Liu Feng nodded, he already understood the situation.

"You guys go ahead, I understand."

Now that we know the situation, we will help Zhou Wenyuan and the group of laborers he leads to the best of our ability.

The most difficult problem at the moment is the treatment of the disease, because he doesn't know whether his father-in-law has enough herbs.

Although these laborers all caught a cold, this was ancient times, and it was covered in ice and snow, so a cold was enough to kill people. The reason why Liu Feng did not agree at the time was that he was afraid that he would not be able to cure them and would ruin his father-in-law's reputation.

I'd better go and ask first.

Liu Feng walked quickly and soon arrived at the Wang family compound. The gate was not closed, and he saw more than a dozen people walking back and forth at the door.

Wu Jiang was in charge of the affairs of the Water Fort and had moved there a long time ago. Now only his father-in-law and his family live in the Wang Family Compound.

There were many rooms in Wang Da's compound. Apart from their own residence, the extra rooms were used as wards for caring for the wounded and sick.

After all, there were often injuries in Liu Feng's army, and with more civilians living there, more people needed medical treatment.

Also, since Liu Feng brought his father-in-law here, the doctors in Shanggou Village have lost their business. In addition, his father-in-law's medical skills are superb, and thousands of people in the entire Xinhedu come to see him for treatment, so he is very busy all day long.

"My dear son-in-law, why are you here?"

Seeing that it was Liu Feng coming, Mu Linfeng's eyes lit up, and he walked over with a smile.

Smelling the medicinal fragrance filling the yard, Liu Feng looked around.

"Father-in-law, do you have an adequate supply of medicinal herbs?"

When Liu Feng went to his father-in-law's house for the first time, all kinds of medicinal herbs were drying in bamboo baskets in the yard. This time when they moved to Siwa Village, they filled two large trucks.

But looking at the current situation, it seems that the consumption has not decreased at all after so long.

"Except for the scarcity of some precious medicinal herbs, the rest is not a big deal."

When villagers go into the mountains, they will bring back the herbs they find and sell them to their father-in-law as commodities, which can be considered a supplement.

"Is there any medicine left to treat the cold?"

Liu Feng told his father-in-law about the situation of Zhou Wenyuan and the others, and he immediately agreed without saying a word.

"Forty or fifty people are nothing. I have enough herbs for four or five hundred people. Ask Zhou Wenyuan to bring them over. Don't worry about the money. I won't charge a penny for their treatment."

Liu Feng knew his father-in-law very well. He knew before he came that his father-in-law would definitely agree.

But his father-in-law didn't even want basic medical expenses, which really puzzled him, and he hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"We still have to collect some money, at least to get back the original investment. If this precedent is set, it will be difficult to deal with in the future."

"Besides, only when you have money can you continue to purchase medicinal materials, cure diseases and save lives, forming a virtuous cycle."

"Purchasing medicinal herbs? These villagers only collect a few from time to time. Forget about large-scale purchases."

"There are no medicinal herbs to sell in the entire Youzhou right now."

"Most of the herbs here were stockpiled before my clinic closed, and some were purchased and prepared by me later."

"Today's medicinal herbs are already controlled by a few individuals. Not only are their prices high, but they also depend on who they buy from."

Having said that, my father-in-law's expression changed significantly.

"Is there such a thing?"

Liu Feng remembered that he had been to a pharmacy in Wenhuang County before, and the pharmacy at that time indeed did not have many medicinal materials.

Otherwise, if I had gone to sell the tiger at that time, they would not have had any money to buy it.

"What's going on?"

"I thought it was because of the war, and the government bought up a large amount of medicinal herbs to support the front lines."

After all, the situation in Tianyong City at that time was special. It was under pressure from the northern barbarian army and it was a year of famine. This kind of scarce materials were in short supply, and Liu Feng thought it was normal.

"You're only half right."

"You've been in the army for quite some time, leading troops yourself. Have you ever heard that the army is short of herbs?"

Liu Feng thought back silently and realized that he had not heard that the Fengling Army was short of herbs.

"A Taihe Pharmacy suddenly appeared in Dali. It's said that they have branches in major cities across the country, including one in Tianyong City."

"This pharmacy buys all the medicinal materials at a price half the market price, and at the same time controls all the herbal farmers in various places."

"Taihe Pharmacy has only been around for two years, but it has already forced many pharmacies to close down."

"In the past two years, the entire dynasty has never been at peace, with constant wars on the border."

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Liu Feng frowned, he naturally understood.

"Someone is secretly manipulating this situation, hoping to profit from the war."

"Father-in-law, since the price they paid was so high, why didn't you sell all the herbs you had in stock? You could have made a killing."

Liu Feng gave the tiger to the escort agency at that time and took it to Tianyong City to take action.

He got three thousand chariots of silver for one tiger.

Unexpectedly, there was such a reason.

"If I make this money, I'm going against my conscience."

"My clinic closed down at that time, and it was also related to them."

"Although I am just a commoner, I will never do anything that would benefit these black-hearted wolves."

Mu Linfeng said coldly.

Liu Feng folded his arms and paced in place, already having a plan in mind.

Since the Taihe Pharmacy was able to develop so quickly, there must be high-ranking officials from the imperial court behind it, or even more than one person involved.

"They controlled the price of medicinal herbs in the market, and in the end, the imperial court bought them at a high price. This way, they not only made money from ordinary people, but also from the imperial court, thereby depleting the national treasury."

"This is really a good plan."

Liu Feng shook his head. It seemed that Emperor Shunde was also in a difficult situation.

The current situation in the Dali Dynasty is complicated, but the emperor has only one thing in mind: to consolidate his throne.

But all the civil and military officials in the court were playing tricks on Emperor Shunde.

This emperor is so unlucky.

"I understand. When spring comes, pick a few young men and take them into the mountains to collect herbs. Teach them how to identify them."

"We need our own herb-collecting team. Our herb reserves must not be damaged at any cost."

Liu Feng will be expanding his army soon, and the consumption of herbs will only increase. He cannot let the Taihe Pharmacy hold him back.

For the army and the residents of Xinhedu, the amount of medicinal materials stored here by the father-in-law is also their lifeline.

At this point, with a growing population and a growing army, it's time to find an opportunity to visit Taihe Pharmacy.

After leaving the Wang family compound, Liu Feng immediately sent someone to the mine to notify them.

Let Zhou Wenyuan bring the patients with colds to his father-in-law for treatment.

Afterwards Liu Feng returned to his small courtyard.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the yard, I saw a man waiting at the door with a wooden pitchfork.