Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Hall Master Cao saw that the price was right, so he also bought some. Along the way, Zhang Jiebin also asked a lot about prices, compared shopping, and gradually got an idea.

In the evening, when the theater stalls were closed, Zhang Jiebin followed Hall Master Cao and his entourage into the cross-yard, and quietly pulled Hall Master Cao, and the two walked to an open space. Zhang Jiebin said: "Uncle Cao, I have spent a whole day shopping with you today. It's really a big day."

What an eye-opener!”

Hall Master Cao laughed and scolded: "Okay, boy, are you afraid that you will blame me for your troubles?"

Zhang Jiebin praised: "As expected of Uncle Cao, he has a very discerning eye. I can't hide this little trick from you. You also know that Taiyuan Hospital is poor, so they gave me three hundred taels of silver this time, and I can only use more medicinal materials."

, and I see that you Heniantang also buys some medicinal materials, so I thought it would be better to discuss it and how about we cooperate?"

"What are your ideas? Let's talk about it first!" Hall Master Cao said without responding.

"I'm thinking that for all the medicines we need to buy, you, Heniantang, will buy them. When the time comes, Taiyuan Hospital will buy them from Heniantang if necessary. In this way, not only can you make some money, but I can also buy more.

That’s a lot of medicine.”

Zhang Jiebin slowly expressed his thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Hall Master Cao laughed and scolded: "You have no good intentions. Do you think the money from the court is so easy to earn? Sir, it's not that I won't help you. It's because officials are easy to talk to and it's hard to get money from the court. I really give it a try."

If you get money, you won’t be able to get it back when the time comes!”

"How could it be possible? Who in the capital doesn't know your brand name Heniantang? How dare the Tai Hospital default on its debts? What's more, the current epidemic breaks out and there are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital. Who can stay out of it? Helping others at this time is helping yourself." Zhang Jiebin said quickly.

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Hall Master Cao said sternly: "I understand the truth. It is my duty, He Niantang, to contribute, and I will never be vague. Whatever matters must be dealt with in the same way."

"Now you are supplying medicine for Tai Hospital, and I am supplying medicine for Heniantang. Brothers have to settle accounts clearly! I have heard that when a disaster occurs, one should look out for and help each other, but I have never heard that before and after a disaster, there is no distinction between you and me.

.If that were the case, things would have been in chaos long ago.”

Zhang Jiebin digested Hall Master Cao's words for a long time before he finally understood: "Uncle Cao, please don't touch me. Your Cao family has been in charge of Heniantang for sixty years. I don't believe you have not experienced it."

Get over this."

"It's because we have experienced so much that we should be able to distinguish them more clearly. Without rules, there would be nothing." Hall Master Cao said.

"But this rule also has to be divided into time periods, right?" Zhang Jiebin said.

Hall Master Cao asked: "Then do you think there are more days of disaster or days of stability?"

"Of course, there will be more days without disasters." Zhang Jiebin replied without thinking.

"That's right, the rules are established to be observed in peacetime. Why do you think the Taiyuan Hospital doesn't assign tasks to us?" Hall Master Cao looked like a coward.

Zhang Jiebin said thoughtfully: "What does Uncle Cao mean?"

"Sometimes you borrow and repay. Of course, what you repay may not necessarily be medicinal materials, but may also be policies and taxes." Hall Master Cao replied.

"Listening to your words is worth ten years of studying, Uncle Cao, I have learned a lesson!" Zhang Jiebin said gratefully.

"It doesn't matter, don't worry too much. I've experienced a lot of epidemics. I can't survive that time safely? The court has borrowed and purchased medicines from us eight times if not ten times. If there is really a shortage of medicines, as long as the Ministry of War can use the emergency delivery shop

, you can go back and forth to Qizhou in one day, not to mention that the large and small drug markets in the world are interconnected, and one move affects the whole body, and some drug dealers are constantly selling medicines. "

Hall Master Cao's words were a reassurance for Zhang Jiebin, so he never mentioned the matter of delaying Heniantang's purchase of medicine.

