"The Chinese are crazy?"

"I don't think so, but this is clearly the beginning of their anger."

Of course, the people at Pfizer can't attack the president of their own country because of a drug. Although they had spokesmen in Parliament, Roosevelt was not something they could impeach. The president, who has led the United States out of the economic crisis, has an unimaginable level of support in the United States, and unless he takes office, no one will be qualified to replace him, let alone impeach.

Of course, this is mainly because penicillin has not yet achieved a corresponding status in the medical community of the world...... If Pfizer really passed by penicillin in the end, and saw the popularity of this drug in the future, it is estimated that Roosevelt would still be extremely dissatisfied. It may be difficult to say whether you will be impeached or not, but trouble is certain.

But now, the Pfizer people have faithfully relayed what they saw and heard in China to Roosevelt.

"The anger of the Chinese?" Listen to Cordell. Hull, his own secretary of state, said this seriously, and Roosevelt had a feeling that he wanted to laugh, but was not very embarrassed, "Do you think they would really do anything to hurt America out of anger?" ”

"We detained the new fighter that they commissioned Grumman to develop. And according to the information we have obtained in China, although the Chinese have not yet suffered any defeat in the air battle with the Japanese, their desire for this new fighter has obviously reached the extreme. "Herdau.

"But we've provided them with a lot of help." Roosevelt said.

"But according to intelligence, the Chinese are now extremely dependent on the Air Force. Several of their large-scale engagements with the Japanese included large-scale air force sorties. Especially in the Battle of Nanchang last year, because of the sortie of the Chinese Air Force, they achieved absolute superiority in the battle against the Japanese, and finally eliminated three divisions of the Japanese...... This is simply an unimaginable result for the former China. To know the way, before that. It would take them even several corps to be able to block a brigade or even a wing of the Japanese, and there was a very high probability that they would not be able to stop it at the worst rear. Marshall, Chief of the Army General Staff, said.

"So, they now want to expand the Air Force even further?" Roosevelt asked.

"Yes." Marshall's face was expressionless, "We studied several battles between China and Japan in the past year...... It is precisely because China has gained air supremacy that it has today's respite. Otherwise, they will not only lose Nanchang, but may even have lost Hunan and Guangxi. In that case, the Chinese government will have to survive in a few remote provinces in the southwest, waiting for more support. ”

"If that's the case. They don't deserve our help. Hull said.

"You're absolutely right." "It was precisely because we saw that the Chinese government was still capable of fighting back that we decided to support them to continue fighting the Japanese," Marshall said. According to reliable intelligence, the Japanese should be gradually regaining air superiority...... So, the Chinese can't wait, but they need our help. That's why they protested to us through Pfizer's informal channels. ”

"Didn't the Chinese win all the air battles with the Japanese?" Secretary of Commerce, one of Roosevelt's most important aides, Frederick Brown. Gran. Hopkins asked suddenly.

"It's tough." Marshall said: "Their victory in air battles. It is better to say that it is a victory in the intelligence war. The Japanese fighters fought in Siberia and the Soviets were almost defenseless. Stalin was forced to repeatedly postpone the time of the counteroffensive. This shows that their fighters are very good in terms of performance. Almost all of the Chinese's planes came from the Soviet Union, and a large part of the pilots belonged to the Soviet Volunteer Air Force for China's aid, so it was impossible for them to make any modifications to the aircraft, but only to rely on tactics and intelligence. But this situation could not last forever, as long as the Japanese had enough fighters. You can use your absolute strength to sweep away all obstacles...... And with the bombing of the Japanese mainland by China and the Soviet Union, the arrival of this day will certainly not make people wait too long. ”

"How's that plane?" Roosevelt abruptly turned to Secretary of the Navy Frank. Knox and Secretary of War Henry. Stinson asked.

"Very good." Stinson knew that Roosevelt was asking about the fighter plane that the Chinese government commissioned Grumman to develop, "and this aircraft is better than all the fighters we have in service." It can be said that the design of the Chinese has greatly shocked our aircraft designers. ”

"That's why we're reluctant to give them to the Chinese." Even its design and manufacturing techniques are provided by the Chinese. Marshall added.

"So. Now the Chinese are angry and decide to threaten us with a drug? Roosevelt asked rhetorically with a smile.

