"My lord, there is an important situation. Wang Zhiyuan hurriedly walked in.

Seeing that he was sweating profusely and looking flustered, Xie Huchen put down the account book he was reading in his hand and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"After several days of investigation by subordinates, in the past half a month, there is only a family of three in the county who have come from Wanxian County to visit relatives and friends, but ......," Wang Zhiyuan said hesitantly.

"But what?" Xie Huchen had a faint bad feeling in his heart.

"But the youngest daughter of this family of three had symptoms of wind and cold before coming to this county, they didn't care, after arriving in this county, it became more and more heavy, we arranged for Lang Zhong to see, it was determined that it was a proof of the plague, and the family of three has been isolated. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

"No, this won't work......" Xie Huchen paced back and forth in the room, and then said: "You quickly go and find out who this family of three has come into contact with since they came to Yi County, find them, and isolate them in a centralized manner." ”

"Yes, sir. Wang Zhiyuan hurriedly retreated.

As is often the case, if there is a possibility that something will go negative, even if it is very unlikely, it will happen.

What Xie Huchen is most worried about now is that some of the people who have come into contact with this family have already become ill, and it will be a bigger disaster if it spreads from person to person.

Although he has never encountered the plague, whether it is reading medical skills or history books, according to records, it is often a heavy death and injury, and mourning is everywhere, and he does not remember which medical technique he has seen this isolation method, but because he was ridiculed as "unkind", it has not been adopted by the government.

When he was in Yizhou, he also thought of this method for a while, so he proposed it, fortunately, Fei Qing is also a maverick, otherwise ordinary people may not really take his idea of isolation.

Now we need to think of the worst and not sit idly by. Xie Huchen made up his mind and immediately walked out of the study.

"Someone. Xie Huchen shouted.

"Come, come, my lord, what are we here? Wang Da and Wang Xiaoer trotted all the way over.

"Is there any place in our county where we can temporarily resettle the people?" Xie Huchen asked.

Wang Da thought for a while and replied: "Lord Hui, yes, there is a Wu'an Temple in the south of the city, which has not been repaired for many years, and it is already a little dilapidated, so there is no incense, but the place is not small, enough to accommodate hundreds of people." ”

"Very good, immediately gather all the people in the county government to set off, and we will transform the Wu'an Temple into a temporary medical center that can isolate patients. Xie Huchen said.

"Yes, my lord, we'll do it at once. Wang Da and Wang Xiaoer immediately went to gather people.

Because most of the people in the county government were sent out to investigate, Xie Huchen rushed to the Wu'an Temple in the south of the city with the remaining dozens of people.

I saw that the grass here was overgrown, the cobwebs were woven, the statues were destroyed, and it looked like a dilapidated and desolate image, but fortunately, the houses were still neat, and there was no problem with sheltering from the wind and rain.

Xie Huchen bowed to the broken statue and said loudly: "Today, this county is asking for the lives of the people, it is really a helpless move, and it is used to use the land of the king of righteousness and bravery, and after the epidemic, I will definitely rebuild the temple for you and reshape the golden body." ”

After everyone bowed, Xie Huchen waved his hand, and the officials began to clean the temple, moved the dilapidated statue out, weeded and weeded, cleaned and cleaned, and after a while, all the houses were emptied, and the cleaning was spotless.

"My lord!" Wang Zhiyuan shouted as he ran over from a distance.

"Slow down, panic what. Xie Huchen said.

Wang Zhiyuan propped his thighs with both hands, and said breathlessly: "My lord, there have been at least dozens of cases of patients with plague symptoms from various medical centers in the city. ”

Xie Huchen frowned when he heard this, he didn't expect the epidemic to spread so quickly, and ordered: "Immediately gather all the patients in Wu'an Temple for treatment, and the daily necessities will be uniformly supplied by the county government." ”

"Yes, sir. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

"Also, post a notice and order the whole county, from today, Yixian County will be closed. According to the wartime season, all the people are not allowed to go out at home, and violators are punished for disobeying military orders, and at the same time, they are recruited and requisitioned, and a transport team is formed to provide food to the people at home every day, and at the same time is responsible for transporting patients. Xie Huchen ordered.

"Yes, my lord, let's do it. Wang Zhiyuan couldn't help but secretly admire this young magistrate at this moment, not only in an orderly manner, but also resolutely.

Xie Huchen's heart is becoming more and more panicked at the moment, this past was just a situation seen in books, but he didn't expect it to happen in front of him today, a little carelessness is a major matter of human life.

As soon as this city closure order is issued, there are inevitably people who don't understand to make trouble, and this Yixian County is not like Yizhou, which is not a big state capital, Yamen has direct officials and soldiers, Xie Huchen has no choice but to take the officials and persuade them one by one.

