Lin Sanqi is a doctor and his family runs a clinic.
These bullets and guns were all imported from Israel, and they had to be bought from them when they were used up. Lin Sanqi had every reason to believe that the price he paid was several times the normal price.
Otherwise, we would not be greedy Jews.
But what can he do?
Should I call the Central Military Commission in the capital and tell them I'm a time traveler looking to buy weapons for a China from another time and space? Could I get any advanced weapons they have, preferably hundreds of J-20s?
Do you believe that they will take you directly to the Guangzhou Mental Health Center?
Maybe when he becomes richer in the future, he will follow Cao Xiaoqiang's example and find a small African country to act as a proxy, then buy a large number of low-end weapons and transport them to another time and space.
But there is another problem here. In another time and space, Cao Xiaoqiang was supported by the entire country and prepared a huge amount of supplies for him to cash in.
But Lin Sanqi was working alone, as an individual business owner, and his financial resources were not enough to support such a huge cross-country aid.
In the warehouse.
While the troop transport vehicles had not yet arrived, Lin Sanqi was prepared to put forward his own demands in exchange for these advanced weapons:
"Boss, I have good news for you. My wife is pregnant. I'm going to be a father. Haha."
Leader Jing was also happy when he heard it: "Okay, congratulations, please say hello to Dr. Pan for me."
Lin Sanqi changed the subject at this time:
"But boss, my wife is pregnant and she fainted a few days ago, so I decided not to go to the United States. I want to stay and accompany my wife."
Leader Jing became anxious when he heard this:
"Wasn't going to the United States a good idea? If you don't go to the United States, this anti-tuberculosis treatment won't be recognized abroad, then wouldn't all our previous plans be in vain?"
"It's not in vain. I won't go to the United States. Those American doctors are more anxious than we are. But I told them that I will definitely not go to the United States, but I can go to Hong Kong."
Lin Sanqi spoke casually, but Leader Jing seemed to be smiling:
"Not only are you going to Hong Kong, but Dr. Pan is going to Hong Kong too, right?"
Lin Sanqi knew what the old man was thinking, but he nodded decisively:
"Yes, I will definitely not leave my wife. Now is the time when she needs me the most. The key is that the journey to Hong Kong is relatively close, and my family is also in Hong Kong, so it is convenient for me to take care of her. This way I can also focus on my clinical work in tuberculosis."
Leader Jing was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"Comrade Sanqi, do you really have no confidence in us? Although things are a little difficult now, there's no sign of political instability. What are you afraid of? You should know how important your presence is to our country and to the confidence of our people. If you leave too..."
Lin Sanqi hurriedly denied it, thinking that the medicinal herbs and supplies I needed to make money were only available in China, so how could he bear to leave?
He won't leave even if you try to drive him away, unless it's the last resort or he's about to fall out.
"Leader, you're overthinking it. I won't leave, at least not for the time being. I asked to go to Hong Kong for my wife. Of course, there's another reason. My parents and those 500 veterans just went to Hong Kong, and I'm worried about them. I want to go over and help maintain things.
I also have some good news for you, my boss. I've reached a preliminary agreement with the medical team at Harvard University in the United States. The tuberculosis drug will be produced domestically, and they will become the representative distributor overseas.
If this agreement can be implemented, we will have caught a hen that lays eggs. We can then use our country's low-cost labor, land, and raw materials to manufacture medicines and earn a lot of foreign exchange."
When Leader Jing heard this, he even lost interest in the rifle in his hand and grabbed Lin Sanqi's arm:
"Comrade Sanqi, are you serious? Can we export medicine?"
At that time, the country was in great need of foreign exchange, but there was almost nothing available for export. Textiles were the first export product, followed by raw materials such as coal and timber.
These things have low added value. How much is a carload of coal worth?
But if you change it into a truckload of medicines, the value will be like heaven and earth, which can greatly alleviate the problem of foreign exchange shortage in our country.
With foreign exchange, we can repay our debts to the Russians in the north, so that we won’t be forced to eat coarse food at home due to their debt collection.
