Everything has a process of understanding. If Shen Hao hadn't used several hundred Inspectors under his command as living proof back at the Central Army Tent, then no one present would have taken his claims about boiled water seriously. Most likely, they'd have dismissed him as just talking nonsense to defend himself.
The field physicians here still don't believe that boiling river water makes it safe from disease, let alone the ordinary soldiers below.
At a military station, the head physician was pressed to the ground and beaten with the military staff, one strike after another, crying out loudly. It's said that if you shout, internal injuries from the beating are less likely, but if you hold it in, you might end up with hidden damage. The rest of the physicians received half the punishment—fifteen lashes each—no one at the back of the line could run from it.
