1855 United States Tycoon

If Scrooge's waking brought the greatest joy to anyone, it must be Mr. Maxwell. What made him even more pleased was that shortly after Scrooge woke up, such a conversation happened between them. Mr. Maxwell devoted all his energy to scientific research. There is no time to write memoirs and the like. However, Scrooge felt that letting future generations understand the life path of great scientists is a very meaningful thing for later generations. So he moved Mrs. Maxwell, let her take charge, and wrote an autobiography for Mr. Maxwell.

According to this autobiographical record, this conversation took place half a month after Scrooge woke up.

"This morning, my husband went to the Salvation Hospital again to see Mr. Scrooge McDonald. Learn about his recovery. Because someone had told him before that the one who had fallen into a coma for a long time The important reason is the lack of oxygen caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain. This situation often leads to the death of a large number of brain cells. According to the results of large experiments in this area, once brain cells die, they cannot be regenerated. So this situation It can easily lead to a decline in thinking ability. Thinking ability is simply too important for scientific research.

So James prepared a series of math exercises from the shallower to the deeper, and brought them to Mr. MacDonald. In his words, this can be considered a brain massage for Mr. MacDonald. Help him recover as soon as possible.

James came back at noon and told me with a smile on his face: ‘Katherine, Scrooge has no problem at all, his brain is better. Do you know that after I took out that lot of questions today, Scrooge pretended that his head was damaged and he couldn't do the questions, which really shocked me. But Scrooge was a good person and couldn't bear to lie to me anymore, and then it took a short time to answer those questions. Although the problem itself is not difficult, Scrooge's speed is not fast. But I'm sure that his brain is fine. I also discussed the UV disaster with him. Scrooge was also very interested in the occurrence of such a strange phenomenon, so that he even called Dr. Haim on duty on the spot and asked him if he could be discharged from the hospital to the large laboratory immediately. Dr. Haim is a very serious and good man. He resolutely stopped Scrooge's impulse and ordered him to continue to rest. Moreover, I was also very unceremoniously criticized, thinking that I disturbed the patient's rest. I almost called the security guard and drove me out. But this is what a good doctor should do. ’

Who knew that at about eight o'clock the next night, Mr. MacDonald suddenly came to my house. At that time, James was continuing his research in the study on the second floor, while I was telling stories to the children downstairs. Suddenly, I heard the sound of a car, and then someone knocked on our door. I asked through the door: ‘Who is it? "Mr. Macdonald's voice came from outside: "It's me, Scrooge. Mrs. Maxwell, I have some new ideas and I want to talk to Mr. Maxwell. ’

I heard that it was indeed Mr. MacDonald's voice. So I opened the door and saw Mr. MacDonald standing in front of my house surrounded by a group of big men in black.

‘I’m sorry, no matter where I go now, I can’t force them to take these people. Hope not to scare the children. "Mr. MacDonald said to me like this.

I know that Mr. MacDonald is the biggest tycoon in United States. When a person has money, it is inevitable that a large group of people will look jealously at him. Even good people like Mr. MacDonald will make them feel jealous. This is the case with this assassination. So Mr. Macdonald had to take such measures.

I told Mr. MacDonald that James is on the second floor now. So he let the bodyguards stay outside the door and followed me up to the second floor. I opened the door gently, James was doing his calculations earnestly, and didn't notice that the door was opened at all. Until I smiled and said to him: ‘Honey, see who’s coming? ’

James pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and was speechless in shock. It took a while to react and said to Mr. MacDonald:'God, Scrooge, why did you come here all of a sudden ? ’

‘Mr. Maxwell, this is the case. I found it very interesting that the formula you and I mentioned last time was not right on the UV side. I just took those experimental values ​​to study. I found that if from another angle, like Sir Newton, treat light as a small particle, then another formula can be derived. This formula agrees well with the experimental figures at the ultraviolet end, but on the long wave side, it is another disaster. I think you might have to look at this formula. ’Mr. MacDonald said as he took out a large notebook from his jacket pocket and handed it to James.

James watched for a long time, and finally said in a puzzled manner: ‘Well, this formula is also very interesting. But is it electromagnetic waves? ’Then the two of them began to discuss. As for me, just go down and prepare refreshments for them...

