Chapter 2424: Suggestion for Upgrading
It was not difficult at all for Manbao, who had seen many patients, took very detailed notes and had a very good memory.
Over the years, she has accumulated two baskets of notebooks for recording medical records. In them are not only pulse records and prescriptions used, but also people's names, places of origin, appearances when they first came, patients' statements, even pulse conditions at follow-up visits, various records after taking medicines, etc. She can just copy a part and put it directly into the medical book without having to bother compiling it.
Therefore, her fertility was so high that even Doctor Liu, who was a common doctor, was ashamed of it.
But after reading Zhou Man's notes, no one was surprised. What else could the imperial doctors do? Besides admiring her, they could only try to learn from her.
However, it is really difficult to do so. It is not a big deal to write down the details of three to five or seven to eight patients for one or two days, but it is very troublesome and irritating to write down the details of thirty to fifty or even seventy to eighty patients for one or two months, not to mention persisting for several years or even more than ten years.
Just thinking about it makes me feel dizzy.
In many cases, many people give up quietly before they can even persist for ten days.
Can you record every day for decades how many pieces of cakes and steamed buns you ate, how many sips of water you drank, and even such trivial matters as whether the cakes were salty or sweet?
Many imperial physicians couldn't do it anyway, so in the end everyone could only suppress their admiration in their hearts and watch every day as Imperial Physician Zhou added all sorts of details that made their scalps tingle when writing pulse records.
The emperor knew Zhou Man was intelligent and that she held a secure position within the Imperial Hospital, but he had no idea she had compiled so many books. He was stunned, "No wonder I appointed her a fourth-rank editor, and the Chongwenguan remained silent."
Only God knows that he had been waiting for the people from Chongwenguan to object during that time. He even thought of reasons to reject them, but in the end no one said anything. So that's how it was.
The queen couldn't help but look at him.
The emperor pondered for a moment and said to the empress, "If she makes further contributions in the future, I think we should promote her to a higher rank in the Chongwen Academy, and at most give her a half-rank promotion in the Imperial Hospital."
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you raise the rank of the Imperial Hospital?"
The emperor obviously hadn't thought about this and looked at the queen in surprise.
The Queen laughed and said, "In the past, the Imperial Medical Bureau had only so many people, and it only treated officials in the palace and the court. But now we have the Imperial Medical Bureau. There are hundreds of students in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and it also manages twelve local Imperial Medical Bureaus. In the future, there will be more and more local Imperial Medical Bureaus, and they will be responsible for more people and more places, and they will be involved in more matters. It would be better to upgrade the Imperial Medical Bureau so that more people can be used."
The emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "This matter is not easy. If the Imperial Medical Bureau is upgraded, many things will be affected. If it is upgraded, it can no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Rites Temple."
The Chief Minister of the Taichang Temple was of the third rank, and the six ministers and the other eight temples were also of the third rank, with only a difference in rank.
However, Xiao Yuan of the Imperial Medical Bureau is of the fourth rank. If the rank of the entire Imperial Medical Bureau is raised, it will be on the same level as the Taichang Temple, which it is in charge of. This is definitely not allowed.
How can we manage well if there is no hierarchy?
Therefore, in order to improve the quality of medicine, the Imperial Medical Bureau had to be separated into an independent department.
The emperor hesitated. The project was so huge that he felt dizzy just thinking about it, and the cost was so huge that he felt heartbroken just thinking about it.
But considering that the smallpox vaccine has been developed, it must be promoted in the future so that more people can be vaccinated. Otherwise, how can we eradicate smallpox?
But if you think about it carefully, if even smallpox can be eradicated, can other diseases also be considered for eradication?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through the emperor's mind, and he sat cross-legged on the couch and started to daze.
When the queen saw this, she did not disturb him, but took the needle and thread from the table next to her and started working.
When the emperor came to his senses, he leaned forward and asked, "Who are these socks made for?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty."
The emperor became very proud, and after a pretentious glance, he nodded and said, "Not bad, the queen's craftsmanship is excellent."
Xiao Yuanzheng, who had left the palace, had no idea whether his promotion depended on the emperor's whim. Unlike other officials, whether they were civil or military, after reaching the pinnacle of their department, they could switch to another department and move on. They could then become high-ranking officials in other provinces, or rise to become prime ministers. Furthermore, they could even be granted titles of nobility, dukes, or even kings...
He is a doctor, and the pinnacle of a doctor is his current position, a fourth-rank hospital director!
If he has great merits, His Majesty might reward him with a title.
But they are also different from those civil and military ministers. Their titles can be passed down, but the rewards for them as doctors are mostly for one lifetime. If they can get a plaque bestowed by the emperor, that would be a good thing that can protect the family for three generations.
Xiao Yuanzheng, who has already achieved the utmost, is not afraid of anything except being stripped of his official position.
So Xiao Yuanzheng, who had just accomplished such a great feat, could vent his anger to his heart's content. He left the palace angrily and went home. Halfway through, he felt so angry that he knocked on the carriage wall and asked it to turn around. "Go to the imperial farm!"
He ran to the imperial farm and asked Zhou Man, "Were you humiliated when you went to see a patient at the Duke of Zhao's mansion?"
Manbao had just come out of the ward. She had just changed her clothes and her hair was still half dry. Her hair was a little messy, which made her look not very pretty. She was a little stunned. "Am I being humiliated?"
Xiao Yuanzheng snorted coldly and said, "The matter has even been reported to the higher authorities. They say that as soon as you entered the house, servants came with clothes, shoes and socks and demanded that you change. They even asked you to wash your hair before entering. If this isn't humiliation, what is it?"
Man Bao was shocked. "Have the Zhao family become stupid? I didn't tell anyone, so why did they take the initiative to expose their shortcomings?"
"Who knows if he's stupid or just possessed? That's someone else's business, let's not worry about it. I'm asking you, why didn't you tell the hospital?" Xiao Yuanzheng was indignant. "Do you think this is just your problem? No, you were humiliated yesterday, and today they can use the Imperial Hospital to point fingers at all the doctors. Next time, no matter who it is, whether in the palace or outside, anyone can humiliate us."
Doctor Lu from the next yard was standing at the wall, staring at her.
Man Bao: "...It shouldn't be that serious, right? Don't you all have brains? Treating each other with courtesy is basic etiquette in socializing. Who would be so stupid as to follow such a trend? Where is your own self-cultivation?"
Xiao Yuanzheng paused, calming down a bit, but continued, "Anyway, we in the Imperial Hospital can't bear this humiliation in vain. Do you know what they said about you at the court? They said you came into contact with so many smallpox patients in the imperial farm, yet you still kept coming in and out of it."
Manbao immediately said, "It was the Queen who ordered me to see a doctor. Do they dare to blame the Queen?"
"Of course they won't blame the Queen. They're talking about your visit to the Tang Mansion."
"Then I'm fine when I go to Zhaoguogong Mansion, so why would I have trouble when I go to Tang Mansion? Besides, I only go out once every three to five days, but you guys go back and forth every day. If anyone is going to blame me, then you guys should be blamed, right?"
Xiao Yuanzheng couldn't help but reach out and pat her, "Is this the time for internal strife?"
Manbao felt wronged, "I was just refuting them, how could this be considered an internal conflict?"
However, her previous words had a hint of internal strife, so she immediately changed her tone, "Who said that to me? Tell me, and I'll go find them later."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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