No matter how flat the other officials are, they have to go to the yamen to sit on duty.

Zhu Ming and Fan Zhiming, but they had nothing to do all day, so they made an appointment to go to Qixing Mountain to relax, and by the way, they chose a site for the construction of the academy.

Qixing Mountain is in the east of Guizhou, on the other side of the Li River.

The two of them each took their own entourage and paced to the ferry.

Not far out of the city, I saw more than a dozen Yi people coming together. Men wear their hair in a bun and wear striped robes; Women's tops and skirts have extremely fancy patterns.

Both men and women were armed and barefoot.

They are probably here to sell the goods, and the goods are a little scary.

The men carried a brown bear, whose limbs were cut off and carried separately due to its size.

This thing is called a "man-bear", which is also known as "罴".

Zhu Ming looked at it for a while and asked curiously, "Which clan are these?" ”

Fan Zhiming said: "Yao people. ”

"Are there a lot of Yao people in Guizhou?" Zhu Ming asked.

Fan Zhiming said: "In the surrounding mountains, they are all familiar Yao, and they can speak Chinese. In the farther mountains, most of them are Shengyao and do not accept the king. Shu Yao has a gentle temperament and often comes to the city to sell local goods. Sheng Yao was fierce and abnormal, and every time he went down the mountain to plunder, the Han people suffered a lot. ”

Zhu Ming inquired: "Can you farm?" ”

Fan Zhiming said: "Shu Yao is good at farming, and there are many kinds of corn, beans, and yams, which are no different from Han people. Shengyao slash-and-burn farming, supplemented by hunting for a living. ”

The Yao people here do not grow rice, because they all live in the mountains and have no paddy fields, so life is relatively difficult.

Maybe it was because they were dressed better, and those Yao people actually took the initiative to step forward: "Do you want to buy a human bear?" The meat is delicious, and the skin is firm. ”

Zhu Ming didn't eat bear meat, and said, "What other local goods are there?" ”

Several Yao women immediately put down their baskets.

Zhu Ming glanced twice, there were daily necessities such as linen, and there were also many handicrafts.

"What is this?" Ju Ming picked up a black stone.

A Yao woman said, "Talc." ”

Fan Zhiming said: "Talc is a tribute from Guizhou, which can be used as medicine or decoration. There are black and white, smooth as jade. ”

In fact, it is a silicate mineral, which is useless for the Yao people, but the Han people like it very much.

These talcs are polished and oiled, and they look like jade.

Zhu Ming felt interesting, so he paid for two.

Continuing to walk towards the river, Fan Zhiming said: "Guizhou is heavily humid, and talc can remove moisture, which can be regarded as a good medicinal material." ”

There were a few stone tablets standing in front of Zhu Ming, who didn't pay much attention when he came, but at this moment, he saw various prescriptions engraved on the tablets, and couldn't help asking: "How do you set up a tablet to engrave prescriptions on the side of the road?" ”

Fan Zhiming explained: "At the beginning of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, Guangxi had not yet been civilized. Chen Gongyaosuo, who served as a transit envoy in Guangxi, first dredged the Ling Canal and the Li River, and then promoted rice and ramie in Guangxi. At that time, medicine was not prosperous, and the people of Guangxi were sick, and they all killed chickens and prayed for God's blessing. Chen Gong sent people to collect prescriptions, carved tablets and erected them on various important roads, so that the people could copy them, and medicine spread in Guangxi. ”

"What a capable minister!" Zhu Ming couldn't help but sigh.

He knew about Chen Yaosu before he crossed, but not because of his merits in governing the people. But Chen Yaosu, as a native of Sichuan, suggested that the emperor move the capital to Chengdu after the alliance between the Yuanyuan Alliance, and was scolded by Prime Minister Kou Zhun.

Fan Zhiming said: "It's a pity that Guangxi is still full of miasma, and it is difficult for the officials and people of the Han family to penetrate into the barrenness. ”

Guangxi is prone to diseases, and there are more than one or two officials who promote medicine.

