After listening to John's words, Tesla's mood became very complicated.

The cost of wiring the entire hospital and making thousands of tungsten light bulbs is not a big deal, which is not a problem for John's current net worth at all, and Tesla knows this very well. But don't forget that only wires and light bulbs are useless, and there must be a power plant.

Building a power plant in New York City was no easy task.

The power supply to the hospital had to be sufficient and stable, so John would never be satisfied with the small power plants of this era, with a few generators producing twenty or thirty kilowatts. So his proposal for Tesla is "amazing" - at least 100 kilowatts of power generation, and it must be continuous and steady. In this case, the investment in land and equipment is a large expense, and if you add the transmission wires and tungsten light bulbs in the whole building, the total investment may be tens of thousands of dollars!

In Tesla's view, such an exemplary power generation network is too cost-effective!

But just as John insisted on working with the bankers, he also insisted that Tesla immediately begin preparing to build such a power plant, preferably by the end of the year. If it were more than a hundred years later, this requirement would be a fantasy, but with the scale and technical level of power plants in this era, it is not impossible to build a 100-kilowatt power plant in half a year.

By that time, the men and equipment that John had brought back from Europe would also be in place......

"Can it be done? Mr. Tesla! ”

Staring into Tesla's eyes, John asked with great seriousness.

"Hmm...... OK! ”

After a slight groan, Tesla nodded and said, "But if the time requirements are relatively high, we need transformers and new turbines produced by Mr. Westinghouse, which need to be purchased externally!" ”

"No problem, I'll pay for the one qiē you need!"

For this little request from Tesla. John naturally agreed without hesitation. In order to make his hospital truly stand at the top of this era, John will never be stingy with the expenditure of money, and the cash he has now is enough to support this qiē.

And......

After hesitating for a moment, John suddenly asked, "Mr. Tesla, in addition to laying the AC grid in the hospital, I have a few small requirements. I wonder if I can please help? ”

"What requirements?"

Waving his hand casually, Tesla asked nonchalantly. At this moment, his mind was full of what John said about building a power plant, although he was a little unhappy because John wanted to cooperate with the banker, but after he reacted, he was already looking forward to the company's first power plant and grid project - it was exciting to think about!

In fact, in 1887, the battle between direct current and alternating current was already heating up, with Edison already building the first direct current power plant, and Westinghouse building the first alternating current power plant last year. However, the Newton Electric Power Company, a joint venture between the Huntelaar family and Tesla, has been in the process of technical research, until now it has finally made all the preparations - Tesla has long been a little anxious to see its competitors take the lead......

"I want you to design two things for me!"

After a moment's pause, John said, "Some of these things I'm going to use in hospitals, so I want you to design them as best you can." ”

"What, does it have anything to do with electricity?"

With a slight frown, Tesla couldn't help but ask.

"Of course!"

With a smile, John nodded.

After seeing Tesla's eyes light up. Satisfied, John continued, "Mr. Tesla, I think you should know about such a thing as a lift, right?" "Hmm. I've seen it. “

Blinking, Tesla nodded. "The first thing I want you to design is an electrically powered lift!"

Gesturing with his hand, John said seriously: "I know that the current lifts are mainly driven by steam, but if you choose to use electricity...... It shouldn't be too difficult for you, right? ”

"This ......"

After listening to John's request, Tesla hesitated for a while. Scratched his head slightly. Tesla said with a little embarrassment: "Mr. Huntelaar, I have only seen lifts, but I don't know much about them...... I'll go back and study it and tell sù if you can design it? Not...... What's the other thing you're talking about? ”

"Damn! The novel is really a lie! ”

After listening to Tesla's words, John suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart. Doesn't it mean that Tesla is very omnipotent? How can I design an elevator and get stuck with me? You must know that what John asked for was not the kind of fully enclosed elevator that was decades later, but the simple iron cage like in the old movie. Then you can use the electric control zhì up and down.

But after taking a deep breath, John continued, "The other thing is just an idea of mine for the time being, but I've found a rationale for it!" I believe that if it were Mr. Tesla, he would have been able to design it......"

……

"People are gone?"

In the study on the second floor, old Huntelaar asked when he saw John walk in.

"It's gone."

Nodding, John sat down across from his grandfather.

Seeing that John's nature didn't seem to be very high, old Huntelaar simply put down the book in his hand, and then looked over his glasses: "What? Tesla didn't say yes? ”

"Well, it's a bit of a resistance for now."

Leaning back slightly, John nodded a little tiredly.

Because it was the first time he met Tesla, John spent a lot of thought today, in addition to persuading the other party to accept the bankers' capital injections, but also to learn more about this great scientist of later civilizations. Unfortunately, the main goal was not achieved.

But in retrospect, John is understandable.

At the end of the 19th century, the United States had gradually entered the era of capital, and the most profitable things such as steel, oil, and railways were basically controlled by the giants, and although the inventors mastered the technology, they could not be compared with the giants in various fields such as management and capital. So whether it was Edison, Westinghouse, or even Tesla, in the end, their results became the pockets of financiers! It is precisely because of so many such things that Tesla is wary, even if he has historically accepted Morgan's investments and loans......

But for old Huntelaar and John, there was little resistance.

The elder Huntelaar is a businessman, and he has been a businessman in New York City for decades, and he has long seen enough of the big fish eating small fish game between capital, and he knows the rules of the game very well. And John comes from the future more than a hundred years later, and knows that it is difficult for a company to grow big without the intervention of capital, unless it can develop drugs that are beyond the times like him, there are no competitors at all in the same period, and at the same time there is a huge amount of money brought by the transfer of shares of the flying pigeon company!

So the only thing that needs to be a headache is to convince Tesla.

"Let's take our time with this."

Remembering his conversation with Tesla, John shook his head with a wry smile and said.

As long as Tesla can build a power plant and light up his hospital, it will surely attract the world's attention, just like the future Westinghouse display at the World Expo. And when the time comes, with the demand for expansion, Tesla will naturally understand that without strong capital, a qiē technology and ideals are just empty talk after all.

And......

Thinking of what he had just given to Tesla, John's heart was on fire - it was another great fortune!

Old Huntelaar also quite agreed with John's plan, and after a little silence, the old man said with a smile: "In that case, let's get busy with other important things first." You plan your own hospital, and my words will mainly preside over the construction of new pharmaceutical factories and medical device factories......" (To be continued......