Doctor Cai's words not only cheered up Fan Zeng, but also excited the officials and monks following him.
It would be great if there was a specific medicine. With it, they would see hope. With it, fighting the epidemic would be much easier.
The reason why people are afraid of the epidemic is that it is difficult to find the right medicine in a short period of time.
Without the right medicine, it is like a soldier going to the battlefield without armor. Once infected, he is basically dead.
Under such circumstances, how many people would dare to go to the epidemic area?
But now that we have effective medicines, the situation is completely different!
With the special medicine, we have a trump card to save lives. The court does not have to worry about sending people here as a tactic to add fuel to the fire, and people in the society can also be mobilized.
Lord Zhang burst into tears and knelt on the ground, shouting, "God bless Da Qi! God bless Da Qi!"
After Lord Zhang shouted this, many people reacted and knelt on the ground, shouting "God bless the Great Qi". Some smart ones even started shouting "Long live the emperor".
Looking at the officials crying, Fan Zeng felt filled with emotion.
When he first came here, he didn't have a good impression of the local officials.
In Lu Chen's words, they are all a bunch of good-for-nothings, a bunch of useless people who are just sitting there doing nothing.
So many officials had allowed the epidemic to become so serious that Lu Chen even wanted to fire a few of them.
But when Fan Zeng saw these officials, he realized that he had wronged them.
These officials also wanted to fight the epidemic and provide disaster relief, and also wanted to protect the people under their rule, but they didn't know the key points and had no idea how to prevent and control the invisible epidemic.
Fan Zeng heard that a county magistrate, in order to save the people, even roared loudly to the heavens, and then burned himself and the statue of the god of plague.
This is the truest portrayal of what it means to have the will to kill the enemy but be powerless to reverse the situation.
Even without giving these officials a human face, let's analyze it from a basic perspective: which official wouldn't want to be promoted? If they can't handle this kind of situation, they'll never be able to climb the ladder again.
Originally, Lord Zhang and his gang were in despair. Some of them had already dismissed their slaves, some had written letters of apology, and some were even prepared to die here.
But now they suddenly don’t want to die anymore, and they are no longer pessimistic, because they have finally found a special medicine.
After shouting "God bless Da Qi," Lord Zhang rolled over and got up from the ground. He reached out and grabbed the yamen runner beside him, and said with red eyes: "Go! Call everyone in the county government office and mobilize them. Have them mobilize their families and get them all involved in the epidemic prevention and disaster relief. Immediately spread the good news that we have found an effective medicine. I want everyone to know that the court has not given up on us. We are saved!"
Logically speaking, the highest commander Fan Zeng is still here, so Lord Zhang really shouldn't be like this.
But Fan Zeng did not blame the other party. He knew very well how much pressure Lord Zhang was under, and he could understand why he was so out of control.
An epidemic broke out under his rule and spread to four cities. This would have been a serious crime, but if the epidemic could be cured, it would have been a great achievement.
The imperial court couldn't be unreasonable. Who could prevent an epidemic? Infection wasn't a big deal; as long as it could be eradicated, that was all that mattered.
At this moment, Lord Zhang was keenly aware that in this matter, not only would he not be punished, but he might have the opportunity to be promoted.
Fan Zeng was just an imperial envoy. He had no rank in the court and was not even considered a member of the official system.
He had made great contributions, and of course the civil and military officials in the court had noticed it, but how to reward him still needed to be discussed.
But Lord Zhang is from the cultural management system. There are precedents for how he will be promoted based on his contributions.
There was no issue of stealing credit between Lord Zhang and Fan Zeng, so Fan Zeng was willing to do this favor.
In Lu Chen's words, as long as the epidemic is quelled, all the officials in the four cities, and even the entire Yangzhou, will have to owe Fan Zeng a favor.
What is this? This is political capital, and this is the network foundation that Fan Zeng will use to become an official in the court in the future.
Thinking of this, Fan Zeng couldn't help but sigh that he had really found a good master, and smoke was coming out of his ancestral grave.
While other scholars were still thinking about how to pass the imperial examination, he had already established friendships with officials in a region.
Now there is a smooth road ahead of him. As long as he does the job at hand well, he will be able to become an official in the court when he returns to the capital without even taking the imperial examination.
What is even more commendable is that all these things were within Lu Chen's expectations, so before Fan Zeng came to the four cities, Lu Chen had already told him in detail what to do when encountering any problems.
This is like playing a game with a guide, it's so easy.
Fan Zeng then waved his hand and said, "Everyone, use your channels to spread this good news. I want the people of the world to know as soon as possible that we have defeated the epidemic and that the prosperity of the Great Qi will not decline!"
The people behind him were excited, their faces full of joy, and they nodded to indicate that they would do as he said. They already had their own ideas in mind.
If we asked them to fight the epidemic before the effective medicine was discovered, we would be asking them to die. But if we ask them to fight the epidemic now that the effective medicine has been discovered, they are just trying to gain credit, and it will be a huge credit.
What makes them even more excited is that this credit belongs to them and no one else can take it away. They are the first to get the credit because they are close to the water and can ask those close to them to come and share the credit!
"Once the special medicine is discovered, the number of cured people is increasing. Currently, the epidemic area is still short of manpower. Abbot, please write a letter to all fellow practitioners as soon as possible. This will be a great event for our Buddhist community!"
"The special medicine has been proven to be effective. This is the real credit. Come quickly! Don't let those bald donkeys get there first!"
"Immediately mobilize all the manpower and supplies from home. If we handle things properly, we might even be awarded the title of 'Good Family' granted by His Majesty!"
"Find a way to join the team mobilizing supplies. It would be best if I could personally escort them to the epidemic area. Whether I can be promoted three levels in a row depends on this!"
"The medicine is indeed effective. Keep increasing your holdings. We're sure to make a fortune this time!"
"My fellow Green Foresters, every man is responsible for the fate of his country. Now that a special medicine has appeared, we cannot just sit there and watch. I ask you all to come and lend me a hand! Let the world see that we are not cowards who only care about life and death!"
At this moment, the four cities are no longer the hell cave in people's eyes, but a big cake, a mouth-watering big cake!
People all over the world heard the news and the show finally began!
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