Chapter 2074, the price is more than gold, a medicine is hard to find
"How can we cultivate Penicillium on a large scale and find an efficient purification method?"
Zhang Xingjian frowned, thinking and studying carefully.
Whether it is out of a doctor's instinct to produce more penicillin to relieve patients, or out of economic interests, Zhang Xingjian is now looking for ways to expand the production of penicillin.
Because its demand is so great, the price is also very expensive.
The market demand is huge, and the current production is still very scarce. Therefore, the current price of penicillin is even more expensive than gold.
A small bottle of penicillin costs as much as 10 taels of silver. It can be said that gold is not as expensive as it.
But don't think it's expensive. It's something that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. The market demand is too great.
The Affiliated Hospital of Daming Medical College alone requires a large amount of penicillin every day.
There are many rich people here in the capital, and the capital has a large population, so many people get sick every day, and a large number of people come to the capital for medical treatment.
Especially after the news of penicillin spread, people from all over the Ming Dynasty, all over the world, and even all over the world came to the capital to seek medical treatment.
Pneumonia, plague, tetanus, meningitis, tuberculosis and other diseases that were previously untreatable can be easily cured by penicillin.
The demand for penicillin soared rapidly. At the same time, hospitals and medical clinics from all over the Ming Dynasty continued to place orders and send telegrams to Zhang Xingjian to purchase penicillin.
With huge market demand, prices are also rising, but supply still exceeds demand.
After all, for today's Ming Dynasty, almost every household can get dozens of taels of silver, or even hundreds of taels of silver. In order to save lives, spending this little money is nothing.
As long as an adult Ming Dynasty man goes to work, he can earn dozens of taels of silver a year. If he has a skill, it is not a problem to earn hundreds of taels of silver.
Once the money is gone, you can make it again, but once your life is gone, you really have nothing.
"The culture base fluid is a very important thing. Generally, bacteria like to grow on high-starch and high-protein foods, such as leftover rice, steamed buns, soybeans, etc."
"The production of molded tofu is designed to cultivate a kind of mycelium."
"Yes, moldy tofu!"
Thinking of moldy tofu, Zhang Xingjian couldn't help but give himself a slap in the face. Why didn't he think of moldy tofu?
In fact, Chinese descendants have learned to use bacteria very early. For example, molded tofu uses natural mold growth to produce a completely different flavor.
There is also the invention of distiller’s yeast, which is also a way to utilize bacteria.
"There is also Jiuqu, and there is Jiuji!"
Zhang Xingjian became more and more excited as he thought about it. He didn't have much idea at first, but now he suddenly thought of molded tofu and distiller's yeast, and suddenly he felt like he had an idea. He could make a plan by referring to the production process of molded tofu and distiller's yeast.
A set of production processes and methods specifically suitable for penicillin were developed, allowing large-scale production of penicillin.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xingjian was ready to visit some molded tofu production workshops and distiller's yeast production workshops and factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area. He was ready to study carefully and study the cultivation of mycelium to find out the methods suitable for the large-scale production of penicillin and
There is a way to purify it.
Just relying on the current method, the output in our factory is still too small, and the cost is extremely high, requiring a lot of labor to produce penicillin.
We must find a way to produce penicillin efficiently and on a large scale.
Because there are so many people around the world who need this penicillin, so many people are waiting for this penicillin to save their lives every moment.
Of course, for Zhang Xingjian, being able to produce and purify penicillin on a large scale also means huge wealth. Even though the output is still very low, it has already brought him good profits.
If the output is greatly increased, the benefits will be even more considerable.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
At this moment, with the sound of a voice and the sound of numerous footsteps, a eunuch and several officials, accompanied by many professors and students from the medical school, found Zhang Xingjian.
"Zhang Xingjian accepts the order!"
The eunuch's voice was a bit sharp, but upon hearing his words, Zhang Zhigang immediately became excited and led his grandson to salute respectfully.
"The Emperor of Heaven has issued an edict: Zhang Xingjian of the Ming Dynasty Medical College discovered penicillin and made great contributions, benefiting all people and the common people, and saving countless people from diseases. This is a great contribution and great merit."
"Confess Zhang Xingjian as the Marquis of Divine Medicine, grant him a gold medal to avoid death, and reward him with ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Hearing the eunuch slowly reciting the contents of the imperial edict, everyone present couldn't help but take a breath, and then their eyes turned red.
Damn it, Zhang Xingjian was really lucky. He discovered penicillin, which not only made him a marquis, but also gave him a gold medal to avoid death.
The key is that the emperor was really very generous this time, directly paying 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver. If calculated, this is 200,000 taels of silver directly dropped on Zhang Xingjian's head.
200,000 taels of silver!
In this era, it is an astronomical figure.
You must know that the annual income of Putong Daming people is only a few dozen taels of silver. If converted, these 200,000 taels of silver are almost equivalent to two small goals for future generations. This suddenly makes them one of the richest people.
