Chapter 979 Promycin

"Let them bring a box of samples first." The person in charge of Li's company said casually with a skeptical attitude.

At that time, the price of newly released penicillin was as heavy as gold. A box of five bottles of penicillin, with 50,000 units per bottle, would cost a small yellow croaker.

Because people these days don't have drug resistance, penicillin is very effective and can cure any disease.

"Aren't there a few people in the clinic who have been infected by knife wounds? Let them try this medicine!" Nowadays, if you get infected by a knife wound, you can either recover on your own or take sulfa drugs. However, the latter has too many side effects and many people can't handle it.

As for the former, it's even more ridiculous, a narrow escape from death.

The doctors in the clinic were all under Li's management. When they got the penicillin, they injected the medicine into these people immediately without any further ado.

The batch that Lin Hao got were all the minimum unit quantity, 100,000 units. For those who had never had an injection, it was simply a miracle drug.

An hour later, these people who were stabbed and infected and shivered all over slowly opened their eyes and said in a hoarse voice:
"Water, water, I want to drink water."

The clinic doctor was very surprised. According to past experience, these things would only last for a while and could be thrown into the sea. But now they wanted to drink water?

"I'm so hungry. Is there anything to eat? Doctor?" several patients continued to shout.

He actually had the energy to ask for food. The doctor at the clinic touched his forehead and found that his fever had gone away?
Although there is no blood on his face, it means that he has passed the anti-infection test. He just needs to rest for a few days and replenish his body.

"Oh my god, this is a miracle drug!"

The fever of several people subsided one after another, and the doctor in the clinic completely believed and accepted the facts before him.

This new drug is simply a miracle drug. Its efficacy is so strong that he has never seen anything like it in all his years as a doctor.

"Mr. Li, this is simply a miracle drug. Not only that, but it is also the fastest-acting drug I have ever seen in my life!"

"In just one hour, the fever of these people who were still on the brink of life and death was reduced and their condition was under control!"

"The efficacy of this medicine is unimaginable. More importantly, there are no side effects!" The clinic doctor said excitedly to the person in charge of Li's company.

"Really?" If all this was true, the heart of the person in charge of the Li family began to beat wildly, as if a door to the vault had suddenly opened before his eyes, and it was full of gold.

"Really? But I need some more medicine to test it a few more times. If it's true, it would be a miracle in medical history." The doctor in the clinic thought for a moment and said again:
"There are too few people now, if there are other side effects."

"No need, just sell it. It's normal even if there are some side effects." The person in charge of Li's waved his hand. What medicine has no side effects?
Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God! He has always believed in these things, and now that this golden gold is in front of him, he will definitely not give up.

"Let that person come to see me and tell him that we want all their medicine." The person in charge of Li's company called his men and said excitedly.

"My name is Li Fengnian, nice to meet you Mr. Li." This time, the Li family of Xidu sent out the most capable helmsman, with the goal of opening up the sales channel for penicillin.

"Well, I want all your medicines. Name your price!" The Li's manager went straight to the point.

"A box of five injections, one hundred thousand units each, and two small yellow croakers!" Before Li Qing came, he specifically looked for Lin Hao to inquire about the price.

After some thought, Lin Hao directly gave out a box of two small yellow croakers. At that time, penicillin had not yet been mass-produced in the United States, so he was just trying something new, and people would buy it no matter how high the price was.

"What? Two small yellow croakers? Do you know how much they cost?" The person in charge of Li's company couldn't help but exclaimed, the price was too expensive.

"I know, but you also know the effect, otherwise it wouldn't be sold so expensively." Li Qing said calmly.

Upon hearing this, the person in charge of Li's company felt very distressed. A box of five required two small yellow croakers. Thinking about how he had just saved several useless people with one small yellow croaker, he felt so distressed that he could not breathe.

"It's too expensive. No one can accept this price." The person in charge of Li's company shook his head and tried to bargain.

"Mr. Li, this is Hong Kong. What we have the most is rich people. Those who fled here to settle down are all wealthy. In the face of death, I don't think they will be stingy with their money." Li Qing said slowly. The feeling of having the initiative was really great.

