Chapter 144: Truss
The trip to Yale, after recruiting unnamed agronomists, including John, came to an end, and Harbia returned to New York, where he met his wife and children, who had been away for half a month.
Anna They have been in New York for a while, and they have been shopping in the bustling business districts of New York, and they have not yet changed from a housewife to a rich aristocratic wife, even if they spend as much as possible, half a month, they only spent 1800 US dollars, although compared to the commoners of this era, this is an unattainable huge amount of money, an engineer, a salary of no more than 1000 US dollars a year, a Ford Model T is only 500 US dollars, 1800 yuan is a huge amount of money, But for Harpy, who is already worth millions of dollars, and his worth will continue to rise rapidly in the future, this is simply a drop in the bucket, you know, when he left New York, he left Anna a check for $100,000, and in his opinion, Anna had to spend at least 10,000 to be qualified.
At present, the number of workers is almost 1,200 people, of which, up to the standard of technicians in the American sense, there are almost more than 200 people, these people are treasures, each of them has made a detailed registration, recorded their specialties and specials, more than 200 people, it can be said that it brings together the elites of various industries, other types of recruitment, lecturers, and even university professors There are almost 150 people, of which, more than half, are chemical engineering lecturers, There are also some graduate students in this major, the reason why there is such an effect, among them, the Smith room, has played a considerable role in it, there is such a scientist. The establishment of a real yàn room in Shanghai, plus Harpy also promised. In Shanghai, the most prosperous city in China, a large-scale research base will be built. The main research site is here, and part of the time, it will be stationed in Baotou.
Such a move dispelled the concerns of many people, the Qing Dynasty is still backward, and there are countless mysteries among the huge countries, but the lease of Shanghai is well known to Western countries. Not only is it prosperous and developed, but it is also known as a paradise for adventurers, and such a place is better than going to a strange place, which is at least the territory of their Westerners.
Harpy couldn't change the minds of others, and it was better to set up a real room in Shanghai than the United States, which was thousands of miles away, and Germany and the United States also had considerable influence in the concession. I'm not afraid of these researchers backlashing, for the time being, these personnel combined, there are almost 1,400 people. Some of the workers are brought with their families, especially those who are highly skilled, and their families have taken most of them with them. This brings the number of personnel to more than 1,800, plus German and American personnel. All these people have to be transported to China, not ordinary ships. On the route of the Pacific Ocean, there is no super cruise ship like the Lusitania, which can transport more than 2,000 people at a time, but fortunately, there are also smaller cruise ships in the Pacific Ocean, which cannot transport 2,000 people at a time, can transport more than 1,200 people, can be divided into two ships, and the limit of 2,400 people is still there.
Before leaving New York for San Francisco, Harpy went to a place, which was also specially ordered by Yang Yuanzhao. On Long Island in New York, there is an object that Yang Yuanzhao values the most, compared to the agronomist invited by Yang Yue, Yang Yuanzhao attaches more importance to this, according to Yang Yuanzhao, this Truss is a genius in the scientific community, for electromagnetism, electricity and many other aspects, has great attainments, said to be one of the most outstanding and mysterious scientists in the entire 20th century, legend, he may be one of the two smartest people in the world so far, the other person, not the great Einstein, It is the legendary Leonardo da Vinci, who is known for his whimsical ideas and prolific research, and Truss is even more so, with many inventions in his life, and the research results on his research must be on the top-secret archives of the United States, which have not been completely declassified until the 21st century.
It seems that since June 1908, Truss's whereabouts have begun to be weird, in June 1908, there was a big explosion in Tunguska, Russia, later studies have shown that at least 500 atomic bombs, or dozens of hydrogen bombs exploded at the same time, which in this era, it is almost impossible to have such power, many people rumor that it is caused by meteorites, or alien life. Later, in the name of the movie, Truss summoned residents and announced that the explosion was led by him, and he used the Worden Crevert Tower on Long Island, New York, to carry out a long-distance controllable transmission to cause this world-famous explosion. It's a pity that not many people believe his words, in that era, tens of thousands of kilometers apart, across the entire Pacific Ocean, caused such an amazing explosion, even more fantastical than the Arabian Nights, and then, Truss disappeared from people's sight, and no one knew where he went.
