My life skills in Daming Liver

Chapter 387 A hospital with only one veterinarian

Capital, north of the city.

A new hospital has been built.

Gao Gong reorganized the Ministry of Industry. Today, the Ministry of Industry of Ming Dynasty is the largest department among the six ministries, with multiple departments under its jurisdiction. The person in charge of this hospital is Zhao Huizhen, the head of the Health Department.

Zhao Huizhen was just a junior sixth-level director of the Department of Health, but she was assigned the task of organizing this new hospital.

As for why he is put in charge of this, the reason is that he has bad luck!

Zhao Huizhen unfortunately won the lottery in the Department of Health and received such an arduous task.

Just when others were waiting for Zhao Huizhen to be dismissed if he failed to run the workshop, he actually started the hospital and did it with great success!

At this time, Zhao Huizhen was accompanying Jia Zhengyin, the new censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to inspect this new hospital.

Jia Zhengyin was just promoted. He was originally a doctor from the Nanjing Imperial College. After fleeing to the capital, he found his old superior Gao Gong and was assigned to the Imperial Procuratorate as the censor.

Although Jia Zhengyin was also a Jinshi, he was sent to Nanjing as an academic officer because of his lower ranking. Normally, his qualifications would not allow him to become a censor.

Gao Gong held too few important court positions. In addition to serving in the Hanlin Academy and lecturing in Prince Yu's Mansion, he also presided over work at the Nanjing Imperial College and had no other experience in governing.

People like Jia Zhengyin can be promoted exceptionally, which shows that Gao Gong's available manpower is very limited.

The Beijing Procuratorate is jointly assessed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Jia Zhengyin came to the hospital to assess Zhao Huizhen's political performance.

"Jia Yushi, please come this way!"

Zhao Huizhen shouted enthusiastically and invited Jia Zhengyin to the spacious dean's room.

Jia Zhengyin escaped from Nanjing. When he was in Nanjing, Li Shizhen had already opened a hospital in Suzhou.

He knew what the new hospitals in the southeast looked like. This capital hospital looked similar to the new hospitals in the southeast. It seemed that Mr. Zhao had really put a lot of thought into it.

After closing the door, Zhao Huizhen said to Jia Yushi:

"Jia Yushi, I would like to report to you that the construction of the Capital City North Hospital has been completed and more than fifty people have been recruited."

Jia Yushi nodded with satisfaction. Among the many new projects he inspected, Zhao Huizhen's hospital was definitely progressing faster.

"When will Chengbei Hospital open? How many doctors have been recruited?"

Zhao Huizhen immediately said: "It will open next month!"

Jia Yushi was even more satisfied.

For this new hospital, the Ministry of Industry not only allocated a large amount of construction funds, but also gave it a full fifty people.

In Gao Gong's reform of new affairs, he learned from Southeast Asia and improved the salary of officials and paid salaries to important grassroots positions. This was also a part of the reform.

This new hospital has a capacity of fifty people, which can be used to recruit doctors and administrative staff.

Zhao Huizhen immediately said: "Jia Yushi, Chengbei Hospital has only recruited one doctor at present."

Jia Yushi was stunned for a moment and asked: "Mr. Zhao, didn't you just say that the hospital has been filled up? Why is there only one doctor now?"

Zhao Huizhen said: "The positions are indeed full, and there is indeed only one doctor."

Jia Yushi still didn't understand. Zhao Huizhen took out a list from her sleeve and handed it to him and said:

"There are fifty-two newly recruited people in this hospital, including fifty-one administrative staff and one doctor."

When Jia Yushi heard this, he wanted to throw the list in Zhao Huizhen's face.

What a joke! A hospital has fifty-one staff members, but only one doctor!

Why is this hospital still open? How to treat the people in the capital?

This doctor can't even handle treating these fifty-one people!

Zhao Huizhen said with a smile: "Jia Yushi, please take a look at this list."

Jia Yushi took the list, and his anger disappeared immediately when he saw the list.

After every name on this list, there are some names written.

The list includes the dignitaries of the capital, from the current ministerial-level officials to the recently promoted noble generals, as well as the names of several high-ranking eunuchs in the palace. Even Jia Yushi's immediate superiors were inspected. The names of the censors on the left and right sides of the courtyard were clearly listed.

Some people have several names written after them. These are people that Jia Yushi cannot afford to offend.

Zhao Huizhen said with a wry smile: "Jia Yushi, my hospital hasn't started construction yet, but so many people have come to say hello, it's really hard to arrange it."

