Chapter 331: The Battle Between Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
In the large conference hall of the seminar.

The person sitting next to Wang Mengde was an old acquaintance.

More than ten years ago, the two people also met in a conference room and seminar.

It’s just that Wei Chenggong was a well-known expert in Western medicine at that time, while Wang Mengde was just a beginner. He was fortunate enough to attend those meetings because he followed Pu Lao.

But now is different from the past. After more than ten years, Wei Chenggong is still a well-known expert in Western medicine in China. He has not made much progress, but he has gained enough qualifications to become the vice president of a well-known hospital.

Wang Mengde's change was much greater. Although his position was only the director of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Chinese Medical Research Institute, which was lower than his, his status in the medical community was much higher.

From the seating arrangement, it can be seen that Wang Mengde and Pu Lao are sitting in the front middle seat, while Wei Chenggong can only sit at the side of the second row.

The two people looked at each other with a fake smile, said something, then turned their heads away and ignored each other.

Since their last meeting ten years ago, they have not had much interaction as Wang Mengde has little time and is too lazy to attend such meaningless and lengthy meetings.

When it came to attending meetings with superiors or other activities, Wei Chenggong lacked the ability and qualifications. The only opportunities for them to meet were occasionally at various commendation meetings at the end of the year, with one receiving awards on the stage and the other clapping in the audience.

Wei Chenggong is in his fifties. Although his hair is a little gray, it is combed neatly. He also dresses elegantly, so he does not look like a man in his fifties.

Seeing Wang Mengde, the pillar of the domestic traditional Chinese medicine community, he felt very unhappy, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he turned around and glanced at the back corner.

There, Gao Yuze, Wang Mengde's former colleague at the steel mill workers' hospital, was sitting there cautiously.

It has been ten years. Gao Yuze has been Wei Chenggong's apprentice for ten years.

Logically speaking, he is studying under a famous teacher, and after such a long time, he should have become a talented disciple.

Unfortunately, at the seminar ten years ago, he made his master unhappy for some reason.

From then on, Wei Chenggong no longer liked him, and even when he was teaching him medical skills, he would hold back. His other fellow disciples were also shrewd people, and after seeing this, they also distanced themselves from him.

Therefore, this resulted in that even though he was already thirty-five or thirty-six years old, which is considered an advanced and courageous age in Western medicine, he was still only a level 14 attending physician.

Over the years, Gao Yuze has actually thought about leaving Wei Chenggong and finding a new master.

But in this era, respecting teachers is still very important. In addition, Wei Chenggong is also well-known in the medical community, so no one is willing to accept him at the risk of offending others.

The conference hall was gradually filled with people. Every expert who came in, whether from Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine, would first come over to say hello to Mr. Pu and would also say a few words to Wang Mengde.

Many people are very familiar with him and have invited him to consultations.

At this moment, Director Wang of Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital also walked into the conference room.

When she saw Wang Mengde's back, her eyes lit up and she hurried to the front row.

When she passed by other experts and doctors, they spoke to her but she simply answered them with a few perfunctory words.

Arriving at the front row, Dean Wang said with a happy smile, "Mr. Pu, Comrade Wang Mengde, I didn't expect you to attend the seminar.

I've never encountered this before. Luckily I didn't have much to do today and decided to come here on the spur of the moment, otherwise I would have missed it."

As she said that, she sat down next to Wang Mengde.

"Hello, Dean Wang!"

Wang Mengde quickly stood up and said respectfully.

Director Wang is no ordinary person. She was the one who built the first obstetrics and gynecology hospital in the country from scratch.

At the same time, a large number of obstetricians and gynecologists were trained, and these people spread like dandelions in major obstetrics and gynecology hospitals in the capital and across the country.

Over the past decade, she has helped countless women with difficult labor. Both leaders and ordinary people are grateful to her.

This person is also listed above, and has very close relationships with some of the ladies, and has extremely great power.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, thank you for the painkiller you developed earlier. Now most of the women giving birth in obstetrics and gynecology hospitals are basically using it.

Every pregnant woman who has used you is full of praise for you, and calls you "the reincarnation of Hua Tuo" and your merits immeasurable. "

Dean Wang said with a smile.

