Chapter 118: Taiyuan Medical College

Even Zhu Qizhen didn't know how much of what Zhu Qizhen said was true and how false.

Zhu Qizhen's words were somewhat genuine, and they seemed to be true. However, Zhu Qizhen was used to hypocrisy. Whatever he said or did, he must not act in vain.

Just like what Zhu Qizhen said now, it was actually to trigger the following words.

Therefore, there are also false elements in it.

"Your Majesty is so kind, I am so ashamed," Lou Yuan said.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, it doesn't have to be like this. It's just that I'm very dissatisfied with the current situation of the hospital. I went all the way to invite you to Beijing because I have high hopes for you."

Calculating the time, Lou Yuan has been renewed for a little over half a year.

Last year, the Ningbo plague spread until winter. After the plague ended, Zhu Qizhen immediately summoned Lou Yuan to the imperial court to serve as the imperial hospital order.

As Zhu Qizhen said, he has a lot of dissatisfaction with Taiyuan Hospital.

Lou Yuan was slightly stunned and said: "I have failed to live up to your majesty's trust. If your majesty is dissatisfied with the Taiyuan Hospital, you only need to tell me and I will definitely take care of it."

Zhu Qizhen said: "When there was a plague in Ningbo, I wanted to dispatch imperial doctors to Ningbo, but there were more than 300 imperial physicians in the imperial yamen in Beijing, and they were distributed in various yamen in the capital camp. I couldn't dispatch many people at a time?"

"Thanks to Mr. Kuang and Kuang Qing's virtue today, Ningbo has survived a year. But if this happens again, what should I do? Do you think I am powerless? And most of the dead in the battle with Wasi this year died from injuries.

In the hundreds of thousands of troops in the capital, is there one imperial physician for every ten thousand people? If we continue to fight on the front lines, will I have to watch the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty die due to lack of medical care and medicine?"

"Therefore, the Taiyuan Hospital must be expanded and the number of doctors trained by the Taiyuan Hospital must be greater."

When Lou Yuan heard this, he frowned and said: "Your Majesty's intention, I already know. However, this matter should be considered in the long term. It is not an old minister's excuse. It is true that doctors are related to the lives of the people. I have been learning calligraphy since I was a child, and I have been using medical books.

I started memorizing medical books when I was young, and became my father's medicine boy when I was twelve or thirteen years old. Then I learned from various gentlemen. Only when I was twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old did I dare to prescribe medicine independently. After many years of experience, I am where I am today."

"There are many shortcomings in training doctors in Taiyuan Hospital. Even if I correct them one by one, it is impossible to train a large number of doctors."

Zhu Qizhen was also half-aware of this point.

Taiyuan Hospital has an institution for training imperial doctors. In other words, Taiyuan Hospital is not only a medical institution for the emperor, but also a medical teaching institution.

But in Zhu Qizhen's view, the hospital has become seriously bureaucratic.

Because of this, Zhu Qizhen insisted on cleaning up the Tai Hospital, and then invited Lou Yuan to come over to rectify the Tai Hospital.

There is no way to deal with this matter. Zhu Qizhen would rather run aground first.

But Zhu Qizhen also understood the difficulties Lou Yuan mentioned. Even in later generations, the semester for medical students was the longest.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said: "What I urgently need is a trauma department. Basic trauma treatment does not require ten or eight years of study. If there are not enough imperial doctors, how about recruiting famous doctors from the private sector?"

Lou Yuan said: "Your Majesty does not know that the supply of famous doctors among the people is not inexhaustible. It can even be said that most of the famous doctors in the Ming Dynasty are in the two capitals. The people are in short supply of doctors and medicines, even more so than the army.

, after all, there are military doctors in the army, but after the common people get sick, they have no choice but to wait for death."

"And even if there are famous doctors among the people, they may not be willing to be recruited."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Why is this?"

Lou Yuan hesitated to speak, and finally said: "I dare not say it."

Zhu Qizhen was such a smart man. He didn't say it out loud, but he had already guessed it in his mind. He sighed slightly in his heart and understood why famous private doctors were unwilling to go to Beijing to become imperial doctors.

Very simple.

As long as he can be called a famous doctor, he must be from a middle- to upper-class family in the local area.

After all, no matter what time, people are equal in the face of death, even local tycoons will not offend doctors easily. Famous doctors in ancient times had a much higher status than they do now.

