Gold is Justice

The civil servant's eyeballs rolled around again, and then he thought of something, and the corners of his mouth turned up involuntarily——

"In this case, does it mean that we... are going to start making money?"

Tang Yijiu smiled slightly, nodded slightly, and said, "Sure enough, you are such a smart kid. It's true that you and your classmates had the highest level."

The civilian officer laughed and said: "The front line is tight, and people from the army will come and ask for an increase in military spending. But military spending cannot be increased just by saying it increases. It is necessary to draw up appropriation provisions and write down the application. And how much is applied for and how much can be provided? We civil servants are going to help manage the calculations. Hehe, the benefits at that time will really be indispensable."

Sugar-coated wine covered his mouth, narrowed his eyes, and said with a smile: "However, don't go too far. Money is enough. If the deduction is too severe, the frontline officers and soldiers will collapse at the touch of a button, which in turn threatens us. That would be bad."

The civil servant nodded in agreement, and said: "I understand, don't worry, teacher. I will grasp the balance here. Besides, our Blue Bay Empire has a big business, and we won't cause any losses because we eat more. .Even if there is any wear and tear, wouldn't it be enough to let those magic associations and the Holy See who love to fight to fill the holes?"



Chapter 86 One body with two sides

Sugar-coated wine laughed, noncommittal.

"But teacher, can you give me some more of those pills from your side? It takes a lot of energy to negotiate, and I've already finished what you gave me last time."

The sugar-coated wine looked a little surprised when it arrived, and said, "Is it finished? Is it so fast?"

The civil official said with a smile: "There have been a lot of social gatherings recently. Many officials get together, so of course they need something to boost their spirits."

Sugar-coated wine exhaled, and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to bring you some. But you have to take these medicines regularly and quantitatively. You can't just eat them as snacks just because you feel comfortable after taking them."

The civil official fully agreed, and only now did he drink the sugar-coated wine and smiled faintly.

After chatting for a long time, the sugar-coated wine looked at the time and it was not too early.Leaning on crutches, he got up slowly, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, after talking so much, His Highness should be almost done. I'm going to see His Highness right now. You should hurry up and make arrangements."

Saying goodbye to this student, Tang Yijiu walked out of the office, and after tidying up his clothes, he went to the crown prince's office.

After waiting at the door for a while, the soldiers at the door finally opened the door and let the sugar-coated wine go in, kneeling down in front of the desk.

"Your Highness."

Behind the desk, Menglang was checking some documents.He didn't turn his head to look at the sugar-coated wine, waved his hand, and got him up——

"Sit down. What's the matter?"

The sugar-coated wine's face was full of smiles, and he said slowly: "Reporting to Your Highness, His Majesty should change the medicine. So I came here to ask His Majesty's opinion and get His Majesty's approval."

Although it has been more than a year since such an act, as a subject, when injecting a certain drug into the body of the monarch of a country, he should still obtain the consent of his heir.

So this time, sugar-coated wine also thought it was a very simple matter.

Unexpectedly, after he finished speaking, the crown prince did not agree casually as usual, but put down the documents in his hand, and began to focus on the sugar-coated wine in front of him.

"Your Highness?"

Sugar-coated wine also saw that there was something wrong in this look, and asked.

"Sugar-coated wine, are you the leader of the pharmacist team?"

Meng Lang put the documents in his hand aside and said slowly.

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Sugar-coated wine smiled, nodded and said: "Nominally yes. It's just that I am getting old, so I have gradually transferred these things to a few juniors. When the time is right, I will also retired."

Sugar-coated wine let out a breath, stretched out his hand and pressed it on the stack of documents beside him, and said slowly: "Why don't you retire soon. Seeing that you are getting older, you don't have to work so hard all day, get some Go back to your hometown and enjoy the happiness of your children and grandchildren around your knees."

Such words can be said by a courtier himself, but every courtier knows that these words should never be said from his own manager.

The smile on Tang Coated Wine's face froze slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Your Highness, if everything is safe now, then I don't mind retiring immediately. It's just that some things are at a critical moment, and I still can't get away. Especially for His Majesty's body, he may need to continue to supply medicine..."

"My father's body doesn't need your Du Lengjia anymore."

Facing the proposal of sugar-coated wine, Meng Lang bluntly refused.

Tang Yijiu was startled, and his eyes also glanced at the pile of documents next to him. After thinking about it, he said——

"Your Highness, the reason why His Majesty has been able to hold on for the past two years is due to the effect of Du Lengjia. If the drug is stopped immediately, I am afraid that His Majesty's body may not be able to bear it, leading to deterioration..."

Meng Lang frowned, and finally said directly: "Continuing to take the medicine will cause the body to be unbearable, right? Sugar-coated wine, the Royal Pharmacists' Association, since you have talked about this, then I have to ask carefully You, how much do you know about the toxicity of Du Lengjia?"

Sugar-coated wine closed his eyes slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he got up from the sofa, knelt down to the crown prince, and said in a gentle voice without hesitation——

"Your Highness, as long as it is a medicine, it will be more or less toxic."

