The Spanish flu is ferocious, almost beyond Qiao Yu's control, although Qiao Yu has long begun to study how to deal with the Spanish flu, but when it really comes, it is far beyond imagination, China has more than 400,000 people suffering from the flu in two weeks, although the death toll is not very many, but it is also more than 300 people, most of them are still young and strong laborers, and what is worse is that the flu is raging, and it has also caused great panic, the market is depressed, and people are panicking.

Qiao Yu knows very well that except for the southwest and Guangzhou, the regimes in other regions cannot go deep into the countryside, that is to say, there are still many cases that have not been discovered, and there must be many more people who are actually sick now, although it is already very good compared to Europe and the United States, but this kind of loss is not something that Qiao Yu can bear.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu had already instructed Southwest Pharmaceutical Company to buy the patent of Bailang Duo in his hands, and he had already made sulfonamides, and now he had to throw sulfonamides out at this juncture, the whole world was dizzy by the Spanish flu, and the medical and political circles of various countries were desperately looking for ways to deal with the disease.

Now the production capacity of the southwest is still limited, it will definitely not be able to meet the needs of the world, all countries are already red at this time, don't expect these powers to respect any patent law, they will only snatch and force you to publish the patent, there will be no politeness.

The Entente has gone crazy, tens of millions of soldiers are fighting on the Western Front, although a large number of Banlangen have been purchased, but thousands of people are still falling every day, the war has been seriously affected, the craziest is the Americans, they sent large soldiers, fought for Britain and France, they were reluctant, but now it is good, not only in the face of the guns of the Germans, but also in the face of the huge killer of the flu, it is simply crying without tears.

When he learned that there was a special drug that could treat the flu in China, Pershing, who was in Europe, frequently sent telegrams to China, demanding that he must get enough drugs, threaten by all means if China does not provide them, and if the Chinese cannot provide sufficient quantities, he must also hand over the patent to the United States and let the United States produce freely.

It is not only the United States that has reacted the most, but it is the other person who has reacted most violently, and they have not paid as much attention to the issue of flu prevention as China has, and they have been caught off guard after the incident, and it can be said that they have suffered heavy losses, because the economy that flourished in World War I fell into depression in an instant.

Some unscrupulous literati who were bribed by them were also saying that this disaster was all over the world, and that since China had discovered a curative drug, it should be announced to the world, and that it would help the world with a bodhisattva's heart, rather than cherishing oneself.

This kind of clamor is getting louder and louder, and the pressure on the southwest is getting bigger and bigger, if the power in Qiao Yu's hands can be stronger, it's okay, but now it's a little reluctant, fortunately, Qiao Yu is ready, Southwest Pharmaceutical Company announced that sulfonamides can effectively treat influenza, and reached a cooperation agreement with Pfizer in the United States, the Asian market is handed over to Southwest Pharmaceutical Company, and the profits are monopolized by Southwest, and the European and American markets are all handed over to Pfizer, and Southwest takes forty percent of the net profits.

Obviously, the market in Europe and the United States is much larger than that in Asia, and it can be said that it is equivalent to handing over a large piece of fat to the Americans, and the United States highly appreciates this behavior in the southwest, believing that this is the best friendship and the selfless dedication of the Chinese side to the health of the people of the world.

However, the Americans will not tell others that the United States has speculated on things that cost less than a few dollars to the sky-high price of $3,000 a bottle, and at the same time strictly controls the amount of sulfonamides flowing to the market, and it is very likely to maintain the high profits of this drug.

After the United States joined, including Britain and France, they didn't dare to have any bad intentions, Qiao Yu was able to produce sulfonamides on a large scale in China with peace of mind, and the price in China was obviously not as outrageous as the United States, Qiao Yu took free treatment for confirmed patients, but Qiao Yu also adopted strict control over the drug, and the scope of free treatment was only for its own people, as for people from other countries, I am sorry that they can only enjoy the market price, 3,000 US dollars a bottle, 80 tablets per bottle, no negotiation.

Now the largest number of foreigners in China is undoubtedly said himself, in the face of the disease, all people are equal, said that a large number of people are also sick, and at this time there are also a large number of patients in the local area who urgently need sulfonamide to save their lives, but the price of sulfonamide is too amazing, the price of a small bottle in the country has been speculated to more than 10,000 US dollars, and there is no price, if you want to get medicine, it is very easy to do, take out gold, these black market businessmen only recognize gold, and other things are not good.

The magnates of this book have to buy this life-saving drug no matter how high the price is, and nothing is as precious as their lives, even if they are not infected, they will hoard a large number of them in case of emergency, causing the price of sulfonamides in their country to soar.

The people have asked the political axe to provide cheap sulfonamides to control the epidemic, and the pressure on the political axe is also very great, but they are really unwilling to buy sulfonamides at a price of thousands of dollars, and the real money is consumed like this, it is a pity, although the money has accumulated a little money in the First World War, but the money is not spent like this, they found Qiao Yu several times, hoping to lower the price.

