Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1367 What we are worried about may happen
Bai Mingwei was immersed in official business, and Liu Yao and Yu Jianling beside him were also holding official documents and reading them.

The three of them were in the same room, and no one spoke.

"what happened?"

Seeing Xiao Chongyuan coming back, Bai Mingwei put down the things in his hands and asked.

Yu Jianling said: "Could it be that you didn't want to cook for us, so you quit?"

Xiao Chongyuan turned his head and faced the direction of Yu Jianling.

Yu Jianling covered her heart: "I was scared to death, my little heart was pounding."

Bai Mingwei poured him a cup of tea: "Drink some water and speak slowly."

Xiao Chongyuan picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Without bowing to Liu Yao, he lifted up his clothes and sat down in front of Bai Mingwei.

"Something is probably going to happen."

Liu Yao put down the official document in his hand, and Yu Jianling also sat up straight.

Bai Mingwei asked: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Chongyuan said: "On my way here, I encountered a family of wild boars that died of illness in the area near the Jiangbei border."

"Later, I ordered people to investigate, but I didn't hear anything similar in Jiangbei for the time being, so I didn't inform you at the first time."

"Just now when I was cooking, the meat the policeman bought was dead pork. The taste of the meat was very strange, a bit like the smell of plague pigs."

Bai Mingwei looked solemn: "If this is the case, what we are worried about may happen."

Yu Jianling asked: "What's going on? Don't tell half the story."

Liu Yao explained: "My lord, do you still remember that a very serious epidemic broke out in Beiyan?"

Yu Jianling nodded: "I remember that several tribesmen died at that time, which was quite shocking."

Liu Yao held the official document on the table tightly, his brows full of worry: "It is said that the epidemic originated from a sick wild boar."

"That is, a tribe of people hunted a diseased pig and returned. People who ate the diseased pig were infected with the disease, and then passed it on to other people. In just one month, several tribes were wiped out."

Xiao Chongyuan took over: "This is exactly what I am worried about. Now that the flood has just passed, and various places have not yet had time to rebuild after the disaster, the refugees are still gathering in specific places to receive relief. This group of people cannot eat meat for the time being."

"But in some towns that have not been affected, such as Licheng, everyone's life continues as usual, and meat is still sold in the market."

"If a diseased pig is eaten at this time, once an epidemic breaks out, the disease will spread from towns with a large population and will also affect the refugees being rescued, and the consequences will be disastrous."

Yu Jianling continued: "The general is extremely cautious about epidemics. He has always let the people drink medicine to prevent and treat epidemics, and has summoned many doctors from all over the country to be on standby at any time. If an epidemic occurs, it should be well controlled."

Bai Mingwei shook his head: "Epidemic means death. Once the epidemic breaks out, countless people will definitely die. Even if the epidemic is controlled by then, all the achievements of His Highness Jiangbei and his party will be wiped out, and they will even be held responsible for it."

"So once the epidemic breaks out, it will have a great impact on finances, population, and His Highness's future. That's why Master Feng said that the consequences would be disastrous."

Yu Jianling said: "Isn't this happening yet? Don't worry, everyone. What if this dead pig is just a coincidence?"

Xiao Chongyuan took over the conversation: "I have asked the officers to investigate, and we should be able to get the news soon."

Yu Jianling said: "Let's first see the results of the police investigation, and then we will decide how to deal with it."

Bai Ming frowned slightly and made a decision immediately: "There is no need to wait, this matter is definitely related to Beiyan."

"It must have been that the merchants cultivating the disease reached Yuan Xun's ears, so Yuan Xun wanted to help those people."

"And the epidemic in Beiyan gave Yuan Xun a ready example. He could follow the steps and release the diseased livestock to Jiangbei."

"No matter what we do to make up for it now, it is only a drop in the bucket. We can only pray that the diseases carried by the sick animals will not be transmitted to humans."

Yes.

This is simply impossible to prevent.

Jiangbei is so big. If you throw away a few plague pigs or a few plague chickens, who would be able to spot them? Who can prevent it? Liu Yao immediately made a decision: "As the general said, it is too late to make up for it, so we will treat the diseased livestock as having been released everywhere. Without further delay, we must respond to this immediately."

Bai Mingwei took the map from the table and laid it out on the coffee table.

