Chapter 25: The King's Concern
The answer can be summed up in eight words:
Reasonable division of labor and flow operations.
Zhou Ming asked the system to adjust the formula of the [Tranquilizing Elixir], and assigned the task of preparing the potion to 21 people.
That is, 1 person is the main person, and 20 people are supplemented.
Zhou Ming completes the most critical mixing and mixing work.
The other 20 people, some of whom are responsible for handling medicinal materials (such as grinding, juicing, extraction, etc.), some complete the preparation of less difficult ones, and some help control the temperature and adjust the concentration of the medicine...... The work completed by these 20 people is not the most difficult, but it is also more tedious and requires carefulness, the probability of error is low, and each person is only responsible for 3 to 5 steps of simple work, after repeated many times, the error rate will be reduced, and the quality of the medicine will continue to improve.
And the work efficiency of 21 people is naturally much higher than that of 1 person.
And these 20 assistants, Zhou Ming after many tests in the whole school, recruited, aged from 12 to 20 years old, half male and female, their advantages are careful, focused, strong operation ability, and good psychological quality...... Among these assistants, there must be some of them that Zhou Ming promised to help the school train "junior pharmacists" within two years.
This is not difficult, most of these assistants are also willing to become excellent "pharmacists", because as assistants, they not only get a salary of 300 gold coins per month, but also can buy [Tranquilizing Elixir] at the cost price of 25 gold coins per bottle, and when their level improves, the welfare benefits will be improved.
The cost of 25 gold coins/bottle, wasn't it 35 gold coins before, could it be that Zhou Ming reduced the preparation cost of [Tranquilizing Elixir] again.
No.
It's not that the cost has been reduced, but the medicinal materials purchased by the Brno Medicinal Materials Chamber of Commerce through their own channels, the price is equivalent to 25 gold coins per bottle.
Zhou Ming estimated that the Gannis Medicinal Materials Chamber of Commerce, a subsidiary of Gannis Pharmacy, has mature channels, and the purchase cost of medicinal materials is actually equivalent to about 20 gold coins per bottle.
From 20 to 1000, what an amazing profit.
Zhou Ming even imagined that if most of the wild medicinal materials were planted on a large scale through the establishment of artificial planting bases, the cost of preparing various medicines would be much lower.
In addition, he discovered that there were five potions that could be sold in countless bottles as a consumable as long as they were cheap.
They are the [Tranquilizer] used by magicians to prolong the meditation time, and the [Mana Restorer] that can speed up the recovery of mana when the mana consumption is too large.
As well as the [Stamina Recovery] used by swordsmen to prolong the training time, as well as the [Dragon's Blood Elixir] to improve the physique and the [Healing Potion] to quickly heal injuries.
There is a huge market for these five medicines.
If Zhou Ming's "flow division of labor preparation method" is adopted, the preparation cost of these drugs can be greatly reduced.
Yields have increased exponentially.
In the end, with the narrow market of the Adud Kingdom, these potions, even if they were sold at the price of 50 or 100 gold coins a bottle, would not sell much.
There will be a large backlog of products.
What to do then?
Outlet.
It can only be exported abroad.
Vigorously develop the "pharmaceutical export economy".
In this regard, in front of the old fox, Zhou Ming told about the benefits of this economic model:
"Making money, there is no doubt that you can make a lot of money, the pharmaceutical industry is a profiteering industry, our cost of 30 gold coins, 50 gold coins a bottle, sell 300 gold coins, 500 gold coins in foreign countries, even if you only make ten times the profit, you can win a large number of countries' markets. ”
"After we make money, we will expand the scale of production!"
"The potion output of the potion laboratory of the Brno School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is still not high, we should build a large potion factory and recruit more people!"
"These manpower don't need to be magicians, ordinary workers are fine, and then develop more efficient machinery and equipment, and assemble more advanced assembly lines!"
"It is said that in some kingdoms where magic is prosperous, there is such a thing as a magic puppet, which is flexible and not afraid of fatigue, and we can also develop this kind of magic puppet and put it on the assembly line to improve production efficiency again. ”
"In this way, the magic potions we produce can occupy the potion market of the entire continent. ”
"How much money will we be able to make then? I can't imagine it. ”
"At that time, I am afraid that the Kingdom of Adud will become one of the richest and most powerful countries in this world. ”
Zhou Ming's words, the old fox was stunned when he heard them.
The boss with his eyes open, his head buzzing, and a sentence playing in his head: occupy the pharmaceutical market of the entire continent.
This......
How is this possible?
Leylin, are you kid crazy, the whole continent?
A continent of Azeroa that contains millions of human kingdoms, trillions of humans, and countless creatures of other races?
