Since the establishment of the hospital system and epidemic prevention organizations, the importance of urban sanitation and the transmission mechanism of epidemic diseases after disasters have gradually become common knowledge. Although the public health and epidemic prevention in the Ming Dynasty has not yet been able to form a nationwide overall management organization, compared with the previous generation, the local health self-management system is quite close to the modern township community system.

The development of medical research in the Ming Dynasty was also an explosive period after the Song Dynasty. Many officials of the Ming Dynasty have average performance in governing local governments, but they have unique insights in medicine. On the one hand, this lies in the folk tradition that if you are not a good person, you are a good doctor; On the other hand, there are too few good doctors and too many quacks in the market, and as officials who are running around to take office, knowing a little medical knowledge is undoubtedly preparing an extra life for themselves, and naturally many officials are willing to learn a little medicine.

It is precisely because of the inheritance of the self-management system of the village community left over from the previous generation, coupled with the officials who know medical knowledge, that the cities of the Ming Dynasty at this time were much cleaner and more hygienic than those of other cities in Europe and Asia, and there were few plagues that spread throughout the continent like the Black Death in Europe.

It is precisely because of this that the organization and management of epidemic prevention in the whole country is inferior to that of European countries. After all, the Ming Dynasty did not have the memory of the nationwide Black Death, only the spread of the plague in the local area. Although the understanding that a major disaster will be followed by a major epidemic has been accepted by many elites, in the event of a large-scale famine such as this year's and last year's, the local community self-management system will be destroyed by the disaster first, and it will naturally be difficult to cope with the spread of the plague that follows.

Previously, Chongzhen rebuilt the Huimin medical system at the beginning of the country, and on this basis, established hospitals and epidemic prevention response organizations from the central to the local government. After dealing with the spread of plague in the northwest a few years ago, relying on the national health and epidemic prevention organization, coupled with the cooperation of the military and local governments, it finally succeeded in limiting the spread of the regional plague to a certain area, and thus won the recognition of the government and the opposition.

The Disaster Rescue and Emergency Rescue Committee naturally incorporated the health and epidemic prevention work in the disaster area into its management, and Xia Yunyi, who had experience in the local area, naturally did not ignore this work. In fact, before Chongzhen asked him, he had already had a detailed discussion with Wu Youxing and other medical experts, and he was naturally comprehensive about the emperor's questions, and there was nothing missing.

This conversation made Chongzhen feel a little relieved, at least from Xia Yunyi's answer, he could understand that even if the officials of various departments in the capital were constantly fighting, at least the work of the Disaster Relief Committee was still in order.

After the conversation between the two came to an end, Zhu Youzhen glanced at the self-pendulum clock in the corner, and then instructed Lu Qi: "It's already past noon, let's go and pass the meal, and add a pair of tableware." ”

Xia Yunyi, who was accustomed to having a working meal with Chongzhen and then continuing to talk about things, did not shirk, but in the gap between waiting for the meal, in the past chatting time, today's Xia Yunyi mentioned to the emperor with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, can the minister talk to you about Lord Wang Qi?" ”

Zhu Youzhen, who had just taken a sip of tea, slowly put down the tea bowl and looked at him and said, "Gong, there are some things that you are not suitable for meddle in now." Wang Qi's matter, this is a matter that the cabinet ministers and the six ministers should discuss, and you are not qualified to speak out now.

Although you are now standing in a very high position, in the eyes of the officials outside, your words and deeds do not represent yourself, but my will. Wang Qi's matter has now been entangled with the replacement of the first assistant of the cabinet, no matter what you say about this matter now, they will think that it is my statement, once the events change in the future not as they want, then you will become the target of public criticism, and you will form too many grudges for no reason.

And a person who cannot gain the trust of the government and the opposition cannot enter the cabinet and become the leader of the civil officials. Therefore, I think that you should only care about the affairs of the Disaster Relief Committee for now, and do not need to pay attention to the political disputes between the DPRK and China. ”

Although after so many experiences, Xia Yunyi is no longer the young man who can be fooled into joining several societies with just a few passionate words, but under Chongzhen's hint of great expectations for his future, Xia Yunyi still feels that his heart is beating faster.

However, he was only slightly silent for a moment, then returned to normal, and said to Chongzhen who refused to give up: "But Your Majesty, although the minister and Lord Wang are not familiar with each other, but after all, the minister has been in Henan for so long, and for the affairs of Henan, the minister thinks that he still has some power to speak. The minister does not want to interfere with His Majesty's decision, but hopes that His Majesty can know more about Henan before making a decision..."

Zhu Youzhen raised his left hand to interrupt Xia Yunyi's words again, and then said to Lu Qi and the others who were waiting in the room: "You go out first, and let me and Gong Yu talk alone for a while." ”

Under the emperor's gaze, although Lu Qi was a little surprised in his heart, he still left the room with the other attendants as usual. As the door closed, there was no sound in the room except for the slight crackling of burning wood in the fireplace.

