"Yes, yes, thank you, Mr. Sang!" Wang Peng was overjoyed and hurriedly paid homage to Sanqiu. He picked a smart and capable person from his family, explained the matter carefully, then packed up and followed Sanqiu. Only after visiting Wang Peng did he realize that this camp was very knowledgeable. Although the Tang army’s camp occupied a large area, no one could live in the place near the barrier, and no luggage could be stacked in order to avoid blocking the movement of the sergeants in the event of an attack and encountering enemies from outside the camp. Arrows were fired, stones were thrown, and fires were set; the rest had to be left as open space for camp roads, school grounds, toilets, stables, baggage warehouses, treasury, hospitals, and mills, and the remaining space could be used for human habitation.
Moreover, each battalion did not camp casually. Special officers used lime lines to mark the camping locations of each team in advance, and the soldiers set up tents at that location. The tents of each team are in the shape of a checkerboard, with a bonfire in the center for heating and cooking, and the teams are separated by roads. This arrangement is fixed, so that everyone knows their location from top to bottom, and the tribes brought by Wang Peng are regarded as allies or auxiliary troops and are placed at the sides and rear of the camp.
"Mr. Sang!" Wang Peng asked, "Just now someone came to ask where the newly harvested straw is piled? I see there is an open space to the west of the third team, so I just let them pile it there. It should be okay, right?"
"That open space to the west of the third team?" Sancho raised his head and looked in the direction of Wang Peng's finger: "Well, it's far enough away from the camp, there are no flammable things around, and it's still in the limelight. This place was chosen. That’s right, Wang Peng, you learn quickly!”
"It's all taught me well by my master!" Wang Peng hurriedly laughed.
"Don't say that. I teach others, but why can't I learn it? There are many who can use their strength, but not many who can use their brains!" Sancho sighed: "Fortunately, I have you, otherwise I would have to die of exhaustion. No!"
"That's why you won Wang Canjun's trust. Others would have died of exhaustion without a chance!" Wang Peng quickly complimented.
"That's true!" Sancho laughed: "By the way, you tell the people at the stable to move those straws away as soon as possible. Ground will be broken on that place in a few days, so you can't leave them there for too long!"
"Breaking ground? Someone else is coming?"
"It's not human. The master said that a bathhouse will be built over there in a few days!"
"Build a bathhouse?" Wang Peng was stunned. The last time he took a bath was at the beginning of the year, so it had been half a year. In his opinion, frequent bathing was something only wealthy people could do. Ordinary farmers would only bathe twice a year on important days. It's just a matter of time, washing too much will only weaken your vitality. These Tang soldiers look similar to me. They are all a bunch of rough guys. Why build a bathhouse?
"That's right?" Sanqiu saw Wang Peng's stunned look and laughed: "What's wrong? Do you think it's unnecessary? Shouldn't Stinky Qiuba take a bath?"
"It's not, it's just, it's just-"
"Just what?" Sancho laughed: "Don't you understand? I'll tell you the truth. I didn't think it was necessary at first, but later I heard my master say that the most feared thing when marching and fighting is not the enemy, but the enemy. It’s a disease, even if it’s a hundred thousand troops, a sea of people, if it encounters a plague, it’s doomed!”
"That's natural!" Wang Peng couldn't help but shuddered when he heard the word plague: "But what does this have to do with this bathhouse?"
"Of course it has something to do with it. The master has said that people don't get sick for no reason. It's caused by evil things from the outside entering the body and the inside is not strong, so various diseases develop. If there is no doctor to see and treat it, you will die. If you bathe often By being clean, you can prevent dirty and evil things from entering your body, and you will naturally feel better."
"There is such a truth, I have never heard of it, but it sounds quite reasonable!" Wang Peng clicked his tongue in surprise.
"That's natural. Not to mention you, even the master and many masters from the Tang Dynasty don't know!" Sancho became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke: "Wang Peng, when you first came here, did you feel that there were too many rules here? Even taking care of poop, is that so annoying?”
"Yes!" Wang Peng nodded honestly. As soon as he said the words, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly explained: "No, no, I don't feel annoyed!"
"Okay, it's just the two of us here, and no one else can hear what we say, so what are you afraid of?" Sancho said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, I was annoyed at the beginning, and I had to take care of wherever I pooped. As long as you don't poop in the tent, it will be fine. Later, the host said that there are thousands of people in this camp. If you poop randomly, are you afraid of stepping on other people's feces and urine when you go out? This is a small matter. Everyone's food and water come from the river. If someone poops and pees upstream, wouldn’t everyone eat his poop and urine? Moreover, poop and urine attract mosquitoes. If no one takes care of it, mosquitoes and flies will be everywhere in the camp, and it is easy to contract epidemic diseases!"
"Yes, Mr. Sang, you are indeed knowledgeable and knowledgeable!" Wang Peng complimented Sangqiu and asked cautiously: "But what does this have to do with mosquitoes and flies being easily infected with epidemic diseases?"
"This -" Sancho was immediately stopped by the question. He only remembered that Wang Wenzuo said that mosquitoes and flies would easily infect epidemic diseases. As for the reason, he had no memory. I wonder if the owner just mentioned it casually. To elaborate, I still said that I remember what goes in and out of the left ear and the right ear.
"Okay, okay, there are still many things to do today, where is the time to chat about these nonsense!" Sancho said with a serious face: "Didn't you just talk about the straw? What about the harvested wheat? Have disposal arrangements been made?”
"Yes, yes, I will go on errands right away!" When Wang Peng saw this, he didn't know that Sanqiu didn't want to continue chatting. He quickly got up and left the tent, exhaled a long breath, and cursed: "Master Sang is so shameless. But as long as you don’t get into trouble with him, life will be easy!”
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Wang Peng hurriedly jumped back to avoid being knocked down by the knight who was passing by. The splash of smoke and dust hit his face, and he suddenly coughed violently.
"This bastard dared to ride such a fast horse on the road in the camp and almost hit him and me. I'm really itchy!" Wang Peng wiped the dust from his face and cursed. According to military regulations, unless there are special circumstances, this is not allowed. Anyone who rides wildly on the road in the camp will be punished with at least thirty lashes.
"Those are the military envoys who are delivering the message. They can ride horses in the camp!"
A voice came from behind. Wang Peng turned around, quickly gathered his clothes and bowed down: "Master Yuan, I didn't see you just now, please forgive me!"
"It's okay!" Yuan Fei held Wang Peng's arm: "You and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be polite. I heard that you have been working under Sanqiu these days. Are you okay with it?"
"It's agreed, it's agreed!" Wang Peng replied quickly: "Master Sang is a kind-hearted man. If there is anything we can't do, he will just give us a few words without punishing us."
