The journey starts from the Titanic

However, Xu Zhouyang did not expect that his telegram would have been struggling with Situ Nan in the past two days.

"Have you telegraphed Zhou Yang?" Situ Nan asked Han Gang, who just ignored him.

"Take it. He will pick us up at the station then." Han Gang said.

"Okay!" Situ Nan waved his hand, and Han Gang retreated.

Situ Nan was sipping coffee, tapping his fingertips on the table regularly, thinking about the trip to Pittsburgh.A lot of gains, whether it is career or love.

However, he has never told Andrew that even Situ Nan is optimistic about Pittsburgh's largest electrical company, Westinghouse Electric, and once thought about taking a stake in this electrical company.

Regrettably, Westinghouse Electric Company is jointly controlled by the Mellon Consortium and the Rockefeller Consortium. Two great gods are already there, and now they can’t afford to grab food.Well, it’s too late, that’s it.

Westinghouse Electric Company was founded by electrical engineer G Westinghouse in Pennsylvania, USA on January 8, 1886, and was later infiltrated by the Mellon Consortium and Rockefeller Consortium.

After they succeeded, they united and pushed Westhouse out of Westinghouse Electric Company.Westinghouse was not only an outstanding electrical engineer, but also a minded entrepreneur, and a good partner. Unfortunately, he died in 1914, two years ago, otherwise Situ Nan could find him to cooperate.

Since its establishment, Westinghouse Electric has been in fierce competition with General Electric, which is controlled by the Morgan Consortium, in the electrical field.

The predecessor of General Electric was the Edison Electric Light Company. Later, in 1892, Morgan invested in the Edison Electric Light Company and Thomson-Housden International Electric Company to merge three companies to form the General Electric Company.

In the decades that followed, following the usual practice of the Morgan Consortium, General Electric kept merging dozens of other large and small electric companies, and finally grew into a giant.

It is particularly able to "eat" and digests well. This is Situ Nan's impression of General Electric.

The development process of Westinghouse Electric is similar.It is outstanding in power transmission and transformation technology. With the help of the inventor of alternating current, Nicolas Stella, it defeated General Electric, which had a monopoly on direct current at the time, with the help of the inventor of alternating current. The construction project of Kuala Hydropower Station has since unveiled the brilliant career of Westinghouse in the electrical field.

In the decades that followed, the two companies remained on the same level and each had their own strengths. It was not until the 1970s and 1980s that Westinghouse was acquired by the Japanese, and General Electric continued to dominate as a result.

In fact, both Westinghouse and General Electric are the hegemons of the future electrical field. It is impossible for Situ Nan, a company with unlimited potential, to remain unmoved. He wished that both General Electric and Westinghouse could be included. .

In fact, you can buy what you want with money, and Situ Nan is not the only one who knows the goods.

Now both General Electric and Westinghouse Electric are developing very well, and they are already leaders in the U.S. electric field. Both of these companies play an indispensable role in power generation or electrical appliance manufacturing, and their potential has been fully utilized. .

Therefore, such sweet pastries, whether the Morgan Consortium or Mellon, the Rockefeller Consortium will not let go easily, nor can Situ Nan get involved now, although he really wants to.

The best way is to start a new stove, so Situ Nan plans to imitate the Morgan Consortium and build a Cummins Electric that can compete with General Motors and Westinghouse in the electrical field.But all of this was in his obscenity and could not be realized for a while.

Situ Nan suddenly thought of someone, and that was Nicolas Stella.A forgotten and curious guy.

Interestingly, when it comes to Nicola Stella, people often associate him with Thomas Edison.

Edison, the soul of General Electric, and Nicolas Stella, who is closely related to Westinghouse Electric, are also famous rivals in the scientific field.

They won the Nobel Prize in Physics at the same time, but none of the enemies accepted the award, and they were unwilling to share this honor with each other.

However, compared with Edison, who is also known as an entrepreneur, Nicolas Stella, a genius scientist, lost a mess in the business field.His downfall and bleak ending made later generations sigh.

