John wasn't really interested in 19th-century balls.

The well-dressed people gathered together and danced the old dances politely were really unattractive to John. But if you're with a girl like Anna, with the amazing elastic slender waist in your hands, and the faint body fragrance of the girl's body in your nose, I'm afraid that no matter how boring the dance party is, it will become interesting.

Perhaps it was with this in mind that it was not until the two of them had danced five tunes that Baron Cole came to John, raised the red wine in his hand and laughed, "John, congratulations! ”

"Thank you, sir!"

John was not surprised to see the visitor, and raised the wine glass in his hand with the same smile.

As a baron, Kohl's status may not be very high, but as an entrepreneur with a steel mill and a machine-building factory, he is one of the most important figures in Berlin's industrial scene, especially when the German bicycle is launched, Baron Kohl has become the focus of attention this year, and it is natural to attend the graduation ceremony of the University of Berlin. The only pity was that even with his status and position, he could not get a ticket for Mr. Brister, and the poor father had to go back first.

"Good evening, Mr. Cole."

After meeting her father's friend, Anna also hurriedly saluted and greeted respectfully.

"Haha, Anna, you're so beautiful tonight!"

After seeing Anna's dress up close this evening, Baron Cole's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he praised it sincerely. And after saying that, he turned his head to look at the tall and straight John, and after his eyes turned between the two young men and women a few times, he showed a look of understanding, and his expression became strange.

John, of course, didn't think so, but Anna's little face suddenly turned red.

Solving the siege of beauty is a virtue that every gentleman should have, and Baron Cole has the opportunity to tease his juniors. John opened his mouth and smiled, "Mr. Cole, I wonder if you have time lately?" I have a little business I'd like to talk to you about. ”

"Small business?"

Baron Cole's heart moved, and he immediately nodded and smiled: "Of course it's no problem, in fact, I've been relatively free lately, if you don't mind, how about tomorrow?" ”

It is not too much to describe the current bicycle factory as even a hen that lays golden eggs, and Baron Cole is concerned about increasing production capacity every day. So while the ball was a great opportunity to connect with other bigwigs, he never dared to ignore John's small business.

Thinking of this, Baron Cole couldn't help but ask, "John, can you tell me first, what are you talking about about business?" ”

Anna's curious gaze also looked over.

Although she basically didn't care about her father's industrial problems, Anna naturally knew John's skills very well, especially the profits of the bicycle factory often made Mr. Brister happy, so that the girl had a very detailed understanding of John's skills.

"But why didn't he consult with his father?"

Subconsciously. The little girl was a little dissatisfied with John's decision.

However, this did not affect John's thoughts, he shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "If I talk to you about business, it is naturally related to steel and machinery manufacturing!" Mr. Cole, would you be interested if I wanted to work with you on a steel mill and a machine building plant? ”

"Steel, machine building?"

At this moment, not only Baron Cole was stunned, but even Anna, who had never known much about industry and commerce, also sighed and tightly covered her little mouth!

"Are you sure you're not kidding me?"

After a while. Baron Cole asked with a squint of surprise.

It's okay to say that the machine factory or something, after all, John himself has a stake in the bicycle factory. Presumably he invented some other new gadget, and wanted to build a factory to make it himself.

But what about the steel plant......

That's the real lifeblood of the country!

Not to mention the huge investment, but also the need for sufficient supply of raw materials and resources, don't want to step into this industry if you don't have enough strength, Baron Cole also took 20 years to get to where he is today, and the American kid in front of him actually wants to come in?

Are you kidding!

Did he really think he had invented a bicycle. Can you play steel?

But after listening to John's words, Anna's heart was immediately relieved,

She understood why John hadn't gone to his father to discuss the matter, and for a timber merchant, it would be fine to make toys or something. But there is certainly no way to do this kind of business in steel and machinery manufacturing.

"Yes sir, I'm not kidding you!"

Seeing the two of them looking at each other in amazement, puzzlement, or questioning, John smiled slightly, nodded and said: "I want to cooperate with you to build a mechanical factory and a steel factory in Germany, the mechanical factory is mainly used to manufacture some gadgets I designed, well, mainly used in hospitals, so the scale does not need to be very large at the beginning, but there must be enough room for expansion!" As for the steel plant, I will not invest directly, but will invest in it in the form of a patent, and you will be solely responsible for the construction, the only condition is that in the future you will supply enough raw materials to the machine-building plant! ”

"Patents? What patents?! ”

Sensitively discovering what was really valuable in John's words, Baron Cole's heart moved, and asked urgently.

