Chapter 19
Draw the secret charge, pick up the slightly heavy gold seal, on the yellow paper one foot three inches high, two feet long stamped under a side of nine stacks of seal book 'Treasure of the Edict' of the bright red mark, the edict prohibiting the private collection of clairvoyant mirrors by the people of the world, was respectfully held up by Song Yongchen.
Moments later, the edict would be sent to the government office, and if it had not been rejected by several of the zaifu, whose opinion had been confirmed before the edict was drafted, then from tomorrow onwards, the clairie would have been under the jurisdiction of Article 8 of the Law of the Imperial Court.
According to this law, weapons other than bows, arrows, knives, shields, and short spears are all prohibited from being kept in private possession under the criminal law, and clairvoyant mirrors will be included in it. Those who possess forbidden weapons in private will be imprisoned for one and a half years. From now on, if this clairvoyant mirror is found in anyone's house, it will be at least one and a half years in prison.
Of course, Zhao still gave people time to repent, and within a month after the edict was issued, they were allowed to hand it over or dispose of it on their own - in fact, this is also in accordance with the eighth article of the law of unauthorized revival: 'Even if you get a widow, and do not send it to the official after 30 days, it will be the same as the private law'. Even though it's a law, it's not too impersonal.
Counting the clairvoyant mirror as one of the forbidden weapons, Zhao Ji didn't think that he could ban private ownership from now on. It is not for nothing that no one paid attention to the edict when it was issued.
The clairvoyant mirror is a militaristic instrument, but because Han Gang explained the principle of the lens clearly early on, coupled with the spread of several years, there are few craftsmen in the world who can polish lenses. Dismantling the clairvoyant, whether it is a convex lens or a concave lens, can it be said to be a forbidden object to make glasses for people? Even if it is simply installed on a stand, it is said that it is not a microscope that is not very easy to use, and there is no way to care about it.
In such a situation, you can't ban glasses and microscopes, right? Needless to say, glasses, even microscopes are difficult to prohibit. The theory of viruses has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I don't know how many people in the world have managed to use a microscope to delve into medicine, hoping to find a cure for diseases other than acne. It's good for everyone, it's completely different from claircopy. If Zhao Ji dares to issue an edict and even ban the microscope, it is Wang Qi and Cai Qu who are presiding over the political affairs in the political affairs hall, and they will also reject the edict.
In addition, according to the law, unless it is armor or crossbow, other forbidden weapons, as long as they are not complete weapons, will not be punished as a sinβthat is, 'do not count'. It's actually a workaround.
The Privy Councillor's chapter is also saying that the clairvoyant mirror cannot be banned at all, which is a futile move. And take the calendar as an example, the only effect of the edict ban on clairvoyance is to make the Liao people's clairvoyance better than that of China ten years later. Zhao Ji guessed that this was mostly an excuse he got from Han Gang.
But it's a matter of attitude. Through this edict, Zhao Ji made it clear that he would not sit idly by and watch Han Gang shake the status of Xinxue. Moreover, the matter of the calendar cannot be used as an argument, and the atmosphere of the ordnance supervisor and the general supervisor is far better than that of the superfluous Si Tianjian. The various weapons such as plate armor, horse chopping swords, and divine arm bows have been continuously improved, which makes Zhao Ji have deep confidence in the better equipped clairvoyant mirror of the forbidden army in the future.
The edict was sent to the political affairs hall, and Zhao Ji took out the top piece of the imperial case and opened it. His eyes immediately changed, this was the disaster report submitted by Kaifeng Mansion.
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A few days ago, a sudden rainstorm caused the collapse of more than 440 houses in the city of Tokyo, and in the entire 20 counties of Kaifeng Prefecture, there were thousands, and the number of homeless victims for a time should not be less than 30,000, and they urgently needed the assistance of the imperial court.
Han Gang did not delay the work of compiling the "Compendium of Materia Medica", and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which he was in charge of, performed very well in the disaster caused by the heavy rain.
When the rainstorm was confirmed to be a disaster, he began to contact Kaifeng Prefecture. The two yamen worked together to set up resettlement camps for the homeless victims in the affected counties, and before the rainstorm was over, all the supplies and personnel were ready. In order to prevent the spread of typhoid fever, dysentery and other epidemics, as much as 20,000 stone was allocated to boil the water for the victims.
After checking the news sent to the counties of Kaifeng Province to prevent and control the epidemic, most of the victims have returned to their homes, and only a few remain in the camps. Han Gang can basically be sure that this flood and the subsequent problems should have passed safely.
However, in the process of resettlement of the victims, there are still many problems that need to be corrected. The problem of the local yamen in Kaifeng Mansion is inconvenient for Han Gang to intervene, and it is even inconvenient to say a few more words. But the problem that belongs to the Department of Health and Welfare, Han Gang can't ignore it.
The biggest problem is the lack of personnel. The epidemic prevention work of the victims in the counties of Kaifeng Prefecture relied on medical workers sent from the capital, and the manpower in the county was not used, and the reserves of medicinal materials were insufficient. This time, it was because it was close to the capital, so it behaved perfectly, but if it was a state and county on the outer road, the Department of Health and Welfare would be out of reach.
