Chapter 275: Misleading

Under the gray sky, Zhou Boxu looked at Yu Cheng's face, which was worried about

the country and the people, and his mood was heavy. Nodding his head to accept Yu Cheng's instructions, Zhou Boxu said solemnly: "Your Highness is the crown prince of the country, you must take good care of yourself and never get infected with the epidemic."

After a pause, Zhou Boxu hesitated and said: "It's best not to go to the epidemic area again, just discuss and decide in the mansion."

Faced with the sudden concern, Yu Cheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Yu Cheng was taught by Master Zhou, and Zhou Boxu entered the palace to study with him since he was a child. They also grew up together. Not close friends, but friends.

Moreover, Yu Cheng and Zhou Boxu are of similar age, and they knew each other earlier than Yu Zheng.

Zhou Boxu was not a person who showed his emotions, and he also knew that Yu Cheng was a steady and self-righteous person, so he got on the carriage and left without saying anything more.

Yu Cheng looked up at the sky, hoping that it would not rain again and aggravate the disaster and epidemic.

As Yu Cheng expected, Zhou Boxu's journey to Dapan City was not peaceful. On the third day, he encountered robbers blocking the road on the winding mountain road.

Fortunately, Zhou Boxu brought many people with him, and each of them had good martial arts skills. They killed the robbers without any danger, and only a few people were slightly injured, which did not affect their journey.

At dusk on the fifth day, the team arrived at Dapan City. The county magistrate Fei Kai warmly welcomed them and hosted a banquet in his mansion.

Zhou Boxu sat in the main seat, glanced at the accompanying officials and the dancers twisting their waists in the hall, and frowned.

Seeing this, Fei Kai immediately asked carefully: "But how did your humble servant treat you poorly? Please tell me clearly, sir."

Zhou Boxu put down his chopsticks and said, "I came to Dapan City to buy medicine, not to have fun."

Fei Kai hurriedly responded and waved his hand to let the dancer leave.

The room finally became quiet, and Zhou Boxu picked up his chopsticks to eat again.

After eating in silence, Zhou Boxu said with a stern face: "Please trouble sir Fei to gather the medicine dealers in the city for a meeting tomorrow morning."

"Yes. Your Excellency has been tired all the way, please take a rest first." Fei Kai responded respectfully and ordered the servants to take Zhou Boxu to rest.

After Zhou Boxu left, Fei Kai said with disdain: "What kind of person is this? He came to Dapan City to show off his official status."

The county magistrate said: "I think this Lord Zhou is not easy to deal with. You'd better be careful."

The master also said: "Yes, I heard that he is strict, fierce and ruthless. It's better not to provoke him."

Fei Kai sneered: "Since he is here to buy medicine, we should just sell medicine to him."

After saying that, Fei Kai picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all, smiling with ill intentions.

The county magistrate and the master looked at each other and immediately understood what Fei Kai meant.

Don't provoke, just make money, don't mess with anyone, but don't mess with money.

The next morning, Fei Kai summoned all the major drug dealers in the city to talk to Zhou Boxu.

Zhou Boxu took out the prescription and said straight to the point: "Here are the herbs needed, as many as you want."

The drug dealers took it and checked it one by one, whispering to each other in dialect.

Zhou Boxu didn't understand, frowned and asked Fei Kai: "What are they talking about?"

Fei Kai picked out a sentence that he could say: "They are discussing what they have and how much inventory they have."

Zhou Boxu glanced at Fei Kai, pursed his lips and said nothing.

These drug dealers kept talking, how could this be the only sentence?

Fei Kai was clearly trying to fool him.

Zhou Boxu sat there with a cold face, patiently waiting for the drug dealers to finish their discussion.

A quarter of an hour later, the leading drug dealer said, "We have all the herbs you need. But a lot of them were bought up a few days ago, and we have limited stock now."

"Doctors are kind-hearted, and medicine is compassionate. Since we are saving the victims, we should empty our pockets and give you the lowest price."

"Then I would like to thank you all on behalf of the people of Duanzhou." Zhou Boxu bowed.

The drug dealers responded with a greeting, "No, no, it's all our duty."

After confirming that the herbs were all available, Zhou Boxu said, "There is no time to delay. Everyone should prepare them immediately after returning. The sooner the medicine is delivered, the better."

"Yes." The drug dealers responded and left.

Two days later, the drug dealers came to see Zhou Boxu with a list of quantities.

"Only this much?" Zhou Boxu frowned.

The quantity of these medicinal materials is only enough for Duanzhou's half-month needs, which is far from enough.

A drug dealer said in embarrassment: "These are all the stocks we have. If they are not enough, we can only urgently buy them from the farmers, but the price will be higher."

Hearing this, Zhou Boxu already knew what was going on.

It's not that they don't have them, they just want to raise the price.

Zhou Boxu glanced at everyone and suddenly curled his lips: "As long as there is stock, the price is negotiable. I brought 200,000 taels of silver, is that enough?"

The drug dealers' eyes lit up when they heard this, and they nodded hurriedly and said: "Enough, enough, we will go back to collect now."

Although Dapan City is the hometown of medicinal materials, the place is not big, and it is not irreplaceable. 200,000 taels is the medicinal material revenue of Dapan City for half a year.

Now, they can earn money in just a few days, which is really exciting.

After sending the drug dealer away, Zhou Boxu also stood up and was about to leave the house.

Fei Kai hurriedly asked: "Where are you going, sir?"

Zhou Boxu paused and raised his eyebrows: "Why? Do I need to ask for permission from sir Fei before I go?"

The cold eyes and tone made Fei Kai's heart tremble. He smiled and said: "Sir, you misunderstood. I just want to arrange someone to lead the way for you."

Zhou Boxu thought for a while after hearing this, and finally said with some gratitude: "Then thank you, sir."

"You are too polite. It is my duty." After Fei Kai finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered someone to drive Zhou Boxu to lead the way.

Zhou Boxu only brought one guard with him, followed the guide out of the house, and visited the city.

First, he went to several drugstores to inquire about the price and stock of medicinal materials. Then he went out of the city and went to the nearby villages to ask the herbal farmers.

After returning in the evening, Zhou Boxu went back to the guest house to take a bath and led the messenger to report to Fei Kai.

"How is it?" Fei Kai asked, leaning on the armchair and playing with two walnuts.

The messenger said, "As you expected, Mr. Zhou went to the drugstores and villages to investigate."

"I followed your instructions and took Lord Zhou to places that were prepared in advance."

"Did he have any doubts?" Fei Kai asked.

"Probably not."

The officer thought, "According to my observation, Lord Zhou doesn't know much about medicinal materials and is a complete layman. He needs them urgently this time, so I don't have time to investigate carefully and can only be led by your nose."

Fei Kai smiled proudly and said, "A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Although he has a high official position, I have to control him when he arrives in Da Pan City."

"Yes, your Excellency is wise."

The officer complimented. Fei Kai waved his hand, "Okay, keep an eye on him. If he goes out again, don't lose him."

The two hundred thousand taels that have been pocketed cannot make any mistakes.

"Yes." The officer took the order and left.

Two days later, the drug dealers came to see Zhou Boxu with joy on their faces.

"Sir, after emergency collection, we have prepared all the necessary medicinal materials. Please take a look."

The drug dealer presented the list to Zhou Boxu.

Zhou Boxu took a look and found that the amount was three times more than before. He immediately felt cold in his heart.

He collected three times the amount of medicine in two days. These people really took him for a fool.