Chapter 285 The special medicine has already been loaded onto the ship, and you're just saying no?!
"Well...it's not that expensive. One pill only costs thirty yuan."
"Then how many pills does each patient need to take to get better?" Lu Chiyu asked.
"It depends on the severity of the patient's condition. Severe cases can be cured in about seven days, while less serious cases can be cured in five days."
"How many tablets should I take a day?" Lu Chiyu continued to ask.
"Adults should take it three times a day, two tablets at a time, and children should take half the dose." Huang Jing didn't know what Lu Chiyu was up to, but he had no choice but to answer truthfully in front of Minister Shen.
"Expert Huang, you really don't understand the suffering of the people. The average worker only earns 20 or 30 yuan a month.
According to you, one day's worth of special medicine for an adult costs 180 yuan, seven days would cost 1,260 yuan, and five days would cost a full 900 yuan. How many ordinary families in the Red Country can afford such an astronomical sum?"
When everyone present heard Lu Chiyu calculate the cost of curing an adult, they gasped.
More than a thousand yuan is simply a sky-high price considering the current per capita income of the Red Country!
Seeing Minister Shen's brow furrowed deeply, Huang Jing hurriedly said: "This money is not for the people to bear by themselves. We can use the money from the national treasury to buy medicine for the sick people, so that there will be no situation where people cannot afford medicine.
Although more than a thousand yuan is not a small amount, the lives of our compatriots are more precious than money, aren't they? Moreover, if our Red Government is willing to spend such a huge amount of money on medical treatment for the people, the people will definitely love the Republic even more."
Seeing that the other party was starting to use moral blackmail, Lu Chiyu said, "As far as I know, there are nearly 20 million people in the Red Country who have contracted this infectious disease. Even if each person only spends 1,000 yuan, the cost of the special medicine is a full 20 billion.
Twenty billion, what kind of astronomical figure is this, Expert Huang? Do you understand?"
Twenty billion! This huge sum of money once again hit the hearts of everyone present hard!
The Red Country has a population of just over 900 million, and 20 billion divided among the population would cost more than 20 yuan. At that time, a large family in the countryside might not be able to save 20 yuan in a whole year.
Secretary Wu couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this: "Expert Huang, 20 billion is too much. This is a money grab. And Chief Engineer Lu's prescription is only 20 cents per set, and people don't even have to pay to collect it in the wild. I think we should be cautious about buying special medicine."
This was echoed by everyone, "Yes, yes..."
Huang Jing almost went crazy when he saw everyone's unwillingness to spend money, especially when he saw Lu Chiyu sitting leisurely and watching the show after cheating him, he felt even more angry.
He never knew that Lu Chiyu was not only a scientific researcher, but also a very cunning person!
Thinking of the consequences of failing to complete the task, he hurriedly looked at Minister Shen who was starting to use moral kidnapping again and said, "Minister Shen, although 20 billion is not a small amount, it is not impossible for our Red Country to come up with it if we grit our teeth.
Our compatriots outside are facing life-or-death trials. Our Red Government must pay this money. Otherwise, we cannot watch our compatriots die. If the international community knows about this, they will condemn us for our lack of humanitarian spirit."
After that, he couldn't help but bring Lu Chiyu with him: "Chief Engineer Lu, am I right?"
Lu Chiyu once again didn't directly answer the other party's question, but suddenly asked: "Expert Huang, I wonder if the patient's body will be able to recover as before after taking this special medicine?"
Hearing this question, a trace of guilt flashed across Huang Jing's face, but he was still caught by Lu Chiyu who had been keeping an eye on him!
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