It can't be said to be a tyrant, but it is definitely very comfortable.

But is becoming an imperial physician a good idea?

Even if the imperial physician is an official and has some power, but he has not been to the capital, he has no idea how many civil servants and generals there are in the capital. What does the imperial physician mean if he is just a miscellaneous official?

Not to mention treating noble people, it is even more risky. If you don't say it, you will be sentenced to death. The political risk is too great.

Moreover, can the salary of imperial doctors be comparable to what they earn from practicing medicine in local areas? Not necessarily.

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while, it is always bad to force others to do something difficult.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Well, let's expand the training of medical doctors under the Taiyuan Hospital. In the next three years, we must train a thousand knife trauma students. I will listen to the military."

"As for the recruitment of famous doctors, they all receive extra rewards from the imperial edicts. For each of the imperial edicts, I will receive an extra reward, which will also be used from the internal treasury."

Practices of the Ming Dynasty.

The official position is superimposed and the salary is only based on the highest official title. Unless you have the emperor's grace, you can get double salary, or even triple salary.

What Zhu Qizhen meant was that anyone who received additional treatment from imperial officials would receive an extra salary from the inner treasury.

At the same time, the salaries of other officials awaiting imperial edict will also be increased.

During Zhu Qizhen's reign for several years, he dismissed all the paintings and calligraphy left by his father to the imperial edict. Those recently appointed as edict-awaiting officials are all professionals in various fields, whether they are water conservancy, craftsmen, or navigators.

Zhu Qizhen also got a salary increase by the way.

Anyway, the salary of the Ming Dynasty is generally low. Starting from today, and in the next ten years, Zhu Qizhen will gradually increase the salary of the officials below.

But you must not use up all the benefits at once.

The donkey has eaten all the carrots. Will it still work hard to grind them?

After hearing this, Lou Yuan frowned, but after hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, he was categorical. Thinking that there was no room for relaxation, he did not dare to say more, and said: "I understand that I will do my best."

Zhu Qizhen thought to himself: "The main hall, martial arts, water conservancy college, and now the medical school, in a few decades, the expenses of these colleges will be scattered, and a large number of people with professional education will want political status?

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"They won't give in."

"Sow seeds in spring and reap in autumn."

"It's just a person's age, but it's much longer than the annual rings."

This matter has been arranged.

Zhu Qizhen was busy changing the decision-making center of the Ming Dynasty from the Forbidden City to Tuancheng.

The building area of ​​Tuancheng is not as large as that of the Forbidden City. However, the number of people who moved here from Zhuqi Town was not large, only three people a year, plus their entourage.

Although Tuancheng is a little small, it is enough.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen is a little tired.

He still had to go to court in the Forbidden City every day. He could only return to Tuancheng after handling most of his official duties in the Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall. This way, his relationship with Queen Qian and his son was much better.

However, as a result, the officials in the outer court were a little dissatisfied. They submitted a petition asking Your Majesty to return to the palace.

Zhu Qizhen naturally stayed in the middle and did not make any progress.

Now Zhu Qizhen already has the authority to put aside certain dissidents in the court.

At the same time, he also did something to investigate the use of mercury in the palace, and then discovered that mercury was used in many gold, silver, and copper gilding techniques.

Zhu Qizhen simply didn’t know what to say.

After all, gold is mostly used in gold and silverware. It can be said that in any palace, even furniture and some small objects. Gold gilding technology is used everywhere.

Zhu Qizhen's heart suddenly trembled. He knew that mercury is very easy to volatilize, and being in an environment with mercury vapor will naturally cause great damage to the body.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and ordered: "Today, the country's budget is tight. All gold and silver expenses in the palace will be stopped. No gold or gold plating will be used. All will be made of wood and porcelain."

"Be an example to the world."

As for the red wall in the Forbidden City, Zhu Qizhen also had to find a way to get rid of it. In short, he was determined not to allow anything related to mercury in his living environment for the rest of his life.

After this order was issued, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty praised it. After all, diligence and frugality are virtues no matter what.

It can be said that this order from the emperor left a lot of money.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen didn't live a stable life, and soon another thorny matter appeared in front of Zhu Qizhen. Speaking of which, it was none other than that the previous envoy came to the court again.
Chapter completed!