A month later, it was already November 1963.
At the gate of Ormond Hospital.
Two large cranes were simultaneously lifting a huge, long stone block and placing it under the command of Lin Kucan.
Lin Kucan looked at the compass, counted on his fingers, and then said to Lin Sanqi beside him:
"The stone will be moved another 5 meters to the southwest, and the direction will be slightly adjusted another 5 degrees to the southeast."
Lin Sanqi was from Huadu, and people in Huadu believed in Feng Shui, so he quickly ran over and gave instructions to the crane driver. After a long time, the stone was finally placed in its fixed position.
This large natural rock is 2 meters high and 12 meters wide, shaped like a huge pebble. Lin Sanqi found it with great difficulty from the Maluan Mountain quarry.
The four big characters "Lingnan Hospital" are engraved on it. They were written by Lin Kucan himself, but they have not been colored yet. They will have to wait until the opening day to be colored.
After the stone was placed, several apprentices from the medicine shop immediately set up an incense table on the huge stone, and two other apprentices killed two roosters, and blood spurted out immediately.
Under Lin Kucan's command, chicken blood was sprinkled around the boulder.
After everything was done, Lin Kucan led the Lin family to pick up the incense and began to bow three times to the boulder.
Then Lin Kucan instructed the apprentice beside him:
"Cover the stone with red cloth and uncover it when we open the shop in three days. You guys stay here for the next few days and don't let anyone touch it.
Wang Jin, when you arrange security, this stone is of utmost importance. Don't let anyone tamper with it."
Lin Sanqi had only a vague understanding of this kind of superstition, but he knew that "Taoism" and "Medicine" were inseparable, and he had no doubt that his father had the ability to read Feng Shui and calculate fortune.
But he was a little surprised that his father treated the boulder with such care:
"Dad, is there anything special about this stone? You insisted that I get the stone according to the dimensions you gave me, and I searched almost all over Dongguang Province."
Lin Kucan was also in a relaxed mood at this time and explained:
"The reason why Ormond Hospital's business is slow is actually because the foreigners don't understand Feng Shui. You see, the hospital's main entrance faces southeast due to the terrain of King's Park Hill.
Neither due east nor due south, this is the taboo in Feng Shui. The simplest truth is that if the front door is not straight, the family will not be peaceful. The same applies to a hospital, which will cause endless troubles.
If you look again, you will see a road facing the gate, and a temple at the other end of the road. As a place for worshiping gods and Buddhas, the temple is regarded as a place where yin and yang energies converge, especially where the yin energy is heavier.
Hospitals also happen to be places with the heaviest yin energy.
The consequence of the confluence of the two yins is that it affects people's health. Ordinary people will feel abnormal phenomena such as chills, loss of appetite, physical fatigue, insomnia, and lack of qi and blood.
Your hospital is clearly a place to treat illnesses, but after you came to this hospital, your condition didn't get better and even got worse. Do you think this hospital can continue to operate?
This is also the fundamental reason why the Guilao hospital went bankrupt.
This huge rock is very particular. You won't understand it if you explain it in detail. Just remember that it is used to ward off evil spirits. In the northerners' opinion, it is also called Taishan Stone Gan Dang, which is a house-guarding and evil-repelling object.
There are many Feng Shui masters in Hong Kong. If anyone wants to sabotage our Lin family, all they need to do is bury the liver, gallbladder, and eyes, three wood-related objects, under the boulder. Wood overcomes earth, and then the boulder will not only fail to ward off evil, but will instead become an extremely yin object."
Lin Sanqi thought that the older generation was indeed superstitious and particular.
Don't understand, but respect.
After completing the superstitious activities, all the male members of the Lin family walked together into the new Lingnan Hospital, which had become the private property of the Lin family.
Lin Duzhong looked at the building and couldn't help but sigh:
"Oh my god, the scale of this hospital far exceeds that of the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. I never dreamed that this will belong to our Lin family? Haha, this is going to be rich."
Lin Kucan smiled and patted his second son's shoulder, reminding him:
"Your little brother paid for the hospital alone, so the property rights of the hospital belong only to Qizi, not to the whole family. We at Lingnan Hall Chinese Medicine Clinic are just tenants and will have to pay rent every month. Don't worry about it."
Doctor Lin is a very principled person. Since the Lin family had already split up in 1959, matters concerning the property must be made clear and understood in advance so that it does not become a mess in the end.
The ownership of the hospital belongs to the youngest son. This must be made clear from the outset, without any ambiguity in the middle, to avoid future disputes between the brothers.
