Looking at the two resumes in his hands, Chen Jingke smiled and said, "Which number is this?"
Yang Tianlu sat down on the side and said: "This is the seventeenth day of the month, but the previous ones were rejected. I think these two are quite suitable."
Chen Jingke nodded and said: "It can be considered that I have a certain foundation in practicing medicine for generations. I am young and literate. If there is no problem with my identity, I can stay."
"Now the master is not short of assistants, but he is short of apprentices. Try to recruit as many young people as possible. After training for about ten years, they can be independent."
There was a trace of hesitation on Yang Tianlu's face. Can Sun Simiao still hold on for another ten years? However, he did not dare to say this, but said:
"Yes, after ten years, the master of the temple will also be old. It is the time to take care of his old age, and these young people will take over."
Retiring to old age in ten years? Chen Jingke just smiled and did not explain. Normally, this is true, but Sun Simiao is not a normal person.
He turned to ask about another matter: "In recent days, pregnant women with difficult labor have been sent here one after another. Have you found out what's going on?"
Yang Tianlu said with a serious expression: "I found out that it was the rich and powerful who caused this. They sent these pregnant women with difficult labor, but I don't think they have any conspiracy."
Chen Jingke actually had a guess, but he still asked: "Oh, why do you think they did this?"
Yang Tianlu said: "Determine whether the caesarean section is true or false, and how high the success rate is."
Sure enough, Chen Jingke smiled and said: "It's right for them to have doubts. If you want to test it, let them go."
Yang Tianlu said: "In fact, what they do is also conducive to publicizing caesarean section surgery and saving a few more lives."
"Having experienced more surgeries will also help viewers to summarize the correct surgical procedures, so I did not stop this matter."
Originally, Chen Jingke thought that those powerful people would wait for Ding Wan to recover and then go to her house to check on the situation.
It didn't take long for him to realize that he was wrong. The powerful methods were more direct and they found other pregnant women with dystocia and sent them for treatment.
There are millions of people living in Chang'an City, so it is too easy to find a few pregnant women with difficult labor.
However, in this matter, both Chen Jingke and Sun Simiao were happy to see success.
Medicine pays special attention to practice. If you want to mature in caesarean section surgery, you must practice it through one operation after another.
The actions of the powerful people saved them the trouble of looking for pregnant women with difficult labor. Surgery can be done while staying at home, so why not do it.
As for why the powerful people did this, it is not difficult to guess. The first reason is for future generations, and the second reason is to cherish life. For such an important medical skill, they must confirm the authenticity.
Chen Jingke understands their thinking and has no objection to their doing so, as long as it does not harm nature.
Moreover, people's ability to accept things is increasing day by day. If you can undergo a caesarean section today, you can undergo other surgeries tomorrow.
One day the medical field will get rid of most of its undue shackles and benefit all mankind.
In the next few days, several more pregnant women with dystocia were sent over, and all of them successfully completed the operation without any special incident.
However, there was a troublesome case where the daughter-in-law of a small aristocratic family was spoiled and obese, and the baby was too fat to be born.
During the operation, the knife was filled with oil, causing Sun Simiao to become numb.
Fortunately, his mentality was stable and he had accumulated a certain amount of experience through continuous operations. After a lot of trouble, he finally took out the baby.
Stitching the wound was also troublesome. It took Hong Ling almost an hour to sew it up.
The operation took more than two hours in total, more than double the normal time, and several operators were paralyzed from exhaustion.
Fortunately, the operation was successfully completed without any loss of life.
The successive successes of the operations completely established the reputation of caesarean section. Now everyone in the city knows that Dr. Zixiao Guan Sun can give life to human flesh and white bones.
The doubts in the minds of the powerful disappeared, and the incense money given to Zixiaoguan became even more generous.
Some officials even proposed in the court that such good medical skills should be promoted throughout the world.
However, his suggestion was ignored by everyone. How could this unique medical skill be easily taught to others.
Although they also hope that more people will learn about caesarean section so that they don’t have to ask Zixiaoguan in the future. But there are some rules that must be followed and cannot be broken.
If you dare to use this method to force Sun Simiao today, will you dare to force others tomorrow? This is a very simple reason.
Besides, Zixiaoguan is not a lamb to be slaughtered. Who dares to force them?
Li Shimin knew that Zixiaoguan did not mean to be self-conscious, but Sun Simiao also said that surgery is very dangerous, and there are still many things to prepare if it is to be popularized, so there is no need to rush.
So he didn't say anything, just watched the performance of these courtiers.
After retreating from the court, he stood up and left, while Ren Feng stayed behind to inform some people: The saint is invited.
There were a lot of people notified to stay this time, including Gao Shilian, Yu Wenshiji, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Li Daozong and more than 30 people.
These people were not kings and princes, they were all important ministers of the court with great achievements. For a while, the officials looked at them with suspicion.
The emperor summoned so many ministers at once. What was his plan?
The ministers who were left behind also had the same idea. What did the emperor want to do? There was no warning in advance? Even Changsun Wuji was confused.
