Diqin Designer

Chapter 208: Doctors Enter Xianyang
Another day passed, and Li Nian was giving a talk to a group of people again.

But today, the number of people was much smaller than yesterday, only a few hundred.

So there is no need to be outside, but inside a palace.

These people were doctors who were summoned to Xianyang from all over the place, and there were even some women among them.

This is not difficult to understand. Although the earliest recorded female doctor was Yi Shuo, there were actually women practicing medicine in this era.

The reason was that there were wars all year round at that time, and men went to the battlefield, which resulted in women not only having to do housework and farm work at home, but sometimes also having to work part-time as witch doctors.

Otherwise, why was the status of women so high during the Qin Dynasty?

It was only later, when Confucianism rose and feudal ethics enveloped China, that women were no longer allowed to take on so many responsibilities, and their status became increasingly lower.

Yi Shuo is the earliest recorded female physician, but not the earliest female doctor.

But this is a good thing for what Li Nian wants to do.

Li Nian stood in the hall and said to everyone: "My name is Li Nian. I believe you have all heard of me. You are all famous doctors from various places. I have advised Your Majesty to summon you to Xianyang. Naturally, I have some medical matters to discuss with you."

At this point, Li Nian smiled and said, “You are all older than me. Perhaps in your opinion, what medical skills can I have at my age, how many diseases can I have diagnosed, and can I discuss with you?”

Although I do think so in my heart, who dares to admit it?
This person's position is so high that a single word can decide their life or death.

Of course the doctors didn’t want to die, so they quickly said, “We dare not!”

Li Nian didn't care and admitted generously: "It is indeed as you think. Li is not very knowledgeable in medicine and has not treated many diseases. But I know some medical prescriptions and medical knowledge. I want to discuss with you today and contribute to the medicine of Daqin. I hope that there will be fewer diseases in the world and that those who are sick can be cured."

These words made the doctors feel more favorable towards Li Nian, as this young man was kind-hearted.

Li Nian asked: "Why do you think people get sick?"

The doctors quickly gave the answer. Although the words they used were different, the mainstream view was that people suffer from various diseases because of "evil spirits."

Internal evil is caused by joy, anger, suspicion, fear, staying up late and indulging in lust, etc. External evil is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang and the five elements in a person at a certain time, which allows evil energy from the outside world to enter the body and cause the disease to grow.

Li Nian did not deny this statement, but asked again: "Then what do you think evil spirit is? For example, external evil."

A doctor gave an answer, and Li Nian continued to ask. The doctors then understood what Li Nian meant. It was obvious that he wanted to ask them what external evil was.

But they really don't know how to answer this question.

However, since this young master asked this, does he know?

Facing the doctors' looks, Li Nian said, "Medicine is extensive and profound. I have not even entered the field. How can I claim to know everything? I just happen to know some of the appearance of 'external evil'."

"There are many things in the world that are invisible to the human eye but do exist. Once these things enter the human body, they often cause some diseases."

"Some of them are bugs, some are bacteria, some are viruses, and some are fungi. They are too small to be seen by human eyes."

Bacteria, viruses, fungi, words I have never heard of, what are these?
The doctors were puzzled, and one doctor asked, "Sir, is there a way to see these tiny things?"

Li Nian said: "If you want to see them, you need some tools. Everyone, just watch."

The doctors looked in the direction Li Nian pointed and saw several wooden tables, each with a very strange object on it. The doctors noticed it when they entered the hall, but they didn't know what it was for.

This thing is an ordinary microscope made by Li Nian and the alchemists in the palace, and its magnification is not high.

In order to prove to the doctors that there are many tiny things in the world that are invisible to the naked eye, Li Nian and the alchemists searched for a long time before they found a batch of samples that are invisible to the naked eye but can be seen with these microscopes.

Li Nian said: "Fang Yuan, demonstrate it for them!"

"Yes, son!"

The doctors then saw several middle-aged men standing in front of the strange object and starting to tinker with it.

These alchemists are now sincerely convinced of Li Nian. Li Nian not only saved their lives, but also opened the door to a new world for them.

Even if they were set free now, most of the alchemists would not want to leave. It would be so nice to follow the young master, where they could know those strange things and do those interesting things.

Like the thing they are about to operate now, which the young master calls a "microscope", it can see many things that were originally invisible.

While several alchemists were working, Li Nian pointed to a glass and said, "Look at this glass of water. Is there anything in it?"

This glass of water is transparent and clean, and you can't see anything in it, but since this gentleman said so, there must be something in it.

In order to allow the doctors to see clearly, Li Nian asked someone to bring cups of water and handed them to the doctors, asking them to pass them around.

But even when I held it in my hand and looked closely, I couldn't see anything in the water.

Li Nian said: "There are actually things in there, but their appearance must be magnified before we can see them. This thing is called a 'microscope', and it can reveal the appearance of tiny things in the water, but these microscopes have low magnifications and are not enough to see more tiny things."

While Li Nian was speaking, several alchemists had already completed the operation and said to Li Nian: "Sir, the debugging is complete!"

Li Nian nodded, walked to a microscope, took a look himself, and found that he could indeed see tiny things in the water. He then made way and called out to the doctors, "Everyone, come and take a look!"

After hearing this, a brave doctor stepped forward and took a look through a microscope in the same way Li Nian observed.

I saw that in the water, which seemed colorless and empty from the outside, there were many tiny things. Those things seemed to be alive and could move. I couldn't help but show surprise on my face.

If these tiny things really exist in the water, then wouldn't they drink a lot of it when they drink water?

After the man finished reading, he voluntarily gave up his seat. However, seeing his expression change, the other doctors knew that he must have seen something in the water, confirming what the young man said.

Other doctors looked at the tiny objects in the water through several microscopes in turn.

Everyone knew that there were things in the water and that there were many things in the world that were invisible to the naked eye, but this time it was proven to them in reality.

After reading it, a doctor said, "Sir, the water we usually drink also contains these tiny things?"

Even doctors who are used to seeing birth, aging, sickness and death feel a little uncomfortable when they think about the fact that the water they have been drinking for so many years contains so many things and has entered their bodies.

Li Nian said: "Yes, but don't worry. As long as you boil the water, you can kill most of the tiny things in the water and make them unable to harm the body."

After hearing Li Nian's answer, another doctor said, "According to what you said, drinking raw water will not kill the tiny things in it, so they will enter the body alive and harm the human body, causing illness?"

(End of this chapter)