Song Yi

Chapter 120

Du Wenhao asked: "Why?"

Assistant Professor Tang looked around and lowered his voice: "I have been a medical officer in various places for more than 30 years, and this is not the first time I have participated in epidemic prevention and treatment. , must be reported to the imperial court layer by layer, because the prefectures, prefectures and counties do not have this expense, and must be reported to the imperial court to allocate the epidemic prevention silver taels separately.

From the reporting of the epidemic to the appropriation of anti-epidemic funds by the imperial court, it will take more than four months at the fastest!It's not uncommon for half a year to arrive!Moreover, these properties were deducted layer by layer, and finally sent to the epidemic area for epidemic prevention, less than one or two! "

Du Wenhao was very surprised. Although he also understood that there were no modern communication tools in ancient times, and the transportation was not developed, it took four months to allocate the anti-epidemic credit, which was too slow.Moreover, there have been layers of deductions since ancient times, but it is too dark to deduct [-]% or [-]%.

Du Wenhao said anxiously: "Then what should we do? Without medicinal materials, the disease cannot be cured!"

Assistant Professor Tang spread his hands together: "I can't help it either."

"You have experience in participating in epidemic prevention and disaster relief in the past. Do the math, how much money will you get at least for this epidemic prevention and disaster relief in our county?"

Assistant Professor Tang counted with his fingers and his head up for a while, and said: "Now all the patients are concentrated outside the city, living, eating, covering, plus medicinal materials, and burying corpses from village to house, etc., to say the least. Get 1 taels of silver!"

"1 taels?" Du Wenhao was taken aback.

"This is just the minimum cost. It is only calculated on the basis of [-] patients, because we don't know how many patients there are. If the number of patients increases, this number will definitely increase accordingly!"

Du Wenhao nodded, 1 taels of silver is 1000 million RMB.Where can I get such a huge sum of money?You can't steal from the rich and give to the poor, right?It seems that we can only rely on the imperial court. Du Wenhao gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! Let's go to Zhuangzhi County to discuss it!"

"Discuss what?"

"Nonsense, of course where did the money come from! Hurry up! Time waits for no one!"

The two got on their horses and ran towards the city.

After Lin Qingdai and the others returned to the city after selling the equipment, they saw policemen in charge of martial law patrols and believers in the White Clothes Club along the street, and told them that many wealthy businessmen shouted at the patrolling people from their windows to help them buy Wuweitang. Isolation suits and gas masks, and the bids are higher than those outside.

Lin Qingdai wondered how these people knew that Wuweitang had equipment to sell. They only found out after inquiring. These people inquired after they saw patrols at home, head catchers transporting patients, and believers wearing such strange equipment.So ask them to help you buy.

Lin Qingdai and the others returned to Wuweitang and rushed to make equipment. Since all parts were ordered from all over the city, they only needed to prepare the medicine water to soak the filter material and then assemble it.So it's fast to make.After entrusting the patrolling police to help count the bids of various companies, the one with the highest price will get it, and it will be produced and sold overnight.

All the patients in Wuweitang were transferred outside the city for unified treatment, and all the more than [-] kinds of medicinal materials needed in the pharmacy were donated and sent outside the city. Sleep making equipment is sold.

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Du Wenhao and Assistant Professor Tang came to the yamen. The lobby was brightly lit. Zhuang Zhixian was wearing an isolation suit and a gas mask, and was handling the epidemic prevention affairs in the lobby. The sentence first asked:

"Doctor Du, do you think the clothes and gas masks in this county can prevent the plague?"

Du Wenhao nodded: "Although I dare not say that it can be completely prevented, it can greatly reduce the possibility of illness."

"Oh, that's good," Zhuangzhi County immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Mr. Du, your judgment is very accurate. It really is a plague. Based on the situation you verified, the county has dispatched [-] miles to report to Fucheng. The epidemic situation, request for the allocation of relief materials."

"Is the epidemic area blocked?"

"It's not very clear. We don't have the ability. We can only report to see how the magistrate of Fucheng made arrangements. You were the first to discover the plague in our county, so you were able to take timely measures. You have made great contributions. In the future, the county will I must promote you well!"

"Thank you, my lord! However, now we have encountered many problems in epidemic prevention."

"What's the problem? Didn't everyone start the epidemic prevention work according to your plan? The county has ordered martial law throughout the city, and asked the police, Minzhuang, and believers from the White Clothes Society to form a patrol team to patrol the city. No one is allowed to do whatever they want. Walk around and search for sick people, and once found, immediately put them in a closed cart and move them outside the city for isolation. Is this all your idea?"

Du Wenhao thought to himself, this is not my idea, but maybe it is a good idea, at least it can ensure the safety of the people in the city, and it is a last resort.nodded and said:

"There is no problem with these, but my lord, after all the patients in the city were transferred outside the city, there are now nearly a thousand patients outside the city, and there are thousands of people who are not sick. The biggest problem encountered in epidemic prevention is Two: first, cold-proof tents, quilts, food and drinking water; second, medicinal materials are in short supply!"

Zhuang Zhixian smiled wryly, and glanced at Master Hou next to him.

