Chapter 124: Pacify the Citizens, the People's Livelihood in the World!
"Did the leader come forward and speak?"
Liu Yan replaced Xiang Yan and shouted to the commotion below.
But no one below is stupid, who dares to come out at this time?
Not to mention that you showed up here, if the officers and soldiers with bows and arrows above fired a volley, you would be Lu Bu and you would have to be shot as a hedgehog in the world.
Even if you don't do it now.
When the time comes, who can bear the charge of inciting so many people to rebel?
But if you don't talk, there's no point in inciting so many people to gather under the walls.
So Boss Kim motioned to his subordinates hiding among the people and began to reply.
One person only says one sentence.
At that time, the government will not have the ability to investigate those responsible.
So Boss Jin was the first to speak, and shouted loudly to the city wall:
"What else do you have to say!"
The people below were densely packed, and none of the clothes they wore were uniform, so Liu Yan couldn't see who was talking just now.
can only be directed in that direction, according to Xiang Yan's gesture shouted:
"What are you doing here? Did you gather so many people to rebel? ”
Directly define this matter in the direction of rebellion, and first remind everyone below to calm down.
Here's what someone said:
"The government doesn't care whether we live or die, trap us in the city and wait for death, if we are dead horizontally and vertically, what is there to fear of rebellion?"
The demands of all were expressed.
Liu Yan saw that the direction of the reply had changed, so he turned to that direction and shouted:
"Who's spreading rumors? Aren't you afraid of cutting off your head! How could the government not care about the lives of the people! ”
Even if Cui Yongdao planned to ignore the unconscious official before, it was impossible to admit that it was not at this juncture.
Below, one after another, someone began to reply, saying what Boss Jin and those people had propagated before.
Liu Yan retorted:
"Such a big city, even if you want to intervene, you have to give the government time!"
"In the past, Gangnam Province was affected everywhere, and the government was able to raise enough food to eat so many people in the city in a short period of time."
"The amount of medicinal materials needed is unimaginably huge, and it also takes time to transfer them from all over the world."
Someone here replied:
"The left day takes time, the right day takes time, so how do we know which day you're going to prepare?"
"Brothers, I see that these dog officials are dealing with us again, why don't we storm the city wall and rush out of the city, and find a way to save ourselves!"
There was a commotion below.
Xiang Yan immediately ordered the officers and soldiers on the city wall to start beating the war drums.
The majestic momentum quickly calmed down the people below.
Liu Yan continued to shout:
"The emperor's newly appointed minister has arrived in Jinling City and brought 100,000 border guards from Beiguan to help the disaster together! If you think you can kill it with your rabble, you can give it a try! ”
At the same time, the garrison outside the city began to drill with all their might, and all the war drums began to beat, creating an atmosphere of thousands of troops.
Without the border guards, it would be impossible for the garrison outside the city to stop all the citizens from attacking the city with all their might, but this is a lie that must be told, at least to deceive many people below from acting rashly.
But intimidation alone will not be able to deal with tonight's sudden situation.
So after a big stick, Xiang Yan motioned to Liu Yan to start giving dates.
"Qincha has arrived in Jinling City, the fastest day, the slowest three days, the government will definitely send grain into the city!"
"At the same time, Lord Qincha also brought a good cure for the disease, just wait for the arrival of the medicinal materials, and the plague can be cured in less than half a month!"
"Everyone must trust the government, let's disperse quickly, we will definitely deal with the epidemic in the city as soon as possible!"
Obviously, Jinling officials have already made a lot of such promises, and the government has lost credibility.
Here's a lot of people starting to talk back:
"You want to send us away with a few words? Why should we believe you! ”
Xiang Yan spoke at the right time:
"Just because I'm a chincha!"
Xiang Yan flashed the sword of the holy decree monk Fang.
"From now on, I swear to live and die with Jinling City! If the epidemic is not eliminated, you will not go out of the city! ”
"From tonight onwards, I will go into the city to live and die with everyone!"
After Xiang Yan finished speaking, he planned to go down the city wall.
But he was grabbed by the old housekeeper Yang and persuaded him not to take risks in person.
Xiang Yan only said one sentence:
"Focus on the people's livelihood in the world!"
Although the people below are basically tenant farmers who can't read a single word, and peddlers and pawns.
But everyone knows that no one in the world dares to forge the sword of the holy decree monk Fang, let alone under the witness of so many officers and soldiers.
Therefore, Xiang Yan's personal entry into the city quickly won everyone's trust.
Under the deterrence of the sword of the holy decree monk Fang, this commotion gradually subsided.
Liu Yan and Old Butler Yang couldn't resist Xiang Yan, but they couldn't let Xiang Yan go into danger alone, so they could only follow in.
The first thing I did after entering the city was to go to the Baicaotang branch in Jinling City.
The owner of the headquarters of Baicaotang is Xiang Yan's aunt Xiang Yuxia, so this is also his own industry, and it is used as a base camp after entering the city.
Xiang Yan is not only Xiang Yuxia's nephew, holding Xiang Yuxia's handwritten letter, but also the minister.
So it was easy to become a temporary interlocutor in the branch.
After arriving at the Baicaotang branch, Xiang Yan made a simple mask out of fabric, and instructed the original branch manager of Baicaotang to go to the city cloth shop to buy enough cloth, and make as many masks as possible by imitating this style.
Then he instructed all the people to go to the city to distribute masks for free starting tomorrow morning, and make sure that everyone is distributed.
The distribution of masks will continue until after the epidemic is over.
Then let Liu Yan post an announcement in the name of Qincha.
Ordered everyone in the city to wear a mask when they go out from dawn, otherwise they will be punished for the crime of spreading the plague.
Let Xiang Yan personally catch anyone who does not wear a mask on the street, and he will be sentenced to one year in prison!
After dawn, Xiang Yan took Liu Yan to inspect the whole city and improve the habits of the residents in the city in terms of hygiene.
All environments that may induce plague or harbor pathogens must be rectified or eliminated.
All bodies that have died of illness are not to be parked at home and must be cremated immediately.
At the end of the day, Xiang Yan soon encountered difficulties, and they were very urgent and thorny difficulties:
Not enough people!
The people of Baicaotang are already too busy just to make masks and distribute them.
Xiang Yan's request for the distribution of masks is divided into two groups.
Part of it is standing on the street, sending a person when you meet someone, and you must not miss a person.
At the same time, they can also act as the main force to supervise the behavior of not wearing masks, after all, it is impossible for Xiang Yan to supervise alone.
The other part is door-to-door distribution of masks, making sure that no one is left behind.
In this way, Baicaotang's own affairs were already too busy, and it was impossible to divide the manpower to carry out the other two tasks ordered by Xiang Yan.