Alien King

Chapter 22 Attacked in the middle of the night
In fact, based on Bi Ling's original idea, she had no intention of redeeming her body at all. 3000 taels of silver would not be enough to earn in a lifetime.She only wanted to get the crossbow, went back to Xiangyanfang and pretended to promise the proprietress that when Bai Haishan came to fetch him, she shot him dead.As for the funeral, at worst, a life is worth a life, so just go to accompany those two sisters earlier.

At this moment, hearing Ye Tian say to find a way to redeem himself, and to seek revenge from a long-term plan, Bi Ling's firm and determined heart with no way out suddenly loosened a bit.

Should I trust him or not?

He is an official, he is a member of the court.

The people who harmed her were also officials and people from the court.

But if you don't believe him, there is only one dead end left.

She was born in fireworks since she was a child, and she has already seen through the warmth and coldness of the world and the inconsistency of the world.People's hearts are changeable, Lord Ye may be sincere at this moment, but she has no confidence at all in whether she can treat her like this in the future.

At this moment, Meirou suddenly interjected: "Little sister, don't hesitate any longer. For me, your lord has formed a relationship with people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment."

Hearing Meirou's words, the swaying scale in Bi Ling's heart finally began to tilt slightly to one side.

It seems that the road ahead is no longer so dark.

Exhausted, Ye Tian finally got Bi Ling to let go of her urge to go back to Xiangyanfang for revenge, and let Meirou drag her back to her room to rest.

Seeing the figures of the two beauties entering the west wing, Ye Tian took out a stack of slightly yellowed paper from his arms, put it on the table and looked through it carefully.

That was the account book of the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau for nearly a year.

Ye Tian made a simple calculation on the cost and selling price of the medicinal materials, and the result surprised him.

I thought it was useless, and I couldn't learn anything else, so I learned how to gather herbs, but I never thought that I picked up a gold ingot.The business of medicinal materials is very rewarding. With the extensive management of the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau, according to preliminary estimates, the annual net profit can reach 7 taels of silver.

On the one hand, the empire prohibits the private planting or picking of medicinal materials, and the planting rights of medicinal materials are exclusively owned by the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau. The medical centers and pharmacies in all states and counties in the empire have to purchase medicinal materials from the semicolons of the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau. Sexual monopoly, just like the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau and pharmaceutical companies in the previous life; The efficiency of the medicine refining furnace to boil the finished medicine is unmatched by some small folk medicine refining workshops.

That account book was full of loopholes and couldn't match the front and back at all. After the final income and expenditure were offset, it was actually in debt of 1903 million taels of silver.

Ye Tian only felt a chill running from his back. His annual profitability reached 7 taels of silver, but he was in debt of 190 million taels.

Ye Tian knew in his heart how many tricks there were, and how many people filled their pockets.

Before this account book was handed over to him, someone had already transferred a huge amount of assets in advance.This is a blatant embezzlement of royal property, which was a felony in the previous life.

But Ye Tian knew that those who could sneak into the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau were more or less related to the emperor.The emperor has so many concubines, and the relatives and friends behind him are not a large group.Even if the evidence is verified, if it is the brother-in-law of a favored imperial concubine or empress, the emperor will find it difficult to deal with it.

Regarding this, Ye Tian didn't want to really care about it.

Although what he received was a mess that was on the verge of bankruptcy and was about to close down, but after estimating the price and quantity of medicinal materials in circulation in the market, Ye Tian was still full of confidence in turning around the debt situation of the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau.

According to preliminary estimates, after the original extensive management model is gradually transformed into a new refined management model, the output can almost double, and the net profit can be increased by at least half.

At this time next year, the annual interest of the Royal Pharmaceutical Bureau should exceed 10 taels of silver.

Ye Tian is full of confidence in this.

In view of the lucrative profits of the medicine business, Ye Tian suddenly missed that beautiful figure with white hair.

In Tianrou Zhiyu, Ye Tian stood in the third area of ​​the pharmacy, looking at the row of iron shelves in front of him, with a smug expression on his face.

In the third area, there is only a row of iron shelves.There are 17 kinds of medicinal materials in total.This is the rarest high-grade mixed medicinal material in the world.

Ye Tian had the reputation of a young genius in his previous life, thanks to his extraordinary memory.In less than a quarter of an hour, all these 17 kinds of high-grade medicinal materials were printed in my mind.

Next came Hua Tianrou's test, and Ye Tian naturally answered the questions fluently without any hesitation.

Hua Tianrou seemed very satisfied with Ye Tian's performance, and said, "You have become a senior herbalist, and you need to know some skills of a doctor before learning how to make liquid medicine."

Ye Tian felt a little dizzy when he heard it: "Next, do you want to learn how to prepare liquid?"

Hua Tianrou glanced at Ye Tian, ​​and said lightly: "According to the level, from low to high, pharmacists are divided into pharmacists, liquid dispensers, preparation specialists, and soul returners, and each level is divided into elementary, intermediate, and advanced. Three times. You have only reached the level of a senior medicine collector, and the next goal is a junior liquid dispenser, one step in a thousand miles, and there is still a long way to go."