Fortunately, the Department of Health and Welfare has a Bao Chi Bureau all over the prefectures and counties in the world, and it is actually a waste of manpower to let the personnel in the Bao Chi Bureau specialize in pox. Han Gang didn't plan to let go of the medical resources inside, at least to speed up the cultivation of their ability to deal with the epidemic. Doctors who hang pots in each prefecture should also be brought under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Welfare, so that they can come in handy in the event of a disaster.
However, this matter is not a one-day effort, and it also has to go through the level of Zhao Ji and the Political Affairs Hall, so it is better to be well prepared, so as not to make mistakes for others. It's not one or two who want to trouble themselves now, but the similar rumors that Han Gang heard are full of ears, and they continue to be endless, and it seems that they have really become the target of public criticism.
"Yukun."
Han Gang was thinking about how to prepare the notes for the Son of Heaven and the Political Affairs Hall, when Wu Yan walked in after being briefed outside.
Seeing that it was Wu Yan, Han Gang stood up to greet him, and seeing that Wu Yan's face was wrong, he asked, "What's wrong?" β
"Edict ......" Wu Yan hesitated a little when he spoke, "...... The edict prohibiting the possession of clairvoyant mirrors was issued. β
Hearing this, Han Gang chuckled, "It's finally coming out." β
"Yukun, is it okay?" Wu Yan frowned slightly, worried about Han Gang.
"Of course not...... But it doesn't matter what it does. Han Gang shook his head helplessly.
Although Han Gang didn't care much about this edict, the telescope at home still had to be handed over in a few days.
The clairvoyant mirror is very valuable, and the market price of the most common model is more than 30 yuan. This is the price of three or five acres of high-quality fertile land in the boundary of Kaifeng Prefecture, or the price of a two-story building outside the city that does not face the main street.
The cost of the same amount can be exchanged for two sets of fine-forged plate armor, five divine arm bows, six half-chopped swords, or a high-quality war horse - due to the fall of the Western Xia, the official army seized half of the Western Xia, and the price of the war horse has also been reduced a lot.
However, for the wealthy families in the capital, even one or two hundred is not a big deal, and there are many people who have clairshots. The clairvoyant mirrors privately collected by the people were handed over to the government, but in the capital, I am afraid that there will be nearly a thousand, and these can also be regarded as real money. Speaking of which, this edict is really excessive.
After dealing with today's official business and entrusting the rest of the affairs to Wu Yan, Han Gang rushed to Taichang Temple as usual.
The subordinates in Taichang Temple were as respectful as ever when facing Han Gang, the chief official, and began to salute from a distance, but when Han Gang passed by, they seemed to be able to feel the curious gaze of his officials behind him.
The imperial court wants to prohibit private possession of clairvoyant mirrors, and the Son of Heaven has not officially issued an edict, but this matter has been spread in the capital. Taichang Temple is a quiet yamen, but the more such yamen, it seems that the more strict it seems to be to spread gossip.
Although the clairvoyant mirror was not invented by Han Gang, it was not abandoned by the imperial court. However, since the Son of Heaven first put the "Zishuo" on the scripture feast, and then began to classify the clairvoyant mirror into the ranks of forbidden weapons, as long as the officials in the court were slightly well-informed, they knew that the Son of Heaven was dissatisfied with Han Gang's use of the opportunity to compile the "Compendium of Materia Medica" to compete with Xinxue.
And today the edict was finally promulgated, and the speculation for many days was confirmed, so that Han Gang's position became more and more subtle. The assistants who followed him in the compilation of the pharmacopoeia were, of course, were affected in the same way.
There was not much change in Taichang Temple, but it became the object of the Son of Heaven's warning, and the atmosphere in the Compendium of Materia Medica Editing Bureau changed greatly. After Han Gang walked into the small courtyard of the Editing Bureau, he felt a gloomy feeling, which was a little more gloomy than the idle Taichang Temple.
And when Han Gang inspected today, he found that compared to yesterday's progress, today's work has not made any progress. However, a few days ago, when the clairvoyant mirror may have been banned, the efficiency in the editing bureau has been slower and slower day by day, and today's step is not a surprise for Han Gang.
Han Gang's assistants Lin Yi and Gao Baoheng were on the side, carefully watching Han Gang's reaction, fearing that Han Gang would suddenly attack, once it really became such a situation, no one was confident that they could stop Han Gang.
But unexpectedly. Han Gang didn't seem to care about this, and there was no reaction at all to the Compendium of Materia Medica, which had become inefficient. When I entered the house, I sat down and continued my work as usual.
"Yukun, you are Yan Ziling sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai." Hearing Han Gang's news, Su Song, who came to the bureau one step earlier, walked over directly to visit the door.
Han Gang put down the pen in his hand, got up to greet Su Song, and said with a smile: "Does it look like this?" β
"How is it not like that? Such a calm is rare in the world. Su Song sighed and sat down: "There is now a voice criticizing Qi Science in the Guozi Prison. Yukun, the direction of the wind has changed. β