Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Hall Master Cao nodded and said with some regret: "My father retired from Taiyuan Hospital and took over Heniantang from the Ding family. Thirty years of operation laid the foundation. Although I can be considered half of Taiyuan Hospital,

I am a human being, but I have never been admitted to Tai Hospital, and I deeply regret it!"

Zhang Jiebin smiled and said: "You just inherited this century-old store, but we have nothing."

"That's because you don't want to practice medicine. I heard back then that Mr. Mengshi wanted to hand over Shi Ren Tang to you, but you didn't want to take over. Instead, you abandoned medicine and joined the army. It's a pity that Shi Ren Tang has been in charge of the army for more than thirty years.

The signboard is gone just like that."

Pavilion Master Cao was heartbroken. During Jin Ying's time, he once became a role model for famous doctors in the capital. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has been in charge of the capital's medical circles for thirty years. When he was old, he accepted a close disciple. It was intended to pass on the mantle, but in the end he was let go.

People were shocked. (In ancient times, glasses were called Xudao, or Kuji, and they have been around since ancient times. At the latest, during the Jiajing period, there was a saying about glasses.)

Zhang Jiebin said with a smile: "Don't mention the past. Besides, I have not neglected my medical skills."

After hearing this, Hall Master Cao gathered his emotions. This was Zhang Jiebin's business. He recalled the time when he took over Heniantang from his father. Thirty years later, he was no longer young. He looked at Zhang Jiebin the same way as himself.

Only a son or nephew would lose his temper.

"Well, it was also at that time that I really couldn't spare any money, and most of the famous doctors living in the capital had left the capital, so there was no one to take over Shi Ren Tang."

Zhang Jiebin said with relief: "Master Cao does not need to blame himself. The court was in turmoil at that time, and the capital was no longer a place to stay for a long time. It is human nature to stay away from the court."

"It's difficult. How can you say that this world is so easy to change? In just a few decades, I have become more and more confused. Forget it, if you don't say these nonsense, Mr. Zhang, please tell me about Meng Yutang.

Let us be more careful." Hall Master Cao said.

"I don't know much. We were separated from each other in the hospital. We haven't contacted him for several years. I don't know how he is doing now." Zhang Ruyi shook his head.

"Ruzhou is not far from here. Didn't Meng Yutang come to buy medicinal materials?" Zhang Jiebin asked.

"Although our Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market has been prosperous in recent years, Yuzhou Pharmaceutical Market is a gathering place for old-fashioned medicinal materials. Emperor Taizu Gao even ordered pharmaceutical dealers to gather in Yuzhou." Zhang Ruyi said, and finally sighed: "You

The state is right next to Yuzhou, so why would you sacrifice the near for the far away?"

Leader Lin asked: "Is the Yuzhou you are talking about Junzhou?"

"Yes, it is Junzhou, but it was renamed Yuzhou twelve years ago. It is the same place." Zhang Ruyi nodded in response.

Leader Lin smiled and said: "It turns out to be Junzhou. I've been there a few years ago. Not to mention anything else, our medicinal materials are available only once a year, but Junzhou has regular sales twice a year, and there are as many as two pharmacists."

The three thousand businesses are indeed far more prosperous than Qizhou's pharmaceutical market. But that was in the past, and I dare to conclude that within thirty years, Qizhou will definitely catch up."

"Oh? Where does Gang Leader Lin's confidence come from?" Hall Leader Cao asked curiously.

"Brother Cao has never been to Yuzhou, has he?" Gang leader Lin did not answer, but asked.

"I have never been there. Ever since I took over Heniantang, I have been running medicine in Qizhou." Hall Master Cao answered truthfully.

"That's it. Yuzhou Medicine Market is a government-run business. Do you understand this, Brother Cao?" Gang Leader Lin said lightly without further explanation.

Hall Master Cao suddenly understood, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled. But everyone was worried. Li Yingzhi pressed him to ask why, but both of them smiled and said nothing.

