As the saying goes, hemp ropes are only broken at the thinnest places, and bad luck only finds the poor.
After turning a few turns, the two of them arrived at their destination.
Mrs. Zhang had participated in several bloody battles, including the Dingxi Counterattack, and she had seen a lot of corpses strewn all over the fields with wounded people. However, when she saw the situation outside the medicine shop, she still couldn't help but frown.
There were too many people, almost filling the outside of the drug store.
However, compared with the huge number of patients outside, the number of doctors inside was pitiful, with only less than nine.
"Let me go and help." Mrs. Zhang couldn't stand still.
Linlang nodded and suddenly raised her hand.
Soon, a strange young man with twitching eyes emerged from nowhere and said respectfully: "What are your orders, young lady?"
"My wife is willing to help treat the common people. You go and help."
"Yes!" The other party had no doubt at all.
He quickly entered the drug store and soon found a conspicuous counter for Mrs. Zhang.
"Dear neighbors, the Duke's Office has sent another doctor. If you need medical treatment, please come here and line up."
Wow~
The people waiting outside suddenly became energetic and quickly came closer.
When they saw that there was a woman behind the cabinet, they couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
"Where's the eldest lady?"
"It should still be on the way. Please be patient and wait."
cough!
Mrs. Zhang couldn't help coughing, "Uncles and aunts, I am the doctor. My husband's surname is Zhang, and I am a military doctor at the Yanchu Fortress."
Her voice was not loud, but as calm as water, so anyone who was close could hear her clearly.
There was a sudden silence in front of the counter, and soon it started to buzz again.
"Military doctor at Rock Frontier Fortress? There are also women among the military doctors?"
"I don't know, never heard of it."
"Yes, can't women just be midwives who deliver babies? Can they also be doctors or even military doctors?"
"It seems that the fortress has suffered a serious loss of soldiers and generals over the years. Even a woman has become a military doctor. What a shame!"
…
In the commotion, there was a woman behind who was dissatisfied.
She shouted angrily, "Woman, what's wrong with women? How could you stand here without a woman?"
"I just trust the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and Yanzhi Fortress. Since the doctor is sent by them, let alone the woman, I trust him even if he is half-man and half-woman. You bastards, each of you only have half your life left, but you are here It's so squeaky. If you don't want to see a doctor, just get out of the way. My mother-in-law won't be able to stand it anymore."
When the people in front heard this, they suddenly became anxious.
Yes, as long as he can treat the disease well, it doesn't matter whether the doctor is male or female.
"Doctor, doctor, let me see the doctor first..."
Madam Zhang glanced at Linlang next to her while feeling her pulse, "Did you arrange this?"
Linlang smiled and said nothing.
Experts will know if there is any as soon as they take action. In addition, Mrs. Zhang is calm and knows the symptoms and medicines well, and she quickly gains the trust of the people behind her.
Although occasionally people later questioned the doctor's gender, most people lined up quietly to see the doctor.
In the next few days, Mrs. Zhang seemed to have completely forgotten her previous proposal to return to Yanjie Fortress as soon as possible.
Early every morning, after checking the health conditions of the masters of Ning Prince's Mansion, she would go directly out of the city by car.
And the refugees outside the city gradually came to know that there was a female military doctor from Yancheng Fortress. Although she was taciturn, she had superb medical skills...
On this day, Mrs. Zhang was about to go out, but she was stopped by Ji Xiang.
"Madam, I asked you not to go out in a hurry. It seems that the eldest princess is here..."
ah?
Mrs. Zhang took a breath, quickly went back to the house, picked up the medicine box, and walked quickly to Yingpan's yard.
"Your Highness was fine yesterday. Did something happen? Did you call the doctor?"
Ji Xiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, madam, the eldest princess is in good health, but she has something to ask you for."
"You girl, you only speak half a sentence..." Mrs. Zhang always followed the rules, but now she was so angry that she almost gave Ji Xiang a blow to her forehead.
Not long after, the group arrived at Yong'an Hutong again.
After greeting each other, Mrs. Zhang stood up and said, "Your Highness, I wonder what you have to do with your subordinates?"
"You're here, sit down first!" Princess Yiguang asked her to sit down before speaking, "My lady has been wandering around Xingji City these days. What do you think?"
Mrs. Zhang pondered for a while and then said slowly: "Back to Your Highness, I am a military doctor. I only talk about matters during my term of office. There are many people outside the city, many people are sick, and there is a serious shortage of doctors."
"Very good." Princess Yiguang nodded with satisfaction.
"Linlang," she called to the female officer next to her, "take the proposal that Prince Ning sent back soon. Is it called a proposal? Take it out and show it to Mrs. Zhang."
Linlang responded, quickly took out a manuscript from the folder high on the desk and sent it to Mrs. Zhang.
The manuscript is very thick, with a large title written on the cover, "About the Plan to Establish the Imperial Medical Department."
Medical Department?
Mrs. Zhang's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help but take it.
"Ms. Zhang, is the fortress short of military doctors?"
"Back to Your Highness, the fortress is indeed in short supply of military doctors. Especially in major battles such as the Dingxi Counterattack, the shortage of military doctors is even more serious. Many soldiers are not seriously injured, but they often do not receive timely treatment and lead to Disability or even death.”
"Yes." Princess Yiguang nodded approvingly.
She has also been on the battlefield, and even personally led troops to fight from the Xinglan Grand Canal to the capital of Nanfeng, and saw many casualties on the battlefield.
"What about Xingji City? Is there a shortage of doctors?"
