Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 851 The person who worked for the US president and helped traditional Chinese medicine gain a foothold overseas (two chapters combined)
Upon hearing the question about dialects, everyone who had expressed their intention to invite dialect speakers was taken aback.

Whether it's a traditional Chinese medicine hospital or not doesn't seem to matter, right?

They simply wanted to provide Fang Yan with money long-term so that if anything happened at home, they could fly back to Fang Yan for treatment.

Using a concept that's easier to understand from other countries, it's about buying health insurance.

However, what's guaranteed isn't the money for medical treatment, but rather the qualification to register for a local doctor's appointment.

Asking this question in the local dialect now sounds like they're suggesting they change the hospital to a traditional Chinese medicine hospital.

“We have a Traditional Chinese Medicine department,” the Huo family representative stated, explaining their position first.

Regardless of what the dialect means by asking such a question, just answer it first.

Another Singaporean company also stated:

"We have that too."

The others exchanged glances, then honestly admitted that they hadn't.

Fang Yan said to them:

"If I'm not a TCM hospital and don't even have a TCM department, wouldn't it be a joke for me to be this consultant?"

“If people ask around, they’ll all know I’m just someone who takes money, which won’t be good for my image or anyone else’s.”

The primary reason for saying this in dialect is, of course, to protect one's own reputation, and secondly, to promote traditional Chinese medicine.

If they are only thinking about treating illnesses, Fang Yan would rather just take advantage of them all at once; collecting money in the long run would be a burden for him.

Fang Yan could reluctantly agree to the demands of patriotic businessmen like the Huo family, but he wasn't really interested in others. There wasn't even a department for traditional Chinese medicine, meaning there wasn't even a window to promote traditional Chinese medicine. Giving him money long-term was just like having a rope tied to your body for a long time.

Dialects shouldn't be restricted like that.

“We can set up a Traditional Chinese Medicine department…” someone said, adding that they planned to finalize the matter tonight.

Fang Yan shook his head and said with a smile:

"Let's not talk about this now. We'll deal with it later when things are settled."

These people are inexplicable. They won't accept money and insist that the hospital set up a traditional Chinese medicine department. That place is so far away from China. It's impossible that they really want to go there.
Only a small number of people could roughly guess what the dialect meant.

For example, the dean guessed it.

He whispered an explanation to Director Liao and the Ministry of Health leaders beside him.

Upon hearing their explanation, the two leaders suddenly realized what was going on.

Actually, they didn't want so many people to be acting as consultants for the dialect.

The dialect is now a trump card in their hands. Giving the Huo family this opportunity is already a special benefit given because of what the Huo family did in the past. Do others want the same? What a joke.

Therefore, Director Liao stepped forward and made a clear statement.

Fang Yan's appointment as an advisor to the Huo family in Hong Kong was based on a combination of factors, and there are further collaborations to be made. For others who want to obtain such an opportunity, the first thing they need to do is to establish a traditional Chinese medicine department in the hospital.

Only in this way can project cooperation be possible.

There are also some things that are not convenient to discuss at the dinner table. If anyone is interested, they can come downstairs to talk to him.

In short, only the Huo family has set this precedent, and others shouldn't even think about it for now.

If you're truly sincere, then come down later and you can talk to me about how sincere you are.

After hearing what Director Liao said, everyone quieted down.

However, the Singaporean businessman who had spoken earlier still said to Director Liao:
"Director Liao, let's find a place to have some coffee after the event."

Director Liao was taken aback, not expecting such sincerity. He smiled and said:

"Let's have tea. I don't like coffee."

The other party nodded repeatedly.

The welcoming banquet was now drawing to a close.

By this time, most people had drunk quite a bit, while a small number of people with a high alcohol tolerance were still sober.

At this moment, Director Liao approached Fang Yan and said:

"I've already had someone deal with Gu Mingyuan from Capital Medical University. Don't worry, this kind of black sheep will no longer remain in the medical system."

"If anyone causes you trouble later, just tell me or the Ministry of Health directly."

Fang Yan bowed slightly to Director Liao, who was a little tipsy.
"Director Liao enforced the law impartially and helped our traditional Chinese medicine to get rid of a major cancer."

