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Chapter 544 - 353: Li Yun's Enlightenment_2

The attendant was still in a daze, only to be pinned to the ground by someone.

A few shopkeepers from the back hall heard the news and came out, only to be taken down by the Ministry of Justice on the spot.

"What are you doing!"

"What crime have we committed, why are you arresting us!"

"Which government office are you from, how can you arrest people arbitrarily!"

A constable held a warrant from the Ministry of Justice in his hand, waved it before them, and said, "Take a good look, the Ministry of Justice doesn't arrest people without reason, you've committed the crime of maliciously inflating medicine prices, so you'll all have to come with us."

Manager Xu was stunned for a moment and then angrily said, "What crime of maliciously inflating medicine prices, what are you talking about, there is no such crime in Daxia!"

The Ministry of Justice constable said, "I'm sorry, this crime was just established, if you have anything to say, save it for the Ministry of Justice."

Several shopkeepers from the Wang family's Jishi Hall were taken away by the Ministry of Justice, and many people on the street witnessed this scene.

"Isn't that Manager Xu, what happened to him, why was he taken away by government officers?"

"Manager Xu always seemed very upright, did he commit some crime?"

"There are other shopkeepers from the Wang family's Jishi Hall involved too, this is a big issue!"

Wounded-healing Hall.

A disciple rushed in quickly, panic-stricken, "Manager, something's wrong, including Manager Xu, several shopkeepers from Jishi Hall have been taken away by the Ministry of Justice!"

The figure behind the counter moving the abacus changed expression upon hearing this, and said in shock, "What!"

If Manager Xu alone were caught, it might be because he did something wrong.

But when all the shopkeepers from the Wang family's Jishi Hall were taken away by the Ministry of Justice, he could be sure it was because of the price hike in medicinal materials.

The court's actions had to be based on the law; the Ministry of Justice couldn't just arrest people randomly for this!

He hurriedly left the Medical Hall to find others to discuss countermeasures.

An hour later, word came from the Ministry of Justice.

Several shopkeepers from Jishi Hall, for violating the court's "Pharmaceutical Management Regulations," arbitrarily inflating medicine prices, and attempting to undermine the fundamentals of medical reform, were sentenced by Assistant Minister Li Nuo to ten years of imprisonment, and the five Jishi Halls in Chang'an were confiscated according to the law, including their medicinal fields near the Capital, which were also nationalized.

The court's implementation of medical reform is to ensure that people can seek medical treatment when sick and get treated when ill, and it is a fundamental national policy that will be pushed for the long term.

Their actions are undermining national policy and profiteering from national difficulties, and are unforgivable crimes.

At the same time, the Imperial Hospital posted a notice outside Jishi Hall, announcing that the five Jishi Halls will be converted into National Medical Halls, with Imperial Physicians on duty daily, consultation fees ranging from ten to one hundred cents, and medicine prices less than one-tenth of before.

Upon hearing the news, the people of Chang'an cheered.

In the past two days, news had emerged that the court was about to implement a new law.

In the new law, the Redemption tailored for nobles and officials would be further curtailed, and the Redemption silver would be increased tenfold.

This was naturally great news for the people.

It was heard that such a law had already been implemented in Zhao Country, and now it was finally their turn.

Since the top scholar returned from Zhao Country, it had been one good thing after another for the people.

In the past, ordinary people wanted to see a doctor, but the consultation fee alone was one tael of silver, and medicine costs were exorbitant, so after a few visits, the ordinary family could go bankrupt.

The consultation fee at the National Medical Hall is one-hundredth of what it was at Jishi Hall in the past, affordable even for beggars on the street.

The people of Chang'an were jubilant, but the shopkeepers at various Medical Halls were both shocked and fearful.

This is plain robbery!

Just because they raised the price of medicinal materials, people were taken to the Ministry of Justice for sentencing, and their medicinal fields and Medical Halls were seized; how is this different from banditry?

It's hard to imagine the court doing such a thing.

Reasonable bandits only care about money without harming people!

Though shocked, angry, and fearful at heart, they dared not delay in their actions.

Several major Medical Halls immediately removed their signs of increased medicine prices and restored the prices to the original levels, worried they might be next to be raided.

At the same time, they also immediately sent messages to their families.

Secretariat.

The Left Prime Minister looked at the dossier sent up from the Ministry of Justice with astonishment.

Isn't this blatant robbery?

This is blatant robbery.

As a Confucian disciple and a national Prime Minister, he could never have come up with such a method in his lifetime.

But he had to admit, this method was very effective.

Not only did it render medicinal materials cost-free, but it also meant that they no longer needed to build Medical Halls; the Ministry of Industry only needed to change a sign, and the National Medical Hall could officially open tomorrow.

This decree at least pushed the progress of medical reform forward by several months.

Just a few days ago during the preparation stage of medical reform, it suddenly reached the completion stage.

At this moment, he finally personally experienced how effective violence could be.

All his life he had pondered how to get the noble families to relinquish their benefits so that the people of Daxia could live prosperous lives and had made many efforts, but all had ended in failure.

Li Nuo, through medical reform, taught him a lesson.

When faced with the oppression of the noble families, the court's path of reform, and the way forward for the people of Daxia, the simplest and most effective method consisted of just four words.

Kill them all.

This was a path he had never considered.

A figure entered the government office, and the Right Prime Minister picked up the dossier that the Left Prime Minister had just put down. He had guessed what methods Li Nuo might use to implement this medical reform, but he did not expect that his method would be so simple and direct.

Having set down the dossier, the Right Prime Minister said, "As expected of Li Xuanjing's son, only he and his father could use such a method."

Li Nuo walked in from outside and said, "You flatter me, Right Prime Minister."

He had just come over after finishing up at the Ministry of Justice.