Zheng Mingjiang wore an improved Hanfu made by No. 82. The color of the fabric was elegant and clear, and the various accessories and gadgets also won Zheng Mingjiang’s heart. But the price was really outrageous.
Of course, a few hundred yuan is nothing to a veteran, but Zheng Mingjiang knew that this dress was made by Wanzi Pavilion, and the price would have doubled if it was labeled No. 82. But she went to Wanzi Pavilion to buy it in person.
It's somewhat taboo. After all, most of the customers who come and go there are wealthy gentry families.
Hong Huangnan is indeed a profiteer.
"Where is the straw hat prepared for me?"
"Here it comes!" Jingshan brought a curtain hat also made from No. 82 - of course it is also improved. This thing is better than a straw hat. First of all, the hanging gauze curtain can effectively cover the face and neck. Not only
It can provide shade and avoid mosquitoes. It is very practical when going out.
She covered herself tightly from the neck down not because she was afraid of not being able to pass the trial, but because she wanted to protect herself from the sun and insects. It was difficult to let go of the fact that she had already darkened her color since she came to high school.
"Do you think it's too much for me to go to Foshan wearing this outfit?"
"But, but," Jingshan said seriously, "this outfit is just right for you."
County Magistrate Zhang! Where is your production capacity of sunscreen and DEET?
The Guangzhou-Sanshui Railway has been planned between Foshan and Guangzhou, but the civil construction of this railway has not yet started, so Zheng Mingjiang has to take a boat to go to Foshan.
At present, the passenger and cargo liner service has been officially opened from Guangzhou to Sanshui. The "Huawei Li" is towed by the 621 tugboat. It departs from the two places every morning and arrives before nightfall. The operator of this route is "Xinli Shipping" which was just established last year.
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This shipping company is purely privately owned, and its investors are mainly members of the Federation of Industry and Commerce in Guangzhou, Foshan, Sanshui and other places. Naturally, the company has to pay a high price to obtain the passenger transportation rights of this golden water route. Not only
Relevant fees must be paid on an annual basis, and a commitment must be made to recruit no less than 50% of the total number of employees from households belonging to poor households.
Wang Sangou from the General Affairs Section of the Municipal Government booked a ticket for her. The ticket was first class. Zheng Ming and Jiang had long admired the name of Guangdong's "Huawei Li", and this time they could finally experience it in person.
This type of ship was originally a wooden structure. For safety reasons, the Hong Kong shipyard changed it to an iron-ribbed wooden shell during construction, which strengthened the strength of the hull. The "flower tail bridle" is huge in size and looks like a painting boat. The ship is three stories high, and the upper floor is
The dining room is a first-class cabin; the middle level is called the business cabin, which is a second-class cabin; the lower level and the bow are the cargo holds.
In the old time and space, this kind of ship was very ornately decorated, with carved railings and painted buildings, especially the colored light tubes at the stern, which were particularly eye-catching when lit up at night, so they were called flower tails. The "flower tail boats" in this time and space were not so gorgeous, but the boats were
The facilities are also very sophisticated, including luxurious suites with private bathrooms, and a balcony with a view on the roof. It has the style of a luxury liner.
The biggest feature of this kind of passenger ship is that it has no unpowered cabin and relies entirely on the tugboat at the front. Therefore, the entire ship sails without noise or vibration, and the sailing is smooth and steady. The only disadvantage is that the towing speed is relatively slow. To Sanshui
The one-way voyage is less than fifty kilometers, but it takes almost ten hours to sail.
Fortunately, Zheng Mingjiang was going to Foshan, and the flight was only 16 kilometers. She departed in the morning and arrived at noon. So Wang Sangou booked her a first-class seated box. There was no bed, but the small box was quiet and convenient.
There is also an attached cabin outside.
At noon, the ship arrived in Foshan. Lin Ziqi, secretary-general of Foshan Development Zone, came to the dock to greet it.
Zheng Mingjiang's purpose of coming was not stated in advance because she felt that this case might involve a wide range of matters. It might also involve some close associates of the elders. The secretaries, secretaries, and clerks who surrounded the elders were also in contact with each other.
, a veteran with a poor sense of confidentiality would easily leak her intentions.
So the reason she came to Foshan was simply to "check the medical, health and epidemic prevention situation in Foshan."
Lin Ziqi originally wanted to arrange for Shang Yu to accompany her in the inspection work, but Zheng Mingjiang refused. She said that her main purpose in Foshan was "undercover visits" and the main purpose was to "understand the situation", so she did not want to make a big fuss.
It is enough to invite a naturalized cadre who is familiar with the local situation to accompany you, and there is no need to ask a veteran to accompany you.
When Lin Ziqi heard what she said, she couldn't figure out what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd, so she arranged for Lin Ming, the chief of social sciences, to accompany her.
Foshan is a famous town in the world, with thousands of fireworks and department stores. When Zheng Ming and Jiang came on a business trip, they would naturally stop by and have fun with the people.
"Jingshan, don't just play for yourself, remember to buy something for Xiao Guo."
"Lao Hui Wen said that I spent the chief's money indiscriminately, that I was not a member of the family and did not know how valuable firewood and rice were, and that an inch of thread costs a thousand lives, but a spoonful of rice requires a hundred whips, and so on."
"He just said that, but he was still very happy when you bought it back."
