jdhmnovel Chapter 1040 The Importance of Military Medicine
Chapter 1040 The Importance of Military Medicine
However, there wasn't much alcohol; the crude alcohol extracted only amounted to three small bottles.
When Dr. Hua saw it, he almost cried.
It was just a small amount, but the drinks were very expensive. However, he trusted Fang Nanzhi and believed that they had miraculous effects.
Therefore, he treated the three bottles of alcohol like treasures, refusing even a glance from Deputy General Yang.
The Chinese military doctor said that they would wait until the day when this thing would shine on the battlefield.
Deputy General Yang had no choice but to agree; he had always been easygoing with the only military doctor in the army.
For three consecutive days, Le Qi made a name for himself on the arena.
The morale of the Le family army grew stronger day by day. They had finally gotten what they had been waiting for all these years: the next general of the Le family.
General Jin was practically a layabout in the military camp, wandering around aimlessly.
Deputy General Yang did not report the military affairs of the Le family to him, nor did he inquire about them.
He came under orders. If the Yue family army disobeys the imperial decree and a lawsuit is filed, he will not be held responsible.
However, even with his leisurely days, he could still see the changes in the Le family army.
Le Qi has already used his strength to initially win over the hearts of the people.
Qin Yan approached Deputy General Yang again and offered two methods for preparing military rations.
One is fried noodles, and the other is dried fish.
He knew that there was a sea about 20 miles to the left of the town.
People living by the sea naturally have no shortage of fish, and the price of fish is very low.
Even if the military were to be a little more frugal, it wouldn't be difficult to send a team to fish at sea.
Fishermen all know how to make salted fish, but it takes a lot of salt to make salted fish.
The military camp can't afford it.
Dried fish is made by first steaming and then drying, which allows it to be stored for a long time and only requires a small amount of salt for seasoning.
He learned this method from a book.
Deputy General Yang was a general who was open to advice, and he believed that Qin Yan, as a student of the Imperial Academy, was talented.
Therefore, without much hesitation, he let the kitchen staff try it.
Fang Nanzhi, after discussing with Dr. Hua, also compiled a list of medicinal herbs.
There are no rare medicinal herbs, but with so many, they can't be cheap.
The two of them went together to find Deputy General Yang.
Deputy General Yang glanced at them and asked, "Dr. Fang, are these for routine military preparations or for wartime use?"
This is a very insightful question.
Fang Nanzhi blinked: "In wartime, this is the cost of half a month of fighting."
She is not stupid.
With Yue Qi arriving, the Yue family army is definitely about to engage in a battle.
That's why we're rushing to compile a list of medicinal herbs. Without a complete set of herbs, even if Hua Tuo were alive, he couldn't help many people.
Deputy General Yang did not deny it.
He pondered for a moment: "These herbs should be prepared in double quantities in advance."
The implication is that this battle won't be over in half a month?
Before Fang Nanzhi could nod, he continued, "However, the required amount of silver is too much. Doctor Fang, do you have a way to buy a month's worth of herbs with half the amount of silver?"
Fang Nanzhi: ...
Isn't this just making things difficult for her?
Even if the herbal medicine shops are making a profit from selling their herbs, cutting the price in half could still cause them to lose money.
Who would do business with you at a loss?
Fang Nanzhi hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "I'll try my best."
She agreed, not to help Vice General Yang, but because if the Imperial Medical Academy were to take control of all military doctors in the country, the doctors would also face this problem.
The imperial court was so short of money that military pay was sometimes delayed. It was wishful thinking to expect them to obtain enough funds from the Ministry of Revenue to buy medicinal herbs under such circumstances.
Even assuming the worst, if the Ministry of War wanted money, it would first need provisions, then weapons...
Herbs should be listed later.
Since this is a problem that is likely to be encountered frequently in the future, Fang Nanzhi wanted to try to see if there was a solution.
Deputy General Yang looked at her with satisfaction: "Thank you for your help, Dr. Fang."
He glared at Dr. Hua again, telling him to learn more from him.
He's so ambitious at such a young age; he can help solve problems instead of just raising them.
The military doctor looked back innocently.
He didn't understand. Was this something a doctor should be thinking about? Just being able to cure illnesses and save lives was enough.
He had some doubts, and once he left the tent, he asked them directly.
Fang Nanzhi gave him a deep look.
"Because if military doctors want to improve their status, they must make achievements."
"I hope that one day, military doctors will not be recruited by the imperial court, but will be respected by the people of the world, and that doctors will be honored to become military doctors."
Dr. Hua was stunned; he never expected such an answer.
Nowadays, doctors are like craftsmen; if the imperial court summons them, they have to go, whether they want to or not.
