EBE Chapter 112: "No Count" vs. "No Count"
Chapter 112: "No Count" vs. "No Count"
Prince Duan was determined to oppose Zhou Chang today: "Father, I think ordinary frostbite cream is excellent. There is no need..."
Zhou Chang didn't even wait for Prince Duan to finish his words: "The jade skin cream from the Four Flavors Pharmacy is not comparable to ordinary frostbite cream. Moreover, apart from the Four Flavors Pharmacy, who else can produce such high-quality medicine in large quantities in a short period of time?"
Prince Duan didn't believe it, "Don't brag. Can you make a large amount of it in a short time?"
"This is about victory in the war, we can't be careless." Zhou Chang ignored Prince Duan and said to Emperor Lin with a serious face, "Father, I will definitely give the soldiers at the front the best, in a timely and large amount, to ensure the final victory in this war with the Mirage Kingdom."
Emperor Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not difficult to obtain the sales rights for a small frostbite cream."
How much money can you make from such a small business?
Besides, it was not a commonly used item. If it weren't for the sudden heavy snow in the north and the sudden drop in temperature, he would not have known about the existence of such a thing.
"Father, this is an exclusive sales right. This means that other clinics and drugstores in Lin State are no longer allowed to sell ointments containing frostbite cream or snake oil. If they want to sell them, they have to purchase them from the Siwei Pharmacy." Zhou Chang made sure to emphasize this clearly.
"Okay." Emperor Lin was rarely straightforward.
"Thank you, father," Zhou Chang bowed, and then asked, "How much Jade Skin Cream does the court need? How much can it afford?"
"Why do you want more money?" Emperor Lin raised his eyebrows. The reason why he agreed so readily just now was because Zhou Chang said he didn't want any reward.
"My son's prescription and refining method do not require money, but the purchase of live snakes, medicinal materials, and labor cannot be done for free. I cannot afford it." Zhou Chang spread out his empty hands.
Emperor Lin was anxious about the situation in the north, so he had to ask again, "How much frostbite cream do you think the soldiers on the front line need?"
The Minister of War Peng Pai had been hiding in the back without saying a word, but now he had to step out and say, "Your Majesty, if we consider the number of 100,000 soldiers, even if there is one bottle for every ten people, we will need about 10,000 bottles." Peng Pai replied.
Ten thousand bottles?
The Minister of War, Peng Pai, looks to be in his early forties. He is tall, handsome and has a certain elegance, but how come he speaks so eloquently?
When the Emperor heard this, he frowned and hesitated for a long time, calculating the cost in his mind: "Then 10,000 bottles. As for the labor and medicinal materials... well, the court can pay 10,000 taels."
The jade muscle cream costs one hundred taels per bottle, and the court is prepared to buy it with one tael of silver per bottle?
Zhou Chang must not agree: "Father, you know that the jade skin cream costs one hundred taels, no, three hundred taels of silver per bottle. Ten thousand taels of silver can't buy many bottles."
Emperor Lin's mind became particularly bright when it came to bargaining: "The herbs for women's skin care can be omitted. Just the basic herbs that can quickly treat frostbite will be enough. This way, there won't be a need for many precious herbs."
"Well... even so," Zhou Chang counted on his fingers, "10,000 taels of silver is not enough."
When it comes to bargaining, the math idiot suddenly loses all his advantages.
"This batch of military supplies requires not only frostbite ointment, but also cotton clothes, charcoal fire, typhoid medicine and other items. The national treasury is empty." Emperor Lin would also cry poor.
Zhou Chang thought to himself, "Haha", complaining to her about being poor?
That's because they don't know how poor Prince Yi is.
"I can't even make ends meet in my house. I had to beg for a meal from the palace this morning to avoid starving to death..." Zhou Chang groaned and wanted to repeat his old trick and lie on the floor of the imperial study again.
When Emperor Lin saw that something was not right, he quickly took action: "Twenty thousand taels of silver, no more."
"Twenty thousand taels... hmm..." Zhou Chang curled his lips and clenched his hands, unable to figure out whether it was too much or too little, so he could only add another condition, "Then father, if your Majesty grants my son's medicine shop a permanent tax exemption, that will be about right."
"Hmph, that's just the way businessmen behave, haggling over petty profits." Prince Duan's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone in the imperial study to hear.
"Okay." Emperor Lin did not hesitate much. This condition did not involve his interests at all. How much tax could a pharmacy collect?
"Your Majesty has to pay for the labor. I can't find so many workers in a short time." Zhou Chang really didn't know the numbers or the large-scale production. "After that, you must also guarantee me the exclusive national sales rights and permanent tax exemption."
"No idea" versus "No idea", Emperor Lin's principle of governing the country has always been that as long as it doesn't cost him money, there is nothing he won't agree to.
I really didn't want to fuss over such a trivial matter any longer, so I nodded readily.
"But it has to be completed within one month." Emperor Lin added.
"One month?" Zhou Chang frowned. Was she fooled?
The order volume is large, the time is short, the funds are insufficient, and I don’t know where to get the medicinal materials...
The duck that just came to my mouth has lost its flavor.
"If you can't do it, don't try to show off." Prince Duan looked at Zhou Chang with his chin and saw that he was weak.
Wu'an Marquis Jiang Rui even complained that it was too slow: "The most important thing now is to send this batch of reinforcements to the front line as soon as possible. One month is already too slow."
Prince Duan also gave bad advice to Emperor Lin: "Father, we should ask Prince Yi to issue a military order. What should we do if we cannot complete it on time or the goods are not as ordered? This is a major military and national matter and we cannot be careless."
People who don't work always talk the most.
It turns out that Prince Duan didn't say anything good.
Zhou Chang had seen many such villains in the workplace in his previous life.
"Is Prince Yi willing to issue a military order?" Emperor Lin felt that Prince Duan's words made sense.
"Father, do I need to issue a military order? If I lose this battle, I will have nothing. This batch of frostbite cream is closely related to me, and I will do my best." It was impossible for Zhou Chang to issue a military order.
Things have gotten bad enough so far.
"But..." Zhou Chang was actually more anxious than anyone else, hoping that the war could be won as soon as possible, and that was what Yuan Qi was asking for. "I have never done such a big business before, and there are so many things to deal with. I don't know where to start, and I need to ask for advice."
"How can this be business? This is a matter of national importance." Prince Duan is a powder keg today, a powder keg specifically designed to attack Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang was tired and didn't want to pay attention. He just said to Emperor Lin: "Father, we need to buy a lot of things now and the time is tight. How can we purchase a lot of live snakes and medicinal materials in such a short time? We must ask experienced people for advice."
"As for how to spend your twenty thousand taels of silver, you can discuss with the Ministry of Revenue." Everything was settled, and Emperor Lin was too lazy to care about the details.
"What's the use of people from the Ministry of Revenue? And I don't want people from the Ministry of Revenue." Zhou Chang laughed sarcastically, "People from the Ministry of Revenue are too dangerous. If you are not careful, you might be implicated in treason."
Emperor Lin glared: "What else do you want?"
"I want to find someone who is knowledgeable and good at doing business as my advisor." Zhou Chang pretended to think for a moment, "But, I don't know any of the officials in this court."
Prince Rong seemed to have a premonition: "Ninth brother, you are not going to look for merchants among the common people, right?"
"Why not?" Zhou Chang didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Everyone began to vaguely realize something... "I asked the fan if I was ugly? It shook its head all night.
I asked if you wanted to click on the collection? The finger "click"