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Chapter 18 The Status Quo of Julu

"I'm not hiding it. I heard the words of the soldiers. I have some minor problems in the south of the medical city, so I came to trouble me." Wen Chou said.

"It is our great honor to come to you. If you have any questions, please tell me, and I will know everything I can say!" Tang Doctor said with a smile. Li Dangzhi also echoed: "That is, I heard that Wenjun governed the village and attacked the thieves and retreated to the bandits. He was a great person, and he respected him." Since Wen Chou had enough respect to him, Li Dangzhi also replied with respect.

"Haha, nothing else, but I just came to this county and saw that the Guizhou heads in the county were mostly lying against the wall, as if they were sick. I was afraid that this was an epidemic! Therefore, I came to ask questions." Wen Chou said with a serious expression, and the worry was revealed.

Both of them are doctors with excellent academic knowledge, so they could naturally hear Wen Chou’s concerns. After a look, Li Dangzhi said, “Mr. Wen is indeed compassionate to the world, but today he is too concerned. The disease that the Qianzhong County people suffer from is not an epidemic! It is not contagious.”

Then, Doctor Tang added helplessly: "To be honest, most of these patients are caused by long-term hunger and poverty, and are getting thinner, but they are not enough to treat them in the next family. They can only ask Master Li to prescribe some simple herbs to cure the deterioration of the villagers' condition."

Wen Zhao heard this and couldn't help but feel relieved. However, in the face of Tang Doctor's difficulties, he also comforted him: "Tang Doctor's kindness, but this is not a family of family matters! Although I am a newcomer to the county, I can still see a few things."

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Then Wen Chou talked with Tang Yi and Li Dangzhi. Although Wen Chou himself was not a doctor, his experiences and understanding of medical theory in later generations still surprised them. During the conversation, Wen Chou also learned that Li Dangzhi was from Chang'an, but in the turmoil, his family was not lucky, and he was left alone. Just like his teacher, he traveled everywhere to treat diseases on weekdays. He came to the territory of Julu County a few days ago!

Taking this opportunity, Wen Chou invited him and received a positive reply. Li Dangzhi did not want to have a stable place to live. He was forced to travel around in this troubled era. The conditions proposed by Wen Chou were to ensure his safety and give him good conditions to save the world and treat people, so he naturally had no reason to refuse.

The conditions proposed by Wen Chou not only made Li Dangzhi, who had no roots and no concerns, but even the Tang and his sons were also moved. However, considering that they lived here for many years, they still had a lot of feelings for the village and county towns. Moreover, as a well-known doctor, his family also had a psychological sense of "protection" for the Qianshou. Of course, this feeling is only those who are noble in medical ethics. Wen Chou admired this very much.

That night, Wen Chou had a great conversation with these three doctors at the Tang Doctor's house. The sun was at its peak and he left. He was very happy. Because he received Li Dangzhi's promise that "I went to Gaoyi after this matter." Wen Chou decided to leave three fierce soldiers for his service, and of course, he might not have no intention of guarding and surveillance.

When Wen Chou returned to the courtyard where he was temporarily living, Wen Ba had already moved around in the courtyard, and the cavalry assigned to other places had also returned for a long time. Out of excitement, Wen Chou made everyone report it. Seeing that there was no major discovery, he thought for a moment, and after saying a few things that needed attention, he went back to the room to rest.

During this period, of course, I also told everyone that the attitude that Yangshi County should have and the purpose of their trip was once again emphasized.

The next day, early in the morning, Wen Chou had finished washing up and started morning exercises in the yard. This is Wen Chou's consistent living habit. Unless he was a hangover yesterday, or was seriously injured and unable to get up, Wen Chou would practice martial arts in the early morning. Of course, Wen Chou had this habit, and Wen Chou's requirements were equally strict.

So there was a reason why the Wen Chou Army was able to grow from a new soldier to a brave soldier in a very short time.

After breakfast, Wen Chou combined the information he had so far, had a clear understanding of Yangshi County, Julu County, and had a clear plan for the future journey. He called Wen Ba, gathered many soldiers, and said goodbye to Yangshi County Magistrate Tang Yi, Li Dangzhi and others, and started another journey.

As the starting point and center of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Julu County suffered the greatest damage. Not only were all cities in the county attacked by the Zhang Jiao brothers, but after the Yellow Turban Army was suppressed by the imperial army, tens of thousands of devout Taiping believers followed the leaders of Taiping Road at all levels and hid into the mountains, causing the population of Julu County to be greatly reduced.

