Qingyu really didn't sleep well and was extremely depressed and worried. The last batch of Mao Gong was handed in only in the first month of the year. It's not autumn yet, so why should he pay next year's batch? And it's limited to handing it in before the end of September!
Of course Wu Sheng knew the reason. The Battle of Jiuzi had been fought for too long and the situation in Wu State was not known. However, there were many situations in Chu State. In Yangzhou City, the elixirs that could be used in front of the army had been exhausted.
This shows how fierce the fighting ahead is.
Moreover, Wu Sheng also knew who was the initiator of this edict. It must be Cui Ming. This man was in charge of Zuo Tu Mansion. When a new official took office, it was not strange to light two or three fires. Otherwise, how could he serve the emperor?
?How to truly obtain the position of Zuolang?
For Cui Ming, he not only gained merit, but also brought Wu Sheng a big business, which was a little repayment. It was really killing two birds with one stone.
For Qingyu, the feeling is not so wonderful: "Another thousand gold pieces of Maogong are added to the four countries. This year will not be comfortable! Is there any reason to advance the Maogong next year?"
Wu Shengxin said, "It's just a year's march. You have never seen anyone who has conquered Maogong for the next hundred years in advance. You will get used to it by then."
Of course, there was no need to scare Qingyu at this time, so he said: "Still those things? Then I'll start refining them right away!"
Qingyu said: "Seven hundred Wushen Pills, two hundred Jingning Pills, one hundred Rhubarb Pills, and five hundred Shenggu Pills... Although the price of Yangzhou Spiritual Pills has increased sharply, Zuotu Mansion has reduced it by 500 pills.
It's a magical elixir, but it's also really a headache... The key is, what kind of elixir is this bone-growing elixir? Sikong Yipu said that if I ask the storekeeper Dong of Yongrentang, he doesn't know either!"
Wu Sheng said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. If I were another alchemist, I might not be able to refine this bone elixir, but I am from the lineage of senior masters from the Xian family, so I happen to know the method of refining elixirs."
Qingyu said happily: "This is the best, but I don't know how much a bone-growing pill costs?"
Wu Sheng bowed and said: "Your sage, you can see the problem at a glance. Indeed, at this time, it is not only difficult to refine elixirs, not only bone-growing elixirs, but also other spiritual elixirs. Half a year ago, I just made it to the workshop.
We have collected all the spiritual materials that can be collected in the city, and now if we want to collect so many more, I am afraid it will be difficult and the price will definitely be high."
Qingyu sighed: "What should we do? I also told Yi Pu the same thing. But the people of Chu have strict edicts, so there is no need to delay."
Wu Sheng mused: "Since the country is in difficulty, I cannot stand idle. I plan to save more for the monarch and take more care of myself. I will try to refine this batch of elixirs at the price at the beginning of the year without increasing the price of an ant nose, no matter what.
No matter how much more there is, it will all be paid by me!"
Qingyu was so moved that he almost shed tears: "Of all the ministers in the country, only Shen Qing can take away everyone's worries!"
It feels very good to hold someone else's hand, especially when you shake it, it feels like a favor, but it feels very awkward to have someone hold your hand tightly and keep pulling it into your arms.
Wu Sheng struggled to break free several times, so he had to express that he would make elixirs immediately, even if he went through fire and water, and asked the king to give him wine to make him look strong. Then he took the opportunity to drink and escaped from the palace, otherwise he would see this
If the posture continues to develop, you will have to sleep with enough energy.
Holding Qingyu's edict in hand, Wu Sheng went to Sikong Mansion to meet Yi Pu. Yi Pu also knew that with the current market for elixirs, the price of materials would inevitably increase. The total price of two hundred and thirty gold promised by the monarch was indeed less than at the beginning of the year.
But even so, he couldn't afford two hundred and thirty gold.
"I really can't get it out. I only have 180 gold in the treasury now. If I wait until the end of the year, I can still get the money, but I can't do anything now."
"At the beginning of the year, the young masters plotted a rebellion in pairs..."
"Half of the wealth of the couple was given to the Kingdom of Yu as a betrothal. The dowry of Lady Youjiang was her private wealth, and no one could do anything about it. Including Bu Yinji Cheng, it is true that the property confiscated from his family was confiscated.
