Chapter 675 A Dream of Youth 207
The emperor closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment.
Ding, the eunuch, met Xie Ning's gaze and nodded slightly.
"Then what brilliant idea does Minister Xie have?" This confirmed Xie Ning's conjecture.
As Xie Ning gradually revealed her talents, the emperor slowly began to treat her as an equal, instead of just regarding her as a child.
Xie Ning breathed a slight sigh of relief. She had also taken a risk. No one in a position of power likes to have their subordinates trying to figure out what they are thinking.
Her boldness stemmed from the fact that, although the matter was kept secret, the fact that Jiang Yuanzheng knew about it indicated that it wasn't a hidden thought in the emperor's mind.
They've already taken action, but probably only a few close high-ranking officials know about it.
Xie Wangzhi also received the news, but it wasn't very specific. He was only told to prepare winter clothes, so the idea that it was war was just their speculation.
"His Majesty."
Xie Ning continued to change the needling technique, carefully considering her words before expressing her thoughts.
On the battlefield, medicine is important, but doctors are also very important. Since ancient times, doctors have been craftsmen, and their status has not been high. When they stand with ordinary doctors, the status of the doctor who suffers a loss of life is even lower.
Therefore, Xie Ning believed that students from the Imperial Medical Bureau could learn some methods of mortuary medicine and then be deployed to the battlefield.
Otherwise, the few medical officers provided by the imperial court or the military doctors "recruited" from the civilian population would be far from sufficient to take care of so many soldiers.
Another measure was to have recruited military doctors study at the Imperial Medical Bureau to improve their medical skills.
If the quality of military doctors can be improved, the army's stamina will also increase significantly.
Because of the constant warfare between the Great Zhou and the Northern Jin, the Great Zhou had a relatively complete military medical system. Whenever there was war, the Great Zhou would select military doctors from the central government, local governments, and then recruit them from the government, mobilizing the entire population.
Military doctors are also employed, with a relatively fixed number of positions in each army, but the scope is somewhat vague.
"Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, up to His Majesty today, the medical system has been improved, with the sole aim of ensuring that patients have access to medical care, doctors fulfill their responsibilities, and pharmaceuticals are prepared in accordance with regulations."
"Your Majesty has devoted yourself wholeheartedly to the country and its people; we are filled with admiration."
The emperor's face remained stern, but his eyes softened slightly.
Xie Ning was young, and in the emperor's eyes, her words were more truthful than those of ordinary people. To be honest, he quite liked it when Xie Ning came to take his pulse; none of the imperial physicians were as eloquent as Xie Ning.
However, the emperor was also a little embarrassed. Xie Ning seemed to admire him too much. He should become a better monarch!
After flattering him, Xie Ning revealed his true purpose, offering constructive suggestions on the selection and support system for military doctors.
Since she chose medicine, she naturally had a comprehensive understanding of the system and attitudes of the medical profession in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although she didn't have the means to learn about it at first, she gradually came to understand it as she grew older.
Having recently noticed the emperor's actions, Xie Ning seized the opportunity to reveal his own thoughts.
She wanted to raise the status of doctors. Why did people work so hard to pass the imperial examinations?
However, this was because scholars held a high status, could go further, and could obtain greater benefits, which was especially true in a dynasty that promoted the imperial examination system.
The most important factor is the ruler's attitude. Xie Ning glanced at the emperor. At the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was no emphasis on civil administration and suppression of military affairs. On the contrary, the first emperor was more inclined to favor military generals.
After all, taking away the military power of generals does not mean degrading their status and role. It just changed with the second emperor. The main reason was the failure of the Northern Expedition. Then, in order to strengthen autocratic rule, the emperor "strengthened the internal and weakened the external", shifting the focus of his rule to internal development.
In order to prevent the military generals from threatening the imperial power, the emperor gradually increased the suppression and control over them, while further making greater use of the civil officials.
Xie Ning felt that the emperors of previous dynasties, or rather the previous few emperors, had somewhat underestimated the power of Confucian scholars and civil officials. Emperor Taizu once said that the regional military governors of the previous five dynasties were cruel and the people suffered greatly. Even if all the Confucian scholars were corrupt, the consequences would not be as severe as those caused by a single military official.
So even knowing that the prime minister had accepted bribes, the emperor only sighed and said, "It's alright to accept them."
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