In the capital city of the Ming Dynasty, with the implementation of strong prevention and control measures, the plague in the Beijing and Tianjin areas was quickly brought under control. With no new cases in three days, the capital city also began to gradually unblock, and gradually
To restore the order of production and life.
Duke Morata, the Spanish minister to the Ming Empire, walked on the streets of the capital, bought a newspaper, and habitually came to the teahouse he often visited in the past to drink some morning tea and read the newspaper.
After being blocked for almost ten days, the blockade was lifted. Naturally, I wanted to come to the teahouse to enjoy the morning tea of the Ming Dynasty. I have been staying in the Ming Dynasty for some years, and I have already become accustomed to the life in the Ming Dynasty.
Drinking morning tea is an indispensable activity for Ming Dynasty gentlemen.
Seeing the cars, carriages, motorcycles, bicycles and the busy Ming people swarming in the streets and alleys, La Motta sometimes found it hard to believe that this was a city where a terrible plague had just occurred.
You must know that the Black Death, a plague pandemic, also occurred in Europe during the Middle Ages. That plague killed almost one-third of the European population, killing nearly 20 million people, and lasted for nearly a century.
Countless famous cities have disappeared from the map, and countless castles and houses have become ownerless.
I don’t know how many people have become orphans without any relatives.
Looking at the history of Europe, it is a concentrated and dark page, so much so that European historians are unwilling to dwell too much on this moment because it was the darkest moment.
Whether you are a traditional feudal religious force or a new force with emerging capitalism, whether you are a king or a poor person, everything is almost fair and the same.
In this plague that swept across Europe, all living beings were equal, because at that time, European medical technology was extremely backward and ignorant, and could not treat the Black Death caused by the plague at all.
The only thing that can be done is to bleed the patient's body and perform the so-called bloodletting therapy to make the patient die faster.
Other than that, there were almost no decent measures at the time.
It is not said at all that like the Ming Dynasty, patients were sent to isolation in a timely manner and effective treatment was provided at the same time. For those who died, they attached great importance to breaking the traditional shackles and focusing on spark removal, which greatly reduced the number of deaths.
infect.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was able to control the epidemic in just ten days, while in Europe, the Black Death lasted for nearly a century, with the most severe period lasting seven years.
For seven years, we traveled from Venice and Marseille on the Mediterranean to Soto, Paris, and then to the homeland of the Vikings and the hometown of the Slavs in Eastern Europe.
During the seven-year outbreak, more than 20 million people died, and cities were wiped out. The most terrifying one was Florence. More than 80% of the population was completely swept away by the Black Death, so that a large number of houses appeared.
Uninhabited situation.
"This is really a miracle, an incredible miracle!"
Duke Morata looked out the window at the bustling streets and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
There is no harm without comparison.
The Ming Empire was a huge empire with a population of more than 200 million. It had a vast territory, many cities, and a dense population.
But in such an empire, the plague appeared again when it was already suffering from an unprecedented drought.
Originally, in Duke Morata's opinion, the Ming Dynasty might be about to be finished, and he didn't know how many people would die.
As a result, the Ming Empire urgently launched emergency defense measures throughout the Ming Dynasty, implemented strict control policies and systems, suspended work, schools, businesses, and restricted the movement and appearance of people.
At the same time, effective defensive measures were taken to bring the situation under control in just ten days and gradually return to normal.
This is so incredible, so unbelievable.
In this eastern land, such a miracle appeared.
At least in Duke Morata's view, this is definitely a miracle, an incredible miracle.
Through the newspapers, Duke Morata clearly knew that this plague had swept through almost all cities in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. It also greatly affected the cities in the south of the Ming Dynasty, and had little impact on overseas cities.
There are probably hundreds of cities of all sizes in the entire Ming Dynasty that have been ravaged by the plague, but now almost all cities have begun to gradually return to normal order.