With painkillers, mothers have reduced most of their pain, and doctors and nurses in obstetrics and gynecology hospitals are also much more relaxed.

The obstetrics and gynecology hospital is filled with laughter every day, which is very different from the previous atmosphere.

"President Wang, thank you for your compliment. I am just doing what a doctor should do."

Wang Mengde said with a modest smile.

Of course, he was also very happy in his heart. He developed the painkiller accidentally and thought it was just an ordinary medicine.

What I didn’t expect was that it had so many magical effects.

He had not expected that it would become a must-have painkiller for pregnant women. This is a good thing with a huge impact.

Aunt Zhou from the Women's Federation invited him to attend meetings or activities there every once in a while, and the leaders and staff of the Women's Federation were extremely enthusiastic towards him.

Moreover, these people are not simple. The power of one or two families is terrifyingly great.

Of course, painkillers are a bonus in helping people quit their “leaf” addiction.

If nothing unexpected happens, it is almost certain that this invention will win the Nobel Prize in the next few years.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, please come to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital whenever you are free. All the staff of our Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital will always welcome you warmly."

Dean Wang invited warmly.

Many people nearby showed envious expressions after listening to their conversation.

Although Dean Wang usually looks kind to everyone, those who are familiar with him know that he is not so enthusiastic towards others.

While they were chatting, several senior leaders also walked in.

Suddenly, the noisy sounds in the conference room stopped.

These leaders arrived at the front row center, but they did not sit down immediately. Instead, they shook hands with Pu Lao, Director Wang of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, several other respected medical experts, and Wang Mengde, and chatted briefly.

Nine o'clock sharp.

The seminar officially begins.

First, several leaders gave opening speeches.

The senior leader emphasized on praising the experts present for their contributions to the medical and health care industry.

Next, experts from both Chinese and Western medicine took the stage to share their experiences or introduce their latest research results.

Wang Mengde sat in the first row. He held a pen and took notes in his notebook from time to time.

Although most of the content shared or introduced was child's play for him, there were still some new theoretical knowledge that made him brighten up. This part of knowledge broadened his thinking and gave him new ideas for some research.

Of course, since it is a seminar, debate is inevitable when there are different opinions.

This kind of academic dispute can be compared to a war, and its intensity is so intense that it can be considered a war without the smoke of gunpowder.

Even Pu Lao couldn't help himself once and stood up to debate with a giant of Western medicine.

That means there is a leader present, otherwise the situation would develop into a verbal abuse match.

It was almost eleven o'clock and the seminar was coming to an end. It was Wei Chenggong's turn to go on stage and share his thoughts.

He stood up, looked meaningfully in the direction of Wang Mengde, and then walked to the podium with firm steps.

Below the stage, Wang Mengde looked up at him with interest, wanting to see what the good show he was talking about was.

To be honest, he was quite looking forward to the other party coming up with something new.

Without letting him wait any longer, Wei Chenggong directly used a "big move" on the stage.

The topic of what he shared today was actually: the pseudoscience theory of traditional Chinese medicine, and that China needs to vigorously develop Western medicine. The future development trend will ultimately belong to Western medicine.

This time he learned his lesson. In addition to some old-fashioned questions, he also added a lot of data and examples to support his point of view.

Of course, his so-called data and examples were all taken out of context or deliberately selected.

They all talk about the large number of medical accidents that occurred in the process of traditional Chinese medicine treating diseases, and the comparison between them and the treatment of the same diseases by Western medicine.

Finally, he called on his superiors to tilt resources and policies toward Western medicine, so that Western medicine can develop rapidly and eventually catch up with Western countries.

Wei Chenggong was speaking excitedly on the stage, and those who practiced Western medicine below the stage were nodding their heads repeatedly.

But the Chinese medicine practitioner frowned and looked angry.

Even Pu Lao would have started to criticize the other party if the other party had not finished speaking.

As for Wei Chenggong, he now remembered that this was the person he had criticized ten years ago.

Feeling his master's anger, Wang Mengde quickly reached out and gently pressed Pu Lao's arm, then signaled with his eyes: Watch me later.

To be honest, the data and examples that Wei Chenggong mentioned do exist. After all, learning Chinese medicine is a long process. Many people who are impatient or unsteady often learn a little bit of the basics and then try to make up for it, thus ruining the reputation of Chinese medicine.

