Chapter 87: Saving the People
Chengjin Medical Clinic naturally comes from Chengjin Chamber of Commerce.
They opened clinics in every prefecture and county of the Han Dynasty, and the one in Baiyu County was only a branch of the lowest level.
Cheng Jin Medical Clinic is very arrogant.
Their clinic never provides door-to-door consultation services. Regardless of the patient's identity, the person must be carried in for treatment. During treatment, patients have to queue up to get a number and wait one by one, unless the patient is about to die, in which case they can make an exception for expedited treatment.
Therefore, those rich people and wealthy families never go to Cheng Jin Medical Clinic for treatment. They don’t want to squeeze together with a bunch of peasants. It would be embarrassing to queue up with them.
Therefore, no matter how advanced the medical skills of Cheng Jin Clinic are, these people refuse to go to Cheng Jin Clinic.
As for the doctors in the clinic who secretly treat people from these aristocratic families during off-duty hours and earn a lot of money, and some even go so far as to change jobs at all costs even if it means paying the penalty, that is not something Su Che can control. After all, everything has its pros and cons, and he cannot control everyone.
In the view of these aristocratic families, the rules of Cheng Jin Clinic must be changed, otherwise it will not make any money and will go bankrupt sooner or later.
However, Cheng Jin Clinic had no intention of making any money from the very beginning. For local clinics, it was considered remarkable if they could break even. Many clinics still needed continuous subsidies from the Chamber of Commerce headquarters to barely maintain themselves.
It’s because the consultation fees and medical expenses at Chengjin Clinic are very low, even an ordinary person, a relatively poor one, can afford it.
If the refugees have nothing, Chengjin Clinic even provides loan services from Chengjin Money House. They can see a doctor first, receive the money later, and repay the loan after they are cured.
The medical prices at Chengjin Clinic are set very low, but they are not directly free. If they were really free, many problems would arise. Many people who clearly do not have any problems would go to the clinic to queue up for treatment, thus squeezing medical resources.
In order to prevent this situation from happening, we had to set a cheaper price.
Almost every day, Chengjin Clinic saves countless lives, and the lower-class people of the Han Dynasty are all grateful to Chengjin Chamber of Commerce.
Even though the people in the government thought Cheng Jin Medical Clinic was weird, they still knew that they had real skills!
At this moment, Ding Lun, who was a barefoot doctor, first examined the patient carefully, then took off his gloves, felt his pulse, and finally confirmed what kind of infectious disease it was before he began to prescribe the right medicine.
The medicine box was opened, revealing a wide variety of medicines. Ding Lun first fed the man a pill containing allicin, and then fed him a few special pills. It was said that this was a special medicine prepared more than a year ago, specifically for the treatment of this type of typhoid fever.
At first, Ding Lun was very confused as to why the Chamber of Commerce headquarters would send so many typhoid medicines to their clinic. They could not use them all!
It was not until this moment that Ding Lun finally understood that Mr. Zhang, the boss of Chengjin Chamber of Commerce, whose words were always binding, had already anticipated the current situation?
Although it seems a bit unbelievable, this seems to be the only explanation.
Ding Lun took the pills and water and asked the man to swallow them.
"I'm a doctor from Chengjin Clinic. Eat quickly and you'll be fine."
The patient ate it in a daze, and after a while, he slowly opened his eyes. Although he was still very weak, at least he was no longer in a coma.
After a while, he spoke again: "Where am I...?"
"This medicine... works instantly! It can cure this human plague!"
Ding Lun shouted in surprise, this special medicine is really effective, the medicine sent by the Chamber of Commerce headquarters is really powerful!
As soon as these words came out, the crowd watching from afar could not help but look at each other in bewilderment. This is a human plague! How could it have such an immediate effect?
The county magistrate had good eyesight. At this moment, looking at the patient who opened his eyes not far away, he said in disbelief: "Miracle doctor! He is really a miracle doctor! He can actually cure the human plague. He is saved now!"
