[Titanic] Where Your Heart Goes

It seems to Karl that his request is not too much. The agricultural machinery at this time is almost the same as it is now. The tasks he assigned to Mr. Edsel and others only require them to make the machinery more delicate and flexible.It's a pity that Karl is not a professional after all. His unclear explanation can only make the R&D team of the automobile factory work hard to diverge their thinking. As for what will be made in the future, it is not Karl who has no talent in machinery imagined.

"Currently, more farmers are employed in the agricultural area. They mainly grow cotton and wheat. Beef cattle are also the main investment direction of the company." Lucas said that he didn't know where to take out a contract and handed it to Carl. He looked into Carl's eyes He laughed, "Europe has been quite chaotic recently. Since we started to acquire land in Tennessee and establish a farm, two countries from different camps have placed orders with us—the Prussian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire."

"Strategic materials." Carl stared at the amount on the contract, and suddenly said: "Notify Tennessee State University, let me research a technology that can evacuate the air from the food sewn in thick plastic bags-vacuum preservation technology."

Lucas and Abner were shocked by Karl's first words, and they stared into Karl's eyes, clearly expressing that they needed Karl to give them an explanation.Carl held up his hands in an innocent look: "Calm down, gentlemen."

"Okay, listen to me, okay, I need to organize the language." Carl finally got a chance to breathe. What a businessman needs is to care about the major issues in every country in the world-especially war-which will have a negative impact on transportation. Ways and so on all have unpredictable effects, and Carl took out relevant information from his mind without too much effort.

"The Balkan Peninsula borders Asia in the south, guarding the throat of the Mediterranean Sea, and it reaches the lower reaches of the Danube in the north, the Black Sea in the east, the Aegean Sea in the south, and the Adriatic Sea in the west. The military value of this location is self-evident, but it is very unfortunate. Such a good place belongs to eleven countries, and there is still a mixed rule of different sects of Catholicism, Orthodoxism, and Islam, and the conflicts in this place have never stopped." Carl shrugged his shoulders regretfully.

"In March, Salvia and Bulgaria had just reached an alliance against the Turkish Empire, and looking at the current situation, Greece is likely to join this alliance immediately. The war between Turkey and Italy has just failed, and not cutting the knife at this time can only prove that These allies are stupid."

"Turkey has been fighting all these years, but it has never won a victory. If there is a fight this time, there will definitely be no surprises. The real problem is-how to divide the benefits afterwards!" Carl finished speaking and went to the In front of the world map in the office, he circled the Balkans and smiled like a gentleman.

"Think about it, this is a small circle formed by a country surrounded by France, Prussia, Austria-Hungary, and Tsarist Russia. When the war is over, these countries will definitely suspect that their borders are not safe again. When they intervene, the whole of Europe will be in chaos, even Britain is no exception."

Looking at the world map suppressed by Karl, Lucas and Abner sighed, complicated national issues.If this matter is not handled properly, it will soon turn into a melee among the entire European countries. No wonder these countries are nervously starting to stockpile supplies now. They are really very strategic.

"Sell things to them, but don't be completely satisfied with the quantity, control some, we must apply for patent rights immediately after the vacuum product is developed, and then sit on the ground and raise the price-compared with random new things that may spoil, vacuum products are much safer. "The sly smile on the corner of Carl's mouth finally showed his true colors first.

Lucas sighed. He is a devout Christian, and he is not optimistic about the bloodshed of wars: "Thanks to the unique environment in the Americas, it is independent of the European war circle."

"I'm going to call the school, you guys continue." Lucas said and left the office, and Abner immediately walked to Carl's side.

Carl looked at Abner with curious eyes. After a short pause, Abner said: "General Motors is currently researching a new vehicle called a tank. It is said that Congress is very optimistic about this new product, saying that it can be developed for use in war. , do you need to notify Mr. Edsel of the Machinery Factory?"

Carl was stunned for a moment, until now he hadn't considered developing an arms business—it didn't sound like a serious business.After thinking in silence for a while, Carl shook his head and rejected the idea: "No, we don't need to sell arms for the time being. This kind of business is too involved with the Congress. Now we can get support. When the technology lags behind, it will be blocked by the Congress." Disgusted, and there is too much competition and a bad reputation."

