Hou Hong now has money in his hands. The grain stored in the Guifeng Granary was only enough to feed the entire city for half a month.
There are also things like wood that need to be purchased, and medicines are also essential.
Hou Hong took people first to Guifeng to transport grain, including rice, wheat, flour, etc., whatever they needed.
But these grain merchants also had a sad face: "Sir, it's not that we don't sell to you, it's just that our goods can't come in during these days, and there are only a few left. Together, we can only supply Guifeng."
The city lasts for half a month, no matter how much we have, we won’t have any left.”
Hou Hong's expression darkened.
As a result, even if the grain was received from grain merchants, it would only be enough to feed the entire city for a month.
It seems that we still need to find a way to open a trade route and use the money we have to buy supplies from elsewhere.
Hou Hong sent someone to buy the grain from the grain dealer, put it all into the Guifeng City granary, turned around and returned home, intending to ask his deputy Qi Lin to take people to transport grain back from other places.
But Qi Lin came to report with a gloomy look: "Sir! Something bad has happened. Cholera broke out in Qingyuan! The people of Qingyuan have fled in all directions!"
Hou Hong shook his hand and grabbed his collar: "What! Say it again!"
Qi Lin lowered his head: "Qingyuan...cholera broke out!"
It’s over!
Once cholera breaks out, it is almost impossible to control it!
The most decisive method is to lock up all those who have been infected and burn them all to death!
This is inhumane, but it is what we have to do!
Moreover, with the onset of cholera, supplies will be even more elusive!
Hou Hong hid his face and clenched his hands into fists: "...the city gate is closed tightly! I will report to the crown prince!"
Qi Lin said: "Yes!"
Yu Wenyan also received the secret message sent out to protect Jiang Qi, the prince and other dead men.
【Qingyuan Cholera】
[Prince ** has already left for Guifeng]
[The subordinates are waiting for the Crown Prince’s instructions!]
Yu Wenyan also had a serious look on his face, and all the secret letters were destroyed.
The meaning of the dead men is naturally that cholera has broken out. If they don't want Guifeng to be affected as well, the dead men will wait for Yu Wenyan's order to commit mass suicide - even the prince and others who escaped from Qingyuan can also join them.
solve.
Firstly, this can severely damage the dog emperor of the Tianqi Kingdom. If it is said that the prince died of cholera, there will be no evidence; secondly, this can also prevent the spread of cholera.
No matter how you look at it, it is a reasonable approach.
But seeing Fu Bao... Yu Wenyan hesitated in front of such an obvious answer for the first time.
If something happens to the Jiang family, Fubao will definitely be sad.
Hou Hong arrived and was about to report it when Yu Wenyan waved his hand: "I already know about Qingyuan cholera."
Hou Hong's eyes were nervous: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with this?"
"Has the medicine been used to disinfect the people outside the city?"
Hou Hong nodded: "Hui Shizi, everything within a ten-mile radius has been sterilized. The soldiers responsible for affairs outside the city and the refugees entering the city from outside the city have all been isolated and measures have been taken."
Hou Hong was a smart and smooth official. He managed Guifeng very well and took care of everything.
Yu Wenyan clicked on the table and finally said: "Send a secret message and inform other cities in the southwest to close their gates. Guifeng..."
Hou Hong's heart was in his throat.
Yu Wenyan said in a deep voice: "...If there are survivors who want to flow into Guifeng, Guifeng will open the city gate to accept them!"
Hou Hong's eyes widened, he was trembling, and he almost cried.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, think twice! You are asking Guifeng City to deal with cholera!"
How can a small Guifeng deal with such a big cholera!
The people of Guifeng City...will they be okay?
"cholera?"
At this time, a milky sound appeared, and Fu Bao didn't know how long he had been listening to it at the door.
Yu Wenyan looked at her: "Fubao, don't go out these days, I..."
Fu Bao didn't listen, and walked up to the two of them, "Why don't you let me go out? Because of cholera?"
Yu Wenyan pursed his lips and acquiesced.
But Fubao smiled and said, "If there is cholera, my uncles probably won't be able to escape... Yu Wenyan, thank you for leaving them a way to survive."
"I..." Yu Wenyan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Fu Bao looked at him with a very relaxed expression, and his light-colored glass eyes were smiling.
She said: "Your Majesty, Lord Hou, if cholera spreads to Guifeng, I have a way. If it doesn't work, I will die with the people of Guifeng City."
Yu Wenyan's expression suddenly turned cold, "What are you talking about?"
He took Fu Bao's hand and squeezed it tightly, "You are not allowed to die!"
Fu Bao frowned and said, "Yu Wenyan, your scratching hurts me!"
Yu Wenyan seemed to be waking up from a dream, and then he let go of Fu Bao's hand with cold sweat on his face.
Hou Hong asked with concern: "Princess, may I ask what your method is?"
The princess's previous clever plan raised a lot of money for Guifeng, so Hou Hong never dared to despise every word the princess said.
Fubao said: "To control cholera, we must first isolate them from other healthy people in Guifeng City. Of course, this is only the first step. Second, not all cholera is incurable. Perhaps, I have a way
Treat cholera without burying all the sick.”
Hou Hong was still worried: "But... Princess, cholera has been difficult to cure since ancient times. We don't know what kind of cholera is in Qingyuan. How can you be confident in treating it?"
Fubao actually has an unopened blind box. This is what she relies on.
However, Fubao still said: "Master Hou, please don't forget that my sons and daughters of the Jiang family are all excellent. My fifth uncle is a good doctor, and my seventh uncle is also a master of toxicology. I also have some medical secrets at home. I brought some here before, thinking
Come and take a look when you have nothing to do, maybe things will turn around."
Although Hou Hong was still pounding in his heart, the two masters had made up their minds, so he had no choice but to comply.
"Then... I will wait for the good news from the princess."
Fubao said, "By the way, remember to take isolation measures in advance."
Immediately afterwards, Fubao explained in detail the methods that her fifth uncle Jiang Xi had taught her - Baicao Garden would inevitably treat patients with infectious diseases. These methods were all proposed by Jiang Xi and were quite useful in practice.
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Fubao was very organized and explained everything, but some details needed to be changed according to the size and local restrictions of Guifeng City. However, Hou Hong's face became brighter the more he listened. He was very excited: "My lady princess is really knowledgeable.
Keep it in mind! I admire you! I will do it now!"
He acted vigorously and resolutely, said goodbye to Yu Wenyan and Fubao, and immediately took people to personally supervise the isolation measures to prevent refugees from continuing to flow into Guifeng in the future and being at a loss.
Yu Wenyan looked at Fubao deeply.
Fu Bao tilted his head: "What's wrong?"
Yu Wenyan said: "You said there is a way to treat cholera. Is it true that your fifth uncle has studied it?"
Fu Bao's heart skipped a beat.
I thought to myself that Yu Wenyan is indeed a guy who can shake the world, and he has been so sharp since he was a child.
But she still could only pretend to be dumbfounded: "If I said yes, would you believe it?"
Yu Wenyan didn't know whether he believed it or not. He lowered his eyes and saw that Di Li's eyebrows were deep.