A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Bao Beibei's statement was utterly appalling, its brutality no less than that of the Quanrong, who slaughtered entire cities and villages and ate people.

If this were brought up in the imperial court, the scholars and officials would probably tear it apart and curse its ancestors for generations.

However, Xiao Yuan himself was not a good person either. Although he was surprised by his sister-in-law's ruthlessness, he accepted it well.

As for Xu Zuyin, stop joking. Kindness doesn't lead to military success, and goodness doesn't lead to business success.

A general who had commanded the border for many years had long since lost all his compassion in the daily battles against the Quanrong.

The Quanrong soldiers treated the people of the Great Jin Dynasty like pigs and sheep, food to be slaughtered.

The soldiers of Beirong had long regarded the Quanrong people as jackals and wild beasts.

In the eyes of these two groups, the other is not even a species.

This kind of feeling is something that those who live far away from the frontier can never understand.

Therefore, Xu Zuyin was only slightly surprised by Bao Beibei's proposal of this extinction-preventing strategy, and was more accepting of it than Xiao Yuan.

only……

“Miss Bao, your plan is good, but it has a big drawback.”

Smallpox is the king of plagues. If it breaks out, won't the people of our Great Jin also suffer?

The Quanrong are sparsely populated, while our Great Jin's cities are densely populated. If we really use such a strategy, I'm afraid..."

Bao Beibei raised her hand to interrupt Xu Zuyin, "Since I dare to come up with this idea, I have a foolproof plan."

What if we, the people of the Great Jin Dynasty, didn't contract smallpox?

Is this plan feasible?

Xu Zuyin hesitated, nodding and then shaking his head. "If we can ensure that the people of the Great Jin are free from smallpox, then that would naturally be a good strategy without losing a single soldier."

But the epidemic doesn't discriminate; how can it tell who is from the Quanrong and who is from the Great Jin?

Miss Bao wouldn't be suggesting that the people of the Great Jin Dynasty should worship the Medicine King Temple and the Smallpox Goddess to prevent infection, would she?

"How could that be? We have to believe in science. If the Medicine King Temple were so effective, why would we need to see a doctor?"

Bao Beibei smiled smugly, "When I traveled to various countries in my early years, I obtained a prescription that would prevent me from contracting smallpox for life once I used it."

Low price, fast results, and seven days of immunity – you can do it anytime and go.

As long as we use these prisoners as leverage to stall with the Quanrong for a while and create a time gap, we can completely ensure that all our soldiers are immune.

To ensure the information doesn't leak out, this matter cannot be explained to anyone. General Xu, just select fifty soldiers who have had smallpox to come with me on this trip.

On my way to the border, I found a medicinal ingredient in a small village. Two days would be enough to make a vaccine.

As for finding the smallpox virus, that's something the general will have to worry about.

As you know, once you've had smallpox, you'll never get it again.

As long as the soldiers sent out have all had the disease, they will not be contagious. They can be sent back to store the scabs and thick blood in earthenware jars.

Let's split up. Anyway, I have eight days, which is enough time to vaccinate all the soldiers and civilians in Beirong City.

Ten days is enough time, including time for treatment and vaccination.

Even considering the time it takes for the vaccine to take effect, prisoners can contract the disease as early as 17 days later.

Xu Zuyin's eyes were full of excitement, but he couldn't help asking a few more questions.

"How confident is Miss Bao?"

If the prescription you mentioned doesn't work, and we actually manage to get the pus back, we risk the destruction of the entire city.

"Judging from the fact that your face is completely free of freckles, you probably haven't passed the test before; the risk is indeed quite high."

Bao Beibei rolled her eyes speechlessly, "You said I've already had my share of bad luck, do you think I would joke around with my own life?"

I'm powerful, influential, in my prime, and just started dating. I'm living the good life. Only a fool would be so foolish.

I just feel it's not worth it for the fine sons of our Great Jin to die or be injured fighting those bastards.

Otherwise, who would be willing to come up with this idea of ​​having no descendants and take the blame?

"If we win the war, it's you who get promoted and ennobled, not me."

This is true.

The Regent's adopted sister and the Marquis of Zhenguo's sister-in-law, this young lady could completely roam freely in the Great Jin Dynasty.

