Zhu Yuanzhang was tricked by Li Jin. Didn't he say that the materials were precious and difficult to produce on a large scale?
Why do you say there is nothing you can do?
But seeing the mean smile on Li Jin's face, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Li Jin must have some conditions.
Angry in his heart, but calm on his face, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice:
"Li Jin, as an official of the Ming Dynasty, it is not natural for you to contribute to the country. Why do you still hide it? What's the rationale?"
Li Jin glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang angrily.
This old Huang really stood up and talked without pain in his back. He had done so many good things for the Ming Dynasty, and he did not see Zhu Yuanzhang give him a promotion or title.
If I don't think of a way to make a few more, will I let my whole family drink from the northwest wind?
Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang intently, Li Jin kept complaining in his heart without saying a word, letting Zhu Yuanzhang realize it on his own.
Seeing the scene, Xu Da became embarrassed for a moment, coughed twice and said:
"County Magistrate Li, if you have any conditions, feel free to ask for them."
"As long as this magical medicine can be spread to the entire army, I think the emperor will definitely agree to your terms."
After Xu Da finished speaking, he gave Zhu Yuanzhang a look calmly, telling Zhu Yuanzhang not to make a fuss.
After all, this matter involves the lives of millions of soldiers. It is a matter of life and death, so don't care about these small details.
As the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally hoped that officials all over the world would be loyal and devoted to the Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, I felt very unhappy when I saw that Li Jin was acting like a coward and had no intention of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country.
However, after seeing Xu Da's signal, Zhu Yuanzhang could only hold back his anger and said:
"If you have any requests, tell me."
"The conditions are not urgent, but what I want to tell you is another kind of medicine."
Li Jin took out a small bottle of medicinal powder from his arms, stretched it out in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da, and said:
"This medicine is a newly made medicine by me. It also has miraculous effects on wounds such as knife wounds and arrow wounds."
"But the efficacy of this medicine is definitely not as good as what you saw just now, but it is not much different, it should be about 80%."
"If you can accept it, let's continue talking."
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the thumb-sized medicine bottle in Li Jin's hand with a puzzled expression, somewhat unconvinced that this kind of thing could really be so magical.
Xu Da reached out and took the medicine bottle from Li Jin, opened the stopper, smelled it gently, and said:
"Why does this stuff smell like garlic?"
"Extraordinary things naturally have an unusual taste."
Li Jin replied seriously:
"Although this thing is very ordinary, the medicinal materials inside are also very precious, otherwise it would not have such miraculous effects."
Seeing Li Jin's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that Li Jin was lying, but he had no evidence and could only say:
"Is this thing you're talking about really effective?"
"That's natural. These things have been clinically tested and are absolutely innocent."
When Li Jin saw that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be a little moved, he was overjoyed and said:
"You'll pay ten for every fake one. Are you still worried about me doing business?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took the medicine bottle, poured it out and looked at it. He saw gray-white medicine powder, filled with a strong smell of garlic.
Other than that, he has no special skills and is very ordinary. There is nothing outstanding about him at all.
But since Li Jin dares to guarantee it, it means that this small bottle of stuff may indeed be unusual.
"What's the name of this thing of yours?"
"Allicin!"
Li Jin blurted out.
Li Jin did not lie this time. This small bottle of medicinal powder was indeed called allicin in later generations.
This thing is very similar to penicillin, both are very useful antibiotics.
It's just that it's too difficult to produce and extract penicillin nowadays. Li Jin worked on it for several years, but he only managed to get a little by chance, and all of it was given to field hospitals to treat these wounded soldiers.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were no microscopes, let alone red and ultraviolet rays. It was extremely difficult to increase the production of penicillin.
After all, the main tool that enabled large-scale production of penicillin in later generations was ultraviolet irradiation, which caused genetic mutations in penicillin.
Subsequently, through continuous iterative breeding, the most productive penicillin was isolated. As a result of breeding, the production of penicillin will surge after a few generations.
But now, Li Jin can only rely on luck. In a few years, Li Jin can cultivate such a part of penicillin, which is quite incredible.
However, for another antibiotic, Li Jin achieved relatively great results.
That's allicin.
Although this antibiotic does not have the immediate effect of penicillin, its effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
As Li Jin just introduced to Zhu Yuanzhang, the efficacy of this allicin should be about 80% of that of penicillin.
According to Li Jin's experimental results, it is enough to handle most wound treatments.
The material of allicin is as simple as its name. It is a substance extracted from garlic, and this substance is very lethal to bacteria, so it is named allicin.
If Li Jin really sold this allicin to Zhu Yuanzhang as a precious medicinal material, Li Jin would really make a fortune.
Even if the price is reduced by one-tenth, Li Jin will make a lot of money, even several times more than Mirror.
But after Zhu Yuanzhang heard the name of this medicinal powder, he was surprised and asked:
"Allicin? Is this garlic?"
Li Jin didn't panic at all and said directly:
"How can it be?"
"Garlic is for eating. It is extracted and ground from some precious medicinal materials such as Liaodong ginseng, Tianshan snow lotus, and multiflorum multiflorum."
"It's just that the final taste is a bit like garlic, which is called allicin."
"How about it? If you think the effect is acceptable to you, we can continue to negotiate the price."
Xu Da kept looking at Li Jin with suspicious eyes. Seeing that Li Jin was not blushing and out of breath, he had no choice but to continue asking:
"How much does this powder cost?"
Li Jin stretched out a finger and slowly spit out a price.
"One tael of gold in such a small bottle!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face turned livid, furious, and roared:
"Why don't you go and grab it?"
"This small bottle of medicinal powder may not necessarily have one or two weights. Your medicinal powder is more expensive than gold???"
Li Jin looked very calm and said:
"No, there is enough powder in this medicine powder."
"It's not more expensive than gold, but it's equal to gold."
"If this bottle of medicinal powder is used normally, it can be used by a wounded soldier."
"Isn't it worth a tael of gold to save a Ming general?"
"What is more important, gold or human life?"
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth angrily. In his opinion, Li Jin was blackmailing.
Shouldn't Li Jin report such an important thing to the court as soon as possible?
Now you are still holding this kind of thing and bargaining with yourself. Isn't this treason?
If I agree to him, will Li Jin earn a lot of money by going?
Watching Li Jin make money was even more uncomfortable than Zhu Yuanzhang losing money himself!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes slowly turned cold. Since Li Jin was so ignorant, he might as well have someone take Li Jin down directly.
How could the formula for this kind of thing be in Li Jin's hands?
It just so happened that I had to settle old grudges with Li Jin.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about what crime to arrest Li Jin on, Li Jin continued to speak:
"But this is the price sold to dignitaries, not ordinary people or soldiers."
"The current production of allicin is still insufficient. If we want to benefit the world, I'm afraid there is still a long way to go."
"I would like to present a batch of allicin to the emperor first. What do you think?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. Li Jin actually wanted to dedicate it to him first. How could he be so kind?
Looking at Li Jin suspiciously, Zhu Yuanzhang said warily:
"What other crooked ideas do you have?"
"Old Huang, please don't slander me. I am absolutely loyal to the emperor."
Li Jin said with a righteous tone:
"This kind of thing that benefits the country and the people naturally needs to be known to the Pope first."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Li Jin's disgusting words, his expression slowly recovered.
But immediately afterwards, Li Jin's next sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang almost explode on the spot.
"Of course, I still have a small wish. It would be better if the emperor can satisfy me."
