Chapter 328 Promise of Benefits

Zhao State.

capital.

In recent days, another incident has attracted widespread attention in the DPRK.

The Sixth Princess applied to the Ministry of Household Affairs, hoping that the Ministry of Household Affairs could allocate a sum of money to build an academy to teach medicine in the capital, so as to cultivate more medical talents and benefit the people.

There are more than a dozen academies in the capital that teach the six arts, but none that teach medicine.

The inheritance of medical families has always been carried out in the form of families and sects.

Such as Yaowang Valley, Yaowang Valley already existed before the Zhao Kingdom was established, and it continues to this day for hundreds of years.

Some other sects, such as Qianjin Sect, Qingxin Sect, and Silver Needle Sect, are also very strict in recruiting disciples.

If you want to start studying medicine, you must first pay a large amount of tuition. After completing the course, half of the medical fees will be handed over to the sect and family.

Like the Sixth Princess, not only did she not charge tuition, but she was also responsible for the students' food and accommodation, and paid them monthly subsidies. The only requirement was that after they completed their studies, they had to practice medicine in the imperial hospital for five years.

After five years, you can stay or go as you wish.

The imperial court does not have a medical center. To prepare a medical center in the future, it will definitely cost a lot of money.

The Ministry of Revenue allocated 10,000 taels for this purpose, and the courtiers had no objections.

This is a good thing that may not necessarily benefit the country, but it will extremely benefit the people.

Anyone who dares to obstruct it will be despised by all the people.

Although they knew that this was the Sixth Princess contributing political achievements to the Fourth Prince, she did not do so directly in the name of the Fourth Prince, and the other three princes could not say anything about it.

As soon as this news came out, the people of the capital were extremely excited.

I heard that at that time, the price of medical treatment in the imperial medical clinic will be very low, even ordinary people can afford it, and the price of medicinal materials will be much lower than that of medical clinics outside.

It is difficult and expensive to see a doctor, which has always been a big problem faced by the people.

There are countless medical clinics in the capital. In any medical clinic, whether it is medical fees or medication costs, the poor people cannot afford it.

Minor illnesses can only be lived through.

And often a serious illness can make a family with enough food and clothing go bankrupt.

The common people's wishes are very simple: to have enough to eat, to wear warm clothes, and to afford medical treatment. Whoever allows them to have such a life will be supported by them as emperor.

This matter was promoted by the Sixth Princess.

The Sixth Princess is the representative of the Fourth Prince. Although this matter has not yet been finally implemented, the Fourth Prince's reputation among the people has been rising steadily.

Prince Sheng's Mansion.

Although the fourth prince was selected as the Prince of Supervision, his background was too weak compared to other princes, so he did not even think about competing at the beginning, which further led to his falling behind.

But in the past two months, he finally had the opportunity to turn things around.

You don't have to do anything while staying in the palace, and achievements will be delivered to your door while you are lying down.

A figure walked in quickly from outside and said happily: "Your Highness, Your Highness, this is a great thing. According to our investigation, your reputation among the people has completely surpassed the other three princes..."

When the fourth prince heard this, his face did not show too much happiness.

These days, there is good news every day, and he has become numb to the news.

What's more, although the support of the people seems to be huge on the surface, it can only be the icing on the cake. More importantly, it is the support of the courtiers.

He sat on the chair and said with great pity: "I heard that Zhiyi has raised more than 100,000 taels of silver. What a pity it is to scatter this money in vain. If it were spent elsewhere, it would be enough to bribe several people." She is a key official, but it is a pity that she will not give it to me..."

Prince An's Mansion.

The second prince paced the hall impatiently, feeling angry and anxious.

Asking doctors to treat people for free was obviously his first idea.

It was his counselor who first mentioned the problem of difficult and expensive medical treatment for the people.

If we can change this situation, we will definitely get strong support from the people.

Unexpectedly, due to poor consideration, a good thing turned into a bad thing.

Later, he listened to the advice of his advisers and invited some doctors again. This time he wanted to see a doctor, and he needed to pay a consultation fee of 20 cents.

Although it only cost 20 yuan, it blocked more than 90% of the people who wanted to join in the fun. The free clinic was carried out smoothly and was praised by many people.

But before he could be happy for a few days, the sixth princess's medical school was approved.

Suddenly, no one was talking about what he was doing.

What made him even more angry was that he had the first idea to start with medical treatment, and they had plagiarized his wisdom!

A counselor sighed and said: "Your Highness, I heard that the Sixth Princess has raised more than one hundred thousand taels and recruited many students and gentlemen. Several of them are famous doctors..."

Although the sixth princess's actions coincided with King An's thoughts.

