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"They will be afraid too. They are also afraid of the Black Death!"

Baldwin IV suddenly looked at Yue Fei. At this moment he finally realized the horror of the Black Death. It turned out that the people of Qi were also afraid of the Black Death.

"It's not surprising. This is a plague. Anyone can get sick, and it's a highly contagious plague! It seems that this matter has nothing to do with Qi!"

Baldwin IV quickly figured it all out. He did suspect that the plague was spread by Qi. After all, Qi had taken the lead in preventing the plague and also had treatment methods.

But he had no evidence, so he couldn't be sure it was really Qi. Now it seems that the disease really originated from them.

"I have developed a group of believers in the city. Some of them have fallen ill. I don't know when I can cure them!"

Baldwin IV looked at Yue Fei and asked.

"Let's wait until they officially join the sect. You know, a ceremony is essential!"

Yue Fei said.

"Then I'll go back and have people prepare for the ceremony!"

Baldwin IV immediately said that those who were sick could not wait long, and then he left.

"General Yue, isn't this too easy for him?"

Wu Yong looked at Yue Fei and asked. He originally wanted to put on another show and then gain more benefits.

"He's still useful now!"

Yue Fei shook his head. Although he did not want to let Baldwin IV get away with it so easily, he believed that everything would eventually turn into the opposite extreme. Forcing him too much would undermine Qi's superior posture.

"Let the doctors and researchers get ready!"

Yue Fei said that they had brought a lot of medicines this time and the experiment could begin.

"General Yue, we can't do this. We have to divide those people into groups so that we can observe the efficacy of the medicine! The most important thing is the efficacy!"

The medical researchers said that drug experiments cannot be so simple and crude.

"Then go ahead and make the arrangements! But the contact must be controlled. At most, let them stay on a nearby island!"

Yue Fei said that he didn't understand these things and asked them to let them go if they wanted something.

Baldwin IV returned to the dock, where the governor and others were still listening devoutly to the sermons of Zhu Xi and others.

When William saw Baldwin IV returning, he happily went to greet him.

"Your Majesty, what's going on?"

William asked, looking at Baldwin IV.

"Qi State has promised to help us treat the Black Death. All believers who have completed the initiation ceremony can receive treatment. Let's go back and prepare the venue now and start tomorrow!"

Baldwin IV said that every day of delay would result in the death of many people.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's sermon ends here!"

When Zhu Xi saw Baldwin IV return, he ended his sermon with a smile.

"Thank you, Heavenly King. I never thought that the Imperial Cult would be so compassionate and willing to save all living beings. I only regret that I didn't know about it earlier!"

The governor and others hurriedly stood up and saluted. In fact, they didn't listen at all. The doctrine went in one ear and out the other.

All they care about is their identity. They are believers of the Imperial Cult and the group of people closest to the West and the State of Qi. They will dominate trade in the future.

"It's not too late to know now. It's getting late. Everyone please leave first. We will start preaching tomorrow!"

Lu Jiuyuan said with a smile.

"I'll say goodbye!"

The Governor and others hurriedly bowed and said goodbye.

After getting on the boat, the governor and others waved goodbye reluctantly.

"Do you think they listened?"

Lu Jiuling spoke.

"They definitely didn't listen. Although they all pretended to be serious, their eyes were obviously distracted while they were listening. They were probably thinking about other things."

Zhu Xi opened his mouth and said that he was familiar with this matter. He often did this when he was in school as a child. He pretended to be better than these people and the teacher didn't even notice.

on board.

"Haha, we have finally joined the Imperial Cult!" The Governor and everyone celebrated with laughter.

"Governor, Qi has agreed to treat the infected believers. Please spread the news so that everyone can stay away from the Black Death!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"no!"

The Governor and others said in unison that they refused very straightforwardly and decisively.

"no?"

Baldwin IV looked at the governor and others in surprise. Now that Qi was willing to provide treatment, why did these people refuse?

"How can we let Qi treat those people for free? They are not believers!"

"This matter needs to be planned carefully!"

“The number of places is limited!”

“Medicine is expensive!”

……

Everyone said in a hurry.

"You...want to collect money?"

Baldwin IV immediately realized that these people were trying to take advantage of the situation to make huge profits.

"Of course, but we are not collecting money. We are raising funds for the Imperial Cult! Those precious medicinal herbs were not brought in by the flood!"

A businessman spoke up.

"What Qi wants is to preach, so believers will naturally receive free treatment!"

Baldwin IV's face changed and he said in a serious tone that he did not expect these Venetian merchants to be so greedy and they would dare to make any money.

"Believers are given free treatment, but you can't be a believer all the time, right? The medicine is definitely limited. What if you use it carelessly and someone takes advantage of you?"

Someone said that medicine is goods, and when it comes to goods, no one knows how to operate better than businessmen.

"Qi said that those who are baptized during the ceremony can join the Imperial Religion!"

Baldwin IV said.

"Mr. Missionary, who is qualified to be baptized in the ceremony? Everyone, what if there is not enough medicine to go around? Will you be responsible if something goes wrong?"

The governor looked at Baldwin IV with a smile. Now that he had joined the Imperial Cult, there was no need for him to accommodate Baldwin IV in every way.

Baldwin IV was speechless when asked, he had not yet thought about this.

"Mr. Missionary, these matters are very important and must be considered carefully. If we offend Qi, what will happen if they leave? We must be respectful. Everyone should be too respectful!"

"Yes, it's fine here, but what if patients from other countries come here? Then this place will be full of patients?"

Someone emphasized that everyone knew how terrible the Black Death was. Once the news got out, many people would come to ask for medicine. When that happened, those who were sick and those who were not sick would be crowded together and would surely cause trouble. That would then make things difficult.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Baldwin IV frowned and asked. He had never really thought about these questions.

"Of course I'll charge you for it!"

The businessmen said with a smile.

"What about the poor civilians?"

Baldwin IV was a little annoyed. These Venetian merchants were really obsessed with money.

"If you don't have money, you must work hard to show your piety. The Imperial Church will not abandon a single believer!"

Those people raised their hands above their heads and worshiped devoutly.

"Do you know how many people will die?"

Baldwin IV looked at the men and asked.

"Mr. Missionary, how many people have died? We will save as many as we can. The Imperial Church says that no one is omnipotent, and we just need to try our best. We believe that. We once believed that God was omnipotent, but God did nothing in the face of the Black Death. Even sincere prayers were not answered!"

The Governor looked at Baldwin IV and said, "Even the King of the Imperial Church couldn't quell the Black Death in an instant, so what can they do?" (End of this chapter)