The sick farmers had no choice but to come to the city to see a doctor even if they had no money, so the number of people entering the city suddenly increased. Jiang Tuantuan felt something unusual while walking on the street. Combined with what Hua He said the day before that more people came to Tongji Hall to see a doctor, Jiang Tuantuan always felt that something bad was going to happen.
After buying things, he immediately went to Jiangyue Pavilion and told Erliu, Maifeng and Madden to close the store for a few days, buy enough food, and then stay indoors. By the way, he also told Dachun and Cuiping the news.
After hearing this, Er Liu did not ask the reason, but immediately ordered Mai Feng and Madden to go to the street to buy food, while she tidied up the shop, quickly delivered the goods, and then notified Dachun and Cuiping.
Jiang Tuantuan hurried home, interrupting Jiang Li, Jiang An, and Yu Bao who were studying. He told them to push a cart out to buy more food, and the rest of the people to stay home and not go out. Jiang Dafeng asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Jiang Tuantuan said, "I feel a bit nervous, so I better be cautious."
He then said to Jiang Li and Jiang An, who were about to go out to buy food, "You two should go quickly and come back quickly after buying. Don't waste time and don't play around."
Originally, the two of them were still hoping for a lucky break, thinking they could go out and relax, but when they saw Jiang Tuantuan's serious expression, they immediately realized that he was serious, and they immediately set out to the street.
When they got to the street, they felt that there was no difference from usual. There were still many passers-by, vendors, hawkers, and the sounds of hawking, shouting, and playing were endless.
However, the two of them did not waste any time. They went directly to the grain store and bought dozens of kilograms of grain. They also went to the meat stall and the vegetable stall and bought a lot of things. The cart was full. They then ran to the pastry shop and bought some of various pastries. They pushed the cart home until the cart was piled up into a small hill.
It was only when I returned home that I noticed something was wrong. There seemed to be more farmers on the street, and they all looked very weak. Some families even pushed carts with people lying on them. I rarely saw such a scene in the capital before.
It seemed that the person was sick and came to the city to see a doctor. Jiang Li and Jiang An quickly pushed the cart back home.
After arriving home, Jiang An said, "Sister, I saw a lot more people coming to see the doctor on the street. Is it because of this incident?"
Jiang Tuantuan hugged Yubao and said, "Yes, in the past, the flu was more likely to break out in spring, so it was normal for more people to get sick. But this time, it seems that there are so many more people all of a sudden. It feels a bit abnormal. Let's be careful for now."
When Li Jingchen came back in the evening, he saw a lot of food in the yard and asked, "Why did you suddenly buy so much food? Don't we have plenty of food at home?"
Jiang Tuantuan said, "Have you noticed that more people are catching colds now?"
Li Jingchen thought about it carefully and said, "No!"
Jiang Tuantuan was stunned for a moment and said, "That's right. When you left home this morning, you went to the army. You couldn't come into contact with the outside world, and the soldiers didn't leave the barracks either."
"What happened today?"
"Be careful when you go out."
Two days later, the flu had spread from outside the city to the inside. The clinic was almost overcrowded with people, and many corpses appeared outside the city. Only then did everyone realize that something was wrong.
The flu broke out.
This outbreak caused everyone to panic and they all ran to the grain stores to buy food. The grain stores also raised the prices. Vegetable sellers stopped selling any food as they wanted to keep it for themselves.
Many shops on the street were closed, and the entire capital seemed dead.
The emperor was furious and immediately restricted entry and exit to the capital. Because of the outbreak of influenza, many farmers might run away, so the area outside the city was also controlled by soldiers. Unfortunately, it was still a step too late, and some people did run away after all.
They could only write letters and quickly inform the provincial governors of various regions. If anyone was found entering the city, they would be immediately controlled and isolated. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Afterwards, three more imperial physicians were sent out immediately, including Su Qingming. The emperor only appointed two imperial physicians, but needed a medical assistant. The previously diligent medical assistants had all hidden at this time, and only Su Qingming volunteered to go.
Jiang An and Jiang Li admired Jiang Tuantuan's foresight very much. Jiang Tuantuan said worriedly: "I don't know if this flu is easy to cure. Alas, the people will suffer again."
The imperial physician found several patients and examined them carefully. He was shocked to find that they were suffering from pestilence. This was a disease with a high mortality rate and was contagious. The capital was in danger.
The matter was immediately reported to the emperor, who asked, "How should this disease be treated?"
The imperial physician replied, "This disease is highly contagious and can be spread through the mouth and nose, as well as through food, insect bites, and skin contact. First, the infected must be isolated. If anyone dies, they must be cremated immediately. Secondly, a large amount of medicinal herbs is required. We haven't yet determined which prescription is most effective against the pestilence, so time and experimentation are needed."
After hearing this, the emperor immediately issued an edict, ordering General Lin to guard the safety of the capital, and Lieutenant General Li Jingchen to assist him.
Jiang Tuantuan, who knew about this, was extremely worried and immediately used her points to buy a mask for Li Jingchen from the mall. Li Jingchen looked at this little gadget in amazement.
Jiang Tuantuan said worriedly, "Put it on quickly. Don't take it off for a moment. Wrap it in cotton cloth so no one can see it."
He took out a few more pills. These pills can prevent plague. Although the protection rate is only 80%, it is better to take them than not. The most important thing is that these pills are very expensive.
Jiang Tuantuan bought one for everyone in the family, and bought a few more and asked Li Jingchen to help give them to Rouer, Hua He and Su Qingming.
Li Jingchen took some time out to visit them separately. When the three heard that it was Jiang Tuantuan who gave it to them, they ate it without hesitation.
An isolation zone was set up closest to the city gate, where the sick were placed.
A large open space was found in the city, where many small beds were placed and the patients were carried here. Next to it was the crematorium, and once dead, they would be carried directly there for cremation.
The patients panicked and even refused to obey orders, trying to escape from the isolation zone.
In the end, the isolation zone was surrounded by soldiers, and anyone who tried to escape would be whipped immediately.
The imperial physician was also working hard to research the prescription, and all the major medical clinics sent people out to treat the patients.
Su Qingming and Hua He met by chance, and they went together. Su Qingming saw patients while Hua He took notes and helped to boil medicine.
But the situation has not improved at all, and the number of people getting sick and dying is increasing every day.
Even the nearest places such as Jizhou and Yongzhou have reported cases.
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