It has been six years since the long-range intelligent unmanned bomber project was established. Rock has never devoted so much energy to a project.
From being full of expectations at the beginning, to gradually being disappointed, and then being constantly surprised, I am afraid no one can understand Rock's mental journey.
The helicopter in front of us is obviously not a complete remote intelligent unmanned bomber. Maybe it is another freak that Nikola Tesla put together using existing technology to defraud the next phase of funds.
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It can’t be said to be cheating. Although Nikola Tesla has no integrity, he is still good at it. Every once in a while, he comes up with a result that, even if it cannot be applied to the long-range intelligent unmanned bomber project, can also be applied to other projects.
field.
So far, all of Rock's investment in Nikola Tesla has been recovered by selling the technology provided by Nikola Tesla's laboratory, and the profits are increasing, so Rock doesn't care.
I don't care when Nikola Tesla can develop a truly long-range intelligent unmanned bomber.
"How much has this project cost so far?" Stoudemire is also one of Nikola Tesla's investors. However, Stoudemire has too many investment projects to pay attention to one by one, so Stoudemire doesn't know this either.
The current specific situation of the project.
“More than fifty million rand, right?” Henry sighed quietly, he was also an investor.
Then Stoudemire and Henry both looked sad. Six years and 50 million. I am afraid that only in southern Africa in the world can Nikola Tesla get this level of support.
Think about how in the United States, Morgan was able to bankrupt Nikola Tesla just for $150,000——
It’s a world of difference.
"It's still a good deal. At least we have gained a lot of advanced technology." Luo Ke was not angry. Even though it cost 50 million, the profit of the entire project must have exceeded 100 million.
Not to mention anything else, the profit from the surveillance system developed by Nikola Laboratory alone may have exceeded 100 million, and the federal government of Southern Africa is the largest customer.
Speaking of surveillance systems, we have to mention television. In 1923, Russian-American scientist Zvorykin applied for patents for photoelectric picture tubes, television transmitters and television receivers, marking the birth of modern television technology.
Nikola Tesla's talent in electronic technology is undoubted. Not long after he came into contact with television technology, Nikola Tesla invented the camera tube and picture tube for television cameras, completing the process of making television cameras and images
A completely electronic process, and a monitoring system was developed based on these technologies.
At this time, no one except Rock knew how much change this technology of television would bring to people's lives.
It is said that this year Zvorygin also invented the camera tube and picture tube, and also invented a fully electronic camera.
The difference is that the camera invented by Zvorykin has a camera lens that weighs 45 kilograms and is 2.2 meters long. It is nicknamed a TV cannon.
The camera invented by Nikola Tesla weighs only 40 kilograms, is about the same size as a backpack, and is extremely practical.
Now that we have a television, we cannot waste it. Nyasalando City now has its first television station, which broadcasts two hours of programs every day.
Just half a month ago, Los Angeles TV creatively put "Nyasaland" on the screen, causing a sensation in the whole society. Now there are more than 1,000 TV sets in southern Africa.
Don’t be too little, don’t forget that this is still 1932, and there are probably less than 100 television sets in London and New York combined.
In fact, 1,000 TVs did not bring much profit to Rock. The cost of TVs at this time was still very high. In order to promote TVs, the Los Angeles TV Factory simply sold TVs at cost price. Sometimes it
Activities and other activities may even result in losses.
Even so, Rock doesn't mind. The promotion of new things always requires a stage. Pretoria is preparing for the second TV station in southern Africa and the second in the world. Rock knows how vast this market is.
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"Where's Nikola?" Rock looked around and couldn't see Nikola Tesla. The helicopters had all moved to the Palace of Justice, but Nikola Tesla, the person in charge of the project, was not there.
So irresponsible.
“Professor Tesla is feeling a little unwell——” Douglas looked embarrassed, and Rock could see it clearly.
This is also Nikola Tesla's usual trick.
Without even looking at it, Rock knew that the helicopter in front of him was probably not up to the level of "remote intelligence" and "unmanned driving" in Rock's impression. It was at best a semi-finished product.
It was probably too embarrassing for Nikola Tesla to fool Rock with such a semi-finished product, so he was "hospitalized due to illness" and pushed Douglas out to top the bag.
“Haha——” Henry expressed his understanding. Geniuses are always different from ordinary people.
To put it bluntly, it is abnormal.
“Hmph——” Xiaosi sneered, wondering how much more money would be needed this time.
Stoudemire can now understand the old Morgan’s mood after knowing that the project failed. The hearts of capitalists are dark.
