When it comes to making money from national disasters, Lu Chen is very familiar with this!
In his previous life, he had also experienced two very terrible epidemics. Every time this happened, there would always be some people who jumped out to make a fortune from the national disaster.
Lu Chen was very angry at first about such people, and he also criticized them harshly on the Internet using his keyboard.
But later Lu Chen gradually realized that no matter how harshly he criticized others on the Internet, it would not have any impact on others.
Especially after seeing that the punishments for these people were raised high and then gently put down, Lu Chen suddenly felt relieved.
There are some things that he really shouldn't worry about.
Now that this kind of thing has happened again, I know without asking that someone must have spread the news of the epidemic.
Never underestimate the businessmen in the world, they are very well-informed.
The most important thing is that these people are always thinking about how to make money. After receiving a piece of information, the first thing they consider is what kind of benefits this information can bring to them.
Since an epidemic has occurred somewhere and it seems to be quite serious, there must be something profitable involved.
The prices of medicinal herbs and lime have skyrocketed, as these are things that can be used to treat epidemics.
As for the saltpeter that Lu Chen specifically asked to be collected, the current price is still very stable.
Upon hearing that the prices of medicinal herbs outside had actually begun to rise, Li Mingyue slammed the table in indignation and said, "This is too much. My royal brother really should take charge of the court. Even if we can't make those officials keep their mouths shut, we can't let them leak information like a sieve all day long."
"I'm going to the palace right now and have my brother issue an immediate decree, forbidding those merchants from driving up prices! Anyone who disobeys the decree will be arrested and their entire family executed! I just can't believe that under such heavy pressure, anyone would still dare to drive up prices!"
Seeing that Li Mingyue was really going to the palace, Lu Chen reached out to stop her and said, "You can't stop this kind of thing. The greed and bloodthirstiness of capital will never stop just because a few people lost their heads. It has inertia."
"The market has its own rules. Even if Your Majesty issues an order to control the price of medicinal materials for a short period of time, over time, there will definitely be people who take risks."
Didn’t Grandpa Ma say that once the profit of capitalists exceeds 200%, they will dare to sell the rope to hang themselves.
Li Mingyue believed in Lu Chen. No matter how outrageous what Lu Chen said now, she would choose to believe it.
Since Lu Chen didn't want her to go, she decided not to go. After sitting down, she was still furious and asked, "Are we just going to let it go like this? Are we just going to let these bastards continue to profit from the national crisis?"
Lu Chen smiled and poured Li Mingyue a cup of tea. "Please be patient. Even if you don't go, His Majesty will definitely issue an order to control prices. I don't think it's a bad thing for these merchants to drive up prices."
"Ah? That's not a bad thing? Lu Lang has probably never seen these merchants drive up prices to such a mad degree. I heard that when there was a food shortage in the past, they dared to sell a bag of grain for even one ounce of silver."
Lu Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, "This time it's different from the food shortage. In fact, as long as they can deliver the herbs and other supplies to the epidemic area, it's understandable even if they ask for a little more money. After all, entering the epidemic area means putting your head on the belt, so it's reasonable to make a little more money."
Now those four cities are epidemic areas, and even the surrounding areas are not safe.
In this situation, there are still people who dare to send medicinal herbs in. What a brave man they are.
Without these warriors, the subsequent disaster relief work would be much more difficult, because even a good cook cannot cook without rice.
After listening to Lu Chen's explanation, Li Mingyue realized that now it was not a question of how much money to spend, but to get the medicinal materials into the epidemic area first.
The most important thing now is to save people's lives. Compared with this goal, these mere yellow and white things are nothing.
This is indeed the truth, but after thinking it over carefully, Li Mingyue still said with an unhappy face: "But when I think about how much money those people have made, I feel unhappy. Moreover, these people are extremely greedy. Can you guarantee that they will not take the opportunity to drive up prices again after arriving in the epidemic area?"
"Hahaha, of course I'm not afraid. I hope they continue to drive up prices."
"Why is that?"
"Because I have a knife in my hand!"
Li Mingyue was speechless after hearing these words. After a long pause, she said with a puzzled look on her face, "Didn't you say before that killing people wouldn't work? Why are you using this trick now?"
"No, no, no, Your Highness, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to kill them to warn them not to raise the price. To be honest, I have a gangster under my command named Peng Kuiju. He once told me that banditry is rampant in the southern region. These people might be robbed along with their herbs halfway through their journey."
"Look, I'm actually a good person. As long as I talk to them nicely and they talk to me nicely, we can all get along happily. As long as they talk nicely, I can even directly send the Jinyiwei to protect them."
Li Mingyue immediately understood what Lu Chen meant. If those medicinal material merchants did not cooperate, Lu Chen would not mind letting his Jinyiwei play the role of bandits!
After thinking this through, Li Mingyue smiled with her eyes curved, and she wanted to lie on Lu Chen's body.
Lu Chen took a lot of effort to get rid of Li Mingyue. After returning to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he asked Mou Ping to invite some people over and started assigning them some tasks.
At this moment, Fan Zeng suddenly appeared before him, bowed politely, and then said, "Master, I have almost learned the basics of mathematics. I beg you to teach me the higher level of mathematics!"
Looking at the young man in front of him who was eager to learn, Lu Chen waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go do your job first. Besides, can't you see I'm busy? Besides, we are not related at all. Why should I pass on my real skills to you?"
"As long as Master can teach me advanced mathematics, my life will be yours. I will never complain, even if I have to endure hardships!"
"Young man, you still have a long way to go in your life. Aren't you afraid of regretting it later if you say something like this now?"
"As the saying goes, if I hear the truth in the morning, I am willing to die in the evening. As long as the Immortal Master can teach me advanced mathematics, even if it means I will die in the next second, I will be willing to do it."
"Master, please accept me. I will study hard and bring honor to our sect. Even if I have to become a horse, I will repay Master's kindness."
"Wait a moment, what did you say last time?"
"Like a slave?"
"Not this one, go up!"
"If I hear the truth in the morning, I will die in the evening."
"You said that yourself! Don't go back on your word! Li Xiang, are you asleep? If not, hurry to my study and get the draft of the infectious disease prevention and control manual!"
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