Become a founding empress in ancient times with the system

Sheng Changan looked at the people behind her. Perhaps because of her actions just now, these people began to restrain themselves and kept a considerable distance away from them.

After listening to Wang Yi's explanation, she probably understood that the idea was proposed by Wang Yi, but it was the Du family who spread the news.

It is not clear how many people know about this matter now, but it is likely to be more than enough. If we can lead this group of people to the upper company, the crisis can be resolved.

But it is also possible that she would get into trouble. The information from the previous company must be more comprehensive than hers and come earlier, or in other words, so many of them have been noticed since they set foot here.

But now the arrow is on the string and has to be released. Under the situation of checks and balances between the two sides, the upper company will not take action easily, but it is hard to say whether there will be any other harassment.

We can only hope that the civil unrest in the south is strong enough to draw his attention back. After all, he won't pay too much attention to a small ant that can be stepped on at any time.

"Miss, this lady lost too much blood and has not eaten or drunk water for several days, which is why she fainted. She should wake up tomorrow." Xu Qing's diagnosis was quite fast.

Sheng Changan nodded and looked at the fire not far away. She had even gotten used to the smell of burnt meat these days. She had kept her distance from it at the beginning, but now remained calm.

"Miss, everything has been arranged," Sun Yuan said as he stepped forward.

Sheng Changan knew there was a commotion over there with just a glance. With the actions just now and Sun Yuan's ambiguous words, these people might leave overnight.

Sure enough, after midnight, these people made rustling noises and thought they had not been discovered.

After everyone is almost gone:

"Let's go now." Sheng Changan breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for them, she would have started walking at night long ago. The temperature during the day was too high, and she could hardly bear it, let alone others.

After getting rid of these people, their speed was indeed much faster.

Just then, the system, which had been silent for a long time, began to make a beeping sound.

"Congratulations, host. Guangping County's population has reached 10,000. Please claim your reward."

Ding... "Mission triggered: Mission 1. The host's county is experiencing a severe water shortage. Please resolve the issue as quickly as possible to avoid wiping out the rear."

"Mission 2: The plague is approaching. Please, host, protect the city's citizens and keep at least 10,000 of them alive."

Sheng Chang'an's pupils constricted. If he guessed correctly, there was not much water in Guangping County. Coupled with the recent influx of a large number of refugees, water supply became increasingly tight.

After the flood, there will be a great epidemic. It seems that the court did not take the follow-up treatment seriously. With Wang Yi's participation, there was a serious flow of people from north to south, which is why it affected here.

She had to go back immediately. Sheng Changan looked at the team behind. Sun Yuan and Hu Yu joined later, and her trust in them was not as high as that of Dashan and the others.

But they are the only ones who can be used now. Sheng Changan tightened the reins in his hands and frowned.

"Miss" Sun Yuan was a little confused as to why she suddenly stopped.

"Sun Yuan, Hu Yu, Wu Chang, and Xu Qing, call Wang Yi over. I need to tell you something."

It was too late to find someone to look for Li Dashan and the others now. Sheng Changan glanced at the faces of Sun Yuan and Hu Yu.

"I'm going to go ahead. Sergeant Wu will lead the way, with Hu Yu assisting. If anything happens in the team, ask Sun Yuan to handle it. Notify the teams behind. I'll see you in Guangping within two weeks."

Sun Yuan frowned. If Guangping sped up, it would take at least a month. Half a month would mean he would have to travel overnight, especially in such hot weather. "Did something happen?"

Sheng Changan shook his head. "I'm not sure yet. Anyway, speed up and bypass Yueheng County this time, and stay away from the crowd."

"Xu Qing, if a large number of people suddenly become unwell, be sure to separate them. If someone like this deliberately approaches our team, stop them directly and shoot them on the spot if necessary, but no contact is allowed."

"Miss, do you suspect the plague?" After this arrangement, no one could fail to hear the implication of Sheng Changan's words.

"Prevention is the key." She was so vigilant on the way here, so nothing should happen.

"I'll go ahead, you guys speed up and catch up."

Several people looked at Sheng Changan's back in surprise and confusion, and could only implement her arrangements immediately.

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The hot night wind blew across Sheng Changan's face. "Xiao Liu, does this reward include any solution to the plague?"

She could barely think of a way to deal with the drought, but she really didn't understand the plague. Under the ancient treatment conditions, if there was no system assistance, it would be considered good if ten thousand people survived, or even a thousand survived.

