After sending Liu Wenjing away, Li Shimin found the fat Changsun Wuji among many officials and pulled him out.
"Let's go, follow me back to Chengqian Palace!"
"Ah? Erlang is so anxious..."
Changsun Wuji guessed why he was in a hurry to find him. Sure enough, just after entering Chengqian Hall, Erlang asked him in a low voice: "How did you copy that medical book?"
"Erlang's barefoot doctor's manual is truly a sacred book."
Changsun Wuji first expressed his heartfelt praise, and then said: "I found five famous doctors, and they were all amazed after seeing the contents of the book. They did not think about food and drinks, and in less than half a month they excerpted 100 symptoms from the book. There are more than 30 cases, more than 500 herbal medicines, and more than 300 acupuncture and prescriptions.
But there are many mysterious words in them, such as cells, cocci, hormone penicillin, etc. "
Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This medical book is extensive and profound, and many words are like a book from heaven. No matter how the doctor and I searched through ancient books, we couldn't find any source. There are so many excerpts of sentences that we can't understand, I'm afraid there are three Thousands."
Li Shimin smiled slightly, then thought of the one tael of corn that Chu Zhen gave him, and asked him: "Can the number of medicines in the prescription be changed to the kilo of corn we use?"
"It hasn't changed."
Changsun Wuji explained: "It also contains the timings used in acupuncture, which are all in minutes. In addition, the conversion number is huge, and it requires careful review before it can be launched. Therefore, I noted the details and timings in the book at the beginning, leaving it to the future. Calculate."
"That's fine."
Li Shimin nodded and was about to ask again when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He raised his head and asked the maid in the palace not far away: "Why don't you see the princess?"
It stands to reason that when he returns to Chengqian Palace, the princess will greet him in front of the palace gate.
Before the maid could answer, Changsun Wuji burst into laughter and said, "Erlang has a big event! You go and see my sister first, and I'll bring you what you want!"
"Call Xuan Ling by the way."
Li Shimin ordered him and walked quickly towards the inner courtyard of Chengqian Hall.
As soon as he walked to the door of the inner courtyard, he saw his wife Changsun Zhi being supported by two maids, followed by four or five maids, looking at him with a smile.
Li Shimin walked a few steps further and discovered that his wife's belly had swelled slightly and she was pregnant. No wonder she hadn't gone out to meet him.
"Guanyin Maid!"
Li Shimin stepped forward excitedly and held her hands tightly.
"In this large gathering, Your Highness should be called Concubine."
Changsun smiled and corrected his title, then asked, "Are you and Da Lang together just now?"
"Yes!" Li Shimin guessed what she wanted to say and said with a smile: "It just so happens that the barefoot medical book contains instructions on how to deliver a baby. I asked someone to bring it to the midwives so that they can learn it first."
"ah."
Not only Changsun Zhi, but also the surrounding maids and servants looked at him in surprise, wondering why His Highness King Qin would say such a thing.
Midwives are in a lowly position, so even the common people don't want to have more contact with them, let alone the Qin Prince's Palace?
Moreover, when a mother has a difficult delivery, the midwife will dance with the gods, recite incantations, ask the gods to come up to her, hold an umbrella on the roof, and other strange behaviors, which make people intimidated and reluctant to approach.
Only when giving birth will the midwife be invited into the home.
But now the King of Qin said that he would teach Po Wen how to deliver a baby...?
"this--"
Li Shimin reacted.
I can't help but recall what Chu Zhen said when he taught them:
"In ancient times, medical conditions were not good, and it was very difficult to give birth. Those who delivered babies relied on experience. In backward places, there were no stable mothers who could even deliver babies, and they couldn't afford them. Therefore, the content of this book about delivering babies is for you. Don’t be taboo, spread the word!”
At that time, the two young ladies of the Song Dynasty and the Shun Dynasty were too embarrassed to raise their heads. Li Shimin also felt uncomfortable. It was the first time for him to hear these knowledge.
Only Chu Zhen, who was sitting there, kept his expression unchanged and focused on telling them the section about women giving birth to children.
