Great Song Pirate

Chapter 352 The Plague of Freshwater
Yiqing was napping at the table with her head in her hands, when she heard the sound of the door, she hurriedly stood up, looked at the happy expression on Xu Yi's face, and said softly, "Are you finally done?"

Yiqing has long lost the slightly domineering temperament she used to have when she was a princess. Now she is more like a Xiaojiabiyu. She looks very gentle and speaks softly, but Xu Yi can still hear the meaning in her words. That bit of grief, after he married her, he seldom stayed by his side, and it was impossible for them not to complain at all!
"Why haven't you slept so late?" Xu Yi stepped forward and took her hand and asked softly.

Yiqing enjoyed his kindness very much, smiled slightly and replied, "I've been waiting for you, haven't I? Tomorrow you are going to Danshui Village. They don't worry about you. They heard that there is a plague now. You must be careful when you go! I have a batch of sachets presented to my father by a court doctor here. This kind of sachets are worn on the body, mosquitoes will not invade, and they will refresh the mind. I will give them to you. You, you have to keep it by your side all the time!" As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and tied the sachet around Xu Yi's waist.

Xu Yi was very moved, he put his arms around her body gently, and said softly: "It's not as serious as you said, the plague has not yet formed in Danshui Village, it's just that there are a little more diseases, I guess Doctor Yang is over there, it should be a problem Not much! He already has experience in dealing with this kind of thing, they know how to deal with it, don't worry, I think it's better to put this thing on your body, there are quite a lot of mosquitoes..."

Before Xu Yi finished speaking, his mouth was covered by Yiqing. Yiqing pushed him towards the door forcefully, pretending to be angry and said, "Okay! You don't want any gifts I kindly gave you. See if I'll return it to you." Ignore you! Hurry up and go to Yingchun's sister! She hasn't slept yet!"

Xu Yi left Yiqing's room gratefully, turned around, and the light in Yiqing's bedroom went out. He lowered his head helplessly and stroked the warm and caring sachet on his waist, and raised his legs towards Yingchun's. room to go.

Yingchun really didn't sleep, she was sitting by the bed, and she was still arranging some clothes for Xu Yi, as if she was doing a very delicate job, serious and careful, when she saw Xu Yi coming in, her pretty face immediately Showed a bright smile.

Xu Yi didn't speak, and stepped forward to hug the woman who had been silently supporting him. At this moment, the candle was finally burned out, and he jumped a few times as if he was unwilling to struggle, and the room darkened immediately. , the gauze curtain fell, and gradually the breathing of the two people in the room became heavier...

Everyone went to the pier early in the morning to send Xu Yi and his party to Danshui Village. It was still those important leaders who sent them off. There was not much scene, but Yingchun and the others' worries about Xu Yi were all written on their faces. Since they couldn't go together, they could only He secretly told Li Bo and the others to take good care of Xu Yi.

This time Gao Jun did not go to Danshui Village with him, the reason is that the affairs on his side have not been handed over, and those student soldiers did not go to Danshui Village with the boat this time, Gao Jun also used this time to get acquainted with them first, for Gao Jun told Xu Yi that he was very satisfied with the discipline of these children. What the army pays attention to is order and prohibition. Confidence in teaching these children to become a group of iron-blooded soldiers, Xu Yi is of course happy to see it accomplished.

Because he didn't have too many entourages, the only one who went to Danshui Village this time was his ship Pioneer, and the cargo warehouse of Pioneer was also full of various tools to be sent to Danshui Village. The remaining logging tools were also loaded on a ship and transported to Danshui Village. There were more than 100 dispatched carpenters accompanying the ship.

Fortunately, the distance from Jilongzhai to Danshuizhai is not too far. Even if it is full of people and goods, the Pioneer is still much faster than ordinary ships under full sail. This is due to its superior ship shape, so there is no It didn't take two days to bypass the northeast corner of Liuqiu Island, and soon arrived at the mouth of the Tamsui River.

The water at the estuary of the Danshui River where the river and the sea meet is clearly defined. The afternoon sun shines on the sea, sparkling. It is a rare good weather. After seeing the estuary of the Tamsui River, Xu Yi standing at the bow looked at the beautiful sea scenery , the tense mood relaxed a lot.

