Chapter 232: Latin America Goes into the Water (Asking for Subscriptions, Monthly Passes, and Various!! ）

Penicillin is completely popular, and now all countries in the world know and recognize the value of penicillin drugs, not only private individuals have begun to hoard penicillin drugs, but even governments have hoarded this special drug in large quantities. Now the U.S. government has regretted it and even repented of it, which is really a big loss.

Roosevelt had a very good relationship with John, the current patriarch of the Morgan family, and after he inquired in every possible way, he finally inquired about the profits of the Morgan family's first batch of penicillin drugs. The net profit of $15 million completely dumbfounded Roosevelt, knowing that the Morgan family only bought a total of $15 million in goods this time, and it was sold out in less than half a month, with a return rate of 100%.

Think about how stupid it was to refuse that Chinese general for the sake of a deal with the Japanese, for the sake of so-called economic gain. Although the trade volume between the US government and Japan can reach 200 million US dollars this year, what can it be, it is very good to have a profit of 30 million US dollars in the transaction volume of 200 million US dollars, the Morgan family and the Rockefeller family made 15 million yuan each in only half a month, and even the DuPont family, which only has the agency of one country in Mexico, has also earned 5 million US dollars, which is a heavy loss.

Seeing the huge profits of penicillin drugs, Roosevelt couldn't sit still, in fact, as far as he was concerned, he didn't like to trade with the Japanese. But there is no way, it is beneficial for the United States to support Japan's expansion into the Asian continent, and in the eyes of the US government it is the best means of containing the Red Soviet Union.

Second, the United States has just experienced the Great Depression. The aftermath of the economic crisis has not yet passed, and the domestic economy is in a bad situation. According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics some time ago, in the United States, with a population of about 120 million, there are 24 million adult men, women and children without any income, which is nearly 22% of the total population. And, like the others, the 11 million rural people who are suffering in another kind of hell are not included.

Millions of people have been spared death simply by living like animals. Pennsylvania countrymen eat weed roots, dandelions; Kentuckians eat violet leaves, wild onions, forget-me-nots, wild lettuce and weeds, which have traditionally been reserved for livestock. The mothers of the children in the city wandered around the docks and waited, and as soon as rotten fruits and vegetables were thrown out, they went up to fight the wild dogs.

It is precisely for this reason that the U.S. government has to pay attention to trade with Japan in order to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis on the United States. It is precisely for this reason that the US government rejected Chen Feng's conditions. I really don't have any money. Whoever has the damn money is willing to be this executioner.

After seeing the money-making power of penicillin, Roosevelt immediately made direct contact with Chen Feng through Claire, and the United States was willing to accept the terms proposed by the 40th Army, but the American government had to obtain all the agency rights on the American continent. This includes the continental United States, as well as Canada and South America. Of course, the U.S. government will provide Chen Feng with a one-time $50 million for industrial equipment and industrial products.

Let's be honest. This condition of the US government is not tempting at all. $50 million is indeed a lot of goods, but according to the value and consumption of penicillin drugs, this 50 million is just a profit for one or two months.

Although there is a part of the American population that is poor. Penicillin drugs that can cost as much as $100 a box may not be available, but at least 60 million out of 120 million people can afford penicillin, and with the Canadian and South American markets, once the deal is made, the U.S. government's financial crisis will be greatly alleviated. So 50 million is simply not worth mentioning compared to a profit of 500 million or even 5 billion dollars.

Moreover, the United States still has a large number of colonies in Asia, and penicillin is not only an ordinary medicine, but also a strategic resource, and its miraculous effect on external injuries can greatly reduce the mortality rate of troops. When medical observation missions from various countries conducted clinical tests in northern Cyprus, various data showed that the mortality rate of the wounded was only about 15 percent, a decrease of 40 percent compared with the world average of 55 percent. That is, in a war under the same conditions, a country with penicillin can die 4 less layers of soldiers than a country without penicillin, what is the concept, as a brilliant politician, Roosevelt knew better than anyone. Of course, Chen Feng is also clear about this.

Although he knew this, Chen Feng could not refuse the conditions put forward by the United States, because as Japan's largest supplier of raw materials, the United States had too great an impact on the Sino-Japanese War. More than half of the raw materials that kept Japan's war machine running, especially iron, steel, and oil, were obtained from the United States.

As long as these supplies were cut off, Japan would be short of resources and stop the war. Of course, Chen Feng has another layer to consider. Isn't the main reason for the full-scale outbreak of the Pacific War because of war resources, and now that the milk of Japan's war machine has been cut off ahead of schedule, it is bound to allow Japan's war crisis to break out ahead of schedule and pull the United States into the water ahead of schedule, which is a great benefit to China.

