Chapter 252: Healing the World

Gu Dan once again came to the Xia Dynasty Palace.

This time, he saw with his own eyes two collapsed palaces.

Due to years of disrepair, the once glorious Wanshou Palace could not withstand the power of time. Except for the two collapsed palaces, most of the other palaces have also lost their former glory over the years.

But the strange thing is that no matter whether it was the maids, guards or eunuchs walking around in the palace, they all turned a blind eye to the two collapsed palaces, and did not send craftsmen to repair them.

As the Xia Dynasty prospered, the actual imperial palace became increasingly dilapidated day by day, and even posed a safety hazard.

Gu Dan found Wang Mang in the imperial study. Wang Mang was still sitting there reviewing mountains of memorials as he had done before, and he did the same thing every day.

This time, Gu Dan did not wait silently, but spoke directly: "When I came here, I saw that two palaces in the palace had collapsed. Why is there no one to repair them?"

"Brother Gu?"

Hearing Gu Dan's voice, Wang Mang put down the memorial in his hand and said with a smile: "They are just two palaces. When the Wanshou Palace was built, Emperor Zong Ming was extremely extravagant and used it as the imperial palace of the Xia Dynasty. It was more than enough to live in. The two collapsed palaces were of no use.

If it is repaired, it will only look better, but it will still be empty. I have asked the craftsmen for advice, and they said that if I want to repair it, it will cost at least 100 kilograms of gold, which is equivalent to the property of ten middle-class families. My virtue is not good enough, and I am always worried about disappointing everyone's expectations, so how can I dare to do such a thing? "

Gu Dan listened to Wang Mang's story quietly, with admiration in his eyes.

Wang Mang did not disappoint him.

Since he ascended the throne, Wang Mang never paid attention to any ostentation in the twenty-three years. He did not add anything to the palaces, gardens, dogs and horses, clothing, carriages, etc.

Anything that was inconvenient for the people was abolished to facilitate them. Even when the imperial palace had begun to fade, and the palaces were dilapidated and unsightly, no civil engineering was used.

For an emperor to do this, he can be said to love his people.

What goes up must come down.

The Xia imperial capital was so simple, so naturally the ministers did not dare to enjoy life lavishly. After all, apart from Wang Mang, who set an example, the Mohist school was not a vegetarian.

If Mohism was the benchmark for morality in the Xia Dynasty, then Wang Mang was the benchmark for personal life.

If the emperor did not enjoy himself, how could any minister dare to surpass him? It can be said that the development of the Xia Dynasty to this day was absolutely inseparable from his efforts.

“You did a great job.”

Gu Dan praised.

"Brother Gu, what's the matter with you?"

Wang Mang smiled and nodded, then asked.

Gu Dan was a man who would never visit the palace unless he had something to do. He never paid much attention to national affairs, or rather, he just let them do their work. After so many years since the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, this was only the third time that Gu Dan came to the palace.

"I am going to do something that requires your help, the help of many ministers, and even other countries."

Gu Dan said seriously.

"Oh? Please go ahead!"

Wang Mang was quite surprised and his expression became serious.

The last thing Gu Dan wanted to do was called "spreading the tax rate according to the land area". Now its effect is obvious to all and has greatly reduced the burden on ordinary people.

If it is not a policy that benefits the country and the people, Gu Dan will never mention it easily.

What's more, from what he said, he is ready to take action himself and connect several countries together.

Could it be that what we are going to do this time is better than the land tax? "I plan to collect medical books from all over the world, recruit roving doctors with real skills and knowledge from all over the country, and jointly compile a book that summarizes various diseases. Then, we need the court to help set up medical clinics in various places and train doctors who can cure diseases and save lives."

Gu Dan said.

"Compile a medical book? Set up a clinic?"

Wang Mang was stunned.

This... doesn't seem to be some kind of divine strategy that could change the world. Or, in other words, there's nothing surprising about this thing, and it doesn't seem worth Gu Dan's personal effort.

This is not surprising.

But, it works very well.

"Now that the Xia Dynasty is no longer a poor dynasty, medical issues must be taken seriously. I have visited the people and found that if people in the surrounding villages are sick, they rarely go to the pharmacy to see a doctor, but instead use various "folk prescriptions" for treatment. Not to mention that most folk prescriptions are useless, many diseases, once delayed, will become more serious until they are incurable.