According to Lin Hao, they are now the bosses, they are God, they can set the price however they want. As for waiting for the American to be listed on a large scale? Will they start a price war?
Don’t forget that we are still at war. How much can flow out of the civilian market?

So Lin Hao was not worried at all and let Li Qing make an offer without hesitation!
"But two small yellow croakers are too expensive. One small yellow croaker is fine." The person in charge of Li's company wanted to bargain further.

"Since Mr. Li thinks it's too expensive, let's just forget it. I'll find someone else to cooperate with!" Li Qing shrugged and said indifferently.

Hearing this, the head of Li's looked extremely unhappy. How could he let the duck in his mouth fly away? He thought for a while and said with gritted teeth:
"Okay, two small yellow croakers, that's two yellow croakers. I want one hundred boxes first."

The person in charge of Li's company has already figured it out in his mind. Although it is a bit expensive, the worst that can happen is that he will make less profit. He can divide one injection between two people, so one injection is worth two yellow croakers. Otherwise, he will suffer a huge loss!

"No problem, we'll take the money and the goods!" Li Qing nodded. For this transaction, Lin Hao specially transferred a group of people from the guard battalion to be responsible for the safety of the drugs.

He understood the character of these people. It was common for thieves to rob each other. If he was not on guard, he might even lose his bones to the enemy.

In fact, the person in charge of Li's company really wanted to rob the gangsters, but when he thought about the fact that they had a monopoly on this miracle drug, if he offended them, he might lose this source of income.

What's more, how much profit can be made from one hundred boxes? It's just the profit from 800 small yellow croakers. It's better to establish a long-term cooperative relationship.

Only fools would do a one-time deal; anyone with brains would maintain it carefully.

After the transaction was completed, the person in charge of Li's company immediately asked his own newspaper to start promoting the miracle drug Penicillin and began to distribute and sell it.

As a result, because the product was labeled as a German product and the effect was really good, sales were extremely hot, which was beyond the expectations of the person in charge of Li's company.

In just three days, all 100 boxes of Panlincini were sold out.

"What a loss, what a loss. I should have ordered a thousand boxes!" The person in charge of Li's said with great sorrow as he looked at the eight hundred yellow croakers in front of him.

He bought two hundred small yellow croakers and sold one thousand small yellow croakers. If you buy one thousand boxes~!

Thinking of the countless wealthy people in Hong Kong, the person in charge of Li's decided to purchase a large amount and even took out all his family assets. Whether he could turn things around depended on this battle.

The emergence of penicillin even alarmed the Hong Kong Daily Life Command.

"Is it more effective than sulfa?" Lieutenant General Tanaka Hisaichi, commander of the Small Days Force, asked in surprise.

He knew that there would be injuries in every battle, and the most difficult hurdle for the injured was fighting infection. Although they had no shortage of sulfa drugs, the side effects were too great, and people often died.

"Yes." The officer in charge of intelligence gathering responded quickly.

"Call the person in charge of Li's company!" If the effect is really good, Tanaka Hisaichi feels it is necessary to purchase a batch.

The most confused country was America. They were just entering the critical moment of mass production, but a large amount of penicillin appeared on the market, which completely dumbfounded them.

The appearance of a large amount of penicillin on the market is not good news for manufacturers who have just solved large-scale production.

They had kept the news of penicillin secret for a long time, and when they were ready to harvest it, someone else sold it before them.

Fortunately, the selling price is still pretty good. The retail price of a bottle of penicillin can actually buy two small yellow croakers.

It’s just that the feeling of being intercepted by others is really not pleasant, especially after they go into mass production, once they put the products on the market, the price will definitely drop, and there may even be a price war.

"Damn it, who did it?" the head of Bristol-Myers Squibb said angrily.

The person in charge of the company's public relations looked innocent, they didn't know either.

"Boss, we don't know either. We only know that a large amount of penicillin appeared in Hong Kong, and based on the efficacy, it seems that the unit amount is higher than ours." said the person in charge of public relations.

