Crossing the Swordsman: Lin Pingzhi, the Swordsman of Evil

Chapter 73
At first, everything went very smoothly, but after seven days, when the last batch of elixir was formed, the imperial court interrupted the supply of herbs and food.

"My lord, how come the city has run out of food and medicinal herbs? This elixir can't be formed while retaining its efficacy. How can we treat other people?" Lin Pingzhi asked.

"But the imperial court has run out of money?" Fu Ying asked.

The county magistrate waved his hand and said: "That's not true. The woman donated some money to the local people before, and the money has been used for disaster relief. There are also some jewels, and the officials have already sold some of them. It's just a plague right now. It’s not a famine or a flood, there’s no need for reconstruction or land reclamation, so the money needed is not much. 5 taels of silver is enough for a county. Right now the city is running out of supplies, just because there are supplies but they can’t be brought in.”

Lin Pingzhi was a little surprised, he didn't expect the box to be so valuable.

Before he saw silver bills and gold, he felt that the sum of them was tens of thousands of taels of silver.

But I didn't expect that those bits and pieces of pearls and gems were worth several times as much as gold.

It seems that he really underestimated the phrase "small officials are greedy".

"Why is this? Since there are supplies, why can't they be brought in?" Lin Pingzhi asked.

After the county magistrate was silent for a moment, he said to the two of them: "To be honest, these goods were originally transported by the imperial army. But now something seems to have happened in the east of Liaodong. The imperial court issued an order to order the officials of the provinces The troops are assembled one by one. Therefore, apart from sealing off the epidemic area, the current official army does not have any extra people to dispatch."

"And the small officials, yamen servants, and police officers in the counties are all responsible for the security of the various places, and have no time to come to help. I wanted to hand this matter over to the private bodyguards, but a plague broke out here. Although these bodyguards talked about Promise, but when it comes to real action, it’s always pushing back and forth. Or take the opportunity to charge high prices. Now the imperial court is doing disaster relief, and there is no extra money to pay insurance premiums. Now a large number of supplies are stranded in Fuzhou, but no one is transferring them. Hey~!"

Hearing this sentence, Lin Pingzhi laughed.

Fu Ying asked: "Do you have a solution?"

Lin Pingzhi said: "Since we are in Fuzhou Prefecture, things will be easy to handle. Maybe other bodyguard bureaus will push back and forth, but one will definitely help. How about this? Please ask the county magistrate to issue a document for me, and I will go to Fuzhou The government will definitely be able to transport the supplies over.”

Hearing Lin Pingzhi's vowed willingness to help, the county magistrate hastily said, "Thank you, young hero, for your help. This time, Funing County was able to escape this disaster, thanks to the two of you. I really can't repay you. The previous two If you donate the silver taels, the subordinate officials will definitely collect all the money and return it to the two heroes."

Lin Pingzhi looked at Fu Ying, Fu Ying understood, and Fu Ying said: "Since we donated those silver taels, then they are naturally donated. How can there be any reason to take them back? Chivalry and justice are for us and other chivalrous people." Duty. You don't have to worry about it, my lord."

Lin Pingzhi taught her these words, if Fu Ying said it herself, with her character, she must be telling the truth.Only when the money is donated in their names, these errands will not use their brains and will be truly used for the people.

If it is said that it was copied from the inspector's house, they will use various reasons to keep it.The most direct reason is "stolen money".

After Fu Ying finished telling the lie, her face became hot, but she was naturally pink, and a veteran of observing words and expressions like Xian Cheng didn't notice it.

At this time, the county magistrate knelt down in front of the two of them with a plop, and said, "Then, on behalf of the people of Funing County, I would like to thank the two heroes!"

"Master Xiancheng, get up quickly. As a parent and official, you should kneel down to the emperor and your mentor. Kneeling us Jianghu people breaks the rules of saints." Lin Pingzhi said.

Although Lin Pingzhi said this on his lips, it was very helpful in his heart.After all, this kneeling was exchanged for 5 taels of real gold and silver, and it was just some money.

Fu Ying used her own blood to diagnose and treat the plague. Although Lin Pingzhi had been controlling the number of patients treated, her complexion was still getting worse day by day.

This kneeling Lin Pingzhi himself eliminates harm for the people and uses the ill-gotten wealth for the people, Lin Pingzhi deserves it.

But Fu Ying tested the poison with her own body and sacrificed herself for the sake of others, so naturally she could bear it.

Then the county magistrate stood up slowly, and Lin Pingzhi said at this time: "Since this is the case, it is not too late. I would like to ask the magistrate of the county magistrate to distribute the documents early, and I will go to Fuzhou to pick up the goods quickly."

The county magistrate said with a smile: "Okay, okay! I'll do it now, I'll do it now."

Fu Ying said at this time: "Do you really have a way?"

Looking at her pale face, Lin Pingzhi replied, "When have I ever lied to you? If it's something else, I might not be able to help you, but I can easily find an escort to escort the supplies."

Fu Ying nodded at this time and said: "If that's the case, then you should go and return early."

After saying that, Fu Ying came to her own bag and took out something from her bag.

She then lit the thing in her hand, and then turned around Lin Pingzhi.

This stuff is choking and pungent.

Lin Pingzhi blocked his nose and asked, "What is this? It smells so bad."

Fu Ying replied: "This is the fragrance of mugwort for eliminating plague. After fumigation on your body, you won't be able to take the plague out. It just smells bad, bear with it."

Lin Pingzhi said: "Miss Fu has a lot of good things. Those of us who travel the rivers and lakes lack medicines for internal and external injuries and detoxification pills. I wonder if Miss Fu can make them?"

Fu Ying replied while smoked: "I have the formula for internal and external wound medicine, but some materials are so scarce that I can't find it at all. Therefore, I can't configure it. As for the detoxification pill, this can only vary from poison to poison, and from person to person. It is different. It is impossible for one pill to cure all poisons. Poisons are divided into two types: 'stomach poison' and 'blood poison'."

"For example, snake venom is blood poison. If you don't seal the meridians in time to force out the poison, and then take medicine to recuperate it, you can't save it even if you take elixir. That kind of pill that can cure all poisons is completely inconsistent with the common sense of medicine. Yes. If you are poisoned, my suggestion is to find a doctor nearby. Or study the medical skills in the treasure book and save yourself."

Lin Pingzhi smiled and said: "It seems that those panacea in martial arts novels are a bit exaggerated."

Fu Ying then extinguished the incense in her hand, and she gave the remaining half of the incense to Lin Pingzhi and said, "You take this incense, just in case, and smoke it after you go home." After Lin Pingzhi took it, Fu Ying continued, "This pill to cure all kinds of poisons is indeed an exaggeration, but the medicine for treating internal and external injuries, stopping bleeding and strengthening muscles does exist. It's just not as magical as in the legend. .”

Lin Pingzhi shuddered when he smelled the unpleasant smell on his body.

About half an hour later, the county magistrate brought over all the issued documents, including the customs clearance documents for Lin Pingzhi, the receipt of goods on behalf of the Funing county government, and the proof that Lin Pingzhi was a rich man. The letters sent by the Ning County Government, and the dart silver specially approved by the imperial court for the escorts.

After Lin Pingzhi tidied up a bit, he rode on his Dawan horse and set off back to the Fuwei Escort.

(End of this chapter)