"They have a powerful government. The Ming government implemented the strictest measures in this regard. For this reason, the emperor of Ming Dynasty even went on a killing spree and killed a large number of inactive officials headed by the Six Ministers Mao Ji. In this way,
To shock officials all over the world and make everyone actively and diligently implement epidemic prevention policies."
"This is the most critical point."
Duke Morata kept summarizing in his mind.
Coming to the East, Duke Morata learned a lot, a lot of knowledge and content, and appreciated the exquisiteness of Chinese culture. He was also deeply shocked by the power and richness of the Ming Empire. This time, he was also deeply shocked by the efficiency of the Ming Empire.
, deeply surprised by the power and advancement.
Faced with a horrific plague like the Black Death, the people of Ming Dynasty brought it under control in only about ten days. In Ming Dynasty, which has a population of 200 million, only tens of thousands of people died in this plague, and the vast majority
All patients received timely and effective treatment.
Of course, the most critical thing is strict prevention and control measures, which greatly reduce the spread of the plague. Otherwise, once the limit of the medical system is exceeded, the number of deaths will increase dramatically.
"Secondly, the Ming Empire had an extremely complete disaster response mechanism."
"This magical land in the East has actually been accompanied by various natural disasters since ancient times. For this reason, each dynasty has established a relatively complete disaster relief mechanism, and the key point is to establish a grain reserve system."
"The Ming Dynasty had several important granaries in various places, which stored a large amount of food. This time it was able to allow the people to sit at home with peace of mind, because there was enough food to eat."
"The northern region of the Ming Dynasty suffered a severe drought that has never been seen in a century. A large amount of farmland completely failed to harvest, but the impact on people's lives was almost minimal."
"The fluctuations in grain prices are very small, and the supply is very sufficient, because the Ming Dynasty itself has a large amount of grain reserves and has a mechanism to cope with disasters."
"This is something we in Europe can learn from. When we in Europe face disasters, we often lack effective mechanisms to deal with them, and we often don't have enough food to meet the needs of the people."
"The most important thing is the convenient transportation in Ming Dynasty. Although this Black Death pandemic has a lot to do with Ming Dynasty's developed transportation system."
"But it is precisely because of the developed transportation system that the Ming Empire can quickly mobilize manpower and material resources from various places to every place."
"The Ming Dynasty's train network has formed a network covering almost every province in the Ming Dynasty. It also has a developed road network, trains, cars, and ships. Not only is land transportation convenient, but also sea transportation and river transportation are very convenient."
"This is something that Europe does not have. At present, there is not even a railway in Europe, and only a few places have roads built with cement. Moreover, cars are very rare in Europe. Only rich and powerful people can
Can afford a car.”
"But Daming is different. Daming has a very large number of cars and a large number of large trucks for transportation, which can quickly transport various materials and commodities to meet the needs of epidemic prevention and control."
"What really greatly reduced the mortality rate was the Ming Dynasty's medical technology. The Ming Empire had extremely developed and complete medical technologies and systems."
"All of this is also due to Liu Jin, the former chief minister of the cabinet who has been filial piety. He single-handedly established the Daming Medical College and spent huge sums of money to build the school, cultivate medical talents and research various medical techniques and drugs.
"
"In the Ming Dynasty, various complex operations can already be performed. They even removed a necrotic intestinal carbuncle for their emperor 20 years ago."
"After so many years of development, Ming Dynasty's medical technology has developed extremely rapidly. The most direct and obvious point is that it is reflected in the mortality rate of newborns."
"The neonatal mortality rate in Europe is very high. More than 40% of newborns die soon. Even among aristocrats and royal families, the neonatal mortality rate remains high."
"However, in the Ming Empire, the mortality rate of newborns was also very high in the past. However, after more than 20 years of medical technology development and continuous summarization of experience, obstetrics departments were established to conduct professional training for relevant midwives, doctors, and doctors.
training and systematic education.”
