Chapter 91 Traditional Chinese Medicine Association
Liu Hongmin wrote a receipt for Mr. Wang and gave him Zou Shifang's contact information.
"Brother Wang, when you get to Hong Kong, contact him directly and I will explain the situation to him. If the old man's medical expenses are not enough, you can also tell him."
"Thank you, Mr. Liu, you are really a good person."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Uncle, under such difficult circumstances, was able to preserve these ancient books so well. I admire him deeply."
After sending Mr. Wang away, Liu Hongmin invited Professor Mei to have dinner with him. Professor Mei declined twice, but could not stand up to Liu Hongmin.
"Professor Mei, I want to talk to you about ancient books."
This sentence hooked Professor Mei, "Then I'll bother you."
Ma Weidu smiled and said, "Professor Mei, you are too polite. You have helped us so much, and we also want to thank you."
“Talking as we walk!”
Liu Hongmin asked Ma Weidu to put away the ancient books, and he supported Professor Mei.
"Professor Mei, there should be quite a few lost prescriptions like these in ancient books, right?"
"Not just a lot, but most of them have been lost," Professor Mei said with emotion, "Since the late Qing Dynasty, decades of war have destroyed too many things. Add to that the plundering by foreigners, and the Japanese alone have looted a lot of prescriptions."
Liu Hongmin nodded. "I heard that they created a discipline of Chinese medicine and claimed that many prescriptions were their own."
Professor Mei sighed, "These are all things left by our ancestors, and we have ruined them ourselves."
Liu Hongmin said: "I have an immature idea, I don't know if it can help."
Professor Mei knew that the real show was about to begin, so he cooperated and said, "Tell me what you want to say."
"I think Chinese medicine practitioners should set up a Chinese medicine association and launch an ancient prescription project to collect ancient prescriptions."
Professor Mei didn't take Liu Hongmin's proposal seriously. He had the idea of establishing an association a long time ago. However, there were many issues involved and it would not be done in a short time.
However, this ancient recipe project sounded interesting, which made Professor Mei want to ask more questions.
"Do you have any specific ideas about this ancient recipe project?"
Liu Hongmin nodded, "My initial idea is to find a place as the base for the Ancient Prescription Project. We will issue Ancient Prescription Project badges to anyone who donates funds or ancient prescriptions to us. People with this badge can get medical treatment for free at hospitals designated by the Chinese Medicine Association."
"It must cost a lot of money to make a badge, right?" Professor Mei found the key to the problem in one sentence.
Liu Hongmin nodded, "I can provide it myself in the early stage, and I can even provide the site needed for the ancient recipe project."
Professor Mei looked at Liu Hongmin in astonishment, "What do you want?"
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Just think of me as having fun."
Ma Weidu said at this time: "Professor Mei, I once told you that Hong Min is a writer. But I didn't tell you that he is actually a top student in the History Department of Peking University, so he loves ancient books very much. In the past few years, Hong Min has spent hundreds of thousands of yuan on ancient books, and collecting prescriptions is also one of his hobbies."
Professor Mei looked at Liu Hongmin deeply and said, "You are quite rich."
"Thank you for the compliment!" Liu Hongmin said quite complacently, "I don't have anything else, but I have some small skills to make money."
"You are quite capable!" Professor Mei said humorously, "If I had your ability, it wouldn't be your turn to contribute the venue."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "I just bought a two-story courtyard facing the street in Shichahai. The house is dilapidated, so I decided to build a small building. When the time comes, this courtyard can be used as the base for the Gufang Project, and then I will donate another 20,000 yuan as the initial capital for the Gufang Project."
Professor Mei thought for a moment and said, "I need to discuss this matter with a few old friends. Establishing a Chinese Medicine Association is not going to be easy."
"Don't worry, if there's anything you need from me, just let me know." "Okay, I'll definitely trouble you when the time comes."
As they were talking, they came to a small restaurant and ordered a few dishes.
Ma Weidu asked, "Hongmin, are you planning to buy all the ancient books in Mr. Wang's house?"
Liu Hongmin nodded. "Judging from the quality of these medical books, the ancient books in Uncle Wang's hands are of great value, much better than those we bought in Rongbaozhai."
Ma Weidu: "I think so too, but Mr. Wang's asking price is a bit high."
"I don't mind the high price, as long as it's a good thing." Liu Hongmin said, "The Hong Kong dollar has been falling, and I have a lot of Hong Kong dollars in my hands that need to be dealt with. It would be great if I could save Uncle Wang. I really want to communicate with an old collector like Uncle Wang. It would be even better if I could get clues about other ancient books from him."
Ma Weidu: "That would be great."
Seeing that Liu Hongmin was so obsessed with ancient books, Professor Mei secretly took notice of him.
In the next few days, Professor Mei took the time to invite several old friends, all of whom were famous doctors in Beijing, to get together and talk about the Chinese Medicine Association and the Ancient Prescription Project that Liu Hongmin had mentioned.
Several famous doctors exchanged opinions and put forward many constructive suggestions. However, they all thought that Liu Hongmin's proposal was very good, and both the Chinese Medicine Association and the Ancient Prescription Project could do it.
However, the Chinese Medicine Association must be established first. This is the foundation of everything.
Several famous doctors used their connections to seek help from upper-class people.
After much effort from all parties, the approval procedures were finally completed.
Professor Mei looked at the documents in his hands and suddenly felt a surge of ambition.
He immediately sent someone to bring the news to Liu Hongmin, and the next day Liu Hongmin brought Ma Weidu and Chen Yu to visit him.
"Congratulations, Mr. Mei!"
Professor Mei was the first to initiate the establishment of the Chinese Medicine Association and became the first president of the association.
Professor Mei waved his hand and said, "He is just a commander without any troops. What is there to congratulate him for?"
However, the smile on his face still betrayed Professor Mei's mood.
Liu Hongmin said: "Now that the Chinese Medicine Association has been established, we can proceed to the next step."
Ma Weidu placed the suitcase on the table, opened it, and took out the items inside.
"Mr. Mei, this is 20,000 yuan. It will be used as operating expenses for the Chinese Medicine Association."
"Isn't this money used to start the Ancient Fang Project?"
"The ancient prescription project is not your main job. I think you should expand the Chinese Medicine Association." Liu Hongmin said, "Only in this way can the ancient prescription project be quickly spread across the country."
Ma Weidu took out another 20,000 yuan from the suitcase, "Mr. Mei, this is the operating funds for the Gufang Project."
Liu Hongmin said: "We need to do two things at the same time and find another famous doctor to promote this. The Chinese Medicine Association will develop horizontally, and the Ancient Prescription Project will develop vertically, deepening our roots in the Beijing area. When the Chinese Medicine Association develops to other areas and we have funding, we will start the Ancient Prescription Project. In this way, our development time will be much shorter."
Mei is not so optimistic. “I’m afraid there is not enough funding.”
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Mr. Mei, I'm still here!"
Professor Mei shook her head. “If it’s all up to you, I’d rather cancel this association.”
Liu Hongmin waved his hand, "You have to believe in my ability to make money."
(End of this chapter)
