Chapter 83 What is sold is not medicine, but prescriptions
"You look at me very strangely."
In the carriage, Fang Chongyong noticed that Anaye's eyes seemed to be filled with scrutiny and hesitation.
"Well, my father told me yesterday that I can't inherit the medical clinic. The most I can do in the future is open a pharmacy."
Anaye said a little dejectedly.
At first glance, there may not seem to be much difference between a medical clinic and a drug store, but there is more to it than can be described in a few words. Going from a medical clinic to a drug store can almost be regarded as a drop in social class in the Tang Dynasty.
"If it were so easy to open a medical clinic, people who come to your home to propose marriage must have already crossed the threshold. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have both people and money?"
Fang Chongyong said slowly.
A poor boy fell in love with the daughter of a medical officer. After studying medicine, he married a beautiful woman. Then he opened his own medical clinic and became a royal doctor. Balabala's.
Such a story, just think about it, it is impossible to happen these days.
The prosperous Tang Dynasty was prosperous, but the invisible barriers and ceilings between social classes were also visible and ubiquitous.
To open a medical clinic, you must have a "business license." To have a business license, you must take the "medical department" of the imperial examination, or the professional examination of the Imperial Medical Office.
At the very least, you must have studied in the Imperial College and have a certain professional background, such as a family that has been practicing medicine for generations, to be able to obtain a business license.
These are invisible social thresholds and one of the guarantees for the social status of medical officers. This is a powerful force rooted in society and cannot be broken by just anyone. Even Ji Ge's imperial edict is of little use.
Anaye was stunned when he heard this, as if he had remembered something, and then smiled bitterly and said: "You are good at everything, but you are too direct when speaking."
When she was very young, she knew that her face was stunningly beautiful. But the strange thing was that even though her father was a medical officer and had a high social status, no one came to the house to propose marriage.
Now that I think about it, the man who marries her can only be from a military household, and her father will definitely look down on him. And no matter who he is, as long as he does not have a "license" as a medical officer, he will not be able to inherit this medical center. In the future, the medical center will be downgraded to a "pharmacy shop"
, will also fall down from the current social class.
Being well-matched is a very real problem in marriage. Anaye's situation is that her father doesn't like the people who want to marry her, and her father won't marry a girl with the blood of the Orchid from the Western Regions.
Be the royal wife.
"I treated military envoy Xin's wounds. He is already the youngest envoy in Hexi, and he is almost 30 years old now.
How old are you this year, and how can you be the deputy military envoy?"
Anaye asked curiously.
"Actually, I am also the Qianniuwei General of the imperial court, a member of the state army, and the envoy of the Baiting Army. I don't even know how many official positions I have now."
Fang Chongyong sighed helplessly.
For him, official positions in name only are for receiving salary. Official positions in name are even worse, each one is extremely troublesome.
For example, the deputy military envoy of the Baiting Army became a small official who did not do anything. In order to build a good relationship with those people, he had to solve some practical problems for them. Running from Baitinghai to Liangzhou City, his thighs
The insides were all bruised and bruised.
"Looking at you, I think being an official is quite easy."
Anaye couldn't help but sigh.
I heard that the child in front of her was one year younger than her and was already holding multiple jobs.
"Don't mention it anymore, it's all useless."
Fang Chongyong waved his hand, not wanting to tell Anaye that his father was Fang Youde, the governor of Youzhou. Everything he had now was the result of "Pin Daddy". Without his scumbag father, he would have nothing now.
no.
"that……"
Anaye hesitated to speak.
"Um?"
Fang Chongyong found that Anaye talked a lot today.
"I want to go to Chang'an to study medicine."
Anaye gritted her teeth and said.
"The doctors of the Tang Dynasty can basically be divided into three categories: those who are clearly doctors and only write books, and those who have written books and general medical theory but do not practice medicine. Of these three, only the first type can directly practice medicine.
But in any case, it is necessary to obtain government recognition. Without a government license, it is almost impossible to get rid of all kinds of troublesome entanglements.
The places where you can learn medical skills in Chang'an include the Imperial Medical Office under Taichang Temple, the Shang Yao Bureau under the Dianzhong Province, and the Yao Zang Bureau under the Prince's East Palace. The first one does not recruit female medical officers, and although the latter two recruit female medical officers, they are basically
They all serve the palace and are not allowed to marry for life.
If you are admitted to school, you will be guarded by palace eunuchs and treated like slaves in the palace.
Of course, a female medical officer does not rule out being attracted by a saint or a noble from the palace, and directly becomes a concubine or something. In that case, her identity will change, and she will no longer be a medical officer. In short, once she steps into it, there is almost no possibility of leaving the palace.
This road is very narrow and difficult to walk, have you really thought about it?"
After Fang Chongyong finished speaking, he saw Anaye's pretty face turning red and white, her long brown hair trembling, and her watery blue eyes filled with fear.
When a woman learns medicine, she specializes in treating noble ladies in the palace, and even becomes a concubine directly after being attracted by her?
