"How can we cultivate Penicillium on a large scale and find an efficient purification method?"

Zhang Xingjian frowned, thinking and studying carefully.

Whether it is out of a doctor's instinct to produce more penicillin to relieve patients, or out of economic interests, Zhang Xingjian is now looking for ways to expand the production of penicillin.

Because its demand is so great, the price is also very expensive.

The market demand is huge, and the current production is still very scarce. Therefore, the current price of penicillin is even more expensive than gold.

A small bottle of penicillin costs as much as 10 taels of silver. It can be said that gold is not as expensive as it.

But don't think it's expensive. It's something that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. The market demand is too great.

The Affiliated Hospital of Daming Medical College alone requires a large amount of penicillin every day.

There are many rich people here in the capital, and the capital has a large population, so many people get sick every day, and a large number of people come to the capital for medical treatment.

Especially after the news of penicillin spread, people from all over the Ming Dynasty, all over the world, and even all over the world came to the capital to seek medical treatment.

Pneumonia, plague, tetanus, meningitis, tuberculosis and other diseases that were previously untreatable can be easily cured by penicillin.

The demand for penicillin soared rapidly. At the same time, hospitals and medical clinics from all over the Ming Dynasty continued to place orders and send telegrams to Zhang Xingjian to purchase penicillin.

With huge market demand, prices are also rising, but supply still exceeds demand.

After all, for today's Ming Dynasty, almost every household can get dozens of taels of silver, or even hundreds of taels of silver. In order to save lives, spending this little money is nothing.

As long as an adult Ming Dynasty man goes to work, he can earn dozens of taels of silver a year. If he has a skill, it is not a problem to earn hundreds of taels of silver.

Once the money is gone, you can make it again, but once your life is gone, you really have nothing.

"The culture base fluid is a very important thing. Generally, bacteria like to grow on high-starch and high-protein foods, such as leftover rice, steamed buns, soybeans, etc."

"The production of molded tofu is designed to cultivate a kind of mycelium."

"Yes, moldy tofu!"

Thinking of moldy tofu, Zhang Xingjian couldn't help but give himself a slap in the face. Why didn't he think of moldy tofu?

In fact, Chinese descendants have learned to use bacteria very early. For example, molded tofu uses natural mold growth to produce a completely different flavor.

There is also the invention of distiller’s yeast, which is also a way to utilize bacteria.

"There is also Jiuqu, and there is Jiuji!"

Zhang Xingjian became more and more excited as he thought about it. He didn't have much idea at first, but now he suddenly thought of molded tofu and distiller's yeast, and suddenly he felt like he had an idea. He could make a plan by referring to the production process of molded tofu and distiller's yeast.

A set of production processes and methods specifically suitable for penicillin were developed, allowing large-scale production of penicillin.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xingjian was ready to visit some molded tofu production workshops and distiller's yeast production workshops and factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area. He was ready to study carefully and study the cultivation of mycelium to find out the methods suitable for the large-scale production of penicillin and

There is a way to purify it.

Just relying on the current method, the output in our factory is still too small, and the cost is extremely high, requiring a lot of labor to produce penicillin.

We must find a way to produce penicillin efficiently and on a large scale.

Because there are so many people around the world who need this penicillin, so many people are waiting for this penicillin to save their lives every moment.

Of course, for Zhang Xingjian, being able to produce and purify penicillin on a large scale also means huge wealth. Even though the output is still very low, it has already brought him good profits.

If the output is greatly increased, the benefits will be even more considerable.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

At this moment, with the sound of a voice and the sound of numerous footsteps, a eunuch and several officials, accompanied by many professors and students from the medical school, found Zhang Xingjian.

"Zhang Xingjian accepts the order!"

The eunuch's voice was a bit sharp, but upon hearing his words, Zhang Zhigang immediately became excited and led his grandson to salute respectfully.

"The Emperor of Heaven has issued an edict: Zhang Xingjian of the Ming Dynasty Medical College discovered penicillin and made great contributions, benefiting all people and the common people, and saving countless people from diseases. This is a great contribution and great merit."

"Confess Zhang Xingjian as the Marquis of Divine Medicine, grant him a gold medal to avoid death, and reward him with ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver!"

Hearing the eunuch slowly reciting the contents of the imperial edict, everyone present couldn't help but take a breath, and then their eyes turned red.

Damn it, Zhang Xingjian was really lucky. He discovered penicillin, which not only made him a marquis, but also gave him a gold medal to avoid death.

The key is that the emperor was really very generous this time, directly paying 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver. If calculated, this is 200,000 taels of silver directly dropped on Zhang Xingjian's head.

200,000 taels of silver!

In this era, it is an astronomical figure.

You must know that the annual income of Putong Daming people is only a few dozen taels of silver. If converted, these 200,000 taels of silver are almost equivalent to two small goals for future generations. This suddenly makes them one of the richest people.

Already.

Of course, money is something external to the body. For people like them, their income is not bad. In fact, daily life can be completely carefree.

