I started with the Shinsengumi in Bakumatsu

Chapter 233 Department of Public Health

The best way to debunk rumors is to silence others with impeccable facts.

For thousands of years, women have been men's accessories. Even if a woman from a powerful family is strong in her husband's family, she relies on her strong natal family to gain a place.

Even in Western countries that claim to be civilized, there is no real fairness between men and women.

However, Yagyu didn't deliberately mention women's rights. He promoted Akiko Ichijo to become a duchess, but it was just to break the unspoken rules that had been passed down for a long time.

This is also a suppression of the old forces, suppressing their prestige and destroying their rules.

For Yagyu, whether it is women's rights or men's rights, or even capitalism or feudal society, etc., only those that are beneficial to the development of the country will get room for development.

Although Japan is now a constitutional monarchy with a parliament and a cabinet within the country, the parliament cannot handle national affairs independently, and all national decrees come from Yagyu alone.

Yagyu's name is Prime Minister, but he is actually Guan Bai.

This is an irrefutable fact and a reality that cannot be changed.

Japan's transformation from a feudal country to a new system did not happen overnight, especially since Japan is an island country with a strong sense of isolation and the local people's character is somewhat paranoid.

In addition, he has not completely cleaned up the old forces. Once he delegates power, the country will inevitably become a mess and miss the opportunity for development.

Of course, this situation started with him and will end with him.

Now to solve the public doubts about Duchess Ichijo, Yagyu has already laid the groundwork.

Ichijo Akiko attended a women's college and studied medicine, and the cabinet had not established a Ministry of Health since its inception.

All countries did not pay much attention to the Ministry of Health. At first, Yagyu's energy was focused on the military and economy, and he forgot about the Ministry of Health.

Then he remembered that something happened to happen with the Ichijo family, so he deliberately didn't mention it.

Now hundreds of hospitals have been established in China, including traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Almost all Western medicine are medical skills learned from the Netherlands. In recent years, most doctors have learned Western medicine more systematically.

But these doctors actually know Chinese medicine, and they know two medical systems.

However, Yagyu named it modern medicine, and the previous one was called ancient medicine.

Modern medicine absorbs the essence of Chinese and Western medicine, and uses the sophistication and research theories of Western medicine to solve the obscurities of Chinese medicine.

Of course, Chinese medicine is vast and profound, and some things are difficult to explain, so we can only explore slowly.

Today, the Kyoto First National Hospital with the best medical conditions in Japan is headed by Yoshijun Matsumoto.

When Yagyu was in Edo, he communicated with Matsumoto Yoshijun and mentioned to him General Tokugawa Iemo's toothache and beriberi. Unfortunately, Tokugawa Iemo failed to escape his fate and died in Osaka.

Later, Tokugawa Iemo's widow Wamiya also developed symptoms of beriberi, and Matsumoto Yoshijun's research on beriberi had already yielded results.

He immediately reported the matter to Yagyu, and with Yagyu's approval, Matsumoto Yoshijun first stabilized Wakiya's condition with medication, and then began to adjust his diet. Wakiya, who had been eating whole grains for more than half a year, was in danger and no longer had the symptoms of beriberi.

This alone made Matsumoto Yoshijun more certain that beriberi was a disease caused by diet.

As for Wagongiya, Meiji was worried about his sister, so he moved her from Edo to live in Kyoto.

Historically, Wagoniya died a few years after Tokugawa Iemo's death.

It can be seen that the two of them are deeply in love as a couple.

Originally, the two were just a political marriage. When they first met, Wamiya disliked Tokugawa Iemo, but after getting along with him, she was moved by Tokugawa Iemo's sincerity and sincerely accepted Tokugawa Iemo. However, the good times did not last long, and Tokugawa Iemo died. In Osaka, when Wagoniya saw Tokugawa Iemo again, the two were already separated by Yin and Yang.

After Wakiya saw the exquisite Nishijin fabrics and Kyoto's pastries and snacks, he burst into tears and fainted.

After Tokugawa Iemo's death, Wagoniya became a monk. After returning to Kyoto, he also lived in a Buddhist temple and never appeared again.

As for Matsumoto Yoshijun, because he cured Wakiya's disease and was recommended by Yagyu, he came to Kyoto from Edo and served as the director of the Kyoto National First Hospital.

National First Hospital is not just a hospital, it is the leader of hospitals in Japan. Yagyu gathered a group of the best doctors at National First Hospital for medical discussion and research.

