Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 7 Testing Medicine
Headquarters, bedding factory.

Ren Zhong followed Li Yunlong to the bedding factory. Looking at the factory full of middle-aged women, as a bystander, he did not have any special feelings.

But the strange thing is that Li Yunlong, who had just been removed from his position to run this bedding factory, did not feel too much loss.

Instead, he was staring at an older sister's hands moving up and down, and he was actually learning sewing techniques seriously!
When Zhang Fei embroiders, he plays with contrast.

Ren Zhong was somewhat enlightened.

Li Yunlong is so carefree, no wonder he has not been affected much by the ups and downs. With his mentality, he can kill 99% of the leaders who have stepped down in the contemporary world in seconds!
"Old Li, no way, you are not really coming here to learn embroidery, are you?" Ren Zhong said to Li Yunlong.

"No embroidery? Is Old Li just going to eat for free?" Li Yunlong said without even looking at him, "Brother Ren, don't tell me, I see something now. This sewing doesn't seem to be difficult. In a few days, Old Li will be a good sewer."

Ren Zhong rubbed his forehead and couldn't bear to watch any further.

Li Yunlong can really do any job, and the key is that he can promote himself. In his time and space, such a person is definitely a 007 self-promoting talent that would make the boss cry when he sees him!

"Old Li, stop looking. I want to discuss something with you." Ren Zhong interrupted Li Yunlong's thoughts. "First, if, I mean, if I can get anti-inflammatory drugs from overseas, is it possible to sell them to the headquarters hospital?"

"What?" Li Yunlong didn't react at first. After hearing Ren Zhong's words clearly, he turned around and said loudly, "It's great that your anti-inflammatory drugs can still be shipped in. This is life-saving medicine. The base hospital is in short supply right now. If it can really be shipped in, we will buy as many as you can get."

Now the enemy, the puppet regime and the diehards have completely blockaded the base area, resulting in a severe shortage of supplies in the base area. Li Yunlong's fellow villager Zhang Wanhe is in charge of logistics and has complained to Li Yunlong many times about the shortage of supplies in the base area.

However, despite the remarkable combat achievements of Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment, they have no way to break the enemy's blockade at this stage.

Therefore, strategic materials in the base have always been extremely scarce.

"Old Li, I have to apologize to you for this. It is true that I am an overseas student, but I am not alone. There is an organization that is doing things to support the domestic war of resistance. However, our energy is not great, and we can only transport a small amount of supplies. As our funds are relatively short, in order to carry out this support activity for a long time, our organization has adopted the method of trade to carry out such activities." Ren Zhong said the words he had rethought in the main plane, while observing the changes in Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong had obviously anticipated Ren Zhong's statement. He did not show any surprise at all, but listened quietly to what Ren Zhong had to say next.

"We still have some anti-inflammatory drugs left. If we can trade them, I'll go to the contact point tomorrow to get a batch back."

Li Yunlong was not at all surprised by Ren Zhong's words. After all, the timing of Ren Zhong's appearance was too strange. Li Yunlong had always been suspicious. When Ren Zhong said this today, Li Yunlong felt a little enlightened.

"Brother Ren, if you were to sell this anti-inflammatory drug, what would be the current price?" Li Yunlong asked seriously.

"How about three dollars for a pill of anti-inflammatory medicine?" Ren Zhong asked tentatively.

It’s not that he is greedy, but he wants to test the purchasing power of the headquarters in this area.

"No problem, I can agree to your price directly." Li Yunlong agreed without hesitation. "At this price, we will buy as much as you have."

Li Yunlong is not an ordinary person. He has been dealing with Zhang Wanhe for more than ten years. The base basically purchases medicines at the price of gold, especially anti-inflammatory drugs such as sulfa.

Now, there are merchants like Ren Zhong who deliver goods to the door - yes, when Ren Zhong was tentatively proposing a deal, Li Yunlong had already regarded Ren Zhong as a merchant who was trying to take advantage of the situation. This is normal, as there are many people who make money like this in the border areas and bases.

