Valley Emperor

The government-run hospital in Datang is not a profit-making institution, but a welfare institution. The fees are relatively low, and it is difficult to maintain only by charging, but they have financial subsidies every year!

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Therefore, all kinds of facilities are quite complete, and the treatment for medical personnel is generally not bad. More importantly, after reaching a certain level, doctors in government-run hospitals can enjoy political treatment, which is directly given to the grade.

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The political treatment of medical staff in government-run hospitals and teachers in government-run schools was a solution to the treatment of employees of official institutions in the early years of the Tang Dynasty.

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For example, the political treatment of government-run hospitals and government-run schools.

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These people directly receive salaries from the government, but they are not officials. At the same time, they are also to improve the social status of teachers and doctors, and to encourage students to teach and medicine. Therefore, in official schools and official hospitals, teachers and doctors are both is of class.

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However, this kind of rank is only political treatment. There will be a word 'same' in front of the rank. For example, a director of a provincial government-run hospital of the same rank 4 enjoys the political treatment of a rank 4 official. For formal banquets and the like, in the Datang Empire, which attached great importance to etiquette, the president of the provincial hospital could all sit in the same seat as the fourth-grade prefect.

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In the whole empire, the medical development of the Tang Dynasty closely followed the economic development.

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The economy of the empire is developing well, and the corresponding health care development is also relatively rapid. After all, medical care can only be done with money, especially popular medical services, which requires huge financial support to do it.

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Otherwise, it would be useless for ordinary people to look down on the disease.

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But even though it has made a lot of achievements in the medical field, the Ministry of Health still has no sense of existence in the power structure of the empire.

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This makes the officials of the Ministry of Health often want to toss and make some big noises. At any rate, they have to let the Holy Emperor take a look. Don't forget their Ministry of Health.

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In other words, there are many various institutions in the Datang Empire today. The military institutions include the Privy Council, the Naval Command, and the Guards Staff.

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Institutions of independent supervision include the Royal Grand Court, the Inspectorate, and the National Defense and Security Regulatory Commission.

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On the cabinet side, after many adjustments, there are currently the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Household, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Taxation, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Police, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Army, and the Ministry of the Navy. , Ministry of Health, Ministry of Communications, there are fifteen ministerial-level agencies alone.

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In addition, there are several independent divisions and bureaus.

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With so many institutions gathering in Jinling City, it is the third rank that walks everywhere, the fourth rank is not as good as a dog...

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It is not easy for even a second-rank official to gain a sense of presence, because in the current Datang Empire, there are hundreds of second-rank officials and above.

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Most of them have no sense of existence in front of the Son of Heaven.

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The officials who were truly remembered by the Son of Heaven were high-ranking officials in the empire, either cabinet ministers who could enter the imperial study, or servants of important institutions or provincial governors. It is estimated that there are only dozens of them.

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The first minister of the Ministry of Health couldn't even squeeze into the imperial study...

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There is a dignified Shangshu, and when it comes to grades, there are also two grades, but let alone the minister on duty, even the minister who walks in the imperial study could not get it, which shows how weak the Ministry of Health is in the high-level power structure of the empire.

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The second term of the Ministry of Health, the current minister Chen Bingquan, is better. After two years of arrogance in the minister's office, after the initial establishment of the rural doctor system, relying on this political achievement, Li Xuanzhao was forced to enter the imperial study room to walk.

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What he didn't know was that this was because Li Xuan wanted to deliberately support the Ministry of Health, and Chen Bingquan was also a pioneer. Xuanping entered the Taiyuan Hospital in three years and worked hard for decades. Now they are all old courtiers out of sixty-four.

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According to the official system of the Tang Empire, the age for officials to become official is clearly stipulated, sixty years old below the fourth rank, and sixty-five years old from the third rank and above.

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Of course, the special purpose of the Holy Son of Heaven is not included in the restrictions.

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Chen Bingquan obviously did not have the qualifications for Li Xuan to decree to stay in office. That is the treatment of very few important officials, such as Liu Bagou and other important founding officials in the early years.

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Seeing that he was about to become an official, Li Xuan gave him the title of Minister of Imperial Study Walk. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Chen Bingquan to enter the Imperial Study.

