"New City?"
Helian Jue became interested. "A Yuan, do you have any specific ideas?"
He had originally been standing in front of the desk, but now, hearing Xie Yuan talking so animatedly, he dragged over a chair and sat down opposite Xie Yuan.
"have!"
When Xie Yuan first arrived in He County, he had someone draw a map of the county.
She also personally toured the three main roads of the county town, gaining a certain understanding of this remote ancient town.
This is a typical ancient city, with square walls surrounding a small county town.
Outside the city walls is a winding moat, while inside the city walls are houses arranged in a pleasing, staggered pattern.
The overall construction of the city is fine, but there are still some problems in the details.
For example, the city's drainage system is not very good, and Lingnan is humid and rainy, with torrential rains during hurricane season.
By then, the city would be a vast expanse of water.
Rainwater, mixed with household garbage, excrement, and sewage, filled every corner of the city.
Needless to say, it's dirty and smelly, but the key issue is that it's very easy for bacteria to grow there.
Lingnan is already full of snakes, insects, rats and ants. This filthy and damp environment makes it even easier for those insects to run rampant.
If not properly controlled, it can lead to an outbreak.
And the most fearsome thing in Lingnan—miasma—is probably also related to these.
Physician Feng was still researching penicillin at the estate, and Xie Yuan did not guarantee that penicillin could effectively treat miasma.
To prevent the emergence and spread of miasma and epidemics, Xie Yuan must address the problem at its root.
“Building a new city is not about demolishing and rebuilding, but about transforming the old city on its foundation.”
Xie Yuan habitually pulled out a piece of white paper and began to doodle on it.
"First, the city's drainage system must be rebuilt."
If it's possible to dig an underground tunnel, then dig an underground tunnel.
If construction is difficult, then dig drainage ditches on the ground.
There must be no standing water within the city.
"Secondly, we must pay extra attention to the cleanliness of the city."
When Xie Yuan got to this point, he couldn't help but emphasize it and list out the details one by one.
"Human and animal excrement should be cleaned up in a timely manner and transported to designated septic tanks."
"Build several public latrines in the city, and pedestrians and livestock shall not defecate or urinate indiscriminately."
"..."
Xie Yuan spoke while taking notes on a piece of paper.
One after another, detailed and thoughtful.
She adopted almost all the regulations for urban sanitation construction from later generations.
"As long as it is clean and free of garbage and filth, bacteria and viruses will not breed."
This is the root of the problem.
Once the root cause is addressed, many problems can be avoided.
Helian Jue had served as the crown prince and was familiar with infrastructure development and people's livelihood.
He still didn't quite understand some of Xie Yuan's words, but he had a gut feeling that what A Yuan said made a lot of sense.
"...In the later stages, public horse-drawn carriages can be implemented for passenger and freight transport, with unified management."
"There are also reward and punishment measures. Those who follow hygiene regulations and perform well can be rewarded."
"Those who violate hygiene regulations, litter, or arbitrarily damage public health will be severely punished."
Xie Yuan spoke eloquently.
She felt that there were some downsides to living in ancient times as well.
Under the feudal system, there were no human rights, and those in power had no regard for the freedom of the common people.
Once a decree is issued, it must be implemented.
If you violate this rule, you will be punished, or your whole family will suffer.
Of course, Xie Yuan would never be a tyrant who enforces harsh laws, but in the current environment, she is very satisfied that she can implement government orders as quickly and effectively as possible.
"There is also a commercial district, which can be modeled after the capital city, and two markets, east and west, can be established."
"Whether it's the East Market, the West Market, or the Cattle and Horse Market, there must be detailed rules and regulations, and hygiene regulations must be followed!"
Xie Yuan's first principle in building the new city was cleanliness.
It must be clean.
From cities to ordinary people, we must ingrain the importance of hygiene into our very being.
Only by getting used to good hygiene can we avoid getting sick.
Oh, right, and drink hot water!
"Drink hot water?"
As a purebred ancient native, even though Helian Jue was a prince, he didn't understand the "hot water joke" of later generations.
"Why must we drink hot water? Doesn't it waste firewood?"
As mentioned earlier, Helian Jue understood the people's livelihood at the grassroots level and naturally knew the hardships they faced.
Even in the countryside, firewood cannot be wasted.
Not to mention in the city, every vegetable and every piece of firewood costs money, so you can't just use them carelessly.
"Because there are germs in unboiled water, especially in Lingnan, where it is rainy and humid and there are many mosquitoes."
"The well water is better, but the streams and pools in the forest have a lot of parasites."
“I’ve heard that in some remote mountain villages, villagers suffer from a condition called ‘big belly’.”
At this point, Xie Yuan's expression became serious.
She drew a circle on her abdomen with her hand, illustrating the symptoms of a swollen belly: "The limbs are thin, but the belly is swollen."
"It's not demonic possession, nor is it retribution. It's just that my stomach is full of worms."
Xie Yuan's vivid description made Helian Jue feel uneasy and his hair stand on end.
Is your stomach full of worms?
That's too terrible, too disgusting.
Xie Yuan wasn't satisfied and continued, "It's not just raw water, but also raw fish, raw marinated food, etc. Eating raw food instead of cooking it can easily lead to ingesting parasites."
As Xie Yuan spoke, he glanced at Helian Jue.
Helian Jue: ...
It's even more terrifying now, isn't it?
You should know that there is an abundance of seafood in Lingnan.
Helian Jue also developed a liking for sashimi, raw seafood, and other delicacies.
Could it be that he has something in his stomach—
Helian Jue, mindful of his status, refrained from touching his stomach.
Xie Yuan couldn't help but chuckle to himself when he saw his little trick.
She quickly replied, "Of course, eating it occasionally is fine. The problem is eating it too often!"
Helian Jue finally let out a breath.
But soon, Xie Yuan started to stab him in the back: "And some stagnant pools in the jungle, water with obvious animal carcasses, even if boiled, are not drinkable!"
Hearing this, Helian Jue slowly nodded, "I remember that before we went to war last year, you specifically told me not to drink stagnant water in the forest. If I really had to drink it, I should drink flowing water."
Seeing that Helian Jue still remembered his words, Xie Yuan's lips began to curl up. "That's right! That's exactly the point. There are too many germs in stagnant water, and they can't be killed even if you boil it."
Helian Jue nodded again, making sure he remembered Xie Yuan's words.
"Of course, that was in the jungle. Under normal circumstances, flowing water is still drinkable."
"Boil the water and the insects and their eggs in it will be killed."
Xie Yuan reiterated the importance of boiling water.
"Okay! Drink hot water!"
Seeing Xie Yuan's seriousness, Helian Jue couldn't help but become serious as well, "From now on, the people on my territory must drink hot water!"
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