In the heart of a true doctor, no one is distinguished by high or low status, and all living beings are life.
Now that the disease can be cured, it is natural that more people should be able to afford it.
Sun Simiao put forward this point of view, which was unexpected by Li Xinchen, but it was also reasonable.
Nowadays, the fees charged by hospitals and pharmacies in Dahan are actually not very high.
When hospitals and pharmacies were under separate management by the inner government, the costs were very low. In order to maintain these two departments, the inner government even needed to invest a large amount of money, which also put great financial pressure on the inner government.
These pressures naturally fell on the shoulders of Yuchi Chifan, the chief financial officer, so Yuchi Chifan's status among the sisters in the palace had always been slightly higher than that of Xiao Xiang who stood side by side.
It's because the sisters all know that she has the heaviest task, so of course she has to give in to anyone she can.
The foreign court intends to take over hospitals and pharmacies, but it actually also has the intention of alleviating the financial pressure on the inner government. The importance of these departments is self-evident. The outer court neither wants the inner government to monopolize power in these areas, nor does it want to see the inner government monopolize power in these areas.
It failed because the financial support could not be sustained.
The inner government obviously also knows that with its own strength, it will be difficult to continue to reduce the cost of medical treatment and medicine in pharmacies and hospitals, so it does not mind the intervention of the outer court. Otherwise, there is a subtle confrontation between the outer court and the inner government.
relationship, even with Li Xingchen in the middle, it is unlikely that the two parties could reach a consensus on division of labor and cooperation in the management of pharmacies and hospitals so quickly.
With the inflow of funds from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the cost of medical treatment and medication will naturally be reduced again.
But it still costs money after all.
During the time when the inner government was in charge, the cost was no longer very high, but in fact it was already difficult for ordinary people to bear.
Li Xingchen knew very well that this was not because the imperial court had lied about the price - the women in his family were as heart-warming as any other. When the imperial palace was short of funds, everyone from the queen on down would take out their own jewelry and deal with it first.
Financial crisis - but because of three hundred years of troubled times, the people of this era have been too poor and miserable.
During the three hundred years of troubled times, the wealth of the people could not be compared with that of the prosperous times, and it might not even be considered a fraction. However, most of these fractions were gathered in the hands of aristocratic families, so that ordinary people could have enough to eat and be able to
Just being able to save one's life in the chaos of war is already a blessing.
When the people really get rich and the Han Dynasty really wants to move forward and hide wealth among the people, aristocratic families are the biggest obstacle.
Li Xingchen kicked the stone away cleanly.
But it is impossible for the imperial court to distribute all the real money and silver of the aristocratic families, and the national treasury is full of money every day.
What is distributed to the people is, after all, the living utensils of the aristocratic families and large tracts of land.
These things can create wealth through human efforts, but they cannot be directly transformed into wealth themselves.
Therefore, it will take some time for the people to become rich.
This cannot be achieved in one or two years.
Five years after the founding of the Han Dynasty, Jiangnan began to have such a faint momentum, and the people began to eliminate the hunger and cold on their faces one by one. It took even longer in the north.
In such a situation where the general income of the people is too low, not to mention the monetary hospital surgery expenses, just the few pennies that the pharmacy charges as a token of medicine, many people are not willing to part with it, and they will carry as much as they can.
Carrying it.
Those who can really afford medical treatment are still the middle and upper classes of society, that is, the former aristocrats and the emerging classes.
After all, the imperial court could not turn the once-powerful aristocratic families back to their original shape and turn them into ordinary people. They still retained a certain amount of savings. As long as they were good at investing, they would be able to make money back quickly.
Many smart children from aristocratic families have now transformed into shopkeepers or workshop owners, and they are still in the middle class of society.
But the people who farm the land are still as poor as ever.
This idea proposed by Sun Simiao was very bold, because it meant that the imperial court would bear greater financial pressure.
But this idea seems to be necessary. Otherwise, for a long time, it is still the middle and upper classes of society who can afford to see diseases, and it is still the bottom class of society who have to face illness and death. Then why would the people at the bottom accept this status quo?
Originally, their fate was in the hands of the aristocratic family. From birth, as tenants of the aristocratic family, they were actually slaves of the family.
And now, most of them have their own fields, so why can't they still enjoy the same treatment as the children of the former aristocratic families?
Just because the family still has some capital after all?
They have no way to resist the inequality in the past, because for generations, everything they have has been in the hands of the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family allows you to live as long as you want, and if you want to die, no one will care.
But now they should be equal in name, but inequality still exists. Why?
Then there will inevitably be criticism, and there will inevitably be resistance!
Li Xingchen was stunned and silent because in an instant, he had already thought that this situation might be extremely bad, but it was not impossible.
The Chinese people are honest and honest, but when this honesty and honesty is squeezed to a certain extent, the resignation will turn into a huge tide and overthrow everything!
No one can ever doubt the fighting spirit of this nation.
"But this means that the imperial court's finances will be even tighter." Li Xingchen said slowly.
This is obviously not the first time Sun Simiao has thought about this issue:
"In fact, the court does not need to invest too much in this area. In fact, the people only need to pay a penny or a few pennies every year, and then use the money when they need medical treatment, and then the court will also subsidize a certain amount of money.
Yes, this subsidy can be limited to 20 to 30%.”
Li Xinchen raised his eyebrows and stared directly at Sun Simiao.
Not just medical insurance, but also some social security and pensions.
Ning is also the successor of socialism, a fellow countryman who came from time-to-time?
Sun Simiao only felt that His Majesty thought his idea was too shocking. For a moment, he didn't know what to say, so he could only lower his head slightly and not meet His Majesty's sharp eyes.
It doesn't seem to be the case anymore, Li Xingchen smiled to himself. If he were a fellow countryman, I'm afraid everyone would be in tears when a fellow countryman sees a fellow countryman.
However, Sun Simiao could think of this, which was enough to shock Li Xinchen.
"What Aiqing said is absolutely true." Li Xingchen said slowly, "This is not a bad idea."
He looked at Chen Xuanhua again, who also looked solemn: "I just don't know if it will be troublesome to operate."
"Regardless of whether there is any trouble or not, I think it is necessary to give it a try." Li Xingchen said directly.