Chapter 137 The New Normal, Dashun Health Movement
Luo Dayen turned out to be a doctor.
Li Laiheng was quite surprised by this. Although a barefoot doctor might not be able to do anything to prevent and control the plague. But those with experience and knowledge are much better than the mere warriors in Dashun's army.
Moreover, using Luo Dayen's connections and popularity, he might be able to find a way to recruit more doctors.
At this time, the plague had not really broken out. After all, the relocation work had just begun and the complex flow of people had not yet reached its peak. However, Li Laiheng estimated based on his own knowledge and experience that based on the current situation, the full outbreak of the great plague could almost be said to be just
A matter of time.
But if prevention and control work can really be done, Li Laiheng also believes that it is not impossible to nip problems in the bud.
The Dashun Army is engaged in a fierce battle, and the three cities of Ningxia, Yulin, and Yan'an in northern Shaanxi are still surrounded by the Qing army. A fierce offensive and defensive battle is unfolding around the three cities. Artillery, hunger, and flesh and blood are everywhere.
Ergon and Wu Sangui are trying every means to destroy the last resistance in the three cities.
Li Laiheng not only had to organize the rescue of the three cities, but also found energy in his busy schedule to deal with the overall situation of epidemic prevention and control.
Fang Yiren, a civil servant who is good at document work and has an overall vision, is not around. Gu Junen, who is familiar with Li Laiheng's psychology, and the army team behind Gu Junen are also not in Shaanxi. At this moment, it is finally Li Laiheng's turn to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the world on his own.
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His eyes were already bloodshot, and Li Laiheng could barely sleep for two hours a night due to the busy days.
It is now August. The weather in Shaanxi is warm and humid, and animals such as rats and fleas are frequently active. It can almost be said to be the best conditions for the spread of the plague.
Moreover, after the Chang'an Fire, the Dashun Army's largest supply base in the northwest was burned down, and a large amount of supplies were destroyed in the flames. Li Laiheng could not produce a large amount of cotton gauze with his bare hands. It was almost impossible to force people to wear cotton gauze covers to prevent and treat viruses.
things.
"Uncle Dan En, although the epidemic has not yet spread rampantly, the Dashun Army must take precautions. Otherwise, by the time the plague has already spread, we will be unable to save our lives."
Because Chang'an City was burned down, Li Laiheng is now temporarily stationed in Lintong City. After Li Laiheng gathered back the remaining soldiers of Milayin and Luo Daien, he immediately listened to Luo Yanqing's suggestion, summoned Luo Daien to Lintong, and appointed him as the chief medical officer.
important responsibility.
Luo Dayen was confused. Although he had been a doctor, he was just a useless barefoot wandering doctor. His ability was really limited. How could he prevent and control the epidemic of the great plague in such a chaotic situation?
"Your Highness...please forgive me for being rude and speaking out. I am a wandering doctor, and I have no way to save myself. Your Highness has entrusted you with an important task. If the person entrusted to you is lost...this is...what should I do?"
Li Laiheng knew this problem, but he still said it bluntly:
"Don't worry about this. I just want Uncle Dai En to stand up. You are a doctor. I want you to take charge of the overall situation. It is to show that I care about Guanzhong. So that I can tell the doctors and doctors in the northwest to come to Lintong.
, all come to Gu, and Dashun will give them official positions, salaries, and fame. With all possible efforts, Gu will never make the plague rampage again."
There is always a road ahead, and blessings and disasters often exist side by side. Ji Gui burned down Chang'an, and although it caused the displacement of the people in Guanzhong, the fire probably also prevented the spread of the virus to a large extent.
After the fire, although tens of thousands of corpses were left behind, Li Laiheng estimated that these people would not become carriers of the virus after being devoured by the high temperature of the fire.
The matter is actually not that difficult to handle.
The only thing that Li Laiheng felt particularly regretful was that Wu Youke, the famous doctor who wrote "On Epidemics of War" in his impression in the late Ming Dynasty, had never been to Shaanxi. He was probably still practicing medicine in his hometown in Jiangnan at this time.
