Zhou Yi stopped in front of a thatched house in the middle of the village. Lin Yuan stepped in and found ninety-three thatched houses inside.
Zhou Yi opened the door of the main hall and said, "Dad, a guest is here."
There was a sound of agreement from Zhou Chuanting, but there was no reply.
Lin Yuan waved his hand to the apologetic Zhou Yi, telling him not to take it to heart. He walked in casually, opened the second door, and found Zhou Chuanting wearing glasses while flipping through a book and taking notes.
"Mr. Zhou, what are you busy with?" Lin Yuan said with a smile.
Zhou Chuanting then raised his head and saw that it was Lin Yuan. He quickly stood up and said: "It turns out to be Xiao Lin. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. This kid Zhou Yi just doesn't know how to treat guests. You didn't even say a word when you came. Come on, please."
sit."
Everyone sat down, tea was served, and after a few sips, Lin Yuan said: "Mr. Zhou, I heard from Brother Zhou that you have been studying that book to the point where you forget to eat and sleep."
"Haha, I just forget about food and sleep. I just want to get in and not get out. Lin Yuan, when I first bought it, I really wanted to combine some of the lost craftsmanship in it to make the pharmaceutical factory bigger.
Who knew, the more in-depth research, I found that traditional craftsmanship is simply irreplaceable."
Zhou Chuanting immediately introduced Lin Yuan to Lin Yuan some lost craftsmanship and his research experience. It must be said that the traditional production of Chinese patent medicines does embody a word that is particularly popular in contemporary times, called craftsman spirit.
In the development process of traditional Chinese medicine, due to transportation reasons, it was impossible for information to be fully fluent as in the current era. This brought inconvenience in communication, but it also brought unexpected things.
The various schools formed in the history of traditional Chinese medicine, in a sense, it is this lack of information circulation that has caused the regional development of traditional Chinese medicine.
The regional development of traditional Chinese medicine has brought about not only differences in concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, but also considerable regional flavor in the processing of patent medicines.
Each independent TCM area will have particularly typical pharmaceutical processes. And without information channels to bring new ideas, these processes will strive for excellence, which can push the pharmaceutical industry in this region to a peak.
These pharmaceutical processes, like traditional Chinese medicine classics, are part of the precious wealth of traditional Chinese medicine.
However, most of these pharmaceutical techniques are passed down from family to family. Many secret techniques were lost because of the decline of family talents.
The classics Zhou Chuanting bought from Lin Yuan or Guo Yuming are just a drop in the ocean of the vast TCM pharmaceutical technology. Even this is enough to be studied carefully, let alone those traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical techniques handed down from generation to generation.
"Xiao Lin, to be honest, I am a bit stubborn, but I don't mean that I don't understand the thoughts of young people at all. Times have developed, and the world belongs to you young people. I know this. I just want Zhou Yi to take good care of himself.
Study for a while, digest these things, and then do things."
Zhou Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Dad, of course I understand your painstaking efforts, and I am also willing to accept this inheritance and pass it on to future generations. However, learning is learning, and entrepreneurship is entrepreneurship. There is no difference between the two.
What kind of conflict is that?"
Zhou Chuanting's face darkened and he said, "Have you learned how to be stubborn? Do you think you can master the things left by your ancestors just by looking at them? I've been making medicines all my life, and I don't dare to say that I can. It's just half a bottle of water like yours."
Even if your level is high, do you dare to say that you can learn it?”
Zhou Yi immediately fell silent, how could he still dare to speak?
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou, can I say a few words? The craftsmanship left by our ancestors is good, but the development era determines it. If we don't keep pace with the times on the good things left by our ancestors, we will still be in trouble.
Let the things left by our ancestors be annihilated."
Zhou Chuanting was startled when he heard this and looked at Lin Yuan with some confusion.
"Mr. Zhou, in the era when our ancestors lived, people had little room for choice, so they did not face the theory of survival of the fittest. The ability of traditional Chinese medicine to be produced regardless of process costs was determined by the environmental conditions at the time."
Lin Yuan tried his best to explain this matter in words that Zhou Chuanting could accept. In today's era, the explosive development of transportation and information has broadened people's horizons. At the same time, the great abundance of materials has limited people's choices.
too much.
In such an era, all wishful thinking is destined to be eliminated. The one that can gain everyone's consensus is an uncontestable monopoly, and the other is something that everyone has agreed upon.
Just like a dose of traditional Chinese medicine, it is very effective in treating a certain disease, but if the process of brewing the medicine is too complicated, patients will often choose relatively simple treatment methods.
