"The growth of the population, in a geometric form, grows exponentially. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info e.g. 2,4,8,16...... Just as Dr. Kong said. I bought four rabbits a year ago, and a year later, five hundred rabbits were born. The population may not grow as fast as a rabbit, but I think everyone is going to think about having more children and not giving up if they don't have five or six children, right? At the same time, the food supply has only an arithmetic growing trend, that is, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...... The increase in food production is too small compared to the growth of the population. This means that one day, even, this day has come. Even in the best of the best cases, if all the food is distributed to those who need it most, there will be people who will starve to death. In such a situation, there will still be more and more people who will not stop having children. ”

"So, in the end, the number of people who will starve to death is not a hundred thousand, a million, but ...... Millions, if not more. After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, the audience was silent.

There are countless images that come to everyone's mind.

Hunger is everywhere.

Floating corpses are thousands of miles away.

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but sigh for a long time.

He thought of the hungry people everywhere when he fought in Henan.

"But there will be people who are not reconciled...... Unwilling to starve to death, unwilling to never come out. There are also signs of frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat, which are endless. So, they're going to rise up. Wait until the end of the world comes, kill him for ten years, twenty years, a hundred years...... There were enough people who stayed until they died, enough land for everyone to share in the farming, and enough food to feed the living. The troubled times are over, and the rule of the world has arrived. Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice, with a sense of historical vicissitudes, which was so depressed that everyone was breathless.

But there are exceptions.

For example, Kong Luoling, his eyes were shining and staring at Zhu Cihong.

Compared with the tragic scenes that everyone would think of, Kong Luoling imagined something else. He understood that Zhu Cihong would never come to attack everyone specifically.

If Zhu Cihong can say this, there will definitely be a solution.

Yes, there will be!

"This, is there no way?" Shi Kefa couldn't help but muttered in shock.

At this moment, he was truly overwhelmed by this emperor. Such a deafening theory made Shi Kefa refreshed, and he suddenly opened up, and understood countless questions. There is no doubt that Zhu Cihong's ability to bring the Ming Dynasty to the center of the Ming Dynasty did not rely on a few lucky wars. That's the real thing.

Thinking like this, Shi Kefa looked at Zhu Cihong expectantly, eager for Zhu Cihong to throw out a path.

Huang Daozhou listened to Zhu Cihong's judgment and couldn't help but feel terrified. But again, he is not a mediocre person, and he keenly noticed one thing: "Rabbits give birth to rabbits quickly." But it takes ten months for a person to conceive a child, and even if he grows up, it will take more than ten years when he can make trouble. I, Daming, have also suffered from war, and the current situation is not so severe. ”

Zhu Cihong was not angry at Huang Daozhou's words.

Huang Daozhou seems to be refuting, but he is comforting himself.

"He who does not seek eternity is not enough to seek a moment. What is the current situation of Daming, in fact, you only need to look at how Li Zicheng is making trouble. It is said that natural disasters occur frequently in Henan and Shaanxi, and man-made disasters cause abuse, so that rebellions are rampant. But whether it is Qinchuan in the 800-mile pass or the fertile soil of Henan, it is a fertile land in the empire. Again, it is also the most densely populated place. That is to say, when the grain harvest fails, the contradiction between man and land here will break out the fastest, sweeping the whole country and hurting the vitality of the Ming Dynasty. The current situation is not to say that it has reached this point of seriousness. Rather, it's terrifying, and we're not aware of it. After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he was not charging into battle.

I saw Li Banghua cough lightly, which attracted everyone's attention, and said: "Since the two kings of Shaanxi in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, I have made countless changes to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the anti-thieves have been endless every year. Although Jiannu has been trapped in a corner of Liaodong, Li Zicheng died, Zhang Xianzhong escaped into the mountains, and the empire seems to have been calm. But this calm is due to the fact that one fierce war after another has caused a large number of casualties. Nurhachi killed poor ghosts and rich households, and the Liao people were killed and injured three million. Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and the official army fought in Huguang, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shanxi. The densely populated parts of the empire were almost completely destroyed by this battle. Just a conservative estimate, I lost 10 million people in the Ming Dynasty. Ten million! ”

Zhu Cihong listened quietly and couldn't help sighing. In fact, if it weren't for Zhu Cihong's efforts to turn the tide, the Qing people would have lost the opportunity to enter the Central Plains forever. Then, the population decline of Daming will be much more than that.

