First Town City, National Advanced dical School.
Ernst inspected the new school, as the school leaders introduced the situation of the new school, accompanied by personnel from the Ministry of Health.
"Your Highness! Why is there no involvent from us in this so-called dical school? I think our technology is not inferior, is it?"
"Hmm, who are you?" Ernst looked sowhat puzzled at the person suddenly questioning him.
"This is Mr. Li Ji, a forr mber of the Far East dical team, now serving as a consultant in the East African Departnt of Health," said Belgrade, the Minister of Health.
"No wonder! Mr. Li Ji, you can raise any questions you have, and if they can be solved, I will naturally help you solve them."
Li Ge said, "The contributions of Far Eastern dicine to East Africa in recent years have been well recognized. Although we cannot say we surpass Western dicine, our achievents are certainly not lacking. But why hasn’t this school incorporated any of our Far Eastern dicine?"
So that’s the issue? Ernst smiled and reassured, "Mr. Li Ji, do you understand dicine?"
Li Ji: "Of course, this is my line of work."
Ernst: "Then can you explain the principles of Far Eastern dicine scientifically?"
Li Ji: "This... Your Highness, this is putting in a difficult position. The roots of our Far Eastern dicine are completely different from Western dicine, and naturally don’t align with so-called science."
Having stayed in East Africa for a long ti, Li Ji also understood what science was. It was an entire system of theories, but he couldn’t forcibly match the yin-yang and five elents with the Western so-called science.
Ernst shook his head and said, "You’ve got the concept wrong. In fact, neither Western nor Eastern dicine initially had a scientific concept. They were experiential studies derived from primitive witch doctors. And in terms of state, traditional Western dicine even retained more religious elents, like the concept of ’humor,’ crow masks, and evil spirits, etc. But now a new dical system has erged in the West."
The concept of "humor" was not sothing Ernst was making up; it was the theoretical basis of the bloodletting therapy. Europe continued to use the dical theories of the ancient Greek physician Galen. Galen’s theory stated that life originated from "humor," so on this basis, Galen thought blood was discharged from the heart to all parts of the body, not circulating. Because of this, Galen didn’t deem the blood volu of the human body limited, thus inventing bloodletting therapy, which led to many deaths due to this fallacy.
"This new dical system began with Harvey. Harvey not only experintally proved the theory of blood circulation but also pioneered modern physiology and research thods in dicine. Of course, what I’m saying is controversial. European doctors might not agree, as they might consider ancient Greek Hippocrates as the origin, which essentially confuses concepts, forcibly binding modern dicine with traditional Western dicine. If you try to explain blood circulation to them, they might consider it a fantasy."
This was also an old Western pattern, always able to find omnipotent masters from ancient Greece. Indeed, it was a thod of reform through ancient precedents in facing traditional powers, or perhaps to add historical color and enrich historical depth. But East Africa didn’t follow this. Ernst said Harvey is the father of modern dicine; henceforth, Harvey would be the father of modern dicine in East Africa, even if he was British, just like how East Africa could not deny Newton, neither would they deny Harvey.
Ernst’s words left Li Ji feeling muddled. What was the theory of blood circulation? What was Hippocrates...
Seeing the bewildered expressions of Li Ji and others, Ernst could only explain it this way: "In short, now a new erging force has risen in dicine, burying all traditional dicine worldwide, which faces this crisis unless you can scientifically explain parts of traditional dicine, which obviously, at present, you cannot."
"So how to understand this science?"
"Observe, hypothesize, experint, verify, apply, summarize," Ernst said.
"..." Li Ji expected the crown prince to have so grand discourse, only to find it was just this? So he said, "But Your Highness, this doesn’t seem to conflict with traditional Eastern dicine. We also observe and hypothesize, and as for experints, we do have them. That’s a clinical matter, finally verify, apply and summarize."
Ernst pondered, seeming like traditional Chinese dicine was indeed derived this way. No wonder it was so enduring, and continued to be popular, making problem-solving even easier.
He said to Li Ji, "You see, since the core of traditional Eastern dicine is the sa as that of modern dicine, as practitioners of Eastern dicine, you should combine Eastern dicine with modern dicine to form a new Eastern dical system."
Ernst continued, "I know in the East, so self-titled dical masters are quite outrageous, possibly without any skill, only to deceive. However, as long as you question them, they use taphysical concepts to explain issues. The essence of dicine requires convincing evidence, just like modern dical masters, who prove their theories through experints. Of course, their experints might be wrong due to scientific and technological constraints, but at this stage, that is the truth. If you can reconstruct the theoretical foundation of Chinese dicine based on evidence and experints, then I will establish a dedicated school of Chinese dicine."
This requirent from Ernst was significantly challenging for Li Ji. Currently, Li Ji was essentially the representative figure of Chinese dicine in East Africa’s official domain, but to maintain the status of Chinese dicine, there must be a break from tradition, using so-called experints and evidence to prove the importance of Chinese dicine.
But these Chinese dicine practitioners in East Africa would only be of second-rate level in the Far East; engaging in theoretical research was challenging, let alone science, sothing they had never contacted before. In this respect, the Far East Empire was considerate enough not to send re frauds to East Africa.
Li Ji: "Does Your Highness an that Chinese dicine must reform?"
Ernst: "That depends on your choices. I can only say that East Africa recognizes only science. If in the future you can prove Chinese dicine to be scientific, we will naturally promote its developnt. Otherwise, it will face the sa fate as traditional Western dicine, being eliminated by modern dicine."
Ernst’s words made Li Ji feel a deep sense of crisis, not just for the status of Chinese dicine in East Africa, but for its status worldwide. After all, East Africa was a foreign land. Would the Far East, the holand of Chinese dicine, also be replaced by so-called modern dicine? If such a situation occurs, then his disciples and descendants of Chinese dicine would truly be disappointing!
No, Chinese dicine must have new breakthroughs in this new era. It cannot perish in my hands. Li Ji suddenly realized he was under endless pressure and responsibility. Simultaneously, he felt excited as he might not be a top-notch practitioner, but if Chinese dicine could revive under his lead during the challenges of a new era, what a glorious honor that would be?
"Your Highness, we know what to do now!" Li Ji said solemnly.
From this mont, Chinese dicine in East Africa embarked on a different path, to integrate Chinese dicine with science, though it was the most difficult path. Chinese dicine scholars led by Li Ji, even in the Far East, would be considered of second-rate level. So they needed to continue learning traditional Chinese dicine and the so-called science.
So it was destined that Li Ji’s generation couldn’t complete the construction of a new scientific system for Chinese dicine. It would take multiple generations’ joint efforts to catch up, forming a new modern dical system with Chinese dicine characteristics. In essence, it was the sa thing as modern dicine but with Eastern cultural hues, becoming part of the East African dical system.
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