"Start, start -" Rock is still looking forward to it. Some strange technologies often appear in Nikola's laboratory. Maybe even Nikola Tesla doesn't know the use of those technologies, but Rock always
can find the best application method.
In fact, it’s just the extra ten years of experience as a netizen——
Thinking about it this way, it seems that we can start working on computers now. Rock doesn’t know how the United States researches nuclear bombs. Anyway, Rock doesn’t want researchers in southern Africa to use abacus when researching nuclear bombs.
Speaking of computers, do you remember Feng Ding, the genius researcher at Nyasaland Heavy Industries?
After improving the hand-cranked computer, Feng Ding was not satisfied. He developed a mechanical computer based on the hand-cranked computer, and the calculation efficiency was greatly improved again. Now Feng Ding has become an out-and-out master with computer technology.
millionaire.
The computer mentioned here is not a computer, it is a literal computer. It is used purely for calculations. It will probably take several decades to reach the level of a computer.
However, considering the technological progress of this time and space, computers should appear earlier than in previous generations.
Rock has also made arrangements in this regard very early. Several of the "fathers of computers" in Rock's impression are now either teaching at the University of Nyasaland or studying at the University of Nyasaland. After a while, when technology
When the system develops to the point where computers should appear, everything will naturally fall into place.
Following Rock's order, the technicians conducted a final inspection of the helicopter, and then the personnel evacuated. Douglas asked Rock, Henry, and Stoudemire to sit in the command car next to them. As the staff operated, the helicopter
The propellers began to spin, and indeed there was no pilot.
“Isn’t this just an enlarged version of a remote-controlled helicopter?” Xiao held his chin in disappointment.
In 1898, Nikola Tesla showed his remote-controlled submarine to the public for the first time. At that time, the technology was not mature enough and the U.S. government looked down on it, so the remote-controlled submarine technology was sealed in Nikola Tesla's insurance
The cabinet has never seen the light of day.
The U.S. government doesn’t know its stuff, but Rock knows how profitable remote control technology can be.
Until the 21st century, various remote-controlled cars and airplanes were still the favorites of children, and even later drone technology was developed on the basis of this technology.
So after Nikola Tesla came to southern Africa, remote control technology was applied to the field of toys by Rock.
Inspiration is actually a layer of window paper.
Before meeting Rock, Nikola Tesla had no idea how to realize remote control technology.
As a result, after meeting Rock, toys developed based on remote control technology mushroomed, and the toy company under Phyllis's name became the largest toy company in the world.
This is the power of capital. You can build the largest company in the world just by playing with it. Therefore, if you have a thousand-mile horse, you must also have a bole.
Stoudemire's grandson, Arthur, loves all kinds of remote control toys and has a whole house of them. Stoudemire spent a lot of money to customize them from a toy company. So when he saw the helicopter flying, Stoudemire's first reaction was
——This is just a toy!
They are essentially the same, but the standard version of the helicopter still gives people a greater shock when it flies than the 100:1 model.
Especially when the helicopter performs various actions such as climbing, hovering, diving, and even flying upside down under the control of the staff, even Stoudemire, who knows nothing about military affairs, can see the role of remote-controlled aircraft in the military.
effect.
To ensure safety, no weapons were installed on this helicopter.
However, if it is equipped with machine guns, cannons, or even rocket launchers, this "big toy" will instantly become a powerful steel monster.
“Not bad——” Rock was basically satisfied. Don’t underestimate toys, they can be of great use if used in the right place.
The structure of a remote control helicopter is not too complicated. Even if it is a small helicopter on the toy market, if it is made larger, the casing is made into a structure like a grenade body, and the belly is filled with explosives. Think about it
What will happen when used on the battlefield?
Especially for infantry, if there is an enemy bunker on the offensive route, which is strategically located, has strong firepower, and is indestructible, it will take time to call for artillery support or air support.
If there was a toy helicopter with explosives in its belly at this time, there would be no need to call for support at all.
So whether it is in terms of efficiency or cost, toys can be of great use.
How much does a toy cost? How much does a battleship's main gun shell cost? Regardless of the life of the main gun, the cost of a toy is lower than the cost of a cannon shell.
“Professor Tesla’s next phase of funding will require approximately R10 million—” Douglas was sweating profusely and feeling guilty.
"Oh my God - one toy costs 10 million -" Stoudemire lamented. In Stoudemire's opinion, Rock was more or less conniving towards the scientists.
“Can we do it with francs?” Henry also felt a pain in his heart. Scientific research is really a waste of money.
