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Rock didn't need to find anyone else to start a new project. He just needed to call S, Henry, Irving and others.
Xiao Si couldn't do it because of the plague in Transvaal and Orange. Xiao Si went to Lake Niasa to fish during this period and had to send a telegram.
Rock also caught up with a good time. Radio was already available in 1902. Although Edison and Carnegie insisted that the radio was invented by the Italian Marconi, and by 1906 the US Patent Office would revoke Nikola Tesla's patent, Rock still went to Tesla to buy radio telegraph machines and related patents for radio.
It is just that after Rock bought the patent for radio telegraph from Nikola Tesla, he can produce radio telegraph machines in Nikola and then sell them in Nikola.
As for where those customers use the radio after buying it, this is not something Rock can control, nor is it something Nikola Tesla can control.
Nikola Tesla is still going to sue Marconi.
Radios during this period were actually not very complicated. Sometimes the technological breakthrough was a layer of window paper. With patent drawings, production lines could be designed based on patent drawings, and then technical guidance from professionals. It is actually very simple for assembly line workers to master technology, but it is actually a matter of proficiency. With the accumulation of experience, proficiency will reach the level one day.
Rock did not start producing all the parts needed for radio in Niasalan. Of course, what can be produced is produced locally in Niasalan. Rock would go to Europe to purchase it. No matter which country it is, it would not refuse to sell the parts needed for radio production to Niasalan, because no matter which country it is, it would not believe that Niasalan's industrial products would pose a threat to its own industry.
It is certainly not possible now, but Rock never satisfied. While establishing a radio factory, Rock also established a radio research institute. Based on the patent of Nikola Tesla, Rock will continue to research, striving to make the radio smaller, clearer signals and longer transmission distances.
By the way, the radio factory and the radio institute are both sole proprietorships of Rock. Nyasaran is not Transvaal. In Nyasaran, Rock does not need to worry about anyone.
Sir, Henry and Irving were all very interested in medical schools and pharmaceutical factories. A simple share plan was released soon. Rock and Sir, Henry each accounted for 30% of the shares of the medical schools and factories, while Irving accounted for 10%. Then Irving began to run for medical schools and pharmaceutical factories in the name of the Liberal Party. In this stage of preparation, all Rock had to do was pay and then nothing was to worry about.
It is definitely better to come forward in the name of the group than to come forward in the name of the individual.
Irving found Philip and successfully arrived at a large area of land on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Philip was so generous that he didn't even need a land transfer fee. Rock thought it was a large area, and there was no way to meet people less than ten square kilometers. There were several farms within this range. Each farmer received a compensation of ten pounds per acre of land, happily sold the farm to the city government, and immediately went to Pretoria to buy a larger number of farms.
It’s not possible to go to Pretoria. There are no farms available to buy around Johannesburg. Even if there are, they are still remote areas far away from Johannesburg. In terms of location, they are really not as good as those around Pretoria.
These ten square kilometers are used in pharmaceutical factories. The medical school is to be built in Ziwei Town and does not need to occupy Johannesburg's land.
Abu was immediately appointed as the dean of the Medical School by Rock. Because Abu was busy with research work on a daily basis, the medical school also needed an executive director responsible for daily management.
Executive Director Rock chose Douglas. Although Douglas is an expert in agriculture and has nothing to do with medicine, Douglas is still responsible for daily administration. With this position, it is more convenient for Douglas to poach from Europe.
After all, it’s just spending money. Money cannot be bought with loyalty, but you can buy with grades. It’s enough to have grades and can attract many people.
This means that Abu's research has not yet produced any results. Once Abu produces results, more people will be willing to come to Johannesburg.
In fact, in order to get Abu to produce results, Rocke also helped to think of many solutions. Don't think about aspirin. The aspirin developed by the Germans has just been used in clinical practice and has not truly reflected its value yet. Rocke has sent people to Germany to find Bayer's laboratory to purchase related patents for aspirin production and sale in Johannesburg. If there is no accident, aspirin will be the future flagship product of the pharmaceutical factory.
Regarding the research results, Rock tried to let Abu transfer his energy to penicillin and Artemisia annua. These two drugs are of great significance to all mankind. As long as breakthrough progress is made in either one, it can win great honor for Abu himself.
