In the south of Jiangning City, a small pharmacy was newly opened.

As one of the most prosperous cities in the world today, it is not uncommon to have a newly opened shop, and this pharmacy is not conspicuous at all, not only is it not opened in a prosperous area, but there are not even a few guys.

Occasionally, I can see a few white-bearded old men coming together and whispering, more like a scholar than the shopkeeper, the figure in a green shirt will appear, these days it is not that there are no patients coming to the door, and the occasional old doctor can also be called dutiful, just a little take the pulse, and then prescribe a prescription to grab some medicine, and the patient will go back after a post of medicine will be good.

But that's all there is to it, the pharmacy looks down, the new owner has no action to open, and the only businesses that can be noticed are also lamenting that this shop will close in a few days.

"Where does business do this? Running to a remote alley to open a pharmacy is really imaginable. ”

"You can't say that... It is also much more convenient to have a pharmacy in the neighborhood, and the consultation fee is much lower than those big pharmacies. ”

"It's not a good thing to be cheap, who knows if it's a black-hearted shop? When the time comes, it will be fun to eat the dead. ”

"I'm afraid that I didn't do something harmful under the guise of a pharmacy? When Xiao Lao'er was on the shift the night before, he saw some Qiu Ba with knives and spears escorting people into the medicine shop, and he thought he had been a thief, and he didn't see anything the next day. ”

"Who is being detained?"

"Looking at it by the candlelight, it looks like those refugees from outside the city... Maybe it's wrong. ”

"It must be a mistake, let the refugees into the city, then it's not messed up? Those who have suffered a thousand swords, don't spread the disease to the city. ”

"Alas... I don't know when it will be closed, as soon as the city gate wharf is closed, I don't know how many people can't eat, and the rice is just that, the cucumbers are almost impossible to buy recently, and I don't know when it will be good..."

There are not many similar discussions in the community, so not only are there not many customers who go to the pharmacy in the past few days, but they have become more and more crowded.

The time entered May, and there was already a heat in the city, wiping the sweat on the back of his neck, Gu Huai sat in the pharmacy and looked at the account books a little distracted.

Said to be an account book, in fact, it is more like a purchase list, the people of Li Mansion do business really simply, since they negotiated with Qingming, renting a shop to collect fruits and vegetables and recruit people in one go, originally Gu Huai just planned to borrow some money to open a pharmacy, but he didn't expect Li Mansion to even pay the capital first.

It took a lot less time than expected, and if nothing else, today would be the day when the first batch of home-made penicillin would be produced.

But here's the problem, Li Fu's motivation these days is really beyond his expectations... It's quite a feeling that I've been saving up strength for many years and don't know where to sprinkle it, and then it explodes.

Some hurried footsteps sounded, Gu Huai withdrew his gaze from the account book, and saw Li Di who had crossed the threshold:

"The situation is not very good, even under the banner of Master, some people in the government are not at ease to hand over so much money to a pharmacy."

has become familiar with a lot these days, and Gu Huai skipped the greetings: "Who wants to reach out this time?" ”

Li Di paused and sat down on the chair: "I can't hide it from you." ”

"There is a rich old man who is a medical examiner, and the Li Mansion has come forward to open a pharmacy, the government should be very happy that there is a big man who has come forward to take over this mess, where will he be stuck with that little money," Gu Huai smiled, "It can only be that some people have too big an appetite and feel that they gave too little before." ”

"It's still the medical department's side, after all, these should be their business, and dealing with the plague victims is not about the criminal department, I am already a bit out of the norm to come forward like this," Li Di poured himself a cup of tea, "I didn't say it explicitly, but if I want to deal with it, it's no less than Fu Yin's side." ”

Gu Huai stood up and looked at the street scene outside, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "I found someone to check, the plague has been going on for several months, and the appropriation from the imperial court came down two months ago, more than 200,000 taels of silver, and hundreds of thousands of stone grain, as a result, they watched the refugees outside the city die, and now even if we are sure that we can cure the plague, we will only give 50,000 taels, and now it costs more than 10,000 taels to gag them, is it not enough?" ”

"Not only that," Li Di shook his head slightly, "If something goes wrong at that time, I have to put the blame on you and me." ”

"I swallowed more than 100,000 taels of silver without making a sound, and if the plague is cured, the credit will naturally be theirs; If it can't be cured, we will also go out to take the blame," Gu Huai laughed, "It is indeed a business that is sure to make money without losing money, so it's no wonder that we can talk about it." ”

"Doing business with the government is probably the first time in the decades since the founding of the country," Li Di licked the tea leaves on his teeth, "If it weren't for my master's appearance, it would have been impossible to negotiate." ”

After many days of traveling, he was a little tired: "What now? ”

"When talking about business, the status of the two parties is not equal, it can only be such a result, and it is impossible to turn the other face now, what else can I do?" Gu Huai shook his head, "Take another 10,000 to gag their mouths." ”

"There are tens of thousands of refugees outside the city, and the money has been given to them, what do you use to treat the refugees?"

"That's enough, you didn't talk about disaster relief anyway."

Li Di was a little sluggish, after seeing Gu Huai's ability to cure the plague with his own eyes, he had been running between the government and the government, relying on Qian Lao's connections and connections to pave the way for this business, I don't know how many times he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother and those officials before he could barely get things done, but at this moment, Gu Huai's attitude made him feel that the scholar in green shirt in front of him might only have the intention of making a profit.

He walked to the table and looked down at Gu Huai: "Do you know how much the price of medicinal materials in the city has been raised?" You want to use 30,000 taels of silver to treat tens of thousands of refugees? ”

"Almost," Gu Huai lowered his head and pulled a piece of paper, picked up a pen and wrote, "There is even money to be made." ”

Li Di's bloodshot eyes looked at Gu Huai deadly, and after a long silence, he spoke softly: "As long as I can cure those refugees outside the city, no matter what those colleagues say, I don't care if I flatter and meet any means these days, but if you mess up this thing because you want to make money, I will definitely not let you go." ”

Gu Huai met his gaze: "The affairs of the government are basically handled by you, so I know you are under a lot of pressure, but your sense of justice shouldn't be vented at me, what's wrong with wanting to make some money?" Compared to those people in the government, I should be considered a saint. ”

The tense atmosphere quickly relaxed, Li Di turned around and walked out in a dejected manner, Gu Huai shrugged: "Wait." ”

"How?"

"Since the disaster relief has not been discussed, let's just treat the disease, so let's show them this," Gu Huai picked up a piece of rice paper, "By the way, tell them that if you open the city gate, it's time to save those who are in hell on earth." ”