I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

10 taels of silver is not a small amount.

But if a prescription can be developed to prevent the spread of the plague, even if it costs 100 million taels, it will be worth the money!
Therefore, without further ado, Qin Xingyan nodded heavily, and said, "Your officer, let's do it now!"

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "No rush. There is one more thing to discuss."

Qin Xingyan stood where he was, looked at Fang Xiu, and waited quietly.

At this time, Fang Xiu looked around and said, "In short, the plan for the Southern Expedition needs to be postponed."

"This"

Qin Xingyan and the three of them were startled when they heard this, and then they looked at each other in blank dismay.

In the end, it was Du Chen'an who hesitated and said: "Mr. Fang, the Nanzheng matter has been confirmed just now, and something happened, so it should be postponed?"

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "There is indeed an accident."

"What happened?" Du Chenan asked.

Fang Xiu said: "Didn't you all hear just now that there is a plague in the country of Yan?"

The three of them were startled again when they heard this.

There is a plague in the country of Yan, but what does it have to do with the plan of the Southern Expedition?
All three of them had such doubts in their hearts, and it was finally Du Chen'an who asked them.

"The lower official is dull, please ask Fang Xiang to explain the confusion to the lower official. The reason why Fang Xiang postponed the Southern Expedition is that he was worried that the plague might spread to my Dagan and endanger the people of my Dagan, which would cause an accident in the Southern Expedition?"

Fang Xiu said with a straight face: "This is just one of them. I know a little bit about the plague of smallpox. If the plague spreading in Yan Kingdom is really smallpox, it will be a catastrophe for everyone. Don't say I did it." The people, even His Majesty and you and I cannot stay out of it.

Just now Haitang said that out of ten sick people in Yan country, three died of serious illness. What does this mean?If the plague spreads in my Dagan, one or two people may die in this small stove. "

Speaking of this, he paused, looked around, and said, "I think that you don't want that person to be yourself, do you?"

When the four of them heard this, their expressions became serious.

in their eyes.

Plague is certainly very scary.

But after all, it is spreading in the country of Yan, and there is still a long distance from Chang'an, so it should not have any impact on Chang'an in a short time.

But listening to what Fang Xiang said, this plague seems to be more terrible than imagined!
Once it spreads, the consequences will be disastrous!

at this time.

Fang Xiu continued: "In addition, once the plague spreads, a large-scale reduction in food production is inevitable, and when the logistics supply for the Southern Expedition to Wu Kingdom cannot be met, there is a high possibility of accidents.

Therefore, until the medical school develops a vaccine, the plan for the Southern Expedition will be postponed, and the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion will have to stay in Dagan to strictly prevent the spread of the plague. "

When the three of Qin Xingyan heard this, they showed thoughtful expressions on their faces. After a while, they nodded heavily and said in unison: "Mr. Fang is far-sighted, I admire you!"

Fang Xiu waved his hands, and said, "It's not a matter of far-sightedness, but I have experienced similar things and know how terrible it is."

Speaking of this, he paused, and his tone became more solemn: …

"Actually, I know the truth, you say that, but you still feel somewhat disapproving in your heart.

But I want to tell you the truth, preventing the spread of the plague and developing a vaccine are the top priorities of Dagan and Dazhou. Nothing is a big deal in front of these two things! "

It was the first time that everyone saw Fang Xiang attaching so much importance to a matter, and they all dared not to underestimate it, and their expressions became solemn.

at this time.

Fang Xiu changed the subject: "Of course, what I said just now is only one of the reasons for postponing the Southern Expedition. There is another very important reason, that is, I need to save my strength and prepare for the Northern Expedition!"

The voice fell.

those present,

Even Shangguan Haitang was a little confused.

How is this going?

Just now I was still analyzing why I couldn't conquer Wu State in the south, and why I wanted to conquer Yan State in the north at once?

Could it be that the resistance to the northern expedition to Yan was not greater than the southern expedition to Wu?

"There is a plague spreading in the country of Yan. Within a year, the whole country of Yan will be in chaos. Not to mention ordinary people, even the elite cavalry of the country of Yan will be destroyed without attack.

At this time of the Northern Expedition, my great mission is to gather people at the right time, place and people, so that I can conquer the Kingdom of Yan without any effort. This is a golden opportunity bestowed by God!

If you miss this time, it will never be so easy to attack Yan Kingdom again! "

Fang Xiu's tone was very firm, and Xie Qian was a little moved when he heard it.

