One hundred and seventy-one
Regarding the medical school and clinic, Yu Ying first informed her sister-in-law, her female apprentice who had been following her in Yongxi Hall, and her deputy Chen who came with her.
Wen Xing's eyes widened upon hearing this. "So, someone really did want to test you, my sister-in-law, and that person was the Duke of Yuzhang?"
After saying that, she picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp. After calming down her shock, she continued, "The Duke not only let you, my sister-in-law, be the dean of the medical school, but he also donated two shops to be used as a clinic. How can this be like pie in the sky?!"
"There's no such thing as a free lunch. The greater the benefit, the greater the burden. The medical school and academy can only succeed, not fail."
This is also where Yu Ying's pressure comes from.
In the past, she only had about twenty students at most, but now she is running a serious academy.
She had inquired carefully and found out that there was no precedent for a woman to be the dean. All things are difficult at the beginning, and it is even more difficult when there has never been one before.
After hearing what her sister-in-law said, Wen Xing realized that this was not a pie at all, but a stone cake that was hard to chew and had to be chewed.
Yu Ying suppressed these worries, looked around at the group, and then said, "The medical school has already arranged for the staff. What you need to worry about is the new clinic."
"In this clinic, I will treat male and female patients separately. The second floor will be modeled after the Yongxi Hall in Yu County, and will only cater to distinguished patients. I will also hire two more doctors to sit in on the clinic. Female doctors are hard to find, so I will also regularly see patients in this women's clinic."
"If we continue to imitate the Yongxi Hall on the second floor, we won't have enough manpower."
Yu Ying smiled: "The students who come with us already have a basic foundation. If they come for intensive training in the one or two months before the clinic opens, it will be useful."
"Those under the age of twelve will be arranged to attend medical school first."
"What if they want to continue the class?" Deputy Chen suddenly spoke.
Yu Ying: "Of course, there will be wages for working, and I don't want to waste talent. I will set aside half an hour every day to teach. There will be an exam every three months, and those who get all A grades will be admitted to the medical school."
At the end of her words, Yu Ying looked at Deputy Chen with a serious expression: "I enrolled them in Yu County to learn medicine, and then brought them to Yuzhang. I didn't do it just to cultivate them into talents and leave them after five years. I am not a saint who does not seek rewards."
Deputy Chen seemed to have his thoughts seen through and lowered his head: "I will follow the director's instructions."
Yu Ying could see clearly what he was thinking.
He wanted to continue studying, and Yu Ying didn't mind this temptation.
"You are my deputy, unlike the others. I have my own arrangements."
Chen Minglang is tall and can have a deterrent effect just by being by your side.
I don’t know whether those who come to the medical school are obedient and quiet, or monsters and demons, so I have to keep them by my side and use them.
Yu Ying looked at Wen Xing and said, "Sister-in-law, you have been in Yongxi Hall for over a year now. Whether it's massage or beauty techniques, you are already very proficient. I will take care of the fourteen students for a few days, and you will teach them later."
Although Wen Xing was a little unconfident, she thought carefully and realized that her sister-in-law still had a lot of things to do, so she didn't say anything.
Yu Ying noticed her lack of confidence and said, "I'll explain to you in detail how to teach them in the next few days, so don't worry too much."
Wen Xing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
When I heard my sister-in-law giving me advice, my lack of confidence immediately disappeared.
"As for this matter, I will tell the students in a few days that if you have anything to do, please finish it quickly. We will be very busy from now on and will not have free time for anything else."
After saying this, he let them go.
Wen Xing stayed behind, poured a cup of tea for Yu Ying, and asked worriedly, "Sister-in-law, what will happen if this medical school is disbanded?"
Yu Ying took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "It's not that great, but from now on we will no longer be in the eyes of the Duke of Yuzhang, and at most we will become a laughing stock among the people."
The first female dean ended in failure, and it is conceivable that she would become a laughing stock to many people.
