Chapter 55 Sanitation Rectification
"Qi Yu is in charge, the situation here is good, but there are still some people in Xinding who are not adaptable, there are deserters, and some people make trouble, but they were all immediately quelled, and the troublemakers among these groups of recruits were hanged outside! With examples of these people, things will be much easier! It's all become much more honest!
This is already the last batch of newcomers originally scheduled last year, and after the end, the recruitment that was scheduled last year will be over! Liu Tong replied.
"Yes, but although the large-scale recruitment has come to an end for the time being, new recruits will still be recruited in small batches every month in the future, and the new battalion will not be closed, and the manpower will continue to be replenished in the future.
By the way, are you still used to being here during this time? Besides, what's not going on here? Yu Xiaotian continued.
Liu Tong hurriedly nodded with a smile and said: "Thank you for your concern, the subordinates are still used to it here, there are not too many things, the main thing is to stare at the head of the sect and the newcomers here, but it is quite idle!"
It's just that the brothers on the side of the war camp are a little unhappy at the moment, feeling that the new Ding that was finally recruited was given to the sailor seventy percent, and they thought that there were too few personnel to supplement the war barracks. ”
When Yu Xiaotian and Fang An heard this, they also laughed, since Yu Xiaotian set up the war barracks, the war barracks were not very popular with the people in the water division at first, and they looked down on the soldiers a little.
Although after a few fights, the war camp has also been recognized, but in terms of equipment and personnel, it has never been able to catch up with the sailor, which is also a helpless thing, at present, Yu Xiaotian's main energy is still in the sea activities, and the dependence on ships is great, in addition, Yu Xiaotian has not made much plans for the time being, but only focuses on the operation of Taiwan Island, if he fights with people, it is mainly a naval battle, and there is no opponent on land for the time being, except for dealing with the natives here, there is no opponent, so the personnel and equipment of the sailor division are put on the top of the head, the status of the war battalion is naturally not as good as that of the water division.
The leaders of the war barracks are dissatisfied, naturally it is understandable, since ancient times, no matter what country, the navy and the army are not on the right path, and the competition for resources is fierce, and no one is convinced of the other, this is a common thing, I didn't expect that two factions were formed so quickly among the sea wolves now.
The soldiers are actually the army units of the sea wolf, Li Dazui and Meng Fei are the leaders of the army, of course they have to fight for the interests of their soldiers, and now Yu Xiaotian's various policies are inclined to the water division, and it is normal for them to complain.
Yu Xiaotian nodded and said: "This matter is waiting for Meng Fei to come back, if I don't leave, let him see me, I will talk to him, the temporary situation is indeed the case, they are not happy and there is no way, but after a while, they probably will not have any complaints!" Sooner or later, they will be used! ”
After Yu Xiaotian's words were finished, the speaker had no intention of listening, Fang An and Liu Tong's eyes suddenly lit up, and they heard something new from Yu Xiaotian's words.
Yu Xiaotian's words revealed a trace of information, that is, he didn't seem to be satisfied, only tossing on Taiyuan Island, sooner or later, if he could use the war barracks, then the war barracks would definitely not be used on Taiyuan Island to fight against the natives, and now with the quality of their equipment, even if they go to land, the best Ming army, with the same strength as them, fight with them, and they are also confident that they can beat the best officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty all over the ground.
So what can Yu Xiaotian's words mean? Vaguely, it seemed to tell them that he had a big mind, and maybe he might hit the land one day.
After Yu Xiaotian finished speaking, he immediately felt that Fang An and Liu Tong's eyes were wrong, and immediately thought that they should have heard something from his words, so he smiled and said: "Don't think about it for the time being, for the time being, let's take one step at a time, as for how far we will go in the future, you will naturally know the Tao at that time!"
Taiyuan Island will be our nest in the future, and after we manage this side well, we can think further, otherwise we will always be duckweed on the water, without roots, we will naturally not be able to become a big thing!
In addition, we have actually torn our faces with the government, and the government will definitely not be so good at giving up, just sit back and watch us sit down, although now it seems that the new Fujian governor Zhu Yifeng has not shown any intention of attacking us, but I heard the news a few years ago, saying that after Zhu Yifeng arrived, he thought of a lot of ways to raise money everywhere, build warships, cast cannons, and prepare soldiers and horses in Zhangquan, Fuzhou and other places along the coast of Fujian.
Even if he didn't explicitly say that he was doing this to deal with us, we had to guard against it! If he suddenly attacks us, there will still be a big battle!
What's more, do you think that after we occupy the chicken coop and the freshwater, no one will mess with us? Then you are probably very wrong!
