So the couple stood up, but everyone around them knelt down.
Emperor Chongzhen ignored the others and asked the man with concern: "Is it because you don't have money to see a doctor?"
At that time, he remembered very clearly that all the food that his family had saved and used was donated to the imperial court to build the army. It's not a loan, it's really a donation. At that time, he knew that this family was not wealthy.
This man was very excited. God was so kind to him that he once again met the current emperor who loves his people like his own son!
After hearing the emperor's question and thinking of his son's condition, he nodded quickly and said, "My son's condition has been bad, and the family can no longer afford any money for medical treatment."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen reached out and touched the child's forehead. It was a little hot, and he was obviously still having a fever.
So, he turned his head and looked down at the middle-aged man who was kneeling there. He clearly glanced at the middle-aged man who was still trembling in fear, and then said seriously: "Get the child to see a doctor immediately, and I will pay you for the consultation. If you do, If you’re not sure, you have to tell me!”
"Don't dare, don't dare, ordinary people don't dare!" The middle-aged man dared to ask for the emperor's medical fee. At this time, he was shocked that this poor couple actually knew the current emperor and seemed to have a close relationship with him. Yes, if I had known this, I would never have dared to neglect this couple like this!
Although Emperor Chongzhen didn't have a good impression of this middle-aged man, he was not angry and shouted at him to beat him and kill him.
After all, they do open a medical clinic, not a charity hall. The so-called benevolence of doctors who can treat poor people without caring about the medical fee is praised and spread because it is very rare. Obviously, this medical clinic does not fall into this category, but it cannot be said that they are bad.
"Stop being so nagging, hurry up and see a doctor for your child!" Emperor Chongzhen ordered in a cold voice.
The middle-aged man did not dare to be nagging anymore, kowtowed quickly, then got up, and immediately began to make a preliminary diagnosis. Then he immediately lowered his head and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this disease can be cured by a villain!"
"Then treat it quickly!" Emperor Chongzhen felt relieved after hearing this. It seems to be a common disease. So, his tone softened a little, and he immediately ordered.
"The people obey the decree!" The middle-aged man responded quickly, and then led the family inside to start diagnosis and treatment.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen looked around, looked at these people joining in the fun, and said lightly: "This family is poor, but when the imperial court borrowed food to build captives, they did not hesitate to save them. They took out the food. At that time, they didn’t know my identity. They just met me by chance on the roadside. But when I asked, they told me clearly that even if the court did not return the food, they would be willing to donate it. Build the captives to do their part.”
At this point, after he paused, he suddenly sighed and said: "I didn't expect that when they were in trouble, they would meet me again. It can be seen from this that good people will be rewarded after all. Do more good deeds, and it will be better." The way to uphold one’s body!”
Emperor Chongzhen didn't mind teaching his people if he had the chance. After saying this, he let them disperse.
The crowd of onlookers didn't dare to show any dignity at all. They retreated far away. Some even began to calm down after returning to their own homes. Recalling the scene just now, I have all kinds of thoughts.
Some people envy the couple who met the current emperor twice. What kind of luck did they have to have such an adventure?
Some people, while feeling envious of that team of couples, suddenly feel very regretful. If he had extended a helping hand instead of just talking in the crowd, then this scene would have been seen by the emperor and caught his eyes. Only a few people could encounter this kind of good thing, but he did. , but missed it!
Looking back on this encounter, they had to admit that the emperor was right: good people will eventually be rewarded. Doing more good deeds is the way to maintain your health!
Of course they, the onlookers, would not keep this once-in-a-lifetime event to themselves, but would gossip about it to their neighbors, relatives and friends. As a result, what Emperor Chongzhen said would spread accordingly. opened.
As for Baicaotang, since the current emperor is waiting for the results, the medical clinic naturally does not dare to neglect, and the efficiency is extremely high. It quickly dealt with the child's condition, and then came to report that after taking a course of medicine, it will take about seven or eight days. It seems that the child should be able to recover.
Emperor Chongzhen felt happy again after hearing this. He nodded and asked, "Li Qing, give him the medical fee!"
After hearing this, Li Ruolian didn't dare to say, why did I have to pay the money? Instead, he immediately bowed to accept the order and said: "The general will obey the order!"
Then he asked the middle-aged man how much the consultation fee was.
When the middle-aged man heard their conversation and went to see Li Ruolian, he roughly guessed that the Li Qing in front of him should be the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
If the emperor's reputation of loving his people as his own son made ordinary people not afraid of him, then he was really afraid of the commander of the Imperial Guard. How dare he ask for medical fees at this time?
