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Chapter 486 Mandatory vaccination of specific groups, anyone object?

"So, the promotion of universal vaccination is for each of us, for the health of our loved ones-is there any problem?"

"Have!"

A few hands on the opposite side were raised high.The host looked at him, then at the opposite side of him, and tapped the gavel:
"The gentleman in the black coat on the far right in the second row, please speak!"

"First of all, thank you for inventing cowpox and protecting the lives and health of the people." The person who raised his hand calmly stood up and bowed to Gretel first.Gretel hurriedly returned the gift, the other party smiled slightly and continued:
"I have a question, and I would like to ask Master Nordmark to clarify—it is also to defend against smallpox, do I have the right to decide which method to use? If I decide, I want to use the method of [removing the disease] after infecting smallpox to get--"

He paused, recalling the words in Gretel's paper, and then went on to say:

"...to obtain immunity, then, is it possible to be exempted from vaccination?"

...This has to be possible.The foundation of the city of mages is freedom——

"The churches and councils of magic, free citizens and their descendants, at all events and at all times, should always enjoy fully and completely the following liberties..."

This sentence was engraved on the stone tablet of the oath of all parties at the beginning of the mountain road leading to Mount Igor!

Before Gretel could respond, several mages on his left and right sides nodded at the same time.The person who raised his hand smiled and said:

"Since there are exceptions, compulsory vaccination for all people, I don't think it is necessary. Mr. Nordmark, what do you think?"

Fortunately, during the previous deduction, someone raised this issue.Gretel let out a deep breath.He smiled confidently, turned to the priests directly opposite the host, and bowed slightly:
"My lords, I have one thing to ask for your advice. ——Receiving magical treatment and recovering in a short period of time will cause a certain amount of wear and tear on people, isn't it?"

The Church of the God of Nature, the Temple of the Goddess of Spring, several healers nodded slightly.A bishop of the God of War Temple said simply:

"That's right. Therefore, even if the wounded soldier is cured by divine magic, it is best not to go to the battlefield immediately, but to eat and drink well, and to rest for a while. This is the common sense of divine magic healing, and you should know it. to ask?"

Uh... Your Excellency, Bishop, you are too sincere, isn't this just to set the scene for the next sentence.Gretel tried his best to ignore the laughter next to him: As long as I am not embarrassed, it is someone else who is embarrassed.He looked directly into the bishop's eyes and continued to ask:

"So, if a young child receives too much magical treatment, will it wear out too much and affect his future development potential?"

"Uh……"

Several healers exchanged glances with each other.Pastor Matthew, who represented the Church of the God of Nature, was the first to speak:
"We mainly treat the poor and the poor, and we don't have a lot of information on this. But in my impression, young people with good qualifications suffered serious injuries during their growth. Although they were cured, their way forward was cut off."

"We mainly treat soldiers here." The bishop of the God of War Temple was the second to answer. "Children who have not yet reached the age of martial arts rarely come to us for treatment."

Okay, there is no information here.All eyes on the scene fell on the priest of the spring goddess:
As a goddess, the teachings of the goddess of springs naturally include the teaching of "protecting mothers, children, and families".In contrast, in the magic arts of the Goddess of Spring Water, there are more about healing, purification, and disease removal than others.The priest straightened the end of his belt, and said uncertainly:
"Generally speaking, if you often need to receive magical treatment when you are young, it is true that there are very few high-level fighters. However, it may be because they are already weak?"

Weakness = no potential = at least it is not easy to achieve success on the warrior road, which makes sense...

Gretel shrugged: Well, for this point of view, the supporting arguments are specious, and a large-scale data collection is required, and interference items need to be eliminated.However, it is impossible to ignore the danger of the child just because "there may be no problem"?
He turned to the questioner sternly:
"So, if young children receive too much magical treatment, there is still a possibility that their potential will be wasted. I think, as a parent, you always hope that your child's path will be easier? Even if the parents have used [Remove Disease], Where is the nanny next to the child? Where is the guard? The cook, the servant, the playmate outside?"

It is obviously impossible to throw [Remove Disease] to everyone a child may come into contact with: life is priceless, and life is priceless.The value of a civilian's life, no matter what, is less than 100 gold coins.

The city of Nevis hired an adult man to work in the New World for a period of ten years, and the price he paid was only a few dozen gold coins. ——The sea is rough and the waves are rough, and the future of the New World is unpredictable. After ten years, there are very few people who can earn enough boat tickets and earn a sum of savings to come back.This trip is almost a lifelong ban on returning to the north.

Therefore, this price is mostly regarded as "life price".

No one would be so stupid to pay 100 gold coins for a life that cost less than 750 gold coins.And in order to make the environment of their children as safe as possible, it is obvious that the full spread of vaccinia vaccination is beneficial to the nobles and wealthy businessmen——

As soon as the question of Gretel was raised, all the original opponents in the hearing seat softened their faces.Gretel sat down calmly, listening to the two sides continue to argue.Soon, the compulsory vaccination of vaccinia advanced from the debate of "should it be" to "how should it be implemented":

Opponents questioned that "900,000 gold coins per year is too high";
The parliament stated that "by purchasing pox in large quantities and using cheap inoculation equipment, the per capita price can be reduced to less than one silver coin, which means a maximum of [-] to [-] gold coins";
Opponents questioned that "collecting so much tax at one time is still too expensive";
The parliament stated, "Anyway, vaccinia vaccination should be gradually promoted, and it can be collected and vaccinated in batches",
Opponents questioned that "there are not so many people who need the authorities to pay for vaccination";
Parliament replied "at least the poor need the authorities to pay..."

