Huimin Pharmacy is a semi-profitable and semi-charitable Huimin medical institution under Tai Hospital, which was part of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, and was specially set up for the poor and sick, and the imperial court implemented financial subsidies at the beginning of the period. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Pharmacy set up ambassadors in the two capitals, the government set up a commander, and the prefecture and county set up medical officers, and the latter two did not enter the stream (that is, there was no grade).

The main business of the pharmacy is to take charge of the reserve of medicines, the preparation of cooked medicines, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, the military and civilian poor and sick can seek medical treatment here, the price of medicine is much cheaper than the market price, in case of plague epidemics and other emergencies, will also provide free medicines. (Cooked medicine, that is, the Chinese patent medicine of later generations, is made from pills, powders, ointments, pills, etc., which have been tested for a long time and have good efficacy.) ）

Yuncheng Huimin Pharmacy is on the side of Shishi Lane, fifty steps south of the county, there are three rooms for the main room, pharmacy, medicine kitchen, and there is medicine for training doctors next to it, and the door is closed at this moment.

The black-on-gold plaque at the door of the pharmacy has been covered with a thin layer of dust, the handwriting is blurred, the door of the main room is open, and an old man in ragged clothes sits on the bench under the throne of Hua Tuo. Along the way, the bustle along the way contrasts sharply with the desertion here.

27-year-old Sun Chuanting stood at the door, like a jade tree, seeing this scene, his eyebrows were tightly wrinkled, and his dark eyes looked at his wife who was following him, "Let's go elsewhere, if you can't do it, go to the county office." ”

Feng's face was as white as warm jade, and her willow eyebrows were like crescent moons, she looked at the red fluttering little face of the sleeping eldest son who was holding the package in her arms, her cherry lips were light, and her voice was like a heavenly sound, "Xianggong, that Wu Langzhong said that Rui'er was just a cold attack on the lungs, and Tongxuanli Lung Pill is a standing medicine, so let's go forward and ask first." ”

Sun Chuanting saw that his wife, who had always been obedient, was rarely persistent, and thought that if it wasn't for the middle-aged You Fanglang's cooked medicine, he wouldn't have entered this Yuncheng to ask for medicine, so the little maid helped him into the main hall. I found that there was a middle-aged man in gray cloth who was guarding the stove and boiling medicine in the East Medicine Kitchen.

"Sir, sir." Sun Chuanting walked quickly to the middle-aged man who was boiling medicine, "The child has an occasional cold, and I bother to ask the medical officer here to take a look." ”

"The contemptible person is the medical officer here," the middle-aged man was forty years away, he got up and patted the cloth clothes that he had washed many times, and when he saw that there were a few people wearing filial piety clothes, he had a bottom in his heart, and walked to the baby Feng in his arms, and said, "Show me the child, boy or girl?" ”

"Boy, just turned one year old."

"Well, the tongue is thin and white, a little hot, and there is no sweat." After some examination, the medical officer asked, "Do you have a bad cough?" ”

"It's amazing, every time my little face is red." Feng Shi was a little nervous, "Doctor, can it be cured?" ”

"The wind and cold hit the lungs, look at the way you look like you're mourning, you must have seen the wind on the road, it's okay. However, the pharmacy's Tongxuanli Lung Pill has not been available for a long time, and if it is boiled now, there is still a lack of a few medicines. You still go to East Street, there is also a family doctor, but the fee is a little more expensive, hurry up and take a look. ”

Sun Chuanting and the others were not ambiguous, and hurriedly came out according to the guidance to the pharmacy where the "Jishitang" was hung, and there were more than a dozen patients in it, which made a few guys very busy.

Soon someone stepped forward to greet him, and the result was the same, and after the pill was turned into warm water and poured into the child, Sun Chuanting and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

……

"Brother Nian, Brother Nian, is it really you?"

Sun Chuanting heard the familiar voice, turned around and saw Yu Ziyi, who had a mustache at the door, and kept fanning himself with his hands, he was wearing the same filial piety clothes as himself, presumably he had received the news of Emperor Taichang's death, and walked forward happily, "Brother Nian, what a coincidence." ”

Yu Ziyi is the county in the mouth of the head of the gate, the current Yuncheng magistrate, although he is over forty years old, the eldest grandson Chuanting is 10 years old, but because he is the same list last year, he is called the younger brother and the younger brother.

