"These lunatics!"
"Free clinic?"
"For free?"
It’s simply astonishing. In reality, good-hearted doctors, regardless of their background, are the sa. The East has a fine tradition of free clinics, and there are also saints in the West who treat patients without charge. Among doctors, there are always good people. However, the institutionalization of free clinics by East African traditional dicine caused quite a stir among German doctors, evoking a range of feelings: disdain, jealousy, admiration, and reflection... among others.
The East African traditional dicine practitioners didn’t really care about the opinions of the German doctors. Right now, they just wanted to bring honor to traditional dicine. They couldn’t let the heritage of their ancestors be lost—not only should it not be lost, but it should also be carried forward.
To promote traditional dicine, the East African Traditional dicine Association was established, led by Li Ge. Of course, this was reported to Ernst, without whom it would be difficult to pass in a German cultural country. For instance, Ernst would never approve those miscellaneous dical schools in India.
The voluntary behavior of East African traditional dicine practitioners doing free clinics in rural areas was strongly supported by the East African governnt. East Africa lacked talent, and doctors have always been scarce resources in any era.
"Chairman Li, are you still reading that ’Cell Biology’ book?"
"Yes, Wei! Whether we admit it or not, those tiny organisms under the microscope objectively exist. We traditional dicine practitioners can’t pretend we don’t see them. The progress of the era allows us to better understand this world, so traditional dicine must also catch up and carry forward this knowledge."
"You’re right. I still rember the shock I felt when I saw cells and microorganisms on our skin through the microscope in that lab. It completely changed my worldview. If I were younger, I would definitely join you in exploring new paths for traditional dicine."
"Haha, you say that, but I know you’re more anxious than anyone else. I saw you reading that Western dicine book on human anatomy all night a few days ago."
With his secret revealed, Wei Jin didn’t say anything. As a traditional old school doctor, he had so integrity. Of course, after coming into contact with Western science in East Africa, Wei Jin was greatly shocked and also worried about the developnt of traditional dicine. The saying ’learn from the barbarians to counter the barbarians’ made Wei Jin plan to seek a future path for traditional dicine.
Li Ge is considered one of the founders of the new traditional dicine in East Africa. They already had relatively mature dical experience in the Far East and, while perhaps not at the top level, they were in the first tier. After all, the Far East Empire valued face and couldn’t send useless people to East Africa; this was also the result of East Africa’s insistence. Otherwise, given the Far Eastern bureaucrats’ nature, they might have indeed sent so frauds to East Africa. Unfortunately, Ernst knew them too well.
"Wei, you needn’t bear any ntal burden. We have important tasks on our shoulders, and learning is nothing to be ashad of. The future of what we’re engaged in is imasurable."
"I understand that. You know I’m skilled in surgery. After seeing the Westerners’ research on human structure, I’ve realized that we’re indeed far behind. They can even draw each blood vessel very clearly, which is similar to our ridians. But in terms of ticulousness, we’re lacking. Treating illnesses is a serious matter, as the saying goes, ’a miss is as good as a mile.’
No wonder Wei Jin often ntions Westerners. In reality, once he boarded the ’pirate ship’ of East Africa, he couldn’t get off even if he wanted to. Returning to the Far East would only get him ridiculed by so entrenched scholars, so he simply brought his family to live in East Africa where doctors are respected and have social status.
Of course, so habits from the Far East cannot be changed. Given his age, so things are stubbornly ingrained. Unlike Li Ge, who, for the developnt of traditional dicine in East Africa, comfortably took East African nationality and even adopted a German na, which is just the pinyin of his own na with the first na first and surna last, making it easier for activities in East Africa.
"Li Ge, I heard you’re working on so kind of reform in traditional dicine preparation recently. How’s it going? Any success?"
"It’s just so-so! Actually, traditional dicine as a decoction is still the best. But now is the age of industrialization, and if traditional dicine wants to penetrate the market in the future, it must go through this as well. So, I’m thinking of turning traditional dicine into small pills or plasters."
"Will it affect the effectiveness of traditional dicine?"
"There will definitely be an impact, both positive and negative. So dicines beco more effective as preparations, while others are rendered useless. However, with so many traditional prescriptions, we’re not afraid to experint. We can always find treasures in the recipes passed down by our ancestors. No other dical system can rival this," Li Ge said proudly.
"Also, you don’t know this, but the Crown Prince has a lot of treasures. When I ntioned prescriptions, he showed his collection. Do you know? Many are unique copies of royal dical texts and ancient traditional dicine books from all dynasties! Just those books alone would take quite so ti to explore."
"The Crown Prince is also interested in traditional dicine?"
"It’s hard to say. But his collection of Eastern books and antiques is truly vast. He has stored dical books in two warehouses alone."
This wasn’t Ernst’s extravagance. His books were collectibles and antiques, with high storage requirents. Naturally, they couldn’t be simply placed on shelves like in ordinary libraries. Professionals were needed to maintain them, preventing damage from pests and rodents.
"If the Crown Prince treasures these ancient books so much, would he let you browse them freely?"
"Of course not. But the Crown Prince said that books are for reading, a dium to convey knowledge, so he specifically allowed to have soone transcribe them, hoping to aid us."
Ernst naturally hoped East Africa’s dical endeavors would progress. Since Li Ge and his fellow traditional dicine practitioners invested themselves in the new traditional dicine, so support was warranted. East Africa wouldn’t lose out. With the assistance of Li Ge and others, a large number of dical patents were registered in East Africa.
Now, East African traditional dicine is advancing on two fronts. One led by Li Ge on the path of innovation, and the other clinging to conservatism, refusing to accept new realities.
However, Ernst isn’t concerned. Each has its pros and cons. Li Ge’s new traditional dicine essentially rges modern science for the modernization of traditional dicine. The challenges they face are similar to modern dicine’s early days, but the transition is much smoother compared to Western traditional dicine to modern dicine.
After all, the written records of traditional dicine are vast. Even if only ten percent is useful, it cannot be compared with Western traditional dicine.
The developnt of Western modern dicine in East Africa is currently thriving, but because of East Africa’s short history, it primarily focuses on clinical trials.
Theoretical innovation and scientific research are mainly conducted in Europe, and after achievents in European laboratories and research institutions, results are tested in East Africa. With East Africa’s large Black population, finding patients as experintal subjects is relatively easy.
Because of this, the clinical dicine of East Africa’s Western modern dicine can quickly progress. With ample experintal material, it’s not just Western modern dicine that benefits but other dical systems as well.
It can be said that Black people have made significant contributions to the developnt of East Africa’s dical endeavors, acting as guinea pigs, and far more reliable than mice.
Of course, it can’t be said that East Africa is cruel. Trials and surgeries for the Black people aren’t necessarily a bad thing, especially in this era. Like those in West Africa, if they get injured or sick, they basically await death as there’s virtually no chance for treatnt.
This is similar to previous India’s situation, where they were aware that the West treated India as a testing ground but still willingly accepted it. This is a mutual agreent.
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