"Abner, do you want your daughter to tell you in the future—"Dad, you made guns for the bloodshed in wars?" Karl teased, but another thought came to his mind. Buner had, patted his arm and said, "Don't be disappointed, you gave me a new idea. There have always been a lot of big people murdered by guns. What if our cars were made to withstand bullets? Whether it's steel Still glass, oh my God, what a feat!"

Abner Steel's slightly dim eyes suddenly lit up, he picked up the phone and immediately began to notify the material and chemist Mr. Langmuir in the machinery factory, expressing the hope that this kind of glass could appear.Afterwards, Abner passed the phone call to Carl, and Carl was stunned for a moment before realizing the kindness of his old classmate.

"Abner, thank you." Karl hammered him around intimately, and then made a call to Italy.

Mr. Henry and Carl are still in conflict because of Jack's problems. What's worse, Carl has borrowed a large sum of money from his father. If Mr. Henry is not happy to stop borrowing, then Carl will only face bankruptcy up.Abner's approach is to let Carl take the opportunity to sell well to his father, and the revealed intention of cooperation can also send a signal to the old gentleman that his son is not monolithic-sooner or later, the son will change his mind, marry a wife and have children. Words are the most important.

The moment the phone was connected, Mr. Henry's rigid voice came: "I'm Henry Hawley, may I ask who you are?"

"Father, I'm Karl. I want to cooperate with you on something. I wonder if you are interested?"

The breath of the phone conversation stopped, and Henry's voice revealed doubts: "Carl? The jobs you run have little to do with my steel company, right?"

"Father, I am developing a new type of car, bulletproof shooting. Maybe you are interested in being a supplier? Improve the strength and toughness of the steel produced by the company. Father, I am very sincere." Carl spoke in a very gentle voice , accompanied by Abner's vomiting expression.

Mr. Henry said without any hesitation: "If you are not bankrupt in three months, I will contact you. Carl, save the money you borrowed from your old father. The old man John just called and laughed at me. I gave birth to a son who spends money like water."

"Yes, father, I will pay attention to going bankrupt after three months." Carl calmly accepted his father's unconventional humor, and hit back by the way, and Mr. Henry really dropped the phone.

"Carl, if someone is willing to lend me [-] million U.S. dollars just by talking about it, I'm willing to divorce Ada right away." Abner sighed, and Carl raised his eyebrows and raised his voice, repeating it in astonishment.

"What? Abner, you said that if you have [-] million dollars, you will divorce Ada?"

"Yes, that's 500 million yuan, not [-] yuan or five yuan." Abner sighed regretfully again.

Carl looked at Abner's eyes and slowly showed sympathy. He looked past Abner and said, "Ada, good afternoon, I'm going to eat first."

Carl thoughtfully closed the office door tightly, and the woman's scolding and the man's screaming were soon heard in the room.Carl raised the corners of his mouth contentedly, and Judy had already sent lunch to the company for him.Lucas unceremoniously shared Karl's endless lunch, suddenly Lucas looked up at Karl's left hand and said, "Who is this unfortunate woman?"

"I'm sorry, Lucas, you might not be able to accept it, he's a man." Carl's apology this time was very sincere, and Lucas' acceptance of same-sex relationships was not as high as Abner's.

Lucas nodded and accepted Carl's apology, and then said flatly: "Just don't make out in front of me. You are just my boss. I don't have the right or interest to manage your private life. I'm not a missionary, let alone your private life." It's not corrupt."

What I thought would be a crisis was resolved with an ease that Karl could not have imagined, thanks to the unique individualism of Westerners.Carl couldn't help being relieved by the attitude of Abner and Lucas to his emotional problems.The two managers of the company are rare talents, and it is a pity to lose them.

After lunch, Judy cleared away all the plates, and Lucar followed Carl into the office with his hardworking spirit again—thank God, Ada also finished packing, and Abner returned to the image of a lady and left the company.