"I just came back from the country, passing by here, and I saw someone who was filial piety, so I wanted to ask...... Hehe, shouldn't the younger brother be a parent official in Yongcheng, this is a younger brother and sister, right? ”

Sun Chuanting saw that he was in the dust, and it was the autumn harvest, and the mud marks on his filial piety clothes proved that what he said was true, and he should go to check this year's harvest.

After some greetings, Yu Ziyi heard that Sun Chuanting was going to Beijing for another appointment, so he warmly invited, "Go to the county government to rest for a few days, besides, the nephew is still in infancy, if the illness recurs on the road, it is not beautiful, it is better to wait for stability before leaving." ”

Sun Chuanting and Feng Shi discussed and decided to spend a day in Yuncheng, anyway, the officials didn't say when it would arrive, even if they were blamed, there was a reason.

A few people came to the backyard of the county government, just spared the shadow wall, and heard the crisp sound of reading from the attic, Yu Ziyi saw Sun Chuanting listening attentively, so he introduced, "That is the second son of the foolish brother 鹍 [kūn] Xiang, although he is only 13 years old, but he is better at reading than his old son, and often bragged that the bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest are higher than the mother's ......."

Yu Ziyi is a famous scholarly family in Anping Tongyuli (Anping Town, Chenxi County, Hubei). His eldest son, Jiaoxiang, was a tribute student and studied in Guozijian; came to Shandong to take office, and only brought his favorite second son with him; There are also E Xiang and Lin Xiang who stayed in Chenxi because they were still young.

Seeing his proud expression full of smiles, Sun Chuanting also smiled and echoed, "It's a good thing for the nephew to have great ambitions, and the younger brother should be more encouraged." ”

After Yu Ziyi personally arranged Sun Chuanting's family and Feng Wu's residence, he pulled him to the east study, so he reunited after a long absence.

Sun Chuanting looked at it, this study is not elegant, there are no precious things to embellish, they are all ordinary study utensils, and the book covers of "Da Ming Law" on the black lacquer desk are carefully patched with white paper, I think it has been broken many times.

A middle-aged servant withdrew after serving tea, the guest and the host sat down, discussed some ways to deal with political affairs with each other, and finally Sun Chuanting said, "Brother Nian, there is one thing, the younger brother is not unhappy?" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it, let's talk about it with the science and technology, the world is so big, you and I can meet again today, fate."

Sun Chuanting smiled and told what he saw and heard when he stayed in Liujiatun in Yuncheng last night.

Liujiatun is in the west of Yuncheng, bordering Caozhou in the neighboring county, there is an ancestral hall in the tun, the small square in the ancestral hall is paved with gravel, can accommodate nearly 100 people, it is the place where the clan sacrifices are held.

When Sun Chuanting and others passed by this place, it was already sunset, and when they saw that the lights were bright, they took Feng Wen and Feng Wu to step forward, only to find that it was claiming to be the Wenxiang Sect spreading the so-called 'Three Sects should be robbed'. It is said that the lamp (Daoni), Shakya (monks and nuns), and Maitreya (saints) should each have three eons, that is, the calamity of the non-phase, the solemn calamity, and the star calamity.

It is rumored that its founding Wang Sen once saved a spirit fox, the spirit fox to the tail as a gift, the tail has a strange fragrance, the cultivator can go to Luanzhou (Luan County, Tangshan Mountain) Stone Buddha Village to check the authenticity, and claim that the Tao can be the emperor as the king before his death, it doesn't matter if he can't practice, as long as he believes in religion, he can also prove the Buddha as an ancestor after death.