Meng Lang: "Really? But according to the information I got here, the toxicity of Du Lengjia cannot be simply attributed to the concept of 'all medicines are poisonous'."

As he said that, Meng Lang picked up a piece of material next to him, opened it, looked at it twice and said——

"According to the information I have obtained here, more than two-thirds of people who take Dulenjia will become quite dependent on this drug. In the beginning, perhaps only one pill will be able to relieve the body. Discomfort on the skin. But in the back, it takes even a dozen pills at a time."

"Some studies have even proved that the reason why Du Lengjia is used to treat diseases in the later stage is not to cure the disease, but to suppress some of the physical fatigue caused by Du Lengjia itself. Nausea, aches all over, trouble concentrating, weakness, etc."

Meng Lang put the material on the table next to him, and said slowly——

"So, can you tell me why I continue to agree with you to use Du Lengjia to heal my father?"

For sugar-coated wine, he knew that he was now in a very disadvantageous position.

So is he now going to ask where the material came from?

Then immediately tell everyone else that these are all ridiculous slanders?

The sales volume of Du Lengjia is very high, so the Royal Apothecary Society has obtained a lot of wealth.This alone is enough to arouse the envy and jealousy of many people. Over the years, there are definitely not a few people who want to dirty and stink Du Lengjia.

Therefore, blindly defending is definitely not a smart strategy.It's also never a good idea to ask where these materials come from now.

After thinking about it, Sugar-coated Wine exhaled slightly, and said slowly——

"Your Highness, if Your Highness thinks that I am incompetent as the leader of the Pharmacist Association, then I can definitely give the entire Pharmacist Association to His Royal Family. Your Highness can choose another loyal servant to manage the association and supervise the reproduction of Du Lengjia .”

Meng Lang froze for a moment, obviously he didn't expect the old man to say this, and quickly said: "No, no, I don't want to take over Du Lengjia's production line, but I want you to turn off Du Lengjia's production. "

Regarding this, Tang-coated wine's face flashed with surprise, and he said with such a shocked expression: "Why? Your Highness!"

Meng Lang: "Why? Because this drug may be endangering the health of my people! Statistics show that almost a hundred people die every year due to overdose of Dulanjia!"

Sugar-coated wine shook his head, and said seriously: "No, Your Highness. If Du Lengjia's production line is completely shut down, the death toll will be even greater."

Now, it was Meng Lang's turn to be surprised: "How is that possible?"

Sugar-coated wine said seriously: "Your Highness, I don't know if you have ever cared about the financial situation of the Blue Bay Empire. The annual taxes provided by Du Lengjia's sales have accounted for 10% of the empire's annual fiscal revenue. If you completely cut If the production line of Du Lengjia is dropped, Blue Bay Empire's annual tax revenue will drop by 10%. At the same time, because of the absence of Du Lengjia, it will rely heavily on Du Lengjia's production, storage, transportation, promotion, sales, etc. The labor force employed in China will be unemployed in large numbers. Even if calculated by the most rough method, the unemployment rate in our country will immediately rise by [-]%. "

Meng Lang's expression now looked a little embarrassed, his lips trembled a little, he looked at the documents next to him, and then at the sugar-coated wine in front of him.After hesitating for a moment, he immediately said: "But, Du Lengjia is poisonous! This drug is very addictive!"

The sugar-coated wine still seemed calm and composed, and said: "Your Highness, Du Lengjia's toxicity and addiction are not something we just learned today. Someone did research on this as early as more than ten years ago, saying that in In the case of taking a large amount in violation of the regulations, there will indeed be addiction problems."

Meng Lang: "Ten years ago?"

Sugar-coated wine continued to say in that soothing voice: "Yes, that is, His Majesty knew about these things a long time ago. But His Majesty still allowed the production and sale of Du Lengjia."

Meng Lang: "What about addiction?"

Sugar-coated wine said with a smile: "It's nothing to do. After our research, only if you take Dulan Jia in excess for a long time, can you have a strong addiction. Taking large doses will also accumulate toxicity in the body It caused physical damage. But think about it, Your Highness, this is not the fault of Du Lengjia, but the fault of those who did not follow the instructions and overdose Du Lengjia, isn’t it?”

"These people don't have much knowledge, don't understand etiquette, and don't even know how to read. They don't know that they should follow the rules and restrain themselves in a timely manner like noble nobles, so that will lead to the worst situation. But this is our I don’t even want things to happen, I can only say that these are some terrible tragedies.”

For these rhetoric, what is Menglang's reaction now?

He shook his head, the expression on his face was completely devoid of persuasion.

The crown prince stood up, walked back and forth in the office several times with his hands behind his back, and then said——

"According to what you mean, just for these taxes and these employees, do I have to endure the medicine that kills hundreds of people every year?"

Sugar-coated wine smiled slightly, and continued: "This is to save more people."

Crown Prince: "This kind of poison, do you still have the face to say that it is to save more people?"