Master Hou said: "Dr. Du, these county magistrates have already thought about it, and they have already written it in the emergency report to Fucheng. When the imperial court dispatches disaster relief and epidemic prevention materials, it will be resolved."

"How long will it take?"

"This...may take a while."

"Then what should we do now? It's snowing so much outside, and it's freezing cold. It's not an option to light a bonfire. Moreover, it takes a lot of firewood to light a bonfire. The firewood transported here can last for two days at most.

The epidemic prevention work may last for several months.Once there is no housing and food, especially no medicine, these patients will definitely scatter and run for their lives, which will spread the epidemic! "

Master Hou sighed and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Du, to tell you the truth, we have done some research this afternoon, and only then have we learned that the epidemic has been discovered in nearby states and counties a few days ago, but we have not received any notification from above, presumably those states and counties have not yet It is known that there is a plague, and the disease spreads too fast.

Judging from the calculation of the onset time, the plague in our county should have spread from other counties!Therefore, it doesn't matter whether these patients escape or not. "

Du Wenhao's heart skipped a beat, he didn't expect this.He hurriedly said: "Even if you don't worry about them fleeing abroad, you can't just leave them alone!"

Master Hou snapped his folding fan away, and said coldly:
"Mr. Du is serious, and no one is dying! Yamen officials, from magistrates to yamen servants and watchmen, all tightened their belts, cut down on food and clothing, pooled money and donated money to order tents, and sent them outside the city to keep the patients warm. Our county magistrate Your Excellency loves the people like a son, and personally donated 50 taels of silver! How can you say that you will not be saved if you die?"

Du Wenhao hurriedly bowed deeply: "I'm sorry, my lord, I made a mistake. I didn't mean it. I meant donating money for disaster relief. It's just a drop in the bucket and won't do much. Assistant Professor Tang has already estimated that this time our county's epidemic prevention Disaster relief requires at least 1 taels of silver. How will the money be paid?"

Zhuang Zhixian spread his hands together: "It's not bad that the yamen can come up with 100 taels now, let alone 1 taels, we can only wait for the imperial court to allocate disaster relief funds and materials. Before that, I can only find a way by myself."

Du Wenhao pondered for a moment, thinking of what Lin Qingdai told him earlier, selling isolation suits and gas masks made more than 2000 taels of silver in the first transaction.said:
"My lord, our Wuweitang can temporarily lend this money to the county government for epidemic prevention, but we need to go back and discuss it with the two shopkeepers. Moreover, my lord must give me a guarantee. When the disaster relief funds and materials are allocated, the first compensation Give me."

This is great news for the magistrate of Zhuang County. The epidemic prevention is timely and powerful. In the future, this political achievement will be regarded as a miracle. He couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly:

"No problem! That's great! The county will issue an IOU for you, counting it as a loan from the yamen. Once the imperial government's epidemic prevention and disaster relief funds arrive, the full amount will be refunded immediately! And you can also calculate interest according to the interest of the pawnshop!"

Master Hou was also very happy, and repeatedly praised Du Wenhao for donating money with righteousness, which is really timely.

What Assistant Professor Tang said earlier made Du Wenhao fully understand the darkness of the yamen. This money is life-saving money and cannot be embezzled. , Of course, the county magistrate can send an accountant to keep accounts, and all accounts are guaranteed to be clear, and all are used for epidemic prevention."

Zhuangzhi County and Master Hou glanced at each other. They naturally understood Du Wenhao's worry. For Zhuangzhi County, as long as the epidemic prevention work is done well, there will be fewer deaths in comparison with other epidemic areas, and the people will not be chaotic. This is the biggest Merit, maybe relying on this political achievement can make a difference.Money is still secondary.

So Zhuang Zhixian nodded again and again:

"That's no problem, let's do it. Lao Qiu thinks that the Medical Bureau is a Qingshui yamen. He told the county a long time ago that he wants to sue his old man and return to his hometown. This time the epidemic prevention is also greedy for life and fear of death. He hides at home and won't come out. It's over, the county will remove him from the post of doctor of medicine, and appoint you, Mr. Du, as doctor of medicine of the county's medical officer bureau!"

He was promoted to be a medical officer in the afternoon, and became the head of the medical officer bureau in the middle of the night. Du Wenhao thought to himself that his official luck is good, but unfortunately, even if he is the head of the medical officer bureau, he is still just a low-level sesame official.Hastily bowed and thanked.

Zhuang Zhixian said: "The Medical Officer Bureau is responsible for epidemic prevention. From now on, you will be responsible for the entire county's epidemic prevention. The county now authorizes you to use the funds that your hall pre-loaned to the yamen to organize epidemic prevention and treatment! This is an account, let the yamen supervise The Secretary is responsible."

Yasi is the clerk in charge of taxation and litigation in the local government of the Song Dynasty. In layman's terms, he is the accountant of the county government.That is, Song Jiang was an official in "Water Margin".

After a while, the chief officer was sent to the lobby. Hearing that Zhuang Zhixian asked him to assist the new director of the Medical Bureau, Dr. Du Wenhao, in managing the epidemic prevention and disaster relief funds, he rushed to see him.

(End of this chapter)