"My lord, continue to arrange for people to boil water and boil salt for them to drink, cook some gruel and feed some for each person, arrange manpower, I want to find some herbs!" After Chen Xu returned, he gave a series of instructions.

Jiangbei Pavilion didn't dare to slack off, at this time, Chen Xu said that he took it all in one go, and a series of orders went down, and the soldiers and men began to work, and Chen Xu found Ma Erdan and Niu Dazhuang, and called the doctor over to give instructions, and then began to disperse with hundreds of people, and began to look for the medicinal materials needed in the surrounding hills and woodlands.

Radix radix, licorice, wild ginger, skullcap, coptis chinensis, anyway, as long as he vaguely remembers the herbs that can extinguish fire and sterilize and treat diarrhea.

As for the medicinal properties, there is no way to take care of it, anyway, people in this era have good stomachs, and side effects are nothing compared to life.

After being busy for more than an hour, all kinds of messy things got back a lot, some of which were not medicines at all, but they just looked like them, and when Chen Xu was cleaning up, he also found a few large wild kudzu roots, which were brought back by the doctor, saying that they could also treat diarrhea and dehydration, Chen Xu felt that it was no problem, the kudzu root was not poisonous anyway, it seemed to have the effect of clearing fire, so he also picked it out and used it.

After getting out these medicinal materials that he thought were useful, he arranged for someone to smash them with an axe, and then boiled them in a clay pot, and the amount could only be based on feeling, similar to the XX blended oil in later generations, one to one.

Soon, as piles of flames ignited, a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine also emanated in the air, and Jiangbei Pavilion did not have the appearance of a county order, under the command of shouting and shouting, a radius of hundreds of meters became a huge field hospital, and there were people and soldiers running around everywhere.

"Okay, you can start feeding the medicine, one bowl per person for the seriously ill, and half a bowl for each person for the light!" Chen Xu saw that the potions were almost boiled, and ordered to start feeding the medicine, so hundreds of people boiled.

"Huh~" Chen Xu wiped the sweat on his forehead and sat on the roadbed, looking at the busy people and soldiers and began to smile bitterly.

"Nephew, thank you so much this time!" Jiangbei Pavilion does not have the slightest county order, and he is also sweating profusely and sitting next to Chen Xu without any image, he is a dignified county order, and at this time he does not look much different from the people of the mountains and fields, and he is covered in ash and dust.

"This is all within the power of the subordinates, why should the county commander thank you, if it is really a plague, I am afraid that the subordinates will be helpless!" Chen Xu hurriedly surrendered his hand, then looked at the people who were excited after drinking the medicine, sighed leisurely and said, "Xing, the people are suffering, dying, the people are suffering, since ancient times, only these farmers are the most bitter, what kind of hard work am I!" ”

"Xing, the people are bitter, the people are bitter, the people are bitter ......" Jiang Beiting muttered several times in his mouth, and then sighed, "The virtuous nephew is right, throughout the ages, no matter the rise and fall of the country, these people are the hardest, His Majesty's heart is too anxious, I wait as an official, even if I can't bear it, there is no way, the slightest mistake will be difficult to protect itself, the law is like a mountain, the whole world is not the king's land, the shore of the leader is not the king's minister, and the king's order does not dare to obey!" However, this time the virtuous nephew is suspending the plague, I will report the details to the county keeper to ask for credit for you, and maybe there will be a reward soon! ”

Chen Xu didn't refuse, being able to show his face in front of the leader often is also a good start, at least he can be familiar with his face, once he has the opportunity to meet Qin Shihuang through these credits, his plan can be slowly realized.

Whether it is Qinghe Town or Pheasant County, it is just a mountain, and it will not be much of a success to die, not to mention that Qin Shi Huang will hang up in troubled times in the future, and he will not have the power to protect himself at all, so he must mix to a level that can make Qin Shi Huang look at it as soon as possible.

Maybe it's really the human physique of this era that is good and endurant, or maybe these pure natural and wild medicinal materials have good medicinal effects, anyway, after a meal, at noon, no matter how severe the condition is, there is a significant improvement, at least the symptoms of diarrhea have almost disappeared, and last night those people who looked like they were dying were able to get up and eat gruel by themselves.

