Siheyuan: The prosperous era starting from being a doctor

Chapter 482 Antibiotic Overuse and Jia Zhangshi's Ambitions
Wang Xiaodan did some mental calculations.

They discovered that the total revenue amounted to a staggering two billion US dollars.

She couldn't help herself and unconsciously muttered a sentence.

The sound wasn't very loud, but everyone in the office was focused on doing calculations, and apart from the sound of the abacus and turning the pages, there were no other unusual noises.

So, her words were overheard by two of her colleagues nearby.

"Xiao Dan, what two billion US dollars?"

One of the female colleagues asked curiously.

They both work for the same company, so they can speak more casually.

Upon hearing the female colleague's question, the other dozen or so people in the room also stopped, stretched their necks, and looked over.

They have been working for three days straight, each day working overtime until 11 p.m.

They were all extremely tired.

This is a good opportunity to take a break.

Anyway, I'll definitely be able to finish settling the accounts tonight, so there's no rush.

"I just added all the amounts together and found that it reached two billion US dollars."

However, this is just a mental calculation, and I can't guarantee there won't be any discrepancies in the other ledgers, so I'm not sure if the final result will be this much.

Wang Xiaodan said somewhat embarrassedly.

With so many people watching, it would be incredibly embarrassing for her, given her background as an accountant, if she made a mistake in the accounting.

Two billion US dollars?!

The female colleague said with a surprised look.

This time, they came to help calculate foreign exchange earnings, which meant that all the revenue of the health and family planning department had to be recalculated.

Each figure, in other countries' currencies, needs to be converted into US dollars, making the workload enormous.

There were about ten people, each responsible for a section.

Then cross-check.

If the final numbers are the same after repeating this process three times, then the task is considered complete.

Wang Xiaodan happened to have done a complete calculation of all the accounts.

"Actually, I'm not sure either."

"It should be right. The amount I've calculated so far has already exceeded 1.9 billion US dollars. After the remaining two calculations are completed, it will easily exceed 2 billion US dollars."

At that moment, another male colleague spoke up loudly.

His face showed great excitement.

Last year, most of them also participated in the calculation of foreign exchange earnings.

The numbers at the time were so staggering that no one could believe their eyes.

But that number is still far from two billion.

"That's right. I just did a quick mental calculation, and it's definitely more than two billion."

"Hey, I just finished the last calculation. All of them together, it's 2,218,590,000."

The others echoed this sentiment.

Before Wang Xiaodan spoke, everyone was almost at the end of the work.

Many people had a premonition that last year's foreign exchange earnings would reach a new high.

But I didn't expect it to grow so much all at once.

the next day.

Even Wang Mengde knew this number.

In Professor Pu's office, along with his fellow students, everyone was in high spirits.

They contributed a portion of these foreign exchange earnings.

Although the amount is very small.

"Mengde, the health and family planning department had a major boom last year, with foreign exchange earnings increasing by several hundred million US dollars."

Holding a simple income statistics sheet in his hand, Old Pu said with a smile.

He was happy for his most prized disciple.

The vast majority of these two billion dollars came from Wang Mengde's contributions.

If it weren't for a living example right in front of him, he wouldn't even believe that someone with such great abilities could actually exist.

"However, I noticed that the export value of Western medicine drugs here actually reached more than 20 million US dollars."

"Didn't it just reach a little over five million US dollars the year before last? How did it suddenly increase so much?"

Over the years, Wang Mengde has provided many research directions for some Western medicine experts and research teams, and has also guided some people.

This has led many research institutions to develop world-leading drugs.

Especially in the field of antibiotic research, there has been a continuous stream of achievements.

Many of these antibiotics were purchased by foreign distributors who, along with other medicines, shipped them to Western countries for sale.

Antibiotics are primarily used to combat bacterial infections. They can kill or inhibit pathogenic bacteria and are characterized by their rapid effectiveness.

In addition, there are many varieties.

The major categories include penicillins, macrolides, cephalosporins, and tetracyclines, as well as several other subcategories.

Each category contains a great many kinds of drugs.

"Sir, this is because in the past two years, many Western medical experts and research institutions have made continuous achievements."

At the end of the year before last, seven or eight antibiotic drugs were launched in just one month.

