Chapter 75: Reinforcements
Xianyang City, Zhangtai Palace.
The sky was dotted with stars, the clock was striking, it was already midnight.
Ying Zheng moved his arms and no longer felt the soreness he had felt after working at his desk for so long. Since the last time the immortal had used the Nine Cauldrons, his health had improved a lot. He was full of energy even after three days without sleep.
Believe in immortals and you will gain eternal life!
He happily opened a memorial book. The light weight of the paper made him feel it was in his hands. Then he looked at the few memorials on the imperial desk and nodded with satisfaction.
The time spent on reading and transporting documents has been shortened, and things are indeed much faster. Tomorrow we'll add more staff and expand the paper mill, striving to ensure that all memorials are printed on paper.
At this moment, Meng Yi hurried in from outside the hall. His steps were unusually messy, which attracted Ying Zheng's attention.
——What big thing has made his superior so flustered?
"Your Majesty, send 800 miles urgently."
Meng Yi respectfully handed over the memorial, still bearing the warmth of the person who delivered it. "The eldest son has appeared in Dang County."
This made him panic. A few days ago, Dang County reported that there was a plague rampant, and today he received news that the eldest prince was there. If he was not careful, the future heir of the Qin Dynasty would be killed!
Ying Zheng paused, leaving a noticeable ink spot on the memorial. He put down his imperial pen, reached out to take the memorial from Meng Yi's hand, and quickly glanced through it. He only felt relieved after reading the end.
"Send Meng Tian over, no, send Wang Ben over."
"Yes." A eunuch in the hall saluted and accepted the order, then walked out of the hall quickly.
It was already late at night and it was curfew, but no one dared to delay since the emperor had ordered it.
In less than half an hour, Wang Ben hurried into the palace.
Ying Zheng looked up at him. He was wearing casual clothes, no accessories around his waist, not even a crown. His clothes were simply tied up with a piece of silk, which showed that he came in a hurry.
"Since the demise of the Six Kingdoms, I haven't seen the general so disheveled in a long time."
This short sentence aroused Wang Ben's old thoughts and passion. At that time, the military situation was urgent, and it was common for him to get up in the middle of the night and go to the palace. He was in a hurry to wash and comb his hair, and had no time to dress neatly. Most of the civil and military officials in the palace were dressed in such casual clothes.
Wang Ben came back to his senses from his memories, his eyes sharp as he said in a cold voice, "Your Majesty, who is so blind as to dare to challenge the might of the Great Qin?"
It is no wonder that he thought so. With the Wang family's outstanding military achievements, they were able to let him personally take action. They must be a force that poses a great threat to the Qin Dynasty.
Are the Baiyue? The Xiongnu? Or are the remnants of the Six Kingdoms still restless?
"Marquis Tongwu, I entrust this matter to you." The emperor sitting high on the throne handed over a memorial. This familiar scene made Wang Ben dazed again for a moment.
Eight years ago, His Majesty, then the King of Qin, had handed him a decree with his official seal, late at night, saying, "General, this matter is now in your hands."
"I will definitely live up to the king's trust." At that time, Wang Ben held up the imperial edict and spoke passionately.
"I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust." At this moment, Wang Ben closed the memorial, calm and resolute.
Ying Zheng was very confident in his Tongwu Marquis. "No need to enter. Just seal off Dang County and cooperate with Fusu to mobilize troops when necessary."
"I grant you the power to execute first and report later."
Wang Ben bowed and accepted the order, then asked, "Should we first take the eldest prince and his party out of Changyi and find them somewhere else to stay?"
Ying Zheng: "No need."
With the immortals accompanying them, no matter who gets into trouble, they will be fine.
Didi!
Didi!
The jade placed on the imperial desk suddenly lit up and made a slight dripping sound.
Along with the flickering light, a familiar voice sounded.
"Hello, hello, are you there?"
Everyone in the hall was stunned, looking at the jade stone that made the sound in surprise.
Wang Ben took two steps forward, stretched his neck and looked curious.
Could this be the legendary technique of transmitting sound over a thousand miles?
"Fellow Daoist? Ying Zheng? Can you hear me?"
The jade worker didn't get a response, so he called a few more times, his tone tinged with doubt, "Is it broken? It shouldn't be. I just made it this year."
"Fellow Daoist Weisheng?" Ying Zheng picked up the jade and replied tentatively.
"It's me," the jade stone lit up again. The transmitted voice was slightly distorted, but the worry in it remained. "We are currently in Changyi, Dang Commandery. There's a rapidly spreading epidemic here. Have you received any news?"
Ying Zheng first briefly explained the progress on his side, then asked, "What's the situation now?"
Even at an accelerated speed of 800 miles, it would take four days to travel from Dangjun to Xianyang, which was enough time for the epidemic to reoccur.
The jade stone lit up, and Wei Shengxue's tone returned to normal. "We haven't seen a large number of deaths so far, but there are already a lot of people showing early symptoms. Pharmacies in the city are overflowing. If this continues, we won't have enough doctors. We need to transfer some from the surrounding areas or Xianyang."