The first thousand and eighty-seventh chapter is different, thinking differently

Sugar-coated wine continued: "If you want to save people, you must have more financial support. Whether it is magic, the Holy See, or medicine, all actions require financial support. A benevolent doctor who does not charge fees may have , but that will definitely not be a normal state. Your Highness needs funding to maintain the country, rather than purely relying on some illusory beliefs. In order to help Your Highness get the needed funds, I don't mind getting my hands dirty."

With a clatter, Meng Lang still waved his hand, facing the French windows at the back, and said slowly: "No matter what, this is not the right way! I can't tolerate so many people dying every year for this reason, let alone the Du People with Lengjia will not be able to work for quite a long period of time, which in itself is a loss of our country's strength. I order you to gradually reduce the supply and manufacture of Du Lengjia from now on, and strive to reduce the supply and production of Du Lengjia in the next three years. Reduce production to less than a third of what it is now. Isn't that too much to ask?"

Sugar-coated wine raised his head, with a look of regret on his face.

"Besides, I also need to formulate a special law to classify Dulenjia as a drug that can only be purchased at a specific place of purchase after a special medical or clergyman needs a special prescription. Unless a qualified pharmacist prescribes a prescription according to a certain disease, no one is allowed to buy this kind of medicine at will. In the next ten years, we will strive to completely control this kind of medicine to a minimum, and only give it to those who need it most use."

Regarding Menglang's current request, Sugar-coated Wine let out a little breath.After a while, he shook his head gently, and said slowly——

"Your Highness, I wonder if you know something? The Murderer Empire... is calling."

Originally, they were still discussing Du Lengjia, but now they turned to the aggression of the Hunting Seat Empire, which surprised Meng Lang a little.He turned his head, looked at the kneeling old man, thought for a moment, and said, "Where did you get the news?"

Tang Yijiu lowered his head, smiled slightly, and said, "It doesn't take much energy to investigate, as long as you pay more attention to the war on the border and plant more spies, it will not be difficult. I believe His Highness should have his own way to know this." something happened."

"Hmph! Those damn diplomatic agencies. I'll get them all out sooner or later!"

Meng Lang returned to his seat, picked up a briefing on the border war from the side, glanced at it, and said——

"So what? You're a member of the Society of Pharmacists, and the military isn't something you should be concerned about."

"Your Highness, I really have nothing to say about the military. I just want to provide some data for your reference, Your Highness."

Sugar-coated wine smiled, and continued in a leisurely manner——

"Your Highness, you should have been working hard to incorporate those small guilds during this time, right? In fact, His Highness's actions are indeed very fruitful. The current recruitment has entered the deep water area and is in a very difficult state, but I believe It will definitely work out at some point in the future.”

"But Your Highness, any reform requires a price. Your act of incorporating guilds must have caused damage to those guilds to a greater or lesser extent. I think... this price has already taken shape. This time In the face of the attack of the Murderer Empire, how many guilds are willing to continue to serve the empire at the previous price? And how many of the Murderer Empires are because they see that many guilds in our country will not Contribute at this time, that's why you want to attack our country?"

With a bang, Meng Lang slammed his hand on the table and said coldly: "They are the citizens of the Blue Bay Empire, and it is their duty to serve the empire! They are protected by the Blue Bay Empire, so they should Play for the royal family!"

Sugar-coated wine continued to smile and nodded, and said slowly: "Of course, there is nothing wrong with that. Of course, the royal family you represent will always be the central force of the Blue Bay Empire. However, while loyal to the royal family, those adventurers also They need to eat, they need to go to brothels, and they need to have a normal life to satisfy their desires."

"However, due to your Highness's reform, their income has begun to decrease. And it will cost a lot of money to bring all these adventurers into the royal army. Where does Your Highness hope to dig out this money from?" What? Especially when you want to cut [-]% of our country’s tax revenue right now? Well... I may be a bit treacherous for saying this here, but I still think of a place where I can cut expenses.”

Meng Lang squinted at the pharmacist, and after waiting for a while, he finally said, "Tell me, I forgive you."

Sugar-coated wine smiled, and said slowly: "Thank you for the gift, Your Highness. From my point of view, His Majesty's mausoleum...maybe the construction can be stopped."

Meng Lang's eyes widened: "What did you say?!"

Regarding this, Sugar-coated Wine did not show any fear, and continued: "The Mausoleum of His Majesty has been under construction since ten years ago, and the design drawings have been changed again and again, and the number of laborers employed has exceeded 10. The cost of gold coins is estimated to have exceeded one million. In contrast, His Majesty’s tomb contains all kinds of rare and exotic animals, exotic flowers and plants. He also specially bred flame monsters and ice monsters to make the tomb like spring all year round. .Even for this reason, a huge musical theater was built as entertainment for His Majesty when he ascends to the God of Light in the future."

"However, the cost of this project is indeed too huge. I believe His Highness has already noticed it during the two years in power. Since this project is so costly, how about stopping it and saving the money to subsidize military affairs? "