Even when people go out, they cover their faces with scarves.
The streets were littered with pieces of quicklime, and the air was filled with a sour, bitter smell of medicine.
The situation was similar in the palace.
That morning at the court, the Minister of Revenue began to cry poor again.
"Your Majesty, it's better to stop giving preventive medicine to the people of the capital. Seven days have passed, and only a few dozen people have been infected with the disease in the capital." The Minister of Revenue said sincerely.
"The cost of having all the people in the city take preventive medicine is really too high. The Ministry of Revenue's money is flowing out like a flood."
Minister of Works Niu Baijin stepped forward and echoed, "Master Zhao is absolutely right. There have only been a few dozen patients in the entire capital in seven days. This proves that the epidemic in the capital is not serious."
"For all the people in the capital, a day's supply of preventive medicine would cost eighty thousand taels of silver. This doesn't even include the silver for the medicine pots used to boil the medicine."
"It is said that the imperial kilns worked day and night to produce medicine jars, and the daily expenses were quite high."
“It’s better to stop distributing free preventive medicine kits.”
Xia Miaoyuan had a pink scarf covering her face and sat next to Xia Zhengqi, looking indignant.
"Hmph, you're a good Lord Niu! You're in cahoots with that Liang Chaozong. Of course, you don't want the capital to take proper precautions."
[You wish an epidemic would break out in the capital, causing chaos.]
After hearing his daughter's words, Xia Zhengqi looked at Niu Baijin with even more disgust.
It was a pity that I had trusted Niu Baijin for many years, but he turned out to be Liang Chaozong's man for a long time. He even helped Liang disguise the princess as Miss Niu and brought her into the palace as a concubine.
This Niu Baijin will be severely punished sooner or later!
At this moment, a shrill and high-pitched eunuch voice was heard.
"Emergency news from Jiaxiang Town..."
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