Chapter 21 The Generous Prince Yu
After confirming that he was fine, Zhu Zaijing felt happy.
At this time, Zhu Zaijing also waved his hand happily, "Meng Daban went to the accounting room to pay Dr. Li five hundred taels, oh no, one thousand taels for consultation!"
Zhu Zai As soon as these words came out, not only Li Shizhen was shocked, but even Meng Chong was confused.
Zhu Zaijing may not know what kind of family background there is in the palace, but he knows it clearly.
Everyone else has seen the scenery of the palace, but how many people know the bitterness of the palace?
Although my prince has been granted the title of royal residence for ten years, all expenses depend on the allocation from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the rewards from Ouchi.
This money is only a few thousand taels of silver a year.
Compared with the local vassal kings who owned large industries and large areas of land, Zhu Zaijing's Yu Wang was no different from a beggar.
Now Zhu Zaijing is about to reward one thousand taels of silver with a wave of his hand. Does this mean that he will spend nearly half of the palace's cash flow at once?
Li Shizhen hurriedly bowed: "It is my duty to diagnose and treat His Highness. How dare I ask for a reward?"
But Zhu Zaijing didn't think so. Zhu Zaijing said: "This is what Dr. Li deserves. Wait until How can it be that when Imperial Physician Li starts compiling the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the future, he will not be able to help with anything else, but he will still be relatively well-off financially."
Zhu Zaijing said that he is well-off financially. At this time, Meng Chong was almost crying.
Li Shizhen couldn't resist Zhu Zaijing's intention, so she could only bow back and say: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."
Zhu Zaijing bared his teeth and smiled, "I will encounter problems when compiling the Compendium of Materia Medica in the future. If you have any difficulties or anything missing, you can tell me, and I will do my best to help you complete this unique book, which can be regarded as a contribution to the people of the Ming Dynasty.”
Li Shizhen was even more moved when he heard this. Ever since Zhu Zaijing talked about the idea of "Compendium of Materia Medica" in front of him, he could not sleep all night, thinking about the errors in the medical books he had read over the years, and the mistakes he had made in the medical books he had read over the years. results in practice.
Li Shizhen also felt that it was necessary to reorganize these medical books passed down from generation to generation and correct many of the obvious errors and misunderstandings.
Now with the idea of "Compendium of Materia Medica" reminded by Zhu Zaijing, the fog that Li Shizhen has not cleared up has been dispelled.
So now Li Shizhen can't hold back her excitement and wants to resign from Taiyuan Hospital immediately and return to her hometown in Hubei to prepare for the compilation of "Compendium of Materia Medica".
Li Shizhen was moved and said: "With the help of the prince, even if I spend my whole life, I will not let down the prince's expectations. I will definitely compile the "Compendium of Materia Medica" to help the world!"
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Zhu Zaijing said excitedly: "Okay! When I think that I will be lucky enough to see the birth of a generation of medicine saints, I feel extremely excited!"
Although Gao Gong on the side did not know that Zhu Zaijing and Li Shizhen What is the relationship between them, but after listening to today's conversation, he also understood that Prince Yu valued this Imperial Physician Li very highly, and even spent a lot of money to support him in compiling medical classics.
And from what the two of them said, Gao Gong could also feel that the pharmacopoeia that Prince Yu wanted Li Shizhen to compile was a masterpiece. Once this pharmacopoeia is completed, it is really possible for Li Shizhen to earn eternal wealth. name.
Gao Gong was extremely excited when he thought that a small imperial doctor could be discovered by Prince Yu's discerning eye.
It was all about how intelligent the former prince, Prince Zhuang Jing, was, but Gao Gong had never really felt the intelligence and appearance of a human master from Prince Zhuang Jing. But after only staying with Prince Yu for less than half a day, Gao Gong felt that Prince Yu was different and had a somewhat generous and selfless spirit. In Gao Gong's opinion, this kind of spirit was the image of a master. .
So it is understandable that Gao Gong is excited.
Meng Chong did not dare to expose the shortcomings of the palace at this time. He could only obediently go to the accounting room of the palace and follow Zhu Zaijing's instructions. He spent a thousand taels of cash in the accounting room, and then ordered Four young eunuchs moved over.
After all, this one thousand taels of silver is not light. Although there were banks in the Ming Dynasty that issued some instant banknotes, there were still not many large-scale banknotes, and Prince Yu was so With his identity, how could he store his worth in other people's money?
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing's reward to Li Shizhen was a real reward, and he came directly with cash.
The visual impact of this one thousand taels of cash is still very impressive. Although it is converted into a unit of calculation in later generations, it is only a hundred catties of silver. However, it was the first time that Zhu Zaijing saw these hundreds of catties of silver put together.
Zhu Zaijing looked at the four young eunuchs carrying the money and ordered: "Help Dr. Li deliver it to his home. If there are any mistakes in the process, I will not spare you."
The four little eunuchs responded pitifully to Zhu Zaijing's orders.
After thanking Li Shizhen again and again, she finally left Prince Yu's Mansion with four young eunuchs carrying a thousand taels of silver.
At this time, Gao Gong also stood up and bowed to Zhu Zaijing, "I admire your prince's compassion so much. If Dr. Li can really compile the "Compendium of Materia Medica" for the prince and be a blessing to the world, The prince’s virtue will shine through the ages!”
Zhu Zaijing waved his hand and said: "This is not my credit, this is all Li Shizhen's credit. I am just pushing the boat along and helping him realize his dream. And with his ability and ability, even without my help, After dozens of winters and summers, he was still able to compile the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and become the shining star in the history of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Zaijing said the truth, but listen to Gao Gong's words! But there was another echo in the ears.
Gao Gong thought this was Zhu Zaijing's selfless spirit of not competing with his subordinates for credit. How rare and rare it would be to have a superior who did not compete with his subordinates for credit and could also give them full trust. What a convincing and good Lord?
Now Gao Gong felt that he had finally met him, so at this moment Gao Gong looked at Zhu Zaijing with a bit of reverence and doting.
And this doting look is also because Zhu Zaijing is only thirteen years old now, and he is almost forty years old.
This age difference is not an exaggeration for ordinary people to say that they are father and son.
And Gao Gong still has no children, so when he sees such a young student with such a promising future and a pure and kind mind, how can he not protect him with all his strength?
And in the original historical time and space, even if Zhu Zaijing did not show his current ability, Gao Gong still treated King Yu as before. Coupled with the fact that "the two dragons did not meet" in the Jiajing Dynasty, Zhu Zaijing also did not get half the care and love from his father, so the relationship between the two could be said to be that of father and son. Gao Gong would definitely fight to the death for anyone who dared to hurt King Yu.
So these relationships and historical relationships were superimposed. When Zhu Zaicheng saw Gao Gong for the first time, he excitedly lowered himself down the steps and greeted him in person, calling himself "Little King".
It can be said that Zhu Zaijing was very excited even when he saw Gao Gong for the first time. Because he knew that Gao Gong was the most selfless person to him in the entire Jiajing Dynasty.
(End of this chapter)