"Many people have been eliminated for this list. For this reason, I have offended many people. It is difficult for the court to do something new for the people!"

Jia Yushi cursed in his heart. This list was most likely true, but did he really want to use this list to impeach the people on it?

Then you are really crazy!

"Where's the doctor?"

Zhao Huizhen said: "That doctor was recommended by Li Jijiu of the Capital Military Academy. He was a veterinarian under his account."

"What!"

Zhao Huizhen said with a bitter face: "Principal Li's people don't dare to accept humble positions."

Jia Yushi also had a shit-eating expression on his face.

Li Chengliang served as the principal of the Capital Military Academy and was responsible for organizing the new army. He was a first-echelon figure in the court.

This Li Jijiu used eight military horses to pull his cart in the capital, and he came and went in a very grand manner. Even the servants of the Li family often caused trouble in the capital, but no one in the capital dared to question him.

Naturally, Zhao Huizhen did not dare to use the people recommended by Li Chengliang.

Jia Yushi found it a bit funny that the only doctor in such a large hospital was a veterinarian who treated horses!

At this moment, Zhao Huizhen took something out of her sleeves.

This was a gold bar as thick as a finger. The bright gold bar was stuffed into Jia Yushi's hand. He felt the weight of the gold bar, and all his dissatisfaction disappeared.

"This yellow croaker is to honor you."

Jia Yushi was still a little worried, he said:

"Mr. Zhao, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that this hospital is an important project of the new affairs. When it opens, Mr. Gao Ge will definitely come to inspect it in person. How can you open the door like this?"

Zhao Huizhen said, "You don't have to worry about Jia Yushi!"

"When the time comes, let all the staff wear white coats, and Mr. Gao Ge will not be able to tell whether they are doctors."

Feeling the weight of the gold bars on hand again, Jia Yushi still said uneasily:

"They are not doctors, how can they treat patients?"

Zhao Huizhen said: "This is not easy. As long as you find some people to pretend to see a doctor, and the words are right like singing, Mr. Gao Ge will not be able to see the flaws at all."

Jia Yushi then took the little yellow croaker, put it into his sleeve and said, "I have not read this list."

"Of course!"

"The fifty-two people in your hospital are all doctors. Please open it as soon as possible."

Zhao Huizhen said quickly: "They are all doctors, they are all doctors!"

Jia Yushi walked out of the hospital, looked at the empty building, and thought about the fifty-one officials and one veterinarian who were getting paid here, and felt very complicated.

The Ming Dynasty is probably coming to an end.

"Go to the next one!"

The next one is the cotton workshop of the Textile Department of the Ministry of Industry.

The person in charge of this workshop is an employee of the Textile Department.

Feng Zheng, who is in the seventh rank, got this job from a group of opponents.

Unlike running a hospital, running a textile workshop is nothing new. People in the Ministry of Industry are rushing to run one.

The fact that Feng Zhengzheng was able to grab this job at the level of a seventh-grade official shows the strength of his background.

"Jia Yushi!"

Feng Zhizhang stood at the door and warmly greeted Jia Yushi's carriage.

The workshop is quite large, and you can hear the sound of machines.

The bad mood that Jia Yushi had just inspected in the hospital was cured by the sound of the machine.

When Jia Yushi saw the cotton cloth piled up in the workshop warehouse, he felt better.

"Feng Zhengzheng is really a capable person! How could he weave so much cloth so quickly?"

Jia Yushi looked at the cotton cloth piled up in the warehouse and said in surprise.

Feng Cheng accepted Jia Yushi's praise with a smile, and the two came to the workshop again.

Jia Yushi saw a large number of looms and weavers working in front of the looms.

Why are these weavers so old?

The weavers raised their heads, glanced at Jia Yushi's green official robe with cloudy eyes, and quickly lowered their heads and continued working.

Jia Yushi soon realized something was wrong.

He had seen new weaving workshops in Nanjing. Not to mention the most advanced hydraulic looms in the southeast, the looms here still used the oldest handlooms.

The efficiency of this old loom is very low, and the cloth weaved is also very rough. It is impossible to weave as much good cloth as in the warehouse!

Jia Yushi looked around again and found that the efficiency of these weavers was extremely low. Many of them just shook the looms to make noise and could not weave much cloth at all.

After the visit was over, Feng Changzhang and Jia Yushi walked into the courtroom behind the workshop, and waited for the waiter to serve tea before retreating.

Jia Yushi immediately broke out:

"Feng Zheng! The cloth in your warehouse is not woven here at all!"

