In response to Lin Sanqi's question, a health system official nearby couldn't help but jokingly said:
"Commissioner Lin, this is actually very easy to understand. Nowadays, people work a lot and eat very little. They are as thin as bamboo poles. They don't get any nutrition at all, so their blood pressure and blood sugar can't rise."
Another cadre also added with a smile:
"So, hypertension and diabetes are actually called diseases of affluence. Nowadays, we hardly see obese people in China, so the incidence of hypertension and diabetes is naturally low. Unlike Western countries, where people eat a lot of meat and fish all day long, it would be strange if they didn't get sick."
Lin Sanqi slapped his forehead and suddenly understood.
He thought to himself that he had been telling others not to become Emperor Hui of Jin all day long, but in the end, he became this foolish emperor without realizing it.
Diabetes is a type of metabolic disease, which is usually caused by factors such as good living conditions, good diet, overnutrition and reduced activity, so it is called a disease of affluence.
Clinically, diseases of affluence also include hypertension, heart disease, fatty liver and other diseases.
Generally speaking, the occurrence of these diseases is related to the patient's bad living habits and is also related to the patient's diet.
To sum it up: eat more, move less.
In the 1960s, the slogan was exactly the opposite: eat less, move more.
It's like doing revolution on an empty stomach. There's no way the three highs will be high.
So in Lin Sanqi's notebook, "three highs" drugs were listed as non-emergency production drugs.
Dean Zhang spoke again at this time:
"Besides medicine, we're also short of medical equipment. The X-ray machines and blood test machines Commissioner Lin mentioned earlier aren't essential for grassroots hospitals like ours, so there's no rush.
Having the machine is useless without a doctor who knows how to operate it. Even if a professional doctor is sent down, if the patient can't even afford a ten-cent aspirin pill, how can they possibly afford an X-ray at five yuan?
Lin Sanqi was a little surprised:
"So what you mean is, what kind of medical equipment do your grassroots hospitals need?"
Dean Zhang stretched out his fingers and counted carefully:
"Scalpels with blades of various sizes; scissors such as tissue scissors and thread scissors; hemostatic forceps such as Morse forceps and Gauss forceps; tissue forceps such as Allis forceps and Babcock clamps; and suture forceps such as needle holders.
In addition, there are also orthopedic osteotome, ophthalmic micro-scissors, oral extraction forceps, etc.
In short, our grassroots hospitals currently lack any medical equipment. Without equipment, we can't perform simple surgeries, not even a debridement or suture. Add to that the lack of antibiotics, and we can only watch patients die."
Director Sheng took the initiative to join in the fun and said:
“It’s not that our government doesn’t want to equip hospitals, it’s just that the country can’t produce medical equipment on its own right now, so all of it needs to be imported.
But Commissioner Lin, you also know that we are currently under blockade by the great powers. We can't buy it even if we have money, not to mention that we don't have any money, so this matter can only be delayed again and again.
Even in the operating rooms of large hospitals, the medical equipment is so old and outdated that the scissors can't even cut thread."
Lin Sanqi was so angry that he pulled his hair out:
"They're importing, and they can't produce domestically. Forget about those corrupt governments of the Republic of China. We've been liberated for 14 years, and why are we still so poor and have nothing?"
When Director Sheng heard this, his heart was pounding with fear, and he thought to himself, you young man, you are so bold.
"Well, Commissioner Lin, you also know that when our country was founded, the entire country went through eight years of war of resistance against Japan and three years of civil war, and was almost reduced to ruins.
If the country wants to develop, it must give priority to the development of heavy industry, but our country's funds and talents are limited, so we can only build the Greater Northeast and the Shanghai-Haikou-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Well, the medical sector is indeed lagging behind..."
Lin Sanqi was so angry that he closed his notebook, stood up and dusted off his butt:
"Alright, I already have a rough idea of what medicines Bao'an County should favor for production next. Don't worry, the country may have the will but not the resources, but we in Bao'an County have both the money and the people, and we will definitely not let you down."
Everyone stood up and started talking and laughing.
At this time, a staff member from Lintong County came over and whispered a few words in the ear of the person in charge. County Chief Fang smiled and said:
"Everyone is in for a treat today! Our county government cafeteria just hunted a wild boar on Mount Li. Commissioner Lin, Director Sheng, let's show our hospitality to Lintong County today."
