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In fact, Mrs. Morgan's addiction was still very small, because Scrooge had reduced the amount of active ingredients in the pills when he was producing heroin, and this situation was entirely the result of Morgan's damned personal doctor irresponsibly misusing heroin as a panacea. Therefore, the process of drug rehabilitation is not difficult, and Mrs. Morgan's drug addiction is actually very small, and there are no symptoms such as severe pain in the whole body at all. The symptoms were so small that she didn't even realize that something was wrong with her, and she only regarded some physical discomfort as the sequelae of a serious illness. As for the low feelings, well, Mrs. Morgan was originally a melancholy person, and after a serious illness, the feelings were low and she couldn't keep her spirits up, which is completely understandable. As for yawning, shedding tears, etc., isn't that just poor health and bad spirit? What, dare you say that this situation is a bit similar to that of an opium smoker? Do you dare to say that an upper-class lady like Mrs. Morgan is an opium smoker? Believe it or not so that you can't see the sun tomorrow?

So, two months later, Mrs. Morgan's various symptoms of addiction disappeared, but her spirit never improved. However, this requires long-term conditioning. Dr. Menger and Dr. Heim completed their task, and before leaving, they told Morgan that, according to clinical experience, a very small percentage of patients have allergies to heroin, and it is only because of the anesthetic effect of heroin that it is not easy for the patients themselves to notice, and that this allergy can lead to respiratory problems. They suspected that Mrs. Morgan's previous symptoms were so sinister that it might have something to do with it. So, like Mr. Morgan, it's better never to let his wife have access to that thing in the future. Because even skin contact can cause allergies. Morgan, though a playboy, was so fond of his wife that he ordered: "There must be no heroin in my house!" As a result, he became the first person in American history to completely shut out heroin.

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In March 1862, General McClellan began to prepare for the continuation of the victorious pursuit, after a brilliant victory. However, at this time, somehow, the fact that he occupied only an empty position was somehow poked out. There was an uproar in the newspapers, and people blamed General McClellan and demanded that Lincoln punish him. Lincoln himself was also angry with this guy who only knew that he kept asking him for supplies, plus this guy was a Democrat and had always sympathized with the South, Lincoln didn't particularly trust him in the first place, so Lincoln ordered that he be removed from the post of commander-in-chief of the 6th Army, and only let him be responsible for the 70,000 men under his direct command. and ordered him to march immediately toward Richmond.

In order to cooperate with General McClellan's attack, the Union Navy also prepared to approach Richmond along the James River. At this time, they encountered the USS Virginia, an ironclad of the Confederate Army. The Confederate Confederacy's steel-armored ironclad was converted from a steam-powered ship, and with its indestructible armor at the time, she sank two Federation warships, and then engaged in a naval battle between the first steel-clad ironclads with the Federation's ironclad ship, the Monette. As a result, a common problem arose during the battle, and that was that the artillery used to attack wooden ships could not penetrate the armor of the ironclad ships at all. The battle between the two ironclad ships was like a duel between two knights in full armor using a feather duster as a weapon, and neither could do anything about the other.

This battle heralded the dawn of an age of steel.

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"Hello, Mr. Martin." Carroll greeted Martin, a French metallurgist, in broken French.

"Who are you? I don't know you. "Martin wasn't kind to the guy he came to the door.

"Ah, allow me...... Introducing myself, I ...... "Carroll's improvised little bit of French is clearly not enough."

"Ah, allow me to explain to you our purpose in the place of my friend." A young lady with a small umbrella with an ivory handle in her hand and a hat with a beautiful feather decoration spoke in fluent French, and her voice was as beautiful as the cry of a lark.

Martin, who was depressed by a recent defeat, was reluctant to deal with the two men, but it seemed impolite to say no to a beautiful and noble young lady, at least for a Frenchman.

"Do you have anything to do with me?" Martin asked.