If there are Western medicines with the same efficacy, or even slightly worse efficacy, patients will generally choose Western medicines. Why? It’s not that people are lazy, but because there is a time cost involved.
Looking at all the products in the world today, they all provide consumers with the ultimate service. There are many good products that have been eliminated by the commodity market because they did not provide the ultimate service.
The Chinese patent medicine market is also facing this problem. You can say that some methods of brewing medicines will bring out the medicinal properties of medicinal materials. However, this exquisite craftsmanship must meet the needs of the market.
For example, if a single pill is made into a pill, if the processing time is too long, the unit price will inevitably go up. If this problem cannot be solved, consumers will naturally choose products with a lower unit price for the same efficacy.
Lin Yuan believes that whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, no matter how high their moral standards are, as long as they enter the commodity market, they must obey the iron law of the commodity market.
This does not mean giving up the original process standards for the iron law of the market, but because the times have developed, the original processes must keep up with the times.
Traditional Chinese hand embroidery is unparalleled in the world! But when entering the torrent of the commodity market, changes must be made. No matter how unparalleled this skill is, if it does not change, it will be a dead end.
Zhou Chuanting heard it and felt it was deafening. He never expected that Lin Yuan would say such words.
"Xiao Lin, are you saying that these traditional and excellent crafts should be abandoned?"
Lin Yuan resolutely said: "No, Mr. Zhou, on the contrary, not only can we not abandon traditional crafts, but we must re-examine traditional things. Without tradition, what would Chinese medicine be? What we have to do is based on traditional crafts.
Develop a new process route that is suitable for the development of today's era, so that the things left by our ancestors can regain their luster."
Seeing that Mr. Zhou was a little confused, Zhou Yi said: "Dad, Lin Yuan is right. When it comes to tradition, we can truly inherit it if we inherit and carry it forward. If we are limited to processing medicine according to tradition, we will be eliminated sooner or later."
.In that case, we will really feel sorry for our ancestors who left us precious spiritual and cultural wealth."
Zhou Chuanting thought for a while and said: "Xiao Lin, it's not that I can't understand what you're saying. However, this involves taking a considerable risk. Painting a tiger will not turn out to be an anti-dog, that's what you're talking about."
"Haha, Mr. Zhou, so we need to explore an effective path. This classic book in your hand is the crystallization of the wisdom of senior Chinese medicine practitioners. We are not saying that everything will be fine if we pass down these craft records step by step. We
We should find a way to allow these crafts to shine under modern mechanical production. This is how we can live up to our predecessors."
A look of struggle appeared on Zhou Chuanting's face. On the one hand, he was resistant to mechanical equipment. On the other hand, he felt that what Lin Yuan said made sense. For a moment, Zhou Chuanting had mixed feelings.
Zhou Yi stood up, walked to Zhou Chuanting, bowed and said: "Dad, I know that you have always adhered to the precepts of producing conscience medicine in accordance with ancient precepts. However, haven't you also made some necessary adjustments to some ancient recipes that have been passed down?
Huh? You discovered the problem and solved it. This is the rigorous attitude that a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner should have."
Zhou Chuanting looked at Zhou Yi, and the look in his eyes relaxed: "Ahem, Xiao Yi, I have been very strict with you since you were a child, so that one day you will inherit the Zhou family's property and not be tired of your ideas.
And it caused a big disaster. Well, it seems that I am really old. This world belongs to you young people after all."
"Dad, why do you say that? At any time, you have much more experience and knowledge than us young people. We still need your guidance."
"Well, you can realize this, which means you are mature. Li Yu also advised me that you are not doing business for money. After listening to Master Lin's speech today, it really made me enlightened. Pass on, pass on,
Inheritance and development, both are indispensable. Such a wise saying."
Lin Yuan quickly stood up and said: "Mr. Zhou is serious. I just said that, you have walked on more bridges than we have walked. If you listen to the old man's opinions more, you will never suffer."
"Haha, everyone is sitting down. Xiao Lin, haha, I actually want to call you Master Lin. You told Zhou Yi that you want to support Zhouji Pharmaceutical Factory. Is this your intention or the Ministry of Health's intention?"
Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "This is not what anyone meant, but in the process of advancing the reform of traditional Chinese medicine, everyone from top to bottom needs to see a successful example. After comprehensive consideration, I feel that your Zhouji Pharmaceutical Factory is the most suitable for the advancement of reform.
A typical example of this aspect of Chinese patent medicine."
"Oh, typical? I knew some things in this area before, and originally wanted to accept such support. But then I changed my mind. On the one hand, it was because the craftsmanship in this classic had a great influence on me.
On the other hand, I am still worried about expanding Zhouji Pharmaceutical Factory to the size of a group."