This is also one of the reasons why Yang's County is so depressed. This situation is also common in other parts of the county. However, after three or four years of governance, some counties have recovered a lot, attracting the return of many refugees. Of course, all such county towns have the existence of distinct county lords, such as Guangping County where the famous scholar Jushu is located, and Julu County is like this. However, there is only one Jusu, so there are not many cities in Julu County that can be well restored and developed.

Although the governor Wang Fen had some measures to govern the local area, his actions after taking office in the second year of Zhongping were also clearly reflected in this point, but this manifestation was compared with the fact that Jizhou was severely damaged by the Yellow Turban bandits, which naturally showed more political achievements. The so-called political communication and people are the ones.

It also calmed down the uneasiness of the Qianshou remaining in the state, but it did not suppress the thieves who had already rebelled, but instead had an intensified momentum. This is the rise of the Black Mountain Army led by Zhang Yan. Therefore, the current situation in Julu County can be said to be slightly developed, but it is not enough to completely escape the influence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Julu County is almost rectangular, facing north and south, and Yangshi County is located in the central part of Julu County. The purpose of Wen Chou's trip is to the southern counties of Julu County, where Jusu, Tian Feng, Wang Fen, Xu You, Han Meng and others gathered there, which are Shen Pei, who is located in Yin'an, Wei County, and is also located in the south of Julu County.

Wen Chou and his group rode their horses on the official road. The further they went south, the more refugees they saw. It seemed that the old and weak in the mountains had begun to migrate helplessly and beg for the road. They often came in groups of three or five, dressed in rags, and even when they walked, they were mostly weak.

However, there are also good phenomena. Many villages and counties have set up huts and carried out activities to give alms and porridge. Some of these were officially ordered by the authorities to open warehouses to provide disaster relief; some were established by private individuals with wealthy families and kind hearts; some were rich and wealthy families who were under pressure from the government and barely cooked porridge to provide disaster relief. The reasons are different, but they finally started the disaster relief campaign. This has given some hope for the livelihood of the refugees.

Not all refugees who have received favors do nothing. Most simple people will strive to do something within their ability. What they saw along the way made Wen Chou feel very pleased. I thought that Gaoyi County, Shahe Township and others are doing the same thing at the moment, but the difference is that the areas under its jurisdiction are relatively more standardized because Wen Chou has experience in hosting refugees last year.

Wen Chou headed south, bypassed Daluze, rode his horse for a day, and finally arrived at the territory of Renxian in the central and southern part of Julu County, and took a day off there. First, we continued to search for information and second, we went to explore and visit skilled craftsmen, and accumulated strength for future development.

Perhaps because it is closer to Guangnian County, Rencheng County is much more prosperous than Yangshi County. This is also a common situation in Julu County. The south is richer and stable than the north. This can also show Wang Fen's governance talent from the side.

The southwest direction of Rencheng County is Nanhe County, which is the city where Han Meng is located; while the southeast direction of Rencheng County is the three cities of Pingxiang County, Julu County and Guangping County are arranged in order. This is also the richest area in the entire Julu County, with a large number of people. The prefecture-government Guangnian County is located two or three hundred miles south of Rencheng County, which is also the southernmost part of Julu County, adjacent to Wei County and Zhao State.

Wen Chou was very clear about the city branch of Julu County, because he had done enough homework before deciding on this action, but the maps currently drawn are not as accurate as those in later generations, and there are many differences. It is easy to say that areas mainly based on plains in Jizhou and Central Plains are not large, but the error is not unacceptable, but if you encounter mountainous areas, especially mountainous areas like Sichuan and Chongqing, the error is outrageous.

Wen Chou stayed in Rencheng County for a day, perhaps because the place is richer and more stable. Although it is not as huge as in Yangshi County, there are still more than a dozen skilled craftsmen willing to develop in Gaoyi County. In the final summary of Yangshi County, nearly a hundred people were willing to go to Gaoyi County, including Li Dangzhi, a master.

After discussion with Wenba, Wenchou decided to go to Julu and Guangping counties in the southeast to visit the two great masters Tian Feng and Ju Su who live here. Of course, the preparations before this were extremely sufficient, such as the preferences, personality, family members, words, influence on the locals, etc. In short, all the information they can obtain must be collected in place.
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