Wen Xing sighed, "The Duke of Yuzhang has already spoken. There's no way I can do it. It's so frustrating."
Yu Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Now that things have been decided, we can only face the difficulties head-on and deal with them as they arise."
Wen Xing sighed again, and after a moment, asked, "By the way, will this new clinic continue to teach Yongxi Hall?"
Yu Ying nodded: "It's still called Yongxi Hall, but the fees are different from the second floor onwards."
"How is it different? But I want to charge more?"
Yu Ying touched the cup's rim with her fingertips and said slowly, "Yu County is small, and there are only a few wealthy people. Even fewer can afford to spend a fortune. In this prosperous and wealthy Yuzhang City, what's most abundant is people with power, influence, and wealth."
She turned to look at her sister-in-law: "It's not just a little bit."
Wen Xing bravely stretched out two fingers, her eyes wide: "Double it?"
Yu Ying smiled at her sister-in-law's baby face that didn't match her age: "Be bolder." She stretched out her hand and straightened the remaining three fingers.
Wen Xingxing opened her eyes and was about to exclaim in surprise when she saw her sister-in-law picked up her other finger and spread it apart again.
He looked at his fingers in astonishment: "Juban!?"
Yu Ying nodded, leaning back in her chair, and said calmly, "At this Yuzhang Inn, a room in the upper room costs two or three strings of cash a night, but we've never had a problem with it being empty. It's almost always fully booked. Why is that, sister-in-law?"
Wen Xing thought about it and said uncertainly, "Are there many rich people?"
"It's because there are so many rich people, and those with money are more concerned about face and enjoyment, and don't care about a few strings of coins. When I was in Yu County, the cheapest price on the second floor was about a hundred coins, and the most expensive was only about one string of coins. Even if the price increased tenfold, it wouldn't be that expensive. Everyone loves beauty, so there's no shortage of wealthy female customers. Besides..."
"And what?"
"Besides, the county lord has been building momentum for our clinic over the past month. With the support of the Yuzhang county lord, the powerful and wealthy people in Yuzhang will come to us even if we don't invite them."
In the past month, she has been the first to come to the clinic for various difficult and complicated illnesses, and she has been able to cure most of them. Her reputation has spread a long time ago.
Although Sect Leader Zhou was testing her, he was also creating momentum for her invisibly.
He was already known as a famous doctor even before the clinic opened. Once the clinic opened, why would he worry about not having patients?
After hearing her sister-in-law's analysis, Wen Xing no longer had any worries.
"Are you going to turn over the first floor as well?"
Yu Ying shook her head: "No need, just follow the market conditions of Yuzhang Medical Clinic."
He finished the remaining half cup of tea and continued, "If nothing unexpected happens, medicinal herbs will be delivered to Yuzhang soon. Then we won't have to buy them from other places, and we can save some money for decorating the clinic."
Since there is no need to worry about rent for both the clinic and the residence, there is more budget to decorate the clinic.
"The decoration of the first floor should be standard, not too extravagant. As for the second floor, it should be more exquisite than the Yongxi Hall in Yu County, and the materials used should be of high quality."
The nobles in Yuzhang are different from those in Yuxian. The nobles in Yuzhang have seen all kinds of good things and can tell the good from the bad at a glance.
Even if you don't use the best, you can't pass off inferior products as good ones. They must be exquisite and genuine.
*
Clinics and medical schools are operating in full swing.
The house is ready-made. Apart from the decoration of the clinic, there is no need to prepare anything for the medical school.
From the day the clinic opened, Yu Ying started posting recruitment notices, but very few people came to apply, and none of them were very satisfied.
People with ability either set up their own business or work in a large medical clinic. How could they possibly come here to respond to the call?
If you really want to recruit capable doctors, you can only rely on poaching.
Yu Ying has not yet established a firm foothold in Yuzhang, but she is trying to poach talents from other medical clinics, which may lead to exclusion.
Therefore, Yu Ying didn't even consider poaching people, which resulted in half a month without recruiting anyone.