Anaye actually just wanted to inherit her father's medical clinic. Before she got on the carriage today, she wanted to go to Chang'an to study and return, and get a "license" from the medical clinic to practice medicine in Liangzhou City.
She didn't expect that this road would be a dead end, at least not the one she wanted to take.
What Anaye doesn't know is that Liangzhou Prefecture can actually issue medical licenses, but the difficulty lies not in who issues the licenses, but in the "diploma" of the doctor himself.
This is the common interest of the entire medical class, and no one is willing to open this back door.
If you want to open a medical clinic, you must have a diploma. There is no rationality in itself. It is just to prevent some people from entering this industry. It is such a simple and straightforward truth.
"It's so complicated over there in Chang'an."
Anaye sighed with some fear.
After getting along with him, she felt that Fang Chongyong was really a good person. He didn't have the airs of those powerful children. If she had any questions, he would always answer them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is completely unclear that Fang Chongyong is already an official with considerable power!
"Actually, it's not that there is no way. It's just that I can't use this method."
Fang Chongyong said slowly.
"any solution?"
Anaye grabbed Fang Chongyong's hand excitedly and held on tightly.
"That is, you become a Taoist priest and then practice medicine as a Taoist doctor."
Fang Zhongyong calmly took his hand out of the opponent's slightly rough palm.
"To put it simply, this matter can be divided into three steps.
The first step is to enter the Imperial Medical Office as a male to learn medical skills. There are many classics there, and there are also many female relatives of bureaucrats studying there. They can study and live in the Imperial Medical Office schools, but they cannot graduate.
The second step is that after you complete your studies, you will be dropped out of school and then become a female Taoist priest.
The third step is that I will find a noble person for you, and she will be the guarantee to vindicate your medical skills. Then you can get the Taoist doctor's qualification certificate and open a medical clinic."
The method he mentioned is actually the path taken by many daughters of bureaucrats. These "female doctors" often serve the female relatives of bureaucratic families. Those who actually open medical clinics and show their faces outside are very rare.
"The problem now is that I can't find that kind of noble person."
Fang Chongyong spread his hands to Anaye and said.
"At least it's much better than entering the palace directly."
Anaye breathed a sigh of relief and said that she felt that the method mentioned by Fang Chongyong was quite reliable.
"Chang'an... is not a place for people like you. I think it's like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den."
Fang Chongyong sighed and continued to ask: "Why are you so persistent in going to Chang'an?"
"Because my mother was in Chang'an. She was attracted by a powerful man and went to Chang'an with him, so I must go to Chang'an to see what good things there are there! It's worth her abandoning us!"
Anaye said through gritted teeth.
A woman is attracted and then taken away directly... This seems to be in line with the behavior of the powerful people in Chang'an. From Brother Ji to Wuling Nianshao, everyone seems to like this.
Of course Anaye, a child, did not understand the pain her mother had gone through back then. Orders from powerful people were not something that a border town medical officer could refuse.
Maybe my husband is currently guilty of something, which is too miserable.
Fang Zhongyong felt sad and couldn't bear to tell Anaye these speculations.
"Your mother has a new life, so don't bother her."
Fang Chongyong comforted Anaye and said.
Unexpectedly, Anaye had been talking to him and Yan Yuese from the bottom of her heart along the way. She even told Fang Chongyong what flowers and colors she liked. But after hearing these words, she stopped talking and went to Bai Tinghai.
No one said a word on the road and never put on a good face.
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After the Battle of Dafeichuan, in order to prevent the Tang army from entering Menyuan from the Hexi Corridor, Tubo built a city and sent troops to guard the important pass of Laohugou Pass, and built the ancient city of Jinbatai here. The specific time was the third year of Xianheng (673 AD)
), Tubo named it "New City".
After that, the Tang army in Hexi was in a comprehensive strategic passive situation. As long as the Tubo army wanted to, they could rush into Dadou Valley from a high position at any time and cut off the Hexi Corridor. In this way, they could contain the Hexi Jiedu Prefecture, Anxi Protectorate, and Beiting of the Tang Dynasty.
The Protectorate has a total of more than 100,000 troops!
The area south of Tubo New City has become one of the origins of its war. If it is not captured here, the Tang army in Hexi will have to garrison its troops on the Liangzhou line and will no longer be able to support the Western Regions.
Therefore, Cui Xiyi chose this as the first stop to break the situation.
The armies in Hexi selected 3,000 young and strong warriors under the age of twenty to form an independent army, led by Wang Zhongsi, the envoy of the Chishui Army.
There were also ten military medical officers who used the common medicinal material Solomabu (Rhodiola rosea) in Tubo, and a small amount of Codonopsis pilosula, yam, and astragalus to prepare a prescription for the urgent needs of the army! Solomabu was in the Tibetan army.
It was specially used for daily marches by Zampu and senior officers. Tang Jun had already received the information, but he didn't know the reason, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
After Fang Chongyong proposed the theory of yang qi, Hexi Jiedu Prefecture urgently purchased a batch of solomabu and formulated corresponding prescriptions for "lung deficiency syndrome" to deal with special situations during the march.
