France's population of 15 million is no joke: there are more than 2 million people on the Mediterranean coast, but nearly half of the region is infected with smallpox. Predictably, a lot of people will die. The mortality rate of smallpox was as high as 30% even in later generations when medicine was developed, and in this era of medical backwardness, it is not surprising that more than half of them died. That's why people are so scared of this infectious disease.

At this time, Paris was already in a panic, and the French government and the opposition were helpless against smallpox in the south. Not to mention France, even Marin, who is in the North Sea Country, is also panicked. It's smallpox! If you get infected yourself, you are very likely to hang up, and your son's resistance is even weaker......

Therefore, in line with the idea of eradicating smallpox, Marin ordered to suspend all contact with foreign countries, including trade, to prevent the smallpox virus from entering the North Sea Country.

Then, across the country, promote mask and quicklime disinfection. In addition, Marin ordered the implementation of the "1 out of 10" method throughout the country, drawing brave strong men from various estates across the country, armed with simple weapons such as sticks, to garrison the border of the North Sea State to drive away or even kill any foreigners who tried to cross the border.

Because of the national mobilization, this time the Beihai State actually transferred 50,000 strong men to serve. In other words, the total number of strong men in Beihai is now more than 500,000, accounting for a quarter of the population. Of course, this is because the Beihai Kingdom has never lost a battle and has not died too many strong men. If you fight year after year, the total number of strong men will not be so high.

Moreover, there were already four regiments of the first, second, third, and sixth armies in the Beihai Country, totaling 40,000 people. The 50,000 strong men are actually for the 40,000 main forces, mainly to fill the loopholes in the border line and avoid the possibility of smallpox coming in. Aside from the 10,000 people who needed to guard the capital, this time the Beihai Kingdom dispatched a total of 80,000 horses to guard the border, resisting or even killing all unknown people who tried to enter the country, so as not to mix with smallpox patients.

Marin did not do this without purpose. After all, he has many opponents, and there is no guarantee that someone will send smallpox patients into Beihai Country. Therefore, it is very prudent to have soldiers on the border or even the coastline.

Not to mention, Charles, the current Count of Nantes in France, and Charles II, the former Duke of Guedes, hated Marin very much. After all, he lost a huge principality because of Marin. It's just that he accompanied Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, to guard the city of Naples at this time, and he couldn't do this. Otherwise, he would definitely find a way to send a few smallpox patients to Beihai Country.

Despite the preparations, Marin was not at ease, fearing that the smallpox virus would spread from France. So, after gritting his teeth, Marin sent someone to release the carrier pigeon to inform John who was far away in Paris. Lafite, let him give advice to François I......

The day after the Mezza's arrival, John Murphy arrived. Raffite went into the palace to give advice to the anxious François I......

"Ordered to stop the movement of people, disinfect with quicklime? Will this work? "François I did not understand that John . Raffi's suggestion was somewhat skeptical.

John. Lafite said unhurriedly:

"Your Majesty, the minister is from Münster, and was originally a merchant. My former countrymen told me that the Beihai Kingdom relied on this method, which is said to have been passed down from the 'Great Sage Einstein', to prevent many epidemics. One fact is that since the establishment of the North Sea State, there has never been an outbreak of epidemics. It's not that it didn't appear, but it was immediately obliterated. It is said that this method is also known in Italy. The Dalmatian governor, Toleni, had been in contact with the people of the North Sea Country before, and had used this method to control the spread of smallpox in the Dalmatian province......"

When François I heard that this method had been used and that it worked, he immediately rejoiced:

"Then give the order! The movement of people throughout the country, especially those merchants, was strictly ordered to lock up those who came from the south. If you still run around during the ban, you will be killed! ”

And so, the whole of France also moved. In order to preserve the northern plain, which is the best of France, François I dispatched an army of 15,000 men who had just gathered to recover Calais, and went south to the central region, blocking all roads and strictly forbidding southerners to go north. If you don't listen to the advice, you will be killed!

