When Xue Xu and his party left, they drove away four carriages, two of which were filled with medicinal materials.
Previously, they had two or three carts of medicinal materials, which were purchased with the 4,000 taels that Qin Sheng rewarded after finding the private treasury of the owner of Qinglong Village. These medicinal materials were of the highest quality and had not been sold.
People in later generations will know that selling raw materials is actually the least profitable. Rough processing can make more money. The most profitable thing is to deeply process the product and give it added value. In this way, the value and price of the product will go up.
Generally speaking, medicinal materials without any processing are not as profitable as proprietary Chinese medicines.
It's just that they were on the road before and didn't have the conditions to make medicine.
Now that Xue Xu had gone to Longcheng, Lu Songli asked Xue Xu to take away two full carts, leaving only a quarter of them. In addition, she also gave him three pharmaceutical prescriptions. After he arrives at Dragon City, whether recruiting or buying people, he must put medicine on his agenda.
She wrote about the preparation of relevant medicinal materials, the steps for making medicine, etc., and even prepared the difficulties they would encounter in the process of making medicine.
After entering Liaoxi County, Lu Songli and his party had consumed more than half of their food. Including the originally purchased carriages, their carriages actually had ten empty carriages!
It was probably the previous trading of medicinal materials that made them rich. Along the way, the brothers paid special attention to the quality and price of local medicinal materials.
This attention is remarkable. Western Liaoning and Eastern Liaoning are the treasure troves of various high-end medicinal materials. Ginseng, Gastrodia elata, gentian, angelica, Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, and Cordyceps sinensis are all good products favored by the nobles of Chang'an.
They inquired about the price and found it was really cheap.
After inquiring, they all drooled over these precious medicinal materials.
They live in Chang'an and still know the prices of these medicinal materials. Here, they are really cheap. Some medicinal materials are almost as good as those picked up for free.
When they looked back and saw ten empty carriages, they felt itchy. What a waste, what a waste.
Yang Wei was encouraged by his brothers to come to Lu Songli and wanted her to take them to collect medicinal materials again.
"Sixth Young Madam, the medicinal materials here are really too cheap. I would be sorry if I don't take them back."
The brothers are all pricking up their ears.
When the soldiers of the reconnaissance team heard this, they nodded frequently in their hearts. Mr. Yang, the escort chief, was right. That's it. It doesn't matter whether you earn the price difference or not. The main thing is that you can't see the pearl covered in dust.
When the brothers of Yang Wei's Escort Bureau heard this, they kept nodding their heads. They were right. They were definitely not planning to collect a batch of medicinal materials and bring them back to Chang'an City to resell them in order to make a fortune. They just couldn't bear to see the carriage empty, it was a waste, it was such a waste.
Lu Songli smiled and said, "I won't take the lead in this matter. This time, I will let Wu Ren take the lead and you guys will help. I can provide technical support and help you with things like checking."
They have reached the border of western Liaoning, so it is not appropriate to make too much noise. And next, her attention will be distracted by other important things.
Let Wu Ren lead this project so that she can train him and see what the results are after teaching him for so long. Furthermore, let them make a little money.
Let him take the lead? Wu Ren suddenly felt tremendous pressure. To be honest, he felt that he was still very young and had a lot to learn.
Yang Wei hesitated, "Wu Ren, can he do it?"
Lu Songli: "Try. It's better if he does it than if you do it yourself."
Yang Wei thought about it. If Wu Ren was not allowed to come, he felt that he could hardly help but take action.
Everyone decided to do it and started investing money.
"One hundred taels!"
"Two hundred taels!"
"Four hundred taels!"
"Eight hundred taels!"
Wu Ren was responsible for recording. While recording, he kept calling everyone to be more cautious, "Brothers, please vote less."
"Stop talking nonsense, just write it for you!" Hu Guangcong directly dropped a thousand taels.
They not only voted for their share, but also voted for the brothers who went to the North and Longcheng. Otherwise, when everyone gets together, they will probably be beaten to death.
"Yeah, just record it!"
They just invested in this, so what does it count?
They originally thought that Madam Six would take the lead this time, and they had all the money ready. They planned to go all-in again this time.
Only in the end, it was replaced by Wu Ren to take the lead, and they only contributed a small quarter.
Wu Ren said with a bitter face, "I'm afraid I won't be able to take on such a big job. If you lose all your money, I really have to die to apologize." The water in this medicine business is also very deep. He is not his master. He is a Taoist. Shallow.
"Bah, bah, bah, don't say such unlucky words!"
"Since the Sixth Young Mistress says you can do it, you have to do it even if you can't do it!"
"Yes, we don't believe in you, we believe in the vision of the Sixth Young Madam."
"Mooncake, the Sixth Young Madam has been telling you for so long. Whether it's a mule or a horse, it has to be pulled out. Don't embarrass the Sixth Young Madam."
The nickname of this mooncake was accidentally shouted out by the Sixth Young Master once, and everyone later called Wu Ren that, even though they didn't know what the mooncake was.
"I'll also throw in a thousand." Lu Songli threw down a piece of gold worth one hundred taels.
"Sixth Young Mistress, come and join in the fun." Wu Ren said helplessly.
Lu Songli had a master-disciple relationship with him, and he could only change his tune after a formal ceremony was held.
Lu Songli smiled and patted his shoulder, "Do a good job, I believe in you."
After Lu Songli voted, Qin Heng, Qin Zhao, Yang Wei, Xu Zheng and others also voted a thousand.
Over there, the team members were investing enthusiastically.
Here, Qin Jia, Qin Han, Qin Yu, and Qin Zhen came to Lu Songli again and said that they also wanted to invest money.
They wanted to take out half of the gold stored in her and keep the other half.
Lu Songli asked Qin Jia, "What if we lose money?" Among the brothers and sisters, Qin Jia was obviously the one who made the decision.
Qin Jia replied, "Then we still have half of it with you, Aunt Six, so let's spend it together."
Based on the speed at which Brother Yu was spending money, she had carefully calculated that before long, the gold that Brother Yu had with his sixth aunt would no longer be able to cover his debts. She believed that Aunt Six’s loan should be paid off in the morning. In addition, they still need money to make money, and she thinks this is a good opportunity.
"That's fine, as long as you decide."
"Aunt Six, please take out my share and Brother Yu's share."
"If you withdraw in advance, the interest cannot be calculated at seven points. And Xiaoyu, because you have no collateral, I need to forcefully collect the loan and related interest." Lu Songli found that Qin Jia, a kid who dared to take risks, was also generous.
Qin Yu said, "Okay."
When Lu Songli placed two pieces of gold of different sizes in front of the two of them, Qin Yu opened his mouth wide and said, "Aunt Six, do I only have this little gold left?"
Compared to his eldest cousin, he is missing a huge chunk!
Lu Songli asked him with a smile, "Do you need me to calculate how many times you have borrowed money from me and how much loan interest you have incurred?"
Qin Jia looked at Qin Yu helplessly. She had already forgotten it. She counted his gold and said, "Aunt Six, there's no need to forget it. It's right."
Qin Jia took the younger ones to Wu Ren's place. I don't know what she said to Qin Yu on the way. Qin Yu turned around and glanced at his sixth aunt, covering his mouth with his little hand and his eyes wide open.
Lu Songli watched them leave with a smile, "Boy, if your eldest sister hadn't been clever, in a while, you would have owed Aunt Six money and then worked for her!"