There are affiliated professional schools next to the National First Hospital, including technical secondary schools, junior colleges and colleges.

Technical secondary schools mainly train nurses, while colleges and universities train doctors.

The National Hospital has a secret mission assigned by Yagyu, which is penicillin.

The emergence of penicillin has improved people's survival rate, at least they are no longer so afraid of inflammation.

The production of penicillin was not too difficult in this era. Yagyu watched a time-travel drama, "The Doctor", in which Nanfang Ren extracted penicillin.

Although it is not as good as modern penicillin and has great limitations in production, it does not prevent Yagyu from researching this drug.

It's just that compared to Nanfang Jin, who has modern knowledge, doctors such as Matsumoto Yoshijun have almost zero foundation in these, so they need to learn medical knowledge such as bacteria, and then explore step by step.

This kind of thing cannot be rushed, and Yagyu can only wait until the time is right.

Now that the Ministry of Public Health is being established, some doctors need to join the department as consultants, and Matsumoto Yoshijun is the best choice.

Yagyu introduced Matsumoto Yoshijun to Ichijo Akiko and said, "I will establish the Ministry of Public Health soon. Miss Akiko, you will serve as the Minister of Health. Do you think you can do it?"

Ichijo Akiko said confidently: "Of course I have confidence, Prime Minister. I have been studying hard in the past few years in school, and I also have my own experiences and opinions in this aspect."

Yagyu smiled and said: "Well, since you are confident, I will say more. This Dean Matsumoto Yoshijun is my most trusted doctor. He has his own attainments in both Chinese and Western medicine. There are some problems. You can discuss it directly with him."

Subsequently, Yagyu held an executive meeting and formally announced the establishment of the Ministry of Public Health, with Akiko Ichijo as minister.

Most people have opinions on the issue of women holding official positions, but in the face of Yagyu's pressure, they can only sit back and watch.

Motoda Eifu said in Iwakura Tomoshi's ear: "This Yagyu Higen is a deviant. Can a woman be an official?"

Iwakura Tomoshi smiled and said: "When a woman becomes an official, I'm afraid it will be a mess. Let's just watch the show."

Ichijo Akiko looked around, and she saw the vast majority of noble members and members of the House of Commons with joking eyes. She secretly swore in her heart that she must impress these people!

Akiko Ichijo has just become the Minister of Public Health, and her first task is to form her own team. Fortunately, the national examination system has stabilized, and the number of government officials is now close to 200,000. It is very smooth to transfer a group of people to the Ministry of Public Health.

With Yagyu in charge in Kyoto, naturally no one dares to be cunning. Although the people who join the Ministry of Public Health are a little mediocre, they are enough. Ichijo Akiko immediately called a meeting of the Ministry of Public Health.

Everyone saw the superior Akiko Ichijo. Although they were respectful on the surface, they were a little disdainful of the duchess in their hearts.

Ichijo Akiko looked at the hundreds of people in the department. Many people's eyes were a little blurred, and some had already begun to take a nap.

Holding her breath in her heart, she slapped the table and said, "Everyone, we are a newly established government department. Everyone still has great doubts about our existence. We must make achievements and eliminate these noises."

Immediately, someone stood up and said, "Miss Ichijo," w... Ichijo Akiko raised her hand and interrupted, "You should call me Minister Ichijo. This is a sign of respect for the superior officer."

The man didn't expect Akiko Ichijo to be so strong, so he could only lower his head slightly and asked: "Minister Ichijo, we don't know much about public health and don't know what to do."

"Yes, yes, this is my first time contacting you."

"Please ask Minister Ichijo to clarify our doubts."

Akiko Ichijo has encountered this situation a long time ago. Many people are not willing to accept her election as Duke of the Ichijo family, but she has made a lot of preparations.

She immediately said: "It doesn't matter, I am quite familiar with this kind of thing.

The Ministry of Public Health should manage roughly two aspects. The first is to build a complete medical system. We should promote the establishment of large hospitals in every city and small clinics in towns and villages.

At the same time, the internal situation of the hospital and clinic must be monitored to avoid doctors taking care of human life or other problems.

Another aspect is the issue of epidemic prevention, especially in public places.

We need to set up a health department to be responsible for sanitation issues in public places. According to medical findings, piles of garbage gathered together will breed germs.

