Soon Suo Qian hurried in: "My Lord, someone in the eighth district of the refugees outside the city has a fever. We suspect it's a plague."
Jiang Jin's heart skipped a beat: "Have the people been isolated? How many exactly?"
Suo Qian nodded: "They have been isolated separately. There are 121 people in the eighth district in total, but currently only 13 have a fever."
"Lady Liu relayed the pulse and symptoms to us. We prescribed medicine based on the symptoms, and the specific effects will be seen in a few days."
Liu Mi took two medical assistants outside to treat patients and observe their conditions.
Because they had direct contact with the patients, they didn't return to Gefeng City today to prevent infection.
Jiang Jin showed concern: "Did Lady Liu and the others take protective measures?"
Speaking of this, Suo Qian was also very worried: "Yes, full protective suits, masks, and they drank the preventive herbal soup in advance."
"What about Doctor Mu?" Jiang Jin asked.
Suo Qian sighed: "Him? He's flipping through medical books, trying to find a better prescription."
"Are you sure what kind of plague it is?"
"Judging by the symptoms, it should be the bubonic plague." Suo Qian's face was heavy.
Jiang Jin lowered her head in thought, suddenly remembering the first prescription for treating plagues, the Major Blue Dragon Decoction.
This was a prescription specifically for plagues in the "Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders".
Her eyes lit up, and her consciousness entered her space to find the "Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders", memorizing the prescription for the Major Blue Dragon Decoction.
She had Dongzhi bring over paper and a brush, and immediately wrote down the prescription.
She handed the prescription to Suo Qian: "What do you think of this prescription?"
Suo Qian was a bit curious. He took it and started reading: "Six taels of ephedra (joints removed), two taels of cassia twig, two taels of licorice (roasted), forty apricot kernels (peeled and tipped)..."
"Hiss." Suo Qian's eyes lit up: "Wonderful! This resolves both the exterior and interior. Ephedra decoction resolves the exterior, utilizing its pungency, while gypsum clears heat, utilizing its coldness..."
Jiang Jin wrote down another prescription from memory, the Minor Blue Dragon Decoction, and handed it to him: "Take a look at this one too."
Suo Qian couldn't wait to take it. The more he read, the more excited he became: "Good, good! This prescription can be used when there is exterior cold. It's truly wonderful."
Jiang Jin nodded: "You and Doctor Mu study it and see which prescription is more suitable for the infected commoners."
Suo Qian hurriedly agreed, his face full of amazement: "My Lord, where did these prescriptions come from?"
Jiang Jin spouted nonsense with a sincere expression: "I saw them in the library pavilion of Yinshan Temple. These two prescriptions can cure most plagues."
She ordered with a serious face: "You must take this plague matter seriously. It cannot be allowed to spread further. If you need anything, come directly to me."
Fortunately, she had been cautious at the beginning and placed the commoners in zones outside the gates. Otherwise, if they had all entered the city, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Although she had the prescriptions, if the whole city became infected, it wouldn't just be a matter of whether there were enough medicinal herbs.
Once infected with the plague, even if there were enough herbs and the prescriptions were effective, the elderly and children with weaker immune systems might not survive.
In this era, there were precedents of entire cities dying out due to plagues.
Suo Qian nodded solemnly: "My Lord, rest assured, we will definitely go all out."
Because the plague was too important, Jiang Jin asked Dongzhi to call all the high-ranking officials of Gefeng over for a meeting.
She looked around at everyone, first explaining the plague situation. Seeing everyone's expressions turn grave, she continued.
"Every district must be careful and vigilant. If anyone in the city has a fever, it must be reported and isolated as soon as possible. We have medicine and will not kill the innocent indiscriminately. The people in the city must know this."
The way plagues were handled in this era was simple and brutal. In most cases, they were dealt with upon discovery, which meant dealing with them physically.
This also caused many commoners to hide their symptoms, leading to large-scale infections until it could no longer be concealed. Jiang Jin didn't want such a situation to happen in Gefeng.
"Yes!" Everyone agreed with serious faces.
Jiang Jin then continued: "If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon take over Shanguan County. There are a few things we need to discuss first."
"First, the refugees at the city gates. Once we attack Shanguan County, the Quzhao army will definitely come. It won't be safe for the commoners to stay at the city gates anymore."
Yao Ji first suggested: "We can transfer them to the Gesi Mountains."
The weather was hot now. As long as there was food and water, it didn't really matter where they camped, and the mountains were cooler.
But Jiang Jin thought of a problem: "There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and the plague can be transmitted through mosquitoes."
Suo Qian thought for a moment and said: "We can use a large amount of mugwort to smoke them out, and we can develop some mosquito repellent. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Qiu Liao suggested: "We can set up a few tents for the infected commoners and tell them not to come out and move around."
Yun Ci nodded: "The eighth district plague zone must be kept at a certain distance from the other areas. Anyway, the Gesi Mountains are big enough."
Zhou Sui agreed: "In this case, we will need to increase our defense personnel outside. The Gesi Mountains are relatively dangerous."
Qiu Liao asked hesitantly: "Will we still be taking in refugees during this time?"
He had joined later and only knew that Jiang Jin sent out a large number of personnel to scout every day. He didn't know that Gefeng had secret tunnels.
Jiang Jin said firmly: "Yes, keep taking them in. If Gefeng City is besieged, we will lead the people through the tunnels to the Gesi Mountains."
Population was no longer a burden for the current Jiang Jin, as they would soon have a large amount of food.
Qiu Liao's eyes flickered, immediately understanding that Gefeng had other access routes.
Jiang Jin was about to speak when she saw Suo Qian looking a bit absent-minded. She couldn't help but find it funny: "Doctor Suo, you can go back first and study the plague prescriptions with Doctor Mu."
Suo Qian hurriedly nodded: "Alright, My Lord, then I will go back first."
He had just received two prescriptions and was eager to study and test them.
After Suo Qian left, Jiang Jin looked at Mu Qing: "Elder Mu, harvest the crops outside the city first."
Mu Qing agreed: "Alright. The other crops are fine, but the cotton won't work. It won't mature that quickly."
The growth cycle of cotton was relatively long, and since they were in the north, the climate wasn't particularly suitable, so it grew slower.
Jiang Jin understood: "It's fine. The cotton is close to the city walls. If Quzhao really attacks Gefeng, we can defend it."
She had considered the long growth cycle of cotton from the start, so it was planted close to the city walls, within the firing range of the Dragon Feather Crossbows.
"We now have salt and chili peppers. For vegetables that are hard to store like napa cabbage, we can consider making pickled vegetables, kimchi, and so on."
She had already given them the specific recipes; they just needed to follow them.
After discussing the crops, Jiang Jin looked at Ding Ying: "Has the news from Shanguan County come out?"
They had planted hidden agents in Shanguan County early on, but they hadn't been activated. It wasn't until the Sheng family came for help that Jiang Jin had Ding Ying activate them.
Ding Ying was attending such a meeting for the first time, and he was a little nervous: "The news came back two days ago. This is the information on Shanguan County that they sent back."
