In the imperial palace in the capital, in Emperor Hongzhi's study, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but stretch slightly after finishing reviewing the memorials.
The Ming Dynasty was booming, and as an emperor, his life was getting better and better, but he could clearly feel that his body was getting worse day by day, he was getting thinner, and his energy was far less than before.
He is only in his thirties now, but he looks like an old man in his fifties.
"Xiao Jing, come here and let me give you a slap on the waist~"
My waist was a little sore, so I thought about it and shouted to Xiao Jing.
"Okay, long live the Lord~"
Xiao Jing also hurriedly came over.
While he was beating Emperor Hongzhi's back and rubbing his waist, he couldn't help but sigh.
He had watched Emperor Hongzhi grow up and had followed Emperor Hongzhi for many years. He had been serving Emperor Hongzhi since he was still the prince.
The former young man had aged so quickly in the blink of an eye, and turned out to be even more haggard and vicissitudes of life than the old man he was. Although it was very energy-consuming to take care of national affairs, it was not like this.
Emperor Hongzhi only had one woman, he was not greedy for women, and he was not fond of wine and meat. But for such an emperor, he was only in his thirties and turned into such a vicissitudes of life. It is really hard to help but sigh.
"Your Majesty, would you like some midnight snacks?"
While carefully beating Emperor Hongzhi's back, Xiao Jing asked with a smile.
"I have no appetite, I can't eat."
Emperor Hongzhi shook his head slightly.
"Long live my Lord, your food intake has been getting less and less recently. You can't continue like this. Your dragon body is important, so you have to eat as much as possible."
Xiao Jing said with some worry that he was responsible for all the affairs of the emperor and knew that Emperor Hongzhi had eaten very little recently. Of course, Emperor Hongzhi had always had a bad appetite.
"Okay, let's get some sweet potato porridge. I heard Liu Jin say that eating more whole grains like sweet potatoes is good for your health."
Emperor Hongzhi was a little hungry, because he had a small appetite, so he usually ate small meals, a little at a time, but more frequently.
"Hurry up and tell the imperial kitchen to cook sweet potato porridge~"
When Xiao Jing heard this, he immediately ordered happily to Xiao Huangmen. When Xiao Huangmen heard this, he hurriedly went to notify the imperial dining room.
"What is Liu Jin doing recently?"
"I gave him a holiday, but he really didn't go to court all day long, he was so lazy."
Speaking of Liu Jin, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but ask about Liu Jin.
This year Liu Jin went to Nanyang to fight, and he was away for several months. After returning, Emperor Hongzhi also granted Liu Jin two months of leave.
If other officials were just resting for a few days, how could they put down their power and not return to their posts early, or Pei Dian, Pei Dian came to the morning court to play for Emperor Hongzhi or something like that.
Fortunately for him, he took two months off and really took two months off. Not only did he not come to court in the morning, but his minister of household affairs also gave up and did not even come to the palace to greet him or to perform business.
If the Governor of Ceylon hadn't seen him last time when he presented treasures, Emperor Hongzhi would have thought that this kid was still in Nanyang.
"He and the prince were busy building a zoo some time ago. He said he wanted to collect all kinds of rare and exotic animals from all over the world, and then open it to everyone so that everyone can know all kinds of rare and exotic animals from all over the world."
Xiao Jing thought for a while and replied quickly.
He was the secretary of Emperor Hongzhi, and he also commanded Dongchang and Jinyiwei. He was the eyes and ears of Emperor Hongzhi, and he also needed to pay close attention to their movements among the important civil and military officials in the court.
Being the emperor's secretary is not that easy. There are a lot of things that need to be done, and you need to be careful and patient enough.
"zoo?"
"It's all nonsense. I don't know how much money it costs to collect rare and exotic beasts from all over the world. What's more, if someone is good at the top, they will be even worse at the bottom. You're messing around with the prince like this."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately said angrily.
The prince is still too playful. Liu Jin is the minister of the court. He should know this and guide the prince to a good direction. Instead, he hangs out with the prince.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jin will never do business at a loss~"
"He said that after the zoo is completed, it will be open to ordinary people. At that time, even if the entrance fee is charged, the money invested will be recovered. It will also allow everyone to gain insights and open their eyes to rare and exotic animals from all over the world."
Xiao Jing smiled and said.
"That's true. This guy Liu Jin can turn even a stone into gold."
"Forget it, let them do it."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he thought about it and nodded. Liu Jin seemed to have never done any loss-making business.
"Liu Jin recently convened famous doctors from all over the world and said that he would build a Ming Medical College to inherit the existing medical skills and create new medical skills. He also said that he would learn the medical skills of other countries in the world to improve the Ming Dynasty.