Therefore, we must urge the people to be clean and hygienic, and at the same time, we must change the problem of clutter and clutter in the city and eliminate the breeding of germs in advance. "

Upon hearing this, these officials also had a general understanding of the Ministry of Public Health.

Now is a good time to establish the Ministry of Public Health. Although the Ministry of Interior has taken on some responsibilities for urban health, it has not devoted much energy in this area.

Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Kyoto, resulting in a relatively poor sanitary environment, but it is not like in the West where the ground is covered with feces and urine, and there are smelly ditches and the like next to it.

Just paper bags, cigarette butts and other garbage can be seen everywhere.

There are also street shops, residents and vendors who do not pay attention to sanitation in a timely manner. Especially in the summer, there are more mosquitoes on the streets.

In order to deal with urban health problems, the Ministry of Health established an inspection bureau to supervise citizens.

Less than three days after the Ministry of Public Health was established, it issued an announcement. Then the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Interior, and the Metropolitan Police Department formed an action team and went door-to-door to explain the new health system.

On the street, a Ministry of Health official stood on a carriage and shouted loudly with a copper trumpet: "Citizens, starting from today, the country will undergo sanitary transformation. We must create a clean, hygienic and healthy living environment..."

Some people also said to the citizens on the street: "We are a civilized country. Littering everywhere is uncivilized behavior. If foreigners see this, it will disgrace the country..."

Of course, in addition to these persuasion, there are also other measures. A large bamboo basket will be placed as a trash can at street intersections and busy places.

Cleaning staff will come every day to remove the trash cans and replace them.

At the same time, street-facing shops are required to charge cleaning fees, or they may be responsible for cleaning problems themselves, but if they are found not to clean up the garbage in time, they will be punished, etc.

Penalties will be imposed for individuals littering or vendors failing to dispose of garbage in a timely manner.

The emergence of new regulations, and they concern ordinary people, naturally aroused everyone's attention, and many people expressed dissatisfaction with it. However, this matter also involves the face of the country, and the vast majority of citizens can only sulk and then accept the matter.

Yataro Iwasaki, who had just returned to Kyoto, happened to encounter this incident. Holding a cigar in his mouth, he took Grover out of the carriage and subconsciously spit on the ground.

This scene happened to be seen by the street inspector.

The inspector didn't care who Yataro Iwasaki was, he immediately shouted: "Stop!"

Iwasaki Yataro looked sideways at the inspector with a somewhat contemptuous expression, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Are you telling me to stop?"

The inspector stepped forward and said: "Yes, you violated the city health regulations by spitting. You were fined five yen and also wrote a letter of guarantee!"

"a ha ha ha!"

Iwasaki Yataro thought this was a joke. He took out a stack of Japanese yen from his pocket and threw it to the inspector. He said arrogantly: "I'll give it all to you. I can vomit as much as I want, bastard! What are you breaking the rules? Grover, Does your country have it?"

Grover shook his head and said, "Unheard of, boss."

The inspector was angered by Yataro Iwasaki's actions. His face turned red and he shouted angrily: "Asshole, how dare you ignore government regulations?"

Yataro Iwasaki said disdainfully: "What? What can you do to me?"

The inspector was furious and immediately blew his whistle. Several police officers on bicycles rushed over and asked loudly: "What's going on?"

The inspector immediately complained: "This person violated health regulations and defied the government!"

Without saying anything, several police officers stepped forward to control Yataro Iwasaki.

Iwasaki Yataro was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Asshole, do you know who I am? Why are you arresting me?"

The police officers ignored Yataro Iwasaki and took him directly to the police station for custody. This time Yataro Iwasaki became honest.

This incident was not a big deal. Yataro Iwasaki was quickly released and paid a fine of several hundred yuan.

Glover said quickly: "Boss, this is a newly issued regulation by the Ministry of Public Health newly established by the government. The Minister of Health is a duchess and has the support of Prime Minister Yagyu."

After hearing this, Iwasaki Yataro became even more confused. He said in confusion: "Prime Minister Yagyu, why does he support a woman doing this? What's the use? Even Britain, France and the United States don't have such weird regulations!"

Grover also said: "It is true, but this is the will of the Prime Minister."

Yataro Iwasaki cursed and said: "Damn it, I've become a joke now, ha! The boss of Mitsubishi Corporation was arrested and sent to the police station for spitting. What a joke!"

"Then we can only spend some money to solve the problem, boss." Grover quickly caught up with the rampaging Yataro Iwasaki.

(End of this chapter)