These medicines were all sold overseas. Although the prices were not high, through high volume and low profit margins, sales achieved a significant increase within a year.

Wang Mengde explained with a smile.

This is a phenomenon he is very happy to see.

After all, whether it's traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, as long as China benefits, he doesn't mind if the other side also gets a share.

With him around, Western medicine probably has no hope of surpassing traditional Chinese medicine for at least fifty years.

"Antibiotics! They're not a good thing."

Old Pu looked somewhat surprised.

He had some understanding of this kind of Western medicine and knew that it was very effective for bacterial infections.

However, he also knew that his prized disciple had done some research.

The study results show that long-term use of antibiotics, or excessive use, can lead to increased bacterial resistance.

This can then lead to drug resistance and adverse reactions.

The results of this study were, of course, reported to the higher authorities.

Therefore, most hospitals in China are very cautious about using antibiotics.

It is only used in small quantities when there is no other Chinese medicine that can treat the symptoms.

However, in vast rural areas, barefoot doctors were using large quantities of antibiotics to treat the people.

Wang Mengde has no solution to this problem for the time being.

The barefoot doctors had limited medical skills, and coupled with their part-time farming and medical work, they had a lot on their plate.

To save time and effort, people prefer to use convenient Western medicines, while they rarely use traditional Chinese medicines, which involve complicated procedures such as prescription writing, dispensing, and decocting.

Moreover, learning about traditional Chinese medicine is difficult and time-consuming, so many people are unwilling to put in the effort.

However, Wang Mengde already had a draft in mind.

That's what we've been doing for over a decade.

That is to vigorously develop traditional Chinese medicine.

Many secret recipes and proven remedies have been developed into traditional Chinese medicines with excellent therapeutic effects.

Currently, in rural areas of China, or in township and commune health centers, half of the medicines sold are traditional Chinese medicines.

And as time goes on, the proportion continues to increase. "Sir, people abroad currently only trust a few types of traditional Chinese medicines with relatively unique functions."

Other types of traditional Chinese medicines that we have developed do not have a very ideal market share overseas.

However, this is only temporary. With gradual and persistent efforts, more and more people will surely come to believe in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Wang Mengde said with certainty.

Despite the fact that antibiotics now dominate most of the overseas market and are popular with doctors and patients.

However, it wasn't until twenty years later that the drawbacks of antibiotics became widely known.

Furthermore, as the human body develops greater drug resistance, it marks the beginning of traditional Chinese medicine's foray into foreign markets.

I believe that day will come, based on everything you've said.

Sigh, the overuse of antibiotics is not a good thing. Fortunately, you did the research, and the higher authorities intervened in time.

Otherwise, once antibiotics become rampant in China and people develop a dependency, it will be very difficult to correct the situation later.

Old Pu shook his head and said with emotion.

My prized disciple is too amazing. He can always plan ahead and think of things before anyone else.

This is also a blessing for China and for traditional Chinese medicine.

time flies.

Spring arrived in the blink of an eye.

Tomorrow is the wedding day for the brothers Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo.

This joyous occasion was once again held in a courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, since the central courtyard is spacious and has not been encroached upon by neighbors for illegal construction.

Besides the fact that the two brothers would be living here from now on, there was another reason: they wanted to hire Sha Zhu to help with the cooking.

For this wedding, the Wang family plans to hold a three-table banquet.

Besides their relatives, the rest were Yang Liu's immediate family members and Zhao Yali's parents.

Originally, Zhao Yali's family lived in a rural area of ​​Shandong Province, and under normal circumstances, they would not be able to come to the capital.

It was only because the people in Shandong Province learned that their daughter was going to become Wang Mengde's sister-in-law that they made an exception and issued a letter of introduction.

In addition, Wang Mengde used his connections to buy sleeper tickets.

Finally, yesterday, the elderly couple entered Beijing for the first time.

I am currently staying at a guesthouse nearby.

next door.

After learning that Wang Mengde's two younger brothers were getting married on the same day, Jia Zhangshi never smiled again.

At that moment, she was in her bedroom, sitting on the bed wiping away tears.

"Mom, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

When Qin Huairu returned home from get off work, she saw her mother-in-law crying and immediately became anxious, rushing over to ask what was wrong.

