Zhang Mingwei immediately assigned tasks and asked them to do the following immediately:
First, troops were deployed to isolate the abandoned soldiers of Li Zicheng's troops, first according to camps, and then according to tents. You can be released from quarantine after three days if you are fine.
Second, all the dead people were taken out and cremated.
Third, those who have become ill will be concentrated in a dedicated area for treatment, and they will come out after they are cured.
Fourth, collect enough ginger from Kaifeng City and surrounding towns, cook ginger soup for all the thieves to drink, and ensure that they have three meals a day to enhance their physique. In addition, collect some clothes.
These are some of the treatment and response measures that Zhang Mingwei can think of. However, in order to be more comprehensive, he also ordered the doctors in the army and the doctors in Kaifeng Mansion to add suggestions. If they are indeed effective, they will be rewarded heavily.
These actions can be regarded as a big move. After hearing this, Wang Erbiao couldn't help but suggest: "My lord, those are just thieves. Just isolate them. If they die, they will die."
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately turned to stare at him and asked seriously: "Isn't their life life? They are also human beings, and most of them are just ordinary people who were kidnapped by thieves. They are all the emperor." How can we not save our people?”
If someone scolded him like this, the dignified eunuch Bingbi and Wang Erbiao would definitely get angry. However, he was facing Duke Xingguo, so how could he dare to be angry at all? He quickly said with a smile: "I...don't I look too hard? I...I just said casually, everything is according to the Duke's instructions." Gotta do it!”
Most of the other generals in the Chinese military tent actually agreed with Wang Erbiao's statement, but they did not dare to express their opinions. After seeing Duke Xingguo getting angry, they did not dare to have an opinion.
The reason for this is that the word "plague" was a scourge in ancient times, and it is really not something that future generations can feel.
After Zhang Mingwei arranged it, he immediately asked them to follow it.
"General, I obey!" After receiving the order, the general immediately clasped his fists and accepted the order.
Military orders are like mountains, no matter what they think in their hearts, they must do it.
However, their expressions and demeanor are always somewhat different from when they receive other military orders. Zhang Mingwei also discovered this.
Therefore, he immediately thought of a question. If these generals faced them like this, what would the soldiers below think?
Realizing this problem, Zhang Mingwei stopped the generals who were about to leave the camp and said to them: "The wind and cold are not terrible. You have to make sure the soldiers are well protected. It will not be a big deal."
Hearing his words, everyone in the Zhongjun tent looked at him curiously.
When Zhang Mingwei was talking about countermeasures just now, they were already a little surprised. Listening to what Zhang Mingwei said at this time, they felt that Duke Xingguo seemed to have a very good understanding of medical skills.
Zhang Mingwei didn't care what they thought, and already told them: "For any disease, the first thing is to be clean and tidy. The hygiene situation in Li Zicheng must be improved as soon as possible, and mosquitoes, fleas, etc. must be eliminated to cut off the possibility of blood-borne diseases."
This is also common sense for generals who often lead troops.
The Chinese army has recognized the necessity of hygiene in the army since ancient times, so as long as it is a regular army, it pays great attention to it. This can be seen from Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Ji Xiao". Rather than like many foreign armies, the barracks are full of shit and urine.
Speaking of this, Zhang Mingwei even remembered that in Europe, which was the envy of everyone in later generations, during the Middle Ages, even towns were full of shit and urine.
Putting aside this idea, Zhang Mingwei continued to say to the generals below: "Second, wind cold can also spread through the air. When a patient sneezes, the virus will exist in the air. If a healthy person breathes too much, it will be easy to get infected. Therefore. You need to make some masks to cover your mouth and nose. In addition, if you wash your hands frequently, you will not be easily infected."
Upon hearing his words, everyone in the Zhongjun tent looked at each other in confusion.
Others did not dare to question, even Wang Erbiao did not dare to speak because he had been lectured by Zhang Mingwei just now. But fortunately Princess Kunxing was there, she didn't have so many scruples, and asked curiously: "Sir, can wind and cold spread in the air?"
She followed Zhang Mingwei. When she was in the capital, she already knew that the air that looked like nothing was actually similar to water. Therefore, she did not ask how the empty air could spread wind and cold?
On the other hand, everyone else in the Zhongjun tent actually had the same idea.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said to her: "Wind cold is a respiratory disease. The virus exists in the oral respiratory tract. When you talk and sneeze, the virus will be sprayed into the air. When other people breathe, they will naturally inhale into the nasal cavity. It’s easy to get cold.”
"So that's it, sir, you know so much!" Zhu Yura knew where Zhang Mingwei's knowledge came from. If he said this, it would always be correct, so she nodded with conviction and sighed.
Others in the Chinese military tent were still skeptical when they heard their conversation. A few people even secretly scratched the air with their hands, but they still felt like there was nothing!