Lin Sanqi smiled and further explained:
"I do have this plan, which is to produce medicines domestically, and our Xiangjiang Lingnan Hall Company will be responsible for exporting them. Then Professor Anthony and his team will be responsible for selling them abroad. This is equivalent to giving a portion of the profits to the Americans.
The downside is that the final sales price is in the hands of the other party, and it is entirely possible that their agents earn more money than us.
But the upside is that we don't have to worry about approvals from European and American drug regulatory authorities, nor do we have to worry about how to distribute the products. We can't do all of the above, so we might as well give up from the beginning and just play the role of supplier."
Leader Jing walked around the warehouse excitedly, muttering to himself:
"Okay, okay, the X-ray production line you provided last time has now played a huge role. All the X-ray machines are exported, earning us a lot of foreign exchange.
If we add this anti-tuberculosis drug, even if we only get a small piece of the pie, it will be at least tens of billions of US dollars. This foreign exchange plays a vital role in stabilizing our economy.
But Comrade Sanqi, there is a problem that needs to be resolved."
Lin Sanqi blinked: "What's the problem?"
Leader Jing sat back down next to Lin Sanqi.
"Don't forget, all anti-tuberculosis drugs are currently prepared by your overseas base. We don't have any production lines in China. How are you going to solve this problem?"
Lin Sanqi touched his head awkwardly, having almost forgotten about this matter:
"Leader, this matter is both simple and complicated to resolve."
"What do you mean by simple or complicated? Explain clearly."
"I think there are two solutions. One is to have our overseas bases supply the drugs and then export them under the name of domestic production. In this case, the domestic manufacturers will only have to bear the packaging costs, and the profits will be less.
Another option is that our overseas bases provide drug production lines and drug formulas, and domestic production is responsible. This is what I call simple.
But the complexity lies in the fact that the raw materials for producing tuberculosis drugs are currently estimated to be unable to be produced domestically and also need to be imported.
Of course, I can provide the process formula of the raw materials and let domestic universities conduct research, and then obtain it through chemical synthesis, but this involves a chemical industry, and I have to build a chemical plant for you.
But having a chemical plant isn't enough; we also need to train engineers and industrial workers. Leader, do you think it's complicated?"
When Leader Jing heard this, he slapped his thigh in anger:
"It's indeed complicated. To produce a drug, it requires university education and the development of the chemical industry. It's not something that can be accomplished overnight. But I still prefer the second legal option. We must always make progress on our own."
Lin Sanqi continued to express his concerns:
"Another question is, where should this drug production base be located? My suggestion is that it shouldn't be located in a major city, nor inland areas. Ideally, it should be located on an island or a military base."
Leader Jing's mind was full of questions: "Why, why is this happening?"
Lin Sanqi wondered why, he would know in five years, but of course he couldn't tell it now.
"Why? Of course, we need to solve the logistics problem. The transportation system in China is so backward now. When I was a buyer, sourcing a drug was a very arduous and arduous process.
If we were to produce anti-tuberculosis drugs domestically in quantities sufficient to supply the entire world, the scale of the factory would be enormous. Therefore, for export convenience, it would be best to locate it near the Hong Kong River.
In the 1960s, Hong Kong was almost the only outlet for my country's imports and exports.
Because in this era, imperialism almost completely blockaded us in the first island chain.
At the same time, we do not have the technology to build large ocean-going ships in our country, so there are no cargo ships available for ocean transportation.
In this era, any goods that the mainland wants to export or import must go through the Hong Kong port, including capital, which also goes through the Hong Kong channel.
Leader Jing nodded and said, "You're right. We need to find a place close to Hong Kong. But that's a matter for another time. The most important thing now is to finalize this representative contract. Otherwise, everything else is just empty talk."
Lin Sanqi shrugged his shoulders:
"So, I have to go to Hong Kong and then clinically verify the effectiveness of the pyridoxine tablets in front of medical experts from all over the world at a Hong Kong hospital. But I have to take my wife with me!"
Leader Jing laughed dumbly after hearing this:
"Alright, wait for me here. Okay, I understand what you mean, but I need to go back and ask for help, so I can't give you an answer now. But if you want to ask me about my personal attitude, I think it's okay." (End of this chapter)
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