"As long as you don't feel tired, just play."
Zhang Shixun walked alongside the prisoner van and asked affably, "Diao Wu, how many people are there in your family?"
Diao Wu's expression changed immediately when he heard this. "Master Zhang, what are you going to do?"
"Don't be nervous. I won't do anything to your family."
Diao Wu said, "There's only me and my little sister at home."
"Where are your parents?"
Diao Wu's face darkened. "They died when I was nine. They died of illness."
"What disease did they die of?"
"It's an epidemic. He died of diarrhea."
Zhang Shixun nodded.
Medical conditions in ancient times were backward and infectious diseases could easily spread. Dysentery was the most common intestinal infectious disease, and Diao Wu's parents were likely suffering from dysentery.
This incident also reminded him that hygiene issues must be taken seriously.
Zhang Shixun did not dare to slack off in the slightest and ordered the messenger beside him: "Pass the order, rest where you are, and gather all the officers above the rank of captain for a meeting."
Soon, the officers arrived.
Zhang Shixun stood on a mound and announced loudly, "From today on, no officer or soldier of the First Army may drink raw water. All water must be boiled before drinking. Even the drinking water in their water bladders must be boiled."
"Your command!" All the officers responded in unison.
Although they nodded in agreement, their faces showed an expression of indifference.
"Also, the latrines in the barracks must be kept away from the tents, and the excrement must be filled and buried regularly without fail."
After saying this, Zhang Shixun ordered the messenger, "Go and call the medical officer over."
The messenger hesitated for a moment, turned around and left. After a while, he brought back a middle-aged man. The man was not wearing the military uniform of the Song Dynasty, but casual clothes.
"Commander, I am Ding Xiaoer, the military veterinarian."
veterinary!
Zhang Shixun was immediately furious and slapped the messenger in the face, "I'm looking for a military doctor, not a crappy veterinarian."
He Ji tugged at his sleeve and whispered in his ear, "Military Commander, military medical officers aren't permanent. They're only temporarily dispatched from the Imperial Medical Bureau and the Imperial Academy when needed. Weishi is located in the capital's suburbs, just a stone's throw away, so the court won't send medical officers to accompany the army."
Zhang Shixun waved his hand towards Ding Xiaoer, "Alright! There's nothing for you to do here anymore, go down."
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