Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1751 Puji Hall

Liu San was taken aback. Judging from the symptoms, it was a typical schistosomiasis. He originally thought that this disease was mainly prevalent in Lianghu, Jiangxi and other places, but he did not expect it to be found in Guangzhou!

Because schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic infection, immunization is ineffective, and it depends on manual control.Its prevention is very difficult.and

The burden on our hygiene mouth is not light.Liu San thought, these infectious diseases basically had special medicines available in the old time and space.But in this time and space, they have almost nothing in their hands.The types of self-produced antibiotics are rare and low in purity, and various anti-epidemic and disinfection drugs are also insufficient.

However, he didn't dare to show a worried expression, and just continued to chat with the medical officers.The conversation between him and the medical officers continued until late at night.Liu San told the General Affairs Section to let them stay overnight in the yamen and leave tomorrow.

After seeing off the medical officers, Liu San looked at his notebook, which was filled with words that shocked every health and epidemic prevention staff.

He couldn't help feeling worried.How to do this sanitation work?He is empty-handed now, lacking both people and things.Before he set off, he received a manual, which was densely marked with rows of numbers. These numbers corresponded to the packaging boxes of special materials that were planned to be shipped to Guangzhou's sanitary ports. He compared them with the daily arrival bulletin issued by Great World Port Affairs. This handbook can tell how much material has been delivered and how much is still on the way.This is of great help to him in carrying out his specific business.But you don't need to compare him to know that the situation he is facing is not enough.The other doctor who was sent has not left yet, and it is said that he is preparing for the "Hong Kong Provincial General Hospital".

After thinking about it, the only thing that can and must be done now is to carry out a hygiene campaign in the whole city.Minimize the breeding grounds and sources of infection of germs, and eliminate a large number of intermediate hosts.The spread of infectious diseases is closely related to the quality of environmental sanitation.Since they are unable to "cure", they can only start with the most basic "defense".

The next morning, after breakfast, he wanted to talk to Lin Baiguang, but he didn't expect Lin Baiguang to be away. After asking his secretary, he found out that Elder Lin had already gone to discuss with the financial department about issuing new currency and collecting taxes.When the government opens its doors, it is money.In particular, Liu Xiang's package of municipal renovation and construction projects cannot be carried out without money.

Although Liu San was in a hurry, it was inconvenient to disturb him.So I asked the retained county government office to lead the way and go to Puji hall to have a look.

Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, prefectures and counties have generally set up government-run charities, which are in charge of "birth, old age, sickness and death". The square is called "disease", and it is in charge of adopting the sick and disabled; the Louze garden is called "death", and it is in charge of collecting and burying abandoned corpses.One prefecture and two counties in Guangzhou are no exception.

Liu San has read the materials of the takeover organization given to him by the Comprehensive Management Office. The government-run charity organization in Guangzhou is called "Pujitang". Nursing homes; there are Qingjie homes for widows who have no source of income and their underage children, and blind homes for the blind.

It stands to reason that charity organizations have little to do with Liu San’s work—it’s a matter of the civil affairs system, but before the people from the Civil Affairs Office came, Lin Baiguang temporarily entrusted Liu San to go to Puji Hall and Louze Garden to see the situation, by the way Check the sanitation inside.

"The hosts of these government-run charities, to be honest, I don't believe in their integrity." Lin Baiguang said when handing over the materials to him, "The hosts of such organizations are usually private individuals brought by local officials or controlled by local gentry. , there are many flaws in it. You go and see the situation, and I will rectify it slowly."

The moderators of such institutions are also in charge of miscellaneous duties.However, compared with the medical officials who "set up officials but not pay", they belong to a lower level that neither appoints officials nor pays salary.However, there are also many benefits in it. Local officials and local gentry are all eyeing this. Once the principal is vacant, there will be a fight.

Puji Hall is not in the city, but in a temple called Huanghua Temple at the northern foot of Yuexiu Mountain outside the Great North Gate of Guangzhou.This area is mostly tombs, cemeteries and mass graves. The tombs are deserted and sparsely populated. Until the Republic of China, it was still a place where bandits ran rampant.When Liu San was going, Wang Sangou sent a squad of soldiers to escort him, and transferred five or six yamen servants who were familiar with the situation from the detective team to follow.

Liu San came out of Guanxiang at the Great North Gate, and after a short walk along the official road, he felt unlucky.As far as the eye can see along the road, there are mountain tombs and mass graves in cemeteries. There are very few houses and fields on the side of the road, and a few households are dilapidated and extremely poor.There are quite a few houses on both sides of the road near Liuhua Bridge, but if you look around, it's either a coffin shop or a so-called "Jizhuang" with a certain Yizhuang written on it.Liu San knew that all the coffins of foreigners who died in Guangzhou were placed inside.These coffins stop for at least half a year, and as many as ten or ten years.

Liu San knew that such temporary coffins existed not only here, but also in the city.Many temples and guild halls have special courtyards in the backyard for storing dead spirits.In addition to those who died in foreign lands and had to wait for their filial sons to "return their coffins to their hometowns" and "leaves to return to their roots", there are also a lot of local wealthy families who temporarily stop their spirits for burial because they want to choose auspicious days or geomantic treasures.

