Chapter 2924 Fame
Bai Shan finished interrogating another person and saw that it was getting late, so he slammed the gavel and announced the adjournment of the court.
The onlookers slowly left the county government office and were about to leave. At this time, Zhou Man and his team became excited and started to promote the medical office across the street. It's amazing that many people heard of the medical office for the first time.
Some people are bold enough to roll up their sleeves and go for treatment immediately after hearing that the treatment is free, regardless of whether they are sick or not.
Zhou Man never refuses anyone who comes.
The soldiers and runners in the county yamen escorted the remaining prisoners back to the main jail and returned to their posts. Bai Shan was looking through the records made by the clerk. As he was reading, a runner came running in and said, "County Magistrate, Master Zhou is outside."
Bai Shan said without raising his head, "Just be there."
Isn’t it normal for Zhou Man to be outside the county government office?
Her home is behind.
Yamen runner: "... What I meant is that Mr. Zhou has set up a table outside the county government office and is providing free medical treatment to everyone."
Bai Shan raised his head after hearing this, and after a moment of thought, he said, "That's a good idea."
Recently, many people have come to watch, some of whom are from other counties. Most of them are scholars and knowledgeable elders.
If they knew that the Medical Department could just go back and say a word, it would be more effective than Zhou Man and his team going door to door.
Unfortunately, because the Song family did not have a good relationship with him, Zhou Man asked the prestigious village head, gentry and elders in Beihai County to promote it on his behalf, but the effect was minimal.
Bai Shan thought for a moment, put down his notes, stood up, and called to County Lieutenant Dong, "Let's go out and take a look."
County Magistrate Dong followed Bai Shan out in confusion.
As soon as Bai Shan left the house, the people outside who had not yet dispersed became excited. Some looked at him with sparkling eyes, while others stepped aside to let him in...
In just a few days, Bai Shan gained a certain prestige not only in his own county, but also in other counties.
Bai Shan walked to the free medical consultation stall and looked at Zhou Man with a smile.
Zhou Man was treating a patient. She just looked up at him strangely, and when she saw that he was just smiling and doing nothing, she looked away and ignored her.
After Zhou Man finished seeing the patient, he saw that the people behind him were crowded together but did not come up. He then looked at Bai Shan and was about to ask a question. Bai Shan had already bowed deeply with both hands and said respectfully, "Thank you, Lord Zhou, for what you have done for the people of Beihai County."
He said, "Although the county government can protect the lives and property of the people, it cannot do things like the medical department can save lives and help the world."
Zhou Man, who was sitting on the chair with a confused look on his face, said: ...
She hesitated for a moment, then stood up under everyone's gaze. She tentatively returned Bai Shan's greeting and said modestly, "No, no, Master Bai, thank you for your kind words. This is what our medical department should do."
She paused, finding her rhythm, and immediately changed the subject, saying with a look of emotion, "Not to mention that establishing the Medical Bureau was the wish of Her Majesty and His Majesty. Even if it is to repay their kindness, I will do my best."
Zhou Man turned his head and looked at everyone, "Do you know how the Medical Bureau was established in the first place?"
Everyone shook their heads. Some had only heard of this department but didn't understand it, while others had never heard of it at all, let alone how it was established.
Zhou Man then looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and said with a deeply moved expression, "This is all due to the kindness of the Empress."
Zhou Man said, "Life is difficult. Many people in Dajin are unable to seek medical treatment due to poverty. Women are especially vulnerable. Not only because of poverty, but also because of their gender, when they get sick, they often just endure it instead of seeking medical treatment."
"Your Majesty's health has always been poor. Every time she's sick and thinks about these things, she feels even more guilty and sad," Zhou Man said with a touching look on his face. "When His Majesty learned of this, out of compassion for Your Majesty and a sense of enlightenment, he, after much discussion, established the Imperial Medical Bureau."
"The purpose of the Imperial Medical Bureau is to train more doctors and send them to the countryside, so that the people of the world, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, can feel the Queen's kindness and His Majesty's grace..."
Zhou Man rambled on for a quarter of an hour, vividly describing the Empress's distress upon learning of the hardships faced by women in the countryside, her sadness at having no money to see a doctor for her sick child, and the Emperor's anxiety and helplessness upon seeing the Empress' distress.
The onlookers, whether they were ordinary people, scholars, or gentry elders, all listened with great interest.
Even Pang Xu and others couldn't help but sigh: "The Queen has always been virtuous."
He added, "The Emperor and Empress have always had a good relationship."
This is easier to understand and spread than the report on the feasibility of the development of the Medical Bureau and its impact on Dajin. So before dark, many people have heard this story that has been spread twice.
Some restaurants and bars were talking about this matter, and the topic was so popular that it even surpassed the popularity of Bai Shan's trial.
Even Mr. Song, who stayed at home and never went out, heard about it.
After a long silence, he said, "Your Majesty is kind and compassionate, and Your Majesty is virtuous. I remember the Medical Department said before that it was short of funds. Send someone to buy a batch of medicinal herbs. It doesn't matter what kind of medicine it is. Just buy some and send it to the Medical Department. It will be considered as a good deed for our Song family."
The butler responded but did not retreat.
Master Song fell silent, both the master and the servant were silent, but the butler was not in a hurry at all. He just had to wait for Master Song to make a decision.
Master Song sighed and asked, "Is there still no movement at the salt works?"
"Yes, the workers all found various excuses to ask for leave to go home, so County Magistrate Bai directly approved a long vacation for them, but ordered people to guard the salt field and not allow anyone to enter or leave freely. Our people quietly went in to check, and apart from the guards, there was no one else inside, and they were indeed not boiling salt anymore."
Mr. Song said, "The Dragon Boat Festival is just two days away, and June is not far away. Our county magistrate doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He is completely focused on suppressing bandits and judging cases..."
"Could it be that... I forgot?"
Master Song: "Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat, do you think he would forget such an important matter? Moreover, he has County Magistrate Fang by his side to advise him. Now it seems that County Lieutenant Dong also respects this County Magistrate very much. Even if he could forget, can these two forget?"
Beihai County's finances have always come from salt. It is impossible that County Magistrate Fang and County Lieutenant Dong, who have worked in the Beihai County government for so many years, were unaware of this.
He pondered for a moment, then said, "Send someone to the new salt field to take a look."
"It's impossible to get through," the housekeeper said in distress. "That place is now surrounded by Inspector Luo. For such a major task as suppressing bandits, County Magistrate Bai would rather borrow troops from Qingzhou City than use the people from the new salt fields."
At first they thought he was being mysterious. They didn't even have firewood, so what was the point of just surrounding the salt field?
But now seeing Bai Shan so calm and composed, Master Song felt uneasy and could hardly sit still.
At this time, a banquet was being held in the backyard of the county government office. Bai Shan and Zhou Man not only invited Cui Yuan and others to dinner, but also invited some Beihai County scholars, elders and scholars from other counties who were watching at the time, and also invited County Magistrate Fang and County Lieutenant Dong to join them.
By the time Song Zhubu, who was excluded, found out about this, it was too late. He couldn't force his way in, so he could only return home in disappointment.
See you at 10:30 pm
(End of this chapter)
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