Chapter 302: The Plan to Destroy the Family
Bao Beibei's statement was simply horrifying, and his brutality was no less than that of the Quanrong who massacred cities and villages and ate people.
If this were brought up in the court, I would probably be criticized to pieces by the scholars and officials, and their ancestors would be cursed.
But Xiao Yuan himself is not a good person. Although he is surprised by his sister-in-law's cruelty, he accepts it well.
As for Xu Zuyin, don't make a fuss about it. Kindness cannot be used in military affairs, and goodness cannot be used in business.
As a general who had commanded the border for many years, his kindness had long been worn out in the day-to-day battles with the Quanrong.
The Quanrong soldiers treated the people of Dajin as food that could be slaughtered like pigs and sheep.
The Beirong soldiers had long regarded the Quanrong people as jackals and beasts.
In the eyes of these two parties, the other party is completely different from themselves.
This kind of emotion is something that those who are far away from the frontier will never be able to experience.
So when Bao Beibei proposed this plan to wipe out the entire family, Xu Zuyin was merely surprised and was more receptive to it than Xiao Yuan.
only……
"Miss Bao, your plan is good but it has a big drawback.
Smallpox is the king of diseases. If it breaks out, won't the people of Dajin also suffer?
The Quanrong are sparsely populated, while our cities in Dajin are densely populated. If we really use this strategy, I'm afraid..."
Bao Beibei raised her hand to interrupt Xu Zuyin, "Since I dare to come up with this idea, I have a perfect countermeasure.
What if we, the Dajin people, don't get smallpox?
Is this strategy feasible?
Xu Zuyin nodded and shook his head hesitantly, "If we can ensure that the people of Dajin do not get smallpox, then it is naturally a good strategy that does not cost a single soldier.
But the disease doesn't discriminate people. How can it tell who is from the Quanrong and who is from the Dajin?
Miss Bao wouldn't be thinking that if people from Dajin worship the Goddess of Smallpox at Yaowang Temple, they won't be infected, right?"
"How is that possible? We should believe in science. If the Yaowang Temple is so effective, why would we need to see a doctor?"
Bao Beibei smiled proudly, "When I was traveling around the world in my early years, I got a prescription that can keep you from getting smallpox for the rest of your life.
The price is low, the effect is fast, and you can get immunity within seven days after you do it.
As long as we use these captives as bargaining chips to negotiate with the Quanrong for a while and create a good time difference, we can ensure that all our soldiers are immune.
In order to ensure that the news is not leaked and this matter cannot be told to anyone, General Xu can just pick fifty soldiers who have had smallpox to go out with me.
On the way to the border, I found the medicine in a small village, which was enough to make a vaccine in two days.
As for the search for the smallpox virus, the general will have to worry about it.
As you know, smallpox is something that once you get it you never get it again.
As long as the soldiers sent out have had the disease before, there will be no risk of infection. Just let them seal the thick blood of the bean scab in a clay jar and bring it back.
Let's act separately. I have eight days, enough to vaccinate all the soldiers and civilians in Beirong City.
Ten days is enough, including the time for vaccination.
Taking into account the time it takes for the vaccine to take effect, it only takes 17 days for the captives to be infected.”
Xu Zuyin was full of excitement but couldn't help asking a few more questions.
"How confident is Miss Bao?
If the recipe you mentioned doesn't work and we really get the pox back, we might be in danger of destroying the city.
You don't have any pockmarks on your face, so you probably haven't had it. This is really a big risk."
Bao Beibei rolled her eyes speechlessly, "You said I didn't get it either, would I joke with my own life?"
I'm powerful, influential, in my prime, and I've just started a relationship. Life is going great. Only a fool would be so depressed.
I just think it's not worth it for our good men of Dajin to get killed or injured while beating those bastards.
Otherwise, who would be willing to come up with this bad idea and bear this bad name?
If we win the battle, it will be you who will be promoted, not me."
This is true.
As the sister-in-law of the Regent King and Marquis Zhenguo, this young lady can easily walk around the Jin Dynasty with impunity.
