Chapter 0065 – Curing the Epidemic (2 / 2)

“Fifty percent is already an excellent number, according to the previous morbidity statistics, I’m afraid that it’s not even ten percent.” Zhang Daoquan said worriedly, “This is also thanks to Divine Doctor Tan’s wonderful hands that stabilized the people’s condition.”

“But it’s just a cure for the symptoms.” Talking Cloud had already been consulting all night for two days and had a splitting headache. She tiredly rubbed her brow, “There should still be quite a few leaks. This epidemic is quick to develop and must be gathered into one place for treatment, otherwise if it spreads further, I’m afraid there will be no more living people in Jiangzhou City.”

Cheng Huijin’s heart was in deep sorrow, and he was about to say something, when Cheng Biao probed at the side to lure him out to talk.

Zhang Daoquan only felt a little funny when he saw this scene, “What is Lord Cheng Biao doing, if there are important matters, why not discuss them together.”

Cheng Biao had to harden his head to come in: “Lords, Su Wangfu and Pingnan Houfu still do not want to hand over the people, I am a good official, the other side is still not willing to, I do not know whether we can–“

Talun frowned, and Cheng Huijin hurriedly rebuked angrily, “Confused! Did you take someone’s silver again, what did I teach you on a regular basis!”

“Uncle–” looking at Cheng Huijin’s steeply discolored face, Cheng Biao hurriedly changed his words, “Lord Cheng, my humble servant did not! They insisted on not letting my humble servant bring the patients over, and even deployed the government soldiers, so my humble servant, my humble servant returned the silver!”

“You see, Mr. Tan–” Cheng Huijin piled up a smile on his face, “The princes and lords’ families are not like ordinary families, and we have done our best. When the matter is investigated afterward, we certainly won’t be blamed.”

Cheng Huijin is clearly stirring the pot.

Tan Yun knew that it would not be so easy, but still a little angry. This epidemic is extremely contagious, if you want these princes and nobles to stir up a mess, so that one passes ten, ten passes a hundred down the road, is not to give up the previous work!

“But I’ve heard that the eunuchs have been looking at them for a long time without being able to look at them, and now they’re just dropping dead with precious herbs.”

Unlike Tan Yun’s anger, Zhang Daoquan laughed and said: “Both do not want to hand over, seems to want to die before a reunion, this is just. But we as parents, how can we see the princes and feudal lords in our jurisdiction lost their lives in vain, certainly is to send doctors and medicine to save the full force of the treatment. But nowadays the medicinal herbs medical officer are so expensive, let the princely mansion out of a ten thousand taels of silver relief, is not too much.”

Talking Cloud was stunned.

Even though she had been in this world for more than ten years, she still often felt uncomfortable because she could not get used to the rules here. After pondering for a while, she still gave up her insistence, “Then follow Lord Zhang’s.”

Zhang Daoquan didn’t expect Talun to be so well-spoken, and froze slightly as he said, “After a goodbye of many years, Lord Talun has also changed a lot.”

Talun smiled helplessly, looking at the shacks being built all over the temple, and said despondently, “The number of patients is growing every day. Purchasing herbs, buying food, building shacks, hiring healers, the temple needs silver everywhere, relying solely on the government office that little bit of residual tax silver and where is enough? Though I am dedicated to the art of healing, I am not a pedantic person.”

Cheng Huijin probed, “Since there is a lack of silver, I wonder if we can make those gentry’s slaves come to serve? If we can fulfill the wishes of the gentry, the silver will be better raised.”

Cheng Huijin had his own little plan in his mind.

Tan Yun is just a woman, if he can’t cure the plague, he can put all the blame on Tan Yun as a medical officer. But if the plague is well managed, the biggest credit still falls on his head. Just this time is afraid of offending a lot of gentry, talk cloud indeed can pat the ass away, continue to do her female doctor, but when the next year to collect the tax, Cheng Huijin is afraid to waste a good deal of effort.

Talun did not know what Cheng Huaijin’s mind, just think of those wailing but want to live the common people, her heart is like frying, hate to spend all the time in the diagnosis and study the prescription, and how to have time to think about the officialdom of the curved circle.

“This matter will be discussed later.” Talking Cloud said icily, “The White Horse Temple should still focus on carrying patients, it can’t accommodate so many servants.”

Cheng Huaijin said unwillingly, “But, the one from the Guanyin Hall, isn’t she also–“

As he was talking, a panicked announcement came from outside the house, “My lords, it’s bad, the master of the Goddess of Mercy Hall is making a scene again! He’s clamoring for you to go in person before he’ll drink the medicine!”

Talon Cloud’s head hurt even more.

This pitiful bear child! The pitiful feudal dynasty!