Chapter 20 Pay for vaccination
In this era, the spread of news is very slow, not so fast, and in remote places, it is possible to receive news in a month or two, except for the legendary eight-hundred-mile expedited.
Since the first vaccination of vaccinia vaccine in Huimin Pharmacy, the whole city of Nanjing has attracted the attention of well-intentioned people, and ordinary people are also very well-informed. It's a big deal for everyone, and there's a lot of attention.
Coupled with the fermentation of the booster shot for four or five days, Huimin Pharmacy has attracted the attention of almost everyone in Nanjing, and everyone is looking forward to it, from the princes and nobles to the common people.
The fairest thing in the world is disease, and it doesn't divide people.
Lao Zhu is also looking forward to the harm of smallpox, and Lao Zhu is also the understanding of the lesson of blood.
At this moment, Lao Zhu is not the workaholic in the future, and Zhongshu Province has Li Shanchang in charge of large and small affairs, and he also handles affairs in an orderly manner.
The future spy leader, Mao Xiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, is reporting the latest progress of vaccinia vaccination in Huimin Pharmacy in front of Lao Zhu.
Jinyi Wei is the first guard of the inner court of the "Upper Twelve Guards", which is the personal guard of the emperor, directly under the command of the emperor, and is not subordinate to the governor's mansion.
Its source is the Gongwei Division set up by Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, when he was on the throne of Wu. In the second year of Hongwu, it was changed to the pro-army governor's mansion, and in the fifteenth year, the government department was cancelled and the brocade clothes and guards were placed.
The commanders of the "Upper Twelve Guards" are all commanders, but because of their importance, the commanders of the Jinyi Guard must be the emperor's personal confidants, and their status is particularly high compared to other guards.
The current Mao Xiang has not yet overthrown Li Shanchang's prestige, but he trusts him more as Lao Zhu's personal guard.
Lao Zhu also has other channels to understand, such as the old eunuch who serves by his side. Originally, there was also a Yang Xian, who was the spy leader in charge of intelligence when he fought the world, as the head of the two major factions under Lao Zhu, the Zhedong faction, and the Huaixi faction headed by Li Shanchang were naturally incompatible.
As the pioneer under Lao Zhu, like Hu Weiyong, he is a knife under Lao Zhu, who bites whom, last year, that is, the third year of Hongwu, was overthrown.
Now there are no big eunuchs appearing, that is, maintaining the palace, and the channels are limited.
Mao Xiang, as Lao Zhu's personal guard, now has signs of being a spy leader, and he has done a good job in intelligence.
"Superior, the latest news, those two went to a smallpox man's house the day before yesterday and stayed for a day, and there is no sign of infection today."
"Continue to observe for a few days, and report back as soon as there is news."
"Drive the Kunning Palace."
In the Kunning Palace, where the queen is located, two figures are walking in the garden, in addition to Lao Zhu, the other is Queen Ma.
Although Queen Ma is a woman, she is very capable. Lao Zhu fought in the south and the north, and Queen Ma sat in the rear of her hometown, which is equivalent to the nature of the prince and the country, and she is the person Lao Zhu trusts the most, and she always likes to come to talk to Queen Ma about something.
Lao Zhu came, Queen Ma also knew Lao Zhu's thoughts, the Ming Dynasty expelled Meng Yuan, restored China, and the destiny of heaven returned.
After repeated wars, people were determined, but Meng Yuan was only expelled to the border, and he made trouble every few years, and the whole country was in ruins, and where the money came from, it had to be supported by the people.
In the third year of Hongwu, that is, last year, he just fought a battle with Meng Yuan.
Lao Zhu's pressure is not small, and now there is such a major event that concerns the whole country and the interests of everyone.
During this period, if the problem of smallpox is truly solved, it will certainly be able to inspire people, further enhance their prestige, and will also have great benefits for the stability of the country.
It's hard to talk about sending charcoal in the snow, but the icing on the cake is more than enough.
"Seeing that the emperor is so happy, but there is good news from Huimin Pharmacy"
The two met in Weimo, and with many years of relationship, they spoke very casually.
"I can't hide anything from my sister, the two people who have been vaccinated with cowpox have not shown signs of infection in the past two days, and it should be effective."
The effect is naturally less to say, the human pox inoculation method has appeared in the Song Dynasty before, and there are classics in this regard, this cowpox inoculation can actually be understood, but I don't know the effect. However, the local symptoms that appear after vaccinia are very similar to smallpox, and many people believe that they know that as long as they get smallpox once, they will not get it again in the future.
"Then congratulations to the emperor in advance, this Zheng Xiong is also a talent, who would have thought that this small Huimin Pharmacy could also be tossed by him to make such a big move, there is alcohol in front, and caesarean section is also a great thing for us women, this cowpox is even more terrible."
"Speaking of which, we are also looking away, we should be the seventy-two people in Tianfu's township test last year, and he became an official in advance. At that time, I felt that this person had no ambitions and was overwhelmed, but I didn't expect that this person was the most knowledgeable about current affairs, understood his strengths, and found another way to become a blockbuster. This time Zheng Xiong's credit is too great, my sister will help us think about it, how to reward it, we can't hold the idea"
"Is it a big deal to be promoted and make a fortune, if there is anything that can't be decided, it's a big deal to give him a knighthood, and it's enough for him to take credit."
"What the sister said is reasonable, let's think it's bad, this Zheng Xiong has made a great contribution to the society this time, and a knighthood is okay, I'm afraid that these old brothers of ours will not accept it."
Queen Ma thinks about it, many of the people who followed Lao Zhu didn't get a title, and it was really difficult to convince the public to rush to reward them.
"There's no urgency in this matter, the emperor still has time to think about it slowly."
Over there, Lao Zhu wasted brain cells for Zheng Xiong's reward.
Here, Zheng Xiong saw that the vaccination effect of cowpox was very good, so he planned the vaccination.
Free is impossible to be free, people, it's very complicated, free things, others may think it can't work. Just like in modern times, not only is it free, but you are also given subsidies, but many people are still reluctant to fight, and there is always a feeling that the people want to harm me.
So Zheng Xiong doesn't plan to be free, and besides, his big stall is in its infancy, and he needs money everywhere, and he still has a lot of ideas in this position that have not been realized.
Money is indispensable.
Three or four days before the booster shot, Zheng Xiong officially began to receive the vaccinia vaccine. First of all, he has a big family, the effect Zheng Xiong has a bottom in his heart, a big family, plus maids, helpers, more than a dozen people came to Huimin Pharmacy.
Ten cents per person, ordinary people's daily wages are ten to twenty cents, and ten cents can basically be afforded. The main reason is that cowpox has no cost, and the old cow can be sold again after use, where to find a business without capital and profit, and it is not a pit person, and the effect is leveraged. It's like now, I don't know if it has any effect, so I dare to let you fight.
Zheng Xiong's royal chief surgeon gave Zheng Xiong's family a pox, and it was effective from the top to the bottom, and the cadres of Huimin Pharmacy followed closely behind, and it never hurt to follow the pace of the boss.
One after another, some ordinary people have come to complete the vaccination. There are those who wait and see, and there are many who are bold.