But what I have to say is that their actions are more clever than those of Prince An's Mansion.

Free clinics can only treat the symptoms.

Only thorough medical reform can cure the root cause.

King An was shocked when he heard this: "What, one hundred thousand taels, have they raised so much money?"

The counselor nodded and said: "This is also a good thing for the medical family. It can make the medical family stronger. Many medical hospitals have donated a lot of money..."

His heart was bleeding when he thought that this should have been his political achievement.

King An made a quick decision and said, "Build it. If they can build a medical school, we can build it too. Whatever they do, we will do it!"

The counselor said: "But this requires a large sum of money..."

This is not a free clinic, which can be done as you say.

Not only does it require a large amount of money to prepare in the early stage, but the investment in the later stage is an unimaginable number.

Not to mention the Prince An's Mansion, even with the financial resources of the national treasury, it is probably difficult to sustain.

He added: "The Sixth Princess runs a medical school in her own name, and the Ministry of Revenue only allocated 10,000 taels. If we apply for it again with the same reason, the Ministry of Revenue may not allocate funds. She also raised the money herself..."

He is very clear about the financial resources of the Prince An's Mansion.

In the struggle for the throne for more than half a year, the palace has been almost emptied.

Prince An gritted his teeth and said: "I will find a way to deal with the money!"

A moment later, in the Prince An's Mansion, in an underground treasure house. Prince An looked at the precious jewels in the treasury, as well as the antiques and paintings he had collected for thirty years. Although his heart was broken, he still said: "Take all these things out and sell them. The money will be used to set up our own medical school. If she can raise funds, we can raise funds too. If she can invite doctors to teach, we can invite doctors to teach too..."

After the treasury was emptied, Prince An returned to the bedroom and leaned back in his chair, unable to recover for a long time.

Although the investment this time was large, the gains would not be small either.

From the speed of Sixth Sister's fundraising, those doctors were quite supportive of this matter.

As a prince, if he raised funds himself, he would definitely raise more than Sixth Sister, and maybe he could use this to ease the financial pressure of the palace...

Thinking of this, he felt better.

Half a day later, the people responsible for fundraising and hiring teachers from the medical school came back.

Prince An stood up impatiently and asked, "How is it going? How much silver did you raise?"

The man moved his lips and said, "I went to twenty clinics and raised one thousand taels..."

Prince An was stunned when he heard this. Twenty clinics only raised one thousand taels, an average of fifty taels per clinic. How could they send away beggars?

He asked again, "What about hiring them as teachers?"

The man sighed and said, "They said they can give lectures, but the monthly salary is one thousand taels..."

Prince An was stunned for a moment and said angrily, "One thousand taels, why don't they rob them!"

After a while, he slowly sat back in his chair, as if all his strength had been drained.

Why can Sixth Sister easily raise 100,000 taels? Those doctors in the third and fourth realms are willing to teach in her academy for free, but when it comes to me, not only can I not raise money, but I have to pay such a high price to let them teach?

What did she do to make these doctors support him so much with both money and people?

Jindan Hall

Among the five dynasties, Zhao State had the most prosperous medical family, and the capital was full of medical clinics.

Jindan Hall was a medical clinic set up by the Jindan School in the capital. The Jindan School was good at refining elixirs, which did not require the decoction of medicinal materials. The medicine was simple and convenient to take, and the effect was remarkable, so it was quite popular among the dignitaries of Zhao State.

Of course, because the cost of refining elixirs was higher, the price of Jindan Hall was higher than that of other medical clinics for the same disease.

The chief physician of Jindan Hall was a fourth-level doctor. At this moment, several people were queuing in the clinic waiting for him to see them. They waited for a long time, but he didn't come out, so they couldn't help but start to discuss.

"It's been a quarter of an hour, why hasn't Doctor Jiang come out yet?"

"I just saw him and another old man go upstairs."

"That's Doctor Sun from Huichun Hall, also a fourth-level doctor. Maybe he has something important to discuss with Doctor Jiang..."

At this moment, on the third floor of Jindan Hall.

Doctor Sun sat on the ground, hugged the legs of another old man, and said: "Ten thousand taels, we have been friends for many years. If you don't give me this ten thousand taels today, I won't leave!"

The old man whose legs he hugged looked helpless and said: "Two thousand taels, the money of my Jindantang is not blown by the wind. If you don't get up, I will call someone..."

Doctor Sun thought for a while and said: "How about this, when the time comes, we will erect a monument at the gate of the medical school and write your name on it?"

The old man surnamed Jiang thought for a moment and changed his words: "Three thousand taels, three thousand taels can't be more."

Establishing a medical school, although it is not beneficial to his own sect, it is also a good thing for the entire medical family.

