Chapter 73 Thoughts of Dai Yuanli
"Hmm." Princess Anqing buried her head in He Xi's arms and looked up at He Xi. A pair of eyes were extremely bright, as if Princess Anqing could no longer speak after seeing He Xi. Can only speak some monosyllabic words.
Because Princess Anqing was pregnant, the couple talked all night and did not do anything deviant.
Early the next morning.
Dai Yuanli came to the door.
This is not what He Xi invited. Since Dai Yuanli saved the queen in danger. He became a popular famous doctor in Nanjing. Not many people wanted to ask Dai Yuanli to come to his door. He was also responsible for the health of the emperor, empress, prince and others.
Generally, honorable ministers must make an appointment in advance to invite Dai Yuanli.
The same goes for He Xi. Of course he has a good relationship with Dai Yuanli. But you also have to say hello in advance. Of course, in case of emergency. You can jump in line. That's another story.
He Xi was also very happy when he saw Dai Yuanli come to his door. He quickly asked Dai Yuanli to diagnose Princess Anqing's pulse.
Although Dai Yuanli is not a master of gynecology, his medical skills are at his level. After diagnosing Princess Anqing's pulse for a moment, he said: "Princess Anqing's health is very good and the fetus is stable. As long as she doesn't bump into her and pays attention to her taboos, there will be no problem."
He Xi said: "Don't you want to make a prescription?"
Dai Yuanli said: "What kind of medicine does a good person take? The medicine is three parts poisonous. There is nothing missing in your house. If you can't wrong Princess Anqing, just take good care of her."
He Xi refuses to give up. Dai Yuanli had no choice. I could only write down some prescriptions for dietary supplements and some advice about diet, but nothing else.
Thank you so much for your kindness. Now I have to give Dai Yuan a gift and leave.
Dai Yuanli said: "Consort He, don't you think that I came to your house just to diagnose the princess's pulse?"
He Xi was surprised and said: "Otherwise?"
Dai Yuanli's face suddenly turned foul and he said, "You may have forgotten what you said to His Majesty yesterday. Your Majesty has not forgotten it."
He Xi suddenly realized what Dai Yuanli was doing here.
Love is so annoying. The relationship between He Xi and Princess Anqing is full of boredom. I have long forgotten what I said to Zhu Yuanzhang before. It was only at this moment that I was reminded by Dai Yuanli that I remembered.
When Princess Anqing heard that Dai Yuanli was here to discuss business, she withdrew wisely.
Dai Yuanli respectfully sent Princess Anqing away. Then he said: "Master He, what you said in front of His Majesty cannot be messed up. It will cost people's lives. Whether it is cowpox or other diseases, what you said is only the principle. Whether it is successful or not is still two-way. But in the meantime. I still don’t know if there is a problem. If the emperor knows about it at this time, wouldn’t it be ------"
He Xi said: "Has the cowpox been cured?"
Dai Yuanli said: "I have already tried it once."
"How is it?" He Xi asked.
"A death row prisoner died." Dai Yuanli said, "Now I am wondering how this person died?"
He Xi said; "Why not try again?"
Dai Yuanli said: "Master He, a person died."
He Xi suddenly understood the crux of the problem between him and Dai Yuanli.
During his years in the Ming Dynasty, He Xi had always been in a position of superiority. For those in power, how many people die is often just a number. The death of one person is a tragedy, but the death of a million people is data.
And He Xi knew that cowpox was possible.
And the mortality rate is very, very low.
As for why a death row prisoner died during the experiment. There are many reasons for this. Maybe the death row inmate was originally ill, maybe the death row inmate had a sensitive constitution, or the method of purifying cowpox was wrong, or maybe he was scared to death.
In short, there are any reasons.
He Xi subconsciously ignored this matter. But who is Dai Yuanli? He is a famous doctor. To say that he is the number one doctor in the world would definitely be an exaggeration, but to say that he is among the top five doctors in the world is absolutely no problem.
If Dai Yuanli did not have the heart of a doctor and a parent, he would not be where he is now.
So, for every life. Dai Yuanli attached great importance to it and used death row prisoners for experiments. It was already his concession, but if he didn't figure it out now and continued the experiment, it would be a waste of human life.
