Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 187 The First Medicinal Cuisine Shop in the Tang Dynasty
Wang Pingan straightened his body, and said happily: "It turned out that only one book was not sold, not even one book! Brother Yin, you are deliberately vague to make us anxious!"

Hamidi clapped his hands and said: "You should be punished, you should be punished. Brother Yin, you have bluffed us so much that we can't finish this matter. Let's go out for a drink in a while. Be conscious and drink three pots at the table first! "

Yin Jiucheng said with a smile: "What are three pots? I'm willing to take thirteen pots. You listen to me!" He cleared his throat, and smiled again: "I saw that this book is so popular, so I quickly bought it. Back at the workshop, let the craftsmen rush to print a thousand copies overnight. The layout is ready-made, and the paper is also ready-made, printed and bound overnight, and it will be on the market at noon the next day!"

Wang Pingan smiled and said, "Fortunately, it's a small booklet, otherwise it wouldn't be so fast!"

Hamiti and Aydin were amazed in their hearts. Although the book is thin, it may be printed in one night plus one morning. This speed is definitely not slow. It seems that Yin Jiucheng really did it with care!
Yin Jiucheng smiled and said: "I personally supervise the work, and the craftsmen are familiar with it, so the speed is not slow. I'm not boasting, this speed, in the whole world, there is no other than my Yin's workshop. People can print books at this speed!"

At this time, the little monk who was in trouble brought a tea tray and brought tea. Since Wang Ping'an moved into the temple, the quality of life for him and Huizheng has greatly improved. The boy of the water eats two meals a day and eats as much as he can, and he has gained a lot of weight in a few days!
Yin Jiucheng took a sip of tea and said, "I called two assistants and carried the books to the shop. Guess what happened, I promise you won't guess?"

Wang Ping'an's lips moved. He guessed it, but he didn't have the nerve to say it.

But Hamidi laughed and said, "Is there any need to guess, there must be a lot of customers waiting in the shop, waiting to buy this book!"

Yin Jiucheng shook his head and said, "Wrong guess! Hey, it's not inside the shop, but outside the shop!" He suddenly became excited, stood up, gestured and said: "There are many people, from the street to the end of the street. , I roughly counted, and there are about a thousand people here! Everyone, you should know that even if the new version of the almanac is released in my shop, there are not so many people waiting to buy it!"

Wang Ping'an also became excited. He knew that the book would not be hard to sell, but he didn't expect it to sell so well!He patted his thigh and said: "Hey, I thought that even if this book can be sold, it will take ten days and a half months. When someone starts to use the prescription in the book and knows how to use it, they can slowly sell it. Spread the word and sell it out by word of mouth! But according to what you said, why is it selling so well? They obviously haven't read this book!"

"Hot! Okay, that's a good word!" Yin Jiucheng clapped his hands and said, "No disease, you underestimate yourself, you don't know how famous you are in Luoyang now! Although you are not from our Luoyang Doctor, but now you just grab someone on the street and ask him which doctor in Luoyang has the best medical skills? He will definitely answer that it is the little doctor of Ping An!"

Wang Ping'an was quite embarrassed, and said: "I have never practiced medicine in Luoyang, why do the elders in Luoyang remember me?"

"Because of that big bet! General Wei has made a name for you. It is estimated that the people of Luoyang will never forget you for ten years!" Yin Jiucheng laughed.

It turned out that ever since Wei Zhenyuan gambled heavily on the school's military field and lost a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians, everyone in Luoyang knew Wang Ping'an's name. Second, second only to Sun Simiao, a figure of the first level of immortality.People also like to talk about this matter. It is shameful to lose to others, but to lose to a famous doctor like Wang Pingan, there is nothing to lose face. The enemy is so powerful, it is an honor for us to lose!
He lost the bet, but the people in Luoyang all agreed with Wang Pingan, and the result of the approval was that as long as it was published by Wang Pingan, it must be a good book, so you must buy it.Ever since, a thin booklet called "Datang Medicinal Cuisine Collection" was ignored, but it was renamed "Ask for Safety when I'm Sick", and it was sold out immediately, which is faster than selling almanacs!

After listening to Yin Jiucheng's description, Wang Ping'an rubbed his hands and said, "Then the last thousand copies were also sold out, have you printed any more?"

Yin Jiucheng laughed and said: "I'm a businessman. If I have money, I can't make money. Of course I have to print it. After I go back, I will send someone to Xuzhou immediately and let me know that you have published a book! Then I He also ordered the workshop to rush to work, this time to print more, and immediately print [-] copies, and sell them as they are printed!"

Hamidi narrowed his eyes, calculated in his mind, and said, "So you should have made a lot of money, and you don't need to make money at a loss! The [-] copies have been sold, how much did we make?" Yin Jiucheng was in charge of selling the capital, so he asked this question.

Yin Jiucheng said: "Another [-] copies were sold in Luoyang, and the remaining [-] copies were sent to Xuzhou. After I left, my family members rushed to send me a letter, saying that Xuzhou sold well. It was sold out. I asked people to go back and plan to print another [-] copies and sell them in the direction of Bianzhou. It is estimated that [-] copies will not last!"

"Don't talk too much about it. You only say good things. I'm asking you, how much did you earn?" Hamidi is very concerned about this issue.

