Facing Lin Sanqi's questioning, Village Chief Huang quickly denied it:
"How could that be? No matter how difficult our lives are, there are always a few villagers who have completed primary or secondary school. For example, in Dizhu Village, 10 children have completed primary school and two have graduated from junior high school.
Wang Xidong, our village clerk, is a junior high school graduate and 28 years old, which just meets Minister Lin's requirements. What a great guy, hardworking and good at studying.
The old village chief suddenly pulled a young man out of the crowd and pushed him in front of Lin Sanqi.
It may be related to the long-term work in the fields. Although he is 28 years old, he looks like 38 years old. But with a pair of glasses, his temperament is different from that of the villagers around him.
Lin Sanqi believed that this person must be educated. Who among the common people would have four eyes? So he asked with a smile:
"Comrade Wang Xidong, if I asked you to be a barefoot doctor and treat the villagers, would you be willing?"
Before Wang Xidong could answer, all the village cadres nearby answered in unison:
"Yes, yes, of course I am."
Wang Xidong also nodded solemnly and said, "Minister Lin, I am willing to serve the villagers."
Lin Sanqi probed again, "What if being a barefoot doctor doesn't pay well? Would you still be willing to do it?"
Wang Xidong hesitated for a moment. After all, he was married with children, and he had elderly parents and young children to take care of. If the barefoot doctor's income was unstable, he would definitely think twice.
Young people might act impulsively, but middle-aged men like him are more cautious.
When Village Chief Huang saw that the atmosphere had cooled down, he immediately came up with an idea:
"Minister Lin, you see, our small village has a small population, and it's impossible for people to be sick all the time. We just need a doctor, who can see a doctor when we're sick, and give us medicine and injections.
So, do you think this barefoot doctor can work part-time? Wang Xidong still works as a clerk in the brigade. When he has nothing to do, he works in the fields. If there are patients, just call him and he will go to the clinic to treat them.
Wouldn’t this solve the problem of barefoot doctors’ income?”
Lin Sanqi burst into laughter when he heard this. It was true that the wisdom of the people should not be underestimated.
"Village Chief Huang, you're right. That's our plan. Barefoot doctors can work part-time in the fields to earn work points, or they can be full-time doctors. It all depends on the actual conditions of each village and brigade.
In addition, being a barefoot doctor also has a benefit: the government will give them a basic salary of 10 yuan per month, and all registration fees and drug price differences belong to the barefoot doctor personally, so this income is not low.
When Wang Xidong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Working in the countryside, toiling under the scorching sun, it is absolutely impossible to earn 10 yuan a month.
In this way, even if he quit his job and became a barefoot doctor full-time, this business would still be profitable, not to mention that the money from medical treatment would belong to him personally.
So the clever Wang Xidong stood up immediately:
"Minister Lin, I am willing to be the barefoot doctor."
Lin Sanqi nodded and looked at the old village chief again:
"Village Chief Huang, let's be frank. I know that clan values are very strong in rural areas, and village cadres have great power. It's just a matter of a word to recommend someone or not.
But I personally believe that all educated young people in the village should be given a chance. If others are willing to sign up and want to be barefoot doctors, I hope there will be a fair election."
Wang Xidong became anxious when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Village Chief Huang:
"Minister Lin is right. All children in the village should be treated equally and fairly. This is an opportunity to change someone's life. I shouldn't have the final say."
After the old village chief finished speaking, he said to a security director behind him:
"Axin, notify the entire village immediately and gather at the village threshing ground. While Minister Lin is here today, we will conduct an on-site assessment and election."
Lin Sanqi clapped his hands and praised:
"Village Chief Huang, well done. You've set a great example. What Dizhu Village has done today will become a template for the entire nation. I might even call it the 'Dizhu Model.' We'll need to report this to the leaders in the capital and publish it in newspapers for nationwide promotion."
When Village Chief Huang and other village cadres heard this, they were stunned.
"Ah, is this serious?"
Lin Sanqi laughed and said, "This concerns millions of villages and hundreds of millions of farmers across the country. Do you think it's serious?"
