Divine Doctor: Daughter of the First Wife (Yang Shi Liu) 801

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Extremely Expensive Reparations

39 people died, 120 people were heavily injured, and nearly 200 people had suffered light injuries. There were also over 20 people that had gone missing.

One disaster had created another layer of dark clouds over Ji An Prefecture and Yu Zhou, both of which had just begun flourishing.

There were too many people that went to work in the mines. This caused nearly half of the families to lose very important manpower. There were also over 30 families that were performing funerals, and the entire city was in mourning.

Fortunately, all of the severely wounded had been saved, aside from those that died after being dug up. There was not a single person that died from their injuries not being treated. This made the vast majority of the people feel grateful toward Feng Yu Heng. They had watched Imperial Daughter Ji An and the sixth prince work together. Imperial Daughter Ji An had exhausted all of Hundred Herb Hall’s medicine, and someone as noble as the sixth prince personally took care of drawing blood for those that went to donate. By the end, he personally joined in the rescue efforts, working with the soldiers to dig people out of the mountain.

After the first 72 hours, Feng Yu Heng performed a group funeral for those that were affected by the disaster. She also decided to continue digging for a few days to look for those that had gone missing. But in this sort of disaster, it was certain that there would be some corpses that could not be retrieved. Being considered missing was something that everyone understood. In truth, they had just died.

On the seventh day, Feng Yu Heng announced that all of the people that had been killed in the disaster, along with those that were severely injured, would be paid reparations. Everyone that was killed by the disaster would be given one payment of 2000 taels of silver. Those that were severely injured would receive free treatment at Hundred Herb Hall for the remainder of their lives, and they would be given one payment of 1000 taels of silver. Those that were lightly injured would receive free treatment until they recovered, and each person would be given one payment of 300 taels. Those that were missing would be treated the same as those who had died.

These reparations in this era could be considered an extremely large reparation. Even the sixth prince, Xuan Tian Feng, clicked his tongue upon hearing it. At the same time, he smiled bitterly. This younger sister really was wealthy! Who would know that money was the thing that she lacked the least at this moment because she had gone to rob the Sheng Palace along with the manors of those in the eighth prince’s faction before leaving the capital.

The citizens were still feeling quite resentful, even with Hundred Herb Hall putting forth its best effort, as their loved ones could never come back. Those that were severely injured did not know if they could ever recover. If they could not recover, their families would have lost very important manpower. They also needed to pay for their medical fees for the rest of their lives. Calculating it, it would be roughly the same as if they did die.

But when Feng Yu Heng announced these reparations, no matter how resentful they felt, it was all washed away. 2000 taels, 1000 taels, and even those that were lightly injured were given 300 taels. Not to mention not being able to earn this much in one lifetime, but even if the entire family worked for two or three lifetimes, it would be impossible to earn 2000 taels of silver! Imperial Daughter Ji An was being too generous. This was an imperial daughter that truly thought about the well-being of the people!

In an instant, the people began to feel grateful toward Feng Yu Heng once more. The bitterness of losing family had finally been eased by a bit. Feng Yu Heng’s generous work had been done well. She sent people to investigate the families that had lost someone in the disaster. If there were only the elderly remaining in such a family, small groups would be formed to help them. Every few days, they would visit to help out with some matters. They would buy some necessities to be sent over. They absolutely needed to ensure that these people could live their normal lives.