In the following days, the business at the exhibition was as hot as the weather in June. Businessmen from many nearby Tibetan countries, such as Korea, Japan, Nanyang and other countries, organized groups to attend the conference.
Hangzhou's several ports, wharves, and ferries operate from morning to night, day and night, and maritime transportation never stops.
In order to continue to maintain smooth trade after the conference, Song Che specially asked Lin'an Mansion to propose a number of 'Tibetan business halls', which in layman's terms is equivalent to
"Embassies" are classified by country. In the future, businessmen from Japan will live in
"Japanese Pavilion", where Persian merchants lived
"Persian Pavilion", in this way, local businessmen who want to cooperate with others can also go directly to the Tibetan Commercial Pavilion to contact them.
The Eastern Age of Discovery has arrived! The future Liang Dynasty was destined to become the economic center of the world.
Song Che can't just focus on China. If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely go overseas to experience the exotic customs.
Therefore, while discussing business with Fan, he also asked the elite clerks in the business firm to work hard to learn foreign languages so that they would come in handy when doing business overseas in the future.
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"Here comes the iced grape juice!" On a hot day, under the scorching sun, a bowl of sweet and sour iced grape juice can relieve the heat, quench thirst and refresh you.
This sacred task is escorted by Song Che and Yun Niang every day. Qinruo and Lu Gu took the Yunshuifang clerk, Zhou Yazhao and He Xianglian took the Zhou Dafa clerk, and Qin Huaiyu and Song Ling'er, who had come all the way from Hunan and had attended the Jinxiu Conference together in the past, all came over to serve the ice with smiles. Drink.
"Ah, drink a bowl of grape juice, and half of the anger at noon will disappear instantly." Qin Huaiyu sighed while holding the cup.
They were women, and they didn't dare to dress too cool in the summer. They were all red-faced and dripping with sweat from the heat.
Song Che persuaded them to go back and rest at noon, but they were unanimously rejected. Come to think of it, no matter how hot the weather is, it can't match their enthusiasm for making money.
"I will go to the drug store later to grab some camellias to relieve the heat and make water for you to drink. Making money is important, but you must not get a heat stroke." Song Che packed up the dishes in the refrigerator and prepared to leave with Yun Niang, but Just a few steps out of the booth, a man walked towards me.
The "lost" man had sunken eye sockets and white lips. Song Che was afraid of bumping into him, so he took the initiative to step aside. Unexpectedly, the man suddenly somersaulted and fell at his feet, as if he had fainted.
This... kind-hearted Yun Niang wanted to bend down to check, but Song Che suddenly pulled her back: "Wait a minute, there is something fishy about him."
"I see he must have suffered from heatstroke."
"No, people with heat stroke will not have red spots on their bodies." Song Che's sharp eyes could see at a glance that there were red spots hidden under the man's collar, like
"Herpes"-like red spots.
"What happened?" Qin Ruo and the others also came over to check the situation. Passers-by gathered around and some kind-hearted people wanted to give the man a bowl of water to drink. Song Che stopped them one by one: "This man has a strange illness, please don't go there. Touch. Yazhao, please hurry up and invite Dr. Liu to come and take a look." People often suffer from heatstroke at the exhibition, and Song Che specially invited a doctor to sit at the entrance of the exhibition.
Soon, Zhou Yazhao led Dr. Liu into the crowd. Doctor Liu leaned over and turned the fainted man over, and opened his clothes. What he saw was that all the onlookers took a breath - his body was covered with dense herpes, and people with trypophobia saw it. Yes, he probably died on the spot.
Doctor Liu's expression changed drastically. He was so frightened that he sat down on the ground. He kept backing up and said in a trembling voice: "This...this...this is smallpox!"
"Ah! Smallpox!" The onlookers who were still watching the excitement one moment, dispersed in a rush the next moment, scrambling to escape from the exhibition!
In ancient times when medical treatment was rudimentary, smallpox was an incurable disease, and once infected, there was a high probability of death. After thinking for three seconds, Song Che immediately greeted: "From now on, the exhibition is temporarily closed. Everyone must stay in their booths and are not allowed to leave even half a step!" Smallpox is highly contagious. Once it spreads, the consequences will be Unthinkable!
Since this man appears here, it means that the source of infection has invaded the exhibition. Soon, the officers and soldiers maintaining order arrived after hearing the news. Song Che ordered them to guard all entrances and exits and prohibited everyone from leaving.
"Why don't you let us out? There are smallpox patients here! Once infected, people will die!"
"Yes! Let us out! Let us out!" More and more people gathered at the exit of the exhibition, trying to escape quickly.
Song Che asked the officers and soldiers to send more people to force the crowd back. He moved a chair, stood up higher, and explained to the crowd in a loud voice: "Dear fellow villagers, it is not yet known whether that person has smallpox. Please don’t create panic, and assuming that the disease is really smallpox, say that there are likely to be other infected people at the exhibition, not only you but also me, so everyone must be quarantined together——"
"We are all fine, how can we be smallpox patients? You are the only one who is in danger by locking us in!"
"Yes! Let us out quickly! Otherwise, if we are infected with smallpox, we will all have to deal with you!" Protests broke out again.
"Why are you making such a fuss?" Yang Dong, the school lieutenant, was a man of affairs. He drew his sword and stepped forward immediately and shouted: "Boss Song is solving the matter for you. If anyone dares to make a fuss again, he will be punished for obstructing official business." Rectify the law! Lest you spread the smallpox and harm the whole city!" All the officers and soldiers showed their swords and guns, so that the crowd did not dare to protest anymore.
Seeing that the crowd had quieted down, Song Che hurriedly said loudly: "I can understand everyone's mood at the moment, but please think about it, what if you are unfortunately infected with smallpox and infect your wife, children and children when you return home? Right now. , you all listen to my arrangements - smallpox is spread through saliva, skin, and blood. Please don't gather anymore. Stand in three rows vertically, with a distance of half a foot between each person. Don't talk or have too much contact. ; I will set up three inspection gates with officers and soldiers at the exit of the exhibition, behind me. Everyone must fold up their sleeves and expose their arms for inspection. Those who are asymptomatic can leave on their own, and those with symptoms will be detained. People who leave without symptoms should go home quickly, prepare firewood, rice, oil and salt, clean themselves and take a bath, and do not go out and walk around at will; people with symptoms should not be afraid. I have informed the government and a doctor will be here to treat you soon. Treatment!" After saying that, he jumped off the chair, instructed the officers and soldiers to set up three checkpoints, and told: "Everyone should try not to come into contact with strangers during the examination. If you find anyone with red spots or herpes on your arms, insert him immediately. live."
"Then let's do it first." The Song family members set an example first, rolling up their sleeves and exposing their arms, and lined up to be inspected one by one.