She quickly circled dozens of points on the map: "These are places where the floods have not affected, or affected less, including towns and villages."

"We will continue to carry out post-disaster reconstruction, and we need the cooperation and support of these towns that are still intact. If there is a problem in these places, then the problem in Jiangbei will be huge."

"My suggestion is to issue an official document quickly to prohibit everyone from selling or eating dead livestock and poultry."

After a pause, Bai Ming frowned slightly: "We still need to think about this punishment measure. If we don't pay attention, it will be used by those petty soldiers and officials as an excuse to make profits."

Yu Jianling suggested: "Not like this. If you violate the rules, you will be immediately imprisoned at home for half a month, and the names of the whole family will be recorded. In the next three years, no matter what tax or rent reduction policy the court has, they will not be able to enjoy it."

Bai Mingwei nodded: "It does avoid subsequent problems to a certain extent, but it is not enough. Some places may falsify the list in order to pay more taxes. The people will suffer the most."

Xiao Chongyuan said: "Now there is no need to think about how to prevent it, we have to solve it from the source."

Liu Yao nodded: "Master Feng is right."

Bai Mingwei answered: "The meat that can enter the mouths of the people is either raised by the people themselves or bought from butchers. Jiangbei is too big, and it is difficult to clean it up from the source."

"Simply contain it directly from the source. For example, directly declare that there are disease-carrying livestock and poultry/animals in Jiangbei. Once someone eats these disease-carrying livestock and poultry, it is very likely to be infected with the disease and lose their lives."

"If they have sick pigs or livestock at home, they can report it to the people in the commune warehouse to deal with it and get market price compensation."

"In addition, they are prohibited from buying and selling livestock or poultry privately. If they want to sell or buy, they can do so through Shecang, and Shecang will give them a very reasonable price."

"In this way, we can largely prevent people in the village from being infected by diseases because they are reluctant to abandon dead livestock or poultry and eat them."

After a pause, Bai Mingwei continued:
"Secondly, strictly control the goods of urban butchers. All poultry and livestock that are about to be sold must be inspected by the police before they can be slaughtered and sold."

"In order to prevent the guards from profiting from the butchers, we can make a new rule, that is, once they find any strange livestock or poultry, they must immediately report it to the people in the commune for processing, and the commissary will buy it at market price and destroy it."

"If a butcher or a policeman cheats, he will face very serious punishment. But if there are no problems in the relevant policeman's jurisdiction, both the policeman and the butchers in the jurisdiction will receive a generous reward."

Yu Jianling looked solemn: "The people will not suffer, the butchers will not suffer, and the servants will not suffer. Not only can we prevent all accidents from happening, but at least we can prevent most people from not complying with the regulations. However, the pressure on the society and warehouse will become It’s huge, both in terms of human and financial resources.”

Bai Mingwei said: "With this amount of money, if something happens to the people, we will have to pay much more than this."

"What I just said is just the general direction, the specific details need to be drafted and implemented by each county according to the documents."

"We have just killed a large number of officials. I believe that the counties will not dare to violate the law and will carry out all tasks well."

“We can reward counties that implement well and have no epidemic outbreaks by giving priority to reconstruction. This can also give counties some motivation to strictly implement them.”

Xiao Chongyuan nodded: "At present, this is the only way to make up for the situation and avoid the serious consequences of an immune disease outbreak to the greatest extent."

Yu Jianling said: "Shecang has always been where the general spends the most energy. If the general thinks Shecang can handle it this way, then I have no objection."

Liu Yao, who had been silent all this time, was about to speak when the officer who went to investigate came back.

He stood at the door: "Master Feng, I have found out the reason."

Liu Yao said: "Come in."

The officer knelt down on the ground and respectfully reported back: "The younger one has already verified with the butcher, Old Zhangtou, that the pig fell to death while escaping during the killing process. Old Zhangtou thought that he died not long ago, so he did not die of illness. Just cut them up and sell them for money.”

Liu Yao nodded: "I understand, let's go down."

The officer quietly retreated.

Yu Jianling asked: "No problem, what should we do? Do we need to spend manpower and financial resources to prevent pigs and chickens from transmitting diseases to humans and causing epidemic outbreaks?"

Bai Mingwei and Xiao Chongyuan were speechless.

Several people's eyes were focused on Liu Yao, waiting for Liu Yao to make the final decision.

(End of this chapter)