"This..." Mrs. Zhang hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly. There should be no shortage of doctors for the high-ranking families in Xingji City, but there is a shortage for ordinary people, and even more so for the refugees outside the city."
"Yes, you hit the nail on the head."
Speaking of this, Princess Yiguang let out a long sigh.
She looked at Ying Pan next to her and said, "Pan Pan, people living and working in peace and contentment is a manifestation of the wealth and strength of an empire. And the health of the whole family and having enough to eat and drink is the greatest wish of ordinary people throughout the ages."
Yingpan nodded quickly, "Grandma, I remember."
"We are gradually solving the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation on a trial basis following the method of Laigu County."
"Although the number of refugees in various counties, including Star City Sulan City, is still huge, it has actually been gradually decreasing."
"Some of them were guided to settle in Guangxin, Laigu, Yunzhong and even Dingxi County, and the local court was responsible for allocating land to them for farming. Others should return to their hometowns in the east after the Japanese pirate problem is resolved."
"The rest will be resettled through other means, such as organizing the construction of water conservancy roads by the Ministry of Industry, etc., and try to give them a job and a way out."
"Now, the problem of people having difficulty seeing a doctor has not yet been resolved."
Mrs. Zhang opened her mouth, but she knew it was not her place to interrupt, so she closed her mouth silently.
"Very good." Princess Yiguang nodded and looked up toward the window.
Although she could no longer see the scene outside clearly, her eyes were very bright.
"Seeing a doctor is indeed a problem. Xingji City is the imperial capital, and the fortress is the border. The current situation is that whether it is a prosperous capital or a remote border, the number of doctors is far insufficient. Therefore, King Ning suggested that the court should establish a special training center for doctors mechanism."
"Grandma," Yingpan asked curiously without looking at the proposal in Mrs. Zhang's hand, "Isn't the Imperial Medical Order just such an institution?"
Princess Yiguang shook her head.
"It is true that among the responsibilities of the Imperial Physician Order, there are regulations for cultivating doctors for the empire, but in fact its training method is the traditional father-to-son or master-to-disciple training. The number of doctors trained is limited and they often end up becoming the royal family or wealthy nobles. A full-time doctor.”
"I have read Prince Ning's post. The suggestion above is more like setting up a large number of schools. Those old doctors who are ruthless and self-respecting are probably not available. Then military doctors from various border areas like Madam Zhang will come out to be the masters and unify Teach young people and even children who want to study medicine.”
"After they complete their studies, they can be assigned to serve as military doctors at major border crossings, or they can treat people in capital cities and even villages."
Phew~
Yingpan and Mrs. Zhang looked at each other, and their eyes lit up.
Mrs. Zhang's breathing was even heavier.
"Your Highness, the prince's suggestion should be feasible. As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach a man to fish. The people at the bottom have limited options. There must be many people who are willing to study medicine to gain skills. But to study medicine, you must first learn literature... "
As she spoke, under the smiling gaze of Princess Yiguang, her voice slowly became quieter.
In recent years, with the strong promotion of the old master, the pinyin literacy method has been promoted in various counties.
It's just that Yunchui has a vast territory and a large number of people, so we can't see much results yet. The illiteracy rate among the people is still frighteningly high, but at least it proves that pinyin literacy is effective.
For example, soldiers like Gu Datou, who were originally illiterate, can now easily read documents and even write battle reports.
"Learning literature is not a problem," Princess Yiguang chuckled. "The problem now is that in such a large empire, women account for almost half. But because of the so-called male superiority and female inferiority, many women cannot do many jobs, and so many people are wasted."
Several people in the hall nodded involuntarily.
Yingpan is okay.
After all, she is also the beloved daughter of the three clan leaders of Kailun. She has been bold since she was a child, and she is not afraid of even secretly leaving the tribe to pursue men. Although she had always heard about it, in fact she had never really encountered any work that she couldn't do.
Madam Zhang, who had been living on the move in the early years, knew this very well.
Although everyone understands the truth, most of the time the world is in the hands of men. I'm afraid those old masters who pay attention to tradition will not be happy to let women come out and show their faces.
At least the model article of the Minister of Rites would express his objection.
"Fan Shangshu," Princess Yiguang smiled and punched the phoenix-headed staff in her hand, "I am here, so you don't have to worry about his nonsense."
After speaking, she looked at Mrs. Zhang.
"So I think Madam Zhang, instead of returning to the fortress and continuing to be an ordinary military doctor, it is better to stay and be a master in these medical schools, specializing in training doctors. With a female master as an example, you will definitely be able to attract female disciples. The cycle continues again and again, There will be more and more officials in the empire."
"If you, madam, are still thinking about the fortress, the worst thing you can do is teach your disciples first, and then let your disciples give back to the various borders, including the fortress, and the people of the world."
"Of course," as she spoke, Princess Yiguang smiled and looked at Ren Zhan, who was having fun with Ji Xiang, "after teaching you your homework, you can also accompany Zhan'er as he grows up."
Mrs. Zhang's eyes fell on the child over there involuntarily, and her heart suddenly became even more excited.
She snapped closed the proposal in her hand, stood up and stood at attention, "I am willing to obey His Highness's instructions."
"Very good." Princess Yiguang nodded with satisfaction.
She reached out to Linlang and took another manuscript.
"Generally speaking, military doctors are proficient in treating various sword wounds, but they are not as good as some barefoot doctors in treating common diseases. However, I also have a medical classic compiled by Master Hongguang, which you can use as a teaching material."
"Master Hongguang?" Mrs. Zhang's eyes shone, "Thank you, Your Highness, I will study it carefully."
Six hundred chapters, haha.
(End of chapter)
