Chapter 656 Rewarding according to merit

A few days passed and the infected people left one after another.

Every person who was infected received compensation, ranging from ten to thirty taels of silver, depending on the severity of the illness.

Although most of the people living here are not poor, there are also people who do business and work. They were very happy to get this money. They never expected that not only would they get free medical treatment, but they would also get money! ! It is really a blessing in disguise!

Three days later, Xinbao directly released another group of people in the incubation period.

After these people took the medicine, none of them became ill and they are no longer in danger.

Each of these people received ten taels of silver as a consolation fee.

Although the Liu family lost 80% of their property, it was the best outcome for the Liu family who had already believed that they were doomed to die.

After the work is done, rewards will be given according to merit, and Xinbao should be given the first place in the list of meritorious service.

The next day an imperial decree was issued, changing the Medical Department to the Ministry of Medicine, which was placed on par with the six ministries and was still supervised by Princess Zhenguo.

Princess Zhenguo was granted the right to wear apricot yellow clothes and the imperial sword.

In addition, Gan Baibi was promoted to Shangshu, in charge of the Medical Department.

Hao Huashi and Xue Xuanji were transferred to the Ministry of Medicine and became fifth-rank doctors. In addition, Hao Huashi also took charge of the Imperial Pharmacy.

No one in the court opposed it, and many even felt that the reward was not too high.

You know, throughout the dynasties, which plague did not cause serious damage?

But this time, the disease was discovered in time, and dealt with promptly and effectively, killing the danger in its early stages, and no one died from the plague...

What is this called??

This is a miracle, okay! ! God bless Dayan, okay! ! A wise ruler in a prosperous age, okay! !

This matter was spread everywhere along with the imperial notice. Everyone was shocked and attached unprecedented importance to mosquito control. Especially people in the capital, when they saw a mosquito, they wanted to chase it for three thousand miles. The prices of wormwood ropes and mosquito repellent incense all increased.

In fact, it is getting colder today, and there are not many mosquitoes. Everyone is more relieved, thinking that the plague has finally passed safely.

But except Xinbao, people like Tang Huze, the Minister of Revenue who was also in charge of Shuntian Prefecture, and his fourth brother Yan Shisheng, who was in charge of the inner government office, were all punished.

Xiao Wuzi, who inadvertently made a contribution by pleading for mercy, was not rewarded either, because such behavior is not encouraged.

However, Madam Lin said that the child was righteous and rewarded him privately.

At night, Hao Huashi accidentally heard some noise in the kitchen and strolled out.

As soon as he saw him coming, Lu Sanchi smiled and said, "Come over here, then I will serve the dishes."

"Bring it over," Hao Huashi said, "bring some wine over, let's drink."

The fire in the small kitchen was kept burning day and night, so Lu Sanchi picked out a few dishes and took out some wine, and the two of them ate and chatted.

Lu Sanchi is actually a kind-hearted and righteous person, but he has been suppressed by the people in the imperial kitchen for half his life, and he is heartbroken and dares not to be a good person.

Just like what happened that day, he actually knew that Xiao Wuzi was concerned about his sworn brother, and he also knew that Xiao Wuzi was immature and might not be able to resist begging. He also knew that if he begged, and his master wanted to pursue the matter, he would also be the one to suffer.

But even so, he still arranged Xiao Wuzi to come in, just thinking of helping if he could, but he denied it verbally and even distanced himself from it and cursed a few times.

He's also a very interesting person.

While eating, he smiled and said, "I haven't congratulated Mr. Hao on his promotion yet."

Hao Huashi smiled and said, "It's just a title. It's the same to me anyway."

The imperial edict directly designated him to be in charge of the Imperial Pharmacy. Although Xue Xuanji did not specify him, Emperor Mingpei also said that his main responsibility was to revise the pharmacopoeia.

For example, the list of rare plants that Xinbao mentioned before, and the cases of Princess Zhenguo's medical treatment, were all his work.

But in fact it's just a title. Now, for example, the production line and equipment are taken care of by Yan Shirong and Gan Baibi, two caring people, so he doesn't have to get involved at all. However, if the Imperial Pharmacy is really running, he can play a role as a central liaison.

Because of Emperor Mingpei's oral order, the Liu family's property was directly transferred to the Ministry of Medicine. There was a large piece of fertile land here, not far from the imperial palace, covering an area of ​​several dozen acres.

So Yan Shirong thought about buying some more land in the surrounding area, adding up to two or three hundred acres, and turning it into a large medicinal garden.

These small matters can be done directly by sending the subordinates to do them. Those who own land in such places generally have some connections behind the scenes. When they heard that the Princess Zhenguo wanted it, they all became very smart and quickly took it. It was calculated that there were more than 200 acres, which were fenced off. They would first harvest the crops that were planted now, and then grow them for half a year. Then they could plant medicinal herbs in the spring.

When Hao Huashi heard that it had been bought, he went to see it early in the morning and also practiced his martial arts skills. When he came back, Xinbao had just woken up and was having breakfast.

Hao Huashi was also a little hungry after running, so he sat down next to the young master and asked someone to bring him breakfast, while speaking to her with a smile.

Xinbao was very interested: "How big is it?"

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Hao Huashi said: "More than 230 acres."

"Oh," Xinbao said, "Is it far?"

Hao Huashi said: "It's not far. If you go there from the palace, it will probably take... less than an hour if you use an ordinary carriage!"

Xinbao was surprised and asked, "One hour? So you ran for two hours this morning?"

"No, it only took about an hour. I'm faster than a carriage," Hao Huashi said with a smile, "You're practicing Qinggong. The more you run, the more energetic you become. It's easy to run such a short distance, isn't it, Master?"

Xinbao: “…”

She looked at him and said in a low voice with shame, "Xinbao is not that. If you let Xinbao run for two hours... then Xinbao might be the dust you blew away."

Pfft! Hao Huashi burst out laughing.

Yuan Shenjue was sitting next to her reading a book. He picked up the book and knocked her on the head: "Nonsense so early in the morning!"

Tuanzi rubbed his head and said, "It's okay. Children speak without restraint. It means that Xinbao can say anything!"

Hao Huashi smiled and said, "Yes."

He asked again, "Master, do you want to go and take a look?"

Tuanzi shook his head: "What's so good about that? Xinbao wants to go to the Imperial Pharmacy to take a look."

Hao Huashi said, "The Imperial Pharmacy has not been completed yet. Because of what Master said, we discussed it several times, and only decided on the structure the day before yesterday. Now we have just laid the foundation."

Yuan Shenjue said, "Go ahead, take a look at that place while the weather is still not too cold, and then wait until it is covered and ready to make medicine, and then it will be spring, and you can go and see it then."

So he quickly sent Gao Fu to ask for instructions, and Emperor Mingpei agreed. After Xinbao finished his meal, the three of them strolled out of the palace to see the Imperial Pharmacy.

The Imperial Pharmacy is very close to the imperial palace, and because the Medical Bureau was changed to the Ministry of Medicine, a special Ministry of Medicine office will be built not far from the Imperial Pharmacy.

Hao Huashi had been here several times before, and he explained as he walked: "This place is actually quite crowded. We mainly thought that drug dealers would come to deliver medicine later, and after we make the medicine, drug dealers would also come to buy it. So we chose a place that is convenient for entry and exit, close enough, but not disturbing the tranquility of the palace..."

As he was speaking, Tuanzi suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

(End of this chapter)