Liu Xunduan sat on the Xuanshu Palace, looking at the officials who had resigned to him and were about to go to the southeast, and one of their most important tasks was to change customs.

Transform outmoded habits and customs!

Whose wind is it moving? Whose vulgarity is easy?

Including Jiangdu County, the customs and customs of Donghai County, Huiji County, and Yuzhang County in the southeast.

As early as when Liu Xun ascended the throne, there was a report on the imperial history of Huiji County: Huiji folk customs worship ghosts and gods, often sacrifice cattle and sheep, and the people are poor here.

After Zhao Chongguo went to the southeast, he did not stop reporting: the people of Jiangdu like the genus of witch gods, and the sacrifice is quite expensive, and they often live in poverty.

As for Donghai County, which was naturalized during the period of Emperor Xiaowu, Nanyue County is even more exaggerated - its people all want to worship witch gods, and often go bankrupt to worship witch gods.

This is a local tradition that has been around for hundreds or thousands of years.

When people are sick or mourning, they love to worship witch gods.

And he likes to take cattle to sacrifice.

This is due to the fact that cattle farming is not widespread in the area.

In the southeast, except for a few places, most of the rural areas are still stuck in the primitive era of slash-and-burn farming.

In such a situation, cattle farming is simply a fantasy for them.

In addition, the local farming environment is dominated by paddy fields, schistosomiasis is rampant, and people are often susceptible to schistosomiasis.

There are all kinds of diseases that are strange and absurd in the eyes of people.

Ignorant people, when faced with such a problem, it is useless to seek medical treatment, and can only turn to the ethereal witch god.

At the beginning of his accession, Liu Xunni Bodhisattva crossed the river, and it was difficult to protect himself.

Naturally, I didn't dare to touch this problem.

But now, because of the civil uprising in the southeast, it can be solved at the same time

Liu Xun already has the ability, determination and conditions to deal with and solve this problem.

"In the past, Ximen Leopard ruled Ye, and he was punished by Hebo, and he was ruled by the Great Rule!" Liu Xunduan sat on the main hall of the Xuanshu Palace, looking at the more than 100 officials kneeling in the hall.

These were all outstanding grassroots officials selected by the Imperial Historian, Jing Zhaoyin, and Taichang Yamen from the sixty-eight counties of Guanzhong and the Sanhe region.

In the past six months, they have been studying in Taixue.

Now, after the training of Taixue, they will become the cornerstone of Liu Xun's southeast strategy.

"I will entrust the southeast rivers and mountains, entrust the Qing and others, and Wangqing and others will live up to the hope of me and the world, change the customs, guide them with courtesy, enjoy the wind, and govern together!" Liu Xun said with great expectations: "On the day of success, I will set up a celebration banquet for Zhuqing here and celebrate with Zhuqing!" ”

They will then go to the four southeastern counties, including Jiangdu, to serve as county commanders, postal supervisors, and chief secretaries.

They will confront the deep-rooted Wuzhu traditions and powerful local interest groups, like the one Simon Leopard faces.

It's not just a test of their skill, their ability and their intelligence, but also their patience.

Of course, Liu Xun and the entire court and the million-strong army of the Han family will become their solid backing.

"The ministers are respectfully edicted, and they dare not forget His Majesty's precepts!" The ministers bowed three times.

"I have issued an edict to prohibit the people from eating all snails, and after the Qing waits, he must go into the place extensively, enter the pavilion, and take the trouble to preach to his father and elders, the harm and poison of snails!" Liu Xun continued.

Schistosomiasis, in the eyes of people nowadays, is simply a curse of witchcraft, a disease of the devil.

However, this is no secret to the traverser.

It is a parasitic disease.

It is extremely harmful to the human body, and in later generations, this parasite has long been eliminated.

But now, it and its hosts are active in the water networks and ponds of southeastern China.

Liu Xun can't exterminate them as much as he did in the later republics.

However, it is not impossible to deal with them!

