184: Abducted Ford
When Juan handed over the order to the manufacturers, they jumped three feet high in excitement, and after a long silence, they finally received a new order again.
This is not just the reason for an order, but it means that their factory can survive the economic crisis a little longer, and even survive in the end.
Nikola Tesla, who has been following along, is also excited to stay in the factory, personally supervise their production, and propose to modify the production data specifications according to the possibility.
Juan agreed to Nikola Tesla's request, and as for those manufacturers, there is no reason to refuse, as long as there is money to be made, customers will make whatever they want.
As for the power plant, Juan didn't really move a power plant to Nikola Tesla, because Tesla served as the vice president of the American Power Association, so he knew more about these, but he just ordered some small equipment for power generation, which was enough to ensure that he needed for the experiment, so it didn't cost too much.
While waiting for the factory to produce equipment, Juan left one assistant to help Tesla, and he ran with two assistants to Dearborn, Michigan, where he found another important man on the list, Henry Ford, who was also down.
Henry Ford was not as glamorous as he had been a few years ago, and compared to the time when he first drove his car on the street, Henry Ford was a poor man who was too depressed to be down.
Two successive experiments were ultimately proved to be failures, and the cars he studied were not as reliable as he imagined, and could not even get the support of some investors.
Henry Ford traveled all over the United States, but he still couldn't find a reliable partner for him.
And Henry Ford is a person who is unwilling to give up his ideals, so he always insists on his dreams, running, and he always believes that his persistence is correct.
After finding Henry Ford, Juan was not as cautious as he was with Tesla, for fear of angering Tesla, and eventually causing him to be unable to complete the task assigned to him by Wang Sirui.
Because Henry Ford is not in a good position right now, in his second company, Henry Ford only focuses on research and development, and wants to prove that they are reliable through racing.
However, this move caused great dissatisfaction among Henry Ford's investors, and even Henry Ford's investors have already asked him to leave the company as soon as possible. In fact, Henry Ford left the company shortly after, and the company was renamed Cadillac.
Although Henry Ford is still in the company, that was only the result of his cheekiness to ask the investors to drive the car himself and win the race before leaving.
For Henry Ford, Wang Sirui gave him two options. First, if possible, Henry Ford and his assistants must be brought back to the Qing Kingdom, if Henry Ford refuses to come, then the second plan can only be chosen, funded by Wang Sirui, Henry Ford is responsible for the operation, the two set up a company, and Wang Sirui needs to occupy 80% of the shares.
I believe that Henry Ford, who is worried about funds at the moment, will find it difficult to refuse this olive branch thrown by Wang Sirui.
"You say I have to go to the Qing Kingdom in the Far East to get this investment?" After learning of Juan's intentions, Henry Ford asked rhetorically with some surprise.
"Yes, you heard it right, if you go to the Far East, you can get unimaginable support, there, you can get almost unlimited steel support, you can study the projects you want to study without worrying about funding, you can take your family to the Far East, you can leave them behind, and we will give your family 200,000 dollars a year for living expenses.
Your assistant's family will also be able to receive $10,000 a year in living expenses, and each of them will be paid at least $10,000 a year there.
Again, you will own 10% of the company, and after five years, you will have the option to return to the U.S. to invest, and if you wish, to choose whether or not we will continue to invest in the creation of the company in a cooperative way. Juan said to Henry Ford with a rich expression on his face.
"I'm sorry, I think I'll need to think about it before I can get back to you." Henry Ford was indeed a little moved, but when he thought of his family, he was a little hesitant.
"No problem, I will stay here for three days, I hope to wait for your good news within these three days." Juan graciously agreed to his request.
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In Henry Ford's not-so-wealthy home, Ford's wife, Clara, is reprimanding her and Henry Ford's eight-year-old only son, Ezel Ford.
This mischievous trickster actually cut down a tree in his house and knocked down a fence in his house.
