249 – The Road to the Emperor (5)
After giving the order to the courtier of Lauren to settle the discharged soldiers by marrying the newly obtained young lady, I thought of this. .
When Ella and Irina give birth, make sure they take in as much nutrition as possible without overeating, and when the birth is imminent, they clean the room they will use for giving birth, boil all items used in lye for at least 30 minutes, and boil them for another 30 minutes. Was used by boiling in plain water.
Thanks to that, neither Ella nor Irina suffered from puerperal fever. Will the village where the soldiers settle in follow the same rules?
From what I’ve seen, if you’re from an aristocratic family that puts a bit of effort into it, I don’t know why, but if you follow Ciel-nim’s way, I’m sure they’ll do it, saying that if it’s not a jackpot, it’ll be at least a mediocre success.
No matter how you think about it, there is no way that such a rule will be followed in an ordinary household in a rural area, and there is no environment for that.
Damn it, come to think of it, the chance of dying in childbirth in a hospital in Semmelweis with poor hygiene was about 20%, right?
Of course, medieval midwives care more about hygiene than those damn hospitals!
The probability of dying while giving birth is 3-5%, and women in this era give birth to 10 children on average. It is said that as little as 30% to as much as 50% can die while giving birth.
I think I’m going to go crazy thinking that, so I kicked the desk with 200 gold coins with my foot and called the butler outside and asked.
“You said your wife gave birth a few days ago, right?”
The apprentice butler was so moved that His Majesty asked me about his household chores, and in an instant he looked at me with tears in his eyes.
I continued to ask questions without looking at his mood.
“May I ask what environment you were born in?”
He replied with a bewildered expression, puzzled by the sudden question the emperor asked.
“Yes, yes… Your Majesty. When Marie gave birth, the midwife came, cleaned the house, changed the bedding, changed into freshly washed clothes, and received the baby. It didn’t seem that clean because it was suddenly cleaned, but…”
The midwives of this era seem to know empirically about the importance of hygiene.
However, in the Middle Ages, postpartum fever had a mortality rate of 100%, so taking only one measure was not enough.
Also, I can’t let the wives of those guys who risked their lives for me or who spent years shoveling and training on the border or in each province die while giving birth.
Separately, this apprentice butler would have had to work without even going to the birthing site even after hearing that her wife was giving birth to her child. She would have looked after the child after work, but how much help she would have been able to help her wife with postpartum cooking or babysitting.
I took out 5 silver coins from the desk and handed them to the butler who noticed me.
“I’m going to tell Laurene to give you seven days off, so stay with her wife. It’s your first birth, so you’ll be anxious. Also, go to the supply department on the way and get seaweed, beef, and some fruit. Take good care of her wife and come back.”
When the butler heard my unexpected words, he was moved again and quickly left my office, wiping away tears with the back of his hand.
At the same time, I finished reading Lauren’s hygiene reports, and wrote an order to summon all nobles with titles.
She prepared to promulgate a new system separately from him.
‘When a wife gives birth to a family or family that cannot afford to have a concubine or does not have a concubine, 10 days of leave and one month’s wages in cash are to be granted regardless of the child’s gender.’
A family with a concubine means that there is some money, so it would be okay if the wife had a servant to take care of her even if she was pregnant, and the high-ranking person of her husband would take care of the congratulatory money.
Since the guys below him have no one to take care of their wife and no money to buy food for her body, it must be a necessary system.
**
Because it was a coronation ceremony, nobles with titles were staying in Elysium due to various non-professional procedures, so the meeting could start the next day after the convocation order was issued.
Before I entered the conference room, the nobles were speculating on the purpose of the conference in their own way.
“Your Majesty Paulo, aren’t you gathering us because of the coronation ceremony and the peddling?”
“Use common sense, Count Balt. Do you not know how many years you’ve been with His Majesty Ciel? Have you ever seen him discussing the parties involved in a non-public act?”
“….. No, why is Count Biermann answering for you?”
