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In terms of looks, Mingyue inherited more of the beauty of her mother Bian Yujing, while Biyao is half of Qin Mu and half of Song Meiren, and they are well integrated. Her chubby little face always makes people want to pinch it.
Since Mingyue and Biyao were still young and had not yet been officially canonized, the concubines and beauties in the palace were accustomed to calling them Princess Mingyue and Princess Biyao.
At this moment in Kunning Palace, Biyao was sitting obediently on a soft chair, holding a piece of candy in her hand and sucking it sweetly. In front of her, the sensible Mingyue put out her favorite toys one by one to amuse her sister.
Standing at the door of the side hall and looking at Concubine Song, he was so nervous that he was at a loss. He twisted the handkerchief in his hand back and forth, and his fingers turned white.
Queen Yang Zhi smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, sister. It will be fine in a moment. Po Lu has been connected. You saw it. It's okay."
"Empress, do you think everything will be alright?" Concubine Song was still a little worried.
"You, don't you think about it? If the Imperial Hospital is not sure, would they dare to vaccinate Po Lu and his men? This is an order from His Majesty. His Majesty will not harm his own children."
"No... Your Majesty, you are too kind. That is not what I meant."
"I understand how you feel, sister. To be honest, I was also nervous when I was giving Po Lu the vaccine yesterday. Po Lu is better today, isn't he? It's okay, sister, just rest assured and watch over him."
In the side hall, Li Zixuan, the female physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and two female nurses were making careful preparations. They first used the newly developed alcohol to carefully disinfect the scalpel repeatedly, while the two guards carefully took out the cowpox vaccine to be used for vaccination.
They had no idea how many times they had administered the smallpox vaccine, but this time was different. The target of the vaccination was Princess Baguio, so there could not be the slightest mistake.
After everything was ready, Li Zixuan came out and said to Mingyue with a smile: "Princess Mingyue. Okay, Princess, can you please go out for a while? Let me play with your sister."
Mingyue said obediently: "Okay, but..." Mingyue tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "But don't let your sister cry."
"Don't worry, Princess Mingyue. I will."
"This is my favorite dog. My sister likes it too. If she cries, give her this and she will stop crying. Remember this."
Seeing Mingyue so well-behaved and sensible. Li Zixuan really wanted to hug her and kiss her, but she couldn't do that now. She smiled and asked Mingyue to return to Queen Yang Zhi, and then she went up to coax Biyao: "Come on, Princess Biyao, be good, let me see your arm, okay?"
Little Bi Yao just looked at her without saying anything and continued to eat her candy. Li Zixuan asked two nurses to come out. While coaxing Little Bi Yao, they rolled up her sleeves to reveal her white and tender arms.
The three of them worked in perfect harmony. A female nurse picked up little Biyao. Another used alcohol to disinfect her little arm, then tied up her arm with a cloth strip. Before little Biyao could struggle, Li Zixuan, who was standing behind her, used a scalpel to quickly and skillfully make a small incision on her arm, then inserted the prepared smallpox vaccine into the wound.
Although the process was quick, it was somewhat painful. Biyao opened her mouth and burst into tears. Lady Song outside felt her heart tighten when she heard it. Mingyue also wanted to run in to comfort her sister, but fortunately Yang Zhi held her back.
Qin Ye, Qin Jing and Mingyue have all been vaccinated against smallpox, so they should not be afraid of being infected again, but Mingyue cannot be allowed to go in at this time.
Fortunately, Bi Yao inside only cried a few times and was made to laugh again by Li Zixuan. The wound was small and not very painful. The magic weapon Li Zixuan used was Mingyue's wooden dog. The wooden dog shook its head and made a real puppy-like sound, which made little Bi Yao giggle.
On the night of the vaccination, Li Zixuan stayed in the palace with two female nurses to observe. Biyao was just slightly unwell and had a slight low fever, which was a normal phenomenon after vaccination with cowpox.
That night, Princess Biyao felt unwell and had a slight fever, but she only cried for a cup of tea and fell asleep when she was tired.
The next day, little Biyao was back to normal, playing with her brother and sister, giggling non-stop, and no longer feeling unwell. Only then did Li Zixuan and the two nurses breathe a sigh of relief.
