Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 173 Allicin

Xu Jinyu spat out three words: "Gallicin."

"Allicin? What is that?"

Lei Xincheng was stunned for a moment. He knew garlic was a seasoning, but what was allicin?

"Allicin is a drug, a natural broad-spectrum antibiotic."

Lei Xincheng still looked confused.

Xu Jinyu thought about it and tried to translate the words into something Lei Xincheng could understand.

"Gallicin can cure whooping cough, pneumonia, dysentery, some skin infections, enteritis..."

[Anyway, penicillin is too difficult to make. If you are not a medical professional, you can't make it even if you read the instructions.]

[The most important thing is that penicillin is more expensive than allicin. Allicin only costs 100 taels of gold, but penicillin costs taels of gold. How long will it take to save up million taels of silver?]

【Allicin is also easy to make and can be made with distillation equipment. 】

As Xu Jinyu spoke, Lei Xincheng's mouth opened wider and wider. He didn't understand what was said about whooping cough, pneumonia, and infection. But for dysentery alone, this medicine was a life-saving medicine.

In Daqian, even dysentery could develop into a plague if it is not controlled properly.

After being surprised, Lei Xincheng calmed down and bowed deeply.

"On behalf of the people of the world, I would like to thank Lord Xu."

Xu Jinyu rolled her eyes.

[It's as if these drugs can be used by ordinary people, and the government will not subsidize them. ]

The serious expression on Lei Xincheng's face froze. This medicine is indeed difficult to use on ordinary people, but he still has to thank Lord Xu.

At least the emergence of allicin is hope for everyone.

As for penicillin, which is better than allicin, it depends on whether Your Majesty is willing to give it up.

Given your Majesty's stinginess, it would be really difficult to get 100 million taels of silver from the national treasury.

The official from the Ministry of Revenue looked at Xu Jinyu eagerly and said, "Sir Xu, do you have any other technology you can sell to me?"

"Typography!"

Typography?

This was another term that the official from the Ministry of Revenue had never heard of before, and he looked confused.

[As one of the four great inventions of ancient times, printing can promote the prosperity and popularization of culture and accelerate the spread of science and technology. ]

【It is no longer a dream that everyone can read in the future. 】

[Allowing people to obtain information faster has an impact on the feudal regime...]

Seeing that Xu Jinyu's voice was becoming more and more biased and was about to touch the emperor's heart, Wei An hurriedly interrupted him.

"Lao Xu, what good thing did you leave for me?"

"you?"

Xu Jinyu looked back at Wei An and said, "I left you rubber."

"Rubber tree!"

Wei An jumped up excitedly.

"With rubber trees, we can make a lot of things. You are worthy of being my fellow countryman. You are so kind to me. I dare not think about making cars, but I can still make bicycles and tricycles."

"What good things are you thinking about?"

Xu Jinyu rolled her eyes. "I only have rubber tree seedlings, and there is no place suitable for growing rubber trees in Daqian. The only suitable place is Dayue. Do you dare to grow rubber trees in Dayue?"

"I dare not." Wei An shook his head.

Officials from Daqian went to Dayue to plant rubber trees, but who knows whether the rubber trees that came out are from Dayue or Daqian.

"Then what you left for me is not a rubber tree?"

"Eucommia ulmoides and rubber grass. Eucommia ulmoides Daqian has them. You can just go and buy them. Rubber grass needs to be planted."

Wei An: "Thank you."

Hearing that there were ready-made materials, Wei An became happy again.

"Lord Xu."

At this time, the official from the Ministry of Revenue who had been standing in the corner raised his hand weakly: "Master Xu, you haven't told me what printing is yet?"

"oh,."

Xu Jinyu organized her words: "Let me tell you this, if you want books in Daqian, do you rely on manual copying?"

"Yes." The Ministry of Revenue official nodded.

"As far as I know, copying books takes a lot of time and there is no guarantee of accuracy."

"Correct."

The Ministry of Revenue official continued to nod.

“Typography is the technology that allows you to print a book in a quarter of an hour.”

The official from the Ministry of Revenue opened his mouth, and then opened it again, and then uttered a hoarse voice under Xu Jinyu's surprised eyes: "You said that a book can be printed in a quarter of an hour, then...then...can everyone in the world be able to read?"

"You have a good idea. When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette. Let's find a way to fill the people's stomachs first."

Xu Jinyu interrupted the official's beautiful imagination without hesitation.

The next sentence made the official look even more resentful.

[It is unlikely that this printing technology can make a lot of money, but if it is given to the emperor and he is allowed to promote it, he should be willing! ]

[He will definitely agree. After all, which emperor doesn't want the heart of a scholar?]

Your Majesty would certainly be willing. If the printing technology is really as Lord Xu said, Your Majesty can win the hearts of scholars all over the world with just printing technology.

There is just one problem. Your Majesty's plan to enrich the inner treasury with Lord Xu's secret recipe will fail.

Ice-making is a very profitable business, but printing requires subsidies, and the output and input are just about equal, and 30% of the profit must be given to Lord Xu.

As an official from the Ministry of Revenue, there was no problem with settling the accounts. After a while, the official raised his head and recalled the smiling face of His Majesty before he came to Princess Tai'an's Mansion.

He felt a little reluctant to tell His Majesty this cruel news. What should he do?

And maybe Lord Xu did it on purpose.

It's definitely intentional!

The official signed the contract and returned to the palace, then reported to His Majesty the secret recipe he had obtained.

Emperor Xuan smiled with great satisfaction: "Hahahaha... With a prescription and a printing technique, I have won the hearts of the people all over the world. Lord Xu is indeed a good omen for my Great Qian."

"With Lord Xu, our Daqian will surely prosper for thousands of years."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty, for having such a talented person. Our Daqian will surely last for thousands of years."

All the ministers in the Fengtian Hall knelt down to congratulate Emperor Xuan.

Without Xu Jinyu around, the atmosphere in the room was still normal.

Until the official from the Ministry of Revenue who had the printing press whispered: "Your Majesty, but your inner treasury..."

The voice of the Ministry of Revenue official was not loud, but Emperor Xuan still heard it.

"My inner treasury..."

Didn't he just want to have something in the empty inner treasury? Didn't he just want to be less stingy when rewarding his concubines? Didn't he just want to be more generous when rewarding his ministers? Why is it so difficult?

Emperor Xuan's face, which had been full of complacency just now, suddenly fell and was filled with dejection.

"His Majesty!"

The Minister of Revenue tried to comfort Emperor Xuan.

"Don't be discouraged. Not everything in the world can be perfect. Your Majesty will win the hearts of the people, so you can't force it..."

"But it's my inner treasury!"

Emperor Xuan was still sad when he thought of his empty treasury.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu once said there is a medicine that is better than allicin."

Is there a better medicine than allicin?

Emperor Xuan quickly stood up and asked, "Has Xu Jinyu exchanged it?"

"No, that medicine costs one million taels of silver, and Lord Xu doesn't have that much money."

"Tsk! Pauper."

Emperor Xuan sneered and immediately came out of his loss. There was another pauper here who was as poor as him.

The Minister of Revenue looked at Emperor Xuan speechlessly.

Your Majesty, have you forgotten your empty treasury?

Strictly speaking, you are not as rich as Lord Xu.

besides·····

The Minister of Finance reminded: "Your Majesty, 30% profit."

Just one sentence and Emperor Xuan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.