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  Chapter 53 Aqueduct

Standing at Li Ang's position, looking inside the building door, he could see casserole pots for decocting medicine placed in the corner of the yard, wooden tables like stretcher beds were parked in the middle of the yard, and many patients were lying under quilts. on the hospital bed.

  Sickhouse is a place officially set up by Yu State to adopt the poor and treat diseases. It provides free treatment and medicine to the poor and look down on the sick.

  The purpose of the ward system itself is good,

  However, even the official medical institutions of Yu State lack a complete medical education system, lack of doctors and resources, and cannot bear the medical burden of Chang'an.

   As a tree without roots and water without a source, it is naturally impossible for the sickhouse to play any important role. To a large extent, it's just posturing bureaucracy.

   "Risheng, what are you looking at, let's go."

  Song Shaoyuan's voice came from the front, Li Ang pulled his eyes away from the sickroom, and replied, "Here we are."

  It is impossible for a purely charitable hospital to maintain its operation or even expand its scale.

  Want to make more people able to see and be cured of diseases,

   Sure enough, only by building a real hospital?

  ——

Under the leadership of Wu Shiqi, a group of scholars marched from the East Market to the West Market, and visited Ximing Temple, Dazhuangyan Temple and other tourist places like a horse on a horse. At noon, Song Shaoyuan, Zhai Yiming and others sat in the manor, and went to the restaurant for a meal pause.

  During the middle of the meal, Yang Yu, whom I met in the posthouse yesterday, ran over panting and apologized embarrassingly.

Originally, Yang Yu promised to accompany everyone in Weizhou to visit Chang'an this morning, but last night he drank too much wine with his friends and found out that it was already noon when he woke up together. .

  Song Shaoyuan and Zhai Yiming were not short of money, but since Yang Yu insisted, he had to let him pay the bill.

  When Wu Shiqi saw Yang Yu coming, he also took the initiative to plead guilty and left, letting Yang Yu be the tour guide.

   "Tsk, why did Taichang Temple find Wu Shiqi?"

  Yang Yu was in the restaurant, looking at the back of Wu Shiqi leaving downstairs, he curled his lips noncommittally.

  Zhai Yiming raised his eyebrows, "Huh? Brother Yang, is there any problem with Wu Shiqi?"

   "No, he used to be a member of the Shuran Gang, but later he stopped mixing with the gang. He found a post in Chang'an County to investigate and arrest, and became a bad person."

  Yang Yu casually explained that bad people are government servants who specialize in catching criminals and petty officials who are a little higher in rank than government servants.

   "Are there many gangs in Chang'an?"

  Song Shaoyuan asked curiously, "I thought there would be very few."

   "Snakes have snakes, rats have rats. As long as there are people and nobles, there will never be a lack of eagles and dogs to help nobles deal with their private affairs."

Yang Yu said with no surprise: "There are four or five relatively large gangs in Chang'an City. The site of the Suiran Gang is Luyundidian, and many of the goods imported into Chang'an from all over the world have to be stored under their names for piling up goods. In warehouses, warehouses.

  The foundation of the Yusha Gang is water transportation, and many laborers and trackers on the wharf are their members.

   In addition to this, there are giant whale gangs, Feiyun gangs, etc., all based around a certain industry,

   It is both a gang and a guild. As long as they don't act like monsters, the government doesn't bother to care about them, and they are also very knowledgeable, they won't provoke real big shots, and they won't take the initiative to have contacts with school candidates.

but"

  Yang Yu paused for a moment, and said casually: "Everyone should be a little more careful, and don't trust the servants who take the initiative to attach themselves.

  In the past, Chang’an City would have the kind of companions who would play with others, and would take the initiative to hook up candidates who came to Chang’an, and take them to play in the land of fireworks and moonlight.

  Gambling, drinking, playing polo, talking about romance,

  Some non-local candidates who are not firm-willed may be so led as bad, and since then they are addicted to having fun and have no intention of studying.

  Can’t even pass the first round of exams in the Academy,

   At the same time, he was squeezed out of his money, so he had to rely on fellow villagers to help him, and returned to his hometown in despair. "

  A Xuanzhou scholar asked in astonishment: "Does the academy not care?"

   "The legs grow on the examinee himself, can the academy still cut off the legs?"

  A female student next to Ji Linglang said coldly: "If you don't even have this bit of self-control, even if you are not bad, you won't be able to enter the academy."

  Some scholars showed a slightly embarrassed expression on their faces. They just wanted to go to the wine shops in Pingkangfang and Dongxishi.

  Yang Yu saw this, laughed and said haha, "Now the atmosphere is much better than before, and there are fewer companions to play with than before.

   There is still more than half a month before the first exam in the academy. It is not too late to concentrate on your studies after visiting Chang'an for a while and seeing the customs.

  By the way, have you found a place to live in Chang'an?

  If you don’t mind, the Yang family has a spacious hotel in Dunyifang, where you can live. With a little greeting, there will be 30 to 40 rooms available for immediate occupancy. "

"Very good,"

  Song Shaoyuan and others thanked: "Then trouble brother Yang."

   "Uh Brother Yang."

   Li Ang asked hesitantly, "Dunyifang is near Yong'an Canal, right?"

  Yang Yu nodded and said, "Yes, it's next to the Yong'an Aqueduct, what's wrong?"

   Li Ang said embarrassingly: "Is there a hotel that is further north and not near the canal?"

  Yang Yu raised his eyebrows in a little surprise, "Huh?"

   "Cough, Sunrise."

   Song Shaoyuan coughed as a reminder, but Yang Yu was not angry.

  Among this group of people, apart from Ji Linglang, daughter of the prefect of Weizhou, Li Ang is the one he most wants to make friends with.

  On the one hand, Li Ang has superb medical skills,

   On the other hand, as a local Chang'an "Bao inquirer", Yang Yu likes strange and strange things the most.

   Li Ang is not the kind of person who pushes forward. There must be a reason for what he said.

   "There are also inns further north, not near the aqueduct."

  Yang Yu raised his hand with a smile, expressing that he didn't mind, "Where does Risheng want to live?"

  Li Ang nodded, "Well, it's better for your health."

"Good health?"

   Not only Yang Yu, Song Shaoyuan, Zhai Yiming, Ji Linglang and others all frowned in confusion.

  Out of trust in Li Ang's medical skills, they did not make a fuss to question, but asked curiously: "Is there any explanation for this?"

   "Didn't "Suwen Zhizhenyao Dalun" say, "The beginning of all diseases in the husband are all born from wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, and they are transformed into changes."

  The higher the place you live, the farther away you are from water canals, especially stagnant water, the less likely you are to get sick.

  The criss-crossing rivers, canals, and drainage ditches in Chang'an City are naturally breeding grounds for diseases.

  The more gutters you build, the more disease breeds”

  Li Ang picked up a chicken leg from the table with his chopsticks, put it into Chai Cuiqiao's bowl beside him, and explained casually, but he heard a slightly angry middle-aged male voice scolding from the next room.

   "Nonsense."

  (end of this chapter)