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    Next to a clear stream, several bonfires are burning fiercely, and on top of the fires are some golden game meats that have been roasted. The fat overflows from these golden barbecues, and occasionally some drips onto the fire below.  On the grill, sparks flew up, and from time to time a young maid came forward, gently flipping the barbecue while brushing various seasonings on it, making the entire both sides of the creek filled with the aroma of meat.

    Not far upstream of the creek, Princess Yuzhang and Wen Xin were laughing and playing in the water. Although the creek was neither wide nor deep, there were many fish in it, so they all rolled up their trouser legs and stood there.  In the water, he said he wanted to catch some fish and bring them back to make soup.  At the tent behind the fire, Li Min, Tang Yoshi, and Li Ke were discussing what happened to be reported by the guards.

    "Your Highness, this time the smallpox epidemic among the Australian natives is coming fiercely. Although the sick natives are still quite far away from Nan'ao City, the disease is ruthless. No one knows whether smallpox will spread here, so I will follow my advice.  See, you, His Royal Highness King Wu, the princess, the princess and others, it is best to leave here as soon as possible!" Tang Yoshi said first.

    Just now, the guard sent an urgent message. In the northwest three hundred miles away from Nan'ao, several Aboriginal tribes have discovered the plague of smallpox one after another, and it has broken out. Some of the surrounding Aboriginal tribes have also begun to get sick, and among them, the disease has  Those who reported the situation were almost certain to die, and the Han caravan who discovered the situation immediately reported it. The area has now been sealed off, and the merchant who reported the report has also been quarantined, but no one knows whether the smallpox epidemic will spread to South Australia.  Come.

    However, Li Min shook his head relaxedly after hearing this and said: "Don't worry about this. When we were in Taiwan, we had already promoted the method of vaccination with cowpox. Han Chinese who moved overseas must be vaccinated with cowpox, and as long as after vaccination, the body will  You will develop antibodies to smallpox, and you will never get smallpox again in your life. Therefore, not to mention that smallpox is still so far away, even if I go to the Tianchang epidemic area now, I don¡¯t have to worry about getting sick!"

    Hearing Li Min mention the cowpox vaccination, Li Ke couldn't help but raise his left hand and touch his right arm. A few years ago, Taiwan's medical school invented the method of vaccination, which involves taking the pus and blood from the cowpox pustules, drying them into powder, and then drying them into powder.  After pricking a person's arm and applying it, the vaccinated person will have reactions over the next few days, but they are generally not serious.  It will return to normal soon, and this also shows that the vaccination is successful. At the beginning, the governments of Taiwan and Datang vigorously promoted it.  Regardless of whether they are high or low, everyone has been vaccinated. Li Ke's whole family has also been vaccinated, and now there is a scar on his arm.

    However, although Li Ke believed that Li Min would not lie, he still had no confidence in the cowpox inoculated on his body, so he said at this time: "Liu Lang. The technology of vaccination against smallpox has only been promoted for a few years, although it has been widely used in recent years.  It is true that there has been no outbreak of smallpox in Tang and Taiwan, but it cannot be fully explained that this is all due to the vaccination of cowpox. Besides, there are still those Chou Chou children, so we should be more careful this time. Everyone gets on the boat and leaves South Australia first.  good!"

    I heard Li Ke mention these children Chou Chou.  Li Min was also shocked. Although he believed that Chou Chou and the others who had been vaccinated with cowpox would not be infected with smallpox, as a father.  He will not put his children in any danger. Besides, smallpox has always been known to have a high mortality rate, and the current vaccination technology is still crude. If one of Chou Chou's children does not produce antibodies,  By then it will be too late to get sick.

    It may be difficult for people without children to understand Li Min¡¯s worries.  But as long as a parent is in Li Min's current situation, I'm afraid they will have this kind of worry.  So Li Min finally nodded and said: "Okay, let's make preparations and try to leave Nan'ao in the next two days, but brother-in-law, do you want Sister Yuzhang to leave with us?"

    Li Min finally turned to Tang Yizhi and asked, but after hearing this, Tang Yizhi smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. In fact, this is not the first time such a smallpox outbreak has occurred in Australia. When we first came here,  At that time, there was an outbreak of smallpox among the natives. That smallpox killed most of the natives near Nan'ao, and the rest migrated away. On the contrary, none of us Han people got the disease. I believe it was due to the vaccination of cowpox. I also hesitated.  After Zhang experienced the smallpox outbreak, he was no longer surprised by smallpox outbreaks among the natives, but your highnesses, you'd better leave, after all, no one can guarantee this kind of thing."

    Li Min was stunned for a moment when he heard what Tang Yizhi said, and then he remembered that the memorial Tang Yizhi gave him seemed to mention an outbreak of smallpox among the Australian natives. However, because no Han people were infected, he  He didn't pay attention to it, but now when he was there, he could understand the anxiety and uneasiness that Tang Yoshi and his sister Princess Yuzhang felt at that time.

