Chapter 22 Alternating current
Of course, this is not a problem, who of the American capitalists at this time did not have a hundred or ten gunmen under their hands? When necessary, kill people, set fires, engage in explosives or something, if Yang Feng does not make such a request, it will be abnormal, although he immediately proposed that these security guards may include a certain number of Chinese, which is not very pleasant, but it can also be understood, after all, people still use their own compatriots to rest assured.
The senators immediately patted their chests and assured that in the free and equal United States, Boss Yang could develop his career without any worries, and then began to ask Yang Feng where he was going to build his industry, which they were very concerned about.
"I'm going to build a tractor factory in Detroit." After Yang Feng said this, the Michigan senator next to him smiled happily.
"As for the radio transmitter, it is naturally in New York, real estate investment is not easy to say, in fact, I am not talking about real estate investment in the city, but animal husbandry and planting investment, in addition to building a few resorts for myself, I like to be close to nature, especially those away from the hustle and bustle of the forest valleys, such as Texas and Florida environment I like very much." Yang Feng said.
"Mr. Yang, you are so tasteful." The senator from Texas said with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Councillor, the place I want to buy is huge." Yang Feng said with a smile.
"Mr. Yang, Texas has 700,000 square kilometers, and I believe you have enough choice." The senator said with a smile, since Boss Yang likes barren mountains and mountains where no one is around, then there is no shortage of this kind of place in Texas now, as long as he has the money, even if the land he wants to buy is calculated in square kilometers, there is no problem.
Of course, what he is talking about now is just some intentions, first let the wind out, force the US patent department, and quickly give him all the patent applications for approval, as for the future construction, this does not need to be taken care of by him at all, and he can be entrusted with the responsibility of his subordinates in Europe.
These investment plans of his appeared in the major newspapers of New York the next day, and it can be said that they caused an uproar in this future world capital, and for a time this Chinese riding in the carriage of the British royal family quickly became the focus of public opinion in the United States.
At this time, the focus of the person is discussing their cooperation with Edison, Yang Feng does not want to offend this kind of local snake in the United States, in addition, Edison is now the largest manufacturer of power supply systems, of course, DC, he can use other ways to suppress General Electric's tungsten light bulbs in the United States, so Yang Feng is ready to simply cooperate with him in this regard.
In return, General Electric of the United Kingdom will allow Edison to use the tungsten bulb patent in the United States free of charge, and will also be the sole partner of General Electric Radio Systems in the United States, and will receive a paid patent right to use the radio telegraph system in the United States after the five-year restriction between General Electric and the British Admiralty expires. Yang Feng said.
It should be said that this is a proposal that is beneficial to both parties, and there is no better fit for Young's Power Systems to enter the U.S. market than Edison.
And Edison can't stop the invasion of tungsten light bulbs, he can only delay, the advantages of this kind of thing are too obvious, his own bamboo carbon bulb is vulnerable in front of it, although he can take some behind-the-scenes measures, but if it drags on for too long, it may cause more damage to himself, and there is not only one power supply system manufacturer in the United States, such as his nemesis Westinghouse, is now aggressively provoking him with alternating current, if Yang Feng is pushed to Westinghouse, it will be annoying to Edison's company, What's more, Yang Feng also added a radio communication cooperation.
As a shrewd businessman, Edison quickly made his choice and agreed to Yang Feng's proposal.
Edison's choice made Boss Yang laugh very insidiously, he just wanted to help Edison suppress Westinghouse, it was best to put Westinghouse and the big god directly bankrupt and put them in prison, so that the Americans could continue to make great strides on the road of direct current, as for alternating current, such a dangerous thing should be handed over to General Electric!
In fact, at this time, he has already started, General Electric is registering a series of patents in the UK on three-phase alternating current, in addition to the three-phase alternator and asynchronous motor, three-phase transformer, and almost everything else Yang Feng can think of has been registered, including air switches, contactors, and even electromagnetic speed control motors, he wants to build a complete set of three-phase AC power supply system in Gothenburg, from large thermal power plants to electric motors.
For this reason, he even began to dig Edison's wall foot, the father of three-phase AC power supply, the engineer of the German branch of Edison's company, Dobrovosky, has been taken down by General Electric, it must be explained that the great god is not the legendary father of alternating current, this Russian guy is, the three-phase AC system we use now from the generator to the transformer are all made by him.