Because, by the time of the Qing Shizu period, the population of the Qing Dynasty was only 14 million people.

Jiading three massacres, Yangzhou 10 days, Jiangyin 81 days......

Behind the nouns are the tragic stories of countless Chinese sons and daughters falling in pools of blood.

That is, because the population has been killed and wounded, the contradiction between man and land has been greatly alleviated, and relying on the continuous diligence of the Han people, a so-called prosperous Kangqian era has been re-whitewashed.

"Numbers, it may be difficult to understand this intuitively." Yang Wenyue said in a deep voice: "But as long as you think about it, the corpses of these tens of millions of people can still pile up a second layer if we spread the entire Jingshi on it...... That's a little bit more understanding. ”

The thought of the corpses piling up in the entire city made everyone feel a chill.

"The chaos is gone, but no one knows when he will return. At least, according to what I have seen, if we think that the governance of the empire has reached the point where we can let go of the south and neglect the government, then the truth will definitely give us the most bitter mockery. Zhu Cihong ended this topic, but he opened a new topic: "At this point, our Army Hospital Doctor Kong can give us some answers." ”

"In Xia Kong Luoling, he is the head of the pathology laboratory of the Army Hospital, and he is also the director of the Jingshi Women's and Children's Hospital, which is under preparation. After the defeat of the Qing army last year, there were signs of an increase in the number of pregnant women in the city. The Army Hospital, as a large hospital trusted by the people of Beijing, quickly felt the increasing pressure. In view of this, preparations began for the opening of the Jingshi Women's and Children's Hospital. In order to prepare for the Women's and Children's Hospital, the Army Hospital, with the support of the Tai Hospital, began to check the Wenpo in Beijing, and at the same time, also began to register the statistical work of the new population in Beijing...... Kong Luoling was still a little flustered at first, but when he saw Zhu Cihong's gentle and kind eyes, he didn't know what kind of strength he mustered, and he calmed down as soon as he breathed down, and began to introduce his work smoothly.

After the plague war, the army hospital in Jingshi became a holy place in the hearts of doctors all over the world. Many physicians are proud to have passed the Physician Qualification Examination at the Army Hospital. They understand that by hanging on this, they can prove their level. If you can't pass the test, you have to endure the patient's puzzled eyes.

The rest of the Langzhong doctors are like this, not to mention the choice of the people.

As a result, the army hospital became larger and larger, and naturally expanded to midwifery.

As one of the few female doctors in the army hospital, Kong Luoling naturally took on this burden.

"In the past twelve months, the number of newborns born in army hospitals has reached 8,729. The number of newborns born through the registration of a stable wife is 29,674. These data are currently limited to the urban area of Jingshi, excluding the suburbs. According to the statistics of time, the average number of people growing every month is about 500. In the latest month, the number of newborns registered increased by 2,300 compared to the previous month. Kong Luoling said slowly, and there was silence in the room.

Everyone counted silently, and they all frowned.

They are like a big parent, watching so many more children in the family, and after the initial excitement, there is a huge pressure to feed so many people.

Even, if you meet an irresponsible parent who can't raise a child well, you will find that when the child grows up, he will fight against them, taking away the family property and supporting himself.

"What if, estimate all the newborns in the entire Shuncheon Mansion?" Huang Daozhou asked.

Kong Luoling frowned slightly: "This point, the army hospital has not mastered. However, it may be known through the number of stable women. Wen Po's registration started in September last year. These registrations were carried out relatively slowly, mainly out of the urban areas, and the county and township stables were very scattered. First, they are afraid of the government, although we are not the government...... Second, these three aunts and six mothers-in-law often have multiple jobs, and the hidden amount in the statistics of stable women is relatively large. According to estimates, the number of unregistered swans should be five times as many as those who have already registered. In other words, the number of newborns in the entire Beijing division is about 200,000 per year. ”

"200,000 more a year?" In the conference hall, everyone looked at this number and felt a lot of pressure.