This island is not the one who occupies it, someone has long been fighting our idea, if it is not surprising, if you don't get it, someone will come to us for trouble, now you have to hurry up, train me recruits, and quickly send them everywhere to strengthen our strength!
I saw it yesterday in the workshop area, and they are working overtime to make cannons and guns for you, and they will not let you be idle! ”
Fang An and Liu Tong nodded yes, and then Yu Xiaotian inspected the new camp, including watching Xinding's drills, personally inspecting Xinding's residence and housekeeping, and also had breakfast in Xinying, took a look at the food here, and chatted with some Xinding.
This time he was a surprise inspection, he didn't make any preparations here, everything remained as usual, after Yu Xiaotian saw it, he was basically satisfied, but he was not very satisfied with the health situation of the new battalion.
Although the land in Xinying has been leveled, the surrounding land has not been greatly organized, and there are many lowland puddles nearby, although it is only early spring, the mosquitoes here have begun to increase.
The most feared thing about running the island of Taiwan is the miasma, that is, malaria, once there is a large-scale outbreak, with the current level of medical care, it is difficult to guarantee that a large number of people will not die.
Although at present, Yu Xiaotian's luck is not bad, there is no large-scale outbreak of malaria here, but no one can guarantee that it will not happen in the future, because of the climate, many places on Taiwan Island are relatively humid, so the malaria problem here has been a big problem since ancient times, many immigrants from the mainland did not die in the hands of local natives, nor did they die in natural disasters, the land here is relatively fertile, but in history, the mainland dynasties tried to run Taiwan several times, but they all ended in failure. The key issue is the problem of malaria transmission here.
Malaria is mainly transmitted through mosquito bites, and Yu Xiaotian was very concerned about the hygiene of the area when he decided to develop fresh water and chicken coops.
The first thing to do was to change the surrounding environment, cut down a large number of trees, set fire to the shrubs, level the land, flatten the mounds, and take soil to fill the puddles in the low-lying areas to reduce the breeding environment for mosquitoes.
In addition, in terms of diet, avoid raw food as much as possible, drink water must be boiled before drinking, do not take water anywhere, and filter the water with sand after the conditions are insufficient, and then boil it after precipitation.
Many people don't like to take a bath every day, and now they have to be forced to develop the habit of washing every day, soap as an important export commodity, it must not be used, but there are soaphorn trees in freshwater, and the people here collect enough for them to use, although there is no soap to use, but it is pure natural and pollution-free, and it is also a good substitute.
But today, after Yu Xiaotian paid attention to the sanitation situation in the new camp, although the camp is very clean and there are public latrines, the thatched pit is open, and there are still problems with mosquito breeding.
Moreover, because this is a military restricted area, farmland is not allowed, so the land is not leveled enough, and there are puddles in many places, and when it rains, water accumulates, and mosquitoes are easy to breed when the weather is a little hot.
And in the barracks, there are mostly open doors and windows, ventilation is good, but after the weather is hot, there will be a lot of mosquitoes in the house, not to mention the rich people in this era, they have curtains, and the poor can only be bitten casually, and the poor are also used to being bitten by mosquitoes, it seems that the problem is not big, but it can transmit many diseases, malaria is one of the most easily transmitted diseases.
Therefore, after Yu Xiaotian looked at the situation here, he ordered Liu Tong to find a way to improve, before the weather is hot, all the low-lying puddles within a radius of several miles around the area must be filled, a large number of grass bushes should be burned, and at the same time, the thatched toilet manure pit should be covered, and before the weather is hot, let the council hall find a way to get a batch of gauze, even if it is not enough to make mosquito nets for everyone, at least the doors and windows of the barracks must be closed, and the smoker should be prepared indoors, and more dried Artemisia annua should be burned to repel mosquitoes.
When the nutrition is sufficient, people are healthier and have stronger resistance, and they can use their own resistance to withstand the infection of malaria and reduce the probability of epidemic outbreaks.
Liu Tong wrote them down one by one, including Fang An, and also wrote them down, and in the future, he would notify the migrant villages and take the same precautions, which seemed to be more troublesome, but it was better than the outbreak of the epidemic at that time, at least there would be fewer deaths.
In addition, Yu Xiaotian didn't feel like it, and walked around the manure pit of the latrine for a while, as if he was thinking about something, and then left the manure pit.
Fang An had something to do, and after accompanying Yu Xiaotian in Xinying for a while, he left Xinying and went to do his business, and when there was no one else, Yu Xiaotian and Liu Tong found a quiet place and sat down.
"Okay, Fang An is gone, and Meng Fei is not here, let's talk about the sand!" Yu Xiaotian said to Liu Tong.
(Today the chrysanthemum is tight again, and it is exploded again!) Faint! But I also want to thank a drunken old brother for his tip! Thank you so much! )