penicillin.

It's penicillin again!

Zhao Cheng was having a headache and was starting to regret creating penicillin.

Stared at by Yuan Zhang, his mind raced, and he finally gave a wry smile, saying, "Your Highness, I did give you a lot of penicillin at once, but I looted it from Mr. Minghua's clinic. This kind of miracle drug isn't something I can just have!"

Yuan Zhang refused to back down, saying, "Then please, Your Highness, help me plunder once more."

"I..." After the two had finally calmed down for a while, Zhao Cheng felt choked up again by Yuan Zhang's words.

Zhao Cheng said helplessly, "Mr. Minghua has suffered at my hands before, so I guess he'll close the door as soon as he sees me, right?"

Yuan Zhang clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Cheng and said, "On behalf of the Zhennan Border Army, I thank the Prince Consort!"

"What the heck?!" Zhao Cheng exclaimed in surprise. "Your Highness, what are you thanking me for? I haven't even agreed yet!!"

Yuan Qi pulled Tu Haiping to bow to Zhao Cheng and said, "My wife and I thank Your Highness on behalf of the Zhennan Border Army!"

Despite his seemingly dull demeanor, Yuan Wushang cleverly knelt before Zhao Cheng and said, "This humble son, Wushang, thanks Uncle on behalf of the Zhennan Border Army!"

"Holy crap..." Zhao Cheng's lips trembled. He never expected this family to be so shameless... mannersless!

In a moment of desperation, Zhao Cheng rushed to Yuan Zhang and whispered, "Your Highness, I've already told you, penicillin is not my business."

Yuan Zhang also lowered his voice and said, "I didn't say it was your business, but whether it's your business or not is not important, as long as you can get the medicine."

As he spoke, Yuan Zhang put his arm around Zhao Cheng's arm and leaned closer to him, saying, "I know that the Prince Consort actually has a good relationship with Mr. Minghua, so it won't be difficult for him to get the medicine."

"Or, after the prince consort returns to Yanchuan, he could persuade Mr. Minghua that such a miraculous medicine could not only benefit the people but also save the lives of countless soldiers. If it could be mass-produced and made widely available, it would be a great achievement that would go down in history."

"If Mr. Minghua doesn't understand business, or is too lazy to do so, then the Prince Consort can take over the business!"

Zhao Cheng said warily, "Your Highness, please don't harm me. Even if the penicillin deal is successful, it can only belong to the imperial court. How can I possibly keep this miraculous drug in my own hands?"

Yuan Zhang smiled and said, "I am merely offering a suggestion."

“This idea is very dangerous. In short, I will not touch this business.” Zhao Cheng glanced at Yuan Wushang, who was still kneeling, and said, “But since we have come to this point, I will discuss with Mr. Minghua after I return to Yanchuan and ask her to send a batch of medicine to the Zhennan Border Army.”

"Your Highness, does this mean you agree? Then I will truly rely on you."

"Alright, alright, I'll snatch it for you even if I have to! If Mr. Minghua is willing to mass-produce and sell it to the public, I'll pay for the first batch for you!"

Yuan Zhang was immediately overjoyed and said, "Then thank you very much, Your Highness!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to speak alone with him, Zhao Cheng asked, "Your Highness, what exactly is the situation between you and my father? Why did he say that you don't want to see him?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhang's expression darkened, and he said, "Your father is right, you are you, and he is him."

What grudge do you two have against each other?

"We have no grudge."

"Why did it come to this?"

Yuan Zhang shook his head and said, "There are some things you don't understand."

Zhao Cheng pursed his lips, thinking to himself, "The tone you used when you said that is just like my dad's."

Of course I don't understand!

If I understood, why would I be asking you?

It seemed that Zhao Cheng's agreement regarding penicillin had put Yuan Zhang in a good mood, and he explained, "I ask you, is there any possibility that your father and Wen Tai can reconcile?"

Zhao Cheng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Absolutely impossible."

“That’s right.” Yuan Zhang said frankly, “There is no possibility between me and your father, or with Wen Tai.”

"It's not because we have any personal grudges, but because the general trend is such, the court needs us to do so, and His Majesty wants to see us do so."

"If you follow the general trend, the country will be at peace. If you go against the general trend, it is the people who will suffer."

“Zhao Cheng, your father understands this principle.”

Do you understand?

Zhao Cheng understood immediately, asked no further questions, and bowed to Yuan Zhang.

The aroma of mutton and bones sizzling in the fire whetted Zhao Cheng's appetite and stirred his thoughts.

He came to the south for business in the second half of the year, but he never expected that his time on the southern border would become the most meaningful part of his journey.

He learned a lot from Yuan Zhang and saw things he had never seen before, and began to think about questions he had never thought about before.

After bidding farewell to Yuan Zhang and his son, Zhao Cheng and his party headed north to Yunmeng City. On the way, Zhao Cheng stopped at the central army camp to visit Feng Jing.

Feng Jing was a robust 36-year-old man. Yuan Qi was right; although he was the strategist of the Zhennan Border Army, one could tell from his appearance and physique that he was a fierce general.

He didn't chat with Zhao Cheng about anything else. He shared his views on Zhao Cheng's business in Yun Jing County, and then listened to Zhao Cheng's requests for help. The two had a pleasant conversation.

However, when Zhao Cheng left, he forgot a box of silver in Feng Jing's military tent.

This box of silver was one-third of what Yang Qingzhi had swindled, roughly a million taels. Zhao Cheng, for some reason, simply forgot about it.

Although the arrow shot by Zhou Nuo had almost healed, it seemed to have left a lasting effect, impairing Zhao Cheng's memory. As a result, after finishing his business with Cai Qiong in Yun Jing City, he forgot about a box of silver in Cai Qiong's room, which was probably worth about one million taels.

This damned memory was a real problem for Zhao Cheng. By the time he remembered, they were almost at Yunshui City, so he gave up. After all, the money was swindled from Yang Qingzhi and Zhou Jinghuan anyway.

Don't I still have one million taels?

No loss, no loss.

Feng Jing and Cai Qiong, the two lucky ones, acted as if nothing had happened. They couldn't very well remind Zhao Cheng that his memory was too bad, could they?

They would never do something so humiliating.

How rude!

As a result, Zhao Cheng's work in Yunmeng City went very smoothly for the next month.

The Cloud Commerce Conference was reopened, and cooperation agreements were signed with eighteen prominent business leaders, including Mu Yan and Jia Zhong.

Unlike the business cooperation model in Jiangyang County, where Tu, Lu, and Miao are responsible for different products, the business in Yunjing County has a variety of products. Everyone shares territories and quotas, and they all get along peacefully.

With Yunjing County secured and the Nanzhou market opened up, Zhao Cheng's biggest concern right now is securing a supply of goods.

Therefore, he transformed Yunjing County into the most important storage location for goods, which could be transported north to Yanchuan and Jingdong County, and south to Kangye of Southern Zhou.

In the triangular area formed by the three cities of Yunmeng, Yunjing, and Yunshui, Zhao Cheng plans to build a large industrial park.

The park mainly consists of warehouses, but also includes a winery and factories.

The day construction began was August 8th of the eleventh year of the reign of Emperor Zhishang.

After attending the groundbreaking ceremony, Zhao Cheng kept Huang Hua behind to supervise the construction and asked Cai Qiong to recall Cai Yilu to help before leaving Yunjing County.

Heading north to go home!