After thinking about it, Chen Feng still decided to agree to the conditions of the US government, but Chen Feng also had his own additional conditions, that is, the United States must accept his arms order, and this time Chen Feng wanted to top not ordinary arms, but warships.

Chen Feng plans to place orders for 30 large ships from all U.S. shipyards with immediate effect, including 22 warships, including 2 aircraft carriers, 3 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers, and 12 destroyers. There are also 3 supply ships and 5 submarines. All ships must be delivered within 2 years.

To be honest, if it was just one or two warships, Roosevelt would not have agreed to Chen Feng at all. Roosevelt was not willing to offend the Japanese for a small profit, at this time Japan was the world's top power, its total army had exceeded 1 million, and Japan's navy was also extremely powerful, almost invincible in Asia.

On the other hand, if we look at the United States, although the area is dozens of times that of Japan, and the population is about 50 million more than that of Japan today, the total number of US land forces at this time is less than 100,000, and the strength of the navy is not very good. In terms of military strength, the United States is really no match for the Japanese.

But now Chen Feng has ordered 30 large warships at once, and according to preliminary estimates, the deal is worth at least $60 million. On top of that, Chen Feng also mentioned that as long as the U.S. industrial manufacturing capacity is gone, he can continue to place additional orders.

This made Roosevelt not calm down, the biggest crisis in the United States now does not come from the outside, but from within. Although the economic crisis that almost bankrupted the U.S. government has been alleviated by the New Deal, it is still far from a full economic recovery. Due to the backlog of a large number of industrial products, many heavy industry enterprises have stopped production, if Chen Feng can really continue to increase orders, how many enterprises can be revitalized, and how many jobs can be provided, this account Roosevelt had to think carefully.

In view of the fact that Chen Feng's demands were really difficult to choose, Roosevelt had to negotiate with the military and the leaders of the two major political parties, after all, this kind of thing could only be done in secret, and if it was made in a big way, it would inevitably cause a full-scale backlash from the Japanese, which was not what Roosevelt wanted to see.

The governments of several large European countries were much happier than the US government's struggles, and when the first penicillin was dumped on the market, the governments were surprised and ecstatic by the huge profits.

For this reason, governments around the world have called Chen Feng to ask for more orders. In mid-September, Chen Feng received orders of nearly $800 million, accounting for one-fifth of the annual production of penicillin.

Chen Feng knew that so much money was also put away, and it was better to order a batch of warships before the outbreak of the World War, so that after the outbreak of the Pacific War, China would not even be able to keep an outlet to the sea.

To this end, Chen Feng extended invitations to Roosevelt and Stalin in the United States and Chamberlain in Britain, hoping to have more in-depth exchanges with the official representatives of the three countries.

No one would refuse an olive branch thrown by Chen Feng, the God of Wealth, and soon Stalin of the Soviet Union sent a telegram saying that his representatives would arrive in Guisui at the end of September for a comprehensive meeting with him.

Then President Roosevelt of the United States also sent a telegram, telling Chen Feng that the US delegation had set out from Washington and hoped that the two sides would cooperate happily.

Britain was no exception, and Chamberlain said in a telegram that the delegation headed by Mr. Churchill had departed from London and would arrive in Guisui by early October at the latest.

Compared to these countries, life in Japan is much more difficult. Since the 40th Army's penicillin drug trade was in full swing, all eyes in Japan have turned to Saibei. Especially after Tegaoke brought two boxes of amoxicillin and some injections back to Japan through secret channels, this miraculous drug suddenly shocked Japan.

Emperor Hirohito personally ordered Shiro Ishii to preside over the development of penicillin, and at the same time sent spies to steal the production formula and equipment of the penicillin drug.

But more than half a month has passed, and there has been no progress at all with Shiro Ishii, although there are medicines for research. But Shiro Ishii didn't have the slightest way, how did he know that although the penicillin produced by Chen Feng and the penicillin proposed by Fleming were essentially the same, there was a huge difference in the actual production process, whether it was the raw materials or the production process, there was a world of difference, and it was by no means something that could be studied by just a few penicillin pills.

Moreover, whether it is amoxicillin or the drug for injection, it is a prescription researched by later generations, which is a product that is decades ahead of this era, and it is fundamentally different from those pseudopenicillin drugs sold on the market. Shiro Ishii used the craftsmanship of this era to develop drugs decades later, and the results can be imagined. (To be continued......)