Chapter 3287 Spring Busyness
After the Chinese New Year, not only Zhou Man but Mingda also became busy, so they had no time to take care of the children.
Zhou Man found an empty yard in his home and called all the children of the Zhou family who were not old enough to go to school to study with Bai Jingxing and Bai Ruoyu.
He said he was studying, but he actually spent three hours out of four playing.
Every morning, Xiao Qian brought the Zhou family's children over and took them back in the evening. Zheng would teach them some poems, occasionally draw pictures for them and play the piano. They lived a very comfortable life.
The palace maids provided by the Palace Department were of great use. Not only were they well-mannered, but they were also literate. Under their care, Xiao Qian said that Old Zhou had become much more well-behaved after being brought up by the children who had returned.
It was spring plowing day and the court had given a holiday for the fields. Zhou Man sorted out today's pulse cases and sealed them up. He casually placed the non-urgent documents on the case on the medicine box and left with them.
There were quite a few busy doctors in the Imperial Hospital. Seeing this, they asked, "Has Lord Zhou left the court?"
Zhou Man nodded, "I've finished my work."
Everyone looked at her with envy.
"Don't look at me anymore. If you can finish checking all the documents in your hands within an hour like she did, you can also leave the court on time." Imperial Physician Lu passed by them, slapped a note on someone's desk, and said, "Imperial Physician He, you will be on duty in the palace tonight."
He Guangbai immediately stood up and replied, "Yes."
Upon hearing this, a royal physician immediately approached him with the documents in his hand. "Doctor He, the nights in the palace are long and it's boring to sit around. Why don't you help me deal with these documents?"
Others also came to him with the documents in their hands. He Guangbai declined helplessly, "I dare not accept it. What if it delays the palace to call a doctor?"
Doctor Lu frowned and looked at them unhappily, "You should handle your own affairs yourself. Why are you pushing it onto someone who has only been in the Imperial Hospital for a few years?"
"Doctor Lu, aren't you suffering too? Before, all we had to do was diagnose and prescribe. Writing pulse records and organizing case data wasn't difficult. But now, we even have to calculate the costs of submitting lists of medicinal materials from various regions. We're not clerks at the Ministry of Revenue. Calculating one bill is more tiring than seeing a hundred patients."
"Yes, we are old, and we can't compare to Doctor He and his colleagues who are young and smart. The more capable, the more work. We can share their patients."
"You... Doctor Zhou..." Doctor Lu looked behind them. Everyone turned their heads and saw Zhou Man coming back. They immediately lowered their heads and took back the documents in their hands.
Doctor Lu glared. When did Zhou Man gain such prestige in the Imperial Hospital?
Weren’t people more afraid of him before?
He Guangbai's expression also changed slightly, and he stood there with his head bowed, "Mr."
Students who graduated from the Imperial Medical Bureau, especially those in the classes taught by Zhou Man, were more accustomed to calling him Mr. Zhou Man rather than Lord Zhou.
"I forgot to bring some documents, so I came back to get them." Zhou Man glanced at the documents in their hands and frowned slightly. "What are these documents?"
Seeing her reach out, an older imperial physician placed the document in her hand and grumbled softly, "This is the document from the Tangzhou Medical Bureau showing last year's consumption of medicinal materials, as well as this year's requested medicinal materials and budget. They said they wanted me to calculate this year's amount based on last year's consumption. Imperial Physician Zhou, I'm old, and I'm not a clerk in the Ministry of Revenue. How would I know how to calculate these?"
Zhou Man flipped through it and closed it. "Who gave it to you? This is the work of the Imperial Medical Bureau, not the Imperial Hospital. Besides, it has already been prepared."
Everything has been completed before the New Year. In the spring, we just need to check and transfer the purchase money to the medical departments in each state.
The other imperial physicians exchanged glances, stepped forward, and saluted, saying, "Director Xiao asked us to check this."
When Zhou Man heard this, he returned the document to him and said, "Then you guys check it."
Imperial Physicians: ...
Zhou Man went to the office to get the information he wanted, then left with his medicine box.
Everyone watched her go again. This time, an imperial physician went to the door to check on her. When he saw she was quite far away, he turned around and said, "She's gone."
"Ah, I thought Mr. Zhou would help us out."
"Don't even think about it. Lord Zhou and the Dean are so close that they can wear the same pants. How could he go against the Dean's words?"
Zhou Man would indeed not disobey Xiao Yuanzheng's words, but she was also very curious about why Xiao Yuanzheng did this, so after leaving the palace, she did not leave, but went to the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The officials in the Imperial Medical Bureau were even busier. Even though it was time to leave the office, they were still busy. Zhou Man went all the way to his own office. Next door was Lord Luo's office. There were a lot of documents piled up on his desk. The door was open. Occasionally, he would look up and see Zhou Man passing by. He would immediately chase after him, pen in hand, "Lord Zhou, has the medicine payment from the Hedong Road Medical Bureau been delivered?"
Zhou Man nodded and said, "It has been delivered. I have asked someone to check and verify that it is correct. It has been put into storage and will be shipped after the farm leave."
"Why are we still on holiday at this time of year?" Lord Luo said, "I think the weather is good today. If Lord Zhou is free, we can send it out today. That way, the counties can receive it just in time for the holiday to end."
Zhou Man checked the time and frowned: "So urgent?"
"I have to be urgent. I just received a memorial from the Central Secretariat from Huainan Province, saying that there's a serious epidemic in Huainan, with many people suffering from typhoid fever and a high mortality rate. The medical officials of several prefectures and counties in Huainan Province have all petitioned the Imperial Medical Bureau to send a senior imperial physician to investigate. When the time comes, I must bring a batch of relief medicines. I'm very busy."
"It's true that it's easy to catch a cold due to the late spring cold. I understand. I'll go and send the silver later." Zhou Man glanced at the pen in his hand and reminded him, "Lord Luo, the ink on your pen is about to dry up."
Only then did Lord Luo remember that he was still holding a pen in his hand. He cried out, and quickly turned back.
Zhou Man thought about it and decided to go find Xiao Yuanzheng.
Xiao Yuanzheng was also busy. He took the time to look up at her and then lowered his head. "If you have something to say, just say it directly."
"Why did the director of the Imperial Hospital hand over documents that had already been processed to the imperial physicians for further processing?"
"Choose someone," Xiao Yuanzheng said, "The Imperial Medical Bureau is short of people."
Zhou Man stroked his chin and said, "The Jinshi exam is over, and the Ministry of Personnel exam will be held soon. Has the director of the court ever thought of selecting some talented people from among them?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "They don't understand medical principles or medicinal materials. Let's not talk about the price of the medicine. The prescription must be checked. Only a doctor can do it."
Zhou Man said: "The prescription can be fixed. We need to work harder in the early stages to finalize the prescriptions that are applicable and free of charge. Then they won't make mistakes."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "If there are any increases or decreases..."
"The prescription list will be reviewed and approved once every year or two, and then revised."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...In this way, the workload will be piled on us."
Zhou Man said, "Selecting people from the Imperial Hospital like this is a waste of manpower. Won't the extra work end up being shared by us?"
(End of this chapter)
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