However, they were not foolish yet. After listening to Fang Xiu's words, they soon realized a huge problem.

Even the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion are also mortal, and if they enter the Yan Kingdom, they will also be infected with the plague.

Yan Guo's cavalry will indeed be self-defeating.

But the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion are also self-defeating!
Logically speaking, with Fang Xiang's foresight and resourcefulness, it is impossible not to even consider this point.

Xie Qian hesitated for a few seconds, but chose to remain silent, quietly waiting for Fang Xiu's next words.

really.

Everyone was quiet for a while.

Fang Xiu immediately added: "Of course, before that, there must be a premise that the medical school has developed a smallpox vaccine and vaccinated all the soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion!"

"Regardless of whether a vaccine can be developed in the end, the good opportunity of the Northern Expedition to the Yan Kingdom cannot be wasted easily, so what the imperial court should do now is to preserve its strength and prepare for it.

The state of Wu can march south anytime, but the northern expedition missed this opportunity, and the next one will have to wait at least two or three years later! "

When everyone heard this, there was a look of thought on their faces.

to be frank.

They have always been skeptical about the vaccine that Fang Xiu said.

How could there be such a panacea in the world that could stop the spread of the plague.

As long as you use it, you won't get the plague again.

However, many things that happened in the past few years made them have to believe that what Fang Xiang said was true, and there really was such a wonderful medicine called a vaccine in the world.

After all, for so many years, nothing Fang Xiang said could not be realized, and nothing he did could not be accomplished.

Even the carriage that Fang Xiang once mentioned, which can run without horses, now has some eyebrows. …

I heard that Uncle Guo has already made a small gadget, which is a bit like the wooden cow and horse mentioned in the storybook.

Uncle Guo named it a steam locomotive.

However, at present, steam locomotives can only be used as children's toys, without any practical significance at all.

If it is made a little bigger, it will not be able to run.

Even so, in a sense, a carriage that can run without horses is entirely possible.

This point is very recognized by the whole court.

Even the Queen Mother, who had always looked down upon Uncle Guo, praised Uncle Guo greatly after hearing about it, and even gave him a sum of money to continue researching the steam locomotive.

thus.

After thinking for a few seconds.

Whether it's Du Chen'an, Qin Xingyan, or Xie Qian, they all agreed:
"What Fang Xiang said is very true. If the medical school can develop a vaccine, I will be able to conquer the country of Yan without any effort. After annexing the country of Yan, my strength will surely reach an unprecedented level. A small state of Wu is like getting something out of a bag, without any effort!"

"The market of Yan State is always inferior to that of Wu State, and the people are not as rich as Wu State, but the commercial tax they set is much higher than that of Wu State. After conquering Yan State and implementing my big tiered commercial tax, the court's The business tax can be increased a lot, and besides that, the merchants I work on will also benefit a lot.”

Several people boasted wildly for a while.

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Since that's the case, this matter has been settled like this. Wu's commercial tax still needs to be negotiated. If it can be negotiated, it is naturally a good thing. If it doesn't, it will tear up Wu's business tax." Face, station troops at the border, if you don’t fight, you have to scare them, let them know that I am not something they can provoke at will!”

"Your Majesty understands!"

Qin Xingyan, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Qian Haonan, Minister of the Ministry of War, responded one after another.

Fang Xiu looked around and said, "We'll stop here today, let's all go back."

"Your Majesty will resign!"

The four stood up and saluted, then turned and left.

After they left.

Only Fang Xiu and Shangguan Haitang were left in the warm pavilion.

Fang Xiu sat on the grand teacher's chair, looked at Shangguan Haitang, and asked, "Has Li Yaoyue sent someone to watch?"

Shangguan Haitang clasped her hands and said, "Tang Rou has been watching for the past few days."

After returning to Chang'an.

Fang Xiu is always guarded by shadow guards.

Whether it's the secret work of Yan Guo's sticky pole, or the potential assassin under Wei Dongzheng's command, Fang Xiu can't pose any threat.

It would be meaningless for Tang Rou to follow.

Therefore, Fang Xiu asked Tang Rou to work with Shangguan Haitang for the past two months.

After all, it is the best sword in the world, with such a powerful combat power, it can play a big role when it is by Shangguan Haitang's side.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Is there anything unusual about her?"

Shangguan Haitang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is the master talking about Madam or Tang Rou?"

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Fang Xiu was silent for a second, then said, "Li Yaoyue."

Shangguan Haitang said: "Madam still goes to work in Zhenbaozhai as usual, and returns to Xiangguo Mansion at night, nothing unusual."

