Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 212 I feel like I lost million
Now that he had the venue, Chen Xuan planned to start implementing his money-making plan, as the time for Wu Sanniang to deliver the goods was getting closer.

Ever since he had the idea of ​​making money, he has been secretly paying attention to ways to make money. In addition to the inspiration he got from Wu Junyao, he has had a clear goal during this period of time.

He carefully selected one from the many recipes given by Lao Liu. It was simple, practical and effective. If everything went well, it would be easy to get several thousand taels of silver in a short time, and there was also a chance to get tens of thousands of taels.

This recipe... Strictly speaking, it can only be called a medicine recipe. It is not even worthy of being called alchemy. At best, it can only be considered as medicine. The finished product has strong practical value and has a huge market.

However, if you want to make money quickly, you can't do it too cheaply. Chen Xuan plans to take the middle to high-end route. The common people at the bottom have only a few coins in their pockets, so he wants to make money from the rich.

He noticed that there were many similar drugs on the market that he was going to use to make money. The effects were mixed, and there were some excellent ones. However, after comparing them based on the prescriptions, he found that his own products still had huge advantages.

No matter what era, as long as there is an industry that can make money, there will be people who have devoted themselves to studying it. Chen Xuan still has confidence in himself.

There are better drugs of the same kind on the market, but the better ones are not as cheap, and the cheaper ones are not as effective as this one. This is its advantage.

In fact, Chen Xuan was being conservative. The medicine he was going to use to make money was so-called better than his. It was at a level that ordinary people couldn't buy even if they had money. The fact was that what he was going to use was already the top medicine of the same kind and it was difficult to find anything comparable.

And what he meant by the market for similar products was not referring to the small place of Mocheng, but the whole world!
So taking it out in Mocheng is a dimensionality reduction attack.

After all, Old Liu was one step away from becoming a human immortal, so how could the things he left behind be bad?

Anyway, Chen Xuan just treated it as a practice to gain experience. Making money was just a by-product, otherwise it would be easy for him to make money.

With a goal in mind, he began to proceed step by step, starting with preparing materials and tools.

Because he had to accompany Xiao Gao to study at the academy during the day, the preparations could only be done late at night, and the progress was a bit slow. After all, many businesses were closed at that time.

Anyway, he spent four or five days on the preparations alone, and secretly placed all the prepared items in the basement built in the deserted house.

After all, it is a simple, basic and practical medicine. The materials and tools are very cheap. They are all common and relatively cheap things on the market. In total, Chen Xuan spent less than three taels of silver, which is not even as much as a copy of Lingyunji.

And if all the materials purchased with less than three taels of silver are successfully made into finished products and sold at the price Chen Xuan has predetermined, it will bring in at least fifty thousand taels of revenue, which is a difference of twenty thousand times when rounded up!

It would be an exaggeration to say that the pharmaceutical industry is purely profiteering.

In fact, this is very normal. Even in Chen Xuan's hometown, the factory price of the simplest cold medicine is probably less than a few cents, but after a series of processes, the price soars to dozens or even hundreds of yuan when the patient pays. This is an open secret in the industry, not to mention some so-called high-end drugs.

Anyway, the more you understand something, the more you will discover the darkness in it. It is said that ignorance is bliss. Ordinary people are nothing but leeks in the eyes of some people. They can also be called inexhaustible human mines. It is all tears to say too much.

An investment of less than three taels of silver can earn at least fifty thousand taels of silver, provided that everything goes well. Of course, it is not that simple, and Chen Xuan has also reserved a margin for most of the losses.

Over the past few days, Chen Xuan had been active at night, often going there to store things. He had run into his neighbor once or twice, and he seemed to be a night owl as well, active at night. As for what he went there for, Chen Xuan had no idea. He had never followed him, and he didn't have any such habits...

At noon when the get out of class was about to end, Chen Xuan was thinking in his mind that he should complete the transaction of the last and most important material that had been ordered in the evening so that he could start making medicine.

Making medicines also takes time. Since Chen Xuan has never tried it before and lacks experience, he needs to explore and accumulate knowledge bit by bit. Even if he has made a finished product, he still has to conduct experiments. It will take at least a few days to complete a set. If everything goes well, he can sell it to make money.

He is very rigorous. He follows the normal process to purchase materials and does not use any shortcuts. Although he is confident, he will also conduct preliminary tests on the products. He is responsible for himself and for consumers. He is really conscientious.

While he was thinking about these things, the bell for the end of class rang. He was planning to meet up with Xiao Gao and go back to study and do homework for the day, but Xiao Gao was called away by their teacher Xu as soon as get out of class was over, and he would not let Chen Xuan go with him. So he had no choice but to wait.

About half an hour later, Xiao Gao came back. Chen Xuan noticed that he was in a strange mood. He had a smile on his face, which was even harder to suppress than Aka's, but his expression was very serious. He seemed to be trying hard to suppress his inner excitement. However, his eyes were heavy, as if a heavy burden was pressing on his shoulders.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, young master? Is it okay for the master to ask you to go?"

When the master asked Xiao Gao to go before, he didn't let Chen Xuan go with him. Now seeing Gao Jingming's reaction, Chen Xuan wondered if something had happened.
Gao Jingming was holding a long object wrapped in ordinary coarse cloth. Chen Xuan saw that it was a box inside, and it seemed like a huge stone weighing thousands of pounds in his hand.

Facing Chen Xuan's usual gesture of reaching out to take it, he actually tightened his grip and didn't hand it over. He carefully looked around and shook his head, saying, "It's okay, Xuan. It's a good thing, a great thing. This isn't the place to talk. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Chen Xuan didn't insist, and gave him a suspicious look. What could possibly be so good as to be described as such? Could it be that your sister has become queen? Or that your brother-in-law has killed the crown prince and become heir apparent?

