Chapter 82, The Tessie Merchant and the Elixir (2)

In earlier years, the Dolgons or Manchus might have been more enthusiastic about the merchants who came to them, but even now, after the Manchus had completely opened up the situation outside the Guan, they were generally very friendly to those merchants. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info especially a merchant who can get his hands on medicines. For the Manchu regime, whose economy depended largely on plunder, constant warfare on its periphery was necessary. The constant war made them have a great need for steel, cloth, and medicine.

"You can cure so much with this drug. Defect? Dorgon was a little unconvinced. Because this drug is so much in line with the needs of the Manchus. First of all, even the most seasoned veterans in the war cannot guarantee that they will not be injured, and many wounded are so painful that they cannot rest, which also makes their recovery difficult. And these wounded soldiers are all veterans with combat experience, and as long as they recover, they will be an important asset to the Manchus. Drugs that can relieve pain can naturally help these wounded soldiers recover, so even this blessing. Longevity. The ointment only has such an effect, and it is also a rare good medicine.

Secondly, when you go out during the war, you are not accustomed to the water and soil, and the most common problems are diarrhea and various coughs. And this Tessie merchant proclaimed this blessing of his. Longevity. The ointment is also a miracle for both of these problems. If this is true, getting it is really very much in line with my needs in the Qing Dynasty.

"Your Royal Highness, I have heard that the Daejin Kingdom is at war with the Ming Kingdom and Korea. I think there will always be wounded in battle, and the army of His Royal Highness the Prince is so brave and captures so many prisoners, and there will be wounded and people with diarrhea and coughing problems among these prisoners. His Royal Highness the Prince can ask someone to find a few such captives to try and see if it works, and then you will know that I am not bragging. Yuri replied calmly.

"Mr. Yurui, let me tell you one thing first, now the Dajin Kingdom has been renamed the Daqing Kingdom." "Sir shall first go with me to our barracks, and I shall have a few prisoners with such problems come and try the efficacy of the medicine." If what you said about the efficacy of the medicine is true, and you can guarantee the supply, the business between us can be done for a long time, and it can be done very much. ”

After saying this, Dorgon turned his head again and said to a few of the white-armored soldiers beside him; "Free up a few horses for Mr. Yuri and his companions."

So Ipadan came with three horses and pulled one of them down to Yuri, who nodded, took the reins, and turned over and got on the horse. Although he is not very skilled, he can at least see that he can ride a horse. The tall, thin blond man took the reins of the horse and got on the horse with the same glance. Only the interpreter said in a hurry: "This master, I ...... I don't know how to ride a horse. Ibodan glanced at the interpreter with disdain, and said, "The prince let you ride a horse, don't be ignorant." ”

So the interpreter had to tremble and climb on the horse, but he couldn't climb up after climbing for a long time, but the Yuri jumped off the horse and ran over to help him, and he was considered to have got on the horse.

The group soon arrived at Dolgon's residence, the palace of the king of Joseon. By this time, the guards who had gone back first had already brought in some prisoners who were injured or had diarrhea and coughing.

"Sir, those patients have been found. It's not time to eat yet, so why don't you go and let us see this blessing first. Longevity. The efficacy of the cream. Dorgon said.

"Okay, let's try it, Lord Wang, you will immediately know how miraculous this medicine is." Yuri said.

Several wounded prisoners were brought in, the first with a bandage on his shoulder, presumably a knife wound, and behind him there were also several wounded and several sick, some of whom were still coughing.

Yuri takes out Fu. Longevity. The ointment, as well as the smoking guns and cigarette lamps, began the trial of treatment. The first person who came up as an experimental item was a man with a knife wound on the shoulder, and Yuri let this person suck the blessing for a while. Longevity. The painful look on the man's face slowly eased a little.

At the same time, that southern barbarian has also used the blessing. Longevity. I decocted some water and gave it to those who had a cough and those who had diarrhea, and the diarrhea was fine, and the improvement of the symptoms of those who had a cough was much more obvious, at most it was only a stick of incense, and those who had a bad cough stopped coughing one by one. Not to mention anything else, at least the effect of this cough suppressant is indeed like a god. And even if it is only this one effect, this drug can be very useful.

After a while, Yuri asked the Nanban interpreter to ask the wounded, and the wound was still painful. Those who have sucked the blessings. Longevity. The wounded said that the wound is not too painful now compared to before.

"If you don't touch these places hard, it really doesn't hurt at all." That's what the wounded said.

"Sir's medicine is really a miracle medicine. I wonder how many such drugs are in the hands of Mr.? Dorgon asked.

