novelhk Chapter 420 Gu Dahe's Request
Chapter 420 Gu Dahe's Request
Gu Dajiang knelt straight and looked up at the emperor.
There was trust and expectation in the emperor's eyes.
Song Renjing, who was standing by, also had a face full of expectation and encouragement.
Gu Dajiang thought about it carefully. He had been doing business in Longcheng for the past few years, also for the purpose of letting the people live a good life.
All these people were supported bit by bit by his Gu family.
Although he used many commercial means to attract the people, he never let down these people in the slightest.
What I know and learn in the valley is not only applicable to business.
The reason why he was so obsessed with business was that he had never considered a career in government.
Now that His Majesty is willing to believe in him and give him the right, why doesn't he give himself a chance to try!
Moreover, if he has a seat in the court in the future, he will be able to better support Fu'er of their family.
After thinking everything through, Gu Dajiang knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and saluted to His Majesty, "Thank you for your kindness! I will not let you down, and will do my best to protect Dragon City for you!"
"Good!" the emperor shouted happily, striding around the imperial desk, walked to Gu Dajiang, and helped him up with both hands, "Prince Zhenbei, there is no need to be polite. I have confidence in you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gu Dajiang said with emotion.
Everyone was overjoyed to see Gu Dajiang being crowned king.
At the same time, every member of the Gu family knows that they can achieve what they have today because they have Fuer's support.
Without the conditions and precious things provided by Fuer, they would not have reached their current heights.
The boy from the Gu family was also thinking happily in his heart that Brother Jing’s grandfather was really a good emperor. Not only was he clear about rewards and punishments, but he also knew how to use people.
They also believe that their second uncle/father can definitely manage Longcheng well.
After rewarding Gu Dajiang, Song Renjing said, "Grandpa, I told Grandpa Gu that the grain output of Daxia is far different from that of the valley.
Grandpa Gu specially sent Uncle Gu to help find out the cause."
"Oh! That's great. How should we start investigating?" the emperor asked Gu Dahai.
"Your Majesty, just send someone to dig up some soil from the fields where the high-yield crops are being planted, and bring it to us. We will then be able to detect any problems."
"Okay, is that all?" asked the emperor.
“After the test is completed, if the cause is found, we can see if we can find a way to improve it.
If it can be improved, then the land outside the valley will become as productive as the land inside the valley." Gu Dahai said.
"Okay, I will order someone to do it immediately." The emperor said this and called the guards. After giving these instructions, the guards went down to do it.
"You are leaving the valley this time, and I think you won't be coming back in the short term," asked the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this time we leave the valley, in addition to taking care of some personal matters, we are also following my father's orders to stay and assist the emperor's grandson." Gu Dahai replied.
"Good! The Duke of Protectorate is truly righteous!
I want to appoint you as the Grand Agricultural Envoy. I will assign agricultural officials to you to help you solve the food problem. There will be additional rewards after the task is completed. What do you think?" The emperor asked Gu Dahai.
Gu Dahai didn't expect that after being named the crown prince, he would also be appointed as the Minister of Agriculture.
He immediately expressed his gratitude: "I am willing to share your worries!"
"Good!" praised the emperor.
"Is there anything I can help you with during your visit to Beijing? You can tell me anything, and I can agree to everything." The emperor said in a good mood.
As an emperor, he had eyes and ears all over the capital, so he naturally knew that the Gu family had been asking around for shops and farms recently.
However, since his own grandson did not mention this matter, he did not take the initiative to mention it.
However, I have already given them good farmland, shops, royal palaces, and duke's houses as rewards. I think the issue of land and farms has been resolved.
I wanted to ask them if they had any other wishes.
Hearing the emperor say this, Gu Dahai began to have ideas.
The reason he came to Beijing this time was, firstly, to accompany his wife to build a seasoning factory, and secondly, he wanted to open a medical school himself and recruit students, just like in the other world, recruiting both men and women.
However, women would certainly not be willing to show themselves in public, and it would probably be impossible to train enough female doctors in the short term.
If the emperor were to initiate the matter and the court issue an announcement, it would surely be more effective.
Gu Dahe stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something I would like to ask for your help. Is that possible?"
The emperor knew that this man was Gu Fu's father, and said with a smile: "Aiqin, there is no need to be polite. If you need any help, just ask."
“Thank you, Your Majesty. I have studied with the military doctors at the border for a while, and I have also studied some surgical and pharmaceutical techniques in the valley. Now I have made some progress.
The efficacy has been verified at the border, and if necessary, I can verify it on the spot." Gu Dahe said, fearing that his request without any evidence would embarrass His Majesty, so he emphasized.
"General Rong has already informed me about Aiqin's matter. I believe in your ability." The emperor said affirmatively with a smile.
"Thank you for your approval, Your Majesty," Gu Dahe continued happily, "I want to open a medical school in the capital and teach what I know to all those who want to study medicine..."
Next, Gu Dahe told the emperor his ideas, thoughts and original intention of building a medical school.
"I wanted to build it myself, but I was afraid that my influence would be insignificant and that the women who were interested would not believe me, which would reduce the chances of me coming to learn. It would be a waste of time.
If we can get your Majesty's public announcement, it will definitely save us a lot of time for suspicion.
Therefore, I would like to ask Your Majesty to give me an announcement to make this news widely known.
With the imperial court as support, no one will question it.
This will also enable the first batch of students to be recruited as quickly as possible, and will also give women who want to learn this skill less time to be on guard and consider.
Cultivate as many talents as possible for Daxia."
After hearing this, the emperor was even more shocked by the Gu family's selflessness.
Not to mention a new skill, even if there was a good recipe for curing a disease, every family would keep it hidden and pass it down from generation to generation as a family heirloom.
This Gu Dahe created a new skill and founded a new school of medicine. He even selflessly advertised it to the public and recruited many students to teach it!
"Good!" The emperor could not help but praise, "The Gu family is truly a family of benevolence and righteousness, with a broad mind and bearing that ordinary people cannot guess. I approve!"
The emperor asked Gu Dahe to explain his ideas in detail. After learning the details of the construction of the medical school, the emperor was deeply moved.
After this medical school is built, there will be a steady supply of doctors in Daxia.
With the method used by the Gu family, everyone can practice diagnosis within a maximum of five years, and the time can be greatly shortened by collecting pulse records later.
And if you want to study medicine or are interested in studying medicine, but don’t have the talent for it, you can also study pharmaceutical manufacturing.