1928: The rise of giant merchants

Kadoorie Pharmaceutical Factory was almost on the verge of bankruptcy when it was delivered to Ye Luo. A large number of workers in the factory were lost. Many advanced equipment had not even been opened and had been hoarded in the warehouse to gather dust.

It's also funny.

The reason why the Kadoorie family failed to succeed in the pharmaceutical industry was not because of competition from other foreign companies and hospitals, but because it mainly produced Western medicine. However, at that time, the dispute between Chinese and Western medicine was at its peak, and it coincided with the rise of the Chinese medicine movement. Traditional Chinese medicine instantly overtook Western medicine, blossomed everywhere, and was deeply loved and sought after by the people.

Without profits, Rowlands began to deduct wages from workers, lower benefits, and fire employees at will without reason. As time went by, workers abandoned the factory and looked for other jobs.

After taking over, Ye Luo immediately advanced the wages owed by the Kadoorie family, and promoted that as long as he was willing to return to work in the pharmaceutical factory, he would pay out all the original backlog of wages. The new wages and benefits were set by Ye's Pharmaceutical Company, and he The second young master’s reputation is a guarantee.

It would be ridiculous if there were no workers in such a large pharmaceutical factory. In order to get the factory started quickly, Ye Luo mainly recruited workers who had left before.

He also didn't expect that his reputation among the Chinese would be so high. After giving a shout-out, the workers who had run away turned around, and soon the pharmaceutical factory restarted work.

Seeing the bustling pharmaceutical factory with people coming and going at this time, Ye Luo was quite pleased. At the same time, he was also thinking about sending people to the United States, Britain, France and other countries to introduce more medical talents to really run the pharmaceutical factory.

Medicines have always been a necessity in people's lives and are a very stable and practical industry.

More importantly, with the advent of war, medicines will transform from necessities to scarce goods. Whether it is the domestic army or the invaders, a large amount of medicines will be needed as backup resources to ensure the safety and health of soldiers.

As the pharmaceutical industry continues to develop, Ye Luo can not only produce a large amount of medicines and stockpile them to cope with the war, but also cultivate batches of medical talents, build some institutions similar to field hospitals, and contribute a small amount to the country.

He chose this industry based on the above factors.

It's not just to bring down Suzuki Hospital and make money.

This is also the reason why he did not incorporate the Sino-French Pharmacy into Yip's Pharmaceutical Company, and why he did not put the currently mass-produced Longhurendan under the Yip's label.

The pharmaceutical industry he wants is a serious one, not a pseudo-pharmaceutical trust that has risen rapidly by relying on some health products with insignificant effects!

"Try it." Ye Luo picked up a box of Dragon-Tiger Pills, poured out a few pills and put them in his palm, then brought them to Shi Jianqiao's lips, "It should taste pretty good."

Shi Jianqiao's cheeks were slightly red, and he was frightened by his intimate behavior. He glanced at Ye Luo, and saw that there was no intentional expression on his face, so he blushed and spit out his sweet tongue, and took one of the grains from his palm. The Dragon Tiger Man Pill was sucked into his mouth.

"Well, this tastes so refreshing." Shi Jianqiao showed a look of enjoyment on his face, returned to Ye Luo's palm, and stretched out his tongue to lick away a few more Dragon-Tiger Pills.

Seeing her cute way of swallowing her tongue and licking pills, she was completely different from the heroic heroine in front of others. The strong contrast and impact left Ye Luo stunned.

If this tongue licks

"How is it? Does it taste good?" Ye Luo also poured out a few pills and stuffed them into his mouth. A refreshing mint flavor suddenly came over him. After swallowing a few pills of Dragon Tiger Man Pill, he seemed to feel energetic. My spirit has improved a lot, and my fatigue and sleepiness have gone away.

"Hmm! The taste is very close to the Rendan from Suzuki Hospital, and the effect seems to be very significant!" Shi Jian couldn't help but nodded, took the opened box of Dragon Tiger Man Dan, and looked at it curiously, "Second Young Master, are you How did you imitate Rendan?"

