OBS Chapter 359 Qixia Apples and Laiyang Pears, Old Zhu Said Them Were Delicious
Chapter 359 Qixia Apples and Laiyang Pears, Old Zhu Said Them Were Delicious
In Yang Shaofeng's memory, Laiyang County was a very impressive city.
There are two very famous memes from later generations.
The first one is Rheinmetall, which is rich, and Laiyang Steel Pipe, which is poor. It is said that the water pipes produced by Laiyang Steel Pipe Factory are all seamless. If necessary, they can even cut out the required rheostat from the inner wall of the pipe. In short, they are incredibly powerful.
The corresponding meme is the second one, which is also famous for the idea that two energetic young men caused a city to stop developing.
Besides these two jokes, what impressed Yang Shaofeng the most was Laiyang pears and a pen. Laiyang pear juice, especially Laiyang pear juice, is even more refreshing and sweet when it is slightly frozen before drinking, and the taste is better.
As for Laiyang County now...
To put it simply, Laiyang County and Qixia County are typical brothers in misfortune. Qixia County is not near the sea, and Laiyang County is also quite far from the coast. Qixia County is prone to drought and flooding, and Laiyang County is not much better off.
If we had to find a point where Laiyang County is better than Qixia County, it would be that Laiyang County is at least located in a low mountain and hilly area, and the soil fertility is somewhat better than that of Qixia, so it can produce about one or two more kilograms of grain per mu.
Therefore, if the people of Laiyang County want to become wealthy, they will have to find another way, just like Qixia County, to shift from relying on the land for grain to relying on the land for fruit and medicinal herbs.
Although he doesn't know exactly which type of pear is used in the famous Laiyang pear juice, or whether the pears currently available in Laiyang are the same ones that later became a geographical indication product, Yang Shaofeng just needs to know that it's something, just like the apples from Qixia.
Old Zhu said that Qixia apples and Laiyang pears were excellent.
The prince praised the Qixia apples and Laiyang pears he had tasted.
If you think that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's reputations aren't strong enough, or that their credibility isn't high enough, you can simply add that even the Empress herself said it was delicious.
But as soon as Yang Shaofeng thought of the seven words "Qixia apples" and "Laiyang pears," his thoughts inevitably began to wander off course again.
It seems that the variety of apples from Qixia is Fuji, and the Fuji variety seems to have been introduced from Japan.
How can the Ming Dynasty cultivate a variety similar to the Fuji apple?
Or how about we bury a few short, ugly Japanese people in the ground and try it out?
Just as Yang Shaofeng's thoughts were once again drifting to the idea of using those short and ugly Japanese to enrich his land, the guards of the Prince Consort's mansion rushed over and bowed to Yang Shaofeng, saying, "Prince Consort, Princess Funing, Imperial Physician Yang, and Imperial Physician Wang have arrived."
Who?
Yang Shaofeng stood up abruptly and immediately walked out of the county government office.
It's not surprising that Jin'er would come to Dengzhou. After all, when I went back to Ningyang County to preside over the county examination last time, I had already heard Jin'er say that she and Yu'er would take turns coming to Dengzhou Prefecture.
The arrival of Yang Qing and his apprentice Wang Hu surprised Yang Shaofeng greatly.
Although Yang Qing and his apprentice Wang Hu had opened a clinic and pharmacy in Ningyang County, they were still legitimate imperial physicians with official positions. Yang Shaofeng's letter was only to invite Yang Qing to Dengzhou, but unexpectedly, Yang Qing brought Wang Hu along as well.
After Yu'er, Yang Qing, and Wang Hu and his apprentice were all settled, Yang Shaofeng first talked with Yu'er for a while, and then went to find Wang Hu and his apprentice.
Upon seeing Yang Shaofeng, Yang Qing asked impatiently, "Where are those medicine people that the Prince Consort mentioned in his letter?"
Yang Shaofeng first instructed the maid to make tea, then pointed in the direction outside the county government office and said with a smile, "There are plenty of medicine men, more than two hundred in total, genuine Japanese pirates."
Yang Qing nodded and pointed to a huge box in the room, saying, "That's good. There are many medicines here that were formulated a few days ago. I was just wondering where to find some medicine practitioners when the Prince Consort sent a letter."
Yang Shaofeng glanced at the box, clicking his tongue in amazement as he smiled and said, "Actually, the reason I specially wrote to invite Imperial Physician Yang and Imperial Physician Wang to come is because there are two things I would like to discuss with you two."
Yang Qing was slightly taken aback, his heart filled with vigilance, but his face remained unchanged as he said, "Please speak, Your Highness."
Yang Shaofeng picked up the small dragon ball that the maid had just brewed, took a sip, and said with a smile, "The first thing is that Dengzhou Prefecture and Ningyang County no longer have household registration restrictions. In the future, there will no longer be any distinction between medical households, agricultural households, and Confucian households. If the descendants of Imperial Physician Yang and Imperial Physician Wang want to become doctors, that would be even better. If they don't want to become doctors, they can go to school to study and participate in the imperial examinations."
Yang Qing immediately nodded, "To be honest, Your Highness, my family does have a few good-for-nothing children who are unwilling to become doctors and have no talent for medicine. If they could go to school and study, that would be the best thing."
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "Then this matter relates to what I'm about to say—If Imperial Physician Yang's family has children who don't want to become doctors, then the children of millions of doctors across the land may not all be willing to become doctors either. And if there are no more doctors in the family, won't the world be short of doctors?"
Yang Qing was taken aback and asked, "So, what does the Prince Consort mean?"
Yang Shaofeng put down his teacup and smiled, "What I mean is that I ask Imperial Physician Yang and Imperial Physician Wang to write a few books, and then open a medical school to recruit students or commoners who are willing to become doctors, so that they can learn medical skills from Imperial Physician Yang and Imperial Physician Wang."
Upon hearing Yang Shaofeng's words, both Yang Qing and Wang Hu were somewhat tempted.
Writing a few medical books is a great thing; it's like writing a biography and will leave a lasting mark on history.
As for establishing a medical school to recruit students or ordinary people who are willing to become doctors to learn medical skills...
Just as the two were weighing the pros and cons in their hearts, Yang Shaofeng continued, "The second thing is that when I went to see the soldiers of Dengzhou Guard collecting the remains of the Japanese pirates, I found many tendons in a severed arm."
“Some of these tendons are white, and some are blue, but they are somewhat different from the meridians I have seen in books. I was wondering if these tendons have any other use since they are different from the meridians?”
"However, I am not skilled in medicine, so I wrote to invite you two to come—it just so happens that there are about two hundred real Japanese soldiers in Dengzhou who can be used as test subjects. After the medicine is tested, most of them will not survive..."
Yang Qing's expression changed several times before he finally let out a long sigh and said, "I agree to what the Prince Consort said about the medical school. I can also agree to compile medical books. I can also teach my medical skills to the students of the medical school without reservation."
Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement, but Yang Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Those medicine people who can't survive, I'll keep them for myself, how about that?"
As soon as Yang Qing finished speaking, Wang Hu immediately followed up, saying, "I also agree to compile medical books and can stay at the Medical Academy to teach students."