In addition, there are a large number of barefoot doctors in rural areas who are forced to treat patients after only a few months of training, which will inevitably lead to many misdiagnoses.

This is inevitable. Not only traditional Chinese medicine, but Western medicine also has these problems, and there are even more.

After Wei Chenggong finished speaking, dozens of famous Chinese medicine experts in the seminar hall were ready to stand up and refute him harshly.

These people all looked extremely fierce. It was because over the past few decades, Chinese medicine had been suppressed to the point where it was almost suffocating.

Especially in the period before liberation, a large number of people with ulterior motives advocated that traditional Chinese medicine was useless and pseudo-scientific, and wanted to completely abolish traditional Chinese medicine from top to bottom.

During those years, the situation faced by traditional Chinese medicine was particularly bad.

Even after liberation, many people still held this attitude and idea.

Fortunately, the people above knew the great role of traditional Chinese medicine and did not listen to those people's opinions.

On the contrary, policies are even used to vigorously support the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

The Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine was established under such circumstances.

Of course, traditional Chinese medicine did not disappoint those above it and took up the banner of medical and health care in China. The dozens of epidemics and pandemic infectious disease outbreaks that occurred in the country were ultimately inseparable from the contributions of traditional Chinese medicine.

Also thanks to the emergence of Wang Mengde, a large amount of foreign exchange can now be earned from abroad every year.

This amount of money is many times more than the country's foreign exchange reserves, reaching hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

It not only eased domestic inflation, but also enabled the country to purchase a large amount of industrial equipment and daily necessities.

These efforts have made the country pay more attention to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. It is said that the higher authorities are now studying and preparing to give more policy support to traditional Chinese medicine.

I didn't expect that at this seminar, people from Western medicine would dare to start a war. This is simply provoking trouble.

All the famous Chinese medicine experts present, except Wang Mengde, were old gentlemen with white beards, but they all had very hot tempers.

Any of these people who open their mouths will definitely curse.

Wang Mengde naturally wanted to let these old gentlemen scold Wei Chenggong first, but he thought that they were very old, and if they got angry and damaged their health, it would be a waste of time and effort.

So he stood up first and said to the stage:

"Doctor Wei, you plan to use these data and examples to prove that Western medicine is better than Chinese medicine. If I also provide some data and examples, can I also prove that Chinese medicine is better than Western medicine?"

"Comrade Wang Mengde, these data and examples of mine are just some supporting evidence.

The excellence of Western medicine lies in its systematicity and professionalism, and it is easier to cultivate talents than traditional Chinese medicine.

Whether it is the time, energy or money spent, it will be much less, which are all advantages.

Moreover, Western medicine can also cure diseases that can be cured by traditional Chinese medicine, and even faster.”

Wei Chenggong said calmly.

Before coming here, when he was planning to talk about those things, he made some preparations in advance.

Wang Mengde's question was also within his consideration, so his answer was well-reasoned.

"Really?" After hearing his words, Wang Mengde sneered and said, "Then may I ask, when your wife gives birth in the future, will she need to use painkillers?

By the way, it has been proven that painkillers are effective in relieving the addiction to "leaves". Are there any Western medicine drugs that can replace them?

In addition, the gout medicine, contraceptive pills, aphrodisiacs sold overseas, and prescriptions for treating schistosomiasis, plague, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, dysentery and other infectious diseases are all traditional Chinese medicine methods. I would like to ask what treatment methods Doctor Wei uses to replace them. "

As Wang Mengde asked the question, Wei Chenggong didn't know how to answer for a moment.

He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly saw Director Wang of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. He thought of the loophole in the other party's words just now, so he pretended to be angry and said:
"Comrade Wang Mengde, I am almost sixty years old, and my wife is almost the same age as me. Why would I need painkillers? Please respect women and don't make jokes."

"Haha, I'm not kidding, because I smell the scent of "Palace Emperor Pills" on you. I didn't expect that Doctor Wei is still so strong at such an old age."

Wang Mengde said with a mocking look on his face.

what? !

His words caused everyone in the venue to burst into an uproar.

(End of this chapter)