Chapter 8: Two Cows
When the time came to the end of June 1891, John was finally busy again.
He hadn't been so busy in the past two years. In fact, the time-traveler never thought it was the best thing to do, and he didn't think he liked that kind of life, compared to old Huntelaar, who thought everything had to be in his own hands. So when he came back from Europe, especially after getting married, he didn't want to make himself hard and busy. The company was left to Taylor and Gantt, the hospital and school to Thomas, Ehrlich and Osler, and John himself focused on establishing systems and norms.
On Sundays, I have a personal time, which is absolutely unwilling to work.
But as New York began to enter the height of summer, John, if reluctantly, could only keep himself busy. Because from June to October, he will face two very important things: the opening of the Heinz Motor Company's factory, and the enrollment of Heinz Medical School. These two things are so important to him, even if there is Henry? Gantt and William? Of the two great masters of Osler, John still has to devote a lot of his energy and time......
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"Mr. Gantt, I've been working hard for you lately."
John looked at one of his most important subordinates and sighed with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, because I have to rush to the hospital to deal with some things, so ...... Haha, I really don't know how to deal with so much trouble without your and Mr. Taylor's help! ”
"You're so polite, sir."
Henry? Gantt quickly stood up and replied respectfully.
As Taylor's original assistant, Henry? Gantt couldn't be happier with his current situation. I followed Taylor Lai to New York, thinking that I would always be the guy's assistant, but I didn't expect that just over a year later. They were given the burden of managing two companies - the Heinz Commodity Company and the newly formed Heinz Motor Company!
Although not the most important pharmaceutical and medical device company in the Huntelaar family, Gantt is already very satisfied.
You know, daily necessities companies and automobile companies are also absolute star companies in New York, the former's shampoo, new toothpaste, soap and other daily necessities are extremely popular, has become the favorite of New York's high society, and with the expansion of production scale and cost reduction. After a drastic price adjustment at the beginning of this year, the middle class also began to use these new products in large quantities, and sales began to skyrocket. As for the car company, because of the previous hot sales and production restrictions of Aurora Motors, Heinz Motors has attracted the attention of North American billionaires before it has been put into production.
Managing two companies like this, what else is Gantt not satisfied with?
And what excites Gantt even more is that the owner of the company, Mr. Huntelaar, has truly delegated power, and does not interfere in the day-to-day management at all, except for one major decision that needs to be consulted from him...... To be precise, it is basically ignored. This is the manager's favorite boss. Just like today, if it weren't for the imminent commissioning of the car factory, Huntelaar probably wouldn't have come to the company so often, and he has already come three times in a week......
"Bang! Bang! ”
Just as John was about to say goodbye and leave, there was a knock on the door outside.
"Please come in!"
Gantt's brow furrowed slightly, and he answered in a deep voice.
The door creaked open from the outside, and a tall, young girl walked in. His expression seemed a little nervous, and he said, "Sir, we just received a telegram. The last group of people to study in Europe have boarded the cruise back to New York, and here's the list you're looking for! ”
"Oh, put it on the table!"
With a casual wave of his hand, Gantt motioned for his secretary to hurry out.
After the young girl left the office, John asked with interest, "Mr. Gantt, shouldn't the people we sent to Karlsruhe to study come back long ago?" ”
"Yes. There are three exceptions, though. ”
Shrugging his shoulders, Gantt smiled slightly, "These three young men are very good, and Mr. Maybach sent a telegram back saying that they work hard and seem to be very talented in cars, so I decided to let them study there for a while...... Not. Stayed twice as long as others. ”
"Oh, I see."
After listening to Gantt's answer, John nodded thoughtfully.
In order to prepare for the North American automobile company, John knew that he had sent dozens of people to Germany to study, most of them staying for half a year to a year, mastering the production process of Aurora and returning to China. But there are also a small number of hard-working and talented young people who stay longer, learning how to develop new technologies in addition to mastering technology. After all, after the establishment of the automobile company in North America, John will not hesitate to move the focus to his base camp, and the center of gravity of the future automobile industry will definitely be in the United States.
After a slight groan, John smiled and said, "Mr. Gantt, can I know the names of these three young men?" ”
"Of course!"
Slightly surprised, but Gantt immediately replied, "They're both Americans, and their names are Michael?" Finnas, Henry? Ford and Hasnal? Gan ......"
"Huh?"
After hearing the names of these three people, John was stunned.
Of course, Gantt noticed the change in John's expression, his eyes immediately changed, and he asked suspiciously, "Sir, is there anything wrong with these three people?" ”
"This ...... This Henry? Ford, do you know the specifics? ”
Swallowing hard, John's expression instantly became very strange. In fact, it is no wonder, because in his memory there is a person who is also named Henry? Ford guys, and it's also very car-related. Just the Henry in his memory? Mr. Ford, his place in the history of automobiles is no worse than that of Benz and Maybach!
If that's really him......
"Hehe, that's really interesting."
Under Gantt's astonished gaze, John's mouth widened and he couldn't help but laugh......
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"Mr. Huntelaar?"
Osler frowned, and raised his voice with some dissatisfaction!
This period seemed to him to be a very crucial time, because the enrollment of the medical school was in full swing, but the rector, Mr. Huntelaar, had recently reduced the number of visits to the hospital, which made Professor Osler, who wanted to consult him, always unable to find anyone. I came late today, but I always looked distracted, how could I be satisfied?
"Huh? Oh, sorry, sorry! ”
Awakened by Professor Osler's voice, John smiled apologetically. His mind had been on that guy named Henry? Ford's young man, because according to Gantt's account, the other party's age and work experience in Edison's company are very consistent with the characteristics of the car king, which makes John always can't help but fantasize, if the other party is really the Ford who invented the Model T, then wouldn't his subordinates have collected the most important big names in the thirty years since the invention of the automobile?
But......
Seeing Professor Osler's dissatisfaction, John said with a conscious face: "Professor, the entrance exam is about to be held, how is the current registration situation?" ”
"Not optimistic!"
Professor Osler's face sank, and he shook his head and said, "As of today, there are only about forty people who have signed up, which is too far from our goal!" ”
"Oh?"
After listening to Professor Osler's answer, John's brow suddenly furrowed. Although they didn't plan to recruit many students because the school had just been established and lacked experience in all aspects, there were only about 40 people who had signed up so far, which is indeed too little!
After pondering for a moment, Osler shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although this number has exceeded the number of students enrolled in the first session, don't forget, we are recruiting real elites, and at least more than a hundred people must sign up to make it possible......
"Hmm......"
After listening to Professor Osler's words, John had a headache.
In addition to the high enrollment requirements of medical school, other conditions can be said to be very generous. For example, tuition waivers, such as arranging a job after graduation, such as the expected high salary, etc., but letting people who have already obtained a bachelor's degree study for another four years does make many people suspicious. After all, in this era of illiteracy, graduating from a bachelor's degree is already an absolute high degree, and how many people can accept this kind of thing?
"Professor, do you have a list of who have already signed up?"
Scratching his head, John asked with a headache.
"Yes, right here."
Shaking his head imperceptibly, Osler handed John a few blank sheets of paper.
Getting these blank papers, John looked at them a little casually. He asked the professor for the list, not really to take a closer look at who was inside, but to ease the dull atmosphere.
Merely......
"Harvey? Cushing"
When John saw a familiar name in his memory in the list, his heart was shocked, and his eyes instantly widened: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?" A possible big guy was just discovered in the morning, and another one in the afternoon? My luck...... It won't really be that good......"
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It's the New Year, I wish you a happy New Year, a happy family, good health, and all the best in advance! (To be continued.) )