    "What, do smallpox often break out here in Australia?" Li Ke asked in surprise after hearing this.

    But this time, before Tang Yishi could speak, Li Min took over and explained: "Third brother, you don't know something. There is no smallpox here in Australia, but because of us foreignersThe arrival of ? brought some serious diseases from the Central Plains and other places.  To use a professional medical terminology, these natives have no antibodies against these diseases at all, so when faced with serious diseases such as smallpox, they can only wait for death!  "

    When Li Min said the last words, he also remembered some information he had seen on the Internet in his previous life. When Spain invaded the Americas, it also brought the smallpox virus with it. This made the Indians who had never encountered the smallpox virus no resistance at all, causing  Tens of millions of people died.  The situation in Australia is similar to that in America. The natives naturally have no resistance to plagues such as smallpox.

    "Your Highness Mingjian, this is indeed the case, and it seems that the closer the natives are to us, the more likely they are to contract the disease. Speaking of which, those natives are now keeping a distance from us Han people, and are not even willing to contact us for some transactions.  , plus the activities of some slave-catching teams, so the natives are quite unfriendly to us now, and it is not easy to recruit some natives to work in the city!" Tang Yoshi also said with a wry smile.

    As the city lord of Nan'ao City, he is also in charge of the government affairs on the southeastern coast of Australia. Naturally, he cannot avoid dealing with the aborigines. In addition, the number of Han people in Australia is now scarce, so Tang Yoshi has always wanted to recruit some aboriginal tribes. Unfortunately, due to illness and  The reason why the slave-catching teams were hunting slaves everywhere made the relationship between the Han people and the local natives worse and worse. This made him worried that large-scale conflicts would break out in the future, so he took this opportunity to bring it up now and wanted Li Min to think about it.  Method.

    Li Min naturally heard the implication of Tang Yizhi's words, and immediately frowned and started thinking.  Australia is no better than places like Taiwan and Nanyang. It is too far away from the Central Plains, the hometown of the Han people. Even if it promises huge profits and formulates many preferential policies, there are still too few people willing to move all the way here.

    And it¡¯s not just Australia, Ceylon and America also have the same problem.  The Americas are too far away for now, but the Sinhalese people on the island of Ceylon believe in Buddhism and surrendered peacefully. In addition, the entry of the Han people did make them feel that their living standards have improved, so the monks on the island  Not only did the Garo people quickly get used to the rule of the Han people, but they also actively cooperated, which made the island of Ceylon develop extremely fast. The gemstone and tea making industries have become the two main economic pillars of the island.

    With the precedent of Ceylon Island, it is not surprising that Tang Yoshi could think of a way to recruit local natives. Moreover, as a local official and a very motivated person, he naturally wanted to play a leading role in his governance.  Only in this way can he show his talents by making some political achievements. However, if a place wants to develop, the foundation of everything is the people under its rule. How can it develop without people, and this cannot be done just by relying on the Han people in Australia.  Therefore, the fastest and easiest way is to recruit the local aborigines, and then use both kindness and power to promote the sinicization method and let them join in the construction of Australia.

    After thinking about this, Li Min took a long breath, then turned to Tang Yoshi and asked: "Brother Yoshi, if you have any ideas, just put them forward!"

    Tang Yizhi perked up after hearing this. What he was waiting for was Li Min's words. He immediately said: "In fact, if you want to recruit the natives, it is nothing more than showing them power and luring them for profit. Here in Nan'ao  There are six thousand regular troops stationed, and there are also a considerable number of slave-catching teams. In the past, there were some unscrupulous natives who provoked us, but they were all exterminated by us, so showing our power is enough."

    At this point, Tang Yoshi paused for a moment, and then spoke again: "But the next step of luring them for profit is more important, because only when the natives see the benefits, will they be willing to use it for us. I think about this issue  After a long time, in fact, we only need to do two things. The first is to issue a protection order for the natives who surrender to us and prohibit the slave catching team from capturing the natives of these tribes. The second is to inoculate them with cowpox and exempt them from the disease.  Regarding the suffering of illness, the second one is the most important, so please consider it, Your Highness!"

    After listening to Tang Yishi's words, Li Min was silent in thought. Tang Yishi's idea of ????inducing him to benefit was a good one. The first suggestion was actually to pay equal attention to kindness and power. If you submit, you don't have to worry about becoming a slave. If you don't submit, you will be waiting to be raped.  Catch it and buy it from the mine.  The second one even caught the weakness of the local natives and was not afraid that they would not submit obediently.

    Thinking of this, Li Min finally nodded and said: "Okay, this matter is settled. I will ask the Slave Catcher Association and the Medical College to send people to assist you. However, for the natives recruited, the promotion of Chineseization must also be done.  Hurry up, you must not raise a group of white-eyed wolves!"

    "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll save it!" Tang Yoshi was also full of excitement when he heard Li Min agreed.

    But then Li Min suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up and he said: "Wait a minute, I have a special group of immigrants that can be sent to Australia, and they can help Yishi stabilize the rule here.  "
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