Harpy from before coming to the United States, was looking for Truss, at the beginning, according to Yang Yuanzhao's information, he thought that Truss was just an engineer in Edison's company, and after investigation, he learned that it was more than ten years ago, when Taras had already received a salary of 200 US dollars per month, for the real yàn madman, this money was not enough at all, in the later stage of Edison's company, he and Edison had a cold war, he asked for 5000 US dollars a month for real yàn funds, but for Edison, who picked the door, directly refused, Edison in this aspect, showing the cold-bloodedness of a capitalist, he cares about Truss's research results, not some illusory so-called research.
In 1915, Tesla and Edison were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics at the same time for their contributions to electricity, and both refused to accept the award on the grounds that they could not bear to share the honor with each other.
After leaving Edison, Truss showed his magic, from radios to bladeless turbines, and there are many patents on Truss every year, making him one of the most prolific scientists.
It was this information that made Harpy interested in Truss, although these patents. It doesn't seem to make much difference, but such a prolific scientist. Especially in electricity, electromagnetic. Even experts in high-tech fields with enormous research capabilities seem to be a good choice.
The strength of Germany and the United States in the United States is not very strong, but a lot of money has been invested, including unremitting efforts, in more than a month, they have found some clues, and Truss is currently conducting research on bladeless turbines in a research institute on Long Island. Two years ago, he had already demonstrated a bladeless turbine with around 200 horsepower, and now, it seems that he is making an impact on 1000 horsepower.
1000 horsepower, the engine of this era, often tens of thousands of horsepower, as the pinnacle of science and technology battleships, basically have more than 50,000 horsepower, but a single machine qì. Unless it is massive, it is difficult to reach very high ranges, blade turbines, in steam turbines. Very important, the material is very critical, there is not enough high-temperature resistant material. It is difficult to get the temperature to rise to a certain extent, especially on the leaves. It is extremely difficult to process, and there is no blade turbine. A certain range dù on, representing a direction, the least, crosses the difficult material aspect.
In an ordinary house on Long Island, Harpy meets an old man who looks to be in his fifties, with messy hair, far from a scientist, or even just an ordinary mechanic.
Disturbed by the real yàn, Truss's attitude was extremely bad, and he ignored Harpy's inquiry, but when Harpy revealed the idea that he could fund the real yàn, Taras was obviously interested, from more than ten years ago, after leaving Edison's company and setting up his own company to work alone, Truss lived a happy life for a period of time, a large number of patents were successfully developed, investors almost chased him, and he also achieved the peak of his career.
But the good times did not last long, from the beginning of the construction of the Warden Crevert Tower, the huge and continuous investment, so that many investors began to stay away from Truss, and under poverty, Truss actually went bankrupt in 1908, and now barely rely on loans to survive.
"How much money can you give me!" Truss's dim eyes twinkled at Harpy.
Harpy said calmly: "$100,000!" ”
There was a hint of disappointment in Truss's eyes, but the next thing Harpy added made him re-energized.
"January!"
The monthly research fund is 100,000 US dollars, this number, definitely a lot, before Smith's 2 million, on the one hand, because Smith is not alone, it is a whole research institute, just the project is as high as dozens, the results produced, and the establishment of a real yàn room in Shanghai, a single project, a single person 100,000 US dollars, a year is 1.2 million US dollars, this number, in the United States, is absolutely top, before, Truss was the craziest time, Wordenclifftta, which is supported by businessmen to realize long-range ultra-high voltage wireless transmission, has an annual financial support of only $150,000, and in this way, he has also played too much.
Harpy carefully studied Truss's experience, in short, it was okay at the beginning, he couldn't overdo it, and the amount of money he overplayed was not enough to invest, and it was specifically mentioned in the contract that the research projects were restricted, such as alternating current and electric power, as well as electromagnetic and radio fields, by the way, there was also a newly developed bladeless turbine engine, which seemed very novel to Harpy.
Truss was slightly unhappy, he was a little unpleasant with his thinking, he was rarely restricted, alternating current, electricity, electromagnetism and radio, all of which were the direction of his research, he didn't want to be restricted, but the current environment made him unable not to agree, the creditor came to the door, his research was even unable to continue, Qingguo was a strange place, but such a rich man in front of him could guarantee a monthly investment of 100,000 US dollars, and he would also buy machines and research equipment according to his requirements, which was very attractive to him.
Truss finally signed a contract, Harpy prepared a 10-year long contract, after finding Truss, the trip to the United States finally came to an end, next, he will take Anna and the child, by rail, from New York to San Francisco on the West Coast, where they will take two large cruise ships specially chartered by Harpy, and they will go from San Francisco to distant China together. (To be continued......)