Not only did Bai Xide lose his position as a court judge, he was also dismissed from his post because he failed the professional examination and became a laughing stock in the industry.

Mu Tingxue took over the Tai Hospital, and the new official took office with three fires. This first "examination fire" burned all the imperial doctors, removing those who should be dismissed, and promoting those who should be promoted.

"93 points, apprentice Bai Xiaogong."

Mu Tingxue looked at the paper with the highest score, her handwriting was neat and her answers were smooth, "From now on, you will be the official imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital."

Bai Xiaogong was seventeen years old. He was the son of the former judge of Baiyuan and his maid. His wife regarded him as a thorn in her side and exploited him in every possible way. His status in the Bai family was extremely low. Other young masters who were direct descendants of the Bai family could become officials after they entered the Taiyuan Hospital. As a part-time employee, he could only be a helper apprentice.He never expected that such a big gold ingot would hit his head.

"Thank you so much for your humble position, Mu Yuanjing."

Bai Xiaogong hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, feeling very excited in his heart. The apprentice's monthly salary was only five taels of silver, while the official monthly salary of the imperial doctor was five taels!This is only public account income. Well-established imperial doctors can prescribe prescriptions to the ladies in the harem, and the ladies will reward them.

Mu Tingxue nodded: "You are a good young man with excellent grades. Work hard. You can study this "Compendium of Materia Medica"."

Reform will inevitably damage the interests of the family, and the worst thing to do is to kill them all.

Delete the decadent old system to give talented civilian doctors a chance to climb up the ladder, but at the same time, leave a sliver of space for the aristocratic families who originally had vested interests.

"Compendium of Materia Medica?"

Bai Xiaogong had never heard of this medical book, but when he took it, he opened a page and was immediately attracted by the exquisite illustrations of herbal medicine and the profound discussion of pharmacological prescriptions. "This... this is better than The "Baicao Yaolue" we usually study is much more sophisticated, it is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation!"

Upon hearing what Bai Xiaogong said, other imperial doctors who had passed the exam came over one after another.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" has 52 volumes, and the collector's edition has 52 volumes. Each of the imperial doctors grabbed a copy and studied it fascinatedly.

"Mu Yuanpan is so generous, telling us all these tens of thousands of exquisite and exclusive remedies?"

Many doctors hide their secrets. The pills they make with their own prescriptions are their signatures and will never be leaked except to their direct disciples.

Mu Tingxue's behavior is like the world's best master, directly making his secrets public to the public, so that everyone can practice peerless martial arts together and become the ultimate martial arts master.

Mu Tingxue smiled and said: "Medical knowledge should not be monopolized by aristocratic families. Not only do you need to learn it, but all the doctors in the world should learn it and practice medicine to treat more sick people."

She read the widely available "Baicao Yaolue" written by the ancestor of the Bai family. The first half of the book discussed herbal medicines in detail, but when it came to the prescriptions in the second half, it started to be secretive. Some formulas were only written Types of medicinal materials, but did not specify how many grams are needed.

When folk doctors read such medical books, they can only figure out how many grams of medicinal materials to use when making prescriptions. One mistake can easily kill a poor person.

Therefore, the poor people in Yunhuang Kingdom have short lives, and the relationship between doctors and patients is tense.

Mu Tingxue found Yan Yang and asked, "Your Highness, can you recommend a publishing house? A book printing house would also work."

These medical works are too heavy. Going to modern times to purchase and carry them would be exhausting for her.

It would be easier to just produce a master copy and publish and print it in ancient times.It also gives Yunhuang Country's publishing and printing industry some opportunities to develop and make money.

Yan Yang said: "This is easy to handle. There are official engravings, home engravings, and workshop engravings for printing and publishing. The central official engraving is in charge of the Imperial College. The Yan family does not have a family engraving industry, but Lijia has it."

Mu Tingxue was overjoyed: "Since the Imperial College is a book engraving unit of the central government, we will not look for private companies. The revenue from engraving and publishing the "Compendium of Materia Medica" will go directly to the state treasury."

The Queen Mother took such good care of her, but in a patriarchal society, she was allowed to be a female doctor in charge of the Queen Mother Hospital. She had to do something to give back.

She decided to turn over the profits from printing books to the state.

Yan Yang initially thought that Tingxue just wanted to publish a set of medical books and didn't think it was a big deal. However, when he handed over the publication of "Compendium of Materia Medica" to Wu Wuji, the elder of the Imperial Academy, the other party Only when 20 copies were published and sold out within three days did the Prince Regent realize the seriousness of the matter.

"Your Highness, this is a profit of 20 copies. After the cost of printing, ink, paper, and labor costs, there is still 5 taels."

Wu Wuji, the old minister of the Imperial Academy, was a great scholar of the time, with a high moral integrity and never embezzled public funds. "According to Miss Mu's wishes, she will not take any of the money and return it all to the state treasury."

Yan Yang looked at him, his eyes completely lost the usual coldness, and revealed a kind of excitement.

5 taels!

