In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, in the hot summer, the entire capital seemed to be drowsy.
In Liu Jin's house, Liu Jin was lying on the master's chair, drowsy, and two little maids beside him were sweating and fanning Liu Jin.
"Although there are no air conditioners or popsicles in ancient times, artificial fans seem to be quite good."
The weather was too hot, Liu Jin couldn't sleep, and he was thinking about things in his mind.
"The Ming Dynasty's territory was so large that it was inconvenient to travel. It seems that it will take some time and effort to get steamships and trains out."
"It will take several months to ride from Nanyun Province in the far west to the capital."
"The Persian Empire was so beaten by the Ottoman Empire that it cried loudly and asked us to buy arms and weapons from the Ming Dynasty. Well, the business of arms and weapons can be started again."
"The Crimean Khanate in the north of the Black Sea must be strongly supported. These Tatars must firmly suppress the polar bears and cannot let them grow up, otherwise they will threaten the west of the Ming Dynasty."
"In a few more years, after our Ming Dynasty has stabilized Nanyun Province and Hezhong area, we will clean it up together and expand our territory to the Baltic Sea coast."
"The oil in the Middle East is very good, but it is not of much use now. There are deserts everywhere, and the oil cannot be used yet."
"The expansion of African colonies is a bit difficult, especially in West Africa. Whether it is us Ming people or Europeans, we can only build some colonies in coastal ports and dare not go deep into Africa. Various diseases in Africa are really
It’s too much.”
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but frown. Africa is very huge, one-fifth of the world's land is in Africa, and the land in Africa is very fertile. This is definitely a God-given land.
But there are many diseases in Africa, and they are very scary. Historically, Europeans have colonized West Africa very early, but they have been unable to penetrate deeply into the African land. The main reason is because of the diseases in Africa.
Too much.
Once Europeans penetrated deep into the African continent, they were easily defeated by diseases.
Now the people of Ming Dynasty are also encountering this situation.
The Ming Dynasty's colonial activities in Africa were in full swing. The Ming Dynasty's vassals, powerful business houses and individuals were all seizing colonies in Africa and Tianzhu.
It's okay here in Tianzhu, there's nothing too scary.
However, here in Africa, once you go deep into the interior of Africa, you will easily suffer from various diseases, so that colonial expansion activities can only be carried out in coastal and riverine areas.
"The Ming Dynasty's medical technology still needs to continue to improve, otherwise it may be difficult to seize the rich and fertile land of Africa."
Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The Europeans were able to carve up Africa later because medical technology continued to improve, and they were not very afraid of various diseases in Africa.
But even so, Europeans still cannot migrate to Africa on a large scale. Unlike the Americas, only in South Africa, where the climate is mild and humid, and where there are few diseases, can there be a large number of Europeans.
People settled and immigrated.
"Sir, Professor Zhang Zhigang from Daming Medical College would like to see you."
At this time, a servant came over in a hurry and said.
"Take it to the living room~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly got up and walked towards the living room.
"Mr. Liu~"
"No need to be polite~"
"Mr. Liu, as we implement the Ming Medical Code in Beizhili, we have also received a lot of letters, many of which are abusive and accusatory to us. I even heard that there are many people in the court who are because of
This is a matter of impeaching you, Mr. Liu."
Zhang Zhigang said with some shame, feeling that he had not done this well, so Liu Jin was also impeached.
"You don't need to worry about these things, all you need to do is to do this well."
"No matter what we do, it is always impossible to satisfy everyone, and there will always be people who stand up to oppose it. We just need to have a clear conscience."
Liu Jin said indifferently.
It’s not like I’ve been impeached once or twice. Anyway, I’m already thick-skinned. As long as what I do is worthy of the people, I’ll have a clear conscience.
"Yes~"
When Zhang Zhigang heard this, he couldn't help but be in awe.
If someone else said this, he might think that the other person was giving him a favor, but Liu Jin was different. If nothing else, he just invested millions of taels of silver in Daming Medical College every year, and invested hundreds of dollars in it.
Ten thousand taels of silver go to new schools, teach people for free, train various talents, and open various schools.
This alone is enough to make people respect Liu Jin in awe.
"Have you received any good advice or anything?"
"Maybe I found some problems or something."
Liu Jin thought for a while and asked again.
"Yes, there are quite a few."
"A doctor here in Pingshan County wrote and said that he learned drowning first aid methods from some books we distributed and successfully saved two children."
