Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 1056 Clean and hygienic

After the dispersion of the dynasty, Zhu Zhen did not give a banquet as usual, but instead rewarded the civil and military ministers with a letter of silver, two pieces of silk and satin, and ten jars of fine wine, and sent them back to their respective homes.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone is already tired from playing monkey tricks with him for two hours. If we accompany him to a banquet for two hours in a proper manner, then this Chinese New Year will be too painful.

Zhu Zhen himself suffered greatly from this, so he hated these red tapes very much. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. When it's his turn to make the decision, of course he should be as simple as possible.

However, he did not remain idle after the end of the dynasty. Instead, accompanied by Pan Yuanming and other civil servants, he came to the south of Kunming for inspection.

There are still hundreds of thousands of people here waiting for him to appease them... Although Boss Zhu's decree did not explicitly require the people to stay in Yunnan.

But it takes at least hundreds of thousands of civilians to provide the daily needs of more than 200,000 troops. This is common sense... so the civilians have to stay.

But unlike the soldiers who are bound by military orders and have long been accustomed to their entire families moving with them, these civilian husbands are ordinary people who come to serve. Normally, they can go back after one year.

Now that they are forced to spend their second year in Yunnan, they have already exceeded their service limit. The mood of the civilian husbands must be very unstable.

If they knew that the imperial court was not planning to let them go back and let them live as Yunnanese for the rest of their lives, they would definitely have to explode.

"It's good that they can vent their anger by scolding me. Besides, don't hit the smiling person. If this distinguished guest comes to pay them New Year's greetings, can they drive me out?"

"It sounds like these thirty-six camps are divided according to types of work?" Zhu Zhen asked with interest.

"Yes, Your Majesty, please come this way." Magistrate Peng responded hurriedly: "Not far ahead is the Mat Camp. Let's go there first."

"Your Majesty is right." Peng Zhixian nodded quickly and said, "It is no exaggeration to say that the food, clothing, housing, swords, guns, swords, halberds, horses and rain gear of the more than 200,000 soldiers in the army all depend on them."

"Who dares to make a mistake? I'm afraid that someone's mouth will be dirty..." Pan Yuanming said with a smile.

"There are many unruly people among the people, and it is inevitable that they will bump into the prince." On the way, Pan Yuanming was still worried. "It's so unlucky to celebrate the New Year, so I'd better let you make this trip for the prince."

"Can they eat me?" Zhu Zhen didn't care.

"Why should I go if I don't mention this? Just to express my condolences to the masses." Zhu Zhen rolled his eyes at him angrily and said, "I went there just to solve the problem. How can I solve the problem if I don't raise the problem?"

While talking, Wang Jia arrived at Nancheng. Peng Kang, the current magistrate of Kunming, was already waiting by the roadside.

"Come on, let's get out of the car and take a look." Zhu Zhen got off the golden carriage and asked Magistrate Peng to lead him around.

After meeting with the prince, he introduced Zhu Zhen to the situation in Nancheng:

"That's not the case..." Pan Yuanming hurriedly shook his head and smiled, but said a little uncertainly: "But the prince must not mention letting them stay in Yunnan. If he does, it will be a different matter..."

So Zhu Zhen had to come for a visit, and he had to come on the first day of the first lunar month. It is easier for those who come to pay New Year greetings to win the favor of the common people, which is much more important than staying in the palace to have a feast...

"Oh, Wei Chen understands." Pan Yuanming reluctantly stopped persuading, saying that he loves someone, since I have already reminded him...

"Folks mainly live in the Nancheng area, which is divided into thirty-six camps including Mat Camp, Tofu Camp, Blacksmith Camp, Palm Tree Camp, Saber Camp, Archery Camp, and Crock Camp."

"Okay." Zhu Zhen nodded and followed Peng Zhixian for a while. The biggest impression on him along the way was that it was clean.

I saw that on the streets of this neighborhood where many civilians lived, there was no human and animal excrement, nor all kinds of domestic garbage, that can be seen everywhere on urban and rural streets in the mainland.

