I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 348: Leading Ming to the Moon

Zhu Yijun asked slowly, "Gentlemen, a few days ago, the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Astronomical Bureau made a magical instrument and invited you to come and see it."

Li Shizhen and Wan Quan nodded quickly: "We have seen it. The instrument is called a microscope, it is very magical. The Buddhist scriptures say that a grain of sand is a world, it is really so."

"I once looked at a drop of water from a river in Beijing under a microscope. I never imagined that there were such tiny insects in it. They are invisible to the naked eye and can only be seen with a microscope. I was so surprised that I looked at it several times before I could believe what I saw."

Once the telescope came out, astronomical telescopes and microscopes naturally came out soon after.

The Imperial Observatory is now on the verge of becoming the Ming Academy of Sciences. It first developed the clock and then the astronomical telescope.

The astronomical telescope makes astronomical observation much more convenient and is of great help in calculating longitude and latitude and setting the calendar.

Today's calendar is very sacred.

The common people basically farmed according to the 24 solar terms in the calendar. The current Ming Dynasty still uses the Datong calendar compiled during the Hongwu period, which has not been revised for 200 years. It is time to compile a new calendar.

Now we have to get out the microscope.

Of course, this is inseparable from the support of the Imperial Household Department, where the best craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are all.

Revitalize Ming Dynasty’s technology, come on, Imperial Observatory and Imperial Household Department!

Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Unify knowledge and action, and study things to gain knowledge. It's not that we were ignorant before, but that we were limited by the narrowness of our vision.

Now we have the tools to see farther and more carefully, to go further, and to keep up with knowledge.”

"The Prince is wise!" Li Shizhen and Wan Quan said in unison.

"The two gentlemen saw tiny bugs in the water droplets through a microscope. Well, I named them bacteria. When people get sick, part of the reason is because of these bacteria. Especially diarrhea, stomachache and other diseases, such as dysentery, it should be because of drinking this water, and the bacteria in the water are causing trouble in the stomach."

"Your Highness is absolutely right." The two of them nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

"You two gentlemen have seen a comparative experiment. The same river water is divided into two bowls. First, take a drop of water from each bowl. Bacteria can be seen under a microscope. One bowl is boiled, and the other bowl remains unchanged. Then take a drop of water from each bowl. Under the microscope, bacteria are still found in the unchanged water, but it is difficult to see bacteria in the boiled water."

"Exactly! Boil raw water and turn it into cooked water, and you can keep your body safe."

"Yes, this is what I told you about disease prevention. Boiling raw water is a prevention method. In places with a major epidemic, wearing a gauze mask, spreading lime water, isolating patients, and burning corpses are also prevention methods. Bacteria are in water, so aren't they in the air we breathe?"

Wan Quan nodded in agreement and said, "Your Highness is wise. Before we had no microscope, we could never have imagined that there were such tiny bacteria in the water. Now we have seen it with our own eyes, and the evidence is irrefutable. If it is true in the water, it must be true in the breath as well."

Li Shizhen echoed, "The prince is gifted with divine talent. The preventive strategy he has proposed is a great and kind method and a benevolent act that will save the lives of all people. It must be implemented throughout the world as soon as possible."

"What you two gentlemen are thinking is what I am worried about as well."

Now I have to put improving people's living conditions on the agenda, and public health is an important one.

The first is to win the hearts of the people and enhance reputation.

Treating malaria and preventing smallpox is enough to boost one's popularity and make one famous for generations. Popularity is something that needs to be constantly improved. The more you improve, the more stable your position will be.

His literary and military virtues benefit all people!
The second is to improve sanitary conditions, increase the survival rate of infants in the Ming Dynasty, and reduce the prevalence of epidemics. These two idiot things were great weapons to reduce population in ancient times.

If I could suppress them, the population of Ming Dynasty would explode.

Now that I have invented the medicine to cure malaria and the method to prevent smallpox, I can conquer the world, even the Ming Dynasty. But the population must keep up.

It is not right for the Ming army and navy to fight hard in the front and conquer large tracts of new territories, only to turn around and find that there are not enough people and no way to immigrate. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?
Explosive productivity!

Population explosion!
Zhu Yijun continued, "I have reorganized the Imperial Hospital, and divided it into the Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Affairs, and Epidemic Prevention Bureaus. From now on, it will focus on the medical affairs of the country and the health of the people."

"Hygiene, protection of life, and order. Wonderful!"

"Starting from the capital, each county will set up a health center, with doctors and nurses in different departments to treat the people, mainly using Chinese patent medicine developed by Yaowang Hall, supplemented by prescriptions. Set up an epidemic prevention station to prevent plague. On weekdays, publicize health and epidemic prevention knowledge and teach the people.
Mr. Mi Zhai, I think the most important thing is women and children, first pregnant women, second delivery, third infant care. Women and children are the most vulnerable, those bacteria are omnipresent, they are the most harmful, so disinfection is the most important. Disinfection is to boil raw water, steam to kill bacteria and so on. "

Reform the Imperial Hospital, improve medical science, improve medical administration, set up health clinics, and establish epidemic prevention stations.
Zhu Yijun talked a lot, and Li Shizhen and Wan Quan remembered it all in their hearts.