Artemisia annua is an upgraded version of Jinjina cream. Whether in terms of medicinal effects or side effects of drugs, Jinjina cream is not as good as Artemisia annua. Although Jinjina cream is known as a "magic medicine", it often has better results in the late stage of malaria, but often has no effect in the early and middle stages, and it will also cause the disease to recur frequently.
In addition, cinchona cream can also cause many serious side effects, at the most serious, and even for the lives of crisis users. These side effects once led to cinchona cream being banned from being sold.
Artemisia annua does not have this problem. Artemisia annua is not only widely used, but also has better use. Even if there are some minor side effects, it does not require treatment to quickly return to normal.
Malaria has a relatively large impact on Chinese people. Most of the Chinese in Johannesburg and Niasaran come from the northern part of the Qing Dynasty. After they come to Johannesburg and Niasaran, they often face the threat of malaria. At present, malaria is the number one threat for Chinese people in southern Africa. Because the number of Chinese people who die from malaria has reached more than a thousand since the previous year.
Chinese people have known for a long time that decocting Artemisia annua can cure malaria. In the "Emergency Prescriptions for Elbow Back" written by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there is a record of using the medicine for "squeezing juice" of Artemisia annua from the Qing Dynasty. After Luo Ke learned about this, he asked Liang Dingxin to bring Artemisia annua from the Qing Dynasty and tried to plant it in Niasalan. It is said that the effect is very good, and it is better than the Jinjinna Cream, which is known as the "magical medicine".
It is precisely because of Artemisia annua that Rock wanted to build a pharmaceutical factory. Malaria is not just a threat to Chinese people, but a serious threat to everyone in the world, especially for humans in tropical areas. If the pharmaceutical factory in Johannesburg can produce Artemisia annua drugs in advance, it will be considered a contribution of Chinese people to all mankind.
With policy support and sufficient funding, the preparations for schools and factories are progressing smoothly. Because of the special circumstances, schools and factories must use permanent steel and cement buildings. Therefore, the preparation of materials has begun now. Machines and steel are mainly ordered from Europe, and the stone comes from Zululan, and cement is even more problematic. Fawalt's cement plant is still expanding production, and after the rainy season, it will be sufficient to ensure the needs of the construction site.
Yes, weather is an important factor hindering the progress of the project. November is just entering the rainy season, and it will basically rain the next day. This situation will continue in March next year, which means that after March, the school and factory will start construction smoothly.
In November, the plague epidemic in Transvaal was finally effectively controlled. By November 10, no plague patients and suspected plague patients were found for a week. This means that the epidemic was over and the martial law could be lifted.
The situation in Pretoria is slightly worse, but the epidemic was announced to be over on November 15th.
Only the epidemic in Orange is still serious. In November, there are still hundreds of people who die from the plague every day. Dr. Fred Hansea, who was sent to Bloemfontein at Ziwei Hospital, also died of the plague on November 16.
The news was sent back to Johannesburg, and Rock did not talk nonsense, nor did he go to Ade, so he should go to work and change it back to Ziwei Town and return to Ziwei Town, but was not affected by this news.
Philip expressed his gratitude for this and believed that this was a sign of Rock's maturity.
Irving was very surprised. He thought Rock would take advantage of the problem, but he didn't expect Rock to accept reality so calmly.
"It's impossible. Now it's not possible to take advantage of the issue. It has no effect except to arouse the disgust of the House of Justice. Now our biggest enemy is the plague. If there is anything, it's useless to say anything when the plague epidemic is over." Rock did not go to Ade, and believed that Ade could see the sacrifices that Johannesburg made for Bloemfontein.
In this way, the Boers would not be able to pass the Ades level if they wanted to find trouble in Johannesburg in the future.
The only thing that made Rock regret was Fred Hansea, but Fred Hansea was a Boer. When he was seeking doctors' opinions at the Birweishi Hospital, Fred Hansea volunteered to go to Bloemfontein, so Fred Hansea was dead. The only thing Rock could do was to take care of Fred Hansea's family as much as possible and not disappoint Fred Hansea and other doctors at the Birweishi Hospital.
"That's right, Locke. I've always been worried that you are too extreme. Now it seems that you are still very rational." Irving was very generous. This was not like Irving could say it, but like Philip's evaluation to Rocke. Irving was just reposting it.
Rock doesn't care. Boers have always done a good job in playing the role of "victim". Rock is now trying to learn from Boers to play the role of "victim". Only children who can cry can have milk.
Chapter completed!