"I know about this, it's the remnants of the White Lotus, Wang Sen has been dead for several years." After hearing this, Yu Ziyi recalled, "To join the church, you need to drink holy water that can cure all diseases, which is just self-deception. But those who believe are ordinary people, and they always refuse to change their teachings, and they have a headache for their brothers. ”

Sun Chuanting nodded and continued, "There the junior brother met a man named Wu Youxing, who said that the so-called holy water was a drug. ”

"Drugged...... No wonder. Is there a solution? ”

"Suppression is on the one hand, on the other hand, the people believe this, mainly because they can't cure the disease, and they just seek good fortune and avoid harm. If Brother Nian gave the Huimin Pharmacy cheap and commonly used medicines to poor soldiers and civilians and publicized it widely, then the rumors of the demon's so-called holy water treatment would be self-defeating. If these people are allowed to become powerful, they will become a great problem in the future. Sun Chuanting knew that he was a little unauthentic in pointing fingers on other people's territory, so he added, "The younger brother is young and vigorous, I really can't help it, if you offend, please forgive the younger brother." ”

For the White Lotus Sect, the imperial court has always been untolerant, and Yu Ziyi certainly knows how to suppress it. He also knew what Huimin Pharmacy was like, not only was it short of medicine, but it couldn't even open medicine to train reserve doctors, he waved his hand and sighed, "There is still a measure for my brother." But where does the money come from, the summer grain has been shipped, the autumn grain is still in the field, and there is not much left in this county. The Spring and Autumn Festival, the village drink, the Yulu, and the yamen are renovated, which one doesn't cost money, and it must be the same in Yongcheng. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the field endowment was levied separately in summer and autumn, and the summer grain levy on wheat was completed before the end of August, and the winter grain levy on rice was completed before February of the following year.

For the grain part, generally about half of it is shipped to Beijing, and the rest is kept locally, and the period is different, usually 4 percent of the imperial court and 6 percent of the locality; Silk cloth and other items were all shipped to Beijing. In this comparison, the ratio of the court to the local government is eight to two. This ratio seems to be a good plan for strong cadres and weak branches, but in fact, these two are really very few in the hands of the local government.

The remaining 20% of the main expenses are in several aspects, such as the military salaries of the clans, the salaries of the guards, the salaries of local officials, the construction of city walls, water conservancy roads and other public construction, and finally the public welfare.

In Henan, Shanxi vassal kings are concentrated, the remaining two percent is not enough for the vassal kings, such as filial piety, Henan retains 1.02 million stone every year, and the provincial departments and princes will have 1.16 million stones, and 140,000 are still owed; Shandong is even worse, leaving 1.52 million stones, while Zonglu will have 3.12 million.

Don't think that there is no way to do it, don't worry, there is also conscription, this labor can't be sent to the capital and the vassal king. As a result, the local yamen had to try to collect money and apportionment of forced labor, and the aforementioned chief of the lieutenant was responsible for contributing money and efforts to cope with various expenses and activities.

An unpopular official like a medical officer has no salary, and even the magistrate's salary is pitifully low, and it is good to meet a capable and good official, but if he encounters a local official who is greedy for money, he will set up a name to collect taxes, and it is not difficult to imagine the phenomenon of exploiting officials and fish and meat in the township.

Sun Chuanting's Yongcheng was not much easier than Yuncheng, and before he took over, he only allocated 2 taels of silver to Huimin Pharmacy every year. Sun Chuanting has the backing of the Taishan family, although the pharmacy is a welfare institution, it is not free, with the start-up capital, even if there is less subsidy from the imperial court, there is always no problem with the income from selling drugs to maintain daily operations, and there can even be a surplus.

Sun Chuanting made an estimate and said, "Neizi's mother's family has been in business for generations, and there is a little floating wealth, this time I have enough money in Beijing, so I will leave some for Brother Nian, not much can I take out 200 taels, and how long will I have to beg along the way." "Brother Nian asked Huimin Pharmacy to operate first, you must know that if you let this ...... Smelling the fragrance is becoming a trend, I'm afraid it ......"

Yu Ziyi is not a greedy person, he can only say that his ability is insufficient, he saw Sun Chuanting so generous, he was moved incoherently, "Brother Nian, this is ...... Let the foolish brother say anything...... Don't worry, eat the king's luck, share the king's worries, and the foolish brother knows the urgency. He looked at Sun Chuanting, "It's been more than a year since the last time Jingshi said goodbye, right?" There is a sorghum wine brewed by the clumsy Jing at home, which is not as mellow as the autumn dew white, if the elder brother does not dislike it, he will not get drunk tonight, how about it? ”

"Sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman."

"Refreshing. Haha......"