"So how many people must be extremely poor and need the authorities to bear the cost of vaccination?" someone from the opposition side asked loudly.There was a moment of silence around Gretel. Behind Archmage Graeme on the left, a city hall official with a mustache flipped through the documents and said slowly:
"First of all, the poor in the workhouse must be borne by the authorities. As of now, there are three workhouses in the city of Nevis, accommodating 2685 poor people."

Calculated at one silver coin per person, it would be more than 200 gold coins, less than three hundred.There was a burst of exhalation in the conference hall: For this little money, everyone present threw a handful of money, and it was covered directly.Which gentleman can't take out three or five gold coins in his pocket?
Oh, and the mages may not be able to pay for it.They are more used to taking out mage badges and paying contribution points...

The atmosphere in the conference hall relaxed.The mustache official continued:
"Secondly, the poor who receive relief from the hospital should not be able to afford the money and need help from the authorities. The number of this group of people is..."

Relief outside the hospital is one of the implementation methods of the poverty relief system.Many poor people did not live in workhouses, but received weekly cash relief, as well as regular in-kind relief, including clothing, food, quilts, fuel, etc., and sometimes even rent relief.

This number is not easy to count.Fortunately, the city of Nevis has accumulated sufficient experience in implementing the poverty relief system for hundreds of years.The average annual relief fund for each poor person is about 1 gold coin.As long as we calculate the expenses over the years, we can draw a general conclusion:

"About 4 people."

In other words, in the entire city of Nevis, one out of every 25 people is so poor that they need to receive relief food to fill their stomachs and get bedding for the winter.It is obviously absolutely impossible to expect these people to take out 1 silver coin each.This money must be paid by the city hall——

"I agree that it will be borne by the authorities."

"agree."

"agree."

Approval sounded unevenly.The host seized the opportunity and raised the gavel:
"So, among the extremely poor people who receive relief, implement compulsory vaccination, and the cost will be borne by the authorities. Is there any objection to this proposal?"

No one objected. 4 people need only 900,000 gold coins, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to [-], or even [-] or [-] gold coins.Even if the noble lord doesn't pay, it's easy for the rich businessmen in the whole city to share:

It’s just a matter of eating less big meals and buying two fewer clothes, so I won’t be able to afford it.

And let’s be honest, the poor have value too.The adults and gentlemen can see clearly that setting up a poverty relief system and raising these poor people, in addition to appeasing the poor and increasing social stability according to God’s teachings, also has practical value:
Those who live in the workhouse need to work non-stop every day.Even six or seven-year-old children have to sort thread ends, hemp ropes for weaving cables, and do all kinds of work within their ability;
For those who received relief from outside the hospital, the rations were not enough.If you want to get relief, you have to follow the guidance of the poor workhouse, go to some workshops and shops, do the hardest and most tiring work, and earn a living for yourself;

At worst, these poor people can still have children!When the child grows up, he can enter a workshop, serve as a soldier, and occupy territory in the New World!Population is an important resource in this society!
Relatively speaking, each person throws one more silver coin, a one-time payment, to ensure that the previous year one silver coin does not fall into the water, no loss!
"Next, newborn babies will be forced to vaccinate for free. Is there any objection?"

No one objected to this either.A baby dying from smallpox means that the mother has to give birth again, taking up a year's labor time of a woman of childbearing age-the labor value is far more than one silver coin.Not to mention the world, the damn maternal mortality rate...

Anyway, in the entire city of Nevis, only a few thousand babies are born a year, and a few hundred gold coins are affordable.

"Workers who are in close contact with the crowd and may spread smallpox - such as coachmen, porters, restaurant servants, laundresses, tailors, workers in garment and blanket workshops - are subject to mandatory vaccination. Anyone object?"

There was silence in the conference hall.Gretel looked around and understood the minds of the adults and gentlemen: These workers are the most susceptible to infectious diseases. For the safety of their own lives, it is best not to object...

Well, it is unlikely that the entire city will be vaccinated immediately within a short period of time.Compulsory vaccination for specific groups of people, covering the part that needs protection most, the plan works!
Gretel nodded to himself.Seeing the mustache city official finish his speech, he raised his hand and added:
"The other thing is—people who set off for the New World should be vaccinated against vaccinia before boarding the ship. Does anyone object to this?"

Those natives in the New World are the least resistant!Let go of a smallpox patient, bad luck, a settlement can die! "

Gretel felt that he was far-sighted, and what he said was very reasonable.Unexpectedly, the Archmage Grom beside him coughed:
"Master Nordmark, there is no need to talk about this kind of thing at the conference..."

Gretel:? ? ?

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