Daqin: Zulong's Traveling Frog

Chapter 157 Avoid Miasma
Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, issued an edict: "Pass down my will! Zhao Ding, Li Guang, and Hu Quan [quan] are exiled to the land of South of the Five Ridges!"

Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom led five princes into the Central Plains and took away half of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Gou was forced to go south to establish a new regime.

In the court hall, many officials fought in the main battle, intending to regain the lost ground, but the prime minister Qin Hui firmly opposed, angrily reprimanded the officials in the court hall, and exiled all the officials of the main battle faction.

The three important ministers Zhao Ding, Li Guang, and Hu Quan were not spared either, but although they didn't know about this exile, they put an end to the imminent miasma poisoning for Qin Wangzheng.

Zhangtai Palace.

Qin Wangzheng was admiring the beautiful scenery in the imperial garden, when suddenly there was a mechanical sound in his mind.

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Qin Wangzheng clicked on it, and although he didn't know the names of Zhao Ding and the other three, he could deduce that the three were officials from the court.

In the recording, we learned that Zhao Ding and the others first entered Lingnan and that Zhao Ding had been suffering from dizziness and headaches since he contracted the miasma poison.

The local people gave the three people advice. The people suggested that they take local coix kernels or betel nut fruits to remove miasma, such as realgar and atractylodes. They were often burned and smoked to remove miasma.

Qin Wangzheng's eyes lit up, and Xiao Zhinu provided me with another solution!
Coix or betel nut can solve both local schistosomiasis and miasma problems.

If all the army ate betel nuts or coix seed, wouldn't it be possible to remove miasma poison and solve the problem of local acclimatization?

Qin Wangzheng immediately ordered people to escort him to the main hall of Zhangtai Palace, and slowly spread out the Kanyu map, and the five mountains gradually appeared.

Wuling refers to the five mountain ranges of Yuecheng Ridge, Dupang Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge and Dayuling Ridge, which generally run northeast-southwest.

And Lingnan is a general term for the area south of Wuling, which was under the jurisdiction of the Baiyue tribe in Qin Dynasty.

Because Lingnan is located in a remote area with long distances, hot and humid climate, and harsh environment, it is even more difficult to conquer Baiyue in the south.

Although Lingnan is located in a remote location, it has been isolated from the Central Plains for a long time, and lacks sufficient communication, which makes the economy and culture backward, with strange customs and customs.

However, since the Warring States Period, in addition to the Sinicization of Wuyue, Hanyue, Yangyue, and Dongou, Minyue, Nanyue, and Luoyue have gradually grown by virtue of their unique geographical environment and climatic conditions. country.It is even more difficult to conquer.

There was a long distance between Guanzhong and Lingnan, so the generals for the southern expedition to Baiyue had to be selected from the Chu region, and Tu Sui guarded the south, so he naturally became the chief general.

Lingnan has mountains on its back and faces the sea. The Wuling Mountains block the cold air from the north. The warm and humid air from the sea moves northward, creating a hot, rainy, high-temperature and humid climate in the Lingnan area. It is very unsuitable for the army that has been in the north for a long time. This important task can only be done by Only the Chu army can take over.

Therefore, Qin Wangzheng immediately issued an edict and ordered Tu Sui to rush to Zhangtai Palace.

Tu Sui was not as mature and steady as Wang Jian. After bending down and kneeling in obeisance, Tu Sui went straight to the point: "Is Your Majesty summoning your ministers here for the purpose of conquering Baiyue in the south?"

Qin Wangzheng nodded slightly, and slowly said: "Everything illuminated by the sun and the moon, and caused by rivers and rivers must be the territory of our Great Qin."

"The soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty are brave and good at fighting. The disaster of the Xiongnu has been put down, but the Baiyue tribe has always been a serious problem for me!"

"Those who are not from our clan must have different aspirations. Only when Baiyue is included in the territory of Qin can I feel at ease!"

Tu Sui paused heavily and rested for several years. He had long wanted to charge into battle and gallop on the battlefield!
Finally, the day has come.

But Tu Sui frowned, his eyebrows knitted together, and said in his heart: "Conquering Baiyue in the south is not an easy task!"

Lingnan has a hot climate, lush forests, and abundant water sources, but mosquitoes are rampant and diseases are prevalent.Chu State conquered Wuyue, Hanyue, Yangyue and Dongou.Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were buried.

What's more, other tribes in Baiyue have always been fierce, so how easy is it to conquer them?
But these words kept Tu Sui on his lips, and he didn't speak for a long time, but said slowly: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Great Qin are brave and good at fighting. After defeating the six kingdoms with one enemy, will they still be afraid of Bai Yue?"

"It's just that the Baiyue Mountains are steep and the climate is hot and humid. Conquering Baiyue would cost a lot of people and money!"

"And miasma is a nightmare for the people of the Central Plains. Soldiers who enter Baiyue will definitely be unaccustomed to the local environment. If this matter is not resolved, it will not be easy to conquer Baiyue!"

From the description of the ancients, "miasma" should be a kind of mixed poisonous gas.

However, according to modern medical explanations, what the ancients called "miasma" is a kind of malaria, and malaria is mostly transmitted by mosquito bites.

If asked three days ago, Qin Wangzheng would have been unable to do anything, but Xiao Zhinu conveyed an important message.

Qin Wangzheng smiled slightly, and said in a calm tone: "In the land of Lingnan, the miasma is highly poisonous. Why can the land of Baiyue survive, but why can't we go?"

Tu Sui frowned, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, his eyes wandered and said: "Maybe the people of Baiyue have a natural resistance!"

Tu Sui didn't know, so he attributed this problem to Baiyue's excellent physique and natural resistance.

Even now, it is not unreasonable, but there are very few people who are naturally resistant to miasma poisons. Baiyue naturally knows how to avoid miasma!

Qin Wangzheng saw Tu Sui's surprised expression and reminded him: "Since the miasma is so poisonous, why can the coix and betel nuts in the south survive in the miasma!"

Tu Sui vaguely understood something and said in surprise: "Does your Majesty mean that the Baiyue tribe ate coix kernels and betel nuts to resist the miasma?"

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Qin Wangzheng's mouth, and Tu Sui also smiled and said: "Your Majesty's words made me enlightened! In this case, the army only needs to eat coix kernels and betel nuts to avoid miasma!"

Once this problem is solved, the rest won't be a problem.

Three years after the northern attack on the Xiongnu, the construction of Chidao has been basically completed, and the army's food and grass supplies will naturally be fully guaranteed. The Qin Dynasty also ordered the construction of channels to solve the problem of difficult transportation of food and grass due to the steep Lingnan Mountains.

In addition to food and grass supplies, the purchase of betel nuts and coix seed is naturally paid by the government, and the army can also directly pick local food to satisfy hunger and avoid miasma when entering Lingnan.

Qin Wangzheng also ordered Tu Sui to train 30 troops, while the remaining 20 were selected from the Guanzhong area.

The 50 allied forces are divided into five groups, and they can conquer Baiyue in one fell swoop and bring Baiyue into the territory of Qin!
After all preparations were fully prepared, the imperial edict of Qin Wangzheng was immediately issued to the frontline soldiers.

"The barbarian land of Baiyue is not of my race, and its mentality must be different. The land of Baiyue takes advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and often attacks the border areas."

"I have recently been ordered by heaven to order the 50 troops on the front line to cross the Five Ridges, attack directly to the south of Lingnan, and incorporate Baiyue into the territory of China!"

After Qin Wangzheng's edict was issued, Tu Sui immediately raised his arms and shouted, and 50 troops divided into five groups and poured out of Baiyue like a torrent.
(End of this chapter)