Chapter 212 Establishing Da Qin’s Concept of Healthy Fertility
The doctor didn’t just get up because he thought Ying Zheng was sage, but also because once the Medical Academy was established, the status of their doctors would also be greatly improved.
Although the role of doctors is important, the status of doctors in ancient China has never been high.
This is reflected in the sentence in Han Yu's "Shi Shuo": "A man of witchcraft, doctor, musician, and hundreds of talents is despised by gentlemen. Now his wisdom is beyond his reach. How strange it is!"
It goes without saying that "gentlemen are disdainful". "Now his wisdom is beyond his reach, and it is strange." It is obvious that the wisdom of "a man of witch doctors, musicians, and musicians" should not be as intelligent as the so-called "gentleman" ".
In short, the status of "people who are skilled in witchcraft, medicine, music and craftsmanship" is low, so their wisdom should not be like that of gentlemen, otherwise how could they be "strange and strange".
Of course, this was not the Tang Dynasty at this time, but the status of doctors was still not high.
And if the Medical Academy is established, it means that Emperor Qin will endorse them. Many people will be willing to study medicine, and the status of doctors will naturally be improved.
After shouting "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!", the excited doctor apologized to Li Nian: "Young man has lost his temper, please punish me!"
Li Nian waved his hand and said: " Li understands your feelings, what punishment can you use? "
After all the doctors took their seats again, Li Nian continued what he had just finished.
“If you want to teach more doctors through the Doctors Academy, you must first have a group of good doctors as teachers. If there are no teachers, who will teach them, and where will the students of the Academy learn medical skills?”
"You have been practicing medicine for many years. You have excellent medical skills and rich experience. You are just the right ones to be teachers of the Academy. I hope that after the completion of the Academy, you can become the first batch of teachers and teach Produce more doctors and teach your medical skills and medical practice experience to more people.”
“The establishment of the Academy actually has another purpose, which is to establish the Daqin medical system, which is to lay down the laws for future doctors. The sick must be treated according to the law, and the patients must be treated according to the law.”
After hearing these words, many doctors couldn’t help but feel worried.
Although the Qin laws have been changed now, the harshness of the past has not gone away and still exists in people's hearts.
If the laws set by their doctors are the same as the previous Qin laws, then...
Li Niandao: "You don't need to worry. You can also propose the laws this time. After all, you are doctors, and you better understand the difficulties encountered when practicing medicine."
The doctors were a little relieved and asked them to suggest that this law should not be too difficult for them.
Li Nian said again: "Fourth, I asked you to vouch for me. There are some things that need your approval before the people can believe them. These things may seem like small things, but their impact is not small. If you don't pay attention, , will harm people’s lives.”
This statement immediately made all the doctors become serious. Li Nian said: "There are many things, and I will list them for you later. Now I will tell you a few:"
"First, the water should be boiled. Drink, try not to drink raw water , you all know the reason for this. "
"The second, third, and fourth are related to fertility. The most suitable age for women to have children is around 20, and the same is true for men. It is too early or too late. Harmful, and the healthier a woman’s body is, the better her health will be. The risk during childbirth is smaller. By the way..."
Li Nian looked at the female doctor among the doctors and said: "The Medical Academy will set up a women's department, and I will advise your majesty and invite famous doctors from all over the country. Po Wen came to Xianyang to share her experience in delivering babies. So that all the women in Da Qin can have safe mothers and children in the future."
Hearing these words, all the female doctors were filled with excitement. This noble man actually cares about the fertility of their women, and they immediately stood up to express their thanks. Li Nian waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to wait.
Li Nian proposed these things not only for the sake of the women of Great Qin. After all, women can have better fertility, which can increase the population of Great Qin, but at the same time, he also considered for his future wife and children.
Training experienced stable mothers can better ensure the safety of mother and child when his wife gives birth in the future. "The third reason is that having children does not depend on women, but on men. Therefore, it is wrong for the people to think that women having children but not having children is a woman's problem."
This is quite new. But if this news gets out, it will definitely cause an uproar among the people, subvert the concepts that many people have long held, and also reverse the convictions of many women.
But why does having children and girls have nothing to do with women, but everything to do with men?
A doctor asked this question. After hearing this, Li Nian thought about it and explained it using the Taoist yin and yang comparison.
“You should all know the theory of yin and yang, heaven and earth. According to this theory, women are yin and men are yang.”
“Of course, this is not actually the case. The human body cannot be differentiated according to gender. Simply divided into yin and yang. According to the theory of yin and yang, women should be yin and yang, and men should be yin and yang.”
Some doctors with quick thinking have already understood, "What you mean is that the union of a man and a woman means that the yin and yin of a woman and the yin and yang of a man are recombined, and then the decision is made to have a child or a daughter?"
"In this way, it is indeed not the woman who decides to have children, but the man."
This is a simple combination problem. There is a half chance of having a son or a daughter, but it is the man who decides whether it is a son or a daughter.
Li Nian nodded and said: "That's true, but Li can't verify this for you now, so I have to ask you to be your guarantee."
I understand, I borrowed their doctor. The people will think that as doctors, they know more about these things, so they will believe their words more.
All the doctors said in unison: "Young Master has shown kindness to the world, and we are willing to vouch for him!"
If what this doctor said is true, it will improve the situation of many women in the world. .
Li Niandao: "Besides, close relatives cannot get married."
At this time, if the law forcibly prohibits close relatives from getting married, it will be considered that the law is strict. It is because Emperor Qin deliberately did not want them to get married. Increasing the relationship leads to resentment.
But if these doctors propose it and give detailed evidence, the people's resentment will disappear and they will take the initiative to agree.
Thinking of this, Li Nian suddenly thought of modern experts.
It turns out that experts are used to do this kind of work, but those modern experts have obviously gone astray and cannot tell the truth. With the people’s wisdom awakening, it is no longer easy to be led by them. .
Li Nian popularized the concept of "forbidden marriage of close relatives" with all the doctors.
A doctor sighed: "I have an old friend whose son is all white. Now that I think about it, his parents are indeed 'close relatives' as the prince said. It is so sad that his parents are ignorant and have such a son."
Li Nian looked at the doctor who was speaking and wanted to ask: There are other people here. Is your old friend yourself?
Another doctor said: "I have also seen children born to parents who are also 'close relatives' as the prince calls them. Their feet are extremely short, which is considered unlucky, and they are killed after birth... ”
“If we could have known the dangers of marrying close relatives, many disasters would have been avoided in the world. ”
These words made all the doctors fall silent. They have been practicing medicine for many years, and many of them have encountered this kind of thing. Looking back now, many of them are caused by the marriage of close relatives.
In ancient China, it was not that there were no deformed children in incestuous marriages, but that most deformed children were disposed of when they were born, and this was a family scandal, so who would spread the news?
(End of this chapter)