Chapter 534 Mass Production of Penicillin

After getting 200 tons of gold reserves from Nicholas II, Arthur was in a very good mood.

Although the gold theoretically still belonged to the Russian government, it would only belong to Australasia if Russia could not repay the loan within ten years, but this did not affect Arthur's mood at all.

After all, the loan had been received by Australasia's transport ship and was to be stored in Australasia.

Can Russia really repay 60 million Australian dollars within ten years? This question is worth exploring and has various possibilities.

But if we discuss it in combination with Russia's actual situation, there is actually only one answer, that is, it is basically impossible.

Unless the Russian Civil War can end immediately, and the Russians stop making trouble and immediately enter a ten-year recuperation stage, they may be able to easily repay the 60 million Australian dollar loan in ten years.

But the problem is that these two factors are basically impossible to achieve, and Europe does not want to see the Russian Civil War end so quickly, after all, many countries have not yet eaten enough meat.

Whose meat to eat? Of course it is Russia.

Russia's total expenditure in this war has exceeded 2 billion pounds, more than half of which was spent on purchasing materials from other countries.

This has also made many European countries taste the sweetness. In the period of economic downturn in various countries, Russian orders are like a life-saving straw, saving the economies of some European countries and making the economic collapse of these countries at least not so rapid.

It is precisely because of this that the end of the Russian Civil War is something that almost all European countries do not want to see. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to end the Russian Civil War on their own, except to get the support of all Russian people.

Does Nicholas II have such prestige? Perhaps before all the events happened, but since Nicholas II ordered the use of force to expel the marching crowd, many people have completely lost confidence in Nicholas II, and the Russians' worship of the Tsar has gradually decreased.

Russia cannot end this civil war as soon as possible, and the hope of repaying this loan within ten years is very slim.

This actually also means that this gold has almost become a reserve of Australasia, and it is very likely that it will not leave Australasia.

With this gold, the Royal Bank can print more Australian dollars, and the value created is much higher than 60 million Australian dollars, which is why Arthur is willing to mortgage more Australian dollars.

After all, the Australian dollar is printed by Arthur. On the premise of having enough gold reserves, it is only a matter of Arthur's words to print as many Australian dollars as he wants.

After a few days of joyful mood, Arthur received better news, that is, the penicillin mentioned earlier has found a method for mass production.

The importance of penicillin has been mentioned, and the mass production of penicillin is also the most important thing for the Australasia Pharmaceutical Group at present.

Because of the delay of influenza, the pharmaceutical group focused on the production of masks and disinfectants, as well as the research on that influenza, and the mass production of penicillin slowed down.

After the real disappearance of influenza, the pharmaceutical group did not dare to delay any time and started the research on the mass production of penicillin again, and soon achieved results.

Of course, strictly speaking, the research on the mass production of penicillin took more than five years, and it was not very effective.

From the discovery of penicillin to the realization of mass production, this is not something that can be completed in one step.

The discovery of penicillin in the laboratory was the result of a coincidence. How to reproduce this coincidence and use skills to effectively achieve the mass production of penicillin has been the focus of the pharmaceutical group, especially the biological research laboratory, for some time.

Fortunately, both Fleming, who discovered penicillin, and his mentor Wright have quite good abilities and sufficient patience in the fields of medicine and biological research.

Speaking of the name penicillin, some people may feel unfamiliar. But penicillin, also known as penicillin, is a commonly used antibacterial drug and a common antibiotic.

It can effectively treat various wound infections. For soldiers who have suffered various gunshot wounds and trauma in the war, this is a life-saving medicine.

It's a pity that penicillin was not discovered in World War I, otherwise, at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers and families could be saved.

After receiving the news that penicillin could be mass-produced, Arthur did not hesitate and immediately rushed to the biological laboratory of the pharmaceutical group outside Sydney.

It was still the same as five years ago. Fleming and Wright, the head and deputy head of the biological research laboratory, were concentrating on their own research, and Arthur did not intend to interrupt them.

About half an hour later, the two of them finally caught sight of Arthur, and they quickly stood up and saluted respectfully, "Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite, two experts. I heard that mass production of penicillin has been achieved? When can it enter the formal production stage?" Arthur walked forward with a smile, motioned that the two did not need to be polite, and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the initial mass production method has been achieved. According to the current construction progress, the first pharmaceutical factory for mass production of penicillin can be established in two months and officially put into production, opening the precedent for our mass production of penicillin." Wright replied with a smile.

Mass production of penicillin is the hard work of everyone present, and it is also the pursuit and dream of the Biological Research Laboratory for so many years.

Since the discovery of penicillin five years ago, Fleming and Wright have conducted a comprehensive study on penicillin, which Arthur attached great importance to.

At first, penicillin only dissolved and inhibited staphylococci, but its real effect on the human body has not been verified.

In order to fully test this new item, Fleming and Wright first conducted research on mice, injected mice with a lethal dose of streptococci, and selected a few mice to be treated with penicillin alone.

In the end, the mice treated with penicillin were still alive and healthy, while the other mice all died within a few hours.

This experimental result also proved that penicillin has a good therapeutic effect on streptococci.

In order to increase their conjectures, Fleming and Wright conducted several clinical experiments in the following years. The subjects of the experiments were not limited to mice, but also monkeys and various animals.

Finally, after two years of research, Fleming made a bold decision to use penicillin on humans to further explore the therapeutic effect of penicillin on humans.

In this era, once a person is infected by trauma, the mortality rate is very high, even close to 100%.

This also allowed Fleming to quickly find an infected person who was willing to conduct experiments, and with the permission of the government, clinical trials on humans were conducted.

The final results were exciting, because the penicillin contained in penicillin could hinder the synthesis of bacterial cells, causing the bacteria to dissolve and die.

