Chapter 107 Internal and external attacks

Why is penicillin so expensive? - When this news appeared in the newspaper, it immediately set off a new reporting angle. The article said in a questioning tone: "China has a population of nearly 60 million, and the average annual per capita

The income is more than 600 yuan. The retail price of the new drug penicillin developed by Northern Pharmaceuticals is as high as 150 yuan per shot in pharmacies, and the black market price is as high as 300 yuan. On average, a family of six people has a total annual income of

3,600 yuan. Under the current normal retail shortage, the annual income of an ordinary family can only be exchanged for two boxes of penicillin. This is still a relatively good family. Taking Shanghai as an example, 80% of the families have an annual per capita income.

That’s two thousand yuan. Looking at more than 90% of the country’s families, the annual income is less than one thousand and five hundred yuan. So I would like to ask Northern Pharmaceuticals, can ordinary people afford such expensive medicines? Also, who made the money to buy the medicines?

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Although the Minlibao article did not mention any names, everyone knew where the blade was headed. All the opposition parties followed suit one after another, and all kinds of vague speculations appeared in the newspapers. Most of the time, the news media was completely clueless.

There is no moral integrity at all. Words such as "the largest capitalist in the country", "Fang's world" and "hard-earned money" appeared in the newspapers one after another. Generally speaking, it is confirmed that the Fang family's business, Northern Pharmaceuticals, buys medicines at high prices regardless of the suffering of the people, and makes a lot of money.

Take the dirty money.

With Fang Jianxiong's prestige and status, it would not have caused much turmoil in the country originally, but then the foreign media followed up, triggering the media circle's denunciation of Northern Pharmaceuticals. Some expressed doubts at best, and some directly criticized it.

Those who intend to fish in troubled waters said that the price should be lowered, while foreign media behaved more neatly and asked Northern Pharmaceuticals to stop temporarily not selling penicillin overseas.

The press is like this. All kinds of rumors are flying all over the place. Ordinary people are still very realistic. There are good medicines that they can’t afford, but it’s nothing. But if this medicine can save lives, that’s another concept. Because I was the first to write an article questioning the North.

Pharmaceuticals, the author Wang Zhaoming's reputation in the newspaper industry has soared, and he has a strong attitude of not fearing power to plead for the people.

With this article, the Kuomintang's support rate among the people has increased. Not everyone feels that they should benefit from others in vain. At this time, the eyes of the world are focused on Beijing, waiting to see how Fang Jianxiong reacts. After all,

Northern Pharmaceuticals is an industry owned by the women of the Fang family, and Fang Jianxiong is the president. This matter cannot be avoided, and an explanation must be given to the people.

The Office of the Presidential Palace announced shortly after the press frenzy started that President Fang Jianxiong would hold a press conference on the 30th. He would bring Ms. Lu Bicheng, President of Northern Pharmaceuticals, and Professor Gong Rui of Beijing Medical University, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to attend the press conference. Face the media head-on.

.Voice of the Republic of China Radio will broadcast the entire press conference live. This is the first time that a radio broadcast will be broadcast live in China.

The venue of the press conference was chosen to be the Capitol Building, which was not too unexpected. After all, it had the best equipment. What was unexpected was that Shanghai Phoenix Film Company actually obtained the right to shoot the scene, and then produced a documentary that was broadcast nationwide.

Released.

At 8:30 in the morning, the Capitol Building was overcrowded. More than 500 people came, not to mention the media. Ninety percent of the members of Congress were present to observe. Some media behind them said that this press conference was not only for the media, but also for congressional inquiries.

There were many Kuomintang members who came to Congress early, and the leader was naturally Wang Zhaoming, the popular chairman of the Kuomintang. In this time and space, without Chiang Kai-shek's opponent, Wang Zhaoming became the number one person in the Kuomintang. No one could take his place. This time Wang Zhaoming

He wrote an article to the leader of the Republican Party, and successfully forced Fang Jianxiong to hold a press conference. Wang Zhaoming's personal reputation within the party rose to a higher level. Although he tried his best to hide the pride in his heart at this moment, the smile on the corner of his mouth was still very visible.

clear.

The people around Wang Zhaoming are all members of the Kuomintang Congress. It can be said that the Kuomintang has had a hard time in the past two years. During Sun Baoqi's administration, the senior Kuomintang leaders learned from the experience, held high the banner of people's livelihood, and concentrated on schools and the gentry, which indeed achieved certain results.

During the period of President Tang Hualong, due to the economic crisis, private enterprises along the southeast coast were greatly affected. The Kuomintang repeatedly asked the government to bail out the market and asked the government for relief many times in Congress. Therefore, it achieved good success in the provincial elections. The number of seats in Congress reached

More than one hundred and twenty.

After Fang Jianxiong became the leader of the Republican Party, the originally good situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. In the 1933 general election, in the face of Fang Jianxiong's unparalleled personal prestige and charm, the Kuomintang suffered a complete defeat in the election, and the number of congressional seats fell below 100. Other opposition parties were not much better.

Go, it can be said that Fang Jianxiong alone defeated all the opposition parties. In the past two years, with the adjustment and improvement of the economy of the Republic of China, the new economic policies introduced by the government have fully taken effect, and the life of the opposition parties such as the Kuomintang and the United Progressive Party has become even more difficult.

