Sitting and Discussing the Dao (A Request for Recommendation Tickets for the New Book)

Tang Yao was stunned by the question Luo Chong had thrown out. Although she had always been engrossed in researching medicinal herbs and medical techniques, she had truly never considered these matters from the perspective of an entire tribe. She had only known that the more advanced her medical arts became, the more people she could save.

This was precisely why Tang Ji had chosen to send her out for experience. The current Tang Yao was truly unsuited to become the chieftain of a large tribe.

"Chieftain Han, have you found the cause now? What terrible diseases exactly killed those women and children who died during difficult childbirth? And what diseases caused all those other children to die?"

For Tang Yao, who was devoted to medicine and healing, the questions Luo Chong had raised struck directly at the heart of the matter and had already piqued her interest. Her thoughts had now been completely drawn away from the negotiations over cooperation and toward medical care for the entire population.

Luo Chong thought for a moment, but he did not hide anything from this innocent young woman. Besides, there was nothing particularly secret about such matters to begin with. If cooperation between the Han and Tang Tribes in medicine could resolve these problems, then that would instead be a great boon to all humanity.

"Most cases of difficult childbirth are caused by the mother being too young. This is not a medical problem, but a sociological one. To address this, our Han Tribe has already introduced a policy of gradually raising the standard for adulthood. Over the course of several years, we will raise the standard for adulthood—that is, the standard for childbearing—to sixteen. This will prevent the vast majority of difficult births.

"As for the infants who die young, aside