Obviously, if the four doors are opened at this time, for Zichan, it may be a way to quickly alleviate public complaints. Not only that, it can also reduce the pressure from the temple.
But the problem is that once the city gate is opened, the symptoms of poisoning among the people will not decrease, but will become worse. So what should we do?
As the saying goes, one can make great progress, then it will weaken, and three times it will be exhausted.
Once the poisoning of the people continues to ferment and the root cause of the disaster cannot be eliminated, panic will begin inside and outside the city, and the entire Zhengyi city will be in chaos.
After some discussion between Li Ran and Zichan, they both knew that this incident was deliberately instigated by someone secretly. As for who it was, the two of them had a tacit understanding.
"Now it seems that there is only one other way available."
As the saying goes, one moment, another moment. Obviously, the opponent has started to take action in the dark. And this means that Li Ran and Zichan also need to make changes.
The most critical thing now is how to quell the riots in the city and appease the grievances of the people. As long as the people don't follow suit, there is still room for discussion.
However, it is obviously not that easy to do this.
"It seems that this matter requires the doctor and Ran to act together."
"Oh? How to say it?"
Zichan immediately asked.
Li Ran smiled and didn't say anything clearly, he just said:
"Please ask the doctor to wait for two days. When the time comes, the doctor will naturally know."
After saying that, Li Ran calmly resigned and returned directly to the sacrifice family.
He had not returned to the priest's family for more than twenty days. His return immediately attracted the "attention" of the priest's family. After a thorough examination, it was confirmed that he was not sick, and then he was asked to meet with the clan elders and the priests.
Old Sect Master.
It just so happened that the monthly meeting of the Ji family happened to happen. Li Ran was now the son-in-law of the Ji family and the person who controlled the actual industry, so he was naturally qualified to participate.
"In recent days, our clan has been losing thousands of dollars. If this continues... Huh! Let's just starve to death together."
"Haha, can't you understand the notice issued by the court? Continue the ban! The officials will not care about your life or death!"
"Alas, I told you not to say that. Since the government insists on banning it, isn't it for our own good after all?"
Among all ethnic groups, some support the continuation of the ban, and naturally there are also those who oppose the continuation of the ban.
For their own reasons, their attitudes were very firm, and the two sides were at loggerheads.
Ji Zeng also stood up and expressed his opinion at this time, only to hear him speak to his father in public:
"Father, today the young man from the east city treasury came to report. I heard from him that the grain stored in our treasury will not last long. If we do not lift the ban and replenish it, we will all starve by then. Father, this is absolutely terrible.
It’s not alarmist.”
"I heard that... the malaria in the city has been alleviated a lot recently. If this is the case, why not suggest that the officials lift the ban as soon as possible. That would be a good thing for me and the people in the city."
Just imagine, even the Ji family, which has a huge business, is about to be unable to survive. One can only imagine what the situation of ordinary people is now.
Zhengyi is the hub of commerce and trade in the world, and most of the people in the city support their families by doing handicrafts and doing business.
Nowadays, four gates are closed, business travel is cut off, food is useless, money is useless, and all we can do is wait for death.
Faced with this situation, how could they sit still and wait for death?
Although Ji Zong did not have much say in the Ji clan, Haolai was the legitimate son of the clan leader after all, and he also had his own business in Zheng Yi.
This time the city was closed due to the disease, which also required supplies and manpower. The price he paid was not small. The reason why he supported Li Ran before was purely because Li Ran saved him and sacrificed him in Weiguo.
For the sake of inquiry.
However, to this day, no matter how great a favor it is, he still has to think about himself and the entire Ji clan.
"Father..."
"Father! The city gate must never be opened!"
Ji Xun on the side heard what Ji Yi said and was about to chime in, but unexpectedly, Ji Niu stood up abruptly and retorted sternly!
This time, the clan elders who had joined him in opposing the city's closure were all dumbfounded, and they all looked at him with their mouths open.
Rao Shiji heard the sound first and couldn't help but was startled. He looked at him with a trace of doubt in his eyes and asked:
"Oh? Shu Niu, you are now opposed to lifting the ban? But why?"
Li Ran, who was sitting in the corner, remained calm and didn't say a word. He waited patiently for the performance of standing up the bull to begin.
"Father, at the beginning of the epidemic of malaria, my son objected to the ban because this move would cause irreparable losses to my clan and Zheng Yi as a whole. I felt that this move would cause too much damage to my clan.
Serious."
"It's a pity that some people at that time insisted on inciting officials to implement the ban out of righteousness. At that time, the child was really helpless and had no choice but to submit."
"But today, Zhengyi has been closed for nearly a month. Countless people in the city and countless businesses have suffered this unreasonable disaster. And the number is shocking and unimaginable! We have paid such a heavy price, if the ban is lifted at this time
, but then malaria will become prevalent again in the city, so won’t all the price we paid today be in vain? By then, malaria will rise again, and everyone in Zhengyi will be infected with the disease. What will happen if the city gate is wide open? Who can
People still dare to trade with me, the Zheng people?"
Standing in front of the hall with a bow and a straight ox, what he said was impassioned and righteous.
Yes, the city has been closed for more than 20 days, and everyone has paid a price. If they open the city gate now and fall short, wouldn't all the price they paid be in vain?
Whether it's his family, other wealthy families, or ordinary merchants, it's just adding insult to injury.
"Stand up the ox! What kind of nonsense is this?! How can it be like this! If you continue to seal the city, you will not let us, the Ji clan, live!"
"Yes, you are so stupid, you can stand and talk without pain in your back. You still have so much food in your treasury, of course you don't..."
"Hmph! At this time, you are still sealing off this damn city! Are you really going to starve us to death before you give up?!"
His words immediately attracted many clan elders to refute and attack him.
At first, Shu Niu joined them in opposing the ban. They originally thought that Shu Niu was on the same boat as them. But who would have thought that Shu Niu actually jumped off the ship halfway and now supported the ban.
Even though these clan elders have always been scheming, they couldn't help but feel a sense of being cheated at this moment, and they all roared and questioned the vertical cow.
However, Shu Niu remained indifferent and just stood there with emotion, not taking it seriously at all.
Ji Xian also felt deeply strange about this, but what Zhu Niu just said was reasonable and well-founded, and he couldn't fault it at all. He could only turn his attention to Li Ran immediately.
After all, Li Ran was the one who strongly supported the ban at the beginning. Now that Shu Niu has changed his attitude, he naturally wants to see what Li Ran thinks now.
So he looked at Li Ran sitting in the corner and said:
"Ziming, please tell me what we should do now."
It is a matter of life and death for the entire clan, and as the leader of the clan, he should be extremely cautious.