Cure.
However, soon after Luo Dain became the chief medical officer, Li Laiheng arbitrarily awarded him the title of Zhuguo, the second rank in the Dashun system. With such respect and favor, coupled with heavy financial rewards, although the northwest was in turmoil, there was also considerable
A large number of doctors and doctors rushed to Lintong to serve.
For this reason, Li Laiheng decided to temporarily hold a medical examination in Lintong. After passing a simple test, these doctors would be awarded the title of Dashun Scholar.
The establishment of medical examinations should have been a earth-shattering event.
However, due to the turmoil in Guanzhong at this time, the aftermath of the fire that burned Chang'an has not yet dissipated, and the threat of the Qing army in northern Shaanxi is close at hand, compared with these terrible problems, the issue of medical technology has not attracted people's attention at all. Even though
Even the gentry and people in Lintong City who were kneeling and looking up at Li Laiheng did not pay attention to or object to this.
The matter of medical examination has become custom-made silently.
Luo Dain is in charge of the medical examinations. No matter how meager his medical talent is, it will not be a problem to take charge of some simple examinations. Although after the Song Dynasty, Confucianism and medicine were integrated, and famous doctors were often Confucian scholars with great reputations, but
Wandering doctors like Luo Dayen, who live in poverty, still account for the majority of doctors in Shaanxi.
After Li Laiheng gathered a large number of doctors, and after Lintong personally provided them with simple training, he assigned "medical talents" to first set up prosecution points and isolation areas outside Lintong City, and then sent Luo Dain to Lantian and Tongguan to set up prosecution points as well.
and quarantine areas. Only refugees who pass through these two lines of defense can go to the safe Henan and Huguang areas.
Li Laiheng was the king of Dashun Jin Dynasty, and folk legends say that he was a Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen who were very wise and almost demonic. Therefore, even if what Li Laiheng said was not in line with the medical experience of these doctors, they did not dare not listen.
Strict isolation and quarantine measures were quickly popularized in Shaanxi, which was in turmoil. Lintong, coupled with the second line of defense in Lantian and Tongguan, under layers of isolation, Li Laiheng believed that it would be able to play some role.
"Nip trouble in the bud. I believe there is no perfect way. As long as the pandemic is curbed, the relocation will be successful."
For the people in Guanzhong, the most shocking and impactful thing was the burning of corpses.
The Chang'an fire helped Li Laiheng eliminate many hidden dangers. However, in Fengxiang, Guyuan and other places west of Chang'an, there are still many corpses that died on the roadsides due to wars and disasters.
These corpses may also become the source of the plague. In order to prevent it before it happens, Li Laiheng had no choice but to kill him and ordered the Shun army to burn and cremate all the corpses of starved people found on the road.
This matter is undoubtedly an outrageous matter, but just like the medical examination, it did not arouse the strong resentment of the officials and gentry in the northwest. Since those officials and gentry who were dissatisfied with Dashun had already raised troops to rebel, the rest did not raise troops.
The gentry and the people would not fiercely oppose Li Laiheng because of trivial matters such as "medical examinations" and "corpse cremation", which were really trivial matters compared to natural disasters and wars.
The new health measures were vigorously implemented by the Dashun Army in the midst of military hesitation.
This kind of emergency measure during wartime gave health actions a stronger and more powerful source of motivation. For those who wanted to resist the corresponding measures, since it was an urgent war, Li Laiheng certainly did not hesitate to use bloody and violent means of suppression.
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No one knows yet that these temporary emergency health measures will subtly change many of Dashun's living habits, and will spread these new living habits to a wider population and region through relocation.
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But compared with the other threats in front of Li Laiheng, this can only be said to be a minor afterthought.
From the beginning, Dorgon, who was besieging the three cities of Ningxia, Yulin, and Yan'an in northern Shaanxi, was the most difficult enemy that Li Laiheng had to face.
"Nine Kings, let me see how good you are compared to Huang Taiji."