Fortunately, although he has just arrived, his official reputation is not bad, and the local people are simple and simple, and they are willing to listen to his persuasion and isolate at home independently. All of a sudden, the streets of Yixian County were closed, and there were no traces, as if it had become an empty city.

On the other hand, the courtyard of each family is bustling, everyone stops work and gathers at home, and those families who are not sick take the opportunity to enjoy the joy of family.

Although Xie Huchen took timely countermeasures, the grim reality was in front of him, for several days, the number of people infected with the plague in Yixian County was increasing, more and more, and some families or even the whole family were sick.

This disease is ferocious, and some elderly people who are not in good health have become terminally ill in an instant, and there is no medical treatment.

Listening to Wang Zhiyuan in the yamen constantly reporting the number of patients increasing, Xie Huchen's heart was in a mess.

"My lord, fortunately, we got a few thousand taels of silver from selling antique furniture before, otherwise we would not have the money to deal with this menacing epidemic. Wang Zhiyuan said.

"It's just that the epidemic is currently happening, the local prices are soaring, and the price of this cabbage has risen to ten times, so if it goes on, no amount of money is enough, in this way, I have already repaired a book here, you ask Wang Xiaoer to send it to Jiangzhou City immediately and hand it over to Lord Zhuang, there is no epidemic in Jiangzhou City at present, I hope Lord Zhuang can give support to Yixian County." Xie Huchen said, handing the letterhead to Wang Zhiyuan.

"Yes, my lord, do you have any other orders?" Wang Zhiyuan took the letter and said.

"You instructed Wang Da to organize people to go to the city to collect donations, and called on the wealthy to donate, telling them that after the epidemic, according to the amount of donations, they would be given a greater reduction in taxes to make up for their losses. Xie Huchen said.

"Obey the order, and the subordinates will do it immediately. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

Xie Huchen walked out of the study, looked at the sky, and sighed, he had already arranged all the places he could think of in an orderly manner, and the next thing was to see if God would help the people of Yixian County through this difficulty.

After another two days, the number of patients continued to grow, and the Wu'an Temple was almost unable to live, and even Lang Zhong and the officials were infected.

"My lord, I'm back. After Wang Xiaoer finished delivering the letter, he rushed back from Jiangzhou non-stop.

"Little Er, what did Master Zhuang say?" Xie Huchen hurriedly asked.

"After Jiangzhou received your warning letter, he immediately took measures to strictly manage the people entering and exiting the city, so there was no large-scale infection, Lord Zhuang asked me to bring a message to the adult, saying that it was fortunate that you notified me in time, and he thanked the people of Jiangzhou on behalf of the people. Wang Xiaoer said.

"What about support?" Xie Huchen didn't care about verbal praise, he needed something more practical.

Wang Xiaoer looked embarrassed and said: "Lord Zhuang said that there is an epidemic in all counties at present, and they are all reaching out to the state government to ask for money and food, and the state government is also in difficulty, so he only gave Xiao a silver ticket of five hundred taels for me to bring back, and said that with the wisdom of adults, I will definitely be able to think of a way to solve the difficulties,"

After speaking, Wang Xiaoer took out the silver ticket and Zhuang Menglong's reply letter from his arms and handed them to Xie Huchen.

"Hmph. Xie Huchen snorted coldly, he knew in his heart that this was Zhuang Menglong taking the opportunity to beat himself, but at the moment of this epidemic, he was still acting like this, which was really despised.

Xie Huchen slammed the silver ticket and the reply letter on the table.

"My lord, my lord......" Wang Da also ran in at this time.

"Let you go to the fundraiser, what is the result? Xie Huchen asked.

"Hey, the big families in the city only care about themselves, and none of them are willing to donate, and some say that the lives of the poor have nothing to do with them. Wang Da spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Zhiyuan, how long can the county government's treasury silver last?" Xie Huchen asked.

"Back to my lord, according to the current price, I can last more than half a month at most. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

The situation has become increasingly difficult as the number of patients continues to increase, traditional treatments have limited effectiveness, the state government has been unable to provide support, and fundraising has been blocked.

Seeing several subordinates looking at him helplessly, Xie Huchen was also a little panicked at this time, and kept walking around the room.

"My lord, what do we do now. Wang Zhiyuan has worked in the county government for many years, and it is the first time he has encountered such a grim situation.

"Let's go, follow me to Wu'an Temple. Xie Huchen said.

"My lord, no, Wu'an Temple is now crowded with a large number of patients, and even many Langzhong and the officials have been infected, so you must not go. The crowd persuaded.

"What the people need most at this time is to know that we are standing with them and supporting them, how can I, as a parent official, sit in the house like this. Xie Huchen scolded.

When the people saw that he was so resolute, they no longer hindered him and went with him.

Wu'an Temple is now full of hundreds of patients, the voice of ** is endless, Lang Zhong with his mouth and nose is busy shuttling in the crowd, and there are officials guarding the periphery, strictly controlling the entry and exit of personnel.