Just when Chen Guang and the others arrived at the mining camp, thousands of kilometers away in New York, a large-scale project that attracted worldwide attention began to be built.

"Our reporter yesterday had an exclusive interview with the designer of the New York Communications Tower, Alexandre from France, who is about to start construction. Gustav? Mr. Eiffel. Mr. Eiffel introduced us to the design of the communication tower. He said: 'It will be a tower of 325 meters (about 1,066 feet) high, and yes, it will be built entirely of steel. I think this is probably a sign in the history of human architecture, before that, in the West, man built those great miracles out of stone, and in the East, man used wood to build buildings. The stone can withstand tremendous pressure, so our predecessors built the Pyramid of Khufu, which is 146 meters high (about 479 feet). The tensile strength of wood is good, so the Orientals were able to build houses with beautiful cornices. Today, steel, a material with both compressive and tensile strength, can be mass-produced, giving us architects more freedom to design something that was previously imaginable: the New York Telecommunications Tower, which is about to begin. It will open a whole new era in the history of human architecture. ’

Mr. Eiffel showed us a sketch of his design, and he showed us that the tower was made entirely of steel cut-out structure, with more than 10,000 metal parts, connected by millions of rivets. It will be the world's first steel tower and will break the record of the world's tallest building held by the Pyramid of Khufu for thousands of years......" - New York Daily Times

The gimmick of the world's tallest building attracted a lot of attention, and at the groundbreaking ceremony, a few reporters were almost squeezed to death, but fortunately, the reporters of that era were all big men.

On one side of the construction site was the site of the press conference, where, behind the podium of the news booth, a huge thirty-meter-high back was temporarily erected. Landscape wall, on this back. On the wall, there is a rendering of the New York Tower after it was completed.

In a sense, this press conference was more like an introduction to new technologies, and Scrooge planned to take the opportunity of the construction of the New York Tower to show off some of MacDonald's now mature technologies that were about to be put into production.

"The tower is not specifically for communications." "If it's just for communication, a steel pillar is enough, and there's no need for such a huge tower." You can see this rendering behind me. At this place where the four brackets meet, we are going to build a sky restaurant, and then at the top of the tower, at a height of 3oo meters above the ground, we also set up a viewing platform. At that time, visitors can overlook the whole of New York from a height of 3oo meters, and we plan to open restaurants, cafes, and shops on our first floor platform; The second level of the podium is planned to house a post office, telephone office, bakery and gallery. The tower is designed to accommodate 1o416 paying visitors at a time. ……

Of course, if we use the ordinary way of climbing the tower and climb from the steps to the top of the tower, we will need to climb more than 2,000 steps in total. This is nothing for gentlemen who love sports, but it is still very difficult for ladies and children to climb to the top of this tower on their own. And watching them climb hard, we can't bear it. So, in addition to the traditional staircase, we also designed a smooth and safe elevator for this tower......"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to introduce the elevator, Scrooge asked researchers, including Edison, to meet with the media, and asked them to explain in detail to reporters a series of technologies hidden behind the elevator.

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"At today's groundbreaking ceremony, what really deserves the most attention is not the more than 300-meter-high iron tower in the design, but the new technology contained in the tower. In fact, it's not uncommon for the MacDonald Group to come up with new technology. Unlike other companies, the MacDonald family's show has always been built on technological innovation. And every technological innovation they make has brought great changes to the world.

Let's recap, Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald started with munitions, relying on two innovations, the rotary bolt and the smokeless shooter, which have changed the paradigm of nearly the entire war today.

Scrooge? Mr. MacDonald's second innovation is about medicine and chemistry, whether it is sulfonamides or heroin, it directly changes the form of human beings when facing germs, and in medicine, this is a revolution.

