The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 302: Official fraud is not fake, Zhang Zhongjing completely gave up treatment

The Changsha gentry were so fond of the little pill that it would be a shame not to make money from it. Every extra penny earned would only add a penny to Jiangling's treasury, and could also provide a little more food and cloth.

In this era, it is really difficult to ensure that the people have enough food and clothing. Luo Yuan didn’t know it before, but now he deeply feels it.

In this era, only the gentry and meritorious nobles could have enough food and clothing. These people robbed a large amount of wealth from the common people. As for whether the common people had food to eat, whether they could eat enough, or whether they had clothes to wear, the gentry did not care.

Because they were so poor, the common people were willing to work like cows and horses for the gentry and become their slaves. This was actually a very honorable thing for the common people in the late Han Dynasty!
Selling oneself to the nobles meant that the family could have food to eat and live a good life.

In Luo Yuan's view, such social concepts are abnormal and deformed.

In order to let the common people eat more meat, Luo Yuan sat in front of Zhang Zhongjing again. Zhang Zhongjing's face twitched wildly, and he wanted to slap Luo Yuan to death.

After adding a lot of flour to the medicine, Luo Yuan went even further and added more.

If more flour is added, more pills can be made, and Jiangling can harvest more grain and cloth from the gentry, and the people's lives will be better.

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But this completely disregards his reputation. If others knew that Zhang Zhongjing added other things to the medicine, would he still be able to save his face?
"You have brought shame upon me." Zhang Zhongjing was reluctant to hit Luo Yuan. Although his idea was absurd, Luo Yuan was really kind to the people.

Who among the princes at that time would consider the issue of the people's wintering at this time!
In order to ensure that the people can spend the winter safely, Luo Yuan tried every means to prepare fuel. Once heavy snow fell, people might freeze to death in the cold winter.

Zhang Zhongjing once served as the prefect of Changsha. Although heavy snow had not yet come at that time, people were often frozen to death. However, no one has frozen to death in Jiangling so far.

The retired veterans in Jiangling were actually militiamen who were required by the General Military Office to check the firewood preparation in the homes of the common people. If there was not enough firewood, these veterans would hold sticks and talk to the owners.

Are you looking for death by not going to the mountains to collect wood for firewood? No matter how fierce a person is, he wouldn't dare to even fart when facing those old soldiers holding sticks.

The people of Jiangling were speechless. Did they have to control how they spent the winter? But they dared not disobey. If they did, they would really be beaten.

Just like drinking hot water, the people gradually got used to Luo Yuan’s rule. Once they got used to it, they felt that drinking hot water was nothing.

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Luo Yuan was embarrassed: "Sir, Changsha is in great need of it. Otherwise, we can't meet their needs. Adding a little more flour can fill their stomachs. Anyway, they won't die."

That is to say, the efficacy of the medicine is weakened, but for those who need to use medicine, it is safer to weaken the efficacy.

The need to take medicine means that your health is not good, but if the medicine is too strong, you may die easily.

Luo Yuan looked at Zhang Zhongjing eagerly. Medical matters could not be dealt with without Zhang Zhongjing. He originally wanted to add flour secretly, but now those who made medicine were all Zhang Zhongjing's disciples.

The old gentleman will find out sooner or later. Luo Yuan is actually afraid that he will get angry and die. After all, Zhang Zhongjing is not young anymore.

"Just add 30% this time, just 30%!"

"You... 30%?" Zhang Zhongjing was so angry that his beard flew up, but Luo Yuan still looked at him with a naive look in his eyes.

It’s only 30%. How can you say that?

Zhang Zhongjing took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. "Gongqi, how can you say such nonsense and look so nonchalant? Teach me a lesson or I will be pissed off to death in the future!"

"Is that so?" Luo Yuan looked at Zhang Zhongjing innocently.

You are too principled. From now on, who won't add something when making medicine? Can you make money or have a high yield without adding anything?
The moral standards of these Han Dynasty people are really too high, only 30%, even if the flour from before is added, it is only 50% of the flour now.'

But who knows about those gentlemen of the Changsha gentry, do they understand medicine?

It's up to them how I explain it.

The final right of interpretation belongs to you.

Luo Yuan said: "Sir, just agree to it. Just 30% of the flour. No one will die and we can make more money. I will raise the price once more. I promise this will be the last time!"

Zhang Zhongjing couldn't help but smile bitterly. Luo Yuan had said the same thing last time, but it had only been a few days. "Please, human life is at stake. Medicine is a life-saving treasure. If this is the case, what will we do if fake medicines become rampant in the future?"

"Where is the fake medicine? Sir, don't talk nonsense. What we make are good medicines. We don't make fake medicines."

"Aren't you just going to make fake medicine now?"

"Do I have it? Our medicine contains flour. Flour is one of the ingredients in the medicine, so it cannot be considered a fake medicine."

Adding flour has increased my costs. The price of grain is almost the same as that of medicinal materials. It will be even more expensive in the future.

Is there such a way to make fake medicine?

Luo Yuan disagreed. He said that medicine that does not kill people cannot be considered fake medicine. It is just some aphrodisiac pills.

As for the proliferation of fake drugs in the future, well, that’s not too good to be true.

Can fake drugs at this time be made of chemical products? Since that is not possible, as long as it is a drug, it can at least help popularize it.

As long as the medicine doesn't kill people, Luo Yuan doesn't care about the proliferation of fake medicine. Ordinary people know that they can take medicine to cure their illnesses, and it can also stop folk sorcerers and witch doctors from cheating them.

Fake medicine is at least somewhat useful, right? If not, it can be used as food, right?

At this time, the threshold for making fake drugs is very high.

"Sir, I have already said hello to you. I will give you more flour later. I will take responsibility for any problems!"

As a lord, isn't it your job to take the blame for your subordinates? When subordinates do a good job, it's the lord's good leadership; when they do a bad job, it's the lord's fault.

Luo Yuan looked like he was saying, "I understand. I'll do it. It won't affect Zhang Zhongjing's image at all. As long as the old gentleman nods in agreement, that'll be enough."

Everything else is trivial.

The Changsha nobles died after taking fake medicine, and they still come to trouble me? Give them the courage.

This is official fraud. Official fraud can be considered fake. Fake is also real. The official is the standard and the law.

All future aphrodisiac pills will follow this standard.

50% flour and 50% medicine, wouldn’t anyone who wants to eat it still eat it the same?

"I will be too ashamed to see anyone in the future. Go away and don't come here again!" Zhang Zhongjing was so angry that he was speechless, but he actually agreed in his heart.
Anyway, it won’t kill people, and Luo Yuan is not trying to make money for himself, so he can still accept it. But this time he has reached his limit.

(End of this chapter)