Chapter 446: Fake Medicine
Back at the mansion, Cui Pu was so angry that he kept jumping up and down like a monkey.
Mu Jiaojiao only glanced at it and came to a conclusion: "It must have been angry with Wei Tingshi again." ”
"Who else is there besides him?" Cui Pu's two rows of teeth grinded and gurgling, "This old immortal, in order to show his ability and reflect his sense of existence, actually went back on his word and pushed back on things that had been discussed a long time ago......! Hehe, if it is really for the good of the people, this decoction should be promoted to all parts of Lingnan as soon as possible. If a few fewer people die, how much money can be created for the New Tang Dynasty?"
"How can you be sure that the decoction has not been popularized to all places?" Mu Jiaojiao suddenly asked.
Cui Pu was stunned. "Didn't he all turn down my offer?"
"He just refused to apply the medicine for free, and he rejected your offer. Mu Jiaojiao solemnly bit the words 'free' and 'your', "However, these Hu businessmen are not only active in Guangzhou. If they want to do business, they will definitely run around, and they will inevitably spread the news that there are free and effective decoctions in all ports of Guangzhou Prefecture everywhere. It's been more than three months since the application of the medicine, how many people do you think don't know about it?"
"You mean......" Cui Pu woke up in shock, "I understand! I'll call someone to investigate!"
Two days later, Cui Pu came back from outside, and his face had become very ugly.
"Sure enough, you guessed it right, there are really people who sell medicinal herbs in other parts of Lingnan under the name of curing all diseases!"
He threw a few letters and packets of medicine on several cases, and the whole person began to tremble slightly because of excessive anger.
Mu Jiaojiao only frowned slightly, then picked up the letter and looked at it a few times. Because Pei Jingluo summoned the prefects and counties from all over the country to get together once, Cui Pu already had a relationship with several of them, and took the opportunity to meet a few like-minded people, and he often had news with them recently. After Mu Jiaojiao reminded him that day, he sent letters to these people, and they all replied quickly. It's these letters in front of you.
The content of the letter is much the same, that is, in the past two months, someone has indeed stolen their recipe and sold it in various ports. The asking price is not high, but the key is that the sales volume is large! At the end of the day, the income of a port is almost the same money.
A port is consistent, there are thousands of ports large and small in the Lingnan area, and the sum of these money is very expensive!
This medicine bag was brought to them by Wang Seventeen from Linxian County. Mu Jiaojiao opened it and looked at it, and said, "They won't be arrogant for long." ”
Cui Pu was still scolding Wei Tingshi and his group, and he didn't react for a while. After a while, he came back to his senses: "What did you say?"
"This packet of medicine is fake. Mu Jiaojiao said, "For some strong people, it's okay to drink a bowl." However, for people who are weak or have already contracted a little bit of disease, the effect of this medicine will not be too obvious. ”
"Fake medicine?" Cui Pu whispered in disbelief.
"In other words, it is not a fake medicine, after all, the type of medicinal materials is right, but there is a difference in the subtle amount. They should have gotten the dregs, but the specific portion ratio is not clear, so it's a bit nonsense. ”
Cui Pu's eyes darkened. "If you come here, what will be the end?"
"The good thing is that the medicine will cure the disease, and the bad thing is that it is useless, and the worst thing is that the medicine will aggravate the patient's condition, but will cause him to die. However, I think those people must have already figured out their rhetoric -- you see, aren't the others all right? If your man is dead, it means that he is destined! Isn't there also a dead person in the Canton Prefecture? Do you see that they are making trouble with the prefect of Canton? And then the matter will be over. Mu Jiaojiao calmly analyzed the situation to him.
Cui Pu's eyes turned red in an instant.
"If they do this, won't they be afraid of thunder and thunder?"
"What can't they do for money? The human heart in this world is too complicated for us to understand. Mu Jiaojiao said.
Cui Pu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then opened his eyes wide: "No, I can't watch them brutalize the people like this!"
"But that's also a matter of another state, your hand is too long, it doesn't work, do you think those officials in other places will allow you to meddle casually, even if you do a good job, will they really appreciate you?" Mu Jiaojiao only asked.
Cui Pu immediately softened like a deflated ball again.
"So what am I going to do? Am I going to watch them be lawless?"
"You should know that the reason why they can be so presumptuous everywhere must be inseparable from the acquiescence of local people, and it is even very likely to involve interests. If you make a move, you're killing yourself. So now, in addition to watching from the sidelines, we can only do what we can do. Mu Jiaojiao walked up to him, pressed her hand on his shoulder, and whispered softly.
Cui Pu slowly turned around. "What else can we do?"
