According to Wei Tingyu, it is probably just that the age of some medicines does not meet the standard. In fact, Xiaocao cannot tolerate this. Usually, there is no age requirement for medicines. Once this point is involved, it means that the medicine is special and the age is not enough, so the efficacy may not be enough, delaying the disease, which is tantamount to taking human life lightly.
Fortunately, these medicines are usually not used much, and the medicines in the Imperial Medical Bureau are generally used in the palace and various high-ranking families, not for civilian use, so the scope is relatively narrow.
This is considered a minor problem. However, based on the summary of various medicines used, the dosage is consistent with that entered the Imperial Medical Bureau. However, some precious medicines were obviously used excessively, and too much. After checking some prescriptions, Xiaocao was so angry that he almost laughed. What the hell is this tenfold or a hundredfold increase in the dosage of medicines
This is a finished medicine, but the problem with raw medicine is even bigger. Raw medicine is used in relatively small quantities, but the consumption is dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of times higher. In this case, there is no problem with the prescription, but it is "broken".
Xiao Cao almost got angry. Why did they buy so many when they didn't need so much? It would be fine if they broke once or twice, but they kept breaking after that, batch after batch. How could they be accounted for
No matter whether they were the people in charge of the raw medicine warehouse or the finished medicine warehouse, they were all trembling with fear when standing in front of Xiaocao. They knew very well that they were doomed this time. Even if they did not participate in some things, they would be charged with knowing about it and not reporting it. What's more, in order to conceal some things, they had already been involved, either actively or passively.
"Where is your ambassador from Chengyaoku?"
The people in charge of the raw material storehouse and the finished drug storehouse are mainly an ambassador, a deputy ambassador, and several other people under them.
"Princess, the ambassador took leave a few days ago due to family emergencies."
Asking for leave? Xiaocao remembered that the director of the Imperial Hospital also asked for leave, saying that he was sick. Although he was the highest position in the Imperial Hospital, he was not qualified to use the Imperial Hospital's medicine. It would be fine at other times, but at this juncture, it was inevitable that people would think too much. Xiaocao asked them to go and see the ambassador, and then ask them to go to the ambassador's home to express their condolences.
Then in less than an hour, Xiaocao was told that the two men had run away, taking their families with them.
Well, this is what Xiaocao did when he had the idea a few days ago, and he ran away. However, Xiaocao also knew that it would definitely not be done by just these two people. After all, they were not responsible for purchasing, and the medicinal material dealer had no contact with them. No matter they ran away voluntarily or passively, there is nothing to say.
Xiaocao reported the matter to Emperor Xuanren without saying a word. It was up to him to decide who should investigate the matter.
In fact, once this matter was exposed, it was like stirring up a hornet's nest. In the entire imperial city, it can be said that the medicines used by the most important people were all from the Imperial Hospital. If there was a problem, what would happen? So much so that before Emperor Xuanren had a tantrum, they had already had a tantrum. They were determined to get to the bottom of the matter and to find out who was behind it. Anyone who was playing tricks would be found out and severely punished.
So, this matter was originally handed over to the Ministry of Justice, but there were too many people asking about it and too many people involved, so the matter was quickly investigated. And the number of people involved was much greater than expected, although most of them were minor figures.
Everyone in the entire finished medicine storehouse and raw medicine storehouse was involved in it. The hospital eunuch could not escape, and there were also two imperial doctors. Some of the "extra" precious medicinal materials were taken away by them privately, and either resold or used for other purposes, and some of them even flowed into the harem.
All the medicines used in the Imperial Medical Bureau were not paid for by the Ministry of Revenue, but by the Imperial Household Department. All the accounts were handled by the Imperial Household Department, and 70% of the money for the Imperial Household Department was transferred from the Ministry of Revenue, and 30% was paid by Emperor Xuanren himself. Emperor Xuanren's original intention was to consider the entire Qi Dynasty and save some expenses for the national treasury, but there were corrupt officials who reached their hands into it.
The palace housekeeping was indeed a lucrative position, as it was said that if the water was too clear, there would be no fish. As long as it was not excessive, Emperor Xuanren would turn a blind eye to some things. However, there were some things that could never be touched. Obviously, this time's incident had touched Emperor Xuanren's bottom line, and he would never let it go easily.
