Chapter 179: The Plague

An Dalang smiled, "Lao Huang, you'll know in a few days." You don't have to ask, I won't treat the villagers badly. As long as you work hard, you will have a good life. If you don't believe it, go to Qishan Island to inquire, the people there are now worry-free about food and clothing, and the family still has food and clothing, and each family has accumulated some money. ”

Huang Fujin ate porridge and said happily: "I believe my lord, I heard some things about the people who went to sell fish on Qishan Island, and they all said that the people there are living a good life now, and no one is hungry anymore." My lord, what kind of meat is in this porridge? I've never eaten it. ”

"Whale meat."

"Whales!" Huang Fujin exclaimed in surprise and almost dropped the porridge bowl to the ground.

"Don't be surprised, whale meat is like this? We eat a lot. ”

Huang Fujin was shocked, he had seen a whale from afar when he went out to sea, such a behemoth, they could actually catch it, how did they do it?

Huang Fujin became more and more in awe of these people from Shushan Island, and he secretly decided that he must obey An Dalang's orders, try his best to organize the residents of the island, and work for these local tyrants.

After another two hours, more than 50 shacks were built, which should allow the guards and homeless people to live.

An Dalang asked the guards to distribute food to the residents, and then asked Huang Fujin to take them back to rest and continue to work tomorrow.

Huang Fujin left with the happy residents, and An Dalang arranged the order of night duty, went into the shack, and soon fell asleep.

The next morning, Andaro came out of the shack and found that many of the island's residents had already arrived, working with everyone.

They leveled the land, built shacks, and began digging trenches, cutting down trees, and setting up deer barreds around the camp.

At noon, Guo Jintao arrived with hundreds of displaced people, and brought a batch of supplies, and everyone immediately began to work, to build more shacks before dark, so that the newcomers could live in them.

For three days, everyone was working hard, and the camp had begun to take shape, allowing more than 800 displaced people to live in it.

Boris also came with a hundred experienced salt tanners and immediately began to organize the construction of salt pans.

Huang Fujin looked at the crowd who were repairing salt pans by the sea, and he was very confused.

What are these people doing? Growing crops on a deserted beach by the sea? That's too unreliable, isn't it?

He found An Dalang and said his doubts in a hurry.

An Dalang laughed, "Lao Huang, we are not stupid, we won't grow crops here." In a few days, you'll know what we're going to do. You'll be amazed. ”

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At the same time, on Qishan Island, a crisis is quietly coming.

At noon, Ding Zhengping found Zhao Zizhong, who was in the training ground, anxiously pulled him aside, and said, "Chief, there is a plague in the camp in the south!" ”

Zhao Zizhong was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”

"Chief, since the day before yesterday, some people have been sick one after another, vomiting and diarrhea, and have a high fever. Today, more than seventy people are sick, and Lang Zhong said that it is likely to be a plague. ”

Zhao Zizhong was in a hurry, and immediately asked the more than four hundred guards who were training to gather, bring their weapons, and run towards the south of the island.

Soon arrived at the makeshift camp to the south. More than 800 people were accommodated here, all of whom were salt-drying workers.

Entering the camp, Zhao Zizhong asked an indescribable stench, there was excrement everywhere, and many people were busy taking care of the sick.

A steward of the Cui family greeted him and said anxiously: "Mr. Zhao, you can be regarded as coming, there are too many sick people here, and we can't take care of them at all." ”

Zhao Zizhong asked, "What's your name?" Is it the person in charge here? ”

The steward replied respectfully: "My name is Cui Li, and I am the steward here. ”

Zhao Zizhong asked again: "Where is Langzhong?" You take me to him. ”

Cui Li took Zhao Zizhong to the camp, and Zhao Zizhong turned around and instructed Fan Jinchun: "You immediately lead people to block the camp, and no one can go out." Then wait for my command. Now send fifty men after me. ”

Fan Jinchun agreed, ordered five teams to follow Zhao Zizhong, and then began to surround the camp with a large group of men.

Zhao Zizhong followed Cui Li to the front of a wooden house, and saw that two large cauldrons had been set up here, exuding a strong smell of medicine, and medicinal herbs were being cooked.

A Lang Zhong came over and said to Zhao Zizhong: "Mr. Zhao, there are nearly 100 people sick now, and I am doing my best to treat them." But there are not enough people, so it's good that you're here. ”

Zhao Zizhong asked, "What kind of disease do they have?" Is there a danger to life? ”

"It's likely to be a plague, and if there are no special medicinal materials, some old and weak people may not be able to survive."

Zhao Zi thought about it again, and then said: "The first task now is to isolate all the sick people, and not let the sick and healthy people mix. Otherwise, more people will be infected. ”

Lang Zhong nodded, "Mr. Zhao, I think so too, but there are not enough people, and I can't do it!" ”

Zhao Zizhong immediately found a remote place in the middle of the crowd and asked Ding Zhengping to take the guards to transfer all the sick people.

