Bai Shandao: "Someone will ask them to go to the chief's mansion later. Since they are here, they must meet the chief and let them take a look at the situation at the medical shed."
Zhou Man worked so hard for the Liaozi Department, so he couldn't be criticized for harboring evil intentions, right?
He asked them to beg Zhou Man to stay.
Malaria is only spread in Annan City and two nearby tribes, and has not spread to further places yet.
So before accepting the order, the chiefs of other tribes actually didn't take it seriously.
Until they saw the medical sheds along the three streets outside the chief's palace.
People suffering from malaria do not look very good, and there are many people infected with the disease in Annan City. They just lie on the wooden boards or straw and watch the chiefs passing in front of them.
Chiefs:…
Just a little scared.
Some people simply turned around and left. Who knew whether such severe malaria would be contagious?
But as soon as they turned around, they were stopped by the warriors of the big tribe, "The chief is still waiting for you in the mansion, please come!"
They looked at each other and could only turn around and follow the warriors to the Chief's Mansion. It was only then that they realized belatedly that if Li Yi had solved them all in the Chief's Mansion...
Isn't that the case?
Didn't it say that the nobles of the imperial court are here?
There are also soldiers stationed at the border. Chief Li is not that courageous, right?
Several familiar chiefs communicated with their eyes. It was only then that they reacted belatedly, as if it was beneficial for them to have troops stationed at the border...
Several people's minds changed, thinking about what to say when they saw the chief later, but it turned out that the first people they met were Bai Shan and Li Si.
The chiefs looked at Bai Shan blankly, then turned to look at the chief manager.
The chief steward's eyes were red and he choked with sobs: "The chief suddenly heard the bad news and his condition worsened. He woke up for a while and then fell asleep again."
He said: "The great chief has told me that all matters relating to the Liaozi Department will be left to Master Bai. All chiefs will just listen to Master Bai's instructions."
Chiefs: It seems that the imperial troops stationed at the border are not so good.
Most people were silent, but there were some who couldn't hold their breath, "Wouldn't it be better to leave the affairs of the Liaozi Department to an outsider?"
Bai Shan raised his eyelids and said, "This is true."
Everyone fell silent and stopped talking. They quietly watched what Bai Shan was going to do with the chief.
Bai Shan nodded approvingly and said: "Liaozi's tribe is in Jisi Prefecture. The imperial court has always given you preferential treatment and has never thought of changing your policy of autonomy. Therefore, Bai here is only acting as the acting chief."
He turned the tea cup in his hand and said slowly: "You should have received the news before coming here. The troops stationed in Yizhou and Liuzhou are guarding the border."
Some chiefs couldn't help but asked: "Your Excellency said that we will not change our policy of autonomy, but will only temporarily replace it. Now you are mentioning the garrison. Are you threatening us?"
"You are right to think so," said Bai Shan, "but the imperial court's intention is not to change the status of the Liaozi tribe in Jizhou, but to prevent the Liaozi tribe from causing chaos."
He pointed out: "Chief Li was seriously ill and his son Li Yi died at the hands of mountain bandits. It remains to be verified whether the bandits were real bandits and fake bandits. However, so many people in Annan City were infected with malaria. If anyone thinks of military plans at this time,
Chaos is not only the enemy of the entire Annan City and the Liaozi tribe, but also the enemy of the Jin Dynasty."
"Mr. Bai knows what you are worried about. Don't worry, I have even resigned from the post of prime minister of the Jin Dynasty and have no interest in staying here to be the leader." Bai Shan said: "In order to reassure you, I will share some important information with you."
Leave the affairs to Mrs. Li."
He said: "Chief Li's eldest son is dead. Currently, only Mrs. Li can take charge. You can go to her if you need anything."
"Isn't it wrong for her to interfere in the affairs of the Chief's Mansion since she is already married?"
Bai Shan said nonchalantly: "My mother's family is also my family, or are the chiefs self-recommended and want to be the heirs themselves?"
As soon as these words came out, the chiefs looked wary of each other, obviously no one wanted one of them to take over.
Therefore, it was decided to let Li Si and Bai Shan take charge of the affairs of the Liaozi Department together.
But in private, Bai Shan left all the matters that Li Si could handle to her, and taught her how to meet with the chiefs in private to give them a feeling that in the current Liaozi Department, no one is more suitable for the position of chief than Li Si.
In the big tribe, the Li and Zhang families account for the majority, so they will recognize her; other tribes also have tribes close to the two families, and they will not be very opposed to her...
It’s better than replacing someone else, right?
Moreover, Li Si is a woman and her energy is always inferior to that of men. She was supported by Bai Shan, which means that the court also recognizes her.
The garrison stationed on the border had finally intimidated them. At a time when the Liaozi Department was in turmoil, no one was willing to confront the imperial court head-on.
While Bai Shan was doing these things, Zhou Man was looking at the newly cut artemisia in the medicine shed.
She rolled up her sleeves, picked out the artemisia annua, washed it, and slowly squeezed out the juice. The smell... was very bitter.
After Mingda distributed a batch of supplies, he walked over and stopped at a distance when he saw it, "I remember you asked the cook to make artemisia annua to eat. The taste... is still good."
Zhou Man said: "It has been boiled and blanched, and the bitterness has gone away. With the addition of oil and salt, it is naturally delicious."
Zhou Man had been making a lot of juice during this period, and he was almost numb to the taste, so he said with an expressionless face: "High temperature will destroy its medicinal effect, so I won't boil the medicine this time."
Mingda asked: "Are there many new patients today?"
"Since the mosquito eradication, there have been very few." Zhou Man said: "Thank you Bai Er for me. Thanks to him for taking people to exterminate mosquitoes these days."
Mingda pursed his lips and smiled: "He is very happy."
There was no need to settle accounts or distribute supplies. Bai Erlang led the warriors of the big tribe and rushed into various dark corners of the city with the mosquito killer grass distributed by Zhou Man. They smoked out the mosquitoes and killed them, or simply smoked them to death.
Already.
They also went directly to the water plants by the river to burn mosquito-killing herbs, which can be said to have harmed many mosquitoes.
Yin You is responsible for delivering mosquito-killing herbs to various households. Now every evening, there is a faint medicinal smell floating in the city, which is the smell of medicinal herbs burned by various households.
Needless to say, with this, plus everyone wearing long sleeves to avoid mosquito bites, dead people being cremated and buried, drinking water boiled, and feces etc. being disposed of in a unified manner, the number of people in the city getting sick every day has dropped sharply.
Moreover, people were recovering from illness every day, and the overcrowded medical sheds in the city began to relax. By this time, Li Si gradually became familiar with each tribe. Even if they still did not believe her, they had already recognized her position as heir.
At this time, Li Yi, who had been hanging for a long time, slowly came to his senses. Wu Jin and Wu Yin could both see without Zhou Man's explanation that this was a return to the light.