Chapter 13: Using Knowledge to Benefit Europe and America
The spring breeze is pleasant, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. It is a good season for... eating skewers and barbecuing.
Chili powder, cumin powder, goat meat, barbecue stove, fruit tree charcoal, and red willow skewers...
It seems like none!
Lying in the yard and looking at the oak tree in the yard, Zhu Xianhai felt a sense of pity.
Now is great weather for a barbecue.
If there was such a yard there in the past, we would definitely have a barbecue every day.
pity……
"Since you can't enjoy your life, let's do something serious!"
Lying on the recliner, Zhu Xianhai once again grabbed a piece of grass from the grass.
This looks like just an ordinary weed. However, it is a Chinese herbal medicine. Of course, it is a little bit unusual.
Where is the grass?
It's obviously money!
In this era when even opium is considered a panacea, as long as a few drugs with a very wide range of applications are developed, they will definitely be popular in the market.
For example, the alkaloids in many plants can become panaceas if they are properly adjusted.
For example, ibuprofen, aspirin and the like are all plant alkaloids.
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"Sophia, where is Mr. Zhu?"
After knocking on the door next door, Buffett asked
"Master, Mr. Zhu is drinking tea in the yard."
Sophia replied.
Walking into the backyard, Buffett didn't notice that Zhu Xianhai was a little distracted and said.
"Sir, the equipment and materials you want are all ready. They are all high-quality equipment produced in Britain, and the best in Buenos Aires. Also, I have asked someone to clean up the basement and make it your laboratory. They are installing the equipment now."
Sitting there, Zhu Xianhai hesitated for a moment.
Do you really want to get into that industry?
Buffett asked again:
"Sir, what do you need so many equipment and raw materials for? And those wild herbs, are they also medicine?"
"Grass? Oh, you mean this..."
Looking at Buffy, although his mind was in turmoil, he forced himself to focus and spoke.
"do research."
"What are you studying?"
Buffett asked another question.
"A new type of drug. I want to invent a drug that can treat many diseases."
Zhu Xianhai straightened his expression and replied.
If he had not witnessed the backwardness of medicine in that era, he would never have thought of treating illnesses with medicine. Apart from "surgery" which was somewhat similar to that of a butcher, in Europe, people would take a few sips of Y-pill wine to treat headaches and fevers.
Compared to Y pills and alcohol, real drugs still make money.
For now, getting involved in the pharmaceutical business may be a good choice.
In later generations, even the arms business may not make more money than pharmaceutical companies.
In fact, the truly profitable industry in human history has never been drugs or arms, but medicine, because pharmaceutical companies have grasped the most basic instinct of human beings - the desire to live.
Of course, a successful pharmaceutical company must have its own flagship product, a flagship product that makes it famous.
Regarding this ace product, Zhu Xianhai already has a target. One is the famous aspirin, the inconspicuous little white tablet that made BioAspirin, a century-old large pharmaceutical company.
Of course, aspirin is just one of the options. Compared to it, Zhu Xianhai has another option.
For example, nitroglycerin! Many people know that it is a kind of explosive, and also know that it is a drug for treating angina pectoris, but almost no one knows that it also has another function of refreshing the brain!
"Do you remember what I said last time in the carriage?"
Zhu Xianhai asked.
"What did you say last time?"
"right,"
Nodding, Zhu Xianhai looked towards Europe.
"When you immigrated from Europe, you should have known that factories are the main source of income for each country. What do factories rely on to make money? Of course, it is workers and machines. Machines can run continuously as long as there is a steam engine, water, and coal, but people cannot. Therefore, in those factories, workers have to work at least twelve hours a day."
"Twelve hours, are you kidding me?"
Buffett interrupted him.
"Do you think running a factory is charity? You have to work at least sixteen hours, not even including the time for going to the toilet."
Then he continued with words that could not be questioned.
"Don't ask me how I know this. I've had this experience. Sixteen hours is the minimum. Throughout the year, the factory only has a holiday on Sunday, and that's only half a day."
Well, I underestimated how evil those black-hearted capitalists were. For sixteen hours, they were really... Well, there have been no kind-hearted capitalists from ancient times to the present. They are all a bunch of street lamp owners.
"That's perfect. Let me ask you, what is your state when you work for 16 hours? Can you maintain normal energy and work continuously?"
"Is this possible? I am a human, not a machine. Do you know why I left the factory?"
Buffett said.
"It was because one time, when I was working in a factory, my friend dozed off and the machine crushed his hand. Later, although the doctor performed surgery on him, he still died after the operation. Do you know how much money the factory owner paid in compensation?"
Buffett asked back.
"I only got 50 pesos in compensation! What do you think the factory owner said? He said the factory even suffered losses in order to clean the blood and flesh on the machines. My God, are workers so worthless in their eyes? So I left the factory. That place is definitely not a place for people to stay."
Well……
I didn't expect Buffett to be such a story man. Looking at his angry expression, it is certain that he hates capitalists to the core.
However, it seems that he may not agree with what we are going to do next.
"that……"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Xianhai said,
"If we now have something that can make people more spiritual and suppress physical pain, do you think those factory owners will buy it?"
"purchase!"
Buffett exclaimed.
"In that case, they will definitely buy it. Not only them, but if I were running a factory, I would also buy it. But, is there any medicine like this in the world?"
Seeing Buffett's skeptical expression, Zhu Xianhai pursed his lips.
What is certain is that this kind of medicine will be welcomed by the black-hearted capitalists of this era, and even the poor masses in Europe and America will definitely like it. Who doesn't like the miracle of great strength?
It would be a shame to earn tens of millions of pesos without using ibuprofen, aspirin, nitroglycerin and other drugs to let people in Europe and America experience the benefits of modern chemistry and medicine!
I’m not doing this to make money…I’m doing this to benefit them.
That’s right, that’s the truth!
The first rule for time travelers: While benefiting others, you must also benefit yourself.