Therefore, he is willing to donate one thousand taels.

Considering the decades of friendship between him and the surname Sun, it is also okay to add another one thousand taels.

After all, the medical school was promoted by the court and had a certain influence. If his name could be engraved on the stone tablet at the gate of the hospital, so that the passing people and the younger generation of medical family can see it, it would undoubtedly be a very face-saving thing.

For this little face, he could pay another thousand taels.

Doctor Sun continued, "The medical school has just been established, and we need a group of qualified gentlemen..."

Doctor Jiang knew what he wanted to say, waved his hand, and said, "I don't have time, you can ask someone else..."

He had no interest in teaching at the medical school.

Doctor Sun heard this and did not insist.

He got up from the ground, patted the dust off his butt, and then took out a beautifully packaged booklet from his arms and said, "By the way, we plan to compile a medical book. Do you want to sign your name? You can just symbolically contribute a few recipes."

Doctor Jiang said indifferently, "Whatever you want."

It is very common for doctors to sign each other's names on medical books.

Jindantang has countless elixir prescriptions, just contribute a few unimportant ones.

Theoretically, this is good for spiritual practice. Writing medical books also contributes to medical science. However, because medical science has developed for so long, it has become difficult to innovate, and the role of writing medical books is no longer significant.

Doctor Sun nodded, picked up the brush from the table, and wrote a name on the booklet.

Jiang Hong.

Just when he put down his pen, Doctor Jiang was suddenly startled.

He suddenly felt a slight increase in the medical energy in his body.

With his cultivation in the fourth realm, even a slight increase would be extremely substantial.

The moment just now was equivalent to a month of sitting in the clinic.

This kind of thing wouldn't happen inexplicably. The next moment, he guessed the reason.

His eyes immediately looked at Dr. Sun.

What kind of medical book did they write that could cause fluctuations in his cultivation just by writing his name?

If I really participated in the compilation and made a huge contribution, wouldn't it be possible for me to reach the fifth realm in this life?

Doctor Sun had already walked out of the door, and he immediately chased after him, shouting: "Stay!"

Doctor Sun looked back at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

Doctor Jiang pursed his lips, pointed to the book in his hand, and asked, "Here, what kind of medical book is this?"

Doctor Sun smiled slightly and said, "You don't have to worry about this..."

After a while.

Doctor Jiang sat on the ground, hugged his legs tightly, and said: "Our decades of friendship, such a good thing, how can you forget me, ten thousand taels is ten thousand taels, I will also give you more pills." You have some, and you can take me to compile a book together..."

Dr. Sun stroked his beard and said: "I am just a deputy editor and cannot be such a big boss. You are making me very embarrassed..."

Doctor Jiang hugged his legs tighter and said, "If you don't promise me, don't leave today!"

After an unknown amount of time, Dr. Sun looked at him and said, "If you want to participate in the compilation, it's not impossible, but you have to donate 50,000 taels and come to the medical school to teach, and you will not be paid..."

Dr. Jiang was afraid that he would regret it, so he immediately said: "Promise, promise, I agree to everything!"

…

In the small courtyard of the embassy, ​​Zhao Zhiyi was playing chess with Li Nuo.

She has almost done all the preliminary preparations for establishing the academy.

As for the fundraising and recruitment of medical school students, she has never had any control over it from the beginning to the end. Whether it is raising money or recruiting people, Dr. Sun can handle it all by himself.

Li Nuo also had a rare moment of leisure.

Whether it was the preparation of the medical school or the compilation of books, Li Nuo proposed and took the lead, and he himself must have gained the most.

As a participant, Dr. Sun must make greater contributions if he wants to improve his cultivation level.

Therefore, he paid great attention to these two things. He even stopped opening his own medical clinic and went around to solicit sponsorships and investments. The money he later raised and the college teachers he recruited almost all belonged to him alone. credit.

In order to facilitate his work, Li Nuo also gave him great authority.

Li Nuo is the chief editor of the "Medical Manual" and Dr. Sun is the deputy editor. Under the two of them, some editors can also be set up and some famous doctors can be invited to serve. Firstly, they can expand the influence of this book, and secondly, they can also be firmly involved. Tied to this boat.

It is undeniable that a small number of doctors do have a benevolent heart.

They do not serve the rich and powerful, but travel around to diagnose and treat the common people without charging any fees. However, there are only a very small number of such doctors.

It may be said that it is for the common people to solve the problem of difficulty in seeking medical treatment and for the growth of the medical family, but it may be superficially appreciated by them, but it is difficult to obtain substantive support.

A relationship based on interests is more stable and reliable.

