1855 United States Tycoon

As originally expected, Mr. Ye was very satisfied with this model, anyway, he was not the one who died of the medicine. Moreover, most of the prostitutes who have contracted the disease are willing to take such a risk, because they also know that if they do not get medication, they will have a dead end. In the case of such a serious illness, the brothel bosses would not raise them for nothing, and would drive them directly into the street if they could not. At that time, whether it is severe illness or hunger and cold, they can easily kill them.

So the terms of the two parties were quickly negotiated. The only change here is that at Biden's suggestion, Mr. Ye replaced the ordered rifle with a larger number of shotguns. Because it is said that this thing is much better than a rifle in the city.

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With the agreement to ride, the United States guy quickly delivered half of the guns and drugs to Mr. Ye's hands. Of course, the weapons in these things were originally intended to be provided to the Liberation Association, and were temporarily borrowed, while the others were originally intended to be used for experiments.

After getting this part of things, Mr. Ye's reaction became very quick. Within a few days, several security incidents occurred in Hangzhou, and then the rumors about the Salvation Hospital disappeared immediately.

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"Mr. Zhou, we have compiled the relevant data." A medical student said to Zhou Shuren, and at the same time handed a statistical form to him.

"Well, Zhang Jun, you have been working hard recently." Zhou Shuren took the report and looked at it. After a while, his hand began to shake, because the comparison of the numbers on it was so obvious.

In the three control groups, the group who did not take any treatment measures (this group is basically students who accidentally contracted the flu in the medical school), although the symptoms were mild and severe, the time from onset to recovery was also different. The length varies, but when taken on average, the symptoms of this group are quite obvious, and the time from onset to recovery is relatively long.

The second group is a control group using Vajra alkylamine hydrochloride. The patients in this group are the same as the latter group. Most of them are ordinary civilians. Considering that their physical foundation is much worse than that of medical students, so The symptoms of some people in this group are even worse than those of the students who do not have any treatment measures, just drink more water and rest more, and the time from illness to cure is longer. However, on the average, the condition of the patients in this group is slightly better than that of the first group without any medication. Although not much better, considering the physical condition of the people in this sample, With such an effect, the effect of the drug can already be clearly seen.

The third group is the placebo group. Patients in this group have similar origins as those in the second group, but they are obviously the most severe in terms of symptoms and take the longest time to recover.

The situation of these three groups was still in Zhou Shuren's expectation. The comparison data of the fourth group really shocked him. Because this set of numbers is too good to be believed.

In the previous two groups of medications (including placebo), there are many patients with no obvious effect. Among them, about half of the patients using placebo did not get significantly better, while the group using Vajra Alkylamine Hydrochloride Among them, there are also about 30% of patients who have not improved significantly. But in the group using White Tiger soup, less than 10% of the patients did not get significantly better. Moreover, the severity of symptoms was significantly lower than the other three groups, and even the recovery time was shortened by an average of one to two days compared with the previous two groups.

According to Zhou Shuren's consistent point of view, compared to Western medicine who can tell the scientific reasons, most of the things in Chinese medicine are bluffing things that are taken with the head. Just like his father’s eaten skin, just because the pronunciation is the same, it is far-fetched to treat edema (because in Chinese medicine, edema is called swelling). Therefore, he does not have much confidence in this "White Tiger soup". However, the results of the experiment told him unmistakably that the effect of this Chinese medicine mixture even exceeded the most advanced western medicine. If it wasn't for the entire experiment process to be done under Zhou Shuren's eyelids, he would even wonder if this was a mistake.

However, as a Chinese, Zhou Shuren was faintly pleased with this result. He remembered what Dr. MacMillan said, that before the development of modern science, mankind also had other theories used to explain the world. Although these theories seem to be full of errors today, under certain conditions, In fact, they can still effectively guide human practice.