"The mortality rate of newborns in the Ming Dynasty has been greatly reduced, almost to less than 1%. This is very scary."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Empire today has nearly 500 children, and almost all of them survived. This was something that was unbelievable in the past. You must know that even among the royal family, the mortality rate of newborns and children is extremely high.
"
(The mortality rate of newborns and children in ancient times was extremely high. Emperor Kangxi had more than 140 children in his life, more than half of whom did not live past the age of fifteen. In the end, only 24 sons and 8 daughters survived to adulthood. This was still an emperor's family.
situation, the situation of ordinary people will only be worse.)
"This is the result of the development of medicine in the Ming Dynasty. It also played a vital role in this time of the Black Death."
"The people of Ming Dynasty used their advanced and powerful medical technology to save and cure most of the people. The mortality rate is very low. This is also an important reason for the stability of order, because everyone knows that active cooperation can also achieve effective results.
treatment, if you don’t cooperate, you may face death.”
"The medical technology of Ming Dynasty is really worthy of our study. This is an important reason why the population of Ming Dynasty has increased rapidly in recent years. They not only established a complete medical system and system, but also continuously popularized medical-related information through newspapers.
Some knowledge and content.”
"Originally, there were a lot of ignorant, backward and ignorant treatment methods in the Ming Dynasty, such as the method of swallowing loaches alive to clean the feces, and the use of needles to prick the crying babies, etc."
"Now through the continuous popularization of newspapers, people have gradually learned about many more scientific methods, and gradually got rid of ignorance and ignorance. This has also greatly reduced the mortality rate of the Ming Dynasty."
"In Europe, bloodletting is still popular. People believe that people who are sick can be cured by bloodletting. This is extremely ignorant and ignorant in the eyes of Ming people."
"According to the current medical technology summarized by the people of Ming Dynasty, blood is the most important thing in the human body. Once a person loses too much blood, it will cause shock and death, and the loss of blood will lead to a significant decline in all aspects of the human body's functions."
"For this reason, the Ming Dynasty also had a specialized blood transfusion method, which was a method of maintaining life by delivering healthy blood to patients. However, bloodletting therapy is flourishing in Europe. I don't know how many people have not died from the disease.
Instead, he died of shock and death caused by bloodletting."
Duke Morata summed it up carefully.
Having been in Ming Dynasty for many years, he has witnessed the prosperity of Ming Dynasty and its progress and development, which made him feel extremely sad and inferior.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty, his motherland, the Spanish Empire, and even the entire Europe were extremely backward and ignorant, and were filled with the influence of gods everywhere.
No matter in that aspect, Spain and Europe are far from being able to compare with the powerful Ming Empire.
This epidemic made Duke Morata see the huge gap between the two sides. If the Black Death had happened in Europe, it would have been impossible to say that it could have been controlled in just ten days.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Europe is still too backward, too backward.
It lags behind the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, whether it is economy, technology, culture, transportation, medical care, etc. At this time, there is no comparability between Europe and the Ming Dynasty, and it is completely behind.
This is why people in the Ming Dynasty now say that Europe is barbarian, because Europe is indeed like the Ming Empire in all aspects.
"The people of Ming Dynasty have a clean and tidy city. There are millions of people in the entire huge city, but there is no garbage or pollution. They have established a complete water supply and sewage system and a cleaning system to make the city here clean.
Incomparably, this is one of the important reasons why the Black Death was able to be quickly controlled this time. People in Ming Dynasty love cleanliness and like to drink hot water, so there are very few chances of bacteria and viruses."
"In addition, the Ming Empire has also established a complete communication system. Relying on radio communication technology, the people of Ming Dynasty can quickly spread the will of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to every corner of Ming Dynasty. This is also the reason why it can be quickly and stably this time...
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PS: My son has a cold and fever, so I took him to the hospital for treatment today, which delayed a day, so the update is late. Today is a 4,000-word chapter. Seasons have changed. Everyone should pay special attention to drinking more hot water. Go to the hospital now.