After a night of silence, April 28th arrived as scheduled.

This day is the birthday of Sun Simiao, King of Medicine, and it is also a grand event in the Temple of Medicine King all over the world.

Although the people of Qizhou accepted April 28th as the birthday of King Yao, they did not recognize Sun Simiao. And because Yaowang Temple was expanded on the foundation of King Pi's tomb, King Yao was also King Pi.

But who King Pi was, no one could tell clearly. This became a confusing matter. It was not until a hundred years later, with the rise of textual criticism, that it was inevitable to trace the origin. Because Pi and Pi have the same pronunciation, Pi was studied again.

Tong's life, and then we came to the conclusion that King Pi was Pi Tong.

Therefore, Qizhou went against the trend of the world and respected Pi Tong as the king of medicine, but despised Sun Simiao. This is also the characteristic of Qizhou.

Last night, Zhang Jiebin did not return to the city, so he stayed at Yaowang Temple. Before dawn, the outside was already busy. There were not many residents around Yaowang Temple, but people in all villages got up very early.

"Let's go, today is Lord Pi's happy day, go and put up the morning incense." Hall Master Cao urged.

When everyone arrived at King Pi's tomb pavilion, many people were already worshiping and burning incense.

After several people paid their respects, Zhang Jiebin pointed to the people who were prostrating themselves on the ground and said, "We don't seem to be pious enough, right?"

Hall Master Cao smiled and said: "People who eat people are soft-spoken, let alone those who seek God. How can we live without piety? We doctors should respect God more than what we have learned. This is the foundation for our lives."

Leader Lin also said: "This Yaowang Temple was built and expanded by our medicine dealers from eight provinces pooling funds for three times. The King of Yao has a spirit in heaven, and he should protect us. There are countless temples in the world that have lost their incense and collapsed out of shape.

It can be seen that neither gods nor Buddhas care about things, and they cannot care about them."

The group continued eastward and went to the main hall to pay homage to the King of Medicine, then turned back across the courtyard and left the Temple of the King of Medicine.

At this time, the sky was still dark, but lights from all directions could still be seen, all converging towards Yaowang Temple.

There were already people on stage performing the play on the theater floor, and before the performance started, they couldn't help but bow to Yaowang Temple, praying for peace and protection from evil spirits.

"What are we doing here? Watching a show?" Zhang Jiebin asked.

"When we wait for an auspicious moment, let's take a look at a show to relieve our fatigue." Hall Master Cao said.

"Auspicious time?" Zhang Jiebin was confused, but when Hall Master Cao didn't say anything, he could only watch the show.

I was fascinated by it as I watched it. Ten years ago, I worked with Tang Xianzu and he popularized the knowledge of opera. Tang Xianzu was particularly fond of the Yiyang tune of Kunqu Opera. It is said that Grand Sima Tan Gong put a lot of effort into the promotion of Yiyang tune.

Of course, what fascinated Zhang Jiebin was not the performance by ordinary people, but the performance by the majors. At this time, "Good Times" was being performed on the stage. These majors were hired by the business gang at a high price to reward the gods for the performance.

Just like this, "Butterfly Dream", "Farewell to Zhaojun", "Stab the Tiger", "Tanci" came out one after another. When the performance came to "Mountain Gate", Miao Zhu suddenly sang loudly: "The auspicious time has come, open the mountain gate!

"

As soon as he finished speaking, firecrackers exploded, drums and drums blared, and the gate of Yaowang Temple slowly opened. The people suddenly shouted, and tens of thousands of businessmen were beaming with joy, which was three times more lively than the Chinese New Year.

"Lord Zhizhou is here!"

Following this shout, the crowd immediately separated into a lane, and a group of country squires accompanied Lord Zhizhou and entered through the main entrance, followed by Gang Leader Lin and other medicine merchants.

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