Chapter 229: Gratifying Growth
Zhao Ceying and the medical workers of the Department of Health and Epidemic Prevention have been successful in planting pox in Shenyuan Town, and Weichen, who is the governor of Zhizhou, has not been idle these days.
Wei Chen wrote down all the implementation process of the pox method in Shenyuan Town, and sent it to Bianjing quickly.
In Da Zhou, almost everyone knows how terrible acne is, and Zhao Zhen has a painful feeling about it, his most beloved eldest son died because of acne and was born just over a year ago.
Therefore, the efficiency of the imperial court this time was very fast, and there was a reply within a few days of handing over the chapter, Zhao Zhen not only praised Wei Chen, but also gave the temporarily established Health and Epidemic Prevention Department a formal establishment, and instructed Wei Chen to continue to try out the pox method in Yuzhou.
With this will, the scope of pox planting of the Health and Epidemic Prevention Department soon expanded from Shenyuan Town to the entire territory of Yuzhou.
The news that the epidemic in Shenyuan Town has been extinguished has long spread throughout Yuzhou City, and when the Health and Epidemic Prevention Department posted everywhere and announced that it would set up a pox in Yuzhou City, the people were overjoyed and looked forward to it.
On April 15, the day of the official pox planting in Yuzhou City, outside the Chenghuang Temple, which was requisitioned as the site of the pox, the people who came to plant the pox formed a long queue and squeezed towards the gate like a tide.
"Queue, queue!"
Under the leadership of Gu Tingye, the officials at the gate dutifully maintained order and did not let the surging crowd mess up.
In the meditation room in the backyard, listening to the noise outside, Wei Chen and Zhao Ceying looked at each other and smiled, and the enthusiasm of the people of Yuzhou for pox has already been felt.
After the laughter, the two talked about business, Wei Chen's face became serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "How are the pox vaccinations prepared, is it enough to use?" β
Wei Chen asked the key to the implementation of pox this time, no matter how good the pox method is, there are not enough pox seedlings that can be used for pox, and it is also blind.
However, Zhao Ceying had already made arrangements for this, and replied with a relaxed smile on his face: "Teacher, rest assured, these students have already considered that the pox vaccine reserves are sufficient, enough for tens of thousands of people in Yuzhou to be vaccinated." β
The number of pox seedlings can continue to increase in value, compared to the pox seedlings collected from cows at the beginning, after the trial planting in Shenyuan Town, the pox seedlings in the hands of Zhao Ceying have multiplied dozens of times, and they are stored in a clean goose feather tube, which is enough for the people of Yuzhou to plant pox.
"The price of the vaccinia is 30 wen a dose, and 500 people are treated a day, and the children who have been ten years old have come first."
Zhao Ceying told Wei Chen about his plan.
"When the treatment in Yuzhou City is completed, the medical workers in the Health and Epidemic Prevention Department will be divided into Mi County and Xinzheng County below."
"Thirty Wen?"
Wei Chen frowned when he heard this: "Is the price a little too high, what if some people are too expensive and don't want to be vaccinated?" β
The collection and storage of pox vaccines require a lot of money, and the price of 30 yuan is already the cost price, or without considering the labor.
But Weichen is still worried that the price is set too high, after all, the pox is for the benefit of the people, even if it is a loss, it must be carried out.
Zhao Ceying heard Wei Chen's questioning, but he smiled confidently, pointed outside with his finger and said, "Teacher, listen." β
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Wei Chen listened with doubts, but heard someone outside shouting: "Listen, the people in the back, on the 500th of April 15th, your pox seedling money will be paid for you by the Jun Porcelain Guild!" β
This was followed by a flurry of applause.
Wei Chen listened to the noise outside, thought for a while, and suddenly realized that he understood the intention of Zhao Ceying's move.
Zhao Ceying asked the Jun Porcelain Guild to donate money to help the poor people get pox, not that he, the president of the guild, was pretending to be public and private, but that it was indeed beneficial to the guild, otherwise the rest of the owners of the kiln would have united to oppose it.
But any businessman with a little knowledge, after making a fortune, will always build bridges, pave roads, build schools, even if it is bleeding heavily, the purpose is nothing more than to accumulate yin virtue, for himself to win a good reputation for righteousness and wealth, so that the business can naturally become bigger and bigger.
In contrast, donating money to help people grow pox, even if it is a thousand people, is only thirty taels of silver, but it can make these thousand people remember your great kindness for a lifetime, which is a good deal that is more profitable than building bridges and paving roads.
That's why the Jun Porcelain Guild will unanimously agree to this matter.
Moreover, with the start of the Jun Porcelain Guild, the rest of the wealthy merchants in Yuzhou must have followed the same example, in order to win a good reputation with their fathers and fellow villagers.
In this way, it can not only allow the people of Yuzhou to vaccinate for free, but also relieve the financial pressure of some state officials, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Thinking about all this, Wei Chen couldn't help but look at Zhao Ceying with relief.
It seems that it is the right decision to let him have more experience, this kid is indeed a good hand at doing things.
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After staying in the Chenghuang Temple for a long time, after all the vaccinations were completed today, Wei Chen got in the car and took Gu Tingye and Zhao Ceying to the state government to return.
However, as soon as the carriage drove to Yaqian Street, where the state government was located, it stopped, Wei Chen opened the curtain to check the situation, and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him, and hurriedly got off the carriage.
At this time, the street in front of the Yaqian was as bustling as the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, and thousands of people crowded in front of the state government, quietly watching Wei Chen who walked out of the carriage.
The respected old lady Su stood at the front of the crowd, walked in front of Wei Chen, slammed the cane in his hand to the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Thousands of villagers in Shenyuan Town, thank you Lord Zhizhou for saving your life!" Folks, kneelβ"
Hula!
Under the leadership of Mrs. Su, thousands of people all knelt down, including men and women, old people and children, all of whom knelt silently towards a sixteen-year-old boy Zhizhou with reverence and gratitude.
Wei Chen was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the kneeling old lady Su and several other old people: "Seniors, you are folding the life of a boy, the boy can't afford it......"
Mrs. Su was helped to stand up by Wei Chen, but she was already in tears and couldn't cry.
"The old man has experienced more than ten plagues in his life, and this time the pox is the most severe, but only more than 100 people died in the town. Lord Zhizhou, you have accumulated great kindness, how can you not stand the kneeling of old decay? β
"This is all the credit of the son of Gu Jiaerlang and Zhao Tuanlian, Wei Mou is just a success, how dare he take credit?"
Wei Chen immediately pushed Gu Tingye and Zhao Ceying in front of the people, and emphasized to them Gu Tingye's courage to take risks to test drugs, as well as Zhao Ceying's hard work in the Department of Health and Epidemic Prevention in order to promote the cultivation of pox.
When the thousands of people gathered on Yaqian Street heard this, they immediately kowtowed to Gu Tingye and Zhao Ceying under the leadership of Mrs. Su to express their heartfelt gratitude.
Looking at the thousands of people in front of them who were kneeling on the ground, and feeling their heartfelt gratitude to them, Gu Tingye and Zhao Ceying's eyes were already red.
The fatigue and hard work of the past month or so are nothing at this moment.