Hemostatic drugs? Tong Henian was a little puzzled, why did he designate the traditional Chinese medicine families in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces? He didn't ask much, and hurriedly agreed, he knew very well that wound medicine was an indispensable and largest medicine for the army, and he had to be dedicated to this.

When I think of Yunnan Baiyao, Yi Zhishu naturally thinks of many time-honored brands, such as Tongrentang's Niuhuang Qingxin Pill, Wuji Baifeng Pill, Jiuzhitang's Donkey Glue Blood Tonifying Granules, and Chen Liji's Waist and Kidney Strengthening Pills.

In these years, regardless of the fact that there are not many drugs in Western countries, and there is no supervision, if these Chinese patent medicines in the Qing Dynasty can be promoted to the West after the industrial scale production, I don't know what the situation will be? The decline of Chinese medicine in later generations is really heart-wrenching.

Having said that, even if the industrially produced Chinese patent medicine cannot be opened in the West, the Chinese patent medicine that reduces the production cost also has a huge market in China, no matter what, it is worth trying.

After pondering for a while, he said slowly: "Can we set up a national Chinese Medicine Association, invite well-known time-honored brands from various provinces to join, and persuade each company to replace handicraft workshops with machine production and produce their signature pills on a large scale."

In addition, Jitian Pharmaceutical can fund the recruitment of some experienced and prestigious Chinese medicine practitioners to form a research institute to gather the strength of everyone to research new prescriptions for the benefit of all sentient beings. ”

Tong Henian hesitated for a moment before saying: "Principal, the Medical Association can try to replace the handicraft workshop with machine production, or you can try to set up a research institute, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult, and it is difficult to recruit experienced and famous Langzhong." ”

"Then change the way and create a medical university." Yi Zhicontent said without thinking: "In the name of promoting medicine, famous doctors from various provinces are invited to teach, and they are hired with high salaries, so that they can gain fame and fortune, and Yuanqi is not short of silver." ”

Tong Henian's eyes lit up, this is a good way, at least half of the students trained by this medical university will be used by Yuan Qi, he hurriedly said: "Students, this will arrange for people to prepare for this matter." ”

He knows very well that sooner or later large-scale competition between Western medicine and Chinese medicine will break out, especially after the invention of antibiotics, Western medicine will form an overwhelming advantage over Chinese medicine, however, in his opinion, Western medicine treats the symptoms, Chinese medicine treats the root cause, and Chinese medicine and Western medicine should complement each other and make up for each other.

As the saying goes, the king of Chu has a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace. Yuanqi has always had a positive attitude towards the introduction of Western medicine, and he must show Yuanqi's attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine through the establishment of a medical university, and at the same time, this is also a steady stream of reserve talents for traditional Chinese medicine, so as to avoid the rapid decline of traditional Chinese medicine after the antibiotics come out.

Tong He left before the year, and Zhao Liewen walked in on the back foot, took out a written article and presented it to Yi Zhicontent, and said with a smile: "The big shopkeeper is one or two." ”

The title of the article is "On the Necessity of the Reform of the Imperial Examination", Yi Zhishu read it carefully, and said with a smile: "The idea is clear, the side is broad, and the writing is sharp, so Huifu is not worried about setting himself on fire?" ”

Zhao Liewen reacted casually, "The meaning of the big shopkeeper, Yuan Qi only needs to show a supportive attitude." ”

"yes, it's too much." Yi Zhi said with a full jaw: "The imperial court changes the law to improve itself and implements a new policy, Yuan Qi can fund the silver two behind his back, but on the bright side, he only needs to show his support, there is no need to be too enthusiastic, and he can't steal the limelight of the imperial court." ”

Zhao Liewen wondered: "In this way, isn't it Yuan Qi who gave money to win the hearts of the people for the imperial court?" ”

"Yuan Qi's purpose is just to promote the imperial court to reform the law, and as for the people's hearts, they really can't fight with the imperial court." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "How can the idea of three thousand years of feudal autocracy be easily changed? This reform of the imperial court only opened a prelude to the dissemination of ideas such as equality, freedom, and democracy, and it will take at least a generation for these ideas to really take root in the hearts of the people.