Medical skills.”
Then Xiao Jing reported again.
"Gather the world's famous doctors to establish the Ming Medical College?"
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "This boy is really different from ordinary people. Others are rich and powerful, or they are proud and arrogant, or they are indulgent and sensual."
"It's good that he likes to build various academies, including military academies, maritime academies, shipbuilding academies, and now he wants to build a medical school. It's really unique."
"It's great to build a medical school. If it is successfully completed, it will benefit people all over the world."
"Isn't that right? Liu Jin said that our Ming Dynasty's medical skills should gather the strengths of the world's medical skills, take the essence and discard the dross, and integrate them thoroughly. Only then can we surpass ourselves and constantly develop and innovate."
"Liu Jin was very generous with this medical school. He allocated thousands of acres of land in the southern suburbs of the capital and invested millions of taels of silver in it in the early stage."
Xiao Jing nodded and said, knowing every move of Liu Jin's side very well, and even clearly knew the conversations between Liu Jin and several famous doctors.
"What a big gesture~"
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard this. He knew that Liu Jin was rich, but he didn't expect that Liu Jin would be so generous in building a medical school, with thousands of acres of land in the capital and millions of taels of silver.
Just smash it down without frowning at all.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jin has always been willing to do this. The Maritime Academy and the Shipbuilding Academy have also invested heavily in it. They have always been operating at a loss, and they all rely on Liu Jin's support."
"He also said that not only should a medical school be built, but also a school of chemistry, a school of physics, a school of engineering, a school of astronomy, a school of art, etc."
"A variety of colleges should be established here near the medical school."
Xiao Jing also nodded and continued reporting.
"The disciples of a master are really beyond the imagination of ordinary people."
After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi shook his head slightly. He really couldn't figure out why Liu Jin wanted to build such various colleges. In fact, counting the affiliated research institutes for various industries under his command, Liu Jin has now built many various colleges.
There are various colleges.
Miyun Iron Works has a smelting college, a mechanical college and a weapons research institute, which specializes in smelting steel and researching and manufacturing various high-quality weapons.
Although the Jingcheng Machinery Factory has the name of a factory, it is more of a place that specializes in various types of machinery. Steam engines, steam harvesters, and cultivators were all developed here.
The shipyard also has its own shipbuilding research institute, which specializes in building ships. I heard that it is currently studying how to apply steam engines to ships to create steam ships.
Emperor Hongzhi was very aware of these. Thinking about it carefully, Liu Jin really liked running schools.
"Your Majesty, there is a system in this newly built medical school, which Liu Jin calls the Department of Surgery. It is mainly used to study the treatment of diseases through surgery."
"Liu Jin said that if you want to perform surgery, you must have sufficient research on the human body, so he plans to secretly build a human anatomy laboratory on a small island in Nanyang, specifically to study the structure of the human body and lay the foundation for surgery.
"
After thinking about it, Xiao Jing also mentioned a very taboo place in Liu Jin Medical College.
"Anatomy of the human body?"
Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Yes, what Liu Jin means is that there are many slaves in Nanyang, and these slaves can be used for experiments."
"This proposal was opposed by several famous doctors at first, but Liu Jin said that medicine must break the shackles of ideas. Only by having a clear understanding of oneself can one truly improve his medical skills."
"Traditional medical skills have very little content about surgery. He said that on the battlefield, many soldiers died of excessive bleeding. If we can study the human blood clearly, stop the bleeding and transfuse the bleeding soldiers in time, maybe we can cure them.
."
"All this is based on a sufficient understanding of the human body."
Xiao Jing nodded, and then began to report the news.
"Well, in that case, let him do the hard work."
"What Liu Jin said makes sense. Only by knowing your enemy and yourself can you be victorious in a hundred battles."
"This kind of research may be harmful to nature and contrary to human principles, but it is also to improve medical skills and save more people."
Emperor Hongzhi thought for a moment and nodded in approval. Everything Liu Jin had done so far had never disappointed Emperor Hongzhi. He believed in Liu Jin.
More importantly, Liu Jin built the medical school to improve the medical skills of the Ming Dynasty and to cultivate more medical talents to benefit the Ming Dynasty. This is a good thing.
He had no reason to object, even though this medical school would use slaves to conduct experiments, dissect human bodies, etc., which was considered very taboo in traditional thinking.
But it doesn't matter.
"Yes, Liu Jin built the medical school for the Ming Dynasty. This research on surgery is also to save people. The starting point is good, and maybe he can really research something in the future that can improve my Ming Dynasty's medical skills and save more people.
people."
Xiao Jing also nodded, and he said a lot of good things for Liu Jin.