Chapter 334 The Situation in the Capital
With one person taking the lead, the others gradually changed their tune. Someone else asked about the price of purified water, and after learning that it wasn't expensive and that they could get a refund if the jars were in good condition, someone took out two copper coins and bought a pot.
He just started drinking in front of everyone.
The onlookers swallowed their saliva when they saw this.
Although there is a lot of water in the bay, most of it is seawater and cannot be drunk.
Our daily water needs are still very tight.
In order to solve the daily drinking water problem of farmers in the bay, the government conducted exploration in the vicinity and dug several wells.
Some wells have stopped producing water, while others still produce water, but the amount is small.
The wells are controlled by the government, and there are regulations on the amount of water each person can get.
The water distributed by the government was barely enough to maintain my body's functions. It had been a long time since I had drunk water so freely.
The farmer who bought the water also felt refreshed. He drank the water in the earthenware jar in one breath and returned it to Yan Hongbin. "Give me another jar. I want the big one next to it."
The common people nearby saw him drink a small jar and then buy a big jar of water. They all asked him how it tasted and why he bought a big jar after drinking a whole one.
The man who first took out money to buy water said, "This water tastes sweet. I have never tasted such delicious water in my life. I want to buy a jar to take home for my wife and children to taste."
The people around were already coveting the purified water and began to hesitate whether to buy a can to drink first. Now, after hearing what he said, they no longer hesitated and took out money to buy it.
Soon, the water pushed by Yan Hongbin and his team was sold out.
Everyone who bought the water praised the pure water for its sweetness and deliciousness, saying it was the best water they had ever tasted.
In fact, this is mainly a problem of concept.
Because water was something that was easy to get in the past, no one could accept that water had to be bought with money.
After the acceptance, the sales of purified water increased immediately. In addition to selling in the bay, the workers in the workshop sales department also took it to other places to sell.
Jiang Tangtang didn't put much spiritual spring water in the water, but drinking it for a long time could repair some hidden diseases in the body and make the body get better and better.
At first, people didn't find the water they bought magical. But as time went on, those who were sick gradually felt that their health had improved.
These people tried to find out the reason and found that except for buying purified water to drink recently, there was no difference from the past.
Soon, people began to speculate that drinking purified water was to blame. Some even privately gave purified water a new name, saying it was holy water that could cure all diseases.
The ancients always believed that there was a Dragon King living in the sea, who managed the sea and had supreme power.
Many fishermen go out to sea to fish and pray first, asking the gods for protection, so that they can return safely and have a full boat load of fish.
Pure water is extracted from seawater, and people unconsciously think of the Dragon King.
Adding to this Jiang Tangtang's identity as a disciple of a god, and after artistic processing by people, they actually made up a story about the Dragon King taking care of the younger generation, using magic to make the astringent and bitter sea water drinkable.
This story adds another layer of mystery to the already famous purified water.
Gradually, purified water has become a very stable industry in Lingnan.
Although purified water costs money to buy, it greatly alleviates people's anxiety.
In addition, it also reduces some fights caused by unfair feng shui.
At the same time, it also promoted the economic recovery of Lingnan.
While Lingnan was gradually moving in a positive direction, the situation in Da Zhou was the opposite, and it was getting worse and worse.
As the plague continued to ferment and worsen among the refugees, it gradually spread to the capital.
This frightened the nobles in the capital.
Some people fled with their families, but as soon as they got out, they were robbed by the beggar army.
Some people were infected with the plague not long after escaping. Now, nine out of ten towns in the Great Zhou are deserted, and vast tracts of land in the suburbs are barren, with uncollected corpses everywhere.
The person who escaped couldn't find a doctor to treat him, but he was unwilling to wait for death, so he finally returned to the capital.
The guards in the capital naturally refused to let them enter the city, and in the end, those who escaped died at the city gate.
These incidents frightened those who had originally planned to pack their bags and flee, and they no longer dared to flee easily.
But as people around them were being dragged away and burned to death, they became more and more panicked.
Every night, there were sounds of quarreling and crying coming from someone's home.
The content of the quarrels was mostly similar, with family members blaming each other for not listening to them and moving to Lingnan earlier.
This situation not only happened in the homes of ordinary people, but also in the homes of some important officials of the imperial court.
"I told you to send the younger ones away, but you refused to listen. You said that as a minister, you can't please both sides. You also said that the Lu family will never amount to anything, and we should trust the emperor. But what happens now? There's a plague, and the emperor has no way to deal with it. The whole family can only hide in the house and wait to die."
Mrs. Lin wiped her tears and blamed her husband.
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