Zhu Youzhen has just finished discussing with the cabinet and has sorted out and rectified the river berths in various localities and readjusted the amount of taxes, silver, and materials that should be paid by the river berths in various localities.

Abolish some of the river moths that only have the amount of taxes left, and take back the right to collect taxes from the river moths that had been given to the local royal palaces, prohibit the local nobles and nobles from occupying the water surface to collect taxes, and abolish the fishermen's silver.

"Your Majesty...", interrupting the meeting between the cabinet and Zhu Youzhen, Huang Liji suddenly stopped his words, and all the ministers waited for Chongzhen's decision.

Zhu Youzhen was only slightly unhappy to be interrupted, but he still said to several ministers: "It seems that we have to interrupt for a while, and I will have a few things to discuss with you gentlemen." ”

Chongzhen's words made Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai and others feel great pressure in an instant, and it was the first time they had such a high-intensity meeting. In just one morning, it was decided that there were matters that could not be decided by several discussions at the DPRK meeting in the past.

The ministers who have become accustomed to the past must fully weigh the interests and disadvantages in order to draw conclusions little by little, they really can't accept Chongzhen's rough way of promoting political affairs.

What they want most now is to end the meeting as soon as possible so that they have time to review the decisions made at previous meetings.

Hearing Chongzhen's proposal to interrupt the meeting, Huang Liji and several colleagues immediately nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." ”

Zhu Youzhen immediately asked Wang Chengen to call Gao Qiqian in, and watched several cabinet ministers and Chongzhen gather in front of a long table, this form of meeting that he had never seen before, made Gao Qiqian a little distracted.

Wang Chengen looked at Gao Qiqian there with some dissatisfaction and asked, "What is it that makes you run over in such a hurry." ”

Gao Qiqian immediately reacted, and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, it is a child in the Xicheng Almshouse who has a pox rash. According to His Majesty's order, if such a serious disease is discovered in the capital, it must be reported to His Majesty as soon as possible. ”

Gao Qiqian's report made several pavilion elders change their complexion when they heard it, and Shi Fenglai said with some urgency: "Immediately order the sergeant to evacuate the sick outside the city, inform the children in the city to go out as much as possible, and ask Your Majesty to order the sacrifice to the pox god." ”

Huang Li glanced at Shi Fenglai, who couldn't hold his breath, with great dissatisfaction, and then comforted Chongzhen: "Please don't panic, Your Majesty, every winter and spring, there will always be a wave of pox epidemics in the capital. During this time, please don't go out. ”

Zhu Youzhen was not actually flustered, in the world he once lived in, smallpox as a disease had been completely eradicated.

Although his body is not inoculated against cowpox, he has never regarded smallpox as a great infectious disease psychologically, and now he looks at the people around him as if he is facing a great enemy, and his heart is also nervous.

"I'm not flustered, I don't think this smallpox is so terrifying, what Mr. Shi said is probably exaggerating." Zhu Youzhen said half comforting Huang Liji, half encouraging himself.

Xu Guangqi suddenly said: "Your Majesty can't be so careless, this smallpox has always been a bad disease, once it is infected, it will have acne on the head and face, which makes people worse than death." And this disease is the easiest to pass on children, once infected, the medicine stone is ineffective, and can only be resigned to fate.

Your Majesty is at stake, so how can he easily put himself in danger. Although there is a way to plant pox, but after the pox, it may not all be safe and sound, and it is better for Your Majesty to meet with outsiders less during this time. ”

Seeing several ministers so solemn, Zhu Youzhen also had to divert the topic, he finally opened the situation and won the right to move freely in the capital for himself, how could he be willing to be imprisoned in the palace because of smallpox.

However, Zhu Youzhen also knew that he could prevaricate with the advice of several cabinet ministers. When the courtiers went up together to advise, he had no way out.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen had to end the meeting with the cabinet, "Okay, today's meeting will end first, and let me discuss with the doctors of the Tai Hospital how to prevent and control this smallpox." ”

In the lobby of the Tai Hospital, Zhu Youzhen summoned Wang Kentang, Gong Juzhong, Zhang Jiebin, Wu Youxing, Deng Yuhan and other Tai doctors.

Zhu Youzhen patiently listened to the doctors' descriptions of acne and the prevention and treatment methods before nodding slightly and said.

"After listening to the gentlemen's introductions, I have a general understanding of the situation of this smallpox disease. In other words, based on your medical experience, is it more effective to prevent smallpox than to treat it? ”

Wang Kentang nodded and said, "Yes, I have been practicing medicine for decades, and only two or three out of ten people have healed after treatment, and the effect of treatment is not significant. However, the use of preventive pox can greatly increase the chance of cure.

However, the pox method is also more dangerous, and there is only half the chance that it will not turn into real smallpox. Moreover, although the effect of pox is better in adults than in children, smallpox is often the most likely to affect children. Therefore, the people's perception of the pox method is still mixed. ”

Deng Yuhan was very curious to listen to the acne knowledge explained by these imperial doctors in the hall, and the understanding and treatment methods of smallpox by these Chinese doctors made him feel that European medical scientists were simply a group of wild men who drank blood.

