1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 109 Pollution is also very useful

After this encounter, Scrooge didn’t encounter much bad luck. Anyway, every day I vomit, vomit, vomit, vomit and vomit, um, I gradually stopped vomiting. But at this time, England is not far away.

Before Scrooge set off, three days in advance, he wrote a letter to Carol. However, I didn’t expect and didn’t know what was going on. Anyway, Scrooge ran faster than he believed. In this way, naturally no one on the pier is ready to welcome them. With the help of several bodyguards, Scrooge, who had been vomiting with no expression for more than ten days, climbed onto the shore, then called a public carriage and drove towards the London railway station.

Scrooge bought a villa in a small town on the outskirts of London, which served as the base of the Macdonald family in Europe. The reason for choosing a relatively remote town is largely to avoid the terrible pollution of London. In fact, most wealthy people live in similar places. Unless it is necessary, who wants to stay in the smoke of London for a long time.

This small town is such a place where rich people live. It is about forty kilometers away from central London. It only takes more than an hour to arrive by train, which can be said to be quite convenient.

When Scrooge arrived at Carol’s residence, he found that Carol was not there. According to the servants, in the morning, Carol went out with Catherine Miss.

Carol went out with a Miss. This is really good news. It’s just that Scrooge’s case is very tired, so he just casually asked about Catherine Miss’s situation, and then confessed to the servant to wait for Carol to return. , Just come to wake yourself up. Then he went directly to the guest room, found a bed, lay down and fell asleep.

This sleep was the most peaceful sleep for Scrooge for so many days, and it was not until the next morning that Scrooge woke up. He stood up, waved his arms and kicked his legs, and took another deep breath, feeling the full vitality returning to own body.

“Scrooge, are you awake?” Carol walked in at this time. He looked at Scrooge who was continuing to do chest expansion exercises and smiled, “Yesterday I saw you were too tired, so I didn’t let them come. Excuse me. Okay, breakfast is ready, go to freshen up, and then come down to eat.” While explaining these life details to Scrooge, Carlo felt that, um, he was like Scrooge’s Big Brother. NS.

“Okay, Kroll, I’ll get down right away. By the way, what’s the matter with that Catherine Miss?”

“Let’s talk about this later.” Carol said with a smile.

“Listen to you, this Catherine Miss is really interesting.” Scrooge said, “Carol, you have to pay attention.”

“What’s wrong, what’s wrong?” Carol asked.

“No, I didn’t mean that.” Scrooge explained quickly, “I mean, Carol, you have to be careful, don’t be completely dominated by her in the future life. Because from your description, this Catherine Miss is very smart. In the future life, if you don’t pay attention, you may lose the dominance. Of course, for our family, a Chongming capable daughter-in-law is very useful.”

“Yeah.” Carol replied in a low voice, and then asked: “Scrooge, you suddenly came to England, what’s the matter?”

“I plan to open a university in United States, and plan to come here to dig two professors back.” Scrooge said, “A university is very important to our entire consortium. And Carol, you are in the natural sciences The influence was not enough to persuade those guys, so I had to take a trip by myself.”

“When are you going to visit those professors?”

“Don’t be busy. I’m in a hurry. I originally wanted to complete a plan on how to win them over on the boat. Unfortunately, as soon as I boarded the boat, I was so dizzy and time spent vomiting, so these plans have not been formulated yet. I slowly sort out the plan first, and then go. Oh, by the way, don’t spread the news that I’m here. I don’t want anyone to rob me.”

To impress a master, make him willing to stay away from home and go to the barren land thousands of miles away to do his research. This is not easy. Scrooge decided to start from four angles.

The first is the hardware conditions, that is, the building. Scrooge knew that science masters cannot do without experiments, and experiments cost money. For the current Scrooge, the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. Scrooge has prepared a design plan for a high-end, atmospheric and high-end laboratory. He believes that a laboratory that combines his later generations’ knowledge will definitely bring Maxwell a lot of attraction.

The second is salary treatment, and this is not even a problem. Scrooge believes that there is no school in the UK that compares to Maxwell’s salary.

