Chapter 365 Tsinghua
These people were very well-informed. Before Zhang Xingjiu came back, they had heard about the huge sensation that penicillin had caused in Europe and the United States. They also saw penicillin as an opportunity to make a fortune. They didn't expect that Zhang Xingjiu had just returned and they hadn't had time to visit him before such news came out.
If it were someone else, they would definitely find ways to snatch penicillin, but now that it was Mr. Song who came forward, they were at a loss. Although Mr. Yixian had passed away, he was still revered as the founding father by the Nationalist government. Now his wife wanted to do good things for the people of the world. If anyone stood up to oppose it, Zheng Sanfazi would chop them to pieces, without anyone else's help.
With their biggest support gone, these people could only hold their breath and watch Mr. Song and his team go to Wuhan to select a site and prepare to build a factory. At least for now, they dared not make any big moves.
Now we can only think of ways to bribe some people to plant themselves in the penicillin factory and find an opportunity to steal the technical methods of producing penicillin. This way, maybe it will come in handy when the situation changes.
Mr. Song diverted most of the attention for Zhang Xingjiu, but he still could not completely get rid of the harassment from these people. Some of them tried to continue visiting, and some were trying to find ways to win over Tang Feifan and other technicians who had worked in the laboratory.
This made Zhang Xingjiu very annoyed. During this period of time, he even dared not contact Chen Shukang. Now there are people watching at his door every day. How could he dare to do something that might arouse suspicion?
At this time, Chen Shukang's ability was revealed. He dressed in a suit and tie and pretended to be a comprador from a foreign company to recommend factory equipment to Zhang Xingjiu. He walked into Zhang Xingjiu's house openly and informed Zhang Xingjiu of some news that he was concerned about.
"The experiment of traditional penicillin in Jiangxi has been successful. The two people you mentioned asked me to convey their gratitude to you. The information and materials you provided really helped us a lot and saved many comrades from sacrifice."
"That's good. You know the current situation. I dare not give you large quantities of supplies. However, I have verified some folk remedies during this period. You can take them back and give them to them. After a while, when there are fewer people at my door, I will take the opportunity to deliver goods to Wuhan and give you the goods!" Zhang Xingjiu took out another deposit slip and said, "This is a bearer deposit slip from Citibank. There is $100,000 in it. I thought you must need foreign exchange, so I prepared some for you. I hope it can help you buy the things you need urgently."
"This is too expensive, we can't take it!" Chen Shukang did a quick calculation. According to the current exchange rate, 1 US dollar is approximately equal to 3.38 silver dollars. In actual use, the value of the US dollar will be even higher. This amount of money really makes him feel embarrassed.
"Just take it if I tell you to. This is not for you, but to support your career. If this money can help you reduce some sacrifices, it will be worth it! I still say the same thing, no matter what you need, I will do my best to help you find a solution." Zhang Xingjiu firmly stuffed the deposit certificate back.
This time Chen Shukang did not refuse. He also knew that this money could really play a big role, so he solemnly bowed to Zhang Xingjiu and sincerely expressed his heartfelt gratitude to him.
When he returned and reported the deposit slip to Feifei, Feifei was also quite moved. "Mr. Zhang has helped us so much. We should keep it in mind and publicize it when the revolution succeeds in the future so that future generations will remember Mr. Zhang's contribution."
"It's a pity that we can't obtain the advanced equipment needed to produce penicillin now, otherwise we could reduce more losses." Chen Shukang felt a little regretful.
"It doesn't matter. We are now on the right track. We will have the opportunity to obtain these equipment in the future. Mr. Zhang must also be researching newer methods. By then, we may be able to produce high-quality penicillin with relatively simple equipment."
He had guessed Zhang Xingjiu's plan, but it was not enough. Not only new methods, but even equipment was ready to be helped by Zhang Xingjiu. However, not now. Their territory was not stable yet. Even if they were given the money, after they worked hard to build the factory, they would not be able to produce for long and would be exposed.
When they arrive in the north in a few years, we will hand over the prepared equipment to them, and it will be able to play a long-term role at this time.
A few days later, Zhang Xingjiu also led a team to Wuhan, and together with Mr. Song, they chose a location for building the factory. Finally, they chose a valley close to the Yangtze River. The mountains could provide concealment, and being close to the Yangtze River would facilitate transportation.
The architect trained by Aurora University came up with a high-standard construction plan. He followed Zhang Xingjiu's arrangements and designed the pharmaceutical factory almost according to the standards of a military factory. In fact, the role of penicillin in war is no less important than that of weapons and ammunition, so such a standard is reasonable.
Zhang Xingjiu stayed in Wuhan and taught students from Wuhan National University and other local schools while overseeing the construction of the penicillin factory. With the efforts of him and his students, the factory was completed and put into production at the fastest speed.
Thanks to Aurora University for training a large number of talents over the years, Zhang Xingjiu has high-level factory managers, engineers, and various technical personnel available. Otherwise, he alone would not be able to build a factory so quickly.
Mr. Song used this time to travel around the country and gradually streamline the work of the Red Cross. As soon as the first batch of products passed the quality inspection, he used the Red Cross's channels to send these medicines to all parts of the country.
Part of it is sold in exchange for funds to support the factory to continue production, and the other part is provided to poor people who are seriously ill but cannot get medical treatment.
Many problems arose during this process. Some Red Cross branches secretly resold drugs, and some poor patients were reluctant to use the drugs themselves and secretly exchanged them for money to leave to their families. But with the efforts of Mr. Song and Zhang Xingjiu, this model was barely maintained. However, there were some questioning voices in the newspapers, which made A Zhang so angry that he wrote several articles to quarrel with them. The two sides quarreled fiercely in the newspapers, but in the end, A Zhang was the winner.
Seeing that the penicillin factory was able to operate normally, Zhang Xingjiu left Wuhan and returned to Shanghai, where he went back to Aurora University to teach and do research. He would occasionally contact Chen Shukang and provide them with some help within his ability.
In October, Zhang Xingjiu's home welcomed a special guest. When Zhang Xingjiu saw the three words "Mei Yiqi" on the name card, a smile immediately appeared on his face. This time he was finally going to Tsinghua University.
(End of this chapter)
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