640 Discuss Countermeasures
Ping'an still shares a room with the master.
The inn is in good condition and the rooms are spacious and clean.
"Master, the first time I came to Jiangnan with you was when I was eight years old. Fourteen years have passed in a flash. I have spent more than half of these years studying and taking exams. Now that I am back in Yuhang Prefecture, I am really unhappy because of something like this.
Huo Zhi bought me a house near his home a few years ago. He just told me that he had brought people to clean up the house and asked us if we wanted to move in. Master, let's move in after things are sorted out in a few days. There are too many people in the inn and I still don't like it.
When the time comes, let the Dean, Uncle Zhang, Bai Jiaxuan, and Third Master Shi go there, and ten imperial doctors can also go with them. I heard that the house is not small, but it’s a pity that my godfather Hao can’t go with them.”
"Knock, knock, knock."
Ping An opened the door, and Lin Feng brought Xiao Ming to bring two large buckets of hot water. "Young Master, you and the eldest son should wash up first. There are too many people. The shopkeeper said that dinner can be delivered to the small hall on the second floor later."
Sun Sicheng said, "That's fine. You can tell the shopkeeper that as long as we stay here, we can have our food delivered to us."
Ping An is right about what he said, it’s better to go back home, as it’s inconvenient to go anywhere with too many people.
It's the second floor, with about a dozen rooms, and at least thirty people living in them. Because there are so many people, the shopkeeper lets them share two or three rooms.
Zhu Yuanzheng came over, "Sicheng, Ping'an, are you ready to wash up? I'll just say a few words and then leave. After dinner, forget about the other doctors. You, Ping'an, and Doctor Wang, my imperial physician, can discuss countermeasures together tonight.
Today, the prefect and his men sent us to the inn and left. We had been traveling for more than a month and were exhausted from the long journey. They knew we were extremely tired.
But the epidemic waits for no one, and these adults are already anxious. If they are not careful, it is possible that the disease will spread to the city, and then they will not be able to explain to the court."
Zhu Yuanzheng sighed, nothing is easy to do. It is not easy to be an ordinary citizen, it is not easy to do business, and being an official can also be very helpless, just like they are now.
"Got it. I'll have dinner brought up shortly. We'll have our meal in the small hall on the second floor, and then we'll discuss things here after dinner.
Uncle Zhu, the inn is a bit inconvenient. After sorting out things in the next few days, we will move into Ping'an's house. He asked Huo Zhi to help him buy it here a few years ago. When the time comes, you and the ten doctors can move in together. We will free up the space so that other doctors don't have to squeeze in."
"That's fine, but not right now." Zhu Yuanzheng turned and walked towards his room.
He also didn't like so many people living together. Some of them didn't pay attention to personal hygiene at all and many of them didn't even wash their feet.
He can't do that. He has loved cleanliness all his life.
The hall of government office.
The prefect and all the officials were terrified.
The eldest master and his companions finally arrived. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After leaving the inn, they were planning to go home and rest, but a yamen runner brought them a letter.
This was sent by the hundred soldiers from the government who were besieging the plague village.
In the afternoon, villagers from two of the villages were making trouble and demanded that a doctor come to treat them in person, otherwise they would rather die than leave.
The situation got out of control.
It turned out that several people died in these two villages that day, and several children were also seriously ill.
They didn't calm down until they said that the eldest master and his disciples of Baicaotang and the director of the Imperial Hospital would arrive tonight and would definitely come to treat them tomorrow.
After reading the letter, Mr. Huang listened to the government soldier's account of the situation at that time.
I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
If the situation really gets out of control, will these unarmed civilians really be shot to death? There are more than a thousand people in six villages.
But what if we don't shoot them? Are we just going to let them infect more villagers or even the city?
Mr. Huang looked at Wang Qing and said, "President Wang, please accompany me to the inn again. We need to tell the eldest master and his family about this matter so that they can be mentally prepared."
But how could the eldest son and his men be willing to go to the plague village to treat them face to face? Even I was unwilling to go there.
We only have one life, and if we get infected, there is a high chance that we will die.
Wang Qing had no choice but to agree.
At this time, Sun Sicheng and others were discussing how to start treatment tomorrow.
Wanli brought the prefect and Magistrate Wang to the second floor.
Everyone stood up quickly.
Zhu Yuanzheng said, "Master Huang, Master Wang, why are you here now? Please take a seat."
Master Huang clasped his hands together and bowed to the people present: "Mr. Huang really has no other choice. We just received news that the villagers in the epidemic village who have not been infected with the disease are almost out of control. They would rather be shot than rush out.
But how dare we do that? The virus can incubate for a long or short period of time. If these people bring the virus out, we will be dead.”
"You two should sit down and talk in detail." Dean Zhu sighed. They were just discussing the treatment issue.
The local doctors have been changing the prescriptions and asking the yamen runners to deliver the medicines, but so far, they have only been able to control the spread of the epidemic. More and more people are getting sick, and deaths occur every day. How can the villagers not be afraid?
Ping An said, "Master Yuanzheng, Master, and all the imperial doctors, can we set up a tent a little way from the village entrance? We will disperse to each village and let the patients go one by one to the tent about ten feet away. We will take protective measures and the infection should not be strong.
This way we can observe the patients closely without crowding them together. Do you think this is feasible?"
Zhu Yuanzheng nodded and said, "Ping An said what I was thinking. The safest treatment method is to let the patient's family members stand far away and tell us about the patient's illness. We will then compile the most appropriate prescription based on this.
But the villagers’ patience has reached its limit. If we continue to treat them in this way, I’m afraid something bad might happen tomorrow.”
Mr. Huang nodded.
This is indeed the case. The villagers who have not yet fallen ill are like frightened birds, fearing that they and their families will soon be infected with the disease. Perhaps if they run away from the sick village, nothing will happen.
Sick villagers will not run away, because at least there are doctors to treat them and free medicines in the village. Where can they find such good things outside the village?
Doctor Liao sighed, "Director, this is still very dangerous. We might get infected with the plague someday. These diseases are ever-changing and when they spread rapidly, we won't be able to wait for treatment.
If we lose our lives because of this trip to Jiangnan, wouldn’t it be too worth it?”
His little grandson is just three years old. He can talk and laugh, and he really doesn't want him to die.
"Knock, knock."
Fang Wu came over and said, "Master, someone is outside looking for Master Wang. They said the child at home has a severe fever."
Wang Qing stood up immediately and said, "My Lord, I have to go home first. The child has a severe cold."
"Brother Wang, I'll go back with you." Ping An looked at the master, "Master, I'll go and treat Brother Wang's child. You guys can discuss this first. I'll listen to you anyway. Master Huang, I'm sorry, I have to take my leave first."
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