The movie "Daming Robbery" tells the story of the plague rampant in the 15th year of Chongzhen (1642), Li Zicheng's attack on Kaifeng, the Ming Dynasty's internal and external troubles, and Sun Chuanting and Wu Youke swore to die to fight against the invading army and the plague respectively.
Plague is a catastrophe that can never be avoided in the history of human development, whether you are prosperous or chaotic. But the plague has caused mankind a completely different toll in different times.
"Daming Robbery" tells the story of a chaotic anti-epidemic. Historical records of plagues in troubled worlds tend to be more numerous. Is it that, as the ancients said, plague is a punishment of disrespect to human beings by heaven, so often wars are accompanied by plagues? Of course not, it is just that the plague occurred in peacetime, and it was quickly extinguished through strong epidemic prevention measures, and the damage caused was very small, not worth mentioning, or the history books were brushed over, and posterity did not pay much attention to it. Compared with the chaotic world, there is not so much killing, the sanitary conditions are good, and the probability of plague is naturally much smaller.
"Daming Robbery" has two lines, and we will not mention the line of resisting the intruders. On the line of fighting the epidemic, Wu is a lone hero. He himself was a refugee, but as a healer, the mission of hanging pot to save the world allowed him to participate in the anti-epidemic work and become the patron saint of the people.
It is very difficult to succeed in the fight against the epidemic in a chaotic world. An effective administrative system is a prerequisite for ensuring the effective advancement of the fight against the epidemic. Last year, under a government order, Wuhan was locked down, the whole country pressed the pause button, reducing the flow of people, and the epidemic situation improved rapidly. This is not possible in a troubled world. In "The Great Ming Robbery", there is no shadow of the government from beginning to end. Some people say that Sun Chuanting represents the government. Sun Chuanting is really not, he is right within the system, but his mission is to pursue the liukou, and he is most concerned about the safety of the barracks and soldiers, and the situation on the battlefield. However, Sun Chuanting is a clear stream in this chaotic world, he can love the people and save the people, and he also gives Wu Youke great trust and support. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the organizational system of local governments due to war and chaos had long been scattered, and the people had difficulties and had no way but to seek more blessings for themselves.
Prevention is an important means of fighting the epidemic. Under the medical conditions at that time, Wu was able to put forward the theory of "furunculosis" causing disease, recognizing that the spread of plague from the air was rare and valuable, and he proposed that the isolation of personnel was also effective. Later, through repeated experiments, he let the people drink sauerkraut juice mixed with stove soil, which is similar to taking traditional Chinese medicine to improve human immunity and inject vaccines to enhance virus antibodies. This is fortunate for those who can meet Wu Youke, at least it can improve the chances of survival. But at that time, could Wu Youke's fight against the epidemic achieve the final victory?
The answer is no. Plague is a natural disaster, but it is also a man-made disaster. Rogues were rampant, plagues were rife, the imperial treasury was empty, and Sun Chuanting raised funds from local squires, landlords, and officials, and everyone was reluctant to contribute, and only raised one hundred taels of silver. Sun Chuanting set up a banquet, and these people came to tie the knot and give generous gifts. Sun Chuanting was indignant, pointed to two piles of materials, and said: These are the ones you gave to Sun Chuanting. These are what you gave to the Ming Dynasty! If the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, what use will you give me Sun Chuanting!
Such a system, such a gentry, is there still hope for the country? Sure enough, Sun Chuanting then died in battle, "Chuanting died, the Ming Dynasty died", and the Ming Dynasty soon perished. In such a world, Wu Youke's Fang Zi is very good, but who will come to him and pass on the Fang Zi to save all the people? Wu Youke had no choice but to return to the south, continue his medical career, support his family, and save a life by the way. Fate is like grass, this is probably the fate that the people in the chaotic world cannot get rid of.
Looking back, as soon as the epidemic situation has emerged, the government immediately takes epidemic prevention measures, linking up and down, and orders must be carried out. Respect every life, and do our best to treat the infected, at any cost. This is the style of the prosperous world, the luck of the country, and the happiness of the people.