Before the five hundred soldiers could answer, Zhong Jinwei said something that surprised them even more: "And lice are an extremely dirty thing. They are caused by sweat and dirt because they have not washed their hair for a long time.
Insects. They have a ferocious appearance and feed on human scalp and blood. Lice, like fleas, are a major source of human illness."
For a long time, most people have regarded lice as flesh, sucking human blood and essence, so they have the habit of throwing all the lice into their mouths without wasting them.
Now hearing Zhong Jinwei describe the occurrence of lice, the five hundred soldiers felt a little uncomfortable.
Then I heard that lice are a major source of disease, and the uncomfortable feeling became even more intense.
What Zhong Jinwei said was to make them have this effect. He continued: "Don't believe it, many human diseases, including plague, are transmitted through this small bug. As long as a louse gets the plague, it will be bitten by the louse."
The infected person will get the plague, and then the lice and fleas on this person will get the plague. Finally, the lice and fleas on this person will spread to others, and the plague will be transmitted to others, and the plague will be born!"
If what Zhong Jinwei said was said by a passerby, the five hundred soldiers might not believe it at all, and would laugh at the other party's nonsense.
But now these words came from the mouth of Zhongxing Hou. Whether it was his status or some of his legends, these words he said were authoritative, and the five hundred soldiers had to believe them.
As a result, the five hundred soldiers imagined that they had eaten something so disgusting, and they couldn't help but feel a little nauseous.
If Zhong Jinwei said these words, some professionals in later generations might refute the possible problems in these words.
But now in the Ming Dynasty, he believed that no one could provide convincing scientific evidence to refute him. The purpose of what he said was to let them get haircuts. Even if it was later found that what he said was not quite right, at least his purpose had been achieved.
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"Once a plague breaks out in the military, the consequences are sometimes far more serious than you imagine."
Zhong Jinwei's words made the five hundred soldiers a little confused. Isn't it just a dead person? Why did Marquis Zhongxing say it was more serious than a dead person?
Zhong Jinwei looked at the faces of the five hundred soldiers and knew that they did not realize the seriousness, so he continued to threaten them and said: "Don't believe it, I will tell you something that happened in ancient times."
As soon as they heard that Zhongxing Hou was about to tell a story, everyone including his guards looked at him curiously to hear what story he was telling.
"In ancient times, a war horse lost a nail on its horseshoe, which eventually broke the horse's leg. As a result, the knight on the war horse fell to death, and this happened when the enemy and we were evenly matched, because
The loss of this knight caused the enemy to tear a gap from this place and win the war. It happened that this war was the most critical war between the two countries. The country that lost a horseshoe nail lost this war.
A war that ultimately led to the destruction of the country.”
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, the first reaction of the audience was how could it be possible? It sounds ridiculous that a country was destroyed by a horseshoe nail.
Then they thought that if the coincidence mentioned by Zhongxing Hou really happened, the consequences would be really serious.
After Zhong Jinwei saw the solemn expressions on the faces of the five hundred soldiers, he asked loudly: "A nail in a horseshoe may cause such serious consequences, so if a plague spreads in the army, wouldn't it be even more serious?"
Serious. Can you imagine, if there was a plague in the army when Jianlu attacked the capital last year, can you imagine the consequences?"
When Zhong Jinwei cited this example, he was thinking of the time when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing in 1644. The plague happened to be prevalent in the city. Ten out of ten soldiers defending the city were infected and were unable to defend the city. Therefore, they were defeated by the peasant army.
It took great effort to capture the fortified city of Beijing, which led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhong Jinwei's audience, including five hundred soldiers and his guards, all turned a little pale after hearing this.
If what Zhongxing Hou said happened, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the city of Beijing would most likely fall into the hands of the rebels.
Zhong Jinwei could tell from the atmosphere at the scene that they were frightened by what he said, so he continued: "Therefore, the army must strictly guard against plague and all kinds of plagues, strictly implement the health system, and eliminate all factors that can make people sick.
, eliminate all the rats, fleas, and lice that spread the plague."
He stared at the five hundred soldiers and consciously reminded them: "Only in this way can you be able to protect your family and the country, and loyalty and filial piety can have both. So I decided..."
After attracting everyone's attention, Zhong Jinwei continued: "New soldiers must have haircuts so that lice have nowhere to hide, so as to prevent the occurrence of lice and possible plagues in the new army."
Most people showed an understanding look, but some people were a little hesitant. To get rid of lice, you don't necessarily have to cut your hair so short that the lice can't hide.
Only then did Zhong Jinwei connect all the words he said before and after: "Soldiers take obedience to orders as their bounden duty and protect their families and country as their goal. Therefore, soldiers train more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime, win the battlefield and defend the country.
, protecting your parents is the main business, there is not so much time to wash the long hair of the soldiers. If you are no longer in the new army, I will not ask you for anything. You can have as many lice as you like, but in the future, the main force of the Ming army will be
In the ranks of the new army, haircuts are a must."
After Zhong Jinwei said this, he waved to the right side of the stage, and a barber who had been instructed in advance walked up to the general stage with some nervousness.
After Zhong Jinwei waited for the barber to stand beside him, he loudly said to the five hundred soldiers in the audience: "The filial piety of the body, hair and skin, as mentioned by the ancients, is a small filial piety for us soldiers; we soldiers, cut our hair and guard our hair."
The country means great filial piety. Today, I, the Marquis, set an example by practicing great filial piety."
When he said this, he sat directly on the stool that had been arranged in advance and said loudly: "Come, let me get my hair cut."
The five hundred soldiers all looked at Zhong Jinwei in surprise. They originally thought that Zhongxing Hou's request for a haircut was aimed at them. Unexpectedly, after Zhongxing Hou said so much, he would have surgery on himself first.
The dignified Marquis Zhongxing has done this, so what reason do I have for not being filial?
The five hundred soldiers were thinking as they watched Zhongxing Hou sitting motionless, letting the barber cut his hair very short, like a monk who had just returned to secular life.
After the barber finished cutting his hair, he collected the hair and solemnly handed it to Marquis Zhongxing.
Zhong Jinwei stood up, holding a bag containing his hair in his hand, and loudly said to the audience: "Now it is your turn to perform filial piety. I, the Admiral of Beijing Camp, Zhongxing Marquis, order you to form a row of every hundred people.
Get a haircut!”
When Zhong Jinwei saw the new soldiers lining up to get haircuts one by one, he returned to his official office, thinking that after coming to the Ming Dynasty for so long, he could finally get a short haircut!
Before he even arrived at the government office, let alone washed off his broken hair, a eunuch came over to convey the order, and the emperor issued an urgent edict.
Why is there another urgent edict? Zhong Jinwei muttered in his heart. He didn't even bother to wash himself, and hurried to the Forbidden City first. He didn't know what happened again!