Already.
Of course, money is something external to the body. For people like them, their income is not bad. In fact, daily life can be completely carefree.
What is really enviable is this status. Being named the Marquis of Divine Medicine, this is directly a marquis. From now on, you can still receive a good amount of money and food from the court every month, and you can join the ranks of the nobility of the Ming Dynasty.
It has never been easier to get a death-free gold medal.
You must know that none of the princes of the Ming Dynasty have death-free medals, and he is the only one.
The main reason is that penicillin can save so many people, and it can save millions of people, so Emperor Hongzhi felt that his contribution was very great, and he directly gave Zhang Xingjian a gold medal to reward Zhang Xingjian for his contribution.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
After listening to Zhang Zhigang, who was already over eighty years old, his whole face glowed with joy and he started to tremble with excitement.
It was really a big pie from heaven. It smashed the Zhang family into confusion. My grandson was directly granted a title of marquis. He also had a gold medal for immunity from death. He even spent thousands of taels of gold and a hundred thousand taels of silver.
Now the Zhang family has all the fame, wealth, status, status, and money.
"Haha, congratulations, old professor, congratulations, old professor, you have a harmonious grandson!"
"Congratulations to the Divine Medicine Lord, congratulations to the Divine Medicine Lord!"
Everyone also sent blessings to Zhang Xingjian and Zhang Zhigang.
To be honest, this one is actually very envious.
Why didn't such a good thing happen to him? He just discovered penicillin. This was a title, a gold medal for immunity from death, and he was also rewarded with 202,000 taels of gold and silver.
This is not the only thing that everyone is envious of. The market demand for penicillin is very large, and its price is comparable to gold. This also means that the Zhang family, who masters penicillin, can rely on it to generate a steady stream of income. The money flows in like running water.
Zhang family's pocket.
This is what fame and fortune are talking about.
Early the next morning, with the morning light, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post started a new day of bombing.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers!"
"Zhang Xingjian, the discoverer of penicillin, was named the Marquis of Divine Medicine by the Emperor, and was awarded a gold medal to avoid death, as well as a reward of ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!"
"The discoverer of penicillin has made immeasurable merits and blessed all people. The emperor named him the Marquis of Miracle Medicine!"
Following the newsboy's shouting, the whole Ming Dynasty was spreading the news. The whole world knew that Zhang Xingjian was named the Divine Medicine Lord because of his discovery of penicillin. At the same time, he also learned more about penicillin.
I learned that there is now a drug that can easily cure pneumonia, tetanus, plague, viral colds, tuberculosis and other diseases, and has overcome many diseases that have been untreatable until now.
All of a sudden, orders from all over the world to the Beijing and Tianjin areas of the Ming Dynasty flew over like snowflakes, which made the Zhang family both happy and sad.
What I like is that the more orders there are, the better the sound is, and the more money I will make, but the sad thing is that the production of penicillin is always a problem.
These medical scientists from the Zhang family have yet to find a way to mass-produce and purify penicillin in universities. This means that they are still unable to meet market demand. Not only are they unable to make money in vain, but they also
We know that around the world, people die almost every moment due to lack of penicillin.
Of course, for the people of Ming Dynasty, the impact was far more than that.
Zhang Xingjian was granted a title because of his discovery of penicillin. This was undoubtedly a huge inspiration to the medical scientists, scientists, engineers and other technical people of the Ming Dynasty.
When trains and internal combustion engines were invented, those who participated in related work received awards, and some of them were made earls.
Now Zhang Xingjian has been named the Marquis of Divine Medicine, which shows that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to this aspect. As long as he can make a contribution, it will be conducive to the prosperity and long-term peace of the Ming Dynasty, and will be conducive to improving the productivity and national strength of the Ming Dynasty, etc.
The emperor will not be stingy with his rewards.
In the past, this title could only be awarded based on military merit, or for a few civil servants who had really worked hard, the emperor would reward them with the title of earl as a reward, but this is not hereditary.
The iron rice bowls are only for one generation.
Nowadays, those who are engaged in technology and technology in Ming Dynasty can also receive awards and knighthoods based on their outstanding contributions in related fields.
This will naturally greatly stimulate the scientists and medical scientists of the Ming Dynasty to continue to study, research, and develop new technologies and drugs, etc.
This is not only a huge amount of money, but over the years, Ming Dynasty's medical technology has made great progress, and many new drugs, new treatments, instruments and equipment have appeared.
These have brought considerable benefits to inventors and researchers, especially some new drugs. Relying on exclusive secret methods, these drugs can often bring good benefits to the inventors.
Many prescriptions that everyone treasured in the past have also appeared on the market, and many drugs have very good effects on treating certain diseases.
There are also some prescriptions that were originally only found in the hands of doctors in some remote places and small local areas. They have gradually been unearthed and become well-known medicines used to treat some special diseases.