The doctors at the hospital believed that pox was the best way to prevent and treat smallpox, but no one was in favor of inoculating the emperor, the empress, and the two imperial concubines.

Zhu Youzhen said tentatively: "In the past few years since smallpox appeared, only the pox method has achieved a lot of results, and I think that the prevention of smallpox is obviously a feasible way.

But all along, you've been using human pox, so why not try cowpox? I have heard that the farmers who raise cattle in the upper herding prison have never had a case of smallpox, and perhaps cowpox is milder than human pox, and may be suitable for pox planting. ”

Hearing the news that Chongzhen said, several imperial doctors immediately began to discuss, Zhu Youzhen could not understand those theories of traditional Chinese medicine, so he immediately called Jiang Tingfang, the envoy of the imperial hospital.

"Envoy Jiang, who is the person who manages Huimin Pharmacy in Tai Hospital now?" Zhu Youzhen asked softly.

Jiang Tingfang replied respectfully: "It is the left court that sentenced Hu Degong and the female medical officer Lin Xiang'er sent by the palace. ”

"So what did Huimin Pharmacy do after smallpox was discovered in the almshouse?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the Hu Yuan sentenced to lead people to block the almshouse as soon as possible, prohibiting people from entering and leaving at will, and notified the ministers. And Lady Lin stayed in the almshouse to comfort the children and did not come out. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "The disposition of the Hu Yuan's judgment is still good. Wang Chengen, you ask the patrol police station to dispatch some police officers who have already had acne to assist the Hu Yuan's judgment.

In addition, those who have been in and out of the almshouse during the period of illness of the child must be quarantined and monitored for 15 days, and if there is any illness, they must be reported immediately.

The alley where the almshouse is located will be cordoned off and removed after confirming that the epidemic is over. During the quarantine period, the rice and vegetables that the quarantined households need every day will be sent by special personnel, and the money can be allocated from the inner treasury first. ”

Wang Chengen agreed, and immediately went to the courtyard to spread the word. Only then did Zhu Youzhen continue to Jiang Tingfang in front of him: "Now it seems that it is impossible to understand the epidemic situation in the capital in time just by relying on the Huimin Medical Bureau passively waiting for patients to come to the door.

I believe that we should establish a health and epidemic prevention department that coordinates the overall situation, and that there is no need for skilled doctors in this department, as long as there is a certain amount of medical knowledge and the ability to distinguish common infectious diseases.

The task of the health and epidemic prevention department is very simple, to detect the epidemic in time, do a good job of isolating the service area, and report to the hospital, so that the hospital can carry out treatment work in time.

In addition, the regulations on the management of public places in the capital were formulated, and the patrol police station was forced to implement them by the people in all districts, and the pox inoculation was carried out to prevent smallpox.

Do you think there's anything you would like to add? ”

Jiang Tingfang was submissive, and he dared to revise the plan proposed by Chongzhen. Seeing that the hospital envoy could not take on the important responsibility, Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to hand over the newly established Beijing Medical and Health and Epidemic Prevention Bureau to Hu Degong.

As Chongzhen's side discussed matters such as isolation and the establishment of an epidemic prevention department, Wang Kentang and others finally discussed a result, and they thought that they could test the effect of vaccinia vaccination.

Zhu Youzhen suggested that a few criminals be selected in the prison of the Criminal Department to come out for testing, but Deng Yuhan stepped forward and asked: "Your Majesty, please give me this glorious scientific experiment, if cowpox can really improve the pox technique, this is undoubtedly a great discovery in medicine."

I must not let the honor of being the first to be vaccinated against cowpox fall on a criminal, and as a doctor, I can describe the reactions after vaccination in a timely and accurate manner, and His Majesty has given me permission to do so. ”

"Father Deng, I know you're fascinated by any medical innovation, but it's the first time you've grown cowpox, and no one is sure if it's risk-free, so I think you'd better wait." Zhu Youzhen didn't want a scientist to take such a risk, so he tried his best to persuade him.

Wu Youxing suddenly stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, this is the first time that Da Ming has used cowpox to prevent smallpox. Chen felt that a Ming man should do this experiment, and Chen was willing to accept cowpox vaccination. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the two fools below who were vying to be the target of vaccination, and couldn't help but show a wry smile, but he felt in his heart that if Daming had half of these fools, then there would be no realm in this world that would not be conquered by Daming.

In the end, under the persuasion of Zhu Youzhen, it was decided to first find the sick cattle with acne from the houses of the upper pastoral supervisor and the farmers in the suburbs of the capital, and then decide on the candidates and quantities to be vaccinated.

Under Chongzhen's personal supervision, when it was just dark, three cows were led to the hospital. Wu Youxing was the first to get his wish to be vaccinated with cowpox, and Deng Yuhan and 8 selected prisoners became the second batch of vaccinated people.