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    As the news that Yang Qiu was going to Tianjin spread quickly, a series of preliminary negotiations quietly began. Among them, how to ensure the safety of him and Song Jiaoren attracted the most attention.  Because everyone understood that the Congress that was about to open after the two parties cooperated was almost completely controlled by the South, Yuan Shikai was forced to hold talks under this dilemma to try to find a solution.  Although Tianjin is an undefended city, no one can guarantee how many crises there will be. They can guarantee that the army will not appear, but who can guarantee that assassins will not appear?

    Even Britain and Germany cannot guarantee this.

    And the biggest enemy during this trip is Japan!  Because of Han Yeping, Japan's steel production this year is expected to drop to 170,000 tons, a full 50,000 tons drop from the previous year, so the two sides have a deep rift.

    Although Yang Qiu has the First Fleet in his hands, the Fujian gang has been unable to get into the same pot with the National Defense Forces system. Fortunately, this matter is of great importance, and after all, they have not less than a penny a month to support themselves, so they sent a telegram  It was stated that all three Haizi-class cruisers would be dispatched for escort this time. Immediately afterwards, Britain and the United States also expressed their willingness to dispatch warships and escort.

    The General Staff of the National Defense Forces did not believe in the Fujian Gang, because since Wang Guangxiong became the commander of the First Fleet, except for the flagship sea vessel and the few gunboats that participated in the defense war, he could not control other warships at all, so he suggested taking the German warship.  Because Germany promised to dispatch the new heavy cruiser Gneisenau to escort, and the Ministry of Government believed that relations with the United States should be deepened, but these were not adopted by Yang Qiu.  He still insisted on taking the sea ship to Tianjin.

    As the day of departure approaches day by day, the atmosphere of worry among the top and bottom of the National Defense Force becomes more and more solemn, because the New Deal forcibly separates government, finance and military.  The only person who can combine the three departments is Yang Qiu. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are tens of millions of people in one, so everyone is worried about his safety.

    Of course Miao Luo is most worried.

    Inside the new Ford sedan presented to Yang Qiu by Hanger on behalf of the American Asia Association, Miao Luo's mouth grew and closed while looking at Yang Qiu beside him who was reading documents.  His eyes were filled with worry about the journey north tomorrow.  Yang Qiu, who was close to each other, had actually sensed the changes in her mood in the past few days, but he never made any explanation. He knew it was unfair to Miao Luo, but he had no choice.

    No matter it is the contract that Inukai Yi brought to him.  The telegram secretly sent by Chen Haohui, or the large loan for the aftermath that Yuan Shikai was planning, all showed that the great powers' carving up of this country had reached its craziest moment.  Even if Germany and the United States have a good relationship, they still harbor evil intentions in private!  It's just because they don't have much say now that they appear friendly and kind, but if they take the initiative, they will immediately show their fangs.

    The only solution.  You are only as strong as yourself!

    So he decided to go north. Even though Tang Shaoyi and many people predicted that Yuan Shikai was deliberately delaying preparations to start the war, even he knew it, but history has been changed beyond recognition.  Although Beiyang has maintained its external strength through military expansion, its internal weakness is an indisputable fact. As long as there is a glimmer of hope for political settlement, it must fight for it. Sparing a drop of blood means preserving more strength for the country.

    Under the protection of the guard cavalry company, the car arrived at the Dongyue Lake. The cold weather caused a thin layer of ice to form on the lake. Several conjoined factory buildings painted milky white with quicklime stood out next to the lake.

    "Baoshan (Yutang) has met the Lord and met the Madam."

    "Uncle Baoshan, cousin Yu. There are no outsiders here. You should just call me the same as before, don't make it sound like outsiders."