"He wrote to suggest that we could promote this method to the entire Ming Dynasty through the Ming Dynasty Morning Post and the Ming Dynasty Medical Journal, because in the summer, there are too many children playing in the water, and many children drown every year. If this
If this method can be promoted, it will definitely save many people."
Zhang Zhigang also replied quickly.
"Well, that's a good idea~"
"In the future, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post and the Ming Dynasty Medical Journal can adopt this suggestion and publish some useful medical and first aid knowledge in each issue, which can benefit many people."
When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head. This suggestion was very good.
With the popularization and promotion of the Ming Dynasty Morning Post, its circulation is increasing, and its role is also growing. It can not only enlighten people's wisdom and convey news, but also continuously promote some useful knowledge.
Of course, another very important role is to establish national consciousness and national consciousness. The Ming Dynasty is not only the Ming Dynasty of the old Zhu family, it is also the Ming Dynasty of every Ming Dynasty people in the world.
It is also a very good idea to promote some useful knowledge through the Ming Dynasty Morning Post and the Ming Dynasty Medical Journal.
Of course, the Daming Medical Journal itself is a professional newspaper dedicated to promoting and popularizing some medical knowledge. The contents published on it are almost all various methods and prescriptions for treating diseases and saving lives. However, the circulation of the Daming Medical Journal is far less than
Just tomorrow morning's newspaper.
"You can think carefully about those useful suggestions and try to adopt them as much as possible."
"My country is still very short of medical talents. The enrollment of Daming Medical College can be expanded. Don't be afraid of spending money. In addition, you can also open some branches in other places to cultivate more medical talents."
After thinking for a while, Liu Jin ordered again.
"Yes~"
Zhang Zhigang quickly wrote it down, and then reported to Liu Jin about the reform of the medical system. Beizhili started the reform first, and many problems arose.
In some places, the quality of doctors is so low that they have been disqualified from practicing medicine. As a result, there is a situation where no one in a county can see a doctor.
This was something I didn't expect at the beginning. I didn't expect that the medical level in Ming Dynasty was so poor. No one in the county could reach the level of a junior doctor.
There are really too many quack doctors, or even quack doctors are very scarce in this era. Those who can prescribe prescriptions and diagnose pulse are considered very good.
This is also a problem. It is impossible to have no one to see a doctor.
At the same time, most doctors cannot accept apprentices because they have not obtained the qualifications of intermediate doctors. Many of the doctors' apprentices have also come to Daming Medical College in the capital, which has made the teaching resources of Daming Medical College tense.
In addition, there is the problem of training obstetricians and gynecologists, which is still difficult. Few people are willing to send their daughters to learn this. They all think it is taboo and dirty, and they are afraid that it will be difficult to get married after learning this.
Fortunately, Beizhili is now trialing it first, and some problems can be discovered in advance. Within the scope of Beizhili, even if some problems arise, they can be solved in time.
After accumulating experience and then promoting it to the entire Ming Dynasty, a lot of trouble can be reduced.
Liu Jin and Zhang Zhigang chatted for more than an hour before they finished talking about improving the medical system.
"Old Liu~Old Liu~"
Just after sending Zhang Zhigang off, Zhu Houzhao's voice came over.
"I have met His Royal Highness~"
Seeing Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin also quickly saluted. This guy has grown very fast in recent years and is already an adult. However, compared with history, he is a bit miserable now.
One is that Emperor Hongzhi's intestinal carbuncle was cured. Emperor Hongzhi's health is getting better and better. It is estimated that it will definitely not be a problem to live for another twenty or thirty years. This means that the prince Zhu Houzhao may have to wait a long time.
He can become an emperor, although this guy doesn't seem to be interested in becoming an emperor.
In addition, Emperor Hongzhi's health is getting better and better, and I heard that he and Empress Zhang are even more affectionate. Maybe Zhu Houzhao's whole younger brother and sister will come out, and his position will probably be shaken by then.
Also, because Liu Jin traveled through time and said that contact with men and women too early would lead to the inability to have children and poor health, Emperor Hongzhi issued a strict order not to allow Zhu Houzhao to have contact with this matter.
The result is that this guy is now almost an adult, but he is still a boy. You must know that other people of the same age may have become fathers, and Emperor Hongzhi will not allow him to get involved in this area until he is eighteen years old.
Compared with him in history, this is so different that he has to be described as miserable. You must know that when Liu Jing just traveled through time, he seemed to be very interested in this aspect of things.
"No need~"
"Old Liu, there is a group of European missionaries here in the capital. I heard they were sent by the Pope. Do you have time to go and see them together?"
Of course Zhu Houzhao didn't know what Liu Jin was thinking, so he waved his hand and said.