Chapter 2086 Heroes
When Zhou Silang received the letter and rushed over, Zhou Lizhong was almost being taken to the county government office. When he saw his fourth uncle, he immediately waved to him excitedly and shouted, "Fourth uncle, fourth uncle, our food is still at the city gate..."
The managers who were holding Zhou Lizhong's hand saw Zhou Silang and immediately let go of Zhou Lizhong's hand with regret on their faces.
Why is it this stingy and rascally nephew?
Zhou Silang rushed forward and pulled Zhou Lizhong back, bowing to everyone repeatedly and saying with a smile, "Everyone, you want to buy grain? It's fate, it's all fate. Lizhong, come over and call someone. This is the manager of Chen's Grain Shop..."
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Even though Zhou Silang was very demanding in his business and was very slippery, when faced with his smiling face, everyone still forced a smile in response, and then made an appointment with him at another time to check the grain with a look of regret.
They received news early this morning that people from the capital were about to arrive, and they would be accompanied not only by medicinal materials for relief, but also by grain merchants following the convoy.
Although they still have food in stock, this year is special and they will not have too much food.
So he waited at the city gate early, and as soon as he confirmed the owner of the grain, he immediately brought people into the city. He wanted to go to a restaurant to have a meal and discuss business at the same time.
Who knew that the county government also had its eyes on the food, so they had no choice but to follow them all the way to the county government.
I was wondering why the boss was so young and looked like he was just an adult.
Such a young guy dares to transport grain to Xiazhou City at this time. He may not have any plan, but he must be brave enough.
Who knew that he was Zhou Silang's nephew.
After they walked away, everyone shook their heads, knowing that it was impossible to take advantage of Zhou Lizhong.
When Zhou Silang saw that everyone had left, he dragged Zhou Lizhong toward the city gate and asked, "Who's watching over the food?"
"I just distributed food to the tenants in Pu Village, but haven't had time to let them leave yet. Fourth Uncle, there are many sick people in the city, and I agreed not to let them enter the city. We have to send people to bring in food."
Zhou Silang said, "Li Jun and Xiang Mingxue took San Zi and the others there. I was halfway there when I heard you were being dragged away and rushed over to save you. You're so brave, too. Did you know who they were and then follow them?"
He said, "Aren't you afraid they'll force you to drink and force you to put your fingerprints on the document?"
They had experienced such deceptions while traveling around the country, and had even had a knife held to their necks.
Zhou Lizhong said, "The one leading the charge is an official from the county government office. I can't be disrespectful to him. Besides, isn't he under the jurisdiction of Lord Yang?"
He had no confidence in others, but he was very confident in Yang Heshu. He didn't think the officials under his management would dare to force purchases or sales.
Zhou Silang asked, "You came here alone? Why didn't Li Wei come with you?"
Zhou Lizhong smiled innocently and said, "There must always be someone in the family who knows how to manage the accounts."
He paused and then said, "My wife and third sister are here too."
Zhou Silang glared, "Why are they here? It's dangerous here. We didn't dare to go out casually. They..."
Zhou Silang suddenly remembered that his niece-in-law and Li Ru were both doctors...
Zhou Lizhong nodded to Zhou Silang, "The court issued a recruitment document, and they all signed up."
He said, "Many people have come. There are nine doctors from the public. Doctor Tao from Jishiditang has also come. Doctor Ding was also supposed to come, but someone in the capital has also contracted smallpox, so the court has kept several doctors..."
Zheng Gu was also reporting to Zhou Man, "Smallpox has also been discovered in the capital. Master, you two had only been away for two days when someone secretly came to Jishiditang for treatment. The patient's rash had completely broken down, and he had a high fever. Doctor Ding knew at a glance that he couldn't be saved. Because the patient had acne all over his body, he wasn't sure if it was smallpox or chickenpox. But from the way they spoke, they didn't sound like they were from the capital, but rather from the north, so they reported it to the county government."
"County Magistrate Tang followed the clues and found out that they had secretly escaped from Xiazhou to seek medical treatment. There were many others like them. Fortunately, they were discovered in time. There are now 38 smallpox patients in the capital, 32 of whom are new."
That means six people infected thirty-two people.
Manbao rubbed his forehead and asked, "The capital has such a large population. Since there is smallpox there, why did you come here?"
"Mr. Tang said that although the capital has a large population, the outbreak was discovered early, so as long as it's under control, there won't be a major problem. Furthermore, the best doctors in Dajin are in the capital, as are the most comprehensive and best medicinal materials. In contrast, Xiazhou is facing a life-or-death situation," he said. "Mr. Tang said that only Xiazhou City is sealed off, while the villages and towns outside are still open. If we can't contain and cure all the patients in Xiazhou, and if chaos breaks out, the victims will migrate south, or even scatter in all directions. The consequences will be disastrous."
It was because of this knowledge that the imperial court spent a lot of money to recruit doctors to Xiazhou and would not withhold the relief money given to Xiazhou.
Because Imperial Physician Zheng was in Xiazhou, and Zhou Man was also there, the Zheng family was closely following the developments at court. He explained, "My father heard that the money allocated by the court this time was jointly supervised by Lord Wei and the Ministry of Revenue, and all the medicinal herbs purchased were delivered by the Imperial Guards. Besides Xiazhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and other places also received relief funds, which were all converted into medicinal herbs and sent there."
This is to prevent local officials from intercepting relief funds and not doing anything about it.
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, "So there are more medicinal herbs coming later?"
Zheng Gu nodded. "The Ministry of Revenue has established contact with several medicine dealers through our family. My father estimated that we should be able to get another batch of medicinal materials in eight or nine days after we get out. If we divide the distribution, I think we should be able to get another batch in eleven or twelve days."
"That's great. What Xiazhou City lacks most right now is medicinal herbs." Manbao said, "Now that you're here, you should rest first. When Imperial Physician Lu is free, he will definitely gather everyone together for a meeting and assign tasks. This time the condition is more serious than before, so I'm afraid I can't take care of you, but I will ask Imperial Physician Lu to assign us to nearby places as much as possible. If you have any questions, please come and ask me."
The four of them agreed together.
Manbao asked, "Okay, let's talk about it. Besides you, are there any other acquaintances of mine among the people who came this time?"
Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao looked at Liu Sanniang, and Liu Sanniang looked at Zhou Liru.
Zhou Liru, who was closest to Manbao, could only say, "Auntie, there are only 28 doctors this time, but in addition to the doctors, there are also students from the Imperial College and Chongwen Academy who have been summoned to help."
Manbao's brows twitched.
Zhou Liru said, "Young Master Bai is here, and Young Master Yin is here too..."
Only four people came to Chongwenguan, one was Yin Huo, and the other three were Liu Huan, Feng Zongping and Yi Ziyang.
Many people came from the Imperial College, including Bai Zhi, a total of thirty-eight people, which makes a total of forty-two people.
See you at 8:30 pm. The update originally scheduled for 6 pm has been postponed to after 8:30 pm.
(End of this chapter)
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