The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

At the entrance of Renhe Hall, Doctor Tong and others were urging people to bring their children to be vaccinated against cowpox.

People heard that vaccination with cowpox could prevent smallpox, but they didn't believe it. Smallpox is a terminal disease. Once you get it, you are basically dead. Very few people survive. Also, since ancient times, smallpox has been incurable, so how can it be prevented?

Seeing that the people didn't believe it, Dr. Tong and the others explained in great detail the effects of vaccination and how to vaccinate them. Of course, there are also the results of their previous experiments with vaccinia.

After hearing this, the people were doubtful.

Dr. Tong and others also said that vaccination with cowpox would only make the body weak but would not lead to death. However, if you don't get vaccinated with cowpox, you will definitely die if you get smallpox in the future. Also, vaccination with cowpox was invented by His Highness the King of Han. His Royal Highness the King of Han allowed the common people to be vaccinated against cowpox for free, just because he did not want the common people to die from smallpox in the future.

Many people die from smallpox in Marsh House every year, as do other state capitals. Perhaps because of the climate and geographical location of Lingnan, very many people get smallpox every year, several times as many as inland.

Smallpox sometimes appeared in the interior, and most of it was transmitted from Lingnan.

If a child has been vaccinated with cowpox since he was a child, he will basically not get smallpox again in his life, and it will be difficult for him to be infected by smallpox.

His Highness the King of Han said that he would be vaccinated against cowpox, and the people did not need to pay a single copper coin. During the cowpox vaccination period, people ate and drank at Renhetang, and there was no charge.

When Dr. Tong and others said this, some people were moved. Some of the family members of these people had died of smallpox in the past few years, and the youngest among them was only one year old. In order to prevent smallpox in the future, they were willing to have their children vaccinated with cowpox, which did no harm to them anyway.

Of course not every child can be vaccinated against cowpox. Before vaccination with cowpox, Dr. Tong and others will carefully check the child's pulse to make sure that the child is healthy and can withstand the vaccination. If you are not in good health, you cannot plant for the time being. If you are weak, you will die from cowpox.

Ten children signed up to be vaccinated against cowpox, but only two children were able to be vaccinated. The other eight children were too weak to be vaccinated.

When the people saw that Dr. Tong and the others were so responsible, they believed them a little more. Then, some more children signed up, but there were still very few who could be vaccinated against cowpox.

Many children look healthy on the surface, but they are a little thinner and have a sallow complexion. In fact, their health is very poor. In Zhao Yao's words, malnutrition.

Not to mention children, even adults, few are healthy.

He has not had enough to eat for a long time, and he has been drinking salty water that is not good for his health. In addition, the climate in the marsh house is warm, and there are miasma and poisonous insects, snakes and ants. In addition, they have been doing corvee labor all year round, so they are considered to be lucky if they are not dead or sick. Therefore, every citizen in Marsh Mansion is sick, it’s just a question of whether it’s serious or not. This is also the reason why Lingnan people do not live long.

The old man in Marsh Mansion lived to be sixty years old, which was really a long life, and a particularly tall one. Very few old people live to be seventy, and none at all to be eighty. Basically live to be forty or fifty years old. For them, living to the age of fifty is a long life, and it is also the result of the blessings of their ancestors.

Although the people have been able to barely eat enough and eat good salt since last year, it is impossible to maintain their health so quickly. It will take some time for their bodies to heal. Although it is said to be well maintained, it is actually as healthy as a normal person.

After Doctor Tong and the others carefully checked the children's pulses, they took the children into the basement of Renhe Hall to be vaccinated with cowpox. The children have a room each and are taken care of by dedicated people, so they don’t have to worry about anything happening.

Because there were not many children vaccinated with cowpox, Dr. Tong and the others were busy quickly. Next, no other kids signed up. Mainly because their elders are still on the fence. They would only let their children be vaccinated with cowpox until the children who had been vaccinated with cowpox came out of Renhetang alive.

Doctor Tong came to the Han Palace to report to Zhao Yao on today's cowpox vaccination.

After hearing the report, Zhao Yao sighed with a heavy face: "I didn't expect so few children to be vaccinated against cowpox normally."

"I didn't expect that." Doctor Tong also felt very heavy. They are also children. Most of the children in the capital are healthy and active, but the children in Marsh Mansion are... Fortunately, Your Highness came to Marsh Mansion, otherwise the children here would never have enough to eat.

"The physical condition of the people in the Marsh Mansion is worse than we thought." Zhao Yao raised his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows, saying with a solemn expression, "We have to find ways to improve the physical quality of the people."

"Physical fitness?" Doctor Tong didn't understand this.

"It's about making them healthy." Zhao Yao said with a headache. "The reason why their health is so poor is that they don't eat well and drink well over many years."

"Your Highness, even if you let the people drink tonics, their health will not get better all of a sudden." Dr. Tong reminded Zhao Yao, "Their bodies are weak and cannot be replenished. They cannot eat tonic foods or drink tonic medicines. "

"I never thought that asking people to drink tonics would cost three percent of the poison. Besides, I'm not rich enough to ask people to drink tonics." Zhao Yao tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looking thoughtful. He said, "Actually, the easiest way to replenish your body is to eat well. After eating enough, your body will slowly get better."

Doctor Tong nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is right."

"Now the people of Marsh Mansion can basically have enough to eat, but the time is too short and it is not enough for them to take good care of themselves. After a few years, their health will get better, so let's wait a few more years." You can't rush things like this. "These three years are enough for them to have enough to eat and keep themselves healthy."

"Your Highness has mercy."

"In addition to eating, you also have to eat meat." Zhao Yao said, "After the trade conference is over, we will encourage people to go out to sea to catch fish. Eating more fish is good for your health."

