"How did A Yu come up with so many novel ideas?" After the Minister of Revenue left, Shang Junlin hugged Shen Yu from behind and asked.
"It's just a different way of expressing the Minister of Revenue's idea. No matter what it is, the feeling of being forced to do something and the feeling of voluntarily doing it is different. The more money and power a person has, the more they value a good reputation. After donating resources, they can obtain a good reputation recognized by the Imperial Court and the praise of the people. Why not?"
Shen Yu had dealt with these people too many times in his previous life, so he had his own way of dealing with them.
Although Dahuan didn't prohibit merchants, the status of merchants wasn't high. They had enough wealth in their hands, but they were still constrained by various kinds of restrictions. Any local official could bring them big trouble.
Every year, the money they used to bribe various officials was not a small amount. Shen Yu proposed that as long as they donated, they would be rewarded by the court. Those who contributed a lot could also get special rewards. Instead of spending money to build relationships with officials, it was better to build a good relationship with the court directly. Smart people knew what to do.
After the Minister of Revenue returned, he immediately summoned all the officials in the Ministry of Revenue to discuss.
The Ministry of Revenue hadn't had a good rest for several days because of this matter. They were in charge of Dahuan's money bag. Such a large national treasury needed to take care of the entire Dahuan. They couldn't just empty it for disaster relief. That would bring huge hidden dangers.
"Daren, did His Majesty approve our proposal?" An official of the Ministry of Revenue asked.
"It didn't. His Majesty made some changes. Today, I summoned you to discuss the specific implementation."
The Minister of Revenue spoke in a deep voice about Shen Yu's proposal: "What do you think?"
"This method is wonderful. It's much better than the one we gave at the beginning."
"Yes, yes. This way, it won't be a waste of money. We don't have to worry about too much burden on the people, and we don't have to worry about riots afterwards."
It wasn't that they didn't know that the original method would bring huge hidden dangers, but they didn't have a better method for the time being. They could only bite the bullet and use it. Now that there was a better method, of course, they would choose the better one.
Only the first official who spoke had a flash of light in his eyes.
"What does Daren Li think? The previous method was proposed by Daren Li. Didn't Daren Li vow that there was no better method?"
"I was too narrow-minded," Lord Li said reluctantly.
"It's not Lord Li's fault. Before the Minister came up with a new idea, we didn't have any better ideas. I just don't know who came up with this idea. It really helped us a lot."
"That's right, that's right. Sir, please clear our doubts."
"There are many talented people around His Majesty. You will know in the future." The Minister of Revenue smiled.
"Sir, why are you still keeping us in suspense at this time?" With the boulder in his heart removed, the atmosphere instantly relaxed.
"Alright, let's discuss what to do first. His Majesty is still waiting for an answer."
Everyone started a heated discussion.
Outside the palace, Shopkeeper Xu sent a message saying that Yan Zheng had come looking for him again. He followed Shen Yu's instructions and told the other party that Yan Zheng wanted to meet with Shen Yu.
When Shen Yu read the letter, he did not avoid Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin peeled a grape and put it in Shen Yu's mouth. "When does A Yu plan to meet him?"
"Does His Majesty have time to go out of the palace recently?" Shen Yu bit the grape in his mouth. The slightly sour grape juice filled his mouth. Shen Yu frowned and swallowed the grape.
Shang Junlin noticed his expression. "What's wrong? The grape is sour?"
"A little." In fact, it was not bad. It was sweet on the whole, but there was a trace of sourness. Shen Yu did not like to eat sour things.
"Then don't eat it. Meng Chang, don't serve this kind of grape in the future." Shang Junlin put down the grape in his hand and picked up a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
Eunuch Meng hurriedly removed the grapes from the table.
Shen Yu drank a few mouthfuls of water to relieve the sourness in his mouth. "If His Majesty does not have time, I will go out of the palace myself."
Shang Junlin was very busy recently. He had to personally oversee the matters of the imperial court, the matters of Subei, and the disaster relief. Shen Yu woke up several times, but Shang Junlin was still busy.
"I will go with you." No matter how busy he was, Shang Junlin would not let Shen Yu meet Yan Zheng alone. He did not forget the experience in Yan Zheng's eyes when they first met.
Shen Yu wrote a reply to Shopkeeper Xu and arranged the meeting to be in the afternoon three days later.
After the finished medical alcohol was made, Shang Junlin gave a part of it to the Imperial Institute of Medicine to let them test the effect. A few days later, the Imperial Institute of Medicine received some results.
When Imperial Physician Gu came to take Shen Yu's pulse, he mentioned this matter.
"The medical alcohol that His Majesty gave to the Imperial Institute of Medicine can indeed reduce wound infections. The Imperial Institute of Medicine found some small animals and compared the wounds with and without alcohol. The former was obviously not infected and healed faster."
Speaking of this, Imperial Physician Gu was very excited. He had studied medicine for many years and knew how serious the consequences of an infected wound could be. Many people died not because of the wound itself, but because of the infection of the wound. If the wound infection could be reduced, patients with large wounds would be more likely to be cured in the future.
At the same time, the booklet from the Imperial Institute of Medicine was handed to Shang Junlin's desk.
The booklet not only reported the results of this period, but also applied for a new batch of alcohol and permission to use it on wounded patients.
After all, using small animals to test medicine was not the same as testing medicine on humans. What's more, the alcohol was sent to the Imperial Institute of Medicine by Shang Junlin's people. Any changes had to be reported to him.
