On April 17, 1882, the Huntelaar house was as lively as it had been in the previous two years.

Of course, Mr. John Huntelaar's fourteenth birthday was not overlooked, and many of his friends had already prepared gifts at the behest of their parents, and his closest friends, such as the Joshua siblings and Funk Mendes, had already arrived at Huntelaar's house just after breakfast.

Although John didn't make many friends in the two and a half years he came to New York, and there were only seven or eight people who could actually get together regularly, because of the popularity of bicycles and the popularity of the Swiss Army knife, his status was very different from two years ago. What's more, under the impetus of these two things, the trading company of the old Huntelaar has also grown rapidly, and John, as the sole heir, has naturally risen and attracted more and more people's attention.

A simple birthday party has become a good opportunity for young people to get close......

"It's almost time."

Old Huntelaar looked at his pocket watch and said to his grandson, "I'll go and do something first, and I'll be back in about two hours...... Well, today I asked Hans to get some people back to help, so you can just call your friends. ”

"Okay, Grandpa."

Nodding, John got up and sent his grandfather out of the door.

At this year's birthday party, although John vaguely said that he didn't want to invite the elders of the family, the number of participants was still far higher than last year, and only a few people in the family were too busy to do anything, so Hans could only ask someone to come back to help.

As soon as the old Huntelaar, who had always been unsmiling, left, the house suddenly became lively. Especially little Emma was like pushing away a big mountain on her body, and she suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief. Old Huntelaar is a very old-fashioned person, and he has high requirements for the people around him, so every time he comes here, if the old man is present, the lively and active Emma will be very uncomfortable, and he has to wait until he is gone to completely relax.

Coming to the birthday star's side for the first time, Emma frowned and asked, "John, are you really going to study in Europe in a few days?" ”

Hearing this, everyone else gathered around and looked at John with a concerned expression.

"Everybody knows the news?"

Looking at Emma with some surprise, John nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, the current plan is to go to Europe at the end of May, that is, I will stay in New York for more than a month." ”

After receiving a definite answer, the room was in an uproar.

Joshua was the first to nod and support his friend: "It's naturally a good thing to be able to study in Europe, after all, it is the center of the world, and it is always good to see the world more." ”

Americans at this age were far from being as confident as later generations, and it would take decades for them to become the world's bosses, so for someone like Joshua, who had studied in London, it would be of great benefit to stay in Europe for a few years for the rest of their lives.

However, there are also people who have a distinct different attitude, such as Emma, who pouted and objected: "You are only 14 years old, why are you in such a hurry to study abroad?" And why do you have to study in Europe? There are a lot of great universities in the United States now, such as Harvard, Yale, and Columbia......."

Many people also nodded at this time, agreeing with Emma's words.

In the eyes of most people, while Europe's top universities do have a lot of appeal, it's not worth it to travel for years to do so. And in a situation like John's, who already has an enviable inheritance, it is a little incomprehensible to suffer this sin.

Moreover, these universities in the United States are indeed not bad, and John's ability can also be easily entered. In the past two years, his genius has already spread to everyone's ears, and everyone knows that he has changed three tutors in the past two years, and each of them resigned because his knowledge is too shallow, and he really can't teach him anything.

However, before the "returnee" Joshua could oppose his sister, John had already waved his hand and smiled: "Everyone, thank you very much for your concern about me, but the matter of studying in Europe has been decided, and it must not be changed...... Haha, I think it's a few years at most, and soon we'll be able to meet again. ”

In any way, John could not have chosen an American university.

Although many American universities have begun to reform and gradually embark on the road of research universities, they are still quite outdated compared with Europe, otherwise they would not be nicknamed "coffee table universities" by their European counterparts. And after more than a year of repeated considerations, John had already made up his mind to become a physician again, and even Harvard University, which had now undergone a teaching reform, would not be able to meet his needs in a medical school in the United States.

He has medical knowledge in his mind that is far away from this era, and what he needs is the technology and platform that can channel this knowledge, and American universities do not have this ability.

Europe is the place to be!