"First, send an official letter to other places that sell medicines, informing them that it is all a private act, and has nothing to do with all the officials of the Guangzhou Prefecture, and has nothing to do with you and me; second, put up a notice inside the Guangzhou Prefecture to inform everyone of this matter; third, order all officials in the Guangzhou Prefecture to examine themselves, and if anyone has anything to do with this matter, if they turn themselves in, they can still be punished lightly, and once they are reported, they will be immediately dismissed from their posts and investigated! First of all, we must dissociate ourselves from this incident, and then we can choose to rescue them after an accident and not be relied upon. Then ......" Mu Jiaojiao's voice gradually lowered, and she tiptoed to whisper in his ear.
After hearing her say this, Cui Pu just sighed: "Now it's all about this." It's just that...... I'm still not happy!"
Before the words fell, Mu Jiaojiao's soft lips fell on his cheeks. "Now, are you feeling better?"
"Nope. Cui Pu said in a sullen voice.
Mu Jiaojiao kissed again. "And now?"
"Still nothing. Cui Pu said, but took the initiative to send his lips over, "You have to kiss here, I may feel better." ”
Mu Jiaojiao kissed him several times. "Okay, right?"
"Well, it's better. Cui Pu let out a long breath and hugged her tightly.
The next day, he followed Mu Jiaojiao's three methods and sent official letters everywhere.
When Wei Tingshi found out, he was so angry that he threw a teacup.
"Okay, Cui Pu, does he want to get rid of the relationship like this, or does he deliberately want to make people stumble when he sees others making money? On weekdays, he looks like a human being all day long, shouting for the well-being of the people, and it seems that this is just the case! It turns out that he is also a commodity who sells his reputation and reputation!"
Mrs. Wei Tingshi also scolded indignantly: "I said earlier, how broadened his horizons can be as a concubine? In the past, in Chang'an and Yangzhou, he didn't always rely on medicinal materials to make money? Now in Guangzhou, he suddenly changed his previous virtues and really began to do good deeds? I see, he was deliberately putting on a show, wanting the people to know that their medicine was good, and then luring the people to their pharmacies to see a doctor and buy medicine! Only now, they are not happy when they are preempted by others. Now you see what they're doing, what they're like!"
"In the end, they are concubines, and they are married to the daughters of merchants, so we can't expect them to have a high pattern. Wei Tingshi said coldly.
"That's what I said. But sir, now that they are flying like this, will it affect Gorou's affairs?"
That's right, in fact, all those medicine bags from other places are sold by them. Monarch Wei Wulang envoy, and Mrs. Wei Tingshi's maiden brothers came to help. Now is the time for this group to make money and make their eyes shine. If this good business is ruined like this, she doesn't agree!
"What's the good impact of that? Two pennies and a pack of medicine can save a life, which is cheap enough! The people of Yangzhou in Chang'an may all approve of the medicine surnamed Mu, but the people of Guangzhou have not yet recognized her medical skills to this extent. If someone really wants to live with their lives, it is their own choice, you don't have to worry about it!" Wei Tingshi snorted.
Mrs. Wei Tingshi stirred the handkerchief in her hand. "By the way, master, isn't it too cheap to pay two cents for a pack of medicine? Do you think, there are so many people in Goro, and they have to give half to the local government, but in fact, there are not many of them every day. If you divide one more point, it's just a little hard-earned money, it's not worth it!"
Wei Tingshi's eyes immediately widened, "Otherwise, how much do you want? The reason why I agree with you to do this is just that I don't want Cui Pu to be too arrogant, but I don't want you to take the opportunity to make money! You must explain to them, be careful, and don't engage in those tricks." If my official reputation is affected, I will never bring them out again!"
Mrs. Wei Tingshi immediately changed her mind. "Of course I know this, aren't you still worried about my brother's work? If it weren't for the sake of letting you go back to Chang'an as soon as possible, they wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to Lingnan, a place where birds don't, to endure hardship!"
Wei Tingshi doesn't like to hear this. "When I return to Chang'an, won't I bring them with me?"
Mrs. Wei Tingshi was momentarily speechless.
The couple's conversation is naturally unknown to outsiders. Cui Pu has been paying attention to the medicinal materials outside these days in addition to official business. Although Mu Jiaojiao has been by his side to comfort him, his heart can't be at peace.
It's only been half a month, and as soon as I heard that Xiao Si'er ran in from outside.
"Lang Jun, it's not good. Just now, someone pushed a few people to the door of our medicine shop, saying that our medicine is fake, and their people have been poisoned after eating it, and now they are looking for us to explain the law!"
Cui Pu's scalp suddenly went numb.
Finally, what he feared happened.