Village Chief Huang stood up again and said, "Hurry up, call for help, quickly!"
After all, it was a small mountain village. Half an hour later, hundreds of villagers gathered in the threshing ground in the center of the village.
A big bonfire was lit in the middle, illuminating the entire night sky. Of course, it also attracted mosquitoes, but fortunately, the people in the mountains were used to it.
Village Chief Huang stood in the center of the field, holding the electronic loudspeaker provided by Lin Sanqi, and shouted to the whole village in a somewhat awkward tone:
"Today, Minister Lin, a high-ranking official from Beijing, came to our village in person. His purpose was to establish a barefoot doctor in our village to treat the villagers.
This is a good deed, a great good deed, which reflects the care that the Central Government and the Communist Party of China have for us. In the thousands of years of history of our country, this is the first time that someone has taken the health of us farmers to heart.
According to the superior's deployment, each village will have one barefoot doctor quota.
It needs to be explained to everyone that this barefoot doctor must be literate and will participate in a one-month medical training. After that, he can bring medicines from the city back to the village to treat people.
This was an honorable task, and the government subsidized barefoot doctors with 10 yuan a month. In addition, the 5-cent registration fee and the difference in drug prices all went to the barefoot doctors themselves.
It can be said that this is a lucrative job. If you do it well, your salary is no worse than that of the workers in the city who eat the government rations, and may even be much better."
With a little cheer, all the villagers were excited.
No one listened to anything else, but everyone took the 10 yuan monthly subsidy to heart. As mentioned before, this is definitely a high salary in rural areas.
So a group of villagers chattered and enthusiastically recommended their own sons and nephews.
This is exactly the effect Lin Sanqi wanted. If he wanted to be a barefoot doctor, the first step was to hold an open election and not let village cadres engage in shady operations, so as to nominate truly useful talents.
It is impossible to achieve absolute fairness. After all, the phenomenon of village cadres having the final say is still very serious in some areas.
But at least it can be relatively fair and allow ordinary people to actively report.
This is also what Lin Sanqi represents decades later, and the people of the country have been recruiting for a long time.
Another thing is that the 10 yuan subsidy for barefoot doctors must be made clear to the people.
It is impossible for Bao'an County to provide subsidies to every barefoot doctor in the country in the future. There are millions of villages in the country. Where will Bao'an County get the manpower?
So it will definitely be issued in the name of the Ministry of Health.
The ministry sends it to the province, the province sends it to the region, the region sends it to the county, and then it goes around to the district offices and communes. This special fund is in danger.
Lin Sanqi's approach is to make the policy open and transparent from the beginning, so as to prevent people at the grassroots level from withholding the subsidies, and ensure that the subsidies are paid to barefoot doctors.
Money is the driving force of all work.
If barefoot doctors cannot get this subsidy and few people come to see them, they will probably give up this job, and rural medical care will be doomed.
In order to write summary materials, keep first-hand information.
Wang Jin took out his camera to film the whole process, while Li Yujie took notes and recorded what happened on the scene.
The purpose of filming and recording is to use it as a documentary and teaching film to be screened nationwide in the future. After all, having "video" guidance is definitely better than text records.
As for why the camera is a digital camera instead of a film camera at that time?
The truth is that film cameras are too bulky and not only difficult to carry, but also require certain technical skills to shoot.
It’s not like a digital camera, where you just turn it on, point it and take a picture, and everything else will be fine.
After the filming was completed, Lin Sanqi returned to another time and space and easily converted the digital data into film. He copied thousands of them and sent them to various counties for them to study.
After Village Chief Huang finished speaking, he suppressed the noisy discussions of the villagers and then spoke:
"Now, those who want to sign up to be barefoot doctors, please come to the front."
A total of 13 young people came out with the anxious support of their parents and relatives.
Some villagers were making a fuss: "Little leper, you haven't even been to school, how come you signed up to be a barefoot doctor?"
A young man in his twenties said unconvincedly:
"I haven't been to school, but I can read. The village chief just said that being able to read is enough." (End of this chapter)
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