Chapter 687, Assembly Line Pharmaceuticals
After lunch, Daohua went back to her room and wrote down the formula and production process of the anti-inflammatory drug in detail, then went out and handed it to Gu Jian.
Gu Jian took the recipe, was silent for a moment, then looked at his apprentice and said, "You are very generous."
Daohua smiled and said, "Medicine is prepared for human use. Besides, the soldiers at the border are sacrificing their lives to defend the country. If I can help them, I should do my part."
Hearing this, a look of relief flashed across Gu Jian's eyes, and Dongli and Caiju outside the house were also moved.
Gu Jian was just about to praise his apprentice when the girl spoke again.
"When Master Wu returns to the capital, he will definitely tell the Emperor about the medicine. The Emperor will definitely bring it up then. If he asks, I might as well hand it over on my own initiative. That way, maybe the Emperor will be pleased and give me more credit."
Gu Jian looked at his complacent disciple speechlessly and shook his head: "Master, I almost thought I had accepted a noble and selfless hero."
Daohua smiled and said, "Master, I, your disciple, am just an ordinary person in the mortal world. I am far from reaching the open-minded state of having no desires or demands. As for merits, the more the better."
Gu Jian laughed and shook his head.
Daohua put away her smile and said, "Master, a prescription alone is not enough. I also need a set of pharmaceutical equipment."
Gu Jian: "Even if I have a prescription and equipment, I may not be able to make it." Until now, he can only help his apprentice and cannot make it on his own.
He is in such a state, can the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau be better than him?
Daohua didn't say anything. Anyway, she had already actively offered the prescription and pharmaceutical equipment. Whether others could make it or not was not something she could control.
Thinking of what Master Wu had said before about the war situation in the northern border, Daohua saw Gu Jian talking to Dongli, so she turned around and went down the mountain.
Before that, Daohua asked Yan Shouhou to select a group of smart and clever children from various villages, opened a school in the village, and hired teachers to teach them literacy and arithmetic.
These children are as young as seven or eight years old, and as old as fifteen or sixteen years old. Daohua pays special attention to them.
Although the Yan family has trained some useful servants over the years, the number is not large. As several brothers in the family get married one after another, they all need servants. It will be difficult for her to choose people from the Yan family in the future. So, she can only train them herself.
Daohua looked for a while, called out the few people she had noticed who had strong hands-on skills, comprehension skills, and learning abilities, and then took them to the pharmacy.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing is a complex science. Even if these people are extremely talented, they cannot get the hang of it without studying for several years.
However, it is not difficult to separate the pharmaceutical process, let each person be responsible for a part, and let them make it according to the instructions.
Wang Maner looked puzzled: "Why are you in such a hurry to make medicine?"
Daohua: "Didn't you hear what Fifth Master said? Xiao Yeyang, Third Brother, and Fourth Brother are running low on medicine. Of course I have to prepare some for them."
Wang Man'er: "There's no need to rush. Didn't the young lady make a batch before? It should be enough for the son-in-law, the third master and the fourth master."
Rice Flower shook her head: "Less than two hundred grains, it's far from enough."
If it was only for Xiao Yeyang and the third and fourth brothers, then it would certainly be enough, but the problem is that they have other people under their command.
Don't blame her for being utilitarian. There is a shortage of supplies in the northern border and the war is intense. Many people have lost their lives due to untimely treatment. If Xiao Yeyang and his two brothers extend a helping hand at this time, they should be able to receive a lot of gratitude.
Not to mention Xiao Yeyang, his two elder brothers have been learning martial arts since they were young, and they will definitely pursue military studies in the future. Many soldiers in the Northern Frontier come from the military, so it would be good to let them accumulate more connections.
Afterwards, under Daohua's hands-on guidance, three pharmaceutical production lines were successfully built.
Capital city, imperial palace.
As soon as Wu Jingyi arrived in Beijing, he went home to wash up and then hurried to the palace to see the emperor.
The emperor listened carefully to the war report in the northern border, and when he heard Wu Jingyi praising Xiao Yeyang highly, a smile appeared on his face.
"The successful recapture of Zhongqu City was thanks to Lord Xiao leading the Jinling Guards, who blocked the Tatar troops coming to support them. The Eighth Prince's men were forced to retreat in a hurry."
The emperor was in a very good mood after recapturing the second border city and seeing his nephew being so successful. However, this good mood did not last long. When he heard eunuch An coming to report that the eldest prince and the second prince were asking for an audience outside the palace, the smile on the emperor's face faded.
Wu Jingyi also cried out in bad luck. He had already thought about how to report the matter of the anti-inflammatory drugs. Now that the two princes were waiting outside, he could only briefly talk about the medicine. His idea of taking the opportunity to gain some credit for himself was completely shattered.
When the emperor heard about the medicine, he really took it seriously. He asked in detail before signaling Wu Jingyi to leave.
When Wu Jingyi was leaving the hall, he happened to meet the eldest prince and the second prince. He greeted them and left in a hurry without waiting for them to speak.
Now that several princes who have entered the court are very active, he doesn't want to get involved in any scandal.
Others may not know, but he has noticed that the emperor's complexion has been getting better in recent years, and the wrinkles he had developed due to his busy state affairs seem to have smoothed out a lot.