"My friend is Carroll, the head of McDonald Venture Capital Bank in Europe? Mr. MacDonald. We understand that you are working on a promising new steelmaking technology. Miss Catherine smiled sweetly and said, "But lately, you may have had some trouble with money. MacDonald Ventures is very interested in your research, and we hope to work with you to solve your financial worries. ”

The news lifted Martin's spirits, and he looked up and down at the two men standing in front of him. Then, he took a step back slightly, let the door out, and at the same time bent down slightly, and made an inviting gesture: "Two, let's come in and talk." ”

The Frenchman, Martin, was an important figure in the list that Scrooge left to Carroll. In the original history, he was the master of open-hearth steelmaking. Compared with the British's acid converter bottom blowing method, his open-hearth steelmaking method in 1864 has the following characteristics: a large amount of scrap can be used, and the ratio of pig iron and scrap is flexible; The requirements for the composition of molten iron are not as strict as those of converters, and ordinary pig iron that cannot be used by converters can be used; More steel grades can be refined than converters, and the quality is better. As soon as this design appeared, it quickly replaced the converter as the dominant player in steelmaking. By the sixties of the twentieth century, open-hearth steelmaking accounted for 80 percent of steel production. It was not until the advent of alkaline top blowing oxygen converters that this situation was gradually broken. Getting this patent early is extremely important for the McDonald consortium's exhibition.

"You don't know how you want to work with me?" Martin asked.

"We can provide you with enough funds so that you don't have to worry about financial problems in the real yàn." Catherine said with a smile.

"'Adequate funding'?" Martin smiled, "Do you know how much this study will cost?" To be honest, even I don't know how many times it will fail and how much it will cost to develop it successfully. ”

"Mr. Martin." Carol glanced at Catherine, then said slowly in French, "You may not be familiar with MacDonald Ventures. Although our bank has only been established for a short time, it is very financially sufficient. Because behind us, there is the McDonald Infantry Weapons Company and the McDonald Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company. Well, even if you're not familiar with these American companies, you've probably heard of sulfonamides, heroin, and Dianabol, right? We who have the technology for these drugs are absolutely well-funded to support any of your studies. MacDonald Ventures is not a small bank, although it is a new bank. ”

"Sulfonamides? Is your bank Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald opened it? Speaking of sulfonamides, Martin suddenly remembered Scrooge.

"Yes." Carol replied.

When he heard that the bank was run by a scientist, Martin's attitude immediately became much more enthusiastic.

"I've heard Scrooge before at the University of Paris? What about Mr. MacDonald's speech? By the way, your last name is MacDonald, and you are Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald's brother? ”

"Yes." Carol replied.

"Ah, or Scrooge? Scientists like Mr. MacDonald don't forget to support those of us who are engaged in science and technology. Martin sighed for Scrooge's conscience, and then asked, "But this research costs a lot of money, and I don't have anything to pledge." ”

Carol glanced at Catherine, there was too much French to speak in the specific introduction later, and it was still a little difficult for Carol. Catherine smiled and said, "Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald knows the pain of those who are talented but not financially backed by them, and our bank is dedicated to helping such talented people. So, we don't need collateral. All you need to do is agree to share the results with us in the future when your research is successful. In general, we determine the proportion of rights in the patent between the two parties based on the amount of money spent on the research process and the future economic benefits of the results. ”

"So, what if the research ends up failing?" Martin asked, "I can't compensate you for your losses in such a situation. ”

"If it fails, then we fail. We will not ask you to repay the investment we have provided as a result. Catherine replied, "We have a standard contract here, you can take a look at it, and if you don't object to it, we'll talk about the details." ”

Martin took the "standard contract" and looked at it seriously. If their research had been successful, and McDonald Ventures had come directly to buy ownership of the patent, Martin would have said that they weren't paying enough price. However, it is difficult to say whether his research can be fruitful now, and in such a situation, even he himself has to admit that this contract is really too kind.

"Mr. Scrooge, and this beautiful young lady." Martin said, "I thank you very much, and I think you must be angels sent by God to save me." I have no objection to this contract. Can we sign this contract now? ”

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After a while, the door to Martin's house opened, and Martin accompanied Carol and Catherine out of it, watched them into the carriage, and waved goodbye to them. He was still there waving until the carriage had gone far away.