Chapter 281 A Pharmaceutical Factory with an Annual Output of 24 Tons

"Fix a bug. I just found out that the boss is a genius, not a master, when I started the game yesterday."

After a brief greeting with Li Yunlong, the infantry expert turned his head slightly and cast his eyes on Huang He who was eating melons on the side.

The two of them could barely be considered old acquaintances. Four months ago, they had their first contact at a collective high-level meeting in the border area, and they made a big joke at that time.

Although Huang had dealt with many big men in his previous life, after seeing the deputy division commander in person, he subconsciously recited the lyrics of the powerful march.

"Forward! Forward! Forward! Our team is heading towards the sun!"

The scene was very embarrassing at the time. A group of high-level officials including the desperate war fox and the army morale wizard laughed out loud, and even the terrifying giant looked at him several more times.

Fortunately, the infantry expert was considerate and sang a sentence along with the next lyrics, which helped Huang He out of the siege in time.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again."

"Last time we didn't have enough time, today we have to find time to continue chatting. After the physical examination, you and Li Yunlong can come to the headquarters to see me. I am very interested in your views on the current international situation."

"Okay, blocking the door will delay the comrades from doing their work. I will go back first, you guys go for the physical examination."

After speaking, the infantry expert was ready to leave the headquarters hospital with a cane.

At this time, the commander Li was quick-witted and quick-handed. He quietly squeezed the other party's guards and took the lead to walk in front of his deputy division commander to help clear the way.

Originally, Huang He also wanted to follow and send him off, but the doctor who came out interrupted his idea.

"Is Huang He here? Huang He is next."

"Please prepare for the physical examination. If you carry weapons with you, please put them in the bamboo basket at the door. We have someone to take care of them, so don't worry about the safety of the gun."

Hearing his name, Huang He hurriedly greeted the infantry expert and Lao Li, and then walked into the consultation room. After entering the room, he saw two doctors packing up their equipment.

Unlike the fair-skinned, ponytailed female doctors in movies and TV shows.

The two in front of him only put on a white coat over their summer military uniforms, and their faces were still childish. At first glance, they were students from the base's medical school.

"Hello, comrade. Let's do the most basic physical examination first. The director in charge of laboratory tests will be here soon."

"Have you had any physical discomfort recently? Have you been injured on the battlefield before? Have you used any medicine recently? Is there any genetic disease in your family history?"

"Please think carefully and answer seriously. These questions are very important for the next physical examination."

The physical examination of the Eighth Route Army includes ears, nose, mouth, vision and internal medicine, a total of thirteen major items and eighteen minor items, even heart and lung auscultation, abdominal palpation, nerve examination, etc. are all included.

The above process should have been arranged before joining the army, but the army's previous medical system was not complete, and a very small number of items failed to be implemented with quality and quantity.

This is also one of the reasons why the deputy commander-in-chief arranged this physical examination.

Due to the limitation of medical technology, the prevalence of blood and urine tests was very low during the Republic of China period.

If there were not enough professor-level doctors in the headquarters hospital, it would be an impossible task to give physical examinations to commanders above the regiment level in the vicinity of Taiyuan.

The above series of questions made Huang He realize one thing, that is, the medical level and treatment standards of the Eighth Route Army are gradually approaching those of the old military powers in Europe.

Good news, great news!

After getting the answers to all the questions, the doctor picked up the physical examination form from the table beside him and began to record.

At this moment, the other party suddenly looked up at Huang He's face, and then hurriedly turned out the file for careful comparison. His expression changed very obviously, and he saw the initial fatigue turned into a face full of surprise.

"Director Huang! Oh my God! I didn't expect you to return to Shanxi."

"I was so busy that I didn't notice you just now. Come on, come on, I'll call Dean Liu now and ask the directors to come over."

"Tell me if you need anything, don't be polite to us!"

Although Huang He did not directly participate in the establishment of the Eighth Route Army's medical system, his indirect contribution is unquestionable, and he can definitely be ranked in the top 30 in the entire army.

After all, one ton of various medicines per month is not a small number, and it is particularly important now that the bald man has cut off his military pay and various material rations.

