Chapter 2110 Expansion
She had only overheard it when she entered the palace. She said to Feng Zongping, "Your grandfather must know about this. Why don't you ask him?"
Feng Zongping muttered, "I didn't pass the exam, why would my grandfather tell me this?"
But he was still very happy, and said to Yi Ziyang: "In this way, even if you show your face in front of His Majesty, even if your ranking is not moved up, His Majesty will still remember you when he mentions you in the future."
Even if His Majesty can't remember, officials who are on good terms with the Yi family will give you a hint or two to help him remember. That's how you use your connections.
Yi Ziyang was also somewhat happy.
To thank Zhou Man for the information he provided, Yi Ziyang ordered another large meatball.
Manbao happily accepted it.
Feng Zongping asked her, "How is your experiment going?"
The fact that the Imperial Medical Service was conducting smallpox experiments was not widely publicized. Only some officials in the court knew about it. It was not even Shangshu Feng's intention that Feng Zongping knew about it, but he learned it from Bai Shan and others.
After all, they were in the Chongwenguan together, and Zhou Man suddenly stopped living in the palace often, so he could only see her in the cafeteria every few days, so he couldn't help but ask about it.
Although this matter should not be publicized, after all, a piece of land was specially set aside outside Beijing to care for smallpox patients, and people would probably panic if the news got out.
But this was also an achievement, and it was no secret in the court, so Bai Shan said it directly.
The consequence is that in recent times, people led by Zhao Liulang have been staying as far away from the eastern suburbs as possible, and now they don't even go to the horse farm in the eastern suburbs.
I heard that in the past twenty days, it has been impossible to organize a polo match at the East Suburb Racecourse, just like the smallpox outbreak some time ago.
By the time the manager of the horse farm found out that there were smallpox patients detained by the Imperial Hospital at the imperial farm, the business of the horse farm had already gone bankrupt.
He went to his boss but it was no use. In his boss's words, "Let's not even mention that this matter was decided by the ministers in the court. Just look at where the house is now. Who can make them move out?"
"Just bear with it until they finish the experiment."
"How long will that take?"
The other person waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "A smallpox patient lives for ten days or half a month at most. He's either dead or alive. If you add a little more time, twenty days should be enough. Just wait and see. Once they move away, I'll organize a polo tournament, give out some prizes, and then I'll bring the patient back."
Who would have thought that just as they received the news that a smallpox patient had died in the imperial farm and two others had survived, the Ministry of Justice selected another twelve prisoners to be sent over.
The Ministry of Works sent craftsmen and servants from the imperial farm to build three more rooms next to the courtyard for the prisoners to live in. Each room could accommodate four people and was very spacious.
The owner and manager of the East Suburbs Horse Farm nearly vomited blood when they heard this. Finally, they gritted their teeth and said, "Forget it, let's hold the event first. We're thirty miles from the Imperial City, and that smallpox isn't going to grow wings and fly over here. Aren't they saying their house is far from the Longshou Canal? They even use different water sources."
The steward said, "But those masters and mistresses, young masters and young ladies, don't care about these things. They just think that our horse ranch and the imperial farm are both in the eastern suburbs..."
"When there's a lot of money involved, there's always a brave man. Let's send out a notice, inviting some of the best teams from the capital and Yongzhou to come and warm up the field. We'll give them a higher reward. As long as there are people who come, I don't believe those young masters won't come."
The noble men and women in the capital might mind this, but those who make a living by playing polo certainly won't mind. Once they warm up the venue, won't those men and women who love to join in the fun come?
It just meant a lot of money wasted.
He couldn't help but feel heartbroken, and then asked, "By the way, who else is the leading doctor at the Imperial Hospital besides Xiao Yuanzheng?"
"I heard there are also two other doctors, Doctor Lu and Doctor Zhou."
"Doctor Zhou," he remembered, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's set up the venue first. Then, when the time comes, send invitations to the three doctors and pay them to be judges."
Steward: "...let the imperial physician be the judge?"
The host said, "This is to reassure them. We can just invite a few more reliable judges. Don't worry too much about the scores given by these three."
The steward then agreed and asked, "What about the gift money..."
The host thought for a moment and said, "Ten taels, that's not a small amount."
The steward agreed and left.
Manbao had no idea that there would be extra money coming to her door. She was currently in the imperial farm, looking after the twelve prisoners who had just been delivered to her door.
The age groups are over thirty years old, twenty to thirty years old, and under twenty years old.
There are four people in each age group, and the age difference between them is not very big.
Manbao numbered them, starting from number four and continuing according to age, all the way up to number fifteen.
Number 15 is the youngest.
There were four people in a room. After numbering them, she wrote a piece of paper and posted it on the headboard of their beds so that servants and prisoners could better identify their seats.
Man Bao and Xiao Yuanzheng, after Imperial Physician Lu examined them, said, "Let them rest for a few days before I begin."
Then I also prescribed them a dietary prescription.
Number 2 and Number 3 who survived next door did not receive such treatment, but their food and drink were still much better than in prison. Moreover, because they no longer had the smallpox virus, Xiao Yuanzheng had their shackles removed and then arranged them to join the servants to take care of the twelve new people.
He said, "If we send them back to the Ministry of Justice, they'll just get worms in there anyway. It's better to keep them here and make the most of them. I also want to see if they'll get smallpox if they keep coming into contact with people."
Manbao and Doctor Lu nodded in agreement.
The servants and the imperial guards outside were all very experienced, so the three imperial doctors didn't have to worry too much. They just prescribed dietary prescriptions and gave them acupuncture to regulate their bodies.
The craftsmen from the Ministry of Works also brought people to build three rooms on the other side of the courtyard. The middle room was a pharmacy, and the two rooms on the left and right were resting rooms for the imperial doctors.
This way, they wouldn't have to walk far to change clothes, and the medicine cabinet no longer had to be kept in the main room. Even the smallpox scabs that had been kept in the box were moved to the pharmacy and locked up.
By the time I finished all this, three days had passed.
After Manbao and Xiao Yuanzheng examined the physical condition of the twelve patients, they said, "We should be able to start vaccination in two days."
Xiao Yuanzheng also thinks so. The base this time is larger than last time and more comprehensive. To be honest, he is still a little nervous. He hopes that everything will go well.
After the examination, Manbao packed up her medicine box and said goodbye. Since the vaccination hadn't started yet, they didn't have to stand guard. Xiao Yuanzheng decided to go with her. However, the carriage had barely left the imperial farm when two fast horses came galloping towards them. Just as they were about to pass by, they reined in their horses and shouted, "Is that Doctor Zhou in the carriage?"
Manbao lifted the car curtain and saw the person coming and asked in surprise: "Mingli? Why are you here?"
Mingli was overjoyed, "Miss Man, I was just about to go and ask you to come. Our wife is about to give birth."
I finished the IV drip today, so I don't need to go to the hospital tomorrow, so I will update it tomorrow. Good night.
(End of this chapter)
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