“…… Therefore, money is really difficult to earn and easy to spend. ”

In his own small garden, John couldn't help but sigh with emotion. This past week, he welcomed back two generals, Edward and Kelly, but the establishment of a publishing house and the opening of the obstetrics and gynecology building cost him thousands of dollars.

"Huh? Is it hard for you to make money? ”

For her fiancé's hypocrisy, Anna naturally scoffed.

"Uh......"

His face darkened, he reached out and pinched Anna's little nose, and John said seriously: "Don't listen to half of what you say, I mean it's harder to make money than to spend money." ”

"Oops, nasty!"

Knocking John's hand down, Anna puffed up her fiancé's white look, and the two cheeks were as high as big buns, which was extremely cute, so that John couldn't help but want to pinch it again......

"Ahem! Ahem! ”

Just as the two were laughing and playing, two light coughs from not far away quickly quieted them down. Anna quickly straightened up and sat down like a frightened fawn, a blush flew on her face, and John was angry in his heart, and glared in the direction from which the voice came.

"Sir, a guest has come to visit you!"

Of course, the butler Hans would not worry about anything because of this star, and stepped forward and said lightly.

"Guest?"

After hearing this, don't talk about Anna, even John frowned. In the past week, he had to fully understand the work of the hospital and the institute in the past six months, and also discussed the preparation of the medical school with Osler.

And......

"Mr. Elber. It doesn't seem like there is such an appointment today, right? ”

While patting Anna's little hand slightly apologetically, John asked in a dissatisfied whisper as he got up. In these years, it is impossible for a slightly more decent person to visit others rashly, and they must make an appointment before, at least make a phone call or write a text message to inform them.

Shrugging his shoulders, Hans nodded slightly and whispered, "Yes." Sir, today's visitor didn't make an appointment in advance, but ......"

……

"John, is this Chris? Mr. Owen. ”

After returning to his living room, old Huntelaar immediately introduced John to today's visitor, and said solemnly: "Mr. Owen is the Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin. Mr. Tracy's Commissioner, who is here today to discuss with us about radio......"

Old Huntelaar said it very thoroughly, the other party was from the Admiralty, and the purpose of coming was for radio.

But even so. After hearing the identity of the other party, John couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and seriously looked at the middle-aged white man in front of him who was about forty years old. This person is not tall, that is, about 1.7 meters, but his figure is very muscular, and his muscles are high and bulging under a suit-tailored suit, full of explosive power. The exposed skin seems to have been exposed to the sun for a long time, taking on an even bronza that is bound to be very popular with women in a hundred years. It's just that this era is a bit of a loss......

"Admiralty?"

John knew for a long time that sooner or later radio would attract the attention of the military, especially the navy, which sailed above the sea. But he didn't expect people to come so quickly, and it had only been so long since the radio was released, and he had already come to the door.

But with this in mind, John's hand was not slow, and he quickly reached out: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Owen." ”

"It's my pleasure. Mr. Huntelaar. ”

Mr. Owen reached out and shook John's right hand, and he immediately felt an abundance of strength.

Greeted by old Huntelaar, everyone sat down in the living room. After John waited for the maid to bring him a cup of coffee, he asked with a smile, "Mr. Owen, if you came to us." It should be the Admiralty that is interested in radio, right? ”

"Yes, sir."

Nodding, Mr. Owen said lightly: "The Admiralty is indeed very interested in radio, if it can be placed on a warship and communicate from a distance!" ”

"We're sorry, but we can't do that on our radios just yet."

Without thinking, John immediately shook his head. Although the radio has been invented, the shortcomings of low power, short communication distance, and weak anti-interference performance are also very obvious, and if they are to be put into practice, according to John's estimate, it will take at least two to four years. If you want to use it in the sea, it will take at least five years! This is something that John and Tesla have worked on unless he can use those memories in his head again, or invest a lot of money in research and experimentation.

The question is, is it worth it?

Outside of the medical field, John no longer intends to use the knowledge in his head at will, at least not too often, and the only way to make radio technology mature naturally is to invest more and pile it up with a lot of people and money. But John is a little unsure whether such an investment can get enough returns.

But well......

Looking at the stunned Mr. Owen in front of him, John's mind gradually opened up.

While John rolled his eyes and pondered, Mr. Owen still said calmly: "Mr. Huntelaar, I have a general understanding before I came, and I know that the current radio cannot be used on warships, but what about the future?" Technology is constantly advancing, just like Mr. Bell invented the telephone, isn't it now all over New York City? ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, John's eyes lit up, and his gaze at Mr. Owen suddenly changed slightly: "Haha, Mr. Owen is very confident in science, and it seems that he is more confident than many professionals?" ”

The second half of the 19th century was an era of great scientific development, and at the same time it was a strange era.

For example, in the medical community that John is familiar with, whether it is surgical disinfection or bacteriological theory, it is an extremely slow process, even after twenty or thirty years of precipitation, John's improved disinfection technology still has influence only among those top doctors and hospitals; For example, when the electric light was first invented, a professor at Oxford University swore that people would soon stop talking about it; Another example is the conclusion that the director of the United States Patent Office will soon be laid off because "the invention has already been invented......

But the Navy "rough man" in front of him is extremely confident in the future of radio, which cannot but make John a little strange.

"Mr. Huntelaar!"

After a few idle words, Mr. Owen, who had a strong military habit, seemed a little impatient, and simply said: "The Admiralty is very interested in radio, we hope to get a few samples to test, and at the same time, I hope to be able to fund you to continue your research......"

……

"What, you're not happy with the results?"

After sending off Mr. Owen, looking at John, who couldn't help but pout, old Huntelaar couldn't help but say happily.

"Tsk, that's so stingy!"

Nodding, John said angrily, "What did you say to fund our research on radio, but you are only willing to give three thousand dollars...... What does this do? And three radio prototypes have to be tested in a row, which is not very cost-effective, right? ”

After talking for nearly an hour, the results were certainly not satisfactory to John. He originally wanted to take some money from the Admiralty and throw it at Tesla for research. I didn't expect the current Admiralty to be so picky, reluctantly giving 3,000 dollars, and taking three prototypes for "testing"!

Thinking of the generosity of the American military in later generations, John was so angry that he didn't fight anywhere!

Old Huntelaar couldn't help but roll his eyes, and said with a wry smile: "You're content, John, they just spent a thousand dollars to buy three radios for testing, and you really want to fund it?!" ”

"Uh......"

After pondering it carefully, John could only nod his head dejectedly.

After all, the times are different, the Americans in this year have just begun to look up at the world, the boss is the British, followed by the French and Germany, the United States has no intention of competing with each other until the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. It is not inherently unrealistic to expect the Ministry of Defense, which is still the Ministry of War, to frantically fund research on advanced science and technology, as later generations did.

After recognizing this, John was also a little interested, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let Mr. Tesla continue to improve the radio in a down-to-earth manner, and when the technology matures in the future, these people will spend a lot of money to buy it sooner or later!" ”

"Let's see what happens in the future."

Old Huntelaar didn't have the ** to continue, so he simply changed the topic, blinked his eyes and smiled: "John, it's already February, don't focus on the hospital, next month is your wedding to Anna, it's time to prepare well......" )