Chapter 218 The Sacred Heart is So Important (4 updates exceed 10,000)
In fact, to be honest, the island of Taiwan at this time was of little significance even to Gao Pragmatic. He had to send people to Taiwan largely due to his territorial views.
Not only are they sending people around, they are also considering how to develop and immigrate to Taiwan.
After all, "Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times." It's okay if I don't come, and it's okay if I don't have the strength. But now that I'm here and have the strength, I have to confirm this!
Moreover, it is not that Taiwan cannot develop. The main reason why this place has not developed until now is that there are not enough Han people.
As for why there are so few Han people, there are two main reasons. One is that the mainland courts in the past dynasties did not pay attention to this wild land - Hainan Island is so close and has not been developed much, let alone Taiwan Island, which is farther away?
Secondly, the environment in Taiwan was still very difficult during this period. The first was the heat. The island of Taiwan was extremely hot and humid at this time, even hotter and hotter than Guangdong and Guangxi at almost the same latitude, and even more than Annan. The pirates had no choice but to
If you have a place to call home, you don't have to worry about much, otherwise who would come here.
Secondly, tropical diseases are serious. At this time, Taiwan had not experienced any development, the trees were tall and the grass was dense, mosquitoes were plundering, and the miasma was several times more severe than that of Guangdong and Guangxi. After all, Guangdong and Guangxi had been developed for two thousand years, and Taiwan was still in a primitive state.
As for malaria, it goes without saying. This kind of mosquito is almost as big as a child’s palm, so getting malaria is a common occurrence.
Malaria, even in the 21st century, is a serious problem ravaging Africa. Kang Mazi, the Tatar chieftain, contracted malaria during a war against Galdan. Given his status, he almost died. An ordinary person
What else can you get if you get it?
It is easy to occupy Taiwan, but it is difficult to defeat malaria, because Gaowu Real Estate does not have cinchona at hand, let alone artemisinin. In what era did we have that technology?
Although the mortality rate of malaria is not particularly high in the eyes of later generations - 400 million people around the world are infected with malaria every year, and about two to three million die. But you must know that there will be cinchona in future generations, and malaria is not without it.
Medicine can help.
However, cinchona is said to have been discovered by the Spaniards in South America through the local Indians in the 17th century. It was not introduced to China until at least the end of the 17th century. At that time, cinchona bark was basically used for treatment.
It was not until 1820 that a Swedish scientist extracted the active ingredients of malaria and made it into a finished product.
In other words, the Spaniards, who have occupied most of the Americas, may not even have cinchona, so where can they go to find it? Moreover, even if he goes to South America to look for it, he won't be able to find it, because
He had no idea what a cinchona tree looked like.
Oh haha, it’s over, there’s nothing left to do.
It’s true that when a book is put to use, you will regret it less. No matter how good your brain is, it can’t compare to the system someone carries around with them.
How about instead of looking far away from the near and consider artemisinin?
There is no hope of refining it. Is it okay to just use Artemisia annua—that is, Artemisia annua?
When Ms. Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize, it was reported nationwide, and she also had a lot of doubts about artemisinin. Although Gao pragmatically didn't know much about medicine, he vaguely remembered that artemisinin was the most important thing.
The initial source of inspiration was a record in an ancient Chinese medical book, but unfortunately he could not remember the title.
But since it is recorded in ancient Chinese books, now he has a big advantage to take advantage of - Li Shizhen was won over by him to teach students in the capital! Such an awesome person, a master who can write "Compendium of Materia Medica", what can he do?
You must have heard or read that ancient book.
Since that ancient book has been circulated in later generations, it must be at least not Bian Que's Nei Jing and Wai Jing, nor Hua Tuo's "Qing Nang Shu". It is even less likely to be lost in the Ming Dynasty. Ask Li Shizhen, maybe it will work wonders
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Therefore, Gao pragmatically told Gao Qi not to aim too far, and to try his best to explore in "sparse forests and mosquito-free areas" along the coast. It was strictly forbidden to go deep into the inland, especially dense forests, to commit suicide. He would wait until he contacted Li Shizhen before talking about anything.
Gao Qi is his servant, and now he is the confidant of "Wang Pang Danming". He told him not to go deep into the interior. I believe he will not refuse to listen. Now he is waiting for Li Shizhen's reply.
However, Gao Pragmatic did not wait for Li Shizhen's reply in Guangxi because an accident happened.
Well, it wasn't Li Shizhen who had an accident, it was Gao Pragmatic who had an accident - the emperor ordered that Gao Pragmatic step down from office early and return to Beijing to accompany the emperor to pay homage to the Ancestral Temple in the name of "redefining Annan"!
Offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple?
Offering sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple is not a new thing, nor is it uncommon. For example, when Li Chengliang beheaded hundreds of Mongolians in Liaodong, the capital also wanted to sue and offer sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
However, there are different grades for offering sacrifices to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Generally speaking, there are three grades: large sacrifice, middle sacrifice and group sacrifice. Li Chengliang's kind belongs to the group sacrifice, that is, officials do it for them, go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to make sacrifices and signal the performance of their descendants.
Yes, old man, look at it. You have killed so many Mongolians. Do you think these heads are cute?
That's probably what it means.
As for the central sacrifices, some of them were performed by the emperor himself, but the emperors in the Ming Dynasty were more assertive, and in fact most of them still assigned officials to perform sacrifices.
But if it is a great sacrifice, then the emperor has to do it himself, and ministers are not qualified to do it for him.
For example, sacrifices are held every year in spring, summer, autumn and winter on the first day of the lunar calendar in the first month of each season. Tablets from various places in the Imperial Ancestral Temple must be brought to the Xiang Hall, and the emperor will come here in person to worship his ancestors. It is called
"Si Meng Shi Xiang", referred to as "Xiang Sacrifice", sacrificed the seasonal vegetables and fruits to the ancestors. This could not be done on behalf of the emperor. As long as the emperor could still move, he had to do it himself.
The memorial ceremony must be held only when there are important events in the country. For example, in the simplest example, when the emperor ascends the throne or the emperor's wedding, or when a queen is enthroned, they have to go to the imperial temple's dormitory to perform sacrifices. This is called
Offer sacrifices.
But this time Gao Pragmatic's "redefinition of Annan" seems not to be particularly important to the Ming Dynasty. This is just to defeat the Annan people, not the Mongols. The Ming court does not seem to have
How come it is the turn of the people of Annan to be sued even though they have high regard for them?
Gao Pragmatic was a little confused, but Zhang Ren reminded him, and Zhang Ren said: "There is no need to worry about the truth. I think the court's move is very fair. The purpose of 're-defining Annan' was to avenge the emperor's ninth generation. I heard that the emperor got
He was extremely excited when the news came out, which shows that the emperor really believed that this matter was a great achievement and worthy of being sued to the Ancestral Temple in person.
Secondly, there is the matter of the Guangxi chieftains moving to the town. Think about it, before they moved the town, the court was in a dilemma as to how to deal with a mere Bazhai area. But once they moved to Annan, the Bazhai area was easy to deal with.
Song changed his position to a floating official position, and even Liu Zhijun of Zhaoqing did not object again, which shows the importance of this matter. So...congratulations on seeking truth, the Holy Heart is the most important!"
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