He was one of those military doctors who were forced into the role.
The doctors who slack off at the pharmacies mostly looked down on military doctors.
Firstly, they felt that military doctors used crude methods to treat illnesses and lacked medical skills.
Secondly, once you become a military doctor, you're stuck with it for life, with no autonomy left. What's the difference between that and being born into a lowly status?
But Dr. Fang said that the world should respect military doctors, and all doctors aspire to be like them.
is it possible?
The Chinese military doctor thought it was a pipe dream.
He murmured, "Why...why would you have such a thought?"
His mind was in a mess; he was quite shaken.
Fang Nanzhi kept a straight face and said very seriously, "Why is there a reason? Don't military doctors deserve to be called doctors?"
"All doctors in the country take it upon themselves to heal the sick and save lives, but military doctors live in even more difficult conditions. The people they save are soldiers who are willing to defend the country. They are doing something of great righteousness and are heroes of the court and the people. It is only natural to respect them."
Fang Nanzhi read many books, including the history of her ancestors, the records of the present, and all sorts of books from the system.
Therefore, she could see the merits of the military doctors.
Imagine a future world where there are specialized military hospitals staffed with top-notch doctors.
Therefore, her ideas are different from those of the vast majority of people today.
Both she and Physician Xing were willing to make reforming the military doctors the first step for the Imperial Medical Academy.
Physician Xing's aim was to achieve merit, pave the way for the Imperial Medical Academy, and lay the foundation for doctors throughout the land.
In short, it was the first step in the struggle for power and the elevation of the status of doctors.
But he never truly cared about the group of military doctors.
His view was the same as most people's: the treatment methods used by military doctors were too rudimentary.
Treating external injuries without considering the balance of Yin and Yang is a low-level approach for physicians.
Only Fang Nanzhi not only wanted to improve the status of doctors, but also recognized the contributions of military doctors.
Perhaps most of them lacked medical skills, but guarding the border and saving countless lives in harsh conditions was already a great achievement.
She disagreed with the idea of classifying medical treatments into three, four, five, or six levels.
As long as it can save a person, it is the best medical skill.
Just like the TV series she was watching on the system.
Ahem, it wasn't that she was slacking off; it was that while she was making a transaction in the online store, she was chatting with a customer and learned about a TV series that specifically featured doctors.
She had never watched a TV series before, but she was immediately hooked.
Getting back to the main point, the drama is called "Divine Doctor xxx", and it tells the story of how imperial physicians look down on folk healers.
But the diseases that the imperial physicians couldn't cure were all cured by the country doctors.
The imperial physician was not ashamed at all, and even thought that the other party was using unorthodox and folk remedies, which were not fit for refined tastes.
In Fang Nanzhi's view, this person was simply narrow-minded.
Folk remedies and unorthodox prescriptions are good remedies as long as they work.
Does that mean that all the famous doctors throughout history have simply consulted doctors and prescribed medicine in a conventional manner?
A doctor's methods have always focused on the use of medication.
If we discuss what is formal and what is not respectable, it's like blocking off the originally broad path for doctors, making it narrower and narrower.
Isn't that a pity?
Back to the present, Fang Nanzhi didn't feel that military doctors treating external injuries were inferior to others.
However, she also knows that no matter how many ideas she has, she cannot force others to agree with them.
Time will tell, and history cannot conceal the merits of the military doctors.
The Chinese military doctor's eyes were bloodshot, and his chest heaved rapidly.
Dr. Fang's words were like a blow to him, clearing his mind and his heart.
The reason he was unwilling to become a military doctor was because military doctors had a low social status and were looked down upon by many doctors in the world.
He believed that going to bustling places to pursue advanced medical skills was what a doctor should do.
In hindsight, he was wrong.
He was completely wrong.
What he was doing at that moment, saving the wounded soldiers, was saving their families and protecting the shield of the imperial court.
It turns out that military doctors are really amazing.
He underestimated himself.
It's also because people look down on military doctors.
With tears welling up in his eyes, Dr. Hua suddenly reached out and grabbed Fang Nanzhi's hand.
"Dr. Fang, you are my great benefactor, my confidant and senior."
Fang Nanzhi tried to pull her hand back, but the other person was very strong.
She felt helpless.
"How did you become my benefactor? I didn't do anything. And what's this 'confidant' or 'senior'? How can you put those two terms together?"
Could that be the same generation?
The Chinese military doctor was still very excited.
"Yes, from now on I will learn more from you, not only your medical skills, but also your magnanimity."
It could be said that Fang Nanzhi's few words completely dispelled the pent-up frustration and grievances in his chest.
For the first time, he truly accepted the identity of a military doctor.