Ye Tian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, a junior herb picker is already very rare in the mainland, and there are so many levels behind.

"Then what is a doctor?" Ye Tian asked again.

"If there is a pharmacist, there will naturally be a doctor." Hua Tianrou said.

Ye Tian asked with some doubts: "It stands to reason that medicine and medicine should not be separated, why are they divided into two different professions?"

Hua Tianrou shook his head: "A pharmacist does not need mana to make medicine, but a doctor needs mana to treat a disease. A pharmacist specializes in making medicines and uses medicine to cure diseases. A doctor specializes in skills and uses merit to treat diseases."

Ye Tianruo realized something, this is a bit like the difference between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in his previous life.

In Chinese medicine, no matter the disease, it can be solved by taking traditional Chinese medicine orally.The most successful operation in Western medicine is surgery.

Pharmacists in this world are actually Chinese medicine practitioners who are good at formulating medicines; doctors are Western medicine doctors who are good at using certain tools or skills to perform surgical operations.

Ye Tian nodded: "Okay, what do I need to do?"

Hua Tianrou led Ye Tian out of the pharmacy, walked through the main hall of the palace, and came to a pale yellow side hall next door.

The size of this side hall is almost the same as that of a pharmacy, but it is completely different from the rows of tall iron shelves in the pharmacy, in that it is filled with bookshelves.

Ye Tian was dumbfounded, this is several times larger than the largest National Library in his previous life.

Hua Tianrou walked to one of the bookshelves, pulled out a thin booklet, and handed it to Ye Tian.

"This is the most basic medical skill, healing technique, you should try to practice it first."

Ye Tian took it in his hand, opened it, and found that it was basically tutorials on luck, breathing, thoughts, and specific body movements.

"Master, there seems to be a problem. I don't have mana in my body, can I still practice healing?" Ye Tian suddenly thought of a very crucial question.

"Healing is just the simplest and most entry-level medical skill, and the mana required is only at the level of a three-year-old child. You don't have to worry."

Ye Tian shook his head: "I tried the spirit stone test of the Military Affairs Academy, and that stone didn't emit any light at all."

"Huh?" Hua Tianrou turned his head to look at Ye Tian, ​​then stretched out his finger, and gently tapped Ye Tian's eyebrows.

A cool icy feeling rushed in from the forehead, and instantly reached the limbs.

Ye Tian couldn't help shivering.

Hua Tianrou withdrew her fingers and said lightly, "Doctor, you can't do it."

Ye Tian nodded, once again accepting the fact that he is useless.

"Without the knowledge and skills of a doctor, it is difficult for you to understand the structure of the human body. There are many obstacles to further learning about liquid preparation, but it is not completely impossible, it just requires more effort from you."

Looking around, Hua Tianrou continued: "This is the Book Pavilion. If you can come here to study often, it will be very helpful to improve the level of pharmacists."

"The method I teach requires the cooperation of the doctor's skills. Since you don't have the slightest magic power, my method is not suitable for you. You will have to rely on yourself in the future."

Ye Tian stared: "So, you won't teach me?"

"When you encounter problems, you can come to me. There are thousands of paths in the journey of practice, each of which is different. What you want is only one result, which is the improvement of your progress. I don't know the path you are going to take. How can I teach you? You. The so-called practice, the key lies in the word enlightenment."

Ye Tian nodded, as long as she didn't completely let go, as for the future mainly relying on self-study, that's not a problem.A genius like Ye Tian was not completely taught by his teacher.

After Hua Tianrou finished speaking, he went to the main hall.

Ye Tian randomly took out a few books to read, and they were filled with dense and strange symbols, which turned out to be another kind of writing.

Ye Tian couldn't understand it at all, so he had to give up in astonishment.

When I returned to Yuhu Xiyuan, it was midnight.

Ye Tian put away the Tianrou Zhiyu and was about to take off his clothes to rest, at this moment, he suddenly heard an extremely subtle sound of exclamation.

Although the voice was suppressed, Ye Tian's keen hearing still accurately captured the source and direction of the voice.

When Ye Tian entered Tianrou Zhiyu, he disappeared into the room.At this moment, when he came out of Tianrou Zhiyu, the whole person suddenly appeared in the room.

That sound of exclamation was clearly the sound of seeing Ye Tian suddenly appearing in the room, and he was surprised and couldn't control himself for a while.

But Tianrou's Jade is Ye Tian's biggest secret.

There is no room for anyone else to know this secret, even if it is Meirou and Biling, Ye Tian always waits for them to fall asleep before daring to freely come and go in and out of Tianrou Zhiyu.

This exclamation told Ye Tian that one was someone watching late at night, and the other was that someone had discovered the secret of Tianrou Zhiyu.

Thinking like lightning, Ye Tian quickly made a decision.

Pretending to change clothes, Ye Tian walked to the side of the bed, pulled out the drawer, took off the shirt with one hand, and with the cover of his body, gently picked up the miniature pulley crossbow in the drawer with the other hand.

"Whoosh", after a slight piercing sound, there was a muffled hum from under the eaves outside the window.

(End of this chapter)