African Nationhood

Chapter 184 Nikola Tesla

1885, October.

Setting foot in New York again, Shi Jintang seemed to feel a call. He got into the Blackstone Fund's Mercedes-Benz and drove towards Fifth Avenue.

In addition to him and Shi Ming, there was also a half-bald white man in the car, Terry Andel.

This man was once a member of Wall Street and is now the manager of the Blackstone Fund. He is responsible for arranging Shi Jintang's trip in New York.

"Boss, I have arranged a meeting between you and Mr. Nikola Tesla.

He is now very down and out. He was kicked out of the Edison factory at the beginning of the year, and now he has been deceived by two other speculators. Now he has nothing. "

Nikola Tesla's life was very tortuous. He was energetic and talented, but he was very lonely. In his later years, he never married and actually became his soul mate with a pigeon.

I have to say that a genius is a genius after all, and his actions are unexpected and difficult for others to understand.

Shi Jintang came to the United States this time, saying that he was to deal with the equity issue of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals. His bigger target was Tesla, the man closest to God.

This legendary man was at a low point in his life in 1885. Next year he would meet George Westinghouse, the boss of Westinghouse Electric, the first noble man in his life.

Tesla was able to win the current war with Edison a few years later, also thanks to the strong funding from the boss of Westinghouse Electric.

Shi Jintang came to the United States at this time, so he naturally took a fancy to Tesla's AC system.

The first industrial revolution has come to an end. If he wants to catch up in the electric revolution, Tesla is the man he must catch.

So while he was in Europe, he sent a telegram to Blackstone Fund and asked them to help him contact Tesla and arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation for him.

The car's driving is very smooth, thanks to the high-priced mixed gasoline "invented" by Shi Jintang. This high-consumption model will be a huge burden for most ordinary people.

Someone should soon invent a shortcut for "mixing cheap chemicals with gasoline", but Shi Jintang doesn't care. Interest is a double-edged sword, and there are always people who are crazy about it.

Before leaded gasoline was invented, ethanol production would be the first to undergo a revolution.

Maybe it will lead to great development of microbial fermentation technology in advance, which will be a good thing for Shi Jintang.

Microbial fermentation technology is the lifeblood of the antibiotic pharmaceutical industry. Shi Jintang can seize the time difference and earn huge profits to accumulate capital.

Of course, these are all things for later. At present, he has to deal with Tesla first.

Fifth Avenue, Corgi Apartments.

The lean and spirited Nikola Tesla is wearing a long suit, his hair and beard are neatly trimmed. He is a gentle and elegant man.

Shi Jintang felt fond of this quiet, almost shy man.

"Hello Mr. Tesla, I am Henry Stone, the boss behind Blackstone Fund."

After listening to Shi Jintang's self-introduction, Nikola Tesla smiled and took the lead in extending his hand and introducing himself: "Nikola Tesla, a failed inventor."

Shi Jintang chuckled: "Failure is inevitable for everyone. When I was in middle school, I tried to pursue my English teacher.

But she was a white supremacist. She rejected me mercilessly and mocked me as a loser.

From then on, I vowed to sleep with more white girls to prove my charm. Unfortunately, that woman caught a fever and died of pneumonia soon. I will never be able to prove my charm to her in this life. "

After hearing this, Nikola Tesla didn't know whether to laugh or not. In the end, he smiled politely and tried to comfort Shi Jintang.

"Well, life is full of regrets after all. We must learn to look forward. Maybe there will be a better and more beautiful woman waiting for you ahead."

Shi Jintang nodded, "You are right, I already have a daughter.

The woman who gave birth to my daughter was no worse than the female teacher in appearance and figure, and she loved me more. "

Tesla finally smiled after hearing this: "Congratulations!"    "Thank you. Okay, now that the gossip is over, how about we talk about business?"

Tesla nodded: "Yes, please speak."

"Before meeting you, I learned about your thoughts, research and development status and development direction on alternating current. Frankly speaking, I am very interested in this and I have also made attempts in this area myself.

I think alternating current will be a force that changes the world, so I want to invest in you to conduct commercial and practical research on alternating current. "

When Tesla heard that someone was interested in his invention and willing to invest in himself, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.

In addition to being happy, he also became interested in what Shi Jintang said about "trying it yourself".

"Henry, please allow me to call you this, and you don't have to be so polite to me. We should be equals.

Can you share with me any progress in your research on alternating current? "

Shi Jintang finally had a clear understanding of this geek genius and put aside his politeness.

"Well, my research direction is mainly in hydropower generation. In addition to being the boss behind the Blackstone Fund, I am also the general manager of the African Colonization Company. There are many steep rivers and waterfalls under my jurisdiction.

Because the area under my jurisdiction is too barren, when I saw your research and development progress on alternating current, I suddenly thought that if water conservancy resources could be used to drive the alternator, would it be possible to save huge costs for coal and steam engines?
  So I started looking into how to harness the power of water and how to get a generator to produce alternating current.

But I encountered a problem. Most of the current alternators are low-frequency. If the hydropower station is operated by a low-frequency generator, it will be more gain than loss. Therefore, I urgently need a high-frequency generator. "

After speaking, Shi Jintang took the suitcase from Shi Ming behind him and took out a stack of design drawings.

These drawings were all drawn by him on the cruise ship coming to the United States. They were mainly design materials for AC motors and hydropower stations that he "designed" based on the knowledge of later generations.

Because the current development of electric power is still in its infancy, many technologies and concepts that will have a profound impact on future generations have not yet been formed.

Therefore, Shi Jintang has no worries that he will reveal his flaws, and the current leader of AC is right in front of him. As long as he has no doubts, others are even less likely to question Shi Jintang.

After seeing these design drawings, Tesla was shocked, excited and admired.

This yellow man is really amazing. He has solved many principles and concepts that he has not yet figured out.

This yellow man is the real "genius", and he has nothing but endless admiration for Shi Jintang.

"Henry, aren't you afraid that I will infringe on your patent rights? Are you opening your results to me without any precautions?"

Shi Jintang burst out laughing, "In view of your failed attempts in business, I have reason to believe that you are a person with a conscience and a bottom line. I believe you!"

Tester was moved by Shi Jintang's "I believe in you", his chest was full of emotion and satisfaction, and his eyes were slightly moist without realizing it.

He felt like he had met a "confidant", and what he was even happier about was the feeling that he was trusted.

Shi Jintang's respect and trust made him feel that the world is not cold and that it is worth it!

"Henry, I can't wait for when we get to work."

"No rush, we have to deal with Mr. Edison first."

When Tesla heard this, he had a confused look on his face, "What are you going to do?"

Shi Jintang chuckled, "Of course I asked him to fulfill his promise and apologize to you."

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