In the following days, Song Xibai was extra cautious and hardly ever left the East Palace.
The crown prince did not show any unusual behavior, and neither his advisors nor his eunuchs noticed any change in him.
The previous plan was proceeding step by step.
After visiting the Song brothers, Jin's advisors had a pleasant conversation and within two days, they devised a detailed plan, which they brought back to report to the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, Young Master Song's suggestion to deal in medicinal herbs is better than my previous idea of trading grain. What do you think?"
The crown prince felt relieved.
"Let's do as Mr. Jin says!"
After the Crown Prince finalized the decision, he allocated 10,000 taels of silver to him as initial capital.
The Crown Prince also had public and private treasuries. The public treasury was actually the storehouse of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, where his annual salary was used. Although the officials of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices received salaries from the imperial court, the Crown Prince would also provide subsidies and rewards.
Because this "business" was done in private and could not be accounted for publicly, the crown prince took the money from his own private treasury.
Mr. Jin, carrying a box of gold, left the palace in high spirits and immediately met up with Song Xinian.
Song Xinian was already looking at shops.
Learning from the lessons of the previous dynasty, this dynasty maintains very strict control over gold and silver. Ordinary people mostly use copper coins, as the exchange rate for gold and silver is relatively high. In addition, there is no inflation, and prices remain within a stable range, so this box of gold can last a long time.
Song Xinian and Mr. Jin spent three or four days in the capital and finally rented a shop in the south of the city.
Because of Song Siyuan's status as a royal physician and the fact that he was in the business of selling medicinal herbs, the shop owner gave him a 20% discount on rent and did not require a deposit.
However, the boss made an extra condition: he hoped to obtain a name card from Physician Song.
The imperial physician's name card was mainly for future use; in case someone in the family fell seriously ill, it could be a lifesaver.
Song Xinian, of course, would not refuse. He not only gave his father his name card, but also took the initiative to examine the pulses of the boss's entire family.
Although he doesn't intend to become a doctor, he has studied medicine for over twenty years and still has a solid foundation, so treating some common illnesses is no problem for him.
Subsequently, Song Xinian diagnosed the old lady's headaches, and after a few doses of medicine, the old lady felt much better.
The boss was so grateful that he spontaneously spread the word to his relatives, friends, and neighbors.
Before the shop even opened, Song Xinian's reputation as a "little miracle doctor" had already spread far and wide.
Some people even came desperately seeking medical treatment.
Despite Song Xinian's public statement that he did not practice medicine but only sold medicine, people still flocked to him.
He didn't want to see patients, but he also didn't want to disappoint them, so he contacted nearby clinics and diverted these patients to other clinics.
When he returned, he had seven or eight contracts, all of which were medicine purchase agreements between the clinic and him.
Mr. Jin was dumbfounded.
He found himself seemingly without a place to use his talents.
This young master Song doesn't need me at all; he could run this business all by himself!
At the same time, Mr. Jin also realized that a good doctor is a golden brand for pharmacies and clinics!
Thinking of this, Mr. Jin felt a little regretful.
Why can't Young Master Song treat patients?
He actually went and asked Song Xinian.
Song Xinian replied calmly, "The Song family's ancestral teaching is that a doctor must have a benevolent heart to heal the sick and save lives."
Mr. Jin didn't quite understand, but Song Xinian didn't seem inclined to explain further, so he could only awkwardly give up.
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