What is safe is that Liu Duofu was vaccinated against smallpox when he moved to Daming. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the vaccine is not 100% immune, he is lucky not to be infected.

At this time, the coastal defense district of Minkyung City, the headquarters of the Intelligence Department.

Liao Qing flipped through the report of Jinshan Town, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Due to the large number of police forces deployed by the Ming Dynasty, they went to Dili to maintain law and order. Therefore, there is a serious shortage of police force in Daming.

The reappearance of Dutch merchant ships is related to the source of smallpox. Therefore, Da Ming asked the Intelligence Department to participate and sent an investigation team to Jinshan Town to investigate the reason.

In 1519, smallpox followed in the footsteps of the Spaniards into the American continent. As a result, by the end of the sixteenth century, the population of the Americas had survived just over one million.

In the 16th and 18th centuries, according to incomplete statistics, the number of people who died of smallpox every year was about 500,000 in Europe and 800,000 in Asia.

By the eighteenth century, the total number of people who died from smallpox in Europe exceeded 150 million.

At the same time, it also spread to Australia, killing and killing half of the indigenous Australians.

In 1798, Jenner invented the human cowpox. After 200 years of vaccination and exploration, smallpox was completely controlled by the end of the 70s of the 20th century.

This is the original history!

Because of the intervention of the Ming Dynasty, the smallpox vaccine was born ahead of schedule, so that the Australian aborigines were saved from smallpox.

But also because of the Ming Dynasty, the trade ties in the Nanyang region are 100 times closer than the original time and space. As a result, the overseas islands, which have not yet had time to be vaccinated, were vulnerable to smallpox outbreaks.

Otherwise, it would not have caused such consequences.

It's just that the source of smallpox this time, the Dutch merchant ship carrying the Irish, has hidden a cat.

It stands to reason that Europeans have been fighting smallpox for centuries and have produced antibodies in their bodies to a greater or lesser extent. Even if there is an outbreak of smallpox, the whole ship will not die!

But the investigation team sent to the southern province came with the news that none of the people on board were spared. The ship that floated to Kanayama Town was also a dead boat.

Before this, there was no trace of this ship in the major ports of Daming.

From the distant island of Timor, all the way to Jinshan Town in the south of the Ming Dynasty, the time is still so short, it is too coincidental, right?

Especially since there is no captain on board!

What an amazing thing! A ship, without a captain, how can it sail far, how can it float so far. Also accurately parked in Jinshan Town.

As a veteran of the Qin Run Intelligence Division for many years, Liao Qing faintly smelled the smell of conspiracy.

However, in the absence of sufficient information, he also had no clue.

But it didn't take long for the intelligence division of Nanyang to come with a seemingly ordinary, but very urgent news.

That was the Dutch merchant ship, which had docked for a week in the British-controlled city of Malacca. Most of the Irish immigrants above also landed locally.

In other words, these Irish immigrants did not come from mainland Europe.

At that time, there was also a small-scale outbreak of smallpox in Malacca. But it was controlled early, so the losses were not large.

"So, could this be a conspiracy of the British?" , Liao Qing secretly speculated.

Since the British and the Ming Dynasty jointly carved up and divided the South Seas. The Malay Peninsula became a direct colony of the British.

But this cooperation not only did not make the relationship between Britain and the Ming Dynasty go further, but instead created a bigger gap.

The first is the territorial issue of Singapore.

In later generations, the area of Singapore was very small, except for the main island of Singapore and the slightly larger island of Dekuang, there were almost no islands that could be put on the table. The entire land area is only 716.1 square kilometers, which is equivalent to one-half of the modern Hokyo-Kyoto City (16,807.1).

It's less than half of the Daming Linbei District!

But now, Singapore's territorial area includes Johor Bahru, north to Sampan Tau, west to Boon Lu, accounting for about one-tenth of the Sultanate of Johor.

After all, Singapore is an island and lacks fresh water. Occupy and take the Johor River, and solve the problem of fresh water. Solve the unfavorable situation of being controlled by others!

Such a result, of course, caused dissatisfaction in Britain.

Because Britain's original plan was to snatch Singapore Island before Daming could react. It's good to cross the Strait of Malacca and fight against the Ming Dynasty.

In their opinion, the Malay Peninsula can only be the Malay Peninsula of the British.

It's a pity that Britain has been too busy to take care of itself until now and can't stop the actions of the Ming Dynasty.

This brings us to the second issue -- rebellion and rebellion in the Sultanate.

When the British took over the Dutch colonies, they easily defeated the Dutch strongholds, but the indigenous sultans, who had not been looked down upon by the British, rebelled.

These indigenous sultans were secretly supported by the Great Ming.

The friendly Ming helped them train their weapons and equipment, and sold them a large number of captured old guns and ammunition. and pledged to maintain their independence, much to the delight of the Sultanates.

Therefore, in order to get rid of the shackles of colonialism and people as soon as possible, the Sultanate of the Malay Peninsula almost broke with the British.

From the end of 1793, the British landed on the Malay Peninsula. The war has been going on for almost a year.

Of course, it is also impractical to rely on these useless sultans alone. So Da Ming also found a helper for them.

To the north of the Malay Peninsula is the Pattani Sultanate. In 1767, the Pattani Sultanate declared independence, but it was not recognized by the King of Siam.

In 1785, King Rama I, who had just succeeded to the throne, annexed Pattani, which he has been until now.

In fact, Siam has always coveted the Malay Peninsula. The Sultan of Kedah and the Sultan of Terengganu paid tribute to the Thai Dynasty every year.

The heart of monopoly is obvious!

So the Ming only operated slightly, promising some empty words and selling some cheap weapons. He won over Siam and let him fight against the British in the Malay Peninsula.

As a result, the Malay Peninsula today is even more chaotic than it was when the Dutch ruled.

The Sudan rebelled, Siam attacked, and even the most stable island of Penang, there were also rebellions. It's really a beacon fire.

Britain also knew that the Ming Dynasty was making trouble, but there were no effective countermeasures. Originally, the British also wanted to provoke the indigenous rebellion and rebellion in Java and Sumatra, but unfortunately the Ming Dynasty carried out a large-scale immigration plan and implemented strict military control. Coupled with the generous national treatment of the Ming Dynasty, this plan was stillborn before it was implemented.

Therefore, this smallpox epidemic may really be a move by the British dog jumping over the wall.

In any case, Liao Qing must present the news to the presidential palace as soon as possible. Let the people in the cabinet take the idea.

And in the city of Kupang, Timor province.

The previously busy Kupang Port is already crowded.

There are few people on the streets, except for police patrolling with guns, citizens carrying their belongings and assets, and doctors disinfecting with vinegar. They were all tightly covered, revealing only a pair of eyes.

Even though the temperature was high and it was hot, they were soaked through their clothes, but no one dared to take off their muzzles.

Even some vaccinated Chinese and Australian aborigines are also dressed tightly. Because among the infected people of smallpox, there have been Chinese and Australian Aborigines.

This also proves that vaccines are not 100% safe.

Although the chance of infection in these vaccinated people is only one percent, the fatality rate is only a few tenths of a percent. But it's still scary.

Everyone's eyes are full of uneasiness and anxiety.