Chapter 126
"Master Yao, something bad has happened. Prefect Lei has brought nearly ten village elders to the military settlement's medical office, hoping to invite Divine Doctor Ba to the prefect's residence. Divine Doctor Ba asked me to come and get you!"
The manager of the medical department rushed to the shogunate breathlessly and told everyone what had happened. Everyone stood up in surprise.
Yao Chunnuan also stood up and walked out without saying anything. "Let's go take a look."
Today, Chief Steward Wu, Yu Chen and others were not here. As soon as Yao Chunnuan moved, the members of the shogunate present followed.
Yao Chunnuan's steps were quick but steady. Though she hadn't yet reached the scene, she had a rough idea of what Prefect Lei was doing. Asking Ba Yuan to relocate to the Prefect's residence wasn't likely his own idea. He was sensitive enough to ask for him as soon as he learned of Ba Yuan's military presence in Yichun. Seeing him act so ostentatiously today, mobilizing so many troops, he probably had the Crown Prince's blessing.
After figuring this out, Yao Chunnuan guessed that if Governor Lei used the prince to pressure them, it would be difficult for them to refuse, and the key to refusal would still lie with Ba Yuan.
In their case, the Yichun Prefecture Governor's Office seconded Dr. Ba to the Yichun Military Settlement, just as later units would second personnel. If Dr. Ba were a regular employee of the Yichun Military Settlement, he would have to obey his superiors' instructions. However, he was not, which gave him some wiggle room. In reality, they were two separate units: one military, the other political. The Prefecture Governor's Office was a government agency, while they were part of the military system. It was reasonable to say that it would be difficult for Prefect Lei to directly supervise them. However, the Crown Prince was in charge of both military and political affairs, so if he intervened directly, there would be no way around it.
As soon as Yao Chunnuan and the others arrived, the people from the Medical Department made way for them, shouting, "Master Yao is here!"
Governor Lei also looked over in the direction of the sound and saw Yao Chunnuan leading the shogunate and walking towards them leisurely along the path cleared by everyone, with a guard team following behind.
The settlers on both sides of the road couldn't help but look eagerly at Yao Chunnuan and the shogunate. Taishou Lei thought to himself, this woman has a lot of prestige in the Yichun military settlement.
"Master Lei, you are too unkind. You have poached people from our military settlement." Yao Chunnuan went straight to the point without any greetings.
Governor Lei snorted, then bowed in the direction of the capital. "The Crown Prince has ordered that all the soldiers stationed in the Yichun military garrison must not obstruct our request for Dr. Ba to relocate to the Governor's Mansion. They should even cooperate and make every effort to facilitate this."
Yao Chunnuan smiled faintly, "Of course, that's no problem. As long as Divine Doctor Ba is willing to go back with you, we will definitely not stop him. We will even work hard to make this happen. Although we have made a lot of efforts in all aspects to keep Divine Doctor Ba, and have spent a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, but for the sake of the Crown Prince, we can make some sacrifices."
Ba Yuan really wanted to chuckle. Since a while ago, Governor Lei has been preventing the people in the military settlement from contacting him, but if he could prevent this, could he prevent the little scoundrel Yao Chunnuan?
Ba Yuan was right. Governor Lei had been guarding against this. He knew that with the prince's order, the key to the success of this matter lay with Ba Yuan. Ba Yuan's wishes were very important, and he certainly couldn't let the people in the military settlement say anything to him that would influence him.
However, Governor Lei felt that Yao Chunnuan's words were strange, as if she was expressing her loyalty to the prince, and her words were exaggerated.
Unable to figure it out for a moment, he put it aside and turned to ask Ba Yuan's wishes, "Doctor Ba, since Chief Clerk Yao has said so, why don't you just agree to our request? Everything is for the convenience of the patient."
Ba Yuan replied bluntly, "Okay, you want to invite me to the prefectural government to treat the common people, right? First, build a large facility like this that combines medical services, teaching areas, and a pharmaceutical production area. Also, the medicinal materials prepared in the pharmaceutical production area must be no less than what's here. When you're done, send someone to let me know. You don't have to come in person. I'll pack my bags and go there myself."
Hearing the conditions he proposed, Governor Lei looked a little solemn. How much silver would it cost to build such a large area?
Prefect Lei looked at Er Yin, who calculated on his abacus for a while before saying, trembling, "Prefect, it's going to cost a lot of money to get this piece."
Lei Taishou was a little impatient. He knew it would cost a lot of money, but he asked, "How much is a lot?"
Er Yin swallowed and pointed at the abacus and said a number.
After hearing this, Governor Lei was so shocked that his eyes widened and he was speechless.
Finally, he turned around and asked Yao Chunnuan, "Did you really spend so much money on this place?"
Yao Chunnuan had of course heard what they said, and immediately smiled and said, "Well, it's true that we spent a lot, but that's nothing. The medicinal materials in the finished medicine area are the biggest cost of silver. Would you like to go take a look, Your Excellency?"
This is not enough? How much is enough? This is the first thought that comes to everyone's mind when hearing the previous sentence.
Governor Lei snorted coldly. It was true that medicinal materials consumed a lot of money, but once they were made into finished medicines, they would make a lot of money.
"No need to look at it, just tell me how much silver you spent on the medicinal herbs in your warehouse."
Yao Chunnuan reported a figure similar to the one Er Yin had just given. "So, Your Excellency, if you want to build a facility as large as ours that combines medical services, teaching areas, and pharmaceutical production areas, you'll need to prepare at least this amount of silver."