If Ren Zhong really has a channel to deliver such medicines to the base, Li Yunlong thinks it is well worth it to buy a pill of anti-inflammatory medicine that can reduce fever for 3 yuan.

The key was that in Zhaojiazhuang, Ren Zhong personally performed a miracle of 100% fever reduction for Li Yunlong.

This was a treatment that even sulfa could not achieve. Li Yunlong thought it was no problem to exchange three dollars for a pill of this effective drug.

Half a day later.

Headquarters Logistics Department.

"Old Li, can this medicine really reduce fever?" Zhang Wanhe asked in disbelief as he looked at the amoxicillin capsules that he had never seen before.

"Old Zhang, how dare I lie to you about this? A dozen seriously injured soldiers in our regiment had high fevers a few days ago. After each of them took half a pill of this medicine, their fevers all went down!" Li Yunlong said seriously, "This is a matter of saving lives. I, Old Li, can't joke with you."

"There is a patient with high fever in our hospital right now, so I must try it first." Zhang Wanhe looked at the amoxicillin capsule for a while and decided to take a conservative approach.

"It's okay. This is the sample that Brother Ren gave us. Go to the hospital and ask them to find a soldier who is infected and has a high fever to try it out. Then you'll know. This medicine is really a miracle drug in the New 1st Regiment. If the test effect is the same, then I'm afraid we'll have to establish a long-term purchasing channel with Brother Ren in the future." Li Yunlong nodded.

"Old Li, do you think Ren Zhong is reliable? Could he be sent by the enemy and puppet forces?" Zhang Wanhe's nerves were jumping very quickly.

“I can’t say he’s reliable, but it’s unlikely that he’s a traitor or a spy. After all, the way he came here attracted too much attention. Anyone who does underground work wouldn’t be so ostentatious.

Based on my observations over the past two days, this person may have come to our base to seek wealth. If he can satisfy me financially, I think there will be no problem." Li Yunlong recalled how he met Ren Zhong. He did have some flavor of a traveling merchant, but he was incompatible with the traveling merchants he knew.

"If they are just looking for money, then there is no problem. I am just afraid that they are trying to cause trouble." Zhang Wanhe said, "As for medicines, we purchase hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of medicines a year, but it is still not enough. Having another anti-inflammatory drug supplier is no problem for us. We welcome it very much.

I'm afraid they were sent by the enemy, and if they tamper with the medicine, it would be troublesome."

The situation Zhang Wanhe described has occurred more than once or twice in the past year. Some people have brought counterfeit and inferior drugs to sell, and according to the current policies of the base, it is impossible to fully control the quality.

After all, the purchasing channels in the base are almost blocked now. It is difficult to test the things delivered by suppliers, such as medicines, and people are often deceived if they are not careful.

"Don't worry, we are all keeping an eye on him. I personally think that this businessman named Ren Zhong can be used. His medicines have been verified in the New First Regiment." Li Yunlong said to Zhang Wanhe seriously.

Ren Zhong doesn't know yet that in order to earn a little difference as a middleman, Lao Li actually sold out all his assets.

But even if Ren Zhong knew, it wouldn't matter. No one knew his origins now, and he would have to deal with Zhang Wanhe sooner or later. After all, there was really nothing to get out of Li Yunlong. Not to mention that he was only the director of a clothing factory now, even in the New 1st Regiment and the Independent Regiment, he was also very poor.

This was the case for almost all Eighth Route Army bases during this period, unless one was lucky enough to have access to a gold mine.

If Lao Li could have put him in touch with Zhang Wanhe earlier, Ren Zhong would have been able to verify whether his idea was feasible sooner.

After all, his current source of wealth depends on this.

Ren Zhong took advantage of Lao Li's absence and went out for most of the day, then pretended to bring the amoxicillin capsules he had hidden outside back to the clothing factory.

He was certain that after Li Yunlong took the sample to Zhang Wanhe for drug testing, the headquarters hospital would definitely cry out for the drug. The effect of amoxicillin had already demonstrated miraculous effects in the New 1st Regiment, and Ren Zhong was very confident about this.

Now, we just have to wait for the results of the drug trial.

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(End of this chapter)