Li Shimin met with the ministers at the Ganlu Hall and asked when they met: "In mid-September, the Yellow River overflowed and caused a catastrophe. The people were displaced. I am very heartbroken and want to find a solution."
"Looking through the history books, I found that the Yellow River has always been plagued by disasters, which reached its peak during the Xinmang chaos. Floods occurred almost every year."
"During the reign of Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, Wang Jing ordered Wang Jing to repair the river. According to subsequent history books, no major floods occurred in the Yellow River. This shows that this river repair was a great contribution."
"However, it has been more than 500 years since Wang Jing built the river...Now the river channel is silted up and the river banks are damaged, and it is no longer able to effectively control the water of the Yellow River."
"If we don't control it, I'm afraid there will be more floods in the future. Therefore, I want to imitate the sages and rebuild the Yellow River. What do you think?"
"This..." Everyone looked at each other in confusion for a while, not knowing what to say.
Naturally, they did not agree with the construction of the Yellow River, but the emperor pulled out all the ancients from five hundred years ago, and they didn't know what to say for a while.
A few people knew about Wang Jingxiuhe, but they didn't know how things from more than five hundred years ago were related to the present.
It's just that the emperor's words were conclusive, and it was hard for them to refute them.
At this moment, Tang Jian, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out and said: "Your Majesty's love for the people is touching, and the floods in the Yellow River should indeed be controlled."
"However, the money and food in the national treasury is not enough to support such a big project. If you want to build the river, the only way is to increase taxes and requisition hundreds of thousands of people."
"Your Majesty, please think twice about whether it is worthwhile to waste so much money and people."
After saying that, he retreated to the middle of the queue.
However, this was enough, and the officials immediately became excited.
Increase taxes? Requisition hundreds of thousands of civilians? Just a few years after the Sui Dynasty fell, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty raised taxes and requisitioned civilians to build the Grand Canal...
Thinking of these old things, the officials could no longer hold back and stood up to oppose him one after another.
"Your Majesty, please think again."
Wei Zheng was eager to give it a try. He was ready to reason with the emperor if he insisted on his own way.
However, to everyone's surprise, although Li Shimin was very unhappy, he did not insist on repairing the river. Instead, he frowned and said:
"If you can't repair the river, then you can conquer the Western Regions, right? King Qu Wentai of Gaochang colluded with the Western Turks and violated the imperial court's will. It must be conquered to scare other countries."
Hou Junji's face lit up and he was ready to stand up and support. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War, so he would definitely be in command if the war was to take place. This was an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
However, someone stepped forward before him. This time it was Li Ji, who said: "Back to the saints, fighting Gaochang means going to war with the Western Turks."
"The Western Turks are too strong to win completely in the short term. If the war drags on, they will need countless military supplies. However, the food and grass currently hoarded by the imperial court is only enough for the army for half a year."
"I believe that we should save food and grass for another year and wait until the next year to start the war."
"Yes, Your Majesty, think twice." Changsun Wuji and others stepped forward to stop him.
Li Shimin asked coldly: "Wouldn't it be more direct if you just tell me that you can't do anything now and can only recuperate?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," everyone said in unison.
Just when everyone thought he would be angry, Li Shimin's performance once again exceeded their expectations, saying:
"If we can solve the problem of money and food, we can do all the things I just mentioned, right?"
No one dared to speak. One moment the emperor said he wanted to build a river, and the next he said he wanted to attack Gaochang. This was completely inconsistent with his character.
Normally, such a major matter should be discussed with the ministers for a long time before making a decision. This is too abnormal to deal with a hammer and a stick.
If something goes wrong, there must be a monster, and the emperor must be planning something. Be careful next, don't be tricked.
Li Shimin shouted and asked: "Why are you not talking anymore? Mao asked you to speak."
Tang Jian, who was named, could no longer pretend to be an ostrich and said: "If the problem of money and food can be solved, it is not impossible to build the river."
Li Shimin asked Li Ji again: "Mao Gong, what do you think?"
Li Ji said calmly: "If we can solve the problem of money, food and military requirements, the logistics will be enough to support the conquest of Gaochang and the Western Turks."
"But the conquest of the Western Regions is a major national event. It cannot be decided by just one or two people. It needs to be discussed with all the ministers."
Li Shimin nodded slowly and said, "You all agree with what they said, right?"
"Yes." Everyone agreed.
At this time, they also had some speculation. Could it be that the emperor had a way to solve the problem of money and food? How could he get so much money and food without raising taxes?
Relying on the little business in the hands of the queen? Although it is quite profitable, it is only a drop in the bucket compared to the consumption of a country.
"Follow me." Just when they were confused, Li Shimin stood up and walked out of the hall.
Everyone quickly followed him.
All the way to the side hall, a waiter had already opened the door.
Li Shimin stopped and showed a mysterious smile, saying: "My lords, please don't be too surprised later."
Everyone's curiosity was raised to the highest level. What was inside that could make the emperor so confident?
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong showed expressions of realization, yes, it must be something like that.
Even though they had been mentally prepared, when they entered the hall and saw what was inside, everyone was stunned, and many people subconsciously exclaimed.