"Damn it, who leaked the process?" The head of Bristol-Myers Squibb now wanted to kill someone. He had put in so much effort to improve the fermentation process.

In order to achieve large-scale production, he gambled his life and property, but what was the result?

Someone produced it before them, and the unit content is even higher than theirs. Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents.

"Boss, according to our investigation, it should not have been leaked by our company. All the people who were undergoing the experiment were under guard, and no one escaped." The man in charge of public relations said seriously:
"And the penicillin that appeared in Hong Kong is of higher purity than ours, and has better effects!"

Upon hearing this, the person in charge of Bristol-Myers Squibb was shocked. If it wasn't someone from their company who leaked the information and the production process was more advanced than theirs, then who could it be?
Moreover, he discovered this improved process accidentally, so no one should know about it. Even the workers in charge of production were separated, and each of them knew only a little bit at most.

In addition, there are people from the Intelligence Agency who are responsible for surveillance. After all, the interests involved here are too great.

"If it's not someone from our company? Then who is it?"

"I don't know. We're still investigating. But that's Xiao Ri's territory, so it's a bit troublesome."

"Asshole, no matter what the cost, you must find out the source for me. I will destroy them all." The head of Bristol-Myers Squibb said coldly.

For a business like this involving billions or even tens of billions of dollars, it would be good enough if his entire family wasn't wiped out.

"Yes, Boss, but I need help from the Intelligence Bureau."

"No problem, I'll call their director. It's not that easy to get shares."

"clear."

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Lin Hao didn't know about what was happening in the outside world for the time being. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much. If they pissed him off, he would just destroy their factory on the spot, kill all the people who knew the production process, and destroy all the technical data.

As the distribution business in Hong Kong unfolded, Lin Hao found that the business was really good. In just half a month, he sold nearly five thousand boxes.

There were six thousand small yellow croakers worth, silver dollars worth four thousand small yellow croakers, antiques, jade, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, etc.

This made Lin Hao sigh with emotion. It was indeed a huge profit. However, he also knew that it would definitely attract some people's attention, but he didn't care.

At this time, the Sichuan Army had entered a stage of rapid development, especially in terms of conscription, with a troop strength of more than 5,000 people. However, Lin Hao did not stop conscription and continued to recruit soldiers, striving to break through 10,000 people as soon as possible.

Because there will definitely be countless fierce battles and wars waiting for him.

"Let Si La Si La take a batch of medicines across the river to Chanda City." In Xidu City, Lin Hao immediately said while staring at the map at the command center.

He is not short of ordinary soldiers now, but what he lacks are educated soldiers. The Air Force, the newly established Navy, and the Marine Corps all need educated soldiers.

Anyone who could read was sent for training. Even if they couldn't become a pilot or a seaman, being a ground staff was good enough.

"Yes!"

Soon, Long Wenjian, who was rushing to Heshun Town, received a telegram from Lin Hao.

"What's wrong? Is he dead?" Meng Fan looked at Long Wenjian with a puzzled look.

"Here, this is a telegram from the brigade commander, asking us to go to Zenda City to pick up a group of people." Long Wenjian shook his head and handed over the telegram in his hand.

After receiving the telegram, Meng Fanle glanced at it and said in surprise:
"I was wondering why they asked me to pass by Menggong City to pick up some medicine before we set off. I thought they were worried that we would get hurt. Now it seems that there is another hidden meaning."

Hearing this, Long Wenjian nodded and asked casually, "Is this shelter director reliable? We were held down right after we crossed the river."

"He should be reliable. This person is greedy, but his mind is still clear." Meng Fanle thought about it in his mind and said with a smile.

"As long as you think it's reliable." Long Wenjian said expressionlessly.

On the other side, the director of the shelter received a telegram from Lin Hao through a secret radio station.

"Intellectuals, naval officers? Pilots?" The director of the shelter frowned and rubbed his head. This was too difficult.

If they were ordinary soldiers, they would not be treated casually. Now, nearly a hundred people agree to cross the river every day to seek a future, and the number is still increasing.