Not to mention the possibility of contracting the disease, there was actually no need for her to come to such a dangerous place as the border.
Seeing that Bao Beibei and Xu Zuyin had discussed the division of labor, Xiao Yuan knocked on the table.
"Since this has nothing to do with me, why do you have to ask me to do this?
I will serve as your witness."
Bao Beibei glanced at him with disdain and said, "The Jin Dynasty is a three-way tripod. General Xu represents the imperial power and I represent the Regent Palace.
If I don't call you here, General Xu will think I am excluding you.
It would rather a group of people were left out than a single person.
Even if you are useless and just a decoration, I will put you in your position. This is a matter of principle.
Oh, by the way, who said it’s none of your business?
Your first task is to coax Xiao Yudian and not let her discover my true purpose.
When you go back, tell her that someone in the city was found to have smallpox and was executed and buried, and express your concern for Beirong City.
Be careful not to mess up your performance. I guess Xiao Yudian will come soon and discuss the vaccination with me.
All you have to do is keep it a secret that you are planning to artificially infect the prisoners with smallpox.
When the vaccination in this city is almost done, Xiao Yuan, you can trick Yudian into going to Linguan City to get vaccinated.
I think once the vaccination is completed in that city, our business will be done as well."
Xiao Yuan frowned and tapped the table unconsciously.
"Are you really okay?
That's smallpox. Is the vaccine you're talking about really effective?
If I hide the fact that I actively spread the plague from my wife and she finds out later…"
Bao Beibei laughed, "Master Xu is still here, are you sure you want to let people know that you are afraid of your wife?"
Don't worry, just stew a few more pork elbows for her and it will be fine.
She never dwells on things that cannot be undone and will never argue with you about it.
I, the mastermind, am not afraid of you who knows the truth but does not report it, so why should I be afraid of you?"
Xiao Yuan thought about it and it made sense.
Those who achieve great things do not care about small details. Compared with the casualties of tens of thousands of soldiers, using unethical strategies is really nothing.
Bao Beibei's prediction turned out to be correct. When Xiao Yuan casually mentioned to Jiang Xinyu that smallpox had been discovered in the city and that he was worried about the safety of soldiers and civilians, Jiang Xinyu immediately thought of cowpox.
She is better at this profession than Bao Beibei, and there is still space for some saline, distilled water, syringes, glass bottles and other things.
The next morning, he went to Bao Beibei and proposed developing cowpox vaccine to vaccinate the city residents.
Bao Beibei pretended not to know what was going on and acted as if she was being pushed around by Jiang Xinyu.
What happened next will come naturally.
It happened that a gatekeeper soldier said that when he went home to visit his relatives a few days ago, he found that there were cows infected with pox in the neighboring village.
It so happened that General Xu came up with the idea of exchanging prisoners for money, and thus he was able to communicate with the Quanrong tribe and avoid a war for the time being.
It just so happened that there were dozens of soldiers who had had smallpox.
In just half a day, Jiang Xinyu and Bao Beibei had already led people out of the city on horseback and rushed to the village to collect smallpox serum and develop a vaccine.
After they left, General Xu sent another team of soldiers who had already had smallpox to look for smallpox patients in the opposite direction.
The vaccinia plasma cannot be used immediately after it is collected, but the detoxification method and process are relatively simple and time-saving.
As a fan of time-travel novels, Jiang Xinyu was quite serious when learning this part.
Although it was my first time, I remembered the steps very well.
The vaccine was declared a success when the first 20 death row inmates who were vaccinated developed smallpox safely without any adverse reactions.
Soon all the doctors in Beirong City were gathered together to teach vaccination techniques.
Of course, the outside world claims that the vaccination is a medicinal inducer for strengthening the body and detoxifying.
As for why vaccination was necessary, it was of course spread maliciously by the Quanrong spies.
Although it may cause a little panic, it is much better than explaining the smallpox vaccination.
People of this era are terrified of acne, and it is extremely difficult to get them to accept the new vaccine immediately.
Time waits for no one.
They can't waste too much time arguing with the Quanrong, they have to end the battle quickly.
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