Chapter 2081 Who is willing to go
Doctor Lu asked them, "Who of you is willing to go with me to the medical tent?"
But the question was asked to Zhou Man and Doctor Zheng.
Manbao didn't wait for Doctor Zheng to speak and immediately said, "I'll go with you."
She wanted to go over and take a look. Bai Shan said that the situation over there was much more serious than in the other courtyard.
Deep down, Doctor Zheng naturally didn't want to go to the medical tent, but this was his responsibility. He should go in terms of age and qualifications. However, Zhou Man was also very determined. He tried to grab the position twice but failed. Seeing that she looked like she had to go, Doctor Zheng could only remain silent and give her the opportunity.
The doctors were unaware of the situation and were deeply moved when they saw the imperial physicians scrambling to go to the most dangerous place.
Doctor Jin couldn't help but say, "I'll go with the two imperial physicians."
This is naturally not possible. Yang Heshu had previously agreed with each family that no matter what the situation, they must ensure that Doctor Jin and Doctor Hua would treat them in the other hospital.
Otherwise, how could the county government have so much money to buy medicinal materials?
The patients in the medical tent are still waiting for life-saving medicines.
So Yang Heshu spoke up to appease Doctor Jin and Doctor Hua, and helped Doctor Lu arrange all the doctors.
As for the medical assistants they brought, according to the old rules, each imperial physician brought one medical assistant, so they directly chose the one they were familiar with.
Anyway, medical assistants are all used as doctors nowadays. They serve as assistants in the palace, but among the people, their medical skills are not much worse than those of the doctors here.
It's just that they are used to taking orders, and may not be used to making their own decisions at first.
However, Manbao felt that this kind of thing was easy to learn. As long as they entered the other hospital and the medical tent, they would not have time to ask for other people's opinions. He believed that within two days they would be able to learn to make their own decisions.
Manbao was going to the medical tent, so Bai Shan and Bai Erlang naturally went there as well. It just so happened that they had been making preparations for the past four days.
The focus of anti-epidemic efforts is actually in the medical tent.
When Manbao and Doctor Lu, along with four medical assistants, followed the doctors to the medical tent, they heard shouting, crying, and even cursing before they even arrived.
Unlike the quietness of the other courtyards, the biggest feature of the medical tent is the noise.
Yang Heshu also followed over. He wanted to arrange for the imperial physician and medicinal materials to be sent down.
After Manbao got off the car, he looked up and saw a heavily guarded checkpoint ahead. In the distance was an open field. There were many wooden sheds in the field, and people were coming in and out. Steam was still coming out of many of the sheds, and the air was filled with the aroma of medicine.
After passing the checkpoint, Bai Shan pointed to the roadside observation tower and Manbao and said, "From here, you can see the entire medical tent. This area used to be a field, and beyond that is the city wall. The medical tent is now heavily surrounded. Besides the city gate, the Xiazhou City defenders have deployed the largest number of troops here."
Manbao asked, "Are they afraid that people here will break through?"
Bai Shan nodded. "There are too many patients here. If someone with ulterior motives stirs things up, it could easily lead to trouble. Besides, the problem is real. There's not enough medicine."
He calmly glanced at Major General Gong, who was standing not far away, and lowered his voice, saying, "All the troops in the city are now under the control of Major General Gong. I just learned from Brother Yang the day before yesterday that although the official document sealing the city had General Gong's seal, it was actually Major General Gong who persuaded General Gong to stay indoors since the city was sealed."
Manbao didn't ask about the deeper reasons, but just stared at the crowd of people in front of him who were crying non-stop. Occasionally, someone would carry out a corpse and place it on the wooden board in the open space outside.
In just the quarter of an hour that they were talking, she saw three people being carried out.
Bai Shan also looked somewhat sad, but said calmly, "People die here every day, and the number of deaths is much greater than at the other hospital. It's impossible for you to treat them the same way as at the other hospital. If you carefully care for them one by one, I'm afraid more people will die."
The sadness in Manbao's heart was pushed aside, and she asked, "So you suggest boiling a large pot of medicine?"
"This is how they've been brewing medicine in the medical shed. It saves manpower, herbs, and firewood." Bai Shan said, "Even though Brother Yang said he'd take care of everything, I've seen the county government's account books and official documents from various prefectures and counties. He's already plundered all the herbs from the surrounding counties. They've even sent us grain, vegetables, and meat. He's already used up a lot of it. If it doesn't work, he's definitely not going to be able to hold on to Xiazhou City."
With the current daily infection rate, if it continues like this, not only might the imperial court consider abandoning Xiazhou City, but there might also be a revolt in Xiazhou City.
Yes, it will make a splash.
The reason why General Gong was so patient in accompanying the whole process today was to grab a royal physician and a few doctors to go to the military camp to take a look.
More and more soldiers in the barracks were infected with smallpox, and the military doctors had no way to cure them.
Doctor Lu and the hospital wardens inspected the situation. It was indeed dire. He looked at Zhou Man and pointed to the farthest spot. "Doctor Zhou," he said, "we'll each take one side, looking from both sides toward the center. How about we first check on all the patients and then assign them to the patients we're responsible for?"
Manbao had no objection and looked at Baishan.
Bai Shan said, "I'm going to help Brother Yang. I won't be here all the time. Please be careful. If you want to find me, please ask the yamen runners to pass the message to the county government office."
Manbao agreed, "You have to be careful too."
Doctor Lu didn't want to see them being so annoying, so he took his medicine box and left with two medical assistants.
Bai Erlang waved to Manbao and hurried with Bai Shan to catch up with Yang Heshu. What they had to do now was to distribute the herbs everywhere.
The type of medicinal materials needed in each place and the quantity needed must be calculated and then distributed.
Manbao took his two medical assistants and walked to the other side.
They were all wearing masks, and their hearts were heavy as they watched. Perhaps to liven up the atmosphere, Assistant Doctor Qin asked with a smile, "Doctor Zhou, can the pills you just gave us at the county government office really prevent and treat smallpox?"
I feel sad when I mention this Manbao. It cost a lot of money. One pill costs more than 1,200 points. If I buy more, it will only be more expensive.
But as Bai Shan said, if there are new doctors joining later, she will have to buy pills for them to take. She can't treat the disease here while the doctor over there might be infected with smallpox, right?
Manbao took a look at his total points, then simply withdrew his consciousness and stopped looking at it to avoid feeling heartbroken.
She said, "Of course it is useful. It is very useful. You should be grateful to me."
Assistant Doctor Qin and Assistant Doctor Luo both laughed, thinking that Doctor Zhou was joking with them. After all, the medicine was just like a piece of candy and there was nothing special about it.
So they nodded jokingly, "Yes, we have to thank Doctor Zhou."
(End of this chapter)
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