For example, Fan Min, the governor of Yongzhou (Nanning), found that after the people were sick, he only worshipped God and did not want to seek medical treatment. So he posted a notice that whoever was willing to see a doctor could ask him for reimbursement of medical expenses, and he would pay out of his own pocket to solve it. And on the shrines of all the gods were carved many prescriptions, so that the sick who worshipped God could see them.

The most headache is miasma.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, the mortality rate of officials sent to Guangxi reached 70%.

When Chen Yaosuo left Beijing to take up his post, his friend wrote him a farewell poem, which roughly read: The miasma in Guangxi's broken place is very powerful. I felt broken when I sent you out of the Tokyo gate, so take care of yourself, man.

Seven or eight out of ten soldiers stationed in Thuan Chau (Cao Bang Province, Vietnam) died, and even Chi Chau was seriously ill.

More than ten years ago, Wang Zudao expanded the land for 1,500 miles, built a city and transferred troops to garrison. In just one year, nearly half of the soldiers died. When he was promoted to the secretary of the military department, all the soldiers who did not die ran away, and the barbarians made a comeback, and they often went out of the mountains to loot.

After crossing the Li River by boat and coming to the vicinity of Longyin Rock, Fan Zhiming pointed ahead and said, "In summer, Qixing Mountain also has miasma. If you want to teach here, you must not go too deep into the mountain, but you must build a house at the bottom of the mountain. ”

Zhu Ming was quite puzzled by this: "What is miasma?" ”

Fan Zhiming said: "The diseases in the south are all called miasma, but there is no disease in the north. ”

It is probably a general term for some tropical diseases, malaria, dysentery, hemorrhagic fever, sand lice fever and so on. Some are transmitted by mosquitoes, while others are transmitted by water sources.

Fan Zhiming said: "In fact, drinking more hot water and not drinking raw water can avoid diseases. However, it must be educated for a long time, and it is not an overnight achievement. ”

Zhu Ming was surprised: "Do you know that drinking hot water can prevent diseases?" ”

Fan Zhiming said with a smile: "Everyone knows the southeast land. ”

The ancients were not fools, maybe they didn't understand the principle, but they knew how to observe and summarize.

Written in the late Northern Song Dynasty, there is a detailed record of the "Chicken Ribs": "The world is said to be good in the northwest and poisonous in the wind, so people are mostly injured by the thief wind, although the water is cold and drinkable." In the southeast, on the contrary, even if the people are on the road, they will also drink decoction water, and if they lie down, they will be outward-looking......"

In the concept of the Song people, the northwest region should pay attention to wind prevention, avoid wind evil into the body and get sick, and it doesn't matter whether you drink hot water or not. In the southeast, even if a small person walks on the road, he must drink boiled water, pay attention to ventilation to prevent heat stroke, and sleep with his head facing outward.

When Chen Yaosu governed Guangxi, in order to prevent miasma, he also paid attention to heatstroke prevention and drinking water safety.

He asked the people to plant trees on both sides of the official road for shade, and build pavilions every twenty or thirty miles, so that pedestrians could enjoy the cool and quench their thirst for free. He also taught the people of Guangxi to dig wells, which are cleaner than river water and can effectively prevent parasitic and bacterial infections.

Today, drinking hot water has become a consensus, and the mortality rate of Guangxi officials has been greatly reduced.

But the ordinary people of Guangxi, as well as those soldiers, have not yet developed a habit. scoop up the raw water and drink it, and before you know it, you will be tricked.

There were farmers at the foot of Qixing Mountain, and Zhu Ming paced and knocked on the door of the small courtyard of the farmhouse.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, there is not much farm work, and there are people at home.

Seeing that they seemed to be from a small background, the peasant family was a little frightened and nervously received them.

Zhu Ming smiled and arched his hand: "We are visiting Qixing Mountain, and we are thirsty on the way, can we ask for a bowl of water to drink?" ”

"Your Excellency, please come in." Hearing that they had only come to beg for water, several peasants became enthusiastic.

The old woman came out with a clay kettle and a clay bowl in her hand.

This is obviously cool and white, otherwise you don't need a kettle.

