France's 15 million people are not a joke. There are more than two million people on the Mediterranean coast, but nearly half of them are infected with smallpox. It can be predicted that many people will die. The mortality rate of smallpox is as high as 30% even in the later generations of developed medicine. In this era of backward medicine, it is not surprising that more than half of them die. Therefore, people are extremely afraid of this infectious disease.

At this time, Paris, France was already panicked, and the French government and the people were helpless about the smallpox in the south. Not to mention France, even Marin, who was in the North Sea Kingdom, was panicked. This is smallpox! If you get infected, you may die, and your son will have a weaker resistance...

Therefore, in the idea of ​​eliminating smallpox, Marin ordered to suspend all contacts with foreign countries, including trade, to prevent the smallpox virus from spreading into the Beihai Kingdom.

Then, the mask and quicklime disinfection method was promoted nationwide. In addition, Malin ordered the implementation of the "Ten Draw One" method nationwide, drawing brave men from various manors across the country, holding simple weapons such as sticks, and rushing to the Beihai border to garrison, driving away or even killing any foreigners who tried to cross the border.

Because of national mobilization, Beihai Country actually transferred 50,000 strong men to serve this time. In other words, the total number of strong men in Beihai Country is more than 500,000, accounting for one-quarter of the population. Of course, this is because Beihai Country has never lost a war and has not died too many strong men. If it were to fight for years, the total number of strong men would not be so high.

Moreover, the Beihai Kingdom originally had a total of 40,000 troops, the first, second, third and sixty-fourth legions. The 50,000 strong men were actually trying to fight for the 40,000 main force, mainly to fill the loopholes in the border line and avoid the possibility of smallpox coming in. Putting aside the 10,000 people who need to guard the capital, this time the Beihai Kingdom dispatched a total of 80,000 troops to guard the border, resisting and even killing all unknown people who tried to enter the country, so as not to get involved in smallpox patients.

Marin did this without aimlessly. After all, he has many opponents, and someone might not be able to send smallpox patients into the Beihai Kingdom. Therefore, it is very safe to cover the border and even the coastline with soldiers.

It's true that Charles Earl of Nantes in France, and Charles II, the former Duke of Geders, hated Marin very much. After all, he lost a huge priest because of Marin. However, he was with Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, to guard the city of Naples, and could not do this. Otherwise, he would definitely find a way to send a few smallpox patients to the Beihai Kingdom.

Although the defense was done, Marin was still worried, afraid that the smallpox virus would spread from France. So, after gritting his teeth, Marin sent someone to release the pigeon and notify John Rafi, who was far away in Paris, to offer advice to François I...

The day after the secret letter arrived, John Rafi entered the palace to offer advice to the frustrated François I...

"Order the cessation of population movement and disinfection with quicklime? Can this work?" François I didn't understand and was somewhat suspicious of John Rafi's suggestion.

John Raffie said calmly:

"Your Majesty, I am from the city of Münster, and I was originally a businessman. My former fellow countrymen told me that the Beihai Kingdom has defended many epidemics by relying on this method that is said to be passed down from the Great Sage Einstein. One fact is that the Beihai Kingdom has never had an epidemic since its establishment. It was not that it had not appeared, but was immediately erased. It is said that someone in Italy knows this method. The Governor of Dalmatia Tolani, who had contacted people from the Beihai Kingdom before, used this method to control the spread of smallpox in Dalmatia..."

When François I heard that someone had used this method and it worked, he immediately said happily:

"Then give orders! Strictly order the population movement across the country, especially those who traded businesses, locked up when they see those who come from the south. Those who still run around during the ban will be killed without any hesitation!"

So, the whole of France also started to move. In order to preserve the most essential northern plains of France, François I dispatched the 15,000 troops that had just gathered to recover Calais, went south to the central region, blocked all roads, and strictly prohibited southerners from going north. If they encounter those who do not listen to advice, they will kill them without any hesitation!

In fact, the spread of smallpox in southern France is related to the people in the epidemic areas escaping everywhere. For example, smallpox eruptions in Marseille, causing citizens who have not yet obtained smallpox to escape one after another. However, some of them have actually been infected with smallpox, but are just in the incubation period. As they flee, smallpox also spread around the Mediterranean coast of France.

Therefore, if you want to control the spread of smallpox, you must first limit population mobility. Especially those fugitives who think they are not yet able to get it but are actually infected with the virus.

At this time, you must not be lenient with these fugitives. You cannot let them pass the test just because of their begging, or even let them get close. Once there are signs of getting closer, you should draw your sword, or even use muskets, bows and arrows...

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These are all the experiences of Marin's later generations. Marin still remembers the incident in 2003. At that time, everyone who came back from other places would be sent to the established isolation points and observed for a period of time before they could be let go. Especially those who came back from Peking and Xiangjiang, the control was extremely strict. It was precisely because of these strict methods that the terrible epidemic was quickly extinguished.

Of course, smallpox is much more serious than that epidemic, so it is not too much to pay attention to it. The best way to control smallpox does not spread is to expel or even kill anyone who dares to leave the epidemic area.

Doing this looks ruthless, but it saves more people. Otherwise, if the whole country is infected, it would be miserable. In ancient China, there were actually similar treatment methods. What they did was amazing - once a plague broke out in a certain city, the city would be blocked immediately and killed when someone came out. The city was short of food and was not allowed to go out of the city, and people in the city starved to death...

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Europe also has similar isolation methods, but European monarchs dare not do this. Because European countries are not as strong as the Chinese feudal dynasty, and their execution is poor, and they cannot block a city. Of course, a strong country like France can still do it. For example, this time, at the suggestion of John Lafite, France arranged troops from various roads on the line of Lyon-Bordeaux, which is a little south in the middle to block all southerners in the south, so as not to spread to the north.

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Of course, it is not enough to just remind France, or it is impossible to prevent smallpox from spreading to the north. For example, if smallpox patients in southern France enter the German region and then spread to the north in the German region, the North Sea country is also in danger.

Fortunately, the closest area to southern France happens to be the territory of the Habsburg family of Emperor Maximilian I.

So, Marin wrote a letter to Maximilian I, asking Maximilian I to block the border between Switzerland and Francheconte, and completely block the entry of smallpox.

Marin even wrote a letter to Sieger, the leader of the Swiss Resistance Army who had dealt with, asking him to cooperate with him to block the western border of Switzerland, prevent smallpox from spreading into Switzerland, and further spread to the German region.

Of course, Marin did not leave the Principality of Milan, and also wrote a letter to inform Duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan, warning him to block the border and prevent anyone coming from France from entering northern Italy. After all, northern Italy is close to Switzerland in southern Germany. Once the Principality of Milan is lost, smallpox will easily enter the German region.

Moreover, Marin also wrote to Carlo III, Duke of Savoy, who was directly close to France's Principal of Savoy, in the westernmost part of northern Italy, asking him to cut off contact with France. The border between the Principal of Savoy and the southeast of France is the most dangerous area.

Fortunately, the Principality of Savoy and France are separated by the Alps, and it is difficult to travel between the border. The main transportation between the two places comes from the sea, but during this period, the Spanish fleet blocked the coast of France, and no smallpox patients arrived at the Principality of Savoy from southern France by sea. However, we must also be wary of a smallpox patients in southern France crossing the Alps and entering the Savoy area. After all, in order to survive, smallpox patients can do anything.

Therefore, Marin wrote to Carlo III, asking him to send troops to block all mountain roads connecting southern France to prevent smallpox virus from entering Italy and then entering the German region.
Chapter completed!