The cruel little princess

"This princess has come here on the orders of His Majesty to preside over all matters! You all just need to obey his orders! All the consequences will be borne by this princess alone!" Shen Youyou said decisively with a domineering look.

"Princess, please forgive me for being so bold. Has His Royal Highness Prince Jin come to Tongniu County?" asked the chief of the imperial guards.

Shen Youyou: ...You are indeed quite courageous.

"Of course the prince is here as well, but because I am the last disciple of the genius doctor, I came here first to preside over the management of the plague. The prince went to the nearest military camp to mobilize troops." Shen Youyou paused slightly.

"I think you have been here for more than half a month, and you should know the severity of this plague better than me. If the plague can't be controlled, then you and I will have no chance to leave Tongniu County!" Shen Youyou persuaded them with emotion and reason.

"I don't need to explain why the prince wants to mobilize troops, right?!"

"Princess, I know. But you are a woman, and the princess of His Royal Highness Prince Jin. We dare not let you take any risks!" The chief of the guards looked embarrassed and troubled.

"Oh? Do you think this princess would be afraid of these things? Or do you think this princess is just a vase and is not capable of dealing with the plague?" Shen Youyou raised her eyebrows, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.

"Princess, you have misunderstood. That is not what I meant." The chief of the guards explained hurriedly.

"In that case, then stop talking nonsense. This princess now orders you to assist me in controlling the plague immediately, without any objection! Otherwise, you will be punished by military law!" Shen Youyou's tone became stern, and the determination in her eyes was irresistible.

The leader of the imperial guards sighed helplessly and replied, "I will obey your orders."

Seeing that he was reluctant, Shen Youyou was worried that the leader of the Royal Guard would go against her will, so she continued, "We are all smart people. You and I are in the same boat. This princess doesn't want anyone to pierce the boat halfway..." Shen Youyou glanced at the leader of the Royal Guard, and the warning was self-evident.

The leader of the imperial guards was a smart man. He immediately understood what Princess Jin meant and said nothing more. "I will obey your orders!"

Wouldn't it be better if you just listened to me earlier? You didn't have to make me talk and scare you...

"This should be done as soon as possible. This morning, have the girls or women in the village who know needlework find some cotton cloth and make masks. They'll need to wear masks when cremating corpses because of the excessive ash." Shen Youyou turned around and looked at An Er. "An Er, you'll be responsible for teaching the women in the village."

An Er lowered his head and responded.

"In an emergency, we must make do. If there is no charcoal, fold a few more layers of cotton cloth or use cotton instead! Before noon today, each of these guards must have one." Shen Youyou gave the order directly.

"Yes!" An Er thought to himself, "Brave An Er, not afraid of difficulties!"

"Before noon today, Brother Xu, hold a mobilization meeting for all villagers. Explain the necessity of burning the bodies. These bodies aren't just their loved ones anymore! They're sources of infection for the plague!"

Shen Youyou said in a serious tone, "If we continue to let the bodies rot, it won't be long before all of us will be infected with the plague and die! For those villagers who actively cooperate in finding the bodies, all of them will be registered. Five taels of silver per body!"

Huh?! You...

Imperial Physician Xu and the chief of the imperial guards looked at Princess Jin in shock!

"Princess! Are you serious?!" the leader of the Royal Guards asked directly.

"Really? I'll send a message to the prince in a while, and prepare the silver immediately. It will be distributed after the body is burned!" Shen Youyou said solemnly.

The leader of the Imperial Guard marveled inwardly: What's going on in Princess Jin's head? She can even come up with such a brilliant idea! He couldn't help but be filled with curiosity about Princess Jin, wanting to know what other surprising things she might do.

Doctor Xu couldn't help but sigh, "The princess is truly brilliant. She came up with such a brilliant solution to the problem."

Shen Youyou smiled slightly. "The situation is urgent, so I can only come up with this method to motivate everyone. I hope we can find and dispose of these bodies as soon as possible to prevent the spread of the epidemic."

The leader of the Imperial Guard nodded in agreement. He knew full well that time was running out and the task was immense! With this policy announced, wouldn't everyone be digging up their ancestral graves, let alone looking for bodies? Even if they couldn't dig up their own, they could dig up other people's graves, right? The main goal was to cause mutual harm!

"Princess, I still have a question..." The leader of the Royal Guard seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Feel free to ask!" Shen Youyou interrupted his thoughts and looked at the leader of the Royal Guards.

