Bright Spring

Qi Tai said directly, "The Tai Hospital has discussed it long ago. There is no miasma, mainly malaria."

Tang Jing nodded and did not refute.

The two of them had walked a long way along the Longjiang Port River, and seeing that the sun was approaching mid-heaven, Qi Tai proposed to return.At noon Qi Tai invited Tang Jing to Longjiang Temple for a fast meal.Although it is light tea and light food, it will not let Tang Jing

I feel that Qi Tai looks down on him.

A day later, Qi Tai went to the Hall of Rouyi to have an audience, and put forward some more specific suggestions on the preparations for the southern expedition of the officers and soldiers.

When Qi Tai talked about the soldiers' fear of plague and disease, Zhu Gaoxu and Qi Tai had the same reaction, "Malaria and other diseases are not miasma."

Qi Tai bowed immediately and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "When I led the troops to conquer Annan, I encountered these problems. In the camp, we must pay attention to boiling drinking water, disposing of toilet waste, reducing travel during the rainy season, and burning the vegetation around the fortress to prevent malaria as much as possible. And malaria It can be transmitted by mosquitoes. It is a very small living thing that causes disease. The sick people must be isolated and treated, and mosquitoes should be eliminated.

There are also those doctors of traditional Chinese medicine who followed the army, and they have found medical treatment, soaking Artemisia annua in cold water, and other prescriptions for relieving evil, all of which are recorded in the Tai Hospital.At that time, ask the Tai Hospital to check the roster, select those doctors who participated in the Annan campaign, and go to Hainan together. "

Qi Tai said, "My sage has learned from you. I have asked the people in the imperial hospital. Those who are seriously ill can't be cured. The most important thing is to prevent diseases."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Gaoxu thought about it for a while, and immediately agreed with Qi Tai's words, "Qi Butang is right, malaria is not easy to cure. But if the army handles it properly, large-scale infection can be avoided. A war, fighting to death on the battlefield people, they have never been in the majority..."

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said, "Send doctors and officials to the navy barracks to spread the word, so that the soldiers understand what malaria is all about, so they don't have to be blindly afraid."

Qi Tai said, "The minister has thought of a way."

Zhu Gaoxu pointed at him and said, "Let's listen."

Qi Tai opened his mouth and narrated, "Zheng He went to the West during the Yongle period, and there was a memorial after he came back; I read that memorial in the Wenyuan Pavilion warehouse. There is a passage in it, which roughly explains that when the army officers and soldiers arrived in Siam, they sent Daming Herbal medicines were sprinkled into the moat of Ayutthaya and cured the diseases of many local people. So the Siamese people lined the road to welcome the officers and soldiers, ate pots of pulp, and thanked me so much.”

Zhu Gaoxu asked in amazement, "Sprinkle the medicinal materials into the river, and drink the water to cure the disease?"

Qi Tai shook his head and said, "I also guess that it is unlikely to have any effect; but this matter is not necessarily a fabrication, perhaps the local people mistakenly believe that the medicinal materials in the river can cure diseases. But there is an important layer in this matter It means that it is the medicinal materials of Ming Dynasty, which can cure the diseases in the barbarian land in the south."

Zhu Gaoxu looked thoughtful, and his eyes suddenly showed interest.

Seeing this, Qi Tai straightened his body a little, and said calmly, "Ordinary people can't see the memorials from the Yongle period. We can change some of the content and change Siam Kingdom to Chenla Kingdom; this is harmless.

The imperial court can send civil and military officials to the naval barracks to publicize the ungratefulness of the Chenla Kingdom.It is said that the fleet of our dynasty once sprinkled medicine in the river of Chenla country, cured the people of Chenla, and saved the people from the fire and water; but they avenged their kindness and killed my envoys!

Most of the soldiers would think that the imperial court was affirming righteousness.But unintentionally, the idea that our medicine can cure the epidemic in the south will surely enter the hearts of the soldiers quietly.This can achieve the purpose of alleviating the fear of officers and soldiers and boosting the morale of the army.

