When Rock wants to start a new project, he doesn't need to find anyone else. He only needs to call Stoudemire, Henry, and Irving.
Stoudemire couldn't do it. Because of the plague in the Transvaal and Orange, Stoudemire went fishing in Lake Nyasa during this period, so he had to send a telegram.
Rock also caught up with the good times. There was already a radio in 1902, although both Edison and Carnegie insisted that the radio was invented by Italian Marconi, and by 1906 the U.S. Patent Office would revoke Nicola Tes
However, Rock still went to Tesla to buy a wireless telegraph machine and related radio patents.
After Rock bought the patent for wireless telegraphy from Nikola Tesla, he could produce wireless telegraph machines in Nyasaland and then sell them in Nyasaland.
As for where those customers used the radios after buying them, this is not something Rock can control, nor is Nikola Tesla able to control it.
Nikola Tesla still has to fight a lawsuit with Marconi.
Radio during this period was actually not that complicated. Sometimes the technological breakthrough was just a layer of window paper. With the patent drawings, the production line could be designed based on the patent drawings, and then with the technical guidance of professionals, the assembly line workers had to master the actual technology.
It's very simple. It's actually a matter of proficiency. With the accumulation of experience, proficiency will reach full level one day.
Roque did not plan to produce all the components needed for radios in Nyasaland from the very beginning. The ones that could be produced would of course be produced locally in Nyasaland. The ones that Roque could not produce would be purchased in Europe. No matter which country it was, it would not
They will refuse to sell parts needed for the production of radios to Nyasaland, because no matter which country they are, they will not believe that Nyasaland’s industrial products will pose a threat to their own industries.
Definitely not now, but Rock is never satisfied. While establishing the radio factory, Rock also established the Radio Research Institute. Based on Nikola Tesla's patent, Rock will continue to research and strive for the development of radio.
Smaller size, clearer signal, and longer transmission distance.
By the way, the Radio Factory and the Radio Research Institute are both owned by Rock. Nyasaland is not the Transvaal. Rock does not need to worry about anyone in Nyasaland.
Stoudemire, Henry and Irving are all interested in the medical school and the pharmaceutical factory. A simple share plan will be released soon. Rock, Stoudemire and Henry each hold 30% of the shares of the medical school and the factory, and Irving holds 100%.
Ten out of ten, and then Irving began to campaign for medical schools and pharmaceutical factories in the name of the Liberal Party. At this stage of preparation, all Rock had to do was to provide money, and then he didn't have to worry about anything.
It is definitely better to do things in the name of a collective than in the name of an individual.
Irving found Philip and successfully found a large piece of land on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Philip was so generous at the moment. He didn't even ask for a land transfer fee, which made Rock think it was a large piece of land, less than ten square meters.
There is no way to meet people for kilometers, and there are several farms within this range. Each farmer received a compensation of ten pounds for one acre of land, happily sold the farm to the city government, and then immediately took the money to compete.
Pretoria purchased a larger number of farms.
You can't go to Pretoria. There are no farms available for purchase around Johannesburg. Even if there are, they are in remote areas far away from Johannesburg. In terms of location, they are really not as good as the farms around Pretoria.
These ten square kilometers are all used for pharmaceutical factories. The medical school will be built in Ziwei Town and does not need to occupy land in Johannesburg.
Abu was immediately appointed by Rock as the dean of the medical school. Because Abu was busy with research work, the medical school also needed an administrative dean responsible for daily management.
Chief Executive Officer Roque chose Douglas. Although Douglas was an expert in agriculture and had nothing to do with medicine, Douglas could still be responsible for daily administrative management. With this position, it would be easier for Douglas to poach employees from Europe.
After all, it's just a waste of money. Money can't buy loyalty, but it can buy achievements. Having achievements is enough, and it can already attract many people.
This means that Abu's research has not produced results yet. Once Abu produces results, more people will be willing to come to Johannesburg.
In fact, in order for Abu to produce results, Roque also helped think of many ways. Forget about aspirin. The aspirin developed by the Germans has just been used in clinical applications and has not really shown its value yet. Roque has already sent people to Germany to find Bayer.
The laboratory purchased aspirin-related patents for production and sales in Johannesburg. If there are no accidents, aspirin will be the future flagship product of the pharmaceutical factory.
Regarding the research results, Rock tried to ask Abu to shift his energy to penicillin and artemisia annua. These two drugs are of great significance to all mankind. As long as there is a breakthrough in either one, it can win great honor for Abu himself.
