Chapter 957: Staying at the Secret Door at Night
After Chu Huan went out of Du Fugong's house, he went to see Su Niang, Su Niang was still sleeping, Rulian took care of her in the house, and kept chanting scriptures and praying for Su Niang, Chu Huan saw that Su Niang's body was no longer trembling, and she was no longer sweating, but her heart was much more relaxed.
Although the night was very deep, he naturally couldn't sleep, originally he didn't plan to stay in Beiyuan County for longer, but Wu Feng's appearance in the sky made him already prepare to stay in Beiyuan County for a few more days, first, so that Su Niang could recuperate for two days, and the most important thing was that Chu Huan wanted to get a way to fight the plague.
Wu Feng appeared in Beiyuan County, if there is a master behind him, then it is naturally near Beiyuan County, and maybe even in Beiyuan County.
Du Fugong said that the master was very likely to be a friend rather than an enemy, and he might find an opportunity to meet Chu Huan, Chu Huan actually thought the same way, but he couldn't be sure when the other party would come to meet him.
The evil disease is like fire, Chu Huan, as the governor of Xiguan, is responsible for the rise and fall of Xiguan, and he even feels that this plague is the first test for him when he first enters Guanxi.
He knew very well in his heart that he came to Xiguan to serve as the governor, and he didn't know how many people were eyeing him openly and secretly, if he didn't make a mistake, it would be fine, once there were some mistakes, as a foreign official, he would inevitably face an extremely dangerous situation, Chu Huan had even thought that if the plague spread, no one would necessarily take advantage of this to blame himself, the new governor, for the spread of the plague.
Chu Huan understands this era, science and technology are too backward, and the limitations of the times lead to people being very superstitious.
Whether it is earthquakes, floods, storms, tsunamis, droughts, or the plague that appears today, the common people will explain it from the perspective of superstition, which is a matter of course in their opinion.
Chu Huan's time to come to the northwest was actually very bad.
Now the plague in Xiguan has not broken out on a large scale, but has only begun to spread, and most of the people in the northwest have no idea that they are about to face a catastrophe.
However, the plague is the most terrible disaster in the world, once infected, the time required is extremely short, perhaps it will not take ten days and eight months, the plague can spread rapidly, and now Xiguan is in the post-war reconstruction stage, the people have not all returned to their hometowns, which has a large-scale population flow in Xiguan Road, once the plague breaks out, the spread of the degree is unimaginable.
Chu Huan came to the northwest at this time, and it was the outbreak of the plague, he had already thought that once someone with other intentions put the blame for the plague on his head, in the face of those superstitious Xiguan people, he really didn't know how to explain, at that time, the people of Xiguan would inevitably feel that it was Chu Huan's moral corruption and misconduct, which angered God, and he came to Xiguan to take office, and God was dissatisfied, so he sent this disaster to the people of Xiguan, which may sound ridiculous in later generations, but in this era, it is an extremely serious matterOnce this is the case, Chu Huan, the new governor, will become the enemy of the entire northwest.
As soon as Chu Huan thought of this, his heart was a little cold, he wanted to gain a foothold in the northwest, this plague, he must face and solve it, as Du Fugong said, this plague is related to the success or failure of Chu Huan, once the plague cannot be stopped, then Chu Huan will become the target of the public, naturally unable to gain a foothold in Xiguan, but once he can get a way to fight the plague, not only can he save the people of Li, but also will inevitably win the hearts of the people of Xiguan, at that time, the people of Xiguan will not think that the new governor is a demon who brings disaster, On the contrary, they would feel that Chu Huan was the savior sent by God to save Xiguan.
Between success and failure, the result is a world of difference, Chu Huanxin has already decided, no matter whether there is a master behind Wu Feng, he must actively look for a way to fight the plague, if there is really a master, if he doesn't come to see him, he has to find a way to find that person.
The disaster is like fire, and this is not the time to hide your head and show your tail.
Chu Huan didn't sleep, the white blind man didn't sleep, at dawn, the white blind man finally returned, Wu Feng walked on the front foot, and the white blind man got Chu Huan's eyes, and his heels went out.
