Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 251

Chapter 251: Visiting Chang Shou Pharmacy
Xuan Ruiquan looked at the thin old man and asked, “What is your position here?”

The thin old man clasped his hands together and said, “Answering Wangye. This subordinate is the assistant to the local magistrate, and my surname is Huo.”

“Assistant Huo, use the money left in the treasury to buy medicine and grains. Settle the refugees and ensure that all patients are sent to the refugee camp. Ben Wang will send physicians to the refugee camp to control the plague.” Xuan Ruiquan said after a moment of silence.

When the staff and servants heard this, they seemed to regain their energy. They all came out of their hiding places, knelt in front of Xuan Ruiquan, and said in unison, “This subordinate accepts the order.”

After receiving the order, the staff began to work in an orderly manner, and servants helped deliver food and medicinal materials to the refugee camp. Since they needed to buy medicinal materials instead of medicines, Assistant Huo sent someone to the Chang Shou Pharmacy instead of the Xi Qian Medicine Hall.

After Xuan Ruiquan resolved the matter at the local magistrate’s office, he issued an emergency order to nearby secret guards to investigate the cause of the local magistrate’s death. He also ordered an investigation into the Xiong Nu, who had infiltrated the Xia Empire.

If his guess is correct, then there must be a big conspiracy behind the death of the local magistrate and the existence of the Xiong Nu in the Xia Empire. After dealing with all of that, he left the local magistrate’s office and went to the Chang Shou Pharmacy.

When he arrived at the back door, the servant saw him and hurriedly stepped forward, “This subordinate has met the Master.”

Xuan Ruiquan handed the horse to the servant and asked, “Where is the shopkeeper?”

The servant lowered his head and replied, “Answering Master. The shopkeeper is in the study.”

After hearing the answer, Xuan Ruiquan went directly to the study. When the servants saw him, they all stepped aside and bowed at him. A few minutes later, he arrived at the inner courtyard and came to the study.

The two servants guarding the door saw him coming, rushed to greet him, and opened the door. In the study, Shopkeeper Tan heard footsteps approaching and raised his eyes from his account book. Seeing Xuan Ruiquan coming, Tan Hangyu quickly stood up and greeted him.

“Master.”

Xuan Ruiquan walked to the chair where Tan Hangyu was sitting just now and said, “When the local magistrate’s people come to buy the medicinal materials, sell the goods to them at a low price.”

Tan Hangyu did not dare to question Xuan Ruiquan’s decision. He clasped his hands together and said, “Yes, Master.”

Seeing the open account book on the table, Xuan Ruiquan checked it for a moment and found that the profit was even higher than before. Xuan Ruiquan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “This month’s profit is higher than before.”

Tan Hangyu smiled and said, “Due to the flooding and the spread of the plague, the price of medicinal materials has increased tenfold. We have stocked up on a lot of medicinal materials according to your instructions before.”

“Now, we can make a lot of profit by selling these medicinal materials at the current market price. Taking advantage of this opportunity, this month’s revenue should fill half of our treasury. With this money, no one will go hungry next month.” He finished his report with a sigh.

Xuan Ruiquan nodded and said, “Well done. You can take three days off next month.”

Hearing this, Tan Hangyu quickly clasped his fists and said, “Thank you, Master. I will work harder to make more money.”

Xuan Ruiquan closed the account book and said, “Sell the medicinal materials to the government at normal prices and sell them to others at market prices. For the common people and refugees who came to buy medicinal materials, sell the goods to them at low prices.”

Tan Hangyu knew that his Master wanted to help the common people, so he smiled and said, “This subordinate accepts the order.”

After handling the matter at the Chang Shou Pharmacy, Xuan Ruiquan left and went to the refugee camp to find Duan Yixin. After he left, Tan Hangyu called his assistant and said, “Accept the order from Li Junwang’s Mansion, wealthy merchants, and noble families. Remember to triple the market price.”

When the assistant heard this, he was surprised and said, “Shopkeeper Tan, if we triple the price based on the market price, it will be thirty times the normal price. Will those people still buy our medicinal materials?”

Tan Hangyu smiled and said, “They will buy it. Since they put their necks on the plate and send it to us, we must reciprocate and sharpen our knives. If we don’t squish those wealthy people dry when we have to sell medicinal materials to the people and the government at low prices, how can we fill the income gap?”

Rubbing the jade ring on his thumb, Tang Hangyu sighed and said, “I cannot let our brothers stationed on the border starve. They need to eat enough to have the strength to survive on the battlefield and end the war.”

Upon hearing this, the assistant lit candles for Li Junwang’s treasury and the wallets of those wealthy people. It seems that Tan Hangyu is determined to earn the most income this month.

An hour later, after leaving Chang Shou Pharmacy, Xuan Ruiquan arrived at the refugee camp.

When he arrived, he only saw a horse carriage parked not far from the entrance to the refugee camp. He looked around but didn’t see Duan Yixin or the Chi siblings. Seeing a group of children playing not far from the entrance, Xuan Ruiquan got off his horse and led the horse into the refugee camp.

He stopped a few steps away from the children and asked, “Children, have you seen a beautiful elder sister coming in a horse carriage today?”