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  Chapter 488 485【Fushou cream】

  Sichuan and Guangxi, although they have not yet occupied the entire territory, they have already taken all the elite places.

  Even, the development plans of the chief envoys have been sent to the emperor.

  With the backward productivity in ancient times, it is of course impossible to formulate a detailed plan, which is more like a long-term plan. For example, what is the climate of a certain prefecture and which crops are suitable for planting, the government should vigorously guide and promote it; another example is a certain prefecture with convenient water and land transportation, and should focus on the development of commercial docks.

  Some time ago, Zhu Minru singled out Anding Town, which was already favored before sending troops.

  The two rivers meet here, the land transportation is relatively convenient, and the population is large, the land is suitable for farming. The Chief Secretary of Guangxi requested to upgrade it to Anding County. At the same time, it is necessary to immigrate and develop, so there is no need to migrate too much: 3,000 immigrants, plus the original people, are enough to develop into a small county.

  After reading the development plans of the two provinces, Zhao Han frowned immediately, and said to Li Xiangjun, the maid in charge, "I have summoned all the famous doctors in Jinling, and they will all come tomorrow morning."

   However, seeing that the cultivation of tobacco leaves in southern Jiangxi has generated a lot of income for the local people, officials in Sichuan and Guangxi also plan to promote the cultivation of tobacco leaves.

  At the same time, they also plan to expand the poppy planting area!

  Wu Youke is already sixty-one years old, and he has nothing to say about the first half of his life. He has read sage books and is famous for his medical skills, but that's all. There are many Confucian doctors like Daming.

   Until the plague broke out, Wu Youke summed up the prevention and control methods of the plague through his treatment experience, and wrote the book "On Epidemic Warming".

  Emperor Zhao Han not only ordered a reward, but also appointed him as the chief medical officer of the northern epidemic prevention. As far as the plague is concerned, he can mobilize resources at will, and the local officials must fully cooperate.

   Get famous!

  Under the leadership of Wu Youke, with the efforts of all the doctors, and with the cooperation of the northern government and the people, the plague in Shandong and Henan provinces was brought under control last winter. This year, Beizhili is also getting better day by day, Wu Youke was finally transferred back to Nanjing, and was promoted to the vice president of Jinling Medical College.

   "Sir, do you know why His Majesty summoned you?" Another famous doctor Xu Nanfu asked.

  Xu Nanfu, like Li Yu, came from a medical family. He is only in his thirties this year, but his medical skills are already outstanding. During the period when he was transferred to the north to prevent the epidemic, he worshiped Wu Youke as his teacher. At this time, he was doing well in Nanjing.

  Because he is not only good at medicine, but also proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, when he is treating high-ranking officials and dignitaries, he can also talk about literature and art while taking his pulse.

  Wu Youke shook his head and said, "I don't know."

  Fu Shan muttered: "It may be some noble person who is suffering from a difficult and miscellaneous disease. Today he summoned many doctors to come for consultation."

   There were more than a dozen famous doctors sitting in the room, and they couldn't help frowning when they heard the word consultation.

  There is no standard for judging the consultation in TCM, and it depends entirely on the doctor's experience. Sometimes, the same doctor will prescribe different medicines for the same disease due to the different constitutions of the patients and the different seasons of the illness.

   How the **** should you consult a doctor, and who should you listen to in an argument?

   "The Emperor is here!"

  The famous doctors got up immediately, and waited for the moment the emperor entered the door, they bowed together and said, "Meet Your Majesty!"

  Zhao Han smiled and said, "Please sit down."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The famous doctors sat back in their seats.

  Zhao Han didn't even talk too much, and asked straight to the point: "Who knows Poppy?"

The famous doctor Yan Xin wanted to earn his performance, so he got up immediately and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, poppies came from the Western Regions in ancient times. Poppy seeds can be eaten (to treat indigestion), and can be prepared with a prescription to induce vomiting. Poppy shells can stop diarrhea and cure diarrhea. Muscles and bones hurt. Poppy seedlings can appetize and invigorate the spleen."