Director Liao patted Fang Yan on the shoulder and said:

"These are minor issues. Don't let people like this affect your work and studies. Let's look forward."

Fang Yan was taken aback, but then he realized that the dean must have mentioned this, and it had affected his mood.

It was truly unexpected that Director Liao took his feelings so seriously.

Director Liao continued speaking into the dialect:

"The people who came this time will create a lot of value for us. The treatment work ahead is still very challenging. We hope you will continue to use your superb medical skills to cure these overseas Chinese who have returned to China."

Fang Yan nodded and said to Director Liao:
"Don't worry, Director Liao, I will do my best."

"I believe in your abilities!" Director Liao said to Fang Yan with a smile.

It's almost time; the others are rushing to catch their flights back, which means they've had a busy day.

Director Liao arranged for them to rest.

The Singaporean even specifically reminded Director Liao that they should go for tea to discuss matters.

He even suggested that Fang Yan should come along too.

However, Director Liao clearly wouldn't let him achieve his goal so easily.

said laughingly:
"Let's talk about our own things today. Dr. Fang has a lot to do tomorrow, so let him go back and rest first."

The Singaporean businessman then agreed.

This man, surnamed Li, is actually related to Li Chengzhu.

Of course, the Li family is a common surname abroad, so it's not very surprising.

They were in the shipping and jewelry business, and they had a lot of money to offer.

He was very confident in his wallet, acting as if he was different from others and that he was determined to get Fangyan.

Director Liao had seen all sorts of people, so the two agreed to meet at a teahouse to negotiate and see who could outdo the other.

Fang Yan and the president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital went out.

A private driver brought them here today. After they got in the car, they drove all the way to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street.

The dean had already drunk quite a bit, so he asked Fang Yan to give him an acupuncture to sober him up.

Fang Yan took out a needle and pricked his hand twice, and then they arrived at the entrance of their villa area.

"You can give me the silver needles tomorrow," Fang Yan said to the dean.

The dean shook his head, nodded, and said:
"it is good."

"You should go back and rest early too, you still have to see patients tomorrow."

Fang Yan nodded, took two steps, then stopped and asked the dean curiously:

"By the way, what did you say to Director Liao?"

"Huh? What?" The dean was a little confused.

Fang Yan reminded him:

"It's about Gu Mingyuan."

The dean snapped out of his daze and then said with a smile:

“Sigh, I told him back then that you were being bullied. That kid knew who you were, yet he still tried to disgust you. I told him you hadn’t eaten for three days and three nights. Today I spent half a day comforting you, saying I would definitely get Director Liao to uphold justice for you.”

"And then he agreed."

"..." Fang Yan was speechless.

The dean is quite eloquent; he happens to know Director Liao's point of view in this area.

Dialects are now Director Liao's Achilles' heel.

This way, Director Liao could act quickly, without even much thought.

In the end, Fang Yan could only give the dean a thumbs up:
"Old ginger is spicier!"

The dean was very pleased with the praise in dialect and said to Fang Yan:

"Haha, sometimes the process isn't important, as long as the result is achieved."

"In a way, what I said is actually true. If you didn't care, you wouldn't have said it."

"It's clear that Director Liao values ​​your mental health a lot."

I initially thought it was a waste of resources to use an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito, but actually the mosquito just happened to run into the muzzle of the gun.

……

After returning home, Fang Yan took a shower and was almost sober.

I didn't teach my three apprentices today because I had to attend a banquet. When I got home tonight, I found that Anton and Sophia hadn't returned.

Fang Yan initially thought they were very enthusiastic about learning and insisted on studying, but when she asked, she found out that Anton's father, Bachukayev, had gone to Shanghai, and his mother had gone to visit some friends, so they were staying at Fang Yan's place tonight and wouldn't have to get up early tomorrow morning.

"Isn't your grandfather being taken care of by no one?" Fang Yan asked them.

Anton said:

"Yes, my aunt and the nanny are taking care of her."

They have so many relatives that they sometimes can't even remember their own dialect.

Some people live in their home permanently, while others are already married and work in other units in the city.

