Lin Sanqi knew that Yunnan was poor. Even if we became strong decades later, Yunnan would still be a province ranked low.
As for Yunnan in the early 1960s, it was extremely poor. One reason was its poor geographical location, as it was located on the border of the motherland.
Nowadays, any place with the word "Xinjiang" in its name is not a good place, unlike decades later, when they were all bridgeheads for foreign trade.
The second is that although Yunnan has a total area of nearly 400,000 square kilometers, equivalent to four Jiangsu provinces, 88.6% of its area is mountainous, and 6.4% is hilly and plateau.
True plains only account for 4.8% of the province's area.
It was okay in the industrial age, but in the agricultural society, without plains and lack of arable land, there was only one outcome: people could not even get enough food to eat.
Decades later, it was Yunnan that fired the first shot of educated youth returning to the city. This was probably because the educated youth in Yunnan really could not survive because they were too poor and too hungry.
Later, Shanghai produced a TV series called "Unfortunate Fate" which tells the story of the children of educated youth looking for their parents who have returned to the city. The story takes place in Yunnan.
"Beautiful Xishuangbanna can't keep my father. Shanghai is so big, where is my home? Dad has one home, Mom has another home, and I am the only one left. I feel redundant~~~"
Therefore, Lin Sanqi felt extremely sympathetic towards Yunnan. It was so miserable that even the educated youth who came here could not stay.
He also knew that it was impossible for General Cao and Director Zhao, two big bosses from the frontier, to come uninvited today for no reason. Their purpose was very clear: they wanted to make some money from him.
But Lin Sanqi did not mind this kind of fleecing because the other party was also doing it for the public good.
Lin Sanqi picked up the wine glasses and filled them for Cao Zhiyang and Zhao Youxia, then asked:
"Minister Zhao, I understand you need penicillin. I probably procure almost all the penicillin in the country right now. But what do you need, Commander Cao? I don't even have the weapons you need."
Lin Sanqi only does ordinary smuggling business and does not dare to take on arms smuggling business easily.
Commander Cao sighed and said:
"Commissioner Lin, don't think that just because Kunming is like spring all year round and has a beautiful environment, all of Yunnan is just like this peaceful and tranquil place. In fact, the most miserable places in the country are our border provinces.
I look at our neighbors: Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam. What are they? In one word: chaos.
Another thing is that after the Guo army was driven away by us, they finally fled to these three places. They had guns and cannons in their hands and were all organized. So think about it, can this border be peaceful?
The chaos of war will lead to a massive increase in the number of injured. Add to that the hot and humid climate on the border, and without penicillin, and you'd be lucky if half of the ten wounded soldiers survived."
Lin Sanqi understood that in harsh environments, not only can traumatic infections be fatal, but a small bout of pneumonia can also cost a soldier's life.
No antibiotics is really bad.
At this point, Lin Sanqi became curious and asked cautiously:
"Commander Cao, we were just joking at the dinner table, don't take it seriously. I'm just curious and want to ask.
"The Guo army we drove away did, after all, make contributions to the nation during the Anti-Japanese War. They also fought against the Japanese invaders. It's inappropriate to kill them all, right? After all, they are compatriots."
When Shen Guoming heard this, he quietly kicked Lin Sanqi, thinking that this silly boy dared to say anything.
Fu Hongliang and Shen Wenqiu also covered their mouths, fearing that Commander Cao would explode and hit Lin Sanqi on the head with a bowl.
How could anyone sympathize with the Guo Party reactionaries? This stance is flawed.
Commander Cao was taken aback when he heard this. He looked around quietly, thinking that there were no outsiders at the dinner table, and Director Zhao next to him was not a talkative person, so he also replied cautiously:
"You are talking about the Expeditionary Force of the Republic of China. These people are our national heroes, and I personally identify with them.
There were 100,000 expeditionary forces at that time, but in the end only less than 40,000 left the Lao Burma battlefield, and most of them died on the battlefield.
For example, in the famous Battle of Wild Man Mountain, of the 30,000 Guo troops, only 3,000 emerged from the mountain. Of these 3,000, only one female soldier survived. It was a tragic battle.
