Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1276

Faced with Wei Wu's question, Gao Tianwang did not hesitate at all and immediately gave the reason.

"My lord, when the plague first broke out in the military camp, although many people were infected, it was still within a controllable range."

"In order to keep the barracks clean, I specifically arranged for some people to handle the vomit and excrement of sick soldiers and other filthy things."

"But the good times didn't last long. Not long after, the soldiers who handled the filth also got sick and spread the disease to the soldiers in the same ward."

At this point, Gao Tianwang shook his head helplessly, paused for a moment, and then continued:

"Moreover, as time went on, the number of infected soldiers increased from several hundred to more than half of the soldiers."

"There are many soldiers in the camp. The more people who get sick, the more manpower is needed to clean up the filth. But once we send people to clean it up..."

"More soldiers will get sick, and this will only create a vicious cycle. I have no choice but to stop dealing with these things."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu understood. It was the same reason for the outbreak of the plague: the soldiers had not paid attention to hygiene.

I wasn't careful enough when handling the filth, and I didn't clean it properly afterwards, so I got infected.

Realizing this, Wei Wu couldn't help but shake his head. The lower-ranking soldiers of this era were not even as good as elementary school students in later generations.

Elementary school students know to wash their hands after cleaning, even if they can't see any dirt on their hands, they will subconsciously wash them.

But in this day and age, people at the bottom of society are always dirty, so they've gotten used to it and don't care.

Just as Wei Wu remained silent, Shen Lin couldn't help but interject.

"Then why not clean up all that filth and throw it outside the camp, even if some soldiers get sick?"

"But at least the other soldiers were saved, or soldiers whose symptoms were not yet severe were directly assigned to do it."

"Then it wouldn't be like this now, where half the soldiers in a military camp are infected."

Because of his relationship with Wei Wu, Shen Lin knew how cholera spread, which is why he brought up this issue.

Although Wei Wu had just introduced Shen Lin as his bodyguard, as the saying goes, even a prime minister's son is only a third-rank official, so Gao Tianwang wouldn't offend him.

Therefore, upon hearing Shen Lin's question, Gao Tianwang assumed it was Wei Wu asking him and directly shook his head in reply:

"Can't do this!"

Seeing Gao Tianwang's decisive answer, Wei Wu suddenly thought of a possibility, but he did not speak.

Meanwhile, Shen Lin, looking puzzled, was about to ask further questions when Gao Tianwang spoke first:

"The plague is currently only spreading within the military camp. If we were to throw those filthy things outside the camp, it would likely harm the surrounding people."

"A soldier's duty is to protect the country. I would rather keep the plague in the barracks than let the people suffer because of me!"

Upon hearing Gao Tianwang's words, Wei Wu sighed inwardly: Indeed, it was to contain the plague within the military camp.

Shen Lin, after hearing Gao Tianwang's words, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, because he hadn't expected this.

Fortunately, Shen Lin's embarrassment didn't last long, because Wei Wu spoke up again.

"This plague is cholera. This disease is caused by miasma that can attach to food and clothing, enter the body through the mouth and nose, damage the spleen and stomach, and deplete vital energy."

“If one person gets sick, it can spread to a family, and if one family gets sick, it can spread to a whole village. That’s why so many soldiers in the military camp were infected.”

Actually, this was something Wei Wu had planned before he came, because it was really difficult to explain bacteria and other microorganisms, and even if he did, the other party wouldn't understand.

So let's just use the most easily understood method in this modern era: anger!

Upon hearing Wei Wu's words, Gao Tianwang froze on the spot. After regaining his composure, he immediately asked:

"The Duke of Zhenguo actually knows medicine?!"

Wei Wu remained silent, but Shen Lin, being quick-witted, spoke up again to give Wei Wu a piece of his mind.