Chapter 224 Lin Sanqi rushes to take the photo of the secret recipe
At this time, Lin Sanqi appears to be a newbie on the surface, but in fact he is playing the role of a villain in his heart. His purpose is to sow discord and stimulate the old men to take out the real secret recipe.
"Mr. Xiao, it sounds like your Xiao family and the Le family have some grudges?"
"There is a festival, of course there is a festival."
Xiao Longyou frowned at this time and said very unhappily:
"Many of you here may have heard of this. It happened during the Qing Dynasty, around my grandfather's generation. Both families had doctors serving as imperial physicians in the palace. Our Xiao family's Qingxin Zhengfeng Pills were the orthodox medicine used by the Imperial Hospital.
Later, the imperial physician of the Le family saw that our Qingfeng Pills were effective and were highly sought after by the nobles in the palace, so he secretly thought about it and developed the Angong Niuhuang Pills based on our Qingfeng Pills.
Later, my grandfather also used Angong Niuhuang Pills to reverse engineer the recipe and found that the formula and production process were almost the same as our Qingfeng Pills. In today's terms, this is clearly plagiarism, but you can't say that the Le family stole our secret recipe.
You all know what happened later. Their family ran a pharmacy, so they pushed the Angong Niuhuang Pills out. After the Qing Dynasty fell, they sold them to everyone they met. Our Xiao family is quite disciplined. We only give one prescription to each person and we won't be tempted by money."
Lin Sanqi understood what he meant. It meant that the Xiao family's Qingfeng Pills and the Le family's Angong Pills were actually the same medicine.
Of course, the Xiao family said that the Le family plagiarized, but if he went to Tong Ren Tang to inquire, they might say that the Xiao family plagiarized the Le family. This kind of historical lawsuit is difficult to win, and each side has its own reasons.
Secret recipe, secret recipe, given a pill, for the top Chinese medicine practitioners, it is not difficult to reversely deduce the drug ingredients, and they can guess it almost right.
Just like generic Western medicines, once you get a pill and analyze it in the laboratory, it is easy to know what ingredients and production process you used. This is one of the reasons why India has become the largest country in generic drugs.
Lin Sanqi wanted the secret recipe of "Qingxin Zhengfeng Pills" from Mr. Xiao, so naturally he had to speak from his perspective:
"Wow, such a thing actually happened. The Le family is too unkind. Mr. Xiao, did your family just let it go like that?"
This is said with a hint of tea.
Xiao Longyou sighed with a wry smile:
"What else can we do? They're a family of merchants. They'll do anything to make money. Our family has been imperial physicians for generations. How embarrassing would it be to argue with them?"
Lin Sanqi thought, as long as the Le family didn't steal your family's secret recipe, you have nothing to blame. You can't say that only your Xiao family can use this medicine for calming the nerves and opening the mind, right? That would be too overbearing. Your Xiao family didn't apply for a patent, did they?
Medicines like Wan's Niuhuang Qingxin Pills, Jufang Zhibao Pills, Annao Pills, etc. are all similar medicines.
As for why the Xiao family's Qingxin Zhengfeng Pills disappeared after decades and no one has heard of them, it is very likely that Grandpa Xiao did not take out the secret recipe and took it to the coffin.
Dean Shen looked at Mr. Xiao and asked:
"Then this Qingxin Zhengfeng Pill..."
Xiao Youlong looked at Shi Jinmo. Both of them were among the four famous doctors in Peking at that time. There was competition but they were more of a group. What's more, old man Shi was the leader of traditional Chinese medicine in Peking, so of course he had to seek the opinion of his big brother.
Old Man Shi nodded slightly.
Xiao Youlao then slammed the table and said:
"Then I will donate this Qingfeng Pill to the country and to our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."
Dean Shen knew the importance of the ancestral secret recipe and was sincerely happy. He slammed the table excitedly:
"Okay, okay, Mr. Xiao is really understanding and willing to donate medicine for the country. I will report this matter to my superiors in a timely manner."
Dean Shen and other public leaders attach great importance to the secret recipes in the hands of these 12 old national treasures. They entrust Lin Sanqi to raise these old national treasures. The main purpose is to get the secret recipes from the old men when there is a chance.
But how to get these secret recipes? Everyone knows that they can only be obtained through clever means and absolutely not by force.
Because these old men are not only cunning, but also very stubborn. If they are forced into a corner, they would rather die than give in.
The most famous event is Qu Huanzhang, the founder of Yunnan Baiyao.
Qu Huanzhang invented "Baibaodan", the predecessor of Yunnan Baiyao, and its effectiveness in treating acute traumas such as bruises, sprains, and fractures is widely recognized.
This matter attracted the attention of some people. Everyone knew how precious a medicine that could effectively treat trauma and stop bleeding was in wartime and it could definitely generate huge profits.
So the top leaders at that time tried every means to obtain the prescription. First, they asked Qu Huanzhang to donate the medicine. Later, they were not satisfied and asked him to donate the secret recipe on his own initiative, but Qu Huanzhang always refused.
The authorities, having lost their patience, directly imprisoned Qu Huanzhang on trumped-up charges, tortured him, and forced him to hand over the secret recipe.
The final outcome was that Qu Huanzhang would rather die in prison than surrender, and even destroyed the anti-counterfeiting seal before his death, causing the true secret recipe of Yunnan Baiyao to be lost.
Although Qu Huanzhang's wife "voluntarily" donated the secret recipe of Yunnan Baiyao after liberation, those in the industry know that this secret recipe is actually a castrated version and is not complete.
