"Good, good." Zhu Xiang continued to rub.

The child who said that he was not a child was so cute, and while his nephew was still a little dragon cub, he quickly rubbed it a few more times. When the little dragon cub grows into a domineering ancestral dragon, it can't be rubbed.

Ying Xiaozheng was defeated again under the "claws" of his uncle, holding Li Mu's neck and refusing to get off the ground, resolutely refusing to reconcile with his uncle.

Li Mu patted Ying Xiaozheng's back and let out a long sigh.

He knew that he was the only one who couldn't stop Zhu Xiang from bullying Zheng'er.

Li Mu glanced at Li Bing. Li Bing looked back puzzled.

Li Mu retracted his gaze and gave up wooing Li Bing. At first glance, this person is not the one who dares to chase after Zhu Xiang and beat him.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Zhu Xiang teased his little nephew enough and changed the topic, "Schistosomes generally appear in rivers, lakes and paddy fields, especially in places where the water flow is slower. Even the mountains have seen concentrated epidemics, and the epidemic in the Chengdu Plain may be even more serious. ”

Li Mu frowned: "Water Gu is actually not witchcraft, it is not evil qi entering the body, but a parasite. Alas, although I learned the true face of the Water Gu, it was still very difficult to eliminate the Water Gu disease. ”

Zhu Xiangxin said, it's not very difficult, it's impossible to do it at all.

Schistosomiasis should be prevented, first, to eliminate intermediate hosts, that is, snails; Second, the people should develop good living habits and try not to drink raw water and eat raw food; Third, it is necessary to establish a sound living infrastructure, separate fecal water, domestic sewage and drinking water, and purify drinking water; Fourth, special drugs.

The last three points are not something that can be done in this era.

From the second point, it is not that the people do not want to develop good habits, but they simply do not have enough firewood to drink boiled water and bathe in boiled water.

In ancient times, most of the mountains were the private property of nobles, and commoners would be severely punished for cutting firewood without permission. Even if they could go up to the mountains to cut firewood, there would not be enough firewood.

It is recorded in ancient books that the Song Dynasty was densely populated, and all the mountains near the city would be cut down in winter. Charcoal in winter was more expensive than silk brocade and was a luxury enjoyed only by the aristocracy. Until the sixties and seventies, it can be seen in old photos that the mountains in the north are basically bald.

Even if the population is aware of the disadvantages of drinking raw water and bathing in raw water, their situation does not allow them to change their lifestyle.

From the third point of view, when building a city, you can think about the sewer system, which is not possible in the countryside. What kind of water purification is something that I dare not imagine now.

Even modern rural areas face the problem of wells being polluted with manure and livestock water.

From the fourth point, although some herbs are effective against schistosomiasis, the premise is that the active ingredient is purified. Without sufficient purity of the drug, even if a large amount of raw materials such as boiled water such as Artemisia annua are drunk, the treatment effect on schistosomiasis is very poor.

As for chemical drugs, it is impossible to prepare them without specialized equipment. Zhu Xiang didn't know the full equation either.

Even with the relatively simple raw material of potassium antimony tartrate, the chemical reprocessing from the raw material (i.e., the exuded crystalline "tartar" of wine) requires modern equipment. Moreover, potassium antimony tartrate is highly irritating both orally and intramuscularly, and can only be injected intravenously.

Only the first measure - the elimination of snails, is feasible in this era.

Zhu Xiang did not come up with his opinions on the prevention and control of water Gu disease in advance, in addition to the fact that he was not familiar with Li Bing, Li Bing was the county guard, and he was not good at rashly asking Li Bing to do things according to his opinions, and his lack of understanding of the situation in Shu was also an important reason.

It is possible that the schistosomiasis in Shu is not very serious, and it is possible that the local political and cultural situation does not allow Zhu Xiang to do something...... Epidemic prevention must be adapted to local conditions in order to achieve good results.

Moreover, the south is not only a large-scale epidemic of schistosomiasis, Zhu Xiang also prepared plague, malaria and other common plague epidemic prevention plans in the south.

I didn't expect schistosomiasis to bump into it on its own.

The three big men and Zheng'er, the little fat man, were crammed into the same carriage, flipping through the information given by Zhu Xiang, frowning.

Li Bing scratched his hair bun: "The mountain village I passed by just now actually has water Gu. Could it be that there are water Gu in Shuzhong Village? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Water Gu will not make people lose their labor force immediately, and it is easy for civilians to get it." Commoners died of illness in the prime of life, and their children were still able to farm and serve as conscripts, so this was not a particularly important thing in the eyes of officials. ”

Li Bing looked at Zhu Xiang and said with a wry smile: "Zhu Xianggong, why are you so calm?" I thought you would be particularly angry. ”

Zhu Xiang said: "Probably because I know these things very well and have been mentally prepared." ”

He has long known that before the founding of New China, the south was plagued by water Gu.

