County Chief Fang clinked glasses with Lin Sanqi, then said slowly:
"Shaanxi Province has a profound cultural heritage and is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and traditional medicine. It is also one of the provinces with the richest biodiversity in China. Since ancient times, it has been an important habitat for Chinese medicinal materials.
The Qinling Mountains run across the east and west, covering the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, the Guanzhong Plain, and the Qinba Mountains in southern Shaanxi, spanning three climatic zones: temperate, warm temperate, and northern subtropical. They are rich in species and Chinese medicinal resources.
The province currently has 3,291 types of Chinese medicinal materials, including 2,730 botanicals, accounting for over 30% of the country's total. There are also 283 key varieties, accounting for 77.7% of the country's total.
Shaanxi produces the most of the seven varieties, including Salvia miltiorrhiza, Gastrodia elata, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, and Polygonatum sibiricum. Eighteen varieties, including Shangluo Salvia miltiorrhiza, Zizhou Astragalus, Zhenping Coptis chinensis, Taibai Fritillaria, and Zhenba Rhubarb, are unique to Shaanxi.
Oh, there's also the Musk Deer, whose musk is known as "Qinxiang." Over 90% of the country's musk is produced in Shaanxi Province. Minister Lin should know this best. I remember giving most of it to you.
Lin Sanqi smiled awkwardly:
"Indeed, almost all the musk in the country is in my possession. I have committed so much sin and killed so many musk deer. So from now on, please stop killing musk deer, and I will no longer purchase them."
Lin Sanqi only found out later that musk deer were being killed so tragically that they were almost extinct in Shaanxi Province.
Although Lin Baiyi loves money, he also doesn't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and be despised by future animal rights activists.
He even wanted to donate money to set up a musk deer protection base so that musk deer could reproduce and thrive.
Wait, when did I become a hypocritical, black-hearted capitalist? I killed the musk deer for money, and then pretended to protect it. How dark!
Of course, the reason why Lin Sanqi did not plan to purchase musk deer was that the national production in the 1960s, including the stock of the previous hundred years and the overdrawn production from the nationwide hunting of musk deer, was all in his hands.
He obtained almost all the production within the past 150 years.
With more than 20 tons of musk, Lingnan Hall has more than enough. It is time to let the musk deer roam free and reproduce.
If one day is really not enough, you can continue in the future, cough cough, pick...
Anyway, when has the word of the black-hearted capitalist ever counted?
Lin Sanqi condemned himself inwardly, while County Magistrate Fang continued to brag:
"I'm not bragging, our Shaanxi Province has long been known as the 'natural medicine storehouse,' 'no idle grass in Qin land,' and 'hometown of Chinese medicinal materials,' which has formed the authentic medicinal materials with Shaanxi characteristics - Qin medicine."
"Qin Yao?"
Lin Sanqi was surprised again when he heard this. He had heard of Tibetan medicine, Mongolian medicine, Uyghur medicine, Dai medicine and Miao medicine in China, but he had never heard of "Qin medicine".
County Chief Fang's surprised expression towards Lin Sanqi clearly seemed to be something he had expected.
“Yes, it’s Qin medicine, the most famous of which is the Taibai Seven Medicines.
Speaking of the Taibai Seven Medicines, it is a combination of seven traditional Chinese herbal medicines unique to the Qinling Mountains area of Shaanxi Province. It has unique regional characteristics and medicinal value and is often used in folk treatment of rheumatism, traumatic injuries and other diseases.
They include Taoerqi for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, Changchunqi for dispelling wind and dampness, Jinniuqi for dispelling cold and relieving pain, Zhushaqi for clearing away heat and detoxifying, Hongmaoqi for reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, and Buckwheatqi for strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion.
There is also a herb named Taibai Sanqi that has the same name as Minister Lin, which can stop bleeding and regenerate tissue. The prescription composed of these seven herbs is very classic and effective.
In Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, and even Lintong, there are many types of Chinese medicine. But when it comes to Chinese medicine production bases..."
County Magistrate Fang shook his head and sighed:
"The domestic situation is not very good now. A few years ago, the urban population was completely cleared out, which led to a significant drop in sales. After all, fewer people are seeking medical treatment, and the sales of traditional Chinese medicine have also decreased.
Another thing is that there are still too few hospitals in China, and a large number of Chinese doctors have been laid off and returned to their hometowns.
Especially now that some people are advocating Western medicine, thinking that only Western medicine can save China, this has also led to a decline in sales of traditional Chinese medicine.
