Chapter 364 Mr. Song
Zhang Xingjiu didn't care whether those European and American consortiums could quickly bring penicillin to the market. He was a narrow-minded person and what he cared about most was always the safety of the Chinese people. What did the life and death of foreigners have to do with him?
It's different in China. He really hopes to popularize penicillin as soon as possible to save more lives. But those guys in China must have regarded penicillin as a goose that lays golden eggs. Even with his reputation, he might not be able to keep it.
Those people don't care about laws and morals, they only care about profits. If they are prevented from making money, it is not impossible that Zhang Xingjiu will be shot eight times in the back and then declared to have committed suicide. Anyway, they have long been accustomed to this method. The celebrities who have died in assassinations before and in the future are enough to prove it.
It would be useless to completely transfer the production technology of penicillin abroad like Europe and the United States. How could these insects think of expanding production as quickly as possible? They only think about making money and might even sell the technology to the Japanese for money.
Moreover, Zhang Xingjiu also has to do research, manage the school, and help other regions run schools. With so many things to do, how can he focus all his energy on penicillin? So he had to find a suitable person to take charge of this matter.
This person must have extraordinary influence so that those people dare not act rashly, and also have extremely high moral standards so that he can deliver penicillin to those who really need it. It is indeed not easy to find such a person nowadays, but it is not impossible.
There happened to be such a person on the ship that Zhang Xingjiu was riding on, and he had specially invited her back from Berlin. She was Mr. Yixian's wife. Her influence was self-evident. Her identity as Mrs. Yixian's widow alone was enough to make people fearful. Moreover, her sister was the wife of Zheng Sanfazi. If she were put in charge of this matter, even Zheng Sanfazi would not be able to act easily.
Her moral level has long been proven by history. She deserves to be called a great patriot. Zhang Xingjiu was completely assured in handing the penicillin to her.
While she was thinking, she also came out of the cabin and went to the deck to get some fresh air. Zhang Xingjiu hurriedly greeted her, "Mr. Song, you have been in Europe for the past two years, away from the troubles at home. I am really sorry to invite you back now."
Nowadays, it is popular to address respectable women as "Mr.", so Zhang Xingjiu used this title. However, when she called her like this, she always thought of her younger brother, which was really annoying.
After Mr. Yixian passed away, she inherited his will and continued to fight for the revolutionary cause. She criticized the reactionary forces in the country. In the past two years, she first visited the Red Empire and then lived in Europe, staying in Berlin the longest time.
Not long ago, Zhang Xingjiu arrived in France and invited her. After some discussion, she accepted Zhang Xingjiu's invitation without hesitation. Now she smiled and shook her head when she heard this. "Even if I am in Berlin, I am always concerned about things in China. Even if you didn't invite me, I would probably return to China as soon as possible and continue to fight for my husband's career."
"Now that you and Dr. Tang have developed a miracle drug like penicillin, I can use my influence to make this miracle drug benefit the people as soon as possible. I'm sure you will be pleased if you know about this in heaven!"
Then she talked about her own arrangements. "Wang Daxie, Yan Huiqing and others called me many times before and invited me to be the president of the Red Cross Society, but I refused. Now I can agree."
"The humanitarianism that the Red Cross believes in coincides with the purpose of penicillin, and now the Chinese Red Cross is also a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In this way, not only can penicillin be popularized as quickly as possible through the Red Cross's channels, but the influence of international organizations can also be used to make some people fearful." Mr. Song not only has good intentions, but his methods of doing things are also very clever.
Nowadays, those bugs in our country are terribly afraid of foreigners. The theory of friendly nations being surprised is prevalent in the world. It would be somewhat better if they were covered with the skin of an international organization. Moreover, Ms. Song also has considerable influence in the international community. She was once elected as the honorary chairman of the International Anti-Imperialist League. Letting her serve as the president of the domestic Red Cross would be like adding wings to a tiger.
"Where are you going to build this penicillin factory?" asked Mr. Song.
"Wuhan!" Zhang Xingjiu answered decisively.
"Oh? Why not Shanghai? Aurora University is in Shanghai, and the medical school has talented people like Professor Wu and Dr. Tang. There is also the convenience of sea and water transportation. Building the factory here should be the best choice at the moment, right?" Mr. Song was a little confused for a moment.
"That's true at the moment, but there are some things that we have to be prepared for." Zhang Xingjiu knew very well what would happen in the future. Considering this, Shanghai was no longer suitable. In fact, if it were not inconvenient, he would have wanted to build the factory in Chongqing.
"Shanghai is a mixed bag, with forces from various countries involved. It is difficult to avoid leaks if we build a factory here. Wuhan is relatively better. The National Wuhan University's medical school was also built with the help of Professor Wu. It is among the strongest in the country. With the help of Aurora University and other universities, we are fully capable of building this factory!" Zhang Xingjiu explained.
"Moreover, Wuhan is located in the heart of China, sitting on the Yangtze River and a railway hub. It can rely on water and rail transportation to deliver products to all parts of the country as quickly as possible. In comparison, Shanghai is a bit too remote. Building a factory in Shanghai may be more convenient for the south of the Yangtze River and coastal provinces, but it will be troublesome for inland provinces."
Mr. Song agreed with this explanation. "It is true. If it is built in Shanghai, it is not as convenient to send products to Sichuan, Hunan, Shaanxi and other places as it is to start from Wuhan."
There is another reason that Zhang Xingjiu didn't mention. If the Japanese invade in the future, it will be more convenient to transfer the equipment from Wuhan to Chongqing, Chengdu and other places. It will be too troublesome to move it from Shanghai. Moreover, once the war starts, this factory will definitely become the focus of the Japanese attack. It may be destroyed by a few naval gunshots.
Taking this factor into consideration, when building the factory in Wuhan, Zhang Xingjiu would choose a suitable location and put more effort into the construction to reduce the damage caused by the bombing.
They discussed various details of the penicillin factory along the way, and before they knew it, the passenger ship arrived in Shanghai. Zhang Xingjiu escorted Mr. Song to the top of the gangway, and saw that the dock was crowded with people who came to greet Mr. Song. This scene made Zhang Xingjiu feel that it was absolutely right to ask Mr. Song to take on this important task.
Otherwise, if he only relied on him, there wouldn't be so many political bigwigs coming to greet him.
The next day, Mr. Song held a press conference and announced two decisions. He was going to take over as president of the Red Cross and at the same time was planning to build the country's first penicillin factory in Wuhan.
When the news came out, many people smashed their cups on the spot.
(End of this chapter)
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