"Zhou, you must know Sir Newton’s Three Laws. For a long time, they were the truth of the Universe. However, the latest scientific theories that appeared not long ago overthrew it. I mean Mr. Einstein. But we can’t just think that Sir Newton’s three laws of relativity are meaningless. In most cases, we will continue to use Newton’s three laws to solve problems instead of using the latest theory of relativity. The same goes for medicine. For example, the theory of three body fluids in India, the theory of astrological influence in Europe, and the theory of Five Elements in China. Although it seems that it is of course full of errors now, a theoretical system with many errors is stronger than no theoretical system. So the medical sciences of India, Europe, and China The level is much higher than those of the barbarians who don’t even have such false theories. Even the Indians have such a low medical level, and their traditional medicine and treatment methods have something worth learning from. China Medicine There must be more such things in China."

It seems that I still don't understand what science is. While thinking about this, Zhou Shuren gathered up the experimental data and prepared to take it to Dr. McMillan.

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"Doctor McMillan sent a telegram back from China. In his report, he said that the experiment on the new antiviral agent has achieved initial success. However, they still don’t know why it was successful, so further improvements have been made. They don’t have any good ideas yet. However, Dr. McMillan suggested that he hopes to set up a medical research institution near Asia to conduct research on some Chinese prescriptions. He thinks there may be a treasure house hidden in it. And China basically has nothing to do with it. The regulations on drug use also make it easier to organize human trials.” At the family's regular meeting, Scrooge notified everyone of the news.

"Are we going to apply for a patent for this drug?" Dorothea asked."No, no need," Scrooge said. This is not because Scrooge has integrity, he thinks this is an ancient technology in China, not invented by himself, so he doesn't want to take advantage of it. It is because if you want to apply for a patent, you must disclose the formulation and manufacturing industry of the drug. However, although other companies cannot legally produce it without authorization for a period of time thereafter, the patent has a time limit. Once it expires, all companies can produce such drugs. Some things need to be patented because they can understand what is going on at a glance, or they can develop it in reverse after a little research on the product. However, Chinese medicine preparations are different. It is a very complex mixture. The possibility of developing it directly through the product is very small, and it is almost negligible. Therefore, things like this do not need to apply for a patent at all. The formula is highly confidential. For example, the famous Coca-Cola formula of later generations has never been patented.

"Our drug is a compound mixture, and its composition is very complicated. Basically, it is impossible for others to obtain the secrets of its production through reverse research, so this drug does not need to apply for a patent." Shi Gaozhi continued to explain.

"So do you plan to build a research center in Asia? Where do you plan to build it?" Carol asked.

"I think Dr. MacMillan has a good vision, and considering that it is easier to obtain relevant technology and experimental volunteers, it is very appropriate to set up a research center in the East. In Asia, there are not many places suitable for establishing such a center. It is nothing more than that. Hong Kong, Shanghai and the Philippines. Hong Kong is completely under the control of the British. If in the future the British want to make trouble for us because of competition with British companies, we will suffer a lot in Hong Kong. The Philippines is completely under our control. This is a huge advantage, and we can also use those indigenous Filipinos to conduct drug experiments, and we can even do so under the banner of charity. However, we may need to hire some Chinese doctors to participate in our research. And those Chinese people are common. There is a very strong sense of resistance to leaving home. If the research center is located in the Philippines, it will be difficult to hire high-level Chinese doctors. Of course, although China can also conduct human trials, it is still not in China. The Philippines is convenient, especially for experiments with a high lethality rate. However, there are not many such experiments, so this advantage of the Philippines is not obvious. Even if there is a need to conduct such an experiment, we can completely specialize Transfer it to the Philippines. This is not a problem. Therefore, I prefer to set up such an institution in the Shanghai public concession. What do you think?"

"I don't know the situation in Asia very well." Carol said, "Donald, what do you think?"

Donald has a better understanding of Asia. He thought about it and wanted to answer: "Shanghai is indeed better. In terms of safety, the safety of the Shanghai public concession is still very good. In addition, Shanghai is much more prosperous than Manila, and there are many aspects of Life. The problem is easier to solve. And this is also very meaningful for research work. So I think it is more appropriate to set up in Shanghai."

"Grey Stone, what do you think?" Scrooge asked

"My opinion is the same as Donald." Grey Stone replied simply.

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