An idea crossed my mind: could it be that Xiao Gao's painting was valued by Emperor Shang Xuan, who praised him and awarded him a reward?
He was sure it wasn't an imperial edict!
Fortunately, he found out very quickly, and Chen Xuan was not in a hurry. After all, Xiao Gao had no secrets from him.

Soon after, they returned to their residence and went to the study. Xiao Gao respectfully placed the package on the table with both hands, and personally closed the door to block the curious gazes of Xiao Cai and the others.

Then he could no longer hide his excitement and excitement. Seeing Chen Xuan's body trembling slightly, he took a deep breath and pointed at the package on the table and said, "A Xuan, guess what this is?"

This reaction, coupled with the great news he had mentioned earlier, made Chen Xuan think for a moment and ask, "What treasure did His Majesty the Emperor give you?"

Gao Jingming: "..." He instantly looked at Chen Xuan with a frown, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Xuan, you are boring now. I am so excited."

Steady, little brother! Chen Xuan was delighted and asked in surprise, "Did you guess it right?"

Nodding and shaking his head, Gao Jingming said anxiously, "Ah Xuan, although you didn't guess it right, it was almost right. But you should at least give me some reaction. You make me look less stable."

You still know that.

Then Chen Xuan took a deep breath, widened his eyes and said with a look of ecstasy: "Master, is it true? Hiss, my God, Gong..."

Xiaogao: "..."

He quickly covered his face and interrupted, "A Xuan, that's enough. I asked you to give me some reaction. There's no need to be so exaggerated, right?"

Chen Xuan himself was embarrassed. He coughed lightly and said seriously, "So what good news is this?"

After being disturbed by him, Gao Jingming calmed down. Then he suddenly realized that it seemed that over the years, whenever his mood was up and down, A Xuan would use his unique way to calm him down. He didn't pay attention to it before, but only now realized Chen Xuan's good intentions.

Then he bowed to Chen Xuan sincerely and said, "A Xuan, thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Chen Xuan asked in astonishment. He had no idea what to do with this gesture.

He didn't continue the topic, but looked at the package on the table and said, "Ah Xuan, you guessed right. This is indeed a reward from His Majesty. It's not a treasure, but it's more precious than any treasure!"

"The reason for that painting?" Chen Xuan immediately understood.

He nodded, unable to contain his excitement, and said, "Yes, Xuan, you may not believe this, but I feel like I'm dreaming. His Majesty really likes our painting. He even liked it so much that he personally wrote a calligraphy for it!"

"Stingy, if you like it, why not do something practical?" Chen Xuan couldn't help but mutter when he heard it.

Gao Jingming stared, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Ah Xuan, be careful with your words. This is just between us. If it gets spread out and someone with ulterior motives takes advantage of it, they might accuse you of disrespect. Besides, this is a calligraphy piece written by His Majesty himself. Not many people in the country have been given this honor. It is much more precious than what you call it."

Even so, Chen Xuan still felt that it would be happier to get some tangible benefits, so he said, "Since it is your majesty's calligraphy, should we enshrine it?"

Waving his hand, Gao Jingming said, "That's not the case. It's enough for us to know about this matter. Don't make a fuss about it. The master has repeatedly warned us that we are still young and should not be too loud, otherwise it will do more harm than good. His Majesty also loves us, so he didn't give us the actual reward you mentioned. That's why this calligraphy didn't go through the normal ritual process. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been handed to me so quietly, but an angel came to announce the decree."

That's true, but in Chen Xuan's opinion, this "walking in brocade clothes at night" is ultimately a little lacking in meaning, even if Emperor Shang Xuan did it out of love.

It must be said that Xiao Gao is still very loyal. It was obviously the reward and care given to him by the emperor, but it was us who were given the reward and care, and Chen Xuan was not left out for himself.

Then Xiao Gao whispered, "The master also told me that His Majesty has issued an edict to raise my mother's imperial rank, and the angel announcing the edict is on the way to my house!"

Hearing this, Chen Xuan nodded secretly, thinking that this was not so bad, but he still felt that he had lost 100 million. Why not encourage Xiao Gao to sell the emperor's calligraphy?
Of course, that is impossible. Even if someone dares to buy it, would Xiao Gao dare to sell it?
"Then let's see what His Majesty wrote to you?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

Nodding, Gao Jingming said: "Of course I have to take a look. The teacher did not open it without permission and I don't know what is written. Let me come back and read it myself."

"Well, do you want me to help you open it?" Chen Xuan asked deliberately.

Gao Jingming rushed forward as if Chen Xuan was trying to snatch his wife away, saying, "No, no, I can do it myself."

Then he opened the package, and after three layers inside and three layers outside, an exquisite long wooden box appeared in their sight.

The wooden box was made of extremely precious wood, and its surface was covered with exquisite cloud-patterned wood texture. Even in the sunlight coming through the window, it sparkled like starry sky. It had no decorations and was not inlaid with any jewels.

But even if it is just an "ordinary" wooden box, even those who don't know the value of things can see that it is definitely worth a lot of money, and it is the kind that cannot be bought even if you have money.

After all, it is the emperor's work, so grand.

Gao Jingming didn't pay attention to the box itself. He opened it carefully. Inside was a scroll wrapped in golden cloud-patterned satin, with a jade axis and dragon-patterned paper, which looked like it had been framed.

He reverently opened the scroll. On it were four large, standard characters. In the corner was Emperor Shang Xuan's signature in a flamboyant style, stamped with a private seal.

Of course, those four words are not "big", but simply "study hard".

It is a spur, encouragement, and expectation...

(End of this chapter)