Chapter 73 Identity cards, health certificates, and transit books must be prepared
After Zhao Yao came to the Marsh Mansion, he would send people to clean the streets of the Marsh Mansion every day, and also sprinkle lime on every dark place where bacteria could grow. In the dream, Zhao Yao: The world is invisible, and the things that cause people to be sick are called bacteria. He also sent people to burn wormwood often to dispel some sick gases.
Not only that, Zhao Yao also sent people to remind the people from time to time that the home should be more ventilated and more quilts should be dried. The house should also be sprinkled with lime and wormwood from time to time. Don't drink cold water, drink boiled water. Also, wash your hands before eating, and wash your hands cleanly. Wash your hands after using the toilet, too.
At first, the people of Swamp Mansion didn't take Zhao Yao's reminder seriously, but later learned that they were often sick and the reason for their short lives was because they were not clean on weekdays. Since then, the people have obediently done what Zhao Yao said. This spring, there were no cases of many people getting sick in the swamp province.
Every spring is the sick season in Marsh Province, and even in the whole of Lingnan. In the warm spring, the people of Lingnan will suffer from all kinds of diseases. These illnesses can range from sick for days to deadly. Sometimes it is so severe that one village, or even several villages, have died of illness.
Plagues occur in Lingnan basically every year, and when there is a plague, many people will die. One of the reasons for the small population of Lingnan is that too many people die every year from plague or all kinds of strange things.
As soon as spring arrives, the people of Lingnan are afraid of another plague or strange disease. They tried to prevent it, but they still couldn't prevent it from getting sick.
If you can live and you won't get sick, the people still don't want to get sick. Although it is painful to live, often without enough to eat, and to be escorted to do heavy work, it is better than dying. If there is a way not to get sick and live well, the people will naturally want to live.
After listening to Zhao Yao's words, the people of the swamp mansion found that there was no strange disease in life this spring, let alone a plague, which made them completely believe the words of His Royal Highness the King of Han.
Now, Zhao Yao's words are a holy decree for the people of Swamp Mansion, no, a divine decree. The holy decree will not work in Lingnan, after all, the people here have never seen the emperor in their lives, not even their ancestors, they don't know what the emperor is like. For them, the biggest official is the assassin history, but the assassin history is not a good thing, and what they say is not necessarily right. However, God's will is different, and the people of Lingnan believe in God very much. God's will, they will obediently and willingly obey it.
After Zhao Yao came to the swamp mansion, he did a lot of good things for the people. In the minds of the people, he is no longer a prince or a prince, but a living bodhisattva. I don't know when, there is a rumor in the swamp mansion that His Royal Highness the King of Han was a god in the sky in his previous life, because the Jade Emperor had mercy on mortals, and specially let His Royal Highness the King of Han be reincarnated as a human and came to the mortal world to save the suffering. I don't know who made up the story, and the story that His Royal Highness the King of Han was a god in his previous life was made up in a good way, and the people of the swamp mansion were convinced.
Before the Duanyang Festival, the news of smallpox in the capital spread to the swamp house. Zhao Yao specially posted a notice to remind the people of Marsh Mansion to pay more attention to personal hygiene.
The people were very frightened when they learned that there was smallpox in the capital and many places in the northwest, and many people died. Later, they learned that the children who had been infected with cowpox had not contracted smallpox, and they were extremely glad in their hearts that they had listened to His Highness's words and let the children in their family get cowpox.
The guards in front of the notice told the people that although there was no plague or smallpox in the swamp house, they should not be taken lightly, and they should wash their hands more, ventilate more, and drink more boiled water on weekdays. If you have a fever, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time, do not hide it, and do not stiffen it.
When the people heard this, they nodded obediently, indicating that they would definitely do the same.
The guards also told the people that whatever meat they ate, they must cook it before eating it, and not eat it raw, especially anything from the sea. Not all fish in the sea can be eaten, many fish have small insects on their bodies, these small insects are difficult to see, but when eaten into the stomach, these insects will grow in the human body, will eat human internal organs, and even run into human brains, eat human brain marrow, and turn people into fools.
The people were frightened by the words of the guards, and one by one they said that they would not dare to eat raw meat or raw fish. They will definitely cook the fish and meat before eating it.
The guards said something more, and the people took it to heart.
In addition to repeatedly reminding the people of the swamp province to pay attention to hygiene on weekdays, outsiders and foreigners who come to the swamp province will also be examined.
When outsiders and Gentiles come to the swamp house, they must provide a certificate of health diagnosed by a doctor, and there is no strange disease, that is, a health certificate. If someone falsifies their health certificate and is diagnosed with a strange disease by the doctor in the swamp province, they will not only be kicked out of the swamp province, but they will also be fined a huge amount of money. If the situation is serious, you may be killed on the spot.
In addition to health certificates, outsiders and foreigners have to provide something similar to an "identity card". In the Great Zhou, it is called "passing the place". The "pass" will register the person's date of birth, height, skin color, appearance, and the people and things that travel with him.
In the Great Zhou, if the common people go far away, they must have a "passing place" to go to other places. If you do not have a "passing place", you will be listed as leaving without permission, and you will be allowed to return to your hometown directly, or you will be punished at worst. The punishment can range from a beating to a prison sentence to hard labor.