  Other famous doctors nodded one after another, because this belongs to the records of "Compendium of Materia Medica".

  Zhao Han asked: "Can someone smoke opium poppy, just like smoking tobacco leaves?"

  Famous doctor Zhu Gangqian asked rhetorically, "Your Majesty said, is it a lotus ointment?"

   "It should be." Zhao Han nodded.

Zhu Gangqian explained in detail: "A lot of people have smoked the ointment for a long time, but most of them were taken orally. In the tenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming court banned smoking, and many tobacco smokers switched to taking A lot of tobacco. Of course, before that, there were some gentry who used tobacco leaf Mixed with drugs."

   "Is it addictive? If you don't smoke, you can't stand it." Zhao Han asked.

   "If you have this symptom, it's like being addicted to alcohol. If you don't drink, you can't sleep." Zhu Gangqian replied.

  Zhao Han inquired in detail again, only to learn that opium poppy had been introduced to China since the Tang Dynasty, and was initially regarded as a rare foreign medicine. Later, it was introduced, but it was mainly used as an ornamental plant, and the rest of its value was medicinal and alchemy.

  Emperor Wanli took the elixir for a long time, and there is a smell of "black fragrance" in it, which is the opium tribute from Southeast Asia.

  The reason why it hasn’t spread widely is that it is only spread among the rich, and the second is that it is not so addictive when taken internally.

  But with the Jiajing and Wanli years, tobacco spread in China, and opium was also mixed with tobacco for smoking. Especially when Chongzhen banned smoking, many people couldn't get tobacco, so they simply smoked opium.

  Zhao Han made detailed inquiries, encouraged the famous doctors, and then waved them away.

   Called officials from various provinces to inquire again, and found that opium was grown in several provinces in the south, and it was mainly grown in the gardens of rich people. Only Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are exceptions. In some areas of the three southwestern provinces, opium poppies have been widely planted, and the planting history has been as long as hundreds of years, and they have also been introduced to the Shaanxi-Gansu area near Sichuan.

  Looking at the development plan of local officials, these officials are completely unaware of the problem, and want to expand the scale of planting in mountainous areas.

  Of course, they can't be harsh, after all, they have good intentions.

   Zhao Han immediately wrote an order:

  First, except for medical centers and pharmacies, opium poppies and related products are not allowed to be sold. Medical centers and pharmacies that sell opium poppy products must apply to the government for registration, and they must clearly record where they buy from and who they sell to. Anyone who disobeys will be prohibited from practicing medicine within three generations.

  Second, to grow opium poppy, you must apply for a report to the government, and you have to impose heavy taxes, making it less profitable than growing food. The families of gentry and rich merchants are not allowed to grow poppies in private. It is planted in the garden for viewing. If it is found out, three generations of descendants will not be allowed to be officials, and three generations of descendants will not be allowed to engage in franchise business.

  Third, people who are addicted to taking drugs should quit within a time limit. If officials, officials, students, soldiers, etc. are found to be taking drugs next year, they will be dismissed immediately from public office and school status.

  This decree was circulated to ten departments, and the ministers did not understand what was going on, but they still conscientiously communicated and implemented it.

  Nanjing, as the capital, is of course the first city to execute.

  Grassroots guards knocked on doors from door to door, confusing many people because they didn't know what drugs were.

   Yinchun Club.

  Because the emperor personally wrote the inscription for the troupe, Fei Ruyi's Yinchun Club became a blockbuster. Not only was he invited to stay in restaurants and teahouses, but also dignitaries and dignitaries treated guests to banquets, and he also went to Yinchun club to sing big plays.

  At this very moment, Fei Ruyi is listening to the opera and at the same time... smoking opium.

  He contracted it two years ago, and first smoked it mixed with tobacco leaves. Later, I gradually lost my strength, so I discarded the shredded tobacco and only smoked opium to enjoy myself.

