The country cannot be governed by the constitution alone.

In the same way, the "Shinsengumi Code" with only 5 items is not enough to manage the increasingly large Shinsengumi.

Therefore, not long ago, Seitobo further formulated the "21 Codes of the Shinsengumi" based on the "Shinsengumi Code", which detailed the daily behavioral norms of soldiers.

The content covers everything from eating, defecating, and how to salute when meeting a superior.

These regulations may seem funny, but there is an old saying: Every regulation must have its reason or background.

The Japanese nowadays have no concept of hygiene at all.

I don’t know what bacteria and viruses are, let alone how dirty my palms are, and I have no sense of hygiene at all.

There are even quite a few people who don't have the habit of wiping their buttocks, and just pick up their hakama and leave after finishing.

The contents in "The Shinsengumi's 21 Rules" may seem funny, but if the soldiers can perfectly abide by all the contents, it will definitely greatly improve the health of the body, thereby reducing the possibility of contracting diseases and outbreaks of plague.

Reduce to a minimum.

Not to mention other things - drinking boiled water, washing hands before meals and after using the toilet - these two items alone can prevent a considerable number of gastrointestinal diseases and infectious diseases.

The generals from Tokugawa Iemo, Tenjoin, Hitotsubashi Keiki, down to the "Japanese Army" were all exposed to this advanced health knowledge for the first time.

Not washing your hands before eating will easily lead to diarrhea; open urination will cause an outbreak of plague... They felt both fresh and surprised by this knowledge, and they were all fascinated by it and marveled at it.

Qingdeng just walked and talked.

Everyone also walked and listened.

Finally, they finally entered the dining hall.

As soon as they entered the dining hall, they were greeted by the aroma that penetrated their internal organs.

In an instant, both the senior shogunate officials headed by Tokugawa Iemo and the "pro-military" generals were all twitching their noses crazily, as if out of conditioned reflex.

Stimulated by the rich fragrance, their mouths secreted saliva.

The throat is rolling up and down... "gudong", "gudong", "gudong" swallowing sounds come and go.

The so-called "mouth watering" is nothing better than this.

At this moment, they all had the same thought - it smells so good! What kind of fragrance is this?!

Even Tokugawa Iemo and others, who are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and seeing dragon liver, phoenix and gallbladder, have never smelled such a fragrance.

Since just now, Qingdeng has been paying attention to the changes in their expressions.

After seeing Tokugawa Iemo and others sniffling and swallowing, he immediately smiled with satisfaction like a child who had succeeded in playing a prank.

Qingdeng had sent someone in advance to prepare meals and a quiet dining room.

After arriving at the dining room, everyone took their seats in order according to their status.

Tokugawa Iemo sat in the undoubted main seat, Tenzouin sat on his left, and Aoto sat on his left.

"Your Highness, everyone, this is my Shinsengumi's daily dish - pork and potatoes stew, please be sure to try it!"

A bowl of rice, a bowl of fragrant miso soup, a plate of scrambled eggs, a plate of roasted eggplant, and a plate of pork stewed with potatoes.

Incredibly rich four dishes and one soup.

Both the appearance and the smell are impeccable.

The mouth-watering aroma that everyone just smelled mainly came from this plate of pork and potatoes stew.

Faced with this delicacy at such a close distance... everyone's noses twitched even more fiercely, and the frequency of swallowing saliva also increased significantly.

However, no one present immediately moved their chopsticks.

They looked at each other in confusion, each with a look of confusion on his face.

No wonder they are like this.

Although Western culture has begun to be introduced into Japan, the food culture of "not eating meat" and "meat of four-legged animals is unclean" is still deeply ingrained in people's minds...especially in the minds of the upper class.

Hitotsubashi Yingxi frowned and asked Ayoto directly:

"Tachibana, please excuse me, is this pork... edible?"

With Hitotsubashi taking the lead, the others began to raise questions:

Matsudaira Harugaku asked:

"Tachibanabe, this dish is too greasy, isn't it? The eggplant is roasted and the eggs are fried. Especially this plate of pork, the grease almost reflects on my face."

Yamagi Yunlang sighed softly:

"Isn't there any pickled radish? I just want to eat pickled radish."

Even Tokugawa Iemo joined the ranks of questioning Aoto.

"Qingdeng, although this set of meals is fragrant,... isn't it too unhealthy?"

Faced with everyone’s doubts, Qingdeng responded without hesitation:

"What you don't know is that 'the flesh of four-legged animals is unclean' is a complete fallacy."

"Rather, it's quite the opposite."

"The meat of four-legged animals is extremely nutritious."

"Only by eating more meat can you nourish your body and strengthen your body."

"If you don't believe me, you can pay close attention to the body shapes of my newly selected soldiers later."

"Since they started eating meat, many soldiers have become stronger, their faces are rosy, and their strength has increased a lot."

"Why are Xiyi so tall?"

"It's because they often eat meat."

"As for what Your Highness just asked, 'Will it be unhealthy?' - that's wrong!"

"Compared to 'traditional dishes' such as a pickled radish with a large bowl of white rice, a salted fish with a large bowl of white rice, etc., my set of dishes is the healthiest."

"As long as you insist on eating my set of dishes every day, you can effectively prevent various diseases."

Having said this, Qingdeng straightened his back, put on a serious expression, and said word by word:

"For example - it can prevent beriberi."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned on the spot, and then their expressions became stern.

Japanese people have been suffering from beriberi for a long time.

The former shogun, the 13th shogun Tokugawa Iedada, Tenshoin's husband, died of beriberi.

The frail Tokugawa Iesada was plagued by numerous illnesses in the last few years of his life.

The outbreak of beriberi became the straw that broke the camel's back.

It is said that before his death, his feet were so swollen that if you pinched the skin of his legs, the skin would sink deeply and would not bounce back.

"...Qingdeng, do you really mean what you said?"

Tokugawa Iemo asked with a serious face.

Qingden nodded vigorously.

"really!"

"Doctors overseas have discovered the cause of beriberi."

"Simply put, people who don't eat healthy enough are prone to beriberi."

"Everyone knows that different dishes have different nutrients."

"Some foods are good for the stomach, and some are good for the liver."

“Only by taking in balanced nutrients can you have a healthy body.”

"Eating too much rice and too little other vegetables creates a nutritional imbalance, which leads to beriberi - it's that simple."

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