Since September this year, a disciple of the imperial physician Cheng He Jin has taken more than a dozen people to take root in Jiangdu Country for a long time, experimenting with all kinds of snail killing drugs.

Finally, now, a relatively cheap and easily available snail killing drug has been found - tea cakes.

This is a by-product of camellia fruit extraction, slightly toxic, and in many places, it is regarded as a home remedy for insecticide and insect repellent.

After experiments, tea cakes can effectively kill snail larvae in water.

In addition, even oleander also has a good snail killing effect.

This was the appearance of the innocent disciple by chance—he appeared, but wherever there were oleanders, there were no snails, and on the contrary, even if they were less than ten steps apart, there were traces of the existence of snails.

And oleander is known to be poisonous.

In particular, its seeds, leaves, and rhizomes are highly toxic and can poison humans and animals.

However, as the saying goes, one thing descends one thing.

Oleander, which contains highly poisonous, happens to become the nemesis of snails!

Therefore, Liu Che's method of dealing with schistosomiasis is very simple.

On the one hand, snails are killed with tea cakes in paddy fields, and on the other hand, oleanders are widely planted on the sides of rivers and ponds in villages.

At the same time, people are encouraged to soak oleander leaves, rhizomes and fruits in water and throw them into ponds, channels and rivers.

Although in doing so, it seems likely that innocent people will be killed indiscriminately.

But at least the spread of schistosomiasis can be restrained and limited.

You know, schistosomiasis is not so widespread in China now.

Measures taken now to eradicate and control snails are sufficient to limit schistosomiasis among the people.

Although it cannot be eradicated, schistosomiasis can be controlled!

However, whether this policy can be promoted and implemented, the key lies in these officials in front of them.

As long as they are faithful to their duties, follow the methods they have learned from Taixue, work actively, promote and implement, and control the snails, schistosomiasis can be contained.

Of course, Liu Xun never puts his eggs in one basket.

He also has a backup plan.

That's martial law!

Once, the snail control in a certain county is unfavorable or the resistance is too great.

Straight to the army!

This may be delusional in later dynasties.

But in the Han Dynasty, this is as normal as eating and drinking, and it just so happens that Zhao Chongguo is in the southeast.

If the emperor feels that a place is about to get out of control, he will order the princes or generals to lead the army and directly take over all local civil affairs until the local order is restored or the emperor feels that it is okay.

As for the local witches and witches and traditional feudal superstitions.

Are they still better than Liu Xun, the Son of Heaven who is ordered by the heavens, who has a long life and eternal prosperity, who can rule and dominate all things in heaven and earth, and the future of the universe?

You don't need Liu Xun to make a move!

As long as these officials are smarter and learn the old skills of Ximen Leopard, it will be fine.

You say you can be psychic?

Then why don't you go and say hello to the ghosts?

Anyway, the witch gods in the southeast are all related to water.

If you see one, you will lose one, and you can always lose them!

If you have the general righteousness of the country and the executive power, you will have the support of the army and guns behind you.

These officials can't even clean up a few witches who pretend to be ghosts.

Then, they are not worth investing resources and strength to cultivate.

"After going to the place, don't be afraid of difficulties, don't be afraid of hardship, and don't be afraid of local discussions and people's discussions!" Liu Xun cheered up these officials: "As long as you follow the phalanx strategy that Zhu Qing learned in Taixue and act according to my orders, then I guarantee that Qing and others will be revered and sacrificed by incense for all ages, just like Ximen Leopard!" ”

Simon Leopard said: The people can be happy, but they can't start with worries. Although my fathers and children are suffering from me, I am still 100 years old, so that my fathers and grandchildren will think about me. Liu Xun looked at them and said, "He and Qing are waiting for each other!" ”

This is also true.

Ye County to now, there are still Ximen too guards, years of sacrifices, incense endlessly.

The Ximen Taishou back then, now, has become their protector in Ye County, the city god, and the land.

Moreover, this kind of sacrifice is protected by the state.

Those who have been included in the category of national rituals.

In other words, Simon Leopard was not only recognized by the people, but also endorsed by the official and royal family.