Apart from anything else, Minister Lin should have heard of Xiao Longyou, Shi Jinmo and other veteran Chinese medicine practitioners, right? "
Lin Sanqi nodded without saying anything more, thinking to himself that these are my authentic masters, and I am still keeping them secretly.
Of course, he will not publicize this matter. The country is about to enter a turbulent period, so he should keep a low profile as much as possible. In a few years, he may not dare to leave Bao'an County at will.
County Magistrate Fang then continued:
“Even the masters of traditional Chinese medicine are having a hard time protecting themselves, and the other small and ordinary practitioners are having an even harder time.
So due to all these factors, the use of Chinese herbal medicines is becoming less and less, and the business of our Chinese herbal medicine bases is also getting worse and worse.
Now the herbal farmers, oh, now they should be called workers, are almost all idle.
I was in charge of this aspect of work at the Ministry of Agriculture at the time, and the higher-ups were also planning to clear out some of the workers, shut down some Chinese herbal medicine cultivation bases, and send some workers back home. This should be underway now.”
This is a national chess game and there is no way around it. The Northwest is poorer and more employees need to be laid off.
But Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up, and he obviously found inspiration, so he asked:
"County Magistrate Fang, do you use pesticides or fertilizers on the herbs grown at your Chinese herbal medicine planting base in Shaanxi Province?"
All the local Shaanxi provincial cadres present chuckled.
County Magistrate Fang laughed so hard that he nearly choked on the Xifeng liquor. He coughed and waved his hands:
"Lin, Minister Lin, we would like to use fertilizers and pesticides, but we can't get them. Now our Chinese herbal medicine cultivation is all dependent on the weather, and at most we can apply some cow dung or human feces."
Lin Sanqi thought, isn’t this “organic Chinese medicinal material”, harmless and pollution-free.
"You mean that all the Chinese herbal medicines in Shaanxi Province are grown using traditional methods?"
County Magistrate Fang laughed and said, "It's not just Shaanxi Province, it should be the same across the country. Chemical fertilizers should be used for precious grain production, not for growing Chinese medicinal herbs."
Lin Sanqi rolled his eyes and looked at Director Sheng next to him:
"Old Sheng, I have a crude method that might ease the pressure on your health system and create some economic benefits for your region."
Director Sheng knew that Lin Sanqi was well-known as the "timely rain for the health system" and he had long hoped to receive support.
Otherwise, why would he, a dignified department head, accompany Lin Sanqi to conduct field research?
Although Lin Sanqi's rank is one level higher than his, the two sides are not theoretically in the same system and there is no hierarchical relationship. It is a great honor to send a deputy director to accompany him.
"Minister Lin, please tell us. As long as it's beneficial to our Shaanxi Province health system, we will fully cooperate to the end!"
Lin Sanqi put down his chopsticks and said seriously:
"I came to the grassroots for research not on a whim, but because I was thinking about what medicines our Bao'an County Pharmaceutical Factory should produce next, which would be more beneficial to the national health system and patients across the country.
It is not advisable to work in isolation. I also found inspiration from the conversation with President Zhang just now.
First of all, our health system is currently lacking not only hospitals but also doctors. Even if I gave you an X-ray machine for free, without a doctor who could operate it, the machine would be useless. Isn't that right?
I don't have to send the machine, but after I return to Bao'an County, I will immediately start large-scale production of the antibacterial drugs and analgesics and antipyretics needed by grassroots hospitals. This will be the focus of my subsequent work.
"President Zhang, don't worry. This year, I will ensure that your Lintong County Hospital has a large supply of Western medicine, and there may be several antibiotics with efficacy far exceeding that of penicillin and sulfonamide. You can wait and see."
Director Sheng thought, preparing medicines for grassroots hospitals will not bring much benefit to our Shaanxi Province health system.
He was somewhat disappointed, thinking that Lin Sanqi would just give them hundreds of thousands of bottles of penicillin with a wave of his hand.
Lin Sanqi said at this time:
"As for helping Shaanxi's health system, I think this way: I have some secret recipes, and the special-effect pills they make are selling very well, but I've been limiting the supply before."
He will supply these secret prescription medicines to the Lingnan Hall in Hong Kong in the 1960s and the Lingnan Hall Chinese Medicine Clinic in 2016.
Especially the Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic in another time and space. Currently, the four secret prescription medicines have become the flagship products of the Chinese medicine clinic and are well-known throughout the country.
Apart from anything else, who wouldn’t want the “Angong Niuhuang Pills” made with the authentic ancient recipe? (End of this chapter)
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