464, female medical officer
Gu Qianxue's proposal caught everyone by surprise, female medical officer
Gu Qianxue naturally guessed that everyone didn't understand, so she patiently explained, "There are naturally medical women in the palace, but among the people, not to mention the medical women with excellent medical skills, even Wen Po's skills can only be regarded as mediocre. They have not passed the system. Training, aside from techniques, only hygienic conditions, many women deliver babies without washing their hands. As far as I know, many women end up not dying of dystocia, but of postpartum infection.”
Among the many concubines, some concubines who had children couldn't help frowning after hearing this, because they knew the pros and cons.
Gu Qianxue saw that the emperor was thoughtful, and continued, "If a county has a population of two million, there are one million women among them. Among the people, women who die in childbirth account for 20%, of which postpartum infection And the dead can account for 10%, so 100,000 women will die. We have 37 counties in Nanyue. If one county has 100,000 women who die in childbirth, then there are 370,000 women in Nanyue who died in childbirth. Childbirth. 370,000 people... enough to form an army. What's more, these are middle-aged women. According to the average woman who can give birth to four children, with the departure of these 370,000 women, we Nanyue has lost 1.48 million children, and if these children can survive, they can become tens of millions or even more."
The emperor's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up from the chair, "Is this true?" This question was not for Gu Qianxue, but for the queen beside him.
Although the queen hated Gu Qianxue to death, she had to affirm her opinion on this matter. "Back to the emperor, that's true." You Ji remembered that when he gave birth to the prince, it was extremely dangerous.
The emperor was completely convinced. If he only said how many women died, although he felt regretful, it was not painful. But thinking of the loss of tens of millions of people in Nanyue Kingdom, it is more painful than digging a piece of his flesh.
There are fierce disputes among countries, and population is the basic guarantee for a strong and prosperous country! Without a population, there would not be enough labor, there would not be enough people to reclaim the land, pay taxes, and there would not be enough people to serve corvee and join the army to defend the country.
The prince's eyes were fixed on Gu Qianxue who was standing solemnly in the center of the hall, as if seeing the mysterious woman who donated the formula for free in the plague area in the south of the city again. The eyebrows are furrowed tightly, but the eyes are farther and farther away, and I don't know what kind of memories they are caught in.
King Li kept looking ahead, as if he hadn't heard Gu Qianxue's words, and was thinking about something.
"What do you mean, the imperial court trains medical women to become female medical officers and send them to work in various counties?" The emperor slowly sat back in his seat and began to ask carefully.
Gu Qianxue shook her head, "Going back to the emperor, there are too many people, even if the imperial court continuously trains medical women, it is not enough. What Qianxue means is that all the stable women in Nanyue Kingdom will be trained intensively and recorded in the book. Unified training and management for officials, and an annual assessment, if they fail the assessment, they will be deprived of their qualifications as an official stable wife."
"What is the official stable woman?" the emperor asked.
"Your majesty, those who have undergone training and assessment are called official nurses. Qianxue hopes that the imperial court will allocate a sum of money every year to subsidize these nurses." Gu Qianxue replied, "If the official nurses can provide free services, That would be even better, if it can’t be done, I also hope to charge less money from the common people.”
The queen said, "Gu Qianxue, it's easy for you to say. You casually say that you allocate money every year. Do you know how much money all the stable women in the thirty-seven counties of Nanyue add up to, even if each person pays ten taels of silver a year?" In the tone Contempt is implied.
Everyone could hear the queen's hostility towards Gu Qianxue.
After hearing the queen's question, the prince looked at Gu Qianxue with a light smile, expecting his response.
"Back to the empress, as far as Qianxue knows, our Nanyue pays taxes on a head-to-head basis. Regardless of gender, we start paying taxes from the age of five." Ninety percent, and the other less than 10% are ignored. "If a person dies, at least two taxes will be lost. Calculated on the basis of 30 years, these taxes have already exceeded the subsidies for the official stable wife. In fact, the country has not lost a cent at all, and even earned a lot. This is the reason why wool comes from sheep.”
"That's right." The emperor said, very appreciative.
Seeing that she didn't make things difficult for Gu Qianxue, the queen gritted her teeth fiercely, but with a dignified and virtuous smile on her face, "Since Qianxue has considered it so thoroughly, then I have one more question to ask, what about those stable women who have not passed the examination?" What to do? Are they no longer allowed to engage in the profession of stable women?" A plan was born.
Gu Qianxue said, "If you go back to the empress, you can't become an official stable wife if you don't pass the exam, which means that there is no subsidy and certification, but you can take the exam again in the next year. As for whether to engage in it, there are few occupations that women are allowed to engage in in this world, so we should reserve it for them." Let’s find a way out, not to mention the vastness of the country and the complexity of counties and counties, we must avoid overcorrecting.”
The trick in the queen's heart was resolved in this way, and it was resolved in an open and honest manner.
She originally wanted to make a fuss about this assessment, so that those women who can't pass the assessment and can't work as stable women will hate Gu Qianxue, spread Gu Qianxue's bad news and infamy, and spread Gu Qianxue's reputation. die. But I didn't want to, and I didn't succeed.
The queen was not reconciled, "What if the female medical officer bends the law for selfishness, accepts the benefits of the stable woman, and lets them all pass?"
Gu Qianxue said, "Like other officials, female medical officers also have performance appraisals. Every year, each county and each county sets a target according to the proportion of the number of pregnant women. If the number of maternal deaths exceeds this target, the female medical officers under their jurisdiction will not only lose their official positions, but also be held accountable. its criminal responsibility!"
"Okay." It has to be said that after today's incident, the emperor looked at Gu Qianxue differently.
Not to mention anything else, just for today, Gu Qianxue's proposal and details are more detailed and thoughtful than most of the courtiers in the Golden Palace, and it hits the nail on the head. A seemingly simple policy can effectively increase population and stop unnecessary deaths.
"Gu Qianxue, I will leave this matter to you." The emperor said.
The prince smiled slightly when he saw the queen's deflated appearance, and he had no choice but to shake his head helplessly for his mother who was eager for quick success. Then he turned his head slightly to look at King Li, only to see that King Li still maintained his previous posture and expression, like a sculpture. The prince couldn't help wondering what King Li was thinking.
"Your Majesty, forgive me, and forgive Qianxue for not being able to accept this job." Gu Qianxue said hastily.
The emperor was puzzled, "Since you proposed it, it means that you care about this matter. If so, why don't you accept it?"
Naturally, Gu Qianxue couldn't bring up the matter of Mingjiao, and she was still afraid in her heart. She was afraid that her goal would be too big to attract the attention of Mingjiao, so she had to guard against it. "Your Majesty, I... I... I'm still young, and I still have to get married." After thinking about it for a long time, only one reason came to mind.
King Li finally woke up from his fugue, staring at Gu Qianxue with sharp eyes.
get married
465, once every two days