When the Johannesburg Municipal Government obtained a loan from Rand Bank, the person who contacted Johannesburg on behalf of Rand Bank was Scarlett.
Speaking of which, Rock hadn't seen Ada for a long time. It seemed that after Rock and Phyllis got engaged, Ada returned to Cape Town and never came back.
Rock initially thought that Ada was stimulated and was ready to completely break up with Rock and never get involved in Rock's life again. Mobile version::
If Ada really chooses this way, then Roark really has no reason to continue to pester Ada. After all, Ada is a very independent woman. This is what attracted Roark most to Ada in the first place. If Ada really leaves Roark,
Ke, then Rock will only bless.
But it is obvious that Ada did not ignore Roark, nor did she change her attitude towards Roark just because Roark and Phyllis were engaged. Although Ada was in Cape Town, she often exchanged telegrams with Roark, and even
For the Rand Bank and Rock Gold Mine, Ada also controlled remotely via telegraph, and was not completely done with Rock.
So Rock didn't understand why Ada left Johannesburg. For this reason, Rock specially called Scarlett over.
"Mrs. Capet has personal matters to deal with, so she must return to Cape Town." Scarlett's answer was simple.
"Do you know anything?" Rock asked. Rock had already asked Ada this question, and Ada's answer was the same as Scarlett's.
"I don't know." Scarlett started to lower her head and play with the pen. This action was a bit familiar to Rock. Scarlett used to do it when she was flustered.
"Not sure?" Rock asked.
"Yes" Scarlett asked without knowing.
"Very good." Rock didn't force Scarlett and waved Scarlett away. Then he turned around and sent a telegram to Luo Yi who was still in Cape Town.
After Anton went to Nyasaland, Luo Yi successfully took over and took over Anton's job. His current police rank is also that of inspector, and he still has great power in the Cape Town Police Department.
Speaking of which, Luo Yi is actually more adaptable to the intrigues in the workplace than Roque and Anton. After all, Luo Yi has been on the streets since he was a child. He is used to seeing the warmth and coldness of the world. He can lower his head or bend down when encountering things. As long as he raises his head
Someone is protecting you, and it is inevitable that trouble will arise for such a person.
There is a relationship between Rock and August Russell. Although Rock is no longer in Cape Town, August Russell has not given the Chinese police officers in the Cape Town Police Department any shoes. On the contrary, because of Rock's rapid rise,
August Russell also took good care of the Chinese police. As a result, the status of the Chinese policemen in the Cape Town Police Department has become increasingly high. For now, although there is still only one inspector, Luo Yi, the policemen below the inspector
For a long time, the number of Chinese police chiefs has almost equaled that of white police chiefs, which fully demonstrates the improvement of the status of Chinese police officers.
With Luo Yi's position in Cape Town, it was easy to figure out what trouble Ada had encountered, so Rock left the matter to Luo Yi and forgot about it.
You can't blame Roque for being careless. Roque stayed in Nyasaland for three months, so it's not convenient for him to leave Johannesburg now. What's more, there are so many facts in Johannesburg that Roque can't leave.
At the same time that road construction began, construction began on the medical school and pharmaceutical factory that Rock strived to stay in Johannesburg.
The medical school side is better. After all, there aren't too many interests involved. The return period on investment is a bit long. The mine owners in Johannesburg don't like it, so they can let Rock do whatever he wants.
Pharmaceutical factories are so important. Everyone knows the profits of pharmaceutical factories. The income generated by a pharmaceutical factory in this era is no less than that of a large gold mine. After all, gold mines are more eye-catching than meat, and there is still a lot of money to be mined.
One day, the gold mine is the hen that can keep laying eggs.
Therefore, there are many people who want to invest in pharmaceutical factories. Some people even follow Owen's path and actively give money to Roque.
"I am the leader of the Liberal Party, and I have to work for the welfare of the members of the Liberal Party. Besides, this is also a good thing. The more people who invest in the shares, the greater the interests of the pharmaceutical factory will be involved, because the stronger the community of interests formed by the pharmaceutical factory, not to mention,
These are small shareholders who are not even qualified to participate in the board of directors. They will not affect the operation of the pharmaceutical factory at all. No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing." Irving took the initiative to find Roque, hoping that Roque would open the pharmaceutical factory so that
More people join in.
"It's up to you. If you think it's a good thing, then it's a good thing." Rock doesn't take power. Today's pharmaceutical factories can only purchase patents to produce specific drugs. To put it bluntly, they are just bad products. It is impossible to make more profits.
The real money maker is the biological laboratory led by Abu. No one except Rock realizes this now.
The word "biology" has a very broad meaning. Abu himself studies cell chemistry, and he studies drugs after work, which is all incidental.
With Rock here, Abu will definitely have research projects. Penicillin and Artemisia annua are just one aspect. Rock has now introduced Panax notoginseng from the Qing Dynasty and conducted experimental cultivation in Johannesburg. In time, this will be another new profit growth point.
