Chapter 327 A Special Date (Part 2)
Now, the patients who were taken to several villages for isolation and treatment have recovered and returned to normal life. This has made everyone more confident in curing the plague and more cooperative with various policies to control the spread of the plague.
Of course, there are cases of death during treatment.
Some older and weaker people did not make it.
Jiang Tangtang demanded that all those who died during this period be burned with fire.
At this time, people pay attention to burying their loved ones, and are more or less resistant to burning the bodies of their loved ones.
Jiang Tangtang had already considered people's resistance and arranged for patrols to manage public security while also carrying out publicity work. He spared no effort to educate people about the importance of burning corpses in controlling the plague.
Thanks to the patrol team's propaganda, many people understood why the bodies had to be burned. Thinking about what the patrol team said, the more they thought about it, the more it made sense. Those villagers who were upset about burning the bodies of their relatives stopped making a fuss.
Yes, they have a plague.
In the past, the government would have set fire to the entire village and burned everyone to ashes.
But now, the lady not only asked the doctor to see them, but also sent them medicine and food.
Thanks to my wife, we were able to survive.
These people living at the bottom of society are stubborn and sometimes even ignorant and unreasonable. But they are also often simple, kind, and loyal.
They still insist on their own opinions.
They believed in their hearts that Jiang Tangtang was truly good to them and was their benefactor, so they supported her wholeheartedly.
The way people in Cangwu City repay Jiang Tangtang is to work harder.
The temperature in Cangwu, Baiyue, and Jiaozhou was slightly cooler than in Lingnan, so the sea rice trials in winter hadn't been planted on the coastal mudflats. However, despite the lack of planting, the Ministry of Agriculture had already recruited people to level the land.
It was the time for planting rice, and those who had recovered from their illness devoted themselves to growing sea rice.
The situation outside Cangwu City is much more complicated than inside the city.
Jiang Tangtang's newly issued entry regulations naturally aroused the anger and dissatisfaction of many people. Some people felt that Jiang Tangtang had given up on them and wanted to let them die.
The refugees outside the city were very emotional.
The people in the refugee office were worried that riots would happen again, so they had to come to Jiang Tangtang for help.
Jiang Tangtang pondered for a long time, and finally decided to take a risk and use the method that Lu Shiyan thought of.
Jiang Tangtang, like last time, took Lili to stand on the city wall.
The refugees outside the city gate shouted excitedly upon seeing Jiang Tangtang. Some asked Jiang Tangtang if he was just going to kill the donkey after he had done his work, and if he would just kill the Xirong people and not care about their lives anymore.
Some people also cursed loudly, calling Jiang Tangtang a liar.
Facing the refugees' insults, Jiang Tangtang calmly said, "Everyone, please be patient and listen to me! I won't let you into the city. On the one hand, it's for the sake of the overall situation, and on the other hand, I have new arrangements for you."
Hearing that there were new arrangements for them, the refugees calmed down temporarily and listened to Jiang Tangtang.
"As you all know, droughts have been hitting everywhere since last year. And this drought isn't just hitting your hometown; we've also seen a severe drought in Lingnan.
To combat the drought, the people of Lingnan have devised many solutions. But providing everyone with a bowl of porridge every day is already the limit for Lingnan; we can no longer support more people.
Fortunately, the gods have protected us and blessed us with rice that can be grown in seawater. My new arrangement for you is to take you to the seashore to grow rice. Are you willing to go and work hard just to have rice to eat?"
The refugees looked at each other, and it was obvious that the temptation of eating rice was too great for them.
But because it was too beautiful, no one dared to believe it.
They used to grow rice, but many people never tasted it. It all went to pay taxes.
Everyone heard that this Madam Lu was very kind, a deity sent from heaven to save us. But was she really that kind?
Faced with people's doubts, Jiang Tangtang did not panic.
He talked slowly about catching locusts.
The refugees knew about the Lingnan people's locust-eating habits. They'd been hearing a delicious aroma wafting from the city these days. At first, they'd assumed the city folk were living comfortably, eating meat every day. Later, they realized they were catching locusts to eat.
After they learned about this, they also went to hunt for locusts. Although their efficiency was not high due to their clumsy tools, they were able to catch almost all the locusts in the area because there were so many people gathered outside the city gate.
But after catching all the locusts around, everyone refused to leave. In their view, the only way to survive was to go into the city.
But now Jiang Tangtang told them not to go into the city, but to take them somewhere else to find a way to make a living.
Many people are so scared that they don't know what to do.
"There's no need to rush, you can take your time to think about it. I don't need you to make a decision right away."
After finishing speaking, Jiang Tangtang went down the city wall.
After that, the refugees stopped making trouble. Many people gathered together. Some speculated on Jiang Tangtang's intentions, wondering if she was just trying to trick them away, just like the corrupt officials they had encountered before. Others believed Jiang Tangtang, and the whole family gathered to discuss whether they should give it a try.
Some people are skeptical. Can rice really be grown in seawater? They've been farming their entire lives and have never heard of rice growing on coastal mudflats. This can't be a lie, right?
Jiang Tangtang had guessed long ago that people would not believe her so easily.
Ask Gugu to deliver a letter to Lu Shiyan when he goes to pick him up in the evening, asking him to bring a bundle of freshly harvested sea rice.
Lu Shiyan didn't know what Jiang Tangtang was going to do, but before setting off, he rode the golden eagle to the experimental field where sea rice was planted, took a bundle of sea rice and put it in a sack, and came to Cangwu with the golden eagle.
The golden eagle is a divine beast that has practiced cultivation, and it has no difficulty flying with a big guy like Lu Shiyan on its back.
In fact, because it didn't need to be as careful when carrying Lu Shiyan as it did when carrying its master, it flew even faster.
In less than half an hour, Lu Shiyan arrived at the Cangwu government office.
Although Jiang Tangtang appeared at the Cangwu Yamen riding a golden eagle in the morning and had already been watched by people, everyone knew that the golden eagle was a newly recruited divine bird by Jiang Tangtang.
But when Lu Shiyan appeared riding a golden eagle, he once again attracted everyone's attention.
Lu Shiyan calmly took off the rice from his back and asked Jiang Tangtang, "What do you want the rice for?"
Jiang Tangtang briefly stated her decision, then ordered people to take the sea rice outside the city gate to show the refugees, and then told them that those who were willing to follow her arrangements and grow sea rice should go to the refugee office to register.
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