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

"Indeed, it was Chu Aiqing who did it."

Murong Si nodded slightly and said.

"Lord Marquis is truly a saint of our time!"

Su Yunhe's face showed amazement, and he said with great admiration.

"Judging from Chief Physician Su's words, this matter can indeed reduce the incidence of disease among the people?"

Murong Si nodded and asked Su Yunhe.

Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin also turned their gazes toward Su Yunhe.

In fact, they already knew the answer: Chu Xiu's actions were definitely genuine.

Otherwise, Chu Xiu would never have publicized this matter!

"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic: 'When disease strikes, treat it with decoctions.'"

"The soup here refers to warm water."

"It's water after it's been boiled."

"Boiled water, even if it's cold, won't harm your health if you drink it."

“But raw water is different.”

"Drinking untreated water can easily lead to the development of diseases."

After considering for a moment, Su Yunhe explained to Murong Si.

Murong Si and the others nodded slightly, their expressions showing sudden realization. In that case, the significance of Chu Xiu's actions was profound.

"only……"

"Knowing is one thing."

"But putting it into practice is incredibly difficult."

"Boiling water requires fuels such as firewood and charcoal, which are scarce in some regions and at some times."

"Ordinary people may prioritize using fuel for cooking or heating rather than boiling water."

“In areas with insufficient fuel, collecting fuel requires a lot of time and labor, which increases the actual cost of boiling water.”

"Not many ordinary people can afford it."

"Moreover, boiling a kettle of water takes a long time, making it difficult to meet the immediate drinking water needs, especially during work or emergencies."

“When you’re out and about, it’s hard to keep boiled water for a long time, and it’s not practical to carry fuel and containers with you to boil water.”

"These factors mean that officials or wealthy families may have the means to boil water, but ordinary people are unable to do so due to limited resources."

Su Yunhe sighed softly, clearly not believing that Chu Xiu's actions would be of much use.

Even if you preach to the people how important it is to drink boiled water, for the truly impoverished people, it's not about living, it's about surviving.

Struggling to survive, people are already living hand to mouth, so how could they care about this?

Murong Si frowned slightly; what Su Yunhe said was the truth.

There are far too many issues involved here, none of which can be avoided, and none of which can be easily resolved.

Without resolving these issues, this matter cannot be truly implemented.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis has already considered the issues that Chief Physician Su has thought of."

"And the Marquis is handling these matters."

Pei Guanyin suddenly spoke.

"Oh?"

"How did Minister Chu resolve these matters?"

Murong Si's eyes lit up, and she looked at Pei Guanyin with a curious expression and asked.

Jiang Wan'er and Su Yunhe's gazes also focused on Pei Guanyin.

"Your Majesty, firewood is needed to boil water, so the Marquis has withdrawn money from the special fund for public welfare of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to recruit people from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty to engage in firewood gathering."

"And they gave this firewood away to every citizen for free."

"In this way, we can also solve the livelihood and livelihood problems of some poor people."

"If this point is resolved, then most of the problem will be solved."

"After all, the biggest problem is that firewood needs to be bought with money."

"As for the problem of boiling water taking a long time, the Marquis came up with the idea of ​​using iron to make kettles. The Marquis ordered the craftsmen of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to study how to make kettles that use as little iron as possible and can be made widely."

"Furthermore, this kettle must have a certain degree of heat retention so that the boiled water doesn't cool down too quickly."

"Because the capital is closest to the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, all the blacksmith shops, big and small, in the capital have been requisitioned by the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"Once the kettle is invented, we'll start producing it at the blacksmith's shop."

"All the iron ore needed by the blacksmith shops will be purchased and supplied by the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Pei Guanyin said with a solemn expression, "Finally, there is the issue of carrying. The Marquis has already posted a notice to recruit skilled craftsmen to develop a water storage device that can replace sheepskin bags and gourds."

Of course, both of these should also be manufactured.

They are also looking for ways to create more widely available water storage devices.

Whether it's kettles or water storage containers, the Imperial Guards will distribute them free of charge to every household, ensuring that every family has one.

"I'm convinced."

"With the Marquis here, what is there to worry about in our Great Zhou Dynasty not prospering..."

Su Yunhe's face lit up with excitement, and he spoke in a trembling voice.

What seemed impossible turned out to be something Chu Xiu had anticipated all the problems and had a solution for.

"Director Su, this matter still requires the cooperation of your Imperial Medical Academy."

Murong Si smiled gently and looked at Su Yunhe.

"Please give your Majesty's orders."

Su Yunhe took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said with a serious expression, "It is the Imperial Medical Academy's good fortune to be able to do something for the people of the world in this matter."

"Simple."

"President Su, please help write an article about the benefits of drinking boiled water for all the people."

"However, try to use simple and clear language so that ordinary people can understand it."

"Then we will gather all the folk doctors in Sizhou, explain this to them, and have them work together to spread the word among the people."

Murong Si pondered for a moment, then said to Su Yunhe, "Some of the folk doctors will travel to various prefectures and counties to spread the word about this matter."

I will instruct the Cabinet to then instruct all prefectures and counties to cooperate in providing food, clothing, shelter, and transportation for the folk doctors who are spreading this message.

The remuneration for each folk doctor shall be paid from my own imperial treasury!

"The minister obeys the order."

Su Yunhe solemnly replied, "I will certainly live up to Your Majesty's high expectations."

"Jiang Wan'er, go to the cabinet and give orders to cooperate on this matter."

"Furthermore, the cabinet was instructed to select skilled craftsmen and outstanding military craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to report to the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters, where they would work with the Embroidered Uniform Guard's military craftsmen and recruited skilled craftsmen to develop kettles and water storage devices."

"Once the research is completed, the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Works and all the military craftsmen will help to make kettles and water storage containers."

"Pei Guanyin, go to the Imperial Guard and dispatch them to all the prefectures of Sizhou, including the capital."

“A royal edict was posted to recruit folk doctors.”

"When folk doctors come to the capital, they must be provided with food, clothing, lodging and transportation."

"This issue is the responsibility of Zhao Yan, the Prefect of Jingzhao."

"Tell Zhao Yan that if he doesn't handle this matter well and neglects the folk doctor, he will lose his position as the Prefect of the Capital."

Murong Si spoke in a deep and powerful voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin spoke solemnly and firmly.

Murong Si nodded slightly and picked up a memorial from the table to read.

"Wei Chen retire."

"This maid takes her leave."

Seeing Murong Si's actions, Su Yunhe and the others naturally understood her meaning, immediately bowed to her, and turned to leave.

After a cup of tea.

The cabinet and the imperial guards dispatched a large number of people away from the capital, either to various prefectures and counties in Sizhou or to the government offices of various prefectures and counties throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Meanwhile, in the capital, imperial edicts had already begun to be posted.

A group of skilled craftsmen and outstanding military artisans from the Ministry of Works, led by an official from the Ministry of Works, had arrived at the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.