Are you sure you want to win such a big market?
This......
The old fox thinks that only the head of a madman can come up with such a crazy idea.
But......
The old fox had to admit that his idea really had the slightest possibility of being realized.
The premise is that he can really open the so-called "large-scale pharmaceutical production factory".
Then, relying on the "pharmaceutical export industry", the kingdom of Addud ushered in an economic take-off.
I don't know what's going on, but he actually believes a little bit in this kid's "crazy words" in his heart.
Because of the pharmacy laboratory of the Brno School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in less than ten days after a large number of medicinal materials were in place, he achieved a daily output of 1,000 bottles of [Tranquilizing Elixir].
Judging from this matter alone, what could be more exaggerated, and he couldn't do it?
The old fox found out for the first time that he underestimated this kid, and the pattern in this kid's chest was not three or two kingdoms, but the entire continent!
He also realized that it was impossible for this kid to stay at the Brno School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the stage was too small and would limit the use of his talents.
"Is he really from the Leylin family? The members of this family are known for their loyalty, bravery, stubbornness, stupidity, and rarely produce any truly intelligent people...... What's the matter with this demon?"
The old fox was puzzled.
But he went to the palace anyway and told King Jaime about it.
……
Inside the splendid palace
"Uncle, is such a talent really from the Leilin family?"
Roberts, the old fox, and the king are uncles and nephews, and both are from the royal family and have a close relationship.
"Yes, he is indeed the heir of the Leylin family. ”
Roberts nodded.
King Jaime's brow furrowed, his expression a little tangled.
Walking back and forth in the main hall for a few steps, he asked, "Uncle, if I announce the pardon of the Leylin family and return their territory and title, is this feasible?"
"Uh~"
Roberts thought for a while, shook his head and said, "The old nobles hate the Leylin family to the core, and now is not the time to pardon." ”
The Leylin family had only been exiled for less than a year, and now that they were pardoned, the nobles would definitely not agree.
"But if I don't pardon the Leylin family, how can a genius like Lemorton Leylin be used by me?
King Jaime said that he had been a king of the nest for more than 30 years, and he wanted to make some achievements and changes, but the nobles always followed him, countless reform proposals were shelved, and his ambition when he first ascended the throne turned into endless sadness in his old age.
Even the card of the Leilin family, before it was fully played, was suppressed by the nobles.
Aggrieved.
Endless grievances.
Now the Lemoton Reeling that his uncle said gave him a little hope.
A little hope for change.
But the uncle also said that the boy had a very large chest, and it was impossible for him to stay in the kingdom of Adud for a long time, and if he wanted to be used by the royal family, he had to come up with something to hold him.
Or give some favor and let him engrave it in his heart and die in return.
For example, pardon the Leylin family.
But......
Roberts shook his head, this may not work, because the Leylin family was originally exiled for the benefit of the royal family, and the royal family was ashamed of the Leylin family.
And pardoning the Leylin family is not useful for King Jaime to open his mouth, if those nobles do not nod their heads, the king forcibly pardons, and no one will carry it out.
This kingdom has long ceased to be the king's kingdom.
So what to do?
King Jaime looked sad and indignant, is it so difficult for him to gather a talent for the royal family?
He is already full of gray hair, and he can't see any hope of reviving the Thurbert family until he dies?
"I can only send people to send some money and goods to appease the exiled Lei Lin family in the south, and then send some warriors to protect their safety and prevent accidents. ”
"The revival of the royal family may really need the help of the Leylin family, who has sacrificed three times for the royal family in the past three hundred years, and although they have failed, they have won a lot of benefits for the royal family and increased the authority of the king. ”
"Even now, the hope of the royal family is still in the Leylin family. ”
"Except for the Leylin family, we can no longer find a family that is absolutely loyal to the king, those greedy nobles, loyal only to themselves. ”
"The Leylin family must not die, no matter what the cost, the royal family must protect them. ”
"It's still Lemoton Reling, even though he is only seventeen years old, he is a genius, a genius who knows not only how to make potions, but also knows many things!"
"He must be used by us, and even if his heart is not in the kingdom of Aduides, we must help him to develop what he calls the 'pharmaceutical export industry'...... If this can bring great benefits to the royal family, we should fully support it!"
"Perhaps, that kid has a saying that is correct: money can do 9,999 out of 10,000 things, as long as the royal family has enough money in their hands, the king has enough authority!"
Roberts said, ending with a retelling of a famous quote the kid had given him.
"As long as the royal family has enough money, the king has enough authority?"
King Jaime muttered under his breath.
The eyes are getting brighter and brighter.
Reasonable.
Makes sense.
……
In this way, Zhou Ming officially entered King Jaime's sight and became the target of his attention.