Chu Huan was naturally very interested in Wu Feng's whereabouts, and he didn't sleep all night, one reason was to wait for the white blind man to come back, the white blind man seemed to be in good spirits, and after sitting down, he went straight to the point: "My lord, it seems that Wu Feng really has a big problem, after he left the yamen, he went directly to a dark street ......!" ”
Chu Huan didn't understand and asked, "Lao Bai, what do you mean by dark street?" ”
The white blind man showed an obscure smile and said softly: "My lord, the dark street is where the secret door is, and the secret door is ...... Hehe, it's a place for prostitutes. ”
Chu Huan sweated on his forehead and understood, "You mean a secret prostitute?" ”
"Exactly." The white blind man said: "Those regular green buildings are all subject to taxes, and the secret door on the dark street, there are only two or three secret prostitutes in a family, usually a mother-in-law accepts two or three girls or women who are not bad, and does that sneaky business, go there, not called listening to music, called drinking tea, the price is cheap, but there are not many tricks to serve...... ”
Chu Huan seemed to be smiling, and couldn't help but say, "Brother Bai still knows a lot about this. ”
The white blind man smiled embarrassedly: "Don't hide it, my lord, in Qingliu County before, there was also a dark street, and a few of my brothers were collecting protection money in the secret gate...... It seems that this past is not worth showing off, so he hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "Don't laugh, adults, let's get back to business, Wu Feng went to the secret door, I see that he is familiar with the road along the way, and the mother-in-law of the secret door he went to seems to be very familiar with him...... It should be an old acquaintance, it seems that he did wander in Beiyuan County before, and he often haunts the dark street ......! ”
"In this way, he is indeed just a footman, and his medical skills are not very good." Chu Huan bowed his head and said: "If he has the ability to cure his wife's epidemic, then the means must be good, with such medical skills, even if it is not a rich family, there will definitely be no shortage of silver flowers, and it is impossible to go to that kind of cheap secret door." ”
The white blind man said: "My lord is right, those who go to that kind of secret door are all splashes with a few taels of silver on their bodies, and if they really have silver in their hands, who will go to that kind of place." ”
Chu Huan frowned, thoughtful, and said softly after a while: "Could it be that the master behind him will be in the dark street?" ”
He didn't know whether to talk to himself or ask the blind man.
The white blind man only asked him at the time, and immediately said: "My lord, this should not be, if there is such a master, how can he hide in the dark street?" "To figure things out, I went into the ...... next door to that secret door!" Seeing Chu Huan looking at him with a strange look, the white blind man hurriedly explained: "My lord, I was here to inquire about the news, and I didn't do anything, and the mother-in-law persuaded me for a long time, but I was not moved at all......!" ”
Chu Huan nodded and smiled: "I understand, I understand, in fact, I won't blame you for what you did." ”
The white blind man smiled embarrassedly, and then said in a low voice: "I heard from their mouths that Wu Feng was a footman who was wandering around Beiyuan County before, he had no ability, and he had always been very poor. If it is a fever and cough, Wu Feng still has a few prescriptions to diagnose and treat, but whenever he encounters a slightly more difficult disease, Wu Feng is helpless, I heard that not long ago a secret prostitute had pus on his neck, Wu Feng happened to be over there, looking for him to see a doctor, he could not be treated. ”
"Then can you inquire, there is a doctor in the dark street?"
"Absolutely not." The white blind man immediately said: "My lord, I can use my head to vouch for it, there are absolutely no other doctors in the dark street." ”
Chu Huan leaned back in his chair, thoughtfully, and after a long time, finally said: "Lao Bai, you don't have to do anything else in the past two days, help me watch Wu Feng and see where he is going, you bring two people by your side, if there is a situation, send someone to tell me immediately...... If there is really a master designated behind him, then in the next few days, he will definitely go to see that master, let's put a long line to catch a big fish, no matter what, we must also find that master. ”
If Chu Huan couldn't really determine whether there was another master behind Wu Feng before, at this time, it was finally determined that that master must exist, and he must find that master behind the scenes in the shortest possible time.
Early the next morning, Nian Xinlan came to see Chu Huan, although he had only been in office for a short day, but Nian Xinlan had already assigned many things that Chu Huan had explained one by one, the officials of Beiyuan County actually didn't care about Nian Xinlan, but the governor was sitting in the county, and when he was a businessman in Nian Xinlan, he unceremoniously expressed his attitude of rectifying the rule of officials, so the officials were very hardworking, just like the previous Qingtang County, they summoned well-known doctors inside and outside Beiyuan County to set up an isolation hall, Chu Huan had arranged the same matter with everyone in Qingtang County before, so he came here to explain it in an orderly manner, although Nian Xinlan was a scholar, he obviously did not read dead books, and his mind was also flexible, but he understood the tasks assigned by Chu Huan, and he could carry them out well.
Nian Xinlan came to find Chu Huan, not for anything else, but for the county treasury of Qingtang County.
The previous Cao County Order, in the Qingtang Dynasty set up a project to collect taxes, although the time is not long, but the forced taxes are a lot, although he is ready to fill his pockets, but he can not directly collect taxes into the bag, this is like the world There are many male thieves and prostitutes, but it is still necessary to put on a layer of hypocrisy on the surface, Cao County Order to fill the private pockets, but the taxes still have to go from the county government's house, ready to make some false accounts by the household house, and then take it from the county treasury at that time, and really have to investigate it in the future, If there are false accounts in front of you, it is not easy to investigate.
It's just that Cao County's order has not yet transferred the tax and silver into his own pocket, but he happened to be touched by Chu Huan, and now the county treasury of Beiyuan County, although it is not said that the treasury is full of money and grain, but it is also very abundant, Nian Xinlan almost went to the county treasury, and when he saw the money and grain of the county treasury, it was not good to deal with it himself, so he came over early in the morning to ask Chu Huan for instructions.