More than a thousand portions of penicillin was definitely not an easy amount.
Chen Shu was the only one who could make the antidote, so he had to report to him.
Moreover, 10,000 taels of silver was not a small amount either.
Most of the officials who ordered the antibiotics left behind real money.
And this silver was piled up in the Duke of Wei's estate, which amounted to nearly a thousand catties of silver.
"Men, find me a carriage. Yes, yes, find a few more carriages!”
Xu Da was very excited and quickly informed his family to prepare a carriage.
Xu Zengshou, Xu Huizu, Xu Miaoyun, and the others all helped to load the silver.
Then, the whole family headed toward Chen Shu's residence.
……
At this moment, Chen Shu was drinking alone in the courtyard.
On his table were the IOU's of the others.
"Xu San probably won't betray his old friend!”
"And those old scoundrels didn't take the initiative to look for me!”
Chen Shu looked at Zhu Da, Li Er, and Liu Wu's IOU, deep in thought.
As for Chang Si, judging from the system's judgment, he seemed to be dead. The system's punishment for a dead debt collector was very light, so Chen Shu could be put aside for the time being.
However, he would find the few bastards who were still alive sooner or later and teach them a lesson.
The best way was to find someone from Xu San, but judging from Xu San's attitude, it was obvious that he did not want to say anything.
Chen Shu did not intend to force Xu San because Xu San was now helping him. The most important thing was for Xu San to cooperate with him to complete the repayment.
"Yes, Zhu Da likes to brag!"
"Li Er is a cunning old man. He doesn't look like a good person!”
"Liu Wu is very smart and conceited. These two people are both civil officials, and Zhu Da should be in the military system!”
"Where should I start?"
While Chen Shu was still thinking about how to find him, someone shouted from the other end of the wall,"
"Brother Chen, I have a bottle of good wine here. I'll prepare two side dishes.”
"Alright!"
Chen Shu heard the shouts from the people on the other side of the wall and responded.
In the past few days when Xu San and his daughter went out to sell medicine, a new family moved in next door to Chen Shu.
The male owner, whose surname was Zhu and name was Mu, sent a visiting card on the first day he moved in.
The two of them chatted a few times and hit it off.
Although Zhu Mu claimed to be well-off, Chen Shu observed his words and deeds and thought that he should be a wealthy family.
Just by looking at his servants, they were all martial artists. Ordinary people could not afford to hire them.
Chen Shu didn't want to ask why he lived here.
It was none of his business anyway.
Chen Shu thought that he was unfamiliar with the people and place in the Ying Tian Prefecture, so he kept a low profile. Other people could not have any ideas about him.
Zhu Mu would ask him some strange questions from time to time, and Chen Shu would answer them carefully.
However, Chen Shu had a good impression of him, so he did not have any guard up.
After a while, the door of Chen Shu's house was pushed open by Zhu Mu. The other party carried a jar of wine and walked over.
"Tell me more about yesterday's economics!”
As soon as Zhu Mu sat down, he asked Chen Shu to continue the topic from yesterday with interest. Chen Shu chuckled.
"What do I know about economics? I'm just a loan merchant!”
"Brother Chen, you're being too serious. To be honest, I have a relative in my family who is an official in the Ministry of Revenue!”
"I came to the capital to find a way to become an official!”
"The Ministry of Revenue is also a good choice for me!”
"Originally, I thought that with my talent and knowledge, I would be able to do well in the Ministry of Revenue!”
"But who knew that after listening to Brother Chen's words, Zhu Mu would know that there's always someone better!”
The Zhu Mu in front of Chen Shu was naturally the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao.
With the Emperor's approval, Zhu Biao began to implement the plan to get close to Chen Shu.
After thinking about it, he decided to approach Chen Shu as a neighbor.
Moreover, after a few days of contact, it was confirmed that he had fabricated his current identity.
After gaining Chen Shu's initial trust, he began to lead the topic he wanted.
Chen Shu understood when he heard this. As expected, this Zhu Mu was not an ordinary person. To be able to find a way to come to the Ying Tian Prefecture to run an official, he was definitely not an ordinary family.
He knew that the Ming Dynasty had just been established. Although the emperor had also held the imperial examination, there was still a huge shortage of officials in the court.
Within Great Ming, there were a large number of officials from the previous dynasty who continued to serve in this dynasty.
Furthermore, the recommendation system was still very popular in the selection of officials.
The reason for this was naturally because the world was in chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and the entire world was crippled.
A large number of scholars died in the chaotic world.
Moreover, due to the emperor's 'personal' reasons, the officials were also vacant for a long time.
Zhu Mu's family had someone working in the Ministry of Revenue. It was naturally not difficult for him to donate an official position.
He looked like he was well-educated and had a reputation.
Therefore, this guy should have a bright future.
However, this had nothing to do with Chen Shu. He did not know how to be an official, nor did he need to curry favor with officials.
Zhu Biao saw Chen Shu's indifferent expression and decided to add fuel to the fire.
"I think Brother Chen is also a pillar of strength!”
"Isn't it too unfair for Brother Chen to be a businessman?”
"If Brother Chen doesn't mind, I can ask my uncle to recommend you as well!”
"In the future, the two of us will take care of each other in the officialdom!”
Chen Shu shook his head."
"That's not my ambition. Isn't it good to be a businessman?”
"Why?" Zhu Biao asked.
"Although merchants make a lot of money, the current emperor values agriculture and suppresses commerce!”
"Merchants are restricted in terms of status and actions!”
"Although they earn a lot, the small officials in the various governments exploit them and are bullied everywhere!”
"How can this compare to having a reputation? Those who have a reputation bring glory to their ancestors!”
"But poor!"
Chen Shu replied with two words, almost choking Zhu Biao to death.
"But there are people with achievements and privileges…"
"But poor!"
The word 'poor' made Zhu Biao blush.
"But... there's no need to be bullied!”
"Think about those rich people in Jiangnan. Why do they want their children to study so hard and get an official position?”
"A rich man can be bullied by a magistrate!”
"Do you only have money in your eyes?"
Zhu Biao had never seen such a person. Chen Shu's words were all about money, and Zhu Biao was so depressed that he almost vomited blood.
He couldn't help but raise his expectations, but Chen Shu smiled."
"Why do those prefectural and county magistrates want to extort and rob the rich?”
"This…"
Zhu Biao couldn't answer Chen Shu's question for a moment. He had already guessed what Chen Shu was going to say.
"Because of money!"
"Or rather, because they are poor, they need to use the power in their hands to extort merchants!”
"It's not natural for officials to extort merchants. It's a lack of supervision!”
"This is the responsibility of the emperor, the responsibility of the officials!”
"But the merchants shouldn't be responsible for this kind of thing!”
Chen Shu's words were like a sharp sword that pierced into Zhu Biao's heart.
He was dumbfounded and could not answer Chen Shu's question!
That's right, officials extorting merchants was the responsibility of him, the crown prince, or the emperor behind him.
What right did he have to use this to convince Chen Shu?
Zhu Biao looked at Chen Shu in a daze. The person in front of him was indeed worthy of his father's favor.
He lived more clearly than anyone else.
"Brother Zhu, do you want to be a corrupt official when you enter the court?”
Chen Shu asked another soul question.
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