Giving equal importance to civil and military affairs was the personnel strategy that Zhu Youxiao gradually implemented.
Martial arts are the cradle for cultivating generals. No matter whether you are a Jinshi, a Juren, or a higher-level official, if you want to pursue a career in martial arts, you must receive training and study in martial arts.
Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong are special cases, but they are not currently studying martial arts. In Zhu Youxiao's long-term plan, these two people will also go through martial arts training.
It’s not that I don’t believe in the abilities of Lao Xiong and Captain Mao, but some military theories in martial arts are already advanced knowledge, and they may not be clear about them.
Moreover, in Zhu Youxiao's view, such normative constraints also prevented people like Wang Huazhen and Yuan Chonghuan from commanding troops.
Professionals do their professional work, and amateurs leading professionals will inevitably lead to problems. Those who talk big and boast without any real purpose will not only harm themselves, but also endanger the army and the country.
Only by establishing a system can we avoid people like Yuan Chonghuan who were promoted miraculously by talking big.
Knowing and employing people is easy to say, but it is actually a very difficult thing. If Zhu Youxiao did not have the memory of his past life, and history also gave a clear answer, he would not necessarily be much better than Zhu Youjian.
Who wouldn't be anxious to destroy the Jiannu and pacify Liaodong? The reason why Chongzhen believed in history that Liaodong would be pacified in five years was not because he wanted to believe it, but because he was eager to solve this headache-inducing problem.
But the more anxious you are, the more cautious you should be. You must not lose your mind or be tempted by boastful words.
Zhu Youxiao believed that his character was much better than Zhu Youjian's. At least he thought he was a responsible man who could take on responsibilities and let go.
It is so easy to prove this point, Zhang Yu'er is a clear example. The fact that her belly is getting bigger and bigger is caused by the vigorous Zhu Youxiao.
"Your Majesty, this is the routine diagnosis by Imperial Physician Yang. Concubine Yu is in good health, and the prince is also healthy!" Wang Tigan presented the diagnosis report to the emperor with a flattering smile.
Zhu Youxiao took it with his hand, in a good mood, and said with a smile: "How do you know if Wang Ban is a prince? Maybe it's a cute little princess!"
"If His Majesty likes a prince, he is a prince; if His Majesty likes a princess, she is a princess." Wang Tigan's smile remained unchanged, and his words were also pleasant. "During the Spring Festival, His Majesty ate Ruyi, and he will surely be content and happy all year round."
Zhu Youxiao chuckled and said as he read the medical records, "Wang Ban has put in a lot of effort and dedication in the Imperial Hospital's investigation. If any of my nephews and nieces back home are suitable, please call them to the capital to help!"
Wang Tigan quickly knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude, tears of gratitude streaming down his face. His acting skills were almost as good as Uncle Wei's.
It can't be said to be a performance. The emperor's reward shows that his position is stable.
Wei Zhongxian's nephew had just been appointed as the Imperial Guard, and his descendants were also promoted. It was obvious that the emperor trusted him as much as Wei did!
As for why Zhu Youxiao investigated the Imperial Hospital, the reason was simple: he wanted to live longer, have many children of his own, and have his mother be healthy.
Few Ming emperors lived long lives; only Taizu, Chengzu, and Jiajing lived to be over 60. Many died young, and the deaths of several were highly suspicious.
If it is said that all the short-lived emperors were killed by the imperial physicians, that would be too terrible. Even Zhu Youxiao had to give the imperial physicians the awesome title of "Dragon Slayer".
But apart from intentional murder, the only blame lies in the low medical standards at the time and the poor skills of the imperial physicians.
They couldn’t cure serious illnesses, and they couldn’t treat minor ailments. The Imperial Medical Bureau’s prescriptions were also ranked alongside the “Hanlin Academy’s articles, the Wukusi’s swords and guns, and the Guanglu Temple’s tea” as the four most unreliable things in the capital.
After Zhu Youxiao understood the imperial physician system of the Ming Dynasty and read Wang Tigan's investigation, he couldn't help but sigh that this unreliable "Imperial Medical Bureau Prescription" was really unreliable.
First, the Ming Dynasty had medical households, which, like military households and artisan households, were hereditary. The sons followed the father's footsteps, and the position of imperial physician was thus hereditary.
Upon hearing the term hereditary succession, Zhu Youxiao, except for himself as the emperor, would almost immediately feel like something bad was about to happen.
The same is true for the medical household system. The closed inheritance has hindered the development of medicine to a certain extent, making it difficult to improve the medical level.
The prevalence of the donation system allowed many people to work in the Imperial Medical Service without having to study medicine, which caused great harm to the medical care of the Ming Dynasty court.
Secondly, after Zhu Baba's reform, the Imperial Medical Bureau became the royal private hospital. The employed imperial physicians did not see many patients on a regular basis, had no practice, and did not kill some patients. How could they gain experience and improve their medical skills?
Finally, could the imperial physicians treat the royal family the same way they treated ordinary people? The principle they adhered to was to avoid mistakes, not to achieve success.
The medicine I prescribed wouldn't kill me, but it was also difficult to cure. I wouldn't dare prescribe anything too strong or dangerous. I followed the medical textbooks completely, not daring to innovate.
Taking all these factors into consideration, Zhu Youxiao would have dared to trust the imperial physician, unless he was crazy.
Therefore, he specially issued an order to summon the female doctor Yang Hanyi from Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture to the Imperial Medical Bureau to conduct regular examinations for the concubines.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were more and more women proficient in medicine among the people. The emperor stipulated that the best among them should be selected by the government office and go to the Imperial Physician's Office for selection. The selected ones would be included in the official list for possible use. Many female doctors among the people were proud of this.
Although female doctors are indispensable in every dynasty due to their gender, not many of them are truly famous in history.
Among them, there are probably four who have left their names in history books, namely Bao Gu of the Jin Dynasty, Yi Shuo of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Xiaoniangzi of the Song Dynasty and Tan Yunxian of the Ming Dynasty.
The female doctor Yang Hanyi is a descendant of Tan Yunxian. She not only learned the ancestral medical skills of the Tan family, but also studied the "Miscellaneous Words of a Female Doctor" written by her great-great-great-grandmother Tan Yunxian (I can't count how many times) and is very famous in Jiangnan.
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