What's more, there are people who are responsible for purchasing medicines. They take advantage of their status to reach out to the people and "match" them, making the prices of medicines purchased from the people inflated, so that it becomes more expensive for people to see a doctor and buy medicines. Although the numbers may not seem to be much when viewed individually, when collected together, it is a very scary number, and the middlemen in charge of purchasing take kickbacks from them and make a lot of money.
This is not just stepping on Emperor Xuanren's bottom line, but stepping directly into a minefield. If it explodes, a lot of people will die.
Emperor Xuanren's revelation was not limited to the Imperial Medical Service, but a thorough investigation of all the accounts of the entire Imperial Household Department. As a result of this investigation, one can imagine how many people were arrested and thrown into prison. Moreover, the Imperial Household Department was involved in all aspects, both inside and outside the palace, and there were even some unknown connections and secrets.
Emperor Xuanren showed no mercy and killed them all.
In the harem, a lot of concubines were demoted, and their relevant benefits were reduced by more than one level.
His sons, ministers, and even his daughters and royal relatives were all scolded, some were punished, some were demoted, and all the directly related personnel were thrown into jail, none of them could escape. The director of the Imperial Medical Bureau and the ambassador of the pharmacy who escaped early had an even worse end.
In the end, almost half of the people in the entire Imperial Household Department were replaced.
Even the Ministry of Revenue was implicated to a certain extent, because they were the ones who allocated the money for the Imperial Household Department. Naturally, they had to conduct an audit before allocating the money. If they didn't find such a big mistake, it meant that the audit was not strict enough, so they were still reprimanded.
It was Xiao Cao who exposed the matter in the beginning. As it developed, she was a little scared. Of course, it was not because she was afraid of offending anyone. There were some things she could not tolerate, so she just did it. Especially, she swept away the parasites who extended their hands to the people. She felt quite relieved. However, she did not expect that it would involve so many people. Obviously, the interests of too many people were affected. She did not care, but she was mainly afraid of implicating her family, especially the fact that her father was acting as the Minister of Rites, which was already quite eye-catching. Maybe no one dared to do anything openly, but she was afraid that they would use shady tricks in secret.
It seemed that many people knew Xiaocao's idea, or rather, they had taken her into consideration, so Wenren Taibo told her not to worry, he would handle the affairs in the officialdom. His journey to where he is today was not all smooth sailing. In fact, in the past few years, he had deliberately avoided the limelight and felt that he had been idle for a long time, and now he might be able to stretch his muscles.
Then it was Wei Tingyu, who told her not to worry, as he had not come out in the open yet. He was keeping an eye on the things going on behind the scenes and would definitely not let what she was worried about happen.
Afterwards, Xiaocao was called into the palace by Emperor Xuanren. With his father's support in everything, she just had to continue doing what she wanted to do and didn't have to worry about anything else. Even if the matter was not exposed by her, it could have been exposed by someone else. Since certain people have done certain things, they should naturally think that they need to bear the corresponding consequences after the matter is exposed.
Xiaocao is now under the protection of Emperor Xuanren, and as her relatives are his, Emperor Xuanren will naturally take more care of them. Therefore, as long as she is not committing a crime and seeking death - if it is just a frame-up, it is unlikely that the case will not be discovered based on the network of contacts Xiaocao has gathered - then there will be no big problem.
Because of the current momentum of the Wenren family, even the old lady of the Wenren family has rarely spoken personally to the sons and daughters-in-law of other families, and even called back her married daughters. It is serious. As a family, we all prosper and suffer together. If some of them become arrogant because of their power, they will be taken advantage of if they are not careful. The more this time, the more cautious and humble they should be. Anyone who dares to drag his feet and cause trouble will not only be dealt with by family rules.
Therefore, Xiaocao's worries are actually a bit unnecessary. There are many sober people behind her who can do things and can be relied upon.
After Xiaocao realized that there was really nothing for her to do, she went about doing what she was supposed to do.
In the original plan, a topic was to be determined, discussed and studied by the entire Imperial Hospital, and then gradually expanded to other doctors in the imperial city. However, through this incident, Xiaocao skipped the intermediate process, and now the people in the Imperial Hospital might have changed their views of her, so she simply decided to be more assertive.
So, one day, all the large and small medical clinics in the entire imperial city received the news that Princess Anguo would take the lead in conducting the first phase of "Medical Research" in the Imperial Hospital. They were told the main content of the first phase, and those who were interested could go.
