Rise In Calradia

Chapter 166: The plague and the armistice

King Griffith's plan was divided into no problem, Swadia was attacked by the four countries, and the main force went north to defend against the enemy. King Griffith mobilized the troops of the nobles in the kingdom and launched a large-scale attack to the north. They took back Veluga, which had been deliberately abandoned before, and fought back to the city of Gruen Ward.

Originally Rodok's army had an absolute advantage, and they were also very familiar with the defense facilities of Fort Gruen Ward. Originally, it was only a matter of time before they captured there, and it was only a matter of time before they went north to besiege Fort Wincord, and even attack Uxhal. But the sky is unpredictable, who would have thought that there would be a sudden plague in the army.

Some people say that the plague originated from dead corpses that were not properly handled during the war. Others said that the plague came from a group of northern bandits who called themselves the Brotherhood. Those bandits were thrown by the corpses of beasts and camps during a siege. The rats were badly harmed, and all those who escaped were infected with diseases that could occur at any time. The Rhodok army had hired them, but it didn't take long before they all fell ill.

But no matter what, this plague destroyed half of the fighting power of this army, forcing the nobles to order retreat.

And when these sick soldiers returned to Veluga, the plague began to spread in the villages and Veluga they passed by, and the main spreaders were local prostitutes. In just two weeks, the plague spread to Fort Gruen Ward, and the number of people infected in the entire south exceeded 20,000!

The plague in the city was brought under control, but the plague continued to spread between the poorer villages, and spread in both directions from the north to the south through the refugees.

When the plague spread to Serendil, Byron immediately put the whole town under martial law, quarantined the patients, and asked everyone to take care of their personal hygiene. James agreed with this, and praised Byron's knowledge for flexible use.

Then James immediately checked the patients. He checked their symptoms and consulted a lot of medical classics. Finally, he told Byron very seriously that this was the late ancient Karad empire that spread throughout the empire, causing Kara The "death disease" of Dia's population plummeting by one-ninth is also the famous "Black Death" in the world of Europe and Europe!

Fortunately, although the ancient Kalad Empire had already begun to split internally in the late period and the chaos led to the spread of death, people’s thoughts were much more enlightened than in the Middle Ages in Europe. Academic research is developing very well, and there is no church obstruction. So after a large number of patients died, scholars and doctors risked their lives to find out that the germs were transmitted by mice, and they also developed a good medicine that can cure the disease to a certain extent.

It is said that after the treatment method came out, the upper class of the Karad Empire almost had a cat in their hands, the streets and alleys were filled with wooden barrels for people to wash their bodies, and the business of the bathhouse was so good for a while, and even dead mice appeared. Come to worship the cat **** sect.

Since there are routines to follow, James's job is much simpler. Although the classics of the past were largely destroyed and lost due to the war, he still used the large amount of herbs he had previously reserved to make medicines that could cure diseases. Of course, it's not entirely easy. One or two out of ten people will be killed or injured, but it has been very successful in this era.

In terms of sanitation, Byron also mobilized soldiers and people in a frenzy to eradicate rats, as the Karad Empire did at the beginning, and improved the sanitation environment, dug drainage channels outside the town, and built more sanitary public toilets.

Because of the series of evil consequences caused by this plague, King Griffith was frantically complained by the domestic nobles. In desperation, he could only negotiate peace with Swadia, and the two sides had ceased fighting for no less than six months.

Byron’s safety is guaranteed, and the border between the two sides is not completely impassable. Byron purchased a large amount of herbal medicines, produced medicines to treat the plague, and transported them to all parts of the south of Swadia affected by the plague, as well as the Kingdom of Rhodok.

Not every medical student can figure out how to make medicine in a short time like James, nor every doctor can hoard a large amount of medicine to produce medicine in such a short time. For those who have also seen business opportunities, it is much more cost-effective to buy drugs directly with Byron and sell them at a high price compared to their own R&D and production.

In one month, Serendil became almost a big pharmacy. Thousands of medicines were produced and sold for 5 dinars each. In the hands of some Rhodok merchants, these drugs can be sold for 10 or even 15 dinars, and there is no worries about sales. After all, some people are sick, and a single medicine may not cure him.

In fact, Byron's original idea was also 10 dinars for a medicine, making a fortune taking advantage of the plague. But this was strongly opposed by the three great heroes Fattis, Jamila and James. Although he didn't say it clearly, Byron could confirm that Kenrad and Elaine were also with them. Even at his and their request, Byron had to send people to sell drugs to avoid being overpriced, and to provide free medical care to refugees who came to Serendil.

This saved Byron tens of thousands of dinars, and his mood would naturally not be so beautiful. However, this measure did make Byron’s reputation a lot better in this newly occupied land, and the former Serendil people also began to return~lightnovelpub.net~ There are still a lot of diseases with them. Refugees.

After James used his medical skills to heal them, they stayed with gratitude to James and others, and Byron, and there are some talented people who hope to be loyal to Byron. Find a job here.

A month later, although the people in Rhodok are still fighting the plague, the area under Swadia’s control has been brought under control because of the special price sent by Byron and even the free medicine secretly sent by Yamila. .

The population of Serendil has risen to four to five hundred people, and there are people doing all kinds of jobs, and even the prostitutes in the bathhouse have returned. Byron's reputation has risen by 30, and when he goes out, the residents who see him will respectfully salute him, and the streets have returned to life.

Jamila was very happy about this and called Byron an enlightened lord, and Fatis also praised Byron for his kindness. Of course, they didn't know that under Byron's smiling face was a painful heart.

James had a certain reputation in the South, but after this incident he became even more famous. There were even medical seekers who were willing to travel hundreds of miles to seek medical treatment in Sirindil, and some medical practitioners came to apprenticeships. This has promoted the development of Celine Deere's medical technology to a certain extent, and Byron is also very happy to see the expansion of his medical team.

In this plague, Byron turned out to be the winner. The enemy retreated to ensure his own safety, and selling drugs allowed him to earn more than 20,000 dinars (of course, there are quite a few that Byron made by raising the price of drugs sold to Rhodoc without the heroes). When other lords broke wealth in exchange for safety, he took advantage of this opportunity to develop and strengthen his power.

Thank you LONELY15 for the 1,000 starting coins rewarded!