Chapter 92 [Far Water to Save Nearby Fire]
The little palace maid on the ground lowered her head and replied, "Yes, Concubine Rou, the eunuchs in Yixia Palace are still busy putting them into the warehouse."
Concubine Rou rolled her eyes, remembering what Imperial Physician Jiang had said: "Oh, right now is a time of great epidemic. She has received so many rewards, and I don't know if she can keep them."
She said to the senior palace maid beside her, "Go call Imperial Physician Jiang over to me and tell him I have some questions about the fetus and need to consult him carefully!"
"yes."
The chief palace maid replied and went to find Doctor Jiang.
*
Three days later.
Qi Yun was dressed in a purple official robe, which made him very conspicuous among the medical officers in plain robes in the Imperial Hospital. In addition, he had an elegant appearance and was very graceful, so many young palace maids secretly looked at him on the way to the Imperial Hospital.
In the Imperial Medical Bureau, all the important officials of the court who were once served respectfully by the imperial physicians were now standing in front of Qi Yun's desk and answering his questions.
The official from the Ministry of Revenue who was in charge of purchasing the herbs said nervously, "Master Qi, the people from the pharmacy said that the amount of herbs we need is too large, and it will take half a month to collect them all."
Qi Yun frowned, "Then let the pharmacy dispatch supplies from pharmacies and drugstores in the surrounding areas. Don't they even know how to do this?"
The Ministry of Revenue official said, "Sir Qi, this is the time required to fill the remaining gap after taking into account the amount of medicinal materials dispatched from the surrounding areas of the capital."
One after another, people started to challenge and threw the problem to Qi Yun.
Taicang, who was in charge of the national treasury expenditures, also said, "Sir, the herbs needed for the prescription are all rising in price, especially the Sophora flavescens, which is out of stock."
"This herb is in short supply in the capital and surrounding pharmacies right now, and its price has skyrocketed fivefold. I'm afraid the silver His Majesty has allocated isn't enough. Your people are drawing money from the national treasury, and we're under a lot of pressure. We're almost outspending His Majesty's allocation for epidemic treatment."
Qi Yun: "This Sophora flavescens is not a rare medicine and has a large output. Why has the price increased so dramatically?"
The medical officer at the pharmacy said, "Sir, Sophora flavescens is a herbal remedy produced in large quantities in Lingnan. It's very difficult to transport it here. Currently, the pharmacies in the Central Plains are out of stock. It will take more than 20 days to get it from Lingnan."
Qi Yun paused when he heard this, and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed.
Qi Yun's apprentice Ming He couldn't sit still any longer: "More than twenty days. Patients infected with the epidemic can only hold out for ten days at most."
"Master, what should we do?"
He went to see Qi Yun and saw that the other party's expression was full of awe. Lord Qi was calm at this moment and even revealed a sense of composure.
Taicang suggested, "I think it would be better to collect donations from the various palaces and dignitaries in the capital, so that everyone can donate with kindness and let the people see the responsibility of the royal family and the court."
Qi Yun shook his head and said to the officials, "It's okay. Just do what you can first. We'll proceed as planned. We can't delay because of these things, right?"
Taicang, who thought Qi Yun would adopt this suggestion, was stunned. The other officials who had made trouble were also stunned. After Qi Yun "drove away the guests", everyone retreated, confused. Is this young man so strong-willed?
And they said there was a shortage of medicinal materials and money, but we still planned to open more spraying points?
After everyone left, Ming He asked Qi Yun, "Does the master have a solution?"
Qi Yun didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Have the prices of the herbs used in our prescriptions increased in the capital?"
Ming He answered obediently, "Yes, the storage capacity of the medicine warehouse is not enough for us to open six spraying points."
Qi Yun asked again: "Have the prices of other medicinal herbs increased?"
Ming He shook his head: "The other herbs are still the same price, and they are not needed to treat the epidemic."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yun warned, "We must not panic. This matter is probably being manipulated by someone behind the scenes."
Ming He was no fool, and he figured it out immediately: "The people behind this are too vicious. They're playing with the safety of the people and driving up drug prices for their own profit."
Qi Yun took a sip of tea and said, "Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will be punished. It's okay, they won't succeed."
*
At noon, Jiang Lili lay in the carriage, bored to death as she listened to Yang Yunzhao's lecture to He Jing. They were almost arriving in Lianzhou, and there were only a few days left of such leisurely days, so she had to cherish them.
I don’t know what it would be like to go to Haizhou from the pier.
Jiang Lili looked at Yang Yunzhao, who was speaking with great enthusiasm. He looked just like a teacher giving an open class to the whole school, and his passion was a little too much.
Jiang Lili seemed to understand Yang Yunzhao's sophisticated and selfish character, and she thought that he would let He Jing stay in class for free.
First, his vanity was satisfied and he felt great, and second, he wanted to leave a good impression of being a mentor to He Jing.
Just seeing He Jing's painful expression due to intellectual bullying, he just wanted to escape from Yang Yunzhao's clutches.
At this time, squad leader Qi Yun suddenly sent a message: "Li Li, I need a large amount of medicinal herbs for disaster relief. Can you find some from pharmacies in Lingnan and send them to me in a red envelope?"
Qi Yun briefly described the current situation in the capital. After receiving Qi Yun's message, Jiang Lili sat up straight on the soft couch in the carriage.
Wow, the squad leader is now wearing a purple robe.
More importantly, there is a shortage of Chinese medicinal materials in Beijing!
Jiang Lili slapped her thigh and said, "I'm really sleepy. Someone handed me a pillow."
@Jiang Lili: Yes, my herbs are unsaleable! You've definitely asked the right person. But with so many herbs suddenly appearing out of nowhere, we need to find a good excuse to cover it up.
@戚允: Don't worry, I have a plan. With so many of us in Beijing, and family and extended family, there's strength in numbers. We can always find a way to solve this.
Qi Yun sent a group message:
【@All members, come to the class meeting! 】
Below this message, there are a lot of “received”.
......
The class meeting lasted about an hour, and after it, Jiang Lili was full of energy as if she had been injected with chicken blood!
She found He Jing, who was doing his homework, and listed a large number of herbs: "Take out as many herbs as you have on this list. I want them all!"
He Jing was surprised and doubtful: "Miss Jiang, you are not kidding me, right?"
"I have a friend, the eldest son of the Linzhou prefectural governor, who recently developed something new: medicinal food. The experiments require a large amount of medicinal materials, which are consumed very quickly."
Jiang Lili lowered her voice and said, "Besides, he will also introduce you to several prominent buyers. You will know when you meet Mr. Li."
He Jing had indeed heard about the legend of the sudden success of Mr. Li from Linzhou recently. When he learned that Jiang Lili knew Mr. Li, he admired Jiang Lili even more.
Jiang Lili drew a map based on the route the exiles would take, and asked He Jing to distribute the unsold medicinal materials in the He family pharmacy to the points on the map.
She explained the map to He Jing: "With Yaoxiang as the center, all medicinal materials within a radius of ten miles will be delivered to Yaoxiang."
"As for Lian County, all the medicinal materials within a ten-mile radius are sent to Lian County."
......
The circles drawn on the map covered Lingnan, and He Jing was amazed.
Jiang Lili added, "Just coordinate the inventory with the He family."
He Jing was even more surprised: "Not only the medicine in my pharmacy, but also the unsold medicinal materials of the entire He family?"
Could it be that this time, he will be the one to stand up and save the He family?
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