Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 716 Ancient and Emerging Industry

Huaxia's pharmaceutical industry is an old industry, but it can be said to be a new industry with the addition of commercial elements.

Taichang is quite familiar with the commercial operation of this industry. After all, what he has experienced is the environment after the commercialization of medicine. He does not need to think about this set of things, and basically has a ready-made model.

The problem is that Li Shuchu, Li Shuben and others have no idea about this.

Something as simple as cold medicine pills has to be explained for a long time, so what about the others?

Taichang thought for a while, and then asked, "What potions have you prepared, and what is the effect of previous experiments?"

This is a long story.

The two brothers glanced at each other, and Li Shuben, who was in charge of medicines, replied: "Your Majesty, we have tried many medicines, such as those for clearing away heat and detoxification, for reducing inflammation and swelling, for dispelling wind and dampness, for relaxing muscles and collaterals, for calming the nerves and nourishing the brain, etc. Wait, we have tried almost all the medicines that are used for common diseases.

As for the effect, some of them are okay after being boiled dry, and some are basically ineffective after being boiled dry.

And if you want to boil the medicine dry, the heat is too difficult to control, and it will burn if you are not careful. "

Uh, in real mass production, you still boil the medicine slowly with a slow fire!
Taichang didn't say anything, and directly led them into a laboratory where the weather was hotter than outside.

Pointing to the table covered with steam pipes and fans on both sides, he said: "Boke, Zhongke, if we mass-produce medicines, or tablets, we can't slowly boil the medicines dry. This is a machine specially designed for drying.

You only need to boil the medicine almost, add fillers such as starch and corn flour, and then dry it inside.

This boiled almost does not mean boiled dry, as long as the medicine effect is almost boiled out.

Anyway, both starch and corn flour can absorb the concoction, and it is much easier to dry it after the concoction is almost absorbed.

And after drying, use the pulverizer next to it to grind it into powder.

Of course, these have to be tested.

How much starch and corn flour should be added after each agent is boiled, how much to add, what ratio, and what temperature to dry for the best effect, all these require repeated experiments. "

Li Shuchu and Li Shuben couldn't help showing great joy on their faces when they heard the words.

Now it's all right, they don't have to worry about boiling up the medicine.

If you only need to boil the medicinal effect, it will not paste at all. As for adding starch and corn flour, it should be almost the same when you add it.

Anyway when added it ends up being mixed together and pressed into tablets.

If the pharmaceutical process is changed in this way, the efficiency will be much higher, especially with this special drying machine.

The function of this machine can be seen at a glance. The steam pipe below is continuously heated, and the fan above is constantly blowing. Even if you put a bucket of water in it, it can be dried.

Most importantly, there is no fire down here.

The highest temperature of ordinary steam is only a hundred degrees, and it will not burn the medicine at all.

Li Shuben couldn't help being excited and said: "Your Majesty, it will be great if you have this thing. All medicines should be made into powder and then pressed into tablets."

Uh, you can't make all the medicine into pills!
Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "There are many types of medicines, and they don't necessarily have to be made into tablets.

Some medicines are more effective when made into granules, and some medicines can only be directly made into oral solutions.

You will know this after you try it slowly.

By the way, do you know that there is something that can embalm? "

There are many things that can be preserved, Li Shuben said without hesitation: "Many things have antiseptic effects, such as essential oils, tea leaves, garlic, propolis, crab shells, etc., but these antiseptic things cannot guarantee that the medicine will not deteriorate for a long time. .

I heard that there was a kind of embalming agent that could keep the corpse from decaying for a thousand years, but I don't know if it is true. "

Taichang really did not expect that there are so many natural preservatives.

Very good!
He immediately led everyone to another laboratory, and asked, "Do you know what's going on here?"

Uh, this.

Others just looked at it curiously, but Li Shuchu and Li Shuben brothers looked at it seriously, because they knew that the emperor must be asking them.

There are a lot of things here, such as clay pots, porcelain bowls, glasses, charcoal stoves, etc., there is more than one piece, and there are quite a few tables.

Li Shuchu thought for a while, then guessed: "Your Majesty, this is the place where medicine is boiled."

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "It can be said so, but this is not a place to boil medicine for patients, but a place to develop new medicines.

For example, those natural antiseptic things you just mentioned.

Aren’t those things antiseptic for a long time? You can make more to experiment.

There are many ways to do this test.

You can mix these things together in a certain proportion, boil them into a soup, or boil them dry to make a powder.

You can also find a way to separate the ingredients in these things, try to refine and purify them.

In short, try to find ways to extend the anti-corrosion time.

Of course, the time I am talking about is not the millennium.

If the preservative you make can guarantee that the powder or soup will not rot for several months or even years, it will be incredible.

At that time, it can be added to many things to prevent corrosion.

This preservative itself is a drug with a large sales volume. As long as you can try it out, you can make more money than any cold medicine. "

what?
This thing can be worth more than cold medicine.

You know, according to the estimated results just now, even if ten pills of cold medicine are only sold for five cents, it can cost tens of millions of taels a year.

