The journey starts from the Titanic

Situ Nan suddenly thought of the two prestigious schools in Massachusetts, Harvard, and Massachusetts. Maybe it would be good to go to see it, it won't be too far away. In the past life, I have always wanted to see it, but it didn't work.

“Tick Tick Tick” was busy on the street. Situ Nan returned to the hotel in the old tram. The service level was not good, but the high price made Situ Nan a bit of toothache. His wealth was not enough to enjoy such luxury too. For a long time, maybe it’s time to set off tomorrow. After two days of strolling in New York, Situ Nan suddenly remembered Jack. He once said that he likes to wake up in the morning without knowing where he will be in the next moment and what kind of people he will meet. I was still sleeping under the sky bridge the day before, and I might sit in a luxurious restaurant the next moment.With a healthy body, a young heart never dared to be restrained, to fly into the wider sky.

Like a dream, the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Mu, Jack, Tommy, Fabry, and Old Bi were all dead. The friends we met on the boat met by the water, and they had to go their separate ways. Stuart also had his own. The way to go.

Sitting in the hotel restaurant by the window, Situ Nan watched the rush of people outside, and did not even notice a footstep approaching.

"Boy, you seem to be worried!" This is a female voice.

Situ Nan pretended to be over, and saw Mrs. Brown looking at herself with a smile.

"Hi, Jasmine!" Situ Nan greeted Mrs. Brown cordially after all suffering together.

"This is my husband, Hengda Brown. This is Mr. Stoneny William." Mrs. Brown said, holding the man next to her.This man is not tall, but very strong, and some dark skin tells Situ Nan that this is a guy who often spends time outdoors.

"Hello. Mr. Brown. It's nice to meet you." Situ Nan got up and shook hands, feeling that the other hand's hand was a bit rough, but powerful.

"Hello. Mr. William, Jasmine told me about the Titanic, and she said you are a great young man." Henda Brown said with a smile.

"It's fine to call me Stoneney. My friends call it that way." Situ Nan said, "Would you like some coffee or wine?" Situ Nan asked the Browns to do it, and the three chatted.

When talking about the Titanic, Mrs. Brown still had lingering fears and felt very sad.The news of the past few days has come out, and only less than 800 of the 2,200 passengers on the ship have escaped. This is a great tragedy.But in his heart, Situ Nan was still gratified that he could rescue hundreds more people.

"It's going to be a nightmare, but it's all over, it will always get better." Henda Brown comforted his wife.

After coming to New York to do a good business this time, I received my wife, and in a few days he returned to the west.Where did he open a gold mine, and when he developed, he bought a house and settled down in Los Angeles.

"By the way, Stonney, are you quitting the crew now?" Molly asked.

"No, I won't do that anymore, it will remind me of bad things. You know." Situ Nan said.

"Do you have any plans now?" Molly thought that Situ Nan was squandered after receiving the salary as a crew member. This is the case in the United States, especially young people, who spend as much as they need.

Molly has a good impression of Situ Nan, if possible, she arranges Situ Nan to go to the west, where is their husband and wife's property.

"Not sure yet, but I want to take a look at the university." Situ Nan said.

"Oh, it's a good thing for young people to be motivated. If you go to the west, you can come to Los Angeles to find me. We will go back tomorrow." Jasmine said.

"Thank you for the coffee. This is my business card with the address and telephone number on it." Hengda gave Situ Nan a name when he parted.

Western Mining Company?Situ Nan read the words above and said, thinking of the legendary vast west, endless wilderness, herds of cattle and sheep, wild western cowboys, peculiar Indian style, and the vigorous gold rush, Situ Nan couldn't help but yearn for it.

After sending away the enthusiastic couple, Situ Nan returned to the room.At night, there is no TV, no internet, and very few electrical appliances. Fortunately, there are bright lights. After closing the doors and windows, Situ Nan took out the diamond necklace from his arms, and the heart of the sea was shining with a misty luster under the light, that blue The light of color contains a blue memory, the Titanic, that is a sad past.

Regardless of those unpleasant memories, the diamond in front of you is still a priceless treasure. Legend has it that Louis XVI gave it to Queen Mary. It was unknown during the French Revolution and was later purchased by the Sultan of Turkey for a sky-high price of 400,000 US dollars. Then it fell into the hands of the rich son Hawke, which was his engagement gift.It is a pity that a sudden disaster interrupted his dreams, not only lost women, but also lost diamonds, and lost money and wealth.

Faced with treasures, who is not tempted?Situ Nan's eyes were also a little hot, but now this thing could not be taken out, thinking of this, Situ Nan put a small wing into it.

