1855 United States Tycoon

Just when Chen Guang and the others successfully arrived at the mining camp, in New York thousands of kilometers away, construction of a major project that attracted worldwide attention began.

"Our reporter interviewed yesterday the designer of the New York Communications Tower that is about to start construction, Mr. Alexander Gustave Eiffel from France. Mr. Eiffel introduced us to the design of this communications tower. He said:'This will be a tower. The tower is 325 meters high (this paper’s note: about 1066 feet). Yes, it will be constructed entirely of steel structures. I think this may be a symbol in the history of human architecture. Before that, in the West , Humans use stones to build those great miracles, while in the East, humans use wood to build buildings. Stones can withstand tremendous pressure, so our seniors have been built up to 146 meters (Note: about 479 Ft.) The Pyramid of Khufu. Wood has good tensile strength, so Orientals can build houses with beautiful cornices. Nowadays, steel, a material with both compressive strength and tensile strength, can be used in large quantities. Produced, this material gives us architects greater freedom, allowing us to design something beyond our predecessors’ imagination, that is, the New York Communications Tower that will be built soon. It will open up the history of human architecture. A whole new era.'

Mr. Eiffel showed us a sketch of his design. He introduced to us that this iron tower is all made of steel hollow structure, with more than 10,000 metal parts connected by millions of rivets. It will be the world’s first steel structure tower, and will break the Pyramid of Khufu’s record of keeping the world’s tallest building for thousands of years..."-"New York Daily Times"

The gimmick of the tallest building in the world attracted a lot of attention. At the groundbreaking ceremony, several reporters were almost squeezed to death. Fortunately, the reporters of that era were all big men.

On the side of the construction site is the site of the press conference. There, behind the podium where the news was released, a huge background wall with a height of 30 meters was temporarily erected. On this background wall, It shows the rendering of the New York Tower after its completion.

In a sense, this press conference is more like an introduction to a new technology. Scrooge intends to take the opportunity of the construction of the New York Tower to make McDonald’s mature one and will soon invest in it. Some of the technologies produced come to a big show."This iron tower is not specifically used for communication." Scrooge said, "If it is only used for communication, erecting a steel pillar is enough. There is no need for such a huge iron tower. You can look behind me. At this place where the four brackets meet, we are going to build a restaurant in the sky, and then on the top of the tower, at a height of 300 meters from the ground, we also set up a viewing platform. At that time, visitors can go from Overlooking New York from a height of 300 meters, we plan to open restaurants, cafes, and shops on our first floor platform; plan to open a post office, telephone office, bakery and gallery on the second floor platform. This tower is designed to accommodate 10,416 paying people at the same time Of tourists...

Of course, if we use the ordinary way of climbing the tower from the steps to the top of the tower, we need to climb more than two thousand steps in total. This is nothing for gentlemen who love sports, but it is still very difficult for ladies and children to climb to the top of this tall tower with their own power. And watching them climb hard, we couldn't bear it either. Therefore, in addition to the traditional stairs, we also designed a stable and safe elevator for this tower..."

Relying on the opportunity to introduce the elevator, Scrooge asked R&D personnel including Edison to come and meet with the media, and asked them to explain to reporters a series of technologies hidden behind the elevator in detail.

"At today's groundbreaking ceremony, what really deserves the most attention is actually not the three-hundred-meter-high tower in the design, but the brand-new technology contained in this high tower. In fact, the McDonald Group has come up with new technologies. Technology has come, it’s not a rare thing. Unlike other companies, the development of the McDonald family has always been based on technology innovation. And every technology innovation of theirs has brought great things to the world. Variety.

Let us recall that Mr. Scrooge McDonald first started from the aspect of munitions by relying on the two innovations of rotary locking bolt and smokeless propellant. Now these two technologies have almost changed the mode of the entire war.

Mr. Scrooge McDonald’s second innovation is about medicine and chemistry. Whether it is sulfa or heroin, it has directly changed the form of human beings in the face of germs. In medicine, it is a revolution.