The officers and men will never suspect that the officials are deceiving them, just because it is difficult for everyone to understand the key to this section.The soldiers most doubted whether the Chenla people were really ungrateful. "

At this time Zhu Gaoxu was looking at Qi Tai.After a while, he stood up from the chair, his expression and demeanor fully explained his approval of Qitai's suggestion.

Zhu Gaoxu pointed at Qi Tai, shook his fingers up and down, and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something like "Old Fried Tiao", but he probably changed his words temporarily, "Jiang is still old and spicy. I have to accept Qi Butang's plan, you really He is a worthy minister."

Qi Tai also breathed a sigh of relief.After all, Zhu Gaoxu once raised his head to save him, who is like a bereaved dog, and now he is entrusted with a heavy responsibility, not stinging with glory and wealth, Qi Tai really wants to repay his kindness.

He made a bow, and said with sincerity, "I do my best, and it's nothing to worry about. If I can do the work of a dog and a horse for the Holy One, I will be very relieved."

Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's all in the past. Don't feel that you owe me. You don't need to think about repaying your favor. It's enough for Qi Butang to appreciate it."

Qi Tai said, "I don't dare, but anyone who reads and understands the truth, how can he not distinguish between grievances and grievances?"

"Forget it, not everyone can appreciate it." Zhu Gaoxu said casually, "Qi Butang invites you to have a cup of tea with me."

Qi Tai paid homage again, "The minister leads the decree."

The two walked to the coffee table in the northwest corner one after the other.There is no one else in Rouyi Hall today, and I usually see concubines from the harem here from time to time, but I haven't seen them today.The court ladies and eunuchs all retreated, and Zhu Gaoxu's attitude towards Qi Tai became more and more intimate.

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Qi Tai advised him calmly, "Two days ago, the Holy Majesty mentioned the method taught by the Carpenter's School, and I didn't know if I should say something or not."

Zhu Gaoxu immediately responded, "Qi Butang, but it's okay to say."

Qi Tai said, "If the imperial court sets up a 'primary school', there should be an examination; if pinyin is not included in the examination, it may reduce the opposition of ministers and scholars. This thing is defined as the function of 'assisting literacy', which means it can be used If it is not usable, the scholars of the world will easily accept it."

The smile on Zhu Gaoxu's face disappeared, he was silent for a while, and finally nodded and said, "What Qi Butang said is not unreasonable."

"My sage, my sage." Qi Tai hurriedly said.

After he finished speaking, he picked up a cloth bag on the shelf, took out a sickle, flint and other things from it, and started to light a fire.For the envoys in early summer, there was no fire in the palace during the day.At this time, there were no servants in the palace, so the Minister of the Ministry of War had to do it himself.

Monarchs and ministers have long since stopped sticking to government affairs, and Qi Tai even talked about anecdotes. While waiting for the water to boil, they chatted and laughed as if they were old friends.

Then Qi Tai also talked about family affairs, Yang Yuniang, whom Zhu Gaoxu sent him, was pregnant, and the Qi family already had successors.

Qi Tai naturally understood a truth in his heart, that being with a king is like being with a tiger.The emperor is often moody. He can favor a certain courtier for a while, or turn his face away immediately, and is very ruthless.Emperor Jianwen, who Qi Tai experienced, has always been known as filial and tolerant, but he is actually that kind of person, even killing his clan relatives, let alone a courtier with a foreign surname.

But what is strange is that Qi Tai's intuition completely does not believe that Zhu Gaoxu, the emperor, will be in any danger to him.And Zhu Gaoxu just has the reputation of being cunning and brutal.

Maybe people can't just look at superficial deeds, or maybe every emperor is different, and Zhu Gaoxu is the rarest kind of person.

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Chapter 868 Can't Oppose

According to the voyage records of the two voyages of the Ming Navy fleet to the Western Seas and the knowledge gathered by civil and military officials from the south, the court has gained some climate experience.The sea to the east of the Strait of Malacca is roughly affected by the monsoon, with southwesterly winds prevailing from July to October of the lunar calendar, and northeasterly winds prevailing from January to April.