Fang Yan really didn't know much about their family situation.

"How is Aunt Natasha's recovery going?" Fang Yan asked them. Fang Yan had been prescribing medicine for the neighbor who had rheumatism last time.

Anton was in charge of preparing her medicine.

Logically, he should have completed one course of treatment by now, but Anton hasn't reported on it yet.

“It’s much better now. Aunt Natasha was telling us at lunch today that she was planning to send a gift to you, Master.”

Fangyan doesn't really care about gifts; he'll probably just send some Russian specialties. That stuff is fine to eat occasionally, but Fangyan isn't really interested in it right now.

Hearing that the patient's condition had improved, he wrote another prescription for Anton, instructing him to go back and get the medicine according to the prescription, and then provide Natasha with follow-up treatment.

This was a treatment plan that had been made in advance.

Therefore, the dialect can be produced according to the procedure without considering Natasha's situation.

Anton was not surprised at all and nodded in agreement.

Next, Fang Yan's family asked curiously who she had met at the dinner party, and Fang Yan told them about a few people who left a deep impression on her.

The Huo family, for example, is a well-known patriotic overseas Chinese business family in China.

Another example is the Stuart family in the United States.

Although Situ Jie returned to China as a representative of the San Francisco Chinese Business Association, when introducing him, people talked more about his grandfather, Situ Meitang.

Situ Meitang was a renowned patriotic overseas Chinese leader, a senior member of the Hongmen (Triads), and one of the founders of the China Zhi Gong Party.

Although he is not very famous in China, he is quite well-known and influential in the overseas Chinese community.

In my past life, Fang Yan only learned about this person's life through the internet.

His life can only be described as extraordinary. He was born into a peasant family in Guangdong, lost his father at the age of six, and went to the United States to make a living at the age of 12.

He first worked as a cook at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, and joined the Hongmen Zhigongtang in 1885.

In 1886, he was arrested and imprisoned for killing an American thug who had harassed overseas Chinese.

The lawyer who was in charge of his case this time was Franklin Roosevelt, who had just graduated.

After ten months of investigation and evidence gathering, Roosevelt appeared in court to defend Situ Meitang, saving him from the death penalty and allowing him to serve only ten months in prison.

After that, Roosevelt became Stanton's legal counsel and worked with him for 10 years.

Yes, the US president worked for him for ten years.

In 1904, at the age of thirty-six, Situ Meitang met Sun Yat-sen, the Father of the Nation, and served as his bodyguard and cook, beginning to follow his revolution.

In 1915, he pushed for the passage of the Provisional Acupuncture Ordinance in New York State, which was the first legal document in the Western world to recognize Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Thus, traditional Chinese medicine was able to gain a foothold overseas.

In 1924, upon learning that the Rockefeller Group intended to acquire cultural relics from the Summer Palace, he mobilized the Hongmen to raise $23 to redeem the national treasure bronze vessel "Tiger Eating Man".

Later, he actively participated in the resistance against Japan, actively mobilized overseas Chinese to donate money, and organized overseas Chinese youth to return to China to join the army and fight.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, the organization mobilized overseas Chinese in New York alone to donate US$1400 million.

What is that concept?
The Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, adopted in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, stipulated that countries must recognize the official price of gold set by the United States in 1934 at $35 per ounce.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, US$1400 million could be exchanged for 400000 ounces of gold, or 11.34 tons of gold.

If calculated based on the international gold price of $193.22 per ounce in 1978, this gold would be equivalent to $7728.8 million in 1978.

Not only that, in 1938, a counterfeit currency factory was established in the Philippines to imitate Japanese military notes, causing the inflation rate in the Japanese-occupied areas of Central China to soar by 300%.

In 1941, he also laundered money through casinos in Macau and smuggled gold donated overseas into mahjong tiles in 47 batches to Yan'an, totaling 12.3 tons, accounting for 68% of the border region's gold reserves.

In addition, he established three secret transportation lines through the Hongmen (Triad) channels:
其中滇缅线在1940-1941年输送药品427吨、无线电设备132套，药品占当时根据地药品供给量的35%，是相当重要的一条线。

In addition, there was the Hong Kong to Dongjiang line, which used fishing boats to transport munitions; and the San Francisco to Shanghai line, which disguised itself as church supplies and transported various military raw materials under the noses of the Japanese army.