That’s not all. Even if wealthy people could go to pharmacies for treatment, the quality of the doctors there varied greatly. They had no experience at all with many diseases and could only try their best. Whether the patient could be cured depended entirely on luck.

The most important thing is the person who delivers the baby! Nowadays, the "experienced" midwives in the village are still responsible for delivering babies. However, in this kind of situation, their experience is only based on their personal summary. What is at stake is real human life. A complete set of appropriate and detailed methods must be provided and promoted. In this way, the safety of children at birth in the folk will be better guaranteed."

Gu Dan had already prepared a speech in his mind on the way here, and now he directly expressed his thoughts.

Compiling medical books and setting up medical clinics are neither the first innovation in history nor unique ideas.

But the people who did this before had too little energy.

At most, they can only change a small area.

Although the emperors of various countries were not fools, they always had various concerns and reasons and never implemented this law throughout the country.

But the concerns are different.

If he was determined to do it, the entire Xia Dynasty would have to move, and even countries like Daqi would have to follow his lead and not dare to disobey.

What's more, what he wants is to benefit the people and the country. It just requires some money from the national treasury, and in the end, the money will be spent on his own family. What's there to resist? The Grand Master wants to do something good for your people, and you dare to object?

"If it's just compiling a medical book, it's not that difficult. It just takes some time."

Wang Mang thought about it seriously, and did not immediately nod his head in agreement just because the person in front of him was Gu Dan. He thought hard and attentively, and then said, "It is difficult to set up clinics in various places. Not to mention how to train so many doctors, the medicinal materials needed for each clinic alone is a huge expense.

As Brother Gu said, many people are sick but don’t have money to go to the hospital for treatment, or even dare not go. So do they have money to go to the hospitals opened by the state? If they don’t charge money, the expenses may be too high to bear. If they charge money, it seems that they are just a decoration in the end, and no one will care. "

Treating an illness costs money.

Therefore, people generally do not treat minor illnesses, and even if they treat serious illnesses, it is useless, or they simply cannot afford the treatment.

It is precisely because of this reason that there are very few medical clinics in various places among the people, and most of them are run by barefoot doctors.

"The biggest expense for a clinic is actually the medicinal materials."

Gu Dan himself worked in the Imperial Hospital for more than ten years. Although he was only affiliated with it, he knew the twists and turns involved. "But in fact, medicinal materials are not as expensive as everyone thinks. The reason why they seem a bit expensive is that most of them are wild.

As long as we don’t use precious medicines, most of them can be cultivated by ourselves. As long as we grow enough, the cost will naturally continue to drop. That’s why we need the whole country to work hard, instead of relying on ourselves to dig medicinal materials in the mountains as we do now, and the cost will naturally be incomparable.”

Of course, there are such things as medicinal fields in this era.

But, very few.

And they are usually privately owned and used by the powerful.

If we really talk about large-scale medicinal fields, there is not even one!

After all, a clinic is actually a public welfare organization. If they charge too much, people won't go to see a doctor. If they charge too little, they won't make any money. That's why no one has been running this clinic.

"Besides, I didn't say that all the medicines are free. For some not-so-serious diseases, it's a good thing to let the people spend very little money to treat them. And when some more precious medicines are needed and the people don't have the money for treatment, we can let them write an IOU and pay it back over a few years.

If they still can't pay it back or refuse to change it, they can let them go over and work in exchange for it. The construction of a country always needs people. As long as the people are still there, there will be no loss. On the contrary, people will have a greater sense of belonging."

Gu Danlian has also considered this point.

When the most basic food and clothing needs are met, there are more things that need to be done, which is related to the living standards of a country's citizens.

It also has a practical bearing on how long Gu Dan can live.

Without saying anything else, even if through this action, he could extend the lifespan of each citizen of the Xia Dynasty by one or two years, the lifespan that could be gained would be enormous, and filling up the Qingmu Huasheng Jue would not be a problem at all!

In this way, there is no rash change in national policy, no touching on the root, no attracting of the attention of immortals, and the people's livelihood can be improved to a great extent.

After all, it was because of the existence of the immortals that Gu Dan dared not mention many things, for fear that he would go too far and not only fail to make life better for the mortal world, but would attract attention after the immortals returned, leading to a catastrophic disaster. This was why he was so cautious.

