1928: The rise of giant merchants

Ye Luo quickly stopped the topic, said sorry to Chen Zhen, got up and hurried to the hall to greet him.

I saw an old man of about sixty years old with a gray beard and a cane, followed by an apprentice carrying a medicine box and wearing a cotton-padded jacket, who was walking tremblingly and being supported by a servant.

"I'm sorry for being so far away, please forgive me, Mr. Ding!" Ye Luo quickly asked Xiaoli to arrange tea for the seats, and also asked someone to bring some Western snacks to the young apprentice, which made him look at him twice. Because of the Master's face, he could only swallow his saliva and dare not take action.

"Eat, the snacks at the second young master's house are all good." Ding Guomao lovingly touched the apprentice's head. He is the younger brother of Ding Guorui, a famous Chinese medicine master. Ding Guorui is the leader of traditional Chinese medicine in Tianjin. He has been popularizing traditional Chinese medicine in Shanghai all year round. idea.

In order to study traditional Chinese medicine, Ding Guomao lived without a wife or children. This apprentice named Xiaoliuzi was just like his grandson.

After getting the confidence, Xiao Liuzi immediately grabbed a few pieces of cake and stuffed them into his mouth. It was obvious that he was not full after eating.

Also sitting on the sofa was little Ah Qiao with a big belly. She specially asked Ding Guomao to take a pulse to check on the condition of the child in her belly.

Bai Xiuzhu was tidying up the room and came down wearing a beautiful dress. Xiao Liuzi was stunned.

"Mr. Ding is here." Her youthfulness as a young lady has faded away from her body, and she has become more and more like a young woman. As she spoke, she sat next to little Aqiao, gently held her hand and smiled, " How is Sister Shu's health?"

"Everything is fine." Ding Guomao laughed loudly, "The second young master is so lucky. Both ladies have noble faces. Many children will bring good fortune."

"Mr. Ding's good advice." Ye Luo has no interest in traditional Chinese medicine. After all, he came from modern times and has a better understanding of modern medicine. However, he personally admires Ding Guomao.

During the Guangxu period, Ding Guomao and his brother Ding Guorui jointly called for the introduction of the scientific system of Western medicine, and vigorously promoted the establishment of the Medical Research Society of the Republic of China.

Not only that, he also divided Chinese medicine into internal medicine, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology and other subjects in the research association according to the system of Western medicine, and wrote articles in newspapers such as Ta Kung Pao to denounce the shortcomings and chaos of Chinese medicine. For example, Chinese medicine often Prescriptions are written indiscriminately, many pharmacy clerks are illiterate, and they do not pay attention to popularizing hygiene concepts, etc.

Nowadays, Ding Guomao is very old and rarely visits doctors in person in recent years. He has been conducting research on the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. He is a rare pioneer of "integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine" in the Republic of China.

After Ding Guomao finished treating Xiao Aqiao and Bai Xiuzhu, he sat down and chatted with Ye Luo. When he mentioned the great disaster in the north, he looked gloomy and said sadly: "There are many disasters nowadays, but the Jinling National Government is still launching wars. The same is true for the medical profession. If you don't want to save people and cure diseases, why bother looking at the 'Abolition of Traditional Chinese Medicine Case' all day long?"

The "Abolition of Traditional Chinese Medicine Case" mentioned by Ding Guomao began in February 1929. The National Government held the first health committee meeting and passed the "Abolition of Old Medicine (TCM) to Remove Obstacles to Medicine and Health" proposed by Western medicine doctor Yu Yunxiu and others.

Yu Yunxiu, a representative of Western medicine and one of the leaders in the abolition of traditional Chinese medicine, proposed: "TCM is the culprit of murder" and must be abolished and eliminated quickly.

The reason why these representatives of Western medicine hate Chinese medicine so much has something to do with the current background.

During the Republic of China, there was a general trend to learn from the West and abolish tradition, and Chinese medicine, as a model of tradition, was the first to be targeted.

If these people really want medical progress, then that's fine.

But the fact is as Ding Guomao said, it is false to abolish traditional Chinese medicine, but it is true to fight for power and profit.

This is just a factional dispute within the medical community. It is really cruel for representatives of Western medicine to ignore those Chinese medicine practitioners who are indeed capable and want to catch them all.

Two days later, 281 representatives from 242 groups and 17 provinces and cities across the country will gather in Shanghai to convene the National Congress of Pharmaceutical Groups.

Ding Guomao will also participate as a representative of traditional Chinese medicine. He came to Ye Gongguan in the hope that Ye Luo would mediate the matter.

"The Chinese and French Pharmacy owned by the Second Young Master is one of the few clinics that integrate traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and it has a variety of hot-selling health products and medicines. Although the Second Young Master does not understand medicine, your reputation in the medical field is better than that of the old man. "

Ding Guomao smiled and said to him,

"The old man doesn't want this face anymore today. Please, can you please come forward to mediate this matter?"

"Mr. Ding, please don't beat me up. I'm just an unknown junior. How can I be compared with a Chinese doctor like you." Ye Luo shook his head quickly. There is also partisanship behind the dispute between Chinese and Western medicine. It is not as simple as it seems. Looking at history, in the end, the abolition of traditional Chinese medicine was not implemented, so he was happy to be a favor.

It’s not that he believes in Chinese medicine or rejects Western medicine. In his opinion, those who can save diseases and treat people are good doctors. Especially during the Republic of China, the medical system was so underdeveloped. He spent so much money on it, just hoping to slow down the disease. promote its progress.

The medical system is a people's livelihood system that is as important as the education system.

Since Western medicine cannot fully cover it, Chinese medicine should also exist. In a disaster like this in the north, how many people can go to hospitals and clinics to see Western medicine?

Can’t Chinese medicine save just one person?

"Okay, I'll think about it." He couldn't agree immediately.

With these words, Ding Guomao knew that something was going on. He sighed slightly, stood up and bowed respectfully to Ye Luo, which frightened Ye Luo and the other two people into quickly getting up and returning the salute.

"The second young master's move is of great merit. Old man, I don't have any skills. When the problem of traditional Chinese medicine is over, I will go north to save the victims with my limited efforts." Ding Guomao had long planned to go out to save people, but he has been dragged down by the dispute between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. Now he has After Ye Luo took action, he could calm down and go north.

"Sir, please be careful because of your righteousness." Ye Luo replied, "If you need manpower, you can take the Ye Charitable Foundation's car to go north. I'll write you a letter. It will be easier for you to do things in the north."

"Thank you, Second Young Master." Ding Guomao bowed again.

Before leaving, Ding Guomao grabbed Ye Luo and suddenly smiled and said: "Don't feed pregnant women too many supplements in the near future, as long as they are nutritious. If you continue to feed them like this, I'm afraid the second wife will gain weight after the birth. Also , Western medicine is extremely advanced in pregnancy and childbirth. Please contact the Western Hospital in advance in August or September. If you have any questions, you can go directly to the hospital instead of coming to me again."

"Yes, thank you sir for the tip." Ye Luo nodded and smiled.

This old Chinese medicine doctor is not pedantic at all. If he can say such words at this time, he is a real doctor.

After sending Ding Guomao away, John George, who had not visited for a long time, suddenly came to visit and brought good news.

Yello's paper on the U.S. stock market was affirmed by President Hoover!