General, who is the child's father!

Chapter 186 The First Appearance of the Plague

Bailiyuan stole Wang Youcai's mansion, if he followed his past temperament, he would have killed him directly, but this time, Bailiyuan did not kill anyone, but escorted Wang Youcai back to Beijing and handed him over to Dali Temple for punishment. The small official didn't move either, the magistrate here temporarily appointed Tongzhi as a temporary post, and after arranging the follow-up matters, he set off again at noon this day and continued to Shuixiang City.

All the things copied from Wang Youcai's mansion were registered by Qianfeng. This prefect is so rich, no wonder there is a saying that the dog meat of the Zhumen smells bad, and the road is frozen to death. Things can get rich like this!

But now these things don’t belong to Wang Youcai anymore. Qianfeng handed over 50 taels of silver to Wang Qingfeng, a fellow prefect, and asked him to build a refugee camp, purchase medicinal materials, receive and treat refugees. They opened warehouses to release grain, set up porridge spots to relieve refugees, and asked the other party to be more vigilant to prevent post-disaster plagues, and found that the corpses of refugees needed to be burned in time.

There was some movement in the city mansion, and Bailiyuan deliberately made people let out the news. Everyone in the surrounding county government was in danger, for fear that Bailiyuan would come to them and copy them. Started to take in refugees and set up porridge shops, so that the life of these refugees began to be much better than before. This trick of killing chickens and monkeys was just right.

Bailiyuan just sent people out to inquire about the news of the surrounding towns and did not go any further. Instead, he went straight to Shuixiang City, the most severely affected city in the Liuhuai River Basin.

After another day and night on the water, Bailiyuan and his party finally arrived at Shuixiang City at noon that day. The sights on both sides made the atmosphere on the five big boats even more dignified. The place was even more desolate than they had imagined. Many soldiers had red eyes.

After the flood, only dilapidated houses remained in the small villages and towns. There was no sign of human habitation, and there were traces of being washed by the water everywhere, with potholes. This time, 23 counties and towns nearby were swept away by the flood. If relatives are still alive, they may dig a pit and bury them. If the whole family is dead, they will be dead in the wilderness, leaving only flies and mosquitoes flying in the sky.

The land where the refugees passed was not to mention the grass, even the bark was peeled off. They had no food to fill their stomachs and could only eat these to satisfy their hunger.

Water Town City is a special city. The water system here is well developed and it is not easy to build a city. Several large ships sailed directly into the city. When Bailiyuan and his party stopped at the largest pier, the officials in the city had already heard the news. Seeing Bailiyuan kneeling and bowing down when he came down in a black prince's robe, they were so excited, this Bailiyuan is now a life-saving straw in their eyes!

"Where is the prefect Wei Wuya?" Bailiyuan looked around at the people in front of him, and asked in a cold voice. Among the few people in official uniforms in front of him, there was no prefect at all, not even a prefect.

"Forgive me, Sixth Prince, this... the magistrate has fled!" A young man mustered up his courage and replied, he was wearing a suit of official clothes, but he was very thin, and he couldn't support the official suit at all. It looks a little ridiculous like stealing other people's clothes, but no one will make fun of it at this time, because the officials present are all similar, and all of them are sallow, emaciated and malnourished.

"Who are you?" A cold light flashed in Bailiyuan's eyes when he heard that the magistrate had fled.

"Reporting to Your Highness, Yao Yi, the magistrate of Xiaguanshui Township." Facing Bailiyuan, sweat broke out on Yao Yi's forehead. He was afraid that Bailiyuan would turn his anger on them because of the magistrate's escape. Yi had also heard about it, and what impressed her most was that the Lord had a temperamental character. Since this place was far away from the capital, and news of the catastrophe was suddenly blocked, Yao Yi still didn't know that Bailiyuan was Baiyuan's matter. The news that Bai Yuan copied Wang Youcai has not yet been heard.

"Who is responsible for the affairs here now?" Bailiyuan did not vent his anger as Yao Yi imagined, but asked calmly.

"The lower officials are not talented, and now the lower officials are presiding over some daily affairs." Yao Yi answered again with a bow.

"While leading the way, explain the current situation clearly, the more detailed the better." Bailiyuan nodded and said, then turned around and ordered Qianfeng to follow him, and the chief guard stayed behind with his elite soldiers.

"Yes! Your Highness, this way please." Yao Yi told the matter while guiding Bailiyuan and his party to the government office.

"Your Highness, this flood has submerged 87 villages in 46 counties and towns under the jurisdiction of Shuixiang City. The most severely affected towns are Liufeng Town, Liushui Town, and Liuqing Town...these eight counties and towns are 15 villages under the county. , although the city was also affected by floods, it was much better than other places due to the terrain. The death toll was only 8000 people. Now that the flood receded, it didn't have much impact. Even if the surrounding victims poured in, the city had already accommodated [-] people. The number of people has reached the limit, and due to the shortage of food and medicine, more than a dozen people die of starvation and disease every day..."

