Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Li Chengqian had long wanted to find an opportunity to come to the medical school to be examined by Sun Simiao.

I happened to have this opportunity today, so I got up with Li Shen.

Knowing that he was not seriously ill, Li Chengqian felt relieved.

After Sun Simiao finished speaking, he went to the medicine cabinet, unlocked it, and took out a box.

"Your Highness, these are pills made by an old Taoist priest. They are good for replenishing Qi and strengthening the spleen. Your Highness can take them every morning and evening before meals."

As he spoke, he took out a porcelain bottle from the box.

Li Chengqian opened it and smelled it, it smelled like medicinal herbs.

Sun Simiao handed the box to Li Shen again:

"Your Highness Prince Ji, this has just been made. I am just about to send someone to deliver it to His Highness."

"Yeah." Li Shen took the box, took out a bottle from it, opened it, poured out two pills, threw them into his mouth and started chewing under Li Chengqian's surprised gaze.

"Tenth brother..." It was too late for Li Chengqian to stop him.

"What's wrong?" Li Shen turned his head and looked at Li Chengqian.

"This is medicine." Li Chengqian reminded.

"I know this is medicine prepared for Aye's mother. It replenishes Qi and strengthens the spleen, replenishes the middle Qi, and nourishes the spleen and stomach.

Otherwise, why would I give it to you?"

Li Shen said while refusing, the main ingredient of the Hawthorn Pills is hawthorn, which is made with other medicinal materials such as astragalus.

It has always been a tonic medicine specially supplied to Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun and Concubine Wei.

As I get older, my digestion may not be good. Eating this can help with digestion.

"You used this to cheat my father out of four million strings of cash?" When Li Chengqian heard that it was this medicine, he immediately opened the bottle, poured out two pills and put them in his mouth.

Since it was medicine for his father, Li Shen took it, so he wouldn't poison himself.

When it enters the mouth, it tastes sour, sweet, and a little medicinal.

"That's it, but it's been refined many times. Hmm, it tastes pretty good this time. Let's follow this recipe from now on."

Sell ​​it to the nobles for ten coins apiece."

Li Shen nodded with satisfaction after eating two pills.

"Ten strings of cash for a bottle? Could there be some rare medicinal herbs in here?"

Before Sun Simiao could be surprised, Li Chengqian had already opened his mouth wide. Just now, this guy was emphasizing the importance of money.

Why are two thousand strings of cash so valuable? Ordinary people can't even earn ten strings of cash a year.

Now, he sells a bottle of pills for ten strings of cash.

"Of course there are rare medicinal herbs, otherwise how could it be sold at such a high price? Moreover, this is a palace recipe. If it is not valuable, wouldn't the word 'palace' seem too worthless?

Just tell others that it’s for His Majesty’s exclusive use. Who wouldn’t want to eat the same thing as the emperor?

Besides, those nobles are so rich that they won’t care about this.”

Li Shen is possessed by a profiteer at this moment.

"But how can ordinary people afford it?" Li Chengqian frowned.

Li Shen picked up the teacup without even raising his eyelids:

"This isn't prepared for the common people, brother. This isn't medicine for curing illnesses, it's a tonic.

Do you think people will ever eat too much?

They work hard every day, unlike you, big brother, who act tyrannically and domineeringly, so they won't have food accumulation."

In Li Shen's opinion, how many people would suffer from indigestion? They have to work every day, and it is good enough that they are not hungry. How could they have indigestion?

The reason why Li Chengqian was like this was because he didn't exercise and sat there all day.

If you let him farm every day, do you think he would still have this disease caused by affluence?

After hearing what Li Chengqian said, he thought about it and felt that there was some truth in what Li Shen said: ordinary people have only had enough food for a few years, so how could they have food accumulation?

"What you said does make some sense, but selling a bottle of pills for ten strings of cash is a bit too expensive.

Doctor Sun, I wonder how much it costs to make this bottle?"

"Your Highness, it will cost about two hundred and thirty coins." Sun Simiao replied. The main ingredient of this medicine is hawthorn, which is not worth much.

The honey added in is worth more than that. Although the other ingredients are a bit expensive, you won’t need much in one bottle.

The total cost is only over 200 Wen, and the cheapest part is the main ingredient, hawthorn.

"Two hundred and thirty coins a bottle! Tenth brother, you sell it for ten coins a bottle. You're making more money than murder and arson."

Li Chengqian was no longer able to use words to describe his feelings at the moment. Even if he wanted to cheat someone, there had to be a limit.

This is more than ten times the amount.

"Brother, murder and arson are against the law. How could I do such a thing that goes against the law? Besides, how can murder and arson be as profitable as selling medicine?

Today I will tell you a truth: ten robbers are not as good as one medicine seller, and ten medicine sellers are not as good as one school owner.

Why were the noble families so powerful in the past? Wasn't it because they could continuously produce educated people, while ordinary people could not afford to go to school at all?

The cost of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone is considerable, and they can't afford the tuition for the instructors either, which is why they do this."

Li Shen said it with confidence. Hasn't it been like this since ancient times?

"I really..." Li Chengqian was speechless after hearing Li Shen's twisted theories.

He studied benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, but what Li Shen said had nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness and was too utilitarian.

"Dr. Sun, I wonder how the donkey-hide gelatin business is doing now?"

Li Shen ignored Li Chengqian and looked at Sun Simiao.

"Your Highness, we cannot produce too many donkeys at the moment. The number of donkeys raised in the palace is limited, and they take time to grow.

But rest assured, Your Highness. The portion from the palace has already been delivered in the winter, and the excess has been sold to princes and nobles at a high price. The proceeds should be recorded with the treasurer Wang."

Sun Simiao replied. However, he was not used to business matters. A piece of donkey-hide gelatin from Prince Ji's mansion was sold by Wang Hongfu for a sky-high price, hundreds or even thousands of coins per piece.

This made the Taoist priest's heart a little uneasy, and he had the murderous intention to rob the rich and help the poor.

"Well, things are valuable because they are rare. Since the quantity is small, we should sell it at a higher price. Doctor Sun, don't worry. You should know that the money earned from this piece of donkey-hide gelatin can save hundreds of thousands of people who can't afford medical treatment. We are actually doing a good deed."

Li Shen nodded in comfort.

"Your Majesty is righteous and is willing to bear the infamy for these poor people."

Sun Simiao also knew this truth. The treatment fees at the Second Hospital were not expensive, but they were not enough to support the doctors at the Second Hospital.

The deficit of the Second Hospital was made up by the money from the First Hospital. This was the only way for the Second Hospital to operate normally, otherwise the doctors would have starved to death long ago.

"What's the point of being righteous? Buddha said, if I don't go to hell, who will? For the sake of the people of the world, what does it matter if I bear the infamy?

My Buddha is merciful and may you be blessed with infinite blessings."

Li Shen nodded his forehead solemnly, made the sign of the cross on his chest, and then clasped his hands together with a pious face.

He looked like a high-level monk, but this incongruous way of expression made Li Chengqian a little puzzled.

Sun Simiao, who was originally a Taoist priest, wanted to shout "heretic" and then behead Li Shen for heresy on the spot.

Li Shen maintained his posture for a while before lowering his hand:

"Okay, let's talk about how to make money."

(Look up information and think about the plot.)