Madam, protect me!

Faced with Zhou Yu's question, Li Nuo could only refute the rumor again.

Zhou Yu got the answer, and when he left, his expression was a little regretful.

Li Nuo waited in the government office for a while, and the left prime minister came in from outside and said: "Your memorial has been passed by the three provinces. The Ministry of Industry will print the new law as soon as possible and send it to the local prefectures. From now on, the new law has been implemented..."

In fact, even if the left prime minister didn't say it, Li Nuo already knew the result.

Just now, his legalist and Confucian cultivation inexplicably increased a little, which must be the credit of the passage of the new law.

He had experienced the same situation once when he was in Zhao State.

Legislation is always the fastest way for legalists to practice.

If all the countries on the mainland can follow the laws he formulated, the sixth level of legalists will be at hand, and Confucianists will probably rise to the fourth or even fifth level.

Since the entry of Confucianists, the cultivation has never stopped growing.

Whether it is enforcing the law impartially, promoting medical reform, or encouraging Mohism and improving military strategy, as long as it is for the people, while the cultivation of each school increases, the cultivation of Confucianism also increases.

Unfortunately, legislation only increases cultivation, not life span.

Based on Li Nuo's current understanding of Yin-Yang magic, life span will not increase out of thin air, but can only be transferred from one person to another.

Could it be that his increased life span comes from the prisoners?

But the loss is really a bit big.

Li Nuo clasped his fists to the left prime minister and said, "Thank you, sir."

He knew very well that the new law could be passed so quickly because of the left prime minister's face.

The left prime minister breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In the past, many people wanted to amend the law, but even if the three provinces passed it, the dignitaries would collectively oppose it, resulting in the new law being abolished before it was implemented. This time, I'm afraid no one will hinder it..."

Although the dignitaries of Daxia did not directly participate in court affairs, they could ruin the decisions that the court had already made.

In recent years, in order to smoothly implement certain laws, he and the right prime minister had to compromise with the dignitaries and agree to some of their unreasonable conditions.

This situation will probably never happen again.

Because Daxia is almost out of power.

In the past six months, the power has been beheaded or assassinated. Even the few who survived have already fled Chang'an and can no longer have any influence on the court.

After coming to his senses, the left prime minister asked again: "Regarding medical reform, what do you need the court to help you with?"

Li Nuo said: "Medical reform requires a lot of silver and doctors."

The left prime minister sighed and said: "The treasury has been tight in recent years, and this year all departments are in urgent need of money. The Ministry of Revenue can allocate at most 50,000 taels. As for doctors, most of the doctors in the Imperial Hospital are idle, so you can dispatch them at will."

Li Nuo said: "I will go to the Imperial Hospital later and discuss this with them."

The left prime minister nodded and said: "If you have any questions, tell me at any time."

After that, he turned and walked out of the yamen. When he reached the door, he paused slightly, turned around, and asked with curiosity on his face: "I have a question..."

Li Nuo said: "The Queen of Zhao and I are just friends."

The left prime minister looked a little disappointed, shook his head and left.

The Imperial Hospital.

A dozen medical officers squeezed in front of a table, and the scene was noisy and chaotic.

"Is this the medical book?"

"Where did you get it?"

"I bought it from a Zhao merchant. That black-hearted merchant asked me for a full 100 taels!"

"Let me see, let me see!"

A doctor bought a "Medical Handbook" from a Zhao merchant yesterday, and everyone in the Imperial Hospital was overjoyed.

This is a medical book written by Li Nuo, the top scholar of the six departments of Daxia, in Zhao. It puts forward many groundbreaking theories. Although everyone in the Imperial Hospital is confused, it is said that many Zhao doctors who signed their names in this medical book have greatly improved their cultivation.

It is impossible to say that they are not jealous.

This is almost a bargain, but in the end it is all for outsiders.

Just as they were holding this medical book to study, a voice came from behind: "What are you all doing here?"

Everyone turned around and saw a young figure standing at the door.

"Hello, Lord Li!"

The imperial doctors stood still and bowed to Li Nuo.

After a while, Li Nuo sat on the main seat and asked, "Do you all know that the left prime minister wants to promote medical reform?"

The imperial physician bowed and said, "Reply to Lord Li, the Secretariat has already informed us. Let us fully cooperate with Lord Li on the matter of medical reform."

Although Zhao's medical reform is still in its infancy, it has set a good example for Daxia.

This kind of thing cannot be done by Li Nuo alone.

It is necessary to get the support of more doctors.