Patents are an issue that entrepreneurs in this era must pay attention to, which can be clearly seen from the windfall profits of bicycles, especially in national pillar industries such as steel, the impact of a valuable patent is immeasurable! Baron Cole knew exactly this, so he quickly corrected his attitude, whether what John said was actually practical or not, it never hurt to listen.

"A patent for a new type of steel!"

Under the expectant gaze of Baron Cole, John smiled leisurely: "I think you also know that the surgical instruments used by surgeons are ordinary steel, which is easy to rust, so I originally thought that I could find a new type of steel that can not rust for a long time, fortunately." By chance, I discovered a series of manufacturing recipes......"

"Steel that doesn't rust?!"

When he heard this, Baron Cole's body shook suddenly, and his eyes suddenly widened!

"Yes, stainless steel!"

John laughed and nodded vigorously.

In the original plan, John didn't really want to take out the stainless steel so early. Because on the one hand, he didn't know much about this industry, and he didn't know that the steel industry in 1885 could make it, and on the other hand, the use of stainless steel was too much, and it seemed to have only appeared during the First World War, and he could wait until it became stronger before launching it, and the benefits would inevitably be more.

But just in the last few days, he suddenly changed his mind.

The application of autoclave sterilization has ushered in a new era in surgery, but it has also brought many problems. For example, there is the problem of rust in surgical instruments made of steel. And in order to ensure that the disinfection of the operating room can be more thorough, John hopes to be able to make water-resistant, steam-resistant stainless steel, and even acid-resistant steel that is resistant to acid and alkali as soon as possible!

And in his mind, there happened to be some simple information.

Throwing the rough recipe to Baron Cole and giving him a headache will be good, and it will not be a loss for John if it can't be done. Perhaps waiting twenty or thirty years before launching stainless steel would bring greater benefits to John, but for him who has medicine as his main direction of attack. All other interests can be discarded......

And most importantly, it shouldn't be a problem to make a few samples in small quantities in this era, right?

Come to think of it. John shook his eyebrows and asked seriously, "Mr. Cole, if I provide a complete formula, can your steel plant provide a small number of samples in a short period of time?" ”

John hopes that when he starts his career as a surgeon, he will have a set of stainless steel surgical instruments on hand, and even a set of stainless steel instrument tables and operating tables in the operating room!

"As long as you have a recipe, it's absolutely fine!"

Seeing John's attitude didn't look like a joke. Baron Cole's heart rejoices!

Ordinary steel is easy to rust, this is a common sense for many people, if you don't oil or paint, it won't take long for general steel to rust, so making steel that doesn't rust has always been one of the pursuits of the steel industry. As an industrialist who owns a steel mill. Of course, Baron Cole knew what the value of John's words really was!

If what John said is true, then he will make a fortune!

"That's good."

John waited for this sentence, and immediately nodded: "Mr. Cole, I'll go to your office tomorrow morning, how about we talk in detail?" If possible, I hope you can try to do a small amount of smelting right away, because I have designed a complete set of surgical instruments and supplies, and I hope to get samples as soon as possible......"

"What are you waiting for tomorrow, let's go now! Let's find a place to talk about it in detail! ”

Before John could finish speaking, Baron Cole couldn't wait.

"Huh?"

Seeing Baron Cole's anxious look, John suddenly regretted it in his heart.

Although he has little interest in the prom, there are not many opportunities to be alone with Anna, and I don't know when he will wait until after today!

Anna next to her didn't have any special ideas. She was dizzy at the moment, still pondering the conversation between the two of them just now - although she didn't understand it, but just look at Baron Cole's reaction, you can see that what John just said must be quite amazing!

In John's dissatisfaction and Anna's confusion, Baron Cole waved his hand and said casually: "Don't worry, you will have time in the future, and the key now is to make the samples you want, isn't it?" ”

"Uh......"

For Baron Cole's big words, John was suddenly a little embarrassed. But when he looked at Anna, he found that the girl who had dared to snort at him at the beginning was now as if she had just been fished out of a high-pressure steam furnace, and her whole face was ripe......

……

I really don't understand steel and other things, so don't take it seriously. (To be continued......)