In the Ming Dynasty, the lowest official position was at the county level, and when it reached the township level, it was the chief of the security department, which was no longer part of the official establishment of the government.
However, since the Hongwu Year, a large number of inspection departments have been set up in towns and villages across the country.
The Inspection Department integrates military, political, criminal, and civil affairs, and is subordinate to the county government. The chief officer is the Zhengjiupin Inspection Department.
Dongxiang inspector Qiu Yuan has been very busy recently because of the miasma in the area.
From a few people at the beginning, to hundreds of people later, people in some villages or even the whole village began to get sick, mainly manifested by diarrhea, fever and other symptoms, almost forming a plague.
Faced with the sudden illness, Qiu Yuan had no choice but to report it to the court, but received no reply.
During this period, a strange person came.
This man calls himself Mr. Puji and seems to be a wandering doctor.
Qiu Yuan was still waiting for relief from the court and was not in the mood to pay attention to a doctor. When Mr. Puji arrived in Dongxiang, he did not pay a visit, but went directly to the people to treat illnesses and save people.
Half a month later, finally, the imperial envoy arrived belatedly.
This person is a doctor of the eighth rank in Taiyuan Hospital, named Jiao Xin.
Qiu Yuan looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally hoped for reinforcements. He wished he could worship Jiao Xin as his ancestor.
When Jiao Xin's carriage and horses arrived in Dongxiang, they put on the posture of an imperial envoy and talked eloquently. It seemed that as long as they took action, the epidemic in Dongxiang could disappear.
After all, he is a palace physician, so he still has some confidence.
However, contrary to expectations, after several days of diagnosis and treatment, the miasma is still spreading and is getting worse.
Qiu Yuanchou was very worried, but he didn't dare to say anything to Jiao Xin.
"Mr. Jiao, look at this..."
Jiao Xin said with a cold face: "This disease is not difficult to cure. It is just that it is transmitted repeatedly. After curing the people in the east of the village, there will be riots in the west of the village. After curing the people in the west of the village, there will be trouble in the east of the village. If it goes on and on, it will be difficult to deal with it.
Already."
"Yes, yes, what Dr. Jiao said is absolutely true!"
Qiu Yuan had no choice but to agree and asked cautiously: "In the opinion of the imperial doctor, what should we do?"
Jiao Xin snorted softly and said, "It's probably impossible to completely eliminate the epidemic. Inspection Qiu must be prepared."
"What kind of preparations are you making?"
"If some villages are seriously affected by the epidemic, they can only send soldiers and horses to guard them and let them fend for themselves."
"this……"
Qiu Yuan took a breath and was horrified that Jiao Xin actually meant to abandon the village that was seriously affected by the epidemic.
Jiao Xin gave him a meaningful look and said: "Only this method can completely eliminate the epidemic."
Qiu Yuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Yes, if all those infected were dead, there would be no source of infection.
However, if we follow this method, how many people will die?
Although he was only a small patrol inspector, he also knew that the current emperor attached great importance to the people. If so many people died under his rule, even if he could do his job, he might be done with his patrol.
"Doctor Jiao, is there no other way?"
Jiao Xin said dissatisfied: "When I was treating the disease, you also saw that those who had taken the medicine had obviously improved, but they were infected again by other infected people. If this continues, let alone you, a little Dongxiang,
The whole Lantian County will suffer!"
Qiu Yuan's head was covered with white hair and sweat. He really couldn't believe that the matter was so serious.
If you think about it carefully, what people say makes sense. The problem with this disease is contagion. If the flow of people cannot be controlled, it will be extremely difficult to cure it.
Can we just let those people fend for themselves...
"Inspector Qiu, if you hesitate any longer, this imperial physician will have no choice but to return to Beijing to resume his duties!"
"Mr. Jiao, please think of another way. There are so many people..."
"I've told you the method. If you don't give the order, the imperial court will issue an order after this imperial doctor returns to Beijing. By then, those people will still be unable to escape death."
"But, but..."
Qiu Yuan kept wiping his sweat, but found that his hands were shaking involuntarily.
When Jiao Xin saw this, he added: "This is a natural disaster, and it is not because of Qiu's inspection failure. The court will not blame it."
"Oh well!"
Qiu Yuan finally compromised because he really had no better way.
If we want to completely eradicate this epidemic, we can only sacrifice some people...
The common people were infected with the disease and were already miserable. Suddenly they heard that officers and soldiers were coming and they were prohibited from going out. They were confused at first. But later, some people heard the news and the news spread, and they suddenly exploded.
Qiu Yuan knew that no one wanted to sit at home and wait to die, but he had no choice.
They can only order the officers and soldiers to guard and defend to the death, and if they encounter anyone causing trouble, they will directly fight.
This completely aroused public dissatisfaction, and conflicts continued between villagers and officers and soldiers. At the same time, the number of people whose condition worsened and died of treatment increased sharply every day.
Qiu Yuan was sitting on pins and needles every day, but Jiao Xin was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, looking confident.
"Inspector Qiu, don't have a grimace. As long as you cut off the source of infection and eliminate the disease, the court will not blame you, but will reward you."
At this time, a police officer ran in with a hurried look and said: "Sir, we caught a troublemaker!"
Qiu Yuan became nervous all of a sudden and said angrily: "I told you to catch this person, what are you doing here?"
This disease is contagious. If you bring someone to the inspection department, wouldn't you be bringing yourself into it?
"Sir, this person is not a local villager."
Hearing what the officer said, Qiu Yuan thought they were merchants from other places, so he said: "These are extraordinary times. If they are foreigners, please return to their place of origin immediately and don't cause trouble here!"
"But... this person came to the Inspection Department on his own and said... he said some unpleasant words..."
"What did you say?"
"This person was yelling and swearing outside the inspection department, saying that the adults were stupid and that they were disregarding the lives of the people..."
In fact, the scolding was a hundred times worse than this, but the guard did not dare to repeat the exact words.
"Who on earth dares to be so rude?"
Qiu Yuan is already very angry, and it’s not that I don’t want to cure him, there’s really nothing I can do about it!
But I don’t know who is blind and is looking for trouble. If you don’t give him a slap today, do you think that my ninth-level inspection is just a decoration?
"This man calls himself...Mr. Puji!"
"Mr. Puji?"
Qiu Yuan seemed to have some impression and asked: "That doctor from Wandering who came a few days ago?"
"Sir, that's right!"
Qiu Yuan thought for a while and said, "Let him in. I want to see if he has any good cures for his illness?"
When Jiao Xin heard the word "langzhong", his face was full of disdain and said: "What a charlatan says, don't care what he does, just order someone to take him out!"
Qiu Yuan waved his hand impatiently and said, "Didn't you hear what Doctor Jiao said? Send him away!"
"yes!"
The officer turned around and left, but soon returned in a hurry.
"Inspector, this person said... that he has a way to cure the disease!"