sweeping the world

Chapter 745 Discrimination, what's wrong?
The primeval forest has never lacked all kinds of beasts and poisonous substances, and mosquitoes and snakes are the most numerous.

When human beings open up the living space, every step they take is actually competing with the creatures of nature for the habitat. I don’t know how many people have fallen on the way to benefit future generations, so that future generations can take the surrounding comfortable living environment for granted. .

The climate of the Indochina Peninsula has already determined that this area is more difficult to develop than the Central Plains. It is not only mysterious but also a black hole that can swallow human life. If you want to develop this treasure house, you must be mentally prepared to constantly fill it with human life.

Wild beasts in the dense forest are a threat to humans, but they are far less threatening than mosquitoes and snakes. Whether they are tigers, leopards, wolves, bears and other fierce beasts, humans have too much experience competing with them for living space. The primitive people with stone weapons could kill the very large mammoths to extinction. In the current era, it may be difficult for one person to deal with a tiger, but it can be easily dealt with by the cooperation of multiple people.

Mosquitoes are small, but they are very flexible. Many times they are clearly seen there, but it is not so easy to kill them.The number of mosquitoes in the dense forest is terrifying. They are also carriers of germs, and the germs are transmitted to the human body with a slight bite. If the resistance is low, they will wait for a cold and fever, and then die.

Then there are all kinds of snakes. The snakes in the jungle are basically poisonous, and the ones that are not poisonous are very large.The Indochina Peninsula is famous for its abundance of snakes and various types. Just like there are no vaccines against mosquitoes, there is basically no way to save a bite from a poisonous snake when there is no serum.

In order to avoid all kinds of non-combat attrition as much as possible, the Han army made a lot of preparations, drove the naturalized Jiaozhi people, and made a lot of materials, such as breathable yarn, which was widely used.

The Han army in the jungle, their helmets will be specially processed, basically there will be a layer of gauze or cloth covering the neck, in order to prevent mosquito bites.

In addition to responding to the jungle in the service, lime and sulfur are also necessities of the Pingman Captain's Department, because the ancestors have long known that these two things can drive snakes away, and it is always right to sprinkle more if you don't want to be troubled by snakes.

Visible harmful organisms are being prevented, and harmful things that are invisible to the naked eye are also prohibited from some behaviors. For example, the item of absolutely not drinking raw water was implemented by the military and civilians on the expedition to the Indochina Peninsula. Many people have learned a lesson This premise made the later people not to do it for the sake of their own lives.

"It's rather strange..." Cheng Shuo was really confused: "Why can the savages survive in the jungle?"

Nature is actually very fair, it does not discriminate which creatures live in its own environment, any harm is not targeted, Han Chinese, Persians, Romans, Asan, savages... as long as they are human, they are all human. The right threat will not be any different, not to say that the Han people will die if they are bitten by a snake, but the savages will not die if they are bitten by a snake.

"Eh?" Marius Ugli was stunned by the question. He was not sure if there was a mistake in the translation, and said, "We have always had similar confusion. We don't understand how those barbarians can survive in the mountains and forests for generations."

Nations with a relatively high degree of civilization actually have a relatively good living environment.This kind of excellence is not for nothing, it is their own labor or driving slaves to build. People with a relatively high level of civilization basically live in artificially built houses, and the houses are usually relatively comfortable, but the savages can live in caves. Comfortable, more savages simply eat and sleep.

"The big man has conducted a special study. Even if the savage is not sick or disaster, the life span is only about 30 years." Cheng Shuo did not lie, the Han Dynasty really conducted a similar investigation: "The life span of the people who drink blood is usually not long. .”

To explain it in a scientific way, eating cooked food can make the nutrition of the food fully absorbed by people, while uncooked food lacks the process of temperature disinfection, and eating raw food will eat those germs, even parasites and so on It was also accepted in full, resulting in too many parasites in the human body.

"The savages captured by the big man are thin and weak, but their stomachs are swollen." Cheng Shuodao said strangely: "A mule dissected them, and the worms in their stomachs are unbearable."

Marius Ugli was eating, and he suddenly became ill.

