Chapter 2873 Pricing
The four of them took the order sheet handed over by Xibing and turned to look at each other. Unfortunately, there was a table between them, but there were more tables between them in tacit understanding, so they couldn't understand each other's meaning from each other's eyes.
Zhou Man was particularly considerate and even prepared some writing brushes and ink for them. He said with a smile, "I think you all have a good idea of the price of your medicine, right? Name your price."
Mr. Huang, the drug dealer, coughed lightly and said, "Master Zhou, this matter is of great importance. I think I should go back and discuss it with the steward first. Why don't you give me this order so I can review it?"
Manbao's face turned serious as he spoke earnestly, "I've been working hard these past few days to let more people in Beihai County know about the existence of the Medical Office. Now that the reputation of the Medical Office has been established, we need to set it up as soon as possible to avoid disappointing the people. I must order the medicinal materials today. If Mr. Huang can't make the decision, he can leave. After meeting with the four of you, I also need to meet with the people coming from Qingzhou."
The four of them couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a little uneasy. Have people come from Qingzhou?
What if they don't respond, and Zhou Man reaches a cooperation with the people in Qingzhou, will they still have a place in the Medical Bureau in the future?
Although the medical office is located in Beihai County, it is the medical office of the entire Qingzhou. Even if there are no large-scale illnesses, the number of patients who fall ill during the change of seasons every year can consume a lot of medicinal materials, not to mention Zhou Man's great reputation. I am afraid that people from outside Qingzhou will also come to seek medical treatment.
That's all money!
Even the shopkeepers Shi and Zhao knew this, not to mention the two drug dealers.
The four of them looked at each other again, and finally someone couldn't help but pick up a pen and write down a unit price behind a medicine. Because they were far away, they couldn't see each other, and precisely because they couldn't see, the other three people's hearts were instantly stirred.
Once one person starts setting the price, everyone else will follow suit.
When they finally emerged from the lobby, they were all somewhat dazed.
Three people came towards them. The four of them recognized them and were all cheered up. They immediately put on perfect smiles on their faces. After greeting each other, they said, "Master Huang is here too?"
"Master Fang, did you come all the way from Qingzhou?"
The two groups met in the yard and exchanged a few words. Then Mr. Fang and his group went to the lobby to meet Zhou Man, while Mr. Huang and his group left.
The four of them watched them enter the lobby, and Shopkeeper Shi exclaimed, "The drug dealer from Qingzhou has finally arrived."
Mr. Huang said, "This Lord Zhou is more convenient than other officials."
Mr. Huang is in the medicinal materials business. Although his business is not very big, there are some medicinal materials that drug dealers from all over the world want to buy from him, so he is more informed.
There are now more than 30 local medical offices, and every director who takes office faces huge challenges.
Getting along with the local government is one thing, and communicating and understanding with local drug dealers and drugstores is naturally another.
Zhou Man's progress was the smoothest. He had only been here for a few days, and while he was promoting the work in the countryside, he was able to build the medical office.
Another drug dealer, Mr. Peng, was a little skeptical. "Haven't Mr. Zhou and Mr. Bai been away in the countryside recently? Who invited the drug dealer from Qingzhou? Could it be that they just heard the news and came here?"
Of course, the drug dealer from Qingzhou was invited by Bai Shan and Zhou Man together.
However, before going to the countryside, Bai Shan sent Liu Gui to Qingzhou City to spread all kinds of rumors. The medical office was set up in Beihai County, and the medical office director was about to purchase medicinal materials on a large scale;
Zhou Man wrote directly to the magistrate of Lu County, saying that she felt Qingzhou had outstanding people and a great geographical location. Since the new governor had not arrived yet, she would temporarily set up the medical office in Beihai County.
After all, for reasons well known to all, she would have the greatest support in Beihai County. County Magistrate Lu, upon receiving the letter, understood the message and, without her having to elaborate, simply replied, telling her he would urge the officials in the Governor's Office to give her their utmost support.
So, just two days after Zhou Man returned to the county town, the county magistrate Lu in Qingzhou heard about it and immediately let the drug dealers who were also tempted by the news go there.
Mr. Fang and other drug dealers and drugstore owners were already very excited when they heard that the Medical Bureau was going to purchase medicinal materials. With the support of the Yidu County Magistrate, they had to get involved, so they rushed to Beihai County early.
However, the people from the Medical Bureau said that Zhou Man was currently busy, so they arranged for them to meet in the afternoon.
As soon as they entered the door, they met the familiar Manager Shi, Manager Zhao, Mr. Huang and others. Mr. Fang and the others were also very nervous.
So when everyone started bargaining over the price of the medicine, Mr. Fang and the other three were always worried, fearing that if the price was too high, Zhou Man would be dissatisfied and switch to another store; if the price was too low, they would feel bad too. After weighing the pros and cons for a while, they finally gave a price slightly higher than the lowest psychological price.
After hearing these quotations, Manbao's expression did not change much. He discussed the quantity of some medicinal materials back and forth and finally lowered the price.
Mr. Fang finally smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhou, you are really good at lowering the price. Even some old shopkeepers can't lower the price like this."
Man Bao then smiled and said, "My medical office is not just a drugstore. We serve patients from all over Qingzhou. They need a lot of medicinal materials, and there is cooperation between medical offices. Right now, the Qingzhou Medical Office is temporarily located in Beihai County. Someday, it might be moved to Qingzhou City, Mizhou above Qingzhou, or Laizhou below. Laizhou is especially important because it borders Beihai County. People from Laizhou can come here from a short distance. If they come, will our medical office still drive them out?"
He added, "Once the Qingzhou Medical Bureau is operating well, medical bureaus will also be opened in Mizhou, Laizhou and other places."
Mr. Fang and the others agreed. If Zhou Man had not expressed this intention, they would not have given in so easily and given it to her at such a low price.
If this promise was made by another medical department, they would definitely not believe it, but this is what Zhou Man expressed.
Compared with some drug store owners, drug dealers with larger businesses like Mr. Fang have a more thorough understanding of current affairs and are more informed.
Zhou Man was instrumental in establishing the Imperial Medical Bureau. According to news from major drug dealers, Zhou Man's transfer to a new post was in preparation for the subsequent large-scale establishment of local medical bureaus.
The drug dealers were not very interested in any land policies, nor did they care much about Bai Shan being sent out to be the county magistrate. In comparison, Zhou Man being sent out to be the director of the Medical Bureau was a big event in the medical community.
Unlike drug stores and clinics that are treating them as enemies, for drug dealers, the establishment of local medical offices means more cooperation than competition. This is an opportunity for all of them.
That's why they came here so quickly.
If Zhou Man had not been in the countryside before and changed places every day, they would have wanted to chase him there.
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