Chapter 242: The Maternal and Child Hospital is Completed
She could only enter the space when Gu Changxiao was reviewing documents at night, and then come out at the right time. But what Jin Sui didn't know was that Gu Changxiao was just coordinating with her schedule.
As long as she entered the study, closed the door and ordered no one to come in, Gu Changxiao would immediately go to review the memorials. Only when he heard that the queen had come out would he return to his bedroom to sleep.
Sometimes Jinsui looked anxious during dinner, so Gu Changxiao deliberately said that he had to review memorials until very late at night and would sleep in the study, so that Jinsui could go to bed early and not have to wait for him.
Then he could see Jin Sui's eyes full of joy as she agreed, and needless to say, she would be busy in the study all night.
If she didn't know what Jin Sui was busy with, Gu Chang Xiao would be jealous. What could be more important than accompanying her husband? That night, Jin Sui was busy until midnight before returning to her bedroom. When she heard that Gu Chang Xiao hadn't come back yet, she went to bed first.
When Gu Changxiao came back, he felt heartbroken when he saw Jinsui's tired sleeping face.
My Sui Sui, when will you be willing to tell me the secret?
Of course, as long as you don't want to say it, I will never ask. But I really want to help you so that you don't have to be so tired.
Unfortunately, no one can help Jinsui. She once did an experiment and tried to bring Jinan into the space, but Jinan couldn't get in.
This means that only she can enter this space, which makes her wonder whether the space will disappear when she dies of old age?
Therefore, before I get old and die, I have to study more technology in space and bring out more advanced process technologies.
Hard work pays off. In July, thanks to the information Jinsui obtained from space and the improvements to the Ministry of Industry’s craftsmanship, the warship building technology made great progress.
It is expected that a batch of warships will leave the port within two years, and as soon as the navy training is completed, they can be immediately put into naval battles.
The more hope she saw, the more Jinsui warned herself not to rush. Now the civil and military officials in the court were full of enthusiasm for war because of her words "Japan has silver mines", and she was the one who was supposed to act as a brake.
He repeatedly told Gu Changxiao that intelligence was the most important before the war officially broke out. The Yan family's maritime merchants had already had transactions with Japan, so Huo Zian could be transferred back and sent to Japan first.
In the name of the Yan Family Chamber of Commerce, he went to Japan to ambush and spy, which will surely play a crucial role when our army goes to war.
Huo Zian and Han Xing had worked well together in Chang'an, and he was very good at controlling intelligence. Gu Changxiao agreed with her opinion, and immediately transferred Huo Zian back to the border town, and discussed with Yan Jiu about sending spies to Japan first.
This was the first time Jinsui had seen Yan Jiu since her marriage. She didn’t know if it was because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, but she always felt that Yan Jiu’s temperament had changed drastically, from the cheerful and handsome man he used to be, to someone a little melancholy.
A pair of eyes that used to be like a calm mountain lake, now are like a deep sea that no one has set foot on for a long time, with sadness yet restrained affection.
Jin Sui didn't even dare to look him in the eye. She was so scared that she asked Yan Shiyi, "What happened to your brother?"
Yan Shiyi was very confused: "My eldest brother is fine! He has been in a much better mood since Twelve Mother came home.
It’s just that he’s a bit annoying recently, always urging me to get married. He’s the eldest brother and he’s not married yet, yet he’s urging me to get married!”
Jin Sui did not dare to inquire further, in case the woman had a white moonlight or a cinnabar mole or something, and if she knew that the Queen was asking around, she would worry about being granted marriage.
That’s right, these days the emperor and the empress arrange almost all the marriages for the children of all the rich and powerful. Jinsui is not interested in being a matchmaker right now, so let’s just pretend we don’t know.
She summoned Yan Jiu to the palace mainly to talk about Japan, because she had a detailed map of Japan. Although the specific locations of cities and states would be different, there would not be much error in the mountains, rivers and streams.
With this map, it will be much easier for Huo Zian and Yan Jiu to arrange people to infiltrate Japan.
Not only has Yan Jiu changed a lot, but Huo Zian has changed even more. One can imagine the amount of work he has to do in Chang'an. The Lord Huo in front of him is like an over-exploited ox or horse.
He looked even more haggard than when he was working as a real ox or horse plowing the fields and carrying manure for the military camp in the border town. Jin Sui seriously suspected that there was not much hair left under his official hat.
Jinsui didn't dare to look Yan Jiu in the eye, and Huo Zian didn't dare to look up at Jinsui at all.
It was probably because the dignified and elegant Queen in front of him was so different from the fake Prince Li who made him work like a beast of burden, that he could hardly believe it.
In other words, no matter how Jinsui's appearance changes, Huo Zian already has a deep-rooted devil image in his heart that cannot be easily changed. Anyway, he is more nervous in front of Jinsui than in front of the emperor.
Jinsui did not make things difficult for them. He marked the map in more detail, explained the customs of Japan and the things to pay attention to when communicating with the Japanese, and let them leave the palace without even holding a banquet.
