The officials were dumbfounded, and the most stupid thing was that the officials were afraid of being punished, so after the plague broke out, the first action was not to report it immediately, but chose to conceal it. This has also caused the epidemic to intensify.

Who is not afraid of death? After the outbreak of the plague, the first thing the people thought of was to go to the city, after all, the gathering of dignitaries and nobles there meant life. However, the officials sealed the city and did not allow people outside the city to enter, which also caused the news to be transmitted in a timely manner. By the time the steward of Baicaotang reported to Mu Qingwan that there was a plague in Qinghe, a few days had passed.

Mu Qingwan was shocked and immediately explained the situation to Second Master Mu. And according to the situation described by the steward, a few more precious medicinal materials were added to the prescription and asked him to bring it back to Qinghe.

After Second Master Mu received the news, he went to tell the Twelve Princes.

Originally, the twelve princes were still immersed in the joy of their own great achievements, but who knew that they would be hit on the head, and they really wanted to cut the officials of Qinghe with a thousand knives.

Although he was angry, he was unwilling to risk his life if he asked the Twelve Princes to go to Qinghe to cure the plague in person. So, I packed a few imperial doctors and sent them to Qinghe.

Mu Qingwan asked the steward of Qinghe's Baicaotang to find a way to send the prescription to the imperial doctor, and use the power of the imperial court to expand his influence.

With the addition of Baicaotang, which secretly provided sufficient medicinal materials, the plague in Qinghe was quickly stabilized. However, despite this, Qinghe still killed a large number of people, and it was the county with the largest number of deaths in the entire Jiangnan, and the local officials were also raided by the twelve princes and pressed back to Beijing. Naturally, more than half fell into the hands of the twelve princes.

Mu Qingwan has been helping Second Master Mu to participate in the aftermath of the work, and she is so busy that her feet don't touch the ground. Fortunately, the situation in Jiangnan gradually stabilized. Mu Qingwan proposed to Mu Erye the idea of working for food, and the river repair requires a lot of labor, and people can be hired to participate in it, not only to provide food, but also to pay according to the workload. The people are now short of food, so there are many people who are willing to participate in it, and it also solves the problem of Mu Erye's manpower.

With the participation of the people, the progress is much faster. It's just that what people didn't expect, but what is reasonable, is that the disaster relief here has come to an end, and the imperial court has sent someone over. This time, it was the people from the Zhenguo General's Mansion who brought the army to control the water, and Mu Erye naturally handed over the work in hand, so Mu Erye's credit and hard work were also snatched away.

After packing up his things briefly, Second Master Mu took Mu Qingwan and set off back to Beijing. When I came, I was surrounded by the guards of the Twelve Princes, but when I left, there was only a simple carriage, such a comparison, don't be too sad.

"Daddy, that's not a good thing."

Mu Qingwan saw that Second Master Mu's face was not good-looking, so she comforted him.

"The court is becoming more and more confused, and the current situation is becoming more and more unstable, and all kinds of relationships are complicated. Although Daddy's credit has been snatched away, isn't it a good thing to be able to avoid the attention of others? I thought that my father might consider being transferred out of the capital, so that in case of a seizure of power in the future...... Fathers can also stay away from strife. It's just a pity that the emperor's father is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and now I'm afraid he won't be able to leave. ”

Although Mu Qingwan comforted Second Master Mu, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the world was not good.

"I'm not thinking about this, I'm actually worried about the people, and I don't know if the people in the Zhenguo General's Mansion will deal with the follow-up problems, the Jiang family has always been eager for quick success, I'm afraid the people will suffer."

Second Master Mu sighed, the Jiang family is bent on making meritorious contributions, and I am afraid that they will not consider the lives of the people when the time comes.

"Daddy, don't worry, it won't be too bad if someone from Baicaotang secretly helps. It's just that the people don't have the same conditions as before, but it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and we can't always provide food and medicinal materials to the people. ”

Giving too much of something will only make people greedy. Mu Qingwan felt that they had done what they should do, and they still needed to rely on themselves for the rest of the things, after all, their money and resources were not obtained for nothing, and no matter how many things were, they couldn't withstand such losses.

"Well, it's me thinking too much. Hehe, Qingwan has really grown up. ”

Second Master Mu looked at Mu Qingwan with satisfaction.

"Daddy is just concerned about it, let's be tired these days, let's rest for a while."

Mu Qingwan looked at her father, who was tired and had lost a lot of weight, and her heart was also distressed. I really don't look down on the Jiang family's approach, but I feel glad for Second Master Mu.

The carriage staggered and headed for the capital......

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been the first time that Dajing has suffered such a major natural disaster, and Jiangnan is the economic center of gravity of the entire Dajing, and this time it has suffered heavy losses.

Just talking about Mu Qingwan's Zhuangzi, a thousand acres of fertile land were not harvested, because to avoid possible riots, they were robbed by people with bad intentions, and the business of Linlang Pavilion also stopped, and Baicaotang sent a large number of medicinal materials, not only did not make money, but also posted a lot of money into it.

This disaster also had a great impact on Bianse, and the battle was particularly difficult. Military rations were all transported from Jiangnan, and because of the disaster, there was a shortage of military rations.

At this time, the enemy's army hung up the war-free card, in a vain attempt to exhaust the military rations of the Dajing army and win without a fight. Perhaps because it could not be held for too long, the soldiers could only fight with their backs, and the battle became more and more ferocious, defeating the allied forces of the grassland and Xuanguo one after another.

After a lot of bloody rain, he finally won the final victory with difficulty. The two sides declared a ten-year truce.

The seventh prince Jing Li and the eleventh prince Jing Yao returned to Beijing after camping.

Mu Qingwan, Mu Erye and others returned to Beijing first, and a lonely carriage returned to the capital like this, without attracting anyone's attention.

"Miss, this is Jiangnan's intelligence."

The person who sent information to Mu Qingwan was a person who was inconspicuous in all aspects such as appearance, which was also the characteristic of Qianji Pavilion.

Even if Mu Qingwan returned to the capital, she still paid attention to the situation over there. Because of the participation of the Jiang family, the original construction process was much slower, and Mu Qingwan was helpless.

"When it's almost time, the Hundred Grass Hall will be withdrawn."

Mu Qingwan's Baicaotang in various places is not a store name, although it is similar to a chain of stores, but in order to avoid suspicion, the names of shops in different places are different, which is also the reason why Baicaotang can spread all over the scene in just five years.

Mu Qingwan felt that in the follow-up work, Baicaotang could already be withdrawn, and if there was too much investment, it would also be cheaper for the Jiang family.

"Miss, tomorrow the Seven Princes will enter Beijing."

"yes, I see."

The return of the Seven Princes to Beijing means that the war in the border city can come to an end temporarily. Mu Qingwan felt that her eldest uncle should be back soon, and her younger brother Mu Yan hadn't seen each other for a long time.