The prince didn't think it was expensive at first, and Xiao Yuanzheng had also mentioned the unit price of the medicinal materials. But just now they calculated the quantity of prescriptions needed, and the prince knew instantly that the Ministry of Household Affairs would not approve it if they handed it over.

He said: "Even if a dose of medicine only costs six cents, do you know how much medicine we have to administer in Jingcheng alone?"

Manbao shook his head, how could she know?

She is not a county magistrate.

The prince said: "There are a total of 334,670 households in the capital, a total of 920,000 people. Only one-third of these 920,000 people come to receive anti-summer medicine. Then

It also requires three hundred and sixty-six thousand, seven hundred doses, and one dose costs six cents. How much do you think it costs?"

Man Bao was stunned for a moment and then said: "One million eight hundred and forty thousand two hundred Wen..."

Just as he was about to tell her the amount of money he finally calculated, he paused as soon as Zhou Man said it, raised his eyelids and glanced at her, "You're not very quick at calculating."

He said: "This only counts the population of the capital, and the places that were severely affected this time were Yongzhou and Shangzhou..."

Of course, the combined population of the two states is not half that of the capital city, but the cost will still be high because there are still freight charges.

With so much money, they now have to prepare part of the money and food for future drought relief.

Man Bao stood there counting on his fingers and sighed: "It's not easy for Your Majesty and Liu Shangshu."

Prince...

It is not easy for him to know that his father is not easy for him to know, but what does this have to do with Liu Shangshu?

Although he is in charge of the treasury, there is really no money in the treasury, so his father can't kill him, can he?

He felt that apart from the emperor, he should be the one who had the hardest time, because it was obvious that the emperor had mainly left the disaster relief work to him this time.

The prince, who rarely worried about money, now began to worry about money. He asked Manbao, "Do you have any cheaper prescriptions?"

Man Bao shook his head directly, "For prescriptions to relieve summer heat and avoid epidemics, the two prescriptions given by Xiao Yuan are really the cheapest. However, there is another medicine that may be more effective. It uses Atractylodes, Tangerine Peel, Magnolia officinalis and Angelica dahurica.

, poria, raw pinellia, rugosa, and perilla, this is a good prescription, but it is a little more expensive than the prescription prescribed by Xiao Yuan."

Prince: "What I want is cheap, not expensive."

"Then we have to look at the efficacy of the medicine."

The two of them stared at each other, and the prince became a little unhappy. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's no use looking for you. Go down and call in Xiao Yuanzheng and Dr. Liu."

Man Bao went out with his head hanging down, and said to Xiao Yuanzheng and Doctor Liu who were waiting at the door of the side hall: "His Royal Highness has asked you to come in."

Doctor Liu, who had just quietly told Xiao Yuanzheng that the prince really trusted Zhou Man, saw her walking away with her head hanging down, and couldn't help but look at Xiao Yuanzheng.

Just as they were about to stop her and ask about the situation, Eunuch Wu had already come out and invited them into the palace with a smile.

The two looked at each other and could only go in with Eunuch Wu to see the prince.

Man Bao returned to Chongwen Hall and happened to meet Bai Shan and others after class. Seeing her frowning, he stepped forward and asked, "What are you thinking about? You didn't even answer me."

Man Bao said: "I just realized that it turned out that the imperial court was too poor to buy out such a cheap anti-summer medicine."

"What anti-heat potion?"

Man Bao told her in detail about the prince's visit to her, and then said: "I am racking my brains right now, is there any recipe that costs less than six cents?"

Bai Erlang on the side said in disbelief: "It's only six cents, can't you afford a meat pie? You still have to get summer-relieving medicine from the court?"

Bai Shandao: "There are poor families who can't even get out a penny, let alone six cents."

He said: "In this kind of matter, we should not judge others by ourselves."

Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "Besides, it's human nature to be greedy for advantages. If there are free summer medicines, why don't they receive them?"

Anyway, if it were her father, brother and sister-in-law, they would definitely get it, so if the supply is really liberalized, it may not be enough for His Royal Highness to prepare one-third of the capital's population.

Man Bao was distressed, but Bai Shan asked after thinking for a moment: "You mean, everyone needs to take medicine?"

"No, it's too hot now. It's to prevent heat stroke and epidemics," Man Bao said, "Especially for people who are running around in this weather, they are carrying heat poison to some extent."

Bai Shandao: "But there are always priorities when getting sick, and the prescriptions are the same, right? Are you actually planning to use the same prescription?"

Man Bao said: "As long as they don't take other medicines when taking this potion, they will be fine. Even if their illness is not that serious, there will be no problem after taking it."

She said: "This is the simplest way. Prescribe a decoction that everyone can drink. Otherwise, if we, the imperial doctors, are dragged out to treat people and prescribe prescriptions, the cost will be really high."

Bai Shan asked: "Can't there be grading? For example, if you have a mild illness, drink one prescription and take a few less medicines. If you are more seriously ill, drink another prescription and get the prescription according to the disease."

Man Bao touched his chin thoughtfully and thought, "You're right. For people like you, even if you feel thirsty and hot, you don't actually need to drink too much medicine. You can just boil some concoction with centella asiatica and drink it.

That’s it.”

Manbao came from Jishitang. I remember when she was a child, she used to pull centella asiatica to Jishitang and sell it for money.

Centella asiatica is sold by the pound. How much does it cost per pound?

There are many herbs in the world that have the same effects as centella asiatica, and they grow everywhere in the wild.

Man Bao began to calculate in his mind, "It would indeed be much cheaper and more convenient to boil a single detoxification and heat-relieving medicine, but how can we ensure that the person receiving the medicine will honestly receive a single Centella asiatica instead of a prescription?

"

Bai Shan also started to think about it, and Bai Erlang scratched his head and said, "It's just like giving porridge, where the Yamen boils the medicine and distributes it?"

Bai Shan pointed to the big sun in the sky and asked him, "Are you going to get the medicine under such a big sun?"

Man Bao couldn't help but burst into laughter. He might have fainted before he even received the potion.

Bai Erlang asked, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Bai Shande went to class, so he said: "Don't you still have to see the Crown Princess? You go to the palace over there first, and we will discuss it when you come back."

Man Bao nodded, went back to the room to collect the medicine box, and then went to Daming Palace.

The princess's belly was getting bigger and bigger. Manbao didn't come to see her for several days. This time, she felt the fetal position and found that the fetal position was a little abnormal, but it wasn't a big problem. Manbao taught her a few moves and let her

Practice correcting the fetal position every day.

The princess became a little nervous when she heard that the fetus was in an abnormal position, "Is something going to happen?"

Man Bao comforted her and said: "It will be okay, it's just a little bit out of alignment. The baby will keep moving in the mother's body, so it's normal for the baby to be slightly out of alignment. Just do some exercises to get the baby into alignment."
Chapter completed!