Farmer’s Blessed Girl

By the time the prince's letter arrived in Beihai County, it was almost New Year's Eve, and Bai Shan sent the castrated and spirited piglets to various officials in Tianzhuangzi.

Zhou Man's belly is bigger. Because of the cold weather, she wears a lot of clothes, and she looks round and round, but her small face doesn't change much, so looking at her small head and big body, Bai Shan looks worried. For fear that she was tired, all the pregnant women he had seen had gained weight.

So he helped her share her worries to the best of his ability. As soon as the prince's letter arrived, he went over to read it together.

In the letter, the prince told Zhou Man frankly that it was the common intention of His Majesty and him to open another pharmacy outside the Imperial Physician Office.

Because he thought Zhou Man was his confidant, he told her bluntly, "With such a sharp weapon, the royal family will have one, and leave it to outsiders, how can you feel at ease?"

Just like the army, the emperor must have a core one in his hands, otherwise the outsiders will rebel in the future, wouldn’t the royal family be resigned to fate?

The same holds true for this all-important drug.

Zhou Man handed the letter to Bai Shan, and thoughtfully said: "If the royal family has a pharmacy that produces unified production, then our Imperial Physician Department will definitely not be able to compete with them by relying on the sporadic production of local medical offices, so our Imperial Physician Department should also build a medicine. Fang."

Bai Shan: "...Don't you want to take this opportunity to mention to His Highness to do charity work?"

Zhou Man struggled for a while and said, "Forget it, let Mingda mention this. In order not to make Xiao Yuanzheng too angry, I think I should also seek benefits for the Imperial Physician's Office."

Just as he was speaking, Daji brought a letter from outside and said, "Lord Lang, Madam, the post station has sent a letter."

Bai Shan stretched out his hand to take it and asked, "Whose?"

"The lady's."

As soon as Zhou Man saw the handwriting on the envelope, he shrank his neck and whispered, "It was written by Xiao Yuanzheng."

Bai Shan opened it for her and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Yuan is not here, he will scold you at most."

Xiao Yuanzheng didn't know whether he heard the wind, or guessed that the prince was looking for Zhou Man for a prescription, and wrote a letter to Zhou Man, from the difficulty of their establishment of the Imperial Medical Department to the future development of the Imperial Medical Department. Two pieces of paper, and finally the question was asked, talking about the royal family's desire to build a pharmacy.

He said: "Several ministers have said that there are full-time departments in the department, and the medical affairs should be handled by the Imperial Physician Department. Although penicillin and one drug are of great importance, this principle cannot be violated because of this. Otherwise, what is the use of the court and the department? What's the use?"

He added: "The Imperial Physician's Office has always been considered to be His Majesty's private subordinate, just like the Imperial Physician's Hospital, rather than a department of the imperial court. If this powerful medicine is handed over to the royal family, wouldn't it be even more difficult to get rid of this understanding? I don't know when it will be. The Imperial Physician's Office can only be recognized by everyone..."

"In addition to this, there is also the issue of the efficacy of finished medicines," Xiao Yuan said righteously, "You and I both know that finished medicines are not only about the quality and quantity of the medicines used, but also the methods used are extremely critical. A good medicine can turn into a poison in a thousand miles. The medicine is made by the Imperial Physician Office. At any rate, the medicine is made by students who have undergone formal studies. There is a guarantee that if it is handed over to the royal family, if one step goes wrong, if they do not detect it, it will do great harm. …”

Zhou Man pondered, and Bai Shan also pondered, and said after a while, "What Xiao Yuanzheng said makes sense."

Zhou Man looked up at him.

Bai Shan smiled and said, "So it's time to cycle."

He placed the teapot on the table between his and Zhou Man's teacups, moved the two teacups again, tapped the teapot and said, "There should be a supervisory department to inspect the manufactured medicines."

Zhou Man's eyes brightened and said, "Yes," he lit two teacups and said, "Not only the royal family's pharmacy, but also the pharmacy of our Imperial Physician's Office, and even the patent medicines sold by the private pharmacy... "

Bai Shan: "...This seems to conflict with the functions of the county government."

Zhou Man looked up at him again.

"Well, not necessarily. Your Imperial Physician's Office is understaffed. Not to mention manpower, it may take no less than ten years to designate rules and regulations. Let's take it slow."

Let's talk about it ten years later. He will definitely not be the county magistrate at that time, and Zhou Man can't be angry at this time.

Zhou Man put the two letters side by side on the desk, took a piece of white paper and spread it out, intending to write to Xiao Yuanzheng first.

Then I wrote back to the prince.

Bai Shan studied ink and read her writing while saying, "By the way, Lord Zhou, I have a post for you."

Zhou Man asked without raising his head, "What post?"

"Our wharf is about to open. The day after tomorrow, three sea ships will come and moor here. This is the ship that Laizhou Wharf promised us."

Zhou Man raised his head in surprise, "Where did the sea ship come from?"

"The farthest is the Chaozhou area. There are two other ships that came back from Jiangnan. They were all in a hurry to come back for the Chinese New Year. I heard that they brought back a lot of beautiful fabrics and porcelain. You will also go and have a look at that time?"

Zhou Man didn't care about these things, but was very interested in joining in the fun, and nodded again and again, "Then we have to go tomorrow, right?"

"Well, Governor Guo and the others will come tomorrow. When they arrive, let's go together." Bai Shan stretched out his hand to fix the strands of hair that fell from her forehead, and said with a smile, "You are heavy, then you will be with Yin or them. Live together in the princess' courtyard."

"Hey, what about you guys?"

"We live at Longchi Haisi."

It was actually a name, and it was named by Bai Shan himself. In fact, it was a yard where several houses were put together. It was for the officials and master craftsmen who built the wharf, such as Master Cui, and it was also their office.

Zhou Man nodded, because of this good thing, she couldn't help being more lively and verbose when she wrote to the prince.

When the Crown Prince and Xiao Yuanzheng received the letter, it was time for the imperial court to seal the seal and prepare for the Chinese New Year.

The letter was sent directly to the home and the East Palace, because it was sent by Bai Shan's bodyguard, so he didn't say it, neither of them knew that they received the letter at the same time.

As soon as Xiao Yuanzheng heard that it was Zhou Man's reply, he immediately opened the letter, ignoring the imperial physicians Liu and Lu who had come to give him the New Year's gift.

Imperial Physician Liu knew that this was Zhou Man's letter, so he couldn't help putting down the teacup and looked at Xiao Yuanzheng with concern.

Seeing his face getting serious, and finally slowly closing the letter, he couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter, does Master Zhou disagree with our point of view?"

Xiao Yuan was pressing down the letter in his hand and did not speak for a while.

Imperial Physician Lu was anxious, "Yuan Zheng, you are saying, has Zhou Man already given the prescription to the prince?"

"not yet,"

The two talents were about to breathe a sigh of relief, when Xiao Yuan said expressionlessly: "But soon, she said she had promised the prince."

Physician Liu and Physician Lu: Can you talk without panting?

The two looked at each other and didn't speak for a while.

See you at half past ten