Opening game, American Tycoon

Chapter 29 Strong Alliance (Second update, please recommend)
In the following time, Zhu Xianhai has no time to achieve the small goal of climbing over the wall and entering the house to feel the fragrance.

Flowers before the moon is really yearning.

But the premise of making an appointment is to spend money.

For travelers, making money is the more important thing.

In November, Buffett, who was in Europe, sent several telegrams.In addition to reporting the effect of opening up the market in Europe, there is also the urging of shipments here. At the same time, he also sent a large amount of raw materials from Europe-Turkish opium, Coptis chinensis and so on. In order to purchase cheaper opium, he even went directly to Turkey. I have to say that Buffett is an extremely competent partner.

These raw materials were sent to Buenos Aires along with the immigration ships from Europe. Of course, Zhu Xianhai did not need to go to Matou to pick up the goods.At this time, Leonardo's role was shown. He directed the coolies at the pier to load these things into the carriage.

Before the raw materials were put into storage, he had to take a few apprentices to unpack and inspect the raw materials one by one.

"These are opioids?"

Standing in front of the warehouse and picking up a piece of black ointment weighing one kilogram, Zhu Xianhai's mood seemed a little complicated.

Opioids!

This was the first time he had seen this thing.

"Yes, all high-grade Turkish opiates."

Leonardo said.

"We did a simple test just now, and its morphine content will not be lower than 15%,"

Turkish opiates!

It is definitely a brand-name product among opium, because of its high morphine content, and it is welcomed by businessmen from all over the world, including the United Kingdom.In this era, while selling poor-quality Indian opium to China, the British imported opium from Turkey to extract morphine for pharmaceutical use.

Of course, this is not contradictory to "Liqing", and now it has been fully rolled out in the UK. Not only many factories have taken the initiative to buy this drug, but also many doctors have published articles in medical journals praising this perfect miraculous drug. Drugs, calling it a good medicine for "rejuvenation".As a result, many wealthy people have also bought it, and it has indescribable "side effects".

Correspondingly, the output of that small pharmacy could no longer meet the demand.Therefore, Zhu Xianhai decided to re-open a pharmaceutical factory, specializing in the production of patented drugs such as Licanolin, aspirin, and berberine hydrochloride, turning the pharmacy into a pharmaceutical company.

Besides these?
Well, extracting a variety of drugs from opioids to manufacture painkillers and anesthetics is also a good choice. After all, war will break out next year, and the demand for these drugs will definitely be an extremely huge market.

Of course, we are manufacturing medicines, and the medicines we manufacture are used to cure diseases and save lives.If they abuse it, that's their business.

"Has the telegram been sent?"

Put down the opium, Zhu Xianhai asked.

"It has been sent, and there will be a reply soon. However, sir, I don't think the equipment made in the UK may meet your needs. After all, the alkaloids you produce are of high purity, and the British ones, It's just a bunch of rubbish."

Leonardo pursed his lips, his tone full of contempt.

British products are indeed rubbish, the color is like coffee, and the content of impurities is too high.

"That's a question of craftsmanship. As for the equipment, those equipment are industrially produced equipment. Didn't you read what Buffett said in the telegram? The special equipment in the UK can produce 100 pounds of alkaloids at a time, while our equipment can produce [-] pounds of alkaloids at a time. It’s only a few pounds, and only advanced equipment can guarantee the continuous supply of our products to the whole world.”

Industry is power!
This is true in any industry!

Factory and large-scale production are the difference between pharmaceutical companies and workshops.

"By the way, has the Chilean saltpeter I wanted arrived?"

"It's here, sir, it's just..."

Leonardo flipped through the record sheet and said.

"Leon, go and move box 135 over here."

After the heavy box was moved, Leonardo was puzzled.

"Sir, do you want these saltpetres for fertilizer?"

Then he talked to himself again.

"We don't need saltpeter as fertilizer at all here."

This is also the reason why Zhu Xianhai bought Chilean saltpeter from the UK-Argentina does not need saltpeter fertilizer at all.

"I'm using it for another experiment."

Zhu Xianhai laughed.

Chilean saltpeter, in fact, is sodium saltpeter. Its largest production area is not Chile, but Antofagasta Province in Bolivia and Tarapaca Province in Peru. These two regions are called "North Grande". ", the main product is saltpeter.

Every year, more than [-] tons of saltpeter are transported to Europe from ports passing through Chile, which is why it is called "Chilean saltpeter", and the demand for saltpeter in Europe is also increasing. More than ten years later, it is the demand of Europe and the The huge wealth of saltpeter triggered the famous "Guano War".

Europe imports more than [-] tons of Chilean saltpeter every year, not because of the war, but as a fertilizer to increase agricultural production. This is the only use of sodium saltpeter.Sodium saltpeter cannot be used in pharmaceutical gunpowder, which of course limits its price and application.

Potassium nitrate is still used to make gunpowder.At present, India and Bangladesh have the largest and most important saltpeter mine in the world, and this mining area is firmly controlled by the British. France, Germany, and even the United States must either pay for it obediently, or they can only issue concessions like the French , Go to the toilet to find a way to purify the saltpeter.

Right now, Zhu Xianhai bought Chilean saltpeter just to use it to make gunpowder and break the British monopoly.

"It's just a simple reaction. It was written in Tiangong Kaiwu hundreds of years ago..."

In the laboratory, Zhu Xianhai talked to himself while conducting experiments.

"Maybe, DuPont got its inspiration from creations made by nature."

He is now carrying out this experiment and also gained experience from DuPont.

After the outbreak of the Civil War, the United States, which was divided into the North and the South, was dizzy by the "saltpeter shortage".After the war broke out, the remaining Indian saltpeter in the hands of the northern army could only produce gunpowder for up to six months, and the British embargoed Indian saltpetre to the United States after changing hands.

How to do?
Therefore, the founder of DuPont Group set his sights on Chilean saltpeter.Unlike Indian saltpeter, the main component of Chilean saltpeter is calcium nitrate.DuPont obtained enough potassium nitrate through a simple exchange reaction.And DuPont monopolized the supply of gunpowder in the United States through the exchange reaction to prepare gunpowder raw materials, thus achieving the rise of DuPont.

Right now, all Zhu Xianhai has to do is to copy DuPont's path.

"Using plant ash, which is potassium carbonate, as a raw material for binding calcium ions and providing potassium ions, this is the "exchange reaction"..."

Soon, several pounds of white potassium nitrate were fresh out of the oven.Staring at the potassium nitrate, Zhu Xianhai said proudly.

"Okay, everything is ready now, the only thing we need is the east wind, and when the Yankees fight, we will be able to fight both sides!"

Painkillers and narcotics are used to save people, while gunpowder and explosives are used to kill people. The combination of the two of them is simply a match made in heaven by the Jade Emperor... If you don’t earn him a few million dollars, that’s terrible. I'm so sorry for the perfect match...

(End of this chapter)