Tianliangyuan

Chapter 202 Hemostatic Powder

As a list surfaced, all sorts of speculations emerged.

Some people suspect that Cheng Yuan didn't actually have a list, but rather wrote it down randomly based on some information she had heard from her father.

Some people believe the list is real, but it may not be in Cheng Yuan's hands; it must be in the hands of her currently missing brother.

……

There are many guesses, all sorts of speculations.

No one would suspect Xu Zhaozhao and the others.

The reason is simple: Cheng Yuan was arrested suddenly, and when she was interrogated, she swore that she had seen the list the night before she was arrested.

However, during this period, Xu Zhaozhao, Xie Zheng, and Qi Yunze did not have any contact with her.

Even Liu Bo did not appear.

The bookseller surnamed Fan had been in contact with him, but the latter had no idea about the so-called list.

Therefore, most people still suspected those few servants.

Cheng Yuan's memory is entirely thanks to Xu Zhaozhao.

If she hadn't used the properties of the hallucinogenic herb, Cheng Yuan wouldn't have had such a memory that she thought was incredibly real.

The case appears to have reached a stalemate.

Afterwards, due to the emperor's tacit approval, the case was temporarily shelved, and the people were kept in custody without being tortured, which was considered a good treatment.

Moreover, the Dali Temple specifically ordered stricter supervision of the prisoners, fearing that Cheng Yuan might die in the Dali Temple again.

Xu Zhaozhao seemed to care little about outside news. Every day, as soon as she opened her eyes, she would start thinking about some prescriptions, or she would personally prepare the herbs.

In the end, Xu Zhaozhao managed to prepare the best hemostatic powder.

By this time, it was already early October.

Fortunately, Xu Zhaozhao was prepared and had plenty of money, so she sent people out to buy a large quantity of essential herbs.

In addition to the hemostatic powder, she also planned to make an anti-inflammatory powder.

In this era, wars were fought with cold weapons, but when the two sides clashed, there were plenty of people who resorted to underhanded tactics!

For example, they would apply gold ink to weapons, which would be a disaster for the soldiers of Daxing.

Because once injured, one will be tormented by the pain to the point of wishing for death.

Xu Zhaozhao knew that traditional Chinese medicine could also have anti-inflammatory effects. Contrary to what many people in later generations thought, only Western medicine could reduce inflammation. If prepared properly, traditional Chinese medicine could have anti-inflammatory effects that were no worse than those of Western medicine.

Xu Zhaozhao sent the hemostatic powder to the Imperial Medical Bureau for testing, and at the same time arranged for her people to start preparing large quantities of this hemostatic powder.

On the battlefield, this medicine can be life-saving!

After trying it, the Imperial Medical Bureau finally took two bottles of hemostatic powder to ask His Majesty for instructions.

"The hemostatic powder made by the Imperial Medical Bureau is less effective than that made by Princess Anle. Your humble servant is incompetent."

Emperor Yong'an was overjoyed: "Haha! You don't need to blame yourself. I had already heard Xu Han say that this little girl had helped an old doctor before and got a lot of good things from him. I suppose this prescription was also given to her by that doctor."

“Your Majesty, I cannot agree. We followed the prescription given by Princess Anle, and she initially used the same prescription as well. However, she seemed dissatisfied with the efficacy, which is why she made several improvements. I believe that Princess Anle has a talent for medicine.”

Emperor Yong'an did not argue with the old imperial physician over this matter; he knew the purpose of the imperial physician's visit.

In any case, this hemostatic powder is intended for use by the military, so naturally, whichever one is most effective will be used.

Did she say how to buy it?

"Your Majesty, Princess Anle said that she can forgo making a profit and only charge the cost price, but she wants to recommend several people to study at the Imperial Medical Academy. Your humble servant dares not act on her own initiative, so I have come to ask Your Majesty for instructions."

"Hmm, did she say why?"

“The county magistrate of Anle said that the children she recommended were all from peasant families. They had learned to read for two years and were not very old, but their families were poor. The magistrate could not bear to see them starving, so she thought of finding a way for them to make a living.”

Emperor Yong'an nodded slightly, quite moved: "What a fine child! She thought that these children could study at the Imperial Medical Academy for a few years, so that when they returned to the estate, they could be of use to her, and she could also use the Imperial Medical Academy's name. This girl is quite clever!"

The Imperial Physician's eyes widened in surprise. "Is that so?"

"Alright, I grant your permission, but you must not break the rules of the Imperial Medical Bureau. If you are of questionable character, you cannot be accepted."

"Yes, I obey the order."

As for the hemostatic powder, Xu Zhaozhao's statement that it wasn't profitable was just a polite remark.

How could it not make money?

Her people buy medicinal herbs from all over the place, which involves labor and transportation costs. How could she possibly pay for it out of her own pocket?

All of these must be included in the cost, as well as other expenses.

Therefore, in the end, Xu Zhaozhao only earned three copper coins for a large bottle of hemostatic powder.

But the Imperial Medical Bureau purchases in large quantities!

Moreover, according to the calculations of the Imperial Medical Bureau, Xu Zhaozhao was indeed not making a profit at this price. After all, the cost of the medicinal materials used by the Imperial Medical Bureau was relatively high, while Xu Zhaozhao had people directly collect them from the common people, so the price was naturally different.

More importantly, a large portion of the precious medicinal herbs were grown by Xu Zhaozhao herself on the mountain; it was just a matter of having someone else harvest them.

Xu Zhaozhao's speed in planting medicinal herbs is unmatched by ordinary people.

So, although it seems like she only made three copper coins, in reality, the cost of a large bottle of hemostatic powder was shockingly low!

On paper, Xu Zhaozhao only made three thousand coins from this deal with the Imperial Medical Bureau, but in reality, Ye Nuan probably made more than thirty thousand coins!

However, Xu Zhaozhao felt that the Imperial Medical Bureau was too stingy, ordering so little. The Imperial Medical Bureau only ordered a thousand large bottles of hemostatic powder. These large bottles of hemostatic powder could be divided into dozens of small bottles, which could then be carried by some soldiers.

But then Xu Zhaozhao thought again that these people were shrewd and probably felt they still had time, and they themselves wanted to figure out a better formula.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't care about this, since it was all for the sake of making the soldiers suffer less.

Of course, if the Xu and Xie families were to go to the battlefield, Xu Zhaozhao would prepare more effective wound medicines specifically for them.

And life-saving pills are indispensable.

Xu Jun'an is the heir apparent, so it's unlikely he'll be able to accompany his father on this expedition. Therefore, Xu Junfeng began making preparations after hearing the news.

The imperial court has not issued any explicit document on this matter, so everyone tacitly understands it.

Moreover, Xu Junfeng's preparations mainly involved strengthening the training of his subordinates every day, practicing martial arts more diligently himself, and reading military books every night, so that he wouldn't just be a reckless brute on the battlefield!