Yin Jiucheng's expression was a little gloomy, and he shook his head and said, "It's really a little bit short in terms of profit. There are only a hundred prescriptions in Wubing's book, and one prescription is printed on the front and back of each page, and it can only print five prescriptions. Ten pages, too thin. The cost is only five cents, and the price is increased by five cents. A book is only ten cents. Even if it is a small profit but quick turnover, it will not make much money. It sells as well as the almanac, but it earns less than the almanac Much more!"

"How thick is the almanac, it can be compared with it!" Hamiti thought for a while, and said to Wang Pingan: "No disease, this book sells so well, one is that the price is cheap, most people can afford it, The second is that this book is practical. People who eat whole grains will not get sick. If you are sick, you can eat well. Money is not wasted. Naturally, everyone is willing to buy it. Third, you are famous in Luoyang and Xuzhou. This is the most important thing. Reason, so as soon as the book is released, it will be sold out immediately!"

Wang Pingan nodded and said: "Yes, that's the reason! However, this thin booklet was not intended to make money at first. These days, I started early and was greedy. If I sort out more recipes, the book will be printed thicker. !"

But Hamiti said: "Even if it is printed thickly, as long as you leave Xuzhou and Luoyang, your book will not be sold as it was originally called "The Collection of Medicinal Cuisine of the Tang Dynasty"!"

As soon as he uttered these words, everyone fell silent. Those present were all sensible people, and no one was confused. The reason was naturally very clear!
Wang Ping'an was a little annoyed, the great opportunity was clearly in front of him, but he could only see it, not touch it!He put his hands behind his back, walked around the room, and said as he walked: "If you want to be famous, Chang'an is different from Xuzhou and Luoyang. This is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the center of the world, and it is here that you can hang a pot in the city. They are all famous doctors, and they can almost cure common people's diseases, not ordinary people, they don't come to me when they are sick!"

Ayiding said: "That's true, people with some influence, whoever is sick and can go to the imperial doctor will go to the imperial doctor, even if the imperial doctor can't be cured, they will go to others, such as that Long Aotian!"

Yin Jiucheng suddenly asked: "No disease, the prince summoned you, did you ever test your medical skills, as long as you can show your hand in front of him, it is guaranteed that when there is a disease in the palace, he will always think of it first." you!"

Wang Ping'an stomped his feet and said, "This is the fault. The prince called me into the palace. He didn't test my medical skills, but he tested my poetry. After that time, he never looked for me again. I don't know what he is busy with." Unless he sends someone to look for me, I can't ask him, I know Mi Xiaomiao in the palace, but he can't leave the palace casually, even if I want to inquire about it!"

Yin Jiucheng sighed, nodded and said: "The imperial palace is not a good place to visit. What is the prince busy with, reciting poems and prose, or studying government affairs?"

No one could answer this question, and there was another silence in the room!
Wang Ping'an suddenly said: "Why don't I go to pay a visit to Mr. Wuji and talk to him... Sigh, if you come to the door rashly, you will be the same as ordinary people who seek official positions, and you will be despised instead!"

Hamidi said: "If you just go to see Mr. Wuji, it's not a big deal, but if you want to go there, you will be inferior. Otherwise, I think you can start a business in Chang'an. There is a restaurant in Dongshi, and the business is quite good, let’s see if we can change the appearance and learn from the singing and dancing workshop, let’s open a medicinal food workshop?"

Medicinal Food Shop?Everyone was silent again.After a while, Wang Pingan said, "Has anyone done this kind of business before?"

Everyone shook their heads together and said, "No, I've never heard of it!"

"There are 360 ​​lines of business in the world, and the medicated food shop is the 360th line!" Hamidi stood up and said: "The predecessors have never done it, but it doesn't mean that we can't do it either. There are so many businesses in the world, don't they all have an ancestor? Disease-free , why don’t you just be the ancestor of this industry, I support you!”

Aydin also stood up, and said: "We are a family, don't talk about two families, I, like my brother-in-law, support you without illness!"

Yin Jiucheng laughed twice, and said: "For the sake of those four fat boys in my family..." He also stood up, and said: "No disease, I will support you to the end!"

Wang Pingan couldn't help laughing at the seriousness of the three of them, and said, "This medicated food workshop is probably the first medicated food workshop in the Tang Dynasty. Maybe we can be recorded in the history books! Okay, yes. With everyone’s support, are you afraid that things won’t work out!”

Several people laughed, and Hammiti said: "Then it's settled, this medicinal food workshop is called... Asking you if you are ill?"

"That's the title of the book!" Aydin laughed and said, "Why don't we call it Ping An Yang Sheng Tang!"

Yin Jiucheng shook his head and said, "It's a bit like the name of a medicine shop. I think it's better to call it Datang No. [-] Medicinal Food Workshop!"

Everyone shook their heads together, this name is too big, it will make people jealous!

Wang Pingan thought for a while, and said: "The emperor gave me the word Wubing, why not call it Wubingfang... Wubing Hall, Wubing Pavilion..."

Suddenly someone said: "If you don't get sick, you will be safe!" The person who spoke was actually a young monk who was in trouble. He carried a kettle and came in to add water!

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, all of a sudden they all laughed and said: "No disease and long life, this name is good!"

(End of this chapter)