There were a lot of discussions in the hall, and many military attachés began to smile, and their eyes also burst out with the desire to fight. Zhang Shao frowned and said in a deep voice: "But Marshal, let's not talk about anything else, this Lingnan
How do you solve the miasma epidemic? No matter how fast and suddenly we fight, even if the army can directly break through the Five Ridges and enter Lingnan, if half of them fall ill before the battle, aren't they still waiting to die? The last time Liu Jingxuan fought against Xishu, the battlefield
We were victorious one after another. Less than half a month after the stalemate, the epidemic hit. In the end, even escaping back was a lucky thing. Have you forgotten it?"
He Wuji laughed and waved his hand confidently: "If this problem is not solved, do you think I dare to propose this plan? In that ghost place of Lingnan, miasma and disease have always been stronger than a hundred thousand soldiers. Ever since Qin Shihuang conquered Lingnan
This has been the case since the beginning. I have been deliberately trying to conquer Lingnan and make achievements for so many years. This epidemic is the top priority for me. But, God help me, this problem can finally be solved!"
Wang Hong gave a high-five excitedly: "Zhennan, how can you solve it?"
He Wuji smiled and looked at Wang Hong: "Wang Nankang (Wang Hong's current official position is Nankang Prime Minister, and he was the actual official of Nankang County when there was no county governor in Nankang). This is thanks to your good cousin.
Yes, do you still remember Wang Dan Wang Sanqi?"
Wang Hong said in surprise: "He? He was exiled to Guangzhou because the party attached to Sima Yuanxian and colluded with Sima Yuanxian's party member Zhang Fashun. I heard that he almost died of the epidemic. Later, when the demon thieves invaded Guangzhou, he was also included.
He was given to prisoners and was released not long ago along with Wu Yinzhi, the puppet governor of Guangzhou. Could it be that he..."
He Wuji smiled and said: "Yes, that's the man. He didn't stay in Lingnan all these years in vain. When he was in Guangzhou, he devoted himself to studying how the epidemic in Guangzhou came about. Everything in the world is interdependent and mutually reinforcing.
, this miasma in Lingnan is caused by the evil resentment of heaven and earth. It is mostly caused by the rotting carcasses of animals that died by the springs in the mountains and forests, coupled with the decay of dead branches and leaves over the years, and poisonous mushrooms. In the hot summer season,
Because it accelerates the decay and deterioration, it creates the kind of poisonous gas that kills people immediately."
"Just like the leftovers from our meals, even the best meat can be stored for a long time in the winter, but in the summer, it will rot in a day or two. This is the way of heaven, but all things are interdependent, and in this poisonous miasma,
There will also be things that are not afraid of poisonous gas. As long as you eat these things, you can get rid of the miasma and poisonous gas and will not be poisoned. If not, how did the slang and Dong barbarians in Lingnan survive?"
Deng Qianzhi said thoughtfully: "In other words, as long as you eat these Lingnan poisonous gas-controlling things, you won't be afraid of miasma?"
He Wuji nodded: "Exactly, in this land of Lingnan, there are two things that can best restrain the miasma. One is rugosa and barley. These are things that are widely available in the mountains and forests of Lingnan. The locals use them to control the miasma.
Patchouli is used as medicine to make Patchouli and Zhengqi soup. If you eat more barley, you will not be harmed by these poisonous gases. I secretly sent my trusted subordinates to Lingnan to purchase a large amount of Patchouli and 100,000 shi of barley, enough for several
Thousands of people have been taking it for several months, and they have sent their capable confidants to the local area to try the medicine in person. It is indeed miraculous. As soon as it is taken, the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea immediately improve, which can be said to be miraculous."
Wang Hong opened his eyes wide: "How did Zhennan buy so many things? Wouldn't purchasing a large amount of barley, a drug that the locals know how to use it, arouse suspicion among demons and thieves?"
He Wuji smiled and waved his hand: "Originally, it would indeed arouse suspicion, but recently the demon thieves seem to be in great need of money and materials from the Central Plains. After all, in that damn place in Guangzhou, there is nothing but local specialties, and there is a shortage of food and cloth.
However, those tough and difficult mountain natives, the Dongyue people, cannot live on local products. White rice, beautiful Hanfu and silk, and those copper bowls and iron pots are what they want.
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Wang Hong laughed: "I understand, I understand. No wonder there are a large number of Guangzhou merchants coming to Nankang County to collect rice, grain and cloth, and also bring a lot of wood to trade. It turns out that this is how it came about. However,
Isn’t the imperial court strictly enforcing these trades with Guangzhou? Aren’t they afraid that these iron pots and copper basins will become weapons of monsters and thieves?”
He Wuji laughed: "These timber transactions are all used to hide the public's eyes. What's more, we find some slang and Dong businessmen to collect patchouli and barley. However, we can't just collect these, we need all kinds of local products.
, such as wood, pearls, tortoise shell armor, and all kinds of mountain products. In this way, the demon thieves thought that I was just like the previous officials who just wanted to make a fortune through trading, so they would naturally relax their vigilance."
Wang Hong curled up his lips: "No wonder Zhennan gave me a secret order, asking me not to interfere with these transactions in Nankang, especially the wood. The price is too cheap, almost equivalent to giving it away. Now Nankang is almost
Every household in the country has a lot of them."
He Wuji sneered: "Anyway, these barbarians don't farm all day long. They rely on the mountains to eat. It doesn't take much time and effort to chop down trees. They also have to hide from the raids of the demon thief sergeants and use the wood trade to cover the herbal medicine trade.
I have already sent people to contact them about this. In fact, the demon thieves are also very short of money now. After all, the number of die-hard old thieves who follow them is only about ten thousand, while there are hundreds of thousands of barbarians in the mountains, so they have to give benefits.
I just want to govern such a big Guangzhou, but whatever I take greedily now, I will have to pay back tenfold in the future!"
Wang Hong breathed a long sigh of relief: "In this case, I know everything, then I will return to Nankang quickly, open more markets, and make these transactions bigger."
He Wuji nodded: "Yes, it needs to be made more realistic. I will give you a thousand sergeants, and I will collect summer grain and cloth. The cloth can be directly used for trade, and the grain will be stored in the army depot for the Northern Expedition."
It is a fact that we are short of food now. Then wait for this summer grain collection. The garrison from each county will disperse to each township to collect the summer grain tax within these ten days, while the navy ships will go to Yuzhang.
This area is concentrated for the purpose of transporting grain."
"As soon as the rice grains arrive, enough for two months of fighting, we will gather the troops, march by land and water, and head straight to Lingnan. If that doesn't work, we will borrow the grain depots in Baling and Changsha first. As long as I set off first, Jingzhou
The Taoist regulations will not sit idly by and will definitely follow up. When the time comes when our two major vassal towns join forces, are we afraid that we will not be able to destroy the demon thief? Your achievements and ambition for revenge can be achieved in one fell swoop!"
This chapter has been completed!