Lin Sanqi felt his pocket, feeling a little nervous:
"It's over. I didn't bring my food coupons with me today."
These days, when cadres go to the grassroots to conduct research, they must pay with food coupons for meals. They must pay for as much as they eat, not a single cent less. Otherwise, it would be considered fleecing socialism, which is a principled mistake.
County Magistrate Fang quickly waved his hand:
"How can I ask Commissioner Lin to pay for food coupons? Today's meal is my personal treat. The wild boar was hunted, so it's free. Besides, if there really are thousands of Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Warriors, then our Lintong County will be rich."
Lin Sanqi secretly gave a thumbs up, thinking that the county magistrate had vision and knew the importance of national treasures.
To be honest, Shaanxi Province, including the neighboring Henan Province, has not done enough to protect cultural relics.
The simplest one is that the tombs of emperors of all dynasties, including the tombs of accompanying burials, are all in the wild, which also provides convenience for later tomb robbers.
The most famous case is the 1998 robbery at the Tang Gong Mausoleum. (The owner of the Gong Mausoleum was Crown Prince Li Hong, son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian. It is rumored that he was poisoned to death by his mother.)
The tomb robbers stole a total of 61 cultural relics from the underground palace, including 19 national first-class cultural relics, 30 national second-class cultural relics, and 12 national third-class cultural relics.
This has been verified, but no one can tell exactly how many other unverified cultural relics have been lost. After all, the cultural relics were all sold abroad at that time.
Although the last few tomb robbers were shot directly in front of Tang Gong Mausoleum, this incident also shows that the local cultural relics protection is somewhat ineffective.
Fortunately, Xi'an attaches great importance to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang.
(But the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is not taken very seriously. The mound is full of fruits and tourists can go up and down at will.)
In the county government cafeteria.
County Magistrate Fang was holding a bottle of Xifeng liquor in his hand and pouring wine for the people present.
In the middle of the table stood two large pots of fragrant wild boar meat.
Lin Sanqi is from Huadu, and people from Huadu are famous for their love of food, especially wild game.
At this time, his mouth was already talking, but he had to deal with the polite words.
The other leading cadres had no time to listen to County Magistrate Fang's polite words. Their eyes were fixed on the two pots of meat, and it was pure meat, which they could not usually eat.
Even if they are local officials.
County Magistrate Fang was actually also greedy, but he was the host and couldn't let the scene be cold, so he introduced with a smile:
"Commissioner Lin, our Lintong isn't just home to the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. We also have many tombs of other famous figures, like the tomb of the legendary physician Bian Que and the tomb of Lin Xiangru from the play "Reconciliation of the General and the Prime Minister." Oh, and the tomb of Qin Shi Huang's eldest son, Fusu, is also in our Lintong.
In addition, it was in Lintong that Baldy was arrested and forced to agree to cooperate with the state supply. Therefore, the famous historical event of the Xi'an Incident should be the Lintong Incident.
Hehehe~~~Everyone chuckled, and the atmosphere in the cafeteria was harmonious.
Lin Sanqi also laughed and said:
"I was just saying yesterday that I wanted to go and see the cave where the bald guy hid. I wonder if he'll have the chance to revisit that place again in his lifetime. Oh, and is the place where he lived still there?"
County Magistrate Fang replied:
"It's the famous 'Five-Room Hall'. The house he lived in has been preserved. The bullet holes left on the glass from the shooting are still there. We've preserved them as they are so that future generations can see them."
As they ate and chatted, Lin Sanqi suddenly had other ideas:
"County Magistrate Fang, do you grow Chinese herbal medicine in Lintong, or in Xi'an?"
When County Chief Fang heard about the business, he became very excited:
"Commissioner Lin, I'm not sure if you want to answer anything else, but if you're talking about agriculture, or Chinese herbal medicine, then you've come to the right person."
Director Sheng introduced: "County Magistrate Fang used to be a director of the Department of Agriculture, in charge of Chinese herbal medicine cultivation."
Lin Sanqi became interested as soon as he heard it:
"Hey, are Chinese herbal medicines being cultivated now? I thought they were all wild. So, are there any Chinese herbal medicine cultivation bases in Lintong, or Xi'an?" (End of this chapter)
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