Yan County, Wang Medicine Shop!
"Have you heard? Hei Ze from the medicine shop next door has been chosen. He can go to the new city in half a month.”
"Why haven't I heard of it? I even saw that guy treating me to a meal at noon today to show off.”
"Sigh, it would be great if I could be selected. Eighty new coins a month is more than what I earn in a year.”
"Heh, 80 new coins is nothing. The real value is still the king's fields. I heard that there are several million mu of fertile fields in the new city waiting to be reclaimed. Whoever reclaimed them well will get it.”
" That's right. Unfortunately, there are too few people who can go to the new city. There are only five hundred people in the entire county. I wonder if they will recruit more people in the future."
"Alright, stop talking. If you don't have the time to envy others, you might as well hurry up and memorize the medicinal formula so that you won't fail the next recruitment test."
"That's right. Since no one is coming to get the medicine now, I'll memorize it for a while too."
“........”
In a corner of the medicine shop, Zhao Er, who was listening to everyone's discussion, also skillfully categorized the herbs that had dried in his hand while silently reciting," Agastache rugosa is good for the stomach, sweet orange, Chen Ling, and Pu Ju. Xia Qu, Bai Zhi, and ginger dates can drive away wind, cold, heat, dampness, and miasma."
In fact, going to the new city to work.
Zhao Er had also secretly signed up a few days ago.
Unfortunately, he was just a new apprentice pharmacist. He only knew how to memorize two prescriptions for dispelling dampness and heat. He did not have any real experience in treating patients.
Therefore, without exception, he was not selected.
As for the "Heize" mentioned by the other acolytes in the medicine shop?
It was the apprentice apothecary of the Chu Medicine Hall next to the Wang Family Medicine Hall.
It was said that he had been an apprentice for five to six years and could already treat people.
"Sigh, it's good that I can pass the assessment for important matters. Even if it's not the apothecary assessment, it's fine if it's another recruitment assessment!”
Zhao Er thought enviously after memorizing the prescription for a while.
80 new coins a month.
This salary was comparable to a senior apothecary in Yan County.
Zhao Er expressed that he wanted it too!
He thought of his two new coins a month.
The envy in his heart was indescribable.
The reward money meant that the apprentice would be rewarded by the master of the medicine shop if he did a good job.
If he didn't perform well?
Not to mention rewarding them, they might even give money to their masters.
Otherwise, they would be chased out and lose the opportunity to learn a skill.
After all, in this era, it was not easy to learn a skill. It was either passed down from father to son or one had to give gifts to their masters and become an apprentice.
The relationship between master and disciple in this era was different from that in the later era. Otherwise, there would not be the saying of " Heaven, Earth, Monarch, and Teacher " in the later era.
The relationship between master and disciple was second only to that between father and son.
As a disciple, not only did he have to respect his master, but he also had to serve his master for a few years.
When your performance makes Master happy and satisfied, he will teach you a trick and leave a few tricks behind.
He might not be able to teach you all the martial arts in his hands until he died.
This was because the masters were also afraid that if they taught their disciples, the masters would starve to death!
So, if he could really get a job that paid 80 RMB, would he have a chance to go to the new city?
Not to mention Zhao Er, all the apprentices in the medicine shop might 'betray the sect', directly resigning from their jobs.
However, when he thought of the recruitment requirements of the Imperial Residence?
Zhao Er could not help but smile bitterly.
This was because the Prince's mansion had high requirements for the new city, especially for pharmacists.
The screening officer of the prince's mansion said," Pharmacist is different from other professions. It is related to the life and health of the patient. Therefore, if you want to apply for the position of pharmacist in New City, you can't just memorize a few prescriptions. You need to have rich medical experience.”
Zhao Er also agreed with this point.
However, he was just a new apprentice who had just joined the Wang Medicine Hall for less than a year.
His master gave him a prescription.
If he really wanted to start treating patients, he would have to wait another two years.
Well, this was under the condition that his performance was good and his master was satisfied.
Even for senior apprentices, they could only receive six or seven new coins every month. This number was far from the 80 new coins given by the prince's mansion.
Zhao Er felt that if he wanted to earn 80 new coins a month in Wang's medicine shop, he would have to pay 10,000 new coins.
It would probably take at least 20 to 30 years.
Thinking of this, Zhao Er couldn't help but regret.
He regretted that he had been so obsessed with becoming an apprentice apothecary.
If only she was like her younger brother, learning how to keep accounts from others.
