Chapter 286 - Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Heading South to Sell Medicine (1/2)

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Heading South to Sell Medicine

After successfully taking over all the factories, Chen Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He really hadn’t anticipated that Wu Zhonghe would leave such a mess for him.

One of the food factories hadn’t paid wages for an entire half year.

It was a wonder how the workers there had managed to hold on.

Though these factories had been completely taken over, their layout was too scattered, and it was somewhat troublesome to want to operate them systemically.

Chen Yu frowned, realizing that if he truly wanted to produce custom drugs on a large scale, he would probably have to take over other factories as well, forming a specialized pharmaceutical industrial park.

This was indeed a huge project. If nothing unexpected happened, he would have to buy up the surrounding factories one by one.

However, for the time being, the most pressing matter was to find the original source of the medicinal materials.

“Old Chen, all the workers have been pacified, but having so many people here is a huge expense for food and lodging. Do you think we should figure out a way to weed some of them out?”

Hou Jianchang’s face showed difficulty, as an experienced factory manager, he understood the operation’s key.

Moreover, they had unconditionally kept all the workers and even paid their back wages, fulfilling a moral obligation.

But with so many workers, it was inevitable that some were just skiving off, and there was simply no need to keep people like that around.

Chen Yu stroked his chin and pondered.

“For now, let’s not dismiss anyone. We’ve just taken over these factories, and what’s most important is the workers’ morale. If we cause any disturbances, the consequences would be unthinkable.”

Hou Jianchang heaved a helpless sigh. This was indeed a troubling matter.

“Then when do we arrange for them to start working? We can’t just let this big crowd sit idle.”

Chen Yu patted Hou Jianchang’s shoulder, “Old Hou, you keep an eye on these people for me for now, and make sure nothing goes wrong. I need to go out and find the source of the medicinal materials during this time!”

“Don’t worry, I’ll arrange everything here.”

Hou Jianchang replied and immediately made a phone call.

During this time, he had already cultivated a group of practical workers in the factory, and these individuals could serve as factory managers anywhere.

Temporarily putting them in charge of some of the workers was an easy task.

After settling the matters in Suzhou City, Chen Yu went directly to Nanyun.

It could be said to be the center of medicinal materials in the entire East, with more than seventy percent of the world’s medicinal materials originating from there.

Chen Yu traveled without any rest, almost rushing nonstop to Nanyun.

But as soon as he left the airport, he was astounded by everything he saw.

The bustling airport perimeter was filled with many vendors, each stall laden with various medicinal materials.

The rich scent of herbs permeated outside the airport, and just a whiff was enough to feel refreshing and clear-headed.

Just as Chen Yu was about to approach and inquire about the prices of the herbs, he suddenly stopped in his tracks as he detected an odd scent among them.

Not far away, a small stall displayed a large number of Paris polyphylla, a common medicinal herb in Nanyun.

Most Paris polyphylla had seven leaves and one flower, but the ones in front of him had nine leaves and two flowers.

This item, at a glance, was obviously mutated, and, moreover, the flowers of these Paris polyphylla were a vivid red.

Chen Yu couldn’t help but frown. If it were someone else, they probably would have treasured it and bought it on the spot.

“Brother, looking at herbs? This is the most precious nine-leaf Paris polyphylla, our local specialty. If you take it to another place, its value could increase a hundredfold.”