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Although Sichuan and Guangxi have not yet occupied the entire territory, all the elite areas have been captured long ago.

Even the development plans of the chief envoys have been sent to the emperor.

With the backward productivity in ancient times, it was of course impossible to make a detailed plan. It was more like a long-term plan. For example, what is the climate in a certain prefecture and what crops are suitable for planting? The government should vigorously guide and promote it; another example is that a certain prefecture has convenient water and land transportation and should focus on developing commercial terminals.

Some time ago, Anding Town, which Zhu Minru won in single combat, had already been spotted before sending troops.

Two rivers intersect here, land transportation is relatively convenient, and the population is relatively large. The land is suitable for farming. The Chief Secretary of Guangxi requested to be upgraded to Anding County. At the same time, it is necessary to immigrate for development, and there is no need to move too much: 3,000 immigrants, plus the original people, are enough to develop into a small county.

After Zhao Han read the development plans of the two provinces, he frowned and said to Li Xiangjun, the attendant, "We have summoned all the famous doctors in Jinling. They will all come tomorrow morning."

But I saw that tobacco cultivation in southern Jiangxi has brought a lot of income to the local people. Officials in Sichuan and Guangxi also plan to promote tobacco cultivation.

At the same time, they also plan to expand the poppy cultivation area!

Wu Youke is already sixty-one years old. There is nothing to say about the first half of his life. He has read the books of sages and is somewhat famous for his medical skills, but that is all. There were many Confucian doctors like him in the Ming Dynasty.

Until the plague broke out, Wu was able to summarize the methods of plague prevention and control through treatment experience and wrote a book "On Warm Epidemic".

Emperor Zhao Han not only ordered him to be commended, but also appointed him as the chief medical officer of northern epidemic prevention. As long as there is a plague, he can mobilize resources at will, and the local officials must fully cooperate.

Become famous!

Under the leadership of Wu Youke, with the efforts of all doctors, and with the cooperation of northern officials and people, the plague in Shandong and Henan provinces was brought under control last winter. This year, things are getting better in Beizhili, and Wu Youke was finally transferred back to Nanjing and promoted to vice president of Jinling Medical College.

"Sir, do you know why your Majesty summoned you?" Xu Nanfu, another famous doctor, asked.

Xu Nanfu, like Li Yu, comes from a medical family. He is only in his thirties this year, but his medical skills are already outstanding. During the period when he was transferred to the north for epidemic prevention, he also worshiped Wu Youke as his teacher. At this time, he was prosperous in Nanjing.

Because he not only has great medical skills, but also knows all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When treating dignitaries, he can also talk about literature and art while diagnosing the pulse.

Wu Youke shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Fu Shan muttered: "Maybe some noble person is suffering from a difficult and complicated disease, and today he summoned many doctors for consultation."

There were more than a dozen famous doctors sitting in the room, and they couldn't help but frown when they heard the word consultation.

There is no judgment standard for TCM consultation, and it all depends on the doctor’s experience. Sometimes, the same doctor will prescribe different prescriptions for the same disease due to different patient constitutions and different seasons of illness.

How the hell do you get a consultation? Who should listen to this argument?

"The emperor has arrived!"

The famous doctors immediately stood up, and when the emperor entered the door, they all bowed their hands and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The famous doctors sat back down.

Zhao Han was not too talkative and asked straight to the point: "Who knows about poppy?"

The famous doctor Yan Xin wanted to show off, so he immediately stood up and said: "Reporting to your Majesty, the poppy was introduced from the Western Regions in ancient times. Poppy seeds can be eaten (to treat indigestion), and can also be used to induce vomiting. Poppy shells can stop diarrhea and cure diarrhea. Pains in the muscles and bones of the heart and belly. Poppy seeds can whet the appetite and strengthen the spleen."

Other famous doctors nodded, because this is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Zhao Han asked: "Can someone smoke opium poppy just like smoking tobacco leaves?"

Famous doctor Zhu Gangqian asked back: "Your Majesty, did you mean afurong ointment?"

"Probably." Zhao Han nodded.

Zhu Gangqian explained in detail: "Some people have smoked afurong ointment for a long time, but most of them were taken internally. In the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Ming Dynasty banned smoking, and many tobacco smokers switched to smoking afurong. Of course, before that, some gentry also used tobacco leaves. Mix it with hibiscus."

"Is it addictive? You can't stand it if you don't smoke." Zhao Han asked.

"If you do have this symptom, it's like being addicted to drinking. If you don't drink, you can't sleep." Zhu Gangqian replied.

Zhao Han inquired in detail and learned that opium poppy had been introduced to China since the Tang Dynasty and was initially regarded as a rare foreign medicine. Later, some people introduced it, but it was mainly used as an ornamental plant. The remaining value is for medicinal and alchemy purposes.

Emperor Wanli took elixirs for a long time, and there was a "black fragrance" in them, which was opium sent as tribute from Southeast Asia.

The reason why it has not spread widely is that it is only spread among wealthy people, and the addiction of oral administration is not that great.

But with the Jiajing and Wanli years, tobacco spread in China, and opium was mixed with tobacco and smoked. Especially when Chongzhen banned smoking, many people couldn't get tobacco and simply smoked opium.

Zhao Han inquired in detail, encouraged these famous doctors with a few words, and then waved them away.

Then he summoned officials from various provinces to inquire and found that opium was grown in several southern provinces, mostly in the gardens of wealthy people. Only Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are exceptions. Opium poppies have been widely grown in parts of the three southwestern provinces for hundreds of years, and have also been introduced to the Shaanxi-Gansu region close to Sichuan.