The only remaining territory of the Kuomintang is Guangdong. After the merger of the United Party and the Progressive Party, the United Progressive Party only has Jiangsu Province as its territory. The other provinces showed no resistance and were crushed in the election.

object.

After struggling in pain for more than two years, the Kuomintang finally found an opportunity to fight back. Then it made a fuss about the price of penicillin and stirred up trouble with the secret help of foreign forces. Among the senior Kuomintang officials present, before Wang Zhaoming attacked Fang Jianxiong, some

There was a fierce dispute. The issue of dispute was whether to cooperate with foreign forces. In the end, under the insistence of Hu Hanmin and Wang Zhaoming, the opposing faction of Liao Zhongkai failed to gain the upper hand. This opportunity was too tempting for the Kuomintang.

It is also an opportunity that is irresistible for the United Progressive Party. The reason is very simple. Great powers such as Britain, the United States, France, and Japan have all expressed their support. Even the Soviet Union sent people to secretly contact the Kuomintang and the United Progressive Party to express their support for the two parties.

Party support.

With the deaths of a number of elders such as Liang Qichao, Zhang Jian, Tang Shouqian, and Cheng Dequan, the United Progressive Party has lost its momentum. Current Prime Minister Xiong Xiling and Chairman Wang Jitang hit it off after contacting the Kuomintang. It can be said that this time the use of penicillin caused trouble.

The joint and unified actions of the two parties have received financial support from various countries.

"Chairman Ji Xin's one piece of propaganda is worth more than 100,000 weapons, and he directly forced out the old leader of the Republican Party. This act of asking for orders for the people will definitely be of great benefit to the general election next year." Kong Xiangxi, the money bag of the Kuomintang, is now Wang Zhaoming's

Allies. If Fang Jianxiong handles it improperly this time, the Kuomintang may really be able to make a turnaround in the next general election.

"What the heck, brother Yongzhi has been praised too much. This denunciation of Fang is the result of the joint efforts of the whole party. Zhaoming dare not take credit!" Wang Zhaoming, who was actually very proud in his heart, was pretending to be polite. It was as if he saw Fang Jianxiong in front of him.

Facing the reporter's embarrassment, Wang Zhaoming felt extremely happy. However, Liao Zhongkai frowned and said: "You two, don't be happy too early. Fang Fuguo is a wily man, and this matter may not be as it seems on the surface.

.I always feel like there’s something wrong with this?”

Wang Zhaoming felt a knot in his heart when he was told that, and he glanced dissatisfied at Liao Zhongkai, who was always against him. This guy was a rising star in the Kuomintang. He was loyal and kind to his colleagues. He did not dislike dirty work and was a hard-working old scalper.

Any gay man in difficulty can be helped in time. Some people in the party jokingly call Liao Zhongkai "Mother Liao"! Such an opponent with invincible character and morals makes Wang Zhaoming, who likes to stand on the moral high ground and give guidance to the country, a headache.

"Brother Zhongkai is too worried. This time I am not the one to act alone. Fang Fuguo will be unable to cope with the pressure from the great powers alone." Wang Zhaoming was secretly dissatisfied in his heart, but he spoke with a smile. In fact, he was filled with anger because of Liao Zhongkai's words.

I also became a bit hopeless. I had suffered too much in the past, and after being reminded by Liao Zhongkai, I suddenly felt that something was indeed wrong. Thinking about it carefully, there seemed to be no flaws. I had secretly contacted various countries and received a lot of money. It should be

It won't be leaked, right?

Fang Jianxiong's motorcade finally appeared, and reporters waiting outside the Capitol swarmed over him. However, the presidential guard formed a human wall in time to block the reporters. After Fang Jianxiong came to power, the domestic Shanghai sedan he chose as the presidential car drove directly to the gate. When the door opened, he suddenly

Fang Jianxiong, with a calm face, appeared in front of the media reporters, looked both ways with a smile, and waved in a graceful manner. This killed countless films, the sound of popping popping was endless, and the flash stung his eyes.

The elegant Lu Bicheng then came down, took Fang Jianxiong's hand, and the two walked inside together. The turbulent interior of the Capitol suddenly became silent because of Fang Jianxiong's appearance. Everyone watched Fang Jianxiong calmly cross the sidewalk to the rostrum.

When I walked past the position, there was a sudden bang, and a member of Congress subconsciously applauded. After a moment of hesitation, the member of Congress firmly continued to applaud, bang bang bang! The slightly stagnant, weak applause was like cold water pouring into a boiling oil pan, and the entire Congress

Applause erupted from all over the building, and then the applause filled the entire Capitol building like a tide.

Although domestic and foreign media are questioning the issue of penicillin, in the minds of the vast majority of citizens, this does not damage Fang Jianxiong's personal prestige and reputation. Without Fang Jianxiong's sudden emergence, there would be no prosperity and strength in the New Republic of China, and there would be no China.

The people regain their confidence and have the courage to stand on top of the world.

Strange to say, many Republican congressmen were originally very unsure, but after seeing Fang Jianxiong appear, they suddenly felt that it was no big deal. It seemed that as long as Fang Jianxiong was around, the Republican Party was invincible.

Sitting high up in the gallery of ministers from various countries, Japanese Minister Ariyoshiaki looked solemn. Penicillin is too important for a country like Japan. What is exciting is that the world's powers are also determined to obtain penicillin.
Chapter completed!