Although Wang Yuluan is not a doctor and does not understand medical principles, he had just come from the three counties of New Taipei City not long ago.

In that place, he witnessed scenes he had never seen before in his life, and experienced war and life and death firsthand, thus understanding what wound infection meant for soldiers and the army.

Soldiers who fight on the battlefield often do not die directly from their weapons, but from infections of their wounds after they leave the battlefield.

If there truly were a miraculous drug with powerful anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, it could save countless soldiers' lives.

Now this miraculous drug is right in front of Wang Yuluan, and he has tried it on his own body. This miraculous drug called penicillin is indeed effective!

He couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Minghua, can this penicillin be mass-produced?"

Shi Minghua thought for a moment and replied, "With enough manpower and resources, mass production is certainly possible."

Wang Yuluan earnestly said, "Then please mass-produce it! This penicillin is something that can save lives!!"

Shi Minghua said, "Try to calm down. Besides not moving around too much, don't speak too forcefully."

Wang Yuluan said anxiously, "My health is a minor matter; what I just told you is the real issue!"

At this moment, Park Yoo-hee came over with penicillin. Shi Minghua began to reapply the medicine to Wang Yuluan and said, "I have considered what you said, but we have to take it slowly. First, we need to treat more cases like yours. Once penicillin is known to the world and the demand increases, I will naturally increase production."

"I'm relieved that Mr. Minghua has already made up his mind."

Wang Yuluan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Once I recover from my injuries, I will spread the word for you. Mr. Minghua, you will surely be remembered in history."

"It's bandaged up, you can continue to rest."

Just as they were about to leave, Shi Minghua stopped, turned around, and said, "There's something I'd like to ask the young general."

“I wouldn’t dare say that, Mr. Minghua, please speak frankly,” Wang Yuluan said immediately.

Shi Minghua asked, "You are from Yanchuan, and your heroic deeds in the three counties of New Taipei have already been reported back. I admire you very much. So, do you think it is more important for a person to be remembered in history or to save the common people?"

Wang Yuluan thought for a moment and then asked in return, "Those who can save the common people will surely be remembered in history, right?"

"No." Shi Minghua shook her head.

"Then I believe saving the common people is more important!"

Shi Minghua fell silent. Only she and Zhao Cheng knew the secret of penicillin, but Zhao Cheng, as the true developer, gave her the chance to be remembered in history.

Does this mean that Zhao Cheng also thinks so?

Saving the common people is more important than making a name for oneself in history.

"He seems like a profit-driven person, but deep down he has great love in him," Shi Minghua muttered to himself, giving his assessment of Zhao Cheng.

Wang Yuluan didn't hear clearly and asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

"It's alright, you can rest now." Shi Minghua then walked out.

...

Zhao Cheng, far away in Jiangcheng, had no idea that his image had already become so highly regarded in Shi Minghua's eyes. At that moment, he was extremely busy with retail matters.

Huang Hua and Ma Cong divided the work: Huang Hua was mainly responsible for daily necessities, while Ma Cong was responsible for selling alcohol.

The daily necessities section was fine for the first few days, with a normal number of people coming to buy and sell. However, sales surged for the next two days, with several groups of people buying up almost half of the stock stored in the Yasu Villa.

These people then bought the soap and toilet water not for their own use, but to resell them.

It would be one thing if they were just middlemen making a profit, but not only did they not make any money, they also cut the price in half.

Comparing the two, the same item was twice as expensive at Zhao Cheng's place!

Soap and toilet water weren't cheap to begin with, and this incident actually caused no one to buy them from Zhao Cheng.

"Disgusting, so disgusting!"

Inside the elegant and unpretentious courtyard, Huang Hua said angrily, "It must have been the Tu family and the Lu family who arranged for this!"

Ma Cong said, "Boss, what grudge do they have against you that they'd actually lose money playing with you?"

Zhao Cheng said, "I knew they would definitely have a backup plan, but I didn't expect them to resort to such a petty trick."

Huang Hua said, "It's a small trick, but it's disgusting..."

"What's there to be afraid of!" Xu An waved his hand and said, "They buy our goods at normal prices and then resell them at lower prices. They're the ones who lose out, not us. I suggest we bring more goods from Hannan City. If they want to buy, let them buy. They can say they don't want to cooperate with us. Wouldn't that be a form of cooperation in disguise?"

Xu An sneered, "Let's see if they have more money or more goods. We'll make them lose everything!"

Zhao Wu interjected, "Young Marquis, your style is becoming more and more like my master's."

Xu An gave a smug snort.

Zhao Cheng shook his head and said, "If someone were causing trouble like this in Yanchuan City, we could indeed use this method to annoy them back. But it won't work in Jiangcheng. The market hasn't opened up yet. If we go along with them, the prices of soap and toilet water will be completely disrupted."

Huang Hua nodded and said, "Jiangcheng is the county seat and the economic center of Jiangyang County. If they ruin the prices of daily necessities in Jiangcheng, other places in Jiangyang County will not be able to sell them at a good price. If we want to continue doing business outside Jiangcheng, we will have to reduce our profits or even lose money!"

Xu An said, "The government has to take care of this. I'm going to find Qi Bainian!"

"Old Xu is right. This is an act of deliberately disrupting market prices, and the authorities must be informed of it."

Zhao Cheng glanced at Yuan Fei and said, "But we need to be prepared for both possibilities; we can't rely entirely on the government. Yuan Fei, go and investigate which ones belong to the Tu and Lu families. Huang Hua, once their goods are sold out, you can resume business as usual."

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