He originally intended to surrender to Wei, so why did he end up restoring Han?

Chapter 99 The Vision of Medical Journals

This really stumped Lu Wan, because even so, the human body will develop various problems over time, and the diseases caused by these problems have little to do with those foreign pathogens.

Moreover, there are some special cases where certain pathogens are incurable. These pathogens will act on human tissues for a long time, causing cells to continuously divide and repair damaged tissues, eventually inducing cancer.

However, with the current level of medical technology, we don't even have a concept of what the enemy is, so talking about this is really too far-fetched.

Lu Wan organized her thoughts for a moment, then continued, "Theoretically, it's possible, but the problem is that it's extremely difficult to achieve. These tiny insects are invisible, making them impossible to guard against. Even with the best protection, there will always be times when you're careless."

"Moreover, in my opinion, illness is not only caused by external factors. As time goes by, problems will also arise in a person's own body, especially in older people."

"Just like a knife becomes dull after prolonged use, the various organs in the human body will gradually lose their original normal functions, and then one day they will completely lose their ability to function, and that's how a person dies."

Hua Tuo felt that Lu Wan's views coincided with some of his previous thoughts. He had a lot of clinical experience in surgery, and many patients, once they got older, had ailments all over their bodies. Some patients even had their abdominal cavities opened up to find them filled with tumors, making it impossible for Hua Tuo to even begin surgically removing them.

At this point, Hua Tuo finally sighed with emotion and said respectfully, "Chief of Staff Lu is a man of profound learning, not only enabling the people of Xuzhou to live and work in peace and contentment, but also possessing such high knowledge in medicine. It has been truly beneficial for me to have a chat with Chief of Staff Lu today."

He suddenly remembered that Lu Wan seemed to have something to say to him, so he immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I overstepped my bounds. I wanted to eliminate any doubts I had before I spoke. May I ask what Chief of Staff Lu wanted to say to me just now?"

"It's actually about practicing medicine. I have some thoughts I'd like to discuss with you doctors. What do you think about spreading this medical knowledge?"

Hua Tuo and the others were stunned upon hearing this. What did Chief of Staff Lu mean? Did he want them to share their unique skills? Although this had happened before, this was the first time these doctors had ever heard such a grand-sounding claim of spreading the knowledge to everyone in the world, which was actually an attempt to coerce them.

Seeing their strange expressions, Lu Wan knew they had misunderstood, and immediately explained, "I have no intention of taking your medical skills for myself. My idea is to verify the theories we have proposed today through experiments, print them out, and distribute them to other doctors who have not heard of them or interested people, so that they can also participate in the research."

"By pooling the resources of more people, medical advancements will undoubtedly progress rapidly, which is a great benefit to the public. Moreover, each published article will credit the author, helping them gain recognition and preventing their talent from being overlooked."

You should have said so earlier! So you wanted to get more people involved in medical research. Anyone who didn't know better would think your mainland branch was trying to use moral blackmail to drain our knowledge, then lure us somewhere and wipe us all out or something.

Hua Tuo, as the most senior and skilled physician here, was the first to express his opinion: "This idea is very good, but there are many things to pay attention to. For example, printing this booklet will definitely incur costs, and how to price it so that doctors are willing to spend the money is a problem."

"I have an idea regarding this issue. For the first few issues, the Xuzhou Prefectural Governor's Office would subsidize the printing of a batch for free for everyone to read and browse. Once we have a stable readership, we can start charging for it. Moreover, this booklet is published every six months, so it shouldn't be a particularly heavy burden for doctors."

"Is this kind of research really that useful? The treatment plans for these diseases are already in the books, there's no need to publish a new booklet and rewrite it all." At this point, another doctor also raised the question of whether it was necessary to research new treatment plans.

"Times are changing. In ancient times, people might live to their thirties and then reach the end of their lives. But now, if someone dies in their thirties, we all lament that they died young."

"This is also a result of medical advancements. Some prescriptions may indeed be effective, but they are expensive and the ingredients are hard to obtain, so only a few wealthy families can afford them. If we can improve the system so that ordinary people from poor families can also access medicine, that would be a very good thing."

As one person finished speaking, another immediately followed up with a question for Lu Wan: "Chief of Staff Lu, based on my many years of medical experience, not every disease can be cured. Some diseases, once contracted, are incurable by medicine. Can our painstaking research in these areas truly solve these problems?"

"I have indeed heard this assertion: one-third of the world's diseases can be cured without treatment. One-third of the diseases cannot be cured no matter how much treatment is given. The remaining one-third of diseases are where doctors need to focus their efforts."

"I share the same opinion. Some diseases may indeed be very difficult for us to treat right now, leaving us helpless. However, I believe that most of them can be resolved through advancements in medical technology."

"For those stubborn cases, even if we can't cure it, we should try our best to extend the patient's lifespan. What if, over time, new technologies emerge that can treat this disease?"

Although Lu Wan spoke eloquently, her heart was trembling. Fortunately, these medical students were all quite straightforward and didn't ask any dangerous questions, otherwise it would have been really difficult to convince them today.

These troubles are mostly cost-related issues, which Lu Wan doesn't care too much about. If a problem can be solved simply by spending money, then it's not a big deal. The real troubles are those problems that can't be solved even with money.

Will the aristocratic families, monsters born from cultural monopoly, cause trouble when they learn that the governor's mansion of Xuzhou has begun printing knowledge unrelated to the classics on paper, which is still a luxury item at the time?

Will the doctors in the existing system collectively boycott these new publications? Will they accuse Lu Suo's ideas of being unrealistic fantasies or heretical doctrines?

