Zhang Mingwei's words shocked almost all the health soldiers who heard it, as well as Princess Kunxing, Zhou Liu and the female guards.
When will someone actually suggest that women can hold up half the sky? Maybe it was only the Wu Zetian era!
At this time, they had never thought that they could play such a huge role?
It is a bit hard for them to imagine that one day, they will no longer be dependent on men, but will be on par with men, equally important, and holding the same sky above their heads. What will it be like?
At this moment, many people were moved by Zhang Mingwei's words. They are all people who have died almost once, why not give it a try and strive for that beautiful prospect?
Of course, some women feel that although the prospect seems very good, their own lives are still the most important!
If Zhang Mingwei gives them a choice at this time to distinguish among them, I believe that some of the 1,500 health soldiers will be willing and some will not.
However, Zhang Mingwei obviously had no intention of doing this, because he said again: "Take good care of them and take care of them. When I come to patrol the camp tomorrow, I will also check your work. I hope you are qualified for this job. If you can No, it’s not easy to get the same salary as a cavalry officer, and the honor of a health soldier cannot be earned by just paying for it.”
Upon hearing this, the first reaction of these medical soldiers was to be very surprised. The Duke actually wants to go on inspection, doesn't that mean that he also has to be in close contact with those who are suffering from the cold? The Duke is not afraid?
After reaching this conclusion, even those health soldiers who were originally unwilling to go suddenly became excited.
Since even the Duke is not afraid, it means that the cold wind is definitely not as scary as the legend says! Otherwise, the Duke's life is so precious, how could he be in danger!
After thinking about this, they realized that Duke Xingguo seemed to have said just now that if they could not do this job well, they would not be able to do it. The military pay is high, and it seems to be a very honorable thing.
Thinking like this, these health soldiers became very nervous, fearing that they would be eliminated. The mood at the scene was obviously different.
Zhang Mingwei saw all this and felt a little satisfied. After finishing speaking, he turned to Princess Kunxing and said, "Do you still remember the song I sang before?"
With Zhu Yuluo's cleverness, she immediately understood that what Zhang Mingwei was referring to was the song "Peace Will Last" that he once sang.
So, she immediately nodded and said, "Sir, what do you mean, teach them to sing this song?"
Zhang Mingwei shook his head after hearing this and said: "No, what I mean is that the duty of the health soldiers is to save lives, treat the wounded, and treat patients. Even if they retire from the army in the future, they can continue to treat the people. At present, our Ming Dynasty is too short of such people. People. We need to encourage more people to become health soldiers and people who save lives and heal the wounded. Therefore, not only should the treatment be better, but this profession should also be given more respect. It is also necessary to set up a professional oath. "
This statement is very fresh. But for Zhu Yuluo, the fresher it is, the more interested she is.
Therefore, after listening to Zhang Mingwei's words, she immediately nodded in agreement and said: "Okay, okay, sir, you have considered it very carefully!"
Some people may think that this kind of oath-like thing is just a formality. However, whether there is this ceremony or not, the degree of emphasis is different.
Zhang Mingwei made up his mind to make the health soldier's first appearance grand and attract the attention of the world. I have even thought about it, and I will have this matter published in Ming Pao later.
Therefore, I discussed it with Princess Kunxing and finally decided what to do tomorrow.
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Early the next morning, all the generals came back to report that the original isolation mission of Li Zicheng's camp had been completed.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei ordered the entire army to assemble on the plain outside Li Zicheng's camp.
At this time, the troops under the original Luo Rucai had almost been reorganized, so they naturally participated in the assembly.
Because the bandits have retreated, Kaifeng Mansion has also lifted martial law. On the official road far away, some people left Kaifeng City, and some people came to Kaifeng City.
They saw so many troops gathering and were a little curious for a moment. Although they did not dare to go there because they knew that there was a plague at Li Zicheng's camp, it did not prevent them from watching and discussing from a distance on the official road.
"You said the army is so concentrated, what is it for?"
"I heard that the bandits in that military camp are all suffering from the plague. Maybe the army must be gathered to trap them all in the military camp."
"It's possible. They are all thieves who harm the people anyway. It's best if they die!"
"No, there was a plague. No wonder the thief king abandoned them!"
"..."
