Guo Song was inspecting the epidemic in Hedong City at this time. He had been in Puzhou for three days and had been investigating the impact of the epidemic for three consecutive days. This was the first time that he came specifically to investigate the epidemic.
Generally speaking, the impact of the epidemic in Hedong City is not great. On the one hand, a war broke out in Hedong City, and a large number of people have fled their homes in advance. There are basically no people living in the suburbs of Hedong City, and the number of residents in the city is only half of the usual number.
Another reason is that the epidemic first broke out among the enemy troops, and there was no epidemic in the city. After learning that the enemy troops outside the city had an epidemic, the residents of Hedong City fled again, making the population base where the epidemic spread was not large. In the end, it was only 1,000
The remaining people died in this plague, mostly concentrated in Hedong City.
When Guo Song arrived in Hedong City, the epidemic had been brought under control. It was mainly due to the all-out efforts of Wei Qing, the governor of Puzhou, to fight against the epidemic that the epidemic did not spread and cause no serious consequences.
"Reporting to the envoy, after the epidemic broke out in the city, I started three things. The first was to seal the city and no more escapes were allowed. The second was to immediately send notices to the counties in Puzhou, asking them to quarantine the people in Hedong County. The third was to
It is isolated in Hedong County and all patients are gathered together."
“Well done!”
Guo Song praised very much. Governor Wei was very experienced and had all three methods in place. He asked again: "It seems that Governor Wei has experienced epidemics?"
"I served as the governor of Xiangzhou a few years ago. At that time, Tian Yue and Li Baozhen fought in Xiangzhou. Later, an epidemic broke out and the war stopped. I spent a whole year to contain the epidemic. I summed up many experiences and lessons, and used honeysuckle and coptis.
Boiling soup with isatis root can prevent and treat the disease. The disease can also be cured if it is early stage, but the most effective way to control the disease is to isolate it and then use a large amount of quicklime to kill the virus."
"Where is the isolation area placed?" Guo Song asked.
"Beizong was placed in the Chenghuang Temple. There was a large open space there. Beizong set up dozens of tents. Puzhou happens to be rich in lime. Beizhong used tens of thousands of kilograms of quicklime. The whole air was filled with the smell of lime."
Guo Song nodded. He smelled it as soon as he entered the city. The whole city exuded a strong smell of lime.
"How many residents are there in the city now?"
"Hedong County still had a population of nearly 200,000 in the middle of last year. The war and epidemic caused all the people to flee. Now the city has a population of less than 20,000. Seeing that the wheat is about to ripen, it is estimated that people will return one after another to harvest wheat.
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"If this happens, will it cause a rebound of the epidemic?" Guo Song asked worriedly.
"Please rest assured that there will not be another epidemic. Apart from isolating patients, there have been no epidemics in Hedong County for fifteen consecutive days. We have disposed of all corpses and used items by burning them and burying them deeply, from outside the city.
It’s been more than half a year since there has been anyone living here, so the epidemic has long been gone.”
"Chief Wei handled it very well. If you have any difficulties, just raise them and I will definitely find a way to solve them."
"There are definitely difficulties, let alone losses. The main reason is that we purchased a large amount of materials, medicinal materials, lime, cloth, etc. The money and materials in the state government's inventory have been exhausted, and we still owe a lot of debts. In addition, Hedong
Can there be some reduction in county taxes?”
"There is no problem with taxes. I can be exempted from taxes in Hedong County for three years. As for how much money and materials are needed, please ask the governor to write a detailed list and report it to me. The missing money and materials will be borne by Taiyuan."
Wei Qing was very moved. He had previously proposed tax exemptions and financial support to Li Huaiguang, but was scolded by Li Huaiguang. He did not expect that it could be solved so easily in Guo Song. He and other feudal towns were really different.
Same, no wonder the Hedong family supports him.
After Guo Song inspected Puzhou for three days, he set off to return to Taiyuan. That night, Wei Qing wrote a letter to his brother Wei Huan. Wei Huan was also the head of the Wei family in Chang'an.
Cheng, now serves as Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice in Chengdu.
Wei Qing wrote in detail the three days he accompanied Guo Song on his inspection of Puzhou and Hedong City, and also wrote his high praise for Guo Song in the letter.
He put the letter into an envelope, marked it with wax, handed it to a Webster disciple and said: "Go to Chengdu quickly and give this letter to the head of the family!"
"Second uncle, don't worry, I will definitely deliver the letter."
After the disciple who delivered the letter left, Wei Qing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. His mood was ups and downs, and he could not calm down for a long time. The appearance of Guo Song made him suddenly see a light of hope in this dark and troubled world.
