Zhu Biao had originally gone to the Ministry of Revenue to get some information and come back here to deal with it. He originally didn't want to disturb Chen Shu today, but he unexpectedly heard this news.
He was very sure that only he and Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his father was secretly investigating the officials of Yingtian Prefecture.
Zhu Biao had only just found out that the Emperor had ordered the Imperial Censorate to investigate the officials.
In other words, Chen Shu had guessed the Emperor's actions without seeing him.
His only deviation was that he did not know that the Emperor had already investigated the officials, and Chen Shu believed that 5,000 portions of penicillin was the critical point that the officials were afraid of.
The mistake wasn't Chen Shu's guess.
It was because he had never expected that the person who helped him sell the medicine was the Duke of Wei, Xu Da.
Xu Da's target was too big. He had entered the Emperor's line of sight right from the start.
If Xu Da was really like Xu San in Chen Shu's heart, he was just an unremarkable little military official.
The influence of the sales volume of Penicillins should be slowly expanding from bottom to top.
Zhu Biao understood this principle, but Xu Da didn't have the convenience of the Crown Prince, so he only knew half of it.
Chen Shu, who was on the other side of the wall, knew that Xu San did not understand. He smiled and explained,
"Think about it, how much is your penicillin worth?”
"One portion of penicillin costs more than 100 taels. It can last for three days!”
"You, Xu San, have been taking medicine for more than ten days for your own honeycomb inflammation!”
"In other words, under normal circumstances, if you want to prepare a life-saving medicine, you will need about 200 to 300 taels!”
"Guess, how many officials in the Ming Dynasty can afford it?”
Xu Da and Xu Miaoyun came to a realization when they heard this.
So this was what Chen Shu meant.
He sold penicillin, a miraculous drug that became popular in the capital after Sun Guifei and Li Wenzhong were cured.
Because it was a life-saving medicine, all the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital would buy one for a while.
However, many people could not afford it with the income given by the emperor. They might not have realized this problem at the beginning.
After he got the medicine, he calmed down.
In addition, after the influence of the penicillin became greater and greater, these people would choose to stop.
If he bought it again, it would inevitably be heard by the emperor and reported by his colleagues.
Therefore, Xu Da's business started to slow down at around 5,000 servings.
He had bought everything he needed to buy.
Some people could only buy one serving, while others had money but did not dare to buy more.
This was the reason why Chen Shu deduced that the price of penicillin would fall. He then linked it to the sales volume in the past few days, and it seemed to be the reason.
Moreover, Xu Da thought more because of his status.
"The Emperor has probably been doing this since a long time ago!”
"I didn't expect that I, Old Xu, would sell medicine and help the emperor complete an investigation on an official!”
The father and daughter of the Xu family looked at each other and lowered their heads. They were deeply afraid of the person in the palace.
As for the little demon in front of him, Xu Da was also impressed.
He didn't want to dwell on this issue, so he pretended not to understand.
"Then…what about the sales?" Xu Da asked.”
"It's very simple. The high-ranking officials and nobles have all bought it, but those merchants haven't bought it yet, right?”
"Contact the merchants. You should be able to plunder the rich people around the Ying Tian Prefecture. We can wait until winter!”
"Winter is the peak season for colds. When the batch of medicine in your hands is almost sold out, you can sell another batch!”
"After winter, the debt between you and me should be written off!”
"Later, if you're willing to cooperate with me, we can continue doing business!”
Chen Shu already knew Xu San's repayment plan.
He had this intention when he first asked Xu San to help him represent the company for the penicillin.
He wanted to earn his first profit from the rich.
When winter came, he would earn a second sum.
If he supported it, Xu San would have almost repaid the money he owed him.
He could obtain generous rewards from the system.
After Xu Da heard Chen Shu's words, he was in a daze.
If someone had told him that he could pay off his debt of 230,000 taels ten days ago, he would have thought that the other party was bragging.
However, the young man in front of him did it.
In a way that no one could have imagined, he quickly seized the hard-earned silver of the high-ranking officials, nobles, and merchants of the Ying Tian Prefecture.
Xu Da had paid off his debts. The amount of silver that Chen Shu could get could be said to be comparable to a country.
A hundred taels of silver for one portion, fifteen thousand portions would be more than one million and five hundred thousand.
This amount of wealth could definitely be considered to be comparable to a country.
What surprised Xu Da was that Chen Shu actually allowed him to cooperate with him after paying back the money?
One had to know that Chen Shu did not know that he was Xu Da.
Xu San was just an old scoundrel who owed Chen some money.
"Sir, do you think so highly of Old Xu that you still want to cooperate with me?”
Xu Da asked tentatively, and Chen Shu nodded.
Even if Xu Da had finished paying off his debts, Chen Shu was also inclined to let Xu San represent the antibiotics. Firstly, Xu San seemed to be a loyal person, and secondly, he had already had designs on Xu Da's daughter.
After a while, Xu San was considered one of them.
As the saying goes, keep the fertile water to yourself.
Moreover, he still had to get information about the others from his future father-in-law.
"Not only can we cooperate, but I can also give you a more reasonable share!”
"However, after next winter, I'm afraid that the price of penicillin won't be so good!”
"Ah?"
"Why?"
The father and daughter of the Xu family felt that they could not keep up with Chen Shu's pace.
"Because I will lower the price of penicillin!”
"Let it enter the homes of ordinary people!"
"Within five years, I want ordinary people to be able to afford this medicine that only high officials and nobles can afford!”
Chen Shu already had his own plan in his heart. Taking out penicillin from Xu San to make money was just a stopgap measure.
Although a drug like penicillin that could change the fate of a country could bring him a huge amount of wealth, Chen Shu felt that he had to leave something behind when he transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty.
He thought of himself as a layman and could not be considered to be benevolent.
However, after experiencing chaotic times and seeing the sufferings of the people, the hearts of the people would soften.
Some money should be earned, and some money should not be earned.
A gentleman loves money and takes it in a proper way!
People live their lives and act according to their nature.
He couldn't become a saint, but he couldn't live with his conscience.
The father and daughter of the Xu family, Zhu Biao on the other side of the wall, fell silent when Chen Shu said this casually.
Outside the wall, Zhu Biao sighed and said,
"This is the act of a saint!"
"Zhu Biao is convinced!"
He stood up and solemnly bowed to the wall!
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