At the very least, he could learn carpentry and bricklaying from others.
This way, even if he lacked experience, he could still head to the new city.
It was said that when the new city was just built, there were business opportunities everywhere. As long as one was willing to work and was not stupid, one could make a lot of money.
Zhao Er could not help but sigh. The regret in his heart was indescribable.
"Second Brother!"
Just as Zhao Er was sighing in regret, a familiar voice called out, causing him to involuntarily look at the door of the medicine shop.
"Amma, why are you here?"
"Are you here for the market?"
Zhao Er could not help but ask in surprise when he saw who it was.
However, he quickly realized that the market in Yan County would only open on the 24th or 79th of every month for the exchange of goods between the commoners.
Today was September 28th, not the day the market opened.
When Zhao Er thought of this, he looked at the anxiety on his mother's face and thought that something had happened at home. He hurriedly asked,"Did something happen at home?"
When Mrs Zhao heard her son's question, she did not hide it and directly replied,""It's all your father's fault. I don't know what's wrong with him. He insisted that you go back to the village. He said that the prince's mansion sent people to the village to recruit laborers to build a city in Yue Di. He wanted to send you in."
"What? The Imperial Residence sent people to our village to recruit people?”
When Zhao Er heard his mother's words, he was first shocked and then hurriedly asked.
"Really? Isn't the Prince's mansion only recruiting people in the county? Why are they recruiting people from the villages below?”
"It should be true. I remember the recruitment officer said that for fairness, the Prince's mansion will not only recruit people in the county, but also recruit some people from each village. However, the monthly salary is not high, and the number of people recruited is not as many as in the city."
"In that case, can we go back to the village and give it a try? After all, we are still apprentice apothecaries who can read. We are better than the villagers.”
"Nonsense, of course I'm going to apply for leave with Master Wang. What if I'm selected?"
"Wait for me!"
“........”
Before Zhao Er could react, the other acolytes in the medicine shop had already reacted.
All of them dropped what they were doing and quickly ran to the back hall.
After all, those who could be sent to a pharmacy to study medicine these days.
Their families had some connections or money.
This was not hard to understand.
Because in this era, it was difficult to judge a person's family situation.
There was no need to see how he ate.
She didn't even need to see how he was dressed.
He only needed to ask if he could read.
For example, Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Xiao He, and Han Xin.
None of these people were truly ordinary people. At the very least, they were born into powerful landlord families or descendants of the aristocrats and scholar-bureaucrats of the six dynasties.
Because they could read.
Not only could he read, but he could also learn the art of war, Qin techniques, and so on.
From this alone, one could determine their origins and backgrounds.
If they were really ordinary people.
Not to mention the Qin Dynasty, even in the later Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were not many people who would write their own names, let alone those who were familiar with the art of war and law.
In other words.
Those who were able to become apprentices in the Wang family's medicine shop were not ordinary families.
After all, if one wanted to be an apprentice in the medicine shop, one had to be literate.
If you can't even read a single word...
How could he understand the prescription and give it to others?
He couldn't possibly let the master of the medicine shop also work as a language teacher to teach him how to read and write, right?
This was impossible.
Unless it was his own son or an adopted successor, it was simply impossible.
Therefore, those who were able to become apprentices in the medicine shop these days were rarely from simple families.
It was relatively easy for them to find connections and go to the village to put up a name.
Considering that everyone was much better than ordinary farmers in terms of personal situation and family, it would be easier for them to pass the recruitment assessment of the Prince's mansion if they went to the village.
Zhao Er's mother's words reminded everyone in the medicine shop.
There were many people in the county town, and there were also many capable people.
Therefore, it was not easy to pass the recruitment assessment of the Prince's mansion in the county town.
However, it was definitely different in the village below.
In a village, not to mention apprentice apothecaries.
There were probably less than five people who knew how to write their own names.
In this way, as long as he made some arrangements and went to the village below to register, it would not be difficult for him to pass the recruitment assessment.
Although there were fewer occupations to choose from when they signed up in the village, the monthly salary was also less than the county's.
However, as long as they could get to the new city, everything was fine.
As for the rest, he would think of a way in the future.
Zhao Er was not stupid and quickly understood this point.
He saw the reactions of his "senior brothers and junior brothers" and could not be bothered to say anything else. He quickly ran towards the back hall.
As he ran, he didn't forget to call out to his mother,"" Amma, please wait for a while. I'll take a leave of absence from Master and return to the village with you immediately."
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