The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

Li Rongyue sighed and said helplessly: "The emperor fought for the 100 wen. The original cabinet proposed 50 wen!"

"Hmph, needless to say, this must be the work of Lord Qin! He always finds ways to do something unexpected with the Ministry of Revenue's money!" Prefect Zhong was overwhelmed.

Li Rongyue said bitterly: "What good will it do him to treat soldiers like this?"

"Alas." Prefect Zhong sighed, "What's the benefit? Of course, he can have more money to plan and use. In the past few years, the Qin Party has occupied a quarter of the court. If I hadn't been released in time, I'm afraid I would have been affected."

Li Rongyue was silent for a while and said, "So the emperor transferred me to the capital just to take some power from the imperial guards? Could it be that the imperial guards also..."

"Yes, a few months ago, Governor Wu suddenly fell from power, Prince An became powerful, and Commander Liu was old. The Qin Party had set their sights on his position, and the court had been arguing for a long time about who could succeed him. I didn't expect the emperor to recall you with a stroke of his pen, so you'd better be careful when you enter the capital."

Li Rongyue narrowed her eyes slightly: "I understand."

Prefect Zhong paused and continued, "But you are also blessed. You found Baiji's wound medicine right after the military supplies were reduced. The plaster is 20 cents a piece, which is the cheapest wound medicine I have ever seen, and the effect is also very good.

But now there is only a subsidy of 100 wen. Your previous plan of giving five plasters per person per month is naturally not feasible. You also have to leave some space for other medicinal materials...

Alas, it seems we have to bargain with the Zhang and Bai families."

Li Rongyue thought for a moment and asked, "Can we ask Jishitang to raise the price a little more? Especially if we sell it to the capital, we can raise it to 100 coins per prescription."

Prefect Zhong understood that Li Rongyue was afraid that people in the capital would know that this medicine was so cheap and would reduce military supplies again.

"Don't worry, Linyang is the place of production. If it is transported to other places, the cost will increase. Haven't you seen it sold for fifty taels in Pingzhou?"

Li Rongyue chuckled and said, "That's right. The caravan in Pingzhou is cunning. Although Jishidiang is not that unscrupulous, the land in the capital is very expensive, and transportation is not easy, so the price will definitely increase."

After calming down, Li Rongyue could only plan the military supplies for next year carefully, and sent people to the Zhang and Bai families to make appointments.

Three days later, in a private room of Mingxiang Teahouse.

Zhang Zhiyi and Bai Shihong sat opposite Li Rongyue. Li Rongyue asked gently, "I thought Miss Bai would come!"

Bai Shihong was a little dazed when he saw Li Rongyue's handsome face, but when he heard this, he immediately flashed a trace of vigilance: "I am not good at these trivial matters. If you have any requirements, just tell me."

Li Rongyue praised calmly, "Miss Bai is a skilled doctor and a man of high moral character. Last time she treated me, she didn't even ask for the consultation fee!"

Bai Shihong smiled faintly: "Mr. Li, you are too kind. Before I came out, I specifically told you that I hope you will pay a hundred taels of silver for the consultation fee!"

Li Rongyue: ...

Helplessly, he took out a few banknotes and small change from his pocket, counted them and only found ninety taels.

Li Rongyue was slightly embarrassed. He was probably the poorest prince in the Tianyuan Dynasty.

Bai Shihong added: "It is our honor that Mr. Li thinks highly of Baiji, so please don't pay the remaining ten taels of silver!"

Li Rongyue: "...Thank you."

Zhang Zhiyi tried not to laugh, he knew that he was here just to serve as a foil. If it weren't for the contract, the Zhang family wouldn't be needed here at all.

At this time, he looked at Bai Shihong with admiration. He didn't expect that the Bai family could offer a price of three cents! His father was also shocked when he knew about it. Then he immediately calculated the transportation cost of his own caravan and finally set the price.

Li Rongyue took a deep breath and prepared to fight over the price: "I don't know what the price of Jishitang is. Forgive me for being frank, but twenty cents is impossible."

Zhang Zhiyi smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Master Li. Jishitang can only offer one price. There is no room for bargaining."

Li Rongyue's face changed after hearing this. How come Jishitang wanted to control him? Although he wanted this inexpensive and high-quality medicine, he was definitely not a kind and soft persimmon!

But he was still calm: "Please speak."

Zhang Zhiyi: "Although Jishitang has transportation costs, our Zhang family's caravan is also trying to open a trade route to the northwest, so our Zhang family decided not to increase the price given by Baiji and supply the Northwest Army at the cost price of three cents per prescription!"

Li Rongyue suddenly felt that he was hallucinating. He asked blankly, "How much?"

Bai Shihong said firmly: "Three cents! This is the lowest price that Baiji can accept. Not a cent less."

Three cents!

Such a medicine only costs three cents!

Li Rongyue only felt a huge warmth spreading throughout his body. He raised his head slightly and forced away the moisture from the corners of his eyes. It had been a long time since he had lost his composure like this.

He knew that even if the Zhang family's caravan could make back the money in the future, it would require huge investment in the early stages, and Bai Ji would probably lose money!

Li Rongyue stood up and bowed to Bai Shihong and Zhang Zhiyi.

Zhang Zhiyi quickly dodged: "Absolutely not, I can't bear it!"

Li Rongyue shook her head: "This gift from me is a thank you from the Bai and Zhang families on behalf of the entire Northwest Army!"

Bai Shihong waved his hand and said, "Mr. Li, you don't have to be so polite. With the reputation of Jishiditang as a military supply company, we will be able to sell more and more plasters in the future! We won't lose money."

Li Rongyue shook her head: "Let's put it this way. Such a good medicine will never be hard to sell. Military supplies are just icing on the cake for you, but for the Northwest Army, this is truly a timely help!

How about this, I will send hundreds of secret guards to protect the Zhang family's caravan and Baiji's workshop, and strive to have the first batch of wound medicine on the road smoothly next spring."

Bai Shihong and Zhang Zhiyi naturally agreed, especially Zhang Zhiyi who understood that their caravan was the one that really needed protection!

After discussing some more details, the three of them returned home satisfied.

New Year's Eve.

The Bai family did not return to Hexi Village to celebrate the New Year because there were many things to prepare this year. First, Bai Shikang took over the affairs of Zhang Tongzhi and prepared for promotion.

Next, Bai Shijian was busy with his workshop outside the city. The New Year was the slack season for farmers, so he could hire a lot of people to work.

Then, as Bai Lin became the top scholar, many of his classmates suddenly came to visit him and give him gifts, and he was so busy entertaining the guests every day.

Then came Bai Hao. In addition to studying, he began to practice martial arts seriously every day because Bai Zhaozhao gave him a martial arts secret book from the forum in the space.

This time, Bai Zhaozhao was very careful and directly clicked on the Nine Yang Divine Art mentioned by netizens. This is a martial art from modern novels. It's impossible that it also exists in this world, right?