Chapter 2872: Greetings Again
Song Zhubu watched Zhou Man leading a group of yamen runners carrying things away. Only after they walked away did he realize that he was still in the yamen.
Even if Lord Bai agreed to send the old things in the warehouse to the Medical Department, wouldn't all the yamen runners in the county government go to the Medical Department?
Manbao had already led his men back along the alley in a mighty procession.
The deserted hospital suddenly became bustling with activity. Manbao had the tables and chairs placed in the courtyard. He said to Wuyue, who had come running over to help, "First, pick out the good tables and chairs, clean them up and place them in the various clinics. For the rest that are missing parts, remove the legs of other tables and chairs that are also missing parts and replace them, and then place them in the cleaned rooms."
May: "...Madam, we know nothing about carpentry."
Man Bao waved his hand and said, "How difficult is this? It's just a simple leg installation. Just knock it down and put it back on. If there's a gap, just stuff some wood in. If it doesn't fit, just shave some off."
Although this is true, May always feels that there might be something wrong with the legs that are pretended in this way.
After thinking for a while, she said, "Madam, let's ask a carpenter to take a look. Besides, don't you still need to make some small beds?"
Manbao thought about the medical department's purse and reluctantly agreed.
She was the most senior official in the medical department, and she was the only one, so she could give orders directly. This made Manbao, who was used to consulting with others, very uncomfortable. So she said, "Tell County Magistrate Fang to post a notice that I want to recruit officials."
The Medical Bureau needs clerks, but there are not many vacancies, only two. The others are doctors from the Medical Bureau and pharmacists, but they have to be doctors and people who are proficient in medical theory and medicinal materials.
What Zhou Man needs now is an official to handle miscellaneous affairs of the medical office, and it would be best if he knows how to manage people and keep accounts.
Manbao thought for a moment, then wrote a document in the empty study room at the Medical Bureau, which didn't even have two books. After the ink dried, he handed it to the county yamen runner and said, "Send it immediately to Qingzhou and ask Magistrate Lu to post a notice recruiting talented people. The examination will be held at the Beihai County Yamen in half a month. Ask Magistrate Lu to send this notice to all counties in the name of the Governor's Office."
The bailiff agreed, but did not dare to leave immediately. Instead, he ran back to the county government office to ask Song Zhubu for advice. After all, Zhou Man was an official in the medical department, and he was a soldier in the county government office.
As a result, he had just entered the county government gate and had not had time to look for Song Zhubu when he first met Fang Xiancheng.
After reading the notice, County Magistrate Fang said, "Send it. Go to Qingzhou now and you can still be back before dark."
The bailiff took the official document and left.
County Magistrate Fang watched him lead the horse out of the county government office, then turned around and went back to his office with his hands behind his back.
Seeing County Magistrate Fang, Chief Clerk Song laughed and said, "Master Fang, most of the people in the county office have run away. Even if Master Bai and Master Zhou are equals, they can't do this, right?"
He said, "The Medical Department is short-staffed. I think it would be better to transfer some clerks there. This would save Mr. Zhou from having to come to our county office to borrow people every time he needs them."
County Magistrate Fang said, "This is the business of the Qingzhou Medical Bureau. Our Beihai County Office is only responsible for assisting and has no management authority."
"That's just my suggestion," said Song Zhubu. "The Medical Department has just been established and is in urgent need of manpower. Lord Bai and Lord Zhou are no different. Lord Zhou can easily use the people from the county government."
County Magistrate Fang said, "Master Song can ask Lord Zhou."
Song Zhubu started to think about it and actually considered asking Zhou Man.
Zhou Man refused directly. She said, "You clerks in the county government are used to handling county government affairs. I'm afraid they won't be comfortable being transferred to a small office like mine. So let's forget it."
Zhou Man was still a little confused. "I've already had the county government post a notice recruiting talent. How come Chief Secretary Song didn't see my notice?"
Song Zhubu: ...He didn’t see it, and no one told him.
As they were talking, Xi Bing came in and reported, "Madam, the shopkeepers of Baicaotang and Renhetang are here, as well as two drug dealers."
Manbao immediately stood up and said, "Please ask them to sit in the lobby for a while. I will be there soon."
She turned to Song Zhubu and said, "Song Zhubu, we are all family. You can go around the hospital as you like. I won't accompany you any longer."
Song Zhubu: ...What's so interesting about such an empty hospital? And how come they are our people?
How could her own people not even know that she had posted a recruitment notice?
Seeing Zhou Man getting up to leave, Chief Secretary Song quickly stopped her and said, "Master Zhou, can I go with you?"
He said with a worried look on his face, "Merchants are profit-oriented and often cunning. You're new here, and if you don't have anyone to support you, you'll probably be ripped off."
Manbao said with a pure face: "No, people who can work in medicine, apart from other things, have a kind heart. Why would they cheat me?"
She said, "I treat others with sincerity, and they will naturally treat me with sincerity in return."
Song Zhubu: ...
Manbao turned around and walked out with a kind face. As he walked out the door, the smile on his face disappeared and he walked towards the lobby with a serious face.
Four people sat in the lobby, all familiar with each other. So, while Zhou Man wasn't there, they all chatted over tea, asking each other questions. "Why is Shopkeeper Zhao here? I heard that the first patient Mr. Zhou treated after arriving in Beihai County was at your Baicaotang. I wonder how his condition is doing?"
Shopkeeper Zhao laughed and said, "That's Mr. Zhou's patient. We're just following the prescription. How would we know the patient's condition? I heard that Doctor Shao from Renhetang was the first doctor in Beihai County to see Mr. Zhou. He even prescribed a fertility soup for him."
Manager Shi of Renhetang snorted and said, "Didn't Doctor Tian of Baicaotang also prescribe a tonic soup for Lord Zhou?"
The two drug dealers quickly laughed and said, "Don't be angry, shopkeepers. It's all a misunderstanding. No one expected Lord Zhou to be wandering around the county town disguised as a patient, right? And the medicine the two doctors prescribed was correct. Lord Zhou really doesn't have children yet, so prescribing a fertility soup is appropriate. The tonic soup is also perfectly suitable. By the way, I heard that when Lord Zhou bought his medicine, he asked for the prices of many commonly used medicines in the pharmacy."
As they were talking, the four heard footsteps and immediately fell silent and sat up straight.
Zhou Man came in with a faint smile, and the four people stood up and saluted when they saw her.
Zhou Man accepted it calmly, raised his hand slightly and said, "Please take a seat, all four of you."
She sat down at the head of the table and got straight to the point, saying, "I've invited you four here today to discuss the procurement of medicinal materials for the Medical Department."
Manbao looked at Xibing.
Xibing brought over four sheets of paper with a list of medicines and the quantities Zhou Man needed to purchase. She smiled and said, "I think you four must have had some guesses before you came, so I won't elaborate. Just write down the price you can offer based on the list, and I'll make the purchase based on that."
Four people: ...Are you not going to exchange pleasantries?
They could actually exchange pleasantries a little more.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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