Chapter 158: Medical Assistance
Of course, the medical level of this era is not the same as that of modern times, and the overall medical level is not to mention, the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine that rely on experience determine that high-level doctors must be extremely scarce. In addition, everyone's mentality is generally self-cherishing, engaging in technical barriers, passing on men but not women, and passing on daughters-in-law and so on.
In fact, until modern society, this phenomenon of traditional Chinese medicine is still widely existed, and the XX ancestral secret recipe is the best proof of this. There is no way, China has no tradition of patent law, and these practices of protecting their own interests are understandable, and occasionally a few famous doctors have written books and published their experiences to the world, and they have all become figures who have been recited through the ages.
This also determines that the essence of medical technology is in the hands of a very small number of people, and the real level of doctors can only be afforded by high-ranking officials and nobles, and the cost is very high, which is difficult for ordinary people to bear. Ordinary people are sick, even if it seems to be a small disease today, there is a lack of effective treatment, it is similar to going to the ghost gate to close a trip, no way, in the absence of medical treatment, a small cold can kill you!
Even if the dignitaries, relatives of the emperor, and even the emperor himself enjoy the best medical care, it does not mean that they can live a long life, and they are not much better than the common people in the face of many diseases, such as the seven sons of Emperor Taichang died in infancy, and the two who survived were Tianqi and Chongzhen, Emperor Taichang himself died of an acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea), and the two sons of Emperor Tianqi died young. In the end, the throne cheapened the younger brother
Heaven is like this, the small people are even more unbearable, many people are malnourished, poor health, and then a cold, headache and brain fever or something, it is not surprising that they are bedridden, and it is very possible to hang up. This is also one of the main reasons for the prevalence of various religions in feudal society. I can't afford to hire a doctor. I can't catch the medicine, I can kowtow a few more times to ask God and Buddha to bless me, isn't it said that sincerity is spiritual, in case the Bodhisattva manifests. What about giving yourself a free medical care trip?
If someone gets sick, it doesn't count as a serious thing. I turned out to be good by myself. And if this person's home happens to be in a temple recently or has incense to the gods and Buddhas on that road, then it is even more obedient, and it will be spread ten. Ten to hundred, this temple will soon be crowded, and the incense will be prosperous. In fact, the two have nothing to do with each other at all, it's just that this person's strong physical resistance and a little bit of good luck are just that.
In this social atmosphere, some modern commonly used medicines, such as amoxicillin, roxithromycin, cefixime, azithromycin, etc., brought shock to the common people of the Ming Dynasty can be imagined, and some serious illnesses (such as fever caused by various inflammations, which were extremely dangerous in ancient times) are all effective, and Nima is not much different from miracles.
And the advantages of modern medicine are not limited to this, traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the use of medicine, the addition and subtraction of people, and Chinese cooking is often described with words like "a little", "appropriate amount", etc., which is extremely dependent on subjective judgment, which also causes even if it is clearly contained in the classics, the effect of famous doctors and quacks is also like a cloud. The modern drugs are not so exquisite, their advantage is that they are widely used, the effect is extremely fast, the important thing is that after a large number of clinical practices, the side effects are limited to a controllable range, in case of taking the wrong medicine, it will generally not cause any serious consequences, which greatly reduces the threshold for its use, and many people in modern society are accustomed to buying medicine in pharmacies when they have minor diseases.
Compared with some common diseases in ancient times, it takes years of old men to think for half a day before they can prescribe medicine, and they may not be able to see the effect after eating for a month or two, basically the sales girl of any small pharmacy in modern society can provide a large number of symptomatic drugs for choice according to the customer's oral condition, and the effect is absolutely reliable, compared with traditional medicine, this is nothing less than a revolution in medical popularization to the public.
It can be said that in terms of treatment cost and treatment efficiency alone, modern medicine is a great advantage for traditional Chinese medicine that pays attention to "illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread", and often requires patients to "rest in bed".
It is no surprise that although the medical artisan battalion was established not long ago, with the strong support of Wu Wei, it soon became famous, not only the soldiers and their families of the Ansai battalion were deeply benefited by it, but the local officials and people also came to seek medical treatment in an endless stream, and some people did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to obtain these special drugs from the Ansai camp.
It's no wonder that the people of the Ming Dynasty were not as resistant as modern people, and the effect of these drugs was indeed too good. Naturally, the prestige of the medical craftsmen in the Ansai camp has increased unprecedentedly, and a large number of "famous doctors" have emerged, and the most famous one is naturally Cheng Lingfeng, who told him to accept the true biography of the only "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook".
Although Wu Wei has done a lot of work and tried every means to divert his attention from himself, but after a long time, the soldiers of the Ansai camp and the general public have gradually realized that this qiē is related to Wu Wei, which has also further improved Wu Wei's already high prestige in disguise.
Speaking of the medical level of the Central Plains is already extremely developed compared to the surrounding areas, otherwise the Han people would not have the largest territory and the largest population, the Mongols and Jianyu have a three diseases and two pains mainly rely on witch doctors, in fact, most of the time it is just a kind of comfort therapy, not to mention anything else, just look at their thousands of years to know how bad the medical level there is.
Another important issue is that the Mongols are nomadic people, and livestock is not only the most important asset of the family but also the means of production on which they depend, and if a plague occurs, it will be a catastrophe for them!
At present, the Mongol tribes in southern Mo are attacking each other endlessly, fighting like black-eyed chickens, and the plague is even more prosperous year after year, but it is just different from Yan zhòng Cheng dù, and it has become a problem for the henchmen of the grassland people. If you see this, it is not surprising that Cheng Lingfeng was included in Wu Wei's sight, you must know that there is a lot of content on how to treat common animal diseases in the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual"!
If the Ansai battalion arrives with heavy troops, selectively supports some pro-Ming tribes, supplemented by economic and medical assistance, it is not impossible to win them over and divide them, and include them in the camp of joint blockade and captivity!
This is not a new thing, New China has sent a lot of medical aid teams to assist brothers in Asia, Africa and Latin America, I just advanced it by more than 300 years, Wu Wei thought. (To be continued......)