Let alone the possibility of contracting diseases, there's no need for her to come to such a dangerous place as the border.

Seeing that Bao Beibei and Xu Zuyin had agreed on the division of labor, Xiao Yuan tapped the table.

"If it has nothing to do with me, why are you calling me here?"

"To act as your witness?"

Bao Beibei glanced at him disdainfully, "The Great Jin Dynasty is in a three-way power struggle. General Xu represents the imperial power, and I represent the Regent's Palace."

If I don't summon you, Marquis Zhenguo, General Xu will think I'm ostracizing you.

Better to lose a whole group than a single person.

Even if you're useless and just a decoration, I'll still put you in a position; it's a matter of principle.

Oh right, who said it had nothing to do with you?

Your primary task is to appease Little Raindrop and prevent her from discovering my true intentions.

When you get back, tell her that someone in the city has been found to have smallpox and that person has been executed and buried. Show her your concern for Beirong City.

Be careful not to mess it up, because Little Raindrop will probably come to talk to me about getting vaccinated soon.

All you need to do is keep your plan to deliberately infect the prisoners with smallpox a secret.

Once the vaccinations are nearly complete in this city, Xiao Yuan, you should trick Yu Dian into going to Lin Guan City to get vaccinated.

"I reckon once they finish getting vaccinated in the city, things will be settled here too."

Xiao Yuan frowned and tapped his fingers unconsciously on the table.

"Are you really okay?"

That's smallpox. Is the vaccine you mentioned really effective?

If we keep this from the lady of the house and she finds out later…

Bao Beibei chuckled, "Lord Xu is still here, are you sure you want him to know you're afraid of your wife?"

Don't worry, just stew a few more pork knuckles for her and it'll be fine.

She never dwells on things that can't be undone, and she would never make a scene over them.

"I, the mastermind, am not afraid, so what are you, who knew but didn't report it, afraid of?"

Xiao Yuan thought about it and realized it made sense.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters; compared to the casualties of tens of thousands of soldiers, using unethical tactics is indeed nothing.

Bao Beibei's prediction was indeed correct. When Xiao Yuan casually mentioned to Jiang Xinyu that smallpox had been discovered in the city and he was worried about the safety of the military and civilians, she immediately thought of cowpox.

She was better at this field than Bao Beibei, and she also had some saline solution, distilled water, syringes, glass bottles, and other similar items stored in her storage space.

The next morning, he went to Bao Beibei to propose developing a smallpox vaccination program for city residents.

Bao Beibei pretended not to know what was going on, acting as if she was being pushed around by Jiang Xinyu.

What followed was a natural progression.

Coincidentally, a gatekeeper soldier said that he had gone home to visit his family a few days ago and discovered that there were cattle in the next village that had contracted smallpox.

Just then, General Xu came up with the idea of ​​exchanging prisoners for money and communicated with the Quanrong to temporarily avoid war.

It just so happens that you can easily find dozens of soldiers who have had smallpox.

In less than half a day, Jiang Xinyu and Bao Beibei had led a group of people out of the city on horseback to that village to develop a vaccine from smallpox spores.

After they left, General Xu sent another team of soldiers who had already contracted smallpox to search for smallpox patients in the opposite direction.

The pus from cowpox varicella is not something that can be used immediately after extraction; it's just that the detoxification method and process are relatively simple and quick.

As a fan of time-travel novels, Jiang Xinyu took this part quite seriously when she learned it.

Although it was my first time doing this, I remembered the steps very well.

The success of the vaccine was declared when the first batch of 20 death row inmates who were vaccinated developed smallpox safely without any adverse reactions.

Soon all the doctors in Beirong City were gathered together to teach smallpox vaccination techniques.

Of course, the official explanation was that the inoculation was a medicinal catalyst for strengthening the body and detoxifying.

As for why they needed to be vaccinated, that was obviously spread maliciously by spies from the Quanrong people.

Although it might cause a little panic, it's much better than explaining smallpox vaccination.

People in this era are terrified of acne, so getting them to immediately accept a new vaccine is an impossible task.

time does not wait.

They can't afford to waste too much time arguing with the Quanrong; they need to finish the battle quickly.