"The biggest problem right now is that we have a shortage of labor. Tennessee is underpopulated. If the labor problem cannot be resolved within a month and a half, then both crops and machinery factories will face losses this year. We need a large number of skilled and hardworking workers. Working workers." Lucas put the documents in front of Carl, and the huge gap of workers could not be plugged at all.

"Don't California have a large number of workers? I remember that during the gold rush, almost all the immigrant workers ran over. The security in the mines was poor. I think they would be willing to change jobs for the same salary. "Abner proposed, and Lucar waved his hand regretfully.

"The situation of workers in California is not good. There used to be oil fields and mines, and there are very few truly skilled factories. What we need are skilled workers and farmers, not empty miners." Lucas continued Emphasize your employment needs once.

"...in the factory, recruit female workers for light work like installation, and recruit black workers for heavy work. As for the farmers...Lucas, what do you think if I recruit Chinese workers from California concentration camps? The governor of California doesn't always say If we can’t find a way to house them, do we still need to provide daily board and lodging? Instead of letting them die there, it is better to recruit some and pay them normal wages. Those who want to stay can stay, and those who don’t want to stay can let They earn enough money to return home on their own." Carl said with a sarcastic smile.

No amount of grandiosity can change the fact that both women and people of color are discriminated against in the United States.Carl never cared about these things. He didn't belong to this era before, and the brand of the era had no effect on him.What Karl wanted was always immediate and future benefits.

Both Lucas and Abner were overwhelmed by Carl's speech and didn't know what to say. It took a long time for Lucas to regain his voice: "This is a good idea. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with your bloodline."

The reality is so cruel. If Carl has Indian blood or any other colored blood, then he will be called "the scum of white society", but when his blood can be boasted back several generations, even When he was still a member of the royal family, all Carl would get was respect - a ridiculous reality but real.

"Can the blood of the British royal family allow the governor of California to send the workers here faster? It's best to ask him to provide train tickets, otherwise we will have to spend a fortune." Carl asked miserably, and Abner immediately waved his hands with an unbearable expression .

"Give me a bonus, as if I'm taking Ada to California for my second honeymoon, and I'll pay for the train fare."

"Deal. Before you leave, remember to finish the job of recruiting female workers, otherwise the bonus will be halved." Carl sat back in his seat and leisurely threw out the bait. Abner cursed in a low voice, and then nodded bitterly in agreement. the deal.

Compared to Carl, who only needs to think about countermeasures with his brain, Jack sitting on the cruise ship is holding an easel and is looking for moving pictures one by one to draw colorful pictures.Miss Rose, who never liked aristocratic activities, stood behind Jack, accompanied by her husband, Mr. Andrew, to watch him paint.

"Jack, I think what you should strengthen now is the foundation."

"Huh? Rose, what do you find, please tell me." Hearing this speech, Jack put down his paintbrush and sat down in the seat beside him to rest.

Miss Rose made a gesture, and then said: "You are not Picasso, his painting style with strong conflict and sense of space is completely different from yours. Jack, the strongest thing in your paintings is emotion, and strong emotion can It can be revealed from the characters you draw. But unfortunately, although you can control your brush well when drawing sketches, it seems too raw and immature when you turn it into an oil painting."

"Excellent artistic conception, third-rate skills. Jack, what you should work on is the basic skills." Hearing Miss Rose's evaluation, Jack showed an expression of enlightenment, and he stood back in front of the easel again, his slightly confused eyes became firm.

Mr. Andrew whispered close to his wife's ear, "Are you very fond of Dawson?"

Rose turned around and hugged Mr. Andrew's neck, and said with a smile: "Jack is the first person who let me know that the world doesn't just exist in tights and cocktail parties. I will be grateful to him for the rest of my life."

"Honey, please stay on the level of gratitude, or I will be jealous." Mr. Andrew lowered his head and kissed Rose's lips and said softly. Miss Rose immediately showed a happy smile, without being suppressed by life at first. misery.

No one is happy to be suppressed, avant-garde thinking and old life can only make people crazy, but fortunately, she is free now.