The next step is to use new academic ideas to catch people’s fish. What Maxwell puts forward is that there is a little conflict between the research and Newton’s views on such things. The position of Newton in the British scientific community is almost similar to that of Jesus in the church. The British generally feel that everything Newton has said is right; everything Newton insists on must be the truth; what we understand must be followed, and what we do not understand must be followed. Deepen your understanding in this process. As a result, it is difficult for him to be understood in the scientific community, and there are fewer firm supporters and collaborators. And Scrooge, who is also a scientist, only needs to put forward an attractive new point of view that can inspire him. It is likely to impress him.

The last resort is to start with his family.

Mr. Maxwell has a wife who is seven years older than him (she is also named Catherine), this lady is deeply respected and loved by Maxwell. If this lady can be impressed, then things will be more certain. So how can we impress her?

Although Scrooge did not know what hobbies the 34-year-old married Catherine had, he estimated that the things used to impress ordinary women might not be effective for her. Well, maybe the damn smog of London is a good helper. I only need to find a chart of the proportion of infant deaths due to respiratory diseases in the London area, which should be enough to impress this lady.

After completing these preparations, Scrooge took two people, rode a carriage, and left Carol’s residence to visit the true master at King’s College London.

After arriving in London, Scrooge did not go directly to King’s College London. Instead, he went directly to Maxwell’s house. At this time, Maxwell should be a while before going home. Just a few words with Mrs. Maxwell.

Maxwell has a rather good place in the city center, but a new factory has recently opened nearby. This factory, like other factories, has a black smoke from its chimneys day and night. From time to time it emits a special smell. So you can see that in this area, all the buildings and the windows facing the factory are tightly closed.

At this moment, a gust of wind was blowing from the direction of the factory, and Scrooge quickly held his breath and took out his white handkerchief to cover his nose. Then walked up the steps in front of Maxwell’s house and started knocking on the door.

“Who?” Mrs. Maxwell’s voice came from inside.

“Ah, Mrs. Maxwell, it’s me, Scrooge, Scrooge McDonald. Do you remember me?” Scrooge replied.

“Ah, it’s Mr. Macdonald. Please come in.” The door opened and Mrs. Maxwell appeared in front of Scrooge. Compared to the last time I saw her, Mrs. Maxwell was a lot thinner and her face was a little yellowish.

“Mr. MacDonald, are you here again? James also mentioned you not long ago. He said that your last conversation with her gave him a lot of inspiration. He also said two days ago that there are some problems. I can discuss it with you.” When Scrooge entered the room, Mrs. Maxwell said as she poured coffee for Scrooge.

“Has Mr. Maxwell come back yet? Ah, the smell here is really… damn it, how can this kind of factory be built here!” Scrooge said.

“Isn’t it? That factory doesn’t know what it produces. The machine roars all day long. This smell is really uncomfortable. James said that when he smells that smell, his mathematical calculation ability will drop by at least 100%. Thirty percent.” Mrs. Maxwell complained.

Scrooge certainly knew what this factory produced. This factory is the chemical factory of the pharmaceutical company led by His Royal Highness Prince Albert. Scrooge owns such a factory himself, how could he not be able to distinguish the smell from this factory.

Scrooge stood up, bowed to Mrs. Maxwell, and said apologetically: “Speaking of which, I should apologize to Mr. Maxwell and you. This factory produces the sulfa and some other drugs that I invented. . It’s just that I didn’t expect that they would build the factory in such a place.”

“Mr. MacDonald, it is not your fault. You don’t have to apologize. In fact, building factories everywhere is one of the characteristics of London.” Mrs. Maxwell replied with a wry smile.

“Madam, things are not as simple as you think.” Scrooge said seriously, “Although sulfa drugs and other drugs are life-saving drugs, they also produce a lot of toxic waste water and waste gas in the process of producing them. Yes. These gases will have a toxic effect on people. Therefore, my factories in Cleveland and New York will be deliberately built on the edge of the city, but in the downwind position of the city. Workers working in my factory also need to carry Thick masks with activated carbon interlayer work. We have conducted animal experiments on these gases. The result of the experiments is that these gases can make the mice infertile, miscarriage, and the chance of cancer ascending by several orders of magnitude. So… …Madam, haven’t you and Mr. Maxwell considered moving?”

When Scrooge uttered the words “infertility, miscarriage, cancer”, he noticed that Mrs. Maxwell’s face was pale. Mrs. Maxwell’s voice, who has always been generous, trembled: “Oh my God, it’s so serious, what can I do?”

“What to do?” Scrooge thought. “Send your husband to Cleveland with me, and everything will be resolved.”