When the new school is popularized and the industry is popularized in the provinces, Yuan Qi can be regarded as really having his own class and backbone, and by that time, there is no need to fight for the people's hearts at all. ”

This is the real reason why Yuan Qi vigorously supported the reform of the imperial court and the implementation of the new policy? Zhao Liewen secretly sighed when he heard it, a generation, this big shopkeeper was really calm, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Judging from the current situation, the court will change the law and withdraw from the new policy, I am afraid it will take a year or two to ......." ”

Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "As long as it doesn't infringe on Yuanqi's fundamental interests, you don't need to pay attention to it, just help wave the flag and shout." ”

Spring goes to spring, autumn goes to winter, and in a blink of an eye it is the tenth winter of Xianfeng.

In the winter of Shanghai, as always, it was cold and damp, Yi Zhizhi sat leisurely in the study roasting charcoal tea and reading books, Zhao Liewen and Cao Gensheng came together, as soon as they entered the room, Cao Gensheng reported: "The big treasurer, the American Telegraph, the Republican Party won the election, and Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States." ”

The election in the United States is not only concerned by Yi Zhicontent, but also by the entire Qing dynasty and the opposition, and Yuan Qi's newspaper has continuously followed up and reported on the election in the United States, which is actually a means to popularize Western constitutional thought.

Of course, this was mainly due to the laying of submarine cables around the Pacific Ocean in the Qing Dynasty, which enabled the Qing Dynasty to directly open cable telegraphs with the United States, which enabled the Qing Dynasty to obtain the information of the American election in a timely manner.

It was not surprising that Lincoln was elected, which he had expected, but Lincoln's election also meant the beginning of the American Civil War.

After taking the telegram and looking at it, he instructed: "Call the American Yuanqi branch and ask, how many factories have not been transferred?" Before Lincoln became president, there was no direct closure of the factory, and the workers who were evacuated, and the same is true for international students, all of them will be withdrawn within this year.

In addition, except for the branch in New York and the branch in San Francisco, all the branches of Yuanqi in the United States were closed, and all funds were transferred back to China. ”

Zhao Liewen was dumbfounded when he heard this, what is this for? War with the United States? All because of Lincoln's election? He couldn't help but say, "Why? ”

"What else? A large-scale war is about to break out in the United States. Yi Zhizhi said lightly: "Lincoln's election was the trigger for the outbreak of the Civil War. ”

Seeing that he was so sure, Zhao Liewen was speechless for a long time, if the war did not break out, this series of actions would not only cause Yuan Qi to suffer huge losses, but also seriously affect Yuan Qi's relationship with the United States.

After signing the telegram, Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Call Xie Xiuyuan and Hu Guangyong, and in addition, go to the country of the Shogunate, and ask them to pay close attention to the situation of the shogunate." ”

Cao Gensheng, who was waiting, left quickly, and Zhao Liewen said: "The big shopkeeper plans to take the opportunity to use troops against the Japanese country? ”

"It depends on the development of the situation in the Japanese state, and this is not a good time to use troops against the Japanese people." Yi Zhifu said slowly, the outbreak of the American Civil War is a great opportunity for Yuanqi to speculate on cotton and sell arms, medicines, and Hailuoying. ’

However, the current situation in the Wa Kingdom made him a little uneasy, firstly, in the spring of this year, the 'Sakurada Gate Incident' broke out in the Wa Kingdom, and the elder Ii Naobi who entered the court was attacked and assassinated by the people of the Emperor's faction on the way.

First, in the summer of this year, the second prince of the Wakoku Takamei King was designated as the prince and given the name Muhito, and the second prince named Muhito succeeded to the throne was named Meiji.

All this shows that the movement to bring down the Shogunate is about to begin, and for Motoki, of course, he wants to help maintain the rule of the shogunate, and the current 14th shogun Tokugawa Ieshige is only 14 years old, and he has only been on the throne for two years, making him an excellent puppet candidate.

In the current situation, Yuan Qi does not want war to break out in the Japanese country, so he must pay close attention to the domestic situation in the Japanese country, and strictly prevent the movement from developing to the point of armed collapse, at least until the end of the American Civil War.

No one knows better than him what kind of aggressive ambitions this small island country is just a small land for the Qing Dynasty, and he will not give the Japanese any chance to rise, the Japanese are not as good as Goryeo, with a population of more than 30 million, and he must pay attention to the conquest of the Japanese state.

