Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1569 Idol
Speaking of the V-2 rocket, it has been considered by many people as a black weapon capable of changing the course of the world war. If the Germans are given enough time, the outcome of the world war may be rewritten.

In fact, they are all hallucinations. Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid rocket in 1926. Although the rocket's flight lasted only about 2.5 seconds, the maximum height was 12.5 meters, and the flight distance was 56 meters. An epoch-making achievement.

But at the moment in 1925, Robert Goddard's research has encountered an unprecedented crisis.

The key is still no money.

Unlike Nyasaland who started to develop aircraft, Robert Goddard did not have any previous achievements to learn from, nor did he have massive financial support. His team even had only five people including him.

In order to develop the rocket, Robert Goddard has spent all his savings. In order to continue the research, Robert Goddard is going to sell his farm.

"No way, Robert, if we sell the farm, where are we going to do research" David Foster, Robert Goddard's assistant and friend of Robert Goddard, in order to support Robert Goddard's Research, sold his house and car in Princeton.

"Why don't I go find Mr. Morgan again, hoping to win his investment." George, a student of Robert Goddard, hopes to invest in the tycoon.

Morgan was referring to John Morgan. George was born into a wealthy middle-class family and got a letter of recommendation through his father, which gave him a chance to meet Morgan.

It's a pity that Robert Goddard's team didn't grasp this opportunity. Although Morgan likes to invest, he only invests in projects that have potential and can bring him profits, such as Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower .

Nikola Tesla built Wardenclyffe Tower for transatlantic radio broadcasting and wireless power transmission experiments, and Morgan invested $15 in the project.

As a result, Marconi, an Italian, completed the transatlantic radio transmission experiment ahead of Nikola Tesla, and Morgan immediately stopped funding Nikola Tesla, causing Nikola Tesla to fall into financial crisis , and eventually went bankrupt.

Morgan is so ruthless when dealing with a god-level figure like Nikola Tesla, not to mention the little-known Robert Goddard.

"It's useless, we don't even have a chance to see Mr. Morgan now." Gibson, another student of Robert Goddard, was at a loss.

For people like Morgan, time is very precious and will not be easily wasted on ordinary people.

"David, I've decided, I still have a house on the outskirts of Worcester, where we can move and continue our research—" Robert Goddard decided to sell the farm without forgetting the blood : "——When our rocket is launched into space, we will become a sensation all over the world. At that time, there will be countless investors waving checks and queuing up to come to us."

Selling farms is not so easy to sell. Like southern Africa, the United States is also standard in terms of large land and sparse population. Farms in bad locations can’t be sold at a price. Robert Goddard hopes to get 10000 US dollars, which is different from the buyer’s The asking price is far from it.

That's right, ten thousand.

Don’t think that such a high-profile rocket project can cost hundreds of millions or billions at every turn. It is an aerospace project in the 21st century. Robert Goddard’s current research is a big firecracker compared to real rockets.

Of course, $[-] is just a drop in the bucket for Robert Goddard's rocket. Now Robert Goddard can only hope that the rocket will be able to get investment after it is launched, otherwise Robert Goddard will not be able to carry out improvement research.

The official name of Massachusetts is "Massachusetts Commonwealth", referred to as Massachusetts. The famous Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are here. The economy is relatively developed, and the farms are relatively easy to sell.

Of course, it is easy to sell, but it does not mean that it can be sold at a higher price.

At night, Robert Goddard tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

"Honey, do you have to sell the farm?" Robert Goddard's wife, Daisy, was not asleep either.

"Otherwise, what else can we do - the research has entered the most critical stage, David and I have been working hard on this for five years, how many five years can we have in our life -" Robert Goddard sat up irritably , Scratching the hair that is about to develop into the Mediterranean Sea, I searched for a long time but couldn't find the smoke.

Oh, yes, they are already poor enough to sell their farms, so they still have money to buy cigarettes.

"After the farm is sold, what will my children and I do?" Daisy has never complained in these years, but the pressure of life is increasing, and sooner or later, the goddess will become a female neurosis.

"When the rocket goes into space, I can find new investment. Then I will buy you a big house in Manhattan and let the children receive the best education." Robert Goddard keeps drawing cakes, not just paintings To family members and team members is also to comfort yourself.

Everyone is lonely on the road of science. If Rudolph Diesel hadn’t met Roque, he would have been buried at the bottom of the cold Atlantic Ocean.

