The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

According to the Convention, few armies launch wars in summer, whether they are Mongols, nvzhenren, or Ming troops.

Take a very simple example. In winter, a pot of broth may be left for four or five days. It will not go bad or go bad. It can be drunk once it is hot. But in summer, maybe the broth cooked in the morning stinks in the afternoon.

In war, there will always be dead people.

In winter, because of the cold weather, the corpse may be left in place for a few days, and there will be no big problem. However, in summer, the body may rot in a few hours. If it is not handled in time, it will easily lead to a terrible plague.

According to the old custom, the old slaves like to start a war at the beginning of the first month after the new year, while Mao Wenlong generally likes to start a war after autumn.

As for the Mongols at this time, they were basically no different from the horse thieves. From early autumn to the arrival of summer, it is their time to go out.

It's just that it's hard for them to scale.

In the past, neither Mao Wenlong nor Li Yuanqing would choose to launch a war at this time of year, but human calculation is not as good as heaven's. at this time, the situation is extremely beneficial to the Ming army. How can Mao Wenlong and Li Yuanqing miss such a good opportunity?

He made a compromise with Chen Zhongda. Before dinner, Li Yuanqing held an enlarged meeting of officers in Haizhou official hall. All officers at or above the general level of the two armies attended as nonvoting delegates.

In the face of the two army backbones with hundreds of people, Li Yuanqing emphasized the importance of hygiene and habits, especially the defecation of officers and soldiers. Li Yuanqing personally made extremely strict requirements. Everyone, no matter who, must go to the toilet at a fixed point.

Otherwise, whoever dares to disobey the order will be punished directly.

In this regard, the generals and soldiers of the Changsheng camp have already adapted to it, and they have already had a complete set of rules. However, many generals and officers in Chen Zhongbu are still somewhat unconvinced.

Chen Zhong couldn't help but get angry. He slapped several officers who dared to speak frivolously. Only then did they realize the seriousness of the matter. No one dared to refute frivolously.

Moreover, taking advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the later Jin Dynasty had not arrived, Li Yuanqing formulated a plan for the city's sweeping up. Starting from this evening until sunset tomorrow, Li Yuanqing cleaned up all the dead spots in the city and disinfected them with quicklime.

In particular, the "concentration camps" for the aged and the weak in the city, as well as the residences of the Han slaves, were the top priority.

As for the river, Li Yuanqing gave it to Xu Heizi and asked him to watch it in person.

In this era, there is no bleaching powder or disinfectant. For the filtration and disinfection of river water, Li Yuanqing can only use the most primitive method -- charcoal.

In nature, charcoal is famous for its strong adsorption performance and low price, which is really a rare treasure.

In terms of river water, Li Yuanqing ordered Xu Heizi to set up a charcoal cloth bag every ten steps from the upstream of the east gate, which was tied to the bank with ropes and hung into the river water to absorb the impurities in the river to the greatest extent.

As for the deep wells for drinking water, because all the residents in the city are isolated and there are only a few large military wells, this aspect is simpler.

Or use charcoal cloth bag, sink directly into the bottom of deep well to absorb impurities. All drinking water sources must be boiled before drinking.

All the dead corners, large and small, were disinfected with quicklime to kill mosquitoes and flies.

After the meeting, after a simple dinner, Chen Zhong went to watch the city's cleaning in person. Li Yuanqing kept watch of the day shift tomorrow, so he went back to the backyard of the official hall in advance.

Chen Zhong was accompanied by a concubine and a maid. He occupied only a few rooms in the middle yard and gave the backyard to Li Yuanqing.

In addition to Liu Qiao and Shu Murong, there are two maids, two cooks and a female doctor.

It's not that Li Yuanqing is trying to show off. When Liu Qiao and Shu Murong were in the army, they were all wearing military uniforms, and they would never give anyone a warrant.

The main thing is to be prepared.

Later Jin Dynasty is not a piece of iron. When private things happen in the future, Li Yuanqing will have more choices.

Liu Qiao and Shu Murong are also Li Yuanqing's wives and concubines with the best physical fitness, even if they follow the army, they will not have too much problems.

When they came to the courtyard of the two girls in the back house, they had already prepared dinner.

Li Yuanqing was a little tired after eating a little with Chen Zhong just now, and just after the meeting, Li Yuanqing was a little bit tired, but seeing the happy two girls, Li Yuanqing's spirit was also slightly relaxed and a lot lighter.

At this time, although it was just the beginning of May, the weather was already very hot, especially at this time, when it was just entering Xu Dynasty, it was about 7 o'clock. The whole world was like a steamer, which seemed to suffocate all the living things in it.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, it was too hot. Li Yuanqing simply took off his official robe, bared his arms and only wore a pair of underpants.

Liu Qiao poured a glass of wine to Li Yuanqing and said, "Sir, you can't do this. There are many mosquitoes here."

Li Yuanqing a smile, "no harm. Let them bite. "But for a moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly reacted and said with a smile: "by the way, qiao'er, Mu Rong, do you have any good ways to eliminate mosquitoes and flies?"

