My girlfriend is from 1949

"Comrade Victor, please believe me. We've known each other for twenty-three years. When have I ever lied to you?"

Du Hengtai's expression was solemn, showing no sign of joking.

With a face full of sincerity, he explained to his "best" brother.

He even took the initiative to slip the penicillin he was holding into the other person's hand.

Without any concern, they offered to have it tested to find out if it was real or fake.

Victor stared wide-eyed at the penicillin in his hand.

Her lips trembled, and she looked up at her old classmate across from her, but didn't know what to say.

In a daze, there was a dreamlike feeling, like something out of a fairy tale.

How could our backward Eastern brother, whom they despise, actually produce penicillin?

And its purity is even higher than that of the United States?

If you told anyone, they would probably think you were listening to a fairy tale.

He even vehemently criticized him for bragging!

Because both the upper class and ordinary people have already formed a fixed idea in their minds.

That is, the little brother in the East is very backward and has no production capacity at all.

Even tractors needed Soviet aid!

So when I heard that China could actually produce penicillin, it felt like a dream.

But Victor knew his old classmate well and knew that he wouldn't lie about something like this.

Send the penicillin in your hand for testing, and you'll immediately know if it's real or fake.

Moreover, the other party's intention is already very clear: they now want to export to the Soviet Union instead.

If it's fake, the truth will be revealed as soon as the delivered goods are inspected.

The brothers from the East wouldn't resort to such meaningless petty tricks.

Not only will it bring no benefit, it will also damage the friendship between each other.

So deep down, Victor already believed it.

It is precisely because I believe that I find it incredible.

My old classmate's casual words were like daggers piercing my lungs!

Although the Soviet Union had the capacity to produce penicillin six years earlier.

However, due to technical limitations, the purity is not high.

Moreover, production is low, and even after six years of development, it remains in short supply.

Therefore, the limited supply of penicillin was prioritized for military use.

It remains difficult for ordinary people to access penicillin when they fall ill.

Of course, this difficulty is only relative.

However, the application process is rather complicated when using it.

Penicillin should only be used in cases involving major surgery.

The penicillin produced by the Soviet Union itself was extremely effective against lobar pneumonia, sepsis, gonorrhea, and syphilis caused by Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

It is basically a cure-all and is the core drug for treating trauma infections and sexually transmitted diseases after war.

However, it mainly relies on local fermentation technology, so the products are mostly crude crystals or sodium salts.

The purity is lower than that of the US standard product of the same period, and impurities may cause allergies or local irritation.

More seriously, due to limitations in purity, insufficient production, and the emergence of drug resistance, the efficacy is reduced in some severe or mixed infections.

Therefore, how to expand production capacity and improve purity has always been a major problem that has not been solved.

Unexpectedly, they were taken care of by their underling.

Isn't this a slap in the face?

Although Victor kept calling everyone "brothers," his brows revealed a strong sense of pride and superiority.

It's the feeling of a rich older brother looking down on a poor younger brother.

Now that the other party has actually brought out their own penicillin, isn't that an even bigger embarrassment for them?

"Phew!"

Victor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Brother, if what you said is true, I believe the higher-ups will be very interested."

Didn't your diplomats propose last time that they wanted to provide assistance with a tractor production line?

As long as you can share the technology, let alone help build a tractor factory.

We could easily build another power plant or a steel mill!

His voice was sincere, but also greedy.

The first thing he said was that he wanted to share his technical skills.

For the eldest brother, this seems to be a matter of course.

Previously, we proposed that we could help build a tractor factory to solve the transportation problems of the new China.

As a result, the older brother made up all sorts of excuses to decline.

Now, in order to share penicillin technology, they've actually increased their stakes.

In the past, Du Hengtai would have been surprised to hear that his elder brother could not only help build a tractor factory, but also a power plant and a steel plant.

This was incredibly important for the newly established China, which was extremely poor and lacked resources!

Steel mills can only operate with electricity.

Only with steel can tractors and other things be produced.

Each of these aspects complements the others.

So when this combination of punches is delivered, it's hard to refuse!

However, things are different now.

In the modern world, the world's largest industrial nation cooperates.

How could there be a lack of machines?

Looking at the advanced machinery of the Soviet Union today, it feels outdated.

Machines purchased from modern times, even those that are obsolete from decades ago.

Compared to the most advanced machines today, it is at least one or two generations ahead.

Its production capacity is far ahead of others, there's no comparison at all.

So when I heard about the aid to build the tractor factory, I was listless and couldn't muster any interest at all.

In 1949, the Soviet Union's total annual tractor production was only 9.3 vehicles.

However, in the modern world, China's YTO alone can produce 150-200 vehicles per shift per day, and 4.5 vehicles per year!

The output of just one factory was equivalent to half of the Soviet Union's annual output.

This is just one factory; the country produced 48.94 vehicles last year.

However, modern production is linked to sales volume.

If the market is too saturated, products produced will not be sold, which will tie up capital and may even lead to a price collapse.

Therefore, as long as there are enough orders, it is not a problem to increase production several times over.

The world's largest industrial nation is not just a name!

The new China has acquired a decommissioned tractor factory from the modern era.

They also purchased a large amount of steel, so producing their own tractors was no longer a problem.

With more advanced machines from the 80s in hand, how could we possibly respect the old Soviet relics?

Using aid projects as a tactic is no longer effective.

The Dongfang brothers have very high standards these days!

With the modern technological information at their disposal, they can build machines through trial and error in less than two years.

Although they looked down on Soviet machinery and technology, they still needed energy.

The rubles earned from these exports to the Soviet Union were used to buy crude oil and mineral resources.

With the modern world as a partner, resources are the only thing that can generate purchasing desire in this era.

However, Du Hengtai would not say these words, nor was it appropriate for him to say them.

He laughed and said, "Aid and resource sharing are handled by dedicated diplomatic personnel. I'm here with goods on another mission."

Victor raised an eyebrow and immediately asked, "What mission?"

Du Hengtai took out the Marlboro cigarettes that Chen Huai'an had given him and handed one out.

After lighting it, exhale a thick cloud of smoke.

He raised his head and said arrogantly, "I am now formally requesting permission to hold a trade fair in Red Square!"