Greece’s Roman Road

Constantine was naturally willing to see more capital join the industrial development of Greece.

Therefore, he fully agreed to Steve's conditions, so that the construction funds of the AC power station would have a stable source.

"Since you National Bank of Greece are interested in this project, then take this opportunity to set up a company, the main business is to be responsible for the operation of thermal power generation, and the small AC power station that has been built this time, it will be merged into this company. The company, and all the technologies involved, will be handed over to Tesla's AC R&D team."

Constantine said to Steve and Goldberry.

"In recognition of Mr. Tesla's great achievements, I think this power company is called Tesla. What do you think?"

Gao Bai Rui said to the crowd with great interest.

Constantine looked at Tesla's unconcealed joy, and couldn't help but cursed: "Yeah, you really know how to be a good person. A company named after a company that benefits and doesn't cost you money, so pleases Tesla, a tech giant," And it seems that this flattery is just right.

As soon as Constantine asked the Tesla team to be in charge of the company's technology, he started filming other people's horses to win over Tesla?

These financial people are all monkeys and monkeys, and they really know how to climb up the ladder.

"In this case, you National Bank of Greece has a large network of contacts in the business world, so you will find a manager for this new company and be responsible for the administration of this company. After you find a suitable person, let me meet."

Constantine saw that these two people were so enthusiastic, so he went with the flow and sold them a favor.

After all, with such a large investment, it is natural for the National Bank of Greece to find a trustworthy manager.

On the one hand, they are responsible for their own investments, and on the other hand, there is no shortage of following the example of Alpha Bank's Costerbloom to exert influence in this newly established company that is destined to have a bright future.

As the currency issuing bank of Greece, the National Bank of Greece is the real leader in the Greek financial industry.

The National Bank of Greece is willing to participate in this project, and the construction of a large AC power station is just around the corner.

Constantine is also willing to have a good relationship with them, which is not bad for both parties.

After securing the AC power station, it can be said that Constantine finally released it in his heart.

"We, the Mavrokozatos family, have decided to invest in an electric oil mill, mainly engaged in the pressing of olive oil," Alexandros announced to the crowd.

"Of course, this is after the power station starts normal operation. After all, if there is no electricity as an energy source, this factory has no meaning."

Indeed, doing so is the least risky. If the AC power station is in smooth operation then, the Mavrokozatos family, the Fanar people who migrated from Constantinople to Greece, is almost a sure-fire business.

"President Ichios, you see, it is conservatively estimated that there will be hundreds of science and engineering positions, which will be handed over to the newly trained science and engineering talents of the University of Athens."

Constantine smiled and said to the president of the University of Athens.

"You can let go of your hands and feet and train more science and engineering talents"

Principal Ikios, who has a high status in the Greek education world, was naturally invited to this banquet.

Previously, although the University of Athens also had some science students, most of the students were medical students.

Other subjects, such as mathematics, physics, mechanics and other science and engineering subjects, have few learners.

"His Royal Highness, that requires the support of the Education Foundation. The cost of cultivating science and engineering students far exceeds that of liberal arts students."

This is a fact. After all, science and engineering students need to conduct a lot of experiments in the process of learning, which requires schools to have complete experimental equipment, and each experiment will cost a certain amount.

Since Greece has no tradition of science and engineering research, there is a shortage of science and engineering teachers, and teachers need to be introduced to European countries, which undoubtedly increases the training cost of science and engineering students.

In the previous Tesla research team, in order to gather enough people, Tesla personally went to the battle. At the University of Athens, he told some mathematics students about the knowledge of electricity, and then selected the outstanding performers and invited them to join the AC research team. .

The training cost of mathematics major is also relatively low. It is similar to majors such as economics, politics, and law. It is only in the classroom that you can swim in the ocean of knowledge without a lot of experimental equipment.

After all, their practice is in their minds and on the blackboard, so some students are studying mathematics at the University of Athens out of hobbies.

Otherwise, Constantine would have a headache, how to find enough AC researchers.

"About education, let's talk about it in detail another day."

Constantine said to Ichios.

At this moment, the purpose of this banquet has all been achieved.

After negotiating a series of matters about AC, everyone could see that His Excellency the Duke of Sparta had lost interest, so he left one after another.

The gardens of the Tatoi Palace.

Constantine and Tesla strolled through it.

"Mr. Tesla, you know that those factories that were negotiated at the banquet just now use machinery and equipment that Greece is unable to manufacture. We have to turn to big companies in Western European countries for help."

Things like steam turbines, electrical textile equipment, and even the transformers Tesla invented, Greece itself was not capable of producing.

Therefore, a large amount of equipment must be imported from a company with strong technology such as Siemens.

In order to complete the construction of the AC power station and put it into operation as soon as possible, it is best to take out a large number of Tesla's patents and cooperate with each other.

In this era, the patent laws of various countries are almost only valid within each country.

The Greek patent law has not yet appeared.

Under such circumstances, these cooperative patents will undoubtedly leak out and be used by others.

For example, the alternating current patent and the Tesla transformer patent, these are Tesla's efforts.

Although these technologies are in the process of research and development ~ www.wuxiax.com ~ Constantine has funded a lot of money.

But these patents, Tesla still has a considerable say.

"Mr. Tesla, I will give you a satisfactory reward for your loss," Constantine said sincerely.

Tesla stopped and said to Constantine, "Your Excellency, I would be more than happy if I could quickly put alternating current into use by giving away these patents."

"Actually, I know very well that it is impossible to charge licensing fees for basic technology patents like alternating current, like ordinary technology patents."

Historically, in order to promote alternating current and compete with Edison's direct current, Tesla tore up its own alternating current patent.

Some people joked that if Tesla continues to hold the patent for alternating current and can successfully collect patent fees, within ten years, the position of the world's richest man may be Tesla, not Rockefeller.

Think about it, if you have to pay Tesla a corresponding patent fee for every kWh of alternating current, this is really possible.

"For me, having my own laboratory and freely exploring the sea of ​​science, every time I pick up a shell from this sea of ​​truth, I can get carried away."

"But wealth can't bring me this kind of happiness"

"My stubborn father, for a long time, was eager for me to take his place and become a priest (Tesla's father was a priest

"To a certain extent, he succeeded. The difference is that, as a priest, what I believe in is not God, but the truth."

"But I believe that my devotion to the truth is no weaker than my father's devotion to God."

Listening to Tesla's scientific declaration, I can't help but feel a lot of emotion. This is a real scientific explorer.

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