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Ye Kun nodded: "That's for sure. Don't be too sad. Our medicine is still developing and there is a chance that schistosomiasis can be cured."

From the current perspective, Wang Meng is in good condition and he should not die within three to five years.

Wang Meng wiped his tears and said with a smile: "With your Majesty's words, I will die without regrets. Your Majesty, I will take my leave now and go to the island to refine tin for you."

Ye Kun's eyes turned red and he bowed to see him off.

Of course there is a sense of accomplishment in expanding territory.

But there is sadness too.

Before Wang Meng and others set out on the expedition, Ye Kun said that once they were infected with schistosomiasis, they would never be able to come back.

Because this disease is contagious and can spread.

If we let them go back, wouldn't that mean they'll spread poison everywhere?

The workers who immigrated from the Jiaozhi Peninsula had to undergo several inspections and then be quarantined and observed on an island in the East China Sea for half a month before they were allowed to go ashore.

Even so, there are still some people who slip through the net and carry the virus.

Fortunately, Ye Kun knew about the disease, was prepared, and kept a close eye on it, so it did not spread.

Otherwise, introducing foreign workers would be equivalent to introducing a source of infection.

Wang Meng boarded the boat and drifted towards the sea.

Ye Kun stood on the beach, feeling unhappy.

It’s hard to tell what gains and losses are.

Yao Caidie asked: "Your Majesty, is there really no way to control schistosomiasis?"

"It's difficult to treat, but it can be prevented." Ye Kun sighed:

"The virus is carried by a type of water snail, so I have long said that our soldiers are strictly prohibited from eating any water snails. The waters where the water snails live and the feces of patients can cause infection. However, it can be avoided by not drinking raw water, not touching infected water, and washing hands frequently."

Qin Erwu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. Nowadays, everyone pays attention to hygiene and things have improved a lot. I have issued an order to the army: no long hair or beards are allowed. Everyone should take a bath and wash their hair every day, so they are all clean."

Ye Kun said: "We still need to strengthen publicity and guide the locals to pay attention to hygiene. Then we can discuss whether we can carry out a snail eradication campaign."

The main source of infection of schistosomiasis is snails.

Medical researchers here can now use the latest microscopes to directly observe the schistosomiasis carried by snails.

Qin Erwu asked: "Your Majesty, what is the snail eradication operation?"

"We pay the locals to pick up the snails and sell them to us. We buy them and throw them into a big pit and kill them with quicklime."

Ye Kun explained and asked the medical researchers around him: "Please give it a try to see if this method is feasible."

The researcher said: "It should be feasible. We have tested it and found that if snails are boiled in boiling water for half an hour, all schistosomes will die. In a sealed biogas digester, schistosomes will also die. As long as there is enough quicklime, snails and schistosomes can definitely be eliminated."

Ye Kun nodded: "We need to do more experiments like this to gain experience and completely solve the schistosomiasis problem. We also need to make more nets for catching snails, catch snails on a long-term basis, and treat the infected water."

Yao Caidie said: "Ducks eat snails, so we can raise more ducks in epidemic areas."

"This is also a method that can be tried."

Ye Kun agreed with Yao Caidie's suggestion.

As long as schistosomiasis and malaria can be dealt with, the Jiaozhi Peninsula will become a real paradise.

Qin Erwu had already prepared a temporary palace for Ye Kun, which was clean and bright.

The floor is tiled and the walls are whitewashed.

The bathroom also has a flush toilet.

The flush toilet was invented by Ye Kun several years ago, but it did not have the foundation for large-scale promotion and was only tried out in Xindu, Zhuojun and some areas of Jiaozhi.

There was not even an ant or a mosquito to be seen in the palace.

Wen Axiu looked around the entire palace and said with a smile, "If the sanitary conditions are like this, we won't have to worry about schistosomiasis and malaria."

Qin Erwu said: "I have had malaria twice, but I didn't die. It's schistosomiasis that scares me."

Ye Kun asked, "Erwu, do you want me to transfer you back? If you get infected with schistosomiasis, I will be sorry for your wife Ji Qinnu."

"No, I have conquered Jiaozhi Peninsula, and I have to help my brother conquer Tianzhu Peninsula. I will not go back until the mission is completed."

Qin Erwu was very determined: "If I really get schistosomiasis, I will go to the island for quarantine like Wang Meng and never go back. Anyway, I have money and women in my life, and I will die without regrets!"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "How many concubines have you married here?"

"Not many, just three or five." Qin Erwu chuckled, "There are a few children here, too. That's good. I don't miss home."

"You heartless fellow, Ji Qinnv is still waiting for you at home."

"But I wrote to her and asked her to come over, but she didn't come. What should I do?" Qin Erwu argued.

"never mind."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "I will take a day off, review the work here, and then go meet up with Junior Sister Ding Ding to watch her set the fire."

The Jiaozhi Peninsula and the southern part of Yunnan and Myanmar are huge in area and have complex terrain.

Ye Kun named this place "Nanhua Peninsula", divided it into four major areas, and set up four prefects and four military governors.

The four major areas check and balance each other, and the military power and political power are also separated and check and balance each other.

Most of the fertile land was used to set up military farms.

Our own people are responsible for technology and management, recruit local natives to do the work, provide them with food and clothing, and pay them some wages.

Those uncooperative and disobedient foreigners were sent to local coal and iron mines for strengthened management.

After inspecting all the way, ten days later, Ye Kun met Tintin at the mouth of the Ganges River in the Bay of Bengal.

This is also the border between the Indochina Peninsula and the Indian Peninsula.

To the east is the Indochina Peninsula, and to the west is the Indian continent.

There is also a naval port here and a small port town with about 50,000 to 60,000 residents, all of whom are local people or Chinese citizens.

Ding Ding was in good spirits and smiled as soon as he saw her: "Brother Emperor, I'm here and have been waiting for you for half a month!"

"Junior sister, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Kun held Ding Ding's hand and sighed: "If it weren't for your help, there would be no Yunmian Five-foot Road."

"Strictly speaking, it's the Eight-foot Path."

Tintin smiled proudly: "There are only a few sections that are too hard to chew, so they were built into a five-foot road."

Ye Kun nodded: "Five feet of road is enough. We now have the navy, and the army passage has been built. It is like two arms, holding the Jiaozhi Peninsula in our arms. This piece of land will never be lost!"

In Chinese history, both Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han controlled Jiaozhi.

But the western part of Jiaozhi Peninsula was not controlled.

Because the navy had not developed, land transportation was restricted, and the area was full of smoke and miasma, development was too difficult, so it was shelved.

The power of the Ming and Qing dynasties also extended here, but they adopted the feudal system and the sinicization was not completed, which led to the later separation.

Considering the current situation, Ye Kun believed that there would be no problem in assimilating the Jiaozhi Peninsula.

Ding Ding suddenly sighed and asked, "Brother Emperor, I have a question, but I don't know whether I should ask it or not."