(I wrote it too late, 3,300 words)
"Female doctor? This is your idea? And Doctor Sun has agreed? "
Li Shimin looked at Meton suspiciously. If he had known it was so simple, he would have kept Sun Simiao.
Meton nodded affirmatively. Without further ado, Meton waited for Sun Simiao to nod and then immediately went to the palace to report this matter to Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, think about it. For an immortal-like person like Mr. Sun, the worldly glory, wealth, and fame are like fleeting clouds. The only thing that can move him is to promote medicine. It is Mr. Sun's wish to promote female doctors," Merton said.
Li Shimin couldn't help but nod. He deeply agreed with this point. Sun Simiao was indeed indifferent to fame and fortune. He didn't even care about the position of the imperial physician.
"It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Your Majesty, think about it. If there is a female doctor who has been taught by Mr. Sun to follow the Empress and take care of her at any time and place, it will be of great help to the Empress's illness!" Meton said a reason that Li Shimin couldn't refuse.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but nod. The foundation of traditional Chinese medicine was to feel the pulse. No matter how mysterious it was to feel the pulse, everyone knew that it was not as good as feeling the pulse.
"Through the Empress's illness and the statistics of Mo Hospital, I found that there are too few female doctors in the Tang dynasty! Mo Hospital has a high monthly salary of 100 strings of coins, but they can't ask for an excellent female doctor, "Merton said.
"A monthly salary of 100 strings of coins?" Li Shimin couldn't help but click his tongue. Wouldn't that mean that the annual salary would be 1,200 strings of coins? In ten years, he would be rich.
"I used this as a breakthrough to persuade Mr. Sun to imitate the official school and set up a female medical school to teach women medical skills and cultivate female doctors. Sure enough, Mr. Sun agreed!"
"Good, good idea!" The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible! Even if he were to keep Sun Simiao, there were differences between men and women. Sometimes, it was indeed inconvenient. However, if he could train a batch of outstanding female doctors, then all the problems would be solved. After all, other than Empress Zhangsun, he still had three thousand beauties in his harem who needed female doctors. Just the market in the palace alone was huge.
And then?
Meton waited for a long time, but he didn't hear anything from Li Shimin. He looked at Li Shimin helplessly. He wanted the horse to run, but he didn't give the horse grass. How could there be such a good thing in the world?
Li Shimin couldn't help but blush. He also felt that what he did wasn't right. After thinking for a while, he said, "There's a mansion next to the Imperial College. The area isn't small. It can be used after some slight renovations. Let's leave it for Elder Sun to teach women's medicine!"
"Your Majesty, the real reason for the scarcity of female doctors isn't the lack of space, but the source of students." Meton told Li Shimin about the experiences of Sun Simiao's female disciples in detail.
"That husband's family is really hateful!" Li Shimin said angrily.
"On the one hand, there are very few families that are willing to let women show their faces in public. On the other hand, there are very few women in the Tang dynasty who can read, let alone learn medicine." Meton told him the biggest dilemma of female doctors.
Li Shimin was also at his wit's end. Although the Tang dynasty was liberal, the Zhenguan period was relatively conservative. Although there were women who came out to work in public, they were from small families.
However, it was not easy to find such women who could read and understand medical books. Even if they were found, it was not certain whether they were willing to learn medicine or not.
"If Your Majesty can issue a decree to officially affirm the status of female doctors and give them policy support, then all the problems will be solved!" Merton said.
To sum it up, the most fundamental reason for the scarcity of female doctors was that women's social status was low. Their literacy rate was low, and they rarely learned medicine. Moreover, they did not have the right to make their own decisions. Before they were married, their parents were in charge of the family. After they were married, their husbands were in charge.
"Policy support?"
Although it was the first time Li Shimin heard this term, he easily understood Meton's meaning.
"What's so difficult about this? As long as the problem of female doctors can be solved, not to mention setting up another female Imperial Institute of Medicine, I don't mind being conferred a title," Li Shimin said domineeringly.
Li Shimin was not worried at all that this decree would not pass through the three provinces. Although the cause this time was Empress Zhangsun's illness, which official dared to say that they did not need female doctors?
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for being so righteous!" Meton said happily.
With the support of the government, the status of female doctors would increase, and they would have more autonomy. It was bound to attract more women to learn medicine. With this, his promise to Sun Simiao had been fulfilled, and Li Shimin's task had been completed.
"Your Majesty, since the female Imperial Institute of Medicine is supported by the government, then the funding …" Meton stretched out his hand to ask for money confidently.
"Funding?" Li Shimin could not help but raise his voice, "Since Mo Hospital can hire female doctors with a monthly salary of a hundred strings of coins, I don't think they lack funding. I heard that Mo Hospital makes a lot of money every day!"
Li Shimin's meaning was very simple. If you want territory, I will give you policies. If you want money, I will give you policies. If you want money, you can't have it! A while ago, you almost emptied the national treasury for the drought relief. If I don't have any ideas about you, then you should be happy!
Meton heard Li Shimin's threatening tone and quickly admitted defeat, "It's just a small amount of money. It's all the hard work of the doctors!"
He thought that Li Shimin was being generous for once, but it turned out that he was still stingy. However, if the female doctor could be set up this time, Mo Hospital would benefit the most. Once the female doctor joined, Mo Hospital would expand even further.
… … …
In order to be foolproof, the new issue of Mo Magazine's front page deliberately published the enrollment information of the female Imperial Institute of Medicine in bold.
"This is nonsense. How can a woman appear in public to treat patients?" Liu Mingcheng angrily slammed the newspaper on the table.