Zhu Ming sat down and asked how many people they had, and then how the harvest was this year.

After talking for a long time, Zhu Ming finally asked: "The people of Lingui, do you know how to boil water before drinking?" ”

The old peasant replied: "The government let you drink fried water, saying that if you drink raw water, you will get sick." We are close to the city, and we are very obedient, and if we are farther away, we will not listen, and the government will not bother to take care of it. ”

Zhu Ming continued to ask, probably understanding what the situation was.

It's purely a matter of concept, the Han Dynasty already had porous stoves that could heat several pots at the same time. When cooking, I boiled the boiling water by the way, and I didn't need to spend more firewood at all.

Jiangnan was developed early, miasma is no longer a problem, and the people have a better sense of hygiene.

Here in Guangxi, we have to educate slowly.

As for why the mortality rate of the soldiers is high, it is estimated that they went deep into the barbarian land, where the environment is indeed too harsh, and it is difficult to adapt to it for a while.

Zhu Ming plans to compile a health booklet and establish a new dynasty in the future to spread as a Mongolian reading material, so that children can also know about it.

"Where is there a suitable place nearby to level the land and build a house?" Zhu Ming asked again.

The old farmer asked, "Do you cut down trees and open up the wasteland by yourself, or do you buy ready-made land?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "It's all right." ”

"If you buy land, you can go to Pei Yuanwai." The old farmer proposed.

Zhu Ming gave a few pennies and asked the old farmer to lead the way.

The Pei family is a nearby family, and they used to be Jinshi, but they don't have much land, and they are mainly engaged in freight business.

"Meet Fan Tuanlian!" Pei Yuan greeted him when he met outside.

Fan Zhiming smiled: "Do you recognize me? ”

Pei Yuanwai said: "The previous time I was too guarded to visit Qixing Mountain, and Fan Tuanlian was also there. Cao joined the army and broke his leg, and sat down the mountain in a bamboo court, and it was my servant who carried the bamboo bird. ”

Fan Zhiming introduced: "This is Mr. Zhu Mingzhu, the five-year Tanhualang of Zhenghe. Mr. Zhu plans to give lectures in Qixing Mountain and find a piece of land to build a academy, what is the best place for you? ”

Zhu Ming said: "You give a flat land, and other rich families donate some money to build the academy together, so that all the children of the clan can come to study." ”

Pei Yuanwai's eyes lit up: "I am willing to sacrifice the land!" ”

Guizhou had a champion in the Tang Dynasty, and the cultural context declined during the Five Dynasties, and the Northern Song Dynasty belonged to the recovery period.

So far, there is not even a academy, except for the official school, it is all private school.

The academy in Guizhou only appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhu Ming said: "At the beginning, a few thatched huts were enough, and I moved here after the Chinese New Year." ”

Pei Yuanwai immediately promised: "Before the Lantern Festival, the thatched hut must be built, and even the furniture will be ready!" ”

"Take me to see the ground." Zhu Ming said.

The whole Qixing Mountain is a large scenic area, with mountains and mountains, and there are many scenic spots.

The most famous is Zeng Gong Rock, which was opened by Zeng Bu and has a temple nearby, and the rich people in the city like to visit here.

The address of Zhu Ming's academy is in the south of Qixing Mountain.

It is close to the mountain peak in the north, there is a lake in the east, and the Xiaodongjiang River is not far from the west.

At noon, I had dinner at Pei Yuanwai's house, and all my children and nephews were called, and there were more than ten people in total, all of whom wanted to study in the academy.

Because Fan Zhiming had already leaked his breath and said that he would also come to give a lecture.

A leader, a tanhua, they are teachers, and students are not rushing to sign up?

After another half a month, Chen Dong and the others finally arrived.

Twenty-seven students who had been removed from the list entered the city with their retinues and went straight to the county office. When they identify themselves, they cause an instant sensation!

(Some book friends pointed out that Fan Zhixu and Fan Zhiming are brothers, so Fan Zhiming should also go home for funeral.) Alas, let's just treat them as brothers, and it's hard to revise the plot after it has been written. ）

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