When the sun slowly rises from the east, bright sunlight shines on the earth, and Jiangling, which originally had sporadic riots, completely regains peace.
After many days of brutal bloody battles and the double blow of the plague, there were only 3,000 fighting men left in Jiangling City. After one night, hundreds of people were killed and more than 2,000 were surrendered. Those who were able to break through Liu Jingjun's blockade and escape were hundreds of people.
None of them.
After occupying Jiangling, Liu Jing's first priority was epidemic prevention. This was the top priority at the moment. Nothing was more important than epidemic prevention.
Since epidemic prevention involves all aspects, there must be one person who can take charge of the overall situation and coordinate all parties. Therefore, after some consideration, Liu Jing expressed his gratitude to Right Sima Xu Shu as the prefect of Nanjun to take charge of Jiangling epidemic prevention matters.
The reason why Liu Jing promoted Xu Shu to be the prefect of Nanjun was not only that Xu Shu was outstanding in talent and proficient in the law, so he was qualified for the post of prefect, but there was also another important reason: Qianjinshigu.
Xu Shu came from a poor family. When he was studying in Xiangyang, he only had a slight reputation. Now, less than two years after joining Liu Jing, he became the prefect of Nanjun. This is enough to show that Liu Jing's eclectic approach to hiring people is based on merit.
Liu Jing's appointment was indeed beyond everyone's expectations, even Xu Shu himself was surprised.
Xu Shu was quite self-aware, no matter in terms of qualifications, relationship, merit... or even in terms of talent, he was not the first choice, but Liu Jing chose him.
Xu Shu felt that the most correct thing he had done in his life was to follow his friend Zhuge Liang and go south to join Liu Jing.
I think that before he was twenty-nine years old, he settled in Xiangyang and accomplished nothing. He could not see the way forward and often fell into confusion. Now he had only been south for two years and had already become the prefect of two thousand stone. Liu Jing's special encounter made Xu Shu burst into tears of gratitude.
Liu Jing held Xu Shu's hand and said: "Yuanzhi, the current epidemic situation in Jiangling is quite serious. It may be risky to enter the city at this time. It is better for Yuanzhi to stay in Jinxiang for the time being and take charge of the county after the epidemic situation in the city has eased."
It’s not too late for the government.”
Xu Shu politely rejected Liu Jing's proposal without thinking about it, saying: "Liu Jingsheng was a kind-hearted man, he was lenient in his administration, and he was always kind to the people. Although Jiangling is suppressed now, people's hearts are not attached to it. At present, the disease is raging in Jiangling, and the scholars and the people are frightened. It is just right."
Enter the city to show kindness and soothe people's hearts. If you are afraid of disease and hold back, you will surely lose public hope."
How could Liu Jing not know this truth? Seeing Xu Shu's resolute attitude and insisting on entering the city, he immediately said nothing and nodded: "Okay, but Yuan Zhi must be more careful."
"promise."
Without further ado, Xu Shu said goodbye to Liu Jing and entered Jiangling under the escort of his soldiers. When he arrived at the county government, he immediately summoned the county officials.
Due to the unexpected death of the prefect Liu Qi and the disapproval of the new ruler in his heart, less than half of the county officials were summoned, and none of the county officials such as the merit officer, chief secretary, and postal supervisor came.
Xu Shu was not surprised by this. In the Han Dynasty, counties were regarded as the same as the state, especially the officials such as meritorious officers, bookkeepers, and postal supervisors. As Liu Qi's disciples and close officials, when the old master was killed, no matter what he thought in his heart, he could not
Compromise, otherwise your reputation will be ruined and you will be reviled.
The first decree issued by Xu Shu is that those who are infected with the epidemic in their families must immediately return home and quarantine for thirty days, even if they are in good health. They can only come back if there is no abnormality in their health at that time. Anyone who dares to conceal the epidemic and refuse to go home will be punished.
cut!