Feng's fat face was full of smiles, and he immediately said: "Master Jia is right, these cloths are southeastern cotton cloths bought from the Dagu market."

"you!"

Feng Cheng also took out a small yellow croaker from his sleeve and placed it next to Jia Yushi's tea cup.

"You lied to the court and also bribed officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Feng Changzhang smiled and said: "This is not a bribe, it is just a carriage fee for Jia Yushi."

"Xia Guan promised Brother Cong a few days ago that the court's errands will be handled well!"

Jia Yushi was stunned for a moment. Before coming to inspect, he had read the resumes of officials newly compiled by the Ministry of Rites.

He remembered that Feng Zhengzhi seemed to be from Zhending Mansion in Beizhili, and there was a great eunuch named Feng Mingbao in the palace who was also from Zhending Mansion.

Feng Bao is a popular figure around the current emperor, and Jia Yushi, a small censor, cannot afford to offend him.

He coughed and said, "Master Feng, your work is too rough! Mr. Gao Ge was an official in Nanjing. He has seen the weaving workshop!"

Feng Zhichen quickly showed an expression of asking for advice along the way.

Jia Yushi could only say: "Your workshop has only been open for a long time, and there are too many new cloths in the warehouse. Mr. Gao Ge will definitely be suspicious after seeing it."

"The looms in the workshop are all old-fashioned looms. Mr. Gao Ge has also seen new looms. Doesn't the secret appear at first sight?"

"Finally, these workers in your workshop are all dim-sighted. Let alone weaving, they can't even do cleaning."

Feng Cheng said quickly:

"Jia Yushi, this errand is difficult to handle!"

"Lao Gaoge is very anxious. How can this new loom be built so quickly? It's already a lot of effort just to get these old looms together."

"When the southeast thieves left the capital, they took many craftsmen with them. There were no experienced weavers to be found, so they had to look for these old women to show off."

"I have no choice but to do this."

Jia Yushi inspected many workshops and was aware of this problem.

Everything is fine with Mr. Gao Ge, but he is a little too eager.

Jia Yushi is a person who works. Of course he knows that it is difficult to organize a workshop.

Building a factory, installing equipment, recruiting personnel, and opening a workshop are all things that cannot be accomplished in just a few months.

However, Gao Gong held the Jingchao as his baton, scolding or demoting officials who could not complete their tasks, or even being dismissed from office.

Jia Yushi said: "This loom must be replaced. Even if it is just for show, a new loom must be used."

"If we can't find the weaver, we'll find some young and strong women while Mr. Gao Ge is inspecting them, and then put them back after Mr. Gao Ge completes his inspection."

Feng Zheng’s eyes lit up and he said:

"Thank you, Mr. Jia, for the tip! Thank you, Mr. Jia, for the tip!"

Feng Zhengzheng added: "Next time I meet Brother Cong, I will definitely recommend Mr. Jia to him!"

When Jia Yushi saw that Feng was so smart, he decided to sell him another favor.

Jia Yushi said:

"The Huke report and many censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate are planning to petition the imperial court to ban southern goods."

Although Feng Zhengzheng had connections in the palace, how could he possibly have news from a clean department like the Metropolitan Procuratorate?

Southern goods are the southeastern goods sold in Dagu.

Nowadays, the whole of North Zhili is flooded with southern goods. The southeast is originally a silk production area, and the demand for silk among the dignitaries in the capital is very strong.

Cotton cloth, soap, matches, and whale oil lamps from the southeast are of high quality and low price, and these daily necessities have also entered ordinary families in the capital.

The ban on southern goods is expected. Now in the "Huangming New Newspaper", officials from the Hanlin Academy have written an article urging people not to buy southern goods.

"Every piece of southern goods purchased will become projectiles and cannonballs fired at the soldiers of the Imperial Ming Dynasty on the battlefield."

However, such appeals have not touched the people at all. Goods from the southeast are cheap and of good quality. If we don’t sell goods from the south, what can we buy?

Jia Yushi added: "This time we are serious. The imperial court wants to set up a checkpoint in Tianjin to ban the trade of southern goods."

"In the future, we can no longer use goods from South China. We can only use new goods produced by the imperial workshop. Feng Zhizhi, do you understand what this means?"

Feng Zhancheng finally said with enlightenment: "I understand, I understand! Mr. Jia, you are really my noble man!"

Mr. Feng quickly took out the second small yellow croaker from his sleeve, placed it next to the tea cup and said:

"Jia Yushi, we must get closer and closer in the future. I will definitely recommend a capable minister like you to Brother Cong!"

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