"Your Highness is wise." Thinking of the fish he had eaten before, Doctor Tong felt a little greedy. Not only is the sea fish not fishy, ​​the meat is also very tender. If paired with delicious mushrooms, the taste is simply... delicious on earth!

"You should take good care of the children who have been vaccinated with cowpox." Zhao Yao warned, "As long as they go home well after being vaccinated with cowpox, other children will sign up for vaccination."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"By the way, thanks to your good prevention work before, no infectious diseases have occurred so far. However, now that the weather is getting warmer and there are more and more miasmas, you must continue to do a good job in prevention, otherwise the people will follow I get the same disease as before." Marsh Mansion is called this because there are many swamps. There are many swamps, and there is naturally a lot of miasma. "When the weather gets hot, there will be more snakes and insects, so you have to pay attention to this."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will always pay attention."

When Zhao Yao heard this, he felt relieved. However, he explained a few more words before letting Dr. Tong leave.

After Doctor Tong left, Zhao Yao called Zheng Qian over and asked him how many lonely old people and orphans there were in Marsh Mansion. Zheng Qian reported that there are currently more than 9,000 lonely elderly people in Marsh Mansion and more than 4,000 children without fathers and mothers. This is the number for the entire Marsh Prefecture, including several counties surrounding Marsh Prefecture. In the city of Marsh Mansion, there are hundreds of lonely old people and orphans.

These old people and children without family members are wandering around and begging for food. They are very miserable.

"You give the number of orphans and elderly people to the Ministry of Industry. I will instruct the Ministry of Industry to build a Fusheng Hall to take in these elderly people and orphans after the trade conference." Zhao Yao felt that there was no need to separate the elderly and orphans. Take them in. Lonely elderly people will not feel lonely if they have children to accompany them. Orphans are considered to have relatives when they are accompanied by old people. They accompany each other, take care of each other, and heal each other.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"It will be time to plant the rice seedlings in a while, so your household department must keep an eye on it."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will always remember this matter."

Zhao Yao gave some more instructions before letting Zheng Qian leave.

Zheng Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs, is as busy as Zhao Yao and has a lot to do every day. Fortunately, he is young and has the energy to be busy.

Zhao Yao called the Minister of the Ministry of Industry over again and first asked how the water diversion was going. The Minister of Industry told him that there were already two wells that could use water.

He also asked the Minister of Industry about the situation of sewer renovation. Just a few days ago, all the sewers were repaired and the streets were paved.

The official road near Marsh Mansion is being repaired and will definitely be repaired before the trade conference.

"After the trade conference is over, I plan to recruit people to build a guild hall in Marsh Mansion. At that time, your Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Household will jointly take charge of this matter."

"Guild hall?" The minister of the Ministry of Industry expressed doubts on his face, "Is it the same as the restaurant on the dock?"

"It's bigger than a restaurant." Zhao Yao explained, "In the future, people from all over the country will come to Marsh Mansion to do business. We allow them to establish a guild hall in their hometown, and they will definitely be happy. For example, if I come from the capital, I can build a guild hall in the capital, so that People from the capital will come to this hall to eat, drink and have fun. So, do you understand?"

The Minister of Industry understood what Zhao Yao meant and said with a bright face: "Your Highness, this is a great idea."

Zhao Yao said, took out a scroll from the drawer, and spread it out on the table.

"There are several good hot springs in Marsh Mansion, and a hot spring resort can be built. This is the floor plan of the hot spring resort I designed."

The Minister of Industry and Commerce took the floor plan respectfully with both hands, lowered his head and looked at it carefully, and then had a surprised expression on his face.

"Your Highness, this floor plan of yours... makes me ashamed." Wow, oh, oh, oh, obviously he is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but every time His Highness designs the drawings, he is eye-opening and makes him feel ashamed. "Your Highness, can you share some of your talents with me?"

Zhao Yao refused unceremoniously: "No, it's natural."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "..."

"In addition to the hot spring villa, we also need to build a resort villa." Zhao Yao built Marsh Mansion into a metropolis integrating overseas trade, commerce, agriculture, industry and entertainment industries. "The resort is similar to a royal villa, a place where people can rest and relax."

"Your Highness, are you planning to build a royal villa?"

"The Royal Villa needs to be built, but the resort villa must also be built." Zhao Yao said, "The resort villa is of a lower level than the Royal Villa. After all, it is open to the common people."

"Your Highness, will it be built according to the Royal Villa?"

"No, there are more entertainment contents in the resort. For example, you can ride horses, play polo, kick Cuju, shoot archery, and hunt..." Zhao Yao cited many examples in one breath, "You can do it well when you go back. Think of something fun you can add to it.”

After hearing this, the Minister of Industry and Industry nodded knowingly: "I understand."

"The food, drink, and accommodation are better than those in restaurants..." Zhao Yao said more, and Secretary Shang of the Ministry of Industry stopped.

Zhao Yao specifically emphasized: "The things in the resort must be the best, so that we can attract and retain guests."

"I remember." His Highness is really good at everything. Is there anything else that His Highness can't think of?

"You can design the design drawing of the resort villa yourself." Zhao Yao pointed to the floor plan of the hot spring villa in the hands of the Minister of Industry and said, "You can refer to the design drawing of the hot spring villa I designed. Show it to me after you have designed it. look."

"I must work hard to design it well."

Zhao Yao suddenly remembered something and forgot to tell Zheng Qian, so he raised his hand and patted his forehead in frustration.

"I forgot to tell Zheng Qian about the bank." In more than a month, the trade conference is about to start, and there is no sign of the bank yet, which is not good.