Lin Duzhong almost choked when he heard this, and looked at his brother resentfully:
"Qizi, you're going to distribute the wealth by yourself, without bringing Big Brother and me with you?"
Lin Sanqi knew what the old man was thinking. Brothers must unite, so he put his arm around the second brother's shoulders and said:
"Second brother, we are family and we should keep our distance. My younger brother has become rich, so how can you and my eldest brother be poor? Look, this is such a big hospital. This is the future of our Lin family, and you are also a part of it."
Big Brother Lin Gancao also sighed:
"Our Lin family has grown from a medical clinic to a large hospital, which means that our Lingnan Hall brand has firmly established itself in Hong Kong. Father, should our generation be worthy of our ancestors?"
Lin Kucan smiled and nodded:
"You three brothers have done better than us. Look, your fifth and sixth uncles and I have worked hard our entire lives, but we haven't achieved as much as you, the younger generation. We, the Lin family, are getting better with each generation!"
Hehehe~~~
All the Lin family members present chuckled.
Uncle Lin Wu also said happily:
"We followed Big Brother and had delicious food every day. Now we live in a small Western-style house and drive a small car.
As for my second, third, and fourth brothers back home, they are short-sighted and now have to eat one meal and go hungry for three days. There is really no harm without comparison."
Lin Sanqi deeply agreed with this.
He originally thought that the Lin family had established itself firmly in Hong Kong, and his father would definitely consider it from the perspective of a large family and bring several brothers from Huadu to Hong Kong.
The result was unexpected. Lin Kucan used the excuse of not wanting to get involved in their cause and effect and said that he would not accept the remaining three brothers.
This also means that the six brothers of the Lin family will be divided into two groups from now on, one in the mainland and the other in Hong Kong. The gap between them will widen to a level that will be difficult to overcome in the future.
A few people walked into the hospital building chatting and laughing.
Lin Sanqi has divided the new Lingnan Hospital into two parts, one third of which was used to establish the Lingnan Hospital Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the other two thirds was used to establish the Lingnan Hospital Department of Western Medicine.
Therefore, Lingnan Hospital is also the first hospital in Hong Kong to promote the "integration of Chinese and Western medicine".
As Lin Sanqi walked, he introduced the Lin family members:
“The interior of the hospital is designed according to the latest European standards, so I didn’t make any major changes, except to add a Chinese medicine pharmacy.
In the future, all Chinese medicine clinics will adopt the Western model, using telephone appointments and on-site registration, and fully implementing an electronic calling system.
All patients are waiting here. When your name is called, go to the corresponding clinic.
My dad and I have agreed that we will open 30 clinics first and adjust the number based on the number of patients.
In addition, I am also planning to add a 'Famous Doctors' Clinic'. For a Lingnan University doctor like Lao Dou, one appointment costs 200 yuan, which is not affordable for ordinary citizens, so I will go directly for the high-end boutique route.
In other words, in the future, the first and second floors will be dedicated to ordinary TCM clinics for ordinary citizens. The third and fourth floors will be occupied by famous TCM doctors, who will only receive wealthy and powerful high-end clients.”
Uncle Lin glanced at his eldest brother, wondering why he had suddenly stopped caring for the poor. Was he obsessed with money? This didn't align with his upbringing.
Uncle Lin Liu was a man who couldn't keep things to himself, so he asked directly:
"Brother, Qizi, this doesn't go against our ancestral teachings. Brother, you taught us back then: no matter how rich or poor a person is, when sick, everyone is equally close; doctors should treat everyone equally, without losing their compassion for all. And now you've opened a famous medical clinic..."
Lin Kucan smiled but said nothing.
Lin Sanqi quickly helped to explain, after all, it was his idea.
"Sixth Uncle, it's inevitable to establish a famous doctor's clinic. Ordinary diseases suffered by ordinary people can be diagnosed and treated by ordinary doctors. There's no need to use famous Chinese medicine doctors for trivial purposes.
If ordinary doctors cannot handle difficult and complicated diseases, they can be referred upstairs to famous Chinese medicine doctors. This is equivalent to a tiered diagnosis and treatment system, which I think is reasonable.
Another key point is that it's easy to make money from the rich. Our Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine makes money from the rich, then subsidizes the poor and reduces the cost of ordinary outpatient services. This is how the hospital's finances are healthy."
Uncle Lin Wu hit his younger brother and cursed, "Big brother, are you the kind of person who is greedy for money? Seriously, you're asking for a beating."
Lin Kucan smiled and said, "I still like money, but a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way."
Hehehe~~~~(End of this chapter)
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