In fact, getting the smallpox vaccine is a very simple thing for them. It is only because the targets of this vaccination are special that they are so nervous, as if they have been to the gates of hell.
Now that the princes and princesses in the palace have all been vaccinated, at least they don’t have to worry so much this year.
Naturally, Queen Yang Zhi could not help but bestow many things. It was said that Yang Zhi had originally planned to bring her into the palace to be Qin Mu's concubine, but Qin Mu did not have that intention, so Yang Zhi gave up.
Li Zixuan's status is extraordinary now. Not only does she often go in and out of the palace to treat concubines, she is also deeply loved by the queen.
At the Medical College, the dean Qin Liangyu also liked this woman with excellent medical skills, beauty and virtue, and simply adopted her as his goddaughter.
Nowadays, there are countless high-ranking officials and noble families in Nanjing who have asked matchmakers to propose marriage to the Li family, but no one knows which family will be lucky enough to marry this good daughter-in-law in the end.
In today's Daqin, the work of smallpox vaccination is being fully launched. The government-run hospitals in all states and counties are responsible for going from village to village, vaccinating each household one by one, and all the vaccinations are free. This move has naturally been praised by thousands of people.
This incident made Qin Mu think of the medical insurance system.
In the Huagai Palace, Qin Mu summoned cabinet ministers, six ministers, and Wu Youxing from the Imperial Hospital to discuss the feasibility of implementing medical insurance.
Qin Mu said: "Many ordinary people's families used to live a peaceful and happy life, but once someone in the family gets sick, especially when they get a serious disease, they often lose everything and suffer terribly.
In view of this, I intend to implement a medical insurance system throughout the country. Generally speaking, ordinary people's families will pay some insurance fees every year. The court will set these funds as special funds and issue a medical card to the paying people.
If the common people are sick, they can go to the hospital for free treatment with the medical certificate issued by the government. In this way, even if someone in the common people's family unfortunately suffers from a serious illness, they will not lose everything. "
The cabinet ministers and six ministers present were limited by history and could not come up with such a policy, but once Qin Mu proposed it, they immediately realized that this was a very good policy.
Yang Shen, the Minister of the Dali Temple, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is indeed a good policy, but the specific implementation involves a lot of aspects, and there are many points worth discussing. For example, how much each person should pay per year? If they pay too much, the people will be unwilling to pay. If they pay less, the special funds may not be enough for medical treatment.
If a large subsidy from the national treasury is needed, can the national treasury afford it? Also, after paying the medical insurance premium, will all major and minor illnesses be free of charge? If all illnesses are free of charge, is that appropriate? "
Wu Youxing added: "This also involves all private pharmacies and clinics. If everyone pays for medical insurance and everyone goes to government hospitals for free treatment, firstly, the existing government hospitals will definitely not be able to cope with it; secondly, private pharmacies and clinics will face the possibility of no one buying medicine, no one seeking medical treatment, and all of them will be closed down."
After Wu Youxing, Li Yuan, Shao Hua, Yang Chao and others also raised their concerns, and everyone started a heated discussion.
In general, no one denied that the medical insurance system proposed by Qin Mu was an innovation and a good policy for the people. However, there were many problems to be solved in its implementation, and some of them were difficult to solve for the time being.
Sima An pondered and said, "I think this policy can be put on the court, discussed by all, and the existing problems can be solved one by one. Then some prefectures and counties can be selected for pilot projects, and finally see if there are conditions for rolling it out nationwide."
Qin Mu also knew that this matter involved a wide range of issues and was of great importance, so it could not be rushed. The policy had been proposed and the problems had been found, which was a good thing. As long as everyone worked together, they could always find a way to solve the existing problems.
He thought for a moment and said to Wu Youxing, "Mr. Wu, you will sort out the implementation difficulties mentioned by the ministers and submit them to the court for discussion tomorrow. After you go back, please think more about the solution. My intention was to provide protection for the homes of thousands of people, but I hope it will not end up harming the people."
"Your Highness obeys your order."
After the ministers left, Qin Mu thought for a while and summoned Hanlin scholar Wang Fuzhi alone, asking him to publish the medical insurance policies and implementation difficulties in the Daqin Times, so that knowledgeable people across the country can discuss them together in order to find a practical implementation plan.
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