics, two hundred thousand people of the empire have died. How could he, the emperor, not lose his composure? He wanted to be a better emperor than his father, but he
He doesn't like martial arts, doesn't want to fight, and doesn't want to waste his family fortune to fight for world hegemony. However, he didn't expect that only two years after he took the throne, he would encounter floods, rebellions, and plagues one after another. If Zhang Xiaowu hadn't repelled the dog barbarians in the north, I'm afraid he would have thought of it.
The disasters were all gathered together.
Thinking of Zhang Xiaowu and his eight strategies for epidemic prevention, Emperor Dade suddenly said: "Prime Minister Zuo, can you send Zhang Xiaowu to Beijing to discuss how to prevent and control the plague?"
Zhang Kuan said: "This person has a way of dealing with the plague, and he may be able to be temporarily called in for advice."
Wang Yi, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, immediately said: "Your Majesty, uncle, left prime minister, is it possible that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty cannot deal with the plague and must rely on a foreign minister and general? How can he become the savior? This man killed Pao Ze without hesitation.
He is cruel and ruthless, and he is definitely not an ordinary person. If he were allowed to treat the plague, I am afraid that the plague would not kill a few people, but the people would be bleeding like rivers from him."
Wang Chengdao: "Your Majesty, if someone can control the plague now, he will be a hero for the benefit of the people. What will happen if some people who disobey the king's law die? Thirty years ago, the plague was rampant in Longdu, and 300,000 people died in the capital alone.
Thirty years have passed, and Longdu City has never regained its prosperity thirty years ago."
Zhang Kuan's eyes lit up, it seemed that Wang Youxiang supported this ghost general.