In fact, Henry Ford's family was still quite wealthy, and Henry Ford's father had always been very opposed to him studying cars, so a few years ago, an agreement was reached with Ford, and the old Ford gave Ford Jr. forty acres of land as a condition in exchange for Ford Jr. giving up the act of continuing to study cars.
However, little Ford soon forgot about the deal, and instead continued to study his car.
"My dear, there's one thing I can't make up my mind about, and I want you to help me." Henry Ford hurried into the house, ignoring his only son, Ezelford, who was being reprimanded.
"Honey, haven't you seen what this mischievous trickster does? I don't think the best thing you should do right now is not to ask for my opinion, but to beat up this annoying guy. Clara said angrily to Henry Ford.
'Bang~~~' Seeing that his wife seemed to be really angry, Henry Ford didn't have time to ask the reason again.
And because his mind was full of Far Eastern investors, Henry Ford didn't even notice that the downed tree had smashed his fence.
In order to tell his wife what happened as soon as possible and seek her advice, Henry Ford stretched out his right foot and kicked his only son Ezelford in the ass.
It seems that he really realized his mistake, and Ezelford did not cry after being kicked by his father, let alone feel aggrieved.
"Honey, someone approached me and offered to fund a new company with me." Henry Ford said hurriedly.
"It's a good thing, you've proved that you're still valuable with your actions, that's why you've attracted the attention of those investors, but before you decide to take the investment, it's best to evaluate the investor's character, at least not like that." Clara said with some displeasure.
Although she supports Henry Ford's career very much, she can't stand the unemployment three times and twice, once the company collapsed, and the second time is to be kicked out of the company.
"Honey, will you listen to me?" Henry Ford was also a little dissatisfied with his wife's attitude, and he felt that there was some emotion in her tone.
"Okay, you can say it."
"The investor this time is a Far Easterner, a Qing man who has just signed an agreement with us. He promised that he could create a wholly owned company, and I could own 10 percent of the shares, but on the condition that I take my team to the Far East to set up a factory. And as compensation, they allow me to take you and Ezel with me to the Far East, and if you refuse to go with me, they will pay us $200,000 a year for living expenses.
In the same way, after five years, I can choose whether to return to my home country to create a new company, and I can also choose whether to continue working with them. Henry Ford said.
"Oh my God? Are they willing to pay so much money? Clara was surprised.
$200,000 a year for living expenses, what does that mean? In the United States, a nine-hour work day is only about $2.9, and $200,000 means they need to work more than 68,900 days to get that much money.
It's no wonder that Ford can't make up his mind and needs his own advice. In fact, Clara didn't think she could give her husband a good piece of advice.
"Yes, I was skeptical at first, but the man told me that they were placing many, many orders in the United States at the same time, which was a number that we could not imagine, and as far as I know, Edison also received orders from them, and it is said that the total amount of orders placed in the United States is not less than 100 million dollars." Henry Ford continued.
"Honey, in fact, you've already made a decision, haven't you?" After listening to her husband's words, Clara knew that he had already made a decision, but she didn't dare to decide because of the two of them, and when she thought of this, Clara decided to accompany her husband crazy, "Honey, if you need me and Ezil, then we will follow you to the Far East, and if you want to go alone, then we will wait for you to come back at home." ”
"Thank you, dear!" Henry Ford finally let go of the stone in his heart, and no longer struggled left and right like before.
After getting the support of his wife Clara, Henry Ford gradually calmed down and thought carefully about the possibility of this matter.
Although it was rumored that it was Qing Guo who gave them the order, and although his friends had confirmed this, Henry Ford still felt that it was more reliable to see it with his own eyes, so he let his wife and children go with him to the Far East, where the future was unknown, and Henry Ford himself was a little uneasy.
After a long time, Henry Ford spoke: "My dear, I want to go by myself first, and when I am sure that it is indeed the same as I have promised now, you and Ezil are on our way to the Far East." (To be continued.) )