Chapter 714 Win-win
"Me? Principal?" Perna sat up straight in surprise when she heard this and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I can't do such an important job..."
Joseph smiled and said: "Be confident, you are the most suitable candidate. At least in terms of modern medical knowledge, you have surpassed 99% of doctors in France."
Yes, he It’s about “modern medicine.” Although Perna only obtained her medical license last year - when the Medical Association had just approved that women could practice medicine - under his long-term influence, her medical ideas were even more advanced than her father's.
For example, she is now accustomed to judging the condition from the perspectives of bacteria, cells, immunity, etc., and carries out treatment.
It is far better to leave the Military Medical University in her hands than to leave it to those medical experts who are still thinking about bloodletting and body fluid balance.
Perna was still hesitant: "But I'm worried... you know, they don't pay much attention to the opinions of a young woman."
The status of women in this era is indeed relatively low. Although she has published some very important medical papers, such as "The Significance of Double-blind Experiments on Drug Effectiveness", she is still only 19 years old, so it is normal for people below to be dissatisfied with her.
Joseph thought for a while and said: "I will ask the General Staff to send an assistant to you. Well, how about Brigadier General Martinola? I remember that he was a military doctor when he was young. Regarding management matters, He can help you deal with it."
Perna's beautiful eyes widened: "Brigadier? Is this appropriate?"
"I think he will be happy to do so." Joseph smiled and nodded. "In addition, Dr. Lamarck has made great contributions to the development of antibiotics. I will ask His Majesty the King to make him Count Gueret."
< br>Lamarck now also has the title of earl, which seems to be no improvement, but Gueret is a big city in the province of Lamarche, and this actual title is more than one higher than the "robed noble" title he purchased before. grade.
Of course, according to the current aristocratic system in France, a real fief only represents a noble status and does not actually own a fief.
Perna was moved and took the Crown Prince's arm, and said very seriously: "Thank you for your trust, I will not let you down!"
She knew very well that if If he has a father who is a real noble, then the number of people who are dissatisfied with him will immediately be reduced by more than half.
His Highness is obviously trying to embolden himself.
While the two were talking, the carriage had already entered the Palace of Versailles - now, the wooden track has been built directly into the Palace of Versailles Square, and it only takes 25 minutes to get here from the western suburbs of Paris.
As soon as Joseph got out of the car, he saw Count Segur, Assistant to the Foreign Secretary, coming up to him quickly. He bowed first, then gestured behind him, lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, Polish Special Envoy Lazi Mr. Weiwu wants to see you."
He had to be careful. At present, France has not stated its position on Eastern European issues, and any diplomatic behavior related to Poland may trigger a chain reaction in various countries.
Joseph nodded and asked Perna to return to Versailles first, and then signaled the envoy to go to the Royal Ordnance Factory with him.
A moment later, in the office on the second floor of the ordnance factory, Radziwill bowed solemnly to Joseph and said: "Your Highness, I know that my appearance here may be untimely, but right now my motherland is facing huge difficulties, and The only one who can help us is you and the great France."
Joseph has been paying attention to the war situation in Eastern Europe. He pointed to the sofa and said: "Please sit down. I will try my best to provide assistance to Poland."
"Thank you very much. Yes, Your Highness, you are God for Poland. The savior sent has brought us the radiance of hope!"
Raciwiew bowed again, then clasped his hands and said very hesitantly: "The Military Commission sincerely requests you, ah, Can provide some loans to our country...probably, 5 million francs are needed.”
Joseph said with some confusion: “I remember that the Warsaw Ordnance Factory has enough raw materials until April next year, and your food and troops are sufficient, so what should the loan be used for? aspects?”
Radziwill hurriedly said: "You know, the war was very tragic, and the number of wounded on the front line was extremely large." The money was mainly used to buy medicines, especially medical alcohol, and the consumption was really huge. In addition, military tents, military uniforms, etc. are also in extremely short supply. ”
Poland had learned advanced field medical technology from France before the war began. Technologies such as alcohol disinfection, fumigation of medical equipment, and drinking boiled water were subsequently introduced into the Polish army.< br>
After the war started, the Poles discovered France The battlefield medical experience is simply amazing, and the mortality rate of wounded soldiers has been reduced by more than half.
This is an achievement achieved despite the incomplete implementation of Polish military medicine and insufficient implementation of health regulations, but it has already made a difference. The Polish military was overjoyed
After that, medical alcohol became a battlefield necessity for the Polish army.
But this thing is extremely expensive - the industrial alcohol preparation technology in this era is not yet mature, so the brewing methods of medical alcohol and drinking wine are basically the same, and the 75% alcohol concentration requires repeated distillation. get. This results in medical alcohol being more expensive than drinking alcohol.
Currently, the Polish army consumes more than 950,000 francs of medical alcohol every month, all of which needs to be imported from France.
As for tents and military uniforms, Poland can produce some of them, but it cannot keep up with the speed of recruiting new soldiers.
Joseph fell into thought.
5 million francs is currently available, but once inter-state loans are made during wartime, it will basically be a statement of attitude.
France is facing a war with Britain at any time and must not fall into the diplomatic whirlpool of Eastern Europe again.
He suddenly remembered the report submitted by Lavoisier not long ago - the Paris Gas Industry Company has completed the research and development of technology to extract phenol from coal tar, but the purity of the phenol currently produced is too low, so Failure to sell on a large scale.
Phenol was the epoch-making disinfectant that launched the medical revolution in the 19th century.
Because it is extracted from waste materials such as coal tar, the cost is very low. Compared with expensive medical alcohol, the price is almost negligible.
Judging from the current situation in Poland, they definitely don't care about the purity of phenol - it just has a little odor and impurities. Disinfection can save the lives of wounded soldiers.
After Paris Gas Industry Company obtained such a large order for phenol, it was able to form a virtuous cycle of production and return of funds, and in the process continued to optimize the process until the purity problem was solved.
It can be said to be a win-win situation.
Thinking of this, he looked at Radziwill and said: "I can provide you with another disinfectant that is even more effective than medical alcohol and the price is only 6% of alcohol."
The latter’s eyes suddenly widened: “Oh, God, it’s so cheap!”
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