You know, William III had already been injected with 8 doses of this agent before, and with the 5 doses after that, just the cost of this single drug added up to 2.6 million taels, which is over 7 million francs!
In addition, he needed several injections daily of things like "Physical Energy Liquid" and "Electrolyte," each costing between 5,000 to 10,000 taels. Hmm, it was actually just glucose and saline.
This time, Joseph really seized the opportunity to make a fortune, hoping to recoup the research and development costs of penicillin.
In comparison, Dr. Carriere's exorbitant surgery and consultation fee of 5,000 taels was almost negligible.
Of course, although William III was pained by this, these drugs truly could save his life, so no matter how much it cost, he accepted it. After all, he already owed the French people a lot of money, so what was a little more debt?
