Emperor Qin

When Yan Jiang came out of Qin this time, he did not go through the familiar Hangu Pass, but Wuguan in the south of Xianyang.

Wuguan was famous only once in history, that is, Liu Bang first invaded Xianyang from here, so that Ziying Qin III had to surrender and become king.

Originally, this was also a key fortress of the Qin State, but 50 years ago, Qin General Bai Qi moved the Chu State to the capital, and the most affluent Dongting Yunmeng area in the Chu State at that time, Wuguan was transformed from a frontier fortress of the Qin State to a In order to be the central city of Qin, naturally there is no previous tension.

The sheriff of Nanyang is Teng who made great contributions in the extermination of Korea. This is already the sheriff Teng.

Yan Jiang passed through Wuguan all the way, and found that the tentacles of wheat did not extend here. The land of Nanjun is where rice is grown.

Cotton can't make it through either, because the rice here can be double-cooked, and it's better than wheat rice.

Where invasive species are exploding here are peppers and sugar cane.

Today, the climate in the Central Plains is humid and hot, and Yunmeng Daze is still there. From Wuguan, the climate and rain in Hubei today are similar to those in Hunan in later generations.

Probably due to an instinctive resistance to humid areas, the chili seeds he brought were only four or five years old, but they have been widely planted in the distant Nanyang County. Bored, the old man who gnawed off the dried chili bite by bite put him under great pressure.

There are long stretches of sugarcane fields planted by the Rushui River, like small forests, and most of the iron plows have turned into curved plows. The farming in Nanyang County is well developed, not even inferior to Guanzhong, which opened the Zhengguo Canal, but the land is vast and sparsely populated. , the cultivated land is not enough.

At first, Yan Jiang wondered why there were so few people here, until when he passed by a village, he saw a funeral.

The man who was buried was thin and thin, skinny as a stick, but his abdomen was as big as a full moon, with a high bulge, which looked strange and tragic.

And many people in the village have this disease, thin stature, hepatosplenomegaly.

Yan Jiang knew it was schistosomiasis at the first glance.

After 2000, this disease has become rare in China. When he went to Dongting Junshan to play, he happened to meet a sweeping snail team. They wore gloves and rubber boots and swept away the small snails along the river bank and shoal. .

However, in many parts of South and Southeast Asia, schistosomiasis is still a very stubborn infectious disease. When their team was photographing Sumatran tigers, someone was accidentally recruited and entered the hospital. In addition to western medicine, the local treatment of schistosomiasis was finally effective. The simple and effective way is to eat pumpkin seeds and spit tartar.

However, pumpkins are still thriving on the American continent.Tartar is a color-fixing agent after 2000. Wine must be brewed first, then alcohol must be removed to obtain crude tartar, and then react with soda to produce tartaric acid, which is finally synthesized by adding antimony.

The synthesis process was learned when I was doing a small imitation wine documentary in China. This is a side income of wine, but in this era, let’s forget it first. Even if Hunan has the world’s largest antimony mine, it can’t be saved by far water. fire.

Yan Yu was helpless in this situation, so he could only pass by regretfully.

Then he continued on, and finally understood why the population of the Yangtze River Basin is not as good as that of the Yellow River Basin. The schistosomiasis here is too common!And not only humans have it, but also scalpers. Infected humans and animals become new sources of pollution, which in turn infect others.

This kind of disease is difficult to see in the early stage, but it will seriously damage the life expectancy, so Yan Jiang along the way, found that the average life expectancy of the population in Nanyang County is several years lower than that in Guanzhong.

It is a pity that this disease has spread almost all the tributaries of the Yangtze River. People are also accustomed to this disease and call it Gu insect disease. In a humid place, the power of both bacteria and viruses is magnified, and this place still maintains some clear land. The custom of sacrificial rituals, such as worshiping flames, worshiping gods of mountains and rivers.They all believed that Chu Wu could cure this disease, so many people in Nanjun looked forward to the Chu people regaining their homeland.

Also because of the frequent exchanges between Nanyang County and Chu people, Qin State has heavy troops stationed here to prevent changes. The former Nanyang prefect is Li Xin's father.

Yan Jiang circled south from Wuguan, then headed northeast. In the evening, he took His Majesty to visit Teng, the governor of Nanyang County.

Sheriff Teng is now about fifty, with gray beard and hair, and he is very polite to him, a close minister of the King of Qin, and let him drink the special southern tea here. admire.

Yan Jiang was not interested in talking about these things, so he directly said: "I came to Wuguan, and there are many Gu diseases along the way, does the county guard know?"

This question was too impolite, and the county guard Teng's smile froze for an instant, before he said calmly: "The Gu disease is common, and in the southern border, how severe the aura is, it doesn't happen in one day, I don't know how many times it will happen." Why did you mention this disease?"

"I have a plan, which can get rid of Gu disease." Yan Jiang said directly.

"Oh? Please tell me, sir." Where there is need, there is status. The sheriff who said "Are you here to make trouble for no reason?" was ready to smile in an instant, and poured tea for Shangqing with his own hands.

"Does the county guard know that there is something in Xianyang, which is gold glue?" Yan Jiang said seriously.

"Of course I know!" Sheriff Teng, who has also done Xianyang's internal history, said with a smile, "Shangqing made glue from grass, first for arrows, then for wheels, and later, for Mohists to make shoe soles, and the name has been passed down to the world."

Although the production of rubber grass is limited, it is still easy to use. Whether it is used to make wheels or shoe soles, it will bring people a feeling of "grass, there are such good things in the world".

Therefore, although large-scale planting has begun on the barren land in the north, the supply is still in short supply. The price is better than gold, and after being smoked with sulfur, it turns yellow, so it is also called "gold gum".