This shows that the casualties of the expeditionary force were very high, with most of them sacrificed. Even those who survived were missing limbs, and almost all of them retired from active service and returned home.
Therefore, it was not the expeditionary force that finally fled to Yunnan, but the Guo army that retreated all the way from the interior. These people have the blood of our army and people on their hands, so we will naturally show no mercy."
Lin Sanqi thought that was fine, but the reactionaries were not worthy of sympathy.
Minister Zhao also interrupted at this time:
"Another thing, Commissioner Lin should know that Yunnan is a province where ethnic minorities make up the majority. In order to allow all ethnic groups to feel the warmth of the motherland and to stabilize people's hearts, we attach great importance to medical care.
Those ethnic minority tribes are still relatively primitive. When they get sick, they just resort to shamans and witch doctors, practically waiting to die. We've sent many medical teams to the grassroots level, visiting villages and tribes to treat them.
But no matter how skilled our doctors are, without medicine, they're like soldiers without weapons. Commissioner Lin, you're just being anxious. The 100,000 bottles of penicillin we were given last time are truly not enough."
Lin Sanqi took a bite of the dish and was very happy. After all, it was just a casual chat, so he asked:
"Director Zhao, your medical team won't just rely on penicillin when they go down there, right?"
Zhao Youxia quickly stood up and refilled the glasses of Lin Sanqi, Shen Guoming, and Commander Cao, then said with a smile:
"Commissioner Lin, you're wrong. Our medical team really relies entirely on penicillin to maintain its reputation.
Think about it: if a patient in the village has a cold, fever, cough, or pneumonia—all considered incurable diseases by ethnic minorities—they can be cured instantly with just a few injections of penicillin. Do you think our doctors are treated like gods?
For example, ethnic minorities often go into the mountains to hunt or farm, so injuries are common. For example, since they don't wear shoes, their feet are often pierced by rocks or branches.
If you're unlucky, a small wound can fester, which is dangerous because wound infections cause many deaths. But if you give a few doses of penicillin, the infection will be controlled, the festering will disappear, and another life can be saved.
If our medical team can save a few lives in a village, we will earn the gratitude of the entire village. Once we have visited several villages and saved lives, we will earn the friendship of the entire tribe, and this will allow the border to be stabilized.”
Shen Guoming nodded slightly:
"Old Zhao and Commander Cao are right. Stability on the border is global stability. Xiaoqi, if you can help, please help our comrades in Yunnan."
Lin Sanqi thought that this had risen to the level of national unity and stability, so how could he not help?
It's just penicillin, a piece of cake for him.
But the complexity lies in the fact that penicillin is so precious these days and is urgently needed by every province and system, so who can he give it to and who can't.
If he gave it to Yunnan, what if other provinces came to ask for it?
Every family has its own problems. It's not just Yunnan that has difficulties. Other provinces have their own troubles, such as Northeast China and Inner Mongolia right now. There's also a bear staring at us.
Lin Sanqi is not the Leshan Giant Buddha or the Notre Dame of Paris. It is impossible for it to become a "cash cow" for free aid, right?
A peck of rice brings gratitude, a peck of rice brings worry, this is an eternal truth.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi picked up the wine glass and began to ponder.
Commander Cao and Director Zhao also felt a little guilty. After all, the medicines they needed were not few in number, and the key was penicillin, which was a scarce substance that could not be bought even with money.
Besides, if you want to buy it, you need money.
Money is not the problem, the problem is that they don’t have money…
Lin Sanqi had actually already made up his mind. He had to give penicillin, but not for free. He could use supplies to pay for it. But what supplies did Yunnan have that he needed?
Xuanwei ham? This ham is delicious, but how much does it cost?
As for what he wanted, Lin Sanqi planned to travel back in time before bed at night and use the computer to look up information.
After a long day of flying, he urgently needed to go back to the guesthouse to rest.
Why go to the guesthouse? Shouldn't the bride's family stay at home when they come? It's really that Shen Wenqiu's house can't accommodate guests at all.
In the military district family compound, Fu Hongliang and Shen Wenqiu welcomed their mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law to their home for a chat. (End of this chapter)
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