Water Gu lasted for thousands of years, and even Changsha Mawangdui and Jiangling in Hubei were the tombs of nobles, and a large number of schistosomiasis eggs were detected in the corpses of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed, which showed the situation of civilians.

If he was a civilian in the south, I'm afraid he would have been infected with the Water Gu a long time ago. Because even if he knew how to control water Gu, as a civilian, it was impossible for him to refuse to go to the field to cultivate because there were schistosomes in the paddy fields.

Therefore, the life expectancy of nobles who did not have to work and had enough firewood and charcoal to boil water for cooking was very different from that of ordinary commoners.

The ancient peasants did not have any idyllic songs. The development of the land of fish and rice in the south is a history of blood and tears piled up with human lives.

If any traverser ascended to a high position in this era, slapped his head, and said that the south was two ripe and three ripe, and sent a large number of troops to the south to cultivate, he would be able to suffer heavy losses from the disease of water Gu.

Zhu Xiang glanced at his fat nephew.

The fat nephew gave his uncle a fierce look. What to see! I haven't forgiven you yet!

Zhu Xiang smiled. Well, it wasn't that the traversers had also suffered this loss, and the army sent by Qin Shi Huang to Nanzhao was poured on a large number of water Gu and malaria, sounding the prelude to the death knell of Qin.

Therefore, many people say that if Qin Shi Huang lived for a longer period of time, he might have seen the beacon fire with his own eyes. However, with his prestige, he should be able to suppress the uprising.

After Zhu Xiang teased Ying Xiaozheng with his eyes, he said the feasibility, advantages and disadvantages of the four-point epidemic prevention proposal he wrote.

Li Bing's face became worse the more he listened.

Most of the county guards are loyal to their duties as long as they can collect taxes, and the people will not rebel. Li Bing was a rare official who wanted to do something practical for the common people in ancient times.

Everyone knows that as an official, the more things you do, the easier it is to make mistakes. Qin Law is very strict, even if he can use the title to atone for his crimes, the slightest mistake may lose his future for a lifetime. During his tenure as the county warden of Shudi, Li Bing actually presided over the construction of a major water conservancy project such as Dujiangyan on his own, which not only had great courage, but also really had a heart for the country and the people.

In later feudal eras, such officials were rare, not to mention that it was still the end of the Warring States period.

Therefore, after Zhu Xiang explained to him in detail the disaster of the water Gu and the difficulties in preventing and controlling it, he was so painful.

In the eyes of people like Li Bing, there is nothing better than knowing what to do, but not being able to do it because of reality makes him even more painful.

"First publicize the truth of water Gu disease, and then destroy the snails." Li Bing thought for a long time, held his forehead and said, "The second point, although the people may not be able to do it, as long as the propaganda and conditions allow, there will always be fewer ignorant victims." Thirdly, too, send people to help them dig wells as much as possible...... General Lee, can you help? ”

Li Mu said: "Yes." I'll lend it to you. ”

"In addition to garlic and artemisia, there are herbs that have an inhibitory effect on schistosomiasis in the early stages. I will take people to teach them how to grow herbs. Zhu Xiang said, "Leave the farming to me." ”

Li Bing said gratefully: "I will summon the traveling doctors of Shu and ask them to help prepare the herbs." ”

Although Zhu Xiang has no "medical skills" at all, only "common sense", maybe his shallow common sense can also have the effect of throwing bricks and stones at the doctor, so he did not refuse.

The three of them preliminarily set a strategy to prevent the spread of water Gu disease, and then they had to hurry to Chengdu and make budget and other preparations.

Zhu Xiang's plan to stay in Jianmen Pass for a few more days naturally came to naught.

Ying Xiaozheng's body is very strong. Zhu Xiang was a little motion sick in the bumps, but Ying Xiaozheng still ate a lot of food, and he was not tired at all because of the sudden acceleration.

After entering the Sichuan Basin, Li Bing rested in Fucheng for five days because he was too tired from the journey, and Zhu Xiang was also a little unbearable. Ying Xiaozheng also followed Li Mu out to ride a horse, and he was full of energy every day.

After a few months of getting along, because Zhu Xiang is easy-going, Li Bing is also familiar with Zhu Xiang.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Zhu Xiang, what is the secret of raising Zheng'er so strong?" Because Zhu Xiang said that it was best not to expose Ying Xiaozheng's identity, Li Bing also called "Zheng'er".

Zhu Xiang said: "It has nothing to do with me, it's Zheng'er who is easy to support." You see how much he eats, and he is never a picky eater. ”

Li Bing thought about Ying Xiaozheng's non-stop snacks along the way, and even the appearance of raw garlic and onions could be gnawed fragrantly, and sighed again.