The great god in the history of the development of alternating current is not even ranked in the top three, his main contribution is the invention of the asynchronous motor, the theoretical system is established by Faraday, the first set of single-phase AC power supply system is made by the British, has been running for many years, the first set of modern general three-phase electricity is Dobrovosky, even the earliest transformer is not invented by him, but the Austrians, at this time the market can already be bought, and we are most familiar with the oil-immersed transformer is his boss Westinghouse.
Edison also knew that General Electric had poached an engineer from his European division, but he didn't know this person, and he himself was also resistant to alternating current, so what about the DC system he had established in the United States? You can draw on a blank piece of paper, but if you want to redraw on a painting, it's no wonder that the original author doesn't try his best to find you! This has nothing to do with those high-sounding reasons and character, it is determined by Chiluoluo's interests, and behind Edison is a whole interest group, not him alone.
After negotiating the cooperation with Edison, Yang Feng paved the way for General Electric and Young's Power to enter the United States, and then waited for his patent authorization, at this point, the Americans did not let him wait too long, after more than a dozen senators in Congress strongly criticized the efficiency of the patent examination department, and even claimed that the director of the federal patent office should be removed, it took less than a week for Yang Feng to get all his patents authorized.
Immediately after the tractor factory construction personnel sent from Sweden arrived in the United States by ship, at the same time a set of intercontinental transmission radio transmission device was also shipped from the United Kingdom, after the installation and commissioning of General Electric engineers, a month after Yang Feng arrived in the United States, the radio waves finally crossed the Atlantic, and mankind officially entered the era of intercontinental wireless communication.
This set of transmitters caused a crazy chase in the New World, just like they chased Edison, and Yang Feng's head was immediately added with all kinds of unbelievable titles, and there were all kinds of rumors, almost saying that he was a Godzilla.
At this time, Boss Yang had already boarded the train going south and started his journey across the United States, accompanied by Texas Senator Howard, who is now serving Yang Feng as meticulously as his own people.
Because Yang Feng had already told him about the land area he was going to buy in Texas, Howard almost fainted when he circled a pencil on the Texas map in front of Senator Howard.
Boss Yang only knew the approximate location of the East Texas oil field, and he was interested in buying a small piece of it, so he simply circled more than 1,000 square kilometers.
"It's a nice place, and I'm the one who likes the forest the most." The creature looked at the circle he had drawn with great satisfaction, and then looked strangely at Senator Howard's mouth that could have put his fist in it and said, "Your Excellency, what are you doing with such an expression?"
"You've got Longview in it." Howard said with difficulty.
"Is there anyone there?" Yang Feng asked curiously.
"Yes, but not many, it's a very small town." Howard said.
"Isn't that easy? I believe that you and the Texas government should be able to solve this small problem, right? You see I'm going to take out two million dollars at once, what this means to Texas, I believe you know better than me, and how much this forest is worth, I believe you also understand that the federal government bought Alaska twenty years ago and it only cost seven million, a person who is now willing to buy a small piece of forest with a third of the value of Alaska, I think the people of Texas should meet his little personal requirements, a person who likes to live in peace, I wouldn't want to have a bunch of rough lumberjacks living around me, and if I couldn't do that, then I wouldn't have the need to invest in Texas. Yang Feng said threateningly.
"Mr. Yang, you also know that the American system is very difficult for state officials to take coercive measures in this kind of matter." Howard said embarrassed.
"Mr. Senator, you are not a friend enough, and with your wisdom you can't even solve this little problem? It's a primeval forest, and a lot of people can help us, what is the Klux Klux Klan, a fugitive, a non-Fa migrant from Mexico, or a fire caused by accident. Boss Yang kindly reminded him.
Senator Howard found that this guy was not much more black-hearted than his own profession, and of course these may indeed be his options.
"I also need to remind you that my budget is two million dollars, and if these poor people want more, then everyone else will have less." Yang Feng said lightly.
Howard still doesn't understand the meaning of this goods, he follows the saddle before and after the horse is naturally not for the benefit of the people in his hometown, at this time the fubai in the United States is clearly priced, Yang Feng promised that the two million US dollars in addition to the cost of buying land, how much of the rest is divided between him and the Texas government officials, if those lumberjacks get more from Yang Feng, then they will also get less, this reason is very clear.
"Mr. Yang, rest assured, the people of Texas will definitely provide the greatest convenience to our friends." He immediately said with a holy face.