Danshuizhai set up a sentry at the mouth of the river. As soon as the Pioneer appeared at the mouth of the river, the horn of welcome sounded here. As it slowly entered the mouth of the river, the wharf of Danshuizhai was seen from a distance. After several months, the wharf It is no longer as crude as it was when they first landed. Several long trestles stretched all the way to the river. Even a ship like Pioneer can easily get on the sturdy trestles. There are many people standing on the trestles. I think it must be Yang Zaixing and Gao Xu. After the thrown cables were tied up by the welcoming soldiers, the sturdy springboard was put on the trestle bridge, and Xu Yi walked down the springboard quickly.

All the people who greeted him immediately bowed in unison to salute him. Xu Yi glanced at these people, but he didn't find Yang Hong, and he became nervous again.

"Excuse me, everyone, how is the epidemic situation here?" Xu Yi couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, and asked Gao Xu, Yang Zaixing and others about the epidemic as soon as he stepped on the trestle bridge.

Gao Xu was in charge of civil affairs in Jilong Village, and he quickly replied: "I was not optimistic a while ago, but now my lord doesn't have to worry about it. It's a long story, my lord should go to the village first and let me report to my lord slowly." alright!"

After hearing Gao Xu's words, Xu Yi was a little relieved, knowing that it was not appropriate for him to ask about this matter in front of so many people, so he nodded and said, "Yes! This time I will accompany the boat from Jilongzhai to help you More than 100 carpenters have been sent, and the follow-up carpenters will be gradually drawn out and transferred here. There are also a lot of tools on board, and we have arranged for people to unload the goods and take stock! We will talk about it when we return to the village!"

Gao Xu immediately nodded in agreement, and arranged for his subordinates to disembark the carpenter first and then unload the cargo, and then walked into the stockade with Yang Zaixing, Chang Le and others.

The stockade has been established to take shape, and the area here is much larger than that of the chicken coop stockade. The construction of various houses is still going on, and the figures of craftsmen are like ants busy in the stockade. , bonfires were lit everywhere, emitting thick smoke, covering the village in a cloud of smoke. Seeing this situation, Xu Yi finally let out a long sigh of relief. They are all graves, but now it seems that the problem is not as serious as he thought, at least it has not affected the construction of the village, which means that no major epidemic has broken out here.

Before entering the village, Xu Yi smelled a strong smoky smell, which was not pleasant and seemed a bit choking, so he asked Gao Xu, "What is burning here? Why is it so choking?" Woolen cloth?"

"Oh! This is a kind of wormwood. Our place is no different from that of Jilongzhai. There are many swamps and mires near here, and there are abnormally many mosquitoes. According to Dr. Yang, this epidemic is caused by these mosquitoes. So this kind of wormwood is constantly lit in the village to repel mosquitoes, although the smell is not good, but the mosquitoes are basically fumigated!" Gao Xu replied immediately.

In a place like this, Xu Yi already knew the severity of mosquitoes. If he had already considered this problem, he would not have brought Yang Hong here when he built a village here, for the purpose of To avoid a large number of epidemics, places with thatched grass and deserted beaches are most infected by malaria mosquito bites. He knows this common sense, and setting off a large number of this mosquito-repelling wormwood in the stockade is a good way. He nodded repeatedly He said yes, and then asked: "Did Yang Hong come up with this method? He didn't use this method in Jilongzhai before!"

Gao Xu smiled and replied: "This time, this method was not thought up by Miracle Doctor Yang, but someone from Lin Family Village told us!"

"Lin Family Village? Oh! Yes, their ancestors came here decades ago, and if they can reproduce, there must be a good way to deal with this situation. It seems that we have met good neighbors!" Xu Yi immediately remembered The small village that was once attacked by pirates smiled at Gao Xu.

"Yes, the people of Lin Family Village have helped us a lot this time. If it weren't for them, the epidemic would have developed very badly!" Yang Zaixing also said at this time.

"Tell me about the symptoms of the sick people, and how many people got sick this time!" Xu Yi asked them as they walked.