As amazing as Nikola Tesla, after bankruptcy, he could only live in a hotel in New York and be monitored by the US intelligence agency.

Yes, even though it has cooperated with Southern Africa many times, Nikola Tesla was "forced" to go bankrupt, and it seems that it has lost its chance of making a comeback.

Many well-known so-called big men hated Nikola Tesla deeply, such as Edison who invented the light bulb, and Marconi who invented the radio. They all hope that Nikola Tesla will go bankrupt, and even hope that Nikola Tesla Tesla die and never show up again so they can keep their profits.

Nikola Tesla is a great inventor, but not a qualified businessman, so Nikola Tesla can only go bankrupt, and must go bankrupt.

Of course, Nikola Tesla still has a lot of good things in his hands, such as his more than 1000 patents, which have already been applied for, and how many have not been applied for?

It’s said, it’s just said—it’s said that after Nikola Tesla’s death, the U.S. intelligence agency took away all of Nikola Tesla’s personal belongings from the New Yorker Hotel where Nikola Tesla lived, the content Known to outsiders, it remains the top secret of the United States until the 21st century.

"Honey, I don't want to hit your self-confidence, but have you considered that if you fail—" Daisy is not a fanatical Scientologist, but an ordinary housewife.

"It's impossible to fail, the word failure is not in my dictionary, don't mention it to me—" Robert Goddard suddenly became irritable, and he couldn't accept the consequences of failure now.

Or dare not face it.

"Go to sleep—" Daisy turned over, sobbing faintly.

The bedroom finally returned to calm, but it was no longer as warm and peaceful as before, but lingered with disturbing irritability.

The next day, David Foster found a buyer.

"$10000? Hahahaha—are you crazy or am I crazy? This is Massachusetts, not Long Island, Manhattan. This farm is worth 3000 at most, and I can't give you that much." The buyer inspected the farm on the spot Finally, a price that Robert Goddard could not accept was given.

"3000? Is there any mistake? This farm has 1500 acres and the location is good. It can't be worth such a little money." Although Robert Goddard didn't know much about the price of the farm, 3000 dollars was too little , can't support the rocket at all.

And according to the buyer, the refund was less than 3000, which made it difficult for Robert Goddard to understand.

"It's very simple. Your farm has not been developed at all. It is said to be a farm, but it is actually wasteland. If it is a mature farm, I can give you a higher price, but unfortunately not." Wasteland, two dollars an acre, that was also the price in the last century.

There is no way, the United States is like this nowadays. This is Massachusetts with a relatively developed economy. Instead, it is the central part of the country with vast land and sparse population. As long as immigrants are willing to go, the farm can be given away for free. Of course, the area will not be too large.

"Eight thousand!" Robert Goddard has spent all these years on rocket research, and he is not in the mood to run a farm at all, and he is not a qualified negotiator.

"No, just 3000!" The buyer confirmed Robert Goddard's eagerness to sell the farm.

"Sir, good news. I got an appointment from Mr. Baekeland, and we have a new opportunity!" George galloped over on his motorcycle, and reported to Robert Goddard before the car stopped. The good news.

The motorcycle that George rides is Holt produced in the United States. This is a motorcycle company from southern Africa. It is the undisputed hegemony of the industry. It just acquired the Harley-Davidson of the United States last year.

What makes Americans sad is that after Holt acquired Harley-Davidson, he no longer produced Harley-Davidson motorcycles, but changed the production line to produce Holt motorcycles. Since then, Harley-Davidson has lost its presence in the US market.

This is also a normal operation of capital expansion. William Harley and Arthur Davidson may be able to create another motorcycle brand, but the company "Harley Davidson" has always belonged to southern Africa.

"Which Baekeland?" Robert Goddard was hit by a huge surprise, lost his composure and hugged George directly.

"It's the Baekeland you know!" George laughed. Baekeland is now a famous plastic king in the United States, and he is also a famous car king. The sales volume of the Washington car produced by Baekeland company in the U.S. market has surpassed that produced by Ford. Model T.

Compared to Robert Goddard, Baekeland is not only an outstanding scientist, but also a successful businessman. It can even be said that Baekeland is Robert Goddard's idol.

ps: There are more and more people coming back at the end of the year, and the fish heads have been washed and peeled and are waiting in the pot——

(End of this chapter)