Xie Xiuyuan and Hu Guangyong came quickly, and after they sat down, Yi Zhizhi said: "The civil war in the United States is about to break out next year, and it is expected to break out in the first half of the year. ”

As soon as they heard this, both of them became excited, for this cotton hegemony, they had been preparing for three years, Hu Guangyong said eagerly: "Big shopkeeper, when will my subordinates leave for London?" ”

"Let's get our home in order." Yi Zhizhi said: "This time, it may take two or three years, London is now the world's financial center, business center, industrial center, science and technology center, for you, this is a rare opportunity, go to get familiar as soon as possible, take over the London branch of Yuanqi." ”

Hu Guangyong hurriedly bowed and said: "My subordinates will definitely not live up to the love of the big shopkeeper." ”

Xie Xiuyuan said: "Big treasurer, since the civil war in the United States is about to break out, can you exchange arms for a large amount of cotton from the United States?" ”

"There's no need." Yi Zhicontent said without thinking: "The price of cotton in London should not rise so quickly, and it can be purchased in the London market, and we do not support the south." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Liewen couldn't help but say: "Can the big shopkeeper explain the situation in the United States to us in detail?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled, he knew very well that Xie Xiuyuan and Hu Guangyong also needed to have a general understanding of the situation in the United States, and after a little muttering, he said: "The United States is divided into four regions, the northeast, the northwest, the upper south, and the southwest. Cotton is abundant in the southwest.

The first two did not exist as black slaves, mainly in industry, commerce and agriculture, while the latter two were mainly plantations, and there were a large number of black slaves.

The simple division is between the north and the south of the United States, the north is dominated by the capitalist economy, the south is dominated by the plantation economy, the contradiction between the north and the south has a long history, the focus is on the black slaves, the north wants to abolish the black slave system, and the south wants to preserve the black slave system.

Lincoln, the newly elected president, was a politician who advocated the abolition of slavery, and his election would inevitably become the fuse for the outbreak of contradictions between the North and the South.

In addition, the economic crisis that broke out in 1857 had already laid the foundation for this civil strife, and since the outbreak of the economic crisis, the American economy has not been effectively alleviated, and there have been huge fiscal deficits in succession, causing great dissatisfaction in the states, especially in the South.

The plantation industry, especially the cotton plantation industry, was quickly restored in the southern states due to the reasons of Britain and France, but the industry and commerce in the north did not recover in time, which caused an imbalance between the north and the south, and the southern states thought that the north was dragging them down.

Once Lincoln became president, the Southern states would soon declare independence from the United States, which would never tolerate the secession of the South, so it was an inevitable war! ”

After being silent for a while, Xie Xiuyuan said, "The southern plantations flourished because of the existence of black slaves? ”

"Yes, there are about three million black slaves in the southern states." Yi Zhizhi said: "The cotton kingdom of America can be said to be built on the basis of black slaves. ”

Zhao Liewen wondered: "Why did the north abolish black slaves? ”

"The reasons are manifold, but the main one is that the existence of slavery severely stifled the economic development of the North." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "The economic system dominated by industry and commerce in the north needs sufficient and cheap labor.

The plantations in the southern states invested their capital in the plantations, rather than in industry and commerce, which seriously restricted the development of industry and commerce, and furthermore, the cotton, sugarcane, tobacco and other raw materials of the southern plantations were imported into European countries such as Britain and France in exchange for high prices, and at the same time they bought back a large number of cheap industrial products, which had a great impact on the north! ”

Zhao Liewen said: "Fundamentally speaking, whether to abolish black slaves or not is actually a dispute of economic interests!" ”

"So to speak." Yi Zhizhi said: "Of course, there are also the influences of ideas such as equality and freedom. ”

Zhao Liewen continued: "The big shopkeeper is optimistic about the north? ”

"To be precise, it is optimistic about the war potential of the North." Yi Zhizhi said: "Judging from the superficial situation, the military strength of the south is far superior to that of the north. ”

After hesitating, Zhao Liewen said: "Why doesn't the big shopkeeper support the south, isn't it better for the Qing Dynasty to have an American economy dominated by plantations?" ”

This problem, Yi Zhixiang has not thought about it, supporting the South, thus completely destroying the United States, but carefully weighing, he feels that this idea is very unrealistic, the war potential of the North is too great, even if Yuan Qi supports the South, it is nothing more than to make this civil war last a little longer, but in the end it cannot change the result.

And to support the south, Yuanqi's risk is too great, once the south fails, Yuanqi's investment will be lost, and at the same time, it will destroy the good relationship with the United States that has been established over the years, this kind of loss-making business, he will never do.

Smiled, he said: "This is a war that does not depend on our will, the scale of the war is very likely to exceed the Crimean War, Yuan Qi can't control it at all, we can only take advantage of the situation and strive to maximize the benefits." ”210