The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 16 Medical Journals Issue [-]

As the days passed, the master craftsman who carved the block was also settled.Just tidy up a warehouse and let these old masters live in it, and then start working. Although engraving and printing books is enough for a periodical, it is not flexible enough.The lead and tin movable type printed by movable type require tools one by one, which is very difficult.

Now the wooden movable type is being worked on. Although it is not bad for use, quantitative changes can also cause qualitative changes.Zheng Xiong kept the list of master craftsmen given by Zhang Yi, all of which were used to make wooden movable type.

There are about 1000 Chinese characters, but there are only a few thousand Chinese characters in daily use. According to statistics, 92 commonly used characters can cover about 2000% of written materials, 98 characters can cover more than 3000%, and 99 characters can cover [-]%. The statistical results of simplified and traditional characters are not much different.

Although there are a large number of Chinese characters, and there are even derivative glyphs, it is difficult to count an accurate number.However, from the Shang Dynasty to the present, the most frequently used core Chinese characters with stable meanings did not exceed 300.These core Chinese characters occupy 70% of the number of words in any text, and the remaining 29% have 2000 Chinese characters.

And that lonely 1% belongs to other tens of thousands of Chinese characters, most of which are "one-time" Chinese characters that appear once or several times in the literature, or are only used in specific situations.

A thousand commonly used characters are enough, but Zheng Xiong also plans to print a batch of medical books.So Zheng Xiong didn't plan to take the usual path, and directly outsourced the characters one by one, agreed on the requirements, and paid according to the difficulty of the strokes.

The only thing that can limit human beings in this world is the dissemination of knowledge.

Apart from the systematic printing of classics handed down from generation to generation, the rest of the medical books are written by oneself for future generations to pass on to the family.

Besides, the price of paper alone is not affordable for ordinary people. Ordinary paper costs 0.1-0.6 taels per [-] sheets, that is, [-] to [-] yuan per [-] sheets, and [-] to [-] yuan per piece of paper. Ordinary people cannot afford it.

That is, since the Song Dynasty, the price of bamboo paper has dropped. The Coptis chinensis paper in Jiangxi Official Manufacturing Bureau in the Yongle Year of the Ming Dynasty was made of bamboo.The price is also very low, about 60 Wen per hundred sheets.In other words, the cost is low, but books are not cheap at all.Most people can't bear to read several or more than ten books at every turn.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Song Lian wrote in "Preface to Sending Dongyang Horse to Sheng": The family is poor, and there is no way to write a book to read, so it is borrowed from the family of the book collection, and the notes are written by hand.Many poor children rely on borrowing and copying books to study. Under such difficult conditions, generations of famous officials and Confucian scholars have emerged.

It is conceivable that even Confucian orthodox scholars have to rely on copying and borrowing books to study, and how difficult the social environment for miscellaneous studies such as medicine is.

A paper mill should also be established, otherwise the cost will not be reduced. Periodicals are easy to say, a magazine is not a book, and the cost can be controlled within the usual range. If you want to print books, papermaking is essential.

The more I think about it, the more headaches I get. Many things can be replaced, so I can just buy them directly, but since I am in charge, I have to plan carefully.

I feel that it is better to do it by myself, and I can control the cost very well.

The first issue of the journal has Zheng Xiong's alcohol and caesarean section examples, which should attract people's attention. After publishing two issues for free, you can charge slowly as you gain popularity.This is a long-term plan, there is no rush.

The stalls have been spread out, and it is a bit difficult to rely on alcohol alone at this stage, so I have to think about ways to make some money.

On this day, the pregnant woman who had a caesarean section was officially discharged from the hospital, and the hospital sent someone over when they got the news.

The team was led by an imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital, both of whom were at the top eight ranks, and Zheng Xiong was promoted two ranks because of his meritorious service for alcohol.According to the general procedure, he was promoted to Taiyuan Hospital, but Zheng Xiong is a serious Juren, and the promotion system is in the Ministry of Officials.Tai Hospital has its own promotion system, so the two parties have no intersection.

