Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu and the village chief stayed up all night, discussing under the light how to prevent and control the epidemic in the village.

First, the couple who were diagnosed with the virus were allowed to stay in the private school. The village provided them with charcoal, stoves, water, mugwort, lime, wine, rice, flour, grain, oil and herbs. They were responsible for disinfection, decoction and cooking by themselves.

During this period, the doctor saw them once a day and adjusted the dosage of medication according to their actual conditions.

If they are seriously ill and unable to move, the village chief will do the work.

This was the insistence of the village chief. He said that he was the head of the village and there was no reason for him to hide back and do nothing at this time.

Then came the villagers. Those who had some symptoms but had not been diagnosed were the key monitoring targets. Starting tomorrow, they would all live in the empty dim sum room. In the past few years, Aunt Wu and her family had expanded the dim sum business and built a new dim sum room. The ones that everyone had built before Li Yu went to the capital were no longer used much. They were usually only used to store some sundries. This time, they would be used for those whose symptoms were not obvious.

Villagers who have had close contact with people with mild symptoms should also be closely monitored and see a doctor every other day.

Finally, for the villagers who were completely fine at the moment, Li Yu suggested that they stay at home first. Of course, they could go out if they wanted, but they should try to cover their noses with cloth when going out.

There are also some other things, such as washing hands frequently, disinfecting more often, and using wormwood when there is no disinfectant, which can make up for it. For example, drink boiled water instead of raw water, and exercise appropriately...

During this period, patrols cannot stop, and the village chief will readjust the patrol team based on everyone's physical condition.

To ensure greater safety, the patrolling men see the patient every two days.

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As for the refugees outside the village, they are the most difficult to deal with.

They were able to be controlled before because there was no epidemic in the village, and they could eat and earn money as long as they worked. Now there is not only an epidemic in the village, but the sick have also come into contact with people among them. If the news gets out, they will definitely not obey the control anymore.

The village chief thought about it and decided to tell the town mayor and the county magistrate about it.

They have people on their side, so it is easier to resolve the issue.

*

Without further ado, all the rules were finalized. As soon as daybreak came, Li Yu's guards took the village chief's handwritten letter to the town and county to deliver it.

The village chief and Li Yu took a sip of water and began to explain the situation to each family one by one.

It would have been most convenient to gather the villagers together to make the announcement, but that would have been too risky, so for everyone’s safety they decided to work a little harder and make the announcement more often.

Most people in the village did not sleep well last night, and some had nightmares and felt listless early in the morning.

In the past, if the village chief came to them at this time, they would definitely complain a few words, but today no one said a word.

They were more honest than each other. After listening to the charter, no one said anything against it and they were surprisingly cooperative.

Li Yu was not surprised. In this era, epidemics were the most difficult to cure. Once you got it, it would be difficult to survive. Although some villagers loved to cheat and play tricks, they also knew that life was the most important thing at this time.

*

In the county, when the county magistrate learned that there was an epidemic in Qingshui Village, he immediately sent yamen runners and two doctors over.

Afterwards, the yamen runners, Li Yu's guards, and the healthy men in the village came together to check on the refugees living outside the village.

Those who had close contact with the couple went into a straw hut separately and waited to be examined by the doctor.

Others were also checked one by one and assigned to different resettlement sites according to their different situations.

Some refugees did not want to be imprisoned and tried to escape, but were caught by the men in the village.

Some of them just go with the flow and do whatever the villagers ask them to do.

"I've finally found a place to live, and I don't want to run away again. The worst that can happen is death. What's there to be afraid of?" said a young man.

Li Yu happened to hear this, looked at the other person for a few seconds, and said, "Who says that you will die if you encounter an epidemic? As long as you find the right medicine, the King of Hell will not take you away at all. Besides, you are not sick at all now."

The man spread his hands and said, "We used to work for the villagers to earn money for food, but now the village doesn't hire people, what do we eat and drink?"

Li Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Who said the villagers don't hire people anymore? Haven't you seen the rice in the fields? The villagers said that as long as you are in good health and don't slack off, you can continue to work for the villagers."

The refugees, including the man, were shocked: "Are you serious? Can we still work every day to earn copper coins?"

Li Yu remained calm and said, "Really."

In an instant, many refugees gave up the idea of ​​escaping.

They didn't plan to stay in Qingshui Village forever. Once they saved enough money, they planned to go back to their hometown.

But I don’t have any money now. I can eat enough here, so I might as well stay here for now.

*

Because the rules and regulations listed by Li Yu and the village chief were relatively clear, and the villagers were more cooperative this time, Qingshui Village was surprisingly easy to manage.

On the other hand, Han Zheng and Master Jiang had been in Jiangfu County for a few days and had a general understanding of the local situation.

From what they found out, although Jiangfu County suffered severe damage, it did not actually need food from the imperial court because there were plenty of grain reserves locally.

They were originally grains in the local granary. Before the flood, the magistrate of Jiangfu County ordered his men to transport the grains out of the granary and place them on the only mountain in the northwest corner of Jiangfu County.

The height of that mountain was not even half as high as the mountain in Qingshui Village, but it had more gentle slopes. There was a group of houses built in the mountain, and the grain was stored in the houses.

Although the flood was severe, it did not reach the mountains, so the food was preserved.

Recently, grain prices have skyrocketed in the disaster-stricken areas of Nanzhou Prefecture. Magistrate Jiangfu seized the opportunity and secretly ordered people to transport the grain out and sell it at a high price.

Han Zheng didn't realize this at first, until he had dinner with the magistrate of Jiangfu County that day. In order to get more information, he drank and pretended to be drunk.

As it turned out, a yamen runner happened to come with the news at that time. At first, the yamen runner didn't notice him and spoke loudly, so he accidentally heard the key word "mountain".

He thought that there was only one mountain in Jiangfu County and the rest of the place was flat, so he asked the guards to check.

It was also a coincidence that when the guards ran over, they happened to see the yamen runners directing people to move grain out.

*

When Master Jiang learned that Magistrate Jiangfu had dared to embezzle the government's stored grain, he was having a meal and he smashed his bowl and chopsticks in anger.

"This Wei guy is simply lawless. We can't keep him here." Master Jiang said, "We must arrest him, otherwise Jiangfu County will be in trouble for the flood."

Han Zheng felt that what he said was right. Magistrate Jiangfu had a big appetite. When they were around, he could not pretend to be honest. Once they left, he would definitely embezzle the grain provided by the court for disaster relief.

"The guards sent a message saying that Magistrate Jiangfu has been sending people out to transport food non-stop over the past two days, so we have to capture him as soon as possible," said Han Zheng.

Master Jiang waved his hand heavily: "It just so happens that the officers and soldiers and guards are here, let's go and catch them right away, since we have solid evidence anyway."

Han Zheng nodded, and then changed the subject, "If he leads the yamen runners to resist... Lord Jiang, when we came out, His Majesty said that if we encounter irresponsible and uncooperative officials during disaster relief, we can execute them first and report later."

Master Jiang was silent for a moment, then said, "If he resists, just kill him!"