"Your Royal Highness, this is also the first time I have come to the north to do business, and I don't know how big this deal can be in advance. So I brought this blessing. Longevity. The amount of paste is still limited, there are about two hundred catties in total, if this business can be done, how much Daqing Guo wants, I can send as much as Daqing Guo. Yuri said.

"It seems that the gentleman is also a big dealer." "I don't know what kind of medicine this pill is made of. ”

"This blessing. Longevity. The plaster pill is said to be made from a fruit called Daqing Guo, a specialty of the extreme west, and of course, I don't know what some of the excipients are. Moreover, it is said that the process of refining is extremely difficult, and few people know about some of the doorways. After all, I don't have a blessing at home. Longevity. Anointing us is just blessed. Longevity. Paste porter only. All I earned was the cost of transporting these things from the Far West. Yuri replied.

"Sir is too modest, with his courage and knowledge, he will definitely be able to make a fortune. I don't know this blessing sir. Longevity. What is the price of the ointment? Dorgon asked.

"Your Royal Highness, this blessing. The price I bought from others is not low, and the cost is extremely high when I ship it all the way. So the price is ...... If your country pays its bills in silver, considering that the silver in the East has always been not good, this blessing. Longevity. The ointment costs about a tael of silver. Yuri said.

The price was obviously a little too high, which made Dorgon frown.

"Your price is a little too high, isn't it?" Dorgon said.

"Your Royal Highness, the Ming people don't say secret words, and those who are willing to run such a business are of course asking for greater profits. One risk, one profit, this is the rule of doing business, don't you say? Your Highness, I have to order a shipload of goods from Tessie, and I will have to travel thousands of miles by sea to get here. The risks along the way are not small, you may sink your ship when you encounter wind and waves, and you may lose your money when you encounter pirates. Since there is such a risk, if the profit obtained is not much, who would want to do such a business. You say yes, right? If you don't say anything else, you will drive a boat from Luzon to this side, and just pay the money to buy peace for the Zheng family in Fujian, you will have to get a lot of silver. However, Your Royal Highness, this price is not negotiable, because what I am giving you now is the price I will give you to go back empty. You know, I chartered a boat for a trip, and the money I had to give to the owner to go back full was almost the same as if I was going back empty. So going back empty-ton is a huge waste. There are also some things in your country that you can't sell for a price in your country, but if you give them back to me, you might be able to sell them for a good price. For example, furs, such as some medicinal herbs that are only available in your country, ginseng, deer antler velvet, etc., and good wood, and for example, I have heard that your country has obtained a lot of silk, porcelain, and slaves in the war. This kind of thing is not worth a few dollars in the hands of His Royal Highness, but if it is given to me, it will allow me to earn more. If His Highness can provide enough of these items so that I can earn money on my return trip, then the price can naturally be lower. Yuri said.

"So you want to barter for trade?" Dorgon asked.

"No, no, no, my Highness, this is not the case, to be precise, it should be like this, that is, I will first sell these medicines to His Highness at the price of one tael of silver, and then use the silver to buy other goods from His Highness at a suitable price, so that the amount of silver that Your Highness needs to pay me will be reduced. That's all. Yuri hurriedly said.

"What else do you have besides this medicine? We still need iron, we need copper, can you provide me with these things? Dorgon asked suddenly.

"Your Highness, as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't buy!" Yu Rui said, "As long as His Highness is willing to pay, it is a cannon, and I can get it." It's just that Your Highness, the cost of shipping is not low, (of course this is a lie), iron this thing, your country should also have other channels to buy some, if I sell it to your country at a price that is too high, why do you need to buy mine? But if I run tens of thousands of miles and don't make a high profit, honestly, it's better not to do it. So it's not appropriate for me to sell things like iron and copper. But does your country need artillery? ”

"Cannons? What kind of cannon? Dolgon's eyes lit up.

"Twenty-four-pounder shells or even heavy artillery with thirty-two-pounder shells. More powerful, longer-range, and more powerful than any kind of artillery that the Ming had erected on their walls. ”

Regarding the issue of selling artillery, in Zheng Sen's consideration, this is purely a set of white wolf tricks with empty gloves. Although during this period, the Manchus were already able to cast their own artillery, but the technical level of their artillery was still far from the advanced level in the world today. Zheng Sen didn't really want to do anything with the enemy, but he needed a reason for the imperial court to allocate money to buy new artillery through them. And the fact that the Jangi may have bought more advanced artillery from the Tessians is the best reason.