In addition, he was not idle in New York either. The Overseas Chinese Salvation Association he established was actually an overseas intelligence transit station.

In 1942, the Japanese army's "Operation Plan No. 5" for attacking Shaanxi was transmitted to Yan'an.

In addition, they recruited American pilot Curtis LeMay as an intelligence informant, who was even more important, and who spearheaded the Tokyo barbecue in the later stages of the Pacific War...

In 1941, he was invited to attend the Chongqing "National Political Council" meeting as an overseas Chinese political participant. On his way back to China, he was arrested by the Japanese army in Hong Kong. He refused the Japanese invaders' request to be the "chairman of the maintenance association". Because of his high reputation, they did not dare to do anything to him, but planned to imprison him.

As a result, at the age of 73, with the help of the underground party and the Dongjiang guerrillas, he slipped away unnoticed right under the noses of the Japanese army.

In the spring of 1943, he returned to the United States via India to report the true situation of the anti-Japanese resistance to overseas Chinese. He also met alone with his former lawyer, then-President Roosevelt, and subsequently facilitated the passage of the Magnusson Act, ending 61 years of anti-Chinese policies.

At this time, his reputation among overseas Chinese reached its peak.

Subsequently, he fully supported domestic activities. In 1949, he was nominated as the representative of overseas Chinese in the Americas to attend the new CPPCC, attended the first plenary session of the CPPCC, and was elected as a member of the CPPCC National Committee.

In 1954, he presided over the formulation of the "Organizational Regulations of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission," which established the principle of "protecting remittances from overseas Chinese and facilitating overseas Chinese." These regulations are still in use today.

In 1955, the "Three No's Policy" was proposed:
Dual citizenship is not recognized.

We will not pursue historical issues.

Overseas Chinese are not forced to take sides.

This became the core of the early overseas Chinese affairs policy.

On May 8, 1955, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in the capital at the age of 5 and was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.

This treatment is absolutely the best recognition for him.

After Fang Yan briefly recounted this man's life story to his family, everyone realized that the Situ family's contributions were no less than the Huo family's, only their reputation was not as great.

The main reason is that the Huo family has provided substantial support for education and infrastructure development in mainland China.

In addition, someone in the family working in the medical industry knows a statistic: during the Korean War, the Huo family broke through the UN embargo and transported medicines and equipment worth $300 million, accounting for 18% of the medical supplies purchased from abroad.

It is a very important line.

The Situ family pioneered new paths in areas such as the internationalization of traditional Chinese medicine and policies related to overseas Chinese.

The Huo family has consistently invested in the development of the mainland for many years. Their contributions are equal, only their missions in different eras differ.

The Situ family rewrote the political fate of overseas Chinese, while the Huo family helped reshape the economic landscape of China's trade routes.

In terms of their impact on the course of history, the Situ family was more valuable in breaking the deadlock.

In terms of sustained social progress, the Huo family's contributions are more readily apparent.

After saying all that, Fang Yan told them that the Huo family planned to hire him as an honorary advisor.

The dialect also revealed the other party's purpose.

For a family like the Huo family that has made such significant contributions, the family members unanimously supported the invitation.

Besides, Fang Yan and Lao Hu still have businesses in Hong Kong, so we can ask them to look after things a bit.

Of course, even without these benefits, if they come to him, Fang Yan will treat them unconditionally.

Dr. Fang and his family have this kind of perspective.

It was almost time to go, so Fang Yan arranged accommodations for Anton and Sofia, and then went to sleep.

The Queen is now three months pregnant, and her belly is only slightly protruding, not very noticeable, especially for someone of her tall stature.

Recently, Fang Yan has been giving the Queen a massage before bed.

The physiological change now is that I urinate more.

As the fetus develops, it puts pressure on the bladder, causing frequent urges to urinate.

Their tastes in food have also changed somewhat.

She used to prefer milder flavors, but now she likes spicy food.

That's all.

Hu Jintao's wife, Huang Huijie, reacted much more strongly than the Queen.