"Host, although there are methods to resolve the plague, they are not applicable under the conditions here. I can only reward some of the experience of those who fought against the plague in the past."

"Good luck to the host."

Sheng Changan took a deep breath and glanced at the reward column: Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Compendium of Materia Medica, Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, etc., are all famous books.

The extraction of penicillin by traditional methods, the manufacturing method of telescopes, the manufacturing method of gunpowder!!!

Sheng Changan thought he had seen it wrong. "Xiao Liu, didn't you say that we can't use things that are beyond this era?"

"Host, let me correct you. You were talking about explosives. Explosives are too lethal. This system will never reward such things."

"And the host was short of key materials at the time. Let me remind you, host, you are not rich."

Sheng Changan was speechless. She had almost used up all the gold rewarded by the system last time. She had to be thankful that the sulfur here had not been mined for further uses.

Most of them are used for medicine or deworming, otherwise I would never be able to afford so much with the money I have.

Once her gunpowder is produced, the price of sulfur will definitely skyrocket. If she does it, she will definitely be discovered.

We still need to find a fixed source, but here we can only go into the forest and try our luck.

After traveling day and night, she finally saw the first city gate of Guangping County on the seventh day. When she came in, it was still quite chaotic inside, as the refugees who had recently arrived were all quarantined here.

This was something she had decided long ago. Initially, it was intended to screen out people with ulterior motives who had sneaked into the city, but now it can be considered a blessing in disguise.

The initial isolation point was set up in the city due to limited conditions. The first city wall must have been built recently, so people were placed here.

There were quite a few people, so it was inevitable that there was some commotion and it looked a bit chaotic.

"Sir!" The man guarding the city gate was a little surprised. "You are finally back." If it weren't for the noise these days, he would have thought that Sir had ignored them.

Sheng Changan was also a little dazed. It had been almost a year since she left Guangping County. It seemed that things had been going well during this period. "How long have these people stayed here?"

"The earliest is about ten days, and the latest is five days."

"Have any refugees from outside entered the inner city?"

"No, County Magistrate Wu said to register the people first before making any plans."

Sheng Changan nodded, relieved, and then headed towards the inner city. The inner and outer cities were about a few hundred meters apart, and the first city wall was obviously much higher than the second wall.

Apart from the height, it is no different from the inner city, except that the defense is tighter.

"Sir," Zheng Zhengjun even felt that she was busy and confused, until Sheng Changan walked in front of her, she finally confirmed, "Sir, you are finally back."

Sheng Changan ignored the curious eyes on the side and said, "Zheng Jun, call everyone to the meeting room. Tell me about the recent events."

"Yes." Zheng Qing's nose felt a little sore. The people behind her immediately understood and dispersed to spread the news.

It was roughly the same as Sheng Changan's guess. Guangping County's water resources were originally scarce, and then a large number of refugees came here. Now there is no shortage of people, but the water resources, which were already scarce, have been divided up again, leaving even less.

Recently, some water has been brought in from outside the city, but the water level in the lake outside has also been plummeting. At first, the water issue almost led to a fight.

Fortunately, Shen Huaizhi came back in time. Although Mr. Shen and Du Jingsheng also searched in the forest, not only did they not find water, they were attacked by animals there many times.

They speculated that there might not be much water in the forest, which led to this situation.

After learning about Mrs. Du from these people, Du Jingsheng wanted to go and pick up his wife, but was stopped by people coming from Luochuan. She was already on the way, and if he went to pick her up now, he didn't know which way to take, and it would be easy to miss her.

Du Zhong has a strong sense of prevention. After learning about the flood in the south, he specially sent someone to check the pulse of the people coming from outside, and there was no problem for the time being.

After hearing the last part, Sheng Changan was a little confused. The people who came earlier were relatively early, so they should not have any discomfort.

As for the teams that are still on the way, she manages them more strictly, so logically nothing should happen, so how did Task 2 come about?

There can’t be anyone maliciously poisoning someone!

It is not impossible that Sheng Chang'an would be beaten. If someone really lured the sick people here maliciously, Guangping County would hardly be immune to the infection.

Looking at the pile of documents on her desk, she opened them and took a look. They were all written by Lin Chuan about recent events, and some included measures that needed urgent attention.

Some parts have been crossed out, which should have been dealt with. The most prominent thing at the moment is the water.

