At that time, the survivor base didn't have any medical facilities, so everyone relied on this book to survive the most difficult period.
Xiao Ruxun vaguely remembered that this manual was written in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic, when the medical and health standards were extremely poor and the medical needs were extremely high. The country took the lead and organized a group of famous doctors to jointly write this manual.
The book used the simplest and easiest way to understand to introduce some common diseases and treatment methods. Common diseases such as headaches, fever, colds, and coughs all had corresponding treatment methods. Western and Chinese medicine were also introduced. It explained the profound in simple terms, and the effects were very good.
It could be said to be the conscience of conscience. It was unprecedented, and it could also be a great book that would never be repeated. The appearance of this book meant that learning medicine could save the people of China.
At that time, many people in the survivor base relied on the methods introduced in this book to treat their illnesses. At that time, there were no reliable doctors and medical equipment. But with this book, most of the sick people unexpectedly recovered.
Thinking of this matter, although he couldn't remember the specific content, Xiao Ruxun quickly understood.
At the beginning of the development of the medical industry, perhaps the most important thing to the general public wasn't the rare number of famous doctors, but the large number of "barefoot doctors" who didn't have high medical skills but could treat common headaches, headaches, and fever.
This was a solution without a solution, a solution for the poor.
For many poor people, serious illnesses were not important at all, because even if the emperor was seriously ill, he might not be able to be cured. The key was in the minor illnesses that occurred the most frequently, such as colds and fevers. In this era, they could also take a person's life.
But in the eyes of modern people, these illnesses weren't a big deal, they could be cured with a few pills. But for people in this era, these illnesses were fatal.
But these illnesses happened a lot, and there were especially many people who got sick. If they all had to rely on famous doctors to treat them, how much would it cost?
But if there was a "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook" and a group of barefoot doctors who walked in the vast countryside, if they could use the simplest method to eliminate the most common illnesses such as colds, fever, and coughs, and let the people master the methods to deal with these illnesses, it would certainly greatly increase the average life expectancy of the people.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ruxun couldn't help but feel that it was the right thing to do to invest a large amount of money to set up a village school to let farmers' children learn to read. Without such a method to improve the literacy rate of the people, even if there was a manual, they wouldn't be able to read or understand it.
This was the most obvious example of how knowledge could change one's fate. Being literate meant that one could understand the Barefoot Doctor's Handbook. Being able to treat illnesses meant that one could live. Being illiterate meant that one could only wait for death.
Knowledge could really change one's fate, and it could even decide one's life and death.
No matter what, he had to establish a village school so that the children of farmers could at least learn how to read.
Because of this, Xiao Ruxun, who felt the financial burden, had decided to expand his determination to colonize and plunder wealth and resources.
The number of merchant ships heading to Europe and America had to increase. He needed a lot of money, a lot of money and resources.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun gathered the famous doctors in the medical department and made this request to them.
Facing the shocked expressions of the doctors, Xiao Ruxun's attitude was very firm.
"Since ancient times, the inheritance of medical skills has been viewed as extremely important. This is not only related to saving lives and healing the injured, but it is also related to the survival of those who practice medicine. I understand this. I am not surprised that you have such concerns, nor do I blame you.
But from now on, your lives will be taken care of by the Daqin Imperial Court. The court will give you a monthly salary and corresponding benefits to ensure that you have enough to eat and wear. You don't have to worry about your livelihood anymore. You can rest assured that as long as I have food to eat, Huimin Pharmacy will continue to exist, and I will not let you starve.
So, I want you to summarize the most common diseases and the simplest treatment methods you know. Discuss them, confirm them, and report them to me. I will publish them and distribute them to the world. Also, I will organize people to train a group of qualified village doctors. "
After Xiao Ruxun finished, he looked at their expressions and continued, "You should know that most of the doctors are in the counties, prefectures, and other large cities. In the past, the patients you can treat are mostly the citizens of these cities. Then, how are you going to treat the patients in the vast countryside?
This time, there are not many patients in the big cities, and they can be treated. But there are many patients in the countryside. If they can't be treated, they can only wait for death. In my eyes, there is no distinction between the citizens of the cities and the farmers. They are all citizens of Daqin, and they should be treated the same.
But because you are all in the cities, those who are willing to go to the countryside to treat the patients are the quacks and shamans. Can they be responsible for human lives? Do they have the heart of a parent? Even if they do, can they cure the illness?
The tradition of doctors, as far as I know, has the saying of practicing medicine to save the world. In my opinion, practicing medicine in a clinic and waiting for the patients to come to the door before treating them is a junior doctor. Traveling the world, saving the dying and helping the injured, and saving the sick in the world is a superior doctor, a true doctor with the heart of a parent.
A book and a group of traveling doctors in the countryside can save the vast majority of farmers who lack medical care and medicine. They can save their lives so that they won't have to grit their teeth and wait for death when there's no doctor to treat them. Everyone can realize the long-cherished wish of practicing medicine and helping the world by sitting in the clinic. This is the meaning of this. "
After saying that, Xiao Ruxun bowed to them.
"On behalf of the people of the world, I thank all the famous doctors for their kindness."
The Emperor's personal salute shocked the group of famous doctors. They all stood up and stepped aside, expressing that they did not dare to accept it. Some even knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Ruxun, crying and sobbing, saying that they had met such a sage in their lifetime. What else could they not be satisfied with?
So, this matter was settled. More than six hundred famous doctors in the Central Medical Department took on this responsibility.
They promised the Emperor with the heart of a doctor that they would use the simplest way to teach people how to deal with common illnesses, and the treatment must be the simplest, fastest, and most effective.
In order to repay the Emperor's kindness, they would do their best to relieve the pain of the people of Daqin.
Seeing such a touching scene, the office boy next to Xiao Ruxun immediately recorded this scene. He wanted to record this scene completely without missing any detail. He also wanted to perfect it and publish it for future generations, so that all future generations would know that there was such a sage in Daqin who cared about the people of the world.
The compilation of the Daqin version of the Barefoot Doctor's Handbook was thus settled. The future plan of ten thousand village doctors also began to be formulated. Xiao Ruxun planned to train tens of thousands of village doctors to go to villages all over the country to relieve the pain of the people at the bottom.
The smooth implementation of the plan made Xiao Ruxun feel a little better.
He knew that what he did still could not relieve the pain of everyone and get treatment, but at least compared to the previous dynasties, the average life expectancy of the people of Daqin would definitely have a great leap.
This was absolutely impossible. Even if he was the Emperor with the greatest power in the world, he could only do relative.
But even if it was relative, it was something that could not be achieved or no one wanted to do for thousands of years. Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and tried to do it, but in the end, he died.
For thousands of years, when could the ordinary people enjoy the peace and welfare of the golden age?
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