Lin Ming was full of suspicion. The female senator said she was here to check the medical and health conditions, but she didn't seem to care about it at all. She just wandered around the streets of Foshan and visited many local places of interest. She even shopped without restraint.
, I bought everything I saw. Within two days, the corridor of the guest house was filled with goods sent from various stores.
Finally on the second day, Mr. Zheng announced that he would visit the local pharmacies and medical clinics.
"I'm doing a private inspection, so you don't need to make a big fuss. I'll go in and talk to them and check the situation." Zheng Mingjiang instructed, "By the way, do you have a public medical institution here?"
"There is an infirmary that is dedicated to serving naturalized cadres and elders and is not open to the public."
"Where's the medicine?"
"They were assigned by the Provincial and Hong Kong General Hospital," Lin Ming said, "So are the doctors and nurses."
Zheng Mingjiang understood that this health clinic was actually a branch of the Provincial and Hong Kong General Hospital, and the same channels were used for medication. There was nothing to dig into in this clinic...
“Are there many local pharmacies and medical shops?”
"Many, many." Lin Ming nodded repeatedly. Benefiting from the water and land transportation hub and developed handicraft manufacturing here, the local population is large. As the hometown of Lingnan patent medicines, there are eleven large and medium-sized herbal medicine shops here, and small medicine shops.
, there are more than fifty fixed medicine stalls.
"Let's all go for a walk."
Zheng Mingjiang first went to Yang Run Kaitang, which has business relations with the Senate. This is currently the largest herbal medicine shop in Foshan. Naturally, he can be the largest and the cooperation with the Senate is inseparable. Runshitang's many special effects of Chinese patent medicines are in
The general representative of Guangdong is Yang Runkaitang.
She knew that what was being done here was a serious business, and it was unlikely to be related to the fraudulent Hearthstone Powder, which would ruin the business reputation accumulated over several lifetimes. Moreover, this place itself does not deal in antibiotics, nor does it sell antibiotics.
However, she has been in Lingao for a long time and has only dealt with the indigenous people a handful of times. She really wants to experience the elegance of a traditional medicine shop in this time and space.
When the veteran arrived at the store, he naturally alerted the shopkeeper immediately. Zheng Mingjiang stopped the shopkeeper who was about to report to the owner, saying that he was just taking a casual look and did not want to alert the shopkeeper. He also asked about the local Hearthstone Powder.
"This medicine is indeed available on the market!" said the shopkeeper. "It was available more than two years ago, but it was very scarce at first and has become more abundant recently."
It seems that my guess is correct. This business has a long history and is no longer a day or two. Otherwise, there would not be so many versions.
"is that useful?"
"If you say it's useless, you're lying, but that's not the case." The shopkeeper said, "Sometimes, it has miraculous effects. One dose can save a person's life; sometimes it has no effect. When it comes to compatibility, it's vague.
, there are quite a lot of medicines to use. Zuo is just the 'top medicine' that the wandering doctors use."
Although quack doctors are a derogatory term, historically they each had their own unique secret formulas of special medicines, which often had miraculous effects on one or two diseases or injuries, and used this as a rallying cry.
Obviously, the shopkeeper of Yang Run Kaitang has already analyzed the ingredients of Hearthstone Powder.
"Have you ever sold this medicine?"
"You see, our business is a serious business, and there are no things used by quack doctors to deceive people. Not to mention the unconscionable money earned, people are waiting to see a doctor. If you can't cure it, just say it can't be cured.
Why bother to sell counterfeit medicines and delay others? If you do too many such unethical things, you will be punished." The shopkeeper said slowly, but full of "natural principles and human feelings" words, which fully reflected his professional characteristics.
"Your store is indeed a long-established store with integrity." Zheng Mingjiang felt that his judgment should be correct. This is not the source of Hearthstone Powder.
Before leaving, she bought some cloves, mugwort leaves, angelica dahurica, perilla leaves, mint, calamus, patchouli and honeysuckle, and asked her assistant to grind them into powder and make sachets to ward off insects, and give them away after she returned.
The second store she went to was Chen Liji's Foshan branch. Like Yang Runkaitang, the shopkeeper knew about Hearthstone Powder, but he did not distribute it himself. He also told Zheng Mingjiang clearly that Hearthstone Powder did have a certain effect.
"Since it's effective, why don't you sell it?" Zheng Mingjiang was quite surprised. Chen Liji was different from Yang Runkaitang. Chen Liji had been focusing on the business of Chinese patent medicines from the beginning, so in addition to various self-produced Chinese patent medicines on the counter, there were also
We sell patent medicines on behalf of various other pharmacies and pharmacies, and even get medicines from as far away as Nanjingshi, Nanzhi and other places.
"Although this medicine is effective, its origin is unknown. Small shops are afraid to sell it for fear of damaging the store's signboard!"
Then she visited other large and medium-sized pharmacies, and the storekeepers and clerks said similar things. Zheng Mingjiang knew that there was no profit here, so he focused his investigation on small pharmacies and fixed drug stalls.
I didn’t expect that the first one would be successful. These small drug stores sell Hearthstone Powder and other magical medicines, not to say they are blatant, but at least they are not shy about it. In addition to Hearthstone Powder, there are also all kinds of weird names.
There are even things like reincarnation medicine that are unbelievable to Zheng Mingjiang.