"A woman practicing medicine. What a joke!" In the Liu Family Clinic, Liu Licheng looked at the headline and said with disdain.
Logically speaking, they were now mortal enemies with the Mo Hospital. Originally, they didn't want to subscribe to Mo Magazine, but they couldn't resist the requests of the people who came to seek medical treatment. On one hand, they wanted to know more about the enemy and the situation of Mo Hospital.
"It's actually a female Imperial Institute of Medicine personally organized by the Emperor. After completing the course, female doctors will be conferred the title of doctor," a patient suddenly exclaimed while holding the Mo Magazine.
"Huh?" The father and son of the Liu Family were shocked. They quickly continued reading and saw the decree issued by Li Shimin. Not only female doctors, but if their medical skills were good, they might even be conferred the title of nobility.
"How can this be?" The father and son of the Liu Family were more and more shocked.
"Being personally taught by Doctor Sun, not only is tuition free, but they will also be given a monthly allowance of 100 copper coins. How can there be such a good thing?" someone exclaimed.
Another person continued, "What is this? Look at the following article. As long as you are recognized by Doctor Sun and graduate, Mo Hospital will accept everything. The highest monthly salary is 100 copper coins? "
"Hiss!"
Suddenly, there was a sound of people sucking in cold air. 100 copper coins a month? What about one year? What about five years? Such a huge amount of wealth, even several generations might not be able to earn it. Now, the opportunity was here. As long as you supported your daughter to go to the female Imperial Institute of Medicine, all of this could be realized.
"There's also this article!" someone said excitedly.
"Studying medicine for filial piety! As long as a female doctor's mother, including her biological mother, adoptive mother, and mother-in-law, she will be exempted from paying 100 copper coins a month for medical treatment at Mo Hospital! "
"That's so good. If any family's daughter or daughter-in-law studied medicine, wouldn't they not have to worry about the rest of their lives?" Everyone was envious just thinking about it.
Meton knew that in this era, the greatest pressure for women came from their in-laws. With this policy, it could reduce the pressure from their in-laws to the greatest extent and liberate female doctors as much as possible.
"Mo Hospital!" The father and son of the Liu family sighed. Originally, they were still unconvinced that they had lost to Mo Hospital. However, when they saw the news about the female Imperial Institute of Medicine, they realized how big the gap between the Liu family's medical center and Mo Hospital was. The Liu family was still focused on their own gains and losses, while the Mo family had already set up the world. The difference was too big.
In Savant's Restaurant.
Master Yu was even more supportive of the Mo Magazine business. Almost everyone at the table had a copy of the Mo Magazine. Moreover, on the table by the wall, there were also arranged previous issues of the Mo Magazine for the customers to read.
"Old Yu! Do you think what the Mo Magazine said is true? "A regular of Savant's Restaurant stopped Master Yu and asked.
"Old Xu! If I didn't know your temper, I, Old Yu, would have taken a fish-slaughtering knife and pointed it at you. As long as it's a piece of news published by the Mo family, if it's a lie, you can set my Savant's Restaurant on fire. "Master Yu patted his chest and said.
"That's right, that's right! There's nothing to say about the Mo family's reputation! "The surrounding customers nodded and said.
"Old Yu, don't be angry. I was just joking." Old Xu quickly said. He took out a tael of silver and slammed it on the table.
"Bill, keep the change!" Old Xu said domineeringly. He stood up and walked out.
"Aren't you not done eating? Where are you going?" His companion asked.
"Home. This Old Man doesn't want to marry his daughter off so early. It's a good opportunity for her to study medicine. She can also find a good husband in the future!" Old Xu had a good plan. If his daughter really became a female doctor, just the title of a female doctor and the high salary at Mo Hospital, not to mention the filial piety of practicing medicine, would allow his daughter to choose a good husband to marry.
Thanks to the Mo Magazine's report on marriage and early marriage, many families chose to delay the marriage of their daughters. This resulted in many unmarried girls of the right age waiting to be betrothed. These were all excellent students!
"Wait for me. I'll let my daughter try it too." His companion was no longer in the mood to eat. He stood up and said.
Old Xu looked at his companion with disdain and said, "Is your daughter literate?"
"Let her learn now. Besides, isn't there a recruitment of female nurses? Although they aren't as good as female doctors, it's enough for my stupid daughter to find a good husband. "His companion said proudly.
Seeing the two of them leave together, many of the diners were slightly tempted.
With the release of the Mo Magazine, more and more families were moved by the generous conditions. The female medical school had already become popular in Guanzhong before school started.
Inside Taiji Palace.
"Practicing medicine for filial piety! That's a good idea! "
Li Shimin looked at the Mo Magazine in his hand with satisfaction. He listened to Pande's discussion about the female medical school and said happily. Obviously, the female medical school had become popular.
"Marquis Merton. He seems unreliable usually, but when he does things, he's so bright!" Pande saw that Li Shimin was happy and also smiled.
"This little catfish!"
Li Shimin thought of Meton's various performances and couldn't help but laugh.
At this time, a young girl in a palace dress rushed into Taiji Palace with a Mo Magazine.
"Father, this child wants to learn medicine for filial piety. I must cure mother's illness!"
The young girl in the palace dress knelt on the ground and said with a determined expression.
"Mo Jiazi!"
Li Shimin's face instantly darkened and he said through gritted teeth.
He had just praised Meton's idea of practicing medicine for filial piety. He hadn't expected the effect to be so good. He had actually tricked his own daughter.
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