This was followed by the innovation of MacDonald Steel, which has maintained a high level of success in the face of such a downturn in the steel industry, relying on the technology that can remove all kinds of harmful impurities in the steelmaking process, as well as the latest open-hearth steelmaking technology. At that time, European steel products, relying on higher technology, lower cost almost swept the United States steel manufacturing industry, we can only rely on the protection of tariffs to make our steel industry survive. Today, thanks to technological innovation, even without the protection of tariffs, even if Europeans keep their wages low, their steel products are no longer a threat. I am even certain that it will not be long before Europeans will have to rely on tariffs to protect their steel industry.

However, these innovations are only innovations in a certain department and a revolution in a certain department. But today, in the New York Tower project, Scrooge? The technological innovation that Mr. MacDonald showed us was a real revolution that ushered in a new era. Let's take stock of the enlightenment that has been produced in this great project that will profoundly change our lives. This is the application of electricity. The electrical energy generated by a large motor can be transported to an electric motor in a distant place through a thin wire, and then turned into power, which drives the machine. This will certainly change the current industrial layout in which any machine must be matched with a steam engine. Thus fundamentally changing this era. Its significance may only be matched by Watt's steam engine back then......" -- New York Daily Times

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"I'm still looking at those beautiful words and being self-absorbed." Dorothea couldn't help but say this as she watched Scrooge self-absorbed with the newspaper.

"You're the one in charge of the tower. I'm just happy for you. Scrooge dropped the newspaper and stood up with a grin, "What?" It doesn't look very happy. ”

"It's like you, you can only see the voice of applause in the newspaper, and the voice of scolding you in the newspaper, you don't read it at all." Dorothea said.

"What nonsense is that newspaper?" Scrooge asked.

"They say the tower is ugly." Dorothea said dissatisfied.

"What's there?" Scrooge said indifferently, "Anyway, they're going to scold, and it's the Frenchman who's scolding, isn't it?" ”

"Not only did they scold the French, but they also said that if they can make such a design scheme pass, it shows that all the people in charge of this project, from the specific person in charge to yourself, are aesthetically incapable buns." Dorothea was still not happy.

"What are those guys doing? The Sun has always been this virtue, they don't make a little gimmick, they don't know how to sell the paper. Scrooge smiled, "Don't care about the sour words of those who can't eat grapes, anyway, we're going to get married soon." Well, when the time comes, let them see our Swan Castle and see what else they can say? ”

"I just thought I'd be upset." Dorothea said.

"Alright, don't be unhappy." Scrooge walked over and hugged her, smiled and said, "Let's go outside." ”

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What Scrooge didn't expect was that the question of whether the tower was good or not was actually hyped up. The art world in New York actually argued whether the tower was ugly or beautiful, and it lasted for two whole years. Opponents of it claim that the tower is ugly, like a Quasimodo. Others even made alarmist claims that the tower would collapse after reaching 748 feet (229 meters), and that some feared that it would be blown down by strong winds.

Those who agree with it claim that the tower is a symbol of the beauty of industrial civilization and the best testimony to the manifest destiny of the United States.

But when the tower was finally completed more than a year later, its majesty convinced most New Yorkers, and people began to see it as a masterpiece of architectural art. Of course, there are still opponents. One of the artists, every time he went out to eat, he would choose the restaurant on the first floor of the tower. The reason: "It's the only place in New York where you can't see the Eiffel Tower." ”

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"Scrooge is really good at technology." Morgan lamented, "A new industrial revolution is about to begin in his hands." Well, we can't afford to miss this opportunity and have to find a way to become his collaborators so that we can share some benefits. I think Scrooge has been expanding in various areas lately, and he may not have enough money, which may give us some opportunities. ”

"Mr. Morgan, are you saying that Mr. MacDonald is in danger of breaking the chain of funds?" Another banker asked.

"No, it's not." Morgan smiled, "Now that everyone knows that Scrooge's business will make money, how can he be in danger of breaking his funds?" Now that he has found you to raise money, who will not lend him money? I'd be more than willing to lend Scrooge the money anyway. I'm just wondering how we can do it to get more out of it when it needs to be funded. ”

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