I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

Chapter 44 What I said is not important
To put it simply, Johns had no idea how Mayfair issued and decided on each order so quickly.

This is different from getting up every day and deciding how much bread to eat.

Every decision involving the management of Raya Town requires careful consideration and discussion by several people before it can be made.

But Mayfair not only issued multiple orders, but also required them to be executed quickly.

Like asking people to stop production and self-isolate.

Is this kind of order that requires people to stop working directly and not get paid, just say it?

Johns recalled every order given by Mayfair, each order seemed to be a perfect blueprint in his mind.

Very complete epidemic prevention planning and management.

Johns can't fault it.

If Jonas hadn't stumbled on Mayfair just now, given her a good step down, and gained her confidence a little bit, wouldn't Jonas be able to get close to Mayfair these days to get some information.

Now Faile is wary of Jonas.

Others would treat Mayfair as a child, but he, John, would not.

"Jonas, have you had any contact with Xu."

Jonas's small eyes narrowed, as if they were closed.

"Executioner, I haven't had much contact with him yet."

"Take the time to get in touch with him, try to win over him, and see if he is willing to be used by me."

Jonas doubted: "Probably not, after all, he is already a follower of the Raya family."

"What's wrong with the entourage?" Johns glanced at Jonas angrily, "What Mayfair can give, can't I give it to you?"

"I understand."

"Don't underestimate him. As for what you said before, he can't be a fool. He is a smart man."

Qiao Na nodded, and then John waved for him to go out.

After waiting for others to go out, Johns lay on the bed looking at the ceiling and lost in thought.

His health is improving, and he also wants to go out and take back the management rights of Raya Town.

But take it back, and then what?

Although John is uneducated, he is not stupid.

He himself was not sure that he could protect Raya Town from the waves of the Black Death. If he went out to take over Raya Town and just turned Raya Town into a dead city, what would be the point?

If Xu Siling can use it for herself, that's okay.

Since he can cure the Black Death and the decoction can save himself, he must have come up with all the orders and arrangements for epidemic prevention work.

Who would have thought that the executioner, a half-baked doctor, could outdo the professional doctors in the south?

He also had to write a letter to ask his son not to come back yet. Although there was still war in the north, since the failure of the Battle of Crecy, everyone refused to pay the king to fight. Although there was a war, it was okay if he didn't get too close. .

Anyway, the Black Death will definitely spread to the north. Even if we want to fight again, there is probably nothing we can do.

Xu Siling came to Feier's bedroom.

As soon as I came in, I saw her sitting on a chair with a pale face and coughing lightly. She looked so cute and delicate under her golden hair, which was really heartbreaking to see.

"It's alright."

Feier shook her head, raised her head to look at Xu Siling, and said softly.

"Thank you just now."

Xu Siling used to come to the window and lean against it.

"There's no need to thank you for this. As your follower, I should."

Fei'er couldn't help but laugh. She had noticed long ago that Xu Siling never regarded her as a follower, but rather as if she regarded herself as her friend.

This kind of relationship makes Fei'er feel comfortable.

"That guy named Jonas seems to be trying to embarrass you."

"He was originally my uncle John's knight."

"By the way, I still don't know how Sir John is doing. Have you given him some soup?"

Fei'er nodded and coughed slightly: "Of course, this is the first time I have taken over Raya Town. Although I have great confidence in you, the future is uncontrollable. If any big problems happen during my management of Raya Town, we have no way to solve it. , at least my uncle is also the tranquilizer of Raya Town."

Xu Siling did not expect that Mayfair would use Johns as a trump card, as if he was not afraid that Johns would rise again and take over Raya Town after he recovered.

But think about it, even if Johns takes over Raya Town, he may only be able to take over a dead city.

He saved Raya Town purely to help Fei'er.

"Do you think I'm feeding a tiger into trouble by saving my uncle John?"

Xu Siling rubbed his chin: "Not really. He can't deal with the problems faced by Raya Town now. Even if Raya Town is re-administered, there is nothing he can do. Even if it is a tiger, it is just a sick tiger."

"Not necessarily." Fei'er raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Siling, "Isn't it you?"

"Me?" Xu Siling was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Are you worried that I will help your uncle?"