Speaking of this, she seemed to think of something, with a look of hesitation.

Fang Xiu glanced at her and said, "You can say whatever you want, it doesn't matter."...

When Shangguan Haitang heard this, she didn't hesitate any longer, and said: "From the point of view of my humble position, the overall situation of the state of Zhou has been settled, even if Madam has all kinds of schemes, there is no way to bring it back to heaven. This point can be seen clearly by Madam's intelligence, so I feel that the master doesn't have to be like before, always guarding against madam's rebellion."

Fang Xiu knew in his heart that Shangguan Haitang was right.

After thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Since that's the case, let Tang Rou come back, and don't send anyone to keep an eye on her in the future."

"Yes, Master!"

Shangguan Haitang respectfully responded.

at this time.

Fang Xiu turned to look at her and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to speak for her?"

Li Yaoyue has nothing to do with Shangguan Haitang.

Shangguan Haitang's usual style of handling things should not care about Li Yaoyue's thoughts.

Shangguan Haitang replied: "The humble job is not to speak for Madam, it's just that there are not enough female shadow guards in the First Village, and a lot of shadow guards are needed to take care of Madam."

As Dagan's strength continues to increase, his sphere of influence continues to expand.

The first village needs to do more and more things.

Therefore, relying solely on the shadow guards that Fang Xiu drew from the system was no longer enough.

these two years.

Shangguan Haitang has trained a group of shadow guards, some of which are women, and generally do things that men cannot do.

For example, sneaking into the mansions of some dignitaries in the country of Yan to obtain confidential information is difficult for ordinary shadow guards, so female shadow guards are needed.

In addition, after signing an agreement with Zhou Guo.

Some elites from the East Factory and Jinyiwei were also absorbed into the No. [-] Villa.

But these people will not have access to the core secrets.

Even so, the number of shadow guards is still not enough, especially female shadow guards who can perform tasks are even more scarce.

To guard Li Yaoyue, four or five female shadow guards are required to participate.

That's why Shangguan Haitang said so.

"It turns out that there are not enough people"

Fang Xiu obviously didn't expect Shangguan Haitang to answer like this, and was slightly taken aback.

She thought to herself, using good steel on the blade, this is indeed what Shangguan Haitang has to do.

With this in mind, I didn't ask any more questions, and just said: "No accident, the court will start war again in a while, and the first village will have to undertake more heavy tasks, and the manpower will be insufficient. You can take more from Xiangguo's mansion. Some money, train more shadow guards."

"Yes, Master!"

Shangguan Haitang saluted.

"Nothing else, let's go back."

Fang Xiu waved his hands.

"Resign from the humble job!"

Shangguan Haitang turned and left.

Only Fang Xiu was left in the warm pavilion.

He sat there for a while, then stood up, planning to go to the medical school.

As soon as he walked out of the Nuan Pavilion, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After a while.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Fang Xiu came to the little empress.

"Your Majesty is still reviewing the memorial?"

Fang Xiu looked at Wu Mingkong who was buried in his work, and said.

Hearing Fang Xiu's voice, Wu Mingkong looked up at him, then continued to work, and said, "Can't you tell?"

Seeing this, Fang Xiu showed a smile on his face, walked over, and said, "Who made His Majesty angry again?"

Wu Mingkong said calmly, "I'm not angry, I'm fine."

The voice fell.

The cold system prompt sounded immediately.

【Mood value 1000】

"If you're not angry, I'm relieved."

Fang Xiu moved a chair, sat beside the little empress, took a sip from the teacup placed on the dragon table, and said, "When will Your Majesty drink the popular milk tea?"

"This is my milk tea, I haven't drunk it yet!"

Wu Mingkong shouted in his heart, but he pretended to be nonchalant and didn't look at him at all.

Fang Xiu remembered that when he was surfing the Internet, he saw someone making complaints.

Every time the girlfriend is angry, various attributes will change.

speed 100%
Body Hardness 100%
Listening - 100%
Violent 100%
After spending two or three years with the little empress, Fang Xiu gradually discovered that this was indeed the case.

"His Majesty?"

Fang Xiu put down the milk tea and wanted to hug the little empress' shoulders.

The little empress didn't move at all, she wouldn't let him hug her at all.

Sure enough, the body hardness was 100%.

Fang Xiu complained in his heart, and asked: "Your Majesty is sullen all by himself, but because of the meeting of ministers of state affairs, His Majesty was not allowed to participate?"
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