Borrow the day to change the day

Before the five hundred soldiers could answer, Zhong Jinwei said something that surprised them even more: "Besides, lice are an extremely dirty thing. They are born from sweat and dirt because they haven't washed their hair for a long time. Insects. They have hideous faces and feed on human scalp and blood. Like fleas, lice are a major source of disease for people."

For a long time, most people have regarded lice as meat and sucked human blood, so they have the habit of throwing them away and not wasting them.

Now hearing Zhong Jinwei describe the emergence of lice, the five hundred soldiers felt a little uncomfortable.

Hearing that lice are a major source of disease, the feeling of discomfort is even stronger.

What Zhong Jinwei said was to make them have this effect. He continued: "Don't believe me, many human diseases, including the plague, are transmitted through this kind of small insects. As long as a louse gets the plague, it will be bitten by the louse." People in the middle of the disease 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 other people, and the plague will be transmitted to others, and the plague will be produced like this!"

If Zhong Jinwei's words were said by a passerby, maybe the five hundred soldiers would not believe them at all, and would laugh at the other party's nonsense.

But now these words come from the mouth of Marquis Zhongxing. Whether it is his status or some of his legends, these words he said are authoritative, and the five hundred soldiers have to believe them.

As a result, the five hundred soldiers couldn't help but feel a little nauseous imagining that they had eaten such a disgusting thing.

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 believes that no one can refute him with convincing scientific evidence.His purpose of saying this was to get them to cut their hair. Even if he was found to be wrong later, at least his purpose had been achieved.

"Once a plague breaks out in the army, the consequences are sometimes far more severe than you can imagine."

What Zhong Jinwei said made the five hundred soldiers a little puzzled. Isn't it a dead person? Why did Zhong Xinghou say it as if it was worse than a dead person?

Zhong Jinwei looked at the faces of the five hundred soldiers and knew that they were not aware of the seriousness, so he continued to say to them with a little intimidation: "Don't believe me, I will tell you something that happened in ancient times."

As soon as Hou Zhongxing was about to tell a story, everyone including his guards looked at him curiously, listening to what stories he told.

"In ancient times, a war horse lost a nail on the horseshoe, which finally broke the horse's foot. Therefore, the knight on the horse fell to death, and this happened when the enemy and the enemy were evenly matched. Because The loss of this knight caused the enemy to tear the gap from this place and win the war. It just so happens that this war is the most critical war between the two countries. The country that lost a horseshoe nail because it lost this A war that eventually led to the subjugation of the country.”

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, the audience's first reaction was how could it be possible? A horseshoe nail killed a country, which sounds absurd.

Then they thought that if such a coincidence as Hou Zhongxing said really happened, the consequences would be very serious.

Zhong Jinwei looked at the solemn expressions on the faces of the five hundred soldiers, and asked loudly: "A nail on a horseshoe may cause such serious consequences, so if the plague spreads in the army, wouldn't it be more serious?" Serious. Can you imagine that when Jianlu attacked the capital last year, if there was a plague in the army, can you imagine the consequences?"

When Zhong Jinwei cited this example, he thought that when Li Zicheng attacked the city of Beijing in [-], the plague happened to be prevalent in the city. Ten out of ten soldiers guarding the city were infected and unable to defend the city. With all his strength, he conquered the fortified city of Beijing, which led to the demise of Ming Dynasty.

Zhong Jinwei's audience, including the five hundred soldiers and his guards, all turned pale.

If what Zhongxing Hou said happened, the consequences would be unimaginable, and the city of Beijing might very well fall into the hands of Jianlu.

Zhong Jinwei could understand from the atmosphere at the scene that they were frightened by what he said, so he continued to insist: "Therefore, the army must strictly guard against plague, prevent all kinds of plague, strictly implement the health system, and eliminate all factors that can make people sick. , and wipe out all the rats, fleas, and lice that spread the plague."

He stared at the five hundred soldiers and reminded them consciously: "Only in this way can you be able to defend your home and country, and you can be loyal and filial. Therefore, I decided..."

After attracting everyone's attention, Zhong Jinwei continued: "The soldiers of the new army must have their hair cut, so that there is no place for lice to hide, so as to prevent lice and possible plagues from appearing in the new army."

Most people showed a look of understanding, but some people were a little hesitant. To eliminate lice, you don't have to cut your hair so short that the lice can't hide.

It was only at this time that Zhong Jinwei connected all the words he said before and after: "Soldiers take obedience to orders as their bounden duty, and their goal is to defend their home and country. Therefore, soldiers train more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime. They win the battlefield and defend the country. , protecting your parents is the right thing to do. There is not so much time for the soldiers to comb their long hair. If you are not in the new army, I will not ask you anything. You can have as many lice as you like, but in the main force of the Ming army in the future, that is In the new army, you have to have a haircut."

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he waved to the stage on the right, and a barber who had been ordered in advance took his guy and walked up to the general stage a little nervously.

After Zhong Jinwei and other barbers stood beside him, he said loudly to the five hundred soldiers in the audience: "The filial piety of body, hair, and skin that the ancients said is a small filial piety to us soldiers; The country is great filial piety. Today, Lord Ben Hou is setting an example, which is to practice great filial piety."

When he said this, he sat down on the stool that had been set up in advance, and said loudly: "Come, get my haircut for Master Ben."

The five hundred soldiers all looked at Zhong Jinwei in surprise. They originally thought that the matter of Hou Zhongxing's request for a haircut was aimed at them.Unexpectedly, after Zhongxing Hou said so much, he would take the knife on himself first.

The majestic Marquis Zhongxing has done this, so why should he not be filial?

The five hundred soldiers were thinking while watching Hou Zhongxing sitting there motionless, letting the barber cut his hair very short, just like a monk who had just returned from vulgarity.

After the hairdresser finished cutting his hair, he collected all the hair and solemnly handed it over to Hou Zhongxing.

Zhong Jinwei stood up, holding a bag containing his hair in his hand, and said loudly to the audience: "Now it's your turn to perform filial piety. I, the admiral of the Beijing camp, and Marquis Zhongxing order you to form a row of one hundred people. Haircut!"

When Zhong Jinwei saw the new soldiers queuing up for a haircut one by one, he went back to his official office, thinking in his heart, after coming to the Ming Dynasty for so long, he can finally get a short haircut!

Before he even got to the official office, let alone washed his broken hair, an eunuch came to pass the decree, and the emperor urgently issued an order.

Why is it urgent again, Zhong Jinwei muttered in his heart.I didn't care about washing, so I hurried to the Forbidden City first, I don't know what happened again!