It was cold outside the hall, but inside the elegant hall it was as warm as spring. With a beautiful woman and a good wine, Qining felt relaxed all over after a few glasses of wine.
Mrs. Tian was in a good mood and had a few glasses of wine with her, but it was obvious that she was already a little drunk. Not only her cheeks were white and rosy, but her charming eyes were also intoxicating.
"Madam, does Tian's Pharmacy only do business in the capital?" Qining felt hot, leaning on the chair and looking at Mrs. Tian.
Although he liked the seductive charm of this beautiful woman very much, he also knew that Mrs. Tian was a conservative person, so he didn't have any random thoughts.
"Mainly in the Gyeonggi area." Mrs. Tian's almond-shaped eyes were hazy, and a faint smile appeared on her lips: "There are many drug stores in the capital, and the sales are good. Although there are more than ten drug stores competing, many of the medicinal materials in our Tian family drug store are mainly Sending them from Xichuan, the medicinal materials produced in Xichuan have always been extremely effective, so just some business in the capital is enough to sustain it."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "It's not easy for you to support such a large industry as a woman."
Mrs. Tian sighed quietly: "Who can say otherwise? In fact, I just wanted to take my children back to Lanjiang, but I owed so many debts. There were dozens of people who followed him to the capital, and they all got married in the capital. , if we just ignore them, what will those people do?"
Qi Ning knew that Mrs. Tian's ancestral home was in Lanjiang, Xichuan, and the "him" in her mouth was naturally her husband who was killed while transporting medicinal materials.
"It's good to be like this now." Qining said: "Out of the vicinity of Gyeonggi, do you not have much business dealings with other places?"
Mrs. Tian said: "There is not much business north of the capital, but after crossing the river, there are some retail merchants going south who will buy some goods from our medicine store, and the quantity is not too much." She said with a smile: "The Tian family medicine store can survive. , that is, I lowered the price at the beginning. At that time, the Beijing Pharmacy Chamber of Commerce almost kicked our Tianjia Pharmacy out of the capital because of this, saying that I had ruined other people's business. Later, there was no other way but to sell our Tianjia Pharmacy. Some medicinal materials that are unique to the company are sold at low prices, and other medicinal materials must be handled according to the rules of the company."
"oh?"
"Originally, the price was lowered in order to find some customers to maintain it. Later, the prices of other medicines were raised, and there were many fewer pharmacies buying from us. However, the few medicinal materials unique to our Tian family were in short supply, but there was no profit. Sometimes I will lose some money." Mrs. Tian's charming face showed a look of helplessness and distress.
"Since it is a unique medicinal material, we just need to increase the price."
"That's not possible." Mrs. Tian shook her head and said, "If the price increases, those merchants will not even buy other medicinal materials from me. Now, at least we can still make some money, and the Tian family medicine store will not go hungry. .”
Qi Ning nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then said: "Madam, actually I have something to discuss with you. After much thought, your Tian Family Medicine Store should be more suitable."
"Oh?" Mrs. Tian's beautiful eyes turned, and she asked doubtfully: "What is the matter that the Marquis is talking about?"
Qi Ning smiled and said: "I have a prescription that is very effective. If you have any scars on your body, this medicine will take effect immediately. Not only will you recover quickly, but it will also leave no scars."
Qi Ning has been in contact with drug stores recently, and he has found out that it is impossible for ordinary people to find medicines like this that are extremely effective and leave no scars unless they are some wealthy people in the Jianghu, and these wealthy people have them. The cost of such medicine is extremely high, and ordinary people cannot afford it.
Although the healing medicine in the Shenhou Mansion is extremely effective, its cost is even higher, and it can only be used by the officials of the Shenhou Mansion.
Tang Nuo's skills are extraordinary, and the healing medicine can be said to be extremely miraculous. The most important thing is that the medicinal materials used to prepare the healing medicine are not rare, and the cost can be said to be very low.
Qining knew from the beginning that he could produce a highly effective wound medicine at the lowest cost. This was not only a good thing to benefit the people, but also a great way to get rich.
Tang Nuo had already given him the prescription, but Qi Ning had not mentioned it to anyone else. He kept it like a treasure. In fact, he also thought about using it as a signboard of Yong'an Hall.
But if you think about it carefully, although Yongantang has been operating in the capital for many years, it is still essentially just a small pharmacy.
Although the Jinyihou Mansion has a restaurant and a considerable annual income, it still has too much to spend. Qining has deeply felt the financial constraints of the Jinyihou Mansion. Because of this, the Marquis Mansion began to The reason for opening two stores is simply to supplement the expenses of the Hou Mansion.
From the beginning, the drug store never thought about growing bigger, nor did it think about really trying to come up with some panacea. It just regarded it as a source of income.
Therefore, although Yong'an Tang is quite famous in terms of experience, its influence in the medicine business is extremely limited. Many people know that behind Yong'an Tang is Jin Yihou. Even the Medicine Store Chamber of Commerce will not control Yong'an Tang, but it will not give Yongantang took too much care and left it to fend for itself.
Qi Ning knew that if he only sold the wound medicine made by Tang Nuo in Yong'an Hall, Yong'an Hall might be popular for a while, but as a single store, the scope involved was too narrow.