"This kind of disease comes very violently. Most of the patients will have chills, trembling, and pale face at regular intervals, and then they will have a fever all over the body, which is terribly hot! We have received over 2000 people here, and they are about to fall ill. There are more than [-] people, and we were really panicked and worried to death a while ago, once these immigrants panic, it is inevitable that something big will happen!" Gao Xu quickly replied to Xu Yi.

"That's right! I was also worried a while ago. I only have hundreds of subordinates on hand, and most of the rest are craftsmen. Once the immigrants panic, I really don't know how to suppress them!" Yang Zaixing said with lingering fear .

Listening to what they said, Xu Yi knew that they were under a lot of pressure at these times, so he said to them: "It's really hard work, everyone, I, the big leader, was not here when I needed it most, and I made you feel wronged." Well, this time I'm going to stay here for a period of time to share a little trouble for you! This disease is called malaria, and it broke out very badly. We'll talk about it later, we must do a good job of appeasing those immigrants, and don't let them cause chaos. If someone takes the opportunity to stir up trouble, Zaixing, you are welcome, sometimes it is still necessary to make an example!"

While talking, they crossed the avenue of the village. The houses on both sides were still rising one after another. The planning was very neat, and the streets and surrounding areas were covered with quicklime. This is the worst thing they can think of so far. Good disinfection method, the whole village is very clean, there is no feces and garbage everywhere, and there is no scene of stagnant water. It seems that people who have suffered a loss know the importance of making a living.

Like Jilong Village, the meeting hall and the residences of the chief officials are also in the center of the village, so that they can go to various places quickly to deal with urgent affairs. As soon as Xu Yi arrived at the meeting hall, he immediately ordered Gao Xu to find Come to Yang Hong and other important leaders to discuss matters, and dare not delay every second.

Everyone could see Xu Yi's eagerness, so they stopped persuading him to rest and eat first, and quickly sent someone to find important leaders. Taking advantage of this free time, Gao Xu gave Xu Yi a brief introduction to the immigrants here. placement situation.

In a few months, in addition to the thousands of people Xu Yi brought over to set up the village, a large number of immigrants began to be accepted here during this period. In just a few months, more than 1 immigrants were accepted, including Fujian Road and There are about [-] southern immigrants on Liangzhe Road, and thousands of immigrants from the north who have been transferred from Yangzhou. After these people arrived here, they were immediately assigned to seven resettlement sites and distributed tools to them. To build houses, if they rely on the people who came here earlier from the Fubo Army, they may not be able to build so many houses for these immigrants to live in if they are exhausted. If they want to live in houses, they still have to do it themselves.

Gao Xu assigned more than a dozen smart people to each resettlement site to manage these newly arrived immigrants, and recruited some smart people from among the immigrants to assist them, measured the land near the resettlement site, and distributed it to each household according to their hair. , and gave them farming tools, so that they can farm immediately after building their houses. The climate here is not very distinct, so they can farm at any time, which is a good thing.

Things went smoothly at the beginning, but when they were busy arranging these immigrants, illnesses appeared in all the resettlement sites. Yang Hong immediately led his team of doctors, running around to get busy, but this time The epidemic was more severe than the one at Jilongzhai, and they were in a hurry. According to Yang Hong's request, these diseases were quickly taken to a special place for treatment, but they It was discovered that there were more and more new diseases, and soon Yang Hong and his doctors were overwhelmed, and those who were sick began to die in large numbers. Although Yang Hong tried his best, he couldn't suppress this epidemic. , the village was almost paralyzed a month ago, and panic was spreading everywhere.

Just when they were panicked and helpless, people from Linjia Village came here and gave them a good idea, teaching them a kind of wormwood with yellow flowers that grows everywhere here, and using it as medicine, The decoction was given to the sick, and it had a good curative effect. In addition, he introduced a kind of wormwood here. After it was collected, it was burned in the village and everywhere, and smoked, and the mosquitoes were controlled. The people in the village also asked these new immigrants to dry this kind of wormwood, and then lit it in the house at night for fumigation, which made people less suffering from mosquito bites, and gradually controlled the epidemic. The number of people with the disease also began to gradually decrease, and the death of those who were already sick began to gradually decrease.

But on the whole, the epidemic has not been completely controlled, and the situation is not optimistic. Gao Xu and Yang Zaixing did not deliberately hide this from Xu Yi, and both expressed their concerns.

(End of this chapter)