Yao Yi is a very serious and responsible person. He told Bailiyuan's order one by one about the current situation without any pause in the middle. It seems that these things have been completely in his mind. It can be seen that this person is very concerned about these things. Knowing everything well, Qianfeng followed behind with a pen and paper and jotted it down, nodding while jotting down, interjecting to ask a question from time to time, Yao Yi often answered very carefully, making Qianfeng feel that the magistrate only If you know how to escape, you might as well be responsible for this Tuzhizhou.

A group of people talked while walking, and when they arrived at the government office, Yao Yi's mouth was dry, and the matter was almost said.

"From now on, you will temporarily serve as the magistrate of Shuixiang City, temporarily taking over everything for him." Before stepping into the door, Bailiyuan said suddenly.

"What?" Hearing Bailiyuan's words, Yao Yi stopped in his footsteps, and stood there foolishly thinking he was hallucinating.

"His Highness the Sixth Prince said that you will be temporarily acting as the magistrate and take full responsibility. Anyway, what you are doing now is almost all the magistrate's work. It's not bad. Hurry up and go in!" I got a lot of good feelings and patted him on the shoulder to make it clear to him.

"Thank you, the sixth prince! I will live up to His Highness' high expectations!" Yao Yi shouted a little excitedly, and immediately wanted to kneel down to worship, but Qian Feng grabbed him and pushed him in: "Hurry up and kneel down, Your Highness will go away." Already!"

"Okay, okay!" Yao Yi raised his official robe again and stepped into the mansion.

After understanding the current situation, Bailiyuan swiftly issued a series of orders. Firstly, doctors should be recruited to treat the refugees, and secondly, government officials and soldiers guarding the city should be summoned to keep the corpses and burn them. The [-] den Most of the food was also divided and distributed step by step, and sent to the affected counties and towns.

Since Li Mu's letter hadn't arrived yet, all Bailiyuan could do at this time was to be more vigilant and recruit more doctors to check for everyone.

"This time the flood is so severe, can we find out the specific reason?" After making arrangements, Bailiyuan asked again. The flood in Liuhuai River Basin has not happened once or twice since ancient times, but it has never been so serious, although this time It is true that the amount of rainfall is a bit heavy, but it is not unheard of in the past hundred years. Moreover, because the people in the Liuhuai River Basin have encountered too many floods, they also have certain precautionary measures for floods. Never happened.

"According to the investigation by the officials, the dam of the Huaihe River could not withstand being washed away by the river. The terrain of that section was quite high. After the section was washed away, the river directly rushed into the nearby villages and counties." Yao Yi said silently. The vicinity of that section happened to be These are the eight counties and towns most affected by the disaster.

"Isn't the dam that flows through the Huaihe River rebuilt with funding from the imperial court three years ago? How could it be washed away so easily?" Before Qianfeng came, he checked a lot of information about this place overnight, and he still remembers this very clearly. .

"The reason cannot be confirmed at present, but the lower official guesses that the dam cannot withstand the impact of the river water because of cutting corners when rebuilding the dam back then." Yao Yi has so many things that he doesn't have time to investigate, but he still guesses in his heart. Speak up.

"Who is in charge of building the dam?" Bailiyuan asked.

"It's the magistrate who ran away." Without Yao Yi's answer, Qianfeng gritted his teeth and said it. Now he didn't need to investigate why this idiot magistrate abandoned the city and fled. He must be afraid that this matter would be exposed. If you don't guarantee it, you simply flee in disorder.

"Report to the police and let the nearby city government arrest Wei Wuya with all its strength." Bailiyuan naturally wouldn't let such a cancer continue to run amok. He remembered that after the floods here in his last life, there was a plague outbreak followed by refugee riots. It was really chaotic. People have to pay attention to where the magistrate of the water town has gone. Since he has been met this time, it can only be considered that Wei Wuya is unlucky.

"Yes!" Qian Feng took the order, he felt that this Wei Wuya was even more hateful than the previous Wang Youcai, and he ruined the lives of tens of thousands of people for his own selfish desires!

Under the auspices of Bailiyuan, the efficiency of this water town has improved a lot, and the lives of the refugees have also begun to improve. It seems that everything has begun to improve. A doctor came to Bailiyuan and told him a very bad news: the plague was discovered!

The first place where the plague appeared was the refugee shelter in the east of the city. Overnight, dozens of people fainted, fell into a coma and had a high fever. Towns have also discovered this now.

The day when the plague was discovered was the fourth day after Bailiyuan arrived, earlier than he expected, and Li Mu's letter was delivered this afternoon, although it was a bit late, it was still very useful for the moment .

Bailiyuan immediately ordered the patients to be isolated for treatment. Everything was strictly controlled in accordance with what Li Muxin said. The water must be boiled before drinking, and the living place must be cleaned cleanly. Even more, it can’t be solved anywhere. Although everyone finds the above troublesome, they will reluctantly start to do it. However, it is very difficult to implement the food that is imported must be clean and fresh. The next food to throw away?This is absolutely impossible!