However, Cheng Shuo really didn’t talk nonsense. It’s not just the savages who have such a phenomenon, like the Han people living in the south of the Han Kingdom, especially those who like to eat sashimi (sashimi and the like), died of belly distension and then peeled them open. Looking at the stomach, the large and small intestines and even other organs are really full of parasites.

Cheng Shuo saw Marius Ugli's disgusted face full of joy, and he was also eating. No matter what he said in his mouth or what kind of imaginary images he had in his mind, he could still eat deliciously.After he got in touch with Marius Ugli, he found that this Roman nobleman had a very serious mental cleanliness, that is, he had a very rich imagination, but any disgusting thing he could think of would destroy his whole body.

When the food of the Han army is not bad, it will be served with salted fish even if it is bad. From that moment on, salted fish is the standard meal.This phenomenon is that no matter where the Han army is, mountains, forests, Gobi, grasslands... as long as you eat, you will definitely see salted fish.

As an officer, Cheng Shuo's food will be more abundant. In addition to the standard configuration of salted fish, there is never a shortage of meat. There is a tiger leg that looks huge, and some local fruits are indispensable.

The current Han people have not yet evolved to the point where they are all foodies, that is, all creatures can be made into delicacies using superb cooking methods. However, once the Han people discover that a certain creature is edible and tastes good, they will eat it generously.

Pingman Xiaowei Department has been troubled by the number of scary snakes. Si Hongzhuang saw that the naturalized Han people from Jiaozhi tasted delicious. He tried it and the taste was really good. After eating it, he also nourished it, so he promoted it To the troops under his command.

Once humans discover that a creature can be eaten, and it tastes good, the creature will be completely devastated. After snake eating became popular in the Han army, the number of snakes began to drop sharply, which caused troubles to some extent. For example, the frequency of men running to camp prostitutes has increased sharply.

Does the Han army have camp prostitutes?What I have to say is that from the Xia Dynasty to the Song Dynasty when scholars ruled, the army really has always had prostitutes.The regular prostitutes are official camps, usually family members of criminals, and there is no shortage of women who used to be nobles.There were also camp prostitutes run by military merchants, and women voluntarily played such a role.And this habit was first created by Guan Zhong, and it has been continued.

Not everyone can go to the camp prostitutes casually. The military officer class naturally has privileges, but military officers also need to spend money.Soldiers have to rest or have made meritorious service before they can run to the prostitutes, and there are often couples who agree for life, but women will continue to work, and if they really want to get married, they have to wait for the end of the war.

Camp prostitutes are not only in the skin business, they also usually take care of the laundry, similar to a woman who has a relationship with someone for life will stop doing the skin business and focus on dry cleaning.They also undertake some literary and artistic work, such as singing and dancing when there are some activities.

So, it's a joke that there are no women in the military, they just can't set foot in certain places.

Merchants accompanying the army are also full of Zhuxia characteristics. They do some business with the army. Basically, they carry goods and move with the army, providing goods for the soldiers and digesting the spoils from the battlefield. Usually, the profits are unimaginable.Naturally, the merchants who can accompany the army basically have the endorsement of a certain general or noble in the military, otherwise the army would not dare to let them join the army. If something happens, the general or noble who endorsed it will definitely have to bear the burden guilt.

"Lieutenant Cheng." Marius Ugli was eating a banana just now, picked up the rag beside him and wiped his hands, and said unhappily, "Why don't those prostitutes accept business from the Romans?"

Not only Zhu Xia civilization had camp prostitutes, in fact, every civilization had camp prostitutes, and the Roman army had camp prostitutes from the very beginning.

How should Cheng Shuo answer?Do you want to say that the nobleness of Han women is not something you can get your hands on?

The camp prostitutes accompanying the army did not receive any instructions. Not only did they refuse to serve the Romans, they also refused to serve the Persians. The Persians had repeatedly protested before, but now it is the turn of the Romans.

Since ancient times, Zhu Xia has had the mentality of not treating foreigners as human beings, that is, except for the Chinese, other ethnic groups are beasts or tools in human form.The men of Zhuxia have never been opposed to absorbing women from other races. This is a beautiful habit left behind by their ancestors when they pioneered. They killed all the men from other races and accepted women from other races. This is how Zhuxia grew stronger.

