Chapter 205 Continuous Surprises

Shao Quanzhong rolled his eyes and said, "I don't know what Ma Zhan'ao is up to. But since he has surrendered unconditionally, he knows how to handle the current situation. I can spare him the torture and let him prepare to build the railway with his subordinates."

After sending the guards away, Shao Quanzhong picked up the telegram.

First look at Zhang Siwen’s.

"When my second brother's telegram arrived in America, Mr. Yung Wing was already on the ship to Europe and did not receive it. The telegram was forwarded to me.

After investigation, I found that the truly industrially produced vulcanized rubber was born in New York, and its inventor, Mr. Goodyear, passed away five years ago.

At present, the company he left behind produces condoms, intrauterine devices and cervical caps, which greatly affects population growth. I think it should not be introduced into China. They also produce erasers and pencil erasers, which can be purchased in Shanghai.

I am stupid and don't know what military significance this invention has. If you need a technician to produce vulcanized rubber, I can easily hire a foreigner who knows this technology to work in China."

It's great to have Zhang Swen as the representative in the United States. Rubber technology doesn't cost any money. Shao Quanzhong waved his hand and said, "Call Swen back and ask him to hire a technician who knows how to make vulcanized rubber to go to the Hailing Arsenal."

Hu Liuniang understood, "Are you going to provide facilities for Jiang Chunlin's subordinates in the brothel to prevent them from accidentally losing their ability to work?"

Well, women’s minds are really wild, why should I care about that? Yeah, fine.

"Tell Sven to hire another foreign employee who knows about rubber for Wen's company, and let Wen's company produce those things and sell them to brothels everywhere to make money. Erasers can also be produced. If that doesn't happen, we will definitely have more and more schools in the future."

I picked up the telegram from my father-in-law Yung Wing. Yung Wing knew nothing about rubber and was asking for instructions on something else.

“The greatness of a university is not due to its size, but to its scientific and technological talents.

I traveled around Europe and America, hiring teachers from various universities. I also wanted to invite more scientists to enhance the basic science capabilities of Hailing University so that it could be ranked among the world's top universities, and at the same time let the light of science shine on China.

In Edinburgh, he unexpectedly found a learned man, Maxwell, a fellow of the Royal Society of Science. He resigned from his position as professor of natural philosophy and astronomy at King's College London this spring and returned to his hometown to study the electromagnetism he created, hoping to summarize it in a work that would be passed down through the ages.

Mr. Mai rejected my high-paying offer, but after I showed him the Eight Scenic Spots of Hailing and Thai-style architecture photographed by Huier, he became very interested in living in Taizhou.

Now I have promised him three times the salary of his original professorship, and he can only serve as an honorary professor at Hailing University, and he can attend classes or not. He can not come when it is windy, rainy, or in a bad mood, and concentrate on his writing.

We have provided the best and quietest Thai-style residence, and finally persuaded Mr. Mai to come to China. We will personally charter a boat to accompany him back home, and hope to do a good job in receiving him. "

Uh, Shao Quanzhong scratched the back of his head, my father-in-law is causing me trouble.

He was not interested in basic science that could not bring immediate benefits, so he wanted to do it quickly. However, since his father-in-law valued this matter, he had to give him face.

Anyway, compared with the arms that cost millions, hiring scientists for 18,000 silver dollars a year doesn't cost much, as long as my father-in-law is happy.

"Sixth Mother, call my father-in-law back. I will buy Xiaoxiang Cliff with my adoptive father and build the Hailing Research Institute. He can invite as many scientists as he wants and they can live there and provide for them. I will approve the funding as long as he proposes it. He can do whatever he wants."

After lamenting that his father-in-law had caused him so much trouble and wasted money, Shao Quanzhong picked up Liao Rong's telegram. "According to the instructions of my superiors, I have looked up a large amount of British patent information in recent years and finally found Patent No. 1845 from 10990. This pneumatic tire patent was provided by Scottish inventor Thomson.

Thomson improved the working mode of washing machines, designed and modified band saws, invented rotary steam engines, electric remote detonators, invented fountain pens, improved sugar-making machinery while working on Java Island, invented mobile steam cranes and hydraulic dry docks, and conducted professional research on steam engines for locomotives. Currently, due to poor health, he has returned to his hometown of Edinburgh to recuperate..."

Shao Quanzhong's eyes suddenly lit up, what a talented person.

Seeing a bunch of nerve-stimulating keywords such as "remote detonation", "crane", "dock", and "locomotive", Shao Quanzhong immediately became excited.

In his eyes, Thomson is much more useful than Maxwell, who studies the invisible and intangible electromagnetic theory.

"Edinburgh is a damned place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Tell Liao Rong to invite Thomson to me at all costs. Tell him that Hailing has the best imperial physician in the Qing Dynasty who can cure his illness and make him live a long life. It's just right for him to come here on the same ship as Maxwell."

Well, big profit, big profit, Maxwell will have to pay some loss.

Shao Quanzhong didn't know that he would be highly praised in later generations for establishing the Xiaoxiangya Research Institute and scientific laboratories and funding a large number of scientists, which greatly promoted the progress of basic science and also enabled China's subsequent technological explosion to have great momentum.

Even if I knew, I would still be dismissive. I must first have guns and get enough money before I can do those things, so Thomson is the most urgently needed talent.

Let's see what surprises Emery can give himself. Emery graduated from West Point and went back to Prussia for further study. Unlike those schoolchildren, he specialized in studying advanced Prussian military theories that he didn't know about, similar to a visiting scholar, and had a lot of free time.

Germany, you shouldn't let yourself down, right?
The first sentence of Emery's telegram made Shao Quanzhong a little disappointed.

"I have not found any information about pneumatic tires in Prussia. All rubber products here are imported from the United States. Please send someone to the United States to look for them."

Prussia has nothing but the ability to fight? You must unify quickly and change the name to Germany so that I can fleece you.

"However, I have been searching for inventions all over Northern Europe and have discovered something with significant military applications - liquid explosives. Its inventor, Nobel, is currently in a difficult situation. Please instruct us on whether to win him over.

Nobel's father lost his legs and his brother was killed in the explosion of nitroglycerin. After the export of "Nobel Explosion Oil", a transport train in the United States was blown up and a transport ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Swedish government considered his invention too dangerous and banned him from continuing his research. Nobel had to rent a boat and isolate himself on Lake Mala, researching dangerous explosives alone. His funds were running out and he was in trouble.

The performance of this explosive is very unstable and it is currently not practical. It is unknown whether it has a future. Please make the decision, sir."

Shao Quanzhong jumped up suddenly, which scared Hu Liuniang.

"Call Emery back and tell him that Nobel will be hired to continue his research in China with a large sum of money. He will be treated like a prince, with an annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver and sufficient research funding.

I will use 5 million taels of silver to exclusively purchase his research results, and he will give me the first advance payment of 1 million taels as soon as he arrives in Hailing."

(End of this chapter)

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