"Many people are desperate now. If they feel that money is useless and their future survival is in jeopardy, how can they afford to look for corpses to earn money?" The leader of the Imperial Guards scratched his head in embarrassment. He had just thought Princess Jin's idea was brilliant, but then he realized that some people were living a life worse than death, like the walking dead, and might not be very motivated to earn money.

Shen Youyou pondered for a moment after hearing this. "That's easy. Starting today, all herbs used to treat the plague will be charged! Doctor Yang and his team will boil the herbs at the quarantine center and distribute them! I'll write a prescription here and boil the herbs according to the prescription. Just use a large iron pot to boil it. It will prevent the plague! It will also be distributed uniformly after it's boiled. The fee will be the same! Three bowls of decoction a day, ten coins per bowl!"

Shen Youyou was silent for a moment, then saw the surprised expression on the guard leader's face. "It's okay if you don't want to drink the medicine. Don't give out the free rice we gave out before. Just make a big pot of porridge and charge the same as the medicine soup!"

Shen Youyou thought to herself, "Little guys, can't I deal with you?! Even if I have to force you to do something, I will force you to do it!"

"Also, directly inform the villagers: All clothes and belongings that have come into contact with people suffering from the plague must be discarded. Normal people can easily be infected after contact. After the plague is over, all houses will be demolished! Those who obey the arrangements and move their families will be given a subsidy of fifty taels of silver per household!" Shen Youyou explained our modern demolition policy clearly here!

"Yes! I obey your orders!" With Princess Jin's words, the leader of the Imperial Guards was as excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood! He wondered if he would also be paid five taels of silver per body if he led his men out to look for corpses now?!

Besides, this isn't a corpse! It's an immovable silver ingot!

Shen Youyou wrote another letter, placed it in an envelope, and handed it to An Shijiu, who then tied the envelope and the token from Prince Jin's mansion to an arrowhead and accurately shot it directly to the guards stationed at Wutong County. From a distance, An Shijiu used his inner energy to shout out his identity, instructing the guards to quickly deliver the letter to their county magistrate.

The guards and Doctor Xu worked together to stun the villagers. They didn't hear anything else, only that each body would be worth five taels of silver! And after the plague, the reward for moving would be fifty taels of silver! And they wouldn't be moving far, just to two nearby villages.

As soon as this reward came out, everyone was like a chicken with blood, thinking about making money! After all, the dead are gone, but the living have to continue, right?

Suddenly, the people of Tongniu County were in a frenzy! Upon hearing that the bodies of those who had died from the disease had become a source of infection, the key to the spread of the plague, they all went searching the mountains and rivers. They even dug out those buried in the ground, piling them up one by one to await the military commander's decision.

His Royal Highness Prince Jin did not wake up until the afternoon from his coma.

After waking up, he did not see his beloved little princess, but received a letter with the token of Prince Jin's Mansion tied to it.

He opened the envelope with a puzzled look on his face, then unfolded the letter, only to see the shoddy handwriting of his own princess: Dear Prince, I am writing to you in person...

After reading the letter, His Royal Highness Prince Jin was extremely anxious and angry! No wonder he slept so soundly! No wonder he slept until noon!

He had originally planned to sneak to Tongniu County in the middle of the night and let the little princess take charge. But Shen Youyou got there first!

Although he was angry, he felt relieved when he saw the letter from his little princess saying that they had preliminarily determined what kind of plague it was and prescribed different prescriptions according to the symptoms.

That's all! Just like she said: Let the professionals do their professional work! I'll just do the rear support work for her!

"Someone come here!" His Royal Highness Prince Jin shouted outside.

"I'm here!" An Yi appeared in the room in a flash.

"I will write a personal letter. You take the letter and the token of our Prince Jin's Mansion and go to Youzhou to quickly dispatch 10,000 elite troops!" His Royal Highness Prince Jin wrote quickly without raising his head.

He had to arrange things outside as soon as possible, and then go to accompany her! As her man, he should go to protect her from the wind and rain! Instead of hiding behind her and waiting silently!

An Yi took the letter and took his leave before flying away.

"Someone come here!" His Royal Highness Prince Jin shouted again.

"I'm here!" An Nineteen appeared in a flash.

"Hurry up and check if the supplies have arrived. If they have, count the silver and see if it is enough for 20,000 taels! If not, take the silver notes from my private treasury and exchange them for silver at the Sitong Bank! Be sure to prepare all the silver by sunset!" His Royal Highness Prince Jin continued to give orders.

"Yes! I obey your command!" An Shijiu bowed and took his leave.