Like this time, the penicillin discovered by Zhang Xingjian can also bring huge benefits to Zhang Xingjian and even the Zhang family. The price of penicillin is comparable to gold, and the market demand is very large. It is difficult not to make money.
But no one can be jealous, because this is what Zhang Xingjian deserves. He studied bacteria and viruses and discovered penicillin. With this medicine, it is not known how many people can be saved.
This is a great achievement and a great merit. No one will say anything as this Xingjian relies on this to make money. If you have the ability, you can also discover or research an equally important drug, and no one will say anything.
Of course, at this moment, a large number of medical scientists were influenced by Zhang Xingjian, and they all devoted themselves to the field of studying bacteria and viruses, as well as the field of penicillin.
They all wonder if they can discover something special from it and bring themselves fame, fortune and fame.
The emergence of penicillin has also opened a new door for everyone, the door to the field of antibiotics. Antibiotics are far more than just penicillin. There are many kinds of antibiotics with different effects.
Research in this field is definitely very promising. Not to mention being granted a title like Zhang Xingjian, at least if there are results, there should be no problem in making a fortune.
A large number of medical scientists are devoted to research in this field, which is also very helpful in promoting the development of Ming Dynasty's medical science and technology.
While the entire Ming Dynasty was discussing the miracle drug Hou and penicillin, Zhang Xingjian, the discoverer of penicillin, had already invested in research on how to expand penicillin production and purify penicillin on a large scale.
At this time, he was studying and practicing the making process of molded tofu in a molded tofu workshop.
This molded tofu workshop is very small, with only a few women making the molded tofu.
Although the scale of this workshop is small, its reputation is quite good. It is very famous in the surrounding area simply because the molded tofu made in this workshop tastes very good and is deeply loved by everyone.
"Marquis of Divine Medicine!"
"When it comes to making molded tofu, the most critical thing is the molding process."
"Generally speaking, moldy tofu can only be made during specific seasons. Only when the temperature is cool enough is the time to make moldy tofu."
"If it's too hot, the moldy tofu won't be able to grow mycelium, but will directly stink. If it's too cold, the mycelium that grows out will be very, very slow, and even the bacteria won't be able to grow."
Silk."
"In addition, if you want to grow full and long mycelium, you must sprinkle water appropriately and regularly. An environment that is too dry will not work. If it is too humid, black mold will easily grow, and that will not work either. Black mold
Mold not only affects the taste, but also easily causes mold tofu to spoil."
"I'm just a woman, and I only know how to make moldy tofu. I don't know anything else."
Mrs. Xu, the proprietress of the workshop, explained to Zhang Xingjian in detail some of the things that need to be paid attention to when making moldy tofu.
Zhang Xingjian on the side quickly wrote it down with a pen.
"Appropriate temperature, the growth of mycelium needs to control the temperature, and it must be maintained in a more suitable temperature environment, so that the bacteria can reproduce on a large scale."
"It doesn't matter whether it's too high or too low."
"There is also humidity. The growth of bacteria requires a certain amount of humidity. If it is too dry, bacteria cannot reproduce and grow quickly, while an environment that is too humid will breed various bacteria."
"Bacteria removal is a big issue. How to create an environment suitable only for the growth of Penicillium. This is a very important part. Well, high temperature can kill most bacteria. Use high temperature to kill bacteria in the air.
Then return the temperature to normal temperature, and transplant Penicillium under such relief. If Penicillium is cultivated, contamination by other bacteria can be prevented."
While Zhang Xingjian was recording quickly, he was also thinking quickly.
As a scholar who studies bacteria and viruses, he has accumulated a lot of experience in this area. Xu just said it, but Zhang Xingjian quickly mastered some of the key things.
“When we make molded tofu in our workshop, we always use the best quality beans, because only good soybeans can grind good tofu, and only good tofu can grow beautiful mycelium.
Molded tofu is delicious.”
Mrs. Xu took Zhang Xingjian to visit her molded tofu workshop. In a cool room, a large amount of molded tofu was growing mold. The long white mycelium was like a ball of fluffy hair, covering all the tofu.
"The tofu in front of me has already molded. This time the mold is very beautiful. The mycelium is very abundant and plump. It has covered the entire tofu. The molded tofu tastes very good."
When Mrs. Xu introduced it to Zhang Xingjian, she was slightly proud, because her skill in making molded tofu was also very good, and it was already well-known in the capital. There were many people who bought her molded tofu. Every time it came out, it quickly sold out.
You can sell them all.
Some hot pot restaurants and restaurants even come to her to buy molded tofu for their own ingredients, and the business is quite good.
"Yes, the mycelial growth is indeed very good."
Zhang Xingjian observed carefully and studied carefully. He also took out a thermometer to measure and asked questions. He carefully observed the surrounding environment. The entire growing room was a cool room, avoiding sunlight, etc.
PS: A two-in-one chapter, I was too lazy to split it into two chapters, so it’s just one chapter today, but it’s actually only 2 chapters long~~