After Zhang Mingwei finished explaining these things, don't let them go about their business.
Soon, people outside could hear horses neighing and the sound of troops mobilizing could be heard in the Chinese military tent.
Zhang Mingwei had a lot of things to do, so he asked Wang Erbiao to accompany him to Kaifeng City.
After Zhang Mingwei left the Chinese army tent, before Zhang Mingwei said anything, Wang Erbiao said to him with a little lack of confidence: "The prince has a body of ten thousand gold, why don't you go to the city to see a doctor first and prescribe some medicine?" "
Zhang Mingwei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then realized that it was because of Lan Tianbao just now.
So, he smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just the wind and cold. It can't spread so easily. You guys think that the disease like wind and cold is too serious!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he said these words, even Princess Kunxing advised him that if he was not afraid of ten thousand, he would be afraid of anything unexpected, and it would be better to go to the city to find a famous doctor!
In this regard, Zhang Mingwei was too lazy to pay attention to them, avoided the topic, and asked Wang Erbiao: "How is the Great Wall defense line? Is there any movement among the Jianlu?"
"Everything is fine!" Wang Erbiao replied quickly after hearing this.
Thinking about it, if there was any movement, there was no need to ask, Wang Erbiao would definitely have said it first.
With this in mind, Zhang Mingwei asked again: "How is the prince's side? Is there any news?"
When Wang Erbiao heard this, he replied respectfully: "His Royal Highness, he made a lot of money, all from selling glassware. I reported it to Lord Long Live. Lord Long Live was very happy. Finally, the revenue of the treasury came not only from confiscating houses." . These are the original words of Long Live Lord at that time!"
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei and Zhu Yuya couldn't help but laugh.
"But His Highness the Crown Prince also said that the collection of outstanding taxes in Jiangnan did not go well."
Hearing Wang Erbiao's words, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but stop smiling and frowned slightly.
With the dignity of a prince, it is so difficult to collect taxes in Jiangnan. Those local squires in Jiangnan seem to be really tough! They haven't realized that the world is in chaos, how can they be alone?
Do those Jiangnan local squires really need some repairs?
With this thought flashing through his mind, Zhang Mingwei asked again: "How about finding high-yielding crop seeds and promoting sweet potatoes?"
"This has been implemented in all provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. The local governments are very happy to plant it without occupying the existing fields." When Wang Erbiao said this, there was a smile on his face again. "There are already a large number of sweet potatoes. According to the government regulations He said that the sweet potatoes have been dried and are being shipped to the capital in Beijing."
If sweet potatoes are transported directly, they will rot easily and may even sprout. Long-distance transportation is not that easy. Therefore, Zhang Mingwei has explained before that sweet potatoes can be made into dried sweet potatoes for transportation.
This was considered good news, and Zhang Mingwei was quite pleased to hear it. Compared with sweet potatoes, he is also concerned about the situation of potatoes because potatoes are easier to grow in the north.
When he was about to ask about the potato, he suddenly saw something wrong, so he stopped talking and looked carefully.
It turned out that he had just left the camp gate, and when he saw Li Zicheng's camp, there seemed to be some trouble. The generals were reprimanding something, and none of the things they had planned before were done.
After Zhang Mingwei saw it clearly, he frowned, tightened the reins, and turned the horse's head to go that way.
Wang Erbiao followed him for a few steps before realizing that the direction was wrong. After taking a look, he quickly said to Zhang Mingwei: "My lord, that's a dangerous place over there. You can't go there!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned to look at him, and then looked at the others, and found that their expressions were all the same, and they all obviously agreed with Wang Erbiao's statement.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei turned around and looked at the situation in front of him. He suddenly realized in his heart that perhaps those soldiers also thought so and were resisting?
It seems that I still underestimated the ancients’ fear of plague! With this in mind, Zhang Mingwei made a decision.
So, he said to Zhu Yu'ao: "You go to Kaifeng City first and seal the land account books of King Zhou first. I will arrive later."
After he finished speaking, he clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and with a "drive" sound, he urged the horse forward and passed towards Li Zicheng's camp.
Seeing his situation, Wang Erbiao and others couldn't help being shocked. The Duke actually went over there. What should they do?
Wang Erbiao turned to look at Princess Kunxing. Seeing that she was a little moved, he quickly said: "Your Highness, let's listen to the Duke and go to Kaifeng City!"
When Zhu Aao heard this, she turned to look at him, and then ordered: "You go first, I will accompany you sir."
After finishing speaking, she seemed to grit her teeth and urged her horse to chase after him.
Seeing this, Wang Erbiao looked a little at a loss. This princess has already passed away. If she doesn't behave as a slave, she won't be able to do anything when she goes back.
He let out a long sigh, and had no choice but to urge his horse to catch up.