However, human and animal cells do not have cell walls, so penicillin will not affect humans and animals. This is also the real reason why penicillin can kill bacteria and does not damage human cells.

After fully exploring the effect of penicillin, Fleming and Wright immediately began to study the mass production of penicillin without any hesitation.

In order to achieve this goal, with the help of the Australasian government, Fleming collected soil from various countries in the world and isolated strains from them, increasing the production of penicillin from 2 units per cubic centimeter to about 20 units.

Under Arthur's instruction, Fleming accidentally found a mold on a melon that could be used to extract a large amount of penicillin, and used corn flour to prepare the corresponding culture solution, increasing the production of penicillin from 20 units per cubic centimeter to about 50 units.

It is precisely because of these achievements that the mass production of penicillin has become a reality. The Biological Research Laboratory immediately started research, and soon after, that is, now, the mass production of penicillin has been realized.

The pharmaceutical group to which the Biological Research Laboratory belongs immediately started the environmental construction of penicillin production. As long as the relevant facilities are in place, the pharmaceutical factory named the Seventh Pharmaceutical Factory, which is responsible for penicillin production, can start mass production of penicillin.

"After the pharmaceutical factory is built, can the production speed of penicillin meet our needs?" Arthur asked the most critical question.

"No problem at all, Your Majesty. According to our estimated production speed, after the pharmaceutical factory is built, it will only take one year to meet Australia's use needs. Within five years, it can meet the needs of the scale of World War I." Wright nodded proudly and said confidently.

After finding a mass production method for penicillin, it is not difficult to achieve large-scale production.

Hearing Wright say this, Arthur nodded with satisfaction and said with relief: "Thank you for your hard work during this period. You have made great contributions to the development of Australasia, and the country will not forget your contributions."

As he said this, Arthur signaled the guards to take out the rewards that had been prepared long ago and distribute them directly to all researchers and employees of the biological laboratory.

Among them, Fleming and Wright were the most meritorious, each with a check of 10,000 Australian dollars, and the others received checks ranging from thousands to hundreds of Australian dollars. The specific amount depends on the time these people joined the biological laboratory and the contributions they made in the biological laboratory.

But no matter who it is, as long as they get the money, their faces are full of smiles.

After all, this is real money, whether it is hundreds of Australian dollars or 10,000 Australian dollars, it is a large amount of money for these researchers, and they will naturally be happy to get the money.

Arthur didn't feel bad at all for the 10,000 Australian dollars rewarded to Fleming and Wright, and even felt that the reward was too little.

After all, penicillin can bring Arthur far more than 20,000 Australian dollars, at least it will be multiplied by tens of thousands, or even millions of times.

You know, even in the future, penicillin is a very important antibiotic, and the annual production volume is terrifyingly huge. The huge market is enough to create greater profits.

Compared with these profits, the 20,000 Australian dollars is simply not worth mentioning. If it weren't for the reward from Juewei, Arthur would even feel that he was too stingy.

While everyone was still celebrating with a smile, Arthur didn't keep any secrets and continued, "For the great contributions of Fleming and Wright to penicillin research, I decided to grant Mr. Fleming the title of Baron and Mr. Wright the title of Sir, and others will also be rewarded according to their own merits. Everyone, have a party! You are the heroes of the country, you are the heroes of the people!"

After getting the answer he wanted, Arthur didn't stay in the biological laboratory for long. He only ordered his men to organize a large banquet at a hotel in Sydney to celebrate the discovery of penicillin and the realization of large-scale production.

Of course, before this banquet, Fleming and Wright will also make requirements for these researchers to ensure that they will not reveal the truth after drinking and leak the penicillin in Australasia in advance.

Fortunately, this banquet must have strict identity restrictions, which also ensures that the news of penicillin will not spread abroad.

Although the relevant extraction methods and production methods are destined to be lost, they can still generate a lot of income for Australasia before they are leaked. Don't miss this money.

After returning to the palace, Arthur formally signed the document on granting Fleming, Wright and others titles, which also symbolized that Australasia has added a few more nobles.

In fact, the research on penicillin this time is not limited to the contributions of Fleming and Wright. According to the investigation results of the intelligence department and the situation reported by Fleming, because of penicillin, a total of five people were awarded titles this time, one baron and four knights.

In the biological research laboratory, in addition to Fleming and Wright, the name of another person who was awarded a knight also came into Arthur's sight.

This is a young man, but a pure Australasian.

Howard Walter Florey was born in Adelaide on September 24, 1898. In 1916, he entered the Australian National University Medical School for further studies, and successfully entered the biological research laboratory of the pharmaceutical group after graduation.

Perhaps because of the same young age (Fleming was 39 years old), Fleming was very interested in this kid who showed talent just after entering the biological research laboratory, and trained him as an assistant.

Throughout the discovery and research of penicillin, Florey showed extraordinary talent. His creative thinking provided Fleming with many ideas, which was also the reason why he was awarded the title of knight at a young age.

Of course, this famous Florey is also very famous in the original history.

Coincidentally, this person is the talent who struggled in penicillin research, and it was he who successfully increased the production of penicillin to an exaggerated number.

Because of this, Florey and Fleming won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in history, and were awarded the title of Baron of the British Empire by the famous Queen Elizabeth.

Although the current development is different from the historical situation, Florey still struggled in the research of penicillin, and together with Fleming, he discovered and realized the large-scale production of penicillin.

For such a biological talent who was born and raised in Australasia, Arthur has only one attitude, that is, to focus on training.

You know, although there are many talents in Australasia at present, there are actually not many talents who are truly born and trained locally.

Florey is an example that can better encourage the Australasia government to cultivate local talents and can better encourage Australasia people to choose their own country's universities and training environment.

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