That night, Wei Chen stayed on the embankment, and the next day, after breakfast for the servants, he left Fang Yuan here to supervise the work for himself, and then took the carriage back home.

Before leaving, Zhao Ceying silently took a few pieces of steamed bun scones from the basket by the river beach and put them into his arms.

Wei Chen saw it in his eyes, but he just smiled and didn't say anything.

As soon as the group returned to Yuzhou Prefecture, they saw Chen Jun of Xinzheng Zhixian hurriedly greet them: "My Lord Zhizhou, you are back, I am about to go to the embankment to find you!"

Wei Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said in surprise, "Why is it so urgent?"

Chen Jun sighed and said bitterly: "When the team leader of the Xinzheng County Ya was making a routine inspection in Shenyuan Town, he found three merchants who had died of the epidemic. In the town of Shenyuan, I'm afraid that there will be an epidemic!"

"Epidemic?"

Even Wei Chen, everyone, was shocked when they heard this word.

The plague is a great plague, the sickness of one man infects a room, and the disease of a house infects a village, and the disease of a village infects a town.

Recently, due to the rise of the Jun porcelain trade, Shenyuan Town has gathered merchants from all over the world, and the number of people and mobility are extremely large, once the plague breaks out, the consequences are only unimaginable!

Wei Chen immediately said: "Immediately cut off the communication between Shenyuan Town and the outside world, and send another medical officer to establish a sick workshop, and all those who are infected with the epidemic will be sent to be treated and isolated from those who are not infected with the epidemic!"

"Yes!"

Chen Jun and other officials agreed one after another.

Wei Chen gave an order, and the two sets of teams of Yuzhou Prefecture and Xinzheng County were all in motion, and the entire Yuzhou was in a hurry.

It's a pity that it was already a little late when Wei Chen got the news to take measures, and at this time, the plague had already infected the three villages near Shenyuan Town, and it still had a tendency to spread.

Even more terrible than the plague are panic and rumors, which are more devastating than disease.

As the outbreak of the plague in Shenyuan Town, the people's hearts are in turmoil, all the major kilns have announced the suspension of work, and the Juntai porcelain workshop, which was extremely lively some time ago, has also closed its doors.

Merchants from all over the town gathered in the town were panicked and began to flee outside the town, and the local people also fled with their families, even as homeless beggars.

Fortunately, all roads were firmly guarded by Gu Tingye and his officials, and no one was allowed to enter.

But even with such strict precautions, the plague still spread to Yuzhou City.

The day after Wei Chen returned to Yuzhou City, the first case appeared in the city.

For a time, the shops were closed, the workshops were suspended, the price of grain rose sharply, and the passing merchants took a detour one after another, lest they avoid it, and Yuzhou's economy directly fell into a standstill......

The chain reaction caused by this plague is getting more and more serious, and the officials of the Yuzhou Prefecture are anxious.

In order to control the spread of the epidemic, Weichen issued a series of government decrees.

First of all, Zhao Zongquan was ordered to mobilize the Yuzhou regiment to practice and impose martial law on Yuzhou City.

Secondly, men were dispatched to clean the ditches along the streets, splash lime, and sprinkle medicinal smoke on all houses.

Finally, there is the quarantine method that has been implemented before, isolating ordinary people from those who are infected with the disease.

Wei Chen's imminent danger allowed the chaotic Yuzhou City to temporarily restore order, and at this time, as more and more infected people inside and outside the city, the symptoms of the epidemic gradually became known.

….

The fever does not go away, and the whole body is covered with red spots.

Everyone realized that this was no ordinary plague, but an even more terrible pox.

It also has a more deeply rooted name.

Smallpox.

Hearing this bad news, everyone in the state government was frightened, even if it was cynical like Gu Tingye, his expression was solemn.

Because acne is recognized as a terminal disease in the world today, once infected, there is no way to cure it, but to lie in bed and wait for death.

Only when Wei Chen heard Gu Tingye's report and knew that the epidemic raging in Yuzhou was smallpox, he was so happy that he immediately laughed three times.

Wei Chen's abnormal performance made Gu Tingye a little

Confused, he quickly reached out and touched Wei Chen's forehead, for fear that Wei Chen would accidentally get acne and burn out his brain.

"I'm in good health!"

Wei Chen angrily knocked Gu Tingye's hand off, pondered for a moment, and asked Gu Tingye, "Do you know which family has a cow?" Cows."

Gu Tingye was stunned, silent for a long time, and said with a somewhat ugly face: "Xingyun, I know that you ate black flour buns a few days ago, and birds came out of your mouth, but now that human lives are at stake, are you still thinking about this, isn't it inappropriate?"

[In view of the general environment,

"you!"

Wei Chen kicked him angrily: "I want a cow with pox, as long as I find this cow, I will have a way to solve the pox." Stop talking nonsense, bring someone to find it for me!"

"Oooh."

Gu Tingye saw the serious expression on Wei Chen's face, and then he understood that Wei Chen was not joking with himself, but that there was really a solution to the acne, so he immediately took a few servants and went out to find the sick cow that Wei Chen wanted.

In the afternoon, Gu Tingye looked a little depressed and led a cow back to the state office, it seemed that it took a lot of effort to find this sick cow that met Wei Chen's requirements.

Zhao Ceying, Chen Jun and others heard that Wei Chen had a solution to acne, so they also rushed together, and everyone gathered in the open courtyard in front of the Houyahua Hall.

Wei Chen squatted down and looked at the cow's abdomen, and sure enough, he found a few sores in a certain part, all of which had pus, and looked a little disgusting, it was indeed a cow suffering from smallpox.

Gu Tingye also squatted down next to Wei Chen, squinted at Wei Chen and said, "Xingyun, you explain to me, how to use this cow to cure acne?"

Wei Chen pointed to the pus-stained sores around the cow and said, "Cows can get acne just like people, but the result of pox on cows is completely different from that of people. The cow was infected with acne, but it was just a few small poxes, not at all like a human being, and it was all over its body and face. Why is it that the same pox is heavier than that transmitted by the ox?"

"This ......"

Everyone was lost in thought when they heard this.

Wei Chen's words had actually revealed a lot of information, Zhao Ceying pursed his lips, raised his head and asked, "But because the cow's physique is stronger than a human?"

"Yes, exactly."

Wei Chen nodded with satisfaction: "Cows are much stronger than people, and their ability to resist acne is also stronger, so the symptoms after illness are naturally milder."

"It's a well-known fact that people who have had acne and are lucky enough to be cured will not get acne again."

Wei Chen followed the temptation and said, "So if you plant cowpox on people and take the initiative to get lighter acne, will you no longer be afraid of getting sick?"

"That's exactly what it is!"

Zhao Ceying clicked through Weichen and figured out the trick, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Gu Tingye and Chen Jun also clapped their hands and praised: "The world has been suffering from acne for a long time, if Xingyun's method is effective, it can live hundreds of millions of people, what a merit this is!"

Zhao Ceying suddenly thought that more than 20 years ago, the firstborn prince of today's official family, that is, the eldest son of the emperor who was later posthumously named King Bao, died not long after he was born because of acne.

If there is a pox method like Wei Chen at that time, King Bao can survive and grow up, I am afraid that the pattern of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be completely different from today, and the storage position will not be empty for decades, and there will not be so many disputes between King Yong and King Yan.

Seeing Wei Chen's young face, for some reason, Zhao Ceying felt a little happy in his heart at this time.

Heroes emerge from troubled times.

God gave birth to the teacher 20 years late, and fate will let him come to Yuzhou, could it be that it portends something in the dark?

Take a piggy for a ride