It is estimated that the next batch will have at least two to three hundred people. For this purpose, he emptied out all his family assets and established connections in all aspects.

Now, they are asking us to send a group of sailors and pilots. Isn't this asking too much?

It’s not that the problem cannot be solved, but it’s too difficult.

The problem with sailors is not that big. Since the navy has lost its warships, many sailors have been disbanded and assigned to the army. It's just a matter of finding some connections and getting a few of them. It won't be a big problem.

But it’s difficult for pilots, as pilots these days are truly from wealthy families.

These children from poor families cannot read a single word, so asking them to fly a plane is like a piece of cake. It is unimaginable how difficult it is to get these pilots to cross the river.

However, Lin Hao also took into account the difficulty involved, so the price he offered was very high.

The price was so high that the director of the shelter was jealous. Ten boxes of penicillin per pilot.

Penicillin has been very popular recently. Even he, a small black market vendor, has heard that one bottle of penicillin injection requires two small yellow croakers. The key point is that there is a high price but no demand, so it is impossible to buy it.

Upon hearing the offer, the shelter director's eyes turned red with envy. Two small yellow croakers in a box, it was simply a steal.

But now, Lin Hao said that he has the goods in hand, and this transaction is all about penicillin. As for how much he can consume, it depends on his own ability.

"Damn it, never mind. Ten boxes of penicillin per person, and ten boxes mean a hundred small yellow croakers. Damn it, let's go for it!" The director of the shelter decided to bring people in as well, as the profit was simply too huge.

The first target is Tang Ji, who was recently promoted to deputy division commander.

Tang Ji, who was leisurely listening to the radio, frowned slightly when he received a report from his subordinates. He knew this director of the shelter. On the surface, he was a director of the shelter, but secretly he was also doing black market business.

However, the business he was doing was too small, just reselling some canned food and the like, so he was too lazy to take care of it, or even looked down on it.

It's only a hundred dollars a month, and a few dozen dollars for each intervention. He can't afford to lose face.

"Why did he come to see me?" Tang Ji asked.

"I don't know, but they say there's a big deal." The person who came to report, with two silver dollars tucked into his waist, naturally had to say something nice:
"How about I chase him away?"

He knew Tang Ji, so as long as he could arouse his curiosity and then say the opposite, there would generally be no problem.

As expected, Tang Ji's curiosity was aroused and he waved his hand and said, "Let him in."

When the director of the shelter came in, he looked at Tang Ji and said with a smile on his face: "Master Tang, Master Tang~!"

"Deputy, don't shout, it will cause problems!" Tang Ji said this, but he was still very happy in his heart. However, he raised his chin and asked:
"Tell me, what's the matter? Master Yu will be looking for me later!"

"It's like this, there's a business deal that needs your approval." The station director felt very proud.

However, he still had a humble smile on his face and gave a brief introduction.

After hearing this, Tang Ji's breathing quickened a lot, and he then glanced at his confidant.

After receiving the signal, the confidant immediately went out, closed the door, and stood outside.

"Is it reliable?" Tang Ji couldn't help but ask.

He had also heard about penicillin. People in the superiors' office had also been discussing it recently, saying that it was a miracle drug for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. If they had it, the recovery rate of the wounded would be greatly improved.

But this stuff is simply unaffordable. One injection and two small yellow croakers. Whose soldiers are so precious?

However, just because soldiers can't afford it doesn't mean that officers can't afford it, nor does it mean that the "powerful" can't afford it. As long as the price can be quoted, anyone can afford it.

Many times, the most critical hurdle for battlefield injuries is fighting infection. If you can get through it, then there won’t be a big problem and you can return to your original unit after resting for a month or two.

“It’s reliable, absolutely no problem, but this business is too big, I can’t handle it alone.” The director of the shelter said, scratching his head.

Tang Ji tapped his fingers upon hearing this, and said in a different tone:
"Of course you can't afford it. Who can you hide such a big deal from? Do you really think there is no one in the Sichuan Army? The Military Control Commission has set up an office specifically for this!"