| The cognition of malaria and malaria in the Yuan Dynasty was a gradual deepening process,which was related to the establishment of military conquest and political rule in the Yuan Dynasty.At that time,the scope of malaria was mainly Sichuan Province,Hunan Province,Jiangxi Province and Yunnan Province.The natural environment in these areas was complex and different ethnic groups scattered among them.The malaria disease formed and prevalent in these areas was not a disease,but a combination of multiple diseases.These diseases involve a wide range of people,including the Yuan army,officials,local people and so on.They live in the unique natural environment and humanistic society of the malaria area.The cognition and response to malaria are different and intertwined,which together constitute the response of the Yuan society to malaria.As one of the diseases highlighted along with the Yuan army expedition,malaria disease has obvious regional,widespread infection groups,time continuity,resulting in a wide range of effects.With the expedition of the Yuan army to the south,there are more and more records about malaria.The soldiers and soldiers of the Yuan army suffered a large number of casualties due to malaria.Some officials and generals exaggerated the harm of malaria to achieve their own political demands or seek personal economic interests.At the same time,the enemy who fought against the Yuan army was fearless.They circled around relying on malaria and delayed winning.In the face of various problems,the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty actively responded by taking measures such as drinking and giving medicine,adjusting the composition of military personnel and garrisoning period,but with little effect.Moreover,after the adjustment,they became the main body of the Han Army and the New Attached Army,and their harsh treatment exacerbated the tension of ethnic relations at that time.On the other hand,the malaria disease and the complex local society jointly caused the governance dilemma of the Yuan Dynasty.The officials in the malaria area did not dare to go to work,did not want to go to work,and performed their duties negatively,which prompted the Yuan Dynasty to use a large number of local people as officials in the malaria area,and gradually formed the system of local officials.At the same time,with the southward movement of the Yuan army as the starting point,the medical community in the Yuan Dynasty triggered more discussions,and the etiology theory of the difference between the north and the south was further developed,which had a profound impact on the later medical regionalism.Compared with the rational solution in the medical field,the literati are more sentimental about personal encounters and give more emotional sustenance to malaria.The people in malaria continue the customs of seeking gods and asking ghosts in the past,and they often use witch doctors in the case of illness.The above subjects’ cognition and response to malaria reflect their own class limitations.Although the issue of malaria in the Yuan Dynasty started with the military expedition to the south,it was not only limited to the military,but also had a wide range of impacts on local governance,medical development and ethnic relations.Although malaria has caused some negative effects in the short term,collision is the forerunner of communication,and conflict is the prelude to integration.In the long run,it has a positive impact on national integration and social progress. |