Chapter 50 God's Gift Best Seller

  December in Tokyo, Japan is cold, people on the street are wrapped in thick coats and walking hastily. This winter, life in Japan is really tough. First, they didn't gain any advantage from the Sino-Japanese War, then they were bothered by a peasant uprising, and even now the uprising hasn't been put down yet. Recently, for some reason, the rebels have become much smarter.

  In these quiet days, a pharmacy called "Chinese and Western Union" was bustling with people coming and going, all because this store had a medicine called "God's Gift" for sale, after one or two months of actual use, the miraculous effect of this medicine was infinitely magnified and praised.

  Yokohama Fukurokuju, a teahouse opened by Ito Hirobumi for his favorite concubine Akō, was also Ito's secret pleasure haunt. "Ruling the world with an iron fist while sleeping on the knees of beauties" - Ito had never hidden his lust, but now that he held great power, in order to avoid prying eyes, he couldn't help but make some slight concealments.

  Akira was petite and gentle, earning Ito's affection. At this moment, in the cold winter, the two were entwined on the tatami mat, rolling around. Before long, Ito let out a loud cry and went limp. Akira was still in the midst of passion, her eyes rolled back, when she suddenly stopped screaming.

  Ito took one look and knew something was wrong, Akira's face began to turn red, gasping for air, Ito who knew every detail about her body was shocked, Akira's asthma had acted up again.

  "Kogura, where is the medicine?" Ito reacted quickly and asked repeatedly.

  Akira was already speechless, pointing to a nearby drawer with his hand. Ito hastily went over and opened it, only to find a medicine box inside. The medicine box contained many small bottles, each containing about a few milligrams of the drug. The medication was a light brown powder. Hurriedly taking it back, Akira took one small bottle and poured the contents into his mouth. Before long, Akira calmed down and began to speak fluently again.

  Ito saw Ogura use a different medicine than before, and the effect of this medicine seemed to be very strong. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Ogura, what is this medicine that is so potent?"

  Kogoro had completely calmed down and replied, "This is something I specially got someone to buy from a clinic in Tokyo. It's said to be a new medicine that has just been introduced from the West, which is very effective for my asthma. And it's also said to have many other miraculous effects, known as God's blessing."

  Ito Hirobumi was skeptical, "Can it be that amazing? Let me try it out!" Ito had thought the speed from earlier was a bit too fast, and seeing Akakawa's mysterious words, he couldn't help but want to try it himself.

  Ogura hastily came over, saying in a gentle voice: "Ito, if you don't believe me, I'll let you try it." Ogura took out a small bottle of medicine and had Ito pour it into his mouth according to the method. After a while, Ito found that he indeed had increased libido and signs of arousal, and repeatedly praised the good medicine.

  "The gift of God" soon spread in Japan, and doctors were like their own addiction to prescribe this medicine to patients, because the effect of this medicine was too good, it can cure all diseases. The hot sale of this medicine also caught the attention of the Japanese government, but after they sought confirmation from Germany and other Western countries, they found that it was indeed a "recognized excellent" medicine, so they put down their guard.

  Two things reported by Tokyo's Jiji Press have further fueled the sales of this drug, directly leading to a shortage at "Chinese-Western medicine" pharmacies.

  One of them roughly said that a doctor at a psychiatric hospital in Tokyo confirmed that he had cured a patient with split personality disorder using this drug. After that, the hospital also alleviated the condition of many mentally ill people with "God's Gift".

  Another thing that is less credible, but surprisingly caused a bigger reaction, is the news that an old lady in Shizuoka Prefecture ate this medicine and her legs no longer hurt, her waist no longer ached, and she climbed Mount Fuji with one breath. The old lady said, "This year's holiday gifts will not be sent, only the blessings of God will be sent." Although this strange news has not been confirmed, it is true that many climbers have taken this medicine before climbing, their breathing becomes smoother, and they can climb higher after climbing.

  The Japanese have gone crazy, are fanatical about this drug, so why hasn't the addiction to "God's gift" been exposed yet? One reason is that patients only take it orally, just a few milligrams at a time, and no one would ever think of snorting it up their noses or injecting it with a syringe.

  In the original history, it was also a bestseller for nearly twenty years before being opened by Americans Pandora's box. You have to admire the pioneering spirit of Americans in this matter. At that time, the United States was a paradise for drug addicts, with tens of thousands of people injecting morphine into themselves. Later, these people thought why not try injecting heroin out of boredom? As a result, heroin, which had been used as a miraculous medicine for nearly twenty years and maintained a "clean" record in terms of addiction, was finally ** by Americans.

  The Japanese are crazy, and Ye Zhi Kui is also crying out loud.

