Rise of Empires: Spain

The two telegrams from Cardil Bruno were sent less than a week and a half apart, but they made Carlo feel very different.

The first telegram briefly stated that Gram was willing to accept Carlo's invitation, and several technical staff from the French Electricity Company were also accompanying him.

Carlo was very happy with this telegram. This kind of poaching was far more effective than Spain's training of its own power talents.

It was even possible to build a Spanish power company from scratch with Gram and other technical staff who came with him, making Spain the forefront of electricity utilization.

But the second telegram a week and a half later made Carlo feel quite complicated.

Because the telegram said that after Cardil Bruno arrived in Germany, he successfully found Benz, who Carlo mentioned, and also found many outstanding talents in the fields of machinery and engines.

But not everyone was as poor as Benz and Gram. Some people had married and had children, and received invitations from larger machinery factories.

In order to successfully complete Carlo's order, Cardil Bruno was forced to choose the most helpless way, which was to forcibly tie these people to Spain.

When Carlo saw the list of people kidnapped by Cardil Bruno, he was shocked.

Together with Karl Benz, Cardil Bruno coincidentally became the three founders of Mercedes-Benz?

Yes, the two poor guys who were kidnapped were two of the three founders of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler and Maybach.

Although kidnapping does bring some trouble, if the three founders of Mercedes-Benz are kidnapped, then this little trouble is acceptable.

The achievements of these three people are not just as simple as founding Mercedes-Benz. In the field of automobile engines, these three people can be said to be pioneers, and they are also the best talents in the field of engines in this era.

At the same time, Spain, which has collected these three talents, can be said to have a considerable advantage in the automobile field at least now.

And the assembly line production that allows automobiles to quickly expand the market and reduce costs is not a difficult task for Carlo.

Fortunately, Daimler and Maybach have not done anything that has caused a sensation in Germany. Even if they disappear in Germany, it will not attract the attention of the German government.

With current technology, as long as Cardil Bruno does a more detailed job of post-disaster relief, the local government will not be able to find out how these people disappeared.

As long as Carlo can make them stay in Spain willingly after they arrive in Spain, then this matter can be said to be a successful conclusion.

Of course, whether they are willing or not, they can't go back to Germany anyway.

After all, kidnapping is not glorious, and it is definitely impossible for them to spread it.

As Carlo waited expectantly, a group of talents slowly arrived in Madrid.

The first to arrive in Madrid were Gram's family and several friends of Gram.

Carlo obviously underestimated the attractiveness of his conditions to these researchers and practitioners in the field of electricity.

After agreeing to the invitation, Gram did not hesitate at all. After resigning from his original company, he boarded the train to Spain with these friends who also wanted to come to Spain.

After listening to Gram's words about Carlo's conditions, more than a dozen researchers and practitioners in the field of electricity immediately chose to come to Spain.

There was no way, because Carlo's conditions were too tempting. Spain is not far from France, and with such generous conditions, it is not surprising that some people can be impressed.

On the day Gram arrived in Madrid, Carlo met Gram in the palace and reiterated the conditions proposed by Cardil Bruno to Gram.

Gram was appointed as the general manager of the Spanish Royal Electricity Institute and the general consultant of the Royal Electricity Company, and only needed to specialize in power research.

Carlo was also very generous with Gram's salary. After learning that Gram's original annual salary was less than 100 pounds, Carlo immediately said that he would increase his salary by 5 times, raising his annual salary to 13,000 pesetas.

At the same time, regarding the research and development funds of the Electricity Institute, Carlo also said that he could use it freely within 300,000 pesetas per year.

Gram had never seen such a domineering boss, and immediately said that he would concentrate on the research of the Electricity Institute, and even said that he would go to work the next day.

Carlo also showed a generous attitude towards those researchers and practitioners in the power industry who came with Gram.

Compared with their wages in France, their current wages have all doubled, and they are provided with free housing in Madrid.

As long as they can establish certain merits in the Electric Power Research Institute, they can get more rewards, increase their income according to their merits, or be awarded a title.

Carlo also specifically stated that he is happy to see people become nobles through various ways of merit.

Whether it is farmers, workers, scientists or soldiers, as long as they establish enough merits, they can be rewarded with a title according to their merits.

This sentence is still very exciting for those power researchers who came from France. After all, they were not so valued in France before, and the channels for promotion were not so wide.

In France, they can only eat enough, and they can't even touch the edge of the middle class. But in Spain, as long as they work hard, they will have more income, and even have the opportunity to become middle class or even the upper class of the country. Isn't this more promising than staying in Paris?

Attracted by the money power, Gram's friends said that joining Spain was the wisest decision in their lives, and their words were full of gratitude to Carlo.

Of course, Carlo would not believe their flattery. But these guys quickly bowed down to the money power, which also proved one thing. In this era, there are still a large number of scientists and researchers who still live in poverty, and their inventions and research may change the world in the future.

If these scientists can be attracted by money, it will be a good thing for those scientists and Spain, which can be said to be a win-win situation.

However, we must be careful not to attract the attention of other countries by attracting scientists on a large scale. Before other countries paid attention to scientists, the conditions that Carlo could offer were unique and naturally had a high appeal.

But if all countries come to attract scientists regardless of the cost, Spain's financial resources are not enough to compete with other countries.

So these things of attracting scientists and technicians have to be done secretly, and it is best not to arouse the suspicion of other countries.

After Spain secretly accumulates a part of the reserve of scientists and technical talents, there is no need to worry that the talent reserve plan will be destroyed.

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