The prince also thought it was not expensive at first, and Xiao Yuanzheng also mentioned the unit price of the medicinal materials, but just now they calculated the number of prescriptions needed, and the prince knew instantly that the Ministry of Households would not approve this booklet.
He said: "Even if a dose of medicine is only six yuan, do you know how much medicine we have to give out in the capital?"
Man Bao shook her head, how could she know
She is not a magistrate.
The prince said: "The capital has a total of 334,670 households, a total of 920,000 people. Among the 920,000 people, only one-third of them come to receive the summer heat medicine. It also needs 36,700 doses, and one dose costs 6 Wen, how much do you calculate?"
Man Bao was stunned for a moment and then said: "One hundred and eighty-four thousand two hundred..."
Just as he was about to tell her the amount of money he had calculated with great difficulty, he paused as soon as Zhou Man said it, and raised his eyelids to look at her, "You are quick to calculate."
He said: "This is just counting the population of the capital, and this time the places that were seriously affected by the disaster are the Yongzhou and Shangzhou areas..."
Of course, the combined population of the two states is not half that of the capital, but the cost is still not low, because there is also a shipping fee.
With so much money, they have to prepare part of the money and food for the relief of the subsequent drought.
Man Bao stood there counting on his fingers and sighed: "It's not easy for Your Majesty and Liu Shangshu."
Prince...
He knows that his father is not easy, but what does this have to do with Liu Shangshu
Although he is in charge of the treasury, but the treasury really has no money, his father can't chop him off, can he
He felt that besides the emperor, he should be the one who had the most difficulty, because obviously, this time, the emperor mainly entrusted him with the disaster relief.
The prince, who seldom worried about money, also began to worry about money now. He asked Man Bao, "Do you have any cheaper prescriptions?"
Man Bao directly shook his head, "The two prescriptions given by Xiao Yuan are really the cheapest for relieving summer heat and avoiding epidemics, but there is another medicine that may be more effective. , Poria, Raw Pinellia, Huoxiang, and Perilla together, this is a good prescription, but it is a little more expensive than the prescription that Xiao Yuan is prescribing."
Prince: "Gu asked for cheap ones, not expensive ones."
"Then you can't ignore the effect of the medicine."
The two of them stared at each other, the crown prince became a little unhappy, waved his hand and said: "Okay, it's useless to look for you, you go down, call Xiao Yuanzheng and Liu imperial physician in."
Man Bao went out with his head drooping, and said to Xiao Yuanzheng and Imperial Physician Liu who were waiting at the gate of the side hall: "His Royal Highness asked you to go in."
Doctor Liu, who had just quietly told Xiao Yuanzheng that the prince really trusted Zhou Man, could not help but look at Xiao Yuanzheng when she saw her walking away with her head drooping.
Just as the two wanted to stop her to ask about the situation, Eunuch Wu had already come out and invited them into the palace with a smile.
The two looked at each other, and they could only go in with Eunuch Wu to see the prince.
When Man Bao returned to the Chongwen Hall, he happened to meet Bai Shan and the others after class. Seeing her frowning, he stepped forward and asked, "What are you thinking? You won't answer."
Man Bao said: "I just found out that it turned out that the imperial court was too poor to get out such cheap heat-relieving potions."
"What cooling potion?"
Man Bao explained in detail how the crown prince sought her out, and then said, "I'm racking my brains now, what kind of recipes cost less than six renminbi?"
Bai Erlang at the side said in disbelief: "It's only six renminbi, can't you even pay for a meatloaf? You still want to get summer heat medicine from the imperial court?"
Bai Shandao: "Poor families, don't talk about six pennies, there are some who can't get a penny."
He said: "In this kind of matter, we should not judge others by ourselves."
Man Bao nodded again and again, "Besides, it's human nature to be greedy for cheap, if there is a free summer medicine to get it, why don't they get it?"
Anyway, if her father and brothers and sisters-in-law would definitely go to pick them up, so if the supply is really released, it may not be enough for His Royal Highness to prepare according to one-third of the capital's population.
Man Bao was in distress, but Bai Shan asked after thinking for a moment: "What do you mean, everyone needs to drink medicine?"
"No, it's too hot now. It's to prevent heatstroke and disease," Man Bao said, "Especially people who are still running around in this kind of weather, they are more or less covered with heat poison."
Bai Shandao: "But there is always a priority when you are sick, and the prescriptions are the same, right? Are you planning to use the same prescription for all?"
Man Bao said: "When they take this medicine, as long as they don't take other medicines, they will be fine. Even if they are not so seriously ill, there will be nothing wrong with taking it."
She said: "This is the easiest way. Prescribe a decoction that everyone can drink. Otherwise, if we really pull us imperial doctors out to see a doctor and prescribe prescriptions, the cost will be really high."
Bai Shan asked: "Couldn't it be graded? For example, if you are mildly ill, you can drink one prescription and take a few less medicines. If you are more seriously ill, you can drink another prescription, and you can receive prescriptions according to the illness."
Man Bao touched his chin thoughtfully and thought, "You are right, even if you feel thirsty and hot, you don't need to drink too much medicine. You can use Centella asiatica to boil some concoction and drink it. That's it."
Man Bao came from Ji Shitang. I remember that when she was a child, she sold Centella asiatica to Ji Shitang for money.
That centella asiatica is sold by the catty, how much is it for a catty
In this world, there are many herbs that have the same effect as Centella asiatica, and they grow everywhere in the wild.
Man Bao began to calculate in his heart, "It would be cheaper and more convenient to simply boil a detoxification and heat-clearing medicine, but how can we ensure that the person who receives the medicine will honestly receive a single centella asiatica instead of a prescription? "
Bai Shan also thought about it, Bai Erlang scratched his head and said, "Just like giving out porridge, where the yamen boils the medicine and then distributes it?"
Bai Shan pointed to the big sun in the sky and asked him, "Do you go to receive medicine under such a big sun?"
Man Bao couldn't help but burst out laughing, he probably fainted before he received the potion.
Bai Erlang asked, "Then what do you think should be done?"
Bai Shande went to class, so he said: "Don't you still have to see the crown princess? You go to the palace over there first, and we can discuss it when you come back."
Man Bao nodded, went back to his room to collect the medicine box and went to Daming Palace.
The princess's belly is getting bigger and bigger. Manbao hasn't come to see her for several days. This time, he touched her fetal position and found that the fetal position is a little bit wrong, but the problem is not serious. Manbao taught her a few movements, let her Practice the correct fetal position every day.
When the crown princess heard that the fetal position was not correct, she became a little nervous, "Is there something wrong?"
Man Bao reassured her and said: "It will be fine, but there is a slight misalignment. The baby will keep moving in the mother's body, so it is normal for the fetal position to be slightly abnormal. Just a little exercise can make the baby straight."
When the princess heard this, she felt relieved.