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Although the Imperial Study Room of the Tang Empire did not have any fixed staff, in theory, the Son of Heaven would like to use as many ministers on duty and as many walking ministers. The words are not fixed, generally maintained at about 20 people, eighteen or nine in a few years, and twenty-five or six in a large year.

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There are only 20 or 30 places in total, and this is not a place for the civilian family, but a place for both the civil and military. Even within the civil service, it must be allocated with the Imperial Academy, the Inspectorate, and the Grand Court.

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The number of ministers on duty in the imperial study is basically limited.

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There are two in the military, one for the army and one for the navy.

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Then there is one for the Imperial Court, one for the Inspectorate, and one for the Royal Court.

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Five were temporarily resident, and the remaining four were ordinary civil servants.

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Among these ordinary civil servants, generally speaking, the one who is basically in charge of official affairs and legal affairs, the one who is in charge of industrial and commercial and economic affairs, the one who is in charge of civil, political and security affairs, and the last one is usually a flexible quota.

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Chen Lifu is the Imperial Study Room, which is valued by the Minister of Commerce. In the Imperial Study Room, he is in charge of industrial, commercial and economic affairs. Among the people, Chen Lifu is often called the Minister of Economy.

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Even if it is a relatively loose minister of walking, the quota is quite tight.

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By convention, the military must occupy at least three places, one of which is a general of the guard system, one in the army, one in the navy, and sometimes more. Five or six have appeared.

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For the rest, according to the usual practice, the cabinet will occupy at least a few places on a fixed basis, mainly for the ministers of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Taxation, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Patrol and other important departments that have no value. .

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As for the remaining places, there is generally no convention for who to choose. Li Xuan will adjust it every year according to the specific situation, but generally he will also choose the chief officer or adjutant of important institutions, and finally there will be a name that belongs to the reward class quota.

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Mainly for the old courtiers who worked hard and were close to becoming an official. They worked hard with Li Xuan all their lives. They had been staring at the imperial study for decades, but they were still able to enter when they were about to become an official.

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Therefore, every year, Li Xuan chooses one or two such old officials to walk into the imperial study, and go in for about a year and a half to let them retire. He doesn't even expect them to do much after entering. It is an honorary title.

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It is a means to appease the courtiers and show benevolence.

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Chen Bingquan was able to enter the imperial study because of this.

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But even if he has entered the imperial study as a walker, let alone the top ministers on duty in the imperial study, most of the other walking ministers are stronger than him. A fringe role.

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It's not that he is of low grade or status, but that he doesn't speak loudly enough.

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When it comes to real power, he is also a walking minister, but the Minister of Taxation next door is much more powerful than him. Every time the imperial study is on duty, even a cabinet boss like Chen Lifu has to tell the Minister of Taxation. Be polite.

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There's no way, it's the Great Tang God of Wealth, how much funding each department can get each year depends on the effectiveness of the tax department's work.

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As for the Minister of Finance, who is actually in charge of the budget, they are not so strong. On the surface, the Ministry of Finance formulates the imperial budget, but it is only possible in name.

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The annual budget allocation is the share determined by the big bosses of all parties after fighting in person. There is nothing to do with the finance department. Even the finance department's own budget has to be fought for.

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Your finance department dares to directly determine the expenditure budget for the coming year. The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty wants you to take a look every minute.

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Especially those grumpy generals in the military who dared to bombard the Finance Department directly.

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So even if you enter the imperial study, the interior of the imperial study is clearly defined.

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Chen Bingquan has always wanted to improve his voice in the imperial study. He is also a minister, but he has been in the imperial study for half a year, but at every duty meeting of the imperial study, no one has taken the initiative to consult him. Views.

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The only few times he made a speech, he was still cheeky and took the initiative to speak, but as a result, people ignored it directly.

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Why?

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In the final analysis, the presence of the Ministry of Health is too low. To outsiders, the Ministry of Health, which is in charge of health care and epidemic prevention, is very powerful, but in the power structure of the entire empire, it is only a marginal role, which is even lower than the presence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is regarded as the second-lowest ministerial-level institution in the Tang Empire. Although it was established early, it has always been a marginal institution. In the final analysis, the Tang Empire has no foreign affairs at all, and there is no need for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Those diplomats go to great lengths to fight for the Empire's interests in the diplomatic arena.