Li Shimin couldn't help but admire him.
Unknowingly, women are no longer taboo about giving birth.
"Do as I say."
Li Shimin calmed down and ordered the servants: "When the medical books are brought, you also need to learn how to deliver a baby. Make sure the princess gives birth smoothly!"
Several servants were shocked.
Li Shimin added: "Tomorrow I will order people to copy 100 copies of the contents of the medical book and send them to various medical clinics in the city, and order them to apply what they have learned. In the future, all pregnant women in Chang'an City will deliver babies according to the medical books!"
The maids and servants were still surprised and suspicious. Changsun Zhi saw something and returned to the inner courtyard. When no one was around, she asked:
"Erlang, who gave that medical book as a gift? Now that you want to spread it out, you can't hide it anymore."
Li Shimin pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "You are right, Mr. Chu is a miraculous person, and his reputation will inevitably spread throughout the world. It is just the right time to use this medical book to promote Mr. Chu's name."
"Mr. Chu? How did Erlang know such a miracle doctor?"
"Mr. Chu is not only a miracle doctor!"
Li Shimin laughed and ordered people to bring over the things that had been sent back to the house. Unfortunately, because of the long journey, he distributed the fruits to his subordinates and ate all the lychees.
However, there is tea.
…
After the fragrance of tea filled the air, and after the tea had cooled down a bit, Changsun Zhi drank two cups in a row, still feeling unsatisfied.
When Li Shimin was laughing at her, the maid came to tell her that Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling had arrived.
"Erlang still remembers the corn sent by Mr. Chu, right?"
Changsun Zhixian laughed at him, "I sent letters several times and asked how the corn was growing. I think you are not the King of Qin, but an old farmer."
"I'm not an old farmer. I'll tell you when I get back."
Li Shimin raised his head and drank a cup of tea, then walked out and met the two of them.
After Fang Xuanling got the excerpts of "The Barefoot Doctor's Prescriptions" and "The Barefoot Doctor's Materia Medica" from Zhang Sun Wuji, she flipped through a few pages, her expression unchanged.
But after taking a closer look, I finally found something extraordinary about this medical book.
"Your Highness, this book...!"
Fang Xuanling looked up at Li Shimin in shock, and then looked carefully again.
The diseases, prescriptions, and herbal medicines recorded in the book were far more detailed than any medical book he knew.
Li Shimin glanced at it, and Changsun Wuji took out the original book and handed it to Fang Xuanling.
"this--"
It was this thick book that really shocked Fang Xuanling. The detailed content, the weird vocabulary, and the detailed graphics in the book could be called a divine book.
"This is a gift from Mr. Chu!"
Li Shimin answered their questions and officially made Chu Zhen's name public.
"Mr. Chu?"
Fang Xuanling thought about it again and again, but still couldn't remember who Mr. Chu was.
He could only warn: "Your Highness, this book is very extraordinary. It should be presented to the Holy One, and it can be circulated only after His Majesty's decision."
Li Shimin knew what he meant, and after a long silence, he agreed.
"Come out of the city with me." Li Shimin stood up and greeted the two of them.
"Your Highness, I have something else to do..."
"Going to see the corn?"
Changsun Wuji guessed what he meant.
Li Shimin took Fang Xuanling out and laughed: "What's bigger than the food that can survive tens of millions of people?"
"Tens of millions of people alive... corn?!"
Fang Xuanling was stunned.
When he arrived at the farm outside the city, he saw emerald-green grains like sorghum growing vigorously in the three acres of land surrounded by fences.
Fang Xuanling couldn't see any mystery.
But the King of Qin was very interested. He walked around the fields twice and ordered people to reward the farmers here and ask them to take good care of them.
Fang Xuanling had no choice but to suppress her doubts and put the corn and the medical book together for the time being. They were both presented to King Qin by the god Mr. Chu.
Seeing that the King of Qin attaches great importance to it, he might be appointed as an agricultural officer by the King of Qin in the future to teach farmers all over the world to grow this corn.