  Box after box of opium was transported from the Beiyang naval base in Dalian to ships, which sailed to Korea. Meanwhile, pharmaceutical factories in Korea worked overtime to turn the opium into boxes of "God's Blessing", which were shipped to Japan by merchant vessels. Finally, the silver dollars were brought back to China by the Beiyang Navy from Korea, forming a genuine "Golden Triangle".

  No need to doubt, you didn't see it wrong, yes, the Beiyang Fleet of this era will take some "private jobs" to maintain itself, and Ye Zhi-kui won't pretend to be too noble. That's just how things are, can't control it, so make good use of it. So he directly took Deng Shichang's route, with a profit of 1% per trip as the condition, hiring the Beiyang Fleet to escort a shipment to Korea every month.

  After having money, Ye Zhiwei started investing in industry and opened several labor-intensive factories such as spinning mills and match factories in Tianjin. He didn't expect to make money from these, but hoped that they could serve as a place for wounded soldiers to settle down and solve their worries about the future.

  Thereafter, Ye Zhiqi began to shift his focus towards the financial industry. The Asian Bank sprouted up in Jiangsu, Shandong and Zhili provinces, and with the support of Li Hongzhang, Wang Wenshao and other senior officials in the imperial court, it defeated Russia's Dazheng Bank and obtained the exclusive right to issue silver yuan and silver ingot banknotes for the Qing government. It also began to collect taxes on behalf of the imperial court. As a result, branches were set up one after another in various provinces across the country. With the backing of the imperial court, the bank's business flourished and surged forward, surpassing that of foreign banks in China in one fell swoop. Finally, when Ye Zhiqi deemed the timing ripe, he relocated the headquarters of the Asian Bank to Shanghai and began competing with foreign banks for business.

  Tianjin Lutai military camp, after more than a month of preparation and adaptation period, Wu Yi army has been fully equipped, and basically started normal military training. When the German instructor handed over the training outline, Ye Zhi Kui took a look at it, without much comment, similar to the training content he received in Germany, except that this beast added two words at the end: Double!

  Everyone knows that the Chinese are one of the most enduring nations. In Ye Zhiwei's view, the backward Chinese team wants to catch up with the West, and must start from every detail. Under the surprised eyes of German instructors, the training outline content, which was originally not favored by them, actually persisted under the teeth of these Chinese people. In fact, the Wu Yi Army, established on the basis of the Hu Yong Army, has inherited the desperate spirit of being the world's number one from the beginning of its establishment. This spirit is the soul of the army, and only those who have experienced a hundred battles will possess it.

  Ye Zhi Kui usually delegates tasks to his subordinates, making himself carefree. However, today there is a matter of great importance that requires him to take charge personally.

  After morning exercises, the soldiers of Wu Yi's army were surprised to find that there was no order to continue training, but instead let everyone stand on the playground for a short rest.

  When the soldiers saw that the playground in front of them was suddenly filled with a large number of boxes, they were even more curious and began to discuss it. Without letting them think for too long, Ye Zhikui led Ruan Zhongshu and other grain officials, as well as the grain supply committee members from each battalion, to appear before everyone.

  Ye Zhui stepped up to the front, and the soldiers immediately stopped discussing and looked at him. Ye Zhui looked at this team that he had worked hard to build, with deep emotion, and said: "Brothers! Your performance over this period of time has been seen by me, Ye Zhui. I want to tell you that you have worked hard! Do you know how those arrogant foreign instructors talked about you? They told me: 'Ye, the soldiers of Wu Yi Military are great!' Yes! Today, I am proud of you, today is a big day, which is the day when brothers receive their salary and rations. I won't say more nonsense to you brothers, come on! Open the box! From now on, the salary and rations of my Wu Yi Military will be distributed here in the training ground, in front of all the brothers. If anyone receives less, they can report directly to me, Ye Mouren." Ye Zhui's way of distributing salary and rations basically eliminated the evils of substitution, false claims, and shortchanging, avoiding the corruption of company officers eating empty quotas.

  Behind the grain depot, officials and soldiers brought in large boxes one by one, only to see that they were all filled with shiny silver coins. The soldiers on the training ground began to boil over, and now they had gotten their hands on real, undeducted pay! What could be more worthy of gratitude for those soldiers who relied on their grain allowance to support their families? For a time, all the soldiers looked at Ye Zhiwei with fervor, filled with gratitude.

  Ye Zhikui didn't bother with the soldiers below, as there would be people from the grain depot to distribute them. He turned his eyes to the big and small military officers, looking at their complex expressions. Ye Zhikui secretly said in his heart: "No matter who you are, if you dare to do anything despicable in my newly established army, I will give you an unforgettable lesson."

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  Refuse indifference, pass on warmth, the lonely little bug who codes alone also needs your care! Brothers, please collect and vote for the little bug to encourage it.