Well, don't talk about your own son, it's yourself, and your appetite is not as good as Gongzizheng. No wonder Zhu Xiang dared to take Gongzi into Shu.

"Before entering Shu, I thought there was peace in Shu. Who knew that along the way, there would be human tragedies everywhere. Li Bing held the sermon dipped in water on his forehead, "There is no war in Shu, but it is as broken as the land of the Three Jin Dynasty." The village is depressed, and water Gu distended people abound. ”

Zhu Xiang said in a deep voice: "Because I just encountered a flood." ”

The Sichuan Basin is rich in water veins, dense water network, and has a subtropical monsoon climate, with frequent heavy rains in summer.

The climate in this era was hotter than in the first period of Zhu Xiang, so the Sichuan Basin also received more rainfall than later generations. The river has been plagued almost twice in three years, and the people are miserable.

Not all of the Sichuan Basin is an epidemic area of water Gu disease. Originally, the epidemic area was concentrated around a few relatively large lakes with calm currents.

But after the flood, the epidemic overflowed, and the corpses and feces flowed sideways with the rain, and soon the epidemic area spread to the entire Chengdu Plain.

Thousands of villages and Xuli people left arrows, and thousands of households sang songs.

However, most of the patients with water Gu disease are chronically ill, and they can live for a few years or even more than ten years, and it will not affect taxes, so the officials don't care about it.

Even if it is a flood, as long as the people can pay taxes and do not resist, the officials will not do anything out of it.

Shu County is closed, too far away from Xianyang, and the power of the county guard is comparable to that of a feudal monarch. Not to mention that King Qin doesn't necessarily care about this, even if he cares, the voices of the civilians of Shu County can't reach Xianyang.

"Ahem, it seems that to prevent water Gu, water control is also the top priority." Li Bing covered his mouth and coughed a few times, "It's difficult to cure water." ”

Zhu Xiang did not encourage Li Bing to control the water.

The power of the county guard of Shu County is comparable to that of a feudal monarch, which means that if he does something, the responsibility is all on his own. Launching a large-scale conscription without authorization, Li Bing's pressure and responsibility can be imagined.

Zhu Xiang's few words of light encouragement not only did not comfort Li Bing, but also became pressure on Li Bing.

"I will fully support you in whatever you do." Zhu Xiang just promised.

Li Bing was speechless: "Zhu Xianggong, shouldn't you make the decision, and I will fully support you?" ”

Zhu Xiang shrugged: "I'm Changpingjun, is this Changping?" The county guard of Shu County, please don't change the fief for me without authorization. ”

Li Bing couldn't cry or laugh.

After getting acquainted with it, he found out that Zhu Xianggong, who was about to be rumored to be an immortal, was actually a young man who was too lively and carefree, and occasionally spoke very poorly.

"Okay, I'll think about it myself." Li Bing did not embarrass Zhu Xiang. He is the county guard of Shu County, and Shu County is indeed his responsibility.

"Take care of your body first." Zhu Xiang said, "Rice should be eaten one bite at a time, and things should be done step by step." When you arrive in Chengdu, just taking over the work of the previous county guard, you will be busy until at least next year. Whether it is to extinguish snails or repair water conservancy, it is still early. ”

Li Bing was speechless: "Zhu Xiang, has anyone ever said that you are very nagging, like a woman?" ”

Zhu Xiang nodded: "Many people have said so. But there is no way, my elders and friends in my family are not worried and will not take care of themselves. Also, why is nagging like a woman? Can't men nag? You're biased. ”

Li Bing covered his ears, not wanting to listen to Zhu Xiang's demon voice.

Whenever Zhu Xiang nagged, the face of his old mother who was born in his hometown appeared in his heart.

Ying Xiaozheng pulled the windowsill, poked out his little head on tiptoe, then retracted his little head, and said to Li Mu, who was leaning against the window: "Li Junshou can't stand his uncle's nagging. Father said that his uncle was an old hen character, clucking. ”

Li Mu sighed and said, "Zheng'er, look up." ”

Ying Xiaozheng looked up, and Zhu Xiang was sticking his head out of the window, looking at him condescendingly.

Ying Xiaozheng's neck shrank: "Father said!" It's nothing to do with me! ”

Zhu Xiang knocked Ying Xiaozheng's head: "Today's jerky is gone." ”

"Nope! It's really my father's words! Why do I have to bear the fault for my father! ”

Ying Xiaozheng's screams made Li Bing, who had been frowning since entering Shu, rarely let out a happy laugh.

Chapter 82: Tonic Egg Soup

After entering the Chengdu Plain, Li Bing got out of the car from time to time to walk around to observe the situation of the villages along the road.

Despite last year's floods, many places are still covered with silt and have not had time to clean up.