After two meals of medicine at noon and night, plus some food, most of the sick people looked significantly better, except for six or seven who were still lying down and resting, the epidemic had been completely contained, so the haze that shrouded the construction site that stretched for miles was swept away.

"Thank you Lord County Commander, thank you little doctor for your life!"

Jiang Beiting and Chen Xu rode horses back and forth to inspect, and everywhere they went, all the people knelt down and kowtowed and shouted, and the atmosphere was jubilant.

"The people are hungry, and there are few who ask!" Jiang Beiting sat on horseback, rubbing his beard from side to side, and his mood was completely relaxed.

"My lord, Chen Xu has something to ask for!" Chen Xu rode a horse and followed beside him, looking at the ragged and hungry people, and spoke after walking silently for a long time.

"The removal of the epidemic this time is all due to the work of the virtuous nephew, even if there is anything to say, I will not shirk what I can do!" Jiang Beiting said with a smile.

"I heard that the people's daily rations are only one pound of coarse grains of wheat, and road construction is extremely physically demanding, and only when you are full can you have the strength to work, I want to ask the county to increase some people's food!" Chen Xu said.

Jiang Beiting was stunned for a moment, then slowed down his horse and muttered for a long time before saying: "The matter of people's rations has long been a law in Daqin, one pound a day, this is a normal ration, if it is a slave, there is only half a pound of miscellaneous grain a day, and I can't do anything about increasing rations!" ”

"Have you ever seen a horse?" Chen Xu asked lightly.

Jiangbei Pavilion didn't know why Chen Xu suddenly turned his mouth to talk about horses, nodded and said: "Naturally, I have seen it, my Great Qin was founded in the bitter cold land of the northwest, marching and fighting, transportation and freight, both military and civilian, all rely on good horses, the horses you and I am riding now are all Central Plains breeds, short and short, with weak hooves, which seem to be strong but are useless, and the horses ridden by the Great Qin generals on the battlefield are all from the north, tall and strong, that is a good horse that travels thousands of miles a day, why did the virtuous nephew suddenly ask this question?" ”

"Although a good horse is good, it is also good to feed it, and the grain and grass that a good horse eats every day is more refined than that of a soldier, right?" Chen Xu asked.

"That's nature, all the war horse grain and grass are customized by the Taifu Mansion, a bucket of soybean, a bucket of wheat, thirty catties of fine forage, and the supply will be doubled before the war!"

"So, the construction of the gallop road depends on these people, they are the soldiers and good horses who charge into battle, a pound of coarse grain a day, and there is no fish and meat, how to bear such heavy manual labor, there is a saying among the rural folks, and want the horses to run, and want the horses not to eat grass, for a long time, these people will only become more and more thin and tired, even if they can be completed on time, they will also end up with a serious illness, whether the officials are good, the people are good, they are all the descendants of the Chinese bloodline Yan Huang, why bother to force themselves to fry each other, food, When it is taken from the people and used for the people, only then can the people be willing to serve the Great Qin, and the soldiers can still obtain military merits when they go into battle to kill the enemy, and now there is almost no war in the world of the Great Qin, and it is impossible for the people to get the military merits, but the construction of this gallop road is also to contribute to the prosperity and stability of the Great Qin in the future. The county magistrate also said just now that there are very few people who ask for it, just for a full stomach, a coat to cover the body, and a bed to sleep peacefully......" Chen Xu said as he walked.

Jiang Beiting was silent for a long time after listening, looking at the ragged people who kept kneeling and kowtowing in gratitude, and sighed slowly, "What the virtuous nephew said is good, passing by Wancheng tomorrow, I will definitely go to meet the county guard to tell me about it, but whether it will be successful or not, I dare not have half a guarantee!" ”

"Thank you to the county commander, whether it is successful or not, I am grateful, if the two thousand people here know, I will also be grateful to the adult!" Chen Xu hurriedly said.

"Well, this matter is not hopeless, it was supposed to be six thousand people, but only two thousand were recruited, and the amount of food saved is huge, and it is not impossible to add half a catty every day, don't worry, I will try my best to facilitate this matter!" Jiang Beiting stroked his beard and nodded.