Chapter 1287: Not Very Willing (Reward for the Book Friend "Her Majesty Empress Xiaoxue")
Manbao looked up at the Crown Princess and shook his head. Forget it, once he entered the palace, he would be a subordinate of the royal family. Even if the Crown Prince changed his habit of killing people, there were still other princes and grandchildren.
They say it's easy to enter the palace but hard to leave, so she decided not to challenge that. Most importantly, she had promised Koko that she would travel around and find all the flowers, plants, birds, and animals it had never seen before.
Koko agreed with this. In fact, there were not many things that had not been collected in the palace. If the host really stayed in the capital to be an official, it was estimated that the host would not be able to collect anything for a long time in the future.
However, the temptation of a fifth-rank official was still great, so Manbao went home to ask Mr. Zhuang and others for advice.
Mr. Zhuang didn't give her a decision at first, but instead asked, "Do you want to be an official?"
Manbao thought about it and nodded, "I really do. If my parents knew that I became an official, a fifth-rank official at that, they would be so happy."
Mr. Zhuang nodded and asked with a smile, "Then why are you still hesitating?"
Man Bao slumped his shoulders and said, "Being an official, especially a royal doctor, means your life and death depend on others. I don't like it."
"I saw that you were very brave when you faced the King of Yizhou, and you didn't seem to be truly afraid of death."
"That depends on what it's for. It's not worth it just for a little fame or fortune."
Bai Shan beside him also nodded.
Bai Erlang doesn't have this worry at the moment, but he also feels that it is a terrible thing to give up one's life for the sake of becoming an official.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "In the final analysis, you still can't stand being bound. But you should also know that if you become the director of the Imperial Women's Hospital, your dream will be half achieved."
"To become a doctor who helps the world?" Man Bao said: "I learn medicine from the folks, and it's the same as curing more diseases and saving more lives."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head. "There's a huge difference between the power of one person and the power of a country. As a court official in the palace, you're an official appointed by the court, with the power of the country backing you up. But among the common people, you're just a minor official."
Manbao frowned in distress, "I am also moved by the Queen's proposal, but I always feel that it is a bit unsatisfactory."
Mr. Zhuang looked at her with a smile and asked, "What's wrong?"
Man Bao frowned and said, "My medical skills are not yet fully developed, how much can I teach them? Besides, there are only so many diseases in the palace. If I enter the palace, the diseases I can see will be limited. If I can't come up with a good prescription, the doctors in the Imperial Hospital will not teach me their skills. Then I will be trapped in the palace, which is contrary to my original wish."
Bai Shan on the side wanted to speak, but Mr. Zhuang kept staring at him, so he could only hold back.
Mr. Zhuang asked with a smile, "Anything else?"
Manbao thought about it and shook his head, "I still want to stay among the people. I want to travel to other places, see the world, and learn from doctors all over the world."
She said, "I've discovered that doctors all over the world have their own specialties. Other than that, their treatments for other illnesses are mediocre. Even the imperial physicians in the palace, with the exception of one or two, are the same. So I want to see what kind of illnesses doctors in other places specialize in."
Mr. Zhuang waved his hand and smiled, "Well, since you have your preference, I won't stop you. Go ahead."
He glanced at Bai Shanhou and said, "You two can discuss it among yourselves."
Bai Shan suppressed the urge to speak and stood up, bowing with Man Bao to leave. Turning around, he saw Bai Erlang still sitting there pretending to be serious with a book in his hands, so he pulled him aside and said, "Why are you still staying here? Don't bother the master, and leave now."
Bai Erlang followed the two out of the room, standing disheveled in the cold wind. He shrank his neck and asked, "What can't be said in the study? Why do we have to say it outside?"
Manbao glanced at him and said, "You're so stupid! You can't even see that? The master is training us. He wants us to figure things out on our own first. How can we speak freely in front of him?"
Bai Shan also felt that it was cold outside. He looked around and said, "How about going to my room? Let Daji light a brazier?"
Manbao said, "Then go get two more cakes from the kitchen. We'll bake them and eat them while we talk."
Bai Erlang perked up and said, "What's the point of just eating bread? The venison under the porch is frozen solid. Let's cut off a few slices and roast them together."
Bai Shan also nodded and said, "Let's see what else is in the kitchen. But the smell will be too strong, so we can't bake it in my room."
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at Bai Erlang together. Bai Erlang was stunned for a moment, then jumped back, crossed his arms and refused, "No, it will taste good even if you roast it in my house, okay?"
Manbao retracted his gaze and said, "I wonder if we'll be in the way in the kitchen."
Bai Shan: "Of course, it's time to make dinner now."
After much discussion, the three of them squeezed into Daji's house to grill something.
Daji moved the table inward, then took a large brazier to light a fire, placed an iron plate on it, and placed the removed deer leg on the table. Before the ice had melted, Daji cut off a piece with a knife and placed it on a plate.
Bai Shan and the other two ran to the kitchen to get a lot of seasonings, sat around the brazier, roasting the fire while waiting for the venison to be roasted.
Bai Shan added some charcoal to the brazier and said, "You don't know how to clone yourself, and now you have to work as a doctor at Jishitang and study. How can you have so much time to go to the palace and teach them medical skills?"
Manbao blinked, "So you mean you won't teach me anymore?"
Bai Shan shook his head. "I know you want to teach, but human power is limited, and even if you teach, it's not the way to teach."
He said, "Let me ask you, if a person wants to learn medicine, how many years does he normally need to study in a pharmacy?"
Man Bao said, "At the age of seven or eight, they start working as apprentices in a pharmacy, doing odd jobs. After two years of hard work, the doctors might teach them a few words. Once they're approved, they can start memorizing medicinal herbs at the age of nine or ten. After three or four years, they can dispense medicine or work as a medicine boy under the doctor. They have to stay with the doctor for at least another ten years before they can become apprentices."
This is the normal path, "but there are also smart ones. Doctors value their talent and take them in as apprentices early on, so they can avoid the hardships ahead. They learn from the doctors for seven or eight years, and at the age of fifteen or sixteen, they can try to prescribe medicine."
She did it because she had Ke Ke and Teacher Mo, otherwise the fastest speed would have been the second way.
Bai Shan, of course, knew all this and nodded, saying, "That's right. So, for the average person, even if you're willing to teach, regardless of the five or six years of training, it would still take ten years to become a master. But from what I've heard from the Empress, she clearly can't wait ten years. This Imperial Women's Hospital is about to be built, so is there only space but no officials?"
Manbao was silent.
See you tomorrow
The changed name is very domineering, Xiaoxue
(End of this chapter)
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