Walking and walking, Liu San could only feel the looming stench wafting through his nose from time to time.Opening the sedan chair curtain, seeing the guards and soldiers all covering their noses and frowning, he knew that this was not his illusion.

"The incarnation factory in Louze Garden is located at the Liuhua Bridge in front..." a yamen servant whispered, "The wind will be in the wrong direction."

Liu San nodded, took out the Biwensan that he carried with him and wiped some in his nasal cavity, and then he felt more comfortable, and then he distributed the Fangsan to everyone.

Suddenly he heard the sound of dogs fighting and barking not far away, he couldn't help but startled, followed the sound, and saw a group of dogs fighting in front of a barren grave not more than [-] meters away from the main road.A yamen servant beside the sedan chair frowned and said, "Sin!"

Liu San immediately realized what the wild dogs were fighting for, and couldn't help feeling sick, and ordered: "Go!"

The bearer quickened his pace.A group of people soon arrived at Huanghua Temple.

This Huanghua Temple was originally a majestic and magnificent temple, but it has been abandoned for a long time.The place where Liu San got off the sedan chair was the Zhengshan Gate that had already collapsed.The mountain gate has turned into a pile of rubble, and on the rubble, the remains of the broken limbs of the Dharma Guardian King Kong clay sculpture can still be seen clearly. Although the colors have peeled off, the exquisite decoration can still be seen.

Liu San couldn't help sighing secretly, walked around the collapsed mountain gate and walked into the temple. He saw that most of the halls in the temple had collapsed, and the rest were also in dilapidated condition, with crooked walls and leaky houses.The Buddha statues in the temples have all been annihilated.The murals on the walls are decorated with ten out of ten.In the remaining palaces and verandahs, old people and women living in twos and threes, all of them unkempt and dirty, are no different from beggars.Neither care nor fear of their coming.

A hall in the middle is slightly neater, and it was originally the place where the principal lived and worked.The yamen servant who came later said that the person in charge here was originally a relative brought by Dong Zhifu.

"Call someone."

The yamen servant brought him in. He was a short, fat man in his 40s, with a sallow complexion, and he was neatly dressed.

"The villain Mao Xiuyu kowtowed to the chief." The visitor immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up." Liu San said, "Are you the manager here?"

"Master Dong is in charge. He ran away after the heavenly soldiers entered the city." Mao Xiuyu stood up and bowed and replied, "The villain was working under him. Please sit in the room, sir." After finishing speaking, Liu San and his party let into the house.

The room was originally a palace, so the ceiling was high and the interior was very large.In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there is also a public office seat, with water and fire sticks, flails, and iron chains on both sides... a yamen style.

Mao Xiuyu let Liu San into the dark room on the side. This is probably the place where the principal lives and works. Although the furnishings are not magnificent, they are not inferior to the middleman's house.

"Chairman, please sit down." Mao Xiuyu respectfully gave up his seat, and brought another bowl of tea, "Chairman has worked hard all the way, and there is nothing to entertain you when you come to our wilderness..."

"I'm here to take a look, you don't have to be polite." Liu San looked around, in stark contrast to the dilapidated outside, and couldn't help saying, "The people in charge will have fun while suffering."

"Master Dong used to work here, but he fled the day after the soldiers entered the city." Mao Xiuyu said, "Actually, he doesn't live here on weekdays. He only comes here on the days when money and rice are distributed. He lives on weekdays." In the city."

"So you're the one in charge here?"

Mao Xiuyu quickly bent over, and said with a smile: "The word "manager" can't be taken seriously! The little one is just doing errands here. I don't dare to make my own opinions, and I have to follow the orders of the manager."

"Since you are the land here, let's talk about the situation here first." Liu San picked up the tea bowl and put it down again—God knows what kind of water is used here!There are mass graves everywhere in this area, whether it is surface water or ground water, I am afraid that it will not be too clean.

"Yes, yes," Mao Xiuyu nodded repeatedly, and reported, "There are 2165 lonely, poor, old, blind, and poor women who observe festivals in the Puji Hall. According to the regulations, each person is given three buckets of rice every month. The money is 45 Wen. Every three years, one horse will be given to Kubu.”

Liu San opened the notebook and jotted down the numbers.He asked again, "Where did Qian Mi come from?"

"One is allocated from government and county public treasuries, and the other is charity from others in the city who are kind and generous."

"Three buckets of rice?" Liu San felt a little unbelievable. In the Ming Dynasty, one bucket of brown rice cost about twelve catties, and three buckets of rice was 36 catties.In the old time and space, when food was provided by ticket, most people's ration was only 28 catties, and more than [-] catties were enjoyed by all laborers.

"Yes, three buckets of rice." Seeing that he didn't believe it, Mao Xiuyu laughed and said, "Signed receipt is three buckets per person—of course there is more than can be eaten, and the rest is the expenses of the courtyard. Let's talk about this Puji The position of the head of the hall, which one is not the one who comes in in rags, and the one who goes out..."

(End of this chapter)