    Yang Qiu¡¯s unexpected arrival caused agitation.  Chen Baoshan, who was in his forties, came immediately after hearing the news with his eldest son Chen Yutang. He was an old man who followed Yang Qiu's father and second uncle to Shanghai.  After the death of Yang Qiu's parents, he became the shopkeeper. During the years when he partnered with Italians in the kerosene business, he actually learned to speak authentic Italian. He also sent his children to Italy to study. If Yang Qiu had not chosen to become a soldier later, he would have  He also proposed that he should go to Italy and Chen Yutang would take care of him and study abroad together.

    Chen Baoshan moved his lips a few times but did not dare to shout. After all, the young man standing in front of him now was no longer the kid with a runny nose who called him third uncle. He was an inspector of eight provinces and the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces with more than 200,000 people.  That name was intimidating, but Chen Yutang, who was three years older, called Chen Hua and his siblings.  The two of them can be regarded as relatives of Yang Qiu, so Miao Luo's cheeks were slightly red and a little embarrassed, but after entering the factory, it was like discovering a new world, because almost all the workers here were female workers, and there were many girls with pigtails in the training class.  At first glance, he looked like a student who had just graduated from a girls' school.

    Yang Qiu was tall and handsome, and he showed great style when he came in and out, so he immediately caused a stir among the female workers. Until a few people recognized his identity, Miao Luo was stunned by the adoring looks in his eyes.  Quietly he twisted his arm.

      Yang Qiu rolled his eyes angrily. After entering the production area, Miao Luo finally understood why most of the workers here were female, because this was a pharmaceutical factory.

    Chen Yutang studied Western medicine and chemistry in Italy. After graduating last year, he originally did not want to return to China because he felt that the country was too chaotic to develop his career. Until his father wrote to him telling him that Yang Qiucheng was a visiting envoy from three provinces and hoped that he could come back to open a pharmaceutical factory to benefit the people.  , and then decided to return home.  Of course, he did not forget Yang Qiu's care. With the 50,000 pounds sent by his father, he purchased a large amount of medical and chemical production equipment in Italy and France, and then went to the Austro-Hungarian Empire across the sea to hire some  A medical doctor, he also kidnapped several classmates and came back with him.

    There are not many Western medicine factories in China. There are only a few in the more developed cities of Shanghai and Guangdong, and most of the raw materials need to be imported. Therefore, Yang Qiu paid special attention to the pharmaceutical factory he invested in, and not only gave Chen Yutang and several of his classmates shares.  , paid three times the price to retain Austro-Hungarian and Italian pharmaceutical chemists, and also recalled several Chinese students in this field in the United States through Milo.

    The scale is not large, and the equipment is the latest, but the technical strength is still insufficient. On the surface, it currently only has two products, the most familiar ones, aspirin and morphine.  Needless to say, aspirin has been selling well and is mass-produced in various countries.  Morphine is also in short supply.  The National Defense Forces have spent more than one million on this purchase alone in the past year, so Yang Qiu has always hoped to produce it on his own, not to mention since the National Defense Forces banned drugs.  Hundreds of tons of various opium seized from Yunnan and Guizhou and other places would be a huge waste to burn, and it would be best to use them to make morphine.

    Making morphine also has a purpose, because it is in his memory.  After the European War began, the demand for morphine in various countries would rise to an unimaginable level. Starting in 1915, the price suddenly tripled!  At present, Pfizer, the world's largest morphine manufacturer, has a profit of hundreds of millions of dollars from this alone, establishing its status as the world's largest pharmaceutical company.  Although he didn't expect that much, the opium was half-sold and half-delivered after being seized by the army and police.  There is almost no cost. According to the current progress and output, hoarding for three years will make a profit of tens of millions at least.

    But the two products on the surface could not hide a secret that only he and Chen Yutang knew. When Chen Yutang winked at him and even Miao Luo was temporarily sent away with an excuse, a small packet of milky yellow "  The small ice tablets made him feel a little trance-like.

