1855 United States Tycoon

"Although the departure of Bismarck does not mean that the war is about to begin, whether Germany or the United Kingdom, in order to carry out the war, there must be some preparations. This takes time. This also just gives us time to prepare for the war. Some related technologies will also begin to be developed, otherwise, we will miss this feast." Scrooge said to Carol and them, "Now, let's arrange the task."

"In five or six years at most, a large-scale arms race will begin, and we need to be prepared in technology in advance. Of course, I will be responsible for technology matters. However, you also need to be responsible for related development projects. Understand so that we can cooperate better.

First of all, the need for steel in large-scale wars is very large, but it is still far from the war and it is still too early. We don’t need much movement now, but we will carry out more new gun steel and surface infiltration. Development of carbon armored steel. In addition, our pharmaceutical company will also launch some products that will be suitable for war in the future. Of course, the early stage does not focus on warfare. Instead, it promotes outdoor sports and adventure in the name of a small amount of production and collects usage data. Improve them further. Also, after we discovered X-rays in a large laboratory the year before, we have been studying how to use it for practical purposes. Recently, we have obtained some breakthroughs in the development of ray tubes, and we have created a truly usable ray tube. It won’t take forty to sixty minutes to take a perspective photo like before. The role of this thing for medical diagnosis is too obvious, and I believe it can bring us a lot of profits when mature. In addition, with this achievement, our Nicholas should have a chance to win this McDonald's Physics Prize. "

"Scrooge, I think you are too pampering with Nikola." Speaking of Nikola Tesla, Carol suddenly said something like this.

"What's the matter?" Scrooge asked.

"I think this guy is not as good as Edison." Carroll said, "Although Edison was a traitor. But in that case, being a traitor is not inexcusable. As long as he can continue to make money for us. In fact, Edison worked quite hard afterwards. Continuously developed a lot of profitable things for us. In contrast, Nicholas took a salary equivalent to Edison, but he actually gave us the money he made. , But not as much as Edison. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that his research project has spent too much money, but the results that can be turned into money are limited. I know, Nicholas ·Tesla is a genius. He may be even better than Edison in terms of creativity and knowledge. However, he spends money too casually..."

Nikola Tesla has been working in large laboratories for many years. At the beginning, he worked as an assistant to Mr. Maxwell. This period of study has consolidated the knowledge base of Tesla, who has dropped out of school many times and the knowledge base is not strong enough, but on the other hand, it has also greatly strengthened his scientific side. , In many cases, even overwhelmed his side as an excellent engineer. As a result, when he left Maxwell and started to preside over certain research on his own, there would often be some problems that put too much emphasis on science and ignored economic feasibility. In addition, Scrooge often mentioned that some pre-research projects were handed over to Tesla. These projects took a long time to study and consumed a lot of money, but the results obtained did not seem to be of much use for the time being. It's hard to say whether some of the results will even come in handy in the future. Sometimes the results obtained are completely different from the direction expected at the beginning of the research. Therefore, many people have some opinions on Nicholas. In addition, he is not very good at dealing with people, his words are harsh, and he often offends people. If Scrooge hadn't always supported him firmly, perhaps Nikola Tesla would have been messed up a long time ago.

"Ah, Carol. Nicolas can spend money very well." Scrooge replied, "His research results are indeed useless for the time being. But even if you don't believe him, you should believe me. These things will be useful in the future, and will become money. As many people have a big opinion of Nicholas. Isn’t this a good thing? This means that he can’t pull up a bunch of people and follow him like Thomas. People, isn’t this a good thing? Let’s continue our topic.

In addition to steel and medicine, the preparation of weapons is also very important. Pre-research of some weapons will also begin. For example, in the next few years, research on large-caliber artillery over 13 inches, research on high-power diesel engines, and...this is our top secret content-research on aircraft will also be on the agenda. Also, once the war begins, a lot of strategic materials will be needed. The rubber trees we planted in the Panama Canal area in the early years have reached the time to cut rubber, and the supporting factories are also ready to be built. Also, in terms of food, we have completed research on portable foods such as compressed biscuits in a large laboratory. This can also be produced in small batches and then sold in small batches as outdoor life products. "

"But Scrooge, so many projects are being launched at the same time and require a lot of money. Where do we raise so many funds and carry out so many projects at once?" Catherine asked.

"We haven't expanded in these years. This in itself allowed us to accumulate huge wealth. Now is the time to spend them. Dorothea, tell everyone how much we can use right now. Hard currency." Scrooge said to Dorothea.

"Relying on the gold mines in Alaska, we have accumulated about 20 million U.S. dollars worth of gold over the years." Dorothea said, "In addition, because of the previous contraction of the consortium, the decrease in our investment led to an increase in accumulation. The profits are accumulated and transformed into various stocks and bonds that do not involve our core companies, and there are about 400 million US dollars. Of course, it is impossible for us to completely discard these things in a short time. In addition, in venture capital banks The funds that can be spent in a short period of time are about 30 million U.S. dollars or more."

"Such funds are enough to support our various preparation activities." Scrooge said.

"Can't we use the way of raising funds facing the society?" Catherine asked, "After all, if we lose too much activity funds at once, we will be very passive if something happens."

"At this stage, it's best not to raise funds from the society." Scrooge replied, "Because if we don't reveal that this is preparing for war, we probably won't raise much funds. And if we reveal the true intentions of the owner , It will remind our competitors. And raising funds from the society means that a lot of research cannot be completely confidential. It is still a long time before the war, and I will not let such a project go live at the same time. I will control Good order and progress."

"So I have nothing to worry about." Catherine replied.

"In addition, some of these projects. For example, the large forging machines necessary for the manufacture of large-caliber artillery, these kinds of things can be used for civilian purposes. They can be directly included in the normal research plan, and there is no need for additional contributions. They secretly allocate funds. Carol, I remember that the plan for the large hydraulic press was originally in the spending plan of McDonald Steel."

"Yes, and the progress is good. The installation is already underway, and a trial run will be available soon." Carol replied.

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