, only sixty gold was obtained, and the rest, such as land, land, mansions, and shops, has not yet been sold. Could it be that the doctor has forgotten that when the king came to the throne, he rewarded all the ministers and the three armies. At that time, he spent nearly two hundred gold, and what was left was
How few!"
Wu Sheng sighed. He remembered that he had received at least sixty gold as a reward from Qingyu. It seemed that he really couldn't get it out of the treasury.
"Forget it, it's just one hundred and eighty gold. Sikong can pay it now. I'm going to buy spiritual materials."
"No, I'll give you a maximum of one hundred and twenty gold, and the treasury can't uncover the pot!"
"At least one hundred and seventeen!"
"One hundred and three at most!"
"One more step, one hundred and six!"
"Doctor Shen, Master Shen, please spare Yi, one hundred and four, no more!"
"This is what Chu State wants, Chu State! It must be sent directly to the army! Chu State!"
"Okay, one hundred and fifty gold, and the remaining eighty gold will be paid at the end of the year!"
After continuous confrontations, the two finally reached a consensus. Wu Sheng smiled bitterly: "Doctor Yi, Sikong has done a good job. Yongrentang has to pay 80 gold in advance, and a certain family is going bankrupt."
Yi Pu felt ashamed: "Doctor Shen is considerate, but the country's funds are insufficient. Let's wait until next year. It will be fine next year."
Carrying a box filled with one hundred and fifty gold, Wu Sheng returned to Yongrentang. Master Dongsun had summoned the spiritual material suppliers he usually contacted, and they were all gathered in the hall to wait.
Wu Sheng smiled and nodded as everyone paid their respects, and then hooked his hand with Master Dongsun under the hot gazes of a pair of people, and the two of them went straight to the back hall.
"How? Did you get the money?" Master Dongzhan rubbed his hands.
"I got it, but it's a little short." Wu Sheng replied.
The Master of Winter Bamboo Shoots was a little dissatisfied: "There are fewer than at the beginning of the year? How can we make money from this?"
Wu Sheng scolded: "The country is in dire straits and the treasury is empty, so why are you still thinking about making money? If Chu is angry, what will be the consequences for Dayong? If Dayong is destroyed, what will happen to Mangdang Mountain? So... I heard that there is Wei
People, well, the people of the Wei family in the Jin Dynasty wore their furs, no, their fur coats inside out when carrying fodder, with the skin on the outside and the hair on the inside. The master of the Wei family was very surprised when he saw it, and asked him why, and he said he was doing it for
Cherish the hair on the skin, lest it be worn out. Lord Wei said, if the skin is gone, the hair will be attached to it? If the skin is worn out, can the hair be preserved?"
Master Dongsun praised: "That makes sense...Master of the Wei family? Which one?"
Wu Sheng rolled his eyes: "I told you, it's 'I heard', and it's about truth. Which one is important?"
Master Dong Bamboo said: "I understand, I have to do this even if I don't make any money!"
Master Dong Bamboo went to the outer hall to do some shopping, while Wu Sheng was calculating how much he could earn this time.
He doesn't plan to make money from Jingning Pill and Dahuang Pill. Refining these two elixirs is too tiring, so just like last time, he plans to subcontract them out. The three alchemists Mo You, Yue Zhong and Shangyong each have fifty
The prices given were greatly increased, one hundred gold for the Jingning Pill and one hundred and twenty gold for the Rhubarb Pill, so as not to lose money. This is thirty-two gold.
The most profitable project is to do it yourself. The Chu army is in urgent need of it, so naturally they will not test the elixir. Of course, they directly refine the reduced-efficiency black ginseng pills. After the price increase of the materials, the cost of each pill is about fifty gold, which is forty gold.
As for the Winter Bamboo Shoots Pill whose name has been changed, it is even cheaper. There is no price increase in the materials. A single pill costs 20 gold, and five hundred pills only cost 10 gold.
Therefore, just counting the one hundred and fifty golds received, at least sixty or seventy golds can be earned, not to mention another eighty golds will be earned by the end of the year.
Make big money this time!
You can't do it without earning money. Nowadays, the family has a big business and a lot of expenses. Not counting anything else, the salary of the two priests and seven disciples alone costs forty-eight gold a year!
By the way, does the old man Dongsun give him an annual salary, or whenever and wherever he needs it? It’s a bit troublesome...
While I was settling the accounts, I suddenly heard Master Dongzhu roaring from the outer hall: "...if the skin is gone, the hair will be attached. Do you understand?"
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