"Feng Zhihong, how much alcohol do we have now?"

"There are one hundred and three altars"

Sheng Changan knocked on the table slowly. Now that there are more people, alcohol production cannot continue. Another way needs to be found.

"You already know about the flood in the south. I plan to build an isolation point in the outer city, and Zheng Jun will be in charge." Sheng Changan handed the blueprint she had drawn to Zheng Qing, who passed it on.

The above drawing is very clear. Mild patients are separated from severe patients, and asymptomatic patients who need to be isolated are in another place. Water use and other items are also subdivided.

"Zheng Qing, here are masks and protective clothing for external use. Try to speed up the production. The more the better."

"Mr. Du, how many doctors can diagnose and treat patients independently?"

Du Zhong's beard curled up. "How can it be so fast? He has only been studying for a year. Xu Qing can barely be considered one of them."

"If a plague really breaks out later, you and your team will be responsible." Sheng Changan rubbed his forehead. "Feng Zhihong, here is the method for making gunpowder. You and Xu Ping will be responsible for it together."

"Find a place farther away. The noise might be quite loud. Don't touch the fire when it's lit."

Sheng Changan raised his eyebrows. "Don't we have some Xianbei captives? Let them go, and you stay away."

She only has a few people, and no accidents can happen during the research.

"For those outside, the latest arrival will be the first. After fourteen days of quarantine and no discomfort, they can enter the inner city. All water must be boiled before use."

"County Magistrate Wu will organize more people to prepare salt. In fourteen days, Shen Pingyang will recruit more people and have them start working as soon as possible. Lin Chuan and Chen Hanlin will count the number of refugees outside and maintain order."

Sheng Changan wiped the sweat from his head. The weather was too hot. "Zhang Wen, after the ice is made, prepare it in various places and popularize the ice-making method."

In this situation, they are worried about heatstroke. It is not realistic for her to distribute ice cubes. It is better for them to make it themselves. She only needs to give out a batch of ice-making materials and they can reuse them repeatedly.

After arranging things one by one, she can go out to find water immediately. There is a forest, so there may be groundwater. Otherwise, she can only wait for rain from heaven.

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"Master Sheng" Du Jingsheng couldn't help himself any longer and rushed in as soon as the meeting was over. "I wonder how my wife is doing?"

Sheng Changan calculated the time and said, "You should be able to see them in ten days."

"Thank you, sir." Du Jingsheng felt relieved. He was still worried without hearing it with his own ears. "If you need anything, I am willing to serve you."

Sheng Changan blinked and said, "No rush, it's not time yet." It's too risky to go out at this time.

"My lord, please give me your orders at any time." Du Jingsheng had a slight smile on his face. He could also look for a house to buy so that his wife and others would have a place to stay when they come.

If nothing unexpected happens, they may settle here next.

Sheng Changan looked at Shen Huaizhi who was waiting on the side and said, "Let's go!"

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When I came here again, the trees outside had withered, and only when I walked inside could I occasionally see a little green.

There are several houses near the salt lake. There are people patrolling around, and many people are busy inside. Salt and saltpeter are piled not far away and then transported away by people.

There was a faint smell of blood here, and when I looked up, I saw several dried wolf corpses.

Shen Huaizhi noticed her gaze and began to explain, "There have been quite a few attacks here recently, and there's a lot of meat like this. Some of it is sold in shops in the city, some is used as food for them here, and some is given as rewards for them to take back."

Sheng Changan nodded. The people here still used the method she had taught them to take it away, but it was just a drop in the bucket and could only be said to be enough to drink.

The places that Shen Pingyang and his team visited can be ignored. According to them, the trees there are only slightly better than those outside, which shows that there is no groundwater.

But it is impossible for such a large forest to be without groundwater. The only option is to cast a wide net. However, Li Dashan and his men have not returned yet, so there are not many people available.

After a few days, Sheng Changan sighed. No, he really didn't find it. He only came across one baobab tree, and there wasn't much water in it.

After a few days, Sheng Changan sighed. No, he really didn't find it. He only came across one baobab tree, and there wasn't much water in it.

Suddenly her gaze paused. The animal was a baboon, taller than ordinary baboons and with a long, thin tail. It obviously noticed her and turned away.

"Shen Huaizhi, follow it. It can find water. We stay where we are."

There is hope. The short-nosed baboon is good at hunting and defense, and its most outstanding and well-known ability is its ability to discover groundwater.