Although we haven't recruited anyone yet, the medical school is already ready and is waiting for Yu Ying to meet with a few teachers before the students enter the academy.
Manager Zheng hosted a party and invited a few people to a teahouse.
Among the three gentlemen, the two who taught medicine were both in their prime, with a small beard, plain clothes and long robes, looking like traditional doctors.
The other warrior was a gentleman, about thirty years old, with a broad build, a strong face, and a strong expression, giving off a very oppressive feeling.
He sat with his back extremely straight, and you could tell at a glance that he was a soldier.
Several people looked serious.
Manager Zheng introduced them one by one: "The two doctors in the medical department were hired by the county lord from other counties. Mr. Guo once worked in the Imperial Hospital but later resigned. Mr. Liu has written three medical books that are widely circulated."
"This is Captain Mo, a lieutenant in the army, and only temporarily serving as a martial arts instructor."
Hearing that the surname was Mo, Yu Ying had some guesses, but did not ask.
Manager Zheng then introduced Yu Ying.
"This is Madam Yu, who runs a clinic in Yu County. Yu County was once hit by an epidemic, but fortunately Madam Yu discovered it early, preventing the epidemic from spreading widely. Even the suturing technique praised by the county lord was created by Madam Yu."
After the introduction, Yu Ying stood up and bowed to the two of them: "Junior greets the three gentlemen."
The two old doctors were arrogant and proud because of their talents. They just nodded expressionlessly in response to Yu Ying's gift.
Instead, he watched the fierce Captain Mo stand up and bow, "Dean Yu."
Personally, Yu Ying is the younger generation.
Yu Gong, Yu Ying is the superior.
When Guo Liu and the others saw Captain Mo coming back like this, their old faces turned a little dark.
Captain Mo's actions made it seem like they were taking advantage of their seniority.
But this woman was one step ahead of them and was also a little younger than them, so they naturally felt uncomfortable.
If they didn't owe Sect Master Zhou a huge favor, they wouldn't have agreed to be Mr. Ren in a medical school with women as principals.
The atmosphere was a little subtle, but Yu Ying was well prepared and didn't feel unhappy at all.
He sat down calmly and said in a gentle tone, "I hope you will give me more guidance in the future."
Manager Zheng spoke up, "The academy will begin accepting students in four days. There will be over 200 students taking the exam, and we will admit a maximum of 120 students."
Looking at Yu Ying, he said, "According to Madam Yu's suggestion, five vacancies will be reserved and fifteen more female students will be recruited."
When Mr. Guo heard that they were going to admit girls, his face darkened: "Genders are different after all. How can we study in the same school?!"
Although the separation between men and women in this era was not as open as in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it was not so strict that men and women had to sit at different seats.
Before Yu Ying could speak, Manager Zheng spoke first, "Madam Yu, for the benefit of women, opened a clinic specifically for women in Yu County. She also accepted female disciples to study gynecology. Women are often too embarrassed to speak up when they have illnesses because their doctors are men. Countless women die from delays in seeking treatment. Madam Yu is doing this to benefit women."
Manager Zheng glanced at the two men and said, "Gentlemen, you both have mothers, wives, and daughters. If you were ill, would you dare to say that you wouldn't mind a man treating you, except for yourself?"
The two wanted to speak, but remained silent.
Manager Zheng then asked, "What benefits will Madam Yu get from admitting girls to her school?"
"Is there something taboo about women practicing medicine? Or is it that as men, you can't bear to see women have it easy, and this is how you show your nobility?"
Listening to every word that Manager Zheng said, Yu Ying felt sad and touched, with complicated emotions.
Perhaps it was because Manager Zheng was a close confidant of Sect Leader Zhou, and every word he said made sense, so Guo and Liu were left speechless.
After a long while, Mr. Guo blushed and said, "Men and women living together might cause gossip."
Yu Ying: "Mr. Guo, you're wrong. If you refuse to admit girls to your school because of gossip, then will you not treat girls in the future because of gossip?"