"But again, if you are born, you may not survive." Shi Kefa is not a person who talks about governing the country clearly, but he understands how hard it is to feed a child these days: "Take the Daxing County I am familiar with as an example." A few days ago, an old friend was pregnant with a son, and he traveled seven at home. However, two of the seven children, not counting the baby girls, survived. Counting the baby girls, a total of five survived. Forty-five out of ten died within 100 days of birth, and several died of illness or exile before they reached the age of seven. It's hard to raise a child, and it's not so easy. ”

The crowd slowly bowed their heads again.

"It's true that having a baby is a particularly dangerous thing. It can be described as a trip before the ghost gate is closed. The safety of the mother and child without dystocia is the first hurdle, and there are too many who cannot be raised after birth. That's it, or if the family is wealthy and can afford it. ”

"Maybe it's not so scary."

"Well, it's a dilemma. If there are fewer children, the country will be restless. I have too many children, and I am worried that I will not be able to support them......"

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, you may have forgotten your duties. Lorin was in charge of the pathology laboratory of the Army Hospital. This laboratory studies the pathology and pathogenic causes in order to prescribe the right medicine. Now, the projects we are working on are...... Smallpox vaccine! Kong Luoling said, his eyes were blazing, and his face was resolute.

"Smallpox?"

"Smallpox?"

"Smallpox?"

……

These two words came out, and the city was suddenly shocked. Everyone looked sideways, and the fear and doubt in their eyes couldn't be stopped.

Smallpox is a terrible and virulent infectious disease. It is also one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases. It is very contagious, and it is very easy to die after being infected. Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will have pockmarks on your face.

The ancient world that many people imagine is not so rosy.

It may be poetic here, and you can rely on the knowledge of the traverser to dominate and rewrite history.

But there is one thing, which is something that will feel terrifying when you see it. This is a matter of medical care. Especially for smallpox, even in later generations, there is no effective treatment for infection. That's not to mention this era.

Even if you are the king of a country, such as the later Kangxi Emperor, he was also infected with smallpox, leaving behind the nickname of Kang Mazi.

The horror of the plague is evident from this.

Not a single of the ministers present did not know this.

At this moment, when I heard Kong Luoling mention smallpox, I felt a burst of fear, and subconsciously wanted to stay away from her. But soon they all reacted. The high-ranking officials and ministers here are all people who are used to reading documents and figuring out their intentions. Although they didn't know what the word "vaccine" meant in the smallpox vaccine, they could guess it in context......

The army hospital actually wanted to deal with smallpox!

Looking at the frightened look in everyone's eyes, Zhu Cihong couldn't help but shake his head and smile, both admiration and understanding. What I admire is Kong Luoling's fearless spirit, and what I understand is everyone's fear of illness: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, Doctor Kong came in, of course, he was also tested by the Tai Yi Department." Even in the laboratory of the army hospital, the body temperature will be measured every day, and if something happens, it will be isolated immediately. Let's listen carefully to the smallpox vaccine. The Tartars and the war killed tens of millions of people. But the advent of vaccines, perhaps, ...... It will save tens of thousands of people! ”

"Tens of thousands!" Li Banghua listened and couldn't help but be in awe: "What a merit this is." ”

"It's a name that has been passed down through the ages!" Yang Wenyue, Huang Daozhou, Shi Kefa and other officials present thought about it. Saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating massacre, not to mention a vaccine that may save tens of thousands of people?

……

"This was discovered during a visit to Wanping County. There was a small outbreak of smallpox there, and when we arrived, we were able to control the infection and at the same time discovered something extremely important. None of the three households in a cattle ranch in the heart of the affected area were infected with smallpox. After a month of observation, we found that the cattle in this pasture were also infected with smallpox-like symptoms. This symptom spread to these three households. There was also an outbreak of smallpox. But...... No one who has ever been infected with cowpox has ever been infected with smallpox! Kong Luoling's eyes were burning and he was overjoyed: "Based on this discovery, we, perhaps, ...... No, or rather, we are confident that we will succeed in eradicating smallpox! (To be continued.) )