Chapter 310 How could His Highness cheat one of his own people? (Fifth update)
Chapter 310 How could His Highness deceive one of his own people? (Fifth update)
When people saw the first line of words on the list, everyone was shocked.
"Oh my God, did I see it wrong? Penicillin only costs ten cents a tube?!"
"That's right, it's ten cents a piece, how cheap is it?!"
"Didn't His Highness sell Goryeo for ten taels of silver a piece and Japanese pirates for twenty taels a piece? Why did he sell it to us so cheaply?!"
"I understand, Korea is not a good country at all, and the Japanese pirates have repeatedly invaded my Daqian sea area. Your Highness must have taken the opportunity to trick them!"
"By the way, that must be the case! We are common people, how could His Highness cheat one of your own people?!"
"Selling it so cheaply, His Highness the Ninth Prince is probably losing money, right?"
"It's hard to tell, even if you don't lose money, Your Highness won't make much money!"
"..."
One spreads to ten, and ten spreads to a hundred.
Soon, the people who gathered behind and couldn't see the words clearly learned about the price of penicillin.
One tael of silver was exchanged for one thousand penny, and the price was equal to one thousandth of the price sold to the Koryo Kingdom and one thousandth of the price to the Japanese pirates.
No one expected such a price.
Everyone was very shocked.
Those who originally doubted Li Changfeng were even more ashamed now.
"Before, I said that His Highness was obsessed with money. I am really not a human being!"
"Your Highness has put so much effort into building this hospital just for the sake of the people. Now I believe what the couplet says!"
"I deserve to die! I also said bad things about His Highness before, I'm sorry for His Highness!"
"I underestimated His Highness. With His Highness's financial resources, how could he value such a small amount of money?!"
"..."
This is not over yet.
Soon people discovered that not only the price of penicillin was very low, but the prices of other medicinal materials were also very low, a full 30% lower than those in ordinary drug stores.
This surprised everyone even more. They received rave reviews for Li Changfeng, and some were even moved to tears.
Suddenly, Li Changfeng's reputation took a shocking turn.
Shen Zhenghao was sweating profusely and managed to get to the front of the list. When he saw the prices of various medicines, he was stunned on the spot.
"This...the profit is too low?! Your Highness opened this hospital just to do good deeds?!"
Apart from being shocked, Shen Zhenghao was even more flustered.
Such a low price will inevitably cause the business of their Shen family's medical clinic to plummet.
If the price was lowered to the same price as Li Changfeng, the profit would be too low and he would not like it at all.
Even if he lowers the price, the Shen family's medical clinic has no chance of competing with Li Changfeng's hospital because they don't have miracle drugs like penicillin.
As for the service, Shen Family Medical Center is unmatched.
This hospital has very low-cost beds, nurses who take care of them 12 hours a day, and doctors who regularly check the patients' physical conditions. Even the medicines are prepared by dedicated personnel.
This is simply more comfortable than being at home!
Even if the Shen family doesn't make a penny, they can't compete with Li Changfeng even if they lower the price of medicinal materials.
The decline of the Shen family is inevitable.
Shen Zhenghao was desperate.
…
In the private room on the second floor of Diandude not far from the hospital, Li Changfeng and Emperor Qianwu, who was visiting privately incognito, were drinking tea, while Gao Dali stood aside.
"Changfeng...is this hospital of yours really not planning to make money?" Emperor Qianwu looked at Li Changfeng and asked with bright eyes.
Li Changfeng smiled slightly and said: "It's not like I won't make any money at all. It can cover the daily expenses of the hospital. I, the prince, do not lack this little money."
"This is not your style."
Emperor Qianwu expressed disbelief. In his eyes, Li Changfeng was a very greedy person with endless ways to make money.
"Father, what you said is that I like money, but I also know that a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way, and he will not deceive others!"
Li Changfeng looked serious, stood up and looked through the window at the dense crowd of people at the entrance of the hospital in the distance, his tone was a bit sighing.
"Life is inherently difficult. If you encounter a serious illness and lose everything, how will you live in the future? Rich people can make a lot of money, but ordinary people's money... it's almost enough, just like the Shen family's huge profits Selling medicinal herbs is a shameful thing, but I can’t do it.”
Emperor Qianwu saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so he nodded secretly and said happily: "Changfeng, I'm very happy that you think so. Water can carry a boat or capsize it. People's hearts are more important than money. This is for you. way."
Gao Dali looked at Li Changfeng's back with emotion in his heart and his eyes were slightly red.
When he did not follow Emperor Qianwu, he was a child from a poor family. His father died of pain at home because he was ill and could not afford to see a doctor.
Later, her mother became ill from overwork to support him and died at home because she could not afford medical treatment.
No one knows the suffering caused by pain and despair better than him.
He even chose to enter the palace and become a eunuch because he lost his parents and couldn't survive. It can be said that he has experienced all the sufferings in this world.
And Li Changfeng is changing all this.
"It would be great if my parents were born in this era." Gao Dali sighed secretly.
Li Changfeng turned around and said with a smile: "Okay, father, don't tell me how to be a king. This Daqian Hospital is just a pilot project. If it succeeds in the future, it can be promoted nationwide. However, this must not be done for private individuals. It must be It is in the hands of the authorities, otherwise it will be treated as a business."
Emperor Qianwu seriously thought about the feasibility of this matter and nodded: "It's a good idea. Let's see the effect first. In the future, when Daqian develops and there is money, we can try to promote it."
Not long after staying, Emperor Qianwu returned to the palace.
He was originally in a very good mood, but soon a report from Yuzhou made his mood suddenly turn bad.
It turns out that in the fields of Yuzhou, a large number of pests have appeared recently and are active in the paddy fields. The roots, stems and leaves of many rice seedlings have been bitten off, causing death.
The prefect of Yuzhou sent a large number of people to eliminate the pests in the fields, but the number was too great and could not be eliminated. A large number of fertile fields were damaged, and there was a tendency for the pests to spread to surrounding prefectures.
If it is not dealt with, Yuzhou may not be able to harvest anything this year. The prefect sent a special report to the court for help, hoping to find an effective way to eliminate the harm.
In order to let Emperor Qianwu have a deeper understanding of the pests in the fields, the prefect asked the person who sent the report to bring a basket specially.
Although it seems that most of them died on the road, there are still more than a dozen still alive.
Emperor Qianwu looked at the red insect with two large pliers growing in the frame, thicker and longer than his thumbs, and his expression became very solemn.
Gao Dali also glanced into the frame and couldn't help feeling his scalp numb.
"He's so big, what should I do?"
Emperor Qianwu sighed: "Gather the ministers together to discuss how to eliminate the harm."