Chapter 792 The Military Medical Department Cannot Lose
She was almost stunned by Doctor Hu's way of thinking. It seems that you haven't figured out what to do yet.
But on second thought, she began to understand the reason behind this matter. Old Qin and Imperial Doctor Hu were of the same generation, and both had very good reputations in the army.
Now that Old Qin is thriving, he is increasingly relied upon by the Hubei Northern Army, but Imperial Physician Hu is silent. He holds the belief that "the Military Medical Department cannot lose", so he wants to make medicine to win back the battle.
After figuring this out, Shen Qingqian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But after careful consideration, she offered her own suggestion, "Your foremost expertise is in trauma treatment. The military has used your trauma medicine for many years. Why don't you start with that and create corresponding medicines for several common symptoms, such as those specifically for pain relief, swelling reduction, and blood stasis removal."
Many times, what people need is a medicine with a single function, and targeted medicines require simple materials and are easier to make.
"If the medicine can only cure one symptom, then it won't sell at a high price," Doctor Hu asked doubtfully.
Normally, what he made in the army was a combination of medicines for the symptoms that Shen Qingqian had just mentioned.
Shen Qingqian was speechless, but still patiently explained: "Think about it, is there no panacea in this world?
The wound medicine you made in the army has many effects, but for patients with only a single symptom, isn't the extra medicinal materials in the medicine a waste?
If you use less medicinal materials, the cost will be lower. If the cost is low, should we lower the price?
Most ordinary people would rather spend a few dozen coins on a blood-dissolving ointment than spend a tael of silver on a wound medicine.
Shen Qingqian could only talk nonsense about Doctor Hu, an old man who had no idea about market mechanisms.
"Mr. Hu," Xiao Sun said weakly, "I think what the Sixth Miss said is quite right."
He put himself in his shoes. If he was hit and had bruises on his body, he would not care if it was not serious. He would want to buy medicine if it was serious. There is no medicine on the market that can disperse bruises. The materials of bruise-dispersing medicine are simple and the cost is very low. Even if a small bottle is sold for fifty cents, he can still make about twenty cents.
However, the wound medicine made by Doctor Hu required many ingredients because of the mutual promotion and restraint of the medicinal properties. In addition, there were two relatively precious medicinal ingredients. Even if a small bottle was sold for several hundred coins, it would not make much money.
What the Sixth Miss said is very reasonable. I hope Doctor Hu can adopt it.
Now everyone's attention is on Doctor Hu again.
Doctor Hu's beard trembled. "Why are you looking at me? I didn't say I wouldn't listen to her."
He had just done some calculations in his mind. If he followed Shen Qingqian's idea, only the painkillers would be the most expensive, and the other products would not be too expensive. In this way, he could still make a profit even if he relied on the quantity sold.
"If you have made up your mind, I will contact the people from the Chamber of Commerce." Shen Qingqian looked at him and said with a smile.
After Li Junxin took over the Hubei North Chamber of Commerce, he quickly figured things out, and now he is responsible for all matters related to the caravan.
"Okay, go ahead and tell him. I was worried before that if the Military Medical Department sold the wound medicine, I wouldn't be able to explain to Old Yu. Now that's not a problem. I'm not competing with him for business." Doctor Hu said proudly, stroking his beard.
Shen Qingqian looked at him with amusement. They say "old yet young", and this is exactly what Doctor Hu showed.
Shen Qingqian accidentally took on another errand, and his original plan to go home early was disrupted. He did not stay for long and drove the carriage directly into the city.
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