The benefits Li Nuo provided them were firstly cultivation and secondly fame.

Cultivation is closely related to life. The difficulty of breaking through the fourth to fifth realms of a doctor is no less than that of the fifth to sixth realms of a warrior, or even more difficult.

There are countless doctors in the fourth realm of the mainland, but there is only one doctor in the fifth realm.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will not let go of this opportunity.

What Li Nuo and the Sixth Princess want to do is of extraordinary significance. Once successful and other countries follow suit, it will benefit the entire continent, hundreds of millions, or even more than a billion people.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a great achievement.

The Sixth Princess is not a medical practitioner, nor is she a Confucianist, so this matter has no real benefit to her.

But for Li Nuo, who is a practitioner of both Confucianism and medicine, and those doctors or Confucianists who have entered the realm, the benefits are immeasurable, as they can both gain fame and profit.

Before Li Nuo and the Sixth Princess finished playing a game of chess, Doctor Sun came here with another person.

The visitor was a great doctor from the Fourth Realm. He was willing to donate 50,000 taels to the medical school. He was also willing to teach free of charge for the medical school. He hoped to contribute to the compilation of the "Medical Manual".

Of course Li Nuo agreed.

I don’t know which fourth-level doctor Dr. Sun has brought.

A few days ago, Li Nuo and the Sixth Princess were still worried about the medical school teachers. Now they had to arrange a class for them. There were too many people who wanted to teach there, and they had to take care of everyone.

After the two left, Zhao Zhiyi looked at the lady who was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, and said to Li Nuo: "The embassy's courtyard is too small. Not only is it inconvenient to see guests, but Miss Song can't practice her martial arts. I don't have the money to give you a big house." Son, why don't you move to the princess's mansion, where apart from the servants, I am the only one living there, and many of the courtyards are empty..."

After thinking about it, Li Nuo agreed.

He himself had nothing to do with it, but it was indeed inconvenient for Yi Ren to practice martial arts.

There is nothing going on at the embassy all year round, so just come and visit occasionally.

He asked Yiren for her opinion, and she agreed.

This yard was too small, so she had to hold back a little while practicing. Especially at the critical moment of breaking through the realm, she couldn't fully perform it every time, which made her feel very frustrated.

The two of them didn't have many things, so they moved to the Sixth Princess' Mansion that day.

The Princess Mansion has more space. Not only is there enough space for him to practice, but Li Nuo also has a quiet study where he can write medical manuals.

He has already started working on the first chapter of the manual.

After careful consideration, Li Nuo included first aid knowledge in this section.

Including methods of hemostasis, artificial respiration, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, acute respiratory obstruction, and correct treatment methods in cases of drowning, snake bites, poisoning, burns, scalds, frostbite, etc.

These are situations we encounter in daily life.

If you have a medical manual in hand, you can find a solution in the shortest possible time.

In the second chapter, he mainly writes about health and epidemic prevention knowledge.

People have a weak concept of health and epidemic prevention. Solving health problems at the source can greatly reduce the possibility of some diseases, especially those infectious diseases. Once they appear, far more than one person will die.

Great epidemics in history have killed people in one city after another.

They must develop a good sense of hygiene in daily life to reduce the possibility of major epidemics. Even if they occur, they can be controlled in a short period of time to prevent them from continuing to spread.

After writing these two chapters, it was already getting very late.

Li Nuo stretched, walked out of the study, and returned to the main bedroom.

Yiren just finished practicing and walked out of the bathroom. Her hair was wet and she was only wearing a pink pajamas.

The two of them have lived together for so long and are used to it.

Song Yiren was about to go to sleep in her own bed when she realized that the bed was gone.

The spacious room is beautifully decorated, but there is only one large bed.

When she was about to turn around and leave, Li Nuo asked, "Where are you going?"

Song Yiren said: "I'm going to sleep in another room. Do I want to sleep on the same bed with you?"

She actually regretted moving here. At least, she could live in the same room with him in the embassy.

Li Nuo glanced at the big bed. How could he miss the assist opportunity that the Sixth Princess finally gave him.

He looked at Yi Ren and said, "It's not like this bed is too big to sleep on. We can each use a quilt. Besides, if you sleep somewhere else, what if there is an assassin at night?"

Song Yiren thought for a moment and felt that what Li Nuo said made sense.

If the two of them were separated, neither she nor Li Nuo would be able to handle it if there were assassins from the fifth level.

She suppressed the secret joy in her heart, walked to the bedside, and said: "Well, your safety is more important. You have done so many things for the fourth prince. What if the other three princes find someone to assassinate you... "

She convinced herself perfectly, climbed into bed, and said matter-of-factly: "I promised my mother that I would protect you..."