In fact, the spread of smallpox in southern France is related to the scattering of people in the affected areas. For example, the outbreak of smallpox in the city of Marseille caused the citizens who did not have smallpox to flee one after another. However, some of them have actually contracted smallpox, but only in the incubation period. As they fled, smallpox also spread along the Mediterranean coast of France.

Therefore, in order to control the spread of smallpox, it is necessary to limit the movement of people. This is especially true for those who think they haven't gotten it yet, but are actually infected with the virus.

At this time, we must not be soft on these refugees. You can't let them pass because of their pleas, and you shouldn't even let them get close. As soon as there is a sign of approaching, you should draw your sword, even use a musket bow and arrow......

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These are all the experiences of Marin's later generations, and Marin still remembers the accident in 03. At that time, all those who returned from other places would be sent to a designated quarantine point for observation for a period of time before they were released. In particular, those who came back from places such as Beiping and Xiangjiang were extremely tightly controlled. It was because of these strict measures that the terrible epidemic was quickly extinguished.

Of course, smallpox is much more serious than that epidemic, and it cannot be overstated. The best way to control the non-spread of smallpox is to expel or even kill anyone who dares to leave the affected area.

It looks ruthless, but it saves more people. Otherwise, if the whole country is infected, it will be miserable. In ancient China, there was actually a similar treatment. They did a great job - if a plague broke out in a certain city, they immediately sealed the city and killed anyone when they saw it. There was no food in the city, and they were not allowed to go out of the city, and they starved to death in the city......

There was a similar approach to segregation in Europe, but European monarchs did not dare to do so. Because, the strength of European countries is not as strong as that of the Chinese feudal dynasty, and the execution is also very poor, so it is impossible to blockade a city. Of course, a strong country like France can still do it. For example, this time, the French in John. At Rafite's suggestion, troops were deployed along the roads of Lyon-Bordeaux, a little south-center, to stop all southerners who tried to flee to the north, so that smallpox would not reach the north.

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Of course, it was not enough to warn France that smallpox could not be stopped from spreading to the north. For example, if smallpox patients in southern France enter the German region and then spread northward in the German region, the North Sea country is also at risk.

Fortunately, however, the closest area to the south of France was the territory of the Habsburgs of Emperor Maximilian I.

Marin sent a letter to Maximilian I, asking him to seal the border between Switzerland and Franche-Comté to prevent smallpox from entering the country.

Marin even wrote a letter to Zigger, the leader of the Swiss Resistance with whom he had interacted, asking him to cooperate in sealing the western border of Switzerland to prevent smallpox from spreading to Switzerland and further to Germany.

Of course, Marin did not leave the Duchy of Milan behind, and also wrote to the Duke of Milan, Ludovico. Sforza warned him to seal the border and prevent anyone from coming from the French side from entering northern Italy. After all, northern Italy is close to Switzerland to the south of Germany. Once the Duchy of Milan was lost, smallpox could easily enter the German region.

In addition, Marin wrote to Carlo III, Duke of Savoy, in the westernmost part of northern Italy, directly near France, asking him to sever ties with France. The Duchy of Savoy borders southeastern France, but it is the most dangerous area.

However, fortunately, the Duchy of Savoy and France are separated by the Alps, and it is difficult to travel between the borders. The main source of communication between the two places was by sea, but during this time the Spanish fleet blockaded the French coast, and no smallpox patients reached the Duchy of Savoy by sea from southern France. However, it is also important to be wary of the small number of smallpox patients in southern France who cross the Alps into the Savoy region. After all, in order to survive, smallpox patients can do anything.

Therefore, Marin wrote to Carlo III to send troops to block all the mountain roads leading to the south of France, so as to prevent the smallpox virus from entering Italy and then into Germany.

People are sparing their lives, and the people under their rule are not far from dying. Otherwise, who will those great nobles exploit? So, whether it was Emperor Maximilian I, Duke Ludovico of Milan. Sforza, Carlo III, Duke of Savoy, and Zigger, the head of the Swiss Resistance, accepted Marin's advice and began to deploy troops on their respective borders, blocking roads and preventing the spread of smallpox in all areas of southern France that might want to cross the border......