Zhu Youzhen, who was leaning on the back of the chair, stared at Xia Yunyi silently for a long time before he spoke again: "Gong Yu, what are you doing in politics for?" ”

Xia Yunyi was a little caught off guard by this sudden question, and was at a loss for a while before he understood what it meant to be in politics, and then replied: "The minister enters politics in order to serve the monarch, serve the country, and follow the ideals of the sage. ”

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Whether it is to serve the monarch, the country, or to realize the ideals of the saints, you must first grasp the power of governance, so that you can realize your ideals.

A virtuous master is like a master, unable to grasp the results of the power of the ruling power, and in the end he can only tell his disciples his ideas, but cannot realize them in the real world.

Then I must also know that I have been paying attention to you and many members of the Youth Society over the years, hoping that you young scholars can grow up as soon as possible and replace those corrupt and incompetent people in the court, so that the entire court can change the atmosphere, promote the continuation of the current reform, and finally remove the various malpractices existing in the Ming Dynasty, so as to bring us closer to the ideal world described by the master.

I have always believed that shouting 10,000 slogans is not as convincing as doing one thing well. If we, the young people, want to take over the power of the country in place of the decrepit, it is not what we say, but what we do.

If we are like those old decayers, who only pay lip service all day long, then how can the people of the world believe and support us? The reason why I don't want you and the Youth Society to join this troubled water is that I think that joining this war of words will not only bring you and the Youth Society any benefit, but will make those officials think that you are no different from them, and that they are all a group assembled for power and profit.

If they think that you young men are such a group, then they will naturally regard you as enemies. If you focus all your energy on political struggle, will you still have the strength to do things? What is the difference between you and other officials in the eyes of the people? ”

Regarding the emperor's questioning, Xia Yunyi suddenly found that he was speechless, he opened his mouth, and finally said with some gloom: "What Your Majesty said is that the minister did think less before. The minister just felt that although Lord Wang acted badly, it was by no means out of selfishness, and the minister had heard of this person's moral integrity, so he wanted to distinguish a few words for him today. ”

Zhu Youzhen was not moved by Xia Yunyi's words, he said disapprerovingly: "If we want to realize our political ideals, what we need is not a moral gentleman, but those politicians who have made a difference." Even if it was a master, didn't he go to Nanzi to meet Nanzi when he traveled to the Six Kingdoms to realize his political ideals..."

When Xia Yunyi left from the living room on the second floor of the Xiyuan Retreat, the heavy snow outside still hadn't stopped, but he had lost interest in appreciating the snow scene with his cloak on, and left the Xiyuan with his head down and a heavy heart. Zhu Youzhen stood in front of the window and watched Xia Yunyi's back in the snow, but his mood was inexplicably much better.

If he hadn't been with Xia Yunyi for so long, and he had personally participated in the establishment of the Youth Society, he wouldn't have talked to each other so deeply today. Of course, in Zhu Youzhen's own view, it is indeed time to look for a real political ally.

From the implementation of the reform that began in the first year to the present day, even if he has exerted his power, technique, and power to his limit, it is only to solve some social contradictions on the surface of the Ming Dynasty, and the profound social contradictions that the next reform will face cannot be promoted by politicians at both ends of the first rat alone.

The landlords and gentry wanted to tie the population to the land so that their families could prosper forever with the land they owned, and the bankrupt peasants who were deeply oppressed wanted to obtain land and personal freedom, forming a sharp social contradiction. If it weren't for the fact that Chongzhen opened up foreign trade after he ascended the throne, coupled with the continuous natural disasters that hit the local gentry forces, this social contradiction would have intensified.

It is precisely because the industrial and commercial expansion of foreign trade has absorbed a large number of surplus labor, and the natural disasters have suppressed the strength of the landlords and gentry, coupled with the reform promoted by Chongzhen in the first year to strengthen the central government's control over the localities, so that the landlords and gentry in various places have to make great concessions.

But such concessions cannot be made indefinitely, and once the social situation in the country improves, the landlords and gentry will inevitably seek to recover what they have lost. At this time, a political force that firmly defended reform became the political pillar that Chongzhen needed.

For such a force, Chongzhen can no longer use deception and power tricks to sway, otherwise once they wake up, they will abandon the imperial power, which is not a good choice for Chongzhen. Therefore, he can only be open and honest, little by little, let his political ideas coincide with the political ideals of young scholars such as Xia Yunyi, and finally try to change the country.

Judging from the current exchanges, everyone is still moving in the same direction. "It's a good start." Zhu Youzhen thought about it; While he couldn't help but sigh on the glass in front of him, covering the back of Xia Yunyi in the distance.

ps: I wish you a happy Spring Festival and Valentine's Day, and I will take the time to post a chapter and ask everyone.

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