  The circle is full of wealthy families, and the scale is gradually expanding. Every month, there are people who don't know the truth, and when they make friends with them, they are confused and dragged into the water.

  A store clerk rushed over, regardless of Fei Ruyi who was smoking opium and listening to an opera, said anxiously: "Master, there is something urgent!"

"roll!"

  Although Fei Ruyi belongs to a different category, he is usually gentle and gentle, only irritable and irritable before and after smoking opium.

  The buddy shrank his neck and didn't dare to say anything, and stood beside him silently and waited.

  Until the end of Fei Ruyi swallowing clouds and mist, the soul returned to the world from the outer space, and was so comfortable that he slumped on the chair and refused to move. After a while, the man came back again: "Master, there is something urgent."

   "What's the matter?" Fei Ruyi's whole body was limp, and she hadn't recovered completely.

  The clerk said: "Just now some servants came to the store, and they went from door to door to announce His Majesty's orders. Say yes... say yes..."

   "Say!" Fei Ruyi said impatiently.

  The clerk said: "Your Majesty has ordered that in the future, planting and selling opium poppies must be reported to the government. It is forbidden to plant in the garden. Officials who smoke opium will be dismissed from office, and students who smoke opium will be expelled from school."

Before Fei Ruyi could react violently, Li Zhun, the second official next to him, exploded: "Your Majesty is unconscious...Your Majesty must be deceived by traitors. Aphrodisiac is an elegant thing. After taking it, you can reach heaven and man. If you write poems and essays, even more Can write and think like a spring. How can such a good thing be banned?"

   "Brother Li is right." Another rich man echoed.

  Li Zhun said to Fei Ruyi: "Brother Fei and Your Majesty are old acquaintances, you can enter the palace to face the saint at any time, and Brother Fei has to come forward to persuade you on this matter."

Fei Ruyi stood up staggeringly, straightened his clothes and said, "This matter is easy to hear. Your Majesty doesn't know the magic of Furong, and thinks it is something harmful. I will go to the palace right away, and please Your Majesty to taste it. Definitely change your mind.”

  Everyone stopped listening to the show, and sent Fei Ruyi to meet Sheng in a sedan chair.

  Fei Ruyi was still very cared for, and he was allowed to go to the audience after waiting for half an hour.

  Zhao Han was reviewing the memorial, without looking up, he said casually: "If you have something to say, talk about it, if you have nothing to do, go and play by yourself."

  Fei Ruyi stepped forward holding the opium cream, said with a smile: "Your Majesty, today I am here to present a fetish. After taking the opium, your majesty will definitely be full of energy, and the fatigue of the desk will be swept away."

  Zhao Han looked at the black paste, understood what was going on, and asked, "What is this?"

  Fei Ruyi replied: "Fushou cream."

   "Did you smoke?" Zhao Han asked again.

  Fei Ruyi said: "Since it is dedicated to His Majesty, I have already smoked it and know its wonderful benefits. Every time I smoke it, it not only communicates with heaven and man, but also uplifts my spirits, and my whimsy continues."

  Zhao Han asked: "Is this thing popular in Nanjing?"

  Fei Ruyi said: "Nowadays the Wenhui is popular, and the longevity cream is also becoming more and more popular. It is a constant item in the elegant Wenhui. As far as I know, there are at least hundreds of people in Nanjing."

Zhao Han said to the guards outside the door: "Come here, take this guy to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and let him confess to the person who smoked drugs. If you don't confess, you will be tortured severely, and you must catch everyone. After arresting people, forcibly quit them. If they don’t quit, they won’t let them go. Also, inform their family members that they will pay for all the expenses of quitting drugs, and they will have to pay for everything by themselves!”

  It wasn't until being dragged out by the guards that Fei Ruyi panicked and shouted: "Your Majesty, Fushou Ointment is really elegant. If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."

  (end of this chapter)