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Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Smallpox is not dangerous."

"And I was the one who proposed the smallpox vaccination program,"

"I should be the first one to be vaccinated."

"I've been vaccinated, so the people can receive cowpox vaccination immediately."

An Daoquan also knew that no one could compare to the influence of the Prince of Liang, and nodded.

"What the King of Liang said is true,"

"The palace kept many dairy cows,"

“We can look for cowpox in the palace,”

"After Liang Wang was vaccinated,"

"Then promote it throughout the world,"

"No need for the imperial court to exert its efforts,"

"People will then actively seek out cowpox vaccination."

"Alright, then take some people to search the dairy cows in the palace to see if any of them have cowpox."

Zhao Yuan dismissed An Daoquan.

He then led his personal guards to the palace.

.....

January of the second year of the Tianqi reign

The Jin dynasty captured Zhongjing, the capital of the Liao dynasty.

Emperor Yelü Yanxi of the Liao Dynasty was chased by the Jin army and had to flee everywhere.

In March, Chancellor Li Chuwen, Commander-in-Chief Xiao Gan, and others...

They installed Yelü Chun, the garrison commander of Nanjing, as Emperor Tianxi.

Yelü Yanxi was demoted to Prince of Xiangyin.

In April, Yelü Foding, the Liao Dynasty's envoy to the southwest, surrendered to the Jin Dynasty.

The Jurchens seized the opportunity to capture Xijing.

The Liao Dynasty can now be said to be divided in two.

Yelü Yanxi fled to Shangjing Road.

Yelü Chun then proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing.

Xijing, Zhongjing, and Dongjing were captured by the Jin Dynasty.

Zhao Yuan received news of the Jin Dynasty's military campaign against the Liao Dynasty.

He had just led his troops back to base.

At the palace, Zhao Yuan summoned Wen Huanzhang.

"I didn't call you here for military intelligence in the north,"

"I heard about smallpox today,"

"The Goddess of the Nine Heavens once gave me a method,"

"Vaccination with cowpox can prevent smallpox."

"I want to publicly administer smallpox vaccinations in front of Xuande Gate,"

"To set an example for the world,"

"Let the people be vaccinated against smallpox,"

"This will ensure that our Great Liang is free from the scourge of smallpox."

Chapter 1827 Smallpox

"it is good!"

When Wen Huanzhang heard about methods to prevent acne,

He couldn't help but feel delighted.

"These pimples flare up every few years,"

“Each time, the imperial court could only seal off the epidemic area; there was nothing else they could do.”

"The imperial physicians' research on smallpox treatment was so advanced that no one dared to administer it,"

"With this cowpox prevention,"

"This will prevent acne from spreading."

"The acne will be gone in a few years,"

"The population of my Great Liang can surpass that of the Song Dynasty."

This was undoubtedly what Zhao Yuan wanted to hear most, and he laughed.

"Daliang has no shortage of land,"

"Thousands of miles of land in the Kingdom of Annam are still barren,"

"The Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun will definitely be recovered in the future,"

"Our Great Liang is still a vast and sparsely populated land."

"Father can encourage people to have children,"

"Those who have more children can be rewarded with land and money by the imperial court."

Wen Huanzhang nodded and said, "Yes, the imperial court does not collect agricultural taxes."

"With the exemption from corvée labor, the people should all have surplus grain in their homes,"

"As long as the imperial court bestows even a small reward,"

"They will then have more children."

Zhao Yuan said, "No agricultural tax will be levied."

"The common people don't collect more than three or five bushels,"

"Once there is a bumper harvest, grain prices will inevitably drop."

"People's income may not necessarily increase,"

"The imperial court should make preparations as soon as possible."

Wen Huanzhang smiled and said, "That's fine."

"With a bumper harvest, the imperial court can purchase large quantities of grain and stabilize grain prices."

"The distillery His Majesty sets up is a major consumer of grain,"

"Hero Wine was very popular in both the Liao and Jin dynasties,"

"It's just that last year's grain harvest was poor across the country,"

"The Ministry of Revenue can only restrict the production of spirits distilleries."

"The distillery now produces 200,000 jin of liquor per month,"

"The income was 100,000 strings of cash, after deducting tens of thousands of kilograms sold domestically,"

"The rest were all sold to the Liao and Jin dynasties by sea."

"The Jin dynasty seized many prefectures and counties from the Liao dynasty,"

"The Liao dynasty's wealth also fell into the hands of the Jurchens."

"I heard from the person in charge of selling spirits at the Ministry of Revenue,"

"The Jurchens were originally fond of drinking,"

"After tasting the Hero's Wine, he became even more extravagant."

"Even if we produce a million catties per month,"

"They can all be sold out in Gemdale."

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "Since that's the case,"

"Then let's sell all of the Hero's Wine to the Jin Kingdom,"

"The Liao Dynasty is already in its twilight years,"

"Let's draw their blood again using the hero's wine,"

"I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for much longer."

"The Jin people were all savages who came from the mountains and forests,"

"Once they border us,"

"Even if we don't ask for the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun,"

"Those savages saw the prosperity of the Central Plains,"

"They will also inevitably develop greed,"

"A war is inevitable sooner or later."

"Sell large quantities of Hero Wine,"

"It can weaken the strength of the Jin Dynasty,"

"It can also slightly replenish our dynasty's treasury."

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "After the Jin Kingdom captured the Western Capital of the Liao Kingdom last month,"

"I've already discussed it with Xu Guanzhong and the others,"

"The Ministry of Revenue will sell even more 'Hero's Wine' to the Jin Kingdom,"

"But it's not good to make it too obvious,"

"Some will still be sold in the Liao Kingdom."

"The Western Capital Circuit of the Liao Dynasty encompassed the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun,"

"When the Jin dynasty captured Xijing,"

"Didn't they inform our Great Liang?"

"No, the Jin envoy came to Tokyo last year,"

"After the imperial court rejected the alliance proposed by the Jin envoy, in which the two countries would jointly attack and destroy the Liao Dynasty,"

"The Jin Dynasty never sent another envoy."

Chapter 1828 No Food

"After the Jin dynasty occupied Xijing,"

"Many people petitioned to send troops north to reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun."

"Since His Majesty led his troops to pacify the world,"

"Now, all my subjects believe that our dynasty is invincible."

Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Both Hedong and Hebei have been replaced with our dynasty's new soldiers."

"The elite troops from all units can be mobilized at any time,"

"The Ministry of War is ready to go to war with the Jin Dynasty at any time."

"But can the Ministry of Revenue keep up with the grain supplies?"

Wen Huanzhang shook his head and said, "The imperial granaries are now empty."

"We can no longer sustain the war,"