Not to mention that there are five chief physicians who came to the base with the medicines.

Doctors of this level are either the leaders of major hospitals or top professors in national medical schools in today's era.

Before the decision to "Medical University in the Base" was unlocked, the Western medicines needed by troops at all levels could only be purchased secretly from enemy-occupied areas through underground transportation lines.

This not only requires spending the already stretched procurement funds, but also faces various dangers.

Even with the help of the secret passage of China Resources Group, the supply of Western medicine for the Eighth Route Army still had a big gap.

As the war entered a stalemate, both the Kuomintang-controlled areas and the enemy-occupied areas listed medicines and medical equipment as contraband, making procurement much more difficult.

Although the logistics department of the Eighth Route Army risked their lives and sent people deep into the cities in the enemy-occupied areas to purchase some necessary anesthetics, sulfonamides, iodine tablets, potassium iodide and other medicines and medical equipment such as stethoscopes, sphygmomanometers, and surgical knives.

But procurement is always just a drop in the bucket. The huge deficit made Huang He, who was then the director of the Procurement Department, so anxious that his mouth was full of blisters.

Of course, a living person cannot be suffocated to death by urine.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

At a time when Western medicine technology cannot be broken through, traditional Chinese medicine left by our ancestors naturally became the first choice for major pharmaceutical factories in the army.

As early as the end of 1939, the annual output of the three major main forces and border pharmaceutical factories reached 1.8 tons, but this number was far from meeting the needs of the troops.

Fortunately, after the decision of "Medical University in the Base Area" was unlocked, under the leadership of several professors and chief physicians, the production capacity of the Eighth Route Army Pharmaceutical Factory increased by 19 times.

Even improved the process to develop many finished pharmaceuticals and Chinese patent medicines, achieving the true meaning of Chinese and Western medicines.

In addition to the one ton of Western medicines provided by the system, the monthly available medicine share of major field hospitals has exceeded the three-ton mark.

During non-large-scale battles, surplus medicines can be sold to the people in the base area at cost price.

In this way, not only will the problem of the difficulty of treating diseases for the people be solved, but also a wave of funds can be recovered for the development of new drugs, which is truly killing two birds with one stone.

On the contrary, under the rule of Guantou, the pharmaceutical industry of Guoxuan should be well developed.

After all, they have a certain industrial base and material resources, and their financial and human resources are far superior to those of the border areas. Even if they are in a bad situation, they will not live a bad life.

It's a pity that under the operation of our chairman and his wife, the national medicine industry of the Republic of China was crushed by imported Western medicine. A large number of pharmaceutical factories were run out and went bankrupt.

At present, there are only 23 pharmaceutical factories of all sizes in the entire Kuomintang-controlled area, and the total number of workers is only 830.

The 5 million national army can only rely on such a small number of workers to make medicines, which is even more outrageous than the number of military doctors.

Once the aid of medicines is cut off one day by the United States and Britain, it is estimated that Guoxuan will have a large number of deserters in a short time, making the already poor military discipline directly infamous.

After hearing the doctor's words, Huang He quickly got up from his seat and grabbed the other party.

"No, no, no, our army doesn't allow for special treatment."

"Didn't you just say that we need to do a basic physical examination first? We should be able to complete these items by ourselves."

"Really don't worry, just follow the normal process."

There are many commanders of regiments and above around Taiyuan. Dean Liu and his team have been busy since this morning and finally have some time to rest.

Even if we don't mention the personal relationship between the two, if they are exhausted, it will be a major loss to the entire army.

Half an hour later, the first stage of the physical examination was over.

Huang He's various physical signs were pretty good, and there was no major problem with his health. The only thing to pay attention to was protecting the cervical and lumbar intervertebral discs.

The work of the Border Area Weapons Experimental Research Bureau requires long periods of sitting, and occupational diseases will definitely occur over time.

The subsequent examinations are no longer at the level that medical students can handle, and they must wait until the chief physicians return.

Speak of the devil, and the devil will appear.

Just as Huang He was studying his physical examination report, Dean Liu, who had just finished his meal, walked in from the back door. After seeing the "patient" in the consultation room, he smiled brightly.