She experiences significant mood swings, feeling anxious, sensitive, easily agitated, and also nauseous and vomiting. The smell of Lao Hu's sweat after his morning exercise makes her want to vomit even more. This is because the odor is irritating her, which is a normal phenomenon.

In addition, she is prone to fatigue and drowsiness. She used to enjoy playing mahjong, but now she falls asleep while playing mahjong.

Fang Yan taught Lao Hu a few massage techniques, but Lao Hu was too clumsy to learn and couldn't find the acupoints accurately. In the end, Zhu Lin had to help him with the massage.

The two are now closer than sisters.

On the contrary, they don't like Lao Hu.

At this moment, while enjoying her husband Fang Yan's massage, Zhu Lin asked him:

"You know, this Mr. Situ Meitang actually had the US president serve as his lawyer for ten years, isn't that amazing?"

Her Majesty still vividly remembered the story of Situ Meitang that Fang Yan had just told her; he was truly a legendary figure.

“What’s the big deal? Do you remember Old Tang who gave us the microwave oven?” Fang Yan said to her.

The Queen asked in bewilderment:
"What's wrong with him?"

He said in dialect:

“He wet the bed in Mr. Ziren’s bed, and more than once.”

"Ah?" Her Majesty was surprised, recalling the always smiling old man who had returned from Hong Kong.

Then he began to tell his wife about Old Tang's remarkable life.

Compared to Situ Meitang's life, this lucky star of the Republic of China was no less remarkable.

Zhu Lin was unaware that he was surrounded by so many legendary figures.

And her husband was actually dealing with these people themselves, or their descendants.

"You're quite a legend yourself," the Queen said sincerely to her husband, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Of course!" Fang Yan said happily as he received the massage.

Zhu Lin was taken aback, then burst into laughter:

"Haha, so vain! Not humble at all!"

He said in dialect:

"I always say what I think in front of my wife, but I'm more humble in front of outsiders."

Upon hearing this dialect, Zhu Lin laughed:
"Haha, okay, then keep it up!"

……

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye. After morning exercises and rounds, Fang Yan asked Lao Fan to help him ask for leave.

Then I went to the examination room to wait for the person to arrive.

Before the Huo and Situ families arrived, the dean came.

"The silver needles have been sterilized."

"Director Liao called and said that the Huo and Situ families will be arriving shortly."

"Okay!" Fang Yan took the silver needles and inserted them into the wristband on his hand.

“Oh…and one more!” the dean said.
"We've received news from Capital Medical University that Gu Mingyuan has been expelled."

Fang Yan was somewhat surprised; the efficiency was too high, especially since it was an order.

he asked:
"Isn't this a way to discourage people from leaving?"

The dean waved his hand:
"Oh dear, it's good that he listens to advice. Only by 'ordering' him will he know how many eyes Lord Ma has."

At this moment, he glanced at his watch and said:

"Alright, they'll be here soon. I'll go to the door to greet them. You can just get ready here."

After saying that, the dean walked out.

About ten minutes later, Fang Yan heard the sound of an engine outside.

Several cars entered the compound.

Then Director Liao and leaders from the Ministry of Health came over with them.

Fang Yan saw the Huo family representative walking ahead, supporting a slightly plump woman with unsteady steps.

Situ Jia was pushing a wheelchair, and on it was a person wearing a hat whose age was hard to tell.

They soon headed towards the dialect clinic.

Fang Yan calmly greeted the nurse who would be his assistant that day and prepared to welcome the group of people.

He was curious as to who was the first to seek medical attention.
At this point, it's also clear which family the higher-ups value more.

Soon, Director Liao and the leaders from the Ministry of Health walked in first at the door of Fang Yan's clinic.

Then, patients from both families arrived at the consultation room at the same time.

Fang Yan stood up to greet everyone.

Then he listened as Director Liao began to introduce the patient's identity to him:
"This is Mr. Huo's wife, Ms. Lü."

"This is Mr. Situ Chi, the grandson of the late Mr. Situ."

PS: The basic chapter of 6000 words has been updated.

There will be an extra chapter later.

(End of this chapter)