Zhao Zizhong walked outside the camp and asked Fan Jinchun to leave two hundred people to surround the camp, and then led a large group of men into the camp and began to transfer the sick people.

The camp was filled with chickens and dogs, and many people stopped the guards to prevent them from taking the sick away.

Zhao Zi was so angry that he immediately gave an order, and asked the guards to beat the people who blocked him, then tied them up and threw them aside.

The guards agreed, and began to beat the people who stood in their way, rolling on the ground with sticks and scabbards. Then tie it up with a rope.

The people in the camp were honest, silently watching the guards carry the patients away.

After a busy day, the guards gathered the sick to the edge of the woods on the north side of the camp. Zhao Zizhong ordered them to start building shacks for all the patients to live in.

Zhao Zizhong found Cui Li and asked him to organize healthy people and start cleaning up the excrement in the camp, which had to be gathered together and then transported to a far away place to be buried deeply. Let Fan Jinchun take the guards to supervise their work, and these people can't be lazy.

Everyone got busy, and Zhao Zizhong reiterated the discipline, so that the people in the camp could not defecate in the open, could not drink unboiled water, and the dishes and chopsticks must be boiled in water before they can be used.

Many people do not understand this order and are very arrogant and do not want to carry it out. Zhao Zizhong asked the guards to keep an eye on them, and as long as anyone violated the discipline, they would be tied up immediately and not allowed to eat.

At this time, Wei Hongye, Na Zhe, and Cui Daoshu came with hundreds of people, and also brought a large number of medicinal materials and materials.

Knowing the situation here, Cui Daoshu immediately said: "Brother, when I was a child, I heard the old people in my hometown say that if there is an outbreak of intestinal infectious diseases, there is no medicine in the countryside, so I mash the garlic and pour it into the patient, which should be very effective." ”

Zhao Zizhong immediately sent guards back to collect the garlic from all over the island and transport it here.

Cui Daoshu also sent a few stewards and men to ask them to immediately take a warship to Mingzhou and buy a large amount of garlic.

Wei Hongye suggested: "I have heard that people with diarrhea are prone to dehydration, so they should be given a lot of salt water to replenish body fluids, otherwise they will easily collapse." ”

Zhao Zizhong asked Fan Jinchun to immediately send guards to boil water, and then add salt to it for the patient to drink.

At this time, Lang Zhong came over with a very ugly face.

"Mr. Zhao, an old man has passed away."

Everyone was shocked, this was the first person to die on Qishan Island, and he still died of infectious diseases.

Zhao Zizhong found Ding Zhengping and asked him to increase the intensity of his inspection, he must keep an eye on the people in the camp, not let them drink raw water, and not drown casually.

After a while, Cui Zhaorong came with a carriage full of garlic.

Zhao Zizhong mobilized everyone to start peeling the garlic, then pounded it, and poured the garlic juice into the patients one after another.

Everyone has been busy and has not rested all night.

It was dawn, and everyone was exhausted. Lang Zhong came over and said, "Mr. Zhao, there are two more people who haven't survived, one is an old man and the other is a man in the prime of life. ”

Everyone did not speak, but stood silently, mourning for the dead.

After a while, Zhao Zizhong said: "Let the carpenter make the coffin immediately and bury the dead." ”

Ding Zhengping left in a hurry, and Zhao Zizhong asked everyone to go back to rest, leaving some guards to watch the camp.

At noon, Ding Zhengping came back with several carriages, on which were three coffins made in a hurry.

Everyone worked together to put the three dead people in coffins and transport them to the woods for burial.

Lang Zhong came over and reported: "Mr. Zhao, it may be that the garlic juice has worked, no one has died today, and some people are getting better." ”

Everyone is very excited, it seems that local medicine can cure serious diseases!

Na Zhe hugged Cui Daoshu and began to kiss him, "Old Seven, you are so amazing!" Come, let my brother get one! ”

Cui Daoshu hurriedly pushed him away, wiping the saliva on his face in disgust, "I said third brother, can't you learn something good?" Du Dalei's bad problems have been learned by you! ”

Everyone laughed, and *ye said: "When the garlic bought in Mingzhou arrives, let everyone in the camp eat some, and it can be prevented without disease!" ”

Everyone agreed. Two hours later, two more wagons came, piled high with sacks full of garlic. It's the people who went to Mingzhou to buy back.

Fan Jinchun immediately ordered the guards to start peeling the garlic, and then handed it down to the people in the camp, forcing them to eat the garlic cloves raw.

Some people are a little resistant and don't want to eat garlic. The guards went up to greet them with sticks, beat them all honestly, and obediently chewed garlic cloves.

By the evening, many of the patients had improved, but one woman had died.

The dead were buried in a hurry, and the camp was constantly patrolling, monitoring the behavior of the displaced people and preventing them from drowning in the open.

Na Zhe said while chewing garlic cloves: "Fortunately, I sent all the children to the valley a few days ago, otherwise the children's resistance is low, and I don't know how many people will die!" ”