No matter what new thing they want to create, it will inevitably touch the vested interests of the old system. In this life-or-death struggle, these people will do everything they can to sabotage it.

Although the aristocratic families were not directly affected by the loss of their interests, they felt that their foundations were being attacked, or that Xuzhou was developing in the direction of Legalism. In order to uphold the political stance of the aristocratic families, they would also vehemently oppose it.

Lu Wan is now deeply trusted by Liu Bei, so these people naturally have no effect on him. But don't forget, these powerful families are never good at direct confrontation; they first sneak up behind him and then stab him in the back.

Lu Wan could guess what these people were probably going to do. First, they would promote how great the new medicine was and how it could cure any disease. A few months later, they would select a typical case from those who had received treatment under the new medicine but unfortunately died, and then promote to the public that the new medicine was not feasible and that they should still go down the old path.

The power of the people united is immense, but this power can only improve society under the leadership of true intellectuals; otherwise, it's like playing with a sledgehammer in a china shop, smashing everything to pieces.

Furthermore, this method of publication could not be limited to medical journals; other industries could also have their own publications. For example, the government could publish official journals similar to the imperial gazettes of later generations, which would mainly publish various official announcements.

Or financial newspapers that specialize in introducing current market conditions and related corporate news.

However, editors responsible for these publications need to have both literary skills and a good understanding of the relevant knowledge about the publications they are responsible for, otherwise they will make all sorts of jokes.

But in today's world, the aristocratic families are the most cultured. Liu Bei and his men went to great lengths to strip these families of their influence from the local level. Now, they've lost their minds and want to let them meddle in academia again.

Because this place will become Liu Bei's main battleground for public opinion in the future, and controlling public opinion is extremely important for a regime. It is so important that, if possible, no one should be allowed to participate in it if they are not trustworthy.

But as soon as this project was presented, these powerful families swarmed in like sharks smelling blood. This gave them another opportunity to expand their influence. Lu Guan couldn't imagine how powerful their influence would become once they had the upper hand in public opinion; it might even prematurely transform them into the ultimate form of the Wei-Jin aristocratic families.

Putting aside the concerns about powerful families, Lu Wan's immediate priority is to help Liu Bei retain these talented individuals.

"This is a very important matter, and it's not something we can handle alone. To produce a good booklet like this, you not only need to understand the text, but also have a certain understanding of medical knowledge. Xuzhou has very few such well-rounded talents. In comparison, your achievements in the medical field are certainly much greater than ours."

"Why are there so many quack doctors in the world who harm people? In my opinion, it's because when teachers pass on their knowledge to students, they always hold back a bit to prevent their apprentices from starving them. With everyone holding back, how much of it actually reaches the next generation?"

"Therefore, I would like to ask all of you physicians to stay in Xuzhou and work with us to establish newspapers and promote modern medicine for the tens of millions of people in the Han Dynasty."

"It's not for us, but so that future generations can live healthier lives, so that this knowledge is no longer the private property of any one family, but truly benefits everyone in the world."

These earth-shattering words came out of Lu Wan's mouth so calmly.

The doctors exchanged glances, each considering whether to get involved. This wasn't simply a matter of joining Liu Bei; it likely meant abandoning the knowledge they had acquired throughout their lives and choosing a path no one had ever trodden before.

Such uncertainty is both frightening and fascinating. If, as General Lu said, all these thorny and difficult diseases could be overcome, wouldn't future doctors regard them as legendary figures?

After a moment of silence, the group quietly exchanged opinions, and finally Hua Tuo spoke: "So where should we work? Let's make it clear first, we certainly can't spend all our time on research; sometimes we still need to treat patients."

Liu Bei was immediately overjoyed and said, "Please rest assured, everyone, we will not interfere with your actions. It's getting late, please go and rest for a while."

Liu Bei reacted very quickly, immediately realizing it was his time to shine. He stepped forward and asked the physicians to rest at the place he had arranged, promising to take them to the research site the next day.

As Liu Bei saw all the physicians off, he didn't forget to turn back and give Lu Guan a grateful look, as if to say: Impressive! Brother, you're truly capable!

Watching the group depart, Lu Wan prepared to bid farewell to Chen Deng and return home when a weak voice came from behind her: "Wen Yuan, you must be careful about the book and magazine matter. It would be best to select married men from poor families to be in charge of this part of the work. Don't let anyone else do it."

Even at this point, Chen Deng was still thinking about Liu Bei.

"We absolutely cannot let the scions of aristocratic families get involved in this matter—neither can our Chen family. When you get back, you must persuade our lord. He is impatient and sentimental, and he is prone to doing irrational things when he acts impulsively."

After saying all this, Chen Deng had used up almost all of his strength. The vomiting he had just experienced had also depleted a lot of his energy, and now he had his last bit of strength left.

"I understand, Yuanlong. I will definitely not let the aristocratic families interfere. You should rest now."

Chen Deng, lying on the bed, did not answer. He just closed his eyes like a corpse, with only the slight rise and fall of his chest proving that he was still alive.

Lu Wan bowed respectfully to him and returned to the governor's mansion.

Later that same day, inside the governor's mansion, Liu Bei kept asking Lu Wan questions, seemingly wanting to resolve all the questions he had pondered but had never found answers to with Lu Wan.

During his time studying under Lu Zhi, Liu Bei had met many so-called learned people. He didn't show it on his face, but inwardly he despised them. They claimed to be learned and knowledgeable, but in reality, they didn't even know when wheat was planted or harvested.

"Wen Yuan, sometimes I really want to open your head and see what good stuff is inside. How do you know everything?"

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