The officials and princes of the Great Zhou also had "passes", but their "passes" were called fish charms. The fish talisman of the officials is a fish-shaped piece of iron with the name and official position of the official engraved on it. The Princes' Fish Charm is a fish-shaped gold nugget with the names of the princes engraved on it.
Gentile personnel also have "transits." Many years ago, after Annam and Siam and other countries returned to the Great Zhou and became vassals of the Great Zhou, the Great Zhou formulated the "Passing Place" and "Fish Charm" for them. Without the "passing place" and "fish charm" of the Great Zhou, they could not enter the territory of the Great Zhou at will.
The court of the Great Zhou, that is, the household department, would record in detail the foreigners who came to the Great Zhou. Before Zhao Yao came to the Swamp Mansion, he specially asked someone to transcribe all the Gentile personnel registered in the book for future verification.
If there are foreigners who have never been to Da Zhou and want to come to Da Zhou, they must first apply in their own country. After the application is approved, the officials of the home country will formulate a transfer similar to the big week for you, and then submit it to the big week. After the review of the officials of the Great Zhou, they will stamp the office submitted in your home country, and then you will issue an official letter of the official office of the Great Zhou. Of course, all the contents of this Da Zhou pass are written in Da Zhou script, and will be stamped on it, and there will also be the signature of the audit official.
When you come to Da Zhou, you must not only show the official Da Zhou office, but also show the office established by your home country. In other words, you have to bring two copies of the Great Week.
When you come to Da Zhou, the first thing you have to do is to register your information with the local yamen. The local yamen will record all your information in detail, such as your date of birth and height, facial features and skin color. Also keep a record of where your family lives, how many people you have in your family, what you do in your family, etc. All in all, very well documented. If you are found to have lied, then you will be immediately kicked out of the Great Zhou, and then you will not be allowed to set foot in the Great Zhou for three years.
In the past, when I came to Da Zhou, these things had to be reported to the imperial court in the capital, but now it can be handed over directly to the imperial court of the swamp mansion, which will not only save a lot of trouble, but also save a lot of time.
The court in the swamp province was a little different from the court in the capital. Once all the applications are approved, the Yamen of the Swamp Province will issue you with an ID card and a transit book. This ID card will record your name, gender, date of birth and the address where you live in your home country. The transit book will record where you have been to Lingnan and what you have done. Every place you go to Lingnan, you have to go to the local yamen to register, and after the local yamen verifies it, it will give you a stamp.
When you arrive in Lingnan, you can walk around Lingnan without hindrance with your ID card and transit book.
Having said that, when the Gentiles arrive at the docks in the swamp province, they check the belongings they bring with them in addition to the proof of entry they have with them. Not everything can be brought into the swamp house, such as some unidentified objects and some weapons. You can bring weapons into Lingnan, but there is a limit to the number of weapons. Unidentified objects, including things that have never been seen, things that have not been registered, harmful things, etc. If they are found to be smuggling, they will face a huge fine and be imprisoned in the Yamen of the Swamp Mansion. If the amount of smuggling is too large, there is a risk of beheading.
These days, the busiest officials are the customs officials under the household department. They had to check every Gentile who came to the swamp to make sure they didn't make any mistakes before they could set foot in the swamp house.
Earlier, someone in the entourage of a foreign merchant had a fever and was turned away, and the foreign merchant was warned.
It is precisely because of the strictness of the investigation of the swamp province that the safety of the people of the swamp province can be ensured.
Zhao Yao wanted to make the Swamp Mansion the largest trade state capital in the Great Zhou, but he would not sacrifice the people of the Swamp Mansion for this.
After seeing the harshness of the swamp mansion, neither the Gentiles nor the outsiders dared to make a mistake at will.
A few days ago, some Gentiles and outsiders gathered in the swamp house to fight, and all of them were arrested, and they were beaten in public at the gate of the yamen. After hitting the board, he was put in prison again. Currently, they are still in prison. After the others saw the fate of these people, they didn't dare to make trouble in the swamp mansion.
Before the Duanyang Festival, the inspection of the Swamp Province is more rigorous to ensure that nothing happens on the day of the Duanyang Festival.
On the day of the Duanyang Festival, it is very lively and festive early in the morning.
Zongzi is distributed free of charge at the gates of the major yamen in Marsh Province, and whether it is a local, a foreigner, or a foreigner, you can receive a zongzi.
There are many types of zongzi; There are no white dumplings, date dumplings, red bean dumplings, meat dumplings, etc. In short, there are various flavors of zongzi from all over the Great Zhou. Some zongzi also have a copper coin wrapped in it, and if you eat it, it means that you will have good luck.
Early in the morning, the local people lined up to receive zongzi.
Outsiders and Gentiles originally disdained to receive zongzi, feeling that they had lost their identity. Later, I heard that there are copper coins in the zongzi, and if you eat it, you will have good luck, and the business will be very smooth when the time comes.
The locals were obsessed with good luck and enthusiastically persuaded outsiders and foreigners to receive the rice dumplings issued by the yamen.
Outsiders and foreigners came to the swamp house just to do business, and they also wanted to have a good fortune, so they lined up with the locals to receive zongzi.
After receiving the zongzi, everyone dismantled and ate them on the spot. The person who eats the copper coin will shout with joy, and the people on the side will congratulate him.
Zhao Yao rose, dressed in ordinary clothes, and followed the people to line up to receive zongzi to see if he could eat zongzi wrapped in copper coins.