"What's going on? Aren't the income and expenses about the same? Why are we running out of money?"
Zheng Xiong was excited after hearing Wu You's words. I just want to fish quietly and don't cause trouble.
"Well, we have collected quite a bit during this period, and the price is fair. It is more expensive than what is purchased by ordinary pharmacies. After all, it is not an organization that makes money. Many people who heard the news dug up some commonly used medicinal materials and sold them to us. Also I also purchased some cherished medicinal materials.”
Hearing this, Zheng Xiong also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then stop purchasing and wait until this batch of medicinal materials is sold out."
"Yes, sir. However, the supply of medicinal materials at the herbal medicine warehouse is getting less and less. This is not a solution. I asked about it and found that Huimin pharmacies in various places have been established, and they need the support of the herbal medicine warehouse. Under the Yingtianfu Tai Hospital Huimin Pharmacy has also been established, and I’m afraid it will be difficult in the future.”
Zheng Xiong was also troubled by what he heard, but the problems in various places were not big. There were local mountain people supplying them. Nowadays, there is no time to pick up the slack, just get through this period of time. It’s just that the hospital’s biological son is too difficult to deal with. I am a subordinate of Yingtian Mansion, not a hospital. After all, we still have to rely on Yingtianfu local government to pay. But we have to wait until next year, and now these few months are difficult.
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
Wu You was startled by these words. What suggestions do you have for me? I must know how to make money and use it to live like this. Of course, you can't say that. After careful consideration, he said
"My subordinates are really not very proficient in this method of making money, but the right way to make money is inseparable from increasing revenue, cutting expenditure, and grabbing business. It is best to have an exclusive secret recipe to do business better. Our conditions are limited, so we can reduce expenditure. , if we open source, our level is not enough.”
Zheng Xiong thought for a while and it was the same. With the memory of future generations, open source was not a problem. He had to think about it carefully.
"Well, let's send some cases here and I'll see if there's anything I can do first."
After hearing this, Wu You walked out, and after a while, he brought a large pile of books and placed them on the table next to Zheng Xiong's recliner.
Zheng Xiong lay on the recliner and slowly read through it. The level of Chinese medicine has always been a mystery. Sometimes it can cure everything, but it is very ineffective in treating some diseases, such as trauma and infection. In ancient times, the fatality rate remained high, and people basically relied on their physical fitness to survive.
Modern times are quite simple. Once disinfected, there is basically no danger of complications caused by other bacterial infections, such as colds and fevers. Chinese medicine has a lot of experience. The most important thing is to disinfect and prevent the wound from getting worse.
There are many methods of disinfection, none of which are realistic under current conditions, but there is one method that is possible.
Anyone who has traveled through time knows that, yes, it is alcohol disinfection. And this thing is not difficult. You can just buy some wine and distill it.
The first step was to distill the alcohol. With an idea in mind, Zheng Xiong continued to read, but he only knew a little about the rest and could only skip it.
I saw that in the afternoon, the list of cases had been completed. The idea is there. Modern medicine is to treat headaches, treat head pain, and treat foot pain. To solve the problem, it is to solve the problem area, which is straightforward. However, even with alcohol disinfection, the risk is still very high.
However, it can be considered that if acute diseases are not treated in time, they will kill people, such as appendicitis.
Step by step, get the alcohol first.
It's getting late, go home first.
The next day, Zheng Xiong called Zhao San and took out the money and asked Zhao San to buy wine. I specifically asked you not to buy good wine, any wine will do, just buy as much as you can afford.
He called Wang Er again and asked him to call his little boy, bring the people who were eating, and also bring a batch of materials. On the way, I brought back a big iron pot and some iron sheets.
After giving the instructions, the two went out.
At noon, the two of them rushed back one after another, and Zhao San brought back fifty kilograms of wine. About ten cents of grain can be used to make a pound of wine, and the price has doubled. Wang Er brought Zhang Yi and a bunch of tools.
Zheng Xiong found a random place in the backyard and made a small stove with a few people. Build it up with stones and mix it with some mud. Once it's mushy, it's done, then put the pot on the pot. The iron sheet is enclosed and sealed, and a pipe is built above it. The steam circulates and then condenses to produce high-quality wine.
The four of them were busy all afternoon, and Zheng Xiong also asked them to come back tomorrow.
On the third day, the pot is officially opened, the crude wine is poured in, and then the man slowly simmers it until the melting point of alcohol is about 75 degrees. It's impossible to estimate the conditions, so we can only wait slowly.
Slowly, the aroma of wine became stronger and stronger, and the condensation pipe began to discharge alcohol drop by drop. After being busy from morning to night, Zheng Xiong rarely worked overtime.
Twenty kilograms of high-altitude wine was produced from fifty kilograms of wine, and the twenty kilograms of high-altitude wine were distilled again, and in the end it was only seventeen or eighteen kilograms.
There is still about a kilogram of wine left in the first distillation, mainly for comparison. The best way to compare is to drink it.
During the day, many people came in to ask about the situation, but Zheng Xiong sent them away. Although everyone's financial situation is not very good, there are still many old men who love wine.
Wu You was on the day shift, so he didn't have such a good time, and the rest of the drinkers were called over. The main thing is to compare and listen to feedback. If the distillation effect is not great, it will not take much effort.
Two small glasses of wine were placed in front of each person, and they were not allowed to drink specifically.
The associate physician and the other doctors picked up their wine glasses and drank them all in one gulp, coughing again and again. If you are used to low-alcohol wine, you will inevitably feel uncomfortable when you drink high-alcohol wine. There are also those who endure it, savor it carefully, and then swallow it, and it goes straight to the stomach like fire. There was a blush on his face.
They breathed a long sigh of relief and praised the wine one after another. Next up is a glass of wine. Everyone learned a lesson and savored it carefully.
Seeing everyone finish drinking, Zheng Xiong interrupted their intoxication. asked
“How are these two wines and what are the differences?”
Hearing Zheng Xiong speak, everyone thought about it for a while, and Li Si spoke first.
"The first cup was very strong, and the second cup was even stronger, like fire. Savor it carefully, and you will have endless aftertaste. Sir, can I buy some of this wine? I really like it."
After Li Si finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement. After drinking this wine, other low-alcohol wines are just like water. It was a bit boring, so I wanted to buy some.
After listening to this, Zheng Xiong felt reassured.
"Don't think about this wine. It's for treating illnesses. What are you thinking about?"
Everyone felt a little regretful after hearing this, and there was nothing they could do.
Zheng Xiong waved and sent everyone away.
Zheng Xiong gave each of the remaining people a reward of 300 yuan and issued a silence order. They even obtained a contract document and obtained a sky-high liquidated damages. Give more reward money, it will always be convincing. He even brought Zhang Yi into his team and promised him a job. Although the household registration of a craftsman household is troublesome, transfer within the system is just one sentence away.
Zheng Xiong doesn't plan to sell alcohol. This thing is really a waste of food, especially in this era when there is not enough to eat, and starvation still happens from time to time. It’s okay to use it to treat illnesses, but it’s a bit wasteful just to satisfy your appetite.
However, things will never be based on personal will.
Zheng Xiong went home.
But everyone who had drunk in the pharmacy was quite restless and very excited.
Especially those who like this drink will inevitably brag when meeting drinking friends.
Within a few days, everyone in the circle of drinking friends knew that Huimin Pharmacy had a kind of fine wine, which was wine, and everything else was just water.
Zheng Xiong doesn't know all this for the time being. I told my sister another episode of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, and then went back to the house to sleep. It's been a while since I've worked so hard, and the only way to make up for it is with some sleep.
It’s a new day, full of energy.