If the naval fleet is only sailing, sailing in the South China Sea from the first month to April is undoubtedly the most favorable time because of the favorable wind.

But when the main fleet set off this time, it had to land and fight in at least two places.Therefore, in the opinion of the ministers, the southern expedition campaign should be chosen between the twelfth lunar month and March.

From the twelfth lunar month to March every year, it belongs to the cool season in the dry season in the South China Sea.In this season, there is less rain, fewer diseases, and it is relatively cooler, and the mosquitoes are the least.Very useful for military operations.

Therefore, after Qi Tai, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, collected the opinions of various yamen, he submitted a general plan

The main force of the Ming Navy Fleet should have appeared near Saigon Port in the early twelfth month of the fourth year of Wude; before April in the fifth year of Wude, it should have arrived at the capital of Manchuka and ended the large-scale land battle.When the hot season comes, the Ming army's land divisions can hide in fortifications and fortresses for defense.

With such a deployment, the naval fleet's route north of Saigon Port will not be able to sail quickly by virtue of the monsoon.Fortunately, from Guangxi to Annan Songtaiwei Haiphong City), and then to Da Nang, there are port supplies from the Ming army.The fleet can set off early, sail slowly, and arrive in Saigon during the twelfth lunar month.

There is a room dedicated to storing documents of HNA technology in the fake house of the Southern Office of the Guardian.Among them are knowledge such as nautical charts, shipbuilding techniques, star alignment techniques, various compass blueprints, speed testing skills, flag and drum formation command, and monsoon climate in various places. The Ming Dynasty is mastering the laws of conquering the sea surface of Shenzhou.

Only the wind and waves on the sea still have great danger. The way is to increase the displacement of the sea-going ship, strengthen the hull structure, and use the big ship to resist the wind and waves.For this reason, Zhu Gaoxu issued a special edict, stipulating the size of the sea-going ships, no longer restricted by the etiquette system.The size and specification of a single building in the Ming Dynasty could not exceed Fengtian Temple, otherwise it would be an overstep. In the past, treasure ships were considered as single buildings. )

The major event of the Southern Expedition was decided at the court meeting.Of course there will be opposition, but the final decision-making power is still in the hands of the emperor.

After the court discussion, Zhu Gaoxu left Fengtianmen and boarded the tower of Dongjiaomen.Only then did he gradually realize that there were not many objections to the court meeting this time, and the attitudes of the ministers who raised objections were not so strong.

He quickly guessed why.The decision to conquer Japan last time did indeed bring huge returns to the imperial court.Now almost every month, there are cargo ships returning from Japan, transporting mined silver to the "Money Paper Bureau" in the capital.

A large amount of silver money and new copper coins spent in vain are transferred to the household department and other yamen through the central bank. The life of the court this year is unprecedentedly easy, and it should never have been so affluent.In order to circulate the new money to the whole country, the imperial court even mainly considered which province was short of money to circulate when purchasing, rather than calculating the shipping cost.

The new money with exquisite workmanship circulates very smoothly. After all, it is made of silver and refined copper, so it has its own value.Compared with the original Daming banknotes, this kind of money will hardly be rejected by anyone.Japan, Korea, and An Nanguo all wanted to do business with merchants in the Ming Dynasty, because the new copper coins they obtained were so easy to use in their countries.

The only people who are dissatisfied are the clan and vassals from all over the country, because they can get a lot of money rewards from the royal family.But now the royal family does not directly control the issuance of minted coins, so they can no longer give them cash rewards, only salt quotations, which has caused a great loss of the clan's interests.

Just then, the sound of "creaking" wood came from the stairs behind.Zhu Gaoxu turned around, and after waiting for a while, he saw the civil servant Liu Ming climbing up.Liu Ming knelt down on the ground, kowtowed several times and said, "I kowtow to the sage, the sage will live forever."