Mr. Guo retorted: “How can they be confused with each other?!”
"Why can't they be lumped together? Isn't all this gossip the same? Or does sir think that only doctors are worthy of not discriminating between men and women, while ordinary people must strictly adhere to unwritten rules?"
After saying that, he looked at Manager Zheng and said, "There doesn't seem to be a law stipulating that men and women can't attend the same academy, right?"
Manager Zheng nodded.
Yu Ying looked back at Mr. Guo and said, "The law doesn't explicitly state it, so please don't try to persuade me. I've made up my mind. This girl must be admitted to school. This is also my non-negotiable condition for becoming the headmaster of the private school."
The tone was gentle but firm, without any wavering.
Mr. Guo's face turned completely black. He suddenly stood up and tried to leave.
Captain Mo, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "Mr. Guo is a man of both virtue and talent, and he seems to be a man who understands reason. What Manager Zheng and Dean Yu said just now is very reasonable. Mr. Guo may be angry for a moment, but I believe he won't be unreasonable, right, Mr. Guo?"
Captain Mo stared at Mr. Guo intently.
Mr. Guo was angry, but when facing Captain Mo, he felt a little guilty.
There are differences between men and women, and he is obviously right, so why does he still feel guilty?
"According to what Mr. Guo just said, Dean Yu is also a woman. As the dean, she teaches mostly men. Does she also have gender differences? Does the county lord's decision have flaws? The county lord is open-minded, but Mr. Guo is a bit conservative."
Captain Mo used courtesy first and then force. The first words were flattering, but the latter words hit home.
Captain Mo compared Mr. Guo to the Duke of the County, and Mr. Guo's feet suddenly felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds, and he could not move his feet even if he stood still.
Manager Zheng stood up, his face gentle, "If Mr. Guo feels that he is unable to accept the position, then the position of teacher at the medical school will not be difficult for him. I will ask the county lord for permission and find someone else."
One of the reasons why they come to work as teachers is that they owe a favor to others.
Secondly, it was a time of chaos and they all wanted to seek shelter, and the Duke of Yuzhang was an excellent choice.
If I leave here today, it will be difficult to repay the favor, and I will also end up in trouble with the Duke of Yuzhang.
After a moment, Mr. Guo finally sat down and said in a slightly cold voice, "I may have been too harsh in my words. Please forgive me."
*
The banquet ended early because of unpleasantness.
Manager Zheng sent Yu Ying back home.
When they reached the alley, Manager Zheng said, "Mr. Guo is a stubborn person. He gave in today, but I'm afraid he won't cooperate in the future. I helped Madam Yu today, but from now on, it's up to her to handle it."
Yu Ying smiled indifferently: "There always needs to be a period of adjustment."
Manager Zheng sighed, "I'm afraid there's still some work to be done."
After a moment of silence, he considered and said, "Madam Yu is a woman, and she is so young. It's not just Mr. Guo who will be dissatisfied. I'm afraid that the students who will enroll in the school in the future will also have rebellious thoughts."
"I'm mentally prepared for what Steward Zheng reminded me of, and I won't give up easily."
Upon hearing this, Manager Zheng smiled and said, "It's great that Madam Yu has such awareness. If you really have something difficult to resolve, you can come directly to me."
"Then I would like to thank Manager Zheng first." Yu Ying bowed simply.
After a bow, she asked, "By the way, is the Captain Mo I met today related to Madam Zhou Er?"
They have the same surname and look like a stern person, but it's rare that he stands on her side. It always feels like someone is mediating between them.
Manager Zheng's smile didn't fade. "Madam Yu, your eyes are sharp. There is indeed a connection. Captain Mo is Second Madam's elder brother and has always served under the Duke of the County. Second Master was able to establish a relationship with Second Madam because he and Captain Mo are good friends in the army who appreciate each other."
It turns out they are brother and sister, no wonder.
Yu Ying unknowingly owed Mrs. Zhou Er a favor.
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