"There is such a possibility." Speaking of this, Fei'er couldn't help complaining, "Even though I am the future lord, the resources and property I control are really very few. Even the guards and the property in the town The commander doesn't listen to me. If you're not willing to help me and Enri is lying on the bed again, what do you think I should do?"

"Don't worry, I'll do my best to help you."

When Feier heard the answer she wanted, she was immediately satisfied.

"You and the priest were chatting earlier. How was the chat?"

Facing Xu Siling's question, Feier suddenly frowned.

Because it was her first time managing Raya Town, her words sometimes didn't work very well, and she was afraid that others would treat her badly.

That's why I had to ask the priest for help.

"I think he can preach to everyone, and by the way, let them express their support for my proposal, so that citizens can bathe more and pay more attention to hygiene."

Xu Siling raised her eyebrows: "He doesn't want to?"

Faile nodded.

It’s not surprising. Originally, the holy religion also followed the theory of the four humors, and then said that bathing is not good, and that you must first defile your body to worship God.

Some fanatical Christians can even go their entire lives without taking a shower, which is outrageous.

But not every believer is so fanatical about bathing. There are regulations from above and methods from below.

When taking a bath, the pores will be opened, and then the putrid body fluids will flow out, but the miasma from the outside will also enter the body.

Then when taking a shower, wouldn't it be better if you do it in a room that is close to airtight?

Therefore, the service of the bathhouse lies in this. Small tents are specially built, and bathtubs are placed inside. When taking a bath, the miasma from outside cannot enter.

Therefore, the people in Raya Town still love to take baths, and most of them take baths once a week and a half.

"I have another suggestion, which is to ask people to drink hot water. Try to boil the water before drinking it, and don't drink raw water."

Fei'er felt distressed after hearing this, and she replied: "I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

"How to say."

"Because the people of Raya Town are self-isolating at home and due to my instructions, the people consume a lot of charcoal."

"Where are the charcoal workers around Raya Town?" "We can no longer contact two of them. They may have been scared away by the Black Death. In the only charcoal camp, half of the workers also left. After the persuasion of the people I arranged, At least I stayed. I paid a lot of deposit."

Seeing Fei'er's headache, Xu Siling was glad that he was not a lord, otherwise he would have been the one to have the headache.

"I asked the law enforcement officer's assistant to estimate the charcoal consumption, but it was very reluctant."

"Then we can only collect dry wood and make a fire."

"Too few staff."

Xu Siling shook his head and explained: "Although we have asked people to quarantine at home, in fact it does not last for a few days. As long as the quarantine area and observation area are prepared in advance, it only takes five days for people to resume production, and then people can be arranged Go and collect dry firewood and alleviate the need for charcoal a little.”

Fei'er nodded. Perhaps she was putting too much pressure on herself and forgot that she only had to stop production for five days.

Then Xu Siling began to chat with Fei'er about the details of the urban epidemic prevention plan. They chatted for a long time and kept making additions and improvements.

For example, what standards should be met for street sanitation in the future and the daily implementation of inspections.

Another example is the inspection process for outsiders, the training for guards on the inspection process, etc.
Anyway, by the time the story was almost finished, Fei'er was already dazzled.

The sky has gradually darkened, and from Mayfair's bedroom, half of Raya Town can be seen.

Raya Town is very quiet, completely different from usual.

Fei'er also stood up and stood next to Xu Siling, looking at the scenery of the town together.

"Thanks to you today, I improved the obedience of the guards to me."

Facing Fei'er's thanks, Xu Siling still shook her head.

"Just be careful with John. If everything goes well, Nalaya Town will be able to allow people to resume daily production and life in a few days. By then, he may have ideas."

Fei'er regained some energy and smiled slyly: "Don't worry."

Indeed, if a girl with a senior level of government sold him, he would have to help count the money.

"Until now, haven't you ever wanted to take the initiative to explain to me frankly?"

Xu Siling was stunned and then understood what Fei'er was asking.

Ask him how he predicted the arrival of the Black Death in advance and how he prepared the Black Death decoction that everyone could not cure.

Fortunately, the only people in Raya Town who knew that he had prepared the decoction in advance were Fei'er and Enli.

Otherwise, if the priest knew about it, he might be so frightened that he would arrest him for interrogation.

