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Zhao Shen read the newspaper back and forth twice and exaggeratedly said: "So with this sewing machine, women can sew clothes more than ten times faster? In addition, the speed of weaving has also increased. In the past, it took women ten days to sew clothes." Only then can I make a piece of clothing, and now I can make it in one day.”

The guide listened with his ears pricked up. Hearing this, he couldn't help but get up and take two steps over there to sound more serious.

Zhao Shen said exaggeratedly: "Oh, the officials of Sinong Temple have cultivated Luoyang South No. 2 rice seed. It is not only flood-proof, but also high-yielding. It is eighty-five kilograms more than the previous average yield per mu, and the high yield is nearly one stone." ah."

The guide was slightly startled, then walked directly behind Zhao Shen and looked at the paper he was holding.

Zhao Shen was unhappy with someone standing behind him, especially this unruly Nanman, but he didn't show it. Instead, he directly collected the Di newspaper and asked him sideways, "Can you read the newspaper?"

The guide immediately said: "I have been studying with others for two years and I know some characters. I just took a quick look and I can recognize most of the characters on it. Your Majesty, is this newspaper an article only for officials to read?"

"No, anyone can buy it for two cents a piece. It mainly publishes the policies of the imperial court and articles by some officials."

The guide's eyes turned red when he heard this. Paper is expensive here, and few people can afford books and paper. The tribes either use bamboo slips or pass the news by word of mouth. He didn't expect that people outside live so well, even if they are literate. For the money, you can get such a big piece of paper full of words.

Seeing Zhao Shen folding up the paper, he quickly calmed down and asked, "What are the new textile machines and sewing machines that the commander just mentioned? There is also Luoyang South No. 2, there is Luoyang South No. 2, is there also Luoyang South No. 1?" , other numbers in the east, west, north and west?”

Zhao Shen glanced at him approvingly and praised: "Yes, you can draw inferences from one example and be smart enough."

Zhao Shen was different from the Han officials the guide had seen. He would never scold them for talking too much. No matter what he asked along the way, he would always answer him.

But this was the first time he heard such an outgoing compliment, and the guide was stunned for a while before he realized what he was saying.

After setting off again, the guide quietly changed the route and took them on another path. They arrived at a large tribe before sunset.

The mountain people digging herbs in the mountains saw it and quickly ran back to the tribe to report it.

When Zhao Shen went to talk to the chief, several mountain people surrounded the guide and asked unhappily: "Didn't you say we would bring them the day after tomorrow? Why did we arrive two days early?"

Guide: "We are on the right track."

"Why should we lead them to the right path?"

Guide: "This officer is different from the previous officers. If you don't believe it, wait until your chief has finished talking to him and ask."

The mountain people were still unhappy, and soon, Zhao Shen and the chief came out.

The chief happily told the people, "This is the new official. He said he has a way to exorcise us!"

The mountain people were stunned, their eyes widened, and they became excited: "Is it true or not?"

The chief said: "Of course it is true. If you are so powerful, how could you lie to us?"

Zhao Shen: ...Yes, how could he lie to them?

You know, he brought an imperial doctor with him when he took office this time.

Zhao Hanzhang asked him to bring the imperial doctor with him. At first, he thought she felt sorry for him and was thinking about his health. Later he found out that she was doing it for the people of Guangzhou.

Guangzhou has many mountains and dense forests, but very few people. There are many places that cannot be reached by official roads. Those places only have trails or need to travel through the mountains.

Here is a gathering of tribes, one village and one village, with hundreds to thousands of people in each village. If the village is close to the village, it may take three to five days to walk there, while if it is far away, it may take a month to walk over the mountains and ridges. .

This is incredible in the Central Plains.

One month is enough for him to make three round trips from Luoyang to Chang'an, but here, he can't walk from one village to another.

In fact, there are too many mountains here, the woods are too dense, and fallen leaves are falling one after another. The climate here is warm and the rain is abundant. The fallen leaves rot quickly, and all kinds of rotten fruits emit various poisonous gases. This poisonous gas If it lingers in the forest, miasma will form over time.

People will feel uncomfortable if they smell it for a long time.

The local mountain people are okay, their bodies have long been accustomed to it, and they have corresponding diets to detoxify.

But the foreign officers and soldiers were miserable. Why did the world regard exile in Guangzhou as a severe punishment equivalent to beheading?

In addition to the effect of murderous intention, it is also difficult for people who come here to survive because their bodies are also severely tortured.

Within three years at most, most people will die from the miasma, and more people will die of illness within half a year.

And for the locals, it is not completely safe. Not to mention the poisonous insects and snakes in the mountains and forests, there is also a strange disease on them that greatly reduces their lifespan.

Fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, then slowly coughing up blood, blood in the stool, and finally death. If it is fast, it only takes about ten days from onset to death. If it is slow, half a year is the limit.

This is schistosomiasis.

The locals believe it is a curse from the devil.

Zhao Shen confirmed their understanding and said seriously: "Yes, it is the curse of the devil, because this is a treasure land, and it thinks that we have offended it by living in its treasure land, so it wants to kill us all."

"But there are many gods in heaven and earth. Even far away, our emperor is the son of heaven, and his status is no lower than that of the devil." He said with a serious face: "Your Majesty is very angry about the overbearing behavior of the devil, so he specially sent me to govern. In this place, fight against the devil.”

The mountain people were stunned for a moment and asked: "Forget it about the emperor, you are just a mortal, can you resist the devil?"

Zhao Shen looked serious, "I am not an ordinary mortal. I am a subordinate of His Majesty. In the name of the Emperor, I have a divine light to protect me. Don't say it is just a demon, it is a righteous god, and I can resist it." .”

"Not only can I do it, but you can do it too," Zhao Shen said: "You have His Majesty's protection and you have some righteousness. The devil is not omnipotent. Otherwise, why hasn't it been able to kill everyone for so many years?"

When the mountain people thought it was true, they became excited and asked: "Then how to fight against the devil?"

Some bold people directly asked, "Can we kill it to avoid future troubles?"

Killing gods is an old tradition in China. As long as a god is bad, he will degenerate into a demon. Even ordinary people want to kill a god. What if a god and demon are killed?

Zhao Shen did not answer this question, but asked a question: "Do you know what the devil used to curse you?"

Everyone was immediately diverted and shook their heads to express ignorance.

Zhao Shen: "Water! It puts a curse in the water and attaches to some screws, causing it to produce a kind of insect that pollutes the water source. As long as people come into contact with the contaminated raw water, they will be cursed. Those cursed insects will Parasitic on human blood, lungs, and even brains.”

Everyone shuddered, and even the chief's expression changed. He was not sure that Zhao Shen could solve the strange disease, but seeing how confident he was in his words, he followed his words and put him on the fire.

He didn't expect that Zhao Shen really found the origin and process of the curse. The chief also looked at Zhao Shen with his people with bright eyes, so... did he really have a way to solve it?

There is still only one update today. I will continue to ask for leave.