The sinking of the Titanic shocked the world, and the excitement will continue for a while, but no one would have noticed that after a humble crew member of the White Star Company left, after a short stay in New York, he quietly went to Cambridge near Boston. Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are there.

Chapter 2 Harvard Half Year

The American university tradition has always been open. Many places are open to the public with people, and many people can go in and visit.Harvard is no exception. Situ Nan rented a house nearby and planned to stay here for a while.

The spring is cold, the old trees outside are spitting green, the vitality of spring returns to the earth, and young students pass by from time to time on the road, leaving behind the hurried footsteps of youth.They are pretentious American youths and the elites of the future society. Perhaps the presidents, entrepreneurs, high-ranking officials and celebrities who will pass by your side may be decades later. As the oldest university in the United States, these prides Not too much.

Secular things are easy, and Situ Nan is confident that his knowledge will not be worse than any other. He has more knowledge for a hundred years than everyone else, but this does not mean that his wisdom is superhuman.Going back in time, without a thorough understanding of the environment at the time, no amount of insight will not necessarily make your judgment correct.Situ Nan often went to listen in during the day. After returning in the evening, he read a book by himself, spanning a hundred years, combining the theory with the history of the next hundred years, thinking, some problems are still unsolved, and some essential things are slowly understood.

It's a pity that the famous Harvard Business School has not yet been established a hundred years later, otherwise Situ Nan would like to argue with those professors.

In the world of knowledge, people are not restricted by time and place. Reading the works of the great masters of human thought is like crossing time and space and talking to the person involved.

Free and quiet, time slips away inadvertently.Later, a person who had worked in the library all his life recalled that at that time, I often saw a young man sitting all day long, sometimes with his eyes closed and contemplative.I thought it was a Harvard student, because the students here have always been like this, so I am not used to it, but because of his black hair and black eyes, it is unique to the Oriental, but the outline of the appearance is Western, which is more It's rare, so I paid attention to it.Usually he came alone and left alone, and sometimes it was the next day when he left.I have never seen him say a word or laugh!Probably several months later, when he passed the door, he suddenly said "Goodbye!" The smile seemed to get the answer he wanted, and he disappeared from then on.It wasn't until many years later that I saw a big foreign figure in the newspaper that I remembered the young man who had briefly stayed at Harvard.

Unlike the social elites cultivated by Harvard, MIT is the cradle of engineers.People here pay more attention to the power of science and pursue technological progress.Although Situ Nan has been interested in visiting several times, it is just to understand the current level of development of science and technology. MIT is not the best in the world among the science and engineering universities. His reputation has to wait until World War I and World War II. The US federal government's heavy investment during World War II created batches of scientific achievements that image the world.Now the center of the world is Europe, where German science and technology are the best in the world.

In the past six months, Situ Nan met two people, a Harvard student named Robes Thomas, who was very interested in finance and banking. He lived in a room opposite Situ Nan. By chance, Situ Nan chatted with him about economics. After the topic, the two gradually got to know each other.

Robles Thomas has a superhuman vision in finance, and he can infer essential things from a subtle angle. Even Situ Nan has the insight of a hundred years ahead.It's a pity that I don't know why, I haven't heard of this name in history.

At this time, the two did not expect that they could create a big cause together in the future. Robles later became Situ Nan's lifelong partner and assistant.

Another person is Li Renqiao, a Chinese family from Southeast Asia.Originally, Li Renqiao's father sent him to Harvard to study law. He wanted to let him come back to inherit the family business after graduation, but he didn't expect that after a semester at Harvard, this guy went to MIT to go to chemistry.It's amazing. I can jump from Harvard law study to Massachusetts chemistry, IQ, etc. This is not something ordinary people can do.

Situ Nan saw Li Renqiao, who was also black and black at the same time, by chance, so he went up and asked about it. As a result, they met the old friend in another country, and the two chatted cordially.Although Situ Nan looks like a foreigner, but he is an authentic Chinese in his heart. It is the first time Situ Nan has seen his compatriots after being in this world for so long.

Li Renqiao was also moved by the enthusiasm of this half-foreigner.On one occasion, Li Renqiao also took Situ Nan to Chinatown in Boston, but it was very small and the status of the Chinese was very low. Not only were they bullied by whites, they were also blackmailed by Chinese gangs. Situ Nan often encountered cowardly Chinese, many behind Still dragging the pigtails often, it's ugly to death, Situ Nan doesn't like it, and will not go after going there a few times.