Even the drains are clean and there is no odor. Zhu Zhen was unhappy. Although he couldn't scold his mother directly during the Chinese New Year, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Peng Zhi County is really good. It's rare to see such a clean street. You can't even see the skin of a firecracker on the ground."

"This..." How could Magistrate Peng not hear that the prince was mocking himself for being deceitful? Hearing this, his face turned red and he was speechless.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Pan Yuanming hurriedly explained from the side: "Knowing that Your Majesty is coming, Lao Peng must have people sweep the streets, otherwise wouldn't it be too disrespectful?"

"However, the streets in Kunming City are usually very clean, so it cannot be considered as fraud." He changed the topic again.

"Lao Pan's words are a bit unreliable, right? How do I remember that I inspected Kunming last year? At that time, the streets were muddy, there was feces and garbage everywhere, and it was extremely dirty?" Zhu Zhen said with a slightly brighter expression:
"Of course, no matter what, it's great to be able to keep it so clean. But the question is, how long can it last?"

"I can keep it up forever!" Peng Zhixian finally choked out a sentence.

"Oh? Do you dare to issue a military order?" Zhu Zhen glanced at him.

"Dare!" Magistrate Peng said loudly.

"Haha, good, very energetic." Zhu Zhen smiled again: "No matter what, it is always good to have this energy. But in the future, we should do less superficial things and more practical things."

"Yes." Peng Zhixian exhausted his courage and hurriedly lowered his head and responded.

"Haha, the prince doesn't know something." Pan Yuanming took the opportunity to explain:
"In fact, the entire Kunming, and even all the places where we are stationed, are so clean. It is not to cope with the prince's inspection."

"What's that for?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"This is an order from His Royal Highness the King of Zhou." Pan Yuanming replied: "Last year after the prince returned to Beijing, the weather became hot, and countless soldiers and civilians fell ill. People were panic-stricken at that time, and they all said that the miasma in Yunnan was so severe that it would be difficult to cure the disease now. The whole army was wiped out..."

"Later, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou called us civil and military personnel to the military hospital and told us that after investigation, he found that the so-called miasma was not a mysterious ghost, but an infectious disease mainly composed of malaria and cholera."

"These infectious diseases are all preventable." Pan Yuanming continued:
"Then he also gave us ten deadly rules. Lao Peng, tell me."

"Yes." Magistrate Peng said with all his treasures:

“First, do not drink raw water and boil drinking water; second, keep water sources clean and do not drink contaminated water; third, keep the environment clean, do not defecate anywhere, and clean up garbage in time; fourth, make every effort to prevent mosquitoes, and keep residential areas clean No weeds, no stagnant water, keep dry; fifth, maintain personal hygiene, wash hands before meals and after using the toilet, bathe frequently, change clothes frequently, and encourage shaving heads..."

In fact, except for shaving your head, none of these ten rules are too difficult. In future generations, this is a perfectly normal request.

But for people in this era, it is necessary to completely change their lifestyle.

In normal times, even if Lao Wu was a prince, had defeated smallpox, and was regarded as the world's medical sage, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians would not strictly abide by his orders.

Fortunately, the disease specializes in treating various types of head iron. As more and more people became sick and even died from the disease, the fear of miasma among the military and civilians was intensified. In order to save their lives, they had to follow the instructions honestly. As a result, it didn't take long for the disease rate among the military and civilians to plummet.

A month later, cholera disappeared and the number of people suffering from malaria was greatly reduced. The effect is immediate!
"So everyone now regards these 'Ten Rules of the King of Zhou' as a way to save their lives and follow them. There is no need for government supervision at all, and it is clean and hygienic." Magistrate Peng finally explained.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhen felt ashamed and clasped his fists towards Magistrate Peng and said, "I'm sorry, it was me who made the decision arbitrarily."

"Your Majesty made a serious statement, but the humble minister didn't make it clear." Peng Zhixian hurriedly waved his hands vigorously, but his heart felt warm.

(End of this chapter)