Precisely because the clinic is nothing special, it is just a few more clinics, which is not an extraordinary thing, but the benefits are huge, which is one of the fundamental reasons why Gu Dan chose it.

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"So, we can give it a try. Even if the income is not enough to cover the expenses, as long as it does not bring too much burden, Xia Dynasty can bear it."

Wang Mang nodded. Whether he succeeded or not, he had to try his best. After all these years, Gu Dan finally stood up and wanted to do something. Of course, he couldn't stop him.

"That's one thing. There's another thing."

After he finished talking about what he was going to do, Gu Dan asked again: "Lin Fan, you know about the death of that Mo Zhe, right?"

"Brother Gu also heard about this?"

"There are a lot of people talking about this among the public, and I'm not deaf, so how could I not hear it?"

Gu Dan shrugged, "How are you going to do it?"

"You shouldn't ask me about this matter, you should ask the Imperial Master."

Wang Mang had no choice but to avoid the question.

Whether you nod or shake your head, this matter is wrong.

It is wise to remain silent.

The imperial court also had the same attitude, allowing the people to discuss however they wanted, but without giving any definite answers, allowing everyone to speak freely.

"ha"

Gu Dan laughed, "You guys are unwilling to mention it."

Wang Mang just blinked his eyes innocently and looked at Gu Dan with a helpless look on his face.

The Mohist School was an organization founded by Mo Qiu, and the Xia Dynasty was founded by borrowing too much of Mo Qiu's fame.

Even if the problems of Mohism are discovered today, who would dare to touch them?

It can only be delayed until the Mohists themselves can no longer bear it, and then someone will do it.

But there is no doubt that it is not yet time, and the Mohist School is not that fragile. It is just a trend now.

"Since you didn't bring it up, I will. Have someone call Qin Lisheng over. It's time to have a good talk about the Mohist issue."

Gu Dan said.

"good!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Mang clapped his hands excitedly.

It’s not that he has any objection to Qin Lisheng, but the Mohist School is indeed no longer suitable for the current situation of the Xia Dynasty.

When the country was first established, there was a serious shortage of manpower and all supplies relied on relief and assistance from other countries. Promoting Mohist morality and virtues could greatly stabilize the people's hearts and reduce the cost of control.

But now there is no shortage of manpower and the country has become prosperous.

But the Ten Principles of Mohism have not changed in the slightest.

The Mohists' style of doing things is still exactly the same as it was more than 20 years ago, even though a new group of people have been replaced! Many times, when Wang Mang wanted to do something, he had to consider the existence and influence of the Mohists.

All I can say is that Mo Qiu is the reason for both his success and failure.

Because of Mo Qiu, especially now that he was gone, no one in the court could compete with Mo Qiu's reputation. The title of "Sage Teacher" was there, so who dared to say that they could be more far-sighted than Mo Qiu? They couldn't convince Qin Lisheng, Gong Shangguo couldn't, and Xun Ke had to step back.

The only one who can solve this problem is Gu Dan.

But he stayed in the small courtyard and did nothing, and Wang Mang certainly couldn't bother him. Now that Gu Dan had taken the initiative to bring it up, why not seize the time and do it? What are you waiting for?

Gu Dan thought for a moment and said, "Call Xun Ke and Xiao Ying over as well. I have something to tell them as well."

"No problem, let's go to another palace to talk, this place is small."

Wang Mang stood up, called the guards and gave them a few instructions, then spoke hurriedly.

"Why, are you worried that there won't be enough space for a fight?"

Gu Dan joked.

"What are you talking about?"

Wang Mang's mouth twitched, "I am mainly worried that the master will be very emotional."

"Qinli wins. Qinli wins."

As he muttered the name, Gu Dan felt a little emotional.

After Mo Qiu left, the reputation of the Mohist school did not decline and it still retains the same style as before. It is by no means easy to achieve this.

There is no doubt that Qin Lisheng deserves the title of the great master of Mohism.

Although twenty-three years have passed and we have never heard of him doing anything as great as Mo Qiu that is worthy of being written about, as the saying goes, those who are good at fighting do not have glorious achievements.

This fellow, who served as the leader of the Mohist school after Mo Qiu, indeed carried the banner of the Mohist school.

But now, this flag has taken root too deeply, and problems have arisen.

He wanted to save the world, not to cure the illness of one person, but to cure the illness of a country and the whole world.

Mohism is also sick.

(End of this chapter)