Chapter Seventy-Two: A Mess of Sand
"The pharmacies in charge of these chambers of commerce are really black-hearted, and the medicines are hoarded only for official use."
Displaced people who have long been bought by the cluster have taken the lead.
At first, the surrounding people only knew that the epidemic was coming, so they hurriedly went to the pharmacy to buy medicinal herbs, but they were told that the bed had been sold, so they didn't think much about it.
The few homeless people who led the troubles pierced the truth, and the largest pharmacy directly under the Chamber of Commerce in the imperial city was surrounded by neighbors.
More and more people came over as if watching the excitement, at first just to find out, and learned that this pharmacy was supposed to be a place to practice medicine and save people, but it was colluded by officials and businessmen, so they became indignant.
Soon, the street in front of the pharmacy was surrounded by water, and it was impossible to carry out the day's business.
"If you don't give us an explanation today, we'll stay here."
The shopkeeper had never seen such a situation before, since he took over this medicine shop, he had never seen anyone who dared to make trouble in the realm of Qingxuan here.
I was a little panicked for a while, but I couldn't do business without opening the door for a day
So he hurriedly ran to the door and comforted the crowd at the door, which was the first time he had dealt with this kind of thing.
"Everyone listened to me explain that it is true that the store does not have enough reserves of these medicinal materials, not to mention that we have not heard the news of the imminent epidemic at this time."
The shopkeeper said helplessly and very carefully, for fear of annoying these characters who usually don't look down on at all.
"You are fundamentally deceiving us ordinary people, vainly trying to hoard medicinal materials to the scholars and officials, and we will not listen to your clever explanations."
The surrounding people also started to cheer
"Yes, either sell the medicine or give an explanation."
"Officials and businessmen collude to abandon the lives and deaths of the people, and today they are bound to give us an explanation."
The onlookers seemed to be boiling, and the shopkeeper was a little uncontrollable when he saw the turmoil.
A person hurried from a distance, struggling to break through the crowd and squeeze to the front, the shopkeeper saw the person, his heart was overjoyed, and finally came to the savior.
That person was none other than Shen Zhiran, who had just come out of the Qingxuan Mansion.
Shen Zhiran originally planned to go back to the Chamber of Commerce first to carefully arrange the affairs assigned by Qing Xuan, but unexpectedly, when he went to the long street, he found that the bustling people were going in one direction.
At the moment, he was a little puzzled, so he followed, and really saw that the pharmacy of his own chamber of commerce was blocked, so he hurriedly came over to relieve the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper frowned, and clapped his hands towards Shen Zhiran with a sigh
"Hey, Lord Shen, look at this...... How is it good. ”
Shen Zhiran cast a relieved look at the shopkeeper, and did not speak to calm the shopkeeper's anxious psychology, but gently patted the shopkeeper's back with his hand.
Turning to the onlookers and the common people
"Everyone, don't be impatient, listen to the next word, many pharmacies and medical centers really don't know about the epidemic, let alone talk about the collusion between officials and businessmen?"
Despite such conditions, Shen Zhiran was still unhurried and calm, which is why Qing Xuan was relieved that he would leave the Chamber of Commerce to him to take care of it.
Shen Zhiran walked in front of the leader of the homeless people, and said softly with a smile
"This big brother, I don't know how you know that the epidemic is coming at this time?"
The leader was speechless for a while, and he actually scratched his head, and the brocade that ordered him to give him things was just to give each of them a settlement fee to let them spread rumors. Where do they know how to answer?
Fortunately, none of these people were treacherous, and after a short hesitation, they insisted on it
"Anyway, you don't want to deceive us, whether to sell this medicine or not."
Shen Zhiran didn't get annoyed when he saw this person's impatient attitude, he just smiled clearly, if this matter was really someone deliberately targeting their medicinal herb industry.
Shen Zhiran turned around and walked up the steps and said loudly to the people
"We do have a shortage of this medicine, but we will distribute all the remaining quantities today, without reservation, and it will be distributed for free, and we will also ask Lang Zhong, who belongs to the medical center, to give you a free consultation."
At this time, the noisy crowd gradually began to quiet, but there were still many people muttering quietly
"It's free, it's not to gag us."
"It's hard to say, but...... I also got free medicinal herbs. ”
After listening to Shen Zhiran's words, the shopkeeper's face changed suddenly, the medicinal materials were distributed for free, and he actually asked for free consultation, whether this business would be done or not.
He took advantage of the interval when no one was paying attention to him, and secretly pulled the corner of Shen Zhiran's back shirt from behind, and brought him into the bunk with a look of color
"Lord Shen, how do we do business in this way?"
There was a hint of anger and confusion in his tone, Qingxuan would stipulate the profit to be handed over to the subordinate store every month, so how should he complete this profit.
Shen Zhiran thought it was funny
"Where do I have such a great right to arrange such a thing?"
The shopkeeper's eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief
"Otherwise...... Arranged by the master? ”
Shen Zhiran looked at him fixedly, without the slightest explanation, they all knew that although Shen Zhiran was said to have handled most of the matters in the Chamber of Commerce, the real master behind the scenes was only that person.
The man who frightened them was only obedient to him, a seemingly gentle person, with a silver mask like a rakshasa of hell that made people shudder.
The destruction of the door that can almost be described as a massacre a few years ago makes people unable to compare with the polite master of the Chamber of Commerce.
Shen Zhiran was just about to walk out of the door and continue to explain the follow-up matters and arrangements, but the shopkeeper stopped him again.
"Lord Shen, a few days ago, a large number of major medicinal materials such as licorice, forsythia, and skullcap have been purchased, and now our inventory is simply not enough to distribute."
"Then transfer goods from other stores in charge, and everything needs to be headed by your store."
The shopkeeper slapped his thigh in difficulty
"How could I not have thought of this? It's just that the rest of the shops also lack these main medicinal materials. ”
Although the current epidemic is fake, but the lack of medicine is real, not to mention that Shen Zhiran has promised many people free medicine just now, if he changes the hexagram at this time, I am afraid that this medicine shop will be demolished by three points today.
"How many pairs of medicinal herbs can be distributed in the shop now?" Shen Zhiran's expression became a little serious.
"Less than thirty."
Shen Zhiran touched his chin and turned his head to walk out of the shop
"Ladies and gentlemen, we will now take the medicine one by one in order." Shen Zhiran estimated that these thirty pairs of medicines could last for half a day. hurriedly left first to report the matter to Qingxuan, and knew that someone was framing him, but he really couldn't solve this tricky situation.
I thought that Qing Xuan's move would ease the people's hostility towards his chamber of commerce, as well as win the hearts of the people, but they didn't expect the other party to collect a large amount of medicinal materials, they didn't care at first, but now they are in trouble.