Chapter 215 Plague in Dayang Town
Qi Yanzhou came to the table, looked at the marked map of the river and mountains, and shook his head.
"This is a major project that will require a lot of manpower and financial resources, and the lives of the people have nothing to do with the emperor."
When the national treasury was abundant, he mentioned the management of rivers.
Not only did the emperor not agree, he also used all the silver to build a Taoist temple and refine elixirs in order to achieve immortality.
Ye Chutang tapped the landscape painting on the table.
"I'll pay for it, can you fix it?"
"No, if you want to move these rivers, you have to go through the formalities with the government first. Although I can fake an imperial decree to make the government obey, but when it comes to money, I have to have my own people watching over it, and I don't have the conditions to do so at the moment."
River management needs to be divided into sections, and a lot of people are needed just for management.
And they also have to understand water conservancy, but he doesn't have many such subordinates.
"Atang, we can't rush to manage the river. Let's wait until we get to Tianshan County before doing this."
Ye Chutang nodded in agreement, "Okay, the government has a lot of grain in stock anyway, let alone a drought for a year, even if it lasts for three years, people won't starve to death."
After saying this, she folded the picture of rivers and mountains and put it into the bag containing clothes.
After they packed up, they went downstairs to wash up.
After washing up, Ye Chutang took the clothes that were drying in the backyard.
Ever since Aunt Su died, the job of washing clothes fell on Qi Jingyao.
She seemed like a different person, quiet and efficient at work.
Of course, she had never done any heavy work before, so she couldn't do anything well at the beginning.
But she made rapid progress, and in just five days, she became a qualified "servant".
Apart from helping the Qi family with work, Qi Jingyao keeps to herself.
He ate free meals given by the officials and slept on the floor.
Ye Chutang had a feud with Qi Jingyao before, and he only used her as a laborer without giving her any preferential treatment.
Seeing Qi Jingyao becoming increasingly thinner due to lack of nutrition, she simply ignored it.
After putting away the dried clothes, Han Chong called everyone to eat.
Breakfast was prepared by the postman at the post station, including vegetable porridge, steamed buns and pickles.
Five cents is enough to fill your stomach.
Ye Chutang gave the postmaster thirty coins.
Aunt Gao glanced at the lonely Qi Jingyao and bought three breakfasts from the postmaster.
"Yao'er, I've already paid you, come and eat."
In order to pay off the two hundred taels she owed Ye Chutang as soon as possible, Qi Jingyao also worked as a servant for Aunt Gao.
Although I can only earn thirty cents a day, a little bit adds up.
Thinking that the money had already been spent, she did not argue with Aunt Gao.
"Thank you, Auntie."
After breakfast, the exile team set off.
Ye Siyin had spent half the night with Zhao Qingshu last night, and her legs were shaking.
She thought about the madness of last night and touched her belly.
My period hasn’t come yet, so it’s very likely that I’m pregnant!
The exiled team left the post station.
It was daybreak at this time.
There were already vendors selling things on the street.
The old man selling wontons said to the old man who was buying vegetables nearby: "Old man Chen, when you finish selling vegetables, go to the granary in the western suburbs to buy rice. It's half the price of the rice shop, only five cents!"
"The government's granary only sells for five cents? Is that true?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, you'll know when you go and see it later."
"God has finally opened his eyes!"
Ye Chutang listened to their conversation and looked at Qi Yanzhou with a smile.
“I didn’t expect the government to act so quickly.”
"The government doesn't care about the price of grain. In the end, it will all be handed over to the national treasury. After receiving the imperial edict, they will naturally obey orders immediately."
"The emperor just ordered the price of rice to increase, and then he issued an imperial decree to adjust the price. Wouldn't the government be suspicious?"
Qi Yanzhou took Ye Chutang's hand and held their fingers tightly.
"The emperor did so many absurd things that the government had long been accustomed to."
"That's true."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he saw a clinic that had just opened on the street.
She approached Qi Yanzhou and asked in a low voice, "You still have two months. Can the Miao witch doctor arrive in time?"
Qi Yanzhou shook his head uncertainly.
He hadn't received any message from Caesar for a long time.
I don’t know if he was in a hurry or if something unexpected happened.
Ye Chutang's expression changed slightly, and he asked again: "Do you know any other doctors who can use poison?"
"I know them, but they are all in Southern Xinjiang. Besides, the poison Ah Man put on them cannot be cured by ordinary people."
The implication is that if A'man cannot arrive in time, he will surely die.
"Don't worry, I will definitely save you!"
Ye Chutang thought that if Ah Man could not arrive in time to meet Qi Yanzhou, then she would use her supernatural powers to take him to find Ah Man.
Then he used hypnosis and drugs to erase the two people's memories and keep his secret.
But the merit points she had accumulated were not enough to support the two of them to go to southern Xinjiang.
Therefore, the top priority now is to earn merit points!
Unfortunately, the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Because the further northwest you go, the more mountainous the road becomes, and you will encounter fewer people.
Occasionally helping others would only give you one or two merit points.
It's not even a drop in the bucket.
***
Five days later.
The exiled team is about to leave Bingzhou.
Along the way, the price of rice remained normal, which shows that the "imperial edict" worked.
Han Chong glanced at the dark sky and said, "We will rest in Dayang Town tonight and enter Dingzhou tomorrow."
We climbed over mountains and crossed rivers, and we were not only tired but also had poor food.
Everyone was very happy to hear that they could rest in town for a night.
Wu Chenggang took the documents of exile and went to negotiate with the governor of Dayang Town.
The governor readily agreed and went out of the town to welcome him personally.
"Sir, the town hall is not big. I'm afraid it can't accommodate so many people."
Han Chong looked at the flattering Zhenfu and said expressionlessly: "It doesn't matter. If there is not enough space, just sleep on the street."
"Thank you for your hard work, please come in."
The group followed the pacification officer into Dayang Town.
Ye Chutang immediately noticed something unusual, and when he looked at Qi Yanzhou, his gaze met his.
There was nothing strange about the town. The people's clothing and behavior were normal, but the town gave people a solemn feeling.
Qi Yanzhou walked up to Han Chong and whispered, "There's something wrong with this town. Something might happen."
Han Chong also felt the same way and asked, "Do you want to withdraw?"
"withdraw!"
Now that you're aware of the danger, there's no need to take risks.
Han Chong was just about to order the exile team to evacuate Dayang Town when a woman selling cloth shoes on the street suddenly fell to the ground.
His head hit the bluestone slab with a dull thud.
When Zhenfu heard the noise, he hurried forward to help the unconscious woman up, and scolded her distressedly: "Sister Wang, I've already told you, if you are seriously ill, don't go out to the stall!"
After saying that, he looked at the leader Wu Chenggang.
"Sir, the town government office is not far ahead. I will not accompany you any longer. I have to take the person to the clinic."
Ye Chutang looked at the woman with a flushed face and his expression changed slightly.
"Wait, it looks like she has the plague."
When everyone's face changed color due to fear caused by the word "plague", suddenly a "squeaking" sound came from far away.
It was like countless rats swarming in.
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