As for being too young or something, as a psychological adult, John certainly won't care, as long as the old Huntelaar doesn't object, he will naturally falsely report that he is two or three years old when he goes to Europe, anyway, with his current height of nearly six feet, it is not a problem at all!

John made such a resolute statement, except for Emma, who still looked angry and insisted on opposing it, everyone else basically stopped expressing their opinions. In the final analysis, this is John's own business after all, and only old Huntelaar has the strength to oppose it, and no one else can intervene.

With Joshua's help, John moved the conversation to something else, and a group of young people were chatting with great interest, and the room was about to be in a commotion. There were nearly twenty people, and it was certainly not realistic to talk together, and everyone had their own favorite topics, so they quickly divided into several scattered small circles, and kept the servants busy.

There was also a small group of people around John, who were his core circle of friends.

Joshua and Funk are both shareholders of the factory and John's closest friends, as well as two young people who they met just last year, Steve Zola, who runs a real estate business, and Tarley Brown, who runs a machine building factory at home, and Emma, a girl who always follows her brother, and the six of them chatted casually.

"John, have you figured out where to study?"

Chatting and chatting, Joshua once again provoked the topic, and said with great interest: "I strongly recommend to you that London, Cambridge and Oxford are all the top universities in the world, and I think with your ability, it should be easy to be accepted!" ”

As a descendant of English, Joshua has a natural affection for London, and the two universities are indeed very good, and they have a strong attraction to young people at all times. What's more, Britain in this era is the hegemon of the world, and it also has a special place in the hearts of Americans, so Joshua naturally thinks that London is the best choice.

Smiling slightly, John nodded and said, "Of course, they are all very good universities, I will seriously consider them!" But for now, I'll probably choose to travel around Britain, France, Germany, and other countries now, and then make a choice. ”

For the sake of his good friend's face, John didn't say his answer directly, but in fact, he already had a goal in mind.

In the 18th century, American physicians rushed to Europe to study in England, and the Edinburgh Medical School was the holy place in their hearts. In the first half of the 19th century, the destination became France, and Paris became a gathering place for American students. But now that it's 1882, there is no doubt that if you were to choose a country to study medicine in at the end of the 19th century, it would be Germany!

The rise of higher education in the United States at the end of the 19th century was almost a copy of the German model, especially in the field of medicine. More than a decade later, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, which truly revolutionized medical education in the United States, is the inheritance and exhibition of the German model.

John may not need to learn new medical theories, but how to use the wealth in his brain requires a lot of thought. Without chest x-rays, no blood counts, no MRIs, not even reliable blood pressure monitors, John had to learn how to diagnose diseases for people today, and without all kinds of biological and chemical drugs, not even antibiotics, he had to learn about the drugs of this era.

Of course, more importantly, John had to get a glimpse of the most advanced medical practice of his time.

Now that he had been reborn into this era and had decided to devote himself to modern medicine again, John could not have simply been satisfied with becoming a surgeon. He has countless theories of the times in his mind, and there are also countless molecular formulas, why can't he let them come to this world in advance?

How bad this American medical school is, people who don't know this history may simply not be able to imagine.

To take the simplest example, Harvard Medical School is one of the best medical schools in the United States, both in later generations and now, but just ten years ago, there were illiterate students among Harvard Medical School students, that is, people who did not know how to read, and their so-called medical professors once publicly admitted that they had never used and could not use a microscope!

Therefore, Germany is undoubtedly the best choice!

With a decision in his heart, John didn't want to dwell on it anymore, he raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I'm leaving New York next month, but I have some new ideas recently, I don't know if you're interested?" ”

"New ideas?"

Putting down the coffee in his hand, Funk straightened up instantly.

The spirits of everyone were also excited, because the hot sales of bicycles and Swiss Army knives in the past two years made them see the power of John's "idea", especially Funk and Taley Brown, who were staring at John with blazing eyes, looking forward to what he had to say next.

"Yes, new ideas."

John smiled, nodded and said, "If you're interested, I think we need to build a new factory or two, customize some new equipment, and of course, Steve, I may need your help to buy a few plots of land......"

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