At first, they thought they were hallucinating, and they basically had thoughts like "impossible" and "fake", but when the time really came, they couldn't help but want to see if it was real.
No matter what kind of existence the Imperial Medical Service holds in Xiaocao's eyes, at least in the eyes of these people, the Imperial Medical Service still represents the highest medical skills of the Qi Dynasty and has the best doctors, an existence that they can only dream of. If the Imperial Medical Service were to recruit personnel from the public, many people would be trying their best to get in, but this is basically impossible.
Now let them participate in the discussion, no matter how I think about it, I feel...
Some people came cautiously and found that there was someone at the entrance of the Imperial Hospital who was specifically registering which clinic or drugstore they came from, as well as some basic information. After registering, they were given a wooden sign and told that someone would make arrangements for them after they entered.
They bravely entered and someone led them to the right place. They found that the layout of the place was just like that of a school, with sets of tables and chairs arranged in an orderly manner. There were some papers with writing on the tables, as well as pens, ink, paper and inkstones that could be used for writing.
There were already some people there, some of whom were acquaintances. They greeted each other, gathered together, and discussed in a low voice. Then other people arrived one after another.
When the time was almost up, a neatly dressed woman was seen, surrounded by people. She looked young, but seemed calm and composed. This must be Princess Anguo.
After curing Emperor Xuanren, Xiaocao became famous among the people. There were countless rumors about her. Recently, because of her, the price of medicine in the entire imperial city will fluctuate. Although this matter is still being processed, it is good news for all drug stores and clinics.
Because it was the first time, Xiaocao had only explained the mode to them before, and it was clear at a glance with a direct demonstration, so naturally she did it herself. This kind of thing was also very familiar to her.
The implementation required the preparation of the blackboard and chalk, which were not difficult, so Xiaocao stood on the "podium" and started without any further ado.
This development made the doctors from outside a little confused, but they could not afford to be distracted. Xiaocao did not say any nonsense and wrote on the blackboard very quickly. Seeing that those from the Imperial Hospital were listening and taking notes, he quickly followed suit and all of them were immersed in this atmosphere.
Because it was the first time, Xiaocao was in charge of the whole process. After she finished her content, she let others ask questions. She was quite familiar with this in the Imperial Hospital, so she let them speak one after another. However, it was impossible for them to ask all the questions. This was not Xiaocao's original intention. So when the time came, she directly called the doctors from outside and encouraged them gently, saying that they could ask directly if they had any questions. She would answer all the questions she could, and everyone could discuss the questions she could not answer together.
Finally, someone mustered up the courage. He was a young man who was probably in his twenties. His questions were relatively simple, so simple that someone from the Imperial Hospital sneered after he asked them. Xiaocao changed her gentle tone and gave him a cold look. The man shuddered with fear and dared not show any strange expression. Then Xiaocao answered the young doctor gently again.
With this beginning, the atmosphere became better afterwards. People kept asking questions, and Xiaocao no longer answered directly. Instead, he asked for other people's opinions. As a result, everyone stopped hiding their opinions and expressed their own views. After summarizing them, they came up with the best solution, and the academic atmosphere became even stronger.
The whole process lasted for two hours in total. Most people benefited a lot from it, and when it ended, many people were still reluctant to leave.
Someone bravely asked Xiaocao when the next time would be.
"At present, unless there are special circumstances, it is every first and fifth day. In the future, it may be adjusted according to specific circumstances." Then he talked about the main content of the next issue.
The whole process was naturally recorded. In addition, Xiaocao's maid and Xia Bihe were also present. Xiaocao's maid already had a certain foundation, but Xia Bihe had just started and didn't understand a lot of things. But it didn't matter. Xiaocao's purpose was just to let them listen more and remember more, which would never do any harm.
Xiaocao will compile the summarized records into a book, and those in need can read it by themselves. A room will even be set up next to the guard post of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and doctors outside can come in and read it with their ID cards. Of course, relevant medical books from the same period will also be placed inside.
After completing this first phase, I personally think that it was quite successful.
What Xiaocao didn't know was that the response this incident caused was beyond her expectations, because those who participated in the first phase spread the word outside, not only telling their peers about their gains, but also often sighing to others about Princess Anguo's character, how she was generous and treated everyone equally, and did not look down on people because their questions were simple. She also had unique insights into medical skills and a rich reserve of medical knowledge, so no matter how tricky the questions were, she could not stump them.