"Don't underestimate this medicine." Hopkins said. He didn't say anything just now, because the things he talked about earlier were basically not related to his business. But now that penicillin has been involved, he has to speak: "According to the report provided by the Chinese, the efficacy of this new drug is even more than sulfonamide." I also consulted with the Chinese embassy on this issue, and the results were more accurate reports, the Chinese government invested heavily in the research and development of new drugs about a year or two ago, and this medicine has been tested on countless Chinese soldiers, and it is very effective. ”

"They actually put soldiers to the test?" Hull asked with a frown.

"It's China, it's a battlefield, you should understand." Hopkins shrugged, unconcerned about his yelling.

"Can we make it?" Knox asked suddenly.

"Of course, the Chinese have provided all the manufacturing skills." Hopkins smiled, "But don't be delusional about being like the fighter that was called my 'Hellcat', after using the other party's design, you withheld all the fighters and didn't pay them to the designer...... Because the Chinese have already applied for patents in the United States. ”

"Patents? What is this? Knox laughed. Of course, patents need to be taken seriously, but it also has to be when, as long as the local government acquiesces, let alone in the United States, it is useless to apply for a patent in heaven: "Do they think this can blackmail us?" ”

"If the Chinese don't sell patents to Europe, then they really can't blackmail us." But ......"

But instead they chose the Germans as partners. I know this. "I don't think that's going to be an obstacle for us either." ”

"Then do you think the Chinese will no longer have the next means?" Hopkins asked rhetorically: "The Chinese have always been moving closer to us and Britain and France, while Germany has recently begun to make frequent contact with Japan." This cannot be hidden from the Chinese. So we can almost conclude that this is just a move by Chinese to get enough advantage from Germany...... With further contacts between Germany and Japan, and a stalemate in Europe, they are bound to soon fall into the arms of Britain and France. At that time, the patent for penicillin would soon become the property of Britain and France...... Will they ever allow us to break our own laws again? ”

"This shows that the Chinese have become smarter. They actually knew that they were using Britain and France to press us back...... But what does it matter? Britain and France are at war with Germany, will they offend us for making less money? I'm afraid they still need our drug company to produce such a drug for them. Hull laughed.

"So what if the Chinese apply for more than just penicillin-like patents?" Hopkins asked again.

"They still have new medicines?" Hull was a little surprised, "Gran (Hopkins), you're not kidding, are you?" ”

"It's better not to be a joke. Because if it's true, we're going to get more benefits...... The treatment companies will be more than happy to 'develop' some new drugs. Knox laughed.

"Is there some conspiracy among the Chinese?" Marshall asked, suddenly looking at Hopkins.

"Actually, George, you're not wrong at all." A wry smile appeared on Hopkins' face, "Chinese have applied for patents for dozens of new drugs......"

"Dozens?" Including Roosevelt, everyone couldn't help but scream, and even Marshall, who had a look of Tarzan collapsing in front of him and not changing his color, trembled twice. None of them are ignorant people, and they naturally know how long and complicated the verification of a new drug needs to go through from research to production, and it is already very surprising for them Chinese to be able to come up with penicillium, an anti-inflammatory drug that is better than sulfonamides, but that can at least be understood as accidental, but dozens of new drugs......

"Gran, you, are you sure you're talking about Chinese?" Hull didn't want to ask such an undignified question, but he couldn't help it. How could the Chinese come up with so many new drugs at once?

"There are indeed dozens, and the number continues to increase!" Hopkins replied reluctantly.

"And counting?" Roosevelt felt as if his legs were shaking twice, "Goran, you...... Have you investigated? Are these drugs rigorously validated? The information they provided ......"

"The Chinese call this medicine 'Chinese patent medicine'! It is the essence of Chinese medicine for thousands of years! Therefore, the information they provide is extremely robust, as far as clinical validation is concerned...... I don't know if the medical records of Chinese doctors for thousands of years can be counted. But as far as I know, these materials have already been recognized by many medical experts, and they should be patented in the near future. Hopkins replied.

"I don't care if it's a patent or not, this is what you call a new drug?" Stinson clutched his chest, "Mr. Commerce Secretary Hopkins, you should tidy up your words the next time you speak." The medicines in Chinese are obviously old and thousands of years old...... Their patent term should have long since passed. ”

"Whether it's old or new, these drugs will indeed be validated by patents very soon. But that's not a problem, the biggest problem is ......" Hopkins took a deep breath: "Chinese claim that they have developed a special drug for tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, malaria, and even diabetes, but they refuse to patent it in the United States!" (To be continued......)