The truly miraculous Baibao Dan recipe has completely disappeared with Qu Huanzhang's death.
This incident is definitely a huge loss in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. It also serves as a wake-up call to everyone. If we ask veteran Chinese medicine practitioners to donate their secret recipes, we can only do so through wits and never by force.
Old-school intellectuals are tough, unlike some spineless people who will kneel down immediately if threatened or promised benefits, and even dare to betray their parents.
Old Master Xiao Youlong waved his hand and said to Lin Sanqi seriously:
"Donate the secret recipe. I have one request. Our Qingfeng Pills must beat Tong Ren Tang's Angong Pills. Only then can I vent my anger. Do you understand?"
Lin Sanqi was a little embarrassed because the Xiao family's Qingxin Zhengfeng Pills might be effective, but they were not famous.
When it was brought to the counter in 2013, people rushed to buy the medicine as soon as they heard it was Tong Ren Tang Angong Niuhuang Wan. But when they saw that it was Qingfeng Wan, a product they had never heard of, they might not be willing to buy it.
For people decades later, Qingfeng Pills have no heritage and no advertising effect, so they are not considered a precious medicinal ingredient.
Of course, Lin Sanqi couldn't refuse the old man's request. If he dared to say that he couldn't do it, the old man would go back on his word and not give him the secret recipe.
"Okay, old man, I can't guarantee anything about mine, but I guarantee that the sales of your Qingfeng Pills will definitely surpass Angong Pills."
Old Master Xiao Youlong didn't waste any time. He took out a pen and paper and started copying the secret recipe. He was ready to make it public anyway, so he wasn't afraid of being seen by others.
In fact, the old man also had his own little tricks in mind. He was hoping that handing over a secret recipe would improve the situation for himself and his family. After all, he had more than one secret recipe in his hand...
Old Master Xiao was copying the secret recipe, and the faces of the other veteran Chinese medicine practitioners present were filled with joy.
Some people looked indifferent, like Shi Jinmo, who drank hot water calmly.
Some people were restless, like Ren Yingqiu, an 85-year-old man with old-fashioned ideas. He didn't want to hand over the secret recipe from the bottom of his heart.
Some old men were hesitant, struggling with their conscience and desires over whether to hand it over or not.
Mr. Xiao was very serious. He not only copied the names of the medicinal materials and dosages in the secret recipe, but also wrote down the production process and precautions clearly. Then he handed a few sheets of paper to Dean Shen.
Dean Shen was so excited that he took it in both hands, his eyes shining.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Xiao, on behalf of the country and the people, I thank you for your selflessness. If we get this secret recipe, it can save countless lives."
Lin Sanqi was anxious and quickly took out his camera: "Dean Shen, the ink is not dry yet, please put it away first, I will take a picture for the record."
Dean Shen thought, this kind of precious secret recipe must indeed be archived and kept strictly confidential, but who asked you, Lin Sanqi, to take photos under the guise of archiving? So many people are watching.
But after thinking about it carefully, he understood Lin Sanqi's little thoughts.
This is a genuine master's secret recipe, unchanged in every word. Who wouldn't want it? Once the secret recipe is handed over and passed through several hands, it may not be the real secret recipe when it is leaked again.
So if we are going to shoot a film, of course we have to shoot the original version.
Dean Shen and Lin Sanqi now belong to a community of interests. If something good happens, he must give Lin Sanqi some benefits. Otherwise, if he really hands over the secret recipe, it is not certain who will get it in the end.
Rather than giving it to others, it is better to give it to your godson.
Just like what Ah Q said, if monks can touch the little nun, why can't I?
So Dean Shen pretended to give serious instructions on the surface, but in fact he was secretly reminding Lin Sanqi:
"Xiao Qi, this is a national treasure. Once you take the photo, give it to me immediately. Don't let anyone else know. Do you understand?"
Since Dean Shen did not refuse him to take pictures, Lin Sanqi understood that Dean Shen had tacitly approved his outrageous behavior. Anyway, he was planning to use this secret recipe in 2013 and would never leak it in 1960.
“Dean Shen, Mr. Xiao, don’t worry. I will guarantee it with my integrity and will never reveal it to anyone else. This secret recipe will only be kept by the state.”
(Lin Sanqi: I am a successor to socialism and a member of the country, so I can keep it.)
Old Master Xiao, on the other hand, didn't care: "I've given the recipe to you. Do whatever you want with it. I hope you can use it in the right way."
In fact, the old man is not afraid that anyone will take the prescription to set up a private factory to sell medicine. Now the whole country is red, and they are all state-owned units. It doesn’t matter who you give it to, it will all be handed over to the state in the end.
But no one present had expected that this young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was actually a big capitalist lurking among the people...
With the first person taking the lead, the second person followed.
Old Master Ding Zhongying coughed lightly:
"Comrade Xiaolin, you said that medicines like Pien Tze Huang are trusted and loved by the people, so they're easy to sell, right?"
Lin Sanqi nodded: "Yes, if you let me sell it, it will be easy for me to sell it."
Mr. Ding laughed:
"I don't have the secret recipe for Pian Zai Huang, but I have the secret recipe for Babao Dan. The two recipes come from the same master, and there's no difference between them, whether in the ratio of medicinal ingredients or the production process.
Pien Tze Huang was passed down by an imperial physician during the Ming Dynasty and is widely circulated in southern Fujian. It doesn't belong to any one family, and no one can monopolize the name of the medicine. So you can just sell it under the name of Pien Tze Huang, and it won't be considered a scam."
(End of this chapter)
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