And once the sales are really good, there will naturally be a lot of people coming to buy medicines. To ensure the supply of goods, a pharmacy specializing in pharmaceuticals must be built. In addition, large quantities of medicinal materials must be purchased, and manpower and material resources will also increase. As a result, not only could the wound medicine not be spread over a large area, but a lot of human, financial and energy would have to be spent on Yong'an Hall.
It is precisely because of these reasons that Qining was not impulsive and easily started making medicine for wounds.
Today, it suddenly occurred to me that if Tianjia Medicine Company were to produce and sell it, it would be more suitable than Yongantang.
Drug stores are different from drug stores. Drug stores only face patients, while drug stores face drug dealers. When patients go to a drug store, they just buy a few finished medicinal materials, while drug dealers purchase crude drugs in large quantities, involving The coverage will be greatly expanded.
Qining asked Tianjia Medicine Store if it still had trade outside the capital. When he learned that there were also merchants in Jiangbei, he knew that Tianjia Medicine Store's scope was much wider than that of Yongantang, a single-family house, and he immediately had an idea in his mind. .
Mrs. Tian was a little surprised when she heard Qining suddenly talk about medicinal materials, and asked curiously: "Master Marquis, has a prescription?" In fact, she didn't show much interest in it, and just thought it was an ordinary medicine for injuries.
She has been in the medicine business for many years and is familiar with all kinds of medicinal materials. She has also seen many medicines for treating skin and flesh injuries.
Qi Ning immediately told Mrs. Tian what happened in Yong'an Hall. On that day, a child was scalded and his skin was torn. He used wound medicine and recovered within two days without even leaving any scars.
Mrs. Tian opened her eyes wide and said dubiously: "Master Hou, you...are you telling the truth?"
She naturally knew that if the wound medicine mentioned by Qin Ning really had such miraculous effects, it would definitely be an incredible treasure.
Mrs. Tian knows a lot about medicine. She knows that if a new drug can be developed and effective, it will be enough for a pharmacy to survive easily.
Yongantang did not participate in the competition between pharmacies, but Mrs. Tian knew that there were hundreds of pharmacies in the capital, and they fought openly and secretly with each other. A truly influential pharmacy in the chamber of commerce must have its own unique prescription.
Qi Ning suddenly claimed that he had a prescription in his hand, which surprised Mrs. Tian, but also made her suspicious.
Qi Ning naturally saw Mrs. Tian's suspicion in her hazy and intoxicating eyes, smiled and said, "If Madam doesn't believe it, that's okay."
"Since Lord Marquis said there is, there must be." After all, Mrs. Tian has a keen sense of smell as a businessman. Qining suddenly mentioned the prescription. Naturally, it was not without purpose. There must be a reason. A slight smile appeared on her lips. She drank two cups. After getting pregnant, she looked quite charming and lazy at the moment, "Why did the Marquis mention the prescription?"
Qi Ning didn't show off, and asked seemingly casually: "Madam, if your Tian family medicine store is allowed to operate this prescription, I wonder what you would do?"
"Ah?" Mrs. Tian only felt that her plump and delicate body was starting to get a little warm. She concealed the strong excitement in her heart and tried to appear calm.
She is not a young girl, she is a smart woman. She has been working hard in the business field for the past two years. She is obedient and has already thought of some possibility.
She was certain that what the young marquis said seemed like a casual question, but it was actually a big test for herself. If she passed the test, something great might happen to her.
Mrs. Tian did not answer immediately. She thought for a moment and then said slowly: "If Mr. Hou really has this recipe, he must keep it secret first. When making it, he must divide it into several processes to prevent as much as possible the preparation of the recipe. People know what the prescription is all about. When the medicine is ready, you should try it first. If it works, talk to the merchants you are familiar with. You can even give them some as a gift without taking any money to see how the sales go. "
Having said this, Mrs. Tian paused for a moment. Seeing that Qining looked calm and could not see any expression, she could only continue: "If the sales are good, we can set the price and sell to the drug dealers, and they will sell them at each store." Selling in pharmacies, in this way, although the price will be lower than what you sell yourself, the sum of many pharmacies will actually be more profitable than the price sold by a single pharmacy." After saying this, she felt a little uneasy, looking at Qi Ning, He asked cautiously: "Master Hou, you said... can you make it right?"
Qi Ning said with a smile: "Can your Tian Family Pharmacy build your own pharmacy to make medicines?"
Mrs. Tian immediately said: "Of course it is possible, and our Tian family medicine store uses our own medicinal materials and makes our own medicines, so the cost will be much lower."
Qining thought for a moment, took out the medicine that had been close to his body for a long time, put it on the table, and said: "This is the prescription. Just use it according to the method you just said. Of course, if you make a mistake in the operation, I can take back the prescription at any time.”
The meaning of withdrawing the prescription naturally means that Tianjia Pharmacy cannot continue to manufacture this medicine.
Mrs. Tian looked at the prescription on the table, her eyelashes fluttering, and her delicate body trembled slightly with excitement. After a moment of hesitation, she finally took the prescription, opened it and glanced at it, her charming eyes sparkling with energy.