Looking at the development plans of local officials, these officials are completely unaware of the problem and want to expand the scale of planting in mountainous areas.

Of course, we can't blame them too harshly, after all, they have good intentions.

Zhao Han immediately wrote an edict:

First, opium poppy and related products are not allowed to be sold except in hospitals and drugstores. Medical clinics and pharmacies that sell poppy products must apply to the government for registration. They must clearly record where they purchase the products and who they finally sell them to. Anyone who disobeys will be banned from practicing medicine for three generations.

Second, growing opium poppy requires filing with the government and is heavily taxed, making it less profitable than growing food. The families of gentry and wealthy merchants were not allowed to grow opium poppies privately. Even if you plant it in the garden for viewing, if you are found out, your descendants will not be allowed to be officials for three generations, and they will not be allowed to engage in specialized business for three generations.

Third, those who are addicted to opium must quit within a time limit. If any officials, clerks, students, soldiers, etc. are still found smoking opium next year, they will be immediately dismissed from their official positions and expelled from school.

This edict was passed to ten departments. The ministers could not understand what was going on, but they still conveyed it and implemented it seriously.

Nanjing, as the capital, is of course the first city to implement it.

The grassroots police officers knocked on doors from door to door, leaving many people confused because they had no idea what afurong was.

Yinchun Club.

Fei Ruyi's Yinchun Society became a blockbuster because the emperor personally wrote inscriptions for the troupe. Not only was he invited to stay in restaurants and teahouses, entertained by dignitaries for banquets, but he also went to the Yinchun Club to sing in big plays.

At this moment, Fei Ruyi was listening to the opera and... taking opium.

He contracted it two years ago and first mixed it with tobacco leaves and smoked it. Later, as he gradually became unsatisfied, he threw away the tobacco and only smoked opium to satisfy his cravings.

The circle is full of rich people, and the scale is gradually expanding. Every month, there are people who don't know the truth, and they are dragged into the water in a daze when they make friends.

A shop assistant rushed over quickly, ignoring that Fei Ruyi was smoking opium and listening to the opera, and said anxiously: "Master, it's urgent!"

"roll!"

Although Fei Ruyi is an outlier, he is usually gentle and gentle, and is only irritable before and after taking opium.

The waiter shrank his neck and did not dare to say a word, and stood silently waiting beside him.

Until the end of Fei Ruyi's puffing, his soul returned from the sky to the earth, and he was so comfortable that he slumped in the chair and refused to move. After a while, the clerk came over again and said, "Master, it's urgent."

"What's the matter?" Fei Ruyi's body was limp and he hadn't completely recovered yet.

The waiter said: "Some officers came to the store just now. They went door to door to announce His Majesty's decree. They said it was... said it was..."

"Say!" Fei Ruyi said impatiently.

The waiter said: "Your Majesty has ordered that from now on, the cultivation and sale of opium poppy must be reported to the government. Planting is prohibited in the garden. Officials who smoke opium will be dismissed from their posts, and students who smoke opium will be expelled from school."

Before Fei Ruyi could react violently, Li Zhun, the second-generation official next to him, exploded: "Your Majesty is unconscious... Your Majesty must have been deceived by a traitor. Afurong is an elegant thing. After smoking it, you can reach heaven and earth. If you write poems and compositions, It can even make your thoughts flow like a spring. How can you ban such a good thing?"

"Brother Li is right." Another rich man agreed.

Li Zhun said to Fei Ruyi: "Brother Fei and Your Majesty are old acquaintances. You can come to the palace to meet the emperor at any time. Brother Fei has to come forward to advise you on this matter."

Fei Ruyi stood up unsteadily, straightened his clothes and said: "This is easy to hear. Your Majesty doesn't know the magic of aphrodisiac, and thinks it is something harmful to people. I will go into the palace right away and ask your Majesty to have a taste. I’ll definitely change my mind.”

Everyone stopped listening to the show and took Fei Ruyi on a sedan chair to meet the saint.

Fei Ruyi was still very well taken care of. He only waited for half an hour before being allowed to go to the audience.

Zhao Han was reviewing the memorial without raising his head and said casually: "If you have something to say, just tell me. If you have nothing else to do, just go and have fun."

Fei Ruyi came forward with the opium ointment in his hand and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, today I am here to offer a sacred object. After your Majesty takes it, you will be a hundred times more energetic, and your fatigue will be eliminated."

Zhao Han looked at the black paste, already understanding what was going on, and asked, "What is this?"

Fei Ruyi replied: "Fushou ointment."

"Did you smoke it?" Zhao Han asked again.

Fei Ruyi said: "Since it is dedicated to His Majesty, I have smoked it a long time ago and know its many wonderful benefits. Every time I smoke it, I not only communicate with heaven and man, but also feel uplifted and have endless thoughts."

Zhao Han asked: "Is this thing very popular in Nanjing?"

Fei Ruyi said: "Nowadays, literary societies are popular, and Fushou ointment is becoming more and more popular. It is a standing item of elegant literary societies. As far as I know, there are at least hundreds of anointing friends in Nanjing."

Zhao Han said to the guard outside the door: "Come here, take this guy to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and ask him to confess the person who took the drug. If he doesn't confess, he will be tortured. Make sure to catch everyone. After arresting the person, force him to quit. If you don't quit, you won't let them go. Also, inform their families that all the expenses for quitting aphrodisiac, including eating, drinking, and diarrhea will have to be paid for by yourself!"

It wasn't until he was dragged out by the guards that Fei Ruyi shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, the longevity ointment is really elegant. If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."