I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen then gave a sentimental speech, which moved and impressed Sun Simiao.

“Prince Ji is a man of high integrity, and I admire him greatly. Your Majesty has such great ambitions that I cannot compare to him.

Your Highness, please rest assured. This is for the poor women in the world and for the babies who are about to be born.

I will definitely fulfill the prince's wish and strive to have female doctors in every state and county."

Throughout his life, Sun Simiao not only saved people's lives but also promoted his medical skills.

I don't ask for anything else.

Sun Simiao didn't care about high positions, generous salaries, gold, silver and jewelry.

Otherwise, he would not have refused Li Shimin's invitation and would have been willing to stay in the medical school.

The reason why Li Shen was able to keep Sun Simiao was very simple: money.

It is not about giving Sun Simiao money, but about letting him spend it freely without having to worry about money.

You can concentrate on studying his medical skills.

This is the main reason why Sun Simiao was willing to stay.

Moreover, Li Shen was rich, and he basically lost money when treating the common people, which was in line with Sun Simiao's philosophy of curing diseases and saving lives.

Although the First Hospital was indeed a rip-off with ridiculously high prices, Sun Simiao had already been brainwashed by Li Shen.

The money earned by the First Hospital from treating one nobleman can be used to treat hundreds or even thousands of ordinary people.

Once you calculate the deal, it turns out to be a very good bargain.

When Li Shen heard Sun Simiao's words, he knew that his motivation was very successful.

So he continued:

"Of course I believe in Divine Doctor Sun. So, Divine Doctor Sun, please continue to tell me about the changes in the hospital."

“Yes, Your Majesty, the hospital is now training the third batch of doctors.

They all came from all over the country, about three hundred people.

All of them are doctors, but their levels are different.

Some are from medical families, while others are just country doctors.

So we train them separately.”

Sun Simiao continued to report.

"What about the fees? Have you charged according to my request? Also, the cost of accommodation and food?

We didn't train them in vain.

I have fixed the cost of the cadavers, including those who want to learn surgery.

They practice medicine to make money, it is a skill that they can use to make a living.

You know, ten robbers are not as good as one medicine seller."

In Li Shen's view, there is no free lunch in the world, and he trains them for the sake of the people of the world.

But they do not provide free medical treatment to the people.

They only treat patients and save lives for a fee, so there is no reason for Li Shen to teach them for free.

“Don’t worry, Your Majesty, the expenses have been arranged, but we have charged 300 apprentices, can the fees be lower?

They are basically children of common people, and their fiefs belong to you, Your Highness.

The cost is too high for them to afford.”

Medical schools are not only responsible for training doctors, but also recruit apprentices, all of whom are children, who start learning from a young age.

The purpose is to enable them to have a skill to make a living when they grow up, and it is also a way to increase the number of doctors.

"Well... in this way, tuition, room and board are all free, but they have to sign a contract.

After you finish your studies, you must serve in the Prince Ji’s Palace for five years.

Their expenses were paid by our Ji Wangfu."

Li Shen thought about it and finally decided.

"Your Highness is kind-hearted. I would like to thank His Highness Prince Ji on behalf of those children."

Sun Simiao bowed to Li Shen, which was one of the reasons why he followed Li Shen.

King Ji seems to be arrogant and domineering, doing whatever he wants, cheating and deceiving people.

But he is extremely kind-hearted and takes good care of ordinary people.

"Why thank me? It's all a matter of mutual benefit and assistance, and I haven't suffered any loss."

Li Shen waved his hand indifferently.

In fact, the food and accommodation for 300 people doesn’t cost much, and the money can be earned back from anywhere.

“Your Majesty, those children are all the fiefs of Prince Ji’s Mansion. Even if we sign the contract again, they will still work for Prince Ji’s Mansion in the future.

Unless they leave their fiefdoms and change their citizenship, their land will be taken back.

In addition to cultivating the land given by the court, they also had to pay taxes and perform corvee labor.

They certainly wouldn't be so stupid.

How many people want to become the fief of the royal palace? "

Shitou on the side said that their prince would never be harsh on the fiefs under the palace.

Originally, the taxes paid by the Jiwang Palace were only symbolic, and there had never been any annual corvee labor.

"Is it?"

Li Shen felt that this seemed to be the case, so he asked uncertainly.

"That's right, Your Majesty, we now have a fief of 1,500 households.

It is 500 more households than other princes. It was the reward from His Majesty when you saved the Queen.

These one thousand and five households were the original large and small imperial farms, as well as the families of craftsmen and guards who were recruited later.

We now have four villages with more than 2,000 households, but only 1,200 of them have been allocated fiefs.

There are still three hundred households that have not been conferred. Your Highness, you can keep them for future rewards.

For others who did not have fiefs, the royal palace would also help pay taxes and use taxes instead of labor service.

Our Ji Wang Mansion only collects 20% of their grain tax every year.

They are grateful for your kindness, so every year they will voluntarily help cultivate the land of our Ji Palace.

After planting everything, you can plant your own."

Shitou took the opportunity to tell Li Shen some information that Li Shen didn't know.

"There is such a thing? Why shouldn't I know that if you ask people to do work, you have to pay them. How can you ask them to do it for free?

Although our village is relatively wealthy, we cannot let people work for nothing.

Remember to tell Fugui that you will pay them next time."

Although Li Shen is not a good person, he still has principles.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to give it, it's that the fiefs don't want to accept it. They say that Prince Ji's Mansion has been good enough to them.

It is their duty to exempt them from so many taxes and help Prince Ji's Mansion.

The princess even went to the imperial farm specifically for this purpose, but the people there refused to accept her no matter what, and the princess was helpless.

However, I think it would be good to ask them to return a little favor, so that they can feel more at ease.

The children in the four farms of Prince Ji’s mansion didn’t have to pay for their education, and they also established a nursing home to provide for the childless elderly people in the farms.

To them, Your Majesty, you are like a god from heaven, allowing them to live a life they never dared to dream of before."

Although Shitou was not the chief steward of the palace, he was the chief steward of the marriage office and the closest person to Li Shen.

Therefore, he had to understand and remember many things, just in case the prince could not remember them.

So that he can report it as soon as possible.

No matter big or small matters in the Prince Ji's Mansion, Wei Fugui and other managers had to talk to Shi Tou first, because it was very difficult to see Li Shen.

Even if Li Shen was in the palace, he might not be able to see it.

Therefore, except for some urgent matters in the palace, Wei Fugui would record them and then give them to Shitou to read.

To ensure that as long as Li Shen asks, Shitou will know.