Let’s do it step by step.

"Mr. Mi Zhai, you need to improve the surgery department as soon as possible. You can cooperate with the Military Medical Center. They need surgical talents the most.

Hua Tuo in the Three Kingdoms period could perform surgery on people. Thousands of years have passed, but why are your medical skills getting worse as you learn them?"

Wan Quan said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, the key to surgery is to know the structure of the human body, the bones, blood vessels, and organs. These cannot be imagined out of thin air." "I know what you mean. Go to the Ministry of Justice to ask for someone. There are so many death row prisoners who commit murder and robbery in the Ming Dynasty every year. They don't have to be thrown into the market. Instead, they will be hanged and their bodies will be left to the medical institute for dissection. This can be regarded as a way for these guys to atone for their sins after death! I will discuss this with the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple later, and I will tell you then."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Okay, Mr. Mi Zhai, you will be the left director of the Imperial Hospital, in charge of medical affairs and epidemic prevention. Mr. Dongbi, you will be the right director of the Imperial Hospital, in charge of pharmaceutical affairs. Draft a charter as soon as possible and make good changes to the Imperial Hospital.

I have long been disgusted with those who are just sitting there doing nothing, and those who should be told to pack up and leave should leave. The position of imperial physician dares to be hereditary? No wonder a bunch of ignorant bastards emerged. "

Wan Quan asked hurriedly, "Your Highness, the Imperial Hospital is being restructured. What will happen to the palace, nobles, and officials in seeking medical treatment?"

"Didn't I allocate the Berlin Temple in the North Juxianfang of the North City to you for use as a medical clinic?"

"Yes."

"I know there is some vacant land nearby, so I asked Shuntian Prefecture to enclose it and build a medical center and a capital hospital. In the future, nobles and officials will go there for medical treatment.

As for the palace, I have set up a clinic in the West Garden, and based on this, I have set up an inner palace clinic in the Central Study. Doctors from the Medical Academy and the Imperial Hospital with excellent medical skills will take turns to sit there and treat patients in the palace.

Well, there is a special nursery in the Imperial Physician’s Office.”

Seeing that the two were somewhat puzzled, Zhu Yijun narrowed his eyes slightly, "In the Forbidden City, a prince or princess will be born soon, so make preparations early. Mr. Mi Zhai, you must keep it in mind."

"I obey your command."

Li Shizhen and Wan Quan looked at each other and responded quickly.

I never thought that the emperor could indulge in pleasure like this and still make his concubine pregnant. He is really young and strong.

Zhu Yijun had long distrusted the people in the Imperial Medical Service. In the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Jiajing, he instigated his grandfather, the Emperor Jiajing, to set up a medical clinic in Xiyuan and select famous doctors from the capital to see patients.

Later, local famous doctors such as Wan Quan were invited to Beijing, and they took turns to practice medicine. Now they took the opportunity to change the medical system in the forbidden area.

It is really hard to describe the Imperial Medical Bureau of the Ming Dynasty. A large number of emperors, princes and princesses died from their diseases due to their treatment, not to mention the eunuchs and palace maids who had to bear all the illnesses.

If you can bear it, you'll be strong. If you can't, just lie down on the board.

No matter why it became like this, I have to change it when it comes into my hands. I will never dare to put my life, the life of my wife and children in the hands of these people.

Li Shizhen and Wan Quan bowed and said goodbye.

Zhu Yijun stood up and asked Qi Yan, "Who will you summon next?"

"In reply to your Highness, the Minister Huang of the Ministry of Justice and the Minister Zou Zhengqing of the Supreme Court."

"Well, go and pass it on."

"As ordered!"

"I'm hungry. Bring me some snacks." Zhu Yijun waved his hand to signal another eunuch.

"Yes!"

Zhu Yijun went out of the yard and walked slowly, moving his arms as he walked.

Taking advantage of the fact that the government offices were closed during the first month of the year, he took the opportunity to talk to the officials. When the government office opened in the third year of Longqing, there would be major changes, and the new policies he presided over would be further promoted.

Step by step, we are entering the deep waters of reform.

Zhu Yijun was doing chest expansion exercises, thinking of the national health care system he had just talked about with Li Shizhen and Wan Quan. He suddenly had an idea. If he had known that he was going to travel through time, he would have brought the three great books on time travel in advance: "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", "Militia Training Manual" and "Friends of Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talents". Maybe he would have led the Ming Dynasty to the moon by now.

The idea of ​​landing on the moon is just something you can think about, but it’s better to be down-to-earth and lead the Ming Dynasty to occupy as much space as possible on this broken ball, Earth.

"Your Highness, snacks are here."

Four eunuchs brought the snacks and placed them on the table. Zhu Yijun followed in, grabbed a few and stuffed them into his mouth. While he was eating, Huang Guangsheng, the Minister of Justice, and Zou Yinglong, the Minister of Justice, came in.

Seeing Zhu Yijun with his mouth full of food crumbs, I felt embarrassed for a moment.

(End of this chapter)