"Your Majesty! Emperor! It's a big deal! ”

A guard hurried into the main hall, his clothes slightly disheveled, and there were fine beads of sweat on his head.

Xia Jingnian in the main hall was watching the music intently, and when he heard the guard's panicked words, he interrupted his train of thought, and his good-looking brows frowned slightly.

He looked up and said, "Why are you so flustered?" ”

The guard immediately knelt down and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, the people of five counties in Dachen have now been infected with the plague, and the county magistrates of each county can't control the situation, and the situation is not optimistic!" ”

"What!"

Xia Jingnian slapped the fold in his hand on the table, and even the teacup on the table shook. His face became colder and colder, and his anger was raging, and the palace maids and eunuchs around him couldn't help but tremble.

The guard was also startled, and lowered his head even more, almost touching the ground.

"What's going on? Isn't Henan City already closed, how can there be people in other counties infected with the plague? ”

"Your Majesty, according to the urgent report from the post station, some wealthy merchants and bureaucrats in Henan have used various methods to smuggle their families out before the closure of Henan, and they have carried the plague to Jiangnan, the north and other places, and now they have infected five counties, and the people are miserable."

The guard's voice trembled, and his fingers trembled. I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, my head will fall to the ground.

Xia Jingnian, who was in the right position, frowned even more. He knew better than anyone else the speed of the spread of the plague, if he didn't control it in time, Dachen would be infected sooner or later, and the national situation at that time would not be something he could control.

"Come here, spread my will, all counties and towns will increase their efforts to investigate the people who go out of the city, and those who are found out will be severely punished!" Xia Jingnian made a decision, and he was angry.

"Yes."

"Also," Xia Jingnian put his hand to his chin, thought for a while, and said: "Also increase the starting price of grain for merchants, and don't let them sit on the ground and raise the price casually, adding fuel to the fire at this time." ”

"Yes!"

The eunuch who had received the decree left in a hurry and went to give the decree. The kneeling guard also bent down and sneaked out, sweat soaking his clothes.

Looking at the departing eunuchs, Xia Jingnian thought for a moment, and then sent someone to the Tai Hospital to intensify the research process of the imperial doctors.

He rubbed his eyebrows, suppressed the anger in his heart, and continued to review the folds.

Soon after, a nice female voice came.

"Your Majesty."

Ji Qiang, dressed in a gorgeous costume, walked from behind the hall, slowly walked to his side, and bowed slightly.

looked up, looked at Xia Jingnian's sad face, and then walked up and rubbed his temples with his hands.

"What's going on, look at the sorrow on your face."

Xia Jingnian raised his eyes to look at Ji Qiang, then turned his head, chuckled, and said, "Is it so obvious?" ”

Seeing Ji Qiang, Xia Jingnian's mood calmed down a lot.

Ji Qiang continued to help him rub his temples and said, "I can see that you have a subtle expression." ”

Xia Jingnian was slightly stunned, turned around and held Ji Qiang's hand with his hand, put it in the palm of his hand, and said, "As you can see, now the plague in Henan has spread again, it has infected five counties, and it is now under control." ”

Hearing the news, Ji Qiang's brows also furrowed.

"How can this be, hasn't Henan been locked down? How can there still be a spread of plague? ”

Looking at Xia Jingnian's sad appearance, Ji Qiang also guessed seven or eight points. 117

She asked softly, "It can't be that some people sneaked out of the city and infected the other cities." ”

Although it is a question, the words are full of affirmation.

Seeing Xia Jingnian's head nodded, Ji Qiang was also more convinced.

Ji Qiang, who was reborn in the first life, knows the human heart very well. As long as they live, they will never care about the lives and well-being of others.

Even if you infect people from other counties, what does it matter? As long as they live, as long as they are not in that city.

The human heart is something more terrible than the abyss.

"So, what are you going to do? Did you seal those five county seats? I am afraid that this will make the people even more uneasy. And it may also be used by some people because of this, and it will cause trouble. ”

Xia Jingnian and Ji Qiang both knew who it was in their hearts, but they didn't want to mention it.

"I had intended to do so, but then I thought that if I did, I was afraid that the people would panic, as you say. So I stepped up the process at the hospital, and I can't think of more than a few days, it should be effective. ”

Ji Qiang was thoughtful.

"What about the finances, does Your Majesty have any plans?"

Xia Jingnian closed his eyes, rubbed his eyebrows, and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about, now the treasury is not rich, and it cannot be extracted from the people, but can only be taken from the rich businessmen." ”

Xia Jingnian's words were full of sorrow.

Ji Qiang thought for a moment, and then said, "Why don't I take the lead in donating some silver taels for support." After all, there are many women in the palace, and when they see me like this, they should follow suit, so that you don't have to worry too much about your finances. ”

Xia Jingnian looked at Ji Qiang, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and said, "It's still my queen who is the most intimate." ”

Ji Qiang also raised the corners of her mouth, held Xia Jingnian's hand back, and said, "I'm very happy to be able to help you." ”

……

Under the issuance of the holy decree, under the vigorous investigation of various counties, many people who went out of the city were found.

They were dismissed from their posts, and their homes were all taken to prison.

The traders did not dare to raise the price under the pressure of the holy decree, after all, it was possible to make money, and it was necessary to have a life to spend.

They restored the grain to its original price and bought and sold it as usual.

The people of Henan also breathed a sigh of relief, singing the praises of the current emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and the government offices of many cities have gradually stabilized.

The people of other uninfected counties also spontaneously transported supplies to Henan to help Henan's material strength, hoping that it would survive the difficulties.

The people of the whole country are surprisingly united, praying for the blessing of Henan City, and the temple also knocks on the wooden fish day and night.

In the palace.

As Ji Qiang expected, she took the lead in donating silver taels, and Zhang Jieyu and others were not far behind and followed suit. Zhou Linger even donated 10,000 taels, and also sold the jewelry on her body, but won some good reputation.

The officials of the capital also donated silver taels one after another, and the financial burden caused by the plague was also reduced a little.

Everything is moving in a good direction.

However, what Xia Jingnian didn't expect was that the wealthy businessmen in the capital also donated 10,000 taels of gold to Henan to help Dachen get through this difficulty.

Xia Jingnian stood at the height of the attic in the palace, looking into the distance, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Now the problem of financial resources and the problem of the political situation have been almost solved, and now we are waiting for the good news of the hospital.