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It really can't be done by accident.

Margot wasn't stupid; she understood what such a treasure meant.

Its value is actually a minor matter.

The key issue is that if news of this thing's existence gets out, Margot is genuinely afraid that she and Josie might one day end up dead in the street.

This treasure is enough to drive the whole world crazy. Without the size of the British Empire before World War I, it would be impossible to protect it!

And why did the British royal family choose to have the Cullinan gem cut? Didn't they know that the bigger the gem, the more valuable it is? Actually, they were also afraid of attracting unwanted attention...

So when Josie gave Margot this thing, she couldn't quite tell if Josie truly loved her or was trying to harm her.

Fortunately, this concern is not actually difficult to resolve.

Just like the British royal family did back then, they cut the gemstone, and that solved the problem.

The reason Josie gave such a diamond to Margot was actually for this very reason... Margot, who had a jeweler father, had actually studied jewelry cutting for a period of time.

Of course, Margot had only ever cut small diamonds before; she had never even seen such a large one, let alone cut it.

As for certificates and such... don't be silly. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), which is now the world's most authoritative diamond institution, was established in 1931, but it only became a highly credible institution after the 1950s. The 4Cs standard was also introduced at that time.

At that time in 43, there was no such thing as an authentication certificate.

Chapter 32 The Idea of ​​Starting a Factory: Fructose!

“Darling, I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, as long as you don’t tell anyone, only the two of us in the whole world will know about this diamond.” Josie explained with a smile in response to Margot’s questions and concerns.

That's right. Just ten minutes ago, this gem was in the treasury of Daenerys, the dragon queen of another world. How could the people of this world have ever seen it?

The aluminum and finely cut diamond jewelry that Josie gave her also showed Daenerys a new source of income. In return, Daenerys provided him with a large amount of jewelry of various kinds, the most of which were rough diamonds.

Just like on Earth, diamonds were classified as jewelry very early on in Westeros, but they were not popular.

The reason is not that there are many of them, but that with the technology of ancient times, polishing diamonds was such a huge project that it was impossible to mass-produce them. On the other hand, it was easy to use diamonds to cut metal.

However, this pink diamond was not initially on Daenerys's list of transactions for Josie.

Even with the greatest difficulty in cutting and polishing, diamonds of this caliber are considered top-tier gems in Westeros.

Moreover, the pink color was also a great favorite of Daenerys, and it was kept in her private collection of fine items.

However, during the transaction, Daenerys made the most obnoxious remark, allowing Josie to choose one of her treasures from the finest treasure vault.

Then there is no more.

I bet Daenerys is probably hiding somewhere in her palace right now, drawing circles in her mind.

"Are you sure?" Josie's words only deepened Margot's doubts.

Only the two of them knew about this precious diamond.

Did you just dig this out of the ground outside?

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Look how well it suits you!" Josie didn't explain further, but simply held the diamond up to Margot's broad chest.

However, this comparison made it impossible for Josie to look away.

The pink diamonds, bathed in the dim light of the bedside lamp, shone brilliantly, illuminating Margot's snow-white skin.

This has created a breathtakingly beautiful scene that is unparalleled in the world.

Margot, who was still feeling uneasy about the diamond, was startled by Josie's aggressive gaze when she looked up.

She only had time to gasp before Josie threw her onto the bed.

Diamonds? Screw diamonds!

As the Simmons mattress springs worked under overload, the pink diamond, which had been temporarily forgotten, was slowly pushed off the bed by the spring's reaction force, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

Fortunately, the bedroom floor was made of wood. If it had been tiled, this priceless diamond would probably have been dead in less than half an hour after it appeared in this world.

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"You want to open a sugar factory, an aluminum alloy factory, and an arts and crafts company?" After some time, still feeling the afterglow of their vigorous exercise, Margot leaned against Josie, playing with the diamond in her hand, and said, "An aluminum alloy factory and an arts and crafts factory aren't difficult, but as for a sugar factory, the raw materials are hard to come by these days, aren't they?"

Margot had no objection to Josie's idea of ​​opening a factory, since the factory Josie wanted to open was not large in scale and would not cost much money.

With an estimated few hundred thousand, it would be enough to get started. For Margot, who received a large insurance payout due to Tony Wendice's death, this was nothing.

Moreover, she'd give her own little man any amount of money, let alone this little bit; she wouldn't even care if he lost it all.

Especially the diamond that Josie just gave her; even if it were cut into pieces and sold, its value would far exceed her current net worth.

But as she pointed out, aluminum alloy factories and craft factories are easy to start.