He deserves the name of a kind-hearted doctor, and even more so the name of a miracle doctor.
This was not the end. On the second day, Xiaocao took the Imperial Medical Bureau, leaving behind the people on duty, and left the inner city to go to the outer city for free medical treatment.
After the theory, the next step is practice. Real medical skills are definitely not accumulated by theories. Doctor Lin’s decades of traveling around the country to practice medicine is the best proof of this. After all, in some aspects, Xiaocao is still far inferior to him, even to all the people in the Imperial Hospital combined. Doctor Lin is definitely a treasure in the medical field of Qi Dynasty.
This event was so huge that it was hard not to pay attention to it. Therefore, not long after the free clinic started, even the concubines in the deep palace knew about it. The emperor sympathized with the people and never forgot it. This time, the Imperial Hospital conducted free clinics outside. The diagnosis and treatment fees were completely free, and the medicine fee was reduced by 30%. For poorer families, 50% was reduced, and those with special circumstances could be exempted from the fee. The people could apply for exemptions based on their own circumstances, and those who were exempted from 50% or completely would be reviewed.
Such things naturally aroused cheers from the people, and a lot of people gathered in a short period of time.
However, it was not chaotic. After all, Xiaocao had experience in some things. Therefore, he had previously applied to Emperor Xuanren for people from the Jiucheng Bingmasi to maintain order. Therefore, Emperor Xuanren already knew things that others did not know.
This free clinic is naturally not just for the patients related to yesterday's topic, but is open to everyone.
Because the Imperial Medical Bureau was traveling, the people who came were not only ordinary people, but also some middle and lower class people from good families. However, because there were people from the Jiucheng Military Division, these people naturally had to line up obediently. However, for some reason, these people were still a minority.
Before coming out, Xiaocao told the people in the Imperial Hospital that after coming out, they would be ordinary doctors. Ordinary people naturally could not compare to the dignity of those from wealthy families, so he asked them to remember the duties of a doctor and it would be better not to show some inappropriate attitudes. He was quite strong when he said this.
At this time, Xiaocao didn't care what they were thinking.
As a woman, Xiaocao is still mainly responsible for women. Some difficult cases that others cannot handle can be handed over to her. Of course, with Doctor Lin here, this kind of situation would probably just be an emergency surgery. However, there are so many women, it is not realistic to ask her to handle them all, so she focuses on gynecological diseases and pregnant women, and as usual, a small examination room is set up with curtains.
Xia Bihe and several maids including Hua Yu followed her, helping her while Xiao Cao gave them lessons.
Just as Xiaocao said, ordinary people don't have to deal with people from wealthy families. Some of them may be sloppy and have a bad smell on their bodies, which is naturally unpleasant. However, they are very respectful and even cautious. After seeing the doctor, they are very grateful. They are completely different from the people from wealthy families who are domineering. At the beginning, they may be dissatisfied, but gradually they feel something different and their mentality gradually stabilizes.
This busyness lasted for a whole day. Except for eating and solving physiological problems, they basically never left the room. Naturally, they were extremely tired. However, both Xiaocao and Doctor Lin adapted well and even got used to it. Other people in the Imperial Hospital could not bear it so much, especially the elderly. However, Xiaocao was not a devil and did not care about them at all. He let them rest when it was almost time, and some of them left early.
After work, I went home and didn’t have the energy to think about other things, but things were still brewing.
Two days later, there was another discussion. Naturally, more people came this time. In the past few days, there was a constant stream of civilian doctors coming to the Imperial Medical Bureau. However, here, they naturally had to keep quiet and be careful with what they said and did.
After this time, someone asked if there would be a free clinic tomorrow. After Xiaocao answered affirmatively, they asked if they could help out. Xiaocao smiled and said, of course!
Private pharmacies had no objection to the free medical consultation. This was because the prescriptions people received had special seals on them, and when they took them to the pharmacies to get the medicine, people might give less than they paid, but Xiaocao would pay them the difference in return. Since they did not lose any interest, naturally no one would have any objection.
Although she was doing it under the name of Emperor Xuanren, no one could deny what Xiaocao had done. Therefore, with the second free clinic, Princess Anguo's reputation became higher and higher.
Even though she was a woman, people still seemed to feel deeply threatened, and some bad rumors began to appear.