"If it can really be used on humans, the soldiers at the border will be able to reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties."
In Yuzhang Palace, Shang Junlin and Shen Yu talked about this matter with a slightly excited tone.
Shang Junlin had entered the army when he was young, so he had a deep understanding of the living conditions of the soldiers at the border. He had experienced too many deaths and knew that many soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but died because their wounds were not properly treated in time.
After Shang Junlin ascended the throne, he assigned military doctors to all the troops. However, the worsening of the wounds caused by the worsening of the infection caused by the wounds, and the military doctors were helpless.
"Shen Yue made some more and sent it to Yuzhang Palace yesterday. Your Majesty can give it to the Imperial Institute of Medicine. If it has the same effect on humans, we can start preparing to popularize alcohol in the army."
"A Yu is right. If it can really reduce the casualties of the soldiers, Shen Yue can be considered to have made a great contribution."
After the Imperial Institute of Medicine obtained the alcohol, Shang Junlin specially ordered them to be allowed to bring the alcohol into the Imperial Prison. The prisoners in the Imperial Prison were all criminals who had committed heinous crimes and were awaiting punishment. Among them, there were many who had been tortured. It was a good opportunity to test the effects of the alcohol.
Led by Imperial Physician Gu, several imperial physicians entered the Imperial Prison with medicine boxes.
Later, a terrifying legend began to spread in the Imperial Prison. It was said that the Imperial Prison set up a new type of punishment. The torturer wore white clothes and did something to the prisoners. The prisoners' heart-wrenching screams could be heard from afar.
During that time, the prisoners in the Imperial Prison were especially obedient. They would answer whatever questions were asked. The efficiency of handling cases was more than doubled.
"Isn't Imperial Physician Gu killing two birds with one stone?" Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh after reading the booklet.
"The people from the Supreme Court also asked if they could directly arrange for a few imperial physicians to be stationed in the Imperial Prison. They said that the methods of the imperial physicians were much better than torture to deal with some difficult prisoners." Shang Junlin also didn't expect such an unexpected development.
"Imperial Physician Gu and the others probably didn't expect that they would become a nightmare for the prisoners in the Imperial Prison."
Needless to say, the Chancellor of the Supreme Court really did visit the Imperial Institute of Medicine. This made Imperial Physician Gu and the others speechless. They studied medicine to save the dying and heal the injured, not to torture people.
When alcohol came into contact with the wounds, it would indeed cause great irritation. Imperial Physician Gu and the others had tried to reduce this irritation, but to no avail. The prisoners had many wounds on their bodies. If they applied alcohol on a large area, it would definitely be unbearable for them.
Official Fang and the others finally arrived in Subei. The black-clothed men who were secretly protecting them returned to their hiding places. The ones who came to greet them were Xun Zhao and two other officials from Subei, who had arrived earlier.
After exchanging some pleasantries, they moved into the Subei government's residence.
The other officials all breathed a sigh of relief. Only Official Fang knew more than the others and didn't dare to let down his guard.
When the supplies arrived, the officials from Subei and the officials from the Imperial Court began to arrange the disaster relief. Official Fang was led around by several enthusiastic officials from Subei to stroll around the area.
Just by looking at this place, one wouldn't think that the disaster was serious. The road was very clean, and there weren't any seriously affected victims on the side of the road. Occasionally, they would see a few people walking by, but they were all in a hurry and didn't dare to look at them.
Official Fang secretly remembered these abnormalities in his heart: "Let's go back."
"Won't Official Fang continue to look around?"
It was impossible to see anything even if he continued to look. Official Fang became suspicious, but he didn't show it on his face: "This official is tired. I'll go back and rest first."
The two officials who accompanied him looked at each other. One of them, who had a goatee, said: "Official Fang has traveled a long way to Subei. It's time for you to take a good rest. Rest assured, Official Fang, we will arrange the disaster relief."
After returning, Official Fang wrote two memorials. One was to be sent to the capital from Subei, and the other was to be handed directly to the black-clothed men who were secretly following him. This unusual memorials wouldn't pass through the hands of any officials and would be sent directly to Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin freed up an afternoon to accompany Shen Yu to the palace to meet Yan Zheng.
The agreed meeting place was still Yingxing Tower.
The waiter led the two to a private room: "Two guests, this is the place."
Shen Yu nodded to the waiter and walked into the private room with Shang Junlin.
A man in a dark purple robe stood by the window with his back to them. When he heard the sound, he turned his head and saw Shen Yu and Shang Junlin. His eyes flashed with astonishment.
"It's actually Young Master Lin and Young Master Yu. Quickly, please take a seat." Yan Zheng quickly restrained the emotions in his eyes and greeted them warmly.
"I also didn't expect such a coincidence."
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin sat down. Yan Zheng poured tea for the two: "When I first met you, I felt that you two were very close. I didn't expect that we would have such a fate. Please."
Shen Yu picked up the tea and took a sip: "I heard from Shopkeeper Xu that Young Master Yan wants to cooperate with us. How does Young Master Yan want to cooperate with us?"
"Since the two of you came to see me personally, I won't keep you in suspense. I'm not talented, but I have several business routes. I wonder if the two of you are willing to sell these new products from the capital to other places?" Yan Zheng vaguely guessed the identity of the two people and subconsciously looked at Shang Junlin.
"No need to look at me. Everything in our family is decided by Madam."
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