They really couldn't figure out why this preservative could earn more money than cold medicine.

Li Shuchu was stunned for a moment, but still asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, what can this preservative be used for? If we know the purpose, we can try to make it according to the purpose."

Without hesitation, Taichang said: "This has many uses, because it is a natural preservative, and it is fine to put it in food. Many foods can be preserved by this, so that they can be transported to farther places for sale.

For example, biscuits can only be made and eaten now. If natural preservatives are added and made into dry biscuits or the like, they can be stored for a long time, and it is no problem to sell them anywhere.

Another example is preserved fruit in sauce and vinegar, which cannot be stored for a long time. Therefore, it is difficult for soldiers in the Americas to eat it. It is different with the addition of preservatives, and it is no problem to sell it all over the world.

There was no suitable preservative before, so the output of these things was not very high, and they could not be sold in Taiyuan. Once you develop the preservative, the output of these things will increase dramatically.

Think about it, these are all edible. If people get used to eating, they will eat them every day.

Once the sales volume comes up, at least it is calculated in terms of tens of thousands or even millions of catties.

Just think about how many preservatives are added to these things, and how huge the profits are. "

Well, it turns out that it is also put in the food. If preservatives are added to a lot of food, the profit is really unimaginable.

Moreover, the medicine is also eaten, and there is not much difference between putting it in food and putting it in medicine.

Li Shuchu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Taichang then taught: "You can't just focus on preservatives. Other commonly used medicines should be developed as much as possible, and the categories of medicines should be as wide as possible."

Is this thing the more categories the better?
Li Shuben thought about it, and then asked, "Your Majesty, how many categories do you think are suitable?"

I don't remember this clearly either.

Taichang thought about it for a while, and then estimated: "At least dozens of types and hundreds of medicines will be produced."

Omg, so many!
There are not so many types of common diseases.

Li Shu thought about it, but said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the potion we made can only be used to treat common diseases, right?
After all, patients are not doctors, and they don't know what medicine to take for many diseases.

In this case, it is necessary for the doctor to give them a diagnosis before dispensing them. "

You can't keep the old way of thinking, always thinking about dispensing medicine for others to brew.

Taichang could only continue to mention: "Doctors can also directly prescribe ready-made medicines to patients. After prescribing medicines, they can take them right away. Wouldn't it be good to relieve the condition immediately?

You can't always think about boiling medicine, it takes so much time to boil medicine, and how painful it is for patients to wait?
In short, no matter what the disease is, you should try your best to develop ready-made medicines, and you can eat that kind of medicine after you buy it.

In this way, it is convenient for doctors and patients. "

My God, there are not hundreds of medicines. You must know that there are tens of thousands of medicine formulas in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" alone!
Li Shuben thought about it, but said cautiously: "Your Majesty, for some uncommon diseases, only a few out of a thousand people or even 1 people will get it. We also develop special medicines, isn't that a bit laborious and thankless?
Anyway, as long as there is a prescription, just follow the prescription and take the medicine. We don't need to be so troublesome, right?
According to what you said, if we want to treat more patients, we must make as much money as possible.

It is very likely that we will not only make no money but also lose money by making this kind of medicine! "

Well, I finally have a little business sense.

Taichang said indifferently: "Can we raise the price of this kind of medicine that is not commonly used? If you don't make money, you can't lose money, right? In short, it's better than nothing.

Speaking of making money, there is actually a medicine that makes the most money, and people who are not sick can take it.

For example, as long as the medicines for strengthening the body and prolonging life are effective, rich people will definitely buy them.

Didn't you discover Ganoderma lucidum here? The medicine made from Ganoderma lucidum must be effective. It can be directly made into a decoction, and then packaged into a bottle of one mouthful. It's no problem to sell a bottle for a tael of silver! "

Uh, this kind of medicine that can really strengthen the body and prolong life, the rich really don't care about that little money.

Hearing this, Li Shuben had a sudden idea and said: "Your Majesty, we found ginseng here, and it is very big. Although the effect of prolonging life cannot be compared with that of the wild mountain, the effect of strengthening the body is still very good. .

Moreover, it seems that it can make people tireless.

When Weichen was testing the medicine, he could clearly feel that after taking this medicine made with ginseng, he was particularly energetic, as if he had endless energy all over his body, and he couldn't even sleep at night. "

Isn't this to enhance the staying power?

Good stuff!

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help asking with great interest: "Is there a lot of this kind of ginseng, and is it easy to survive? How about the year when it grew?"

Li Shuben said without hesitation: "There are a lot of this kind of ginseng. Anyway, it is easy to find in the jungle, and it is easy to grow. I have carefully observed its growth momentum, and it is estimated that it will grow in one or two years."

What a good thing!

Taichang couldn't help but excitedly said: "This medicine made into aphrodisiac will definitely sell well. It doesn't matter if the price is higher, after all, it contains real ginseng."

Uh, okay.

The sales of this thing are estimated to be really good.

(End of this chapter)