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The military generals have said more than once: what is there to talk about with the natives, fight if you don't agree, and kill if you don't agree... No, Datang is a benevolent country and cannot do this kind of thing, so Datang's policy is generally It is to migrate these indigenous people who dare to oppose the Tang Dynasty to an uninhabited island in the depths of the ocean for free.

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Well, one island for men and one island for women, let them enjoy island life happily and freely!

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It's not just the attitude of the military that I don't like to have contact with the natives. Many people in the empire basically have this attitude.

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Negotiating with the natives is humiliating!

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This can be seen from the fact that very few scholars apply for the post of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs every year. Many institutions in Datang have many imperial examination places every year. Other institutions are very competitive, even the Ministry of Health. Intense, but not many scholars from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs applied for the exam.

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To be a diplomat in Datang is to go overseas to deal with indigenous people. Going overseas is not a big deal. Today's Datang people have broadened their horizons, and steam ships are running around the world, so it is normal to go overseas.

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But the people of the Tang Dynasty don't like to deal with the indigenous people!

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In their opinion, even talking a few more words with the natives would be degrading to Sven...

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But even so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done some great things over the years. The purchase of overseas territories several times has resulted in the Tang Empire acquiring large overseas territories at a very small cost.

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For example, many places in the Americas, including South America, Panama, Cuba and other places, the western coast of Africa, and now the West Asian region, were all under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and purchased with a small amount of money.

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The overseas expansion of the Datang Empire has always been very gentle, and it will not be like the Europeans who colonized in the early years. ,

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Now the Datang Empire likes to spend money to buy, buy, and sometimes engage in relocation business. In this process, not only can a large number of overseas territories be acquired without a fight, but also a loan business can be done by the way, exporting a large amount of goods for shipping. The company has attracted a large number of transportation business.

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Looking back, Nima not only did not lose money, but also made a lot of money!

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In other words, this is also the reason why the military has such a big opinion on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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If you don't do anything, you will occupy overseas territories just by talking about it, and it's still easy, without any troubles, and you can still make money.

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Why did you let our army and navy over two million soldiers go?

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Now every time the military wants to carry out some kind of western expedition or other large-scale military operations, those ministers will use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' purchase of overseas territories to say that it is better to buy.

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You spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions for a war, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can buy it for a few tens of millions.

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You can get a large overseas territory by drinking tea and eating melon seeds, and you can also make money in the middle. What kind of war!

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The military was very annoyed!

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health are a pair of brothers and sisters in the imperial study, so Chen Bingquan, Minister of Health, and Wei Guangqing, Minister of Foreign Affairs are also close friends.

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Wei Guangqing just arrived at the imperial study that day, and before he sat down, he saw Chen Bingquan come over and gave him a cigar!

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Chen Bingquan said: "This is the product from Cuba, America. It just arrived last month. It's in high demand. I'm looking for someone to buy some. Brother Wei, give it a try!"

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Wei Guangqing took the cigar, looked at it a little, and nodded, "This is the first-class product from Wang's Cigars in Cuba, and it's really good. The man in front of me was on a business trip to America, and just brought back a few boxes. This cigar smoked the whole Everyone is comfortable, if Brother Chen likes to smoke, I will have someone send a box over there!"

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Hearing this, Chen Bingquan cursed inwardly: "Mass, you're pretending to be forceful again..."

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Wei Guangqing always likes to pretend to be coercive. This is something that all the ministers in the Imperial Study Room know, but you are just a minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Go, you can enter the Imperial Study Room as a walker~www.wuxiaspot.com~ This is because the Son of Heaven sympathizes with you A handful of old bones, if nothing else, will go to work this year, plus a special balance policy, this is the kindness to let you in.

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To be honest, you Wei Guangqing's power in the empire is ranked, and it is estimated that the top 50 will not be able to enter. You are not as good as this Minister of Health. I am still in charge of domestic affairs. You can only deal with the indigenous people...

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What are you wearing!

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However, in a huge imperial study, he Chen Bingquan is actually not very familiar with other people except for Wei Guangqing, who is also a marginal character. There is not even a single person to talk to. Those high-ranking walking ministers will not have anything to do with their marginal characters. They are busy...

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As for the ministers on duty, not to mention, apart from formal meetings, Chen Bingquan never chatted with Chen Lifu in private.

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Alas, being an official is hard!

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Being the minister of the imperial study is even harder!

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