"A physician must also have the ability to preserve themselves. Knowing sothing is impossible yet still insisting on doing it is not benevolence but foolishness." Manbao paused and continued, "Wanting to trade one life for another, where ultimately both lives are lost, is unacceptable."
"So, what was Director Xiao’s question about?"
"That was also two questions. After not consuming oil for a long ti, one should not suddenly eat rich foods like large fish and at, as they can hurt the stomach and intestines. Those who are unaware might choose at and can be excused, but those who know and still choose at are greedy, prioritizing greed over health and life, which is unacceptable."
Mingda seed to understand and asked, "So, among those who answered ’eat at,’ so are accepted while others are not?"
Manbao replied, "It depends on the situation. If there are others who answered better and the number of admissions is sufficient, they naturally won’t be accepted anymore. If not enough are qualified, then choose the taller among the short ones."
Since it’s the first enrollnt, the candidates were varied. There were young doctors who had already studied dicine for several years, dicine boys with so dical knowledge, and even traveling physicians bringing their family’s sons and nephews.
But most were young n and won from the capital and nearby who could read a few words or couldn’t read at all but heard the Imperial Hospital offered free education, room, and board, with future prospects as officials, and thus ca to take the exam.
Mingda asked, "Have you recruited enough people now?"
Manbao shook her head, "Apart from Massage and Incantation classes, the other classes are still short a few people. We really can’t find suitable ones. Director Xiao says it’s better to have fewer than unsuitable ones, after all in the future they will be placed in various dical departnts to treat people, better have fewer than unsuitable ones."
Mingda nodded.
There weren’t enough spots in the Imperial Hospital, so so people petitioned the Emperor and Empress, hoping their distant nieces could be allowed to learn a bit, but not counting towards the Imperial Hospital’s quota.
Speaking of distant nieces was just a saying, mostly they gave their big maid a surna, and after registering she counted as a distant niece.
The Emperor only managed the funds for the Imperial Hospital and lately cared little about these affairs. Upon hearing, he laughed and said, "Is your ho lacking doctors?"
Doctors were not lacking, but female doctors were.
Although he also didn’t quite understand why the wife and daughters at ho insisted on having a female doctor, but the wife occasionally makes a fuss, so he talks to the Emperor.
The Emperor didn’t take it to heart, after teasing, he said, "This matter is handled by the Empress and the Crown Prince, you might as well seek the Empress instead of ."
The petitioning ministers listened and gladly sent their wives to the palace to find the Empress.
They were all granted titles and qualified to enter the palace.
Therefore, within a few days, the Empress privately summoned Manbao, "How many spots are left in the Imperial Hospital?"
Manbao replied, "Rehabilitation Departnt is missing two, Acupuncture Studies, Pediatrics, and Swelling Abscess are each missing one."
The Empress nodded slightly and said, "Several families’ wives have sought , wanting their distant nieces to have so learning at the Imperial Hospital."
Manbao understood upon hearing it, frowned but said nothing.
The Empress smiled and asked, "What’s wrong, are you unwilling?"
Seeing Manbao still silent, the Empress asked again with a smile, "I heard that so people petitioned you as well, and you turned them down? Do you have a problem with these aristocratic and influential ladies?"
Manbao shook her head, "I have no problem with them, and I can understand them, but Your Majesty, we said before that the Imperial Hospital is to train and supply doctors for various dical offices, and the dical offices are established for the people of the whole world."
The Empress nodded with a smile, "That’s right, it’s still the case now, isn’t it? You simply haven’t filled up your quota yet."
"Your Majesty, if this year we agree to let families send people to the Imperial Hospital just because we haven’t filled our quota, will the Imperial Hospital not be able to fill its quota next year? Year after year, the number of students we can recruit will beco fewer and fewer, finally recruiting only a few, while the remainder of the spots must be given to them?"
Listening to this, the Empress’s smile slowly faded.
Beside her, Lady Shang looked at Zhou Man with surprise.
Manbao said, "That’s human nature, as long as there are benefits, they will try to make things develop in a direction favorable to themselves. What seems insignificant now might be the root of collapse for the Imperial Hospital in the future."
With a serious expression, she said, "So once rules are set, they should not be changed. It’s agreed upon that 300 spots are available each year; if we can’t fill them, then we won’t fill them, but the students admitted within these 300 spots must all be allocated to dical offices in the future."
After pondering for a while, the Empress asked, "Can the dical offices accommodate so many people in the future?"
Manbao seriously replied, "When they can’t accommodate, there are naturally ways to deal with it, be it an imperial decree or coordination with local offices, but now we haven’t seen a ti of abundance for physicians."
The Empress massaged her forehead, saying: "Following rules is right; it’s hard for to refuse after initially being lenient..."
Seeing the Empress distressed, Manbao felt empathetic and thought for a mont, then said, "Your Majesty, those 300 spots shouldn’t be given, regardless of being full or not, but we can offer ten spots outside the 300 exclusively for them."
The Empress raised an eyebrow, "You an, specifically set ten spots for them?"
Manbao nodded, "Yes, let them pay, and we will teach them at the Imperial Hospital."
Thinking that the Emperor’s private funds were almost exhausted, and the Ministry of Revenue delayed disbursents, causing Director Xiao and Scholarly Senior Brother Yang to frequently argue back and forth, making it difficult for her.
Especially recently, Director Xiao liked sending her to relay ssages to Scholarly Senior Brother Yang, making it harder for her.
"It’s tily; the Imperial Hospital lacks funds to purchase so educational materials. Once I discuss a price with Director Xiao, you can send the people over. These ten spots will allow them to join classes and learn skills just like other students. After completing their studies, they can co and go freely, absolutely unimpeded."
Manbao paused, then spun her eyes and added, "They won’t need to take exams either; as long as they’re sent here, we’ll teach them. However, whether they learn depends on individual talent, and each year they get ten spots, no more."
The Empress listened in surprise, then nodded, "This thod is quite good, but how do we arrange the spots?"
Manbao smiled, "Your Majesty decides on that."
Thinking for a mont, she embarrassedly said, "Your Majesty, has anyone from Li Family from Yongzhou sought you out? If so, perhaps you could reserve a spot for them?"
Empress: ...
Lady Shang: ...
The Empress couldn’t help laughing, "Why not go back and discuss it with Director Xiao first?"
After thinking, Manbao nodded, though she was confident she could persuade Director Xiao, it’s still better to discuss first, as the price needs to be set properly.
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