"Hey, isn't this our Director Huang? I haven't seen you for two years. You've been promoted so fast, jumping several levels."

"You haven't been to the hospital for so long, your body should have recovered now. Take out the first-stage physical examination form first, let me see your various indicators. Take off your shirt by the way, blood will be drawn for laboratory tests."

"You drank a lot of water just now, take a sterilized tube to collect urine."

Compared with two years ago, Director Liu's temper has changed dramatically.

There was nothing he could do before. As the director of the headquarters hospital, he had to face the pressure of insufficient drug supply every day.

For any responsible doctor, every 0.01% increase in the death rate of wounded soldiers will make them feel heartbroken.

Now life is getting better and better. Not only are there sufficient reserves of various drugs, but there are also a large number of helpers from all over the world, and there are many who are better than him.

The pressure and workload have decreased sharply, and the cure rate of soldiers has continued to increase. With such a pleasant working environment, no doctor would have any worries.

Under the operation of Director Liu, the progress of the second phase of the test was very fast.

"All done, you just wait for the results."

"You haven't been to the battlefield, so you don't need to do the X-ray. It's easier to give your logistics personnel a physical examination. Zhang Wanhe is in good health and doesn't look like a middle-aged man in his 40s."

"By the way, can you find a way to get some advanced and professional medical equipment? The existing equipment in our headquarters hospital is more or less old."

In the past two years, the average quality of the doctors of the Eighth Route Army has indeed improved by leaps and bounds, but the large facilities of various hospitals have not been updated much.

Take the X-ray machine of the headquarters hospital for example. This big guy was exchanged from the border with 5,000 Type 38 rifles, 100 Type 99 light machine guns and 100,000 rounds of ammunition.

Although the production capacity of major military factories is very strong and the weapons are seized from the devils, it is not a good feeling to be blackmailed by "friendly forces".

But large-scale medical equipment is really important. If there had been an X-ray machine in the field hospital, the three shrapnel would not have remained in the head of the army reform master.

Even if there were no conditions for craniotomy on the battlefield, he would not be returned to the battlefield with just a hasty bandage.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you."

"Old Liu, you are so good. I came to do a physical examination and you still wanted to make me a strong man."

"How is the progress of Shanxi Southeast Medical College? Why hasn't it been named yet?"

Most of the doctors and nurses in the headquarters hospital come from the Chaji Border District Health School. It will take another year for the first batch of students from the Shanxi Southeast Base Area to graduate.

The teaching materials used by teachers and students were written by the comrade of the International Brigade who participated in the Spanish Civil War.

After the army regained control of Shanxi, the bosses had always planned to integrate the province's teaching resources. As a result, the medical school in southeastern Shanxi never had an official name.

After hearing Huang He's question, Dean Liu showed a proud smile on his face.

"The first batch of students totaled 1,300, of whom 500 were doctors and 800 were nurses."

"We have also selected some strong and flexible soldiers from all levels of the 129th Division as rescuers, trained them in specialized battlefield rescue techniques, and strengthened bandaging training."

"If there are no health workers or military doctors on the battlefield, they can completely carry out self-rescue and mutual rescue, and can also serve as a professional stretcher-bearing team when necessary."

As soon as these words came out, Huang He was shocked by Dean Liu's generosity.

According to his standards, in the future even the core group can be equipped with a certain amount of medical strength. It is even possible to have a health worker at the company level, a military doctor at the battalion level, and a health team at the regiment level.

As long as the follow-up staff can keep up, it will not be a dream to debridement within 6 to 8 hours through open surgical surgery.

In the original work, Li Yunlong was infected with malaria. If the monk hadn't forcibly carried an old man on his back, his life would have been decided during the Japanese raids.

The situation is greatly improved now. As long as the troops are given enough time, the number of military doctors will definitely increase.

Huang He felt very uncomfortable when he thought that many students were still using old teaching equipment and medical equipment. After thinking for a moment, he patted Dean Liu on the shoulder and said firmly:

"Amazing! You actually did such a big thing without saying anything!"

"I'll take care of the medical equipment! I will definitely give you a perfect answer before the end of this year."

Come on, come on, I will continue writing