Although he had been ridiculed by Jia Zhangshi in the past, the relationship between Jia Dongxu and Banggeng had become much more harmonious after they went to the countryside.

"Oh, Huairu, why is my life so miserable?"

Dongxu and Banggeng are still suffering in the countryside, while the two boys from the Wang family next door have good jobs, are now in college, and are getting married at the same time.

They're only a little over a year apart from the Koreans; it's like they're the same age but have completely different fates. Heaven is blind!

As Jia Zhangshi spoke, tears streamed down her face.

She misses her grandson, Bang Geng.

Unfortunately, since I went to the countryside, we can only communicate by letter a few times a year.

Forget about making a phone call; civilian telephones simply can't support such a long distance. As for telegrams, each word costs a few cents, and unless it's an emergency, her family wouldn't dare use them.

"Mom, don't be sad. Maybe Dongxu and Banggeng will come back in a couple of years."

Qin Huairu was also uncomfortable, but she still forced a smile and comforted her mother-in-law.

"Don't try to comfort me. I went to the neighborhood committee today and they said there's no national policy yet."

Whether they can come back, and when they will come back, nobody knows. We can only wait.

Madam Jia shook her head.

She would go to the street office for advice every now and then, and the staff there became familiar with her.

After saying this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law remained silent, and the room fell quiet for a moment.

the next day.

As soon as it was light, more than twenty teenagers gathered at the Intermediate People's Court.

Besides watching Sha Zhu cook and smelling the aroma, they also hoped to get some candy to try.

If it's someone else's family having a happy occasion, the chances of getting candy are very low.

But if it's Wang Mengde's family, then it's 100% certain.

and so.

These teenagers all craned their necks to look at Wang Mengde's house.

"Mom, I'll get some candy and snacks and give them to the kids at the door so they can go home first, so as not to delay Sha Zhu and the others from cooking."

Wang Mengde spoke to Ran Xiaomei, who was beaming with joy and busy at work, in his living room.

"Okay, take more candy and snacks and give them a bigger share."

Today is the big day for my two sons, and we have so many delicious things at home that we can't possibly eat them all.

So Ran Xiaomei was unusually generous for a while.

Seeing that his mother had agreed, Wang Mengde took a small winnowing basket and began filling it with candy.

There are several kinds of candies at home. Besides foreign brands, the most common ones are White Rabbit milk candy and shrimp crisps.

White Rabbit milk candy was too expensive, so he only packed a few dozen, and the rest were mostly shrimp crisps.

In 1963, the Beijing No. 1 Food Factory developed Red Shrimp Crisp Candy, which used a mixture of peanut butter and sesame paste as filling. It was known for its crispness and sweetness and won a silver medal from the state.

This is a cherished childhood memory for many people.

After packing more than two hundred, he wrapped several hundred more sugar-coated peanuts in yellow paper.

This is also one of the most beloved snacks among all children.

As he carried the winnowing basket outside, he immediately attracted the attention of the boys.

They all gathered around.

However, no one dared to touch it directly; they all obediently lined up.

After each boy received candy and sugar-coated peanuts, they cheered and ran straight home.

After all twenty-odd pieces had been divided, there was still a little left in the winnowing basket.

Wang Mengde glanced at Huaihua, who was leaning against the door next door and looking this way, then waved to her.

The Jia family.

Huaihua held a piece of yellow paper in both hands, on which were more than twenty candied peanuts, and in her pocket were more than a dozen shrimp-shaped candies.

"Grandma, Mom, please come out quickly."

After calling out into the house, Huaihua carefully placed the yellow paper on the living room table, then eagerly picked up a candied peanut and popped it into her mouth.

The sweet aroma made her squint her eyes in enjoyment.

This kind of snack is not something that ordinary families can eat often.

It's only possible to eat it during the Chinese New Year, and even then, the quantity is limited.

Where did all this sugar come from?

Hearing her granddaughter's call, Jia Zhangshi came out of the bedroom and immediately saw the good stuff on the table.

"These are wedding candies from Uncle Mengde."

"That's what the locust flower explained."

Hearing that it was wedding candy from next door, Jia Zhangshi felt a pang of jealousy, but when she glanced at her own granddaughter, a surge of ambition welled up inside her.

(End of this chapter)