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Artemisia annua is an upgraded version of cinchona. No matter in terms of efficacy or side effects, cinchona is not as good as artemisia annua. Although cinchona is known as a "miraculous drug", it is not effective in treating malaria.
, often the effect is better in the late stage of malaria, but often has no effect in the early and middle stages of malaria, and it can also lead to frequent recurrence of the disease.
In addition, cinchona cream can also cause many serious side effects, and in the most serious cases, it can even endanger the lives of users. These side effects once caused cinchona cream to be banned from sale.
Artemisia annua does not have this problem. Artemisia annua is not only more widely used, but also more effective. Even if there are some minor side effects, it can return to normal quickly without treatment.
The impact of malaria on the Chinese is still relatively large. Most of the Chinese in Johannesburg and Nyasaland come from the north of the Qing Dynasty. After they came to Johannesburg and Nyasaland, they often faced the threat of malaria. For now, malaria is a problem for the Chinese.
The number one threat in southern Africa is that the number of Chinese deaths due to malaria infection has reached more than 1,000 from the year before last to now.
The Chinese have known for a long time that decoction of artemisia annua can treat malaria. In the "Emergency Prescription" written by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there is a record of using artemisia annua "twisted juice" as medicine. When Luo Ke knew about this, he asked Liang
Dingxin brought Artemisia annua from the Qing Dynasty and tried to plant it in Nyasaland. It is said that the effect is very good, even better than cinchona, which is known as the "miraculous medicine".
It is precisely because of Artemisia annua that Rock wants to build a pharmaceutical factory. Malaria is not only a threat to the Chinese, but also a serious threat to everyone in the world, especially to humans in tropical areas. If the pharmaceutical factory in Johannesburg can advance
The production of artemisia annua drugs can be regarded as the contribution of the Chinese to all mankind.
With the support of policies and sufficient funds supply, the preparations for schools and factories are progressing smoothly. Due to the special situation, schools and factories must use permanent reinforced concrete buildings, so the preparation of materials has begun from now on, machines and
The steel is mainly ordered from Europe, the stone comes from Zululand, and the cement is no problem. The cement factory in Fawalt is still expanding its production. After the rainy season, it will be enough to meet the needs of the construction site.
Yes, weather is an important factor that hinders the progress of the project. November has just entered the rainy season, and it will basically rain every other day. This situation will continue until March next year. In other words, after March, the school will
and the factory can start construction smoothly.
Entering November, the plague epidemic in the Transvaal was finally under effective control. As of November 10, no plague patients or suspected plague patients were found in Johannesburg for a week. This means that the epidemic is over and martial law can be lifted in Johannesburg.
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The situation in Pretoria was slightly worse, but the epidemic was also declared over on November 15th.
Only Orange was still severely affected by the epidemic, with hundreds of people dying every day in November. Dr. Fred Hansa, who was sent to Bloemfontein by the Ziwei Hospital, also died on November 16th.
Died of the plague.
When the news came back to Johannesburg, Rock didn't talk nonsense and didn't go to find Ade. It was time to go to work and returned to Ziwei Town instead. He was not affected by the news.
Philip was very pleased with this, thinking this was a sign that Roque was beginning to mature.
Owen was surprised. He thought Rock would use the topic to get angry, but he didn't expect Rock to accept the reality so calmly.
"Using the topic? It's impossible. If you use the topic now, it will have no effect except to arouse the resentment of the Palace of Justice. Our biggest enemy now is the plague. What's the matter? Let's wait until the plague epidemic is over. What should I say now?
It's all useless." Rock didn't go to Ade, believing that Ade could see the sacrifices Johannesburg had made for Bloemfontein.
In this way, if the Boers want to cause trouble in Johannesburg in the future, they will not be able to pass the Adena barrier.
The only person Rock regretted was Fred Hansa, but Fred Hansa was a Boer. When he sought medical advice from Ziwei Hospital, Fred Hansa voluntarily went to Bloemfontein, so
Fred Hansa died a worthy death. The only thing Rock could do was to take good care of Fred Hansa's family as much as possible and not to let Fred Hansa and other doctors at Ziwei Hospital down.
"That's right Locke, I've always been worried that you were too extreme, but now it seems that you are still very sensible." Irving said in a grand manner. These words are not like what Irving can say, but more like Philip's evaluation of Locke.
Owen was just paraphrasing.
Rock doesn't care either. The Boers have always done a good job in playing the role of "victim". Rock is now trying to learn from the Boers in playing the role of "victim". Only children who cry can get milk.