The Tai Hospital also came to say hello, and Zheng Xiong had no choice but to come forward to receive him. Others didn't have the stage, so letting them go would only offend others.

When the two met, Zheng Xiong spoke first, with some doubts.

"Doctor Hu?"

"Um"

Doctor Hu is also a great man. He was a doctor under Lao Zhu's tent in the early years. Over the years, he has treated many people and was promoted to a doctor. This is all due to his real skills.

I don't have much enthusiasm for Zheng Xiong, and Zheng Xiong is not unhappy at all. Others' attitude towards you depends on your strength.

Besides, this is just a common problem of technicians. The old house is old. Besides, when working in a large hospital, it is necessary to be cautious in words and deeds, otherwise one day it will disappear and you will not know what is going on.

Concise and concise.

"Then everyone has come from afar, drink tea and have some snacks first, and it won't be too late to go later."

"After walking for so long, I'm really thirsty, so please withdraw it."

Doctor Hu and his party of four or five followed into Zheng Xiong's office. Zheng Xiong occupied one of the two halls.

"You're welcome, come and serve tea and snacks."

When the tea was ready, Doctor Hu ate some snacks and drank the tea, and then said.

"Zheng Tiling, I heard that your Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau intends to issue a report. I don't know if this is true."

"Well, it's true. I also think that the Tai Hospital can publish a few papers. The medical skills of the Tai Hospital are obvious to all, and the Tai Hospital is definitely something to look forward to."

"My Tai Hospital can join in the discussion, but this matter must be led by my Tai Hospital"

Zheng Xiong thought about it, and it's okay, and he doesn't care about this little fame and fortune. It can really improve the overall level of doctors.

"I have no objection to the Tai Hospital taking the lead, but since the Tai Hospital takes the lead, it has to pay for it. You know, it costs a lot to print one issue of the journal. I originally planned to free a few issues first, and it would be best if the Tai Hospital paid for it."

After hearing Zheng Xiong's words, Doctor Hu was a little embarrassed.

"I also came here under the order of the hospital history lord. It is related to the face of the Tai Hospital. Please withdraw the money for a while. I know that the money must be withdrawn. It is fine if the Tai Hospital does not lose money. This year, it has supported a large amount of medicinal materials in various places. It is really moneyless."

Zheng Xiong is also speechless when he has no money and still wants to be a white wolf. Although what he said makes sense, he can pick peaches if he wants to, but it is impossible for you to take up all the cheap ones.

"The ancient books of the Taitai Hospital, the only copy should be open to me, and I will use it for excerpts and research."

"This doesn't work either. There are many classics in it that you can read but cannot copy."

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work. I saw what's the use. I can remember a few words myself."

Physician Hu didn't say much, he just came to bring a word, and he didn't realize how much impact this matter would have.

Zheng Xiong was not in the mood to make excuses, he took the man to see the pregnant woman, explained the process in detail, and was finally given a jar of alcohol for nothing.

The seven-day period came, and all the papers were received, but the quality was not good, so the guy who had undergone two operations wrote some experiences.Practice makes perfect, the more you do it, the more you will feel it, and now it has opened the door to a new world for him.

Zheng Xiong himself wrote two articles, discussing the effect of alcohol on wound infection, the impact of caesarean section on the body, the possible dangers during surgery, and the role of alcohol in pregnant women during surgery.

I also wrote that you are welcome to share your experience. The Nanjing City Huimin Pharmacy Bureau is manned 24 hours a day. Once the shared experience is adopted, you will receive ten consecutive money.The heirloom pharmacy accepts any orphaned medical skills. As long as it proves to be valid, the book can be published with a share or can be bought out.

In the early stage, the wooden movable type package was sold out, so the typesetting was very fast, the time was tight, and the paper was newly bought.The first issue of the journal was completed very quickly, and Zheng Xiong selected four articles in total for himself and the lucky one who had two surgeries.Others let them vote out four, eight articles made into a booklet.

After everything was done, it was handed over to the post station, and the post talisman had been applied for early.As long as you are in the system, it is easy to send things without excessive.Periodicals are not counted as letters, so I went to the delivery station of the post station.

(End of this chapter)