This is not a small amount of money. Mr. Lu, the Minister of Household Affairs, is his confidant in charge of the national treasury. The national treasury is now impoverished.The last time I borrowed money from wealthy businessmen, I paid half a year's salary arrears for the officials in the capital, as well as part of the military pay. However, the provincial officials still owed their salaries, and the military pay was still short of half.

He is the Governor of Zhenbei, and he knows the soldiers under his command best. If the soldiers are paid enough, they will be elite soldiers. If the soldiers are not paid enough, trouble will occur.Who would be willing to sacrifice their lives without being paid? Moreover, during the recruitment process, many hooligans, bandits, and gangsters were also recruited in order to increase the number of soldiers.

"Your Highness, these 20 copies are only sold in Yundu. They have been greatly sought after by the medical industry. Many literate scholars have also bought them to take home and study on their own. Now almost every student in the Imperial College has a copy."

Lao Jijiu was a scholar, so he naturally liked this situation and was so happy that he said, "Miss Mu, you have done a great thing. This book is very cheap, but the power of knowledge is priceless. By the way, provincial officials The person in charge of the bookstore also wrote letters urging me to print more copies and distribute them to all provinces so that all 13 provinces can buy this book."

The regent waved his hand: "Seal!"

The central government engraves books and publishes "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" and "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" for the second time. The printing factory recruits a large number of migrant workers and works overtime and overnight. A total of 300 million copies are distributed to bookstores in [-] provinces and sold to local people.

The profit starts from 50 taels, and all goes into the national treasury, which can alleviate the country's difficulties!

At this time, the regent Yan Yang adopted Mu Tingxue's suggestion and proposed an order at the morning meeting: "Medical examination."

The ministers were nervous and confused: "What is the medical examination?"

It feels like the most powerful minister is up to something again.

Yan Yang said seriously: "The hereditary system of imperial doctors has been abolished and there is now a shortage of manpower. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" engraved by the Imperial Academy officials are works handed down from generation to generation, and people all over the world can learn from them. Imperial Hospital is based on this book After the exam papers are released, everyone can come to Beijing to take the exam. Those in the top three can be admitted to the Imperial Hospital as officials, those in the top ten can serve as medical officers in various government agencies, and those in the top [-] can obtain a license to open a nationally recognized medical clinic."

As soon as these words came out, the little emperor was so shocked that he stood up from the throne.

His parents died of a cold. They sought treatment from a doctor, but it turned out that the doctor was a quack and couldn't cure them at all.

He is an emperor who came from the bottom. After his parents died, he had to eat before being picked up by Yan Yang...

All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also in an uproar, and some people raised questions on the spot——

"Your Highness the Regent, you must not do this. Most of the lowly charlatans are from civilian backgrounds. If they are admitted into the top three, wouldn't they be letting civilians become officials?"

"That's right. Although the imperial doctor is a minor official, how can a civilian be an official? Once this hole is opened, everything will be in chaos."

"Your Highness, the ancestral system cannot be abolished!"

If there are those who oppose it, there must be those who support it.Especially those veterans who are not in good health. They are frightened by quack doctors and want to live a few more years.

"The Regent's method is very wonderful. Instead of letting a group of quack doctors cure people to death, it is better to let some truly capable and good doctors take their place."

"Your Highness, this is a good strategy to help the country! The lower official's wife was put to death by a hereditary quack doctor. Doctors are no better than others. Their professional requirements are very high. Human life is a matter of heaven and earth. Hereditary civil servants and titles can still be mixed, but hereditary doctors You must not mess around! Once this medical examination is released, we will definitely be able to select the real miracle doctors and benefit the people of the world!"

"Most of the imperial doctors are eighth- and ninth-grade sesame officials, and they will not influence the fundamentals of the government. The great Situ is too worried. Your Highness, I think this method is feasible."

……

Those who resolutely support the interests of the family and do not allow anyone to take the imperial examination are headed by Nangong Da Situ in the court.

It is understandable, after all, the Bai family and the Nangong family have been on good terms for generations. The Bai family was dismissed this time, and half of the family medical clinic was confiscated. Their interests were harmed, and Nangong Da Situ was naturally aggrieved.

The little emperor looked at the noisy and quarreling court officials and spoke: "The regent has great talents and strategies. This method of medical examination will eliminate hundreds of disadvantages. I deeply agree."

He knew that Sister Tingxue promoted the printing of those medical books in the Compendium of Materia Medica, but he took no money from them.

He also guessed that this strategy of medical examination was not something that the arrogant and domineering regent could think of, but rather something that was proposed by someone who deeply understood the shortcomings of the Yunhuang country's medical system and had superb medical skills and rigorous scholarship.The answer is ready to come out, it is Sister Tingxue!

This policy harmed the interests of three or two small medical families, but it was like a sharp sword that opened a hole and gave the common people all over the world a chance to study medicine and become officials!

As soon as the little emperor said this, the quarrel stopped and the whole hall was silent.

The six ministries, nine ministers, and hundreds of civil and military officials couldn't believe that this young emperor, who usually didn't say a word when he went to court, just acted as a mascot. This time, the mascot actually stood up and expressed his opinion.

The Prince Regent was delighted.

The puppet is very obedient and cooperative.

He handed over the edict that he had already prepared, and Xie Xuanchen approved and stamped it without any hesitation!

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