What Jinsui didn't expect was that they also brought gifts for her. Huo Zian brought an antique that had been handed down for nearly a thousand years. He said that he heard that the queen was collecting antiques and built a museum in the academy, so he collected them from Chang'an and presented them to her. Jinsui guessed that he and Han Xing found them when they raided the homes of the rich and powerful in Chang'an.
Yan Jiu brought back a batch of jewels that had just been brought back from the sea, among which was a very rare emerald as big as a baby's fist.
Jinsui feels distressed. You should have given it as a gift that year. But if you bring it to me in the palace at other times, it cannot be marked in the national treasury as a gift from the head of the Yan family.
The ministers presented valuable gifts, and as the queen, you cannot let them go back empty-handed! Logically, Jinsui should have given them their wives, but unfortunately, they were both bachelors, so he had to give them the men.
The equipment given to Huo Zian was for use at sea, including a telescope, sextant and compass clock, all of which were produced by Space and had quality assurance.
Giving a return gift to Yan Jiu would be troublesome. She really didn't know what the head of the Yan family needed. Giving a gift to him would be more troublesome than giving a gift to Gu Changxiao.
The Kung Fu tea set that was given last time, Jin Sui looked around in the space for a long time this time, and finally chose a set of pens in a gift box. She opened it and gave it to Yan Jiu to try out, and also wrote two lines of words:
I am a man of mountains and waters in Qingdu, and God has endowed me with a carefree and unrestrained character. I have been granted coupons for rain and wind, and have also been granted coupons for leaving clouds and borrowing the moon.
"The new style pen is easier to use than a writing brush. Master Yan is keeping it for fun."
Yan Jiu took it very solemnly: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take good care of it." When he took the pencil case, he also put the piece of paper that Jinsui wrote afterwards into it.
Jin Sui was very embarrassed. The gift you gave me could buy this train of pens. He waved his hand and said, "Don't take care of it. It's just a new thing. If you break it, I'll give you a new one."
When the two left the palace, Huo Zian felt a little embarrassed to talk to the head of the Yan family, because the things the queen gave him were obviously priceless, but she only gave the head of the Yan family a pen!
It seems that the Queen trusts me more about the war against Japan! This made Huo Zian feel proud. He felt that his hard work under the Queen was not in vain. At least he had gained her trust.
But he didn't know that Yan Jiu didn't care at all. Even if Jin Sui only replied him with a piece of paper, or didn't reply at all and just accepted his gift, he would be happy.
What's more, the queen replied with a poem written by herself.
When Gu Changxiao came back, he asked Jinsui how the meeting with Huo Zian and Yan Jiu went. Jinsui didn't say that their attitudes were strange. Anyway, the map was given and everything that needed to be explained was explained.
Nodding, he said, "The discussion went well, but the specific implementation plan still needs them to adapt to the situation in Japan."
Jin Sui showed Gu Changxiao the gifts they had given him: "I want to put these antiques in the museum of the academy."
Gu Changxiao pretended to look around and asked casually, "Does Sui Sui like these overseas gems?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "It's not a matter of likes or dislikes. I can't refuse the kindness of Patriarch Yan, right?"
Who doesn't like gems! Especially such a rare gem. She knew that Gu Changxiao had a problem with Yan Jiu, so she naturally couldn't show her love for it.
Gu Changxiao really didn't see it, and said with a smile: "What does Sui Sui like? I'll give it to you! All the treasures in the world belong to Sui Sui."
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In the blink of an eye, it was August, and the people all over the country began to prepare for the autumn harvest. The court was no exception, and it was the most critical autumn harvest season of the year. However, this year, the Ministry of Revenue was most confident about the autumn harvest grain tax.
Because even if 30% of the areas have poor harvests, the new crops planted in Yan alone are enough to make up for it!
Even though we had seen it last year, this year's potato and sweet potato harvest was still jaw-dropping. It was so productive that the officials who wrote down the high productivity felt like they were bragging.
The next year was even better, because the female official and Ling Daoist priest promoted new crops in the Central Plains, including high-yield wheat, soybeans, and millet. The emergence of high-yield crops made the court particularly tolerant of the natural disaster state.
The emperor issued an edict to exempt the autumn grain tax in states affected by floods, insect plagues, droughts, etc. In the past, the court would have argued about this for days, but this time no official opposed it, and they all said that the emperor was benevolent and was blessing all the people.
Even some rigid and stubborn censors did not say much, because their hometowns were also included in the special amnesty and exemption of autumn taxes.
Although you have been an official for many years and your early intention to benefit your hometown was long gone in the ups and downs of officialdom, if the emperor exempts your hometown from taxes and you still oppose it, you will be cursed by your fellow villagers and will not be able to face your ancestral graves.
The reason why officials whose hometowns are not on the amnesty list did not object is that there is no guarantee that their hometowns will not be on the amnesty list in the future. If you object this year, naturally there will be others who object next time when it is your hometown's turn.
Anyway, it is His Majesty's special amnesty, a special examination at the beginning of the year, flood control in the middle of the year, and exemption of part of the grain tax in the autumn harvest. All people in the world benefit and are happy. Who would sing a different tune at this time?
