Chapter 34: The Plague
The streets of the city have begun to regain some vitality.
The flood season in Chu is about to pass, and the sky has begun to clear gradually.
It's just that the atmosphere in the city, although it is improving, at this time, Xia Huan can't feel a trace of warmth from the body of the third emperor brother in front of him.
I have to say that with the reputation of Changxiujun, there are only more than 1,000 people, not only managed Yingshang in an orderly manner, but even rescued tens of thousands of people.
Such a credit is simply a great achievement. It is more than enough to leave a name in history.
Such a great credit is attributed to the soldiers, and no one will believe it.
All in all, this flood has brought countless losses. Whether Xia Huan wants to admit it or not, he has become the biggest beneficiary this time.
Not only the old and weak women and children on the city wall, but when Xia Xu saw the three-foot small platform above the city, the sign of hanging pot free clinic, he stopped for a long time.
The most striking thing is that under the high platform, most of the people who maintain order, except for a few Changxiu soldiers, are refugees who come spontaneously.
What kind of phenomenon is this, this is the desire of the people!
The time that Nan Gu Jun stayed on the Yingshang was even shorter than he imagined. It's only been three days, and I'm already planning to go home.
Xia Huan naturally wanted to try his best to keep it, but Xia Xu left after leaving a sentence.
"The land of a county is really not worthy of the talent of the seventh brother!"
In this regard, Xia Huan could only cry out in vain.
No matter what he did on the chin, no matter what Emperor Chu's original intention was. Above the court, after all, it is not up to him to control.
Moreover, he also knew that it would not be long before his prince brother would also know what he was doing on the chin.
Although the three princes and the crown prince are fierce rivals, if there is a third strong competitor, they will definitely join forces to kick them out first.
"Let's talk about the future!" Xia Huan looked at the Nan Gu Army, who had long since disappeared, exhaled lightly, turned around, and returned to the city.
Emperor Chu's edict came quickly, but the content was not what Xia Huan expected.
In addition to appreciation, the original position of Lin County Order was also replaced by Xia Huan.
However, Xia Huan's heart did not cause any turmoil because of this.
Now is the time when Yingshang is unstable, no one will take the risk and stand up and demand that Xia Huan's title be withdrawn. The position of acting as the county commander, in the final analysis, is just that they want to detain Xia Huan.
Once the new county order arrives, it is estimated that Xia Huan will need to leave.
However, Xia Huan, who had already hugged the person in front of him, still lived the same day every day.
Patrolling the streets in the morning, sitting at the consultation desk in the afternoon, and patrolling the city wall in the evening, it is quite busy and fulfilling.
The river is receding day by day, and the weather is finally returning to the hot atmosphere that it should have in summer.
Yingshang, which was already extremely populous, became even more crowded after so many refugees.
Now that the flood waters have receded, Xia Huan has also begun to prepare to move these refugees from the north of the city back to their original places. In addition, Xia Huan also needs to plug the gap in the river embankment. Rectify the market and let the merchants reopen.
In short, the sum of a lot of aftermath almost made Xia Huan not even have time to rest.
When the flood waters receded, the lush grain seedlings in the north of the city were already dying. And those workshops, most of which have also been destroyed to varying degrees.
As for the thatched huts that were originally used for them, they were even more unbearable to the floods, and most of them have collapsed.
Although the reality is very miserable, fortunately, the people who survived the flood are not so desperate.
Moreover, Xia Huan did not skimp on materials, and gave them a lot of food and tents for them to have a temporary and stable living environment.
The refugees left the county one after another, and Xia Huan finally gradually freed up his manpower and focused on the embankment.
"Ahem!"
Inside a tent, there was a rapid cough.
"Come on, husband, drink this bowl of hot soup and have a good rest." A peasant woman carries a small bowl and takes care of her husband.
"Hey, that man from the Zhou family is sick too." By the creek not far from the tent, a few peasant women were chatting while washing their clothes.
"No, this is the third one to fall."
"Don't it be a plague." One of the peasant women said worriedly.
"Phew! Bah! Bah! What a plague! I didn't see Yingshangjun for half a month of free medical treatment for everyone, and the old diseases that had accumulated over the years were cured, how could there be another plague! ”
"That makes sense. You're just fooling around! ”
Several peasant women laughed and returned to normal.
But it's not just one place. More than 20 miles north of the city, almost a few places, will encounter such a thing.
It's just that there is a free clinic organized by Xia Huan in front, and in this era of lack of medical knowledge, everyone is not thinking in the direction of the plague.
It's just that it's hot in summer, and I'm too energetic, and I have a heat stroke.
However, when one person after another fell, someone finally realized that something was wrong.
reported to the county government, Chen Zhaoming, who was in charge of Yingshang County, did not dare to delay at all. went directly out of the city, walked dozens of miles in person, and confirmed them one by one.
"Your Highness! Something is wrong! ”
At the mouth of the river embankment, hundreds of Changxiu sergeants were shirtless, laboriously rebuilding the river embankment. Although Xia Huan didn't do it himself, he also stood under the hot sun, sweating profusely.
Xia Huan frowned, with Chen Zhaoming's temperament, he obviously wouldn't say anything, so he couldn't help but ask with some worry, "What's wrong?" Could it be that the families in the city have started to do something again? ”
"More serious! A large number of patients appeared in the north of the city. The high fever does not go away, and some also foam at the mouth, vomit and diarrhea, and are delirious. This is the phenomenon of the plague! ”
There are many cases of plagues on the march and fighting, so Chen Zhaoming also has a certain amount of insight in this regard.
Chen Zhaoming's words made Xia Huan also taken aback.
In the past ten years, the state of Chu has always been smooth and rainy, and even if there is any disaster, it is not too serious.
In addition, there were extremely perfect epidemic prevention measures in his previous life, so Xia Huan almost forgot the saying that "after the catastrophe, there will be a pandemic".
Those who died, perhaps were buried. However, the carcasses of those animals may not be properly disposed of.
Especially now, the integrity of the heat. The corpses decayed much faster than expected, and the plague was even more reasonable.
This is simply a wave of unsettled, wave after wave.
"Back to the city!" Xia Huan, who didn't have time to think too much, couldn't take care of the river embankment at the moment.
Fortunately, the plague is still only in the north of the city, and if it waits until the epidemic spreads, then it will be the real trouble.
"Yu Meng! Take my brothers and go to the east and west of the city at once, and tell them that the corpses of all things will be buried for me. Also, someone in the city needs to be notified! ”
Yu Meng, who was sweating profusely, obviously realized something, and immediately responded without complaint: "Oh! ”
"Zhaoming, you immediately lead people to block the city gate and strictly check the people who pass by. In addition, let people tell all the medicine halls in the city and ask them to send someone to the county office to wait for me immediately! ”
"Whoa!" Chen Zhaoming arched his hand and was just about to ride his horse away, but he came back to his senses and asked, "What about you, Your Highness?" ”
"I'm going to the north of the city!" Xia Huan said undoubtedly.