I have met many scientists, knowing that they are all guys who forget everything when they encounter interesting problems. Generally speaking, I will not bother them at this time. However, considering the physical condition of Mr. MacDonald, I don't think I can let them continue the discussion. Because the time is close to twelve o'clock. It's not that James doesn't know Mr. MacDonald and needs rest, but I'm sure he can't think of it at this time. And Mr. Macdonald himself must have never thought of this. So I must remind them.

I walked into the study and heard Mr. MacDonald saying: "This is not right. Look, if you explain it this way, then there will be such a problem. Look..." So I said: "The problem is there. , Look, or not, it’s all there. But James, should you also look at the clock? ’

‘Ah, really, it's almost twelve o'clock. Oh my! I suspect that Dr. Heim will rush to my house tomorrow morning and scold me. "" James said, ‘Scrooge, you have to go back. This question, we all don’t have a clue now. Let’s talk about it later if we have an idea.’

Mr. MacDonald also stood up and said, ‘Ah, sorry, I’ve bothered you for so long. Mr. Maxwell, I think we simply publish these two formulas so that more people can help us think about the problem. I have a lot of things recently, and the time I can spend on these things is probably limited. However, before long, I will have more time to do the things I really like. ’

Hearing this, James and I were very surprised. We know that Mr. MacDonald manages a huge business. Does his remark mean that he is going to give up the management of the enterprise and focus on scientific research?

‘Scrooge, what do you mean by that? "James quickly asked. He always felt that Mr. Macdonald’s career as a businessman was a waste of his talents.

‘In contrast to the exploration of nature’s eternal secrets, wealth is not the most important thing. It can be a boost to help us explore, but if we put all our strength on the pursuit of wealth, we will lose a lot of money. And now I have enough money. Enough to support me to do what I want to do. Mr. MacDonald said very sincerely.

‘During this period of time, I will successively hand over the business to Dorothea and Carol. Anyway, they were managing the business a while ago. Of course, there were a lot of problems between them. But now, I am back. I can guide them and supervise them later. It won’t take long before I can devote most of my energy to research. However, pure sciences such as physics and mathematics still make me a little bit embarrassed. I still prefer things that are directly connected to the actual requirements of human beings. ’

This is what Mr. MacDonald said, and he did the same. After this, we did find that he appeared a lot less in business occasions. It's a lot more when I appear in the big laboratory. It is true that most of Mr. Macdonald’s energy is used in electricity, agriculture, and medicine, but sometimes science and technology are like this. When you work on a certain aspect, the results you want to achieve are Often you just can’t get it. On the contrary, in a direction where you don’t exert too much effort, you might be able to achieve something..."

A few days later, Scrooge publicly announced to the press: He was a little tired of running a business, and he wanted to put more energy into the study of nature. More of the family business will be managed by his wife and brothers.

"This is the first step for Scrooge to disappear from the stage. His wife and brothers are not outstanding talents, but there will be no problems with him behind the scenes. Moreover, the whole family will shrink, A series of actions to consolidate our current position can also be understood by everyone. And the guy he pitted us before can also prevent us from attacking him for a short time. If we don’t do anything, who can Does it really challenge the McDonald family? So, the consolidation of the McDonald family's position is almost certain."

"Then Mr. Morgan, what shall we do?" a banker asked.

"Scrooge will use tricks such as cross-holding to make the family's manipulation of the economy more and more invisible. In the process, we can also easily get a share of some of his industries. But , In a short period of time, or even for a long period of time, don’t get too deep in it, let alone try to fight for control. Because every enterprise here, its upstream and downstream are controlled by McDonald, even , They will not be unique. No matter which one you want to control, Scrooge can get stuck in upstream and downstream after you spend a lot of money, and support another enterprise that is ostensibly competitive with your enterprise. Let all your efforts turn into a joke. I know that Scrooge will soon instruct others to come up with a set of anti-monopoly legislation, so that in a short time, he will be forced as if he has been persecuted. Divide companies such as McDonald Steel, McDonald Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals into two or even three. It seems that the McDonald Consortium is shrinking, but in fact, this is not a new expansion. ?"

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