It is precisely because of the strong support of Zhao's doctors, who have contributed money and effort, that the medical reform in Zhao can proceed so smoothly.

Li Nuo picked up the "Medical Handbook" from the table. This book was completed when he was in Zhao. Before he left, the Ministry of Industry was printing a large number of copies and asked Zhao's doctors to have a copy.

Li Nuo looked at everyone and said, "Although this handbook has been printed, there are still many places that are not perfect. I plan to revise it. You are all experienced doctors. I wonder if you are willing to help me..."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this.

They have not lived in vain for decades, so how could they not hear that this is a favor from Lord Li.

“Yes, yes, of course!”

“It is my honor!”

“Thank you, Lord Li!”

Li Nuo smiled and said: "You're welcome, medical reform is a good thing to benefit the people and strengthen the medical family. I hope that we can work together to implement this matter as soon as possible. The Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate 50,000 taels for the implementation of medical reform. I personally donate another ten thousand taels..."

After hearing this, the imperial doctors were embarrassed to remain silent and spoke one after another.

"The official donated five thousand taels."

"The official donated three thousand taels."

"The official donated one thousand taels..."

Although these silver coins are worth their salary for several years or even ten years, imperial doctors are different from other officials. Their salary is only a small part of their income. Every time they go to see a doctor for a powerful person, although they are ordered to do so, the powerful person Hefty rewards will also be given.

Health care reform is a bottomless pit, and the state treasury has no extra money to give them, so Li Nuo can only sponsor it himself.

Of course it's not Bai La. The more successful the medical reform is, the faster his medical and Confucian cultivation will improve.

It's just that when he was in Zhao State, Doctor Sun just talked about tens of thousands of taels of funding. I don't know if it was because the imperial doctors in Daxia were relatively poor, or if Doctor Sun had some unique secret skills to get money.

Of course, giving five thousand to three thousand taels was considered very supportive, and Li Nuo was embarrassed to ask for more.

After that, Li Nuo continued to discuss the details with them.

It is not difficult to establish a medical school in Chang'an. The doctors at the imperial hospital do not have much to do on weekdays, so they can go to teach and make medical visits without taking any money.

Based on the experience accumulated in Zhao State, in order to avoid medical shortages, the medical fees for ordinary people can be set at several levels.

A doctor in the first level has ten coins, a doctor in the second level has twenty coins, a third level has fifty coins, and a fourth level has one hundred coins.

This can stop more than 90% of people who are not sick and are looking for illness to join in the fun.

For the lower-class people in Chang'an, one hundred coins is probably the amount they can earn in one or two days, and almost everyone can afford it.

Because of the precedent of Zhao State, Li Nuo thought that the medical reform in Daxia would also go smoothly.

But the next day, Imperial Physician Ling came to Zhongshu Province with a complicated expression.

After a moment, Li Nuo looked at him with a frown and asked, "Price increase?"

The imperial doctor nodded and said: "Overnight, all the medicine dealers in Chang'an increased the prices of the medicinal materials in their hands several times more..."

If you want to reduce the cost of medical treatment for people, you must first reduce the consultation fees, and secondly, lower the prices of medicinal materials.

The medical fees have been reduced, and the imperial doctors receive state salaries, and diagnosis and treatment are free. Apprentices trained by the medical school must first stay in a public medical clinic of the imperial court for several years, and are managed by the imperial hospital, which can control the medical fees to an acceptable level for the people. extent.

But medicinal materials require costs.

It is impossible for the imperial court to provide all medicinal materials for free, and the national treasury simply cannot afford it.

When we were in Zhao State, the entire medical group of Zhao State took the initiative to transfer part of their interests and sold medicinal materials to the court at almost cost price.

But in Daxia, things developed completely differently.

The imperial court wanted to carry out medical reform, so they increased the price of medicinal materials several times, which was openly against the imperial court.

Most people don't have the guts.

Li Nuo asked: "Who are those drug dealers?"

The imperial doctor sighed and said: "All the medicine merchants in Daxia are under the six major families. Although the imperial court also has Shang Yao Bureau, the medicinal materials grown by Shang Yao Bureau are not enough for the Imperial Hospital. I want to open another medical clinic. , you have to purchase it from drug dealers..."

Li Nuo's eyes moved and he murmured: "Six major families..."

The medicinal materials of Zhao State are actually monopolized, but the ones who monopolize the medicinal materials of Zhao State are the doctors of Zhao State.

Although the doctors of Zhao also value profits, they also have the feelings of doctors.