However, Li Ruolian couldn't go against what the emperor had said and forcefully give him the medical fee.
After this incident, this middle-aged man felt very regretful. If he could not care so much and treat the child, he might even be able to get a "doctor's heart" gifted by the emperor. Okay, now, although the emperor has a large number of adults, he shouldn't care about it, but what about those royal guards?
After thinking about it, he came up with a way, and put up a sign the next day: In gratitude for the emperor's teachings, free clinics will be held every morning, and no consultation fees will be charged.
After this matter spread throughout the capital, other medical clinics also followed suit. I would rather earn less money, but if I do more good deeds, maybe I will be rewarded with good things, right?
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen still didn't know about these things at this time. When he saw the couple coming out with their child and wanted to salute him again, he stretched out his hand to support him and said with a smile: "You don't have to be so polite!"
Then, he asked where the couple lived, how they were doing, etc. In the end, I simply accompanied them back and took a look at the situation.
Along the way, the child's mother held the child in her arms and returned in a sedan chair. The child's father, however, walked with Emperor Chongzhen and answered various questions from the emperor.
Through direct conversations with the people at the bottom of the civil society, Emperor Chongzhen learned that situations like this family's situation existed everywhere. It is really difficult for poor people to see a doctor. Most of the time, you have to hold on. It's best if you can hold on. If you can't hold on, your life will be bad.
Regarding this matter, or similar situations, it is actually unjustifiable to condemn those medical clinics. After all, people do have to support their families. Even if you don't support your family, you still want to make more money so that your family can live a better life. These are human nature, and we cannot blame these ordinary people harshly.
In the end, Emperor Chongzhen left fifty taels of silver for the family and asked Li Ruolian to keep an eye on the family before returning to the palace.
Along the way, he was thinking about the medical treatment he encountered this time.
No matter in the past or present life, no matter how rich or poor, people cannot do without two important things.
One is to eat; the other is to see a doctor.
In the past few years since time travel, I have been committed to eating. To prevent hungry people and to prevent common people from rebelling because they cannot survive. From the current point of view, eating is barely qualified, but we cannot relax.
As for the matter of medical treatment, it was ignored in the past. It can even be said that in the past, I never cared about it.
But things are different now. The Jianru tribes in Liaodong have been destroyed, and the Mongolian tribes in the northern grasslands have almost been conquered. Although there was a Japanese country, it was limited to Korea, and the Ming Dynasty had to fight it out. What's more important is that the revenue from the national treasury is getting richer every year.
If you have money, you will have confidence!
If you have money, it will be easy to do things!
Leaving the money in the treasury to rot is definitely not something a qualified emperor would do.
It’s time to start taking it from the people and using it for the people.
When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about this matter of medical treatment, he naturally immediately thought of setting up a public hospital. However, under the conditions of ancient times, how to set up public hospitals requires careful consideration.
So, just like that, the encounter with that couple on the street became the trigger for major changes in the medical history of Ming Dynasty.
However, the first thing Emperor Chongzhen did after returning to the palace was to solve the problem of the Ming Dynasty's monetary system.
After careful consideration, he summoned the important officials of the imperial court to discuss the matter.
What surprised Emperor Chongzhen was that as soon as he mentioned that he wanted to print more silver notes and prepare to use silver notes to replace the physical silver in circulation, a group of people led by Xue Guoguan immediately opposed it and even mentioned the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. example. Anyway, I just wanted to persuade the emperor to give up this idea.
In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to explain basic economics to these important officials of the Ming Dynasty, that is, knowledge about currency. Tell them that if they don't do much, the money will eventually be insufficient, and large-scale social problems will occur.
Fortunately, these important ministers of the Ming Dynasty were all human beings. After some explanations by Emperor Chongzhen, they finally understood the principle. Not to mention, the way they looked at the emperor was immediately different: the emperor could even think of such a thing, how on earth could he do this?
Then, Emperor Chongzhen explained to them that he was not printing more banknotes at will, but based on the estimated treasury revenue for the coming year and using it as a mortgage guarantee, he would print more banknotes appropriately and let banks in various provinces lend money. circulate to society to achieve a balanced relationship between goods and currencies.
Of course, in this era, it is impossible to be as precise as in later generations, and the statistics of various data will not show it. The only way to determine currency issuance is based on treasury revenue, rather than other economic indicators such as gross national product.
No matter what, doing this is better than not doing it!
After reaching a consensus, the monarch and his ministers became busy.
At the same time, the matter of returning food to the capital has come to an end. And someone, at this time, finally arrived at the legendary capital of the Ming Dynasty, the most prosperous place in the world.
