Naturally, the task of making such proclamations wasn't for these noble young men to handle. In reality, the governance of the dynasty always operated in layers, which allowed directives to be communicated with just a few people.
In other places, there might be delays with directives, but in the capital, due to its proximity to the Emperor, decrees were quite efficiently disseminated.
The Prince's petitions had just passed through the Central Secretariat and the Imperial Secretariat, and then were rapidly issued as edicts. Yin Li conveyed them to the magistrates of the two counties within the capital. In less than a day, they had gathered all the village chiefs to relay the message.
However, the medicinal herbs specified by the Imperial Hospital were unfamiliar not only to the villagers but to many officials within the County Governmental Office as well.
To say they had to gather and dry the herbs was all well and good, but who knew what those medicinal herbs even looked like?