Qiao Yu also fully considered the situation of the book, in view of the fact that the two countries are important friendly neighbors, Qiao Yu decided to give the book a ninety-nine discount, if not, then wait for the price increase, the political axe of the book is crazy, but the southwest has joined forces with the United States, and wants to rely on strong persecution, it is impossible, the book can only come up with valuable funds to buy a part of sulfonamides, as much as possible to treat some key skilled workers, teachers, citizens, etc., those powerless and powerless peasant uncles were ruthlessly abandoned.

Sulfonamides have brought rich benefits to the southwest, and Qiao Yu's pockets are getting bigger and bigger, but Qiao Yu's ability to spend money has always been stronger than his ability to make money.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone has been working hard for the flu during this time, everyone has worked hard, and now the flu epidemic has been initially controlled, and the big family has made great contributions!"

"Junzuo, in the midst of this flu epidemic, China's mortality rate is very low in the world, which is indeed worth rejoicing!" Sichuan Provincial Governor Zhou Jun said with a smile: "In the final analysis, it is necessary to rely on Junzuo to strategize, if it is not for Junzuo's careful preparations in advance, I am afraid that with the current medical situation in China, I can only sit and wait for death!" ”

"Governor Zhou, although the peak of the flu has passed, but it can not be taken lightly, especially in Sichuan, close personnel exchanges, a little carelessness, it will cause major losses, the isolation and isolation, the treatment and treatment, but now we have a new task, Europe is now really close to the end, this flu has killed millions of people in Europe, they can no longer fight, with the United States entering the war, Germany only has one way to lose, it is only a matter of a few months, and it will definitely not drag on next year, This four-year-old battle has opened up a whole new world, and now it's time for us to share the fruits of victory! ”

"Junzuo, I'm afraid it's a little too early, Germany hasn't surrendered after all, and if you want reparations or something, you should wait a little longer!" Zhang Bailin asked.

Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "Bailin, the indemnity is a small head, it can even be said that it is not worth mentioning, what we want is something really important, the key to making our strength grow by leaps and bounds, now that Tsarist Russia has perished, a large number of people have outflowed, among which in addition to the nobles, there are also a large number of skilled workers, scientific researchers, these are rare wealth, other countries may not be able to look at it, but it is absolutely necessary for us, we must try our best to fight for it, let them work for us!" ”

What is the most precious among the industrialized countries, is the production capacity, the industrial production has made the society become very different from the past, who can produce more products, who has a stronger force, can arm more troops, but also has a stronger bearing capacity, can win the final victory in the competition of national strength.

In the industrialized society, the individual's bravery completely lost its role, in the past, the nomads would occupy some advantages over the farming people, but when the age of firearms came, the nomads completely lost the opportunity, this is the change of the times, industrial society and agricultural society are completely two concepts.

Qiao Yu has also seen a lot of articles in his previous life, which exaggerate how high the GDP of the Manchu Qing is, as if the Manchu Qing Dynasty is indeed an economic power, this set of theories does fool some people, but they ignore a basic premise, only the comparison between industrial countries and industrial countries is meaningful, agricultural countries simply do not have enough organizational capacity, nor can they completely transform economic power into national strength, such a comparison can only be a manifestation of ignorance, or simply have ulterior motives.

Since production is so important, the resources and workers to maintain production are the foundation of a country, China can be regarded as a big country, resources are quite abundant, and what is lacking now is enough industrial workers, although Qiao Yu has cultivated a large number of them through cooperation with the Entente, and he has spared no effort, but after all, it is a late-developing country, not to mention comparing with Europe and the United States, it is not comparable with the original.

If you catch up step by step, you can't catch up without 20 years, but the God-given opportunity of World War I gave China the opportunity to develop by leaps and bounds, in World War I, Tsarist Russia, Austria-Hungary, the German Empire, and the Ottoman Empire all disintegrated, and a large number of people outflowed, Germany barely maintained the basic territory, but it was also subject to strict sanctions, and the other three empires were completely wiped out.

Although these three empires are not strong enough, but there are still a lot of talents, Tsarist Russia as an old empire, there are still a lot of military talents, said that the Soviet Union can be unique in the military industrial system, and this militaristic tradition has a relationship, now Tsarist Russia has fallen, many workers who tend to the tsar, technical personnel have a large outflow, and Austria-Hungary in military technology can not disappear, the famous Czech Republic is made in Czechoslovakia, which split from Austria-Hungary, There are still a few months before the defeat, but it is also time to arrange in advance, just in time for the disintegration, to make a big deal to avoid being preempted by other countries.

These civil and military officials also understood what Qiao Yu meant, they all knew very well that what was restricting the further development of the southwest was industrial technology, there were not enough skilled workers, and it became a problem for all factories, if it could be introduced from other countries, it was indeed a good way, and everyone knew that the most precious truth of talents was that this was indeed more important than a little compensation.

(To be continued)