Although we are currently in a wartime economy, aluminum, as the most important aerospace material of this era, is also a controlled commodity.

However, unlike other commodities with restricted raw materials, the United States was not restricted in terms of raw materials for bauxite. This was because the United States mainly imported bauxite from Brazil at that time, so the raw materials were not affected by the war. Instead, it was the finished aluminum metal that was affected.

Therefore, if Josie wanted to start an aluminum alloy factory, it would be no difficult thing. On the contrary, she would be encouraged by the federal government, and the military would buy up all the finished aluminum products produced. Although the price would not be very high, it would definitely not be a loss.

Leaving aside the craft factory, according to Josie, it mainly processed cheap craft jewelry such as glass and inferior diamonds, which had little to do with the war.

But the sugar factories have much bigger problems.

Because in that era, sugar was mainly cane sugar.

The main raw materials were only sugar beets and sugarcane. As for fructose, which became rampant and caused great harm in later generations but was extremely cheap, although it already existed in this era, the production technology was not advanced and the output was very low, making it more expensive than cane sugar.

While sugarcane and sugar beets are produced in large quantities throughout the Americas, they are seasonal cash crops, unlike metal ores which can be directly mined; they require a growth cycle.

In addition, due to the Pacific War, shipping routes in the Asia-Pacific region were blocked, preventing the import of materials from Southeast Asia, another important sugar raw material producing region.

This led to a sugar crisis in the United States.

Raw materials can only be supplied to large enterprises and factories. If Josie doesn't have enough connections, it's almost impossible for her to get enough raw materials.

What Margot didn't know was that Josie never intended to obtain the raw materials from this world, but rather from the Game of Thrones world.

Why was Daenerys willing to pay such a high price for candy from Josie? Was it because there was no candy in the Game of Thrones world?

of course not!

The Game of Thrones world doesn't just have sugar purification technology.

Therefore, as long as Josie imports raw sugar from the Game of Thrones world, purifies and processes it, the sugar produced can be sold back to Daenerys or sold in this world, making a huge profit!

Of course, this model is not without its drawbacks.

The downside is that it makes the problem easier for the federal government to detect.

After all, how could you produce so much sugar if you don't have the raw materials?

The reason is quite simple: Josie's real purpose in opening this sugar factory was not actually to make sugar.

Instead, it was a type of sugar that didn't exist in this era: high-fructose corn syrup, which would later become extremely cheap!

"Have you heard of fructose? What if I told you I have a technology that can extract sugar from corn starch that is sweeter and cheaper than sucrose?" Josie said quietly in response to Margot's doubts.

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Chapter 33 Fundraising Cocktail Party

The so-called high-fructose corn syrup is actually the fructose syrup that is very common in later generations and has gradually replaced sucrose in the food processing industry.

This type of sugar originally appeared after the 50s.

However, its process is not complicated.

The most important components are glucoamylase and glucose isomerase.

The former was extracted in the 30s, but it wasn't commercialized. The latter, however, wasn't discovered until the 50s.

However, Josie only needs the former, because the latter's main function is to convert the glucose in the syrup into fructose, which increases the sweetness of the syrup.

Only the former can hydrolyze starch to produce syrup.

I learned about these two things because of that unlucky brother who made me drink before I transmigrated. He was in the fast-moving consumer goods raw material processing industry—basically, he was a raw material supplier for milk tea shops.

When the other party was starting their business, Josie helped them a lot in her spare time.

So I have some understanding of this aspect.

However, Josh isn't a biological researcher, so he definitely couldn't develop the saccharifying enzyme or produce high-fructose corn syrup on his own.

But it's okay, we can find someone to do this kind of work.

Chicago is the educational center of the American Midwest, home to 19 standard four-year universities, including renowned institutions such as the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois, as well as numerous graduate schools.

Finding a few professionals in this field is not difficult.

“Since you feel confident, go for it. Just tell me how much money you need!” Margot said after Josie explained her plan.

"However, since you're going to start a business, you'll need to network with some celebrities. I just received an invitation to a cocktail party this weekend from Uncle John. I wasn't planning on going, but since you're starting a business, let's go together! I'll introduce you to some people there, which will be helpful for your business."

To be honest, Margot has spent quite a bit of time with Josie, but she has never actually taken him to such an occasion.

It's not because Josie is unpresentable.

In fact, she rarely attended such parties after her father passed away.

At first, it was because people kept talking badly about Tony Wendice in her ear, which she disliked very much, and she even argued with some of her former close friends about it.