Fang Nanzhi patted him on the shoulder: "No, no, it's not that serious. Let's learn from each other."
The two walked away, but what they said couldn't be kept secret.
Not only did Deputy General Yang find out, but General Jin also heard about it.
They were all deeply moved.
To be honest, they were all commanders, and they still had compassion for their soldiers, but what about the medics...?
I'm not really interested in paying attention to it.
They acknowledged that the soldiers who went into battle were excellent and were good sons of the court.
However, the military doctors were overlooked.
They also endured hardship on the border, saving countless lives. Even though they rarely fought on the front lines, their contributions were genuine.
The soldiers guarded the imperial court, and the military doctors protected the soldiers.
It was their oversight; how could they underestimate the military doctor?
General Jin drank a cup of tea and sighed, "It seems that Physician Xing has come out on top. With Doctor Fang helping him, the Imperial Hospital might actually be able to achieve something."
Most of the civil and military officials in the court watched the chaos caused by the Imperial Medical Academy as a joke.
If their first step hadn't been in the military medical field, where the Ministry of War could profit, nobody would have paid them any attention.
Making a difference is not so easy.
With a group of imperial physicians who only have the brains to treat and save lives, how can they compete for status and engage in politics in the imperial court? Isn't that just nonsense?
If you want to have a position, you need someone who actually has brains.
It's not about one person gaining merit, but about someone bringing out the doctor's merits, making them public, and then continuously expanding upon them.
Take farmers, for example.
Most people who rely solely on farming are very poor, far less fortunate and wealthy than merchants.
But farmers have a high social status.
Because the emperor valued agriculture and suppressed commerce, the emperor was the one who elevated the status of farmers.
Agriculture is important; it needs to be highlighted.
Of course, the emperor's purpose was not pure; he wanted to stabilize the court and consolidate the country.
Perhaps Fang Nanzhi's purpose was simpler?
In short, after just these words, neither of the two generals dared to underestimate Fang Nanzhi.
For a young girl to have such insight and such ambition, her fame is definitely not something she gained by sheer luck in saving the prince.
They are truly talented; one day they will shine brightly.
Fang Nanzhi was unaware of the impact of her few words, and was now worrying about how to buy medicinal herbs cheaply.
"Zhizhi, aren't there specialized officers in the military who handle procurement? Is Vice General Yang delegating this task to you intentionally delegating authority to you?"
Zheng Wanru couldn't help but ask.
She's been following Zhizhi around lately, which has broadened her horizons. In addition, she's been reading and thinking about issues from a staff member's perspective. Now, she really does have some political acumen.
Fang Nanzhi nodded: "Yes, it's not about giving me power, but if I succeed, as an example, the Imperial Medical Academy will take control of military doctors in the future, and military doctors may be able to obtain the right to purchase medicinal herbs, just like me."
This power is not insignificant.
Procurement is always a lucrative task, and other military camps are unlikely to relinquish this authority easily.
Vice General Yang gave her this opportunity directly, I wonder if it was because of Le Qi?
In short, this is both a challenge and an opportunity.
"If military doctors don't have the right to purchase medicinal herbs, it's like having their throats choked."
Zheng Wanru seemed to be deep in thought.
"No matter how well the Imperial Medical Academy trains them, once they are released, military doctors will still be subject to the control of the various armies, and the Imperial Medical Academy will no longer be able to get a say."
In essence, the Imperial Medical Academy taught them medical skills but didn't gain any real power.
"So, you want to make this happen?"
Fang Nanzhi glanced at her and said, "Wanru, you've become so amazing all of a sudden. Who knows, you might really become a renowned advisor in the future."
Zheng Wanru blushed and nudged her.
Are you praising me, or praising yourself?
If a strategist becomes famous throughout the land, then the lord she serves must be a wise and enlightened ruler.
However, Zheng Wanru doesn't think she's that great; her ability to think of these things is probably just a coincidence.
But Zhizhi must have thought this through beforehand; she must have considered it long ago before accepting this task.
"Hehe, actually it's more than that." Fang Nanzhi simply put it more clearly.
"To have status, you need to have a voice. Holding a certain amount of economic power is one way to have a voice."
"It's not enough for every military doctor to be exceptionally skilled. Take the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Academy, for example. They are all highly skilled, yet the court officials still look down on them."
Here, we can temporarily understand military doctors as the Imperial Medical Academy, and military camps as the imperial court, which makes the meaning quite clear.
"Furthermore, military doctors have control over a portion of the funds, making it easier for them to purchase and administer medicinal herbs."
"It's better to let professionals handle professional matters."
Zheng Wanru nodded thoughtfully.