My client Li Yunlong

"penicillin."

Massachusetts Hospital.

One of the top hospitals in the United States.

The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States walked into the exclusive ward.

In the United States, which is above capital, as the Minister of the National Treasury, he has a lot of power. Naturally, my father lives in the best hospital and the best ward.

Also the best doctor.

"Can we make this penicillin?"

In the ward, the Minister of Finance was holding a bottle of imported penicillin and his eyes were burning.

How could he not know how serious his father's condition was?
The critical illness notice has been issued five or six times!

A bunch of experts and professors personally gave him popular science, just to tell him that his father was hopeless and that he was preparing for his funeral.

result,

Within a few days, he was lying in the general ward with steady breathing. It seemed that he would be discharged from the hospital soon.

Called a medical miracle.

What created this miracle in the morning was the bottle of penicillin in his hand. Inside the transparent glass bottle was a powder as white as crystal.

This is a life-saving medicine.

It is also the password of wealth.

"No."

The top professor from the University of Massachusetts shook his head like a drum:

"Although the actual drug content of the bottle of penicillin in your hand is only three grams, it actually contains five million units of penicillin, and it can be stored at room temperature for more than three years."

"Ninety percent pure."

"No side effects. Minimal stress on the body."

"And we made it."

As he spoke, the professor took out a glass bottle.

Not mentioning the differences between the glass bottles, just looking at the medicine inside, the imported ones are as white, pure and delicate as fine sand, crystal clear, while the homemade ones are browned and rough, lumpy and ugly.

Just the appearance alone is crushing.

"There are only 5,000 units, the content of impurities is high, the stability period is only ten days, and it must be stored in the refrigerator."

The medical professor smiled bitterly.

The technology of the first generation of penicillin was poor, with only about 5,000 units per milliliter.

The medical professor added:

"Although technology can make breakthroughs, several chemistry professors and I have estimated that we can only achieve 20,000 units per bottle, and the purity can only be 30%."

"The shelf life can stably exceed one year."

With the development of chemical technology in the 1940s, many things can already be predicted.

"why?"

The Finance Minister's face darkened.

Why is the gap so big!

"It is estimated that it is due to the extraction equipment and manufacturing process."

The professor answered:

"But we are currently unable to speculate on what technology and equipment the other party used to produce such high-purity penicillin with almost no impurities."

His tone was helpless:
"This is not a technical problem. Our production equipment and technical level are not enough."

technology gap,

Especially the gap in basic technology is the most disappointing.

This means that even if the other party tells you the complete production process, chemical materials and fortifications, you cannot make it.

If it cannot be made, it cannot be made.

"How much of this imported penicillin is currently on the market?"

the finance minister asked.

"not much."

"The first batch only has 3,000 bottles, which have been divided up by major hospitals."

"But according to the seller, the latest batch of 10,000 bottles will arrive tomorrow. All hospitals have already snapped up them, and even the advance payment has been paid."

The professor answered:

“We can supply between five and 100,000 bottles per month.”

During World War II, there were fast cruise ships from British-controlled Hong Kong to the American mainland, and there were mainline aircraft.

In order to transport the goods to the United States as quickly as possible, earn a price, and then go to the southern Hebei region to purchase goods, George Galvin spent a lot of money and took the fastest transportation to transport the drugs to the United States.

"Ten thousand bottles!"

The Minister of Finance's face darkened.

Ten thousand bottles.

This shows that someone has mastered the ability to produce this high-purity penicillin on a large scale.

The fact that it was sold out shows that the market has accepted this drug, which has not even been approved by the American medical review department.

And the monthly supply is between 50,000 and 100,000 bottles.

The United States has no time and space to catch up.

Even if he now orders a ban on this drug, it will continue to circulate on the black market because there is no substitute for this drug on the market.

Policies cannot suppress people's desire for life.

Even if the medical department claims that this drug has serious side effects, it will not help.

This trick can only be effective on ordinary people.

Those who can afford this drug are either rich or expensive. This group of people have independent information channels and will not believe government announcements.

"How long will it take for us to develop a replacement product with similar performance?"

the finance minister asked.

Not just in the hospital, but on the battlefield.

Nowadays, there are wars all over the world. The battlefield environment is muddy, first aid conditions are poor, and post-traumatic wound contamination leads to serious infections, which is one of the reasons for the highest mortality rate among soldiers.

Not even one.

Not to mention one hundred thousand bottles, even one million bottles would not be enough.

And ten thousand bottles, calculated at US$2,500 per bottle, is US$25 million.

One hundred thousand bottles, that’s $250 million.

Everyone can see that the vast market for this drug is an unparalleled and huge wealth.

America must be fought for.

"Replacement?"

The medical expert was lost in thought.

In the United States, top experts from major hospitals are connected to major American pharmaceutical companies, and some even directly participate in shares or even serve as senior executives.