Leader Lin quickly changed the subject: "Since the market is open, why don't we go out and take a look?"

Hall Master Cao also said: "My lord, don't be in a hurry to buy medicine. There is a secret here. You can see what medicine you need first. Leave it to me to buy whatever you want. I will never let your money go to waste."

Zhang Jiebin quickly thanked him, and everyone left the hospital and headed towards the medicine market.

In addition to what we saw and heard along the way, 90% of it was related to medicinal materials. In addition, there were also many performers on the streets, such as monkey performers, circus performers, drum readers, etc., all in every corner of the temple fair.

Everyone also stopped to watch for a while and rewarded some coins.

Zhang Jiebin asked curiously: "Didn't there be a lot of drama among the heads yesterday? How come we only saw Gang Leader Lin and Zhang Gangtou getting involved before? Where are the other heads?"

Zhang Ruyi explained: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Our reward scenes are always two scenes, one in the morning and one in the evening. Tomorrow is the main day, and there will be one more scene. Leader Lin and the others estimate that there will be eleven scenes in five days.

But they won’t all come out all at once.”

"In addition to the main opera, people from each village will also perform on stage. You may have arrived late and have never seen it. In addition to the theater in front of the temple, large and small medicine markets also sing a play every day before opening and closing. Your Majesty, are you afraid?

You can’t see it!” Hall Master Cao said jokingly.

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

"It doesn't matter, it's just for fun anyway." Zhang Jiebin didn't care, he laughed, and then said: "Actually, you don't need to follow, you all have business to take care of, go and do your own business, as long as Brother Ruyi is with you.

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Gang leader Lin said: "Anyway, I'm going to the medicine market on the way."

"I'm here just to buy medicine. I'll take a look at the quality and market conditions first to get a better understanding. The days are long, so there's no need to rush." ​​Hall Master Cao also said.

Arriving at the small medicine market, Gang Leader Lin said goodbye and went back to his medicine factory. There was a shop in the front and a factory in the back, where dozens of people were processing medicinal materials.

Zhang Jiebin and his entourage did not go in to disturb them and continued to stroll. From time to time they could hear a shout:

"Hangzhou Yangzhai Pharmacy, purchased 100 kilograms of ginseng, Baohe Hao sold!"

"Taiyuan Guangsheng No., purchased 300 kilograms of Sichuan brocade pattern, Shun'an Pharmacy closed the deal!"

"Lingnan Feng bought a sex medicine name, purchased two hundred kilograms of Zhuanglang rhubarb, and Pingliangwei closed the deal!"

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When Zhang Jiebin heard this, he couldn't help but stop. Li Yingzhen asked in confusion: "Hui Qing, what's wrong?"

Zhang Ruyi and Chen Jisheng also looked over, and Zhang Jiebin said: "It's okay, I just heard the Sichuan brocade pattern and rhubarb, and I couldn't help but be stunned."

"Is there anything wrong with these two medicines?" Chen Jisheng asked puzzledly.

Zhang Ruyi smiled and said: "Silly boy, this is just medicine."

"Oh?" Not only Chen Jisheng, but also Li Yingzhao was stunned.

"There are many aliases for medicinal materials. Rhubarb is also called Sichuan Jinwen in Shu. When talking about rhubarb before, the one produced by Zhuang Lang was definitely the best. However, Shu caught up from behind and strictly bred it. Now it is gradually replacing Zhuang Lang."

Zhang Jiebin explained that his ancestral home was Mianzhu. No matter how far people traveled or how long they passed, they would always seek their roots and never forget their ancestral land. Therefore, both Zhang Jiebin and Zhang Dai in the future called themselves Shu people. In fact, they both called themselves Shu people.

They have all left Shu for nearly three hundred years.

"It's true. In the past, everyone traveled thousands of miles to Zhuanglang to purchase rhubarb. Now you see, Pingliangwei has to come all the way here." Zhang Ruyi said with a smile. He was born and raised in Qizhou, so he was naturally happy to see this happen.

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