When the Zhao court carried out medical reforms, they chose to sacrifice some of their interests to support the court and benefit the people.

The Imperial Physician Ling continued: "Not only medicine merchants, but also the medical clinics in Chang'an are almost all owned by aristocratic families. If the imperial court wants to build cheap medical clinics, it will inevitably affect their interests. It is not surprising that they would do this... …”

He paused and then said: "The influence of the aristocratic family in Chang'an is still the smallest. Outside Chang'an, more than 90% of the medical clinics belong to them, and 10% of the drug dealers are under their control. Outsiders are very It’s difficult to get involved. Doctors in Great Xia must either submit to aristocratic families or rely on the imperial court. Otherwise, there will be no room for survival at all..."

Li Nuo finally realized that he was still too idealistic.

The national conditions of Zhao and Daxia are fundamentally different.

Even the implementation of medical reform in Chang'an will encounter such obstacles. Wouldn't it be difficult to move beyond Chang'an?

In the government office, Prime Minister Zuo slapped the table with his palm and said angrily: "They are so brave. The tax reform is like this, and the medical reform is like this. Do they really not want the people to live a better life?"

He said in a deep voice: "There must be someone behind this matter. Let's find out who is obstructing the medical reform!"

The Mirror Division is obviously better at this kind of thing than the Zhongshu Province.

Half an hour later, Li Nuo got the result he wanted.

He opened the letter from Butler Wu, and there were only two words on it.

Wang family.

Since the "Two Kings Rebellion" last year, the Wang family's influence in the court has been almost completely wiped out.

But their influence on Daxia has already penetrated into all aspects.

Prime Minister Zuo had a sullen face and whispered: "It's the Wang family again..."

Mentioning the Wang family, the face of this fifth-level scholar also showed a hint of ferocity.

The reason why it is difficult for the imperial court's decrees to leave Chang'an is because of the existence of these aristocratic families, and the Wang family is the head of the contemporary aristocratic families.

They controlled a large amount of land, but they did not have to pay taxes.

The court wanted to implement the land reform and return the land to the people, and they were the biggest obstacle.

The three provinces repeatedly implemented laws, hoping to control the upper limit of land that the nobles could own, but they were vetoed by the powerful and wealthy who were instigated by them.

The court wanted to cancel their tax exemption power, and the tax officials sent died inexplicably halfway.

The court wanted to expand official schools and reform the imperial examination system, but the official schools built in various states could not accept students at all, and the best students all entered their private schools.

These people easily entered the four major academies, and after entering the court as officials, they fought for their interests everywhere.

Local officials would be bribed by them just after being sent for a few months, colluding with them, deceiving their superiors and hiding the truth from their subordinates, and completely forgetting their promises in front of the Confucian Temple.

The medical reform that was easily implemented in Zhao State could not even take the first step in Daxia.

The left prime minister slowly sat on the chair, his straight spine slightly bent.

In order to change all this, he worked hard for decades, and countless disciples died because of it, but he still couldn't see any hope...

Shangshu Province.

An official walked into the yamen and said to the right prime minister: "Teacher, their medical reform has not been implemented yet, but it has encountered obstacles. The drug dealers controlled by several major families have raised the price of medicinal materials several times overnight..."

The right prime minister did not show any surprise on his face, and said: "It's just repeated over and over again. It was Li Xuanjing at the beginning, and now it's his son's turn. Cui Jian's death of so many disciples is not enough, do you want to put a few more in?"

He put down a letter in his hand, with a little curiosity on his face, and said slowly: "At that time, Li Xuanjing led a group of new Jinshi to protest. Among the 17 new Jinshi, only he survived. Twenty years later, I wonder what his son will do?"

Zhongshu Province.

Similar situations have been experienced countless times by the left prime minister.

He looked at Li Nuo and asked, "You are the top scholar in six subjects. There are few people in the world who are smarter than you. Tell me, what is the way out for the court to reform, and what is the way out for the people of Daxia?"

Li Nuo really knew the answer to this question.

Daxia's national life was only three hundred years short. Before that, it was the extremely chaotic Warring States period, and there was too little history to learn from.

But China has five thousand years of history, and the historical cycle has been repeated again and again, leaving too many valuable experiences.

Any problem can be found in that long history.

At the end of the dynasty, the land was seriously annexed, and most of the national resources were concentrated in the hands of a few people. It was very hard for the people to just live. How should they break the situation and get rid of the oppression and exploitation of the noble families and gentry landlords?

It's very simple.

Kill them all.