The outbreak of human plague was almost a devastating blow in this era of lack of medical care.
However, the emergence of Cheng Jin Medical Clinic has undoubtedly become the stabilizing force.
The plague spread rapidly without anyone noticing, first from a village in Dahan, then to the county town, and finally to the prefecture town. In the blink of an eye, several states and counties were filled with plague.
If it's in history books.
At this moment, I would probably write a sentence like this:
At that time, there was a major epidemic.
But now, things are different.
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Jingzhou, Nanyang County.
At the headquarters of Chengjin Chamber of Commerce, when Su Che heard the news, he was not surprised at all. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, several plagues of varying sizes occurred. This plague was just one of them.
It was precisely because of this plague that Zhang Jue used talismans and water to cure diseases and founded the Taiping Dao.
Natural disasters and man-made disasters are often linked together.
"Next, we must stop the spread of this plague at all costs."
Su Che looked at the sky and whispered softly.
Under his command, Chengjin Chamber of Commerce began to mobilize with all its strength.
Today's Chengjin Chamber of Commerce has already developed into a behemoth. Perhaps it is not very strong in military power, but its influence among the people is very huge. When the Chengjin Chamber of Commerce mobilizes its full strength, the effect can be said to be immediate.
Julu County.
Zhang Jue, a Taoist priest of the Taiping Dao, held a nine-section staff and gave orders continuously, asking his followers to carry bowls of talisman water and hand them to each patient.
"This is our Taiping Dao's life-saving magic water. It can drive away evil spirits and cure diseases, allowing you to survive this plague!" Zhang Jue said seriously: "Drink this bowl of magic water, and from now on you will be members of my Taiping Dao."
Thanks to this panic-inducing plague, the number of followers under Zhang Jiao continued to increase. When people are in a state of panic, they will subconsciously believe in gods and Buddhas and place all their hopes on the illusory gods and Buddhas.
Zhang Jue claimed to be a disciple of the Nanhua Immortal. He preached his teachings to the world, saved all living beings, and won the support of countless believers.
But at this moment.
There was a noisy sound outside, and someone rushed in, pulling his companion up and ready to leave: "Why are you still drinking the magic water here? My typhoid fever has been cured by the medicine from Chengjin Clinic! Their medicine is very cheap, they will treat you even if you don't have money. If you do odd jobs for them for half a month, you can offset the cost of the medicine!"
"Besides, food and lodging are provided when you do odd jobs!"
Free treatment, food and accommodation included!
This group of patients quickly grasped this key information and stopped drinking the talisman water.
Zhang Jiao was so angry when he saw this scene that his face almost turned green. How could someone just mess up the place like this? !
"How dare you! This is my Taoist temple. I treat the plague for my believers. What are you talking about here?" Zhang Jue knocked the ground with his nine-section staff and shouted loudly.
"I'm not talking nonsense. Chengjin Clinic has greatly reduced the scope of human plague and cured countless people. Don't you know that?" The person who broke in was also confident and said loudly: "In Julu County, Chengjin Bank has cured at least 800 people, if not 1,000. Are they all fake?"
Zhang Jue's face looked so ugly. No wonder fewer and fewer people joined Tianping Dao to ask for talisman water recently, and there were believers fleeing from time to time. It turned out that this was the reason!
At this moment, someone has put down , stood up and said, "Great Sage, we haven't drunk the magic water yet, so we shouldn't be considered as joining the Taiping Dao, right? Can we still go?"
"I didn't drink it either. Can I go now?"
"I haven't joined the Taiping Dao either. I'm going to Chengjin Clinic!"
Zhang Jue's heart was bleeding as he watched this scene. This magic water was not just water, but a pre-cooked decoction that had a certain effect on typhoid fever. It cost a lot of money! And now, these people are running away before they even drink it?
This Taiping Dao cannot be passed on!
