I'm not a genius in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 207 Rumors Spread
With the addition of Sun Simiao, Wang Zi'an's research on the purification of artemisinin was accelerated a lot.

Although he doesn't know how to purify artemisinin in later generations, he has the advantage of more than 1000 years of knowledge and knows the purification methods of other medicines and substances. Sun Simiao is a master of Tang medicine. It's at the master level.

One old and one young, the two complement each other's strengths, attracted by each other's knowledge, only feel that it is too late to see each other, plunge into the laboratory, and fall into the frantic research.As the discussion between the two gradually deepened, more sparks of thinking collided, and new ideas gradually emerged. Wang Zi'an only felt that there was finally a glimmer of hope in front of him like a fog...

The arrival of Sun Simiao caused a sensation in Fangcheng County.

Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou, including wealthy families from Fangcheng County, went to visit one after another, but without exception, they were all turned away.Many people just ask someone to leave the gift and walk away with regret.Many local people did not dare to visit Sun Simiao. Many people went to the gate, kowtowed directly to the gate, and then got up to leave.

Over the years, Sun Simiao's footprints have spread all over the country, almost wherever there is a plague, he will appear there, practicing medicine, distributing medicine, curing diseases and saving lives.Sun Simiao came to Henan and Shandong during the floods two years ago, and many families survived because of his treatment.This time when they learned that Sun Simiao had come to Fangcheng County again, these simple ordinary people wanted to kowtow to the old man a few times if they couldn't see Sun Simiao.

Sun Simiao came, and joined Wang Zi'an in the research and development of anti-plague drugs.As soon as this news came out, the people's hearts, which had already begun to be impetuous and turbulent, suddenly became much more stable.The big guys don't have confidence in the young head of epidemic prevention, but they have confidence in the old god Sun Simiao!
Even Immortal Sun believed that the stinky Artemisia can cure the plague, so it will definitely cure the plague!

Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, Guo Sheng, Song Ke and others couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. The people's impetuousness these days put them under a lot of pressure. Even Li Jing, who was stationed outside, felt a lot of pressure.The most important thing is that he can't stay in this place for a long time, there are Shandong, Huainan and other places waiting for him to preside over the overall situation.Faced with this situation, a few days ago, he even had to secretly send orders to the government soldiers from all over the country to prepare for the contingency. Unexpectedly, when Sun Simiao came, the hearts of the people in Fangcheng County suddenly stabilized a lot.

"It's really time for Mr. Sun to come. With Mr. Sun here, Fangcheng County is safe for the time being—"

Peaches and plums, the next from Seikei.One person's prestige can reach such a level, Li Jing couldn't help but sighed with a smile.Wei Zheng and Ma Zhou, who came to discuss the matter, were also amazed that the thorny problem was silently eliminated just because of Sun Simiao's arrival.

"However——I'm worried that the thieves will not die, and I'm afraid they won't stop here..."

Although the crisis was temporarily lifted, Wei Zheng was not happy at all.Speaking of this, Li Jing and Ma Zhou couldn't help flashing a trace of worry on their faces.

"Did King Bin find any traces of the thief in the past few days?"

Pharmacist Li looked up at Ma Zhou, who was looking down, and asked with his beard.

"These thieves are very cunning, and their actions are very strict. Although the officials have caught some thieves who are spreading people's hearts in succession in the past few days, most of them are only local disaster victims. Rumors. These ignorant people know nothing about the people behind the scenes..."

As soon as this topic was mentioned, Ma Zhou couldn't help but frowned tightly, and replied with some annoyance.Because of the shortage of charity warehouses in various places, more than half of the food and grass raised for disaster relief were burned. Now the disaster relief efforts in Henan, Shandong, and Huainan have been greatly reduced. They could have received a bowl of thick porridge in the morning and evening, but now the porridge is so rare. Used as a mirror.

This has already disappointed the victims. During this period, there have been outbreaks of plagues from various places.The homeland was destroyed, the relief was insufficient, coupled with the terrible plague, everything in front of them plunged countless victims into deep despair.In this situation, everyone from the imperial court to Li Jing and Wei Zheng who came to relieve the disaster were frowning and helpless.

The two issues before us are the food for disaster relief and the anti-plague medicine.

These two problems cannot be solved, and no one has a better way.Wei Zheng had told Li Jing about his "solution" in Majiahe in private, but Li Jing directly refused.That method, Wei Zheng can, because he is a civil servant, he can't, because he is a general who holds the power to deploy troops in Shandong, Henan, and Huainan.The imperial court can tolerate an unscrupulous Wei Zheng, but absolutely cannot tolerate an unscrupulous general.Besides, the problem today is not just food and grass.

Just when everyone was in a state of desperation, a rumor quietly rose among the victims, and when Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others found out, the rumors could no longer be suppressed.

Many victims of the disaster began to spread rumors in private, saying that the burning of relief food and grass was just a trick directed and performed by the court, because the food and grass were transferred to the border by the court to fight, and they would no longer care about the life and death of ordinary people like them. Some people also said that it is impossible to control the plague, and if they stay in the disaster area, they will be waiting for death.

The imperial court sent that prince, Anlai, to encourage everyone to harvest stinky wormwood, and said that the development of anti-plague medicines is simply a sham, a lie. They want all of us to wait here to die in a foolish way, so that the imperial court can save food, grass and medicine for the war. Yes, since ancient times, who has heard that Artemisia annua can cure diseases?
Since the imperial court won't let us survive, why should we stay here and wait to die?Why don't you go to Guanzhong, go to Chang'an, ask the emperor Laozi for an explanation, and find a way to survive...

In the past few days, this kind of talk has become more and more popular under the impetus of people with good intentions. The victims began to turn from despair to anger, and the phenomenon of victims attacking porridge sheds has begun to appear in various places.Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou, including Song Ke and Guo Sheng, all started to investigate. However, it is really difficult to find the source of this kind of rumor. Several people were arrested, but no real owner was found at all.The most troublesome thing for them is that they still dare not arrest people blatantly, lest the behavior of arresting people will anger these people who have already fallen into great anger. With their hands tied, the progress is even slower.

"It's fortunate that Elder Sun came in time this time, otherwise Fang Cheng would really be in danger..."

Several people couldn't help feeling lingering fears. If there was a disturbance, the situation in Henan, Shandong and Huainan would definitely be corrupt, and the consequences would be disastrous.

(End of this chapter)