“…… Did you really promise the other party to invest 200,000 marks? ”

After listening to Hans's little report before dinner, old Huntelaar immediately stared at his grandson with wide eyes, and said with some anger: "And only twenty percent of the shares, John, what are you thinking?" ”

"Of course, it's a factory worth investing in!"

Smiling slightly, John said calmly: "Besides, it doesn't have to be 200,000 marks, if they can make things in just a year or two, then I can save a lot of money." ”

"You!"

Pointing at John, old Huntelaar was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.

A stranger who had just met for only an hour or two, this kid casually agreed to such a huge investment, how could this not make old Huntelaar angry and anxious? You know, a 20 mark gold coin is basically equivalent to one pound sterling, which is almost five dollars, which means that John will invest as much as $10,000 a year!

Investing $10,000 a year for an illusory invention, or even 20 percent of the shares, is this kid crazy?!

However, seeing John's fearless look, old Huntelaar quickly calmed himself down.

John is very rich now, and the old Huntelaar knows this very well, especially after the bicycles made by the German factory are on sale today, John will be even richer, and the investment of $10,000 a year will not have much effect on him at all. And the elder Huntelaar also knows one thing, that is, although his grandson is young. But he is very assertive, and he will definitely stick to what he decides!

"Do you really think he can succeed?"

After his feelings calmed down, old Huntelaar asked with a frown.

"Of course!"

John nodded without hesitation, his tone very firm.

That's a Mercedes!

Even if he didn't know much about the history of the development of automobiles in his previous life, John had heard the name of the inventor of the car, not to mention the word Mercedes-Benz, who had not heard of it? Can you lose money investing in his company?

However, in the face of the questioning gaze of old Huntelaar, John smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't forget who invented the bicycle!" I said he could succeed, and there would be no problem! And ......"

"And what?"

Seeing the strange smile on his grandson's face, old Huntelaar immediately understood, this so-called car is definitely not simple!

John smiled. Leaned over and whispered, "And I believe it." Compared to the bicycle I invented, this kind of car that can be driven by a machine is a means of transportation that can change the world, just like a train, and will completely change the way people travel! ”

"What?!"

After hearing this explanation from John. Old Huntelaar was shocked!

"Really?"

After a moment's hesitation. Old Huntelaar again sought John's confirmation.

"Really!"

John raised an eyebrow. He nodded heavily.

"Hoo ......"

With a long exhalation, old Huntelaar's heart slowly fell. If he hadn't known John's temperament, he would have almost thought that the kid was joking with himself. But look at the development of electric light. When John talked to him about that, who would have thought that kind of gadget would grow so quickly?

"Anyway, the money he earns, whatever he wants, he can spend it."

comforting himself in his heart, old Huntelaar said: "Then why don't you research it yourself, but invest in this...... Carl Benz? Could it be that he is an expert in this area, and he is better than you? ”

"Uh......"

Hearing this, John suddenly had a black line at his end.

He just invented a bicycle and a light bulb, and old Huntelaar really thinks of himself as an inventor? One of those two things is to ride every day in the previous life, and occasionally have to repair it yourself, and the familiar structure can no longer be familiar; One was done by himself in high school, and he was just familiar with the road.

Now it's about cars!

Even with the first car more than a hundred years ago, John couldn't have known how to design it, and one engine was enough to stump him.

Who has ever heard of a medical student building an engine?

However, old Huntelaar's question still had to be answered, and John could only helplessly explain: "Grandpa, I really haven't studied engines or anything, and I don't have much time to do this now." Mr. Benz has been working in this field for more than a decade, and I talked to him for a long time in the afternoon and thought he was the best fit! ”

"Hmm......"

Although there were still some doubts in his heart, after a moment of silence, old Huntelaar still agreed with John's judgment. However, the old man changed the topic and then asked, "Then you don't need to only have 20% of the shares?" With an investment of $10,000 a year, I think it is enough to buy half of his factory, not to mention that you may have to invest five years! ”

"Because this is not America!"

This time, John replied unusually simply: "I will go back in two or three years at most, so the development of Mercedes-Benz depends on the Germans after all, what is the use of us taking so many shares?" It would be better to let Mr. Benz use it to attract talent or attract more money. And, in addition to the fact that 20 percent of the shares cannot be reduced for 10 years, I also got the right to use all the patents of Mercedes-Benz in North America for the next 30 years, isn't that enough......"

"That's the advantage of foresight!"

When he said this, John was very proud.

Twenty percent of Mercedes-Benz's shares will never suffer a loss, and the right to use patents is a big advantage! In the future, as long as John wants, he can build a car factory in the United States at any time with Mercedes-Benz's patented technology, and when the time comes, he will spend money to smash a pair of R&D personnel to join in, and then put the assembly line or something, the picture is so beautiful that he can't even look at it.

The key is to let Mercedes-Benz develop as much as possible!

Benz must be the core soul of this company, John must rely on him, if he takes more shares, who dares to guarantee that Benz will not feel at a loss in the future and will not start anew? It is better to set aside these shares to attract more funds and talents to join and speed up the development of Mercedes-Benz. This point has been made clear by John and Benz, and it depends on whether he will be reluctant to do so when the time comes.

"That's ......"

Brushing his beard, old Huntelaar seemed to understand something.

John couldn't explain these things to old Huntelaar, but it didn't prevent the old man from trusting him, especially the right to use the last conditional patent that moved him. As John thought, old Huntelaar also thought about directly opening a factory in the United States when the technology matured, so it would not be a loss.

Of course, only if the car is as good as John says.

"Don't worry, grandpa."

Seeing that old Huntelaar still seemed to be a little difficult to let go, John twisted his neck and said with a smile: "Although my money is easy to come by, but I won't spend it casually, it won't be long before you know how cheap we are this time......"

……

After making up his mind, John never hesitated or procrastinated.

After considering the difference between common law and civil law, John gave up on asking Joshua for help, and did not even tell him about it, but asked a local German lawyer to draw up a cooperation agreement with Bentz, and the first funds were given to Benz himself on the same day he signed. And Bentz, who got the money, went back to Karlsruhe without any stops, and now he can't wait to recruit troops and do a big job!

And while Johann was dealing with the matter, the first issue of The Lancet and German Medicine was finally getting into the hands of European readers.

Not surprisingly, both articles caused quite a stir.

Needless to say, Bergman was the first author of the article, and even Liszt, who was far away in London, paid enough attention to it, and immediately ordered one of his doctors to go to Germany to learn the latest disinfection technology. If nothing else, the Charlotte Hospital scene will soon become a regular occurrence for some of the top hospitals and physicians.

This era is the era of rapid development and promotion of disinfection technology, although there are still too many surgeons who do not pay attention to it at all, and even some old stubborn continue to oppose it, but the gradual expansion is an unstoppable inevitable trend.

It is conceivable that the surgical building of Charlotte Hospital will be very lively for a period of time in the future.

Another article, John's discovery of human blood groups and the inference of common causes of death in clinical blood transfusions, has also attracted the attention of others, but on a much smaller scale. Most physicians were just amazed and then ignored it, and only a few physiologists and surgeons paid great attention!

Can human blood be classified?

What a wonderful idea!

So after John had finished working with Bentz, he received his first letter about the dissertation, from an English gentleman who first got to The Lancet...... (To be continued......)