In order to reduce the burden on the body, the Tang army did not wear iron armor on this trip, but replaced it with light leather armor. One person and two horses ensured horse power.
The altitude of the Hexi Corridor (not the mountain range) is about one thousand meters, while the altitude of Tubo New City is between 3,500 and 4,000 meters.
After three days of rapid march, Wang Zhongsi finally arrived at the entrance of Laohugou.
At this moment, the mountains and plains are full of wildflowers. On both sides of the sloping and winding road, there are hills of different shapes.
Each mountain is not high, but the overall slope is upward. The terrain here can be said to be open and complex. The Tubo New City, standing on a flat ledge, is on a hill not far away. Viewed from a distance
, the low city wall seemed to be only as thick as a fingernail.
The city is a small city, but the terrain is too high, making it difficult to attack.
Wang Zhongsi squinted his eyes and looked at the Tubo New City on the ledge of a nearby hill, wondering whether to rush up on horseback or let his soldiers climb up the mountain.
The terrain of the grassland and the official road are completely different. Although the ground looks "flat", the actual march is completely different.
Horses can walk on flat ground on the grassland, but when people run on the grassland, they can easily fall down and feel that there are potholes everywhere.
The open terrain of Tubo New City guarded this broad and winding traffic "main road", so the Tibetan soldiers could not hide. The Tubo defenders were not blind, and there would definitely be a tough battle.
The only difference lies in when Tang Jun should take action!
"The envoy of the king's army can use the trick of suspecting the enemy. At night, he sends a hundred people holding gongs and drums to make noise in front of the new city. When the enemy troops leave the city, we will retreat immediately. The Tubo people do not know the enemy's situation and will definitely not dare to pursue.
This happened for three consecutive days, leaving the Tibetan people unable to sleep peacefully.
If they dare to pursue them later, our ambush will kill them all in one fell swoop.
If they don't pursue us, we will attack the city during the day in three days. The Tubo people are accustomed to dealing with our harassment at night and will be in low spirits during the day, but they can be defeated in a single battle!"
Cui Qianyou, who was beside Wang Zhongsi, suggested in a low voice. This expedition was strongly recommended by Kang Taihe, so Cui Qianyou also joined the team as a tenth general, in charge of a team of 500 people.
Cui Qianyou regards it as the only channel for promotion!
After listening to the other party's suggestion, Wang Zhongsi remained silent and expressed his attitude without expressing any objection.
Cui Qianyou was secretly happy, and then continued to suggest: "Envoy Wang, we can graze half of the horses in the mountains during the day and exchange them the next day.
Let the Tibetan defenders be arrogant and look down on us. If we can lure them out of the city to seize horses, all the trouble will be saved."
"Okay, you will handle the night raid in person. I will make arrangements for other matters."
Wang Zhongsi nodded slightly and said that he had adopted Cui Qianyou's suggestion.
"If you get the order, the general will definitely do it well!"
Cui Qianyou excitedly raised his hands and saluted.
Ever since Hebei was dismissed from the military by Fang Youde without reason, Cui Qianyou thought he would be like this for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect things to turn around!
Making great achievements is just around the corner!
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"what is this?"
Fang Chongyong pointed to a bare bush and asked Anaye.
"Isn't this just wolfberry? You don't know everything, why are you still asking me?"
Anaye said angrily. Fang Chongyong's good temper also made her speak without any scruples.
"Hey, I was just joking. Of course I know that one is wolfberry."
Fang Chongyong smiled awkwardly, waved his hand, pointed at a completely unfamiliar plant not far away and said, "What about this one?"
"This is fennel. It can be used in cooking and medicine, but it can't be used as a big medicine."
Anaye also put away her temper and started explaining in a very professional manner.
For a child who works in a medical clinic all day long, practicing medicine and asking for medicine is her whole life, at least most of it.
"Fennel."
Fang Chongyong was silent.
This thing is useful, but it can't be sold for a lot of money. It has the same properties as wolfberry.
"Let's go and look elsewhere."
Fang Chongyong turned around to leave, but Anaye suddenly grabbed his sleeve.
"The medicines here, and even the medicines in Hexi as a whole, cannot be sold at a reasonable price. I have been taking medicines since I was a few years old. I know best what medicines cost, so don't waste your efforts."
Anaye begged Fang Chongyong and continued: "Your legs are better, why don't you take more rest and do such an impossible thing?"
"Medicine and prescription are two different things. If you go to Chang'an to study medicine in the future, this will be your first lesson. Only medical officers who can prescribe medicine will be respected. If you just prescribe medicine, then you will only Being able to work hard at the bottom of this industry.
I will let you know soon what it means to be worth a thousand pieces of gold.
I teach you for free, no money is required."
Fang Chongyong waved his hand to Anaye and walked forward on his own.
Anaye looked at his back and suddenly felt that this half-grown child was so unpredictable and unfathomable to the extreme.