Hearing this, a young man in the crowd retorted a little unconvinced: "How can you say that? There are still more than 200,000 people there, isn't that human life? We have to trap them all Isn’t it too cruel to die inside?”
"They are all thieves, they deserve to die! How dare you speak to them?" Someone said angrily, and turned to look for the person who was speaking, as if he wanted to teach him a lesson. However, when he saw that the young man who spoke was very strong, he finally gave it up.
At this time, someone from the crowd coming out of Kaifeng City said, "I think you have misunderstood the court!"
"What's the misunderstanding?" When the young man heard this, he asked again, "It's impossible for the court to save them, right?"
"Hey, that's right!" The man said immediately after hearing this, "Xingguo Gong collected all the ginger and other hot things in Kaifeng City. It is said that he wanted to boil ginger water for these bandits to drink. If you don't want to save them, as for everyone Does the city collect ginger?”
Hearing this, other people also echoed, saying that the imperial court seemed to be collecting ginger and other supplies from somewhere.
They were discussing when suddenly someone with sharp eyes exclaimed: "Look over there, that's the legendary female soldier walking by, right?"
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped their discussion and turned their heads to look over.
Sure enough, I saw a small dragon in the distance walking towards the assembled army.
They were petite, but all wore military uniforms. One thing that seems to be different is that there is a white piece on their right arm, which seems to be embroidered with something, like a circle.
Seeing this, everyone was surprised, including the strong young man.
"Why does the imperial court still have these female soldiers? Do you really think they can fight?"
"That's right, no matter how powerful female soldiers like this are, their strength is always insufficient. I can beat them five, six, seven or eight by myself."
"..."
Hearing such disapproving remarks, someone who knew a little bit about the situation started to explain: "These female soldiers don't hold knives or guns. I heard they are health soldiers. They save lives and heal the wounded in the army, similar to the kind of doctors."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the people who heard it were even more surprised. After all, female soldiers are still a legendary branch of the military, and we have always seen some of them.
However, I have never heard of female soldiers who save lives and heal the wounded in the army like a doctor.
People who knew a little bit about the inside story heard their surprise and proudly introduced: "Don't you know, the military pay of this health soldier is the same as that of a soldier in the cavalry. Let me tell you, this health soldier is... Remarkable.
As soon as he heard this, the strong young man had an opinion, and immediately sneered: "The military salary given to them is so high, could it be related to that Duke Xingguo, right? They can't be serving that Duke Xingguo, right? Whatever. Under a false pretense!"
Hearing this, some people laughed obscenely. However, more people shouted angrily.
"Who are you to dare to slander Duke Xingguo?"
"That's right, if you judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, you will not be that kind of a good person at first glance!"
"..."
This strong young man obviously didn't expect that Duke Xingguo's reputation among the people was so high, and his tentative words of bad words would lead to such a big response!
This means that Duke Xingguo is really a good official!
Thinking this, he fell silent and did not argue anymore.
At this time, a group of women's voices suddenly came over. The voices were neat and loud, firm and powerful, and very nice to hear: "I swear by the King of Medicine that I will save lives and heal the wounded in this life, and will not be afraid of hardships and dangers, and contribute my whole life!"
This word came from far away and was heard very clearly. None of the people watching the excitement on the official road said anything for a moment, just looking in the direction from which the sound came.
Although they couldn't see it, they understood that these words must have been sworn by the health soldiers in front of so many imperial officers and soldiers.
Save lives and heal the wounded, brave hardships and dangers, and devote your life...
These words echoed in their minds for a while.
After a while, someone in the crowd jeered in a low voice: "What you said is true, and you really believed those girls!"
Just after he finished speaking, someone in the crowd screamed: "Look, look, those health soldiers have entered the military camp!"
Everyone looked around and saw the group of health soldiers, who could be recognized at once due to the obvious marks on their arms, leaving the military formation and heading into the camp.
Combined with the resounding oath just now, it is obvious that they are going to the military camp to rescue the wounded and rescue the bandits who have contracted the plague.
At this moment, there was no more yin and yang in the crowd on the official road. Ask yourself, even these great men don't have the guts to walk into the plague-infested military camp.
Those health soldiers really went to save lives and heal the wounded despite hardships and dangers!
