Chapter 178 Hua Tuo: The First Dean of Medical School
After some communication, Hua Tuo prescribed a prescription for Jin Mao to strengthen his kidneys and body, and told him to be moderate every day and take it slowly.

Don't miss the opportunity just to show off.

After finishing the diagnosis, Hua Tuo packed up his medicine box and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Jin Mao forced him to attend the banquet, and Hua Tuo had no choice but to comply.

The banquet lasted until midnight, and Hua Tuo wanted to find an opportunity to slip away.

As a result, no matter whether he went out through the back door or climbed over the wall, Hua Tuo found in despair that he was surrounded by elite soldiers and could not escape!

The next day.

Hua Tuo came to resign.

Jinmao was vague and refused to release the plan.

Helplessly, Hua Tuo asked: "What do you want in exchange for letting me go?"

Let Hua Tuo go?

What a joke!
This is a famous miracle doctor in history. With Hua Tuo around, it would be difficult to die. How could we let him go?

But what is the reason to keep it?

Jin Mao recalled his idea of ​​establishing a medical school and finally came up with an idea.

"Yuanhua, how many people can you treat and save in a year?"

Hua Tuo said uncertainly: "Maybe thirty to fifty, maybe three to five hundred."

"Let's take 500 as an example!" Jin Mao picked the largest number: "If you can practice medicine for 80 years, you can save 40,000 people in your lifetime, right?"

Hua Tuo waved his hands and said: "How can a person live that long? That means he has become an immortal."

He has been practicing medicine for eighty years, plus the time spent studying and growing, which means he is 15 years old if you count from the age of 95. In an era when the average life expectancy is less than years, he is truly a living god.

"If, I mean if." Jin Mao said indifferently: "That means you can only save 40,000 people in your lifetime, right?"

Hua Tuo nodded in agreement.

Jin Mao then threw out the bait: "I have a way that can help you save 400,000 people, or even 4 million people!"

Hua Tuo stood up in shock and asked, "What method?"

Jin Mao then talked about his idea of ​​a medical school.

"Look, as long as you can teach to an apprentice level, one apprentice can save a thousand people on average. What if you can train 400 apprentices? 4,000 apprentices!"

"Then you have saved 400,000 or even 4 million people in your lifetime!"

Hua Tuo was embarrassed: "Studying medicine is a hard job. It cannot be accomplished in a short time. Your expectations are too high."

Jin Mao waved his hand and said, "I don't want you to teach a disciple to inherit my mantle. You are only responsible for teaching and testing, and leave the rest to me."

Jin Mao also copied the classification of doctors in later generations. Each apprentice was responsible for treating diseases according to his level, and anyone who messed around would be punished with his life.

Hua Tuo then began to think seriously about it. This theory was very new, but very practical.

But Hua Tuo still had a problem: "I am not talented enough and I am afraid I am not up to such an important task."

"So what are you good at?"

Hua Tuo modestly said: "I am good at treating injuries from falls."

"That's perfect!" Jin Mao clapped his hands happily and said, "I have a group of soldiers who have just learned battlefield first aid. You can take them to learn in depth first."

"So, from now on they are all your disciples!"

"An army?" Hua Tuo was puzzled. "How many people are there?"

"twelve thousand."

Hua Tuo took a deep breath. He couldn't even imagine the scene of him teaching 12,000 people alone.

But Confucius only had 3,000 disciples. If Hua Tuo had taught 12,000 people, wouldn't he be revered as the Medical Saint by future generations?
Hua Tuo was so excited just thinking about it that he asked, "When will the teaching start?"

Jin Mao didn't expect Hua Tuo's attitude to change 180 degrees, so he said embarrassedly: "There are more than 2,000 of them who want to give birth, and now we can only gather 9,000 people."

Giving birth? Hua Tuo finally reacted and asked carefully: "They are all women?!"

"Yes." Jin Mao said as a matter of course: "They are the nurse army, an important part of my command!"

"No! No! No!" Hua Tuo denied it three times in a row.

Although there is no strict separation between men and women, the idea of ​​passing down the family lineage to men but not women is deeply rooted. If it doesn't work, then Jinmao needs other solutions.

"Then how about this? I have a group of doctors under my command, about a thousand of them, recruited from all over. You teach them medical skills."

Jin Mao said: "You don't have to pass on all your medical skills to them, but you can choose a successor from among them."

"This way, you will have fewer students, but of higher quality."

Hua Tuo thought about it carefully and felt that it was feasible, but he still had new doubts: "To be honest, I have a secret research that cannot be told to anyone."

"Everyone here is my confidant, just tell me." Jin Mao motioned Hua Tuo to continue.

The latter then talked about the medical research on autopsy of corpses.

After saying this, Hua Tuo carefully observed everyone's expressions.

Sure enough, everyone except Jin Mao's expression changed drastically.

This kind of thing is a big taboo for people in this era.

Although many of the Shinbei had seen Jin Mao cremate his enemies, they still found it hard to accept the dissection of corpses.

"This is indeed a big problem." Jin Mao changed the subject and said, "But it's not a problem for me!"

"Don't worry, I support you in this research, but it can only be done in private."

Jin Mao said, "I will capture some enemies for you to study. Dead or alive is fine, right?"

Hua Tuo's face flushed abnormally, and he said, "Alive! Alive is the most valuable!"

Suddenly, Jin Mao looked at Hua Tuo with a half-smile and said, "Then let's reach an agreement?"

"I open a medical school for you, and you train skilled doctors for me?"

Hua Tuo bowed with great respect and said, "Hua Tuo thanks you, sir!"

Jin Mao then laughed and helped Hua Tuo up, saying: "I would rather you call me Lord!"

Hua Tuo hesitated. He was just a doctor of low status. How could he dare to be compared with others?

Jin Mao gave him a shot of adrenaline: "Don't worry, as long as you are well educated, I will arrange a medical officer for you!"

"Let you be on an equal footing with others!"

What else is there to say? "Hua Tuo greets the lord!"

Jin Mao happily lifted up Hua Tuo's hand and said, "Do you know any outstanding medical experts? Bring them all here."

“If a medical school wants to flourish, it must learn from the best of others.”

"I appoint you as the first dean of the medical school. All doctors graduating from the medical school in the future will be your students!"

Hua Tuo was so moved that he immediately promised to recruit all the highly skilled doctors he had met over the years.

Jin Mao waved his hand and said, "You can dismiss the three vice presidents as the director. I only have one request."

“Each vice president must have a skill, and each is different.”

Hua Tuo took careful notes.

Then, the two discussed the location of the medical school.

Jinmao wants to be established in Jianye, which is close to it and can easily solve all major and minor illnesses.

Hua Tuo didn't think so. He came to Kuaiji County to collect herbs.

There are dense forests and abundant medicinal herbs here, making it an ideal place to establish an academy.

"I thought it was something simple!"

Jin Mao said to Hua Tuo: "Just compile a book on medicinal materials and write down and draw all the medicinal materials you want. I will let someone else do the work of finding the medicinal materials."

Hua Tuo, however, had a different opinion. He believed that the study of medicinal materials was also a very important part, and that a place close to the mountains and forests was needed to better observe the medicinal materials.

Eventually, the medical school was established in Wanling County, Danyang Prefecture, which is backed by mountains and has a river in the city, making it convenient for transportation and suitable for research.

The most important thing is that it is not far from Jianye County!

It only takes one day and one night to get from Jianye to Wanling by water.

(End of this chapter)