Then came the innovation of McDonald Steel Company. In such a sluggish situation in the steel industry, McDonald Steel Company has maintained a good situation of rapid development. Kind of technology harmful to Impurities, and the latest open-hearth steelmaking technology. At that time, European steel products, relying on higher technology and lower costs, almost swept the steel manufacturing industry in United States. We can only rely on the protection of tariffs to allow our steel industry to survive. Today, relying on technological innovation, even without the protection of tariffs, even if Europeans keep wages low, their steel products are no longer a threat. I can even be sure that it will not be long before Europeans will have to rely on tariffs to protect their own steel industry.

However, these innovations are only the innovation of a certain department, the revolution of a certain department. But today, in the New York Tower Project, the technological innovation Mr. Scrooge McDonald showed us has truly opened a new era of revolution. Let's take a look at the inventions that will change our life profoundly in this great project. This is the application of electricity. The electric energy produced by a large generator can be transmitted to an electric motor in a remote place through a thin wire, and then turned into power to drive the machine. This will definitely change the current industrial layout where any machine must be matched with a steam engine. So as to fundamentally change this era. Its significance may only be comparable to Watt's steam engine..."-"New York Daily Times"

"Still watching those beautiful words narcissism." Dorothea watched Scrooge's narcissism with the newspaper, and couldn't help saying so.

"It's you who are in charge of the tower. I'm just happy for you." Scrooge dropped the newspaper and stood up grinning. "Why? He doesn't look very happy."

"It's like you, you can only see the voice of praise in the newspaper, and the voice of scolding you in the newspaper, you don't look at it at all," Dorothea said.

"What nonsense did that newspaper say?" Scrooge asked.

"They said this tower is an ugly monster." Dorothea said dissatisfied.

"What's the matter," Scrooge said nonchalantly. "Anyway, they are going to scold it, isn't it the French guy who scolded it?"

"Not only have they scolded the French, they also said that they can pass such a design plan, which shows that all the people in charge of this project, from the person in charge to you, are all rusty buns with no aesthetic ability." Dorothea Still not happy.

"Pay attention to what those guys are doing? The Sun has always been this virtue. They don't make any gimmicks and don't know how to sell the newspaper." Scrooge smiled, "Don't care about those guys who can't eat grapes. Sour words, anyway, we will get married soon. Well, let them see our Swan Castle at that time, and see what else they can tell?"

"I just thought about being upset," Dorothea said.

"Okay, don't be upset." Scrooge walked over and hugged her, smiled and said, "Let's go outside for a walk."

What Scrooge did not expect was that the question of whether the tower looked good or not was actually heated up. The art world in New York actually argued over whether the tower was ugly or beautiful, and the argument lasted for two years. Those who opposed it claimed that the tower was ugly, like a Quasimodo. Others even made alarmist claims. According to calculations, the tower would collapse after reaching 748 feet (229 meters). Some people were worried that this thing would be blown down by the wind.

Those who agree with it claim that this iron tower is a symbol of the beauty of industrial civilization and the best testimony of America's manifest destiny.

However, when the tower was finally completed more than a year later, its majesty convinced most New Yorkers, and people began to regard it as a masterpiece of architectural art. Of course, there are still opponents. One of the artists would choose the restaurant on the first floor of the tower every time he went out to eat. The reason is: "This is the only place in New York where you can't see the tower."

"Scrooge is really great in technology." Morgan exclaimed, "A new industrial revolution is about to begin in his hands. Well, we can't miss this opportunity, and we must find a way to become his collaborator. , So that we can share some benefits. I think that Scrooge's recent continuous expansion in various aspects, his funds may not be sufficient, this may give us some opportunities."

"Mr. Morgan, you mean that Mr. Macdonald is in danger of breaking the capital chain?" another banker asked.

"No, that's not the case." Morgan laughed. "Now everyone knows that Scrooge's business will make money. How can he be in danger of breaking his funds? Now that he finds financing from everyone, who will not lend him money? Is it? I’m willing to lend money to Scrooge anyway. I’m just thinking about how we can operate to get more benefits when it needs financing."

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