Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

After a rush of buying, the young man's stall was completely empty of medicinal materials.

Hall Master Cao kept watching, obviously very interested in this young man. It was not until the young man finished his work that he came over to thank him and said, "Thank you, Hall Master Cao, otherwise I would have lost all my money this time."

"It stands to reason that you both understand pharmacology and can make medicine. If you don't have money to buy medicine, why don't you go up the mountain to pick it up?" Hall Master Cao asked.

"To be honest, I came from Nanhai. I was deceived on the way. I didn't have to pay any money. I passed the customs all the way. I had no money to pay the tax, so I had to use medicinal materials. When I arrived in Zhangshu Town, I missed the opening time, so I had to sell them at a cheap price.

I thought about the drug store again and again, so I went back like this. I didn’t have enough money to pay off the debt. I also heard that the Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market would open this month. I thought it would be better to go alone and try to buy the medicine and process it without having to worry about it.

Tax." The young man said slowly.

"Is the South China Sea far away from here?" Chen Jisheng asked.

"If Liaodong is the northernmost, then the South China Sea is the southernmost." Zhang Jiebin said.

Chen Jisheng asked: "How long will it take to leave?"

"A few months," Zhang Jiebin said casually.

"Didn't that mean we set out last year?" Chen Jisheng looked shocked.

The young man said bitterly: "That's what happens when you go out to do business. You are away all year round and have no news at all."

"You don't have enough capital, so you buy low-grade medicinal materials at low prices and process them yourself?" Hall Master Cao said again.

"Indeed." The young man replied.

Zhang Jiebin asked at this time: "Zhang Jiebin, who lives in Xiashanyin, is called Huiqing. I wonder what I call my brother?"

"I'm just a commoner. I don't have any words. Just call me Chen Tiquan." Chen Tiquan said.

"Chen Tiquan?" Hall Master Cao muttered and said to him, "I wonder who my little brother is a disciple of?"

"Because my mother was seriously ill, I bought medical skills and taught myself. One day I went up the mountain to collect medicine and saved an old man. When he learned that I wanted to learn medicine to save my mother, he taught me my medical skills. It's embarrassing to say that I still don't know who my mentor was." Chen Tiquan

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.

Zhang Jiebin smiled and said, "I know who it is."

"Oh?" Hall Master Cao was very surprised, and Chen Tiquan also hurriedly asked.

"Taoist doctor, if you are willing, you might as well visit various Taoist temples in the surrounding area, and you will definitely be able to ask for news." Zhang Jiebin said.

Chen Jisheng said with admiration: "Brother Zhang is so awesome!"

"Xiao Sheng, it's not that your brother Zhang is great, but that among doctors throughout the ages, one out of three has taught medicine to either gods or strangers. In fact, there are so many gods and strangers, they are all Taoists and scholars.

Professor." Zhang Jiebin smiled.

Hall Master Cao couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this, and praised: "The minister said this, it's true, the ancients really loved to ask for immortals in their name."

Chen Tiquan also nodded in agreement, thinking that he would go to various Taoist temples to ask questions when he went back.

"Brother Chen, I think it's a pity that you are in business. Why don't you listen to my advice, go back and save some money, and try to open a pharmacy. This will benefit the family even more." Hall Master Cao suggested.

Chen Tiquan smiled bitterly and said: "It's not difficult to open a shop, but I don't have that much money to prepare medicine. Besides, I don't have a good reputation now, and I don't have a master to help me. Who will come to me to see a doctor?"

"Take your time, everything will be fine, I believe in you. Don't stay here too long, lest you let these petty profits interfere with the big event. After you see it tomorrow, hurry south." Hall Master Cao said, and gave him a message.

Arrangements are made.

"Uh, okay, then I'll return the stall."

After Chen Tiquan finished speaking, before he could start to take action, Hall Master Cao started to help, and urged: "Hurry up and do it, don't be stunned, come and help."

As a result, everyone in the group became volunteers for Chen Tiquan.

Seeing Chen Tiquan walking away with his large and small bags, Hall Master Cao withdrew his gaze and said proudly: "I will never be wrong. Within thirty years, there will be a place for this man in the medical world."

Everyone shook their heads when they heard this, but no one believed it. Only Zhang Jiebin looked thoughtfully at the back of Chen Tiquan who was walking away, thinking: I hope so!

No one knew at this time that 13 years later, in 1600, Chen Tiquan convinced Li Shengzuo, a wealthy businessman from the same town, because of his noble sentiments, and with the funding of Li Shengzuo, he jointly founded a pharmaceutical factory - Chen Liji. In the next four hundred years, Chen Liji was passed down from generation to generation.

, continued to make pharmaceuticals. Eventually it became another golden signboard with the names of Heniantang and Tongrentang.

They bid farewell to Chen Tiquan and continued shopping. Not long after, they met Sun Chengzong and others again.

Li Yingshi smiled and said: "Brother Sun, you were walking fast just now, now we bump into each other again, can't you run away?"

"Look, I said I was going to be criticized, right? You had to pull me away." Sun Chengzong smiled at Feng Congwu beside him.

"Brother Li, Brother Zhang, and Hall Master Cao, you are cracking down on fake people. This is a matter that benefits the country and the people. How can we delay it because of us? I wanted to wait until lunch to invite you to have dinner together. But since we have met again, we might as well

Together?" Feng Congwu said.

"There are too many people, and together they will hinder everyone's business. I think it's better to follow one direction and go on your own, how about casually?" Zhang Ruyi suggested.

"Who is this?" Feng Congwu asked.

Li Zhixian on the side said: "This is Zhang Ruyi, Zhang Dianke of Qizhou Dianke."

"Nice to meet you, Dong Jiugong in Yuzhou!"

"Feng Congwu of Chang'an has met Zhang Dianke!"

…

Scholars from Shaanxi and Henan came to greet him one after another.

Zhang Jiebin said in Zhang Ruyi's ear: "These scholars are all great, several of them are Juren!"

Zhang Ruyi became a little more enthusiastic when he heard this. If he was just a scholar, he wouldn't need to be like this. After all, no matter how small an official is, he is better than the people. But it is different for people. As long as anyone is appointed as an official, he will be an official, big or small.

Will be an official.

In this way, Sun Chengzong walked with Zhang Jiebin and Hall Master Cao, Li Yingzhao, and Zhang Ruyi followed Feng Congwu, Dong Jiugong and others.

Gradually the distance grew.

Zhang Jiebin didn't care, and introduced to Hall Master Cao: "Let me introduce to you, Sun Chengzong of Gaoyang, whose courtesy name is Zhisheng, a friend I met the day before yesterday. His song "The Fisherman" overwhelmed the audience and made people praise him.

"

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!" Hall Master Cao also became interested.

Zhang Jiebin cleared his throat and recited slowly: "It's freezing, but the hands holding the pole are not yet wet, and the boat is full of cold moon and snow. The painter doesn't know the hardships of fishermen, so he can make pictures of fishing in the snow on the cold river."

After hearing this, Hall Master Cao couldn't help but repeat it. The last two sentences were not satisfied and he urged: "Do it again. I'm old and can't remember."

Zhang Jiebin then recited it again. After listening to it, Hall Master Cao finally wrote it down and repeated it several times to himself. Then he exclaimed: "Heroes come from youth, and the ancients have never deceived me!"

Hall Master Cao's praise made Sun Chengzong frightened and he hurriedly said: "The young rope should not be praised by the old gentleman."

"You deserve it. If you, Sun Zhisheng, can't deserve it, who else can?" Zhang Jiebin also said.