"Doctor, help, help."
Towards evening, a young couple found the door of a medical clinic in the capital and asked for treatment.
But the middle-aged doctor didn't even look at it, and said impatiently: "Go, go, go. I don't treat diseases here."
The young couple thought they were in the wrong place, but the husband knew some words. He looked up and saw that the signboard was indeed a medical clinic.
"Doctor, my mother-in-law has had diarrhea for two days. She started to have diarrhea today, and it's still red. Could you please take a look at it, doctor?"
The middle-aged man's tone became a little uneasy: "I told you that we don't treat diseases here, so you are blind."
"But this is obviously a medical clinic, and you are the doctor, right?" The young husband was a little unhappy, and his tone was a little harsh.
"Get out, get out of here!" The middle-aged man suddenly picked up a latch behind the door and started beating it as he went. After driving the patient away, he suddenly fell to the ground in front of the door.
This medical clinic was a family business that Old Man Liu took over from his father, but now it has failed in his hands. This business was out of business. Since the establishment of the Hui Medical Office, fewer and fewer people came to see a doctor, and medicines could not be sold. Gradually, the small medical clinic could no longer sustain itself. They are not the only ones who have been forced to close medical clinics like Liu Laohan's.
Small medical clinics cannot survive. In fact, even large medical clinics have been affected.
The Fang family's Baohe Hall is located on East Street outside Zhuquemen, which is the most prosperous area in the capital. After several generations of management by the Fang family, they have opened their own branches not only in Beijing, but also in Hangzhou and Quanzhou.
The doctors at Baohe Hall are Fang Zheng's elder brother and younger brother. He occasionally goes there to visit and has a very good reputation. The establishment of two Hui Medical Offices cannot shake the influence of Baohe Tang. Behind Baohe Tang is the identity of Taiyuan Hospital, and people trust its medical skills. More importantly, Baohe Tang started its business by relying on a kind of Yi'an pill developed by ancestors. Nayi'an pills sell for ten taels of silver per bottle, and one bottle is only enough to last ten days, but there are still many patients coming to buy it.
The Fang family holds the secret recipe passed down from their ancestors and has excellent medical skills, so no matter how hard the outside world tries, the Fang family remains invincible.
"There are quite a few small medical clinics that have closed down this month. I heard that three more clinics have closed down recently."
The eldest brother Fang Hongzheng reported the matter to Fang Zheng.
After hearing this, Fang Zheng said: "It's a good thing for us. Now that the Queen Mother has a new policy, the living space of those small medical clinics will naturally be squeezed out."
Fang Hong said with a smile: "The good money drives out the bad money, and the waves wash away the sand. The only ones left are the top ones. It is actually beneficial to us."
Fang Zheng said: "But in the long run, it will still have a lot of impact on us. Will the benefits in the past few months be affected?"
Fang Hong replied: "It is impossible to say that there is no impact at all. The benefits in the past two months have been directly reduced by 20% compared to before."
Two percent? This number still surprised Fang Zheng.
Fang Hong added: "Lao San and I have discussed it and plan to raise the price of Yi'an Pills from next month, selling an additional two taels per bottle, hoping to save the decline."
Yi'an Pill, Yi'an Pill, this is the lifeblood of the Fang family. As long as the Fang family still retains this secret recipe, the Fang family will be invincible in any era.
Fangzheng stopped drinking the tea, so he stood up and said, "I still rely on my elder brother to take care of the things in the store. I still have something to do and I have to go."
Fang Hong said: "Second brother, don't worry. The third brother and I are responsible for the business in the store, so you don't have to worry about it. Just deal with the boss well."
"Yes, my younger brother has resigned." Fang Zheng bowed to his eldest brother and said goodbye.
The ancestor of the Fang family was just an ordinary farmer, but by chance he came into contact with a doctor from Beijing. When the doctor was too hungry to walk, the ancestors of the Fang family gave him a bowl of millet porridge, which helped the doctor survive. The doctor later taught the Fang family's ancestors how to know herbal medicine. Gradually, the Fang family stopped farming and specialized in digging up herbal medicines to sell. It gradually developed from a small street stall. Fang Zheng's great-grandfather went to a medical clinic as an apprentice and studied medicine under his master. Gradually, I was able to practice medicine and become a doctor. After I completed my studies, my family's herbal medicine shop gradually turned into a medical center for treating patients and prescribing medicine. My great-grandfather raised a good son. Fang Zheng's grandfather was extremely smart and had great medical skills. After decades of hard study, he finally developed a set of prescriptions. Later, Fang Zheng's father was born. He studied medicine with his grandfather since he was a child, and he was deeply influenced by it. , until they could practice medicine independently, the father and son made repeated trials and adjustments, and finally Yi'an Pill was born.
This medicine has a good effect on angina pectoris, palpitations, and some symptoms after stroke.
This medicine was welcomed by everyone as soon as it came out, and there were many people seeking to buy it. The Fang family raised the price accordingly, and thus saved a lot of money.
In Founder's generation, all seven brothers have devoted themselves to the construction of the family business. As the eldest son, Fang Hong shouldered the heavy responsibility, and pushed his second brother out to become an official in Taiyuan Hospital, serve the inner court, and at the same time bring more benefits to the Fang family.
Fang Zheng has been in the Tai Hospital for twenty years, and now he has reached the rank of envoy, reaching the highest position of a doctor. The Fang family's status in Daqi's medical community can no longer be shaken.
Fang Zheng was sitting in the sedan chair, thinking about his ancestors and the Fang family's prosperity over the years. At this moment, he didn't have any worries.
When they arrived at Laichunfang, Fang Zheng got off the sedan chair.
Compared with the desolation of those small medical clinics that were empty and had to close their doors, Hui Medical Clinic is a different world.
It was early in the morning, the sky was getting closer to dusk, and there were still many people coming to see the doctor.
The official Guan Limu was dealing with a farmer who was hit on the leg by a stone. He was extremely busy. Several other doctors were also busy, each of them had something to do.
Fang Zheng appeared at the door and took a very calm look at the scene in the room. He didn't even step forward to the threshold. He saw that nothing was out of the ordinary and he could go back and talk to the Queen Mother.
After seeing the patient, Cheng Yuan saw Fang Zheng and hurriedly came forward to say hello: "The envoy of the hospital is here. You are just in time. I have a case that I am not sure about and I want to ask your Majesty for your advice..."
Before he finished speaking, Fang Zheng said coldly: "Let's talk about it some other time. I have to go to Gongde Square. You guys do your best."
Fang Zheng put down these words and left, not even paying attention to Cheng Yuan who was eager for help, nor did he ask the officials who were extremely busy.
Then he took a sedan chair to Gongdefang, but something big happened here. The family members of the patients carried the patients who died after ineffective treatment to cause trouble. They also set fire to two rooms behind the Hui Medical Department. There were patients. He was burned by the fire, and there was also an elderly patient who couldn't run fast and finally choked to death from the smoke.
Someone came to the Yamen, and even the person in charge of Hejian was alerted.
(End of chapter)