The so-called replacement,
This means that the effect is almost the same, or about half the effect, and the side effects are also similar.

But now the reality is...
Even if there is a technological breakthrough a year later, the penicillin produced in the United States will probably not be able to reach one percent of the concentration of imported penicillin.

That is, a bottle of 50,000 units.

As for purity, let’s not talk about it. The higher the purity, the fewer impurities and the lower the side effects.

The imported ones have no side effects except for allergic reactions and increased pressure on the liver and kidneys, which are marked on the instructions. 90% of the active ingredients and 10% are carriers, so there is no burden on the body. As for our own products, 30% are pharmaceutical ingredients including carriers, 30% are harmless impurities, and 30% are harmful impurities.

Although the toxicity of harmful impurities is very mild, it will not affect normal people.

But that's not necessarily the case for patients.

"It will take about two years."

"And it requires a lot of funding and technical support."

The expert gritted his teeth and said.

Is two years enough?

Definitely not enough.

But...

"Too long!"

"I will contact the Minister of Health and organize various hospitals to jointly tackle technical problems."

"A replacement product must be produced within one year."

The Finance Minister sounded serious:

"America needs penicillin."

Otherwise, the penicillin market in the United States and the penicillin market in Europe will be occupied by this unknown group of forces suspected of being Chinese.

Is it the force behind Tubal Road in North China?
The Finance Minister speculated in his mind.

"One year?"

The medical expert thought for a moment and nodded:

"it should be OK."

What could bring America’s hospitals together?
Benefit!

···
"Find out."

"Where did this drug come from?"

Back in his office, the Minister of Finance called for his secretary.

He asked his secretary to investigate the source.

"The Republic of China."

"Jinan region."

Although George Galvin tried his best to hide it, he was just a small businessman after all, and had no effect in the face of government investigation.

Easily known by the Minister of Finance.

"It's indeed them."

The Minister of Finance's face darkened.

He was still strange.

Why does the other side dare to open U.S. dollar foreign exchange on a large scale with almost no restrictions?

To know,
Today, the U.S. dollar is the most circulated currency in wealthy areas of the Republic of China, even surpassing the Japanese yen.

It turned out to be the case.

With penicillin, one can continuously obtain US dollars, and as a product with a complete technological monopoly, the profit must be extremely high. This drug alone is estimated to be able to support the finances of this local power.

"Fake."

The finance minister couldn't help but curse.

He couldn't stand sucking America's blood.

"Let the Minister of Health come see me."

But use administrative force to suppress this drug.

at least,

It can suppress the penicillin market in the United States and reduce the income of people in the Republic of China.

···
at the same time.

Dai Ying is far away on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

"We need penicillin."

A report from the military also appeared on Fatty Qiu's desk.

"penicillin?"

Fatty Qiu put down his pipe with a puzzled expression.

Judging from the name, it is a kind of medicine.

But why do you want me to take your medicine?

Shouldn't we talk to the Minister of Health?
"We need this medicine on the front lines."

The military general replied:
"Treat severely infected casualties and keep them alive."

"But this kind of medicine is relatively expensive, and it can only be imported from the Republic of China."

"Imported from the Republic of China?"

Fatty Qiu was stunned for a moment, took a closer look at his general, and then said in a disdainful tone:
“Can’t we just ask the Ministry of Health to organize a few pharmaceutical companies and manufacture them ourselves?”

Republic of China!

The Republic of China was beaten by the Japanese.

What drugs can be made?
Although Fatty Qiu also knew that drugs that could treat severe infections, which were equivalent to being given a death notice, should have a high technical level.

"Prime Minister, I'm looking for the Minister of Health."

"According to responses from several pharmaceutical companies in my country, they will not have the ability to produce replacement products within five years."

"This is without war."

The general gave a wry smile.

"what?"

Fatty Qiu stood up directly.

Although the British Empire is lonely,
But our ancestors were also generous, with a solid foundation and a good technical level.

What medicine.

The Republic of China could produce it, but the British Empire actually couldn't do it for five years?

Fatty Qiu didn't believe it.

"Then go to the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds for imports!"

Although he didn't believe it, Fatty Qiu still didn't understand.

If you can’t make it yourself, then buy it!
The British Empire is short of money recently;
But military supply can still be guaranteed.

Not long ago, he received a US$500 million loan from the United States.

"A bit expensive."

The military general smiled bitterly:
"We haven't contacted the Republic of China yet, but we only know that in the United States, a bottle sells for $2,500."

"A seriously injured patient with severe infection will need two or even three bottles to cure."

"Two thousand five hundred dollars a bottle?"

"It takes three bottles to cure one?"

Fatty Qiu was shocked.

Otherwise, it’s better not to save the seriously injured! (End of chapter)