On the official road, I don’t know how long there was silence, but someone suddenly came back to his senses and said: "I know, the circle embroidered on their arms must be tiger support!"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that the circle must be Huzheng. Because the tiger support is one of the three items representing the doctor. It can make a sound to remind the doctor that he is coming.
The official road also became lively.
"They are really all heroines, I admire them!"
"Yes, how many people dare to rescue those who have been infected by the plague, especially when they are bandits!"
"..."
In addition to these words, there are also some discordant words.
"I think they may not have wanted to go on their own, but the officials must have forced them to go!"
"It's really possible that if the official doesn't go there himself, he'll let these useless women die!"
"Actually, those thieves will die when they die. Those who are officials just want to be bitches and build memorial arches. Look, it's not that the court has no mercy. The court is indeed dedicated to treating them, but it's useless. Then it's no wonder that the court Got it!"
"..."
The strong young man frowned as he listened to their words, not knowing what he was thinking. Even when his companions signaled him to leave, he was not noticed.
Suddenly, someone seemed to have seen a god and screamed in great surprise: "Look, look, am I dazzled? Why did I see the man going into the military camp wearing something like a python?" Are you convinced?"
In Kaifeng Mansion, apart from the King of Zhou, there is only one person who can wear the python suit, and that is Duke Xingguo. The King of Zhou had already left Kaifeng City before the war, which meant that the man they saw was Duke Xingguo.
The crowd on the official road immediately exploded and talked a lot.
"Yes, that's right, it must be Duke Xingguo. Did you see that he was guarded by Jinyi guards wearing black flying fish uniforms? Who else could it be besides Duke Xingguo?"
"Why did Duke Xingguo go in? Isn't he afraid of being infected with the plague?"
"Yes, a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone the Duke of the country? If something happens, who can bear this responsibility?"
"..."
For a moment, everyone was shocked when Zhang Mingwei entered the camp. Even the strong young man stared at Zhang Mingwei's figure with an incredible expression.
If it was the imperial officers and soldiers, or even the Beijing camp, who got the plague, then it is understandable for him, as the commander-in-chief of the army, to take risks to win over people's hearts.
After all, the plague was just a cold. For rich and powerful people, and with people with good medical skills following them, the possibility of danger was not high.
However, that camp was full of what they called rogues, and they were targets of extermination. If they are not allowed to fend for themselves, it is already a sign of mercy from the court. There is no need to take risks with the dignity of the Duke!
But Duke Xingguo still did this, which only shows that he really values the lives of those in the military camp.
Thinking like this, Zhang Mingwei's original voice and appearance reappeared in the mind of this strong young man.
"I can assure you here that the imperial court will definitely get better and better. Under the emperor's hard work, I will not brag. I am doing my best, although there are still injustices and corruption in the world. Officer, but the people's lives will definitely get better and better! This is my biggest ideal in this life, Zhang Mingwei, and I will fight for it and fight with my life!"
With that scene still before his eyes, combined with what he had just seen and heard, this strong young man could not help but murmur to himself: "Why are you fighting?"
"We fight for world peace!"
At this moment, the earth-shaking roar was deafening.
I saw the army gathered in the distance, all kneeling on one knee, shouting in unison towards Duke Xingguo's back.
In that large army, there were soldiers from the Beijing camp, Yuan Shizhong's troops, Li Zicheng's troops who originally surrendered to the imperial army, that is, Yuan Zongdi's troops, and Luo Rucai's troops. At this moment, they were all shouting in unison.
This scene once again shocked the onlookers on the official road. Even the strong young man looked up and looked quite shocked.
Why fight? Fight for world peace! This must be what Duke Xing Guo said, so his subordinates, regardless of their origins, all have the same goal!
The strong young man thought so in his heart, and his eyes that were a little confused just now seemed to become clearer.
In fact, his guess was correct. After Zhang Mingwei took the oath of the medical soldiers, he decided to follow the medical soldiers into the military camp. When his generals dissuaded him again, he once again expressed his ambition.
It seems that Duke Xingguo really went in. Thinking about what he said, the big soldiers were obviously moved. If they are as noble as the Duke, then why should they cherish their lives? They should follow the Duke to fight for world peace and end this damn troubled world!
Especially those soldiers who were born as thieves were the most touched and hated this damn troubled world the most.
