Chapter 1688 Enrollment
As autumn deepened, even the cold air of winter occasionally emerged. Under this circumstance, relatives and friends in the capital sent the Cheng family and Mr. Bai out of the city. After watching them go away, the Zhou family began to disperse and do what they had to do.
Old Zhou took Zhou Dalang and his eldest daughter-in-law to Putian Village, where he watched the tenants fertilize the wheat before winter came, and watched their farm being built bit by bit.
This farm was bigger and more beautiful than their own, and of course, it cost more.
Even though it's cheaper to hire craftsmen this year because of the drought, it still costs a lot.
Fortunately, the manor was indeed built very beautifully. Manbao selected a lot of flowers and plants from home and outside and gave them to Zhou Dalang, asking him to plant them. He also had the support of Liu Huan, Yin Huo and others.
Lian Mingda and Changyu knew that she wanted to decorate her own farm, so they brought two pots of flowers from the imperial garden to her. There was no other way, everyone knew that she liked flowers and plants, especially some rare ones that she had rarely seen.
When Manbao started to wear a jacket and go in and out of the palace, she heard that her farm had been built. Unfortunately, she couldn't go and see it because she was too busy.
Even on her days off, she was not very free, as the Imperial Medical Bureau had been built and the Crown Prince had officially issued an enrollment order in the name of the Eastern Palace.
It has been almost four months since the news broke in June, and interested doctors from all over the country have arrived in the capital in advance to wait.
Some sent their children and grandchildren to take the exam, while others packed their bags and came to take the exam themselves.
However, before applying for the exam, the Imperial Medical Bureau posted a notice containing the requirements for students.
The Imperial Medical Bureau does not limit the previous status of students who apply, but they must be of good character when applying. Those who graduate must work in medical bureaus in various places (including the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Medical Bureau) for fifteen years. After fifteen years, whether to leave the medical bureau run by the court or continue to stay is entirely voluntary.
The Imperial Medical Bureau holds examinations every year. Only those who pass the exam can be promoted to the next level. Those who fail will be held back. Those who are held back more than three times will be persuaded to withdraw and must then serve in the Medical Bureau for the same number of years as they studied.
For example, if you studied in the Imperial Medical Bureau for five years, you would have to serve in a local medical bureau for five years to repay it.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, if there is a sudden change in the family or a close relative passes away, the requirements will be relaxed and the military service will be exempted.
The announcement not only contains requirements for students, but also requirements for the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The Imperial Medical Bureau provided students with food, accommodation, and study materials. After completing their studies, students had six months to freely apply for positions at various medical bureaus. Those who failed to find a job after six months would be forcibly assigned to a position by the Imperial Medical Bureau.
However, the people crowded under the bulletin board didn't pay much attention to this. They were all staring at the enrollment subjects and enrollment details next to the announcement.
"Only eighty people are accepted for acupuncture? Isn't that too few?"
"Acupuncture is quite common, but a system as large as physical therapy only accepts a hundred people. That's too few."
"There are only twenty children."
"There are only twenty people doing massage and spell-binding."
"Tsk, who would want to learn massage after joining the Imperial Medical Bureau?"
"You look down on massage?"
"There are only forty people with sores and swellings."
"I want to go into physical therapy!"
"That's a nice thought. Physical therapy has the highest requirements. Does that mean I have to study for seven years?"
"Eight years, right? Didn't you see there's another year of internship listed at the end?"
"Well, you have to be literate to study physical therapy, but you don't have to be literate for other things."
Dean Xiao was standing at the top, listening to everyone's discussion. A vein in his forehead twitched. He turned to Zhou Man and said, "I originally required everyone to be literate, but it was you and His Highness who slandered me, so I reduced it to only requiring literacy for physical therapy. Don't you think about the other students who come in and have to start by learning to read? Do you know how much time this wastes?"
Manbao said: "We must give some opportunities to those who are illiterate or have limited literacy, and aren't there exams? Although opportunities are given, the exams are fair."
Of course, the examinations of the Imperial Medical Bureau are not just written tests, because some students are illiterate, or even if they can read, they don’t know how to write, so the examinations are divided into many types, and students are selected based on the final comprehensive scores.
Man Bao said, "Some families don't have the conditions to learn to read and write, but that doesn't mean they are not smart. Medicine also depends on talent. People with talent may be slow at first because of a poor foundation, but they will always catch up later."
She smiled at Xiao Yuanzheng and said, "You also said that studying medicine is a lifelong endeavor. We can't deny the next thirty to fifty years just because of the first three to five years."
Xiao Yuanzheng muttered, "It's still another thirty to fifty years. How long can a person live?"
However, he still agreed with Zhou Man's words, and even the other imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau had no objection.
To see how important talent is, just look at them and Zhou Man.
Even though Doctor Lu was reluctant to admit it in his heart, he had to admit that Zhou Man's talent was much higher than theirs, which was why she was able to stand with them at such a young age.
After the notice was posted, they began to wait for the exam. All of them, the imperial doctors, were examiners.
Manbao stood there watching, and seeing that there were very few women among the large crowd, she sighed slightly and turned back.
This time, the enrollment is not based on gender, which means that girls can also apply, but there are requirements on the number of people. After the queen spoke, Manbao was able to argue and set the ratio at 7:3.
Seeing that Manbao had been depressed for several days, Mr. Zhuang smiled and advised her, "You can't always think that you can become rich overnight. You have to do things slowly."
Manbao was still unhappy.
Bai Shan, who was eating fruit nearby, said, "You should think about what to do if you can't even recruit 30% of the female students."
He said, "I looked at your list, and there are only twelve girls applying. Aren't you planning to recruit ninety this time?"
Manbao shuddered, then immediately lost all his energy in anger and frustration. He asked anxiously, "What should I do? The Queen has already asked the government offices in the capital to promote the exam, but there are still not many young ladies applying."
Bai Shan scratched his head and asked, "How about we hire people to go around promoting it with drums and gongs?"
Manbao thought about it and saw no other way, so he nodded.
Bai Shan said: "For matters like this, we still have to go to Brother Tang Xue. He is the parent official. If he is willing to work hard and serve as our backer, the people will trust him even more."
He knocked on the bowl in front of Manbao and said, "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, we will go find Brother Tang."
Mr. Zhuang: ...So they still have to pay money to promote the Imperial Medical Bureau?
But looking at the happy Manbao, Mr. Zhuang remained silent.
After finishing breakfast, the two turned around to find Bai Erlang who was still lying in bed.
Bai Shan knocked on the door, and seeing that he still didn't wake up, she couldn't help but push the door open and go in. Seeing him curled up in the quilt like a silkworm chrysalis, she couldn't help but reach out to pull him, "Why aren't you getting up yet?"
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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