    "Qingxi has been put into production, and no one knows what this thing is for. I have also destroyed the formula, and now only you and I know." After the pharmaceutical factory equipment arrived in Wuchang, a small part was secretly transported to Wuchang.  The mountainous area of ??the Lao Qingxi Iron Works in Hunan and Guizhou that has been controlled is said to be mercury refining and processing equipment.  In fact, it was to manufacture this kind of thing. For this purpose, he also bought a set of small thermal power equipment of 500 kilowatts. Chen Yutang was quite proud of being able to build it in just a few months.

    "This thing is too harmful and must not be sold in China. In the future, I will urge the government to include it as a drug and crack down hard! So you try to sell it in South America first, and then slowly sell it to other places in the future, so that people can  They would think that this was first developed in South America. It would be best to produce it there, after all, Guizhou will still have to develop formal medicine in the future." Chen Yutang is the only person outside Yang Qiu who knows the harm of this thing.  So he nodded seriously.

    The two consecutive world wars were the peak of the development of morphine and neurotoxic drugs. In addition to the corruption of social morality caused by the war,  Also because all parties and governments had secretly purchased and developed it, Japan allowed soldiers to use morphine on a large scale during the Russo-Japanese War, making the soldiers fearless and crazy.  Later, in the famous Verne Meat Grinder, in order to support the soldiers who were on the verge of nervous breakdown, the French army also openly provided opium and drugs to soldiers in need. Until the Vietnam War, the United States secretly purchased drugs for them.  Used by soldiers in need.

    Since Europe and the United States can use opium to knock on the door of China to suck blood and marrow, they should also fight back hard.  According to his estimates, this ridiculously cheap little thing can bring him at least US$100 million in revenue in the next ten years, enough to build four million-ton steel plants.

    So he doesn't care about releasing the devil, even though it is destined to return to the country many years later, because the huge financial pressure makes him lose some ground. If he cannot find financial sources as soon as possible, even if the country is unified, most of the weak businessmen in the country will be able to invest and bear fruit.  If the fast light industry and the heavy industry with slow yield and high cost are only supported by state finance, they will be as embarrassed as the republic in the parallel world. Therefore, it needs a huge amount of funds to support itself, using the two legs of the state and the private sector.  Walk and speed up to catch up with Europe and America.

    After quickly asking Chen Yutang to put away the pills, Yang Qiu recovered his thoughts and asked, "Have you found the formula you were looking for?"

    When Yang Qiu invited him back to China a year ago, he asked him to search for a formula called Bailangduoxi or sulfonamide in Europe. However, he asked many people and no one had heard of it until he returned to China.? After returning to China, he also asked his tutors and classmates through telegrams and letters, but there has still been no reply.  After hearing the reply, Yang Qiu was also a little disappointed. History records that sulfonamide was synthesized in 1908, but it was not necessarily that name. Moreover, it was shelved due to neglect, just like the RDX formula was always considered a prescription until  It took decades for people to realize that it had the same purpose, so trying to find this prescription with just a few recorded words was undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack, and I could only sigh in my heart: "I have asked Luo'er to call the American Justice Court for help, Tang.  The director-general also wrote to our friends in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Europe to cooperate in the search, and you are also working hard."

    Liu Yutang was a little confused as to why he was so persistent in looking for this prescription, and asked: "Chen Hua, is this formula really that important?"

    "It's very important. Whoever finds him can become one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies!" Yang Qiu's faint words made Liu Yutang's eyes pop out. The world's largest pharmaceutical company what is that concept?  So I immediately made up my mind to take advantage of the opportunity of traveling to South America to go back to Europe, and I would find him even if I spent money to put a reward in the newspaper.

    Chemical industry, medicine, steel, machinery, etc. all need to be built from scratch. It is really a hard work. By the time he finished everything, it was already late at night. Miao Luo, who knew that his trip was dangerous, relaxed and lingered until death.  After a night, it was time to set off

    PS: I caught a cold by blowing the air conditioner, and I have a bad headache. I want to say sorry to everyone

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