“It’s so absurd, right? Doesn’t His Majesty Paulo know that Baron Lorne is giving him a headache? Didn’t her daughter-in-law’s in-laws fly away?”
Like my mother said, if I had had six concubines other than Ella and Irina, I would have given Ron a proper barony and it was over.
But it’s a good thing for him, since I don’t have enough children to be my royal guards when I’m old or dead…
Looking at what you’re doing this time, I’ll have to give you County Meter.
After a while, I sat on my throne and looked down at them.
“Originally, the coronation should be held, but the situation is not so good, so the coronation will be postponed for a year. Instead, as of now, I will call you emperor, and I will change the system accordingly.”
If the emperors of other empires were called emperors without a coronation ceremony.
In the Deus Church, this is seen as disregarding the authority of the church, and the family collapses, the society collapses, and the Deus mourns, drips, and riots.
Nobles, citizens, and serfs see it and fall into great anxiety.
But without exaggeration, my legitimacy, which started as a barony and created an empire in just 10 years, is harder than a diamond.
As long as I don’t go into the Deus Cathedral and do extremely disrespectful things like smashing the statue or damaging the holy body, these guys won’t be able to touch me.
Perhaps that is why the nobles, including his father, shouted “Long live the emperor” Three times and showed their agreement by kneeling on one knee and showing the utmost courtesy.
“As you all know, we are about to announce an edict that will give farmland and wives to soldiers conscripted from the Kingdom of Creutel, excluding the former Elean Empire, for the next three years if they migrate to the former Imperial Territory. However, I think there is a limit to filling the people who will maintain the empire with only this measure.”
Especially in the former Guelaine Empire, as a result of the harsh exploitation of serfs since the Franchi Expedition, there are many dirty rice fields that have been devastated.
In addition, as Baron Creutel did in the past, there are many lands that could become fertile with a little cultivation.
Usually at times like this, in historical novels, there are drips like ‘Let’s free the slaves!’.
Even though our empire is a little ahead of its time, full-scale emancipation is an irrational number.
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“Therefore, in order to increase the population, from now on each village orders to distribute 1 kilo of meat, 3 kilos of beef jerky, and 500 grams of seaweed to the mother in each village. In addition, in each village with a population of more than 300, a woman’s hospital is set up to assist in childbirth by placing midwives.”
In modern Korea, if meat and seaweed are given as a countermeasure against childbirth, the officer in charge will be dusted.
In this era when food is absolutely scarce, there are many cases where people die from lack of energy after giving birth, so it is sufficient support.
“Women’s hospital employs women who became widows in the last war as apprentices under midwives active in each village, and the lord of each manor is responsible for operating costs. Even hospitals would not pay the equivalent of a second lieutenant like military surgeons, but midwives would be treated from sergeants to sergeants, and widowed women would be paid from conscripted privates to sergeants. For safe childbirth, facilities that pay special attention to hygiene are equipped, and items used during childbirth are boiled by putting them in lye and water once each. As a must-have, workers should wash their hands with high-alcohol alcohol and watch midwives. All women nine months after their last pregnancy, whether citizens, serfs, or slaves, should be taken care of at this women’s hospital.”
The nobles knew that I had taken care of the serfs and the weak somewhat excessively, and that it was all a success, so they didn’t say anything and just listened.
Anyway, after the detailed order is given to them soon, they seem to be thinking of pecking the guys below to meet the standards…
That would be enough, but the future of the empire is at stake.
So I added a word that could stimulate their courage and motivation.
“War does not end with the defeat of the enemy’s army or the destruction of the enemy’s country. Only when you digest the territory properly can you say you won the war properly. Isn’t it? Again, Count Beerman, Balt, and Frost. After this time, the territory will be moved to the old Elain Empire territory, and the size of the territory will be greatly increased, so keep that in mind. Finally, the jurisdictions managed by each noble family have been changed. That too will be attached to the order, so take care of it. More than!”
After my words were over, the aristocrats looked at me with determination and vigor, like a person determined to win another war ahead.