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Xue Tao has stayed in Jinyang Palace for five days, and she is still not used to it. Jinyang Palace is too big, covering an area of nearly 500 acres. You have to take a carriage from east to west, and the back garden has turned into an imperial garden.
It covers an area of 80 acres, of which the lake alone covers 50 acres. There is a small island in the middle, and there is also a courtyard on the island, which is full of pavilions and pavilions.
It was just that the area was too big, but the key was that the buildings inside were difficult for her to adapt to. The old lobby had turned into an empty hall. Standing in the hall, she became extremely small, which actually made her feel at a loss.
Xue Tao knew in his heart that what really made him unable to adapt was the change in his identity.
She is no longer the wife of General Guo, nor the wife of Jiedushijun. She is now the Princess of Jin. Even if the Empress of the Tang Dynasty saw her, she would not dare to put on airs in front of her. Even she herself would not be able to tolerate this change of identity.
I don't know if I'm happy or disappointed.
Xue Tao currently lives in the Yuqiong Pavilion next to the Imperial Garden. This is the most important building in the Imperial Garden. It is said to be a pavilion, but it is actually a complex of buildings. It covers an area of ten acres, consists of five courtyards, and has more than 200 rooms.
Among them, Yuqiong Pavilion is a five-story pavilion, surrounded by high walls and corridors. There are more than 20 podium rooms below the attic. Xue Tao took his two children, a group of maids and a dozen female guards to live in Yuqiong Pavilion.
In Qionggeli.
The first floor is the living hall, where the maids and female guards live in the podium. The second floor is the residence of the children, the third floor is her bedroom, the fourth floor is her study, and the fifth floor is her jade storehouse.
In Yuqiong Pavilion, she felt like home. At least the lobby and rooms were normal, not as exaggerated as the main hall.
This feeling was not only uncomfortable for her, but also for Dugu Youlan and Zhang Minqiu. Zhang Minqiu refused to have her own yard. She ended up living with Dugu Youlan in Qiufengyuan, which consisted of more than forty houses. Xue Tao
I could understand her fear, so I simply let her go.
There were originally more than 400 maids and nearly 200 eunuchs in Jinyang Palace. Guo Song repatriated most of them, leaving only more than 100 maids and more than 30 eunuchs.
The original owner of these palace maids and eunuchs was Yuan Xuanhu. Yuan Xuanhu was a strange man. He lived in Shuiyunju, which is the other courtyard on the island, for many years. His life was very dark, and it was difficult to see him all year round.
Now there is a new owner, and Prince Jin's family has moved in. Prince Jin lives in the court room in front and has never lived in the harem. However, Princess Jin has moved into the harem. She cannot live in the various main halls and side halls, but she chooses to live in the jade palace.
Qiongge.
Of course, Yuqiong Pavilion is the essence of the entire Jinyang Palace, and everyone likes to live in the Imperial Garden. But the problem is that Princess Jin brings a large group of maids, and she uses her own maids. So what should they do with the palace ladies?
Do you want to send her out of the palace too?
In the morning, Xue Tao stood in front of the study window with a cup of tea. The study was located on the fourth floor. There were five rooms in a circle. They were basically turned into library. Only the east side was her study. The study was also very spacious, at least there were
With more than 100 square meters, my daughter Guo Weiwei is sitting at the table practicing calligraphy. Calligraphy is also a basic skill for learning painting, as well as literature and music.
She couldn't get involved in her son's studies, so she decided to train her daughter well so that her daughter would grow up to be as talented as herself.
Xue Tao stared at Weiyang Lake in the distance, which covers an area of fifty acres. Living water is introduced from outside and is connected with Fenshui River. It can be regarded as a small lake.
"Mom, do you miss Zhang Ye a little?" Guo Weiwei asked quietly, standing next to her mother.
Xue Tao stroked his daughter's head lovingly and said with a smile, "I miss her a little bit."
"I miss Zhangye too. Why don't you tell daddy and let's move back? It's too deserted here."
"Stop talking nonsense and go write properly. In the afternoon, Mom will take you to Shuiyunju on the island. We haven't been there yet!"
Guo Weiwei jumped up with joy, "That's great, I've long wanted to take a boat to the island."
At this time, Guo Weiwei suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "Mom, I saw Mengzi today."
Xue Tao asked in surprise: "Is Mengzi here too?"
"Um!"
Guo Weiwei nodded heavily, "I'll wake it up."
She pulled out the bone flute her father gave her from around her neck and played it hard. She saw a strong eagle flying from the towering tree on the island, circling several times in the sky, towards Yuqiong Pavilion.