Li Ran had been sitting at the end of the table, listening to everyone's speeches. When Shu Niu strongly supported the continued ban, although his face was calm, his heart was already in turmoil.
He knew the truth about this "disease", and he was very clear about the abnormal behavior of standing up the cow.
Hearing Ji Xian's question, he immediately stood up, stepped forward, bowed in front of Ji Xian and replied:
"Father-in-law, doctor, in fact, most of the patients in the city these days are mild. The so-called malaria is actually not serious. If we give it a little more time, it will be a matter of time that the malaria will be eradicated."
He didn't express his opinion as soon as he opened his mouth, and his words were also very ambiguous.
This caused some clan elders to be very unhappy with his remarks.
"What are you talking about? What's the point of 'giving time'? You kid got so much money for no reason. If you can feed one person and the whole family is not hungry, you don't have to worry about starving to death!"
"That's right! It was you who insisted on supporting the government's sealing of the city back then. It was you who said that we should seal the city, and now it's you who says that we don't need to seal it anymore! What kind of attitude do you have? What else can you do? 'It's no longer a serious problem'. If that's true, why are we still banned here? Is it because we are happy?"
Regardless of whether they are against the continued ban or those who support the continued ban, they are very dissatisfied with Li Ran's ambiguous statement.
However, the man's reply just now was indeed correct. After all, Li Ran had supported the closure of the city from the beginning, but now he said something that would not offend both sides. What is this if he is not a fool?
Standing Niu on the side even sneered:
"Haha, let me tell you, Zi Ming, you have been practicing medicine outside these days, and you should be the most aware of the situation outside. If you don't get along with each other, don't use it to deal with our own family, right?"
"Don't you have any idea whether the ban should continue?"
Li Ran's behavior of "protecting oneself wisely" by avoiding both sides is really shameful. Even Ji Xian was a little displeased when he heard it.
But what they didn't know was that Li Ran only said the first half, and he hadn't said the second half yet.
"Haha, what Brother Meng said is true. I have been practicing medicine these past few days, and I have witnessed the tragic situation in the city with my own eyes, and I really can't bear it."
"If we continue to seal the city, the people in the city will have to pay a heavier price. But if the seal is lifted, our efforts in the past month may be in vain. This is really a dilemma."
"But from Ran's perspective, there may not be a compromise in this matter."
Yes, Li Ran did not choose to support the continued lockdown, but he also did not choose to oppose it.
The reason is simple. He knows that the events in the city this time are all caused by man-made things.
"Oh? A compromise?"
Ji first heard the sound and immediately became interested.
But who would have thought that at this time, a group of clan elders below would complain again:
"Compromise? Do you think this is a deal? Can you please both sides?"
"How can you be so unprincipled, you idiot? Even though we are business people, we must put integrity first!"
Li Ran heard this, but did not answer their questions. He only bowed to the sacrifice and said:
"My father-in-law, please forgive Li Ran for having the courage to speak out. Dr. Zichan's decision to seal the city was really for the sake of the people. Now that the malaria in the city has been alleviated, there is nothing wrong with proper communication with the outside world!"
"Tsk...it's really a joke!"
"If you communicate with the outside world now, once the disease spreads, what will you tell your neighbors?"
"Oh, that's right, I almost forgot. You, Li Ran, are not from Zheng. Of course you can say that."
Zhu Niu sneered again and again, his face full of a sinister look.
These words immediately aroused the resonance of everyone present, because Li Ran hit a fact that Li Ran could not refute.
He is indeed not from Zheng, and he does not even belong to any vassal state. He comes from the Zhou royal family!
And speaking of it, the royal family is actually not very popular with Zheng people this week. Because, if we really talk about it, there is still a bit of a feud between Zheng Guo and the Zhou royal family.
Throughout the history of the Zhou Dynasty, Zheng was probably the only vassal state that openly fought with the Zhou royal family and exchanged protons with each other.
And once the identity of this royal family member last week was put on the table, it actually became a piece of incriminating evidence.
"Okay! You kid is planning to trick us into death!"
For a time, everyone denounced Li Ran one after another, as if Li Ran was their sworn enemy.
On the contrary, Ji Xian knew it in his heart. He didn't say anything when he heard the sound, but only showed a thoughtful look on his face.
After a while, he waved his hand slightly to signal everyone to be quiet, then looked at Li Ran and said:
"Please tell me clearly what kind of method it is."
After all, during the previous food relief incident, Li Ran went to Weiguo alone to rescue Ji Zeng and Ji Xun.
Regarding Li Ran's courage and courage, even if others did not believe it, Ji Xian still had great trust.
When everyone saw Ji Ji speaking first, they immediately stopped and stared at Li Ran, waiting for him to make his next mistake.
"Yes, the closure of Zhengyi has been completed for a full month. If things go on like this, Zhengyi will decline. If you want to recover by then, it will be hopeless in the short term. Moreover, there have been frequent turmoils in the city recently. If you want to solve this crisis, you can divide it inside and outside the city gate. Send cured laborers to specific areas and pay them to help the caravans inside and outside the city with supply turnover."
"This is one of them..."
"Remuneration? Should you give me the money or should I? Anyway, I can't afford it now!"
Before Li Ran finished speaking, someone immediately retorted.
Li Ran immediately said:
"Haha, this expense will be paid by the caravan outside. If they want to supply and circulate in Zhengyi, as long as the price is reasonable, why not?"
Hearing this, Ji couldn't help but nodded slightly, and then motioned for him to continue.
"But if you want to complete this matter, you must obtain the official's permission, so you still need to go and convince all the ministers about this matter."
"In addition, we also need to inform the people that whether they are outside caravans or the people in the city, they must act in accordance with the imperial edicts, and no rush to buy or run should occur. We must ensure that the supply turnover inside and outside Zhengyi is normal. This is the second part. .”
"Thirdly, the medicinal materials in the city are now almost exhausted. If we want to calm down the disease as soon as possible, we must have the government come forward and entrust the caravans outside the city with heavy sums of money to ask them to go to other cities to buy urgently for Zheng Yi. Approval of medicinal materials. When the time comes, the caravan will be profitable, so they will not refuse. In order to calm down the malaria as soon as possible, the imperial court will not be stingy with money. In this way, the remaining patients can be cured soon."
Li Ran's so-called compromise method is actually to open a gap in Zheng Yi, which was originally airtight, so that the people can rest and have a way to survive.
Only in this way can the increasing pressure in the city be fundamentally alleviated and the gap created between the people and the government be bridged.
Ji heard the sound first and couldn't help but clapped his hands:
"color!"
"Well, these three points are well-founded and incisive. You are worthy of being my son-in-law!"
Li Ran's method could solve Ji's urgent need without offending the government. Ji Xian was naturally very happy.
Even the other clan elders who were sarcastic just now couldn't help but nodded slightly when they heard this, and seemed to agree with Li Ran's method.
Zhu Niu, on the other hand, had a gloomy look on his face and did not speak.
"But it's not easy to convince the nobles about this matter. Are you sure?"
Ji Xian thought for a moment, then suddenly frowned and asked.
Li Ran smiled when he heard the sound, and immediately bowed and said:
"Please rest assured, father-in-law, my son-in-law should do his best."