Shu Murong said with a smile: "yes, there is always a tradition in our tribe. In summer, we collect a kind of herbal medicine to smoke mosquitoes. This herb is called mugwort, and mosquitoes are afraid of it. As long as you order this herb, even on the edge of the marsh, mosquitoes will not bite us again. "

Liu Qiao disdained: "Artemisia argyi? I'm afraid that's what we spread to you in Daming? This method is known to all three year olds in Daming. "

"You."

Shu Murong was a little upset, glared at Liu Qiao, but Liu Qiao was not afraid of her, sneering at her eyes.

From the very beginning, the two women were enemies. Even now, both of them have given birth to a daughter for Li Yuanqing, but this situation has not changed much.

This is also the reason why Li Yuanqing wanted to take the two women with him. It is convenient for Li Yuanqing to defeat each other, but it can complement each other and enjoy the happiness of being equal.

"All right, all right. It's just a little thing. What are you arguing about? Let's talk about things. Qiao'er, do you have any other way? "

Li Yuanqing made a speech, how dare the two girls quarrel again?

Shu Murong, however, took advantage of her potential and moved her body closer to Li Yuanqing, so that Li Yuanqing's big hand could have more room.

Liu Qiao obviously didn't see Shu Murong's small movements. Listening to Li Yuanqing's question, she was already in a state of thinking. For a moment, she suddenly said with a smile: "Sir, I remember that when I was a child, I was bitten by a mosquito. My mother would always take a clove of garlic and apply it to the wound. The wound may have a little pain at the beginning, but soon it will not itch or hurt. Wait, sir. I'll get you some garlic. "

Looking at Liu Qiao in a hurry, Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing: "Hey, how did you forget this matter?"

With that, he gave Shu Murong a kiss on her pretty face.

At this time, Shu Murong's big eyes already had a bit of water. Seeing that Liu Qiao had not come over, her small hand gently entangled Li Yuanqing's big hand and said with a low smile, "master, your servant will serve you."

Said, she is busy and clever to come to Li Yuanqing side, small hand gently help Li Yuanqing rub shoulder beat back.

How could Li Yuanqing not understand her thoughtfulness? The backhand then along her waist clothing gap, extended to the inside.

For a moment, Liu Qiao returned with a smile and two heads of garlic in his hand. "Ye, there are still some in the kitchen. The two ends are the best."

"Well, it's hard work."

Li Yuanqing quickly took out the big hand that was raging in Shu Murong's waist and skirt. He took the two garlic in his hand with a smile and examined it carefully.

Although Liu Qiao said that the appearance of garlic is very good, but compared with later generations, it is still a lot worse, about three or four centimeters, and the petals are very small.

Li Yuanqing broke off one end and took a bite of it. The taste is very spicy. It is the most familiar flavor. It makes people feel energetic. The effect is certainly not discounted.

"By the way, by the way, how many of these things are left in the kitchen?"

Liu Qiao said, "Sir, there are many more. Almost every household in Daming will plant garlic. It's easy to use

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed and said with a laugh: "great, you should hurry to eat, go to wash white and wait for me. I'll be right back

With that, Li Yuanqing threw on his clothes and quickly came to the gate of the hospital. With Niu Gensheng, he went to investigate the garlic stocks in the army at this time.

Originally, Li Yuanqing always thought that garlic was the product of South America or North America. In this era, it may not have entered Daming.

But when he came to the Treasury not far from the official hall and listened to the careful explanation of several Quartermaster guards, Li Yuanqing came to his senses.

In fact, garlic is the product of western regions, specifically, Western Asia and Egypt.

As early as in the Han Dynasty, when Zhang Qian went to the western regions, he brought garlic to China. It has been widely spread in China for thousands of years.

However, limited by the level of technological development, garlic is mostly used for seasoning, and its core value has not been developed. Li Yuanqing has not paid attention to this detail, so he has ignored this treasure.

At this time, there are thousands of kilograms of garlic in the military storehouse. They are all seasoned by Haizhou people in their own courtyard. Most of them have been dried in the sun, and the appearance is very good.

Li Yuanqing can't help but be overjoyed. It's just a doze. Someone gives a pillow.

With these treasures in, even if there are mosquito bites, he is not afraid.

In the future, it will also be a good treasure to be planted in large quantities in Changsheng island.

………

The mood is extremely joyful, the haze also swept away, that night, Li Yuanqing is also a great power, enjoy the happiness of the people.

The next evening, after a night and a day of busy work, Haizhou city was swept out of the garbage, not to say a mountain, but it was absolutely similar.

Restricted by the limitations of the times, even Haizhou, a city with extremely exquisite planning, is still far from the city of later generations in this respect.Li Yuanqing directly ordered the soldiers and Han slaves to pull all the domestic garbage to both sides of the river outside the west gate and burn them all into the river.

The west gate is the lower reaches of the river. The current is very fast. The burnt garbage will be washed to the lower reaches of the West soon.

In addition, the wind is north wind, burning here will not have much impact on the city.

At this time, the Houjin army, two miles outside the west gate, had already set up a camp, but the main force had not yet arrived. They were afraid of the firepower of the Ming army. They only dared to observe from a distance, but never dare to go forward.

They did not understand what the Ming army was doing.

However, as the scorched garbage continued to pour into the river, the river began to turn black. They could not help but come forward and yell at them. However, the Ming army only responded to them with the clear and continuous sound of birds and blunders.