Panax notoginseng is the main component of Qu Huanzhang Baibao Dan. "Qu Huanzhang Baibao Dan" is also a famous Baiyao in another time and space. Many of Luo Ke's current research are for the future World War I. Penicillin is important, Qu Huan
Zhang Bai Bao Dan is also very important, even more important than penicillin.
Qu Huanzhang is the inventor of Baiyao. He was only 22 years old when he invented Baiyao. Legend has it that one day Qu Huanzhang went up the mountain to collect medicine and saw two snakes fighting. After a while, one of them retreated and the dying snake
He swam to a piece of grass and squirmed. After a while, the wound on the snake's body became intact as before. After Qu Huanzhang waited for the snake to swim away, he picked up the grass on the ground and examined it carefully. He concluded that this grass must have miraculous effects, so he combined folklore and
Qu Huanzhang finally created Baibaodan based on his own experience of healing wounds and stopping bleeding.
This story sounds a bit miraculous, but there is no doubt about the effect of Panax notoginseng on wounds. It is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": Ginseng is the first to nourish Qi, and Panax notoginseng is the first to nourish blood. They have the same taste and equal effects, so they are called Ginseng notoginseng.
It is the most precious of traditional Chinese medicines; Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty, called Panax notoginseng "not exchangeable for gold", which is enough to prove the efficacy of Panax notoginseng on wounds.
Once the "Hometown of Panax Notoginseng", 70% of the prefecture is in the subtropical zone and 30% in the temperate zone. The average annual precipitation and sunshine are quite sufficient. The annual frost-free period reaches 270-350 days. This unique light
, heat, water and gas conditions, so high-quality Panax notoginseng medicinal materials can be produced.
If these conditions are applied, Johannesburg seems to be very suitable, so Rock transplanted Panax notoginseng to Johannesburg and asked Abu to conduct research on Panax notoginseng. With Abu's biological talent, even if the research could not produce results comparable to Baiyao
There are new drugs, but they are better than Europe’s current practice of amputation at every turn.
In terms of medicine, there is a huge gap between white people and Chinese people. During the pre-Qin period, the Chinese wrote the "Huangdi Neijing". In Europe, by the 18th century, doctors were still bleeding blood when treating patients.
This can also understand why the "Black Death" has become a nightmare for white people, but the Chinese have not experienced a serious epidemic similar to the "Black Death".
Specific to Johannesburg, if there is one industry that Johannesburg can quickly catch up with the world, then it is probably the pharmaceutical industry.
The pharmaceutical industry in the West began in the mid-19th century. The first people to study drugs were dye companies and chemical factories. By the end of the 19th century, the dye industry and the chemical industry began to merge into the pharmaceutical industry, and scientists began to study the structure-activity theory of drugs.
Pharmaceutical factories during this period could only produce some general drugs, such as drugs for treating pain, infection, heart disease, etc. There was still a huge gap in medicine.
The golden age of the pharmaceutical industry was from the 1930s to the 1960s. It was also during the First World War that people fully realized the importance of drugs, so various countries began to increase research on drugs.
Promoted the rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry.
We have just entered the twentieth century, so Rock still has plenty of time.
"What are you thinking about?" Owen felt keenly that Rock's attitude seemed a bit abnormal.
"What?" Rock pretended to be stupid.
Even though Owen is Phyllis' brother, there are some things that Rock can't even say to Owen.
For example, Roque would never reveal a word about the ongoing research in the biological laboratory. A big boss in Johannesburg wanted to invest in a pharmaceutical factory. The reason why Roque let it go was because he had a back-up plan.
Rock is already prepared. As long as Abu's biological laboratory produces research results, Rock will set up a new pharmaceutical factory in Nyasaland to produce new drugs in order to obtain greater profits.
As for the pharmaceutical factory in Johannesburg, Rock's position is to produce some medical consumables and basic drugs. The profits of these drugs and consumables are low and the cost is high. To say how much Rock attaches importance to it, it really doesn't matter.
"No, you must be planning something. Tell me and listen, maybe I can give you some suggestions." Owen tried hard. Based on Owen's understanding of Rock, it is definitely not normal for Rock to be so generous now.
"Don't think too much, it's really nothing." Rock kept tight-lipped. A pharmaceutical factory like Johannesburg without core competitiveness is actually of little significance. If Abu's laboratory can produce results as soon as possible, then relying solely on drugs, Nyasa
Landu can make a lot of money.
The most important thing is that there is basically no conflict between the pharmaceutical industry and the British industry. The largest pharmaceutical companies in the UK are Wellcome and Benedictine. Wellcome is the future GlaxoSmithKline, and Benedictine Co., Ltd.
It is one of the five largest companies in the modern world and one of the four largest companies in the UK.
They all sound powerful, but in fact, the current Weikang and Bu Nemen are not much better than handicraft workshops, and they don't have much competitiveness at all.