If Situ Nan wants to make a splash in the electrical field, Nicolas Stella is a very good helper. That scientific madman is not easy to tame.

His stubbornness was so daunting, and he was very keen to engage in unrealistic experiments, and no amount of investment would be enough for him to squander, otherwise not only the old Morgan, but all the capitalists in the United States would refuse to accept him.

Situ Nan thought to himself, next time I go back to New York, should I talk to Nicolas Stella, it seems that this guy is not mixing well now.

Chapter 104 First impression of Detroit

Michigan Central Station on January 15, 1914.

This is a majestic building with almost 20 floors, square and square, all built with cement steel.

The surging heads, the sound of trains, the sounds of people, the sounds of collisions of various objects, and the whirring of the wind with snowflakes, intertwined and noisy.

The long cargo train is lined with newly manufactured cars. They are covered with canvas. From the outline, it can be seen that this is a car sold all over the country, and it is also the most famous product in Detroit.

Prosperous and vigorous, the city is developing with each passing day. When I look back after a while, I will find a big difference every time.This is Situ Nan's deepest impression of being in this world. He is busy and dedicated, which makes Situ Nan feel that he is becoming more and more "in the play".

Situ Nan had seen many scenes on the Internet about Detroit's decline in his previous life. White people fled the city one after another. Many famous buildings were uninhabited, leaving only a pile of dilapidated and depressed people, like a ghost town.

There is a passage that describes the busiest Hudson Hotel in Detroit a hundred years later: the breeze came in through a row of broken windows, and the ballroom floor was piled with damp plaster, smelly carpets and tatters. The chandelier has fallen to the ground, the crystals inside have been broken or stolen, and water droplets have seeped from the 30-story roof.

The wreckage was everywhere: an old lampshade, a dirty mattress, an overturned television, a few wooden beams, and peeling gravel from the walls.

This is both exciting and depressing.

Comparing this hotel with the wreck of the "Titanic", he said it was like a huge ship lying on the bottom of the sea, and time seemed to freeze.

Coming out of the warm carriage of the train, raising his head, in a moment of trance, Situ Nan felt that time had gone back, and he had returned to the past.

Well, it doesn't feel like he has returned to the past, but he has truly returned to the past.

"Huh!"

The wind outside was a little bit cold, and Situ Nan shuddered, and couldn't help wrapping his mink coat tightly.

It's so cold!

Situ Nan cursed in his heart, and quickly cleared himself up from his random thoughts.

No wonder this city was founded by a fur merchant?

The cold and the strategic location of the Great Lakes brought Detroit a huge fur market. Trade flourished and the city flourished.

"Boss, Zhou Yang is over there!" Han Gang said to Situ Nan, pointing to the exit passage not far away.

"Yeah. I saw it." Situ Nan said.

Xu Zhouyang also saw Situ Nan and the others, smiling and waving to Situ Nan.Standing next to him was a tall and strong man, holding a big sign in his hand with the three big Chinese characters "Situ Nan" written on it.

Needless to say, this is done by Xu Zhouyang, and only he can write Chinese characters in the black and white.

Situ Nan smiled, they couldn't even recognize it, so when they came out of the station, the sharp-eyed Han Gang found Xu Zhouyang.

"Long time no see, Zhou Yang! Have you waited a long time?"

Situ Nan stepped forward to embrace Xu Zhouyang.

Situ Nan is accustomed to this way of greeting when he goes to the countryside.

"You just came out soon after arriving. The thief is cold, this place is covered with a thick layer of skin when going out, which is a bit uncomfortable. I can finally look forward to you." Xu Zhouyang complained.

"Yeah. I feel the same way." Situ Nan nodded.

"By the way, this is my assistant. Davis Anderson. He used to be from General Motors. Fortunately he had him during this period, otherwise things would not go so smoothly. This is my big boss, Stonney. William."

Xu Zhouyang then introduced Situ Nan to Davis Anderson.

Situ Nan was only looking at the tall man in front of him, who could be used as an assistant by the proud Xu Zhouyang, who should also have two brushes, and took the initiative to shake hands.