"boom!"

Ye Luo flicked Shi Jianqiao's forehead angrily, causing her to grimace in pain.

"What imitation? This is the Dragon-Tiger Pill we made ourselves. It is completely different from the Rendan of Suzuki Hospital." He said hello to several staff members who managed the factory, ordered a few boxes of Dragon-Tiger Pill, and brought Then Shi Jianqiao began to inspect the working conditions in the factory.

"Do you know where Rendan comes from? When Morishita Hiroshi was in Baodao, he accidentally discovered that the locals always put a few small pills in their pockets. In normal times, they would always take one pill to prevent diseases. Baodao local The temperature is high and relatively hot. This small pill can not only prevent heatstroke, but also refresh the mind. Later, after learning more about it, he learned that it was a summer-repelling pill made by the locals using moon peach seeds and earth cubes. It was called ' Amomum villosum'."

Ye Luo said as he walked,

"Rendan is a copy of 'Amomum villosum'. Our Longhu Rendan is based on the Wuhou Marching Powder passed down by Zhuge Wuhou, combined with the Seventy-Two Symptoms Recipe. If you want to say it's a fake, I would rather I think Rendan is a fake."

"I see." Shi Jianqiao actually didn't understand at all, but she knew that since Ye Luo was going to launch this Dragon-Tiger Pill, it meant that he was going to completely defeat Suzuki Hospital and their Rendan!

She had long been dissatisfied with the Japanese invaders, especially the Japanese invaders at the Hongkou Dojo who were still preaching that the Samurai Way was better than the Chinese martial arts. The former Jinmen heroes were nothing more than that, and they were not beaten to death by their people. Bullshit, it made Shi Jianqiao want to run to the Hongkou Dojo to play gym several times.

After a round of inspection, Ye Luoting was satisfied with the working conditions of the pharmaceutical factory. However, he could not often go to the suburbs from the concession to visit, as this would easily arouse the suspicion of other tycoons.

It seems that if Huang Chujiu doesn't make up his mind, he will have to help add fuel to the fire.

Huang Chujiu is not important, but Xiang Songmao, who works in his pharmacy, is a talented person. After getting the Sino-French Pharmacy, he can be arranged to manage the pharmaceutical factory here.

When we left the park and returned to the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the sky was already very dark.

Shi Jianqiao was sitting in the passenger seat, holding in his hand the box of Dragon Tiger Man Pill that he had eaten a lot. His mouth was refreshing and cool, and his heart seemed to be soaked in mint, smooth and delicate, full of fragrance.

"Today you can follow me back to the Ye Mansion to sleep. I have to go to the Bai Mansion later. I'm afraid it will be early in the morning when I come out. I won't worry if you, a big girl, go back to the French Concession alone." Ye Luo said casually.

Shi Jianqiao was stunned for a moment, and when he heard the words "You will follow me back to Ye Mansion to sleep today", his cheeks suddenly became hot.

She said "Yeah" softly, but her heart became very tormented.

Although she agreed to be Shi Jinggong's fiancée because the latter promised to help her avenge her father, the latter had already gone to Lu Province and entrusted her unmarried fiancée to a playboy from Shanghai. The implication was that It goes without saying, but the two are still engaged after all.

She glanced at Ye Luo secretly, feeling even more uneasy.

Ye Luo didn't think much about it at all and drove all the way out of the suburbs and went straight to Bai Mansion in the public concession.

As the lights gradually brightened, the prosperous atmosphere of Shiliyangchang came again. The deathly silence and poverty in the suburbs of the county seemed like the rain last night. After the pattering, it seemed like a dream, becoming very unreal.

Dance halls, racetracks, gambling houses, brothels, opium dens.

In the concession area where people come and go, the ladies of the Republic of China with smiles on their rickshaws

Shi Jianqiao, who was lost in thought, came back to his senses and found that the car had returned to the core area of ​​the public concession.