What is really enviable is this status. Being named the Marquis of Divine Medicine, this is directly a marquis. From now on, you can still receive a good amount of money and food from the court every month, and you can join the ranks of the nobility of the Ming Dynasty.

It has never been easier to get a death-free gold medal.

You must know that none of the princes of the Ming Dynasty have death-free medals, and he is the only one.

The main reason is that penicillin can save so many people, and it can save millions of people, so Emperor Hongzhi felt that his contribution was very great, and he directly gave Zhang Xingjian a gold medal to reward Zhang Xingjian for his contribution.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

After listening to Zhang Zhigang, who was already over eighty years old, his whole face glowed with joy and he started to tremble with excitement.

It was really a big pie from heaven. It smashed the Zhang family into confusion. My grandson was directly granted a title of marquis. He also had a gold medal for immunity from death. He even spent thousands of taels of gold and a hundred thousand taels of silver.

Now the Zhang family has all the fame, wealth, status, status, and money.

"Haha, congratulations, old professor, congratulations, old professor, you have a harmonious grandson!"

"Congratulations to the Divine Medicine Lord, congratulations to the Divine Medicine Lord!"

Everyone also sent blessings to Zhang Xingjian and Zhang Zhigang.

To be honest, this one is actually very envious.

Why didn't such a good thing happen to him? He just discovered penicillin. This was a title, a gold medal for immunity from death, and he was also rewarded with 202,000 taels of gold and silver.

This is not the only thing that everyone is envious of. The market demand for penicillin is very large, and its price is comparable to gold. This also means that the Zhang family, who masters penicillin, can rely on it to generate a steady stream of income. The money flows in like running water.

Zhang family's pocket.

This is what fame and fortune are talking about.

Early the next morning, with the morning light, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post started a new day of bombing.

"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers!"

"Zhang Xingjian, the discoverer of penicillin, was named the Marquis of Divine Medicine by the Emperor, and was awarded a gold medal to avoid death, as well as a reward of ten thousand taels of gold and one hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!"

"The discoverer of penicillin has made immeasurable merits and blessed all people. The emperor named him the Marquis of Miracle Medicine!"

Following the newsboy's shouting, the whole Ming Dynasty was spreading the news. The whole world knew that Zhang Xingjian was named the Divine Medicine Lord because of his discovery of penicillin. At the same time, he also learned more about penicillin.

I learned that there is now a drug that can easily cure pneumonia, tetanus, plague, viral colds, tuberculosis and other diseases, and has overcome many diseases that have been untreatable until now.

All of a sudden, orders from all over the world to the Beijing and Tianjin areas of the Ming Dynasty flew over like snowflakes, which made the Zhang family both happy and sad.

What I like is that the more orders there are, the better the sound is, and the more money I will make, but the sad thing is that the production of penicillin is always a problem.

These medical scientists from the Zhang family have yet to find a way to mass-produce and purify penicillin in universities. This means that they are still unable to meet market demand. Not only are they unable to make money in vain, but they also

We know that around the world, people die almost every moment due to lack of penicillin.

Of course, for the people of Ming Dynasty, the impact was far more than that.

Zhang Xingjian was granted a title because of his discovery of penicillin. This was undoubtedly a huge inspiration to the medical scientists, scientists, engineers and other technical people of the Ming Dynasty.

When trains and internal combustion engines were invented, those who participated in related work received awards, and some of them were made earls.

Now Zhang Xingjian has been named the Marquis of Divine Medicine, which shows that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to this aspect. As long as he can make a contribution, it will be conducive to the prosperity and long-term peace of the Ming Dynasty, and will be conducive to improving the productivity and national strength of the Ming Dynasty, etc.

The emperor will not be stingy with his rewards.

In the past, this title could only be awarded based on military merit, or for a few civil servants who had really worked hard, the emperor would reward them with the title of earl as a reward, but this is not hereditary.

The iron rice bowls are only for one generation.

Nowadays, those who are engaged in technology and technology in Ming Dynasty can also receive awards and knighthoods based on their outstanding contributions in related fields.

This will naturally greatly stimulate the scientists and medical scientists of the Ming Dynasty to continue to study, research, and develop new technologies and drugs, etc.

This is not only a huge amount of money, but over the years, Ming Dynasty's medical technology has made great progress, and many new drugs, new treatments, instruments and equipment have appeared.

These have brought considerable benefits to inventors and researchers, especially some new drugs. Relying on exclusive secret methods, these drugs can often bring good benefits to the inventors.

Many prescriptions that everyone treasured in the past have also appeared on the market, and many drugs have very good effects on treating certain diseases.

There are also some prescriptions that were originally only found in the hands of doctors in some remote places and small local areas. They have gradually been unearthed and become well-known medicines used to treat some special diseases.

Like this time, the penicillin discovered by Zhang Xingjian can also bring huge benefits to Zhang Xingjian and even the Zhang family. The price of penicillin is comparable to gold, and the market demand is very large. It is difficult not to make money.

But no one can be jealous, because this is what Zhang Xingjian deserves. He studied bacteria and viruses and discovered penicillin. With this medicine, it is not known how many people can be saved.
To be continued...