Originally, in Li Zicheng's military camp, there were soldiers guarding each camp. And within each camp, they are separated by tents, and everything is in order. Those who were quarantined were also very cooperative and stayed in the camp without coming out.
Only when they saw Duke Xingguo coming on inspection, they all saluted very excitedly, and there were even kowtows inside the tent.
In the patient area, the health soldiers were all busy. When they saw Mr. Xing Guo actually appearing, they were all very excited. Their legs and feet were so brisk that they didn't know how much faster they worked.
As long as Zhang Mingwei appears, no matter who he is, including the patients, their morale will be much higher.
Zhang Mingwei was quite satisfied with everything he inspected. As a supplement to the previous order, someone suggested that vinegar could help recovery, and he accepted this suggestion. There was a strong smell of vinegar in the patient area.
Zhang Mingwei has enough reasons to believe that this plague is just a cold, and with these current measures, it should be defeated soon.
However, he also thought of some other things from this, such as the plague that would occur in the capital, although according to the original history, it would not occur until the beginning of Chongzhen's seventeenth year.
But when he first crossed over, he had actually discovered that the outer city of the capital was quite dirty, with rats running everywhere.
Among the responsibilities of Jinyiwei, there is the responsibility of supervising the sanitation and fire prevention of the capital. Therefore, Zhang Mingwei decided that after defeating the cold plague, he would write a special memorial in a public form to explain the occurrence and spread of the plague, etc.
I believe that with this case of cold plague, people all over the country will be more convinced to accept the things they have never heard of. The vision of the Ming Dynasty's medical community can also be improved a lot.
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Besides, the strong young man, after observing for almost a day and confirming what was going on with the imperial officers and soldiers, left with his companions.
One day later, he and his companions appeared in a remote place a hundred miles south of Kaifeng Mansion.
During the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, the population of the Ming Dynasty had dropped considerably, especially in the north and the Central Plains. Due to years of war and natural disasters, there was really no roosters crowing for thousands of miles, and bones were exposed in the wild.
A cavalry army of about 5,000 people was stationed here, but no one noticed it.
A ruined mountain village is where the commanding flag of this cavalry army lies. Flying in the wind, the character "李" can be seen from time to time. It can be seen from their clothes that they are a bandit cavalry. Needless to say, it was the cavalry led by Li Guo.
Seeing the strong young man coming back, all the thieves he met along the way greeted him respectfully.
This strong young man is Li Guo's adopted son Li Laiheng.
Li Guo happened to be outside the house. When he saw Li Laiheng coming back, he smiled and asked, "How are you doing? What's going on with the imperial officers and soldiers? Have you been attacked?"
The so-called infection is actually being infected by the wind and cold.
After hearing this, Li Laiheng casually threw the reins of the war horse to the people beside him, walked towards Li Guo, and replied at the same time: "No."
"No?" After hearing this, Li Guo asked a little doubtfully, "Did the Duke of Xingguo live up to his reputation and abandon his 200,000 troops, so he was not attacked?"
Hearing this, Li Laiheng did not answer immediately, but looked at the ruined mountain village in front of him and became stunned.
Seeing him like this, Li Guo realized something was wrong, so he approached him, patted his shoulder, and asked with concern: "What's wrong, what happened?"
After being slapped by him, he came back to his senses, pointed at the ruins of the wall in front of him and said, "Father, the people here should have been able to live a good life, right? Wherever they are now, are they all dead?"
Hearing this, Li Guo immediately remembered what Li Laiheng said to him before. Suddenly, he frowned and said, "Why are you still thinking about those things? Didn't I tell you, we just have to fight and follow the general. What's the use of thinking so much?"
Having said this, he looked at Li Laiheng's expression and added: "At best, we should take care of ourselves and avoid committing crimes!"
After finishing speaking, Li Guo sighed in his heart. It was probably because he talked too much about Li Laiheng when he was young.
In fact, those things that were nothing at first could enhance Li Laiheng's hatred for the court. Therefore, Li Laiheng was very brave on the battlefield.
But, now...
Thinking of this, Li Guo stopped thinking about it, patted Li Laiheng's shoulder again, and prepared to go back to the house.
But who knows, at this moment, Li Laiheng said: "Father, you haven't heard the things I saw with my own eyes when I went out this time!"
After he finished speaking, he told Li Guo what he saw and heard, regardless of whether he agreed or not.
