The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

The main hall of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.

"Your Excellency, please spread the word that raw water should not be drunk; it must be boiled before drinking to reduce the risk of illness."

"It should have already begun throughout our entire Great Zhou Dynasty."

"It might be a little slower in some of the more remote villages."

"But in two or three days at most, we can definitely ensure that all the people of our Great Zhou Dynasty will know about this."

Ximen Jue, with his hands clasped in a solemn expression, looked at Chu Xiu, who was sitting in the main seat of the hall, and said, "Moreover, the recruitment of people to chop firewood is already underway."

"Great job, you did very well!"

Chu Xiu's face showed satisfaction as he spoke to Ximen Jue.

"This is what subordinates should do."

Ximen Jue shook his head and said with a humble expression.

"However, after I returned, I thought about it carefully."

"I feel that there are still many problems with this matter."

"These problems also need to be addressed."

"Otherwise, this might be able to be promoted at first, but people will eventually give up."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said to Ximen Jue.

"Please give me your orders."

Ximen Jue's eyes narrowed, and he spoke in a firm and powerful voice.

"We want the people to persevere."

"It's not as simple as just providing firewood."

"Another thing is to provide kettles for people's homes."

"Kettles must be made of iron, so our Embroidered Uniform Guard must contact ironworks in various places to make kettles for the people."

"We, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, have wiped out so many sects and powerful families. Haven't we collected all those weapons as well?"

“Those weapons are useless anyway, so they can be turned into kettles and given to the people.”

"We guarantee that every household in our Great Zhou Dynasty will have one."

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"...My lord, to ensure that every household has a kettle, we need a lot of iron ore, and it will also take time to forge. I'm afraid it can't be done in a short time."

Ximen Jue was stunned for a moment. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down before speaking.

All of these require money.

Although the special fund for public welfare undertakings of the Embroidered Uniform Guard has a large amount of money, it is still a huge sum.

However, as he said, it will take time.

Even if Ximen Jue didn't know what the kettle Chu Xiu was talking about was, he roughly understood its function.

"Time is not important. All the blacksmith shops that can be requisitioned should be requisitioned."

"All the artisans of our Embroidered Uniform Guard also put aside all their other duties and made kettles for the people."

Chu Xiu took out a folded piece of Xuan paper from his sleeve, handed it to Ximen Jue, and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Ximen Jue opened the Xuan paper, glanced at it, gritted his teeth, and said.

"The kettle painted on this sheet of Xuan paper was drawn by me."

"There might be a small problem. You can hand it over to our Jinyiwei's military craftsmen for research first."

"We are researching how to make a kettle that is easy to boil water while minimizing iron ore consumption."

"Ideally, it should also have some heat retention properties so that the water temperature doesn't drop too quickly."

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and then gave Ximen Jue some instructions.

"Yes, I understand."

Ximen Jue responded respectfully.

"Finally, we mass-produced sheepskin bags and water-storing gourds."

"This way, people can still drink boiled water when they go out."

Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "Regarding this, it's not limited to these two. You can find skilled craftsmen to conduct research and see if there are better, more convenient, cheaper, and more widely available water storage devices."

"Yes, I obey."

Ximen Jue said, forcing himself to speak.

These things don't seem like they're easy to solve.

"If these two issues can be resolved, it will be possible to ensure that people can still drink boiled water even when they are away from home."

"Go do it."

Chu Xiu waved to Ximen Jue and said.

"Yes, I am resigning."

Ximen Jue bowed and strode away.

An hour later.

Taiji Palace, main hall.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis has sent people to various prefectures and counties to spread the word that raw water should not be drunk and must be boiled before drinking, so as to reduce the incidence of disease."

"Even if each village sends people to spread the word about this matter."

Pei Guanyin entered the main hall and bowed to Empress Murong Si, who was intently reviewing memorials.

"You can't drink tap water; you must boil it before drinking?"

"Could this be the important matter that Minister Chu is tasked with handling?"

Murong Si raised her head and looked at Pei Guanyin with a strange expression, asking a question.

Jiang Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then looked at Pei Guanyin with the same astonishment.

"Your Majesty, this should be the matter."

"The Marquis left the palace last night and returned to the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, immediately dispatching Embroidered Uniform Guards to various places overnight."

"After daybreak, with the help of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) Thousand-Household and Hundred-Household Offices in various prefectures and cities, we began to publicize this matter."

Pei Guanyin nodded slightly and said with a serious expression.

"Minister Chu truly has the people of the world on his mind at all times, and he is genuinely working for the benefit of the people."

Murong Si was silent for a moment, then said with a look of emotion, "It is a blessing for me and for all the people of the world that my Great Zhou Dynasty has such a pillar of the state as Minister Chu."

Pei Guanyin and Jiang Wan'er showed expressions of agreement on their faces.

Who would have thought that Chu Xiu, who had just survived an assassination attempt, didn't even care about it, but instead thought of the people of the world first.

What defines a pillar of the state?

These are the pillars of the state!

"Summon the head of the Imperial Medical Academy to come see me."

Murong Si pondered for a moment, then spoke in a low but powerful voice.

"Yes."

A palace maid responded and turned to leave.

Less than a moment.

Su Yunhe, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy with white hair and a youthful face, entered the main hall of Taiji Palace and bowed respectfully to Murong Si, saying, "Your humble servant Su Yunhe greets Your Majesty."

"Chief Su, there's no need for such formalities."

"Come here, give me a seat."

Murong Si waved her sleeve and looked at Su Yunhe with a smile.

This Chief of the Imperial Academy is no ordinary person; he is a veteran figure who has served three dynasties in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, Su Yunhe is a low-key person who keeps a low profile, so few people pay attention to him.

However, as the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Murong Si naturally knew Su Yunhe.

This person is absolutely the most outstanding physician in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty; his medical skills have reached a divine level.

This world is no ordinary world. To become the top divine physician of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is not enough to simply have superb medical skills; one must also possess immense strength.

Otherwise, how can those internal injuries be treated?

Therefore, Su Yunhe's cultivation level is also unfathomable.

Even Murong Si didn't know what level Su Yunhe's cultivation had reached.

However, she guessed that Su Yunhe was at least a True Immortal.

Moreover, it's not as simple as an ordinary True Immortal Realm.

A palace maid carried a chair to the emperor's desk and placed it down.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness."

Su Yunhe thanked Murong Si before walking over and sitting down in a chair.

Even when he sat down, Su Yunhe only sat on the edge of the chair, only about a third of it, not even halfway.

"Chief Su, I don't know if you've heard that the Embroidered Uniform Guard is promoting the idea that you can't drink raw water and that you must boil it before drinking it."

Murong Si smiled gently and looked at Su Yunhe.

"Your Majesty, I have been in seclusion in the Imperial Hospital and am unaware of this matter."

"Could this have been done by the Marquis?"

Su Yunhe paused for a moment, then looked surprised as he spoke.