jdhmnovel Chapter 933 Prime Minister Li, you've been completely fooled by your brother-in-law!
Chapter 933 Prime Minister Li, you've been completely fooled by your brother-in-law!
Xu Liang smiled and pointed to the box on the table.
"These two boxes contain bone-strengthening pills specifically for children and health-preserving pills specifically for middle-aged men."
"Bone-strengthening pills can promote children's bone growth and development, improve children's picky eating habits, and help children grow taller and stronger."
"The health-preserving pill can astringe, stop seminal emission, calm the mind, and even has a certain effect on nourishing the stomach."
"However, these are not the biggest benefits of the health-preserving pills."
Xu Liang smiled meaningfully and continued, "The greatest benefit of the Nourishing Pill is its gentle nourishment, which is very beneficial to men, yet it is countless times milder than potent drugs like 'Spring Breeze Powder' and will not damage the root cause."
As Xu Liang finished speaking, the gazes of Park Sung-hee, Kikuchi Ryota, and the other envoys towards the two boxes suddenly became intensely intense, and their breathing became even more rapid.
It can promote children's bone growth and development, which almost perfectly meets the hearts of all parents.
The four words "consolidate, stop seminal emission, calm the mind, and nourish" perfectly address the needs of all men.
All men.
Regardless of age.
Regardless of social class.
Of course, demand is not limited to any particular social class, so pricing will definitely vary accordingly.
If the price at the border market wasn't too high, Park Sung-sung and others could even imagine the scene of their country's high-ranking officials and local gentry queuing up to buy medicine!
Kikuchi Ryota, in particular, was so excited when he heard that the bone-strengthening pills would make his child grow taller and stronger that he almost peed himself. Who in the family would understand that the Great Japan had specially sent Japanese women to the Song Dynasty to plant seeds in order to improve the overall height of the Japanese population!
This is hardly an opportunity to make a fortune.
This is an overwhelming fortune!
Looking at the various expressions on the faces of the envoys, Xu Liang smiled and picked up his teacup again, "Of course, everyone, don't be too happy yet."
"After all, it is a prescription carefully formulated by the imperial physicians, and the ingredients are rare and the process is complicated, so the price of the bone-strengthening pills and health-preserving pills will not be low."
"It will probably take a long time before the benefits can be extended to all people."
Park Sung-hee and Kikuchi Ryota, among others, began to breathe more rapidly.
The price won't be too low, which actually means it won't be too high either; it will be on the lower side.
Lower prices mean that more people can afford to buy them, which means a larger market and more profits.
Why travel thousands of miles to become an official?
Is it really about "establishing a life for the people and continuing the lost learning of the past sages"?
Xu Liang took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Bone Strengthening Pills, ten pills in a box, one pill every three days, one box is enough for a month, one pill costs ten coins."
"Nourishing pills, fifteen pills in a box, one pill every two days, enough for a month, one pill costs thirty coins."
Park Sung-hee, Kikuchi Ryota, and the others could hardly believe their ears.
Ten coins for one bone-strengthening pill?
One health-preserving pill costs thirty coins?
Xu Tongzhi had just said that the price wouldn't be too low, but the price was ridiculously low the next day!
After glancing at the numerous envoys once more, Xu Liang smiled and raised his teacup, indicating, "Whatever price increases you make after you return is your own business."
"However, after you all return, you should still thoroughly investigate the merchants in your respective families."
"If they dare to spread rumors about me today, will they dare to spread rumors about the Prince Consort tomorrow?"
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Just as Xu Liang was addressing the group of vassal envoys, Yang Shaofeng, Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, and others were squatting by a pond, chatting idly while watching the people clean up the pagoda heads in the pond.
Do you think those barbarians will buy it?
"Isn't this price a bit too high?"
Li Shanchang had some doubts about the prices set by Yang Shaofeng for the bone-strengthening pills and health-preserving pills, which he considered to be outrageously expensive.
What do you think is in your bone-strengthening pills and health-preserving pills?
Goodness, the main ingredient of both pills is oyster shells that nobody wants on the beach. The difference is that the bone-strengthening pills contain some random bone powder, while the health-preserving pills contain some powder made from ground oyster meat, and then they are made into pills.
The cost of a whole box of bone-strengthening pills is about five coins, and the cost of a whole box of health-preserving pills will not exceed eight coins.
As a result, a box of bone-strengthening pills sold for 100 coins, and health-preserving pills sold for 450 coins.
The former yields a profit of twenty times, while the latter is nearly sixty times the profit.
Yes, the barbarians are a bit stupid, but you, Yang the Madman, can't really treat all the barbarians as fools, can you?
Yang Shaofeng glanced at Li Shanchang sideways.
"Oysters are worthless, bones are worthless, but does that mean the Fifth Prince's, Imperial Physician Yang, and Imperial Physician Wang's knowledge is worthless too?"
"The cost of materials for a box of bone-strengthening pills is five coins, but the knowledge of the Fifth Prince and Imperial Physician Yang is priceless."
"All things considered, we actually lost money."
Li Shanchang stared blankly at Yang Shaofeng.
Is knowledge priceless?
Knowledge is priceless.
The problem is, what kind of knowledge do you need to learn about this bone-strengthening pill, you bastard!
Is the ratio of chicken bones to beef bones something to be studied?
Is the process of grinding oyster shells and bones into powder considered a science?
Yang Shaofeng continued, "Li Xiang, don't forget, we're not just selling them bare pills. This involves far more than just a pharmaceutical workshop."
"We also need small wooden trays to hold the pills, which requires a woodworking workshop."
"The beeswax used to package pills is also related to beekeeping and honey harvesting."
"The outermost packaging box involves wood and paper products, and even printing workshops."
"The printing workshop was also involved with the ink workshop and the engraving workshop."
"To ensure future supply, we also need to consider the artificial cultivation of oysters."
"The finished product involves transportation, which in turn involves sea and land transportation."
"In other words, a simple bone-strengthening pill requires more than a dozen different workshops and dozens of workers."
"A commoner's daily wage is sixty coins, and each workshop also has to pay commercial taxes."
"If we sell it too cheaply, I'm afraid we won't even be able to recoup the wages of the people?"
Li Shanchang was still staring blankly at Yang Shaofeng.
That seems to make a lot of sense.
But something felt off.
Zhu Biao glanced at Li Shanchang discreetly, then turned away expressionlessly.
Li Xiang, you've finally been fooled by your brother-in-law!
The cost of a box of bone-strengthening pills is five coins. This price already includes the costs of each workshop and is even enough to cover transportation costs.
If we simply calculate the manufacturing cost of the strong bones...
What I'm saying is, is it possible that oyster shells are worthless and anyone can just pick them up?
Honey does have a cost, but how much of it can you use in a box of pills?
One person can make tens of thousands of bone-strengthening pills a day using a pill-making tool, with the cost per pill being almost zero.
Moreover, haven't you noticed that when your brother-in-law prices goods at the border market, he basically doubles or multiplies the final cost price and then adds a zero?
Selling something that costs one coin for twenty coins is standard practice.
It's not uncommon for something that costs ten coins to sell.
Zhu Biao was internally ranting, Li Shanchang was still trying to figure out which part had gone wrong, and Hu Weiyong was so happy he was rubbing his hands together like flies.
Hu Weiyong chuckled and looked at Yang Shaofeng: "Um, Your Highness the Prince Consort..."