Nowadays, the newly released Republic of China is no different from the Manchu and Qing dynasties. It is also a public colony of the great powers, and foreigners dominate the Chinese land arbitrarily.Dignity is a luxury for the Chinese nowadays!Overseas Chinese can't afford to raise their heads, and they often become targets of bullying by whites. In the United States, which is known as freedom and equality, the "Chinese Exclusion Act" that discriminates against Chinese has been passed nakedly!

No China after Yashan!That's so right!Han Zuo has been broken, and you are all the people who perished the country without knowing it.

"Should I feel fortunate?" Although he was sometimes discriminated against, Situ Nan was a British-born hybrid. Holding a British passport and wearing the sheep's clothing of the British Empire, he could run around the world, but he was not happy.

Others traveled back to engage in vigorous revolutions, slaughtered Japan and destroyed Russia, turned the tide, and fought for national luck, but it was Situ Nan’s turn, but it was not enough. First of all, the skin on this body was not enough to be trusted, as the saying goes. "Those who are not from my race must have different hearts." For those who are not from Central Africa, Situ Nan doesn't think that he might run back and become a revolutionary leader or something. Besides, the so-called revolution cannot have any good results. In the end, it is not empty. Even life will be lost.

It's important for people to know themselves.Think about it now in 1912. A lively Revolution of 1911 has just come to an end. After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, Yuan Shikai came. The chaos in China has just begun!

In the next few decades, warlords fought endlessly, civil strife was endless, and the people didn’t live up to their lives. After you sing, I appeared on the stage, went to the Beiyang government, the Nanjing Nationalist government, and then the Japanese.In short, the game is bigger than the game, and the game is more ruthless. It has been mediocre for decades. Every day is calm. The Qing Dynasty is gone. At least Li Hongzhang has left the modern industrial foundation, and waited until the completion of the Republic of China for decades. , This country is already exhausted, so don't think about industrial construction.

Fighting against the sky, the people are suffering, fighting against the earth, the people are suffering, fighting against foreign enemies, suffering too much, fighting within yourself, deserve to suffer.

If it is not necessary, Situ Nan really does not want to return to that dark land.I would rather be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times.Although he didn't have time to see it with his own eyes, Situ Nan was deeply powerless because of the country's ruined family and the people's misery.

Since I think I am not a national hero, this is not possible, and it is not necessary to be a benevolent for the so-called doctrine!

Situ Nan couldn't find a clue for a while, and finally came to this conclusion: In that case, let yourself live better first, and stay and be a rich man.

Chapter 3 Where the Dream Begins

It's funny to say that when I read the newspaper that day, it was reported that a multi-millionaire was killed on the Titanic. He left a large inheritance, and his fortune was based on several patented inventions.

When Situ Nan had an idea, he remembered several interesting small inventions in later generations, so he wrote some patent applications casually, but he did not expect to be approved soon.Among them are cigarette filters, car wipers, car rearview mirrors, nail clippers and so on. They are all designed in appearance, so the patent was granted soon, and Situ Nan had to feel the high efficiency of the US Patent Office.

Now that the application was submitted, based on the principle of not wasting, Situ Nan tried to exchange these humble design patents for some money, so he wrote to some companies, hoping they would adopt their own designs.

Some responded, some did not.For example, British American Tobacco saw the benefits of filters, so they paid 10,000 US dollars to buy the patent from Situ Nan.

Although British American Tobacco has not yet produced cigarettes with filters, it does not prevent them from buying back this patent. If other companies produce cigarettes with filters in the future, they will pay British American Tobacco more than 10,000. Dollars out.This is a good investment.

Situ Nan will not feel a disadvantage either. What he lacks now is the initial funds. With this ten thousand yuan, I believe that with a little bit of luck, he will soon be able to rise to the top because he chose the hottest in the United States. Industry, oil exploration.Investing in a well is absolutely profitable if you can drill for oil.For others, it may take a lot of effort and money to explore, but for Situ Nan, this is a business that will never lose money.

Because the project he was responsible for just before his rebirth was about oil, although he was not a technician and didn't know about production, he knew where there was oil.The 20th century is not only the era of internal combustion engines and electricity, but also the era of petroleum!There was an oil boom not only in the United States, but all over the world!

Many people may have heard of the gold rush in the western United States, but from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1930s and 1940s, there was a vigorous oil exploration craze in the southwestern United States. Many people invested in this industry. And get rich overnight.

In his previous life, Situ Nan saw a book that tells the story of several oil magnates in Texas starting up.The well-known former President Bush was also an outstanding oil entrepreneur.Texas has not only wild cowboys but also early millionaires who were rich from oil.The stories of cotton merchants Kalenbu, Sid and Kotlin, and Bigamy Hunter have been talked about in previous lives.