Prepare? What did he prepare? Lei Taishou's hands were shaking. If he could handle this scene, he would have to spend all the money in his private treasury. No, he didn't have a private treasury anymore.
"Doctor Ba, can you please..." bear with me for a moment?
He was interrupted before he could finish his words. "No!" Ba Yuan said with a stern face, "If you can't do it, don't hire me. I'd be stupid not to stay in such a good place. Besides, I'm used to this land in Yichun Military Village. The most important thing is that it's convenient here."
Ba Yuan spoke very rudely.
"Aren't you a miracle doctor? Can't you overcome the difficult conditions? When you were a traveling doctor..." You weren't so picky.
Ba Yuan was a hot-headed person, and upon hearing him bring this up, he launched into a retort, "That was then, and now is now. It's different times, right? You wore open-crotch pants when you were a kid, and I've never seen you wearing them now. And why should I overcome it? Well, even if I can, can the patient? Even if I can treat a disease, without the medicine, it's hard to cure it."
When he was a traveling doctor, he could endure any hardship. Now he's settled permanently in the Yichun military settlement. The land they've given him is nice, and he's comfortable there. Now Governor Lei wants him to move? Sure, get ready. The place he's given can't be any worse than the one in the settlement, nor can the work area. And make sure he's got enough medicinal herbs!
Humph, does Ray-Ban want to give him a hard time? Even a chicken needs a beautiful nest, let alone a phoenix like him! You think you can get rid of him with just a piece of broken wood or a rotten branch? No way.
Unable to agree to this condition, Governor Lei could only persuade the doctor with both reason and emotion. "Doctors are like parents to their children. Doctor Ba, think about those patients in the main city who can't come here for treatment! They have such a hard time."
Yao Chunnuan quickly took over the conversation, not wanting to give Ba Yuan a chance to morally blackmail him. "Sir, if you really care about those patients who can't come to Yichun Military Settlement for treatment because of the long distance, you can repair the road from Yichun City to Yichun Military Settlement, widen it, and pave it. As for our military settlement, we can then provide forty or fifty horse-drawn carriages for public use, running back and forth between Yichun City and Yichun Military Settlement, picking up people. This will solve the problem. What do you think?" Moral blackmail, who wouldn't know how to do that? As long as we follow their path, they will have nowhere else to go.
Lei Taishou was so angry that he was about to burst into tears. He really wanted to say to her, "No matter what!" Did she think he was stupid or stupid? He spent money and effort to build the road, but in the end, it all benefited the Yichun Military Village! The ones who got the good reputation were Bayuan and Yichun Military Village. Who would still remember the Taishou Lei who built the road?
It was a pity for Yao Chunnuan that Governor Lei refused silently.
The other residents and foreign guests who were lucky enough to listen to the lecture nodded secretly. This was true. After all, Yichun Military Village belonged to Yichun and was under his jurisdiction.
Doctor Ba resided in the Yichun military settlement, effectively meaning he lived there permanently. All his achievements were his. So, was there any difference for Doctor Ba in the Yichun military settlement or in the prefectural governor's mansion? They were genuinely puzzled as to why Doctor Ba had to move to the prefectural governor's mansion. Were they trying to place him under house arrest or monopolize his resources? For a moment, some people had misguided assumptions.
Seeing that Ba Yuan was determined not to leave, Governor Lei was extremely annoyed, but he couldn't just tie him up and take him away, could he? In fact, he really wanted to, but seeing the soldiers in the Yichun military camp watching them eagerly and the patients with their eyes fixed on them, he wondered if they really forced their way in, wouldn't these people just pounce on them?
For a moment, his face was uncertain, and he couldn't make up his mind. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go back first!" He couldn't persuade them, and he couldn't rob them either. So, Taishou Lei led his men in a strategic retreat.
Marshal's Mansion
Marshal Zhu was writing in his study when he heard that Governor Lei and the Yichun military garrison had clashed again. He immediately put down his brush in delight, not caring about the words he was writing. He was secretly encouraging himself: "Let's get started! Just like that, you punch me and I kick you. It would be best if we could just punch you in the face and turn your brains into dog brains, haha."
Marshal Zhu sent someone to inquire about the scene. He wanted to know the latest developments!
After letting the person who was asking for information go, he asked someone to make a pot of tea, lay down in the rocking chair, and started to have fun.
No matter which side won their fight, he would have no shortage of fun. If Governor Lei won, he would just laugh at the people in the Yichun military settlement. Who let them take over his secret vault? And they kept bullying him!
If the Yichun Juntun won, what? They won again? Never mind. If they won, then Lei Taishou would have a buddy to share the firepower and help him divert the attention of the Yichun Juntun gang!
The news soon arrived that when Governor Lei faced the Yichun military camp, he was pinned to the ground and returned empty-handed.
Marshal Zhu smiled happily. He realized then that watching a play was so enjoyable, as long as he was not the protagonist who got beaten, and as long as he was not the one who was slapped in the face by Yao Chunnuan and the Yichun military village.
As his mood improved, he felt an itch to invite a troupe to perform a "Havoc in Heaven" performance. But he remembered the bitter lessons he had learned several times before and tried to tell himself, "Hold on, hold on, Marshal Zhu, if you hold back from watching the show, you won't lose anything, and no misfortune will befall you. Holding back is victory!"
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