Chapter Twenty-Three: Two Big Guys
The addition of three fellow physicians made John's team swell up again in an instant.
There were only four people, but now with two Englishmen and three Germans, the team suddenly became nine, so Professor Bergman was very sensible enough to give them an office dedicated to the study of the trainees. This made the rest of the colleagues slightly unhappy, as the already less spacious building became more crowded.
But considering that John is in the limelight right now, no one dares to say anything.
Just as the three new surgeons were looking forward to John's first lesson, the young teacher was disappointed the next day when he unexpectedly took a leave of absence for a week......
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Just as the three surgeons were reluctantly starting to read the materials, John had already boarded a train on Monday night to his destination, Karlsruhe. Because he received a telegram from Mr. Karl Benz, which was very simple, with only a short sentence: "The car has been developed, please come to Karlsruhe quickly!" ”
This unexpected good news made John stunned at once.
Little did he know that in the original history, Benz had built his first car a few months later, so he was naturally surprised and surprised. You know, Benz developed the first car under a very scarce budget, and now with John's first 40,000 marks, he immediately recruited five assistants, which greatly accelerated the development!
On August 10th, the world's first car was finally born.
Immediately after a few days of testing, Benz sent a telegram to Johann inviting him to rush to Karlsruhe to share in the joy. Even if John didn't mention that he owned 20 percent of the shares, Benz couldn't have forgotten him given that he had funded a large amount of money in the first place.
After a long and difficult journey. Johan arrived at Karlsruhe train station on Tuesday morning.
"Good morning, Mr. Bentz!"
The moment he saw Carl Benz, Johann finally had a smile on his face.
"Good morning, Mr. Huntelaar!"
Benz's eyes also lit up, stepped forward and shook John's right hand fiercely, and said excitedly: "It's great to see you again." I know you'll be back, but I didn't expect you to come so soon! ”
"Haha, the world's first car, I naturally can't wait to get a sneak peek!"
The force in his hand tightened, and John laughed.
"It's a pleasure to see you again, ma'am!"
After releasing Bentz's right hand, John and Mrs. Bentz, who was still beautiful, exchanged salutes. John has always had a lot of respect for Bentz's virtuous helper. This woman gave him the greatest support no matter how many setbacks Benz's research encountered, even when it affected his family's livelihood. He never complained, which made John admire him very much.
Immediately after the exchange of salutes, John asked urgently: "Mr. Bentz, where is our epoch-making new invention now?" Can I take a look now? ”
"Of course, he's in my factory!"
Nodding immediately, Benz said with excitement on his face. As long as he thinks of the car he finally designed after months of hard work, Benz's heart is extremely excited, and at the same time, he is extremely grateful to the investor in front of him. If there is no John, there is no ten thousand marks. Benz didn't even know if he would continue his research...... Although in history he persevered.
At John's urging, the three of them immediately got into a carriage and drove towards Bentz's factory.
"Originally, I was going to drive it to pick you up."
Benz smiled. Slightly embarrassed, he said, "But during the test yesterday, the car crashed into a big tree, and now it is under intense repairs...... But don't worry, maybe they've fixed it now, and you'll be able to experience it for yourself later. ”
"Uh......"
After listening to Bentz's explanation, John was speechless.
As the world's first car. John could imagine how simple it was, so it was natural for some small accidents to happen, but it was just when he arrived that something went wrong, which made John feel a little unhappy......
However, John quickly restrained his disappointment and changed the subject with a smile: "Mr. Bentz." I really didn't expect you to be so fast, it only took me a few months to make it. ”
"First of all, thank you for your investment, money allows me to do frequent realization."
Benz laughed and said proudly: "And thanks to the addition of several assistants I hired, especially Mr. Daimme and Maybach, it can be said that they have helped me a lot......
"Mr. Bentz, wait a minute!"
Halfway through his words, John suddenly felt that something was not quite right, and quickly interrupted Benz's words: "I'm sorry, I didn't seem to have heard it very clearly just now...... You just said you have two right-hand men? ”
Nodding, Benz said with a smile: "Actually, it can't be regarded as an assistant, and it should be a partner when you are ready to speak." Because they had the engine patents I needed, I gave each of them 10 percent of the shares in the factory, and I should be considered one of the shareholders of the factory! ”
"Goo-dong!"
John swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked with some difficulty, "Mr. Bentz, you said their names were ...... just now"
John didn't care about the shares, anyway, his shares that had been bound in the contract could not be reduced, and the Mercedes-Benz company would not have anything worthy of other people's attention if it didn't have his input, and ten percent of the shares were really nothing. But how did John sound so familiar with the names of those two people just now? So thunderous?!
Giving John a strange look, Benz smiled and said, "One is Mr. William Maybach, and the other is Gottlieb?" Mr. Daimler, both very good mechanics, came here from Stuttgart to join me in my research, and I can say that the birth of this car is at least half the credit of the two of them......"
Excited Carl? Benz didn't notice that the expression on John's face instantly froze when he heard the two names.
Gottlieb? Daimler?
William Maybach?
Suddenly, John's heart was like 10,000 wild donkeys galloping by, although he barely let himself exclaim, but he couldn't help but shout desperately in his heart: "Don't be funny! Brother is also a person who has watched the documentary on the centennial of automobiles, didn't Mercedes-Benz and Daimler merge in 1926? Didn't you say that you and Daimler had never met in their lives? Now that you're in the same factory, are you also traveling back in time to forty years ago? ”
"Mr. Huntelaar, what's wrong with you?"
As he spoke, he noticed that John's face was a little wrong, and Benz hurriedly asked with concern.
John woke up from the shock and hurriedly said with a wry smile: "Uh, it's okay, maybe I'm a little tired." ”
"Hehe, Berlin and Karlsruhe are indeed far away."
With a smile, Benz immediately expressed his understanding.
If in the future, even if a country like Germany runs from one end to the other, the intercity railway will only be a few hours, but now this era is miserable, more than 600 kilometers of travel for more than 10 hours in one night, coupled with a bad riding experience, it is a matter of course to feel tired!
Just when Benz closed his mouth and wanted John to rest all the way to the mountain, he didn't know that this Mr. Huntelaar was in turmoil at this time, and it was difficult to calm down.
John had an idea for investing in Bentz's company, after all, although he had some understanding of cars and could put forward a lot of practical advice, it was still a bit reluctant for him to design it. Investing in Benz is to have a slight advantage in the future car war, and even 20% of the shares are secondary, the key is a series of related patents and technologies of Mercedes-Benz in the future - John needs to transplant them directly to the United States, that is the country on wheels!
But John never imagined that Benz would actually recruit both Daimler and Maybach!
The three auto giants got together in advance, and Daimler and Maybach also invested in engine technology, so what will happen to the future development of Mercedes-Benz, which has gathered the three giants?
You know it all with your thighs!
Looking at the scene passing by outside the window, John couldn't help but secretly think about it: "In this case, the development of Mercedes-Benz will definitely be much faster, so why don't you just increase investment and then occupy a little more shares......" (To be continued......)