Predicting the arrival of the Black Death can be said to be astrology, but preparing in advance a Black Death decoction that has never appeared before is very intriguing. If it is not handled well, it will be a barbecue feast.

"Actually, I received the teachings of the devil Satan, so I have a lot of knowledge and can make a lot of preparations in advance. It was Satan who told me that the Black Death was about to appear."

Xu Siling joked seriously.

Feier stared, her blue eyes looking at Xu Siling in disbelief, and then the disbelief slowly turned into horror.

"Oh, is it true? Have you really been instructed by Satan?"

Xu Siling thought Fei'er would give him a big look in the future, but thinking about it, Fei'er didn't know that he knew she was an atheist.

How could Mayfair show that he is an atheist?

But Fei'er's frightened expression was really realistic.

Xu Siling's brown eyes were like sharp swords, piercing into the other person's heart. Fei'er couldn't stand it. She felt as if she was being seen through.

"I lied to you, I was not instructed by Satan."

Fei'er showed a discouraged expression, and then accused: "Don't say these things casually, otherwise God will know and will punish you."

Xu Siling thought for a while. He didn't know much about Europe in the Middle Ages, but he still understood the story of Joan of Arc.

Looking at Mayfair reminded him of the story of Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc's appearance out of thin air seemed to serve the royal authority of the French King. It gave the people of the kingdom a boost and aroused a strong national consciousness, and then escorted the king to Reims for his coronation.

She was like a tool, and it was outrageous that she was defeated and captured.

In an encounter, Joan of Arc ordered the army to retreat back to the city of Compiègne. She was at the rear of the army to ensure that everyone returned to the city. However, at this time, the city of Compiègne was afraid that the British army would follow them. Entering, the city gate was closed before all the troops could withdraw, and Joan of Arc and the remaining rearguard troops were captured by the Burgundians.

It was obvious that King Charles VII of France could arrange for someone to rescue Joan of Arc. After all, Joan of Arc had done so many things for his position and had gained a lot of credit for regaining many territories.

But Charles VII just didn't save Joan of Arc. I don't know if he believed too much in the mutual agreement.

In medieval Europe, the greatest role of captives was to earn ransom.

The reason why Charles VII didn't bother to rescue Joan of Arc was because he thought he could spend money to redeem Joan of Arc?
Xu Siling recalled this story, not thinking about how painful Joan of Arc's death was, but simply thinking that since Feier was an atheist, could he fake it?

A high imitation version of Joan of Arc?
Get rid of your troubles by the way.

"Mayfair, do you believe in God?"

Facing the sudden inquiry, Feier was stunned for a long time.

"Of course."

"What a coincidence, I believe it too."

Xu Siling's brown eyes narrowed slightly and seemed to be smiling.

Mayfair didn't understand what this question meant.

"If someone asks how the decoction appeared, just tell them that it was given by God."

"what?"

Mayfair didn't understand, what does it mean to be given by God?

"My Lord, you have to think about how I, an ordinary executioner, knew about the arrival of the Black Death in advance, and how I prepared the medicine to treat the Black Death in advance? This is all given by God. "

Feier asked tangledly: "How did God give it to you?"

"It told me that I would meet a naughty and clever noble girl, and then I would tell her everything I know, and she would know what to do."

Fei'er was stunned. Xu Siling didn't know if she was dumbfounded or not, because she was wearing a mask.

"You were talking about the devil Satan before, why are you talking about God Jesus now? Which one is true and which one should I believe?"

"Really or not, is it important?" Xu Siling looked at Fei'er's blue eyes and shook her head with a smile.

"unimportant?"

"Whether it matters or not depends on whether you believe me or not."

"Of course I believe you, Xu."

"Then are you willing to do what I say."

This kind of cross-channel chat confused Fei'er, but Xu Siling's calm and calm look made her think deeply.

Thinking about it slowly, Feier couldn't help but recall what Enri said to her today.

An Li said that if Raya Town must find someone who understands her, it would be Xu Siling.

Fei'er was shocked. Could it be that Xu Siling had already figured out that I didn't believe in God?
That's why you ask these questions?

Does Xu understand me?
No, how could he know that I don’t believe in God?

"What I say is not important. What is important is how to make the people of Raya Town believe in you."

(End of this chapter)