Since it is already established thinking that foreigners are not regarded as human beings by Zhu Xia, Zhu Xia's women must not want to be ridden by human-shaped beasts or tools!Isn’t it perfectly reasonable to refuse service to a foreigner?

Those are facts, and they are also habits that will never be changed. The problem is that Cheng Shuo can't say it so clearly, not because he is surprised that he is not Youbang, but because he doesn't even bother to explain.

"Hmm...?" Cheng Shuo thought for a while, then said, "It's hard to know."

Marius Ugli didn't know Zhu Xia's thinking that had been formed for a long time, but he was not stupid. He knew very well that the Romans were discriminated against, and he also knew that the Persians were in the same situation.What made him feel most uncomfortable was that not only the Han women refused, but even those female savages who were obviously natives also refused.

There is nothing wrong at all. There are Chinese prostitutes accompanying the army, but the number is really small. Most of them are local conquered indigenous women.But one thing is that the Han family's aesthetics is not as philanthropic as that of later generations. Given the choice, he does not want to patronize foreign women who do not meet the aesthetics at all.

Cheng Shuo was not at all surprised when he learned that indigenous women also refused to serve the Romans. In fact, the Persians were treated the same way.He took it for granted that such a thing happened, Han Chinese, Romans, and Persians were all aliens to those native women, but Han Chinese were conquerors, and it was an honor to sleep with them, Romans and Persians did not have this kind of treatment.

You can imagine how idle it is to talk about such a topic while on the battlefield.

In fact, the reason why the Han camp attacked was only to exert appropriate pressure on the Gupta camp, and it really had no intention of taking a full-scale offensive.

The side of the Gupta camp saw the Han army taking the initiative to attack. After the initial defense, they began to fight for the initiative, but the two sides quickly retreated, and generally they stayed in their camps.

At present, neither of the two camps intends to take a fierce offensive. They have maintained small fights for nearly ten days, and it seems that the war has come to a stalemate.

The high-level leaders of all parties need to understand what the other party is thinking, or what is happening inside and behind the other party, and under the premise that they don't want to act rashly, shouldn't the soldiers on the front line be idle?

"I heard that the Persian navy also participated in the war?"

Marius Ugli no longer talks about prostitution. The women don’t want to buy what you want. The Romans know where they are, and they come to this place to increase the goodwill of the Han people. Not as strong as it was against Europa Central and East.

"Yes." Cheng Shuo didn't know the real news, but knew more or less, and said, "The Persian monarch Shapur II is very sincere about this alliance. The first batch of Persian fleets has arrived."

Marius Ugli couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Rome also had warships, but the Roman warships could only play well in the Mediterranean environment, and they couldn't adapt once they got out of the Mediterranean, even if they wanted to "compete for favor". that capital.He didn't mean to ridicule the Persians for dispatching their navy to curry favor with Han, on the contrary, he felt that Shapur II was generous enough.

In fact, the more the two countries know Han, the more they want to have a good relationship with Han. It is not simply the military strength displayed by Han, but the premise determined by the trade demand itself.

Marius Ugli asked: "Can we send someone to observe the naval battle?"

Cheng Shuo smiled and said, "This is not something I can reply."

The Han Kingdom is constantly gathering fleets. The number of warships of various sizes on the side of the Pingman Captain’s Department alone has exceeded [-], and another military port not far from the Pingman Captain’s Department has also assembled [-] ships. above warships.

Although Han did not deliberately show off, it was difficult to keep secrets after the opening of the route. The Persians and Romans thought it would be easy to get the news, and they were shocked by Han's ability to assemble such a huge fleet, but they were also terrified.

The land battlefields of the Han camp and the Gupta camp have entered a period of restraint. Everyone knows that they are waiting for the results of the confrontation at sea. The Persian Sasanian will temporarily send a fleet to come over, which is the same as the mind of the Romans. It is nothing more than a deeper understanding of Han. country's sea power.

(End of this chapter)