"..." The officials couldn't help but look at each other. This order was too strict. However, Xu Shu, the new governor, had a resolute appearance and a cold expression. He was not easy to get along with at first glance. They did not dare to raise objections. Immediately there were more than ten people
After people resigned and returned home, the huge main hall of the county government suddenly became even emptier.
Xu Shu did not act on his own initiative, but acted in accordance with the epidemic prevention regulations drawn up by Liu Jing. This thirty-day quarantine was the first article of the epidemic prevention regulations. After all, if the plague began to spread among officials, epidemic prevention would be impossible, so officials
Prevention and treatment are the top priority.
The so-called epidemic prevention regulations were formulated in the second year of Liu Jing's reign. At that time, after many years of war in Jingnan and the outbreak of floods, plague occurred in many places. In order to prevent and control the plague, Liu Jing gathered all the staff of the general's palace and doctors from the officials and people.
After several days of deliberation, it was compiled into a vast array of regulations, numbering in the dozens.
It is precisely thanks to the epidemic prevention regulations that the epidemic in Jingnan was contained in time before it began to break out on a large scale.
This time, a plague broke out in Jiangling City, but Liu Jingjun, who was sleeping in the wild, was safe and sound. It must be said that this was all due to the epidemic prevention regulations.
The epidemic prevention regulations summarize more than ten common diseases from ancient times to the present, such as dysentery, malaria, typhoid, disaster, ghost injection, lung failure, bitter wind, water poisoning, etc., as well as the methods to deal with them.
Judging from the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea among those infected in Jiangling City, it seems to be similar to cholera. The summer heat is the peak season for cholera.
Cholera often originates from diet. Contaminated water and food are the main culprits of cholera's breeding. When war breaks out, diet is usually not guaranteed, so cholera is one of the diseases most likely to break out in war.
Later, the doctor Cao Li also confirmed Xu Shu's speculation.
After confirming that the disease in the city was cholera, Xu Shu had a plan in his mind. At present, all the important officials such as chief bookkeeper, merit officer, postal supervisor, etc. were vacant, and they must be filled as soon as possible, otherwise the county government would be difficult to operate.
Xu Shu didn't have time to carefully select his confidants now, so he could only randomly select a few Cao Cao to temporarily step in. If they performed well during the epidemic prevention period, they might not be able to take the position of high official.
Then, Xu Shu wrote in his own hand: "Everyone in the world thinks that those who suffer from epidemics are soldiers. It is said that ghosts will do the work, carving peach symbols, or burning firecrackers to drive away diseases. This is a big mistake. People who suffer from epidemics are caused by the loss of yin and yang.
The cold and heat are at the wrong time, and it is caused by poor diet. It is not caused by ghosts and gods, but can be cured by medicine and stone..."
Xu Shu asked people to announce this article to the whole city, and then officially issued the decree:
First of all, Jiangling had been besieged for several months, and there were countless dead people and a large number of corpses. The corpses had to be transported out of the city as soon as possible and cremated on the spot.
The Chinese believe in burial. If some people cannot accept cremation, they will dig a deep hole, bury the body in the ground, and cover it with quicklime to ensure that the disease virus in the body is completely isolated.
The second step is isolation. Areas are designated in the city, epidemic clinics are built, and medicines are prepared to accommodate those in the army who are infected with the epidemic. People who are infected with the epidemic are quarantined at home. During this period, all infected persons and their families are not allowed to leave their homes at will. For one month
Anyone who dares to cross the inner gate will be killed without mercy!
Again, he warned the people not to drink raw water but to drink more boiled water. As for the people's lack of firewood, Xu Shuhui ordered the villages to send people to the mountains to cut wood to supply the city's needs.
Finally, we organized the city officials to clean up excrement, water, and garbage, and eliminate mosquitoes, snakes, and rats.
As Xu Shu's decrees were issued one by one, officials were running around, the army and the people worked together, and the whole Jiangling was devoted to epidemic prevention and fighting.