Gu Changxiao was busy with military and political affairs, while Jinfeng was busy with the completion of the hospital. In this era, there was no need to worry about formaldehyde. A house built with wood, stone, and bricks as the main materials, and then painted with natural paint, could be moved in after completion.
The same went for the hospital. Both the emperor and the empress were urging them to work, and the Ministry of Works did not dare to delay the progress at all. On the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, Jinsui personally attended the opening ceremony of the Maternity and Children's Hospital.
The first public hospital in the capital was officially completed. In addition to a group of women's hospital graduates from the college, Jinsui also invited some old doctors who had retired to come out of retirement, and a group of doctors who were good at women and children's medicine from the imperial hospital moved in.
Our maternity and child hospital is the strongest on earth! The reason why the imperial doctors are willing to move in is not only because they can receive double salaries, but also because they have too much free time since the capital was moved! The imperial hospital mainly treats the royal family and the dignitaries, and of course officials and nobles can also invite imperial doctors to visit. As a result, after the capital was moved, the emperor only had one queen in the harem, and it was difficult to reproduce the scene of imperial doctors going in and out of the harem and the concubines' houses in the past.
Jin Sui also complained that when later generations rewrote Gu Changxiao's film and television dramas, there were fewer palace intrigues and house fights, and there was also less of the plot where the imperial physician cheated on the emperor. There were too few highlights, and it was estimated that there were not many adaptations.
But after I married into the royal family, I realized how exaggerated the movies and TV shows were! It was impossible for the imperial physician and the guard to cheat on the emperor.
Well, back to the point. There are few people in the harem, and the Imperial Medical Bureau has become more idle than ever. Once the Queen invites you, not only can you get an extra salary, but also fame. The Queen also has many rare medical books that you can read, and you can also discuss medicine with the doctors in the academy.
Why refuse? So when the maternity and child hospital was completed, the portraits of the doctors and the medical records they were good at treating were hung in the lobby. The scene was even more shocking than the hanging of the 72 sages in the Confucius Hall.
The hospital hung a plaque on the first day, and it was already crowded on the second day. It was said that some people who lived far away brought their children to the hospital overnight, and all the inns near the hospital were full.
But Jinsui soon discovered the problem, that is, many people brought their children to see the doctor, those who came to see the gynecologist wore hats to cover themselves up, and entered through the side door with their maids, and there were also some patients.
But there is not a single patient in our obstetrics and gynecology department!
Because the hospital did not provide outpatient services, some family members of pregnant women who came to the hospital to give birth, when they heard that the doctor was not available, turned to look for midwives. No one sent their women to the hospital to give birth.
Jin Sui asked people to visit and investigate, whether it was high-ranking officials or nobles, the answer was the same: how could they let their wives give birth outside? It was not clear which doctor saw it.
Even though the medical staff repeatedly persuaded the mother that giving birth in the hospital would protect both mother and baby and that in the event of a difficult delivery they would receive timely treatment, they still failed to convince the mother.
Jinsui could only comfort the obstetricians and nurses, telling them not to be impatient. In time, some people would break away from old ideas and realize the benefits of having children in a hospital, and things would naturally come to an end.
You can't use your status as queen to force orders on such matters, as it will only make the people more repulsive.
What Jinsui didn't expect was that the first woman to give birth in the hospital was Shi Er Niang.
Twelve Niang was not sent here in a hurry due to premature labor or difficult delivery. Both she and Han Xing wanted her to give birth in the hospital.
After Han Xing came back from Chang'an, Jin Sui hosted a banquet for the couple and naturally talked to them about the hospital. Unexpectedly, they didn't mention anything at that time, but they were determined to support the queen with their own actions.
Yan Jiu also agreed, but Yan Shiyi felt it was inappropriate. No one else was willing to come, so why let my sister be the first to come?
But after visiting the obstetrics department, he agreed to let Twelve Niang give birth in the hospital, because he found that the medical equipment and medicinal materials prepared in the obstetrics department were much more comprehensive than those prepared by the Yan family.
In order to help his sister give birth, he collected many precious medicinal materials from all over the country and hired the best midwife in Yan.
But the hospital showed him the midwife's information. She had delivered 120 babies, of which only 98 were safe. In the other 22 pairs, either the child died young or the mother died.
This is still the best midwife in Yandi! These days, giving birth is like going through the gates of hell for women, and this is not an exaggeration.
"But it's different in the hospital. There are famous doctors, professional medical staff, and of course midwives to assist. No matter what kind of difficult delivery situation occurs, it can be treated in time."
"In addition, our hospital will create a file for the newborn and conduct a home visit every seven days during the confinement period to examine the mother and baby, which can greatly reduce the risk of puerperal disease in the mother."
Yan Shiyi agreed immediately. Not only did he send the medicinal herbs he had stockpiled to the hospital, he also said openly that his wife would also give birth in the hospital in the future.
Jinsui laughed, you don’t even have a wife, and you’re already thinking about having a baby.
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