The fifth prince no longer had any intention of bidding on the subsequent auctions. He told his confidants to take the swords and elixirs back to him at the end of the auction, and then left first.
After the enemy was gone, Xiaotuanzi suddenly felt that the auction had lost a lot of fun, so he asked Jiang Lan for advice on the art of war.
Because the fifth prince kept making small moves, Mingruo targeted him. Other customers bid, but Mingruo did not intervene to raise the price. Even so, nearly half of the lots in this auction were sold for more than one million taels.
Bai Shen's calculations were going on in his mind. On this trip to Zhongzhou, the prince not only got the tiger talisman and jade seal, he also brought some profitable goods!
Mingruo was dozing off with his head propped up on his hands, when the door of the box was knocked several times: "Master, I have something important to report."
"Come in." Si Haochen said in a deep voice.
After the secret guard came in, he saw many people in the box and didn't know whether to speak or not.
Si Haochen knew exactly what information each secret guard was responsible for: "What's the matter?"
"Since the beginning of summer this year, there have been abundant rains. Flooding has been serious around Huzhou, especially in the Xunzhou area. Floods have submerged farmland in many villages, and many victims have poured into Huzhou... Recently, several counties and towns such as Lishui County and Shuanglai County in Huzhou have experienced floods.
The current epidemic spreads very quickly, and more than a hundred people have died..." After the secret guard finished reporting, he waited for instructions.
"What did the local medical officer say?" Si Haochen felt that Emperor Danxu was not doing things well. He allocated money every year to build embankments and dams, and floods occurred every year. The victims were displaced and fled to their own fiefdoms. It was a small matter to get some food and money, but there was an epidemic.
Going amok is very tricky.
"It's said to be febrile dysentery. I've tried several prescriptions but they don't work."
Si Haochen thought and asked Doctor Xu to rush over, but he was afraid that he would not be able to make it in time.
Jiang Lan saw that his lord was in a dilemma: "My lord, Doctor Qin has done some research on the epidemic of warm poison. If necessary, he can be sent there."
"Okay." Si Haochen nodded. The epidemic is dangerous and there is no need to delay.
"I'll go too." Mingruo was only afraid that the 'warm dysentery' the medical officer said was 'cholera'. Not to mention the ancient times when medical conditions were backward, even in modern times, a 'cholera' outbreak could easily bring down the entire medical system.
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"No!" Si Haochen felt that this girl was too courageous, and she actually wanted to run to a place where the epidemic was rampant.
"This epidemic is very dangerous and must be contained in time, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous." Mingruo considers himself not a selfless person, but in the face of the epidemic, he still wants to do his best to save more lives.
"Do you have to go?" Si Haochen looked serious.
"Yes." Mingruo nodded solemnly.
"I will go with you!" This was the bottom line that Si Haochen could accept.
"Master, the situation there is unclear now. It is better to send Doctor Qin to find out the situation. If he is sure, it would be better for you and your wife not to go." As subordinates, the safety of the master is above all else.
"Just let Dr. Qin go with you." Si Haochen was very confident in the little princess's medical skills.
"Then... I will go with you!" Since there is no way to stop him, he can only follow him to the death.
"Not to mention, you just had a thoracotomy, so you shouldn't run around. Just because you are weak in energy, you are more likely to get sick than others." Ming Ruo shook his head at Jiang Lan, "If you follow, not only will you not be able to help, but you will also be a hindrance.
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"Doctor Qin can just go with you." In any case, Jiang Lan had a good idea, so Si Haochen decided to give him a task, "You stay in the palace and teach Xuan'er the art of war."
"I obey my orders." Jiang Lan did not serve in the army due to his frail health, but the education he received since childhood told him to obey the orders of his lord.
"Let's go back and prepare, and then set off as soon as possible." Mingruo was worried.
"Yes." Si Haochen took Mingruo's hand and walked out of the box.
Jiang Lan quickly got into the role and followed closely with Xuan'er.
Xuan'er raised her little head and looked at Jiang Lan with a pout: "I also want to go with my eldest brother and sister-in-law, but I know that I am not strong enough now to help."
"Then let's work hard together. I hope that next time we encounter this situation, we will have enough strength to do what we want to do." A long-jointed hand stretched out in front of Xiaotuanzi.
"Okay." Xuan'er stretched out her little hand and high-fived Jiang Lansan.
After Mingruo returned to the palace, he called Doctor Qin together and asked the secret guard in detail what the symptoms of this 'epidemic' were. After analysis, Mingruo and Doctor Qin agreed that it was undoubtedly cholera.
Dr. Qin did research on the current epidemic and quickly drew up a rough prescription.
Mingruo read the prescription and found that there was not much deviation in the medicinal materials used, so he handed the prescription to Bai Shen: "Prepare as many medicinal materials as possible in this prescription."
"Yes." Bai Shen took the prescription and looked at it carefully. Fortunately, they were relatively common and nothing particularly rare.
"Send additional manpower to purchase medicinal materials in other state capitals as quickly as possible," Si Haochen ordered.
Hearing the prince say "quickly", Bai Shen understood instantly - after this prescription was put into use, the surrounding pharmacists learned that these medicinal materials could curb the epidemic, and they would definitely raise the price. Not only would they have to spend more money, but they would also have to pay for the medicinal materials.
The quality is also difficult to guarantee.
"My subordinates will take care of it now." Bai Shen has already made a calculation: the top priority is to get the surrounding medicinal materials for emergency use. Then, he will go to the places where these medicinal materials are produced to purchase them to ensure subsequent supply.
Due to time constraints, Si Haochen and his party did not take a carriage and rode directly on horseback.
The lie flame had been held in the space for a long time, and it became very excited when it came out. Although it carried Mingruo and Si Haochen on its back, the wind blew under its hooves and threw Doctor Qin and the secret guard far away.
Doctor Qin used to be a military doctor, and he had seen the big world, but he was still shocked by the speed of Lie Yan. He could only look at the dust and sigh - it was really impossible to catch up with him.
Along the way, Mingruo discovered that Si Haochen was very attentive to the management of the fiefdom. Although it rained heavily, due to the proper construction of the water conservancy facilities in the fiefdom, not only were the people not harmed by floods, but there were basically few grain fields.
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Si Haochen and Ming Ruo first came to Lishui County, which is basically the dividing line between the epidemic area and the non-epidemic area. The county magistrate not only closed the gate of the county seat, but also organized a 'blockade' organized by the government officials to prevent the victims.
Then flow elsewhere.
Outside the city, the victims were also resettled in two places: the east and the west. The east camp was for ordinary victims, and the west camp was for sick victims. The same was true inside the city, and the initial isolation of patients with the epidemic was basically achieved.
Mingruo felt that, given the current situation, it was quite good to be able to do this, and he couldn't help but be impressed by the Lishui County Magistrate who came to 'report his duties'.
"Currently, the medical officer sent by the state capital has not developed an effective prescription. The official has only done these trivial things. Please forgive me." The county magistrate knelt on the ground, his head hanging extremely low.
"You are very good." Si Haochen is not an unreasonable person. If there is no Lishui County magistrate to control the movement of victims, I am afraid that the epidemic will spread to more places.