As far as he knew, the emperor would spend more than an hour in the martial arts training ground every day. He attached so much importance to his health, which showed that he was destined to live a long life.
The few princes who jumped out now are simply...crazy!
However, before reaching the palace gate, Wu Jingyi met the third prince and the fifth prince again.
Looking at the two princes walking towards him, Wu Jingyi could only sigh and stop.
Knowing that Wu Jingyi had just returned from the Northern Frontier, many princes wanted to come over and ask about the situation, especially to find out about Lord Xiao.
Nowadays, many people in the capital are saying that the Lord Xiao is Xiao Yeyang. At first, the princes did not believe it. There was nothing they could do because the impression Xiao Yeyang left on them when he was a child was not very good.
But now, more and more people are spreading the news, making them unsure.
Wu Jingyi practiced Tai Chi with the two men for a while, then said, "Once the Northern Frontier is pacified, Lord Xiao will definitely return to the capital. Everyone will know then. Oh, I have something else to attend to immediately. Your Highnesses, I'm leaving now!"
Looking at Wu Jingyi slipping away, the Third Prince snorted coldly: "This old fox!"
The fifth prince did not say anything. In fact, Wu Jingyi's ambiguity had already answered the question. Thinking of Xiao Yechen who had frequently attended various banquets in the capital during this period, the corners of his mouth curled up.
I'm really looking forward to Lord Xiao returning to Beijing. It will be a good show to watch then.
On the other side, the emperor looked at the eldest prince and the second prince who were standing below and bowing their heads to answer, and couldn't help but think of Xiao Yeyang who was currently working for the court in the northern border. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that his son was not as good as his nephew!
"Father, the Eighth Prince and the Tatars are wreaking havoc on the northern border of Great Xia. I request your permission to go to the northern border to kill the enemies." The eldest prince had a look of concern for the country and the people on his face.
The Second Prince was stunned for a moment when he heard the First Prince say this, then he quickly followed up, "I, your son, also request permission to go to the Northern Frontier to help your father relieve his worries."
The emperor looked at the two of them indifferently, and he could see very clearly the little thoughts in their hearts.
Eunuch An on the side also took a quick look at the two of them, thinking that the eldest prince and the second prince were really quick-witted. Seeing that two of the three border cities had been recovered and the war in the northern border was about to calm down, they wanted to go over and take credit!
The emperor said casually, "I am very pleased that you have this intention, but the swords on the battlefield are blind, and I am worried about you going there."
The eldest prince wanted to say something, but the emperor waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I still have a lot of memorials to review. If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
The eldest prince was somewhat unwilling, but seeing that the emperor was already immersed in reviewing memorials, he could only glare at the second prince who had just joined in the commotion, and then retreated with a sullen face.
As the two of them left, a barely perceptible cold snort was heard in the hall.
In the hall, Eunuch An lowered his head, as if he couldn't hear anything.
Dongli arrived in Beijing a few days later than Wu Jingyi.
Looking at the prescription and pharmaceutical equipment brought by Dongli, the emperor immediately summoned the director of the Imperial Hospital and gave him a bottle of finished medicine brought by Dongli for inspection.
After reading it, the director was hesitant to make any conclusions. Only after experimenting on prisoners in the Ministry of Justice did he excitedly say that this was a medicine with significant effects.
After confirming that the medicine was indeed as useful as Wu Jingyi said, the emperor immediately ordered the director of the academy to select someone to prepare the medicine.
In addition to the constant wars in the northern border of Daxia, the situation in Xiliang is also unstable. Only in recent years, when the Hu royal family has weakened, there has been no war in the west. In addition, there are often Japanese pirates causing trouble along the coast. Every year, countless soldiers are injured and sacrificed in battle. If the casualty rate of soldiers can be reduced, it will definitely be a major event that benefits both the country and the people.
However, when the imperial doctors looked at the glass equipment brought back by Dongli, they all looked at it. Even though there was an instruction manual for the equipment, they had no idea how to use it.
In the end, it was Dongli, who had no medical skills, who took over teaching the imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
After seeing that a prisoner in the Ministry of Justice had a high fever and his fever went away after taking a pill, the emperor carefully put away the bottle of anti-inflammatory medicine that Dongli brought.
"Yan Zhigao has a good daughter. She is so young, but she can make medicine on her own." The emperor sighed. Ever since the Yan family came into his sight, they have helped him a lot.
Eunuch An immediately smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the old man's good teaching."
The emperor loved hearing this: "That's right. Without your uncle's training and guidance, how could the eldest daughter of the Yan family have prepared such a good medicine?"
Looking at the letter on the table from his uncle asking for credit for the eldest daughter of the Yan family, the emperor couldn't help but think of the fact that his mother had betrothed the eldest daughter of the Yan family to Ye Yang before she passed away.
"The Yan family's status is too low!"
However, being low also has its advantages.
In mid-July, after a busy month, Daohua's agent Sun Changze delivered 20,000 anti-inflammatory pills to northern Xinjiang.
At this time, Dongli also returned from the capital, but this time, he did not come back alone.
Experiments proved that the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau did not know how to use glass instruments. In addition, Dongli was a half-baked person. After breaking two sets of instruments and failing to make medicine, the emperor decisively waved his hand and personally appointed two people to follow Dongli to Taohua Village, so that they could learn how to use glass instruments before returning to the capital.
(End of this chapter)
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