Because Maxim's research on automatic fire extinguishers has entered a critical period, and he doesn't particularly like management and external relations, he took advantage of Tangning's arrival in New York to ask him if he could recruit two more people. He would only be responsible for behind-the-scenes research and development.
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Tang Ning did not refuse, because he knew Maxim's character, and he had only been a temporary replacement before. Now it would be better to hire someone, so today's interview was held, but the name of the first applicant made him unable to help but be surprised.
Exhale, because his name is "Thomas Alva Edison"!
Naturally, everyone has heard of Edison's name. Tang Ning never expected that she would have the opportunity to recruit this "inventive capitalist" as her subordinate. However, looking at Maxim next to her, she suddenly felt that these two former enemies were arranged.
Being a co-worker is also quite interesting.
After calming down, Tang Ning ordered Isabel to call Edison in. She found that the "King of Invention" was only a young man in his early twenties, but he looked very smart and capable.
According to the recruitment process, Tang Ning asked Edison to report his resume, and Edison replied slowly: "Hello, Mr. Tang Ning, I used to be a telecommunications operator at Stratford Junction Station of the Grand Trunk Railway, so I am proficient in telecommunications and telecommunications business; I have"
"Patent for the invention of the voting counter"
Hearing Edison talk about the "voting counter", Tangning couldn't help but think of a rumor. It was said that this was Edison's first invention. After the invention, he excitedly believed that this device would speed up the work efficiency of Congress and would be popular. However, a Congressman
The congressman told him that sometimes voting slowly was also due to political needs. Under this shock, Edison decided not to create inventions that people did not need.
At this time, I heard Edison say again: "I also founded the "Herald" in Detroit."
Hearing this, Tang Ning couldn't help but think, why not start a newspaper of her own? In this way, all future serialized novels will be published in her own newspaper. This can be regarded as leaving a permanent industry to future generations. After all, electric lights, trolley cases, and bulletproof vests
Patents for these things are subject to year restrictions.
Moreover, the requirements for starting a newspaper in the United States during this period were very low. Many people had founded newspapers, such as Edison, Mark Twain, and Pulitzer. Of course, except for Pulitzer, everyone else failed.
However, this idea can only be thought about for the time being. Not to mention that Edison is not a talented person to run a newspaper. Even if he has enough things to do now, how could he go to run a newspaper for himself again? Moreover, this guy is not very ambitious.
He is younger than Rockefeller, so he probably won't be able to work here for a few years.
Although Tang Ning knew that Edison would not work for him for a long time, he would never miss the opportunity to recruit the future "invention king" as his subordinate, so he decided to keep him on the spot. But for the sake of
To share his workload and prevent emergencies, Tangning hired another young man named Shepherd.
Just when Tang Ning was about to leave, someone suddenly knocked on the door and walked in. He greeted Tang Ning with a smile, "Boss, long time no see!"
Tangning looked up and saw that it was Rockefeller. She quickly replied, "John, you are the real big boss now!"
Rockefeller insisted: "Without your trust and guidance, boss, how could I be where I am today!"
In fact, Rockefeller was right to say this, because Downing had always given him full trust and advice at critical moments over the years. For example, when he and Morris had serious differences in management, Downing stood decisively on his side;
Another example is that Rockefeller used a large amount of debt to increase capital, a large amount of reinvestment, and a large amount of development of by-products. These high-risk but ultimately successful extreme operating methods were the key to the rapid development of Standard Oil.
"By the way John, why did you suddenly come to New York from Cleveland?" Tangning asked curiously.
Rockefeller explained: "Oh, I plan to set up a trading point in New York. After all, Cleveland is not as convenient for trading as here in New York."
Then he changed the subject and said: "I heard from Isa, boss, do you plan to stay in New York in the next few years?"
Tangning nodded and replied, "Well, after all, New Orleans hasn't recovered from the war yet. It's not the time to go back yet, and even if we can go back, we won't be able to grow cotton anymore, so I plan to sort out the business here in New York."
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While Downing was chatting with Rockefeller, there was a fierce argument within Congress over how to deal with the defeated southern states!
The successor president, Andrew Johnson, said slowly: "My opinion is not to liquidate any southerners, but to allow the southern states to return to the Union in the least painful way possible, in the shortest possible time, to unite the country and restore
strength."
As soon as the president finished speaking, the radical congressman McGill immediately stood up and said with excitement: "Mr. President, if we don't completely eradicate slavery and don't turn the southern states into the market of the north, we will continue to let the southern states quarrel with the United Kingdom.
Wasn’t the Civil War fought in vain? Wasn’t it that so many people died in vain?”
"What's your opinion?" Johnson asked with an unhappy look.
McGill sorted out the outline in his hand and said loudly: "First, southerners are required to take an oath of absolute loyalty and declare that they have never supported the Confederate government or served the Confederate government in the past. This is a bit like a "declaration of quitting the party."
, which is equivalent to attacking the faith of southerners on a spiritual level.
The second is to impose military control on the eleven southern states. Because although slavery has been abolished in the south, black people still do not have the right to vote. Therefore, the governments and parliaments of the eleven southern states are still decided by the original white leaders. This is equivalent to the southern states.
In fact, nothing has changed. This is absolutely unacceptable to us."
The third was to pardon most Southern citizens who swore allegiance to the Northern federal government and return their personal property but not slaves.
However, there are several categories of people who cannot be pardoned even if they take an oath, such as the governors of the eleven southern states, civilian employees of the Confederate government, officers with the rank of colonel or above in the Confederate Army, officers with the rank of captain or above in the Confederate Navy, those who abused prisoners of war or were imprisoned for other military crimes.
Catcher."
PS: Today I read the chapters "The Road to the Head of the Cultivation Sect" and "The Difficulty of Farewell". I was really filled with emotion. Watching the characters portrayed in the previous nearly three hundred chapters pass away one by one, it really felt like an old friend was farewell forever.
Lao Qi's skill in portraying characters is indeed a role model for our generation!