African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 477 Li Ji’s sense of responsibility

 The first town and city, National Higher Medical College.

Ernst inspected the new school. The school leaders introduced the situation of the new school, accompanied by personnel from the Ministry of Health.

“Your Highness! Why doesn’t this so-called medical school have anything to do with us? I think our skills are not bad at all!”

"Well, you are?" Ernst looked at the person in front of him who suddenly asked him doubts.

“This is Mr. Li Ji, who was a member of the Far East Medical Corps and now serves as a consultant at the East African Ministry of Health.” Health Minister Belgrade said.

"No wonder! Mr. Li Ji, you can ask any questions you have. If it can be solved, then I will naturally help you solve it."

Li Ge said: "The contribution that Far Eastern medicine has made to East Africa in the past few years can be said to be obvious to all. Although we cannot say that it is definitely better than your Western medicine, the results are definitely not bad. But why does this school even connect us?" Far Eastern medicine is not adopted at all?”

 So this is what happened? Ernst smiled and reassured: "Mr. Li Ji, do you know anything about medicine?"

　　Li Ji: “That’s natural, that’s what I eat.”

Ernst: “Then can you use science to explain the principles of Far Eastern medicine?”

Li Ji: "This... Your Highness, you are making things difficult for me. The origin of our Far Eastern medicine is completely different from Western medicine. Naturally, it has nothing to do with so-called science."

Having stayed in East Africa for a long time, Li Ji also knows what science is. It is a complete set of theories, but Li Ji cannot use Yin Yang and Five Elements to forcefully correspond to the so-called science in the West.

Ernst shook his head and said: "You have misunderstood the concept. In fact, no matter Western or Eastern medicine, there is no scientific concept at the beginning. They are all empirical studies summarized from primitive witch doctors, and from the state of It is said that traditional Western medicine even retains more religious elements, such as the concept of qi, crow masks, the theory of evil spirits, etc., but now a new medical system has been born in the West."

The concept of "qi" is not Ernst's nonsense. It is the theoretical basis of bloodletting therapy. Europe has always followed the medical theory of the ancient Greek medical scientist Galen. Galen's theory believed that life comes from "qi", so in On this basis, Galen believed that blood is output from the heart to various parts of the body, rather than circulating. It is precisely because of this that Galen did not believe that the amount of blood in the human body was limited, so he also invented bloodletting. This fallacy Killed many people.

"This new medical system started with Harvey. Harvey not only confirmed the theory of blood circulation through experiments, but he also pioneered the research methods of modern physiology and medicine. Of course, it is controversial for me to say this, and it is very likely that European doctors I don’t agree. They may use Hippocrates of ancient Greece as the origin. This is actually confusing concepts and forcibly binding modern medicine to traditional Western medicine. If you ask him to explain blood circulation, I’m afraid you will think it’s a fantasy. Tan.”

This is also an old routine in the West. You can always find omnipotent masters from ancient Greece. In fact, this is a method that has to be used to transform the ancient world in the face of traditional forces. Of course, it may also add some historical color to itself. , adding historical background, but this is not the case in East Africa. Ernst said that Harvey was the father of modern medicine. From then on, Harvey will be the father of modern medicine in East Africa, even if he is an Englishman, just like it is impossible to deny Newton in East Africa. Likewise, Harvey will not be denied.

Ernst said that Li Ji was full of confusion. What theory of blood circulation? What Hippocrates…

Seeing the confused look of Li Ji and others, Ernst could only explain: "In short, there is a new force rising in medicine, and it is burying all traditional medicine, no matter where in the world it is. , are all facing a crisis, unless you can also use science to explain the traditional medicine part, but obviously, you can’t do it now.”    “Then how should we understand this science?”

 “Observe, conjecture, experiment, confirm, apply, summarize.” Ernst said.

“…” Li Ji thought the crown prince had something to talk about, but didn’t expect this? So he said: "But Your Highness, this does not seem to conflict with traditional Eastern medicine. We are also observing and inferring. As for experiments, we also have them. That is a clinical issue. Finally, it is confirmed, applied and summarized."

Ernst thought, it seems that this is how Chinese medicine came about. No wonder it is so difficult to kill. If it can remain popular, it will be better to solve the problem.

He said to Li Ji: "Look, since the core of traditional oriental medicine and modern medicine are the same, then as oriental medicine practitioners, you should combine oriental medicine with modern medicine to form a new oriental medicine system. .”

Ernst continued: "I know that in the East, some people who claim to be masters of medicine are outrageous. They may not have any skills at all and only know how to deceive. But as long as you question him, he will use metaphysics to explain the problem. What is medicine? What it is, then there must be convincing evidence. For example, the masters of modern medicine all use experiments to confirm their theories. Of course, limited by the development of science and technology, their experiments may also be Wrong, but it is the truth at this stage. If your Chinese medicine practitioners can restructure the theoretical basis of Chinese medicine through evidence and experiments, then I will build a specialized Chinese medicine school."

Ernst's request can be said to be quite embarrassing for Li Ji. Currently, Li Ji can be said to be the official representative of traditional Chinese medicine in East Africa. However, if he wants to maintain the status of traditional Chinese medicine, he must go all out and use so-called experiments and evidence to prove the importance of traditional Chinese medicine. sex.

However, these Chinese medicine doctors in East Africa are only second-rate in the Far East, and it is difficult to conduct theoretical research, let alone science that they have never been exposed to. In this regard, the Far Eastern Empire is still too conscientious to send those simple liars to East Africa.

Li Ji: "Your Highness, you mean that Chinese medicine must be reformed?"

Ernst: "It depends on how you choose. I can only say that East Africa only believes in science. If you can prove that traditional Chinese medicine is scientific in the future, then we will naturally promote its development. Otherwise, it will have to compete with traditional medicine." Like Western medicine, it has been wiped out by modern medicine.”

Ernst's words made Li Ji feel a deep sense of crisis. He was not in crisis about the status of traditional Chinese medicine in East Africa, but about the status of traditional Chinese medicine in the world. No matter how you say it, East Africa is a foreign country, and the Far East is a foreign country. Will the motherland of traditional Chinese medicine also be replaced by so-called modern medicine? If this really happens, then my disciples and descendants of Chinese medicine practitioners are nothing!

No, Chinese medicine must make new breakthroughs in the new era. Chinese medicine cannot die in his own hands. Li Ji suddenly found himself under endless pressure and sense of responsibility, and at the same time he felt a sense of excitement. Of course he was not a top Chinese medicine doctor. But if Chinese medicine in your own hands can turn the tide and come back to life under the impact of the new era, what kind of glory would that be?

“Your Highness, we know what to do!” Li Ji said seriously.

From this moment on, East African traditional Chinese medicine took the lead in embarking on a different path, that is, the path of combining traditional Chinese medicine with science. However, this path is also the most difficult. Traditional Chinese medicine scholars headed by Li Ji are only second-rate in the Far East, so traditional They still need to continue to learn the path of traditional Chinese medicine, and they also need to learn the so-called science.

Therefore, it is destined that Li Ji’s generation will not be able to complete the construction of the new scientific system of traditional Chinese medicine. Instead, it will take several generations to work together to catch up. This has formed a new modern medical system with traditional Chinese medicine characteristics, which is essentially the same as Modern medicine is a thing, but it is tinged with Eastern culture and becomes part of the East African medical system.

 (End of this chapter)