"I don't know the lockdown situation here yet. This kind of disease, which is highly contagious and has a long incubation period, requires immediate isolation and adequate quarantine zones. We're currently short-staffed and can't treat all the patients. The Changyi branch hasn't been very cooperative either, so overall, we're still in a semi-permissive state."
"We have developed a prescription to control the worsening of the disease, but further analysis and research are needed to find a specific medicine to cure the epidemic."
Ying Zheng didn't say anything, but looked at the two people in the hall. This was much better than he had imagined.
Whenever there was a plague in the past, large numbers of people would die. After everyone in the blockaded area was dead, it would be burned away, and the plague would be over.
This was the first time that Daqin saw hope in fighting the plague.
Meng Yi and Wang Ben had happy expressions on their faces.
If they could really resolve this plague, the rumor that the Mandate of Heaven was in Qin wouldn't even require them to do anything themselves, as it would immediately spread across the country along with the news that the plague had been cured.
This will definitely be a great help in winning the hearts and minds of the people.
The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth raised a few times, then lowered again, and he said in a deep voice: "If you need anything else, please feel free to ask. As long as Daqin can do it, I will definitely give you my full assistance."
Wei Shengxue didn't refuse, and didn't beat around the bush. She directly stated her needs, "I need the following herbs, the more the better."
As soon as she opened her mouth, the clerk in the hall was already ready, with the brush dipped in ink and the white paper spread out, waiting for her to write down her words quickly.
Wei Shengxue kept listing a string of medicinal herbs.
After listening to them, Ying Zheng found that they were all common medicinal herbs, and there was not a single precious one.
"Is that all you need?" he asked as if to confirm.
The jade stone lit up, and Wei Shengxue's voice rang out, "The prescription needs to be widely promoted. If it uses precious medicinal materials, the cost will be too high, and promotion will be difficult. It won't be accessible to everyone."
"By the way, how is the training of Jiang Zhi and Zhong Lan going? Once the special prescription is developed, what we'll need most won't be doctors who can treat patients, but assistants who have some medical knowledge and can help."
Ying Zheng looked at Meng Yi.
Meng Yi is indeed his best assistant. He has already found out about all the things that Ying Zheng has never paid attention to, and he is just waiting for him to ask.
"Two groups of students have been trained so far, and the third group is currently being trained. It will be completed in five days."
"The first batch consists of thirty people, the second batch consists of one hundred people, and the third batch consists of two hundred people."
This number is much larger than the number of doctors in Xianyang City, and it has only been more than four months since the two of them graduated from the training class.
At best, each batch of personnel only has enough time to learn, less than two months. Can they really learn it in this way? Can they really show it? Will there really be no problems?
Ying Zheng didn't say anything, but his silent attitude already represented too much.
Compared to him, Wei Shengxue was more optimistic. "These people are still too few, but it's enough. We can send them out if we feel like it. We'll give them intensive training after they arrive here. Since we're short of manpower, we can only make do with what we have. It's better than those who have never learned anything."
Since she said it was no problem, Ying Zheng made the decision on the spot and sent the person over.
Before disconnecting the call, Wei Shengxue mentioned another person, "If Song Jing has already made what she wants to make, then bring her over."
Song Jing?
Ying Zheng searched his memory and found this person from the corner. Oh, when the glass factory came out with the results, the immortal specially customized a bunch of... test tubes for her?
This was just a small matter, so Ying Zheng naturally wouldn't refuse. "Okay."
The jade flashed twice, and finally fell silent, returning to its original transparent and quiet appearance.
Wang Ben said, "I'm glad that the immortal has mentioned this. This thing Song Jing made must be very effective in curing the epidemic."
Meng Yi added: "From what the immortal said, it seems that this thing is not easy to make. Even she is not sure whether it can appear in Daqin."
Ying Zheng took the medicinal materials copied by the scribe and read them while saying, "From paper to iron smelting to textile factories, they are all casual mentions by the immortals. Only this one is an exception. If it were simple, how could it be worthy of the immortals' attention?"
After reading it, he handed the list to Meng Yi and instructed, "Submit it to the Imperial Medical Bureau tomorrow. Instruct them to make every effort to prepare it. The Marquis of Tongwu will escort it. I will order the Minister of Junshu to cooperate fully."
Meng Yi and Wang Ben both saluted and said, "Yes."
Under the emperor's order, Xianyang City was operating at full speed, preparing to set out to support Dang County.
In Changyi, Dangjun, Weishengxue changed his clothes and went out after hanging up his Xiuxian brand mobile phone.
The situation is urgent now. Every day of delay will increase the danger. She cannot afford to delay.
"System, show me the way."
[Ding! System navigation is activated, please confirm your destination.]
"The location of Patient Zero you calculated one hour, thirty-two minutes, and fourteen seconds ago."
[Received, host, please follow the green arrows. ]
Wei Shengxue walked out of the room, knocked on a random door, and said, "I'm going out to look for clues, you guys stay here."
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