"The eunuch just needs to let Qin Mo use glue as a set of five fingers to catch the snails widely, and within a few years, the disease will be cured." Yan Jiang poured out a bunch of small pointed snails from a pocket, and said calmly, "Gu worm The disease is all caused by touching the snail, and after the snail is exterminated, the disease will stop."

Sheriff Teng took a serious look at the little snail, and suddenly smiled and said, "Is it just because of that snail?"

"Not bad." Yan Jiang said calmly.

"Then why do you need beautiful glue?" Sheriff Teng Nianxu said with a smile, "There are many Gu patients in Nanjun County. If you collect snails with gold, the common people will definitely ask for them. If this is the case, the epidemic will stop."

"No, in this way, people who are not sick will also go into the water to touch the snails, what if they are infected?" Yan Jiang refused.

But Teng, the governor of the county, didn't think so: "Senior Minister, the gold glue is in your hands, how dare the common people use it?"

In his view, Yan Shangqing didn't know the price of firewood and rice, the price of glue, or how many thousands of gold was given to the common people if he was not in charge of his family. Afraid of damage, it would be better to let someone do it directly, so as to avoid trouble.

Yan Jiang thought about it, but he still had a suggestion: "In this case, let the county guard decide to do it, and I will report to the king and ask for credit for you."

The county guard Teng smiled slightly: "Don't dare, this is what the old man should do."

If the disease can really be eradicated, it will be famous through the ages. Yan Jiang sent this kind of good deed, but he will do it with all his strength, so what more needs to be said?

"Thank you to the sheriff, Jiang still has something important to do, so let's leave." Yan Jiang said politely.

The county guard Teng immediately tried to persuade him to stay, and gave Yan Qing a beautiful maidservant with delicious food, saying it was a little care.

Of course Yan Jiang refused, His Majesty was watching from the sidelines, he really wanted to take this care, the old man was afraid that he would have to finish playing in a year.

After receiving the food, Yan Jiang sat on the couch and said while feeding His Majesty: "You heard what I said today, remember to praise the county magistrate Teng, and the matter of catching snails every year should also be written into Qin Law."

His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly, indicating that you don't think Qin Lu is too complicated now?Don't you think Qin Law is too harsh?

Yan Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly took out a snail, picked out the snail meat with a thin needle, and put it near His Majesty's mouth: "Since you think it should not be added, it means that this matter is too small, why don't you talk about it after eating a delicious bite?" matter, how?"

His Majesty froze.

"Eat, this snail is delicious, but it's an extremely expensive dish." Yan Jiang smiled.

It was the first time that His Majesty knew that life in southern Xinjiang was so bloody, trembling under A Jiang's hands, he hugged himself tightly in aggrieved way, and rubbed against the back of his hand to show that he was wrong.

With a soft snort, Yan Jiang stuffed him with a piece of meat: "As far as you can tell, who am I doing this for? As long as this harm can be eliminated, the land of the two lakes will become a fertile wilderness."

After thinking for a moment, he sighed softly again: "I thought about reclaiming the two lakes before, but I took it for granted. Under the threat of Gu disease, the reclamation in the south will definitely not speed up. Maybe it will take a hundred years as a unit, and the blood-sucking insects will not be solved. , Don’t even think about reclaiming the south, even if you force the garrison to go, don’t even think about them coming back.”

It was not until the Song Dynasty, that is, more than 600 years later, that the land of Hunan and Hubei was completely tamed. Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why Zhao Tuo refused to rescue Qin with 50 southern troops—you sent us here This is going to die, and you still want us to work hard for Qin, what are you thinking?

In contrast, the better thing is that the state of Qin has been promoting farmyard manure for several years now. Under the effective publicity, the common people often have disputes over grabbing manure and picking manure, so there is no need to worry about them polluting water sources by defecating anywhere.

His Majesty responded obediently, flew onto A Jiang's shoulder, rubbed his neck, and bit his earlobe.

"Don't make trouble~" Yan Jiang stretched out his hand and smashed it lightly, "You keep an eye on it in Xianyang, and include the matter of extermination of snails in the evaluation of officials. In this way, there will be a lot of rewards for extermination of snails, you know?"

His Majesty nodded of course, but tilted his head again and did not move.

Yan Jiang bowed his head and kissed it.

His Majesty still tilted his head.

Yan Jiang kissed again.

Do not move.

Yan Jiang held it in his arms and kissed it again, and touched the snail meat with his fingertips.

His Majesty immediately expressed his reassurance obediently, the income of such paper tea is so high, the imperial court will collect the snails at a high price, and if there is no prevention of fraud, all the snails collected will be transported to Xianyang for inspection, and it will not be given a chance to repeat itself.

Only then was Yan Jiang satisfied, kissed it several times, and then rolled onto the couch in his arms, and told him about the customs, geography, and cultural landscapes he encountered during the day.

Speaking of going to bed late at night.

His Majesty looked at A Jiang's tired sleeping face, went out and flew around, combining the things A Jiang said with geography, these things were very beneficial to his governance of the world.

After flying back, it stood by the couch, and suddenly thought of those snails that Ajiang Tiyi had collected.

How about building a Conch Palace for Ajiang to show future generations his ability to cure the epidemic?

That's right, let's do it!

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In the 14th year, Yan Zi came out of Qin from Wuguan, and saw a snail in the river, which was exquisite and cute.The emperor knew that he was looking for snails with a lot of money. The people of Nanjun went into the water day and night to find them, and there were countless dead. People said, "Cars and boats come from the south, Yan Zixiao, but no one knows that it is a golden snail." The relationship between the two is stronger than that of snails. The first of the famous pavilions - "Those Things in the Qin Dynasty, Unofficial History Analysis"