This is something Dai Yuanli is absolutely unwilling to do.
He Xi understood Dai Yuanli's caution. However, according to the steps taken by Dai Yuanli, it may take several years to determine the harmlessness of cowpox. After all, it is normal for the development of new drugs in later generations to take decades to reach a conclusion.
However, He Xi has a sense of urgency to seize the day.
Population is meant to cultivate people within a hundred years. The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, and the second best time is now. The best time to have a child was eighteen years ago, and the second best time was now. Even now cowpox is promoted. It will be several years before it can be promoted nationwide.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang himself may not be able to see the population growth and national strength brought about by Zhu Yuanzhang's promotion of cowpox.
Precisely because the population has been growing for a long time. He Xicai was a little anxious. Because when I went down to inspect, I discovered that maybe there was no shortage of people in Jiangnan. However, Yunnan lacks Han people to guard it, Guizhou lacks Han people to sinicize, and there is a large area of uninhabited land in the north. There is a shortage of people, especially in Liaodong.
In short, if the Ming Dynasty had 120 million people, what He Xi wants to do would be ten times easier.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was certainly a spirit of high-spirited pioneering, and there was no need for He Xi to bother to promote foreign development. As long as it was profitable, these founding generals rushed forward one by one. What restricts them is the dilapidated national economy and people's livelihood inherited from the Yuan Dynasty. cannot satisfy their expansion.
Speaking of which, this is also the sixteenth year of Hongwu. The first wave of baby boom after the founding of the Ming Dynasty is about to come. That's what it looks like. One can only imagine how dilapidated the world was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
He Xi said: "Mr. Dai, there are some things that I don't need to say. Xiaoren is the thief of Daren. You know better than me how many children in the world have died of smallpox. I just heard that smallpox is very poisonous. I want to come to Dai Sir, I have seen it with my own eyes.”
"Compared to such a big event, is the death of one person a problem? If we are slow to deal with cowpox, we don't know how many people will die."
Dai Yuanli touched his temples intentionally. There are a few scars there. In fact, it is caused by acne. He actually had acne back then, but he was rejuvenated by his master's wonderful hands. After saving his life and using medicine, the pockmarks on his face were no longer visible, but there were a few pockmarks hidden in his temples, which were not discovered at the time.
Of course he knew how dangerous smallpox was. There may be many problems with cowpox. But he knew that there was no problem with the general direction. Impairing its toxicity and reducing its potency can achieve the effect of causing acne, that is, people will not be infected with smallpox for life.
Dai Yuanli remained silent.
He Xi said; "Mr. Dai, you are not only a doctor, but also a doctor of the Ming Dynasty. You cannot just look at the problem from the perspective of a doctor."
Dai Yuanli said; "But no matter what, since Shufa was studying, I have always known how to save people, but not how to kill. Killing to save people. Is this right?"
He Xi was speechless for a moment.
He Xi had no way of answering this question.
There is no standard answer to questions that go deep into the field of philosophy. Dai Yuanli was not prepared or willing to hear He Xi's answer.
Dai Yuanli stood up and said: "I understand what you mean. I also understand what Your Majesty means. Your Majesty's strict order may have to be obeyed, but I don't know why someone can be called a doctor in the future. Maybe it's just the imperial doctor's order."
"Farewell."
For a moment, He Xi also felt a little ashamed.
Dai Yuanli is essentially a relatively pure person. He is very devoted to medical skills and is a gentleman. After meeting He Xi, perhaps Dai Yuanli is an unavoidable figure in the history of medicine, but for Dai Yuanli himself, is this really good?
Dai Yuanli in history certainly never experienced such opportunities or torture.
Torment deep inside.
He Xi could only send Dai Yuan a gift and leave.
He Xi had just sent away Dai Yuan's gift. There was a letter from Liu Song, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy, inviting He Xi to come over and talk about it. When He Xi asked, he found out that Liu Song had been ill for several months. Now the Imperial College is all represented by others.
Maybe Liu Song won't survive this year.
After He Xi found out, he sighed. He called Yao Guangxiao over and went to the Imperial College together.
After all, Liu Song, like Song Ne, was a figure whose home was the Imperial College. They are all living in the Imperial College at the moment.
